USA's 'DIG' Recap: Episode 1: Jason Isaacs, Anne Heche, Alison Sudol, David Costabile Uncover Murder!

The highly anticipated DIG begins on USA Network. In Episode 1, FBI agent Peter Connelly (Jason Isaacs) finds himself in an international mystery along with Tad Billingham (David Costabile), Lynn Monahan (Anne Heche), Golan Cohen (Ori Pfeffer), and Emma Wilson (Alison Sudol).

In Norway, a pure animal is being born and the prophecy has begun. A young boy is given a gun before the rest of the adults leave, 2 months later in Jerusalem, Peter and Lynn are in be.d together. After she leaves, Peter makes a call to his ex, who rejects him. With his fugitive  on the news, Peter ends up crossing paths with Golan.  The two are actually chasing after the same suspect. 

Peter ends up pointing his gun at Emma, who suddenly disappears. After Golan captures his suspect, we are back in the states. Tad and Debbie Morgan (Lauren Ambrose) are watching over a special child, Josh. Tad wants Josh to focus because his time is coming up. 

At FBI headquarters, Peter is in trouble with his bosses. At the bar, Peter spots Emma through the window and follows her to a religious ceremony. He is surrounded by men and women with torches and candles. After pushing his way through the crowd, Emma wants to know if he is okay. 

As Peter joins Emma for a walk, Debbie talks with Josh, who is scared and crying. He is being raised to realize his destiny. Debbie lets him go outside to feel the sunlight and grass. Emma is studying archeology and shows him the dig she is working on.  

While Peter and Emma go skinny-dipping, they start making out int he water. Peter followed her because she reminds him of someone he lost. The two hide when they hear trespassers and an animal. They have stumbled upon a sacrificial ceremony. 

During Golan's interrogation, the fugitive was hiding a stolen artifact. Emma teases she will see Peter and drops something into his pocket. He listens to the last voicemail his daughter left for him. Back at headquarters, Golan has a police report about a dead body. Peter discovers someone has murdered Emma.

Though Lynn wants the locals to take care of the case, Peter partners up with Golan. The buddy cops make a stop to Emma's apartment. Peter hides Emma's journal before they meet his boss, who doesn't care about her death. 

Peter goes back into the caves by himself  and discovers a tunnel has been boarded up. Tad discovers Josh is missing and wandered into the desert. While Fay (Angela Bettis) is ordered to find Josh, Peter is chewed out by Lynn. Solving the case will not bring back his daughter. 

Golan has the stolen artifact in his possession and gets a translation. The breastplate is a device that's supposed to communicate with God. Peter's police car is suddenly ambushed by another vehicle. 

Debbie suddenly discovers Joshua, a twin of Josh's. In the desert, Fay takes out her gun and shoots him dead. Peter wakes up from the car crash and sees his prisoner being taken away. Peter starts chasing after the car on foot. He discovers the car empty on the side of the street.

Spotting a clue, Peter finds himself with a gun pointed to his head. In his pocket is the gem Emma put in. His prisoner escapes with Emma's gem. 

Peter finds a drawing of the gem in Emma's journal. Golan has arrived at Peter's place because he was the last person Emma spoke to. 

Readers, what did you think of the pilot?