After a storm destroys a naval base in Bahrain, Elizabeth advises President Dalton to reconsider his approach to climate change as well as his foreign policy; Jose Campos attempts to get Henry back into the DIA.
With Algeria on the brink of a civil war, Elizabeth negotiates a regime change; Henry discovers that religious antiquities are being destroyed in Algeria by Hizb al-Shahid; the McCord children get their own security detail.
Elizabeth is in a stalemate with the Chinese foreign minister as she lobbies for the release of U.S. environmental activists; Henry thinks a former student of Elizabeth's is his family's cyber stalker; Dalton's visit to Vietnam stirs up war memories.
Elizabeth must respond to a memo from the Bureau of African Affairs that criticizes the Dalton administration's lack of attention to the upcoming election in Angola; Henry and Jose get closer to finding the stolen antiquities.
After a CIA operative is captured by French intelligence, Elizabeth tries to get the operative released while keeping a U.S. - France state dinner on schedule; Russell attempts to get some big donors behind Dalton's campaign again.
Elizabeth learns that someone with ties to the Saudi government funded the terrorist bombing of an Illinois coffee shop; Matt declines to issue a statement when information comes out that he and the bomber are linked to the same mosque.
Téa Leoni
Elizabeth McCord
Tim Daly
Henry McCord
Patina Miller
Daisy Grant
Željko Ivanek
Russell Jackson
Keith Carradine
President Conrad Dalton