Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 18 Ready

Madam Secretary is an American political drama television series that aired on CBS from 2014 to 2019. The series followed the life of Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst who became the Secretary of State of the United States.

In season 5 episode 18, titled "Ready," Elizabeth (played by Téa Leoni) deals with the aftermath of a terrorist attack on a U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia. The attack leaves several American citizens dead, including a U.S. marine.

Elizabeth is tasked with investigating the attack and finding out who is behind it. She meets with the Saudi Arabian ambassador to discuss the incident, but their conversation quickly turns tense as they accuse each other of not doing enough to prevent the attack.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth's husband Henry (played by Tim Daly) is dealing with his own crisis as he tries to negotiate a deal with the Taliban to release a group of American hostages. His negotiations are complicated by the fact that one of the hostages has been killed by the Taliban.

As the investigation into the embassy attack continues, Elizabeth and her team discover that the terrorist group responsible may have been working with the Saudi Arabian government. This revelation puts Elizabeth in a difficult position, as she must decide whether to publicly accuse the Saudis of aiding terrorism or keep the information confidential in order to protect U.S.-Saudi relations.

The episode also explores the personal lives of the characters, including Elizabeth's relationship with her daughter Stevie (played by Wallis Currie-Wood), who is struggling with her own crisis as she tries to decide whether to continue her relationship with her boyfriend after learning a dark secret about him.

Throughout the episode, the characters grapple with moral and ethical dilemmas as they try to balance their personal lives with the demands of their work. "Ready" is a tense and thought-provoking episode that showcases the complex and often messy nature of politics and diplomacy.