Cosgrove and Shaw piece together the clues of what happened toa murdered law student, uncovering a web of blackmail andlies. Price fights to have a piece of shocking testimony thrownout.
Time is pushing forward but Cordell is stuck trying to convinceeveryone, including himself that he has moved on from the hellof captivity. Meanwhile, Stella comes clean to her dad abouthow she has been feeling and Bonham shares with Liam a way towork through his trauma.
Sasappis convinces Sam and Jay to try and save an old tree onthe Woodstone property that the neighbors want to cut down.Also, Thor attempts to become more environmentally friendly toget Flower's attention.
Presented with a challenge, Abby cleverly uncovers anopportunity to undermine the Sheriff. Hoyt grows tired ofplaying second fiddle to Calian in the eyes of Lucia's familybefore the two must work together to fend off a team ofbandits. Calian's drive to help, however, may jeopardize hisstanding within his tribe. Kate is relentless in her pursuit ofinformation on Abby, Kai once again proves himselfinvaluable, and Gus grapples with the trauma that comes withwearing the badge.
Bailey recruits the interns to create a series of social mediavideos informing teens about sexual health. The videos, filmedat Grey Sloan in front of a group of high schoolers, hit homeas a student has medical complications during her visit.Elsewhere, Meredith and Maggie learn something new about Zola.
Kat decides that she would like to pursue motherhood and herfriends jump at the chance to help her find a donor.Meanwhile, Max and Carter go check out a competitive bar thatjust opened, owned by Zac.
Eileen, Roz and Sylvie travel to Meade to learn more about asuspect in Gloria's case and connect with the local policechief, which proves to be more challenging than expected. WhenAustin learns about a political candidate's murky financialties, Stanley must decide if they can publish with thenewspaper's owner having endorsed the candidate.
When three masked assailants invade a home and murder an entirefamily, including a pregnant woman, the CSIs are called tothe scene to investigate. Catherine leads the team through theemotional case, which intensifies her own longing to reconnectwith her estranged daughter, Lindsey.