 Dr. Robbins receives an embalmed head from Jackpot, Nevada. Working solo, Gil Grissom heads out to this small town to gather evidence that will help crack the case. No one in town seems very enthusiastic about finding the rest of the body and many of them act suspiciously. The sheriff assists Grissom in his search. The body is finally found, buried up to the neck. Back at Las Vegas, Catherine receives a check from Sam Braun, her biological father, in the sum of $250,000. She attempts to return it to him.