《国务卿夫人》(Madam Secretary)S01E14《Whisper of the Ax》
Elizabeth的团队无法查清小额贷款项目中的腐败源头,这导致Elizabeth在公共预算听证会上遭到羞辱。与此同时,针对前任国务卿Marsh之死的调查仍在继续。Elizabeth的中情局旧友George在死前所说的警告同样让人感到神秘。本集和接下来的两集为「三连集」,剧情本质上讲述同一个故事。Kevin Rahm在下半季中扮演新角色Mike B.,他将帮助Elizabeth更好地了解在华盛顿的权力场中该干什么、不该干什么,同时帮助她「整顿」国务院。
该剧已经提前获得第二季续订,但有些角色可能不会被带入第二季。有一点可以肯定:Elizabeth的丈夫Henry哪儿也不会去。制片人表示:他们需要Henry对宗教问题和个人信仰问题的专家观点:「Especially one of the reasons that we wanted to have Henry’s character be a religious scholar is that so many of today’s big issues hutch on these religious and personal beliefs. Henry having a say and a deep insight into that is going to come into play as we go forward.」