TEXT: [EXT. OAKLEY'S OLD WEST TOWN -- NIGHT] (A man wearing an old leather duster and a cowboy hat walks through the middle of the town's dirt road. His spurs jingle with every step.) (Lightning flashes and thunder rumbles.) (The man stops and puts his thick leather gloves on. The wind howls, stirring up dust.) [INT. OAKLEY'S OLD WEST TOWN -- SALOON - CONTINUOUS] (The dark-haired woman drinks a shot and puts her glass down on the bar counter. She turns. It's Lady Heather.) (The saloon doors are pushed open and the man walks in. Lightning flashes and thunder rumbles.) (She turns and leans against the bar.) Lady Heather: You're late. (The man takes the thick rope he has hanging from his belt and unravels it. He rolls the rope around his hand.) [SCENE_BREAK] (The man has the rope wound around Lady Heather's neck. He kicks a random bar chair over.) Man: Now say it. (He holds the rope tight around her neck.) Man: I said... say it. (He keeps his hold on the rope. Lady Heather gags.) Man: You have to say it. Say it. (Lady Heather gags. Her hand slips from gripping his arm as she loses consciousness.) [SCENE_BREAK] [EXT. OAKLEY'S OLD WEST TOWN - NIGHT] (The lights in the western town are turned on. The dirt road is lit up. The paramedic rolls the gurney toward the ambulance as Catherine walks past. She sees it's Lady Heather.) Catherine: Is she going to be okay? Paramedic: Yes, ma'am, she's stable. Severe trauma to the neck. (Lady Heather's eyes open.) Catherine: Heather, I'm Catherine Willows. I don't know if you remember me. It's going to be all right. (Brass joins Catherine.) Brass:
SUMMARY:
Lady Heather returns when she is found injured after a meeting with a client. She was assaulted, but she didn't react in self defense. When Brass and Catherine come back to the crime scene, they find one of the security guards dead. Meanwhile, Nick and Warrick investigate when the body of a woman is found on a street; further investigation reveals that she was hit in the head by a car.