The scene opens in a casino with a game of high stakes poker being played. Two prominent players at the table, a young man and the other senior to him. As the younger man wins the game, a strikingly beautiful girl is shown entering the gaming zone, obviously a distraction. As he decides to cash out, he is intimidated by the older man; a gun is placed on the table. Also, there is a gun strapped to the thighs of the woman. Just then the guy tosses the chips in the air, causing utter confusion. Next the guy and the girl (the accomplice) are shown in a dark alley behind the casino. Suddenly there are two men standing at the either ends of the alley. The girl takes out her gun to shoot. Next it is shown that the girl is lying dead with the CSI team investigating.

As Taylor examines the dead body, he concludes it to be a typical robbery; until Don tells him that there was an FBI badge found which identified her as Natasha Fatale, possibly spurious. Taylor states, “fake id. Fake gun. Real murder”. Next it is shown that Jo and Taylor while looking for clues, find another fake id of the young man and it says Boris Badenov. They deduced that he was taken away by the men, which left them wondering. Back at the lab, Sid finds certain clues like a chipped tooth on the dress, the bullet that put her to sleep, a lipstick camera used to click a photograph of the older man at the table and abraded toes caused in tanning salons. Next Taylor and Don go to the casino, where they learn that the middle aged man at the table was actually an actor named Lonnie Tucci. The whole set up is fake it turns out, and a part of a reality show which allows the participants to have fake ids. Tucci says he is unaware of where Boris is, when asked.
An already surprised Taylor also learns that the cash used for the game is fake. Next they learn through the registration forms that, the actual names of the victims were Michelle Lewis and Preston Seville Jr. It turns out that Preston’s father was a billionaire. Next it is shown that Sr. Seville receives a small package with a note that said, “We have your son”. And under that note was a severed finger with a ring on it. Next it is shown that Jo meets Sr. Seville at his residence. He tells Jo that the ring was a family heirloom. Jo reassures him that they would do their best to get their son back. As a part of the investigative ritual, Jo probes Sr. Seville regarding any possible threats on his son’s life that he is aware of. The answer to that was negative. When Jo asked him about Michelle, he told her that he was nescient about a lot of his son’s friends and also that they did not share a normal father-son relationship.
Just then Detective Branson from the FBI, is shown entering the scene. He tells Taylor that the FBI would like to pitch in and be of help to their team with this case. Taylor agrees. Back at the lab, the analysis of the severed finger helps Jo affirm that Jr. Seville was alive when his figure was cut and the possible type of instruments used for the same. Also there were some other traces of a certain mixture found on the finger which went in the records. Next it is shown that Hawkes finds out that Michelle was a kindergarten teacher and Jr. Seville has been arrested twice for participating in a protest against the Wall Street activities, which seemingly could go against his father. Sid educates Hawkes about the tooth fragment found earlier on the victim and that it led to a man named Lambert Jones, who is now in prison, awaiting his death sentence for 26 murders across 5 states.

Next, the unit is shown at the Seville residence, listening into the ransom call made to Sr. Seville which was for 4 million. The caller instructed Sr. Seville of what needs to be done to get his son back. Considering the tight deadline, when Jo and Taylor decide on paying the ransom, the Sr. refuses. However, Taylor decides that the priority was to get back Jr., alive. Next, Taylor is shown instructing the team gearing up for the mission. Branson informs them that the bills used for the task are going to be fake, as the Sr. refused to give any money. As instructed by the kidnappers, there would be four bags placed in four different locations. They set out to accomplish the task.
The team divides itself in four groups, each keeping a watch for the man who would come to fetch the bags. Just then, Danny sees a man trying to pull the bag. Thinking that he could be the guy, he leaps at him and pins him to the ground. But he learns that he wasn’t, and informs Taylor about the same. On hearing this, Taylor tells Danny that he could sense something wrong; as the deadline had already passed. Back at the Seville residence, the Sr. Seville is taken into a room by an officer. The door closes behind them. Next we see the officer pointing a gun at Sr. Seville, asking him to wire the money into a particular account. Just then Jo receives a call. Next, we see a cautious Jo walking to the door. She calls out to Sr. Seville. Just then bullets were fired onto the door from the inside. Once the firing ceases, they kick open the door, and see Sr. Seville come out from under the table, safe and sound. Next it is shown that Taylor reaches the residence, and asks Jo if she was fine. They discover that the man was actually pretending to be one of Seville’s security officers.
In the next room, Seville is shown; trying to identify the man as he told Jo that he did not recognize him. Just then, the phone rings and the kidnapper tells Seville that the ransom amount has been doubled. 8 million. Next, at the lab, Jo is informed about a possible connection Lambert Jones could have with the case. Following that, Hawkes and Danny are shown visiting a store that sells personal items of a serial killer. The item the detectives were interested in, was the soil sample, where Lambert buried his victims. The storekeeper gives them a list of all those who bought the soil sample, 27 of them. At the lab, Taylor and Jo are informed that the traces of mixture found on Jr. Seville’s finger, is a fertilizer sold exclusively to a green house in Jersey. Further, they find out that one of the suspects from the list, Jake Williams, is the son of an employee of the Green house. Next, it is shown that the unit breaks into an apartment.

They find a woman snoring, a bleeding and gagged Jr. Seville lying on the floor and a few other guys. One of them was the guy who posed as Seville’s security officer. Next, it is shown that Jr. Seville is recounting the incidents of that fateful night, of how Michelle was shot, of how something that was supposed to be fun; turned out to be a horror. Alongside, Don and Taylor are shown interrogating the William brothers. During the interrogation, Jake tells Don that they are not murderers. And that they only rob people. Michelle’s murder was unintentional. They kidnapped Seville Jr., thinking that he would be their ticket out of town. But when asked about the ransom plan, Jake tells Don that it was planned by Seville Jr. Seville Junior confesses to how he gave all the passwords and information for the kidnappers to infiltrate his father’s house. His logic was that, it would be the only way any amount of money could be parted from his father. Christine and Taylor are shown going out on a date. The episode ends.
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