Terrorism Close Calls

Law enforcement officials look back on attempted terrorist attacks that were thwarted in the nick of time.
Operation Chevrolet: The Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador
S1 E4

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.

Operation Overt: The Transatlantic Liquid Bomb Plot
S1 E5

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

Martin Luther King Day Plot
S1 E6

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.