Political Animals

To protect a dark family secret, Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond agrees to have hungry D.C. journalist Susan Berg follow her during the week of her son Douglas engagement party.

Elaine sends Bud to diffuse the Iranian hostage situation, throwing him back in the spotlight -- and putting Douglas and Anne's engagement party in peril.

Threatened by Elaine's skyrocketing popularity, Garcetti hatches a plan that finds Elaine at odds with her longtime mentor -- a Supreme Court justice.

After a grueling overseas tour, Elaine returns to D.C. to find the country in a diplomatic crisis, leaving her sparring with the Garcetti administration.

Elaine finds herself torn between staying by T.J.'s side and handling the rescue of a Chinese submarine. Douglas may cross a boundary that could jeopardize his future.

President Garcetti throws a wrench in Elaine's plan to resign from his cabinet. An unforeseen event leaves the Hammonds -- and the country -- at a crossroads.