An old friend of Amanda's (Lawrence Dane) asks her to investigate the allegedly accidental death of his son, a scientist who was working on a top secret project. After they find genetically modified seeds in another dead scientist's house, they are arrested by the FBI. Agents Martin Foster (Chuck Shamata) and Hewlitt (Frank Pellegrino) are guilty of the murder, Foster bails them out to get the seeds. They reveal the story to the press - Foster walks free after his trial and is killed by Charlie, who is killed by Hewlitt.