Sgt. Odelle Ballard, aware of the target on her back, desperately tries to avoid detection as she and her young Malian companion Aslam hide among the Tuareg on their pilgrimage through the desert. In New York, Harrison Walters fears for his own reputation when hacker Bob becomes reluctant to share his evidence that Odelle Ballard is alive. Racked with guilt over the murder of drone pilot Danny Gentry, Peter takes his suspicions about Societel to the Department of Justice and faces threats after attempting to gather information against the company from within.

Odelle reaches a détente with her Ansar Dine captor, as both Aslam and Frank Majors increase their respective efforts to find her. In New York, Peter discovers his investigation of Societiel Mining is being complicated by the involvement of a US Senator. Harrison prepares to deliver the eulogy at his late father's funeral, and Bob reveals that Randall's death is not all that it appears.