11:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M

Sherry is against lying to the press about Palmer's death, and she takes matters into her own hands by leaking the news that he is alive. When Palmer finds out, he is so angry that he almost strikes his wife. He is then forced to admit the truth to the media. Palmer later tells Sherry that she does not deserve to be First Lady. Despite her claims that he will need her to win the election, Palmer wants out of their marriage.

10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M

Sherry decides to make campaign stops with the children apart from her husband. Palmer agrees that he can use the time away from her. Patty Brooks tells Sherry that Palmer wants to meet her for a tryst, and Sherry accepts this as a necessary provision to win the election. She intends to use Patty to control Palmer. Yet Palmer knows about this hidden conspiracy, and confronts his wife. Sherry believes that he still needs her help to get to the White House. After the explosion, Sherry reluctantly obeys Palmer's wishes to tell the public he has been killed. Yet she fears that the news will only harm his campaign.

9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M

Sherry tells Patty to keep her husband company on their next campaign stop because she will be unable to travel with them. After arguing with her husband over his commitment to the campaign, Sherry notices Patty come back to the party with Palmer. She questions Patty about being upstairs with her husband. Patty says that everything is going according to Sherry's plan. However, Patty is hesitant to deceive Palmer because things may progress to the next level. Sherry assures her that this is for his own good and the good of the campaign.

7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M

Sherry and Palmer come clean to each other about the love lost between them. Although Sherry knows that her husband no longer loves her, she is sure that he will never leave her. After the latest favorable exit polls, Sherry is fully confident that she will become First Lady, regardless of the state of their marriage.

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M

Sherry is surprised when Palmer agrees to keep their dirty laundry a secret. When Keith informs her that he is going to the police about George Ferragamo's murder, Sherry stops him. She contends that remaining quiet is the best thing for their family.

12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M

Agreeing with Campaign Manager Mike Novick, Sherry advocates that Palmer not disclose the truth about the George Ferragamo death. She believes that, once he becomes President, Palmer will be able to prevent these men from doing any further harm.

10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M

Sherry admits that she had asked Carl to blackmail Maureen Kingsley. Carl claimed to have "taken care" of the evidence against Keith. Palmer is disgusted by his wife's actions, and tells her that the trust he lost after she deceived him seven years ago may never be regained.

9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M

Despite Sherry's insistence, Palmer holds firm to releasing the Keith news. She takes it upon herself to call the political operative Carl, asking him to blackmail Maureen Kingsley to suppress the story. Although he is vague about specifics, Carl informs Sherry her that he has already begun to get rid of any evidence incriminating Keith.

8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M

Sherry and Palmer are led safely from the power plant. Sherry tries one last time to convince her husband to force his hand with Maureen Kingsley, but he is steadfast in his decision. Sherry takes matters into her own hands, and calls Maureen herself. She leaks Maureen a story that a conspiracy within the government is involved in an attempt on Palmer's life. Sherry asks Maureen to run with this story instead of the one on Keith. Maureen agrees to sit on the Keith story for a while.

7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M

Palmer tells Sherry that his speech will address his family's secrets. She hopes this will not jeopardize her son's life. Sherry then accompanies Palmer to the breakfast as the happy campaign wife.

6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M

Sherry advocates blackmailing Maureen Kingsley in order to cover up the Lyle Gibson murder, but Palmer is adamant about telling the truth. Sherry is only trying to protect her son's innocence and her husband's career.

5:00 A.M. - 6:00 A.M.

Sherry admits to having Carl cover up Keith's involvement in Lyle Gibson's death. Yet she did it for her own ambition to further her husband's career into the White House. When Palmer wants to divulge the truth to the public, she is resistant, and accuses him of jeopardizing her son's life.

4:00 A.M. - 5:00 A.M.

Sherry disagrees with Palmer's decision to tell Nicole about the allegations against Keith.

3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M.

Palmer discloses to Sherry the accusations about Keith killing Lyle Gibson, the man who raped their daughter, Nicole. Sherry does not believe her son is a murderer.

2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M.

Sherry keeps her son, Keith, from leaving the hotel to find his father, Senator Palmer. With the Secret Service gearing up, she grows increasingly worried about her husband's life.

1:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M.

Secret Service agents notify Sherry that her husband is the target of an assassination attempt. Later she realizes that Palmer has silently slipped out of the hotel.