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, but Hardy hasn't seen or spoken to him. Ryan also has a new girlfriend, Gwen. Mike Weston returns after a long absence, but his relationship with Max Hardy ended when he left. All of those involved are now facing a new threat as a small group led by Mark starts staging scenes of some of the FBI's activities in their pursuit of Carroll. The body count begins to rise rapidly.