Hurt and desperate, Jacob learns why he has been chosen and that one way or another, he will have to play. Ian tries to save his family from an unseen hunter as Jacob desperately fights for his brother's life.
Jacob Orr (Chad Michael Murray) protects Ellie Mitchell (Caitlyn Carmichael). We meet hunter Josie Acosta (Rose McGowan) and her teenagers Alex (Alexander Le Bas) and Megan (Sammi Hanratty).
Laura and Ian try to make the best of their situation. Jacob refuses to accept his new target, throwing away the box which places everyone he loves in danger. He discovers a terrible secret about The Watchers as they force him back into the game.
The Acostas prepare for battle as Josie struggles to keep her family safe and together. Max Gregory (Brandon Routh) discovers that anyone can be selected for the game.
Jacob meets his latest target, Carl Sherman (Leon Russom). Josie and her kids come out of their panic room to fight Shondra (Stacy Haiduk) and her teens, Cassidy (Lexi Ainsworth) and Tom (Bridger Zadina).
While Jacob Orr struggles to understand the depth, rules and scope of the game, the Mitchells fight to stay alive and out of range of The Watchers' surveillance.