Following President Ostrov's death, President Dalton and Elizaeth fear an impending power grab within the Russian government; Jay forms a plan to combat Russian propaganda.
Elizabeth is determined to seek justice when an American aid worker is killed in Syria; Dmitri asks Henry for help saving Ivan.
Elizabeth takes on an unexpected position of power when the president's plane is declared missing; Henry's new handler asks him to recruit one of his students for the NSA.
The president's administration encounters hostility while dealing with the Russian government; Dmitri is kidnapped and interrogated about being a spy.
When a Department of State employee is kidnapped in Afghanistan, Elizabeth takes former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's advice over the president's recommendation; Henry has a hard time persuading a student to spy for the U.S. government.