When a man is found dead in an alley wearing expensive clothes, Grissom and Catherine meet Capt. Brass at the scene. They collect evidences and find a room key from the Palermo hotel in his pocket. Soon they learn his name, Jeff Powell, and he was driving a Ferrari with a sexy blonde. They identify the blonde as Heidi Wolf, who had one-night stand with Jeff. She says that he felt in love with her, but she did not want a long relationship. Capt. Brass and Grissom interview Jeff's boss, Los Angeles' producer Mick Sheridan, who tells them that Jeff was his assistant and saved millions of dollars in his divorce. So he was rewarded with a dream trip to Las Vegas. When Det. Sofia and Nick located the rented Ferrari, they find small damages and soon they discover that a black Corvette was the responsible. They interview the driver, Randy Bolen, who admits that lost a large amount to Jeff in a single game. When they learn that the Caprice Unlimited rented the Ferrari and the Corvette, they find that the company realizes clients' fantasies and they start to solve the case.

Foul play is suspected when an apparent suicide victim still has the gun in his hand, and a flower delivery woman is found crushed to death in the middle of a Cirque du Soleil performance.

Gil investigates the murder of a rock star, which is complicated by the discovery of a miniature replica of the crime scene at the house. And Catherine tries to determine if she was raped after waking up nude in a seedy hotel.