 The pathologist investigate a case involving a people smuggling operation gone wrong. A boat is found washed up on shore with four bodies. They re not sure who the smugglers and who the passengers are but from the evidence at the scene, it s believed that at least three adults and one child may have left the scene. When a you boy finds a severed hand with the tattoo of a snake s head, the police believe the case may involve a known Chinese people smuggling ring. The case takes an even more serious turn when it s determined that one of the victims may have died of hemorrhagic fever.