The Unit
A secret U.S. military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.
- Metascore61
- 2006-2009
- 4 seasons
- CBS
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Suspense
- TV-PG
A secret U.S. military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Sacrifice
Sun, Sep 28, 2008 45 mins
Home-bound from a five-month mission, the team is called back into action when the vice president is assassinated and the president-elect goes to ground after his motorcade is attacked. Back at home the women are abruptly uprooted when it's feared their lives are in danger as well, and the resulting chaos reveals a deep secret.
Episode 2
Sudden Flight
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 44 mins
While the women try to adapt to their new lives, the team sets a scientist up as bait, triggering the hijacking of their plane.
Episode 3
Sex Trade
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 44 mins
The team tries to retrieve plutonium in Kosovo, and Jonas is forced into an ethical dilemma when he uses a sex slave to gather information. At the unit's new home base, Tiffy and Abby both face challenges at their new jobs.
Episode 4
The Conduit
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 44 mins
The team runs concurrent missions in Columbia, but when congress gets involved there's a risk one of the operations will be left high and dry without a means of extraction. Back at home, the women run their own cover operation when a slip-up by Lissy causes the principal to suspect she's dangerous.
Episode 5
Dancing Lessons
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 45 mins
The team is tasked with retrieving Dr. Rocha's family before he'll give up a terrorist target, the women are finally told the true reason for their displacement, and Jonas helps Molly with an assignment.
Episode 6
Inquisition
Sun, Nov 2, 2008 44 mins
The team and Bridget play a complex mind game with a suspected terrorist. Back at home, Mack plays a game of his own to force the truth from Tiffy.
Episode 7
Into Hell: Part One
Sun, Nov 9, 2008 44 mins
Mack's justice is delayed when Jonas' daughter, Betsy, goes MIA in Iraq and Col. Ryan joins the team trying to find her.
Episode 8
Into Hell: Part Two
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 45 mins
Lives and careers are put on the line as the team crosses into Syria to rescue Betsy.
Episode 9
Shadow Riders
Sun, Nov 23, 2008 44 mins
The team encounters numerous complications while delivering a bride - and a horse - to fulfill a brokered peace treaty in Afghanistan. At home, Bob and Kim begin a deeper operation with Isaac Reed.
Episode 10
Misled and Misguided
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 45 mins
The team is held hostage by a D.O.D. Under-Secretary's demands that they fulfill a mission without the usual planning. At home, Kim is dismayed when she's told she has to return to Isaac Reed's home, and Bridget Sullivan faces a reckoning.
Episode 11
Switchblade
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 45 mins
The team takes Dr. Metz into combat to rescue an embattled president, Charles meets the woman of his dreams - and more trouble than he could dream, and Kim reaches the breaking point.
Episode 12
Bad Beat
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 45 mins
The team plays a deep game in Macau, negotiating the return of a member for the return of a CIA asset, but the price may be too high. At home, Kim is called into service yet again when Isaac Reed refuses to speak to anyone but her.
Episode 13
The Spear of Destiny
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 45 mins
Jonas and Mack have a mystical experience when one is injured and the other is charged with stealing a valuable spear, Kim gets more than she bargained for when she accompanies Bob on a mission while he's in withdrawal.
Episode 14
The Last Nazi
Sun, Feb 15, 2009 44 mins
Jonas accepts on off-book assignment from the new president, which success depends upon the team successfully eluding an Israeli hit squad. Elsewhere, Ryan's promotion opportunity brings back memories from his youth.
Episode 15
Hero
Sun, Mar 8, 2009 45 mins
A training mission with a new recruit goes horribly wrong, sidelining the team just as Hector's killer is found. Meanwhile, Betsy's issues with her cover interview cause Jonas to help her prep, and Molly to worry about the stress she's experiencing.
Episode 16
Hill 60
Sun, Mar 15, 2009 45 mins
Chlorine gas is used in an attack on the town, leaving Tiffy to save herself and her students, Mack and Bob to secure the apartments and Charles stranded on the road, while Sam and Jonas desperately try to locate the source before all the oxygen is gone.
Episode 17
Flesh & Blood
Sun, Mar 22, 2009 45 mins
The team's mission is endangered when a sniper downs their helicopter, giving a death squad enough time to close in on Jonas' friend who they're to rescue. Back home, Ryan takes on a cover when he preys on an addict for information, and Joss finds Charles.
Episode 18
Best Laid Plans
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 45 mins
Jonas and Mack's operation is disrupted by federal agents, leaving them fighting for credibility with Leon Drake. Tom, Bridget and Sam try to salvage another operation in Paris when the government turns on them. Joss' DOD clearance hits a snag.
Episode 19
Whiplash
Sun, Apr 12, 2009 45 mins
When a team member assaults one of the unit's own, Jonas begins a manhunt that will change the team forever. Meanwhile, Mack has to face his demons in order to reach a woman who's taken a sick baby.
Episode 20
Chaos Theory
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 44 mins
A random incident throws Jonas and Bob's carefully planned mission into chaos.
Episode 21
Endgame
Sun, May 3, 2009 45 mins
While Jonas is tracking down a Russian terrorist cell, Molly is used as bait.
Episode 22
Unknown Soldier
Sun, May 10, 2009 45 mins
The Unit must locate and diffuse three sets of dirty bombs headed for unknown locations across the United States.
