(He flips to the next page - a photo of a man with a tiny waist. (One of the bullets hits Brass in the chest, past the bullet-proof vest he's wearing. And he did. Ellie Brass: Yeah. Grissom: For, uh, medical purposes, I have his power of attorney. I got the DNA results for your decapitated Civil War corset victim, and the blood from the field is a match to Carson ... but the epithelials on the toupee from the train tracks are not. I've got a friend here who is fighting for his life. Nick: You been to the hospital? Probably decapitated by the train. Surprise, you're dead. Two of our grandparents, too.
Plan: A: The CSIs; Q: Who waits by the bedside of Brass? A: the hospital; Q: Where is Brass taken? A: his life; Q: What is Brass fighting for? A: Grissom; Q: Who decides to proceed with the risky operation to recover the bullet? A: a hard choice; Q: What does Grissom face by having the power of attorney? A: Brass' daughter; Q: Who is Ellie? A: two victims; Q: How many victims are investigated? A: a train; Q: What was the Civil War re-enactor found decapitated by? A: a 40-year-old man; Q: Who was found dead in a hotel? Summary: The CSIs wait by the bedside of Brass, who is transported to the hospital, and is fighting for his life. Grissom faces a hard choice by having the power of attorney (rather than Brass' daughter Ellie), and decides to proceed with the risky operation to recover the bullet. Meanwhile, the rest of the team investigates the strange ways of life of two victims: a Civil War re-enactor found decapitated by a train, and a 40-year-old man found dead in a hotel.