Garth Kravits

When "TGS" returns from hiatus, Liz is alarmed by Jack's shockingly bad fall programming line-up. Meanwhile, Jenna prepares to be the ultimate bridezilla, enlisting a reluctant Liz to be her maid of honor, and Kenneth and Hazel invite Tracy to a dinner party.

After an unexpected validation from Grace, Jackie is determined to stop dealing so Jackie and Eddie decide to make one last purge of their stash. Just as the deal goes awry, their relationship reaches a new level. When Zoey blames herself after a patient dies, Carrie steps forward as an unlikely ally. Prince and Akalitus bond over lunch when she reveals something from her past.

When Ellen disobeys Duncan's orders to assassinate the President during surgery, he tells her it will cost her a family member's life. Duncan also informs the family that they are to go about their normal lives for the next two weeks until the President's operation, and that his team will be monitoring their every move. Recurring guest star Hilarie Burton (One Tree Hill) appears as Samantha, Brian's mistress.

Tommy tries to help a young woman who intentionally gets arrested to buy time for her political asylum request to be approved; a reporter friend of Blake's asks her about the prison murder of Mayor Gray's former campaign donor.