After last Thursday's shocking episode of Scandal, fans were devastated to learn that the beloved character Jake Ballard was killed. During the new episode I'm Just A Bill, Olivia Pope's dangerous father returns and he's ready to hire her to handle his problem and when she refuses, Rowen has Jake Ballard killed.

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While the new sneak peek suggests that Liv's boyfriend number 2 was stabbed to death, new spoiler photos suggest that Ballard is still alive.

New leek photos published online from the upcoming episode A Few Good Women, show Ballard lying in bed with bandages over his wounds.

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The photos show Liv visiting Ballard in an undisclosed location after he was stabbed but it's unsure if this is a dream or not.

The images can be seen here.

It's unclear is Jake is still alive or not, but by the looks of things, Liv and her team need to stop her father because he gets rid of them all.

The drama will continue during Thursday's new episode and it looks like Papa Pope is back to kill more of Liv's friends.

In a sneak peek for next week's episode, the drama will pick up exactly where it left off and it looks like Daddy Pope is ready to strike again killing anyone who gets in his way.

"My father will kill all of you just to teach me a lesson," Liv says to her living friends while the narrator insinuates that it's anyone's guess who makes it out alive.

Scandal airs every Thursday night at 9 p.m. on ABC. Viewers can watch a sneak peek of next week's brand new episode in the video below.

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