(Robbins points to the bottom of the body.) (to Keppler) Hey, you're from Trenton. A friend maybe? Archie found the mystery blonde. Brass: The room is registered to a Dennis Graves, Trenton, New Jersey. Catherine: Then come back in. Couldn't get away this year. Go over by the body, will you? Grissom takes his glasses off.) I compared the .45 ammo evidence to the dead cop and the hooker. Inside he finds Keppler's phone and severed hand in a plastic bag.) Keppler had a close relationship with his daughter and McCarty was the one who got Keppler his job as a CSI. Nick: What about the father? Retired. Sara: I'll see you back at the lab? Who found them?
Plan: A: nightmares; Q: What is Keppler having recurring about an incident many years ago in New Jersey? A: a retired cop; Q: What is Keppler's friend's occupation? A: Trenton; Q: Where is Keppler's friend from? A: his late girlfriend; Q: Whose father is Keppler's friend? A: a hotel room; Q: Where are the bodies of a police officer and a hooker found? A: the dead woman; Q: Whose left hand was cut off in the hotel room? A: Keppler's dismay; Q: What is Keppler's reaction to his friend finding the bodies? A: Grissom; Q: Who returns to the lab after a sabbatical and learns about Keppler's nightmares? Summary: Keppler finds himself having recurring nightmares about an incident many years ago in New Jersey, which get worse when a friend of his, a retired cop from Trenton and the father of his late girlfriend comes into town to visit. Soon, the bodies of a New Jersey police officer and a hooker are found shot to death in a hotel room, the left hand of the dead woman cut off. To Keppler's dismay, the one who found the bodies is none other than his friend. Back at the lab, Grissom returns from his sabbatical and learns about the friction caused by Keppler while he was away.