Plot summary
At Olivia's door Fitz asks her to help him with a project to find missing girls. She tells him to contact QPA— where they find trouble in identifying the poster girl for the missing girls. They later have one of the missing girls' mother start making public statements. Cyrus debates what to do with the painting from Fenton Glackland, prompting him to return it. With his concern over Olivia's power hunger, Rowan warns her that she can't have it all. At a summit, the prime minister of Dacal isn't willing to work with Mellie or Rashad.
Mellie and Rashad have a drink together in the oval and have a romantic connection.—arousing Olivia's concerns. Bashran is taken in coup, stripping off Rashad's presidency. Jake tells Olivia that she needs to choose whether or not she is Command. Mellie wants to send in troops to Bashran to help Rashad, but Olivia is against it. Jake gives Olivia information on what Rowan has been up to.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Scandal season 7. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.