An episode of a popular crime investigation television episode used a separation techniques as part of the plot.

An episode of a popular crime investigation television episode used a separation techniques as part of the plot. Searching for clues of a crime, an extract from the vitreous humor of the eye (liquid in the eyeball) is examined for the presence of a particular drug. The procedure uses 0.010 L of non-polar toluene to extract the drug from 0.0050 L of vitreous humor? However, they also find that the drug has the properties of a weak base.