'Scandal' Sneak Peek: Who Can Fix the Fixer?

Mistress mania is sweeping the Scandal nation — and for once, Olivia Pope can’t, well, Olivia Pope it.

In this exclusive sneak peek clip from Thursday’s new episode, Olivia (Kerry Washington) informs the gladiators that they can’t help her since that would make them a target for the congressional hearing on her affair. So, she’s hired a politically-savvy lawyer to fix this: Leo Bergen (Paul Adelstein)!

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Quinn (Katie Lowes) is incredulous, but hey, Leo is really good. Not Olivia Pope-level good, but still. After dissing Quinn, Huck (Guillermo Diaz), and new recruit Marcus (Cornelius Smith Jr), Leo smirks, “You’ve obviously called me just in time.”

But does Leo have a plan? Yes, of course, but it’s a doozy. He lays it out for the gladiators: They need to turn a tawdry tabloid affair into the great romance of all time!

Scandal airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC.