A man chased by a motorbike is cornered and decapitated. Horatio (David Caruso) says he's been cut clean through. The Vic was Russell (Brian McGovern) and Jesse (Eddie Cibrian) comments it's a long time since he's seen so much blood. From the blood pool Horatio finds where he was killed. There's a damaged tile on the floor. Jesse notices cast off from the weapon in oral drops formation. The torso would have been where the tile is damaged and Horatio uses a magnifying glass to identify a metal flake in the tile. ME Tom (Christian Clemenson) says the weapon entered the left side of his torso and out of the right. Horatio asks what type of blade could cause such damage. ME Tom surmises the weapon slashed through his spine and bone, so a sword was used.
Walter (Omar Miller) asks Travers (Christopher Redman) what kind of world they live in where you can't go out for a walk without getting killed. Travers replies the same one which keeps him employed. Walter notices the blade had three layers of steel. Travers only knows of one sword which uses this type of material and is folded over: a Japanese Katana. To Walter that's a Samurai sword. Jesse is refreshing himself on the Japanese mafia. In LA he undertook a 6 month investigation on a gang calling themselves Sikuru. A friend from the FBI sent over surveillance. A Katana is their weapon of choice. If any member disgraces the gang then they cut off their pinky, which is the most important finger required in using the Katana.
Photos from a club reveal Yamada (Roger Yuan) is in Miami. Bamboo reeds are being used to apply a tattoo onto his arm. Yamada expects pain from such a process. Adds Horatio ,it's other people's pain. Jesse says pain is necessary to be a Sikuru boss. Yamada replies the group values discipline, loyalty. Yamada has lost several of his fingers, through insubordination; one for a girl he wishes he never met (was that Kenny's mother) and one for the boss's daughter. He is unable to lift a sword. But it doesn't preclude him from getting someone else to do his dirty work.
Tripp (Rex Linn) says Russell taught Social Studies. Natalia (Eva La Rue) goes off on her own without waiting for the others when they arrive at Russell's house. She doesn't hear Ryan (Jonathan Togo) when he tells her to wait for them. Ryan and Natalia check the rooms upstairs and she doesn't hear the closet door being opened. Ryan shouts to her and the boy runs, to be caught by Tripp. The boy tells him you can't always trust the police. Ryan takes the sword for DNA. The boy, Kenny (Booboo Stewart) claims he had the sword for protection since his father was killed. Tripp doesn't believe he's Russell's son. Tripp: "I don't see the resemblance." Natalia thanks Ryan for saving her, she knew he had her back. She says she didn't see him. Ryan corrects her, she didn't hear him. He tells her to get checked out by a doctor before she gets someone killed. In other words, 'Pull your finger out', Natalia.
Horatio tells Kenny the sword has his father's blood on it. They were out eating and Russell saw someone. Kenny hid and he saw a bike chase him. He found his father's body and took the sword for protection. Horatio asks him if he's had any dealings with Sikuru? Kenny recalls someone coming to their house and he took a photo of him, that was handy. It's Sully, (Brad Leland) Horatio's former partner. He works security for Yamada. He was at the house at the personal request of Yamada. Natalia doesn't find any adoption papers for Kenny. He and Yamada could be related. Horatio recalls Yamada getting a tattoo at the club so they can test his DNA. Natalia says they don't need a warrant for the trash. Walter will go and he recommends a doctor to Natalia. Ryan told him about her condition. Ryan likes to spread the news doesn't he, especially when it's not about him.
Russell met Kenny's mother when he was in the navy and took him as his own son. He doesn't have any photos of her. Kenny doesn't identify anyone from the Sikuru photos. Horatio as usual; promises Kenny he'll sort it out. Walter finds the bamboo reed in the trash and Natalia processes the DNA. Jesse says the DNA matches Yamada, Kenny is his son. His name is Yoshi and he was stolen from him. He filed papers in Family court. Jesse says that proper procedures will take time but Yamada knows the DNA test will strengthen his case. Jesse states he had Kenny's father killed. Horatio comments Russell's death was an important token.
Tripp and Kenny are involved in a car crash and a woman takes Kenny from the car. Well, it was apparent something was about to happen. The police arrived quickly though. Calleigh (Emily Procter) notices the woman has Sikuru tattoos. She wasn't kidnapping him, he's her son. Yamada put the tattoos on her and raped her when she was 15. She would never want him raised as Sikuru and she met Russell when she came here. Her new name is Susan Lee (Michelle Krusiec). Russell called her two days ago. Jesse tells Kenny she might be his mother and when the time is right he should let her explain what happened. He knows it's hard for Kenny. Jesse in his understanding, compassionate mode again. Natalia has her hearing tested. It was just reinforcing what she already knows, that she has a hearing problem, but she doesn't want to admit it.
Horatio accuses Yamada of assassinating Russell for Kenny. Sully tells him he doesn't need to kill anyone. Horatio: "Seeking and achieving" are different. Sully won't help Horatio. Jesse contemplates the motive for the killing as being a family feud. Calleigh doesn't believe they have enough physical evidence. She processes Russell's clothes. Jesse : "...thought I'd seen it all until today." Another one of his and Calleigh's conversations when they process evidence together. Calleigh smells pine needles on his jacket. She and Ryan return to the CS and Ryan finds a shoe with a dead fish. The sprinkler comes on and the run off leads to the CS below. Ryan calls it "a waste of my time and my pants." In what was the only sarcastic comment of the episode and even Walter and Jesse weren't around when he said that, like normal. Calleigh smells pine needles again. The trace was found on the Vic, so it would also be found on the killer. Jesse tests the suspects from the club, but doesn't find any trace of pesticides on their clothes. The bartender is missing a finger and there's reflective trace on the back of his neck. He acted alone. Horatio: "You fell on the company sword."
Natalia has a flashback to the meth lab explosion in Count Me Out whilst undergoing tests. Jesse comments Calleigh's nose for pine needles paid off. She replies they got "the who, but not the why." Jesse already told her the why, it was a family feud, but his real reason for wanting his son was just so he could steal his liver. Jesse checks out Yamada. His blood sample was checked during the investigation and it was Type O not Type A. Calleigh tells him when you undergo a liver transplant the blood type changes. Jesse recalls the tattoo was applied with bamboo so the ink blocks the sweat glands. He needs a liver transplant from Kenny. Ryan informs them Kenny is missing. Sully tells Horatio he called his helicopter to the park.
Horatio drives up, dodging bullets in the Hummer again. They love these shoot-out scenes in CSI:Miami and Horatio always shooting his suspect too, without being injured by a mass of flying bullets. He shoots Yamada, begging the question of why Yamada pushed Kenny out of the way, only to be shot. He knew that was coming. So that's another promise Horatio kept to help Kenny.
The doctor informs Natalia that the force of the vibrations from the explosion damaged her hair cells in her ear. She lies and tells him she didn't have any symptoms before the blast. He's a doctor, she can't get away with lying to him and he hands her a booklet on domestic violence, he thinks will be helpful for her. This kind of injury he's only seen in abuse cases and believes she suffered a head injury. She denies it, saying she only suffered an injury at the CS. But she picks up the leaflet when he leaves. So that's another issue she never dealt with from her abuse. The fact that she may have suffered physical injuries she wasn't aware of. Clearly she hasn't had closure on that part of her life still, as it has come back to haunt her. It was good to see Ryan being concerned about her since he knows what it's like to suffer an injury and be in denial. The same thing happened to him and his eye when he was shot with the nail gun.
Kenny misses his father and Horatio says he should give his mother a go. She gave him up to protect him and missed him for 15 years. She doesn't want to do that anymore. That's the great thing about a CSI:Miami episode, in most of them you have to suspend disbelief and just enjoy it for the entertainment that it is. Like when Horatio goes all out on a one man crusade to rescue Vics and doesn't get hurt in the process. That's the fun of it all. Though to give them their due, the storylines do deal with serious issues and murder is no joke.
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