Terrorism Close Calls

Episode 2

The Student Bomb Maker

A suspicious online purchase helps start the FBI's investigation into a chemical engineering student's quest to inflict horrendous damage on America.

Episode 3

Cargo Bomb Plot

A number of international intelligence agencies work together to thwart a terrorist scheme to blow up American cargo planes in flight.

Episode 4

Operation Chevrolet: The Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador

A car salesman plans to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. with some help from a Mexican cartel member -- who happens to be a DEA source.

Episode 5

Operation Overt: The Transatlantic Liquid Bomb Plot

Suicide bombers plan to use explosive liquids disguised in sports drinks to blow up at least seven separate planes bound for North America.

Episode 6

Martin Luther King Day Plot

A man with ties to white supremacists goes on the run after his plan to bomb a Martin Luther King Day march is foiled by the FBI.

Episode 7

The Sauerland Cell: Plot to Kill U.S. Soldiers

Four terrorists plan a two-pronged attack in Germany: detonate bombs in popular nightclubs, followed by larger bombs in the streets once people flee.

Episode 8

The Israel Honey Trap

A young mother's suicide attack at an Israeli checkpoint ignites interest in her motivations as well as her baffling backstory.

Episode 9

Australian Anzac Day Plot

The arrest of a 14-year-old boy in England sparks a frantic investigation into a terror plot halfway around the world in Australia.

Episode 10

German Jihad & The EURO Plot

A horrific terrorist plot -- suicide bombers and shooters working in tandem -- is foiled when a suspect makes an unexpected move.