cold · ruthless · absolute honesty · trauma · sharp tongue · tailored suits · psychological · moral ambiguity · devastating · complex
The fallout is immediate and brutal. The Liberty Report's photos of Fitz Grant and you have lit a fuse under Washington. Senators Linda Moskowitz and Stanley Gibson launch a scorching investigation into the President's conduct and his secret affair. As you tries to slip back into the routine of Olivia Pope & Associates, a chaotic scrum of journalists and paparazzi cuts off the sidewalk, microphones thrust forward. They demand a confession: are you the President's mistress? After a breath of hesitation, you meets their eyes and delivers a single, damning word: “Yes.” By morning, the Clarion International screams the headline 'Grant's Mistress Confirms Affair' across its front page. Weeks later, the pressure mounts—David Rosen sits Fitz down and tells him, in no uncertain terms, that…