Abby Whelan
| Abby Whelan | |
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| Scandal character | |
Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan
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| First appearance | "Sweet Baby" (episode 1.01) |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Portrayed by | Darby Stanchfield |
| Information | |
| Full name | Abigail "Abby" Whelan |
| Nickname(s) | Red, Gabby |
| Occupation |
Lawyer Crisis manager Investigator White House Press Secretary |
| Significant other(s) | Charles "Chip" Putney (ex-husband) David Rosen (ex-boyfriend) Leo Bergen (ex-boyfriend) |
Abigail "Abby" Whelan is a fictional character portrayed by Darby Stanchfield, created by Shonda Rhimes for the political drama television series Scandal. Whelan worked in the Washington, D.C.-based crisis management-firm, Pope & Associates, that specializes in political situations. She now works as the White House Chief of Staff.
Abby Whelan was married to Charles "Chip" Putney, the youngest son of the former Governor of Virginia James Putney. The marriage was an arranged political marriage. The couple faced problems when Charles physically assaulted Abby in a drunken rage. She left him after he fractured three of her ribs, broke her jaw and threw her out into the snow. Olivia came to Abby's rescue and clubbed Putney in the knees with a tire iron. Olivia proceeded to get Abby the best divorce attorney in the state, which successfully led to Abby getting a divorce.
In the first season, Abby is seen working at the crisis management-firm, Pope & Associates, led by Olivia Pope. She works alongside her colleagues Harrison Wright, Stephen Finch, Huck and newcomer Quinn Perkins. Through the first season, Abby starts to have feelings toward Stephen. She is jealous when finding out that Stephen was one of the clients of DC's finest madam, Sharon Marquette. Abby is an investigator at the firm and frequently visits crime scenes to help find evidence. In the fourth episode, a South American dictator comes to Pope & Associates for help finding his family because he believes they have been kidnapped. Abby and Stephen find out that the wife of the dictator actually ran away and checked into a hotel to get away from her husband. Abby shows strong feelings for not wanting to take the wife back to her husband, as the situation reminds her of her ex-husband who used to beat her. She manage to convince Olivia to help the wife leave her husband.
In the second season, Abby begins a relationship with the U.S. District attorney David Rosen, despite her colleagues skepticism. She begins to assist in David's investigation of Olivia after she feels betrayed by Olivia's decision about getting Quinn out of jail. However, the relationship ends when Abby finds out that David had an ex-girlfriend who filed charges against him after he allegedly beat her. It is revealed that Olivia and Harrison paid David's ex-girlfriend to file the charge in a deliberate effort to drove a wedge between David and Abby.
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