Roxy takes her first steps in speaking out against Nick, butquickly realizes the hardships that come with going public,especially when her rival attempts to discredit her story.Julia, frustrated with the lack of knowledge about her familyhistory, meets up with her mom's cousin who explains a wholeother side to her mom she never knew. Worried she might getcold feet later down the line, Amanda challenges Edie toexplore her sexuality. Meanwhile, Leon tries to convince Edieto work a pro-bono case for her half-brother.
Alex's company puts her up at a new luxury apartment buildingwith a number of high-profile residents that the family iseager to take advantage of; Phil is on a mission to review therestaurant's famous sliders for his food blog.
Members of Firehouse 51 are dismayed to learn their boundarieshave been redrawn to overlap with an adjacent station, andproblems quickly arise. Casey and Gallo hunt a missing piece ofequipment. Brett and Foster find themselves at odds.
The BAU team investigates an UnSub with striking similaritiesto Rossi's latest obsession, "The Chameleon",a.k.a. Everett Lynch, who nearly killed him and thendisappeared.
As they await news of Halstead's fate, the team turns theirattention to an illegal arms dealer. Atwater discovers hisbrother is in Chicago and could be tied to the case. Voightmust deal with Halstead's shooter. Burgess makes her decision.
Dex is hired by a famous TV judge to help find his prodigalbrother but soon finds that she is not the only one looking forhim. Elsewhere, after a carjacking under his watch, Hoffmanenlists Grey's help in tracking down the carjackers. Back athome, Dex isn't prepared for Ansel's unexpected news.
With a member of the BAU in the hospital, the team searchesfor Everett Lynch, and his daughter, Grace. Also, Spencerhas a meaningful visit with his mother, Diana Reid, whileshe's experiencing a period of lucidity.
New Year's Eve celebrations are cut short when a masked manstabs a woman in her own home. Jack and the team must uncoverthe identity of the mystery murderer before they strike again.
Gibbs must face the reality of his actions after he assistsZiva with "the one thing" she said she would need to take careof before returning to her family.
After being terminated from Chastain, Conrad has difficultyfiguring out his next step and distracts himself byaccompanying a patient on a zero-gravity adventure. In hisfirst move as the new Chief of Surgery, Cain puts the doctorson a commission-based pay system, which causes Devon's newintern to agree to a procedure before weighing the risks.Meanwhile, Mina struggles with taking care of Adaku's baby andBell's supplement company get its big break.