Season 3

Good Shepherd Security’s crack team is carrying out a sophisticated penetration test, involving AJ in a bee costume. The stakes are sky high, as the ‘sting’ has been commissioned by an international bank. There’s a lucrative contract to be had, but Maurice seems to have gone missing and the bank’s multiple layers of physical and data security could thwart the operation at any stage. The team is going to have to bring their ‘A’ game, including Fiona who, as it turns out, has some impressive improv skills.

Mark, Maurice and Fiona have a crucial meeting with Christina Mendoza, the CEO of GBT Bank. The outcome could transform the rocky fortunes of their fledgling company. Meanwhile AJ is engaged in an important bit of ‘outreach’, sharing his security insights and enthusiasm. It’s a tough crowd until he lets slip that he works with a ‘white hat hacker’. Great news, it’s game-on for Shepherd Security - but could this be a job too far?

The subject of the next penetration test is revealed as Verite, the company whose state-of-the-art banking software is currently being trialled by GBT Bank. The Good Shepherd Security team gather in their temporary new headquarters to make a plan. They have just two weeks to overcome a seemingly impossible challenge. And where exactly is Maurice, just at the moment when his unique skill-set is most needed?

The planning for ‘Operation Verité’ is in full swing. Mark and AJ are excited to be deploying their hacker capabilities but unexpectedly come up against an obstacle that may threaten the whole business. Fiona finds herself having to deploy an entirely new set of skills. Thanks to her they live to fight another day, but there’s a high price to secure her loyalty.

AJ is terrified how Fiona will react to the revelations about Mark’s past. It looks like the game is up before it even gets going. Maurice, who is supposed to be ‘cleansing his karma’ seems to think honesty is the best policy but admits he knows little about Mark Shepherd’s dark past. And there’s Fiona’s mum too. She’s turned out to be unexpectedly forthright with her daughter’s team-mates. Could this mean trouble?

The questions about Mark’s past are having a profound impact on him prompting a disturbing flashback dream. Meanwhile AJ is busy recruiting the new specialist team member, Violet. Her skills are impressive and he’s clearly charmed. It looks like she’s the perfect fit, filling the skills gap that will complete the team for ‘Operation Verité’. Mark’s reaction, however, is not at all what AJ is expecting. Just what is going on?

It’s a job interview like no other. Mark’s sister’s return to his life has seriously rocked the boat. Violet tries to persuade Mark she can be trusted but their shared history has the potential to derail every part of Mark’s new life. It is down to AJ to build bridges between the siblings otherwise the whole sting may be in jeopardy.

The emotional stakes are through the roof as Mark shares with Fiona and AJ the full picture of his previous life. The risk to the team seems unsustainable but Violet will not be put off in pushing her case. Her skills are unique, but in the end it is Mark’s decision. His verdict will decide all of their futures. Will he let his personal misgivings thwart their plan?

Maurice gets the go-ahead from Christine Mendoza to initiate the sting. It’s a true team effort starting with AJ and Violet, who have the challenge of stealing some top secret information from Verite’s CEO, Lee Berner. Meanwhile for Mark, it’s an opportunity to put his mis-spent past to good effect, as he must breach a secure computing facility without arousing suspicion.

The ‘con’ is up and running full tilt. It has taken all the team’s combined social engineering and hacking skills to get in place and keep the sting going. It’s all been planned like clockwork, Fiona will deal with Lee and AJ in place in the van. All it needs now is Mark to get into position. It’s all been going so well, when ... there’s an obstacle they never anticipated. Seriously? ‘Operation Verité’ hangs by a thread.

The sting on Lee Berner of Verité hurtles towards its heart-stopping conclusion. Everyone is working at full capacity and the team has to synchronise like a finely tuned watch, combining exquisite social engineering with some serious technical wizardry. It’s Fiona, the rookie, though, who finds herself having to provide the devastating master stroke. Is she prepared to deliver the blow?

Everyone is in a mood for celebration. It seems to be mission-accomplished. ‘Good Shepherd Security’, complete with its new team members, will live to fight another day. Maurice, as ever, is on hand for spiritual guidance but Mark is determined to follow his own clandestine path, a path that he will not leave until he has reached his own destination. Whatever that might be.