BrainDead — Season 1, Episode 9: Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched

Episode synopsis

Senator Red Wheatus hires a special investigator to dig into the Healy family’s financial and personal history. Also, when Gareth learns some sordid details about Laurel’s romantic past, it puts a strain on their budding relationship.

About BrainDead

A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovers two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century
• E2Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique
• E3Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps
• E4Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate
• E5Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)
• E6Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty
• E7The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics
• E8The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm
• E10The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes
• E11Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies
• E12Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?
• E13The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis