Madam Secretary — S03E02 — The Linchpin

2016 · 45 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 277 VOTES · DIR. Eric Stoltz

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Overview

With Algeria on the brink of a civil war, Elizabeth delicately negotiates a regime change, but her plans go awry when Roy Curtis, the trusted U.S. Ambassador to Algeria, dies unexpectedly. Also, Henry fights to save religious antiquities in Algeria when he discovers they are being destroyed by Hizb al-Shahid.

DramaWar & Politics2010s

Dialogue Timeline — 711 lines

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00:00:02 Previously on Madam Secretary...
00:02:08 Sorry to keep you waiting.
00:03:37 - Yeah, but you're not VP anymore. - But she's still got a pretty big job.
00:05:20 It's just you don't see that every day.
00:06:45 It's called party loyalty.
00:08:23 - Thank you. - CURTIS: Mm.
00:10:06 Well, then, let's just stick with the facts.
00:11:49 Sounds like Tuesday.
00:13:51 but...
00:15:53 I figured as much but here's what we can do.
00:17:19 Since when did we have so many devices?
00:19:04 We can wait till you get home to give him the big talking-to.
00:20:47 We have known each other since we were boys.
00:22:35 You never intended to honor our deal.
00:24:24 This is exactly the kind of thinking that Haddad is counting on.
00:25:59 But it's apocryphal.
00:27:35 I'm surprised that they're even allowed one.
00:29:13 I am willing to enact the reform that the insurgents have demanded.
00:31:07 but it's mostly DoD at this point.
00:32:56 OK, so, for this next proof
00:34:35 Algeria, but somebody else can go in my place.
00:36:42 In less than an hour
00:40:34 Terrorist groups loot museums and sell their treasures on the black market.
00:42:41 Oh, my God.

Cast & Characters

Téa Leoni Elizabeth McCord Tim Daly Henry McCord Željko Ivanek Russell Jackson
Patina Miller Daisy Grant
Erich Bergen Blake Moran Bebe Neuwirth Nadine Tolliver Sebastian Arcelus Jay Whitman Geoffrey Arend Matt Mahoney Keith Carradine Conrad Dalton
Wallis Currie-Wood Stephanie 'Stevie' McCord
Kathrine Herzer Alison McCord
Evan Roe Jason McCord
Matt Meinsen DS Agent Matt
Johanna Day Ellen Hill
Nancy Ellen Shore State Department Advisor (uncredited)
Carlos Gómez Jose Campos
Amanda Devin King Alison McCord's Friend (uncredited)
Michael Boatman FBI Director Keith Doherty Dakin Matthews Ambassador Roy Curtis Marshall Manesh President Aman Haddad
Arthur Darbinyan General Mourad Cherat
Pippa Pearthree Mary Curtis
Nazanin Nour Salima Tengour
Rashad Edwards DS Agent Todd
Jason Michael Evans DS Agent Alex
Brandon Morris SWAT Team Leader
Sean Phillips SWAT Team Member #1
Dennis Kozee SWAT Team Member #2
Mandela Bellamy Teacher
Noam Harary HS Fighter
Johnny DiGiorgio Student (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed711
Dialogue density15.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:42:41

Production Record

DirectorEric Stoltz
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes277

Factoids

Episode

Madam Secretary, season 3, episode 2: The Linchpin.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61378/season/3/episode/2
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