Plot summary
An African-American teenager is shot by a policeman four blocks away from the White House and the police chief calls Olivia for help in handling the situation. Jake worries about Olivia after what she has been through, and advises her to talk to someone. At the crime scene, the father of the dead teenager, Clarence Parker, arrives and stands in front of his son, demanding to talk to the policeman who shot his son Brandon. The situation starts to attract protesters, angered about police brutality. As the situation evolves, Olivia joins the protesters, and tries her best to figure what really happened at the crime scene.
With help from Huck and Quinn, Olivia figures out that the policeman who shot the teenager planted a knife to make it look like self-defense, and he is arrested. Fitz tries to find a new Vice President and suggests Mellie, which Cyrus advises him against. Mellie helps Susan Ross to get nominated as VP.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Scandal season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.