When the young mother Lori Kyman is reported missing by her husband, Grissom and Sofia meets with Capt. Brass on the highway where her car was found with flat tire. Sara and Capt. Brass go to Lori's house to interview her husband Mark, and they find her best friend Amy Maynard. Lori's stepmother Diane Hoyt arrives and confirms Mark's alibi. Soon Greg finds that the valve of the flat tire in Lori's car was unscrewed leaking the air, and he finds prints. Meanwhile, Catherine, Warrick and Nick investigate the deaths of the hunter Rod Hollis with claws around his neck and a Kodiak bear in the woods. However, the animal is not native from the area. In the autopsy, Dr. Robbins finds that bear was shot twice, by Hollis' rifle and by a Magnum .357 that was used in a robbery and belongs to Aaron Colite. A microchip in the bear shows that he belonged to Clark County Zoo and was bought by a broker.
Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan
Director(s): Kenneth Fink
Writer(s): Anthony E. Zuiker, Josh Berman, Carol Mendelsohn