Kiera gets wind of a plot to bomb a significant corporate target, but that's the least of her worries. When Alec finds out one of his own extended family has been recruited to Liber8, before he can warn Kiera, Kagame and company kidnap their arch-enemy's enabler in the present.
While Liber8 seems to be trying new tactics to win over the public with their messaging, Kiera is alerted to the possibility that there is another Protector's suit like hers that has been activated somewhere in the city. Alec helps her pinpoint it's general location. The race is on when Sonya and Travis discover the CPS suit, too.moreless
Kiera and Carlos's reunion is a bumpy one as they attempt to thwart Liber8's brazen hijacking of a prison transfer. Meanwhile, Kellog approaches Alec with an enticing partnership proposition.
Kagame pursues step one of his new agenda - win the intellectuals and the grass roots dissenters. When the CEO of a major corporation is kidnapped by Liber8, Kiera and Carlos have to race a literal ticking clock in order to save the CEO from having the public extract their pound of flesh.moreless
Kiera asks for Alec's help when a dangerous drug from the future makes its way onto the streets. Jason warns Kiera about freelancers from the future. Meanwhile, Travis and Sonya fight against each other.
When her cover is blown and she is arrested by VPD officer Carlos Fonnegra, Keira's attempts at apprehending the fugitive members of Liber8 are severely hindered. But when she discovers that Liber8 are devising a plan to take them back to 2077, she must escape capture and ally herself with her sworn enemies, if she has any hope of ever getting back home.
The murder of a scientist working on developing a source of clean energy forces Keira to make a difficult choice - do the right thing or preserve the future. Meanwhile, Edouard Kagame arrives in 2012 and Kiera and Carlos are determined to find him before Liber8.
Kiera's system short circuits. Liber8 tries to take control of her, while she is in a bad state. Alec saves Kiera from killing her partner. At the same time, Liber8 discovers who is behind Kiera.
Inspector Kiera Cameron finds herself in the year 2012 after a group of terrorists attempt to escape execution by travelling back in time. Keira must now stop the terrorists' reign of violence, and find a way back to her family, in 2077. Adopting a new identity, Keira joins the VPD and befriends 17 year old Alec Sadler, who will one day come to create the technology her world is built on.
Carlos investigates the murder of a woman he slept with. Carlos doesn't tell anyone about the murder. Martin is running for election as the head of the local dock workers union. Alec tries to fix Kiera's suit and gets a lead on the killer. She also finds that the piece of the time travel device is missing and knows Kellogg has to be the one who took it.
Liber8's agenda changes with the return of Kagame, abandoning violence in favor of blending in and promoting their revolution through existing structures. But they are still at risk of failing through the possibility that they may cease to exist if their ancestors are murdered. An experiment is devised to test this theory, using Kiera and her grandmother as the test subjects.moreless
When the mayor is assassinated, Kiera and Carlos join forces once again to try and solve the case. Kiera also reaches out to Alec but he hasn't been the same since reading the message from his future self.
A series of mysterious murders in which victims have been drained of endocrine fluid lead Keira and Carlos back to Liber8, as they attempt to save their leader, Travis. Meanwhile, Liber8 member Kellog delivers Keira a gift in an attempt to make truce, a gift that puts hers and Carlo's lives in danger, and could result in Kellog's expulsion from the terrorists' group.