onight’s episode of Madam Secretary kicks off with a flashback to Chicago in 1977 – a man named Tre is pulled over by the police for a tailight. He panics and the passenger of his car pulls a handgun out and starts shooting at the cop. Tre, his passenger, and the cop are all shot – a woman in the backseat of the car is freaking out.
At the White House Elizabeth’s team is watching a press conference with the Prime Minister of Cuba – it’s the re-opening of the Cuban Embassy in DC, it’s a big deal. Matt rants about how Cuba supresses their people and is run by dictators, Elizabeth walks in and overhears him.