The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job.

Carrie Mathison's body is healing, but her memory remains fractured. While trying to broker peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Saul is dependent on his protégé's expertise. Against medical advice, Saul asks Carrie to assist him one last time.