Mercedes Colon

A serial arsonist who targets the homes of upper-middle-class families as they sleep is investigated.

While on vacation in the desert, Angela contacts Brennan to ask for her help in identifying a skull - she's afraid it's her boyfriend, Kirk, who left on a photo shoot and has been missing for several days. The skull is sent to the lab, where Zack and Hodgins confirm that the victim died of a gunshot wound, had traces of peyote in his hair, and, sadly, is Kirk. Booth thinks the murder is drug-related, but the investigation leads them to a counterfeiting ring in the middle of the desert.

When a Navy commander, who was a technical advisor to a civilian contractor creating a handheld sonar scanner, is found dead on the beach, the NCIS team investigates the murder using satellite technology.

Lie to Me’s Kelli Williams guest stars as a former client of Patrick Jane during his days as a psychic. When her nine-year-old son, Conner, is kidnapped she begs Jane to use his “psychic expertise” to help locate her missing son – putting Jane in an uncomfortable position. While the CBI team is asked to help, Jane butts heads with his former client’s new “spiritual advisor.”

After the passing of a family friend, the Ottos all react differently to the allotment of the deceased's inheritance.