Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Season 1: Foundation and First Missions
Pete and Myka are transferred to Warehouse 13, establishing their partnership. They navigate early artifact investigations, face internal threats like MacPherson, and endure a warehouse trap that solidifies their operational bond.
Key Events
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Transfer to Warehouse 13 — Secret Service agents are rewarded with a transfer to the top-secret facility. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Warehouse 13
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Iowa Artifact Investigation — First assignment involves investigating a college student who went berserk. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Iowa
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Bank Robbers Pursuit — Team tracks bank robbers using a distinctive supernatural weapon. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Detroit
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Town Mind Control — Inhabitants' minds are altered, forcing agents to investigate the source. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Small town
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Artie Kidnapping — A woman kidnaps Artie to recover her brother lost in an experiment. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Unknown
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Sacred Cave Heist — Theft of a sculpture leads to a cave holding ancient creation secrets. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Indian cave
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Corpse Basement Mystery — Investigation begins after a previous agent's corpse turns up. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: St. Louis
Season 2: Crisis and Departure
The team deals with MacPherson's aftermath, a mole hunt, and Mrs. Frederic's illness. Time travel and personal dilemmas strain relationships, culminating in Myka's abrupt departure and the warehouse's vulnerability.
Key Events
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Corpse Basement Mystery — Investigation begins after a previous agent's corpse turns up. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: St. Louis
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Samurai Sword Intercept — Agents intercept a sword destined for the president, discovering a competitor. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Washington
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Vegas Mirror Trap — Mission goes awry when Myka becomes trapped in a famous author's mirror. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Las Vegas
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Prison Suicides Probe — Agents probe unexplained suicides in a Florida prison. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Florida prison
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Warehouse Trap — Team becomes trapped inside the warehouse during a dangerous predicament. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Warehouse 13
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Myka's Father Dying — Myka travels home to see her dying father, revealing personal stakes. Characters: Myka Bering
Location: Myka's hometown
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MacPherson Auction — Team discovers MacPherson auctioning artifacts siphoned from the warehouse. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Auction house
Season 3: Rebuilding and Confrontation
Myka leaves and returns, while the team faces clay viruses, disintegration deaths, and a Regents attack. Personal histories surface, and the warehouse's security is repeatedly tested by external enemies.
Key Events
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MacPherson Aftermath — MacPherson blows up Artie and disappears, leaving the team reeling. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Warehouse 13
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Detroit Vigilante Hunt — Agents track a super-powered vigilante responsible for city disturbances. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Detroit
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B-Movie Meltdown — Team survives a B-movie meltdown involving cowboys and robots. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Small town
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Fashion Aging Crisis — Undercover investigation reveals models rapidly aging 50 years overnight. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: High fashion world
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Computer Virus Lockdown — A sentient computer virus triggers a lockdown, trapping the team inside. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Warehouse 13
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Mole Hunt Begins — Mrs. Frederic secretly recruits Pete to find a mole buying artifacts. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Warehouse 13
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Claudia First Mission — Claudia handles her first assignment involving a real human torch. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Field
Season 4: Destruction and Redemption
The warehouse is destroyed, forcing a time reversal attempt. Myka's cancer diagnosis and Pete's desperate deal with Paracelsus highlight their bond. The team confronts legacy threats and institutional fallout.
Key Events
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Claudia First Mission — Claudia handles her first assignment involving a real human torch. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Field
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1961 Time Travel — Agents use H.G. Wells's time machine to travel back to 1961. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: 1961
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Mrs. Frederic Illness — Agents search for a cure in Egypt and discover the long-lost Warehouse 2. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Egypt
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Mole Tracking — Team tracks down their rogue member and discovers an unexpectedly powerful artifact. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Field
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Myka Leaves Team — Myka decides to leave the team with little to no warning. Characters: Myka Bering
Location: Warehouse 13
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New Guy Arrival — Artie fills Myka's shoes with a new agent named The New Guy. Characters: Pete Lattimer
Location: Warehouse 13
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Alzheimer's Artifact Hunt — Pete and Myka pursue someone using an artifact to induce Alzheimer's. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Field
Season 5: Legacy and Transition
Paracelsus seizes control, prompting a 1541 timeline mission. The team prepares for the warehouse's move, preserving memories and solidifying their found family bond as they face the end of an era.
Key Events
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Clay Virus Investigation — Team investigates a computer virus that transforms people into clay. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Field
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Disintegration Deaths — Team discovers Joshua's Horn is responsible for mysterious disintegration deaths. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Pittsburgh
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Counterfeiter Trail — Myka picks up the trail of the counterfeiter who killed her former partner. Characters: Myka Bering
Location: Denver
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Regents Attack — Sally Stukowski attacks the Regents and traps them in a building. Characters: Mrs. Frederic, Pete Lattimer
Location: New York
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Warehouse Destruction — Sykes uses his own cache of artifacts to destroy the warehouse. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Warehouse 13
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Time Reversal Attempt — Team races to find a way to undo time and put right what went wrong. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering
Location: Warehouse 13
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Myka's Cancer Diagnosis — Myka's cancer becomes worse, prompting Pete to make a deal with Paracelsus. Characters: Myka Bering
Location: Field
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Paracelsus Control — Paracelsus takes control of the warehouse as the first step in his plan. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Warehouse 13
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Memory Preservation — Mrs. Frederic has the team load their greatest memories into an artifact for future generations. Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering, Mrs. Frederic
Location: Warehouse 13
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret facility that houses dangerous and fantastical objects. Together, Pete and Myka along with fellow agents Claudia, Steve Jinks and Warehouse caretaker Artie, must recover artifacts from around the globe before they can cause catastrophic damage.