The episode is written by Gary Glasberg and Gina Lucita Monreal and directed by Dennis Smith, and was seen by 22.07 million viewers.

Remembering her failure to reunite Ricki's family causes Abby to fall into a depression, and she calls in sick for the first time in her career.

Meanwhile, the team manages to figure out that the victims were in fact trying to get married, but lost their money to a Ponzi scheme set up by the Marine's cousin.

"Hit and Run" is written by Gary Glasberg and Gina Lucita Monreal and directed by Dennis Smith.

"It all started with a photo – Pauley Perrette as a little girl", Monreal said about how Glasberg "knew the story of little Abby on her first case could be magic".

During a Round Table Q&A for the episode, Steve Marsi from TV Fanatic said, "The link between the present case and the flashbacks felt a bit weak to me.

I mean that beyond just the windshield crack; I kept waiting for a stronger link between the two that never came," but added that, "I was most moved by Abby's fear that she isn't good enough, her desire to help people - from her childhood to the present day where she spends time with senior citizens outside of work - and struggling to come to grips with the fact that you can't always win."