In Cincinnati, four masked thieves commit an armed robbery stealing $3 million in cash from Hubert National Bank. The crew's leader executes manager Steven Hutchinson point-blank. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Montgomery (Christopher Meloni) heads the joint robbery-homicide investigation with Cincinnati PD. Forensics techs find a print matched to a dead Army Ranger named TJ Jackson. According to the official report, in 2011, TJ's unit went rogue, capturing civilian Alexander Hubert to collect a ransom. The exchange went awry and Alexander and the Rangers were killed by a Special Forces team. TJ's body was never recovered. As the sole heir, Jeffrey Hubert, Alexander's brother, became president of Hubert International. By tracking the serial numbers, the FBI discovers the $3 million to have been donated by the thieves to a City Mission charity fund.