The Recruit must prove that they are courageous enough for field work as a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent by completing this high-altitude challenge inspired by Director Coulson’s perilous skydive in the episode "Closure". Ming-Na Wen (Agent Melinda May) and Henry Simmons (Agent Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie) introduce the mission. Brett Dalton (Hive) makes a surprise visit and raises the stakes with a devious twist.