The victims have no obvious cause of death initially, but the team realizes they were murdered in a gas chamber and then moved and staged while their bodies were still warm to fix them in specific poses.

Desperation for recognition; wanting to make "ordinary" people extraordinary through art. A portable gas chamber. Final Victim

The team discovers a series of bodies posed to look as if they are still engaged in everyday activities: a woman leaning against a lamp post on a cell phone and a man sitting at a bus stop.

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The team continues to struggle with the grief of losing Warrick; a grief counselor, Patricia Alwick (Alex Kingston), is brought in to help them process the trauma. Key Case Details Killer Arthur Blisterman (The "Blisterman") Motive

This episode marks the arrival of Riley Adams ( Lauren Lee Smith ), a new CSI hired by Conrad Ecklie to help fill the gap left by Warrick Brown’s death.

Suspicion initially falls on Jerzy Skaggs (played by Jeffrey Tambor ), an eccentric artist who has models pose as dead bodies for his work. He eventually helps the team find the true killer, a disgruntled artist named Arthur Blisterman .

A young boy whom the team must race to find before it is too late.