Following the deadly Langley bombing that is blamed on disgraced congressman Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) and having helped him escape the U.S., Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is desperate to solve the case and clear Brody's name as the third season of the conspiracy thriller begins. But Carrie's efforts are threatened when she becomes the focus of a hostile Senate investigation led by Sen. Andrew Lockhart (Tracy Letts) who believes the CIA is covering up the truth about the attack. Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin), now CIA chief, also feels the heat of the probe and it begins to undermine his efforts to revive the Agency. Trouble also brews in the Brody household when Dana (Morgan Saylor) starts exhibiting destructive behavior and runs away from home. As for Brody, who has a $10 million bounty on his head, he begins to recuperate from a gunshot wound in Venezuela where he is held captive by armed gunmen in a ramshackle Caracas building called the Tower of David. With no passport, no money and no chance of escape, Brody slowly begins to realize that he may have to live out the rest of his days in this slum dwelling where Carrie has arranged for him to at least be safe.

In the fourth season of this family cop drama, Frank (Tom Selleck) must deal with an NYPD inspector (Bebe Neuwirth), and he's not happy about his police force being subjected to this extra level of scrutiny. One of the inspector's first targets is Eddie (Vanessa Ray) a rookie who's been partnered with Jamie (Will Estes). Jamie lands in plenty of hot water himself throughout the season, including a suspension and a civil suit. However, things get downright dangerous for Erin (Bridget Moynahan), who's legal work leads her to get abducted--twice. Meanwhile, Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) faces several blasts from the past, including an old girlfriend who's dating a drug dealer, a childhood pal connected to the mob and a troubled military vet who stirs up dark memories for him. Wahlberg makes his directorial debut with the episode "Manhattan Queens."