Olivia Pope, a former media relations consultant to the president, is ready to move on with her life and opens her own crisis-management firm, but she can't seem to shake ties with her past. Pope's staff includes womaniser-turned-family man Stephen Finch, slick litigator Harrison Wright and hacker extraordinaire Huck. As she moves forward it becomes clear that while her staffers may specialise in cleaning up the lives of other people, they can't seem to do the same for themselves.
Nearly two months after Olivia and Jake fled, everything has changed (S4 Ep1) - Scenes of violence
Cyrus gets Olivia to ensure a power couple attend Fitz's State of the Union speech (S4 Ep2) - Scenes of violence
An old friend asks Olivia for help. Mellie becomes obsessed with a national news story. (S4 Ep3) - Scenes of violence
Fitz asks Olivia to shut down a situation that could destroy the Grant family (S4 Ep4) - Scenes of violence
Olivia is distracted when she can't reach Jake. Huck continues to spy on his family. (S4 Ep5) - Scenes of violence
Fitz's jealousy continues to cloud his judgement. Mellie bonds with a former First Lady. (S4 Ep6) - Scenes of violence
Abby's ex-husband rears his ugly head. (S4 Ep7) Support info at channel4.com/support. - Violence/suicide/discussions of domestic violence
Fitz and Jake fight over Olivia as they target Command. Quinn continues tracking Kubiak. (S4 Ep8) - Scenes of graphic violence
Huck and Quinn finally figure out Elizabeth's plan, but they might be too late... (S4 Ep9) - Scenes of violence
The fight of Olivia's life begins. Who took her and where did she go? (S4 Ep10) - Scenes of violence
The team comes together to find Olivia. Meanwhile, Olivia hatches her own plan. (S4 Ep11) - Scenes of violence
The auction of Olivia begins on the free market. Mellie shares a surprising ambition. (S4 Ep12) - Scenes of violence and graphic images
The Gladiators keep fighting for Olivia as hope begins to dwindle in the Situation Room (S4 Ep13) - Scenes of violence
A tragedy close to the White House gains national attention. And who will be the next VP? (S4 Ep14) - Scenes of violence
The Testimony of Diego Munoz: David is caught off guard when a visitor reveals information about B613 (S4 Ep15) - Scenes of violence
A woman threatens to publish the sex secrets of some of DC's most elite (S4 Ep16) - Scenes of graphic violence
When Michael gets himself in a bad situation, Cyrus is pressured to move up the wedding (S4 Ep17)
David tries to recruit former B613 agents (S4 Ep18) Support info at channel4.com/support. - Scenes of violence and references to suicide
The stakes are at an all-time high for the team trying to take down B613 (S4 Ep19) - Scenes of violence
Olivia strikes a deal to help Jake's chances. Cyrus comes to Mellie's rescue. (S4 Ep20) - Scenes of violence
Susan hires Olivia to defend a woman in the navy. And what - or who - is Foxtail? (S4 Ep21) - Graphic violence & discussions of sexual violence
Everything comes to a head as the B613 hearing begins. Mellie's fate is sealed. (S4 Ep22) - Scenes of violence and graphic images