State of Affairs — Season 1
All the President's men are nothing compared to her.
About this season
Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing. This list of the most vital security issues facing the nation brings with it moral and political judgment calls for Charleston and her trusted group of brilliant analysts at the agency. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, Charlie has a close personal relationship with the President because she was once engaged to her son before a tragic terrorist attack took his life. Charlie survived that attack and is now determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. Navigating a complex personal life and a pressure-cooker profession is, of course, a challenge, and Charlie sometimes engages in boundary-pushing behavior to avoid facing her grief. But when the clock strikes 2 a.m., she is all about her job - protecting her nation, serving her president and still trying to get to the bottom of her fiancé's murder that will reveal itself as a shocking mystery.
Episodes (13)
1. Series Premiere
6.5Aired 17 November 2014 • 60 min
Charlie Tucker and President Payton attempt to come up with a plan to avenge the death of Payton's son, who was killed in Kabul after a diplomatic convoy was attacked.
2. Secrets & Lies
6.7Aired 24 November 2014 • 60 min
The team scrambles against the Russians over a stranded submarine that houses U.S. secrets. Elsewhere, President Payton appoints a formidable new CIA director.
3. Half the Sky
6.2Aired 1 December 2014 • 60 min
Charlie has flashbacks of Midnight City, where she first met Nick. In other developments, Charlie springs into action when militants kidnap 21 Nigerian girls, and President Payton has trade talks with the Chinese president.
4. Bang, Bang
6.0Aired 8 December 2014 • 60 min
Charlie and Nick receive a threatening text message each that then sees Nick attempting to find the source once and for all.
5. Ar Rissalah
6.2Aired 15 December 2014 • 60 min
With part of the convoy attack report having been leaked, President Payton has a lot of questions for Nick Vera to answer. Unfortunately though he seems to be missing in action.
6. Masquerade
6.5Aired 22 December 2014 • 60 min
Charlie and Maureen accompany President Payton to Qatar on a diplomatic trip. What begins as a standard mission of diplomacy becomes a disaster when a Qatar national infiltrates the American embassy claiming to be CIA.
7. Bellerophon
6.6Aired 5 January 2015 • 60 min
Numerous photos of national landmarks featuring an Arabic symbol surface. Meanwhile, Charlie is in Yemen to make contact with her asset, Nick's masked captor leads him to his next mission, Lucas oversees an interrogation at Langley, and President Payton must make a difficult decision.
8. Ghosts
6.8Aired 12 January 2015 • 60 min
When The Revolutionary Forces of Colombia kidnap Jack Dawkins from a Panamanian prison and want a ransom for his safe return, the team has to find his location and rescue him before time runs out.
9. Cry Havoc
6.8Aired 19 January 2015 • 60 min
Charlie and the team attempt to prove that sorority girl Stacy Dover is an active member of Ar Rissalah's American terrorist cell.
10. The War at Home
6.8Aired 26 January 2015 • 60 min
As they attempt to find some missing bombs, Charlie needs to turn to a former adversary for help.
11. The Faithful
7.0Aired 2 February 2015 • 60 min
Charlie and Lucas attempt to assist a FBI search for a terrorist who has escaped custody in West Virginia.
12. Here and Now
7.0Aired 9 February 2015 • 60 min
Sacrifices may need to be made when Nick at last has the most-wanted terrorist in his sights, and Charlie is at odds with President Payton on how to proceed. Meanwhile, Sen. Burke releases secret intelligence that jeopardizes the entire mission, and Charlie's past with Nick comes to the fore.
13. Deadcheck
7.6Aired 16 February 2015 • 60 min
Charlie quits the CIA to track down Omar Fatah; the seventh floor team vows to help Charlie.