Tom, Cornelius and Seth are preparing for an imminent NATO summit in Toronto, the former president who informs Tom that an emerging issue, initiated by the French, will be the deescalation of nuclear arms globally. Tom and Cornelius have to devise a workable solution to proceeding, especially in ensuring that the Russians follow through if the west collectively decides to go ahead. However, things within the White House are causing Tom and by association some of his supporters some issue. Tom still has every intention of appointing Kimble Vice-President regardless of her appearance before the Ethics Committee on charges of graft against her. Tyler Richmond, former President Richmond's son, returns to the White House, requesting refunding for a public school arts grant program, which has to be renewed every five years under the original terms, those original terms which expire in one month. However Kimble may not have the clout to get this done for Tom in Congress in that it has to go through the Ways and Means Committee, which is headed by Owen Saldua, who is also the head of the Ethics Committee and who seems to be gunning after her. Kimble has to come up with a creative way to save her long standing political career from this general smear campaign, with the arts funding a possible casualty. And Tom also learns of Hannah's disappearance, which is eventually determined to be a kidnapping. While John and Mike follow the leads specifically related to Hannah to try and find her, Jason acts on his own under Hannah's previous direction to follow Patrick Lloyd. Elsewhere, Alex and Tyler have a heart-to-heart about leading a White House life, that talk which makes Alex reconsider her decision to have the kids at Camp David away from her and Tom.
—Huggo