Maura reconciles with her lineage, both past and present: Alitalks to Leslie about her academic future; Josh looks to Buzzas a father figure; Sarah tries to tie up loose ends.
Bart's coming of age story a la ":Boyhood":chronicles his life from six years old to his time as anaccomplished young man. Along the way, his tense relationshipwith Homer, an overly uncaring version of himself, and Lisa,who overshadows him in every way possible, shape Bart morethan he realizes.
The terrorists responsible for the bombing of Grand CentralStation finally reveal themselves, but instead of answers,more questions remain. While back at Quantico, the recruitsreceive a well-deserved few days off for the holidays, but noteveryone is oh so merry when secrets are revealed and lines andblurred/.
The Clipping Book sends the team to a high-tech researchfacility, where the researchers have been turned into mindlessmonsters by some bizarre power source in the center's lab. Whenthey disconnect the artifact, however, they find themselvesstuck in a time loop.
As the staff attempts to stave off the closure of BillyBarnes, DiDi takes to the picket lines in a last-ditch effort.Jenna tries to weasel her way out of a hastily made offer.Patsy is intrigued by Margueritte's revelation during asecret-sharing session. After a ruse is exposed, Dawninadvertently sets in motion a chaotic chain of events thatseals the fate of the ward.
Thanksgiving arrives, and Paul's neuroses frays dancersnerves. Claire ventures home to see her ailing father andBryan, who she hasn't seen since their horrifying encounter inNew York.
When Peter's couch is stolen from his front lawn, the guysform a neighborhood watch group. While on duty, Peter seessomeone trying to climb into Cleveland's house and he shootshim. Peter is then arrested and charged with a hate crime.Meanwhile, Cleveland is touched when Peter finally admits tothe accident, so he takes the fall for the crime and Peter isexonerated.
An innocent bystander is killed when dozens of ATMs spew moneyinto the street. The team investigates the bank heist andlearns it was orchestrated by a real-life Robin Hood.
Jake, Charles and Gina are involved in a real-life ":DieHard" situation while off-duty on Christmas Eve, andTerry must leave his family celebration to try to save hissquad. Meanwhile, Amy tries to prove she's just as tough asHolt and Rosa.
Christmas is a time for coming together, but for theLefevers, it's a time of difficult choices. Billy faces anultimatum to either save his marriage by leaving Rock Springsforever or to stay in the oil game alone while Cody experiencestemptation in the form of another man. With the Black Elks landdeal slipping away, Annie and Hap consider doing theunthinkable - joining forces to help secure thisonce-in-a-lifetime oil acquisition. Fearing the fate of hisson, AJ enlists Tip to help bring the child to safety. Andfinally, another father-and-son relationship is pushed to itslimits when Hap and Wick finally lay it all out on the table atthe Briggs Christmas Eve gathering.
The two acts left battling for the crown perform what willbecome the winner's single in front of 10,000 people atWembley Arena, before they find out who has won this year'scompetition. Plus there are performances from top internationalguest stars.
Maura makes a new friend and has a rude awakening at the musicfestival; Sarah experiences liberation from an unlikelysource; Ali makes an unexpected journey to the past.