Victor Cornfoot

The NATs practise 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.

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.

A former agent and profiler tasks the trainees with looking at serial killer cases and finding the victim who doesn't fit; an FBI team interrogates Alex; and Ryan's life hangs in the balance.

Alex finds herself in the middle of a congressional hearing to testify about the terrorist bombings. Convinced Elias didn't act alone, she is determined to find answers.

More questions arise when the Grand Central Station bombers are revealed. Back at Quantico, the recruits receive time off for the holidays.

The NATs learn how to work with confidential informants. Alex and another agent are forced to provide classified information that could have deadly consequences.