<Tr> <Th> 302 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Vanity's Bonfire" </Td> <Td> Michael Slovis </Td> <Td> Teleplay by: Gwendolyn Parker Story by: Gwendolyn Parker & Warren Leight </Td> <Td> November 14, 2012 (2012 - 11 - 14) </Td> <Td> 1407 </Td> <Td> 5.78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> The abduction of a baby named Tessa Leddy from a city playground quickly turns into a custody dispute when the kidnapper, Dia Nobile (Bijou Phillips), swears she is the child's biological mother . The Leddys claim their daughter was born by a surrogate mother, whom they never met, but later learn that the girl isn't their daughter at all . Nobile also claims the father is a high - powered legal expert, Kent Webster (Scott Bakula), who is married to a cancer stricken wife (Jessica Hecht), sending the unit on an investigation that forever changes the lives of two unsuspecting families . </P> <Ul> <Li> Inspired by scandals surrounding Senator John Edwards . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <P> The abduction of a baby named Tessa Leddy from a city playground quickly turns into a custody dispute when the kidnapper, Dia Nobile (Bijou Phillips), swears she is the child's biological mother . The Leddys claim their daughter was born by a surrogate mother, whom they never met, but later learn that the girl isn't their daughter at all . Nobile also claims the father is a high - powered legal expert, Kent Webster (Scott Bakula), who is married to a cancer stricken wife (Jessica Hecht), sending the unit on an investigation that forever changes the lives of two unsuspecting families . </P> <Ul> <Li> Inspired by scandals surrounding Senator John Edwards . </Li> </Ul>

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