It's been a year since Joe Carroll's arrest and Ryan Hardy has moved on with his life. Carroll is scheduled to be executed in a month's time and Hardy has not seen or spoken to him. Ryan also has a new girlfriend, Gwen. Mike Weston is back after a long absence but his relationship with Max Hardy ended when he left. All of those involved have to face a new threat when a small group led by Mark start staging scenes of some the FBI's activities in their pursuit of Carroll. The body count begins to rise rapidly. Written by garykmcd

In his efforts to get the FBI to tell the truth about his mother's death, Mark and his followers kidnap Special Agent Jeffrey Clarke. They expect him to provide a videotaped confession of what happened but he isn't inclined to do so. Mark is quite prepared to torture him to get what he wants. Ryan, Mike and Max are desperate to find Clarke and find a connection between Joe Carroll and Mark's follower, Andrew Sharp. Ryan pays a visit to the imprisoned Dr. Arthur Strauss to get additional information. Written by garykmcd

Mark isn't too happy when Ryan Hardy calls him out on national TV and so takes his complaint directly to the media, so to speak. Kyle and Daisy are increasingly concerned with Mark's erratic behavior and turn to their contact to get out. Max finds a 2 year old case of a woman who was killed in the same way as Jeffrey Clarke. Ryan uses his contacts to try and locate anyone who might have a fetish about stuffing people into small boxes. Max is having problems with Ryan and Mike's interrogation techniques however. Neil Perry continues to have problems with his father and so decides to teach his home care nurse how to behave. Ryan soon catches up with them Written by garykmcd

Gwen moves in with Ryan who makes him promise not to keep any secrets from her. The FBI gets a break when the artist's sketches of Kyle and Daisy lead them to the murdering couple's home in Ohio. Mark, Kyle and Daisy carry out their next attack - on the fire station where Max Hardy's father, Ryan's brother, worked until his death. An increasingly suspicious Mark searches Daisy and Kyle's room where he finds the laptop with the surveillance of Max's apartment. Unfortunately, it also tips him off that the police have found his house. Daisy and Kyle set off to kill their next target, a coed whose boyfriend they recently killed. The FBI find a connection between the girl and Arthur Strauss. Written by garykmcd

Ryan now realizes that everything that's happened up to now has been to discredit the FBI and affect the outcome of Arthur Strauss' trial. Daisy and a wounded Kyle reunite with Mark but are desperate to get away from him. Mark finally realizes that they have been using him. Kyle and Daisy's next target is journalist Carrie Cooke who, along with Ryan Hardy, is a key witness at the trial. When Carrie is kidnapped and killed the case against Strauss is dismissed. The FBI soon catches up with Kyle, but If they want to keep their jobs Ryan, Mike and Max have until the next morning to find the connection to Daisy. Written by garykmcd

Ryan finally visits Joe Carroll in prison to see if the death row prisoner will help him locate the missing Arthur Strauss. His price for helping him is regular visits from Ryan. He suggests that Strauss may have reached out to one of his former pupils for help. The FBI soon find themselves in Beacon, NY where there has been an abnormally high number of missing persons. The local sheriff isn't too welcoming but a deputy is more than happy to help them out. Strauss meanwhile is hiding out in a cabin in the woods waiting for the arrival of Theo, who he describes as his best pupil. Theo has a special surprise for him. In New York City, Max is recovering from her wounds and confides in Gwen. Written by garykmcd

It's now seven days until Joe Carroll's execution and Ryan once again visits him at the Virginia State Penitentiary hoping to learn the identity of Strauss' favorite student. Joe tells him that Strauss kept his students isolated so as to keep them dependent on him so, for the most part, the serial killers don't know one another. Two US marshals are killed however when Theo rescues Duncan Banks. Theo wants Banks to help him tie up a few loose ends. The FBI manages to trace the fake passports they found on Strauss and a suspended government employee, Luis, but Theo and Duncan are looking to get to him before they do. Max has been cleared to return to duty but Nick Donovan, who is now in charge, doesn't realize she hasn't fully recovered and sends her out into the field. Written by garykmcd

Agent-in-charge Nick Donovan continues to ignore Ryan's view that they are chasing the wrong man. He remains convinced that Manitech Security is the key to finding Dr. Strauss' favorite student. They reexamine the background checks on the company's employees and an anomaly leads Ryan and Mike into a trap. It also leads them to Eldon Wick, one of Theo's references for the Sam Wood identity Theo used at Manitech. He turns out to have a key piece of information. Theo meanwhile decides to do something about a nosy neighbor who thinks he is cheating on his wife. Theo makes his first big mistake and it leads the FBI to his front door. Written by garykmcd

Theo is using his hacker skills to make life difficult for Ryan. He hacks into various computer databases and cancels his credit cards and reports his car stolen. He even goes after Gwen by altering her usage of pharmaceuticals in the ER. Theo also breaks into Julianna Barnes' office to retrieve information that might lead him to others trained by Dr. Strauss. When it doesn't, he develops an elaborate scheme to contact Joe Carroll, whose execution is now 36 hours away. Joe also wants to speak to Ryan as he has information about Theo. In Atlantic City meanwhile, Daisy is working as a cocktail server and accepts an invitation to a man's house. She has to think fast when Mark breaks in intent on killing her. Written by garykmcd

The day of Joe Carroll's execution has arrived but it's clear it's not going to be easy as he takes three people hostage in the hospital clinic. His only demand is quite simple: he wants Ryan Hardy to come to the prison. Ryan surrenders himself to him and Joe wants only one thing from him: to admit that he's right. Theo meanwhile does his best to use Joe's situation to his advantage. Written by garykmcd

Ryan continues to spiral into insanity, often drinking to keep his hallucinations of Joe at bay. Tom (Max's boyfriend) is in the hotseat as the run down of the raid (at which Tom found the laptop, that allowed him to spy on Max and Mike) is put into question. Ryan, Max and Mike start investigating an old FBI cold case in search of the origins of Theo and make a startling discovery.

Daisy and Mark turn to Theo for help in getting away and offers the surveillance of Max's apartment in return. He agrees, but wants them to help him first in his dealings with Eliza, who has set up a trap for him. Theo traces the computer use to Tom Reyes and so Daisy and Mark pay him a visit - the dead FBI agent in his bathtub, Agent Sloan, is just a bonus for them. Once Theo again has access to the FBI mainframe, Mark wants one last thing from Tom - Mike Weston. Ryan and Max manage to get a lead on Penny through her drug dealer and when Ryan does catch up to her, he uses forceful interrogations techniques to learn Theo's location. For his part, Ryan is desperate to make up with Gwen but he's still drinking heavily and still seeing the imaginary Joe Carroll. Written by garykmcd

Ryan and Theo have agreed to exchange prisoners - Theo's foster sister Penny for Mike but Ryan gets a visit from Max and Agent Lisa Campbell. He blows them off but Max returns alone and finds Penny in his apartment. She learns of the proposed swap for Mike and they head off to make the deal. As for Theo, it's taking a lot of time keeping Mark under control. Not surprisingly, the swap does not go well and not everyone survives. Ryan tried to get his drinking under control after Gwen has news for him. Written by garykmcd

With Mike Weston in critical condition and being treated in hospital, the FBI assigns extra officers to protect Ryan, Max and any other agent that may have been involved in the investigation. Daisy learns of Mark's death from a radio broadcast, but Theo has made it clear she cannot leave until he no longer has need of her. Theo focuses on retired agent Gina Mendez. Theo uses Gina to lure Ryan to the safe house. Theo is keen to kill Ryan himself but he receives a call from Alexis telling him that Ryan is to be delivered to her alive or their deal is off. Written by garykmcd

Ryan is now Theo's prisoner and is taken to an abandoned bunker. Alexis wants to know what Ryan knows about her or her organization but she refuses to believe him when he says they are not investigating her. Ryan manages to escape but so does Theo, who kidnaps Gwen. It all leads to a final showdown between Ryan and Theo which forces Ryan to make a decision about his future. Written by garykmcd