Each episode presents Elizabeth with an impossible choice. For example:
The series follows (Téa Leoni), a former CIA analyst and highly respected academic. She is reluctantly persuaded to come out of retirement and become the U.S. Secretary of State after her mentor, the previous Secretary, dies in a mysterious plane crash. Elizabeth is fiercely independent, brutally honest, and guided by strong moral principles rather than political expediency. Madam Secretary - Season 1
Much of the first season follows Elizabeth and her husband Henry (Tim Daly) as they investigate whether Marsh was murdered. This leads to the discovery of a CIA-backed coup plot in Iran involving the late Marsh and CIA Director Andrew Munsey. Each episode presents Elizabeth with an impossible choice