Returning Champion; 

Mohammed connected online with Ashley over business and spirituality. He's developed strong feelings, but she keeps avoiding meeting up. Mohammed calls in the Catfish crew, and as soon as he shows them her photo, Nev and Kamie have upsetting news!

Back in Traverse City, Matty joins the team to review all the incredible finds uncovered this year and gets a head start on what's to come. 

Ramona considers an offer from Thony that causes a shift in their dynamic. Jorge teams up with Nadia as a way to use her connections and Russo's team gets closer to breaking their case open.

The team is thrown into a highly political case after four members of the Taliban are shot and one is kidnapped in New York with no record of their entrance into the country. Having served in the U.S. Army, this case hits close to home for OA, who struggles to open up to Gemma about his past in Afghanistan.

After discovering the body of a missing girl 13 years later, Will and Faith reopen the case leading to Will experiencing frequent flashbacks as they uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Angie and Ormewood investigate the death of a veteran.

America votes eight artists through; the bottom four perform for the instant save.

When kitchen trouble forces Tickle to shut down his restaurant, Josh proposes they make carrot-apple moonshine to raise the $8000 needed to reopen. Mike, Jerry, and Richard secure a secretive location to run apple pomace brandy in their waterless still.

In a celebration of foods from the Veneto region of Italy, famous for its hearty yet elegant cuisine, the chefs showcase what they know about making amazing Venetian dishes. A strikingly strange ingredient in the first basket threatens to throw them off their game, while using polenta to best effect in a half-hour entree round is a tremendous task. After two ambitious chefs set out to leave an impression with their pear and cheese desserts, the judges will have to decide who has secured a spot in the Battle Italiano finale!