Context: I asked . She continued with a tremor in her voice , " After weeks of this , people became fed up and needed a scapegoat . Myself being a Wood Elf , ' prove to thievery ' the people said , they blamed it on me . Andil saw me walking around one night but I was not stealing ! I was trying to catch the thieves in the act and end their looting of Vos .

Question: What is meant by " scapegoat "
Options:
0. It means   getting a goat to dress up .
1. It means letting the goats escape .
2. It means freeing the livestock .
3. None of the above choices .
Answer: 3