A hostage rescue-training exercise makes Alex question whether she should leave Quantico, Alex finds a clue that puts the innocence of one of her closest classmates into question.
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.
One of the diverse recruits -- the best and the brightest -- who arrives at the FBI Quantico Base for training is suspected of masterminding a terrorist attack.
Alex receives information about her father and his past at the FBI and the recruits learn the art of profiling.
The BAU travel to Maryland when a father's 911 call raises a red flag. As the facts of the case emerge, they wonder if he's a victim or a suspect.