Jane and the CBI team investigate a billionaire playboy after a television news reporter is suffocated when her car plunges down a mountainside.
With Olivia's name out there as the President's mistress, both the White House and Pope & Associates face their biggest scandal to-date, and a surprise allegiance is formed in order to get things handled.
Despite being well-prepared, Fitz is thrown a curve ball during the first presidential debate; Olivia faces an extremely difficult decision.
Sally arranges a meeting with the NRA, sending the White House into a tailspin; Huck and Olivia come to startling realisations; a surprising person asks Pope and Associates for help.
Fitz faces a harsh reality when old feelings and jealousy arise at an event; Quinn wants to prove herself; Leo arranges a meeting between Sally and an old friend.