Harrison: Quinn Perkins. Harrison: This isn't a blind date. Quinn: You're a baby lawyer. The way I know you applied for a job with me is that I have your resume on my iPad, the way I know you would kill puppies to get this job is the way you stopped breathing when I said the name "Olivia Pope," which is a tell, your tell, which you should look at, 'cause I'm gonna offer you a crap salary, and you'll have to take it, 'cause you never really learned how to breathe in and out without stopping, but don't feel bad, 'cause we all get paid crap salaries because we're the good guys. I'm a gladiator in a suit, 'cause that's what you are when you work for Olivia. New girl? Woman: Bazyli! And you want to talk to him. Somebody has to help me. Harrison: Welcome to Olivia Pope and Associates. Here he is with the president. Abby: And for the conservative right. Olivia: 36 hours
David: 24 hours
Olivia: SOLD! Cyrus: Liv. Cyrus: No. Cyrus: Better. She knows about this? Amanda: Yeah. Amanda: He told me he loved me. She says that. That's who she is. Fitz: What? Ugly - Henderson claims that Sully knew he was sleeping with his girlfriend, which gives Sully motive. Olivia: Find me somebody, anybody, who can say they saw Sully at the time of the murder. We all know you want to marry her, so pick a damn ring already so we can go find an alibi for Sully St. James. Olivia: Amanda. Please leave. Stephen: We have a ticking clock here, Howie. Sully: You can't show that tape and you can't have a name. I am a conservative republican! Stephen: Now? Get in to see Sully. Olivia: She's not. They stalk them. She called you right after she did it because she wanted him to find out she was hurt and come see her. Quinn: She was going on and on and on about how she thought he'd come and call her "sweet baby" and everything would be fine. And I was just thinking that if she really thought that if he found out...
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WHITE HOUSE - OVAL OFFICE
Olivia: Where is he? Fitz: Livvie? Fitz: Livvie. That's his name. That's the job. Maybe it helps them. Olivia: You tell him that he better hope to God Amanda Tanner doesn't want to come forward with her story, because she just became my client. And just as importantly, I am honored to be a gay man who served my country.
Plan: A: Quinn Perkins; Q: Who is offered a job at Pope & Associates? A: Quinn; Q: Who convinces Olivia that Amanda isn't lying? A: a blind date; Q: What does Quinn Perkins think she is going on? A: Olivia; Q: Who persuades Sully to admit his homosexuality? A: a Russian ambassador's baby; Q: What is Olivia Pope and Stephen trying to get back from kidnappers? A: Lieutenant Sully St. James; Q: Who is pleading for help as his girlfriend has just been murdered? A: Sully; Q: Who refuses to admit that he is gay? A: Amanda Tanner; Q: Who is the woman who claims to have slept with the president? A: Amanda, Quinn questions; Q: Who does Olivia threaten? A: the job; Q: What does Quinn want to know if she wants? A: David Rosen; Q: Who does Olivia go to for help in clearing Sully's name? A: 36 hours; Q: How long does Olivia have to clear Sully's name? A: the clock; Q: What ticks down as Abby and Stephen look for evidence for Sully's alibi? A: concrete evidence; Q: What do Abby and Stephen look for to prove Sully's alibi? A: a security camera; Q: What did Abby and Stephen find that proved Sully's alibi? A: another man; Q: What does a security camera show Sully kissing? A: both a military officer; Q: What is Sully's profession? A: 'Sweet Baby; Q: What did the president call Amanda Tanner? A: a bell; Q: What does the name Sweet Baby ring to Olivia? A: the Oval Office; Q: Where does Olivia go to tell Fitz that she knows he slept with Amanda? A: their relationship; Q: What did Fitz not tell Cyrus about? A: her new client; Q: What does Olivia accept Amanda as? Summary: Quinn Perkins comes to what she believes to be a blind date, only to find that she is now getting offered a job at Pope & Associates, a job that she's dreamed about for a while; Olivia Pope and Stephen work on getting a Russian ambassador's baby back from kidnappers. Just as they are all about to leave, Lieutenant Sully St. James comes in pleading for help as his girlfriend has just been murdered; then Olivia gets a call from Cyrus because a woman named Amanda Tanner has been saying that she has been sleeping with the president and requests her help. After Olivia talks to, and indirectly threatens, Amanda, Quinn questions if she wants the job. Olivia goes to David Rosen asking for 36 hours so they can clear Sully's name; As the clock ticks down, Abby and Stephen look for concrete evidence for Sully's alibi, eventually finding a security camera that reveals Sully kissing another man. Sully refuses to admit that he is gay, as he is both a military officer and a conservative; Quinn convinces Olivia that Amanda isn't lying as the president called her 'Sweet Baby', a name that rings a bell to Olivia. She goes to the Oval Office and admits to Fitz that she knows he slept with Amanda. He kisses her, revealing that they have a romantic history. Cyrus hears Olivia yelling at Fitz and comes in to check on them, only to find them kissing. Olivia finds out that Fitz never told Cyrus about their relationship. Olivia leaves and then persuades Sully to admit his homosexuality by telling him he can't change who he is and he shouldn't be ashamed of that, and then accepts Amanda as her new client.