The story follows Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner), a black ops agent working for Treadstone, a CIA program aimed at creating super-soldiers. When the program is shut down, Cross and his team are left for dead. However, Cross manages to survive and sets out to take revenge on those who betrayed him. Meanwhile, Nicky Parsons (Rachel McAdams), a former Treadstone operative, teams up with Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), who is still on the run.