After the debate everyone's time in Vermont had pasted and now they've made there way to Virginia. Mellie is lying in the bed of her room when Abby barges in.
"Where's Liv?"
"Good morning to you too." Mellie says while sitting up.
"Where's Liv?" Abby asks again with very little patience.
"She's in the shower."
Abby enters the bathroom and pulls back to shower curtain. This almost gives Olivia a heart attack. "Jesus, Abby! What are you doing here?"
"Sally's up three points in the poll."
"What?! How did that even happen?"
"Apparently Sally's daughter suffered a "miscarriage" last night."
Olivia rolls her eyes at this statement. "Yeah right. Can we prove that she's lying?" She asks while gesturing for a towel.
"Not really." Abby hands Liv a towel and continues. "Besides on the off chance that she is telling the truth we'd look like assholes if someone found us snooping around." Abby walks out of the bathroom to see a fully clothed Mellie. "There's a website up and everything. People are donating money to the family. They are actually praying for a miracle pregnancy to happen. Republicans don't believe in gun control or gay marriage but they believe in miracle babies."
"Has Huck found anything we can use against Sally yet?" Olivia asks while emerging from the bathroom wearing a white bra laced and matching underwear.
"No, but he's working on it. By the way, Hollis Doyle has called you five times in the past hour. It's really annoying. What does he want with you anyway?"
"I don't know, but I'll call him back later."
As soon as the words leave her lips Fitz runs into the room.
"Sally's up by three points."
"We know." Say the three women in unison.
"Huck's working on something right now. Abby, go help him please and get Harrison. I need all of you on this."
Abby tosses Liv's phone on the bed and then leaves.
"We can't lose this election. We've come too far." Fitz says while sitting on the bed.
"We're not going to lose, Fitz. Olivia is going to come up with a plan, right?"
Before she can answer her phone rings. Fitz picks the phone up and looks at the I.D. Who's 'The Devil'?"
"It's Hollis. I should probably take it." Liv grabs the phone and steps outside the room.
"How are you feeling? The election is in about a week." Fitz asks while getting up from the bed. He walks over to Mellie and puts his hands on her shoulders.
"I'm nervous, but that's normal right?"
"Absolutely. How are things with you and Liv? I'm assuming they're good because she's taken my spot in your bed."
"Things are great." Mellie responds with a huge smile. "I'm at such a good point in my life. Everything's perfect. I love you."
Fitz laughs at this confession. "I love you too, Mellie."
"And I love Olivia. Can you imagine the three of us in the White House together?"
"That would make a pretty decent show."
"It would!"
Olivia walks back into the room with a blank expression on her face.
"Everything ok, Liv?" Asks Fitz while moving over to Olivia.
"Yeah. Everything's ok." Answers Olivia before getting dressed.
Olivia finds her team downstairs in the hotel conference room. Harrison and Abby are both on their phones and Huck is typing away on his laptop. "Have you guys found anything?"
Harrison finishes his call and then answers Olivia. "I've got a guy on his way that says he has pictures of Sally's husband that we'd kill for."
"How reliable are these pictures?"
"He says he took them himself. He should be her any minute."
Olivia sees Cyrus standing in the corner of the room on his phone and walks over to him. "I need to talk to you."
"About what?"
"Hollis called me. He says he has a way to rig the election." Olivia whispers to Cyrus.
"I know."
"You know about this?"
"Hollis called and said that he had a way that would guarantee Mellie the election, so I listened."
"You didn't agree to it did you?"
"Of course I did and you should too."
"What you're agreeing to is illegal. It's unconstitutional. It's wrong. The American people's votes matter, Cyrus."
"Olivia, we both know that people can be stupid. I've dealt with my fair share of dumb Americans and I'm sure you have too. Sally is up three points right now. That bible-thumping redneck could actually be sworn into office come January. Do you want that?"
"No, but we can win this Cyrus."
"What if we don't?"
"He's here, Liv." Says Harrison before she can respond to Cyrus's question. "He's in the lobby."
When Olivia enters the lobby, Harrison immediately points the guy out. "That's him over there.
"Ok, stay here." Olivia makes here way over to the man. He's young. About 5'8 with a slender build. He has on a black hoodie, black pants, and matching black shades. She thinks that this has to be his first time doing anything like this. "I hear that you have some pictures for me."
"Who are you?" He responds a little bit startled. His voice is shaking as well. This is definitely his first time doing this.
"I'm the woman running Mrs. Grant's campaign. Now do you have pictures for me or not?"
"Yeah. Check these out." He says while handing a folder over to Olivia.
"Oh my god." Olivia continues flipping through the pictures and stops at a particular one. "Is that…?"
"Sally Langston's husband giving a man a blowjob? Yes it is."
Mellie had a full schedule so it isn't until they're both in bed that Olivia gets the chance to talk to her. Mellie is sitting next to her with her hair pinned up and her glasses on. She's doing the crossword puzzle in the newspaper. "What's the medical prefix meaning down or below normal?"
"What?"
"Number 15 across." Mellie says as she hands Olivia the paper.
Olivia squints at the small print before grabbing Mellie's glasses off of her face and putting them on.
"I don't know why you won't get your own glasses."
"Because I have perfect vision and the medical prefix meaning down or below normal is 'hypo'." Olivia hands Mellie her glasses and the paper back before speaking again. "So, Harrison found some dirt on the Langston family and I haven't told you about it because I know you won't use it."
"How do you know that? What is it?"
Olivia reaches over to her nightstand and hands Mellie the folder containing the pictures.
Mellie closes the folder as fast as she open is it. "Oh my god. You could have warned me and my gay eyes."
"Sorry."
"That's Sally's husband?"
"Yes." Olivia answers while taking the folder away from Mellie.
"I can't use that. It would definitely win me the election but I can't out him. Not when I'm in the same boat. I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror."
"I know."
"Did you find anything that I can use?"
"No. Not yet."
"Well I have faith in you Olivia. You'll win this election." Mellie leans over and kisses Olivia on the cheek.
"What if I can't?"
As soon as Mellie opens her mouth to respond her phone rings. Olivia can barely make out the sound of a man's voice on the other end but she knows it's not good because Mellie's face turns completely white. "I'm on my way." Mellie gets up from the bed and starts to get dressed.
"Mellie, what's wrong?"
"It's Fitz. He's in the hospital. He's been shot."