Mac persuades Matty to let him bring back the body of a test pilot who was flying over a foreign country with a lidar that Mac designed... and may have caused the jet to crash. Elwood prepares for his first day on the job, and Desi stumps Sparky with a riddle.

Phoenix discovers that Murdoc's mentor, Nicholas Helman, is killing the team responsible for flipping a syndicate member to testify against his employers. They consult with Murdoc on how to stop Nicholas, only to discover that Murdoc and Nicholas have plans of their own.