- ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers: It could definitely be from an auto accident. Cause of death was a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, caused by severe blunt force trauma.
- Detective Ed Green: If it was so severe, why wasn't he more beat up?
- ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers: Oh, I've seen cases with no exterior bruising. It's a deceleration injury.
- Detective Lennie Briscoe: As in motor vehicle deceleration.
- ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers: As in whiplash. He's thrown forward, then he gets pulled back by the seat restraints. This extreme jerking motion can cause traumatic injury to the aorta.