Alex and Ryan get close when the trainees leave campus for their first undercover assignment; Alex tells her side of the story in a public interview.
The NATs practice surveillance with Miranda and her troubled son; Shelby tries to keep Caleb at arm's length, while Raina allows Simon closer; Alex gets help when she tries to hack an FBI computer.
More questions arise when the Grand Central Station bombers are revealed; back at Quantico, the recruits receive time off for the holidays.
An emergency disciplinary hearing at Quantico results in deep secrets being revealed; Alex and her team try to find the real bomber.
A former agent and profiler tasks the trainees with looking at serial killer cases and finding the victim who doesn't fit in; an FBI team interrogates Alex; Ryan's life hangs in the balance.