Frankie Vargas’s Killer Finally Revealed on ‘Scandal’

On Scandal, the truth about Frankie’s assassination was finally revealed. The show began 53 days before the election, when Papa Pope was sent a dinosaur figurine in the mail and then visited a paleontology professor named Sandra, an old love interest. Later, setting up Sandra’s office, he discovered a camera hidden in the wall. And while his associate, Adam, confirmed she was “clean,” the collector for whom she was supposedly working didn’t actually exist. Papa Pope scanned Olivia’s apartment for cameras and bugs, then wooed Sandra before pulling a gun on her, demanding to know with whom she was working. She tearfully said, “They want you. That’s all I know.”

He then met the murderous organizers, who said all they wanted was Mellie in the White House. Papa Pope agreed — as long as, he said, Sandra “walks free.” Papa Pope wanted to get Sandra out of the country, but she refused. With no progress made to fix the election, Sandra was kidnapped on the eve of the election and he was ordered to kill Frankie on election night, and frame Cyrus to get her back. Papa Pope returned to the master organizers and demanded Sandra’s release. She was let go unharmed, and Papa Pope told the bosses it was all finished between them. But they wouldn’t let him go, saying now that they know his “weakness,” Papa Pope would follow their commands. So what did he do? He killed Sandra himself, and announced, “I have no weaknesses. No one owns me. Our account is settled.” But they knew he had another weakness — Olivia — and revealed they had her in clear-shot range at all times. “Cyrus in jail. Mellie in the White House. Make that happen, then the real work begins,” he was told.

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

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