Jennifer Marsala

Olivia and her team must do some heavy lifting -- literally -- to clean up the mess after a public figure is caught in a compromising position; Cyrus and Fitz must deal with a foreign-policy emergency.

Lightman and Foster have to revisit events in their past after a car bomb kills one of Cal's former colleagues.

Cal is hired by the DA to be an expert witness at the trial of a beautiful, young woman charged with murdering her high-powered, and much older, billionaire husband... and Zoe is representing her. Meanwhile,Ria lets Eli in on a little secret.

Lemon receives an offer she may not be able to refuse. AnnaBeth seems eager for Lavon to go out of town, causing him to wonder why. Plus, is Zoe ready to face her extended family?

Zoe's mom makes a surprise appearance at the party Joel throws for Zoe's birthday; Wade is nervous about Vivian meeting his father; AnnaBeth gets a request that serves as a perfect distraction from recent events.

Lemon and Zoe turn to each other for advice; Wade becomes suspicious when Vivian starts receiving messages from her ex-husband; Magnolia tries to get Brick out of the house so she can throw a party.