At the morgue a distraught mother storms in, accusing Mia Zimmer of cutting her daughter into pieces, stealing credit and even threatens to kill her. Sarah tearfully takes responsibility for acting without contacting Mia, while colleagues defend Dr. Jones as Chief Medical Examiner. Mia pledges to speak for victims, but a colleague demands, "What shady tricks did you use?" Under mounting accusations she admits she purposely omitted the victim's stomach contents from the autopsy report. The room demands an explanation as everyone waits for Mia to justify the omission.