On the day Grissom has to evaluate his team, a head is found in the trunk of a car. While Gil and Catherine work on the head, Sara and Nick investigate a body in the desert that's missing it's head. Warrick looks into a murder in juvenile detention in which his young friend James is the only witness.
Quest roles:
Robert David Hall(Al Robbins), Eric Szmanda(Greg Sanders), Pamela Gidley(Teri Miller), Sam Jones(James Moore), John Beasley(Charles Moore), Keri Lynn Pratt(Anna Leah), Shonda Farr(Lori), Skip O'Brien(Ray O'Riley), Joseph Patrick Kelly(Joe Metcalf), Ingo Neuhaus(Trent Calloway), Robb Derringer(Fred Applewhite), Darren Kennedy(Victor Da Silva), Lee Cherry(Stranger), Chet Grissom(Restaurant Manager), DeJuan Guy(Black Detainee), Fred Ellis(Maintenance Engineer), Kareem J. Grimes(Ronnie Connors), Shirley Jordan(Deputy), Zoe Quist(Rookie), Neal Hickerson(Deputy)