You catch Chris (boyfriend) unprepared with a middle-of-the-night video call and finds him with another woman, ending your relationship. Against your better judgment, you begins a bonded friendship with Iain, which develops into a more personal one over time.Although you're status as a presents challenges in an Afghan Islamic society that places restrictive roles, you also uses it to you're advantage. You gain access to women in a village who explain that they have been sabotaging the US-built well because they welcome the daily walk to the river away from the men. You also walk in a tightrope, taking advantage of the thinly-veiled sexual interest of Afghan Attorney General Ali Massoud Sadiq to use him as a source. Fahim,who treated opium addicts before the war–cautions you, pointing out that danger can be like a drug.Despite their mutual friendliness, you competes with other journalists for stories and resources from their employers back home.After three years in Afghanistan,you fly to New York to argue for more support from you're network's new boss, only to discover that Tanya is slated to take over for you.Meanwhile, Iain is kidnapped for ransom while traveling cross-country to cover a developing story he had offered to bring you in on. You returns "home" to Afghanistan, to save Iain. As you arrived with your squad you shoot the once that captures Iain, you moved forward to a room and you and your squad uncuffed Iain. Iain was looking at you...he was beaten up and had a knife in his thigh, you look at him with a weak but comforting smile as he spoke weak but clearly.

Iain:"you're here, it's dangerous here but I'm still glad you're here."