Ray Stevens, leader of the militia group the Montana Regulars, drives an undercover Ethan and a teenage kid, Daryl, to a federal courthouse for a surprise: it blows up. Ethan, who caught the explosion on tape, ends up arrested as an accomplice in the bombing, which killed four people. The arrest leads to a stalemate between the FBI, who want a tape of the compound in I24's possession, and I24, who want a tape of the explosion in the FBI's possession -- leaving Ethan caught in the middle. After he's let out of custody and blows the whistle on Ray, Ethan has to contend with the tenacious media, while trying to convince the innocent Daryl to go to the police. But after Daryl does, Ethan's life winds up in danger. Meanwhile, Allison is scheduled to do an interview on sexual harrassment of women dropouts in the military, but she isn't even interested in doing the interview... until she finds out Peter and Rachel want to push it back in lieu of the bombing. And Mel smells gray market when a