EPISODE

17. Snake in the Garden

The team find themselves working for the devil when Hollis Doyle's daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom. Meanwhile, David is still in danger and is forced to seek shelter at Pope & Associates; Olivia and Jake take their flirtatious relationship to the next level even as the President continues to rely on Jake for intel; in the White House, Cyrus will stop at nothing to get back into the President's good graces; and Mellie's claws come out when she tells Fitz he needs to make some changes.

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Hollis Doyle calls Olivia in when his daughter, Maybelle, is kidnapped under suspicious circumstances. Olivia and Jake continue their relationship whilst Quinn and Huck's friendship strengthens. Problems at the White House spring up as Cyrus fights to be back in the president's corner whilst Mellie confronts Fitz. It turns out that Maybelle faked her own kidnapping in order to get money from her parents. The mole is exposed and taken care of, though all is not as one might expect.

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