A college student is found dead at the campus pool and the CSIs are forced to be innovative as their only witness is an art student with cognitive memory problems.

Horatio must capture an escapee again when their transport plane crashes and the team is shocked to discover that the fugitive has planned more than that. The episode ends with Randy North shooting Horatio, leaving the Lt. injured while Natalia is placed in the trunk of a car which is then thrown into the ocean, leaving both of their fates unknown.