Quinn Perkins

Quinn Perkins
Scandal character
Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins
First appearance	"Sweet Baby" (episode 1.01)
Created by	Shonda Rhimes
Portrayed by	Katie Lowes
Information
Full name	Quinn Perkins/Lindsay Dwyer
Nickname(s)	The Molotov Mistress Baby Huck Robin Superfreak
Occupation	Lawyer B613 Junior Operative (former)
Family	Ray Dwyer (father)
Significant other(s)	Jesse Tyler (ex-boyfriend; deceased) Gideon Wallace (ex-boyfriend; deceased) Charlie (fiancé) Huck (ex-lover)

Quinn Perkins, formerly Lindsay Dwyer, is a fictional character portrayed by Katie Lowes, created by Shonda Rhimes for the political drama television series Scandal. She works for Olivia Pope in the Washington, D.C.-based crisis management-firm, Pope & Associates, that specializes in political situations.

She lived in California under the name Lindsay Dwyer, with her mom and dad, Ray Dwyer, where she graduated from Stanford Law School. Her boyfriend, Jesse Tyler, was a computer programmer for the company Cytron. Lindsay received a text-message which she believed was from a colleague at Jesse's work who wanted to contact him. Lindsay broke up with Jesse just before he and six other co-workers at Cytron were killed in an explosion which Lindsay was framed for. She was drugged, kidnapped and taken to Washington D.C. where she was given a new identity as Quinn Perkins.

She joined a law firm in D.C. called called O'Malley & Lee under her assumed identity. She was then called in to an interview by Harrison Wright to which she was hired to work at Olivia Pope & Associates.

Quinn gets a job at Olivia Pope & Associates after an interview with Harrison Wright, whom she believed was a blind date. She is tasked by Olivia to watch Amanda Tanner at the hospital after Amanda tries to commit suicide. As Olivia hires Amanda as her client, Quinn is the only one in the office allowed to help her with the case. She begins to form a relationship with a news-reporter Gideon Wallace after trying to find out what he knows about Amanda Tanner. Quinn begins to learn how the law-firm works and forms a friendship with Huck, the tech guy at the firm.

Quinn and Gideon's relationship begins to evolve and they agree to be together as long as Gideon doesn't ask questions about Amanda Tanner. When Gideon figures out the truth about Amanda and President Grant's alleged affair, he confronts Billy Chambers, who is revealed to have slept with Amanda. Chambers attacks Gideon and stabs him in the neck with scissors, ultimately killing him. When Quinn discovers the body, she calls Olivia, who decides to clean up the crime scene. Later, when Quinn is taken to the police station, David Rosen runs her fingerprints and discovers her past life as Lindsay Dwyer. He then confronts Olivia about going to the police to reveal Quinn's real identity.