Complete story — includes the ending
Olivia and Fitz are back together again and enjoying every scandalous moment together. After having sex, Olivia and Fitz go to a dinner in the White House to honor the queen of Caledonia. Fitz wants Queen Isabel to allow him to build a naval base on Caledonian soil, but she is hesitant. Fitz and Olivia are in bed when the queen calls Olivia. She goes to the scene where Princess Emily of Caledonia has died in a car crash. Prince Richard insists on getting all of the photos the press took of her dead body to preserve her legacy. Olivia figures out that the car was hacked, meaning she was murdered, along with her bodyguard who was also in the car. Princess Emily was having an affair with her bodyguard, making Prince Richard a suspect. After persuasion from Olivia, Fitz attends Mellie's swearing in. Mellie offers to stand by Fitz and pretend that he didn't cheat on her if he apologizes. He says no, and tells her he wants a divorce. Fitz tells Olivia that he asked Mellie for a divorce. It turns out that the queen knew about the affair, and that Princess Emily was pregnant. Queen Isabel had her killed. Elizabeth North realizes that Fitz and Olivia are a couple again when they argue about how to handle Princess Emily's death. Elizabeth tells Abby that they are together, and Abby feels betrayed. Mellie visits Cyrus and asks him to work with her. He refuses in hope that Fitz will want him back, but Mellie tells him Fitz doesn't want either of them. Olivia goes home to find Huck on her couch. He tells her that he was emotionally hurt by Quinn, and asks her to fix him. Olivia doesn't know how, so Huck seeks help from Jake instead. Back on the White House Balcony, Olivia tells Fitz that before they go public with their relationship, they need to fix some problems they have, "how can we make it work in public when we can barely make it work in private?" Fitz agrees, then Abby finds them kissing on the White House balcony, and tells them there is an interview that they need to see. Sally reports that Fitz has been having an affair with Olivia, and shows a picture of them making out as proof.
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