Hanna returns to The Meadows with her cover as a loyal Utrax trainee intact thanks to John Carmichael, who leads the trainee program but has been coerced by Marissa to help. As the trainees prepare for their first missions, Marissa contacts a CIA analyst in Vienna who is on the target list, and uses him for information. While in Paris, Hanna meets her target Abbas, a charismatic young activist.