ABC has released a teasers for the Scandal and HTGAWM crossover event where Viola Davis’ Annalise Keating and Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope first meet.

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The crossover event airs March 1. Two Scandal stars will appear on How to Get Away With Murder, and vice versa.


Here are the loglines for the particular episodes:

How to Get Away With Murder: “Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania”: As Annalise’s (Viola Davis) class-action case hangs in the balance, a meeting with the esteemed Washington D.C. fixer, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington), proves to be crucial in getting the opportunity to argue her case before the nation’s highest court. Meanwhile, Bonnie (Liza Weil) discovers concerning information pertaining to Simon (Behzad Dabu) that threatens to expose what really happened during night he was shot. Kerry Washington and Cornelius Smith Jr. guest star.

Scandal: “Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself”: Olivia (Washington), while in the midst of moving on from the White House, gets an unexpected visitor in criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating (Davis), who seeks her help in fast-tracking a judicial reform class action to the United States Supreme Court. However, after Olivia’s recent fall from political grace, it’s going to be more challenging than ever to get the support they need.  Viola Davis and Aja Naomi King guest star.