Plot summary
After finding Jake nearly dead, Huck and Quinn manage to revive him. Olivia decides to secure him in a safe house and hires a Russian doctor to help Jake. However, the doctor refuses to help unless Olivia helps his former KGB friend, to which she agrees. Rowan sends Russell to search for Jake, but when he can't find him, he shoots Russell in the arm which makes Olivia visit him at the hospital. They bring Russell to the safe house, where he tries to kill Jake again, but fails. Olivia tries to help the former KGB agent by offering the KGB Rowan Pope.
But Rowan kills him and the former KGB and her family. At her apartment, Olivia seduces Russell, only to pull a gun at him revealing she knows that he's B613. Meanwhile, Mellie faces problems when Sally Langston announces her concern about Mellie running for Senator while being the First Lady. Cyrus appears on the talk show, defending Mellie, but Mellie manages to win over voters by exploiting her closeness with Fitz.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Scandal season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.