When dealing with the Russian government, the president's administration comes across hostility. Dmitri is interrogated about being a spy.
US President Ronald Reagan has been shot. Elizabeth and Phillip are up against the clock and the FBI in trying to find out who is responsible and whether they need protecting.
Philip and Elizabeth both find themselves faced with painful turns in their various missions. Stan fights to gain access to an American military program that could give him the upper hand in his battle of wills with Oleg.
Elizabeth makes a shocking discovery about Kate, Philip pursues a contact for information about stealth, Stan continues his pursuit of the illegal's.
Martha and Clark's marriage meets its most challenging test yet; pressure on Philip intensifies; Elizabeth turns to Gabriel with a difficult request; Nina receives a new assignment that reconnects her with her past.
