Written by Janet MacLean
Directed by Brett Sullivan
A bloody highway shoot-out with the crime mob ‘Ndrangheta has left Major Kessler and Agent Carver fighting for their lives. The Squad is forced to the sidelines, as Special Counsel Louise Tilden investigates the role of ICS in the much-publicized tragedy. Meanwhile, Gray, who has been suspended from duty, sets out to avenge the murders of Layla and his father Dougie.
Ep. 302 – Broken
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by Phil Earnshaw
Agent Bianca LaGarda escorts seventeen year-old Ali Jabir, a Canadian resident just released from Guantanamo Bay, back to Canada. Kessler and ICS enter questionable moral territory as they use Ali as bait to capture notorious terrorist Nasim Mujab, Ali’s childhood friend. Slade – assisted by CSIS agent and language expert Khalida Massi – uncovers an impending terrorist attack on Toronto. At the official inquiry into the ‘Ndrangheta shoot-out, the future of ICS is at risk. Trailer
Ep. 303 – Killer Debt
Written by David Barlow
Directed by TW Peacock
When wealthy philanthropist Benjamin Herzog is murdered, the prime suspect is his financial advisor Cyrus Church. Church has engineered a massive Ponzi scheme to defraud his investors of billions. Foreign operatives determined to recover stolen funds are also looking for Church. And complicating matters, Church’s new trophy wife is Svetlana Karpov, a dead-sexy Russian stripper from Kessler’s past. ICS’s newest agent, Khalida Massi, finally gets a chance to prove herself in the field. Trailer
Ep. 304 – Hate Metal
Written by Sarah Dodd
Directed by TW Peacock
Now back on active duty, DHS Agent Liz Carver tracks a murder suspect, the notorious white-supremacist Cole Thorpe, to Canada. Kessler assigns Gray to infiltrate Thorpe’s British Columbia-based neo-Nazi operation. Carver still blames Gray for the ‘Ndrangheta debacle and her own injuries. When Gray learns the neo-Nazis are planning a devastating act of racial terrorism, Carver must reluctantly work with him to stop it. Trailer
Ep. 305 – Missing in Action
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed Kelly Makin
In Afghanistan to consult on border security, Kessler and a young DHS agent, Henry Masoud, are kidnapped and held for ransom. Kessler must calm a fearful Henry as they face torture and intimidation. Darnell and Carver join NATO’s search and discover that General Zaki, their prime suspect, is also their best hope of getting Kessler and Masoud out alive. Trailer
Ep. 306 – Kiss and Cry
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed by Eleanore Lindo
Kessler’s daughter Zoe helps Yuan Dao, China’s star figure skater, escape from the Chinese Secret Service. Dao claims to be a freedom activist who will face torture and execution if returned to China. Having fallen for the skater and his story, Zoe takes Dao to ICS, where Kessler faces political pressure to hand him over to the Chinese. Zoe and Dao escape again, this time from Kessler. Trailer
Ep. 307 – Bride Price
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by Holly Dale
Khali becomes personally involved in the case of Mina Diwan, a strong-willed Indian 18-year-old who arrives in Canada looking for her “runaway groom”. Using a false identity, Anwar Singh has married Mina in the Punjab and stolen her family’s $50,000 dowry. Unwilling to return to her strict Indian family, Mina seeks out Canadian relatives to sponsor her for citizenship, but they too disapprove of Mina’s modern ways. ICS learns that one of Anwar’s previous brides is missing and presumed dead. When Mina goes missing, Khali and the Squad must race to save her. Trailer
Ep. 308 – Dark Ride
Written by Sarah Dodd
Directed by Gary Harvey
A snuff film is confiscated at the Maine-New Brunswick border, and Carver finds the body of the film’s victim Stateside. ICS traces the video back to the vicious biker gang, Satans Guard. Maggie goes to the east coast to see her estranged daughter Kim whose husband, a former member of the gang, is eager to inform on his former associates. Meanwhile, ICS learns of a cross-border serial killer – who has just set his sights on Kim.
Ep. 309 – Dying Art
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by John Fawcett
Kessler sends Khali and Darnell to Montreal to investigate claims that a celebrated golden Buddha was stolen and illegally imported to Canada. But the protestors – a Buddhist monk and an idealistic school teacher – turn out to be as mysterious as the Buddha’s smile. Khali goes undercover to discover their true intentions. Trailer
Ep. 310 – Spoils of War
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by John Fawcett
In a Toronto coffee-shop, an African refugee recognizes the brutal Congolese warlord who raped her and enslaved her son. As they struggle to keep the warlord behind bars, ICS uncovers a deadly conspiracy that links coltan smuggling in the Congo to a powerful multinational based in Canada. Hard-nosed politico Jack Hardacre takes over as Minister of Public Safety, and takes a strong dislike to Kessler. And rebuffed by Kessler, Charlotte takes solace elsewhere. Trailer
Ep. 311 – Credible Threat
Written by Sarah Dodd
Directed by Brett Sullivan
The American President’s upcoming visit to Canada has ICS and DHS Agent Liz Carver on full alert. ICS sifts through thousands of threats and discovers an Al Qaeda ‘sleeper cell’ has been in place for years, waiting for this chance. A shipment of explosives crosses the border, and Slade discovers that a sophisticated hacker has cracked the President’s PDA. Ultimately, however, the true assassination threat is traced to the least likely source. Trailer
Ep. 312 – Refuge
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed by John Fawcett
The kingpin of a Mexican drug cartel is en route to Toronto to meet his ‘distributors’ – the ultraviolent gang, MS-13. Carlos Rodriguez – the man Kessler’s ex-wife Terri intends to marry – is a journalist whose testimony could put the drug lord away for good. When Kessler, Carver, and Gray attempt to transfer Carlos from Terri’s shelter into protective custody, MS-13 launches an all-out attack. Kessler fights back, with an unlikely team of warriors. Trailer
Episodes: The Border – Season 3
Ep. 301 – The Dead
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed by Brett Sullivan
A bloody highway shoot-out with the crime mob ‘Ndrangheta has left Major Kessler and Agent Carver fighting for their lives. The Squad is forced to the sidelines, as Special Counsel Louise Tilden investigates the role of ICS in the much-publicized tragedy. Meanwhile, Gray, who has been suspended from duty, sets out to avenge the murders of Layla and his father Dougie.
Ep. 302 – Broken
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by Phil Earnshaw
Agent Bianca LaGarda escorts seventeen year-old Ali Jabir, a Canadian resident just released from Guantanamo Bay, back to Canada. Kessler and ICS enter questionable moral territory as they use Ali as bait to capture notorious terrorist Nasim Mujab, Ali’s childhood friend. Slade – assisted by CSIS agent and language expert Khalida Massi – uncovers an impending terrorist attack on Toronto. At the official inquiry into the ‘Ndrangheta shoot-out, the future of ICS is at risk.
Trailer
Ep. 303 – Killer Debt
Written by David Barlow
Directed by TW Peacock
When wealthy philanthropist Benjamin Herzog is murdered, the prime suspect is his financial advisor Cyrus Church. Church has engineered a massive Ponzi scheme to defraud his investors of billions. Foreign operatives determined to recover stolen funds are also looking for Church. And complicating matters, Church’s new trophy wife is Svetlana Karpov, a dead-sexy Russian stripper from Kessler’s past. ICS’s newest agent, Khalida Massi, finally gets a chance to prove herself in the field.
Trailer
Ep. 304 – Hate Metal
Written by Sarah Dodd
Directed by TW Peacock
Now back on active duty, DHS Agent Liz Carver tracks a murder suspect, the notorious white-supremacist Cole Thorpe, to Canada. Kessler assigns Gray to infiltrate Thorpe’s British Columbia-based neo-Nazi operation. Carver still blames Gray for the ‘Ndrangheta debacle and her own injuries. When Gray learns the neo-Nazis are planning a devastating act of racial terrorism, Carver must reluctantly work with him to stop it.
Trailer
Ep. 305 – Missing in Action
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed Kelly Makin
In Afghanistan to consult on border security, Kessler and a young DHS agent, Henry Masoud, are kidnapped and held for ransom. Kessler must calm a fearful Henry as they face torture and intimidation. Darnell and Carver join NATO’s search and discover that General Zaki, their prime suspect, is also their best hope of getting Kessler and Masoud out alive.
Trailer
Ep. 306 – Kiss and Cry
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed by Eleanore Lindo
Kessler’s daughter Zoe helps Yuan Dao, China’s star figure skater, escape from the Chinese Secret Service. Dao claims to be a freedom activist who will face torture and execution if returned to China. Having fallen for the skater and his story, Zoe takes Dao to ICS, where Kessler faces political pressure to hand him over to the Chinese. Zoe and Dao escape again, this time from Kessler.
Trailer
Ep. 307 – Bride Price
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by Holly Dale
Khali becomes personally involved in the case of Mina Diwan, a strong-willed Indian 18-year-old who arrives in Canada looking for her “runaway groom”. Using a false identity, Anwar Singh has married Mina in the Punjab and stolen her family’s $50,000 dowry. Unwilling to return to her strict Indian family, Mina seeks out Canadian relatives to sponsor her for citizenship, but they too disapprove of Mina’s modern ways. ICS learns that one of Anwar’s previous brides is missing and presumed dead. When Mina goes missing, Khali and the Squad must race to save her.
Trailer
Ep. 308 – Dark Ride
Written by Sarah Dodd
Directed by Gary Harvey
A snuff film is confiscated at the Maine-New Brunswick border, and Carver finds the body of the film’s victim Stateside. ICS traces the video back to the vicious biker gang, Satans Guard. Maggie goes to the east coast to see her estranged daughter Kim whose husband, a former member of the gang, is eager to inform on his former associates. Meanwhile, ICS learns of a cross-border serial killer – who has just set his sights on Kim.
Ep. 309 – Dying Art
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by John Fawcett
Kessler sends Khali and Darnell to Montreal to investigate claims that a celebrated golden Buddha was stolen and illegally imported to Canada. But the protestors – a Buddhist monk and an idealistic school teacher – turn out to be as mysterious as the Buddha’s smile. Khali goes undercover to discover their true intentions.
Trailer
Ep. 310 – Spoils of War
Written by Greg Nelson
Directed by John Fawcett
In a Toronto coffee-shop, an African refugee recognizes the brutal Congolese warlord who raped her and enslaved her son. As they struggle to keep the warlord behind bars, ICS uncovers a deadly conspiracy that links coltan smuggling in the Congo to a powerful multinational based in Canada. Hard-nosed politico Jack Hardacre takes over as Minister of Public Safety, and takes a strong dislike to Kessler. And rebuffed by Kessler, Charlotte takes solace elsewhere.
Trailer
Ep. 311 – Credible Threat
Written by Sarah Dodd
Directed by Brett Sullivan
The American President’s upcoming visit to Canada has ICS and DHS Agent Liz Carver on full alert. ICS sifts through thousands of threats and discovers an Al Qaeda ‘sleeper cell’ has been in place for years, waiting for this chance. A shipment of explosives crosses the border, and Slade discovers that a sophisticated hacker has cracked the President’s PDA. Ultimately, however, the true assassination threat is traced to the least likely source.
Trailer
Ep. 312 – Refuge
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed by John Fawcett
The kingpin of a Mexican drug cartel is en route to Toronto to meet his ‘distributors’ – the ultraviolent gang, MS-13. Carlos Rodriguez – the man Kessler’s ex-wife Terri intends to marry – is a journalist whose testimony could put the drug lord away for good. When Kessler, Carver, and Gray attempt to transfer Carlos from Terri’s shelter into protective custody, MS-13 launches an all-out attack. Kessler fights back, with an unlikely team of warriors.
Trailer