When esteemed ear surgeon, Dr. Jack Mallory is found murdered in his office, Detectives Goren and Eames suspect a prescription pusher. After further investigation, the detectives learn the doctor had testified in a controversial case involving another doctor -- Dr. Strauss -- who had performed a cochlear implant on a baby. The baby got an infection and died as a result of the surgery, leaving the deaf community with strong opinions about the procedure. Detectives Goren and Eames race to uncover a tangled web of beliefs in a community they're not members of.

When the son of Lorelei Mailer, famous stripper-turned-model and widow of a 90-year-old billionaire, drops dead on a dance floor, Detectives Logan and Wheeler question Lorelei and her companion Ronnie Chase. Just back from the hospital after having a baby girl, Lorelei is devastated by her son's death and mysteriously dies days later. Lawsuits over the family fortune make Ronnie an easy suspect, but DNA results may have the last word.