Complete story — includes the ending
Olivia, reluctant to kill Cyrus, devises a plan to either convince Cyrus to drop his evil plans against Mellie or kill him if the other plan fails. Huck gravely against the first plan tries to convince Olivia to use some other avenue. The scandal has Mellie in tremendous stress with her approval rating dropping drastically. Abby and Quinn try to find the hacker who Cyrus has been sending information to—who is found murdered. This leaves Olivia with the option of poisoning Cyrus with cyanide and a perfect cover-up for the murder. On the verge of taking a sip of the poisoned wine, Jake comes to Cyrus' rescue. Marcus tries to persuade Mellie to address the rumors head on. She later addresses a press briefing refuting the claims that she had a hand in Air Force Two hijacking. Olivia visits Fitz's apartment and they have sex. Vanessa discovers that her husband is in cahoots with Cyrus; he kills her thereafter. Cyrus and Jake restructure their alliance.
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