‘Madam Secretary’ Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: Dalton Lost The Presidential Nomination; Elizabeth’s Children In Danger?

"Madam Secretary" Season 3 premiere episode picks up in the White House with President Dalton, Elizabeth and Russell turned into the live coverage of Presidential nomination as the news broke that Dalton did not win the nomination. This was not easy for Dalton's camp to accept and Russell blamed Elizabeth for what happened. Here is why.

Two months ago, the American naval base in Bahrain was endangered due to the rising level of the sea caused by a massive storm. Unfortunately, Officer Kelley fell overboard as the ships tried to anchor which led to his death in "Madam Secretary" Season 3.

Elizabeth then learned that several reports about the Bahrain naval base were already submitted but the government and their contractor Burton Enterprises have not done anything about it. So, "Madam Secretary" Season 3 saw Elizabeth confronting President Dalton's office about the issue only to be reminded by Russell that Burton Enterprises is one of Dalton's biggest supporter.

However, Elizabeth did not rest her case and even questioned why America still has a naval base in the Persian Gulf when other countries such as Tunisia needs more help from the United States. President Dalton then told Elizabeth that it is insane for her to ask the President to go against Burton Enterprises as it may affect his Presidential campaign in "Madam Secretary" Season 3.

Surprisingly, "Madam Secretary" Season 3 saw Elizabeth announced in an interview that climate change is a serious concern that the government needs to address. This angered Russell but for the episode twist, the President actually supported Elizabeth's theory on climate change and the naval base upgrade during the Presidential debate. This happened only because Governor Sam Evans of Pennsylvania pressed the President on the issue of not protecting the American Military base that led to the death of Kelley.

In the present time, Dalton lost the Presidential nomination but Russell advised Dalton that he can endorse Governor Evans. However, Elizabeth disagrees to this plan as Evans told him that he will be retracting the treaty that Dalton and Elizabeth made with Tunisia. But it is not easy to keep Russell in their plans as he has a different plan of his own. He wants a popular Senator from Pennsylvania to run as the Vice President in "Madam Secretary" Season 3 instead of their initial choice, Elizabeth.

Meanwhile, in "Madam Secretary" Season 3, Henry discovered that Jason's laptop is infected with a Trojan virus according to Oliver. Henry decided to take the laptop to the FBI for further investigation but someone stole the laptop from him.

"Madam Secretary" Season 3 Episode ended with Henry and Elizabeth's horror. Henry discovered a stack of photos of their children inside a bag which seems to imply that someone has been stalking them. What is Elizabeth going to do about this? Are their children in danger? We will find out as Madam Secretary returns on Oct. 16.

Watch "Madam Secretary" Season 3 teaser below.