Following a week off, Scandal Season 2 picks back up on Thursday with "Hunting Season."

The episode will focus on Patrick Fischler's mystery man, who sneaks up on Olivia Pope in the following sneak peek and grabs her attention with a few words about the government and what it knows.

Intrigued? So is Olivia. Watch the clip now:

Elsewhere on the installment, look for questions about Quinn's past to create problems at the firm, while Olivia's ex-boyfriend reappears. That can't bode well.

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