A rocket scientist with strong ties to government security is found dead with his crotch on fire, and the S.V.U. Detectives must determine if that had something to do with his demise.
Gibbs and his team are summoned to examine the mysterious death of a Navy commander who, after successful open heart surgery, seemingly bursts into flames.
A severed head is shipped to Dr. Robbins from Jackpot, Nevada. Grissom goes to Jackpot to find the rest of the body and gets very little cooperation from the locals.