Pittsburgh's exclusive look at NBC's newest thriller 'The Enemy Within'

Would you sacrifice your country's secrets for the life of your child? That is the underlying premise of NBC's newest thriller, "The Enemy Within."

This character-driven investigative thriller is set in the world of counterintelligence and focuses on former CIA agent Erica Shepherd, played by Jennifer Carpenter, who quickly became known as one of the most notorious traitors in recent American history when she chose to save her daughter's life for a few names, which you see in the exclusive first look, below.

Shepherd is eventually brought out of a federal Supermax prison by FBI Agent Will Keaton, Morris Chestnut, to help stop some of the most dangerous acts of espionage threatening the United States today.

Both Keaton and Shepherd's emotional ties are bound to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

In this sneak peek clip sent from NBC, it is made clear where the tension between Shepherd and Keaton stems from.

Watch the emotion and suspense continue to unfold in the series premiere of "The Enemy Within"  Monday, Feb. 25 at 10 p.m. on Channel 11.

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