Marc Jablon

When a woman's burned body is found in a car with signs that her child was kidnapped, Brennan and Booth suspect the father, Carl Decker. But things get complicated when Decker turns out to be in the witness protection program. In two days he is scheduled to testify before a grand jury that his company has been sending defective body armor to Iraq.

While stationed on an aircraft carrier, DiNozzo finds that a Navy Lieutenant's apparent suicide may be connected to a larger, deadly scheme.

Sam and Morris are caught off guard when a photographer, Diana Moore (recurring guest star Annabella Sciorra - "The Sopranos"), comes into the emergency room taking photographs alongside a terminally ill patient. Meanwhile, Neela continues to feel upstaged by the new surgical intern, who seems to be Dr. Dubenko's (recurring guest star Leland Orser) new favorite. Also, on her birthday, Sam can only think about her son, who is away at school.

When a teenage wrestler comes into the emergency room with severe vomiting, Pratt quickly tries to solve the problem, but he finds out that the cause is much more serious. While working in the intensive care unit, Gates attempts to help a young kid with a deadly disease. Meanwhile, Abby and Morris jump in to save two volunteer cops brought in with gunshot wounds.

Pratt and Dr. Brenner (recurring guest star David Lyons - "Sea Patrol") get off to a rocky start when Brenner refuses to teach the interns. Gates treats a young transplant patient with major heart trouble. Abby contemplates telling Kovac (former series star Goran Visnkic) the truth about her affair as she heads for Croatia. And Sam finds out that Gates and Julia (recurring guest star Reiko Aylesworth) have broken up.