Scandal
Pressing the Flesh
Season 7, Episode 2 · Aired 2017-10-12
Synopsis
President Mellie Grant hosts a state dinner for President Rashad of Bashran in a first step toward peace in the Middle East, and in case Mellie's charm alone doesn't work, Olivia secretly puts Jake to work so that they are armed with a back-up plan. Meanwhile, the team at Quinn Perkins & Associates attends the party in hopes to gain more high-profile clientele.
In the series
This episode is part of Scandal (2012–2018) on ABC.
Olivia Pope’s gladiators — Shondaland live-tweeting as national sport.
Key cast
- Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
- Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald Grant
- Columbus Short as Harrison Wright
- Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan
- Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins
- Jeff Perry as Cyrus Beene