A clip from this Thursday’s Scandal season 3, episode 15, titled “Mama Said Knock You Out,” depicts a fight between Olivia and Mellie.

This scene from the upcoming Scandal season 3 episode is a bit out of context until we watch the full show. Olivia and Mellie are having a heated discussion over getting control of the latter’s children. They appear to have an on-camera family interview scheduled within the hour in support of Fitz’s re-election campaign, but the kids aren’t interested in speaking on camera. To make matters worse, Mellie is drinking some scotch to take care of her problems. She appears hard set on the interview being canceled for a reason that we’ll find out when we tune in.

It’s not clear why the kids don’t want to do the interview. Photos from the episode depict a family dinner with a little intensity. Did something come up while this gathering was happening? Could it have anything to do with Fitz and Mellie’s infidelity?

The synopsis reveals that episode 15 will focus on Fitz and his kids as well as the two plot lines from last week. It reads, “The Grant children prepare for a live sit down television interview with Fitz and Mellie at the White House. Meanwhile, Adnan looks to Harrison for help and Rowan warns Olivia to stop investigating B613.”

Scandal season 3, episode 15, “Mama Said Knock You Out,” will air Thursday, March 27 at 10 p.m. eastern/pacific on ABC. Catch up on where we are in the storyline by reading our recap of last Thursday’s show.