Ep 24. Living Doll

In the season 7 finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, titled "Living Doll," the team investigates a particularly gruesome case of a young woman found dead in a trash bin. As they work to piece together the evidence and identify a suspect, they realize that there may be a connection to a case from several years prior involving a similarly disfigured victim.

The team is led by team leader Gil Grissom (William Petersen), along with forensic scientist Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger), investigator Nick Stokes (George Eads), and lab technician Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda). Working alongside the team in this episode is rookie CSI Riley Adams (Lauren Lee Smith), who is still finding her place among the seasoned team members.

The investigation kicks off with the discovery of the victim's body, which has been mutilated beyond recognition. The team starts by processing the crime scene, looking for any clues that may help them identify the victim or her killer. As they work, they discover that the victim was a college student who had been studying forensic anthropology, adding a personal connection for some members of the team.

The team's investigation leads them to several suspects, including a young man who had been harassing the victim and her roommate, and a mysterious dollmaker who had a history of creating replicas of real people. As they dig deeper, they begin to uncover a disturbing web of secrets that may have played a role in the victim's death.

As the case progresses, the team begins to realize that they may be dealing with something much bigger than a simple murder. They discover that the victim's death may be linked to a larger conspiracy involving a notorious serial killer who had been active several years prior and who had also targeted young women with an interest in forensics.

With the clock ticking and the stakes higher than ever, the team races to identify the killer and bring them to justice before they can strike again. Along the way, they must overcome their own personal struggles and work together as a team to solve one of the most challenging cases they have ever faced.

In the end, the team manages to crack the case and bring the killer to justice, but not without a few unexpected twists and turns along the way. With the season coming to a close and several members of the team facing uncertain futures, the finale sets the stage for what promises to be an eventful season 8 of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.