• ABC Family's "Stitchers" stars Emma Ishta as Kirstern Clark.

ABC Family's "Stitchers" stars Emma Ishta as Kirstern Clark. (Photo : Twitter/Emma Ishta)

ABC Family's first procedural drama "Stitchers" season 1 episode 8 titled "Fire In The Hole," which is airing on July 21, Tuesday, will feature Kirsten Clark's (Emma Ishta) birthday and a deadly virus. [SPOILER ALERT: Read at your own risk.]

In "Stitchers" season 1 episode 8 titled "Fire In The Hole," the Stitchers team is tasked to investigate a disease researcher's suicide. The whole lab is placed under quarantine when the body starts showing signs that it has a deadly virus, according to TV Equals.

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As the Stitchers search for a way out in "Stitchers" season 1 episode 8 titled "Fire In The Hole," they jump to action racing against the clock as they come down with symptoms of exposure one by one.

The story of "Stitchers" revolves around Kirsten Clark after her recruitment into a covert government agency to be "stitched," which allows her to tap into the mind of people who recently died. She is assisted by a brilliant neuroscientist named Cameron Goodkin (Kyle Harris).

Joining Ishta and Harris in the "Stitchers" cast are Allison Scagliotti as Camille Engelson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Maggie Baptiste and Ritesh Rajan as Linus Ahluwalia, among others.

The next episode, "Stitchers" season 1 episode 9 titled "Future Tense" will air on July 28, Tuesday. With the finale airing on Aug. 4, "Stitchers" has been renewed for season 2, which will premiere in 2016.

"We look forward to seeing more of the Stitchers team tackling diverse cases as they unravel the mystery behind the program's creation," ABC Family's programming and development executive vice president Karey Burke said in a statement obtained by The Wrap.