Al fears the worst when he doesn't hear from his family inAfghanistan for a few days. Also, Riley realizes how hard itmust have been for his own family while he was deployed.
Clarice zeroes in on the entity behind the River Murders,Alastor Pharmaceuticals. When Julia informs ViCAP of theimpending sale of the company, ViCAP rushes to Alastor toprevent the purging of any incriminating evidence. Also,Clarice questions Alastor CEO Nils Hagen, who quickly changesthe subject to Clarice's relationship with his son, Tyson.
Charles and Liza make amends and promise not to lie anymore,but Kelsey's plans force Liza to withhold the truth. Laurenplans a romantic reunion. Sparks fly between Maggie and anenemy-turned-friend.
Ava tries to keep a secret from Deborah, but someone inDeborah's inner-circle leverages the truth. Meanwhile, Deborahstares down the barrel of her first radically honest show.
For her final performance at the Palmetto, Deborah must decidebetween playing it safe and putting her entire career on theline. Meanwhile, Ava deals with a family crisis.
While in Lake Tahoe, Crystal bares it all — but Sutton isnot having it. Meanwhile, a latenight admission from one ofthe women strikes Kyle as odd; Dorit makes certain denialsthat no one takes at face value; and Lisa's persistence bringsGarcelle to her breaking point. Erika stuns her friends withnews about her husband, leaving them confused and completelyin the dark.
It's hammer time in the forge when four smiths have to makeknives out of 10 lb sledgehammers. After the blades aresmashed and bashed in a brutal round of testing, the twosurviving smiths return to their home forges to recreateanother iconic pounder--the Polish War Hammer. In the end,only one smith will hammer out the competition to win ,000and the title of Forged in Fire Champion.