“Misalliance” (Season-1;Episode-19;aired-05/03/17)
Emily
Finishes meeting with sketchy guy Jay Whitaker (US Homeland Security Advisor) who is complicit/in charge of Hannah’s abduction. Turns out he’s another mole inside the organization. As he leave he texts someone that the “package is out for delivery”. What package? Does he have Amazon Prime?
FLOTUS
Talking about Geo. Wash running first spy ring to class of students (student orchestra) that will be playing later for president, who shows up just in time for a photo-op with the students.
Leo/Penny still up at Camp David still, which is why President is helping Tyler, the son of former President Richardson (how many presidents has this show seen?). Turns out orchestra is there as a ploy to get Pres. to sign off on funding. Pres. will look into the grant as he found playing trumpet in youth to be beneficial.
Browning Reed Files
Ritter meets with Hannah’s boss. She has suddenly gone “radio silent”. Atwood doesn’t know anything either, since he was sidelined after the ND trip. They head to her apartment/hotel. Her car is there, which is odd since she isn’t responding. A knock at the door turns up nothing. They get housekeeping to open door. Hotel room seems fine. Clean. Untouched. Nothing is there. Hannah is gone, so they’ll check cameras.
Looking for files with “Browning Reed” on them. Only 5 files. After the attacks, any files with those names have been deleted. Find the files, find the traitor.
Have access to only one camera and Hannah is abducted. They go to POTUS to tell him that Hannah was kidnapped by a van that has turned up stolen. She was investigating Patrick Lloyd, former CEO of Browning Reed.
POTUS authorizes every resource to find Hannah. Tip called in with burned out van. She’s not there, no sign of her.
Hookstraten
No connection between trip to Turkey and military aid but the “coincidence” that everyone on trip voted for the same measure isn’t enough. She shoots back 279 other supported it and suggests that this charge mocks her.
She tells about taking oath to uphold the Constitution. She says her life of public service is at stake, which is her best defense: her record and reputation.She hopes they’ll vote on that.
Atwood
Back in business despite a gun shot wound to the arm, Atwood visits a pawn shop buying a receiver with a nano tracker with range of 1,000 yards. Mr. Mole aka Jay Whitaker’s lapel pin sets off the scanner when he goes through security. Security runs it through again and voila, it passes. Turns out Mr. Scanner stole the lapel pen and gives it to Atwood. Smooth wood Atwood!
WEIRD GUY WHITAKER
Patrick Lloyd is talking to group in front of “We will take America Back” backdrop and says the current president is “illegitimate” and that he won’t get in their way. The group cheers, while unsuspectingly being listened to by a guy in a van.
PEOPLE IN VAN
Waiting for Jay Whitaker to leave in his motorcade they make the rookie mistake of immediately following him. But a much wiser Atwood then starts following the 2nd car, which appears actually has the weird guy in it.
CABIN IN THE WOODS
Atwood is in deep cover checking out coffee drinking, working out guy Patrick Lloyd. Suddenly he appears with Jay Whitaker. Atwood is already prepped and listening to the conversation. The two creepos are talking about what two feds were doing on there property, referring to Hannah and Atwood from the other night.
Brings up stuff from Abe Leonard and the government is too busy investigating the next 3 bomb targets. The guys might not have the presidency (meaning Kirkman survived and MacLeish is dead), but before long “we will have the country”.
Atwood hears noise, sends an email and goes to investigate with gun in hand. A branch snaps. He hides behind a tree. It’s a deer. He breathes a sigh of relief, then turns around to find a guy training a gun on him. Two shots are fired, and Jason falls to the ground.
Yikes! Not what I was expecting and if he dies (which seems highly likely), a very sad end to him. Luckily though, he got the email sent off. But what’s in the email? To whom? Just a message? A voice file?
Pres. Moss
Came from talking with French ambassador who wanted to talk with nukes. French “hinted” that US should reduce their weapon stockpile in order for them to reduce theirs.
Pres. Moss wants back-door permission to open commission/conversation with French before the NATO summit begins (the following day)
Hannah
Hannah is kidnapped and transported by van to a shipping container for holding. The truck is send on its way and Hannah struggles in chains. Man comes with “school lunch” tray. Hannah wants to talk with Lozano. Guy comes back with food tray. She says she can’t reach it. He moves it closer. (She’s planning something). He uncuffs her so she can eat, takes tray and leaves. She replies “thank you” (even abductees can have manners). Still in cuffs, but trying to use her bra (?) to escape. Appears to pull out the underwire and uses it to unlock the cuffs.
Is “groggy” inside thing. Guy approaches with “that’s not food” but a syringe. Hannah, being freed, turns the syrings on him. He’s out like a light and she heads in to the light with his keys. She’s running aimlessly around crates. Turns out, she’s not on land, but on a huge freighter ship in the middle of the ocean. Zoinks!!!
Where is she going? Ship to nowhere.
POTUS & Hookstraten
Talking with wheelchair bound guy, then meets with Hookstraten about the hearing. She thinks she represented herself well, but is afraid that if ethics committee finds nothing, the accusation will still be there. Pres offers continued support.
Brings up music funding to her. Wants her to look at Congress to re-authorize it, but it’s being headed by person who is ‘attacking’ her on Ethics committee. She suggested president goes to him to discuss.
POTUS visiting with Congressman who is investigating Hookstraten. Brings up the music program for high school students. Says kids can’t wait until next budget and wants it to be “tacked on” to something else. Congressman doesn’t like these “you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours” strategy. He believe money should be in STEM instead of arts. Says he will “debate it” when next budget put together.
AARON & HOOKSTRATEN
Aaron meets with cousin about support on issue. It appears the committee will rule 9-3 against her, which means she will lose her case and be stripped of her “Speakership”. Aaron suggests they fight it in the House to drag it out as long as they can until public opinion swings in her favor. She gets an idea.
Meets with Owen, the guy who wants her out. She brings up procedures of how she can stall for 6 months. “A threat?” he asks. No, she offers to resign her speakership and her seat. He’s shocked, but of course she wants something. She wants the public arts funding re-authorized before she goes.
Seems simple but she’s a smart cookie
She met unofficially with the committee. She has decided to resign the speakership and her seat. He says “it doesn’t make any sense”. She knows she will be removed due to lack of votes as part of “old politics”. She wants to fight and came to Washington to “serve” but she can’t do anything…BUT….she has some good news: the house will fund the arts. Pres questions how. Hookstraten asked for her “last meal” for this. (She’s obviously setting herself up for a better role, VP perhaps).
Pres. declines her decision and has something else in mind. Later, right before the choir will perform, Pres. gets up and introduces student choir/orchestra of New Orleans. Mentions “Tyler Richmond’ is with them and reminded him that art is lifeblood of society. Introduces his nominee of Sec. of Education as Hookstraten. She mentions her honor to stand by and fight with the president for “the kids”. She welcomes the orchestra. (Odd that she seems to be “settling”).
POTUS/FLOTUS
Meet for a minute and share a hug. They’re getting ready. She’s worried about the toll the job is taking on him. She knows he can’t share everything, but can’t he share SOMETHING? If not, why is she here/what’s her purpose. (IF she’s in on it, what kind of specific information is she angling for? Her mother is Russian after all).
He confides he authorized someone to do something that might cost them their life (is he referring to Hannah? TBD since I didn’t see last episode).
Ritter, FBI Boss, & POTUS
They meet and talk about finding traitor through a trail. Mike suggests he not go to the NATO summit. Mike requests more help. Pres says yes. Mike wants to choose presidential detail and POTUS says he wants Mike at White House and not at NATO summit
Driving to Air Force 1 creepy guy Jay Whitaker gets out and heads toward plane with Moss and Seth (who takes awkward selfie). Offers a photo with POTUS and Seth entering AF1.
Questions
So much going on.
Is Atwood dead? I’m hoping he isn’t and we know Lozano is former military so it would seem likely he would leave him alive.
Hookstraten. Not sure what to think of her. Initially she seemed anti-president unless it suited her. Then she was pro-president and it got her his pick for V.P. and when that blew up she had to settle for Secretary of Education. This is far below what she wants. But, where exactly does she stand?
Aaron. He was in and then on his way out until Hookstraten brought him back in. Now that she’s “out”, he’ll need to keep himself “in” somehow. At this point he seems back on the good guy side. But where is he really?