Episode
Madam Secretary: The Fourth Estate
Overview
Secretary of State McCord and her staff work with the Mexican government to extradite a Mexican cartel leader to a U.S. prison in an effort to diminish the opioid crisis. But after he escapes during transport and a journalist who secured a gloating interview with him while on the lam is murdered, Elizabeth’s urgency to find the leader escalates.
Details
- Series
- Madam Secretary
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2017-11-26
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Fourth Estate is Episode 8 in Season 4 of Madam Secretary. It aired on 2017-11-26. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 7: North to the Future
When a Russian dissident flees to the U.S. after contracting smallpox, Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord and retired U.N. Ambassador Kat Sandoval must work with Russian Foreign Minister Konstantin Avdonin to contain the outbreak.
Episode 9: Minefield
Secretary of State McCord reluctantly agrees to host a holiday party in the hopes of persuading senators in attendance to pass a treaty that requires countries to destroy landmines. Also, Henry tries to find evidence that the Senate Majority Leader exchanged information with the Russians.
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Episode 10: Women Transform the World
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Episode 11: Mitya
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Episode 12: Sound and Fury
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Episode 13: Reading the Signs
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Episode 14: Refuge
Jay and Kat devise a way to help persecuted foreign LGBTQ citizens escape their country while their U.S. homeland security applications are processed. However, when the country closes its borders, Jay and Kat are forced to change that plan quickly, as it could now threaten their relationship with neighboring allies.