Scandal - Season 3 - Scott Foley interview

Jake's a killer for the Republic now, having shot the reporter and the woman who brought David the tape and potentially either James or David. Is it safe to say there's a third victim and this isn't a red herring?

There's definitely a gun shot isn't there? It's safe to say someone gets shot. I don't know about killed but I think it's safe to say someone gets shot. I will not say that someone gets killed.

Would Shonda Rhimes really kill off an Emmy winner? I mean, Jake already has a mole in the White House but could use one in the U.S. Attorney's Office.

I know! That's the great thing about this moment -- at the end of this episode it leaves you asking that question and not just, "Would Jake really do it?" because he would. But will [showrunner] Shonda Rhimes do it? We have David (Josh Malina) who is the one character on the show that we always look to be our moral compass. Then we have the same thing in James (Emmy winner Dan Bucatinsky) and we want him to win because of what Cyrus (Jeff Perry) has done to him. So God forbid anything happens to either of these characters. Although we hear a gunshot at the end of the show, so what the f--k?! (Laughs.)

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