Elizabeth secretly travels to Iran in an attempt to prevent a coup that could impact President Dalton's administration. Also, she brings her staff up to speed on the investigation into Marsh's death. Anna Deveare Smith guest stars.
Knowing that a coup in Iran is imminent, Elizabeth, Russell and the President are trying to decide what to do. Ultimately Elizabeth is sent to Iran to meet with a Minister she befriended to tell her about the coup. And they have the Director of the CIA under house arrest and on a short leash. But he manages to communicate with someone involved with the coup to push through.—rcs0411@yahoo.com