Straight out of Quantico, FBI Agent Nina Hayes gets herself assigned to the Ezra Saxton case in Phoenix; Nina pinpoints a potential target within the organization, Jim Ellis, who has unknowingly entangled himself further in the criminal web.

As Jim plots to take down a corrupt cop, Nina uncovers buried FBI secrets; a shadowy figure in D.C. watches her every move.

Nina and Awan search for a troubled ex-agent; Jim discovers evidence confirming Nina's suspicions about Saxton.

After Jim learns that he's being pursued by an assassin, he and Saxton's son Royce are ambushed by rogue thieves while on a high-stakes delivery; Nina and Awan trace a cryptic message to an unexpected place.