Liv is torn between prison and perjury.
Where could they possibly go from here?
Well…seems like everywhere.
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The OPA gang (Abby included!)
The Jeannine Locke video leak, for example?
It was dead Harrison!
Olivia doesnt want to lie, so shes trying not to testify altogether.
The only option anyone can think of is spousal privilege meaning shed have to marry Fitz, and fast.
Shes not too keen on the idea, and Fitz can sense it.
Theyre not ready for marriage yet, she says.
Fitz, both confused and upset, tells hersheisnt ready and she never will be.
She tells him thats not fair, which it isnt, but doesnt have another answer for him.
Meanwhile, Papa Pope has landed himself in the prison hospital on purpose by faking a heart problem.
Yes, this guy is such a master manipulator he can literally control his own heart rate.
The dude is invincible.
And as always, Papa has a solution.
All Liv has to do is get him out of jail.
Shes even more furious when she realizes who this prisoner is… Damascus Bainbridge?
The guy with the bus of dead jurors?
Oh, Mellie, how little you actually know.
Liv eventually explains that this is her father, Eli Pope, and it all makes sense to Mellie.
Your father is a murderer, she says.
How sick is that?
How sick are you?
I guess the apple doesnt fall far from the tree… Who else has he done this to?
Who else has he hurt?
Its such a sad contrast to the confident Yes she gave to the reporters to start this whole thing.
Thats how she should feel about the marriage defiant and enthusiastic.
Instead, its a resigned, Okay.
Too bad, because I really want to see what Olivia Pope would have worn to her wedding.
For the second time, he hangs up on her.
Jake will be friend-zoned no more.
He decides to go with his wife Elise, whos admitted that shes not in the States for Jake.
Shes actually been hired by some unknown person to kill Eli Pope.
Theyll meet at the train station tomorrow to figure out their mission.
Under his breath, Fitz says theres nothing left for Mellie to take.
Which is ridiculous, of course, because hes about to marry a living goddess.
Maybe hes stressed about, I dont know, getting impeached.
They have a huge fight thats worth watching again on DVR because the acting is so great.
Fitz tries to say hes blameless, and Mellie completely turns the tables.
Not only is he not blameless, but everything hes blaming her for, she did to protect him.
Her family and friends will need background checks, she has to get a new phone…
Were the cones, he says.
Really making a case for yourself, bud.
You are going to make me President of the United States, she explains.
Hes back, folks.
Let the nightmares commence.
Jake found her dead at the train station.
Shes not going to be able to kill Pope…but maybe Jake will.
Can you fill in the blanks of my recap with your theories?
Does this mean Olivia wont marry Fitz after all?
Will they stay together?
Will it be a Mellie-versus-Susan Ross run for the White House?
Will David Rosen be Susan Rosss vice president?
Who will Papa Pope kill next?
Who will Jake kill next?
Where has Charlie been?
Does Charlie get cavities?
