There are plenty of hugs to go around during this difficult time. In the past, Tom has been consumed with his presidential duties and sometimes struggles with having enough time for Leo, but he's here for him now, when it counts the most.
Penny collapses into Tom's arms after finding out about her mother. How will Tom run a country and usher his children through this difficult time while also grieving himself?
Will Tom be the first one to tell Leo the news about his mother or will the news sites get to it first? The death of a such an important figure in the national political spectrum will spread like wildfire, and Leo may find out the truth on social media before his father can get to him in time.
Tom will have to deliver news no father ever wants to deliver. He's going to have to tell Penny that her mother has passed away. Penny is far too young to experience a loss as pivotal as her mother being killed.
This appears to be the moment Leo finds out about his mother's death. Will he find out from one of the secret services agents or will Tom deliver the devastating news himself? Losing a family member, especially a mother, around the holidays is beyond awful.
Kirkman and his family attend the funeral of Alex. It's a gloomy day for a melancholic event as the Kirkman family say goodbye to the matriarch of their family with all of their friends and loved ones, and the nation supporting them.
