EPISODE

17. Put a Ring on It

When Michael gets himself in a bad situation, the Gladiators launch into damage control and put pressure on Cyrus to move up the wedding. Meanwhile, David takes the first step in executing his plan to take down B613.

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Michael is photographed at a strip club with another guy, which creates a news scandal - leading Olivia to push Michael and Cyrus's wedding forward. She asks Mellie for help by suggesting a White House Wedding and Mellie agrees. But after Sally Langston goes on TV saying that the wedding is a cover up, Olivia tries to handle her. Through flashbacks, it is learned that Cyrus married his wife Janet because of his fear of Aids. After she learned about Cyrus being gay, she asked for a divorce. When Cyrus married James, he promised James to not trick him, but soon after broke the promise. Meanwhile, Olivia is still suffering from PTSD after being kidnapped, leading to her dreaming a flashback of Fitz giving her the ring. Her dream leads her to search for the ring. She helps Cyrus get through the wedding and blackmails Sally into keeping quiet saying that her dead husband Daniel Douglas was one of Michael's hooking clients. Olivia wears the ring to Cyrus' wedding which Fitz sees, letting him know she still has feelings for him.

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