1 00:00:00,083 --> 00:00:06,358 Sync & corrections by Rafael UPD www.addic7ed.com/ 2 00:02:04,740 --> 00:02:06,742 What was that? 3 00:02:06,743 --> 00:02:08,702 The faucet. 4 00:02:08,703 --> 00:02:10,788 It wouldn't shut up. 5 00:02:10,789 --> 00:02:13,665 - Did you sleep last night? - No. 6 00:02:13,666 --> 00:02:16,752 I'll call Nancy and tell her to call a plumber. 7 00:02:29,473 --> 00:02:32,058 [Door closes] 8 00:02:32,059 --> 00:02:35,896 Absolute discretion. Can I count on that? 9 00:02:35,897 --> 00:02:38,941 - Always. - Raymond Tusk. 10 00:02:38,942 --> 00:02:41,318 The President wants to tap him as the new V.P. 11 00:02:41,319 --> 00:02:44,947 - You and I cannot let that happen. - Why not? 12 00:02:44,948 --> 00:02:47,825 Because a third of his fortune is tied up in nuclear energy. 13 00:02:47,826 --> 00:02:52,496 Sancorp does not want a pro-nuclear businessman in the White House. 14 00:02:52,497 --> 00:02:54,748 The market is shifting toward natural gas anyway. 15 00:02:54,749 --> 00:02:58,418 But Tusk wants to stall that shift or reverse it. 16 00:02:58,419 --> 00:03:00,504 Vice President doesn't have that kind of influence. 17 00:03:00,505 --> 00:03:03,047 This one would. He and Walker are very close. 18 00:03:03,048 --> 00:03:04,925 And it's in neither of our best interests 19 00:03:04,926 --> 00:03:07,213 to seep Sancorp's position in the marketplace diminished. 20 00:03:07,214 --> 00:03:09,638 - What's the ask? - Tusk won't accept the nomination 21 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,222 if he thinks his holdings are at risk. 22 00:03:11,223 --> 00:03:14,142 Sancorp needs to initiate a hostile takeover. 23 00:03:14,143 --> 00:03:16,102 He's worth three times what sancorp is. 24 00:03:16,103 --> 00:03:18,313 I'm talking about the subsidiaries. 25 00:03:18,314 --> 00:03:20,983 We go after the companies that refine and ship the uranium, 26 00:03:20,984 --> 00:03:22,776 - the support system that... - Come on, Frank. 27 00:03:22,777 --> 00:03:24,778 There's stockholders to take into account, 28 00:03:24,779 --> 00:03:26,196 a huge financial exposure. 29 00:03:26,197 --> 00:03:28,031 We just need to distract him. 30 00:03:28,032 --> 00:03:31,075 Send a few token salvos and intimate there's more to come. 31 00:03:31,076 --> 00:03:33,495 All I'm asking is that you speak to your client 32 00:03:33,496 --> 00:03:36,206 and see if this is something they might be willing to consider. 33 00:03:36,207 --> 00:03:39,376 The President announces Tusk on Friday, 34 00:03:39,377 --> 00:03:41,018 so we don't have a lot of time. 35 00:03:45,841 --> 00:03:48,009 - I'll make some calls. - Thank you, Remy. 36 00:03:53,056 --> 00:03:54,725 [Door opens, closes] 37 00:03:54,726 --> 00:03:57,895 If he doesn't deliver, I'm an invader without an army. 38 00:03:57,896 --> 00:04:00,188 If he does, I've got a fighting chance. 39 00:04:00,189 --> 00:04:05,109 I just didn't feel that we could work together constructively any longer. 40 00:04:05,110 --> 00:04:07,278 I think that's a perfectly legitimate reason... 41 00:04:07,279 --> 00:04:08,906 Of course it is. 42 00:04:08,907 --> 00:04:11,783 But what you can't do is fire someone for being pregnant. 43 00:04:11,784 --> 00:04:13,243 Is that what she's saying? 44 00:04:13,244 --> 00:04:16,413 Ms. Cole claims that you said, 45 00:04:16,414 --> 00:04:19,041 quote, "I need employees, not mothers," 46 00:04:19,042 --> 00:04:22,168 and, quote, "go focus on your baby." 47 00:04:22,169 --> 00:04:24,170 Can I see that? 48 00:04:24,171 --> 00:04:28,050 That's completely false. I... 49 00:04:28,051 --> 00:04:30,176 - I never said that. - She claims you did. 50 00:04:30,177 --> 00:04:33,304 It's her word against mine, right? 51 00:04:33,305 --> 00:04:36,819 Well, juries are very sympathetic with expecting mothers. 52 00:04:38,309 --> 00:04:40,228 This is extortion. 53 00:04:40,229 --> 00:04:41,939 We don't want this going to trial, Claire. 54 00:04:41,940 --> 00:04:44,482 You and your husband are public figures. 55 00:04:44,483 --> 00:04:46,860 This will result in some very bad press. 56 00:04:46,861 --> 00:04:51,281 I suggest we go back to them with a settlement offer. 57 00:04:53,617 --> 00:04:55,866 - We need the arrest record. - There isn't any. 58 00:04:55,867 --> 00:04:58,573 - They let him go. - Then we need to know who got him off. 59 00:04:58,574 --> 00:05:00,624 If Underwood was involved, 60 00:05:00,625 --> 00:05:03,752 we are talking abuse of powers and corruption. 61 00:05:03,753 --> 00:05:05,128 I checked. 62 00:05:05,129 --> 00:05:07,798 There's no files, no mug shot, nothing. 63 00:05:07,799 --> 00:05:10,842 Then we need to find the cop who pulled him over, 64 00:05:10,843 --> 00:05:14,012 or somebody who saw him come into the station. 65 00:05:14,013 --> 00:05:16,681 But D.C. cops... they look after each other. 66 00:05:16,682 --> 00:05:18,558 We need to be careful. 67 00:05:18,559 --> 00:05:20,143 Do you have any sources on the force? 68 00:05:20,144 --> 00:05:22,437 Not that I would trust with something like this. 69 00:05:22,438 --> 00:05:24,522 You know, Lucas started out on the crime beat. 70 00:05:24,523 --> 00:05:26,441 I can see if he knows anyone. 71 00:05:26,442 --> 00:05:28,485 - Would he help us? - I don't know. 72 00:05:28,486 --> 00:05:30,904 - Maybe. - Help out a competitor? 73 00:05:31,989 --> 00:05:33,939 We... stayed in touch. 74 00:05:36,220 --> 00:05:38,453 [Scoffs] 75 00:05:38,454 --> 00:05:41,999 You've gotta be kidding me. [Chuckles] 76 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,626 This town is way too incestuous. 77 00:05:44,627 --> 00:05:46,294 I know it's a lot to ask. 78 00:05:46,295 --> 00:05:49,089 I'm still trying to wrap my head around the affair, Zoe. 79 00:05:49,090 --> 00:05:52,759 If you could just give me a contact and maybe vouch for me... 80 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,469 Did you wait to bring this up until now 81 00:05:54,470 --> 00:05:56,387 because you thought it'd be harder for me to say no? 82 00:05:56,388 --> 00:05:59,683 - What do you mean? - In bed, right after we... 83 00:05:59,684 --> 00:06:02,477 You don't actually think I would do something like... 84 00:06:02,478 --> 00:06:05,480 - It sure seems that way. - This is huge, Lucas. 85 00:06:05,481 --> 00:06:07,440 I'm trying to avoid fucking up what we have... 86 00:06:07,441 --> 00:06:09,901 Whatever that is... and you're making it really hard for me. 87 00:06:09,902 --> 00:06:12,320 I don't know that I'll ever be the kind of person that makes it easy. 88 00:06:12,321 --> 00:06:15,197 I'm not looking for easy. But I don't need to be reminded of him. 89 00:06:15,198 --> 00:06:18,326 - I can't erase what I did. - I know you can't. 90 00:06:18,327 --> 00:06:21,181 But this is really fucking manipulative. 91 00:06:28,545 --> 00:06:31,339 Did you mean what you said the other night? 92 00:06:31,340 --> 00:06:33,899 That you probably... 93 00:06:38,638 --> 00:06:41,050 I don't know what to do when I hear something like that. 94 00:06:43,601 --> 00:06:48,044 That's why I was so quiet when you drove me to the airport. 95 00:06:50,441 --> 00:06:54,654 I was angry. I just blurted it out. 96 00:06:54,655 --> 00:06:57,199 I wish I hadn't. At least not like that. 97 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,154 I'm not trying to take advantage of you because you did. 98 00:07:04,039 --> 00:07:06,332 - He hasn't said a word. - And you haven't brought it up? 99 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:08,376 I just asked him if he was still considering Tusk. 100 00:07:08,377 --> 00:07:10,837 He said yes, but that he wanted to speak to you first. That's it. 101 00:07:10,838 --> 00:07:12,964 I wish we knew if they'd spoken at all. 102 00:07:12,965 --> 00:07:16,426 Well, he has a private line. I can't track those calls. 103 00:07:17,249 --> 00:07:18,970 - Frank. - Mr. President. 104 00:07:18,971 --> 00:07:20,847 Tell me about St. Louis. 105 00:07:20,848 --> 00:07:24,517 He's a hard man to read. I did my best to probe him, 106 00:07:24,518 --> 00:07:26,978 but I don't think I left any wiser to which way he's leaning. 107 00:07:26,979 --> 00:07:32,067 I must say, though, I think he is by far and away the best candidate. 108 00:07:32,068 --> 00:07:34,111 Why do you say that? 109 00:07:34,112 --> 00:07:38,500 Doesn't it make sense for you to nominate someone you know so well? 110 00:07:38,501 --> 00:07:40,825 I don't know him. That's why I sent you to St. Louis. 111 00:07:40,826 --> 00:07:42,869 Forgive me, Mr. President. I didn't mean it that way. 112 00:07:42,870 --> 00:07:45,622 I meant that the world knows so well. 113 00:07:45,623 --> 00:07:47,916 You, me, everyone knows Raymond Tusk. 114 00:07:47,917 --> 00:07:49,709 We don't need to convince anyone of his worthiness. 115 00:07:49,710 --> 00:07:51,502 But you said he still seems ambivalent? 116 00:07:51,503 --> 00:07:54,172 Which is why I think you should make a personal overture. 117 00:07:54,173 --> 00:07:56,133 Invite him to the White House. 118 00:07:56,134 --> 00:07:57,534 Well, I don't want to appear desperate. 119 00:07:57,535 --> 00:07:58,635 I agree with Frank. 120 00:07:58,636 --> 00:08:00,929 Inviting him is a very good idea. 121 00:08:00,930 --> 00:08:03,265 If you're serious about Tusk, you should wine and dine him. 122 00:08:03,266 --> 00:08:05,231 Make him feel very special. 123 00:08:05,232 --> 00:08:07,060 I'm sure we can find time in the schedule. 124 00:08:07,061 --> 00:08:09,395 - Let's give him a few more days. - We have less than a week, sir. 125 00:08:09,396 --> 00:08:11,355 I wouldn't wait any later than Friday. 126 00:08:11,356 --> 00:08:14,234 We can make Friday work, sir. 127 00:08:14,235 --> 00:08:16,569 All right. Well, let's see if he's available. 128 00:08:16,570 --> 00:08:18,822 [Knocking on door] 129 00:08:25,745 --> 00:08:27,914 - What are you doing? - Shh. 130 00:08:29,415 --> 00:08:31,334 - Give me your phone. - Why? 131 00:08:31,335 --> 00:08:32,684 Just give it to me. 132 00:09:02,115 --> 00:09:04,075 [Quietly] Have you noticed anything weird in here? 133 00:09:04,076 --> 00:09:05,743 Stuff moved around? Anything missing? 134 00:09:05,744 --> 00:09:07,912 - No. - Anyone following you? 135 00:09:07,913 --> 00:09:10,373 What did you find out? 136 00:09:10,374 --> 00:09:12,334 This is serious, Zoe. 137 00:09:12,335 --> 00:09:15,586 It goes way up, as high as the commissioner. 138 00:09:15,587 --> 00:09:18,464 I had to beg my contact at Metro to give me this. 139 00:09:20,591 --> 00:09:22,552 No record of Russo getting pulled over, 140 00:09:22,553 --> 00:09:25,013 but he remembers there was a call girl brought in with Russo. 141 00:09:25,014 --> 00:09:28,350 That's a file on one of her previous arrests. 142 00:09:28,351 --> 00:09:31,895 I've investigated police cover-ups before. 143 00:09:31,896 --> 00:09:34,480 I got death threats for a year. 144 00:09:34,481 --> 00:09:37,650 Are you willing to take that risk? 145 00:09:37,651 --> 00:09:38,943 Yeah. 146 00:09:38,944 --> 00:09:41,029 [Frank] How long? 147 00:09:41,030 --> 00:09:43,198 [Remy] The next board of directors meeting is three weeks from now. 148 00:09:43,199 --> 00:09:44,908 That is too late. Remy, look, 149 00:09:44,909 --> 00:09:46,743 the President is gonna nominate Tusk in a week or less. 150 00:09:46,744 --> 00:09:48,245 I've urged Scott Cunningham to call a special meeting, 151 00:09:48,246 --> 00:09:50,413 but that doesn't happen overnight. 152 00:09:50,414 --> 00:09:52,916 There's a lot of machinery in a corporate attack like this. 153 00:09:52,917 --> 00:09:54,876 I want to meet Scott Cunningham myself. 154 00:09:54,877 --> 00:09:57,170 I'm not sitting you down with Scott. You know the rules. 155 00:09:57,171 --> 00:09:59,047 These are extraordinary circumstances. 156 00:09:59,048 --> 00:10:00,715 Frank, Sancorp's officers 157 00:10:00,716 --> 00:10:02,300 do not meet with politicians, period. 158 00:10:02,301 --> 00:10:04,135 You talk to me, I talk to Scott Cunningham, 159 00:10:04,136 --> 00:10:05,720 and vice versa. That's how it works. 160 00:10:05,721 --> 00:10:07,138 All right, Remy. Whatever you think best. 161 00:10:07,139 --> 00:10:08,973 I'll call you when I know more. 162 00:10:08,974 --> 00:10:10,934 Nancy! 163 00:10:10,935 --> 00:10:14,354 Of all the things I hold in high regard, rules are not one of them. 164 00:10:14,355 --> 00:10:17,190 I will not place my fate solely in the hands of the middleman 165 00:10:17,191 --> 00:10:19,483 if I can go directly to the supplier. 166 00:10:19,484 --> 00:10:22,195 Book a flight to Atlanta. Tomorrow morning. Let Meechum know. 167 00:10:22,196 --> 00:10:24,017 Yes, sir. 168 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,325 She grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, 169 00:10:27,326 --> 00:10:29,286 went to Lorimer High School 170 00:10:29,287 --> 00:10:31,329 until she dropped out sophomore year, 171 00:10:31,330 --> 00:10:33,373 and then after that, there's no public record. 172 00:10:33,374 --> 00:10:35,792 But all it says here is that she was fined $300 173 00:10:35,793 --> 00:10:38,420 for loitering on April 2012. 174 00:10:38,421 --> 00:10:40,255 One of us has to go to Lynchburg. 175 00:10:40,256 --> 00:10:43,925 - Parents, classmates, teachers... - I'll do it. 176 00:10:43,926 --> 00:10:47,717 Okay. Well, then, you and I have to call escort services. 177 00:10:47,718 --> 00:10:50,932 I'm willing to lend a hand, but not by making cold calls 12 hours a day 178 00:10:50,933 --> 00:10:52,570 just to get hung up on by hookers. 179 00:10:52,571 --> 00:10:54,227 Where was she arrested? 180 00:10:54,228 --> 00:10:56,604 - Connecticut ave. - [Janine] 2460. 181 00:10:58,189 --> 00:11:00,733 That's the address of the district grand hotel. 182 00:11:15,748 --> 00:11:19,252 [Man] I'm not a fan of surprise visits, Frank. 183 00:11:19,253 --> 00:11:20,795 [Frank] Remy wouldn't arrange a meeting. 184 00:11:20,796 --> 00:11:23,840 Remy Danton exists so we don't have to meet. 185 00:11:23,841 --> 00:11:26,343 I needed to speak with you. 186 00:11:26,344 --> 00:11:28,345 There's a congressional travel report 187 00:11:28,346 --> 00:11:30,138 that puts you on a trip to Atlanta 188 00:11:30,139 --> 00:11:33,099 the same day I was pulled out of an investors' briefing. 189 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:36,436 Those are the sort of coincidences we want to avoid. 190 00:11:36,437 --> 00:11:39,189 Were you briefing your investors on Raymond Tusk? 191 00:11:40,803 --> 00:11:42,775 Meechum can be trusted. 192 00:11:42,776 --> 00:11:44,694 Why would I be speaking to them about Tusk? 193 00:11:44,695 --> 00:11:47,030 - I thought Remy filled you in. - No. 194 00:11:47,031 --> 00:11:49,073 He didn't say anything about the vice presidential nomination? 195 00:11:49,074 --> 00:11:52,076 He didn't. And I have a feeling I'd rather not be told. 196 00:11:52,077 --> 00:11:53,870 Trust me, you want to know. 197 00:11:53,871 --> 00:11:55,997 I've appeared in front of grand juries before, Frank. 198 00:11:55,998 --> 00:11:58,540 It's much easier when you can tell the truth. 199 00:11:58,541 --> 00:12:01,711 Please, don't put me in a position where I have to lie. 200 00:12:01,712 --> 00:12:03,587 If Tusk has the President's ear, 201 00:12:03,588 --> 00:12:05,882 you will see this administration shift its support 202 00:12:05,883 --> 00:12:08,592 toward nuclear energy and away from natural gas. 203 00:12:08,593 --> 00:12:11,095 His subsidiaries and his suppliers. Go after them. 204 00:12:11,096 --> 00:12:13,014 Frank, we should end this conversation right now. 205 00:12:13,015 --> 00:12:14,974 He will not accept the nomination if his assets 206 00:12:14,975 --> 00:12:17,185 are in a blind trust and he can't fight off the threat. 207 00:12:17,186 --> 00:12:18,608 - Okay, we're done. - Scott... 208 00:12:18,609 --> 00:12:21,022 I don't wanna hear another word. 209 00:12:24,193 --> 00:12:25,985 Go back to the airport. 210 00:12:25,986 --> 00:12:30,823 Figure out a good reason you needed to be in Atlanta today. 211 00:12:30,824 --> 00:12:34,827 You can pull over at the next corner. I'll have my car pick me up. 212 00:12:34,828 --> 00:12:40,041 ♪ When sunny gets blue ♪ 213 00:12:40,042 --> 00:12:44,295 ♪ Her eyes get gray and cloudy ♪ 214 00:12:44,296 --> 00:12:46,672 - One last one? - Another. 215 00:12:46,673 --> 00:12:51,635 ♪ Begins to fall ♪ 216 00:12:51,636 --> 00:12:56,266 ♪ Pitter-patter, pitter-patter ♪ 217 00:12:56,267 --> 00:12:58,184 ♪ Love is gone, so... ♪ 218 00:12:58,185 --> 00:12:59,950 - Can I get you something? - White wine. 219 00:12:59,951 --> 00:13:01,175 [Man] Put that on my tab. 220 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,372 - Thank you. - My pleasure. 221 00:13:06,373 --> 00:13:09,070 They're about to call last call. 222 00:13:09,071 --> 00:13:12,323 That's all right. I don't have much of a tolerance. 223 00:13:12,324 --> 00:13:14,016 [Bartender] One more? 224 00:13:14,017 --> 00:13:15,751 No. I'm good. 225 00:13:29,802 --> 00:13:31,971 Hey. 226 00:13:31,972 --> 00:13:34,932 You should head upstairs. 227 00:13:34,933 --> 00:13:36,970 I was waiting for you. 228 00:13:36,971 --> 00:13:39,687 - Is that the new faucet? - Yeah. 229 00:13:40,237 --> 00:13:42,648 How'd it go? 230 00:13:42,649 --> 00:13:44,900 Not good. Remy's up to something. 231 00:13:44,901 --> 00:13:48,279 He's not returning my phone calls. 232 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,282 What can I do? 233 00:13:51,283 --> 00:13:53,246 Tell me what you were dreaming. 234 00:13:54,629 --> 00:13:57,997 Oh, it was so awful, Francis. 235 00:13:58,610 --> 00:14:00,909 He's not letting me sleep either. 236 00:14:02,161 --> 00:14:05,436 Yeah. It's not him. It's the kids. 237 00:14:07,171 --> 00:14:09,131 I was playing with them in the backyard, 238 00:14:09,132 --> 00:14:11,342 and the girl was climbing on the vines, 239 00:14:11,343 --> 00:14:14,721 and I kept telling her to stop and get down, and... 240 00:14:17,265 --> 00:14:21,436 The vines just took hold of her, and they wouldn't let go. 241 00:14:21,437 --> 00:14:23,605 And she was screaming so loud, 242 00:14:23,606 --> 00:14:26,482 and I just kept pulling harder and harder, 243 00:14:26,483 --> 00:14:29,026 and she just ripped in half. 244 00:14:31,153 --> 00:14:34,073 Come here. Come here. Okay. 245 00:14:51,123 --> 00:14:54,594 Oh! 246 00:14:54,595 --> 00:14:56,304 Jesus! 247 00:14:59,307 --> 00:15:01,476 [Phone chiming] 248 00:15:04,687 --> 00:15:07,398 [Grunting] 249 00:15:10,526 --> 00:15:13,028 [Beeps] 250 00:15:13,029 --> 00:15:15,698 You wait until after 2:00 in the morning to return my call? 251 00:15:15,699 --> 00:15:17,241 You trying to get my voice-mail? 252 00:15:17,242 --> 00:15:18,785 [Remy] The conversations we're having 253 00:15:18,786 --> 00:15:21,120 we can't be having on cell phones. 254 00:15:21,121 --> 00:15:22,622 Where are you? 255 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:27,251 Claire is sleeping upstairs. 256 00:15:31,522 --> 00:15:33,315 You shouldn't have gone to see Cunningham. 257 00:15:33,316 --> 00:15:35,359 He says you didn't bring up Tusk. 258 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,278 You really think he'd admit to that? 259 00:15:37,279 --> 00:15:39,781 If we go through with this, it's insider trading. 260 00:15:39,782 --> 00:15:42,867 He didn't strike me as a man hearing the news for the second time. 261 00:15:42,868 --> 00:15:45,828 You want to believe I'm playing games? I can walk away from the whole thing. 262 00:15:45,829 --> 00:15:47,371 But I'm all you've got right now. 263 00:15:47,372 --> 00:15:49,540 I'm the one doing you and Sancorp a favor, 264 00:15:49,541 --> 00:15:50,917 not the other way around. 265 00:15:50,918 --> 00:15:52,627 I can tell when I'm being used, Frank. 266 00:15:52,628 --> 00:15:54,754 - I just want to know what for. - I don't use people 267 00:15:54,755 --> 00:15:56,672 unless I can throw them away afterwards. 268 00:15:56,673 --> 00:15:59,133 I'm trying to strengthen our partnership. 269 00:15:59,134 --> 00:16:01,636 Smells an awful lot like bullshit. 270 00:16:01,637 --> 00:16:03,679 Don't condescend. 271 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,015 Eight years I worked on your staff 272 00:16:07,016 --> 00:16:09,477 and never once made it further than your front doorstep. 273 00:16:09,478 --> 00:16:11,896 Well, now I'm in your living room, Frank. 274 00:16:11,897 --> 00:16:13,898 It's not because of what you taught me, 275 00:16:13,899 --> 00:16:16,358 it's because I finally woke up to what my value is 276 00:16:16,359 --> 00:16:18,444 and how undervalued I was slaving away for you. 277 00:16:18,445 --> 00:16:22,114 This is business. Keep your sob story to yourself. 278 00:16:22,115 --> 00:16:24,152 I want to maintain the influence 279 00:16:24,153 --> 00:16:26,577 that I have worked to achieve in the White House, 280 00:16:26,578 --> 00:16:29,956 which translates into the influence that you have in the White House, 281 00:16:29,957 --> 00:16:32,291 through me. 282 00:16:42,217 --> 00:16:45,053 I'll get in touch with Scott again tomorrow. 283 00:16:45,054 --> 00:16:46,764 See if we can push this forward faster. 284 00:16:46,765 --> 00:16:47,932 Thank you, Remy. 285 00:16:47,933 --> 00:16:50,142 But you gotta let me do this my way. 286 00:16:57,566 --> 00:16:59,252 The message was very clear. 287 00:16:59,253 --> 00:17:01,821 She doesn't want a settlement, no matter what the figure. 288 00:17:01,822 --> 00:17:03,531 Even if we give her worldwell back? 289 00:17:03,532 --> 00:17:05,073 She wants to go to court. 290 00:17:05,074 --> 00:17:08,327 They said we can expect a formal summons next week. 291 00:17:08,328 --> 00:17:10,579 - This is ludicrous. - Her lawyers agree. 292 00:17:10,580 --> 00:17:13,708 They'd much prefer a settlement too, but she's not playing ball. 293 00:17:13,709 --> 00:17:16,168 I'll keep pushing them. But in the meantime, 294 00:17:16,169 --> 00:17:19,588 you should start gathering all the correspondence you ever had with her... 295 00:17:19,589 --> 00:17:22,090 E-mails, notes, every scrap of paper. 296 00:17:22,091 --> 00:17:23,340 Okay. Thanks, Oliver. 297 00:17:28,180 --> 00:17:31,099 All I'm trying to do is find her. 298 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:35,646 I've got an arrest record from April 2012, 299 00:17:35,647 --> 00:17:41,068 and I know she was pulled over with a client in January. 300 00:17:42,862 --> 00:17:45,907 That girl. She had so much potential. 301 00:17:45,908 --> 00:17:48,701 Why did she drop out? 302 00:17:48,702 --> 00:17:51,453 Like I said, it's an ethical breach for me 303 00:17:51,454 --> 00:17:53,581 to discuss anything that has to do... 304 00:17:53,582 --> 00:17:55,165 I spoke to her parents. 305 00:17:55,166 --> 00:17:56,876 Her father was very combative. 306 00:17:56,877 --> 00:18:00,629 Was there trouble at home? 307 00:18:00,630 --> 00:18:03,465 The father... did he... 308 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,886 I won't speak about Rachel. 309 00:18:08,262 --> 00:18:11,933 Can you talk to me about your job in general, 310 00:18:11,934 --> 00:18:16,604 the sorts of cases you deal with in an abstract way? 311 00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:24,403 When I'm concerned about a student, 312 00:18:24,404 --> 00:18:28,240 especially if there's possible criminal activity involved, 313 00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:31,410 it's my duty to contact the D.A.'S office. 314 00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:33,662 Now, if the D.A. Pursues charges, 315 00:18:33,663 --> 00:18:36,958 the student has to testify against their own parent. 316 00:18:36,959 --> 00:18:40,044 That's a difficult decision for a young person to make. 317 00:18:40,045 --> 00:18:43,338 Extremely difficult. 318 00:18:45,215 --> 00:18:48,052 It could be easier to run away. 319 00:18:48,053 --> 00:18:51,513 It's set for tomorrow. Tusk lands at 7:30 320 00:18:51,514 --> 00:18:53,808 and then heads straight to the white house for dinner with the President. 321 00:18:53,809 --> 00:18:56,102 - Is it on the official schedule? - No. 322 00:18:56,103 --> 00:18:58,186 - We need it to be. - Well, I can't do that. 323 00:18:58,187 --> 00:19:01,148 The President specifically asked that I leave it off. 324 00:19:03,692 --> 00:19:06,361 Actually, that's good. We can make that work. 325 00:19:06,362 --> 00:19:08,296 Can you set up a meeting between Birch and the President? 326 00:19:08,297 --> 00:19:09,323 About what? 327 00:19:09,324 --> 00:19:10,992 So he can give him his two cents about who he will nominate. 328 00:19:10,993 --> 00:19:12,701 I don't think we want Birch getting involved. 329 00:19:12,702 --> 00:19:15,037 - He'll never get the chance. - What are you planning? 330 00:19:15,038 --> 00:19:18,415 Can you set up a meeting for later today? Yes or no? 331 00:19:18,416 --> 00:19:20,196 I'm sure I can squeeze it in. 332 00:19:20,197 --> 00:19:22,419 Good. I'll talk to Birch. Get him on the phone. 333 00:19:22,420 --> 00:19:24,797 This has to stay off the books, just like the dinner with Tusk. 334 00:19:24,798 --> 00:19:27,280 - Okay. - And finally, 335 00:19:27,281 --> 00:19:30,260 do you have a scheduler that you can fire? 336 00:19:30,261 --> 00:19:32,638 [Phone chimes] 337 00:19:40,395 --> 00:19:42,690 [Automatic dialing] 338 00:19:42,691 --> 00:19:45,693 Janine, I've got something for you. 339 00:19:54,118 --> 00:19:55,139 What is this? 340 00:19:55,140 --> 00:19:57,705 The President's O.T.R. schedule between now and Friday. 341 00:19:57,706 --> 00:19:59,915 - How'd you get this? - It doesn't matter. 342 00:19:59,916 --> 00:20:01,959 Look who he's meeting with this afternoon. 343 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,295 - Bob Birch. - And look at Friday night. 344 00:20:05,296 --> 00:20:08,465 Raymond Tusk. These aren't the craziest meetings for him to be having. 345 00:20:08,466 --> 00:20:10,968 Then why aren't they on the official schedule? 346 00:20:14,722 --> 00:20:16,807 He's considering them for Vice President. 347 00:20:16,808 --> 00:20:20,644 I'd say that's reason enough to keep them secret. 348 00:20:20,645 --> 00:20:23,438 Get this out, right away. 349 00:20:23,439 --> 00:20:27,109 Mr. speaker, I'm hearing that you're gonna be considered for the vice presidency. 350 00:20:27,110 --> 00:20:29,277 Slugline is reporting that you're heading to the White House right now. 351 00:20:29,278 --> 00:20:31,530 - I'm, uh... no. - You're not headed to the White House? 352 00:20:31,531 --> 00:20:34,200 Yes. The President just wants my input. 353 00:20:34,201 --> 00:20:36,744 But there's the possibility that you might be under consideration yourself. 354 00:20:36,745 --> 00:20:38,829 Not that I'm aware of. Excuse me. 355 00:20:38,830 --> 00:20:40,998 - How did the schedule get out? - It got leaked, sir, 356 00:20:40,999 --> 00:20:42,457 by someone in the scheduling office. 357 00:20:42,458 --> 00:20:43,740 - On purpose? - Accidentally. 358 00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:45,660 A wrong attachment to an e-mail that went wide. 359 00:20:45,661 --> 00:20:47,286 Well, whoever it was, I want them out. 360 00:20:47,287 --> 00:20:49,538 I already let them go. 361 00:20:49,539 --> 00:20:52,291 - Is, uh, Birch here yet? - He's waiting outside. 362 00:20:52,292 --> 00:20:54,168 Well, cancel the meeting. Tell him something came up. 363 00:20:54,169 --> 00:20:56,532 - I don't want to feed the frenzy. - Yes, sir. 364 00:20:57,270 --> 00:20:59,086 [Door closes] 365 00:21:02,133 --> 00:21:04,135 Give me the private line, please. 366 00:21:04,136 --> 00:21:08,723 There are three satellite trucks on my street. 367 00:21:08,724 --> 00:21:10,468 I'm trapped in my own home. 368 00:21:10,470 --> 00:21:12,220 Somebody in the scheduling office fucked up. 369 00:21:12,221 --> 00:21:14,598 Are you seriously considering Birch? 370 00:21:14,599 --> 00:21:16,516 Absolutely not. 371 00:21:16,517 --> 00:21:20,544 We are losing control of the process, Garrett. 372 00:21:34,993 --> 00:21:37,932 Every time I've spoken to you, you've never spoken back. 373 00:21:40,540 --> 00:21:42,918 Although given our mutual disdain, 374 00:21:42,919 --> 00:21:46,755 I can't blame you for the silent treatment. 375 00:21:46,756 --> 00:21:50,383 Perhaps I'm speaking to the wrong audience. 376 00:21:50,384 --> 00:21:52,469 Can you hear me? 377 00:21:52,470 --> 00:21:54,471 Are you even capable of language, 378 00:21:54,472 --> 00:21:56,264 or do you only understand depravity? 379 00:21:56,265 --> 00:21:58,558 [Door thuds] 380 00:21:59,726 --> 00:22:02,521 Peter, is that you? 381 00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:05,440 Stop hiding in my thoughts and come out. 382 00:22:05,441 --> 00:22:08,944 Have the courage in death that you never had in life. 383 00:22:08,945 --> 00:22:12,656 Come out, look me in the eye and say what you need to say. 384 00:22:12,657 --> 00:22:14,867 [Clatter] 385 00:22:23,274 --> 00:22:26,235 There is no solace above or below. 386 00:22:26,236 --> 00:22:29,822 Only us... Small, solitary, 387 00:22:29,823 --> 00:22:33,618 striving, battling one another. 388 00:22:33,619 --> 00:22:37,496 I pray to myself, for myself. 389 00:23:25,294 --> 00:23:27,505 [Intercom buzzes] 390 00:23:30,758 --> 00:23:34,052 Hello? 391 00:23:34,053 --> 00:23:36,806 Who is it? 392 00:23:40,620 --> 00:23:42,872 My lawyer said I shouldn't be talking to you. 393 00:23:42,873 --> 00:23:45,959 - Mine said the same thing. - I'm not gonna change my mind, Claire. 394 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,920 I made a mistake. I got upset, and I acted impulsively. 395 00:23:48,921 --> 00:23:51,005 I was the one who made the mistake 396 00:23:51,006 --> 00:23:52,799 by partnering with you in the first place. 397 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,717 Well, then, can we please both admit 398 00:23:54,718 --> 00:23:56,970 that it wasn't meant to be, and we can find an amicable way... 399 00:23:56,971 --> 00:24:00,347 - No, we can't. - What do you want? 400 00:24:00,348 --> 00:24:02,349 To send a message. 401 00:24:02,350 --> 00:24:04,852 Organizations like yours get 90% of the grant money, 402 00:24:04,853 --> 00:24:07,814 then cozy up to corporate sponsors who destroy the environment. 403 00:24:07,815 --> 00:24:10,733 The things you're claiming are lies. 404 00:24:10,734 --> 00:24:13,444 I never mentioned your pregnancy. 405 00:24:13,445 --> 00:24:15,571 I got in touch with Evelyn Baxter. 406 00:24:15,572 --> 00:24:18,407 Remember her? We had a long conversation. 407 00:24:18,408 --> 00:24:21,661 It seems that you have a history of axing people who disagree with you. 408 00:24:21,662 --> 00:24:23,997 She'll be testifying on my behalf. 409 00:24:23,998 --> 00:24:26,540 So will eight of the people that you made her fire. 410 00:24:26,541 --> 00:24:29,961 If you want an apology, I'm here to offer you one, 411 00:24:29,962 --> 00:24:32,170 and to give you whatever you think is fair. 412 00:24:32,171 --> 00:24:35,716 This case is gonna get national attention because of who you're married to. 413 00:24:35,717 --> 00:24:38,761 I'll have a platform to say what I want to say. 414 00:24:38,762 --> 00:24:41,263 That's worth more than anything you could offer. 415 00:24:41,264 --> 00:24:43,891 Listen, I know we have different philosophies, 416 00:24:43,892 --> 00:24:48,021 but what we're trying to achieve is exactly the same thing. 417 00:24:48,022 --> 00:24:50,857 We shouldn't be fighting each other. 418 00:24:50,858 --> 00:24:53,609 Do you feel that? The kicking? 419 00:24:53,610 --> 00:24:57,905 I won't let people like you fuck up the world my child has to live in. 420 00:24:57,906 --> 00:24:59,657 If I have to tell a few lies to do that... 421 00:24:59,658 --> 00:25:03,036 At least I learned one valuable thing from you. 422 00:25:07,247 --> 00:25:10,751 ♪ Call me ♪ 423 00:25:10,752 --> 00:25:14,172 ♪ Irresponsible ♪ 424 00:25:14,173 --> 00:25:17,341 ♪ Call me ♪ 425 00:25:17,342 --> 00:25:20,845 ♪ Unreliable ♪ 426 00:25:20,846 --> 00:25:23,514 ♪ Go on and throw in ♪ 427 00:25:23,515 --> 00:25:27,434 - What can I get for you? - Glenlivet, neat. 428 00:25:33,273 --> 00:25:40,614 ♪ Well, do my foolish alibis bore... ♪ 429 00:25:46,913 --> 00:25:48,789 The lawsuit? 430 00:25:50,332 --> 00:25:53,086 And other things. 431 00:25:53,087 --> 00:25:54,754 What other things? 432 00:25:58,758 --> 00:26:01,719 You know, I cannot guarantee you 433 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,345 that all of this is gonna succeed. 434 00:26:03,346 --> 00:26:05,598 Oh, it's not that. 435 00:26:09,936 --> 00:26:12,312 You can tell me, or I can keep guessing. 436 00:26:12,313 --> 00:26:15,816 You'll roll your eyes. 437 00:26:15,817 --> 00:26:18,194 Not at you. 438 00:26:18,195 --> 00:26:22,240 I was thinking about when one of us dies. 439 00:26:22,241 --> 00:26:23,866 Whether it's you first or me... 440 00:26:23,867 --> 00:26:26,202 Well, if it is me, and I'm sure it will be, 441 00:26:26,203 --> 00:26:28,412 you won't be alone for long. 442 00:26:28,413 --> 00:26:32,208 No. I mean, what will we leave behind? 443 00:26:32,209 --> 00:26:34,501 We've accomplished a great deal. 444 00:26:34,502 --> 00:26:37,130 And I intend for us to accomplish a lot more. 445 00:26:38,589 --> 00:26:40,216 But for whom? 446 00:26:40,217 --> 00:26:41,759 For each other. 447 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,928 But if we're not... 448 00:26:48,432 --> 00:26:50,643 Ah, I'm being silly. 449 00:26:56,565 --> 00:26:58,985 Have you ever been published? 450 00:26:58,986 --> 00:27:01,403 Many times. 451 00:27:01,404 --> 00:27:03,447 I guess that's a stupid question. 452 00:27:03,448 --> 00:27:06,492 You don't seem like a starving artist. 453 00:27:06,493 --> 00:27:09,620 - Don't judge a book by its cover. - [Chuckling] 454 00:27:11,538 --> 00:27:13,958 You have a nice laugh. 455 00:27:15,501 --> 00:27:17,044 Really? 456 00:27:17,045 --> 00:27:19,379 It's very attractive. 457 00:27:20,422 --> 00:27:22,675 Are you staying at the hotel? 458 00:27:22,676 --> 00:27:25,678 You want to come up to my room? 459 00:27:25,679 --> 00:27:28,264 That depends. 460 00:27:30,474 --> 00:27:33,144 Well, how much would that cost me? 461 00:27:34,561 --> 00:27:36,897 That seems about right. 462 00:27:38,123 --> 00:27:40,193 Close your eyes. 463 00:27:41,610 --> 00:27:44,113 Put out your hands. 464 00:27:47,741 --> 00:27:49,754 Now open them up. 465 00:27:51,078 --> 00:27:53,247 I'm trying to find this woman. 466 00:27:53,248 --> 00:27:55,708 If you make me pull out my badge, 467 00:27:55,709 --> 00:27:58,085 I have to take you in. 468 00:27:58,086 --> 00:28:00,254 But I don't want to do that. 469 00:28:01,255 --> 00:28:04,091 Let's not make a scene. 470 00:28:14,768 --> 00:28:17,355 I used to see her around. 471 00:28:17,356 --> 00:28:19,940 She left the business, though. We haven't really kept in touch. 472 00:28:19,941 --> 00:28:21,901 Any idea where she might be? 473 00:28:21,902 --> 00:28:25,445 A friend of mine saw her waiting tables 474 00:28:25,446 --> 00:28:27,948 at a restaurant in Georgetown. 475 00:28:30,076 --> 00:28:33,204 I guess the question I'm trying to ask is, um... 476 00:28:33,205 --> 00:28:34,788 Is it even worth that step? 477 00:28:37,612 --> 00:28:41,616 The bottom line is that for a woman your age, it's extremely hard. 478 00:28:41,617 --> 00:28:43,493 Have you ever had a miscarriage? 479 00:28:43,494 --> 00:28:45,078 No. I, um... 480 00:28:45,079 --> 00:28:47,914 I've been late before, but I don't... 481 00:28:47,915 --> 00:28:50,334 You know, I don't know. I don't know exactly. 482 00:28:50,335 --> 00:28:53,170 Have you had any abortions? 483 00:28:54,587 --> 00:28:56,256 Three. 484 00:28:57,423 --> 00:29:00,719 That can make it more difficult. 485 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:03,638 I'm not trying to dissuade you, 486 00:29:03,639 --> 00:29:07,351 but please make sure you think long and hard before you decide. 487 00:29:07,352 --> 00:29:09,477 But it's possible? 488 00:29:09,478 --> 00:29:12,189 Assuming you and your husband fit all the criteria? 489 00:29:12,190 --> 00:29:14,524 Yes, it's possible. 490 00:29:16,693 --> 00:29:18,945 Okay. 491 00:29:18,946 --> 00:29:23,367 [Francis] What? Well, that's hardly my problem. 492 00:29:23,368 --> 00:29:25,035 - No, you get on it. It's... - [Knocks] 493 00:29:25,036 --> 00:29:27,453 I have to call you back. What is it? 494 00:29:27,454 --> 00:29:29,622 Sancorp's stock. 495 00:29:29,623 --> 00:29:33,459 It's up 35% in the last four hours. 496 00:29:34,627 --> 00:29:37,172 It's all over the financial news. 497 00:29:39,216 --> 00:29:41,551 Tusk is making a play. 498 00:29:41,552 --> 00:29:43,970 Get Remy on the phone. 499 00:29:45,931 --> 00:29:48,850 Congressman Underwood on line three. 500 00:29:48,851 --> 00:29:50,727 I was just about to call you. 501 00:29:50,728 --> 00:29:53,813 I need to meet with Tusk before he sees the President tonight. 502 00:29:53,814 --> 00:29:56,233 - He's already here. - At the White House? 503 00:29:56,234 --> 00:29:58,318 He decided to come in a few hours early. 504 00:29:58,319 --> 00:30:00,153 His plane landed half an hour ago. 505 00:30:00,154 --> 00:30:02,239 - Do you know where he is? - I don't know. 506 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,366 He had his own car pick him up. I just found out. 507 00:30:04,367 --> 00:30:06,659 Remy's not in his office. I left word there and on his cell. 508 00:30:06,660 --> 00:30:08,759 Look, you need to call me the moment you know where he is. 509 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:09,887 Okay. 510 00:30:09,888 --> 00:30:12,332 It's just the lunch menu right now. I hope that's okay. 511 00:30:12,333 --> 00:30:14,709 Yeah. That's fine. 512 00:30:16,420 --> 00:30:18,630 Your server will be with you shortly. 513 00:30:18,631 --> 00:30:20,257 Is Rachel working? 514 00:30:20,258 --> 00:30:22,634 Uh, no. I don't think she's scheduled till Sunday. 515 00:30:22,635 --> 00:30:24,469 Stephanie will be with you this afternoon. 516 00:30:24,470 --> 00:30:25,971 Thanks. 517 00:30:28,348 --> 00:30:30,809 Should we come back Sunday? 518 00:30:36,148 --> 00:30:38,275 I'll be right back. 519 00:31:06,886 --> 00:31:10,432 Excuse me. Can I help you with something? 520 00:31:10,433 --> 00:31:13,559 Yeah. I was just looking for the bathroom. 521 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,770 [Inaudible dialogue] 522 00:31:18,357 --> 00:31:21,985 Unless you want to use the restroom in the office. 523 00:31:45,033 --> 00:31:47,994 - Who are you calling? - Rachel. 524 00:31:47,995 --> 00:31:49,788 [Continues dialing] 525 00:31:51,790 --> 00:31:54,626 [Line ringing] 526 00:31:54,627 --> 00:31:56,336 Rachel Posner? 527 00:31:56,337 --> 00:31:57,962 My name is Zoe Barnes. 528 00:31:57,963 --> 00:32:00,423 I'm a reporter at slugline.com. 529 00:32:00,424 --> 00:32:02,925 I know about Peter Russo. 530 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,430 Rachel? 531 00:32:07,431 --> 00:32:08,973 - [Beeps] - [Mouths word] 532 00:32:11,810 --> 00:32:15,021 [Beeps] 533 00:32:15,022 --> 00:32:16,857 [Phone clicking] 534 00:32:24,656 --> 00:32:26,366 Come on, Rachel. 535 00:32:28,201 --> 00:32:30,285 You shouldn't have mentioned Russo. 536 00:32:30,286 --> 00:32:33,164 - She'll write back. - I wouldn't if I was her. 537 00:33:02,903 --> 00:33:05,321 [Footsteps] 538 00:33:21,504 --> 00:33:22,909 How much do you know? 539 00:33:22,910 --> 00:33:24,674 That you were with him when he was pulled over. 540 00:33:24,675 --> 00:33:26,593 - Who else knows? - Just me. 541 00:33:26,594 --> 00:33:28,678 I can keep it that way, but I need more. 542 00:33:28,679 --> 00:33:31,473 - There is no more. - You're lying. 543 00:33:33,892 --> 00:33:35,977 Yeah, I was with him when he got pulled over. 544 00:33:35,978 --> 00:33:38,020 They took him away and let me go. 545 00:33:38,021 --> 00:33:39,564 I don't know what happened to him. 546 00:33:39,565 --> 00:33:40,941 He was never charged. 547 00:33:40,942 --> 00:33:43,359 You know more than me, then. 548 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:45,612 No one ever came to talk to you? 549 00:33:45,613 --> 00:33:47,697 - About what? - To keep you quiet. 550 00:33:47,698 --> 00:33:50,617 You don't kiss and tell in that business. 551 00:33:50,618 --> 00:33:51,993 Not even when it's a congressman? 552 00:33:51,994 --> 00:33:53,829 Especially when it's a congressman. 553 00:33:55,497 --> 00:33:57,624 Frank Underwood never approached you? 554 00:33:58,959 --> 00:34:00,543 Who's that? 555 00:34:00,544 --> 00:34:03,004 You're too smart to play dumb, Rachel. 556 00:34:03,005 --> 00:34:04,798 You know who that is. 557 00:34:06,090 --> 00:34:08,092 Name rings a bell. 558 00:34:08,093 --> 00:34:10,428 I try not to follow the news. 559 00:34:10,429 --> 00:34:13,723 Too many familiar faces. 560 00:34:13,724 --> 00:34:15,391 How about Douglas stamper? 561 00:34:15,392 --> 00:34:18,353 Never heard of him. 562 00:34:18,354 --> 00:34:20,939 I've told you everything I know. 563 00:34:22,983 --> 00:34:25,109 I know about what your father did. 564 00:34:25,110 --> 00:34:28,363 If you don't help me, I'll write about Russo. 565 00:34:28,364 --> 00:34:30,782 I'll write that you were a prostitute, 566 00:34:30,783 --> 00:34:34,160 and I'll write about why you left home. 567 00:34:34,161 --> 00:34:36,037 Go to town, bitch. 568 00:34:58,029 --> 00:35:00,228 So? 569 00:35:00,229 --> 00:35:02,856 She mentioned both you and your boss. 570 00:35:02,857 --> 00:35:05,274 - What exactly? - She didn't say. 571 00:35:05,275 --> 00:35:08,737 All she seemed to know was that I was in the car with him when he got pulled over. 572 00:35:08,738 --> 00:35:11,280 And you didn't admit to more than that? 573 00:35:11,281 --> 00:35:13,199 No. I said everything exactly like you told me to. 574 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:15,660 - You really think I'd spill my guts? - Calm down. 575 00:35:15,661 --> 00:35:18,496 Why didn't you tell me he was gonna hurt himself? I never would've done it. 576 00:35:18,497 --> 00:35:20,415 How could I have known? 577 00:35:20,416 --> 00:35:23,459 - I just want all this to go away. - It will. 578 00:35:23,460 --> 00:35:25,879 All of it. 579 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,172 I promise. 580 00:35:28,173 --> 00:35:31,426 [Car engine starts] 581 00:35:37,057 --> 00:35:39,017 [Automatic dialing] 582 00:35:39,018 --> 00:35:40,142 [Line ringing] 583 00:35:46,608 --> 00:35:48,359 Do you want me to order you dinner? 584 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,029 - Where's Doug at? - I don't know. He left early. 585 00:35:51,030 --> 00:35:54,783 - Call him for me, will you? - Yes, sir. 586 00:35:55,700 --> 00:35:57,410 Thirteen minutes from now, 587 00:35:57,411 --> 00:35:59,120 Tusk will meet with the President, 588 00:35:59,121 --> 00:36:01,039 if he isn't there already. 589 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,833 You've never been an ally, have you? 590 00:36:03,834 --> 00:36:06,878 Pressing on with your slow, incessant march. 591 00:36:08,212 --> 00:36:11,299 Time would've killed Russo if I hadn't, 592 00:36:11,300 --> 00:36:13,843 just as it will kill me someday. 593 00:36:13,844 --> 00:36:15,595 Kill us all. 594 00:36:15,596 --> 00:36:18,014 Sir, I just got Doug's voicemail. 595 00:36:18,932 --> 00:36:20,391 I wonder where he's at. 596 00:36:20,392 --> 00:36:21,392 [Phone chiming] 597 00:36:21,393 --> 00:36:23,686 Well, maybe this is him. 598 00:36:25,313 --> 00:36:26,522 [Beeps] 599 00:36:26,523 --> 00:36:27,857 Freddy? 600 00:36:43,372 --> 00:36:45,541 Sorry, Frank. I had to trade up. 601 00:36:45,542 --> 00:36:49,378 Sancorp's a big fish, but Raymond Tusk is a whale. 602 00:37:04,936 --> 00:37:06,855 Can I get you something, Frank? 603 00:37:06,856 --> 00:37:09,107 Nothing right now. Thank you, Freddy. 604 00:37:09,108 --> 00:37:11,693 I'll leave y'all to it. 605 00:37:14,946 --> 00:37:19,283 I hope you don't mind that Remy told me about this little secret of yours. 606 00:37:19,284 --> 00:37:22,829 I wanted a place where you'd feel comfortable. 607 00:37:25,999 --> 00:37:28,334 Shouldn't you be at the White House? 608 00:37:28,335 --> 00:37:33,089 How could I pass up the chance to eat the best ribs in Washington? 609 00:37:33,090 --> 00:37:34,883 Mm-mm-mm. 610 00:37:34,884 --> 00:37:37,468 Remy told you about Sancorp. 611 00:37:37,469 --> 00:37:41,931 As of closing bell today, I own 3%. 612 00:37:41,932 --> 00:37:45,935 By the end of next week, I'll own over ten. 613 00:37:45,936 --> 00:37:49,189 Enough to make sure they can't cause me any trouble. 614 00:37:49,190 --> 00:37:54,069 A valiant effort, though. I respect that. 615 00:37:54,070 --> 00:37:56,362 So why are we here? 616 00:37:56,363 --> 00:37:59,157 I told you I'd give you until today to think things over. 617 00:37:59,158 --> 00:38:02,368 - I'm a man who keeps my word. - And I'm still not interested. 618 00:38:03,942 --> 00:38:07,195 You wanted me to be more specific back in St. Louis. 619 00:38:07,196 --> 00:38:08,822 That would be a good start. 620 00:38:17,539 --> 00:38:21,376 Why did Britain go to war with China 150 years ago? 621 00:38:21,377 --> 00:38:23,045 I'm in no mood for riddles. 622 00:38:23,046 --> 00:38:26,214 Humor me a moment. 623 00:38:26,215 --> 00:38:29,342 - Opium. - It was bigger than opium, Frank. 624 00:38:29,343 --> 00:38:31,553 That was simply the excuse. 625 00:38:31,554 --> 00:38:34,305 Peking wanted to call the shots instead of the west. 626 00:38:34,306 --> 00:38:36,892 It's the same problem we're facing now. 627 00:38:36,893 --> 00:38:41,813 But nobody wants a trade war, much less a military one. 628 00:38:41,814 --> 00:38:44,440 And what's your opium? 629 00:38:44,441 --> 00:38:48,195 Samarium-149. I need it for my reactors. 630 00:38:48,196 --> 00:38:52,365 China controls 95% of the world's supply. 631 00:38:52,366 --> 00:38:55,535 And you're worried about the imbalance in our currency, our foreign debt... 632 00:38:55,536 --> 00:38:58,872 - All of it. - You already have the President's ear. 633 00:38:58,873 --> 00:39:00,976 Trade tariffs are controlled by congress. 634 00:39:00,977 --> 00:39:03,793 You have a lot more influence there than Garrett does. 635 00:39:03,794 --> 00:39:06,295 It's the reason I wanted you to stay there in the first place. 636 00:39:06,296 --> 00:39:09,112 And what exactly would you want me to do? 637 00:39:09,113 --> 00:39:11,198 Well, that part I don't know yet. 638 00:39:11,199 --> 00:39:13,950 We'll have to wait and see how things play out with the Chinese. 639 00:39:13,951 --> 00:39:17,112 I've already told you I will not do a blank check. 640 00:39:19,873 --> 00:39:22,250 I must say I'm surprised, Frank. 641 00:39:22,251 --> 00:39:24,585 You have a reputation for pragmatism. 642 00:39:24,586 --> 00:39:28,298 And I also have avoided a reputation for indentured servitude. 643 00:39:28,299 --> 00:39:32,010 I never make an offer more than twice, Frank. 644 00:39:32,011 --> 00:39:34,595 Tell me now if I can count on your cooperation. 645 00:39:34,596 --> 00:39:37,974 You're not offering cooperation, you're demanding tutelage. 646 00:39:39,559 --> 00:39:42,145 So let me make you a proposal. 647 00:39:42,146 --> 00:39:47,483 I am absolutely willing to work together as equals. 648 00:39:47,484 --> 00:39:51,071 I will take your opinions seriously, just as the President does. 649 00:39:51,072 --> 00:39:53,948 But I will not bind myself to them in advance. 650 00:39:53,949 --> 00:39:56,201 If that doesn't interest you, fair enough. 651 00:39:56,202 --> 00:39:59,704 Good luck finding a vice President in the next four days 652 00:39:59,705 --> 00:40:02,123 who will prove as pragmatic as I. 653 00:40:02,124 --> 00:40:04,584 You can't purchase loyalty, Raymond. 654 00:40:04,585 --> 00:40:06,253 Not the sort I have in mind. 655 00:40:06,254 --> 00:40:09,089 If you want to earn my loyalty, 656 00:40:09,090 --> 00:40:11,549 then you have to offer yours in return. 657 00:40:11,550 --> 00:40:14,677 And if we can agree to that... 658 00:40:14,678 --> 00:40:19,599 Well, you're a man with imagination. 659 00:40:27,065 --> 00:40:29,317 Wait. 660 00:40:41,329 --> 00:40:43,706 If stamper was there himself, 661 00:40:43,707 --> 00:40:47,543 this goes much deeper than a lost arrest file. 662 00:40:49,462 --> 00:40:54,134 Well, let's think about this. What did Russo gain him? 663 00:40:54,135 --> 00:40:55,718 A mansion in Harrisburg. 664 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:59,806 Uh-uh. Underwood thinks bigger than that. 665 00:40:59,807 --> 00:41:02,725 - Then what? - I don't know. 666 00:41:02,726 --> 00:41:04,352 He controls Pennsylvania. 667 00:41:04,353 --> 00:41:05,645 He has influence in the White House. 668 00:41:05,646 --> 00:41:07,230 Walker needs the state for reelection... 669 00:41:07,231 --> 00:41:10,733 No. No, it can't just be Walker. 670 00:41:10,734 --> 00:41:13,736 The President backstabbed him 671 00:41:13,737 --> 00:41:15,989 for the secretary of state nomination. 672 00:41:15,990 --> 00:41:18,450 It has to be something else. 673 00:41:20,827 --> 00:41:22,703 The President would owe him. 674 00:41:22,704 --> 00:41:24,331 But what? 675 00:41:24,332 --> 00:41:25,623 They already meet once a week. 676 00:41:25,624 --> 00:41:27,459 The education bill? I mean, what? 677 00:41:27,460 --> 00:41:28,793 What specifically? 678 00:41:28,794 --> 00:41:30,253 He could be after the V.P. nomination. 679 00:41:30,254 --> 00:41:32,255 That doesn't make sense, though. 680 00:41:32,256 --> 00:41:36,009 The V.P. slot is on the table because Russo tanked. 681 00:41:36,010 --> 00:41:37,635 Underwood wanted him to win. 682 00:41:40,805 --> 00:41:43,308 Unless he didn't. 683 00:41:43,309 --> 00:41:45,977 Maybe he wanted Russo to self-destruct. 684 00:41:45,978 --> 00:41:47,561 To force Matthews to run. 685 00:41:47,562 --> 00:41:50,564 Exactly. And then next week, when Matthews wins... 686 00:41:50,565 --> 00:41:52,233 The President taps Underwood. 687 00:41:57,822 --> 00:42:01,075 Mr. President. 688 00:42:01,076 --> 00:42:02,743 Mr. Tusk. 689 00:42:02,744 --> 00:42:04,412 Thanks for coming on such short notice. 690 00:42:04,413 --> 00:42:08,833 Have a seat, Frank. 691 00:42:08,834 --> 00:42:10,710 I have a confession to make. 692 00:42:10,711 --> 00:42:13,087 Raymond and I have known each other for years. 693 00:42:13,088 --> 00:42:17,050 We don't publicize it, but he's been a trusted advisor to me. 694 00:42:17,051 --> 00:42:20,803 And I sent you to St. Louis so he could spend time with you, 695 00:42:20,804 --> 00:42:23,431 give me his two cents. 696 00:42:23,432 --> 00:42:26,393 On what, sir, if I may ask? 697 00:42:26,394 --> 00:42:29,562 Offering you the vice presidency. 698 00:42:29,563 --> 00:42:35,609 I told the President that, uh, in my humble opinion, 699 00:42:35,610 --> 00:42:38,654 both he and the country would be well served 700 00:42:38,655 --> 00:42:45,328 by a man as experienced, intelligent, and loyal as you. 701 00:42:47,955 --> 00:42:51,016 So I'm officially asking, Frank. 702 00:42:56,630 --> 00:43:00,134 Sir, I... I don't know what to say. 703 00:43:04,180 --> 00:43:06,224 Say yes. 704 00:43:06,225 --> 00:43:08,476 Yes. 705 00:43:08,477 --> 00:43:11,521 It would be a great honor, Mr. President. 706 00:43:27,995 --> 00:43:31,791 Meechum. 707 00:43:31,792 --> 00:43:33,293 I take care of my own, 708 00:43:33,294 --> 00:43:36,463 and you've proved yourself to be very valuable. 709 00:43:36,464 --> 00:43:39,048 I would like you to be part of my security detail 710 00:43:39,049 --> 00:43:40,633 once I get confirmed. 711 00:43:40,634 --> 00:43:42,176 That's the Secret Service, sir. 712 00:43:42,177 --> 00:43:43,761 I'm capitol police. 713 00:43:43,762 --> 00:43:46,931 Then I'll put you on the Secret Service. 714 00:43:46,932 --> 00:43:49,601 If you're interested. 715 00:43:49,602 --> 00:43:51,978 I'd be more than interested, sir. 716 00:43:51,979 --> 00:43:53,813 Good. 717 00:43:53,814 --> 00:43:56,483 And I'm extremely grateful. 718 00:43:56,484 --> 00:43:57,900 Keep being valuable. 719 00:43:57,901 --> 00:44:00,153 That's the best way to show your gratitude. 720 00:44:00,154 --> 00:44:03,948 I will, Mr. Vice President. 721 00:44:08,995 --> 00:44:11,747 Did the plumber finally come? 722 00:44:11,748 --> 00:44:15,627 No. I fixed it. 723 00:44:15,628 --> 00:44:17,878 Francis. 724 00:44:21,048 --> 00:44:24,511 So proud of you, Francis. 725 00:44:24,512 --> 00:44:26,471 I didn't do it alone. 726 00:44:37,307 --> 00:44:39,725 I got here as quickly as I could. 727 00:44:39,726 --> 00:44:41,978 Is something wrong? 728 00:44:41,979 --> 00:44:45,440 I need you to be completely honest with me, Christina. 729 00:44:45,441 --> 00:44:47,942 About what? 730 00:44:47,943 --> 00:44:49,944 The other day, when I said that you should tell me 731 00:44:49,945 --> 00:44:52,530 if anyone from the press started harassing you... 732 00:44:55,950 --> 00:44:59,412 Zoe Barnes? 733 00:44:59,413 --> 00:45:01,789 You said you wanted to talk about something on the phone. 734 00:45:01,790 --> 00:45:03,124 Oh, no. That can wait. 735 00:45:03,125 --> 00:45:05,627 No. Come on. Tell me. 736 00:45:05,628 --> 00:45:09,839 I, um... earlier today... 737 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:11,673 The rowing machine, I saw, is broken. 738 00:45:11,674 --> 00:45:13,968 Oh, it's my fault. The cable broke. 739 00:45:13,969 --> 00:45:16,387 I haven't been able to replace it yet. 740 00:45:16,388 --> 00:45:19,807 What about going for a run with me? 741 00:45:22,268 --> 00:45:24,396 She's trying to smear congressman Underwood. 742 00:45:25,911 --> 00:45:29,233 It's a coordinated campaign by everyone at Slugline. 743 00:45:34,696 --> 00:45:36,407 But she knew things. 744 00:45:36,408 --> 00:45:37,575 Like what? 745 00:45:37,576 --> 00:45:39,076 About Peter. 746 00:45:39,077 --> 00:45:43,122 Something to do with Kern losing the nomination. 747 00:45:43,123 --> 00:45:45,916 And? 748 00:45:50,921 --> 00:45:52,590 Want me to drive alongside you, sir? 749 00:45:52,591 --> 00:45:54,050 No. You stay here. 750 00:45:54,051 --> 00:45:56,427 Yes, sir. 751 00:45:56,428 --> 00:45:57,970 You ready? 752 00:45:57,971 --> 00:46:00,682 Yes. 753 00:46:50,144 --> 00:46:52,830 Sync & corrections by Rafael UPD www.addic7ed.com/