At the top of the hour when the news outlets begin reporting Olivia and her team sneak into Stanner's home where she admits that the accusations are all true.
Quinn picks up Osbourne's suits and finds an envelope filled with cash in the front pocket and then returns it so that he doesn't realize that anyone is following him.
Cyrus and the White House hit back claiming that Stanner was a deranged stalker and leaking lewd photos of her jeopardizing her career while ensuring that Fitz's nominee will go through.
Desperate to get back in Fitz's good graces Mellie delves into his schedule and discovers a series of late night private meetings.
Fitz is able to deploy a team to rescue them creating a wave of public support with the American people and re-establishing his pick for Supreme Court Justice as a viable one.
However Abby decides to bluff with corporation, crashing the meeting where they plan to fire Sarah and informing the members of the board that she has dirt on every single one of them.
Writer Ryan McGee admitted that he had been wrong in his "hesitation about the arc that would ultimately lift Scandal from "promising" to legitimately great television."