A group ambushes a bus full of the children of Washington's elite while on a secluded road on the way back from a field trip.

After a mysterious phone call, Meg Fitch must collect a large sum of cash in order to get her daughter Amber back safely. Meanwhile, the Pakistani Ambassador is tasked with doing the unthinkable to get his son back. Elsewhere, Dunn and Finley begin working together to track down the whereabouts of a missing secret service agent and uncover a surprising secret and at the mansion, the students of Ballard High School are tested by their captors.

After Finley and Dunn meet with the President and First Lady, they soon realise that the Chief of Staff will be the next parent to be sent on a dangerous mission to save his child. At the mansion, the mastermind teaches one of the hostages a lesson as they try to escape.

As Finley and Dunn continue to look into the backgrounds of the parents, three of the parents are tasked with using their influence to steal a key piece of the mastermind's puzzle from the CIA. Meanwhile, Meg contends with the aftermath of her actions. Elsewhere, at the mansion, Amber deals with the unwanted attention of one of her captors while Beth Anne and Kyle start to get closer.

Gibson uses his wife, Janice, to gain information about the CIA's covert soldier program. Elsewhere, Dunn and Finley go off grid, becoming targets of the CIA when they take drastic measures to get information. Meanwhile, Meg searches for her company's connection to the kidnapping and is willing to put everything on the line to get Amber back.

Finley comes face to face with one of the kidnappers after trying to lure them from hiding.