The team must find out why the murderer, Memmo Fierro, of Horatio's wife, Marisol Delko-Caine, got out of prison and stop him before someone else becomes the next victim. In a hostage situation, Horatio and Eric do not kill him since his daughter is there. Memmo escapes and is uncaught by the end of the episode.

When a reality star is murdered, the CSIs investigate the cast, the obsessed fans, and the stars' hidden pasts to find the killer.