Travel agent Cecilia Knowles is found in her apartment, beaten into a coma. Briscoe and Green look into Kent Taylor, a man who had had a relationship with her sister before she went missing years ago. The man insists that he is innocent, despite physical and circumstantial evidence.
Tropes appearing in this episode
- Ambiguous Situation: A hair of Cecilia Knowles's sister is found in the trunk of her car, suggesting she may have been involved in her disappearance.
- Frame-Up: Cecelia certainly framed Taylor for raping her and attempting to murder her; there's reason to think that she also framed him for murdering her sister.
- The Reveal: Ken Taylor has been claiming he is innocent and he is. Cecilia Knowles tried to frame him; putting herself in a coma was an accident.
- Self-Induced Allergic Reaction: An accidental case. Cecelia had no idea she's allergic to Demerol, so she used it to fake having been neutralized to allow her murder. Unfortunately, it appears that this allergy will really kill her.
- Sibling Murder: The defense theory that Cecelia murdered her sister is not disproven; in fact, the hairs found in the trunk of Cecelia's car are evidence that it's correct.
