` ` Scandal '' returns for season 2 on Thursday . Kerry Washington says there will be plenty of mystery and drama . She says she grew up with an interest in politics . Perkins calls Pope after she is jailed for the murder of her boyfriend , a reporter who was digging into the secrets of President Grant 's administration . Her next project is the feature film ` ` : ' ''
` ` Scandal '' returns for season 2 on Thursday . Kerry Washington says there will be plenty of mystery and drama . She says she grew up with an interest in politics . Her next project is the feature film ` ` : ' ''