Elizabeth McCord is living the bucolic life with her adorable husband, Henry (Tim Daly), and 2 children on a charming horse farm. She teaches during the week, and tends to the horses on the weekend. This life is shattered when national tragedy hits. While having breakfast on Saturday morning in their charming farmhouse kitchen, the news is wall to wall coverage of the plane crash of Secretary of State Vincent Marsh, while on his way to Caracas, Venezuela. As the news plays in the background, we can see the trappings of daily life – including a Le Creuset yellow covered butter dish.