State of Affairs Preview: Secrets Revealed

Though I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about NBC’s State of Affairs, it looks like the show is about to become much more interesting.

Charleston Tucker (Katherine Heigl) is a CIA analyst who briefs President Payton on major security issues that threaten the nation. She isn’t afraid to break the rules, though, especially when it means making decisions she knows in her gut are the right ones.

She also a secret relationship with Nick, who we now realize may have been involved in the murder of her fiance, Aaron. By the way, Charleston’s fiance was also the President’s son.

As for what Charleston’s relationship with Nick is exactly, we really have no idea. Their encounters so far haven’t offered much in the way of explanations or character development, but it’s clear there is something romantic between them. In the most recent episode, “Bang Bang,” Charleston gives in and kisses Nick (don’t ever pull over on the side of the road in DC!) but someone breaks the window and kidnaps him, all while Charleston sits shocked and halfway undressed.

Only after he is taken does Charleston check her voicemail to learn that the gun that killed her fiance was registered to Nick, indicating that he may have had something to do with Aaron’s murder.

Monday night, we’ll find out more about the relationship between Nick and Charleston, the secrets they have been hiding, and what drives President Payton to lose her trust in Charleston.