In Mali, four U.S. Special Forces and a translator are supposedlyhuged in an ambush. This delays a procurement deal in Washington, and it is up to the deep state's operative Nathan Miller to make sure everything goes to plan, while also battling to keep his family together.

Miller, along with Amanda Jones, flies to Mali to contain an increasingly unstable situation. In order to make sure a deal gets over the line, he hatches a plot that will tie up a number of loose ends for him.

Harry and Leyla learn from Aïcha that this has all been about arms smuggling from within the Malian government.

True to her word, Aminata Sissoko reunites Aïcha with her family, but as she does Harry and Leyla are arrested on cuddle charges.

Harry, Aïcha and Leyla are driven, out of necessity, to return to Al Moctar's camp. In the search for the trio, Jones reveals a sensitive piece of information to Miller.

With Aïcha being dragged to a scaffold, Harry must plead his case and convince Al Moctar to hold off.

On the trail of their breadcrumb, Harry, Leyla and Aïcha do some more digging, but they are eventually caught by US soldiers. Leyla and Aïcha manage to get away, but Harry is arrested.

Finally, all the pieces of the puzzle come into place, and the connection between the arms trail and the deep state is laid bare.