Coming off the failed mission of the previous episode, where Special Ops soldiers were killed and Grey wounded, Donald Metz (the cavalier D.O.D. official responsible for the failed mission) is forced to join the team on their next assignment when they are rerouted in the midst of their journey home. They treat him to a front-row seat on a perilous operation, where he comes face to face with the realities of war.

At home and on the mend from his gunshot wound, Grey falls in love with an AeroDyne client who turns out to be one of the richest women alive. But when Grey is caught in a lie protecting his cover, his inability to come clean forfeits an opportunity for true love.