1 00:00:06,882 --> 00:00:11,053 I just love your writing, Tom, ever since Scorpio. 2 00:00:11,136 --> 00:00:13,471 I think it just gets better and better. 3 00:00:13,556 --> 00:00:16,684 Oh, yeah? What else have you read? 4 00:00:16,767 --> 00:00:21,396 All of them. I thought the latest was brilliant, God's Cauldron. 5 00:00:21,479 --> 00:00:24,357 - You read that? - In one sitting. 6 00:00:24,441 --> 00:00:28,070 But what we'd really love to read is your book on the Underwoods. 7 00:00:28,153 --> 00:00:32,157 - Well, it's changed. It's fiction now. - But based on them. 8 00:00:34,076 --> 00:00:35,703 People might draw parallels. 9 00:00:35,786 --> 00:00:37,830 Would the Underwoods find it flattering? 10 00:00:37,913 --> 00:00:39,790 I don't think they'd be too happy with it. 11 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:42,000 How do you think it'll do? 12 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:46,171 - Who knows? - Better than God's Cauldron, I hope. 13 00:00:46,254 --> 00:00:49,007 Sales were disappointing, weren't they? 14 00:00:49,091 --> 00:00:50,342 In fact, they've been disappointing 15 00:00:50,425 --> 00:00:53,386 on everything you've written the past ten years. 16 00:00:53,470 --> 00:00:56,306 We can change that with this new book. 17 00:00:56,389 --> 00:00:58,475 I'm not a political tool. 18 00:00:58,559 --> 00:01:00,894 We didn't fly you up here because my wife's a fan. 19 00:01:00,978 --> 00:01:03,021 I'm sure you had a notion of what we're after. 20 00:01:03,105 --> 00:01:04,982 I didn't have any expectations. 21 00:01:05,899 --> 00:01:07,525 I just came because I was curious. 22 00:01:07,610 --> 00:01:11,113 Well, then let me satisfy your curiosity. 23 00:01:11,196 --> 00:01:13,323 If your book can hurt the Underwoods, 24 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:16,076 we want it to be published before the election, 25 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:18,411 and we want it to be big. 26 00:01:18,495 --> 00:01:20,831 Dana Treister, do you know her? 27 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:22,332 The editor of Vanity Fair. 28 00:01:22,415 --> 00:01:26,712 - That's right. She's a close friend. - And Ben Grant, founder of Pollyhop. 29 00:01:26,795 --> 00:01:27,963 I saw the webcast. 30 00:01:28,046 --> 00:01:30,048 They don't manipulate search results, 31 00:01:30,132 --> 00:01:33,343 but let's just say a big spread in Vanity Fair... 32 00:01:33,426 --> 00:01:34,970 Nice juicy excerpt, 33 00:01:35,053 --> 00:01:39,182 profile on Thomas Yates, his literary comeback. 34 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:43,395 We're on the cover this month, but... next month it could be you. 35 00:01:43,478 --> 00:01:47,065 I'm on the Marxist side of Democrat. 36 00:01:47,149 --> 00:01:51,236 - Why would I help a Republican? - You'd be helping yourself, Tom. 37 00:01:51,319 --> 00:01:53,321 And if that helps us a little bit along the way, 38 00:01:53,405 --> 00:01:55,365 what's the harm in that? 39 00:03:25,625 --> 00:03:29,501 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com 40 00:03:46,601 --> 00:03:48,896 Senator Dean Austen of Ohio, 41 00:03:48,979 --> 00:03:51,398 the leadership's top choice for running mate. 42 00:03:51,481 --> 00:03:54,567 Twelve years in Congress, helps us with a major swing state, 43 00:03:54,651 --> 00:03:56,737 middle of the road, very few enemies, 44 00:03:56,820 --> 00:04:00,407 and most importantly to them, long-time friend of the NRA. 45 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:03,618 Now his shortcomings are he's another middle-aged white guy, 46 00:04:03,701 --> 00:04:08,248 underwhelming, unimaginative and a long-time friend of the NRA. 47 00:04:08,331 --> 00:04:11,084 So you can see how I feel about the leadership's choice. 48 00:04:11,168 --> 00:04:12,169 Senator. 49 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:14,421 I'm honored, Mr. President. 50 00:04:15,588 --> 00:04:17,883 I just have one major reservation. 51 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:20,177 - Claire. - Yes, sir. 52 00:04:20,803 --> 00:04:21,887 Well, between you and me, 53 00:04:21,970 --> 00:04:24,222 I'm not even sure this gun bill is gonna pass. 54 00:04:24,306 --> 00:04:26,850 But if I'm being asked to support it, you know the sort of hot water-- 55 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:31,229 Yes, but I need you on the ticket to balance our stance on guns. 56 00:04:31,313 --> 00:04:33,523 We have to appeal to the Republicans as well. 57 00:04:33,606 --> 00:04:36,359 And look, I'm not asking you to get behind the bill, 58 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:38,695 just not to publicly trash it. 59 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:40,697 I know this is an important issue to you. 60 00:04:40,781 --> 00:04:42,074 It is important, 61 00:04:42,157 --> 00:04:46,619 but not as much as an experienced leader who can deliver Ohio. 62 00:04:48,330 --> 00:04:50,290 Then consider me on board, sir. 63 00:04:52,584 --> 00:04:55,462 We're not sure we can get this to the floor before the election. 64 00:04:55,545 --> 00:04:59,632 That's the deal we made. You get Austen, we get the gun bill. 65 00:04:59,716 --> 00:05:01,844 We need a strong Senate version first, 66 00:05:01,927 --> 00:05:04,179 so we don't have two weak bills going into reconciliation. 67 00:05:04,262 --> 00:05:08,183 You want Austen, you will make this bill a reality. 68 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:10,978 Or, we can revisit the choice for running mate. 69 00:05:12,062 --> 00:05:14,522 No... let us see what we can do. 70 00:05:14,606 --> 00:05:16,316 I'll call Mitchell. 71 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:19,652 Gentlemen, 72 00:05:19,736 --> 00:05:21,488 the future vice president. 73 00:05:21,571 --> 00:05:23,031 - Congratulations, Dean. - Thank you very much. 74 00:05:23,115 --> 00:05:25,367 - Welcome. - Thank you. Mrs. Underwood. 75 00:05:25,450 --> 00:05:27,327 - Nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you. 76 00:05:27,410 --> 00:05:28,996 So, how's it going in here? 77 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:32,415 Well, I think we're in alignment. Wouldn't you say? 78 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:35,335 It's been a productive meeting. 79 00:05:35,418 --> 00:05:37,880 So, let's talk about when we should announce. 80 00:05:38,588 --> 00:05:41,799 I, uh, I need to soften the blow to the NRA 81 00:05:41,884 --> 00:05:44,677 - before we go public. - It's imperative we keep a lid on this. 82 00:05:44,761 --> 00:05:46,972 No leaks until we're ready. 83 00:05:47,055 --> 00:05:49,641 Just the four of us in this room. 84 00:05:49,724 --> 00:05:51,018 And Claire, of course. 85 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:53,103 Well, I need to go do this quick interview. 86 00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:55,188 Um, let me know how it goes with Mitchell. 87 00:05:56,940 --> 00:05:58,984 All right, I'm sure you have some-- 88 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:02,445 Oh, leave that open. It gets so stuffy in here. 89 00:06:02,529 --> 00:06:04,072 Let's discuss the timing. 90 00:06:04,156 --> 00:06:05,949 Was it you or the First Lady? 91 00:06:06,658 --> 00:06:09,619 - First Lady all the way. - She thinks she can win me over? 92 00:06:09,702 --> 00:06:11,788 She knows you'll hit harder than anyone else. 93 00:06:11,871 --> 00:06:14,791 If she's still standing by the end, maybe the bill has sea legs. 94 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:18,628 - Kate. - Good morning, Mrs. Underwood. 95 00:06:18,711 --> 00:06:21,256 How about we talk in the Roosevelt Room? 96 00:06:25,302 --> 00:06:29,264 Support in the House is already wavering. The public's losing interest in guns. 97 00:06:29,347 --> 00:06:31,891 Don't you want to wait until we sit down? 98 00:06:31,975 --> 00:06:34,227 Your staff only scheduled an hour. I want to make the most of it. 99 00:06:34,311 --> 00:06:36,438 Oh, it's being used. 100 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:38,231 Let's find somewhere else. 101 00:06:43,486 --> 00:06:44,654 Kate? 102 00:06:46,698 --> 00:06:49,617 Well, historically, gun reform comes and goes in waves, 103 00:06:49,701 --> 00:06:53,455 as you know, so I believe this time, it can be truly different. 104 00:06:53,538 --> 00:06:56,583 All the data's filtered here, within these walls. 105 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:58,710 My analysts do a first pass, but ultimately, 106 00:06:58,793 --> 00:07:00,920 I do the final round myself. 107 00:07:01,004 --> 00:07:02,797 Our biggest concern is security. 108 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,842 Top-grade firewall, same as you guys use at NSA headquarters. 109 00:07:05,925 --> 00:07:08,095 What about internal security? 110 00:07:08,971 --> 00:07:10,973 I'm the only one with full access. 111 00:07:11,056 --> 00:07:12,515 So, if you do find anything, 112 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:15,560 how do you communicate that to us in a secure way? 113 00:07:15,643 --> 00:07:16,769 In person. 114 00:07:16,853 --> 00:07:19,731 I'll come to Fort Meade myself, or you come here. 115 00:07:19,814 --> 00:07:21,524 No hardware leaves the premises. 116 00:07:22,525 --> 00:07:25,445 Can you walk us through how the filtering algorithms work? 117 00:07:25,528 --> 00:07:28,281 We'll take firearms, for instance. 118 00:07:28,365 --> 00:07:30,783 If we start with everyone who legally owns a gun, 119 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:33,911 track geo-location patterns through their phones, 120 00:07:33,996 --> 00:07:35,622 we start to put together a portrait 121 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:39,292 of where gun-owners live, eat, shop, everything. 122 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,380 From this, we predict everyone who might want a firearm, 123 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:45,007 but who isn't registered. 124 00:07:45,090 --> 00:07:48,260 They're likely to exhibit the same behavior as people who are. 125 00:07:49,261 --> 00:07:51,721 You can use that for people who are interested in Arabic, 126 00:07:51,804 --> 00:07:54,599 uh, wanna travel to the Middle East, 127 00:07:54,682 --> 00:07:58,686 who are disillusioned with the U.S. government... 128 00:08:03,441 --> 00:08:07,945 So the same techniques that we're using for our international surveillance. 129 00:08:08,030 --> 00:08:11,116 Yes... but far more advanced. 130 00:08:13,576 --> 00:08:15,495 Okay, turn a little bit towards me, Mrs. Conway. 131 00:08:15,578 --> 00:08:16,746 Right. 132 00:08:18,956 --> 00:08:20,583 Ooh! 133 00:08:21,376 --> 00:08:23,336 You look great, Hannah. 134 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:26,048 - What about the candidate? - Don't get me started, Will. 135 00:08:29,051 --> 00:08:31,386 - You're really photogenic. - I know. 136 00:08:34,722 --> 00:08:36,516 Franny Wallace, senior year. 137 00:08:36,599 --> 00:08:39,894 - The all-Goldfish diet. - Did you have these put here specially? 138 00:08:39,977 --> 00:08:42,064 We roll out the platinum carpet, darling. 139 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:43,648 I wonder what Franny's up to now. 140 00:08:43,731 --> 00:08:46,359 Hmm, not the Editor of Vanity Fair, I'll tell you that. 141 00:08:46,443 --> 00:08:48,445 Or about to be the First Lady. 142 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:50,863 Come a long way, haven't we? 143 00:08:51,656 --> 00:08:55,035 Yeah, Will and I, um... Will and I appreciate your doing this. 144 00:08:55,118 --> 00:08:58,746 It's not charity. This issue will sell like crazy with you two on the front. 145 00:08:58,830 --> 00:09:00,873 Well, I feel like I should return the favor. 146 00:09:00,957 --> 00:09:03,085 A night in the Lincoln Bedroom? 147 00:09:03,876 --> 00:09:05,170 A story. 148 00:09:17,849 --> 00:09:19,476 You have a copy for me? 149 00:09:22,145 --> 00:09:23,521 An excerpt. 150 00:09:24,231 --> 00:09:26,691 - I need the whole book. - That's all you get. 151 00:09:28,651 --> 00:09:30,820 Conway got the same thing. 152 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:36,368 - That was a mistake, Tom. - They came to me. 153 00:09:36,451 --> 00:09:39,412 But they don't get to publish... without my approval. 154 00:09:41,998 --> 00:09:43,375 So what do you want? 155 00:09:44,542 --> 00:09:46,002 - A meeting. - For? 156 00:09:48,130 --> 00:09:50,548 You're just a messenger, Doug. 157 00:09:50,632 --> 00:09:52,342 You got your message. 158 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:55,345 One week. 159 00:09:57,847 --> 00:09:59,557 Thanks for the coffee. 160 00:10:03,811 --> 00:10:05,480 Mrs. Underwood, welcome. 161 00:10:05,563 --> 00:10:07,107 Thank you so much for recording this robocall. 162 00:10:07,190 --> 00:10:09,234 It'll go a long way in getting this bill passed. 163 00:10:09,317 --> 00:10:12,654 Well, thank you for all the extraordinary work you're doing. 164 00:10:12,737 --> 00:10:14,030 Uh, where would you like me? 165 00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:16,199 Uh, Sally will show you where we set up for the recording. 166 00:10:16,283 --> 00:10:17,909 Right this way, Mrs. Underwood. 167 00:10:21,329 --> 00:10:22,622 LeAnn... 168 00:10:28,461 --> 00:10:29,629 What is that? 169 00:10:30,297 --> 00:10:34,384 Names, phone numbers, emails. A quarter million fresh targets. 170 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:37,262 A quarter million? Where'd you get this? 171 00:10:37,345 --> 00:10:40,056 No return address. It's 50 times the names that we have. 172 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:43,268 - Is it legit? - Looks like it. We made sample calls. 173 00:10:44,811 --> 00:10:47,189 Hello, this is Claire Underwood. 174 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:53,861 I need to confess something... something I'm not proud to confess. 175 00:10:53,945 --> 00:10:57,114 When I was sitting beside my husband in the hospital... 176 00:10:58,283 --> 00:11:00,368 all I thought about was me. 177 00:11:01,869 --> 00:11:05,915 My fear. My pain if I was to lose him. 178 00:11:07,250 --> 00:11:09,336 And it was selfish. 179 00:11:09,419 --> 00:11:11,504 I-- I wasn't thinking about everyone else 180 00:11:11,588 --> 00:11:16,050 who had gone through that fear and pain, who had to sit where I was sitting 181 00:11:16,133 --> 00:11:20,888 because a loved one was shot by someone who shouldn't have a gun. 182 00:11:22,474 --> 00:11:26,143 I'm ashamed because I've never done anything about it. 183 00:11:26,228 --> 00:11:30,106 I'm ashamed of how many lives we could've saved. 184 00:11:31,107 --> 00:11:34,277 How many families we could've kept from suffering. 185 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:39,532 We should all be ashamed, every one of us, 186 00:11:39,616 --> 00:11:42,369 because the blood is on all of our hands, 187 00:11:42,452 --> 00:11:46,623 and doing nothing is the same as pulling a trigger. 188 00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:50,126 We need to do something. 189 00:11:55,757 --> 00:11:58,885 And that means changing the law. 190 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:10,355 ♪ I am who I am ♪ 191 00:12:10,438 --> 00:12:12,231 ♪ And what I am ♪ 192 00:12:12,315 --> 00:12:15,192 ♪ And I will be what I will be ♪ 193 00:12:16,235 --> 00:12:17,654 ♪ Okay ♪ 194 00:12:19,281 --> 00:12:23,034 ♪ Present tense, I am who I am ♪ 195 00:12:23,535 --> 00:12:27,705 ♪ Not was to be, but I am ♪ 196 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:30,458 ♪ Can you imagine that? ♪ 197 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:47,892 Senator Austen's office. 198 00:12:47,975 --> 00:12:51,270 - More than 500 since this afternoon. - From our district? 199 00:12:51,354 --> 00:12:55,066 We have it light. I'm hearing that other offices have gotten over a thousand. 200 00:12:55,149 --> 00:12:57,485 Senator Austen's office. I will take a message. 201 00:13:01,113 --> 00:13:02,407 Francis. 202 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:05,577 You really shouldn't. 203 00:13:06,703 --> 00:13:09,121 Oh, one won't kill me. 204 00:13:09,205 --> 00:13:10,915 Did you finish it? 205 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:18,631 Yeah. 206 00:13:19,549 --> 00:13:21,634 One part really caught my eye. 207 00:13:25,347 --> 00:13:31,978 "A chasm opened up between them, a hallway less than ten yards wide. 208 00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:35,440 But it might as well have been a thousand miles. 209 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:37,274 A well-appointed no man's land 210 00:13:37,359 --> 00:13:41,153 with a plush carpet and high ceiling between two bedrooms. 211 00:13:42,321 --> 00:13:44,991 In it were two centuries of ghosts, 212 00:13:45,074 --> 00:13:48,119 all the Presidents and First Ladies before them. 213 00:13:48,202 --> 00:13:52,081 But also the ghost... of their marriage. 214 00:13:52,164 --> 00:13:56,419 A thirty years' war that left them both dead inside 215 00:13:56,503 --> 00:13:59,255 and this dead space between them." 216 00:14:02,842 --> 00:14:04,761 He's perceptive. 217 00:14:06,638 --> 00:14:08,097 Uncanny. 218 00:14:13,478 --> 00:14:16,523 Well, it's not who we are. Not anymore. 219 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:21,528 People will want to believe it's true even if it's false. 220 00:14:23,029 --> 00:14:25,615 What do you think it is he wants to accomplish? 221 00:14:29,118 --> 00:14:32,079 He came here one night, after I'd asked you to resign. 222 00:14:33,456 --> 00:14:36,000 He said he was obsessed. 223 00:14:36,834 --> 00:14:39,128 Or maybe he wants back in. 224 00:14:47,845 --> 00:14:49,847 You felt something for him. 225 00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:53,059 Maybe for a moment. 226 00:14:56,813 --> 00:15:00,149 - Did you? - No, I don't think so. 227 00:15:03,695 --> 00:15:05,237 I felt... 228 00:15:07,615 --> 00:15:09,909 I felt like he saw me. 229 00:15:13,287 --> 00:15:15,039 Me, too. 230 00:15:38,730 --> 00:15:40,815 Mr. Barnes. 231 00:15:40,898 --> 00:15:44,110 I couldn't stop thinking, since you called... 232 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:45,820 about Zoe. 233 00:15:47,697 --> 00:15:51,200 - I guess I want answers. - That-- That's what I want, too. 234 00:15:52,368 --> 00:15:57,289 - What is it you want to know? - Was there... a relationship? 235 00:15:57,957 --> 00:15:59,792 With Underwood? 236 00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:05,673 When she was 17, just before she went off to school... 237 00:16:06,924 --> 00:16:08,926 she found out I was having an affair. 238 00:16:10,512 --> 00:16:12,889 Sales rep, some drug company. 239 00:16:13,765 --> 00:16:15,683 - Blonde. - You know. 240 00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:19,521 This isn't, you know, on the record. 241 00:16:21,523 --> 00:16:24,984 No... No, not if you don't want it to be. 242 00:16:30,114 --> 00:16:32,199 You said she found out. 243 00:16:32,283 --> 00:16:36,287 She gave me three days to tell her mother, or she would... 244 00:16:41,208 --> 00:16:42,835 I'm sorry, I had a few drinks. 245 00:16:43,961 --> 00:16:47,298 - Did you tell her? - Yeah, I told her. 246 00:16:47,381 --> 00:16:48,591 We split up. 247 00:16:50,467 --> 00:16:53,012 Zoe didn't talk to me much after that. 248 00:16:54,388 --> 00:16:56,223 I don't know anything about Underwood. 249 00:16:57,224 --> 00:17:00,477 I'm the last person she would've told. 250 00:17:05,066 --> 00:17:09,361 I wish I would've... made more of an effort... 251 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:13,157 to reach out to her. 252 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:14,951 Are you driving, Mr. Barnes? 253 00:17:16,327 --> 00:17:17,537 Yeah. 254 00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:22,374 - I'm almost home. - You should pull over. 255 00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:24,544 Did you find out anything? 256 00:17:25,127 --> 00:17:27,338 Anything you can tell me? 257 00:17:27,421 --> 00:17:30,592 She didn't have a lot of friends at the Herald. 258 00:17:31,593 --> 00:17:35,763 Um, from what I can gather, she didn't have any close friends at all. 259 00:17:36,513 --> 00:17:39,183 I spoke to some people in her neighborhood... 260 00:17:40,351 --> 00:17:42,604 but nothing so far. 261 00:17:44,230 --> 00:17:45,397 Will you? 262 00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:48,610 - If you... - Yeah, of course, of course. 263 00:17:48,693 --> 00:17:51,320 If you think of anything... 264 00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:52,572 Yeah. 265 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:19,932 Then what were you doing there? 266 00:18:20,016 --> 00:18:23,645 If I do a meeting at the White House, I don't have to explain myself, Julia. 267 00:18:23,728 --> 00:18:25,271 This bill might pass. 268 00:18:25,855 --> 00:18:29,108 - I realize that. - Are you helping them? 269 00:18:29,191 --> 00:18:30,693 Absolutely not. 270 00:18:38,075 --> 00:18:40,494 - Julia. - Mrs. Underwood. 271 00:18:40,577 --> 00:18:43,497 Sorry, I'd shake your hand, but I just got back from a run. 272 00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:46,458 Listen, I wanted to say, I know our meeting last time didn't go very well, 273 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:48,377 and that's on me. It was rude, what I said, 274 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:50,755 and I hope you'll accept my apology. 275 00:18:50,838 --> 00:18:52,464 Have a seat, please. 276 00:18:56,719 --> 00:18:58,930 You ever been in the residence before? 277 00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:01,724 The personal touch isn't going to bring me on board. 278 00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:03,810 Neither will a few thousand calls to Congress. 279 00:19:03,893 --> 00:19:06,688 84,000 in less than 24 hours. 280 00:19:07,271 --> 00:19:09,148 But let's put that aside for a moment 281 00:19:09,231 --> 00:19:11,442 - and talk about your good friend. - Who? 282 00:19:11,525 --> 00:19:14,946 - Senator Austen. - He told me. Running mate. 283 00:19:15,029 --> 00:19:16,781 Oh, not just running mate. 284 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:19,992 You said I wouldn't have to support this bill. 285 00:19:20,076 --> 00:19:21,953 Yes, but a lot can change in a day, Dean. 286 00:19:22,036 --> 00:19:25,414 We had no idea there'd be this sort of groundswell. 287 00:19:25,497 --> 00:19:28,876 Julia Melman was all over my ass even for being in the same room as you. 288 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,586 Did you tell her? 289 00:19:31,378 --> 00:19:33,380 - I had to. - Christ, Dean... 290 00:19:33,464 --> 00:19:35,091 It was that, or make an enemy for life. 291 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:37,051 She's upset, but I think she'll come around, 292 00:19:37,134 --> 00:19:39,679 unless you make me endorse closing the gun show and Internet loopholes. 293 00:19:39,762 --> 00:19:40,930 Then she'll go ballistic. 294 00:19:41,013 --> 00:19:44,016 Dean wouldn't do that. We've poured millions into his campaigns. 295 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:45,852 And now he doesn't need you anymore. 296 00:19:45,935 --> 00:19:49,105 Are you trying to intimidate me? To get us to back down? 297 00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:50,815 No, I have an offer. 298 00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:55,319 Ohio's a tough state for Democrats. Julia's been very good to me. 299 00:19:55,402 --> 00:20:00,574 Loyalty's important, I understand, but your loyalty has to be with me now. 300 00:20:00,657 --> 00:20:02,284 I just can't do it. 301 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:04,286 All right, then we'll cancel the announcement. 302 00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:05,913 I'll find someone else to be my running mate. 303 00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:08,665 No, I mean, I... I just can't support this bill. 304 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:11,794 Oh, but you see, the two go hand in hand now. 305 00:20:12,294 --> 00:20:15,339 So, are you on the ticket or not? 306 00:20:15,422 --> 00:20:18,718 What if the gun bill passes in the House, but not the Senate? 307 00:20:18,801 --> 00:20:20,511 In return for what? 308 00:20:21,345 --> 00:20:24,098 You convince the senator to pull out. 309 00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:28,227 Now, the leadership wants him, and we've played nice, 310 00:20:28,310 --> 00:20:32,314 but the president and I want Cathy Durant. She's a much stronger candidate. 311 00:20:32,398 --> 00:20:34,608 You're willing to abandon your own bill? 312 00:20:34,691 --> 00:20:37,319 If it's means beating Conway or beating you, 313 00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:38,695 that's not a hard choice. 314 00:20:40,281 --> 00:20:43,075 I already told Dean that I could live with him being running mate. 315 00:20:43,159 --> 00:20:44,326 How do I backtrack? 316 00:20:44,994 --> 00:20:46,662 Just watch the news tomorrow. 317 00:20:46,746 --> 00:20:48,330 You made the right choice. 318 00:20:48,414 --> 00:20:50,249 - I hope so. - Well, don't hope so, know so. 319 00:20:50,332 --> 00:20:53,920 And I'll have Seth send you a copy of the speech. 320 00:20:55,337 --> 00:20:57,173 You can show the senator out now, thank you. 321 00:20:57,256 --> 00:20:58,549 Yes, sir. 322 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:11,873 - Oh, I'm sorry. - It's okay. Come in. 323 00:22:16,460 --> 00:22:20,089 - What did he say? - He'll do it. What did she say? 324 00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:22,174 That she'll think about it. 325 00:22:22,258 --> 00:22:24,676 How do we know she won't tell him our plans? 326 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:25,970 I told her if she does, 327 00:22:26,053 --> 00:22:28,014 we'll make sure the bill goes through the Senate. 328 00:22:29,015 --> 00:22:30,682 Can you hand me a towel, please? 329 00:22:52,163 --> 00:22:55,291 - Meechum's hand. - What? 330 00:22:58,335 --> 00:23:02,839 I traced it on a wall downstairs... a while back. 331 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,677 They've painted over it. Oh, never mind. 332 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,388 Francis, I've been thinking about Yates. 333 00:23:11,057 --> 00:23:12,558 The Conways have everything. 334 00:23:12,641 --> 00:23:16,270 They have their children, their videos, their Twitter. 335 00:23:17,688 --> 00:23:20,441 There are very few people who understand us. 336 00:23:20,524 --> 00:23:22,693 Meechum... was one. 337 00:23:24,653 --> 00:23:26,030 Tom is another. 338 00:23:41,462 --> 00:23:42,964 Eight... 339 00:23:46,925 --> 00:23:48,970 Seven. Nice. 340 00:24:01,648 --> 00:24:03,692 Mr. Long Pants. 341 00:24:10,032 --> 00:24:13,827 Mr. Nice Shoes. Go! Go, go, go. 342 00:24:13,910 --> 00:24:15,371 - Go! - Are you hungry? 343 00:24:15,871 --> 00:24:18,957 No money. You need to go. You and your money, go. 344 00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:22,628 - I'm calling the cops. - All right, all right. 345 00:24:22,711 --> 00:24:24,046 - The cops, right now... - All right, all right. 346 00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:26,090 - I'm calling the cops. - All right, all right. 347 00:24:30,761 --> 00:24:31,970 Ma'am... 348 00:24:35,141 --> 00:24:36,267 I'm Officer Tom. 349 00:24:40,646 --> 00:24:42,439 You called for me? 350 00:24:44,775 --> 00:24:46,568 There was a man here. 351 00:24:47,569 --> 00:24:50,989 A very bad man. 352 00:24:51,073 --> 00:24:54,285 - Do you live on this block? - Thirty-three years. 353 00:24:55,952 --> 00:24:58,747 Three... three. 354 00:24:58,830 --> 00:25:01,500 Did you ever see this bad man on your block? 355 00:25:02,793 --> 00:25:05,337 Did you ever see this bad man on your block? 356 00:25:08,965 --> 00:25:10,801 All right. 357 00:25:10,884 --> 00:25:14,305 What about this woman? Did you ever see her? 358 00:25:15,722 --> 00:25:17,891 - Pretty. - Yes, yes, she is. 359 00:25:18,975 --> 00:25:20,227 Whore! 360 00:25:22,271 --> 00:25:24,315 - Go away! - Why'd you say that? 361 00:25:24,398 --> 00:25:26,442 - Go away. Go away. - Why'd you say that? Tell me. 362 00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:29,153 Tell Officer Tom. Why did you call her that word? 363 00:25:29,236 --> 00:25:31,197 Go away! 364 00:25:35,117 --> 00:25:37,994 Built this myself, with my son. 365 00:25:38,079 --> 00:25:40,331 He's doing El Capitan next spring. 366 00:25:41,248 --> 00:25:42,249 Free-climb. 367 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:44,835 I feel like running for president 368 00:25:44,918 --> 00:25:47,629 is like climbing a cliff without a safety rope. 369 00:25:48,714 --> 00:25:51,049 How is it the press don't know you're here, by the way? 370 00:25:51,133 --> 00:25:52,134 Just like you, General, 371 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:55,262 I take Sundays off to spend time with family and friends. 372 00:25:55,346 --> 00:25:57,223 Or to make new friends. 373 00:25:57,889 --> 00:26:01,102 Look, Governor, I know you still want me to resign. 374 00:26:01,185 --> 00:26:03,104 But I was wrong to threaten that. 375 00:26:03,187 --> 00:26:06,357 Dreyer told me ICO took over another oil field this week. 376 00:26:07,899 --> 00:26:09,025 They're growing. 377 00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:11,195 Dreyer shares a lot with you, doesn't he? 378 00:26:11,278 --> 00:26:13,655 This is happening on your watch, General. 379 00:26:15,824 --> 00:26:18,994 The president isn't acting and you can't force him to. 380 00:26:20,204 --> 00:26:22,498 Not if you stay. 381 00:26:23,540 --> 00:26:27,503 If you resign, though, I promise it'll only be temporary. 382 00:26:28,712 --> 00:26:32,424 Once I get political, I can't cross back over the line. 383 00:26:32,508 --> 00:26:34,426 I don't mean a recommission. 384 00:26:36,137 --> 00:26:39,306 I mean making you my running mate. 385 00:26:41,808 --> 00:26:43,310 Thank you. 386 00:26:43,894 --> 00:26:47,481 - Have you read it? - Just an excerpt. It's powerful. 387 00:26:47,564 --> 00:26:51,067 And it'll be controversial. Say yes and I'll show you. 388 00:26:51,152 --> 00:26:52,653 The Telegraph would never let me. 389 00:26:52,736 --> 00:26:55,864 - Same parent company, both our titles. - Doesn't matter. 390 00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:57,366 Paper is strict when it comes to moonlighting. 391 00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:59,910 It does matter, because my dad is on the board. 392 00:26:59,993 --> 00:27:01,703 One call to your editor... 393 00:27:01,787 --> 00:27:05,207 There... there are plenty of people who would jump at doing this. 394 00:27:05,291 --> 00:27:07,209 Not who know him intimately. 395 00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:09,378 My new election correspondent, 396 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:12,214 he saw you and Yates sneaking off on the campaign trail. 397 00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:15,717 Yates will open up to you. I'm sure you know what buttons to push. 398 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:17,844 It's a conflict of interest. 399 00:27:20,096 --> 00:27:22,057 My dad showed me that article you wrote. 400 00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:26,353 The one that never went to print where you called him a tyrant. 401 00:27:27,062 --> 00:27:29,440 Some of us have built our careers on our reputations, 402 00:27:29,523 --> 00:27:31,900 not by having their daddies give them a magazine to play with. 403 00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:34,611 Or by cozying up to old school chums, right? 404 00:27:35,362 --> 00:27:37,072 I've heard it all before. 405 00:27:37,823 --> 00:27:41,327 You may not like me, you may not like the Conways, 406 00:27:41,410 --> 00:27:43,412 but I have to believe you can stomach us better 407 00:27:43,495 --> 00:27:45,872 than another four years of President Underwood. 408 00:27:48,875 --> 00:27:51,503 - Well, the writing is good. - I know. 409 00:27:53,214 --> 00:27:54,923 Not good enough to strong-arm a president. 410 00:27:55,006 --> 00:27:58,552 Well, good enough to get me in this room. 411 00:27:59,470 --> 00:28:01,347 I thought Francis made it very clear to you, 412 00:28:01,430 --> 00:28:03,474 you were not to challenge us. 413 00:28:03,557 --> 00:28:07,102 Yeah. He said he would tell the world I didn't write Scorpio. 414 00:28:08,312 --> 00:28:09,605 I hope you understand 415 00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:13,275 that we can't allow you to print this before the election. 416 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:14,485 I do. 417 00:28:16,653 --> 00:28:18,196 Then why did you want to meet? 418 00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:22,117 I need an ending. 419 00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:27,248 I have one I can live with, but not the one I love. 420 00:28:27,331 --> 00:28:30,626 - Because it's false. - Well, it's true that you left. 421 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:33,587 If I left, I wouldn't be here. 422 00:28:33,670 --> 00:28:35,088 I don't believe for a second 423 00:28:35,171 --> 00:28:38,091 you went to visit your mother because she was sick. 424 00:28:38,174 --> 00:28:39,175 And why is that? 425 00:28:39,260 --> 00:28:41,177 Because you never mentioned her one time to me. 426 00:28:43,264 --> 00:28:46,225 Saying nothing says a lot sometimes. 427 00:28:47,976 --> 00:28:49,811 Well, what if the story isn't about how she left, 428 00:28:49,895 --> 00:28:52,231 but how she came back. 429 00:28:53,482 --> 00:28:57,110 Just because you're here doesn't mean you're here. 430 00:28:58,028 --> 00:28:59,696 Well, wouldn't you like to know? 431 00:29:02,991 --> 00:29:04,576 Don't you want your ending? 432 00:29:07,621 --> 00:29:09,248 Are you gonna tell me about it? 433 00:29:10,291 --> 00:29:13,252 About the two of you? No lies. 434 00:29:13,335 --> 00:29:15,712 No, I'm not going to tell you anything. 435 00:29:16,713 --> 00:29:18,924 You can observe, like you did before. 436 00:29:20,091 --> 00:29:23,219 The difference is everything you see this time will be yours. 437 00:29:24,179 --> 00:29:26,056 And in return, we would like something. 438 00:29:26,139 --> 00:29:30,436 Speeches. We need someone who knows us... 439 00:29:30,519 --> 00:29:32,062 and knows our voices. 440 00:29:33,647 --> 00:29:35,482 A speechwriter? You're kidding. 441 00:29:35,566 --> 00:29:38,694 It's the only way to justify you being with us... 442 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,279 in case the press ask. 443 00:29:40,362 --> 00:29:43,407 Oh. You want to keep an eye on me. 444 00:29:44,074 --> 00:29:46,493 Well, I think that's fair. Don't you? 445 00:29:47,118 --> 00:29:49,162 If you're keeping an eye on us? 446 00:29:51,039 --> 00:29:54,710 So you gave us a week. We'll give you a day. 447 00:29:59,881 --> 00:30:00,882 Hmm. 448 00:30:00,966 --> 00:30:05,554 It was right here, on this very spot, 449 00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:10,642 that I was shot with two bullets from an illegally obtained handgun. 450 00:30:12,102 --> 00:30:17,774 Secret Service Agent Edward Meechum, a marine and my friend, 451 00:30:17,858 --> 00:30:22,363 was slain with the bullets from that very same gun. 452 00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:26,157 The public support... 453 00:30:26,241 --> 00:30:31,538 for the First Lady's... Universal Background Check bill 454 00:30:31,622 --> 00:30:35,334 has been deafening in these last few days. 455 00:30:35,417 --> 00:30:39,087 We have heard from thousands and thousands of voices, 456 00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:44,885 and today, we would like to add one more voice to that chorus. 457 00:30:44,968 --> 00:30:49,390 And it is a powerful voice. Senator Dean Austen of Ohio. 458 00:30:53,727 --> 00:30:55,061 Thank you, Mr. President. 459 00:30:57,105 --> 00:31:00,191 I've been a member of the NRA since I was a teenager. 460 00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:03,319 I've always been a fierce advocate for gun rights. 461 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:05,697 But today I want to offer my strong support 462 00:31:05,781 --> 00:31:08,033 for the First Lady's bill. 463 00:31:09,410 --> 00:31:11,453 Here you go. 464 00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:14,998 - Let me ask you another question. - I'm tellin' you, man, 465 00:31:15,081 --> 00:31:16,625 if you say she lived on the block, I believe you. 466 00:31:16,708 --> 00:31:17,793 But she must not have liked pizza, 467 00:31:17,876 --> 00:31:19,461 'cause I don't remember ever seein' her face. 468 00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:21,588 Not her. President Underwood. 469 00:31:21,672 --> 00:31:23,799 Oh, Christ, I can't get away from this guy. 470 00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:27,511 His wife just called me. Robocall about guns. 471 00:31:27,594 --> 00:31:29,513 You ever seen him around this neighborhood? 472 00:31:29,596 --> 00:31:30,806 Oh, yeah. All the time. 473 00:31:30,889 --> 00:31:33,517 With the Queen of England, Friday nights, after bowling. 474 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,185 When he was in Congress. 475 00:31:35,977 --> 00:31:37,604 Nah, never once. 476 00:31:37,688 --> 00:31:39,355 I would've remembered. I'm good with faces. 477 00:31:41,775 --> 00:31:43,234 - Parmesan? - Over there. 478 00:31:51,493 --> 00:31:53,454 I saw this guy a few times, though. 479 00:31:54,663 --> 00:31:56,498 - The senator? - No, the, uh, the dead guy. 480 00:31:56,582 --> 00:31:58,041 The Secret Service guy. 481 00:32:08,510 --> 00:32:10,345 In here? 482 00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:13,098 Yeah, a while back. He used to stop in for coffee. 483 00:32:13,181 --> 00:32:15,141 Never any pizza, just coffee. 484 00:32:18,269 --> 00:32:22,398 - You're positive? - Yeah. I told you, I'm good with faces. 485 00:32:28,614 --> 00:32:34,661 "The wheels lifted, and within seconds, Washington fell away, 486 00:32:34,745 --> 00:32:39,415 disappearing under a blanket of haze and smog. 487 00:32:39,500 --> 00:32:41,752 Forehead pressed to the window, 488 00:32:41,835 --> 00:32:45,464 she imagined this was exactly how it must have looked 489 00:32:45,547 --> 00:32:48,675 a thousand years ago, when the sun rose above the clouds 490 00:32:48,759 --> 00:32:51,928 and there was nothing but a swamp beneath. 491 00:32:52,012 --> 00:32:56,099 From this height, with this view, she could be anywhere. 492 00:32:56,182 --> 00:33:00,812 But the important thing is she was anywhere but there." 493 00:33:02,063 --> 00:33:04,525 - You want another? - Yeah. 494 00:33:29,132 --> 00:33:30,842 Did he say why? 495 00:33:32,969 --> 00:33:34,680 Okay, thanks, Dana. 496 00:33:35,639 --> 00:33:36,890 Yates pulled out. 497 00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:39,017 Said he came to an agreement with the Underwoods. 498 00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:40,936 He was playing us off each other. 499 00:33:41,937 --> 00:33:43,647 We could still leak the excerpt. 500 00:33:46,441 --> 00:33:49,277 It's too risky. If we get away with it, great. 501 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:53,782 If we don't, we look like opportunists fucking over an acclaimed novelist. 502 00:33:53,865 --> 00:33:54,991 It's not worth it. 503 00:33:55,075 --> 00:33:58,369 Do you think it's true, that chasm between them? 504 00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:00,330 Who knows? 505 00:34:00,413 --> 00:34:03,709 I love that writing. 506 00:34:03,792 --> 00:34:07,671 - I wish I could've read the rest of it. - I hated Scorpio. 507 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,717 - It was beautiful. - It's garbage. 508 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,344 - Why? - The main character's a pussy. 509 00:34:14,928 --> 00:34:18,306 - Will, you know I hate that word. - He is. 510 00:34:18,389 --> 00:34:21,184 He lets his best friend kill himself. He does nothing? 511 00:34:21,267 --> 00:34:23,895 He was in pain. He was going to die anyway. 512 00:34:23,979 --> 00:34:25,939 It doesn't matter. It's cowardly. 513 00:34:26,022 --> 00:34:28,399 I think he was brave. And his friend. 514 00:34:28,483 --> 00:34:30,318 And I think Yates was brave to write it. 515 00:34:30,401 --> 00:34:34,030 Brave is never giving up. You fight, no matter what. 516 00:34:39,828 --> 00:34:42,330 So, Kate Baldwin was willing if Yates was in? 517 00:34:42,413 --> 00:34:44,666 Yeah, Dana was giving her 20,000 words. 518 00:34:45,792 --> 00:34:46,960 I think we can pivot. 519 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:48,920 How? 520 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:51,172 Get her back on the phone. 521 00:34:55,551 --> 00:34:59,681 - Julia. - Olivia, I didn't know you were in town. 522 00:34:59,765 --> 00:35:01,057 Oh, just a little visit. 523 00:35:01,141 --> 00:35:03,769 I miss seeing Dean's face sometimes. Don't tell him that. 524 00:35:03,852 --> 00:35:05,937 - Will you give us a few minutes? - No, she should stay. 525 00:35:06,021 --> 00:35:07,355 Oh, I know you have things to discuss. 526 00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:09,274 Like your husband withdrawing from the ticket. 527 00:35:10,901 --> 00:35:13,403 That's why she's in town, right? For the announcement. 528 00:35:13,486 --> 00:35:15,781 I know the press conference must've caught you off guard, 529 00:35:15,864 --> 00:35:17,282 but the president didn't want you to know. 530 00:35:17,365 --> 00:35:20,368 - He thought you'd organize a protest. - He was right. I would've. 531 00:35:20,451 --> 00:35:23,329 My plan was to sit down, talk this out before the announcement. 532 00:35:23,413 --> 00:35:24,956 There isn't gonna be an announcement. 533 00:35:25,749 --> 00:35:27,834 You... you can't waltz in here-- 534 00:35:27,918 --> 00:35:31,379 We've raised $20 million for your husband since he was a freshman. 535 00:35:31,462 --> 00:35:34,007 That gives me the right to waltz in whenever I want. 536 00:35:34,090 --> 00:35:36,301 - Show some respect. - Honey, please. 537 00:35:36,384 --> 00:35:39,262 No. This is what we wanted. 538 00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:42,432 - What we've worked for. - When Underwood loses, 539 00:35:42,515 --> 00:35:45,476 you'll spend the next two years fighting off a primary opponent. 540 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:49,064 Every one of our 200,000 members in Ohio will turn on you. 541 00:35:49,147 --> 00:35:53,068 By the time you've lost this office, Olivia's law firm will go tits up. 542 00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:56,446 Don't forget, we pushed most of your clients your way. 543 00:35:58,907 --> 00:36:01,367 He got cold feet. What can I do? 544 00:36:01,451 --> 00:36:03,161 Convince him to change his mind. 545 00:36:03,244 --> 00:36:05,831 He wouldn't listen. He says the NRA came down hard on him. 546 00:36:05,914 --> 00:36:07,582 Because you had him do the press conference. 547 00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:11,086 No, that was Austen's idea, not mine. I told him to lay low, 548 00:36:11,169 --> 00:36:13,171 but he said if he was in, he wanted to be all in. 549 00:36:13,254 --> 00:36:18,134 - The idea was to balance the ticket. - Well, we can't do anything about Austen. 550 00:36:18,218 --> 00:36:20,511 The question now is who do we get to replace him? 551 00:36:20,595 --> 00:36:22,180 Go back to the list? 552 00:36:22,263 --> 00:36:25,016 He was fine, but I'm not enthused by anyone else on that list. 553 00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:27,518 Let's not go back to square one, Mr. President. 554 00:36:27,602 --> 00:36:29,145 We have a good list. 555 00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:30,646 Everybody can get behind those names. 556 00:36:30,731 --> 00:36:32,190 It's common sense. 557 00:36:33,233 --> 00:36:37,612 The only problem with common sense is that it's so... common. 558 00:36:38,529 --> 00:36:40,866 I think we can do better. 559 00:36:40,949 --> 00:36:42,200 Who? 560 00:36:44,119 --> 00:36:45,245 Cathy Durant. 561 00:36:45,328 --> 00:36:48,581 Now, Louisiana's not a swing state, I know that. 562 00:36:48,664 --> 00:36:52,502 But she is still a national figure, she helps us with the women's vote, 563 00:36:52,585 --> 00:36:54,796 and I trust her. 564 00:36:55,922 --> 00:36:57,257 What about guns? 565 00:36:57,340 --> 00:36:58,884 I don't think she's ever had a strong position. 566 00:36:58,967 --> 00:37:01,386 It's better than that. She's never uttered a word on the issue. 567 00:37:01,469 --> 00:37:02,804 We checked. 568 00:37:07,768 --> 00:37:09,644 - I like it. - So do I. 569 00:37:10,603 --> 00:37:13,064 - But I had another thought. - Who? 570 00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:14,649 Not "who." How. 571 00:37:15,566 --> 00:37:20,446 I don't think I should choose her. I think the party should choose her. 572 00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:23,742 Not an open convention. 573 00:37:23,825 --> 00:37:26,077 Look, Bob, let's... 574 00:37:27,996 --> 00:37:33,209 We have to face the fact that my health is gonna be a major liability for us. 575 00:37:33,293 --> 00:37:38,214 No matter who becomes the running mate, they could well end up being president. 576 00:37:38,298 --> 00:37:40,425 Now, that is a... 577 00:37:40,508 --> 00:37:42,593 a scenario that I don't even like to fathom, 578 00:37:42,677 --> 00:37:43,970 but we can't escape it. 579 00:37:44,054 --> 00:37:49,100 And if it's such an important decision, why not let the party make it? 580 00:37:49,768 --> 00:37:51,061 Because it'd be a free-for-all. 581 00:37:51,144 --> 00:37:53,563 No, no. We make it so that Cathy wins. 582 00:37:53,646 --> 00:37:55,774 We'll just make it look like the party chose her. 583 00:37:55,857 --> 00:37:59,194 And think of the coverage. We'll own the news. 584 00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:01,321 You want the convention to be a circus. 585 00:38:01,404 --> 00:38:03,949 Oh, Bob, I'm not sure if you've noticed or not, 586 00:38:04,032 --> 00:38:07,702 but politics is no longer just theater, it's show business. 587 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:10,330 So let's put on the best show in town. 588 00:38:11,164 --> 00:38:12,457 Great. 589 00:38:12,540 --> 00:38:14,167 Will you give me a salute, General? 590 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:21,716 Active military aren't allowed to speak to the press. 591 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,302 He delivered his resignation this morning. 592 00:38:24,385 --> 00:38:25,678 No shit. 593 00:38:25,761 --> 00:38:28,890 We're gonna break it online as soon as the president accepts it. 594 00:38:29,599 --> 00:38:32,310 Not often a monthly gets raw meat like this, huh? 595 00:38:32,393 --> 00:38:35,771 - His phone's gonna blow up. - But you get the exclusive. 596 00:38:37,732 --> 00:38:40,735 - Sorry about Tom. - I'm not. 597 00:38:42,112 --> 00:38:43,738 Thank you, General. 598 00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:46,032 All right, we're gonna go set up for the... 599 00:38:48,618 --> 00:38:51,079 Good afternoon, General. Kate Baldwin. 600 00:38:52,372 --> 00:38:53,706 Shall we? 601 00:38:54,624 --> 00:38:58,962 So, the main issue that Mrs. Underwood has been focusing on is guns, obviously. 602 00:38:59,045 --> 00:39:00,839 We've got some talking points we've been using, 603 00:39:00,922 --> 00:39:03,091 - so you'll want to-- - I'm sorry, is there any water? 604 00:39:03,925 --> 00:39:05,260 Yes. 605 00:39:08,596 --> 00:39:10,098 I'm a bit hungover. 606 00:39:13,434 --> 00:39:15,436 At least I'm not still drunk. 607 00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:18,356 Want some? 608 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:20,566 Uh, we're fine. 609 00:39:20,650 --> 00:39:22,027 Right. 610 00:39:23,569 --> 00:39:25,488 So... 611 00:39:25,571 --> 00:39:27,073 to the talking points. 612 00:39:28,741 --> 00:39:30,994 What is it? 613 00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:42,838 Excuse me for a moment, gentlemen. 614 00:39:46,092 --> 00:39:50,013 What I want to communicate mostly is about the death toll, 615 00:39:50,096 --> 00:39:53,099 with personal stories, things that connect with-- 616 00:39:53,183 --> 00:39:54,517 Claire. 617 00:39:55,143 --> 00:39:58,354 - Tom. - Mr. President. 618 00:39:58,897 --> 00:40:00,356 Can we speak? 619 00:40:01,691 --> 00:40:03,484 I'll, uh... I'll leave you to it. 620 00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:13,786 Does she actually give a shit about guns? 621 00:40:13,869 --> 00:40:16,414 What's that got to do with anything? 622 00:40:25,215 --> 00:40:26,925 We knew this was a possibility. 623 00:40:27,008 --> 00:40:30,386 He's gonna make a lot of noise. It's Conway, I'm sure of it. 624 00:40:30,470 --> 00:40:34,099 Problem isn't Conway, it's LeAnn. She pressured us to cancel the air strike. 625 00:40:34,182 --> 00:40:36,434 We chose our path, Doug. Let's not second-guess it. 626 00:40:36,517 --> 00:40:39,020 No offense, Mrs. Underwood, but she's doing damage. 627 00:40:39,104 --> 00:40:40,313 I think we should replace her. 628 00:40:40,396 --> 00:40:42,482 She's the reason we're gonna pass the gun bill. 629 00:40:42,565 --> 00:40:46,319 Sir? I just got this from Dana Treister, the editor of Vanity Fair. 630 00:40:46,402 --> 00:40:47,695 Not sure what it means... 631 00:40:50,823 --> 00:40:53,451 He's gonna make that son of a bitch his running mate. 632 00:40:53,534 --> 00:40:55,954 - What's goin' on? - I'll see what I can dig up on him. 633 00:40:56,037 --> 00:40:58,623 No. He was fully vetted when he was commissioned for the Joint Chiefs. 634 00:40:58,706 --> 00:41:01,709 No, you go with Seth and draft a statement on the resignation. 635 00:41:01,792 --> 00:41:05,296 - Yes, sir. Let's go. - What's going on, Doug? 636 00:41:11,177 --> 00:41:13,263 And it's LeAnn's fault. 637 00:41:13,346 --> 00:41:15,931 He never would've resigned if it wasn't for her. 638 00:41:16,016 --> 00:41:18,809 See what you can find. 639 00:41:18,893 --> 00:41:20,520 On the general? The president said we shouldn't. 640 00:41:20,603 --> 00:41:22,022 On LeAnn. 641 00:41:22,105 --> 00:41:24,149 Hey, I don't wanna get involved in some cage match-- 642 00:41:24,232 --> 00:41:28,486 I thought we had an understanding. Your obedience. 643 00:41:30,071 --> 00:41:32,032 I'll see what I can do. 644 00:41:35,535 --> 00:41:38,621 Do you agree with Doug? You're having reservations about LeAnn? 645 00:41:38,704 --> 00:41:40,999 Less about her and more about Tom. 646 00:41:41,082 --> 00:41:44,877 But I told you I trust you on this, so I'm trusting you. 647 00:41:46,796 --> 00:41:50,216 - Has the leadership agreed yet? - They're skeptical. 648 00:41:50,966 --> 00:41:52,552 We can use this. 649 00:41:53,428 --> 00:41:56,764 Well, gentlemen, if there was any doubt about an open convention, let it go, 650 00:41:56,847 --> 00:41:59,142 because we're gonna wanna bury this news. 651 00:41:59,225 --> 00:42:01,227 Brockhart has just resigned. 652 00:42:01,311 --> 00:42:04,522 And the general is about to appear on the cover of Vanity Fair. 653 00:42:04,605 --> 00:42:06,482 Imagine what Conway can do with that. 654 00:42:06,566 --> 00:42:09,152 Conway! Conway! Conway! 655 00:42:12,113 --> 00:42:14,490 Thank you for coming. 656 00:42:14,574 --> 00:42:17,452 Thank you for coming. Thank you! Thank you! 657 00:42:17,535 --> 00:42:19,037 Thank you for coming out. 658 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:21,122 - Dana just sent me this. - So great to see you. 659 00:42:21,206 --> 00:42:22,873 The story broke. 660 00:42:23,958 --> 00:42:25,626 - Hello. - Isn't my wife perfect? 661 00:42:25,710 --> 00:42:28,338 Thank you. 662 00:42:28,421 --> 00:42:30,298 Let her know how perfect you think she is! 663 00:42:30,381 --> 00:42:33,134 Stop it. Ahh! 664 00:42:34,302 --> 00:42:36,679 You're too much! 665 00:42:36,762 --> 00:42:40,266 - Thank you! Thank you! - Conway! Conway! Conway! 666 00:43:02,163 --> 00:43:04,082 Yeah, I know, Fausto. 667 00:43:05,250 --> 00:43:07,377 I get exhausted just thinking about it, too. 668 00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:24,185 All right. 669 00:43:26,354 --> 00:43:28,356 A journey of a thousand miles. 670 00:43:56,359 --> 00:44:01,770 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com