by Bryce Olin for ShowSnob
The Diplomat season 2 is getting so good! After two great episodes, the third episode might be the best of the season so far.
The Diplomat season 2 episode 3, “The Ides of March,” begins with a news report of Prime Minister Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear) announcing to the world that Roman Lenkov, who was responsible for the attack on the aircraft carrier, was killed by special forces. It was not a firefight, though. It was an assassination.
We immediately see Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) and CIA Station Chief Eidra Park (Ali Ahn) talking about the killing of Lenkov in front of Stuart. Margaret Roylin (Celia Imrie) told Kate and Eidra this would happen, and it did. Now, Stuart Heyford (Eto Assandoh) and Kate would like to turn her over to law enforcement after the main witness (Lenkov) was killed. Eidra won’t do it, though. She wants to learn more about what Roylin is hiding.
Eidra reveals that she’s going to take the information to the CIA Director.
Just then, Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) sends for Kate, who thinks that she’s going to get sent home after Kate slowed down Dennison’s investigation into Roman Lenkov.
Eidra questions Margaret Roylin about Lenkov’s death
At the safe house, Eidra questions Margaret Roylin. Apparently, Roylin asked Dennison to stop looking into the Lenkov connection. Then, she sent some coded texts. The next day, Lenkov was killed. Too coincidental? Eidra thinks so.
Roylin asks Eidra if she can leave, but Eidra won’t let her leave the safe house yet.
Dennison reveals that the MPs will demand Trowbridge resign
Kate starts the meeting with Dennison by apologizing for Lenkov’s death and slowing down his investigation. Fortunately, the British MPs are moving faster than Kate and Dennison. Everyone thinks that Trowbridge assassinated Lenkov, and they’re going to force Trowbridge out of the Prime Minister’s role.
Dennison wants to let Trowbridge know during the Fourth of July celebration at Hal and Kate’s party.
Stuart doesn’t want it to happen there, and he tries to talk Kate out of it. He wants Kate to run it by Eidra first, but he also just wants her to understand why he cares so much about this. One person on his staff died, and he almost died.
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