On her wedding day the bride-to-be finds out a well-kept family secret about her heritage that threatens to derail her entire wedding and puts into question the relationship with her long-estranged brother.

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.