21. The Kill List — Episode — Madam Secretary

21. The Kill List

As Elizabeth prepares for the arrival of Iranian President Shiraz to sign a nuclear treaty, she uncovers a top secret plot to assassinate him on United States soil. At the same time, she must deal with a massive protest by the Human Rights Campaign in response to Iran's plans to stone a gay citizen to death. Also, Elizabeth sees a therapist to deal with her PTSD.

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The president of Iran is visiting to sign the peace treaty that Juliet has been trying to stop, so she arranges for a sniper to assassinate him. Dalton, Jackson, and Elizabeth believe that Juliet is in Algeria, and Dalton orders a drone strike on the location to kill her, but Algeria refuses and demands ground action. The ground troops discover that Juliet left evidence so they would believe the drone had killed her while she instead has travelled to D.C. The sniper and Juliet are taken into custody.

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