EPISODE

S6E8 · The Summit

With the arms control summit under way, a shocking revelation from Philip throws Elizabeth - and her work - into turmoil. Stan follows a dangerous hunch.

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Philip tells a furious Elizabeth that she has been working for a cabal trying to overthrow Gorbachev and that he has been spying on her. Gorbachev arrives in the US. After Glenn's attempt to kill Erica by overdose failed, Elizabeth kills her by suffocation. To tape Nesterenko's solo meeting with American negotiators, Elizabeth seduces the congressional intern and has him unwittingly plant a bug inside a box of documents. Renee gets a job interview at the FBI. Stan takes a picture of Elizabeth to one of Gregory's people, who does not recognize her but remembers that the woman smoked constantly. When Elizabeth has the intern bring her the box, he challenges her story and reveals the bug, but Elizabeth allows him to leave. On the tape, Elizabeth hears Nesterenko discuss Gorbachev's vision of a nuclear-free world. Claudia orders Elizabeth to kill Nesterenko, but she does not and demands an explanation. Claudia admits to being part of a Center plot to overthrow Gorbachev. Returning home, Elizabeth tells Philip to contact Oleg to confirm the overthrow plot and also asks Philip meet Father Andrei tomorrow.

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