The episode opens with The Unit assault team leader Jonas Blane and teammates Mack Gerhardt, Charles Grey and Hector Williams as they complete a mission involving destroying a factory in Afghanistan.
It is implied that Cheals' injury, as evidenced by his use of a wheelchair, was the reason for the end of his service with the Unit.
While they are meeting with Cheals, a TV news report comes on, indicating that a business jet has been hijacked by terrorists in Idaho.
It is revealed that Tiffany Gerhardt, Mack's wife, is having an affair with the Unit's commanding officer, Colonel Tom Ryan.
The series premiere drew 18.50 million viewers and ranked as the tenth most watched program on CBS' 2005-06 television schedule.