After it's been leaked that Olivia's having an affair with the President, her father tries to get her to leave town. But she calls Cyrus who tells her to stay and she does. That's when Cyrus tries to find out who leaked it. Olivia meets with Fitz and Mellie to discuss what to do about this. And when they agree on a plan, they are about to implement it; when word gets out that someone else is the President's mistress. Olivia discovers it was her people who made it up. 生活消磨生命 不能回头 无法脱身 只有越陷越深。精英阶层的傲慢和自以为是。总裁爽片的节奏，还行。多么美好的世界。从“丑闻”看美国人的民主意识。 从媒体关系顾问到总统新闻顾问，Olivia Pope（Kerry Washington扮演）一辈子都在保护美国的秘密－－对她来说，维护美国精英阶层的形象、避免让各种丑闻曝光对这个国家来说是极其重要的事情。小布什的总统任期结束后，和布什关系密切的Olivia离开了白宫，创办了自己的公关公司，希望就此揭开人生的新篇章－－无论工作还是生活。可是她似乎无法完全摆脱过去－－无论是她还是她的精英团队，他们能够「修复」任何人的生活，但却对自己生活中出现的问题无能为力。
