In the Season 2 premiere, several months after foiling a terrorist attack on Dodger Stadium, FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed is about to start a new life as a teacher at Quantico when he is asked to investigate a new terror suspect; former cell leader Farik is interrogated by the CIA.

Ordered by the terrorist network to acquire a powerful weapon, Darwyn finds the FBI unwilling to cooperate; Ilija faces a heartbreaking decision as he prepares to flee for Europe; Farik is expatriated to Saudi Arabia, where he can be tortured.