Episode
Designated Survivor: Three-Letter Day
Overview
After sorting through thousands of letters all requesting something of president, the White House staff are assigned three, with Emily, Seth, Aaron, Llyor and Kendra joining forces to get answers and possibly save a life. Meanwhile, Hannah and Damian continue to chase down leads to exonerate the first lady, but in the end, Hannah learns the truth may be closer than she thinks.
Details
- Series
- Designated Survivor
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2017-12-06
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Three-Letter Day is Episode 9 in Season 2 of Designated Survivor. It aired on 2017-12-06. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 8: Home
While on a secret mission to Afghanistan, President Kirkman meets with two infamous warlords and must determine whom he can trust to hand over territories to the U.S., while Seth has a run-in with Washington, D.C., police that puts his job, reputation and future in the White House on the line.
Episode 10: Line of Fire
It’s Christmas Day and President Kirkman is alerted to a group of religious extremists who refuse to evacuate when a forest fire threatens to engulf their cabin. Deploying Emily and Aaron to help diffuse the situation, Kirkman must act quickly to save multiple lives at stake. Meanwhile, the First Lady finally gives her testimony to the FBI director, while what happens next changes the lives of the Kirkman family forever.
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Episode 6: Two Ships
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Episode 12: The Final Frontier
When a missile intended to bring water to stranded astronauts in space is hacked, President Kirkman must work with Russia and enlists the help of Dr. Andrea Frost to help save lives and find out who is behind the hack. Meanwhile, Hannah finds herself working with Damian again.
Episode 5: Suckers
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Episode 13: Original Sin
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Episode 4: Equilibrium
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Episode 14: In the Dark
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Episode 3: Outbreak
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Episode 15: Summit
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