'Scandal' Sneak Peek: Was Olivia Supposed to Choose Jake?

Scandal airs Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

Olivia encounters unexpected visitors in this week's episode of Scandal airing Thursday, November 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

In the episode, titled "Rasputin," Jake uses Huck's help to get closer to his target, and Cyrus takes matters into his own hands when he realizes he's been shut out of the inner circle. Meanwhile, in the midst of Fitz negotiating a historic peace deal, Olivia must rely on her instincts when a guest of the The White House discloses powerful intel.

In the sneak peek below, Fitz walks in on a heated argument between Jake and Olivia.



Scandal stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, Guillermo Diaz as Huck, Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan, Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins, Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald Grant, Jeff Perry as Cyrus, Bellamy Young as First Lady Mellie Grant, Joshua Malina as David Rosen, Scott Foley as Jake Ballard, Portia De Rossi as Elizabeth North and Cornelius Smith Jr as Marcus Walker.