19. The Great Experiment

As Elizabeth prepares to officially declare her candidacy for president, she must deal with fallout from a news article alleging she had an affair with President Dalton during her CIA days. Also, Mike B. and Jay adjust to the growing pains in their expanded roles as campaign staffers, and Elizabeth calls for a UN criminal tribunal against Myanmar military leaders over their treatment of the Rohingya.

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Complete story — includes the ending

An article is published, speculating that Elizabeth and Conrad had an affair when they worked at the CIA. The governor of Massachusetts asks Elizabeth to run as the GOP candidate. Nina tells Kat of her reluctance to work for the Deputy Secretary of State who will be taking Elizabeth's place when she announced her candidacy. Kat learns more about the concerns that female employees have about the Deputy and confronts him. He resigns. Elizabeth struggles with the Rohingya situation in Myanmar and suggests to Conrad that they declare it a genocide.

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