Hostages

Duncan promises to kill a member of Ellens family when she refuses to assassinate the president during surgery. Duncan also informs the family to go about their normal lives for the next two weeks until the commander in chiefs operation.

Ellen and Brian work on a plan to escape with their kids. Meanwhile, Duncans mom makes a difficult decision.

Ellens sister Lauren unexpectedly arrives at the house and decides to stays while unaware of the current situation. Hoffman in his investigation of the disappearance of Nurse Angela discovers Archers involvement and confronts Duncan about his lies. Meanwhile Kramer discovers a way that can get Sandrine the money that she needs with dire consequences by robbing a high stakes poker game and Morgan visits a OBGYN in a routine pregnancy checkup.

As Ellen tries to decide if she should save Duncan, she confronts his wife; Creasy has a meeting with Col. Blair and Vanessa.

Ellen tries to talk Duncan into backing out of the assassination plot when a member of the presidents staff is murdered.

Brian wants to expose Duncan to the police, but changes his mind when he sees evidence of Ellen and Duncan getting close.

After Duncan discovers Sandrines betrayal, he decides to use her to save Nina and Sawyer. Also, just before Ellen is to operate on the President, the First Lady confronts her and forces Ellen to tell the truth about the assassination plot.