The body of a local politician is found in an empty house. Later on they reveal a sick and twisted secret of the agency he worked for when another model falls to his death from a hotel. The team investigates the death of a famous male model after his body is found stuck under a boat. Ryan is also caught out, by an embarrassed Calleigh, holding dead pool related " super-notes". Investigations turn towards those poised to profit by her untimely death, ultimately leading to revelations of fake diamonds and offshore gambling and counterfeiting. They soon find that one of the victims, a celebrity named Dakota Hudson, was listed on the " Death Pool 100". The team investigates a robbery and suspicious double murder at a " Bling-bling" party hosted by a famous jewelry designer in town.
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Further investigations into the gang reveal the murder weapon as a CornerShot device, and the gang's involvement in gunrunning. It is revealed that the victim was an undercover agent in the Crypt Kings biker gang, working alongside another operative named Jake Berkeley, Calleigh's former Academy classmate and boyfriend. Caine, now also back in Miami, manages to track down and rescue his nephew.Ī routine murder investigation at a hotel becomes more complex when an unknown vehicle crashes Calleigh's Hummer into a body of water, compromising most of the evidence collected at the scene. Back in Miami, Natalia, now a CSI, helps Ryan investigate the beating death of a woman, and her inexperience leads to problems for Calleigh in the office. Riaz is finally found in Rio, and dies in a knife-fight with Delko and Caine. accepts work from Riaz to mule drugs to Miami, unaware of the recent death of his father. While there, Horatio meets Yelina and learns that his brother may be connected to Riaz. Horatio and Delko travel to Rio to find that Riaz, the man responsible for Marisol's murder, has been released from custody.
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All of this just in time for them to investigate not only external crimes committed against the general public but also internal issues. With Caine and Delko in Brazil, it's up to Duquesne to maintain the department following Natalia's transfer to the MDPD.