Dana Simon is a nurse at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. In March 1981, she is on duty when President Ronald Reagan, suffering from a gunshot wound, is brought in for treatment.
Posing a deputy secretaries of staff from Vice President George Bush's office, Philip as Justin Nezer and Elizabeth as Kelly Mainstill, approach Simon outside her home to obtain information about Reagan's health status. She assures the Jennings that he is expected to make a full recovery.