McNulty sends JT on a mission to Iraq to find out why there is unauthorized covert action and if the United States is illegally treading on Iranian soil . However, he winds up wounded and is forced on the run. Sonny and Algazi assemble a team to rescue JT from Iraq. McNulty gets charged with sexual harassment by the Inspector General.

A crisis in Suriname centers on two marines, suspected of raping a teenage girl and sought by a vengeful mob. J.T. seeks to evacuate the men, but his plan runs afoul of priority politics and intergovernmental wrangling.