The team investigates the mysterious death of a retired Air Force officer in the middle of the desert, of no apparent cause. Meanwhile, Cameron reaches out to someone he'd rather not to analyze Kirsten's neural patterns, and Kirsten discovers that Ivy is in contact with Daniel.

After the NSA manages to capture Daniel, Kirsten and Cameron agree to let him direct the stitch to enter the still-living Jacqueline's brain and bring her out of her coma.