Kate and Ivan are following a fish refer that may be loaded with narcotics. They spot a car that Thornton and Scarlett are searching for and call them to join the chase. Gabby and Marko question a bar tender searching for clues on the whereabouts of Zokar. Meanwhile Jaffra, JoMac and Tam search a different bar. Simon’s crew ponders the different possibilities of why information is leaking to the Russians. Barnes receives a call from John McMillan and he makes a startling statement.

Simon, Lenora, Slane and Alex board a Russian freighter in the Caspian Sea looking for weapons. Gabby searches for an off site landing area for the Mercury to avoid detection by Zardoz. Janet meets with Barnes, Sam and Kelly to discuss her husband’s new adventure. Kate and Ivan continue to follow the van with the suspicions cargo when Kate makes a startling discovery.

Alex informs Simon that he believes a spy exists in the British Embassy in Baku. Scarlett and Thornton travel to a small village in the Glades to talk to a witness who saw Meredith get picked up. Scarlett confers with Kate about each other’s case. Thornton brings good news back from his talk with Troy.  Barnes consults with Holliday on the mysterious agent who revealed his identity at the storage facility. Gabby, JoMac and Marko track the transponder and finally pick up its signal. Simon’s team starts their investigation of personnel when Alex brings breaking news.

John McMillan meets with Barnes’ crew to talk about how they can work together. The BSS crew updates Jaffra on the status of Zardoz and his ship. Gabby Marko and JoMac depart the Mercury in the shuttle.  They approach Cali City for a landing in the shuttle followed by the Mercury. Kate gets a tip on a possible drug shipment heading for Florida. Meanwhile Thornton and Scarlett meet with Cliff, the airboat operator who picked up McMillan. Simon’s crew meet with director Cage then depart for Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku where they meet with their contact DeLarge.

John finally confronts Janet about his spying. Lenora meets Director Cage and is joined by Agents Simon and Slane to learn of their new mission. Hanaka and his guard take a tour of the warehouse with Zardoz and Sprague to view the loot from their latest pirate raid. Thornton and Scarlett get a break in their case as Ivan finds a possible witness to Meredith's escape. The Mercury begins its docking procedure as the shuttle crew plans to follow Zardoz. John makes a surprising offer to Barnes.

Simon Slane and Lenora arrive in London in preparation to meet the director. Scarlett and Thornton travel to a remote airstrip to see if there is any evidence of a small jet landing. Zardoz takes Hanaka and his guard on a raid of a merchant ship while Hanaka decides whether or not it would be profitable to stay. Officer Mack returns to learn of the recent bombing. The crew of the Mercury gets called back to their ship and learns of recent developments with Zardoz. Barnes and Sam witness John entering his house early. Is he going to tell Janet anything?

Zardoz has convinced Hanaka and his guard to accompany him on a raid of an IDF freighter, The guard will get a big surprise when he boards. Meanwhile John McMillan visits Barnes’ office to confront everyone about what they know. The Mercury crew unwinds at Skully’s bar on Boldibar while they await instructions from the Controller. Kate travels with Ivan to study the canal system that drug runners might use while Scarlett and Thornton get new info on the missing jet Meredith might be using.

Barnes discovers that McMillan is CIA. Does he tell Mrs. McMillan, or confront him and make him do it? Kate and Ivan discuss the possible routes drug runners could take in Miami while Thornton and Scarlett study the local air strips that could accommodate a business jet. The Mercury crew meets with the Controller to discuss the future of the bounty hunting team and the fate of the Prometheus. Hanaka and his guard get news from Zardoz that will affect their future.

JoMac and Jaffra are transporting Ursula and Lyster to Boldibar prison in the Mercury's shuttle when they are ambushed by the same craft Gabby had chased off earlier. The shuttle is damaged and the bandit escapes. Gabby must now talk them down. Meanwhile the bandit backtracks to the BSS and attack it.
Kate, Thornton and Scarlett meet their handler in Miami who surprises Kate and Barnes gets shocking news about McMillan. It's all happening in Episode 282 "A New Phase".

Thornton and Scarlett get word that Meredith has been spotted at the Canandaigua airport boarding a private jet. Trouble is there is no flight plan so they don't know where it is headed. Both the Mercury and the Prometheus clear quarantine inspection but only the mercury departs. Jaffra, JoMac, Lyster and Ursula begin their journey down to Boldibar Prison with Gabby flying escort. Kate and Nelson continue to work on their case and realize that their case and Thornton's may cross over. Simon, Slane and Lenora launch in the deep space STIP to begin their journey back to earth.

This episode was edited and re-uploaded to correct a small effect that was missing.