5. You Got Served

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In the oval office Fitz asks what specifically he has done that is cause for impeachment. David responds that grounds for impeachment are not set in stone, and that they are whatever Congress decides at any given moment. He suggests a controversial lawyer to Fitz and warns him that he cannot speak to Olivia about the case. Olivia knows she can't handle this latest storm on her own and calls for help from an unexpected source, Leo Bergen. His plan is transform the media's perception of the affair from tawdry to the greatest true love story. Olivia declines and says she wants to appear charitable instead. To sell the story Leo declares they need a character witness to speak on TV: Edison Davis. Olivia goes to his house to convince him to speak on her behalf. After they argue, he agrees. Fitz's lawyer orders that a vast amount of paper documents be dumped for the committee to sort through for evidence. Mellie is forced to recuse herself from the investigation, but before she does she leaks that Fitz gave Olivia a ring. That forces Leo to shift the story back to greatest love story. Cyrus is chilling at home on the couch, eating and watching it all unfold on TV. Mellie joins him and asks him to work for her. Olivia visits Jake, and is surprised to see his wife, Elise, there as well. Olivia gives an emotional interview on TV, which Fitz sees. The committee approaches Marcus and asks him to spy on OPA, letting Olivia know that the committee has her tape from when she was kidnapped. Fitz and Olivia know that Cyrus is the only person who can corroborate that Fitz saw the tape so Fitz invites him to the white house. They make a deal: Fitz gives Cyrus a job in the White House and Cyrus doesn't reveal that Fitz knew Olivia was kidnapped.