ELIZABETH NAVIGATES A TRICKY POLITICAL SITUATION WITH PRESIDENT DALTON WHEN SHE RECEIVES WORD ABOUT AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL OPERATIVE, ON THE SECOND SEASON FINALE OF "MADAM SECRETARY," SUNDAY, MAY 8

"Vartius"- When Elizabeth receives shocking news about an important political operative, she navigates a tricky political situation with President Dalton, who she learns may be considering replacing her as Secretary of State. Also, Stevie and Jareth (Christopher O'Shea)
get engaged, on the second season finale of MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, May 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Téa Leoni (Elizabeth McCord)
Tim Daly (Henry McCord)
Bebe Neuwirth (Nadine Tolliver)
�eljko Ivanek (Russell Jackson)
Patina Miller (Daisy Grant)
Erich Bergen (Blake Moran)
Geoffrey Arend (Matt Mahoney)
Kathrine Herzer (Alison McCord)
Evan Roe (Jason McCord)
Wallis Currie-Wood (Stephanie "Stevie" McCord)
Keith Carradine (President Conrad Dalton)

RECURRING CAST:

Kevin Rahm (Michael Barnow)
Sebastian Arcelus (Jay Whitman)
Michael Aronov (Anton Durchenko)
Christopher O'Shea (Jareth Glover)
Yasen Peyankov (Russian Foreign Minister Konstantin Avdonin)

GUEST CAST:

Jeff Talbott (Peter Buckley)
Edward Furs (Russian Man)
William Connell (Brandon Wells)
Emily Dorsch (Ashley Wells)
Alex Notkin (Russian Officer)
Rob Breckenridge (CIA Agent)
Gene Ravvin (Russian Agent #1)
Daniel Alexander (Russian Agent #2)
Sergio Delavicci (Russian Officer #2)
Jen Brissman (ASL Interpreter)

WRITTEN BY: Barbara Hall

DIRECTED BY: Eric Stoltz