Alex rejects his new role as the Chosen One, but then a sleeper threat in Vega forces him to spring into action and protect the ones he loves. Meanwhile, Michael…

Carrie and Quinn organize a last-ditch operation. Saul extracts a painful promise from Carrie. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.

After capturing an Iraqi airstrip, the First Recon is ahead of the other American and Coalition troops, which gives them time to regroup.