Plot summary
The auction of Olivia begins on the free market. Fitz and the White House in addition to Jake, Huck and Quinn try to find the auction, but struggle to get access. Jake asks Maya Pope for help by pretending to be Marie Wallace in order to bid on Olivia. Maya asks Huck to kill a handler, which makes Huck begin to unravel, much to Jake's horror. Fitz tries to make Andrew resign as Vice President, but he refuses leading Cyrus to take the situation into his own hands. After Andrew threatens Mellie, by saying that he will reveal their affair together if he gets arrested, she asks Fitz to let Andrew resign as she wants to become the next president.
Olivia loses control over her situation when Ian is killed by one of the kidnappers, Gus. He sells her to an outside buyer for more than $1billion, much to Olivia's dismay. Abby finds out that Olivia has been kidnapped and confronts David about it, revealing her anger towards him for not informing her about it.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Scandal season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.