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Line of Fire Cast & Episode Guide
Latest New Episode: Guest List · S1 E7 — 9 November 2026
Next New Episode: Besieged · S1 E8 — 16 November 2026 on NBC
Latest Line of Fire Episode
Guest List · S1 E7
Line of Fire season 1, episode 7, “Guest List,” unfolds around two urgent investigations. At the Zenith Ball, Mike tries to prove his theory about an assassination attempt, giving the episode a high-stakes setting where evidence and timing matter. Elsewhere, Clare and Nia work together to stop a terrorist group. The parallel storylines connect the series’ Richmond-based federal crime drama to threats that demand both individual conviction and cooperation. Antoinette Crowe-Legacy appears as Nia Wallace, one half of the partnership confronting the terrorist threat.
A Theory Tested at the Zenith Ball
Mike’s storyline centers on his effort to establish that an assassination attempt followed the theory he has developed. The Zenith Ball provides the episode’s principal setting for that investigation, placing his search for proof within a formal public event rather than a conventional field operation. The focus is on whether Mike can substantiate his interpretation of what happened.
Clare and Nia Target a Terrorist Group
Clare and Nia take on a separate but equally immediate objective: stopping a terrorist group. Their collaboration forms the episode’s main counterterrorism thread and gives “Guest List” a second investigation alongside Mike’s work at the ball. The two efforts place proof, coordination and prevention at the center of this installment.
Line of Fire Season 1 Episode 7 Guest Cast
- Sam Waterston as Thomas Barnes
- Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as Nia Wallace
Upcoming Line of Fire Episodes
Besieged · S1 E8
In “Besieged,” the Richmond field office faces two sharply different pressures. Jane and Russ pursue a felon’s information about hidden evidence, but the investigation turns into a life-or-death situation. At the same time, Mike and Micah confront a scandal involving the First Daughter, bringing political sensitivity into the FBI’s work. The episode therefore divides its attention between a dangerous evidence search and an internal clash over how to handle a high-profile controversy.
Jane and Russ begin with a lead supplied by a felon, following it in the hope of locating stashed evidence. Their investigation becomes a direct fight for survival, putting the practical risks of fieldwork at the center of this storyline. The search also reflects the series’ broader focus on agents confronting criminal operations while managing the consequences of their decisions.
Blind Eye · S1 E9
In “Blind Eye,” Line of Fire places the obligations of federal service alongside the demands of family. The episode follows federal agents as they balance duty to the nation with responsibility toward one another while handling high-stakes cases and uncovering dangerous conspiracies. Set within the series’ Richmond, Virginia, FBI field office, the story operates across the show’s central divide: investigators pursuing organized crime while the criminal world faces its own internal pressures. The result is a crime drama focused on divided loyalties, institutional duty and the personal cost of pursuing difficult cases.
The episode’s central conflict comes from the agents’ effort to protect both the public and their family bond. Their work requires them to confront serious threats, while the conspiracies they uncover add another layer of danger to cases already carrying national stakes. Against the backdrop of the FBI’s conflict with an organized-crime family, “Blind Eye” brings the series’ law-enforcement and criminal perspectives into the same wider struggle.
About Line of Fire
Line of Fire is an American crime drama about an FBI field office in Richmond, Virginia, and the organized-crime family whose operations bring its agents into conflict. The series follows federal investigators pursuing major cases while also examining the criminal organization’s internal power struggles, creating a dual perspective on law enforcement and the people it targets.
How the Series Works
The drama alternates between the FBI’s investigations and the Malloy family’s criminal activities, connecting institutional procedure with personal loyalties, ambition and betrayal. Its serialized structure allows cases, professional rivalries and family conflicts to develop across the series rather than treating each storyline as an isolated investigation.
Main and Recurring Cast
Leslie Bibb leads the FBI side of the story as Agent Paige Van Doren, while David Paymer plays crime boss Jonah “Jack” Malloy. Jeffrey D. Sams portrays FBI agent Todd Stevens, and Julie Benz plays Daphne Hart, a member of the Malloy circle. Together, these characters anchor the series’ contrast between federal law enforcement and the criminal network under investigation.
- Peter Krause — Micah "Mike" Hollingsworth
- Hope Davis — Jane Hollingsworth
- Kat Cunning — Clare Hollingsworth
- Tommy O'Brien — Micah Hollingsworth Jr.
- Taylor Bloom — Russell "Russ" Hollingsworth
- Charlie Barnett — Jack Hollingsworth
Line of Fire — Frequently Asked Questions
When Did Line of Fire Originally Air?
Line of Fire aired on ABC during the 2003–2004 television season.
Line of Fire Episode Archive
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Guest List
Line of Fire season 1, episode 7, “Guest List,” unfolds around two urgent investigations. At the Zenith Ball, Mike tries to prove his theory about an assassination attempt, giving the episode a high-stakes setting where evidence and timing matter.
Guest Cast (2)
- Sam Waterston as Thomas Barnes
- Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as Nia Wallace