Srikant's boss Sharma asks him to interrogate ISIS recruits caught off the coast of Kochi. Zoya, JK, and Srikant meet Pasha, from Force One for the hand-over. Dhriti's school principal calls Srikant,threatening to suspend her for carrying a dubious pill. He rushes to plead with the Principal, but leaves hurriedly after getting an emergency message from his friend, JK. At home, Suchitra, Srikant's wife, scolds him for leaving the meeting with Dhriti's principal midway. Major Sameer, ISI, meets Faizan, a recruiter and handler, wanted by the Americans, and tells him of a secret mission called Mission Zulfiqar.

A scooter bomb goes off at Kala Ghoda. Srikant learns about a mission called Zulfiqar. Suspects in the blast case tell him about a drop box near Victoria College. He arranges for round-the-clock surveillance at the drop box location.

When he finds out that one of the hospitalised prisoners is part of Mission Zulfiqar, Srikant interrogates the prisoner's friend, Moosa, about it. Someone called Kareem has used the dropbox. TASC monitors Kareem's hostel room, but Kareem gives them the slip.

TASC is in a quandary. They fear Kareem and his men have a devious plan. They get to Kareem's car, only to realise that things are not what they seem.

ISI agent Sameer sends the Kala Ghoda bomber to Kashmir to execute Mission Zulfiqar. Srikant is 'punished' and sent to Kashmir, but when his boss, Kulkarni, tells him it was planned, Srikant starts digging into Zulfiqar.

Srikant discovers that he's been after the wrong suspect all this time.

Srikant searches for Sajid at a wedding in Baramulla, against Saloni and Vikram's wishes.

Srikant helps CIA locate Faizan, a wanted man hiding in Balochistan. Srikant slips into Pakistan to interrogate Faizan. Pakistan's Prime Minister finds out about Zulfiqar and tries to stop it.

Srikant tries to thwart a plan to smuggle nerve gas canisters from Kashmir into Delhi.

Srikant learns that a plan B of Zulfiqar is in motion. Zoya and Milind reach Orion Chemicals. The devious plan of Zulfiqar may already be underway. Zoya and Milind are cornered and incapacitated, with no reinforcements around, as Srikant and JK rush to help them.