How many presidents must die?
Who was behind the Capitol bombing?
Will MacLeish become vice president?
Credit: ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg
Is President Kirkman gonna get murdered?
There were a lot of questions going into tonightsDesignated Survivormidseason finale, and some of them were even answered.
Lets start with some politics.
Hannah never shows up, so Hookstratten has no choice but to resume the vote.
It goes down rather quickly: Within moments, the potential terrorist becomes the new veep.
Concerned, Hookstratten decides to take what little she knows straight to the top.
She tells Kirkman about Hannahs MacLeish hunch, causing Kirkman to furrow his brow.
Its all coming together now.
Kirkman has the general brought in for questioning.
Angryman denies any knowledge of the file and claims hes never seen it.
As he tells Kirkman, the decision likely came from (wait for it)THE WHITE HOUSE.
Who do we know that worked in the old White House?
Right now, only a few people still living…including Aaron.
Not all the drama is happening at the White House, though.
There, Chuck tends to Hannah and gives her a place to rest.
Side note: He claims he learned about it on YouTube, but I find that a bit unlikely.
Also, Chucks apartment is alarmingly nice, particularly for what I understand to be a somewhat lower-middle-level employee.
Something might be up here.
But he might not be the bad guy?
Hannah shoots the guy dead and checks out the body.
It turns out to the dude from the car crash who tried to strangle her.
She searches his pockets for some ID.
Instead, she finds a mysterious key card.
Thats exactly where MacLeishs swearing-in ceremony will be.
It dawns on her: The plan is to assassinate President Kirkman.
NEXT: Maggie Q to the rescue?
Speaking of which: We see MacLeish and his wife getting dressed for the big event.
But hes starting to have second thoughts.
I dont know if I can go through with this, he tells her.
This is exactly what weve been working for, his wife replies.
You were chosen to survive for a reason.
Then she chillingly Lady MacBeths him into sticking to the treacherous plan.
If you saw all this and shouted Whaaaat, youre not alone!
This is a pretty big revelation, although its unclear what it evenmeans, really.
And whos behind this?
Are they even American?
Is his wife secretly running whatever sinister organization is responsible for everything?
Ah, so many questions!
But, of course, the most pressing matter right now is to prevent yet another presidential assassination.
Enter Hannah: She races to the Capitol just as MacLeish is being sworn in.
She looks up at the nearby building and sees an open window perfectly positioned for someone to shoot Kirkman.
Indeed, theres a grizzled-looking sharpshooter up there aiming his rifle right at the president.
Instead of going in the window, the bullet grazes it.
This startles the shooter, causing him to pull his trigger.
His rifle fires and the screen fades to black.
Well have to wait until 2017 to find who, if anyone, he ended up shooting.
God save the Kiefer.
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