14. Refuge — Episode — Madam Secretary

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.

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When the government of Abkhazia begins persecuting the LGBTQ community, Jay and Kat put together a plan to smuggle out a small group with the assistance of Kurds in Turkey. Working with the Kurds puts the US relationship with Turkey in jeopardy, and Elizabeth is forced to make undesirable concessions to rescue the refugees. She warns Jay and Kat to learn from this mistake. Jason gets a perfect score on the PSAT and worries it will cause his parents to have unrealistic expectations of him.

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