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Chaos spreads at the White House when they learn that Sally is not resigning as Vice President, but rather plans to run against Fitz as a third party because she can’t support his immoral road. She won't stop being the Vice President, and Fitz wants the Governor of California, Andrew Nichols, to be his new VP. Olivia is back in the White House as Fitz's campaign manager, and Leo raises new claims about Olivia and Fitz's relationship. Therefore, Mellie asks Olivia to find a man so the attention surrounding the rumor about the affair passes. Cyrus tells Olivia that Jake is now the new command of B613. The media starts digging into the news that Sally's husband never had an autopsy, being fed by an anonymous source named Publius (which is James), and OPA tries to get answers from the woman who conducted the autopsy. However, Cyrus tries to put a stop to this by having Quinn and Charlie kidnap the woman's son. Meanwhile, David and James plan to reveal the truth about Daniel Douglas, James saying that Cyrus is a monster needed to be brought down. Rowan makes a threat to Olivia that Fitz won't make it to his second term having him as an enemy and helps Leo Bergen. At the announcement of the new VP, it is revealed that Mellie and Andrew used to be together. Olivia decides to have Jake as her pretend boyfriend. Harrison is terrified that Adnan Salif is coming for him - but then they sleep together.
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