Plot summary
Eager to get answers, Jake takes Charlie to Paris and unexpectedly crosses paths with someone he thought he'd never see again, his wife Elise. It is revealed that they were going to meet at a train station to be together, but it didn't work out. After she gets shot he brings her to the U.S. Olivia visits Jake and is surprised by there being another woman in his apartment. Meanwhile, Huck and Quinn recruit Marcus Walker to help smooth over the media storm surrounding Olivia. They do interviews where they claim the media has been using dog-whistle politics against Olivia.
Fitz quickly finds out the true cost of mercy when he works to stop the Senate from impeaching him. Despite the current scandal, Fitz surprises Olivia at her apartment and takes her on a date. Mellie, seeing their date goes to the women's caucus to tell them she is on board to impeach Fitz.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Scandal season 5. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.