Plot summary
The bomb goes off in the church, but not before Fitz evacuates the funeral with help from Jake. Sally takes advantage of the situation by helping victims, which helps her reach the top of the polls. Olivia and Cyrus are convinced that Fitz has lost the election. Olivia tells him the secret about Mellie being raped, which causes him to stay with Mellie. Charlie gives Quinn an envelope containing information about Huck's family, whom Huck later meets. As Fitz gives a speech at a rally, his son Jerry suffers a seizure and later dies of bacterial meningitis, which makes Fitz surge in the polls.
Fitz finds out that Jerry was poisoned, and hires Rowan to kill Maya Pope for the murder. Olivia finally takes up her father’s offer of a new life, and Abby feels betrayed by her decision. Jake asks Olivia to take him with her, and she agrees. Huck desperately tries to convince Olivia that Rowan isn't to be trusted. Rowan forces Harrison to help him capture Maya, and Harrison figures out that Rowan was behind the deaths of Jerry and Adnan. When Harrison confronts Rowan with this, he is killed by Tom. Fitz wins the presidential election, but breaks down crying and tries to call Olivia. Jake sends David copies of all the classified B613 files and then meets Olivia at the plane Rowan has arranged.
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