‘Scandal’ Season 6 episode 3 spoilers: Jake Ballard dies? Why did Scott Foley’s character disappear?

Joshua Malina, Darby Stanchfield, Joe Morton, Cornelius Smith Jr., Betsy Beers, Tony Goldwyn, Kerry Washington, Bellamy Young, and Scott Foley of 'Scandal' speak onstage at the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour.

Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes and Tony Goldwyn pose on the 'Scandal-ous!' event's red carpet at the University of District of Columbia Theater of the Arts on April 28, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

'Scandal' stars Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn pose on the red carpet during the 'Scandal-ous!' event hosted by the Smithsonian Associates at the University of the District of Columbia.

Kerry Washington presents Shemar Moore with the award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for 'Criminal Minds', onstage during the 46th NAACP Image Awards presented by TV One.

Actors Scott Foley, Oliver Hudson and James Marsden attend the Sixth-Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Will Rogers State Historic Park on October 17, 2015 in Pacific Palisades, California.

In "Scandal" Season 6 episode 3 titled "Fates Worse than Death," viewers will find out why Jake Ballard (Scott Foley) disappeared. Many characters will get centric episodes that will unveil more details about the Election Night.

"We will see Jake's perspective on what happens on Election Night," Foley told Entertainment Weekly. "He plays a very important role."

According to Foley, there is a reason why Jake disappears and viewers will see it. Where the character went is very important, according to the actor, so it is not likely that the character disappears for good. 

Airing on Feb. 9, Wednesday, on ABC, "Fates Worse than Death" is written by Shonda Rhimes and directed by Foley. There will be a national crisis in the episode.

Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry) will seal his fate. Along with the gladiators, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) will do everything just to find the truth.

In "Fates Worse than Death," Taiwanese-American actor Kenny Leu will make his debut in the political thriller series on ABC. He will play Dale the Campaign Aide in the episode.

Prior to this, Leu played Dr. Hudson in the horror film "Extraction: Genesis." He also played Ping Li in "Independence Day: Resurgence," which starred Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman.

Leu is not the only actor making a debut in the ABC series. "Silicon Valley" actress Phoebe Neidhardt is also appearing in the show for the first time playing a character named Meg.

Other actors featured in "Fates Worse than Death" are Matthew Del Negro as Michael, Guillermo Diaz as Huck, Mel Fair as a news anchor, Chelsea Kurtz as Jennifer Fields, Brian Letscher as Tom Larsen, Saycon Sengbloh as Angela Webster and Kimrie Lewis-Davis as reporter Ashley. Dax Dixon and Afsheen Olyaie will also appear in the episode as a reporter and a pedestrian, respectively.

Meanwhile, Foley has yet to return to the big screen since the 2014 film "Let's Kill Ward's Wife." On Jan. 14, he attended a charity event at EBMRF Benefit in Malibu, California, with Kaley Cuoco, Brad Pitt, Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Garrett Hedlund, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and David Spade, People reported.

Watch an interview with Foley on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" here: