Dr Nancy Jaax is face with a deadly outbreak of Ebola on American soil, which soon sends the country into a frenzy as it is labelled an epidemic.

Dr Jaax and her colleague must take charge to determine the source of the virus before it spreads; Dr Jaax convinces an employee to hand over samples from infected monkeys.

Dr Jaax discovers there are not many protocols in place for containing a deadly virus in America; disaster strikes when an employee at the monkey research facility falls ill.

Dr Nancy Jaax fears the virus has spread to the human population after an employee at the monkey research facility falls ill; Jerry Jaax searches for a way to protect his wife.

Dr Jaax works to discover why the virus is behaving differently than they expected in humans; Dr Jaax is forced to make a difficult choice between her duty to her country and her family.

Dr Jaax steps up when a volatile situation in the research facility erupts; Dr Jaax's exhaustion threatens the precision she needs in order to sterilise the threat of a further outbreak.