When a woman is murdered in her hospital bed after surviving a drunk driving accident that she caused, the CSIs work to uncover the killer as their list of suspect grows. Mel Harris ("thirtysomething") guest stars as Julie Rollins. Five days after surviving a horrific car accident, the woman who lost control of her car while driving home drunk is murdered in her hospital room shortly after coming out of a coma. Despite being paralyzed from the waist down, the doctors gave the victim a good chance for recovery, so the team must determine who wanted her dead in spite of her prognosis. Meanwhile, Sheldon returns to the hospital where he once worked as a promising surgeon and his investigation opens old wounds that led to his departure and caused him to become a medical examiner.