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The Unit Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2006 - 2007
Season 2 begins with Mack (Max Martini) and Tiffy (Abby Brammell) making plans to leave the Unit, but Tiffy considers divorcing Mack after she discovers a letter indicating he has reenlisted.\ Meanwhile, Jonas (Dennis Haysbert) learns that Molly (Regina Taylor) lost their life savings in a real-estate scam and confronts her about it. Molly, desperately needing cash to care for her aging mother, reluctantly agrees to recruit a soldier, Jeremy Erhart (Daniel Wisler), away from the military for a private firm that pays big money for referrals. Jeremy's lonely and unstable girlfriend Crystal Burns (Summer Glau) has a one-night stand with Mack. When he calls off the affair, Crystal causes major problems for the Unit. Tiffy covers for Col. Ryan's wife Charlotte (Rebecca Pidgeon) after she sees her driving erratically and discovers pills in her car. Unfortunately, Tiffy's good deed gets her into trouble with the law. At a political rally, Tiffy defends her views on warfare and is offered a job with a legal clinic, even though her politics drastically differ from that of her boss Wilson James (Jon Hamm), who begins to fall in love with her. Bob Brown (Scott Foley) joins the CIA for a covert mission that could put Jonas' career in jeopardy, causing Brown's loyalty to be questioned. In Washington, D.C., the Unit's future is threatened when it is investigated for possible war crimes. As for Unit missions, they include rescuing an African dictator from a flooded U.S. hospital during a hurricane; orchestrating a prison escape in Bulgaria for a former Unit operator; freeing hostages taken at an elite private school near Washington, D.C., where children of government officials attend; and diffusing a bomb at the United Nations. In addition, Jonas is given a top-secret personal assignment by the president (William H. Macy) that he can't divulge to anyone, including Col. Ryan (Robert Patrick).
Episode 1
Change of Station
Tue, Sep 19, 2006 60 mins
The Unit is in Pakistan, where Jonas learns that terrorists are planning a biological attack by spreading a deadly disease via airline passengers. Back at home, Mack and Tiffy prepare to leave the base for reassignment, but she begins to feel conflicted when one of her former students, who is apparently being physically abused at home, comes to her for help.
Episode 2
Extreme Rendition
Tue, Sep 26, 2006 60 mins
Jonas and his team enter a Bulgarian prison to capture a former Unit operator involved in dealing weapons and persuade him to help them track down the world's leading arms dealer. Back at the base, Molly needs money to put her ailing mother in a nursing home and reluctantly agrees to recruit a soldier away from the military for a private firm that pays big money for referrals.
Episode 3
The Kill Zone
Tue, Oct 3, 2006 60 mins
Jonas and his crew attempt to help two other Unit members who are pinned down by a sniper in a Paraguay village. When they reach the location, they discover that one soldier is dead. Back at the base, news of the man's death reaches his fiancée, who is like a mother to his two daughters. Unfortunately, she isn't their legal guardian, and the Army intends to turn the girls over to their estranged grandparents.
Episode 4
Manhunt
Tue, Oct 10, 2006 60 mins
Jonas and his team track a terrorist smuggled into the U.S. They believe the man, who is a demolitions expert, is planning on detonating a bomb, so the Unit searches for the target. Back on base, Kim gets upset when she sees a strange man talking to her daughter, Serena, outside of school. She grows even more alarmed when she learns the man was asking Serena questions about her father.
Episode 5
Force Majeure
Tue, Oct 17, 2006 60 mins
The Unit attempts to return an African dictator, who is secretly in the U.S. for a liver transplant, back to his homeland. But a hurricane causes the hospital where the general is a patient to flood and be evacuated. When Jonas and his crew arrive on scene, they call for a helicopter, but unforeseen circumstances put their mission in peril. Back at the base, Molly struggles over whether to honor Jeremy's request to be sent to Iraq and Tiffy wants to get pregnant.
Episode 6
Old Home Week
Tue, Oct 31, 2006 60 mins
Jonas poses as a diamond merchant in Africa, where he and his crew set their sights on tracking a terrorist. Back home, Molly and the other wives prepare for an annual base reunion and discover an undelivered love letter written by a soldier to his wife shortly before he was killed in action in 1944. They attempt to find the widow and deliver the letter to her. Also, Tiffy disrupts a peace rally and defends her views on warfare.
Episode 7
Off the Meter
Tue, Nov 7, 2006 60 mins
Jonas and Bob agree to help a mother rescue her 17-year-old daughter from a cult whose members are about to flee the U.S. The guys' participation isn't authorized by the Unit and is strictly off the clock. They travel to Arizona with Cheals for the mission and meet up with the distraught mom. When they enter the cult compound, things don't go quite as they planned. Back at home, Tiffy covers for Charlotte Ryan with the police after she sees her driving erratically and discovers pills in her car.
Episode 8
Natural Selection
Tue, Nov 14, 2006 60 mins
A helicopter carrying Bob and a woman translator crashes in a remote area in Russia. The two aren't injured seriously, but the cold weather and lack of food soon begin to wear them down. As Bob searches for food and help, he remembers back to when he went through training for the Unit to see if he would qualify. It was a time when Jonas' job was to make sure he failed.
Episode 9
Report by Exception
Tue, Nov 21, 2006 60 mins
Jonas travels to Latin America to assassinate an oil minister who is threatening to cut off his country's oil supply to the U.S., but the mission is placed in jeopardy when details of it are leaked to a newspaper. Making things even more difficult for Jonas is the fact that the woman who is posing as his wife takes her role very seriously and comes on to him. Back at the base, Molly worries that Crystal is overspending. In Washington, D.C., Col. Ryan testifies before eight congressmen.
Episode 10
Bait
Tue, Nov 28, 2006 60 mins
Jonas is captured by a militia group during a mission and held hostage. He's forced to make a video that outlines the group's demands. The chief one is that a terrorist held by the U.S. be released within 48 hours or Jonas will be executed. The suits in Washington, D.C., refuse to negotiate, so Col. Ryan sends his own men in to attempt a rescue. Back at the base, Tiffy learns she may face time in prison for her involvement in covering up Charlotte's reckless driving.
Episode 11
Silver Star
Tue, Dec 12, 2006 60 mins
Jonas' father is awarded the Silver Star for heroic actions in Korea at a private ceremony attended by family members. Jonas recalls his dad's deeds to his nephew, also a soldier, after he learns that his nephew beats his wife. Back on base, Mack attempts, via radio contact, to help a man land a private jet after the pilot dies at the controls.
Episode 12
The Broom Cupboard
Tue, Jan 16, 2007 60 mins
Jonas is ordered by the president (William H. Macy) to meet with the son of an Asian country's overthrown king, who plans to topple the dictatorial regime that ousted his father. Jonas is supposed to fit this in while also protecting a female U.S. senator on a humanitarian mission to the Asian country. To complicate things further, Jonas cannot tell anyone else, even his commander, about the president's orders. Back at the base, the wives help Jeremy plan a surprise engagement party for Crystal.
Episode 13
Sub-Conscious
Tue, Feb 6, 2007 60 mins
Jonas takes command of a South Korean submarine in an attempt to pick up a North Korean scientist who is defecting. Bob oversees the mission from the base, but the plan is placed in jeopardy when Kim reveals a dream she had that is eerily similar to the mission. Ryan learns of the dream and believes Bob told Kim about the plan. Ryan threatens to fire Bob and abort the mission. Meanwhile, on the sub, Jonas deals with the captain who refuses to follow orders.
Episode 14
Johnny B. Good
Tue, Feb 6, 2007 60 mins
The Unit enters Iran to plant underground devices that will detect whether nuclear weapons are present, but the plan goes horribly awry and the Defense Department wants answers. Meanwhile, Tiffy considers whether she should help a soldier who went AWOL; and Molly visits Jeremy in the burn unit and is disappointed when Crystal doesn't show up.
Episode 15
The Water Is Wide
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 60 mins
Jonas and his crew, on a mission to protect a Middle Eastern dignitary at the United Nations, must diffuse a bomb found in the office of the U.N. secretary general. Meanwhile, Molly and Tiffy visit Vietnam for a ceremony to honor those who fought there. While there, they try to locate a onetime POW. Their search is prompted by a visit from the man's mother, who believes her missing son is still alive. Back at home, Crystal tries to seduce Mack and threatens to tell Tiffy about them.
Episode 16
Games of Chance
Tue, Feb 20, 2007 60 mins
The Unit competes against other elite military special forces from around the globe in counterterrorism games staged in Hamburg, Germany, to decide which team is the best. But the competition turns deadly when it becomes obvious that someone is seeking to use the games to engage in real terrorism. Meanwhile, Kim meets a former flame while on a business trip and learns that the man is now a multimillionaire and recently divorced.
Episode 17
Dark of the Moon
Tue, Feb 27, 2007 60 mins
The Unit captures three Pakistani men from a Waziristan village to take in for questioning, but Jonas and his men are pursued by militia. They take refuge in a U.S. command post staffed with mostly malcontents under the direction of a young female lieutenant who doesn't have the respect of her troops. Jonas quickly takes control and tries to ready the men for the battle he knows is coming when the sun goes down.
Episode 18
Two Coins
Tue, Mar 20, 2007 60 mins
Grey becomes involved in a relationship with a female Israeli soldier when the Unit members study advanced desert warfare in Israel. The two become surrounded by hostile Arab militia when they go off alone into the desert. Back at the base, Tiffy finds a rare coin that is worth a fortune when she buys an article of clothing at a consignment shop. She then questions what to do with it.
Episode 19
Outsiders
Tue, Apr 3, 2007 60 mins
Brown and Williams enter into a world of voodoo when they travel to Papua New Guinea to retrieve a black box from a downed special-forces aircraft. Back at the base, Mack learns that Crystal is giving information to a reporter and he tries to stop her.
Episode 20
In Loco Parentis
Tue, Apr 10, 2007 60 mins
Children of government officials and foreign nationals are taken hostage at an elite private school near Washington, D.C., and the Unit is called upon to rescue them.
Episode 21
Bedfellows
Tue, Apr 24, 2007 60 mins
Bob's loyalty is challenged when he joins the CIA for a covert mission that could put Jonas' career in jeopardy. Back at the base, Wilson gives Tiffy an expensive bracelet and asks her to leave Mack. When Mack returns home, he becomes convinced Tiffy is having an affair.
Episode 22
Freefall
Tue, May 1, 2007 60 mins
Mack, Grey and Williams protect a Thai prince in Beverly Hills who is in the U.S. to sign lucrative mining contracts, but they soon uncover scandalous family secrets that may include murder. Meanwhile, Bob and Jonas prepare to jump from 40,000 ft. to help the Air Force target and take out terrorists attending a secret meeting, and Tiffy worries that Mack will kill Wilson when he returns from his mission since Mack believes they are having an affair.
Episode 23
Paradise Lost
Tue, May 8, 2007 60 mins
The Unit is investigated by the Army for possible war crimes. Jonas and his men are relieved of their duties pending the probe and are ordered not to communicate with one another. Of course, they do as they attempt to figure out what's going on. The situation also affects Col. Ryan and his relationship with his not-so-understanding wife. Elsewhere, Mack confronts Tiffy about Wilson, and the CIA continues to recruit Brown.
