Peter gets accustomed to life at home and works on a comeback strategy with his political team, including Eli Gold. Alicia and Diane wrestle with spousal privilege laws in a murder case that hinges on their ability to get a wife to testify against her husband.
Neal helps an old friend whose daughter has been kidnapped, without realizing that it’s all a trap from an old enemy. Meanwhile, Neal makes Alex an offer. If she tells him where the music box is, he’ll steal it and give it to her.
When the gang tries to convince Ted that he is being strung along by Tiffany, they reflect about relationships where each of them has been in the same situation.
President Taylor asks for President Hassan’s help, Kayla goes missing, a New Jersey swamp claims two bodies, and Jack sets up a ruse to flush out Kamistani rebels.
The avatar of Tamara Adama wanders V-World, unaware that she died nearly a month ago in the MagLev bombing and discovers a new side to V-World — New Cap City, a place where people live random lives of violence and crime in search of the game’s elusive meaning.
Neal thinks an old adversary is using materials from a museum heist to counterfeit a bottle of wine owned by Benjamin Franklin. A supposedly impossible feat, and yet an anonymous seller has put a Franklin bottle up for auction at the prestigious auction house Weatherby’s. Can it be a coincidence?
The White House wants a fall guy, Jack tries to protect that person, Dana goes after her ex, Cole follows her, and CTU gets help from an unlikely source.
Daniel preps himself to go on the popular Backtalk with Baxter Sarno to put a good spin on his daughter’s role in the bombing tragedy, despite protests from Amanda who is unaware that Sam is waiting for his moment to carry out his brother’s requested hit.
While nuclear materials are en route to Kamistanis attempting a coup, Kayla confronts her father, Dana makes a decision, and Jack endures torture.
When a member of Cho’s former gang, the Avon Park Playboys, is found murdered, Patrick Jane insists on helping Cho with his off-the-books investigation.