Containment

An urban quarantine happens in Atlanta following a deadly outbreak of a mysterious disease.

Lex finds out that a woman who had close contact with an infected patient has disappeared.

Controversial videos featuring chaos inside the cordon sees Lex requesting reinforcements.

Things become more dire inside the situation room. Lex becomes more frustrated by the false hope he's forced to send to the public.

Lex and Dr. Lommers clash over how to pull off a food drop within the cordon. Katie looks for answers.

As life returns to normal, Lex moves forward with to try and reveal the truth about a possible government cover-up.

Lex ends up clashing with Capt. Scott. The data recovery center is under attack.

Dr. Cannerts makes a major breakthrough that brings him one step closer to finding a cure for the virus. Meanwhile, after monitoring hospital surveillance from the day of the outbreak, Katie and Jake unravel the truth behind Patient Zero. Elsewhere, Jana and Suzy move forward with a plan to escape the cordon using the city’s underground tunnel system. Finally, a risky operation to extract the potential antidote from the cordon takes an unexpected turn.

As tensions reach a fever pitch inside the cordon, mobs of angry protestors take to the streets in an attempt to break free. Meanwhile, stuck in isolation and cut off from their chain of command, Lex and Dr. Lommers have no choice but to stand by helplessly as the cordon erupts into mass chaos. At the hospital, Jake attempts to lighten the mood by taking Katie on a date, but their happiness is short-lived after they discover that several of Katie’s students have gone missing. Meanwhile, with Lex nowhere to be found, Leo moves forward with their investigation, inching one step closer to uncovering the person responsible for the outbreak.

When Teresa goes into labor, Jana, Suzy and Sam band together to turn Bitscan into a makeshift delivery room. Meanwhile, after spending some time with Dr. Lommers, Lex grows concerned after noticing a sudden shift in her behavior. Elsewhere, Leo continues to unravel the conspiracy behind the virus outbreak, while Jake stumbles upon some damning information about who may be involved. Finally, fed up with his lies, Katie confronts Dr. Cannerts.