ABC series “Designated Survivor” served up a shocking Season 1 winter finale (episode 10) in which a member of the conspiracy tried to assassinate President Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland). Fortunately, FBI Agent Hannah Wells (Maggie Q) was able to distort his aim on the President by shooting at him. Unfortunately, it didn’t look good for the agent.

What will happen when “Designated Survivor” returns in March 2017?

Well, Kirkman may not be have been shot but someone definitely was. The promo of the upcoming episode shows someone fighting for their life at an operating table in the hospital. Speculations suggest that the one who took the bullet for the President could be his wife Alex (Natascha McElhone) since she was standing next to him. The video shows that Kirkman’s Chief of Staff Aaron Shore (Adan Canto) and his Special Advisor Emily Rhodes (Italia Ricci) are unharmed.

Even more shocking is the fact that Hannah will most certainly be handcuffed and interrogated in “Designated Survivor.” Her actions seemed suspicious to most people. Therefore, when she fired her gun at the inauguration ceremony of the Vice President, it won’t seem like she was protecting the President. Instead, it will look like she tried to shoot him. Hopefully, Kirkman’s gut instincts will kick in and he will finally talk to the agent. She knows more about the conspiracy than anyone else.

Unfortunately, “Designated Survivor” is going to return after a long hiatus. Season 1, episode 11 premieres on Wednesday, March 8 at 10 p.m. EST on ABC. It will be almost three months before we learn who got shot in the winter finale.

Season 1 established the fact that that the country’s new Vice President Peter MacLeish (Ashely Zukerman) and his wife (Lara Jean Chorostecki) are a part of the conspiracy that bombed the Capitol during the State of Union address. Furthermore, a traitor in the White House supplied the blueprints of the Capitol bombing to Al-Sakar.

“Designated Survivor” resumes on March 8, 2017 on ABC.

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