1 00:01:44,650 --> 00:01:48,370 The dead sleep with their eyes open, my grandfather would say. 2 00:01:48,450 --> 00:01:51,160 They're watching you from the past... 3 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,790 Jackie Sharp. 4 00:01:52,870 --> 00:01:54,410 Romero wasted no time. 5 00:01:54,500 --> 00:01:55,670 What good are you? 6 00:01:55,750 --> 00:01:57,790 You Democrats are full of surprises. 7 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,710 Her lawyers won't let us get anywhere near her. 8 00:01:59,790 --> 00:02:01,840 Because they're negotiating her testimony. 9 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,380 How the hell did we get here? 10 00:02:03,470 --> 00:02:06,760 Romero was privy to information. Someone from within the party. 11 00:02:07,590 --> 00:02:09,390 He's threatening to go after her for whipping votes 12 00:02:09,470 --> 00:02:12,680 in exchange for campaign funds from a Mr. Remy Danton, 13 00:02:12,770 --> 00:02:14,810 who, shockingly, she was sleeping with. 14 00:02:14,890 --> 00:02:16,890 Well, she's not testifying because of an affair. 15 00:02:16,980 --> 00:02:18,940 She's testifying 'cause she doesn't want to go to jail. 16 00:02:19,020 --> 00:02:21,150 Which is the only reason anyone testifies. 17 00:02:22,570 --> 00:02:24,440 Doug, keep at the rest of the Democrats on that committee. 18 00:02:24,530 --> 00:02:26,150 Make sure they stay in line. 19 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,200 I'll keep working my side of the aisle, but... uh, Romero. 20 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:30,410 He's a prick. 21 00:02:30,490 --> 00:02:33,040 Mmm-hmm, prick who still wants whip. 22 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,830 Terry Womack has been very loyal. 23 00:02:34,910 --> 00:02:37,370 Yeah, well, there's loyal, and then there's good. 24 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:40,710 What has Womack brought you? 25 00:02:40,790 --> 00:02:43,130 Did he kill the Declaration of War Committee? 26 00:02:43,630 --> 00:02:45,130 Did he deliver Missouri for you in November? 27 00:02:45,220 --> 00:02:46,420 That's enough. 28 00:02:47,510 --> 00:02:48,590 Let's give it to him. 29 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,510 Look, sometimes you have to make hard choices. 30 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,220 I'll talk to Terry. 31 00:02:52,310 --> 00:02:55,310 Romero's gonna have to find a place for him to land, and... 32 00:02:55,390 --> 00:02:57,310 where that is matters to me. 33 00:02:57,390 --> 00:02:58,730 That'll be all for now. 34 00:03:00,150 --> 00:03:01,150 Yes, sir. 35 00:03:11,450 --> 00:03:12,620 - Put Doyle on this. 36 00:03:14,410 --> 00:03:15,750 We already vetted Romero. 37 00:03:15,830 --> 00:03:17,870 No, I mean on Usher. 38 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,830 The body is remarkably well-preserved, 39 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:24,550 except for the extremities, which frostbite took care of. 40 00:03:24,630 --> 00:03:26,010 But dental is intact. 41 00:03:26,090 --> 00:03:28,800 Our counterparts in Antarctica are cooperating fully, 42 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,340 and the body will be in our possession within the next 12 hours. 43 00:03:31,430 --> 00:03:33,140 I'll have it in transit after customs. 44 00:03:33,220 --> 00:03:36,140 We'd like the body to get lost in transit. 45 00:03:36,220 --> 00:03:37,480 Ma'am? 46 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,060 It needs to get lost. 47 00:03:39,980 --> 00:03:40,980 Yes. 48 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,940 Okay. Thank you, Assistant Director Green. 49 00:03:45,030 --> 00:03:46,440 Uh, keep in touch. 50 00:03:52,450 --> 00:03:55,660 -I thought you'd gone to bed. -Can't yet. 51 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,330 -Who's that? -No one we know. 52 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:06,630 Tom, I said it's no one we know. 53 00:04:12,390 --> 00:04:17,520 You ever hear about the 5,000-year-old man they found frozen in the Italian Alps? 54 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:19,890 No. 55 00:04:21,060 --> 00:04:24,110 His skull was caved in... from the back. 56 00:04:25,190 --> 00:04:26,820 He probably never saw it coming. 57 00:04:29,690 --> 00:04:32,490 Beaten and left for dead. 58 00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:38,660 Left for dead is an ancient concept. 59 00:04:40,370 --> 00:04:42,170 You know, when you freeze to death... 60 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,420 the last thing you feel is extreme heat. 61 00:04:46,500 --> 00:04:47,960 That hurts. 62 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:50,010 Sorry. 63 00:04:54,010 --> 00:04:55,470 I saw Francis out there. 64 00:04:56,850 --> 00:04:58,390 He seems on edge. 65 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:01,640 Can you blame him? 66 00:05:04,350 --> 00:05:05,360 Better? 67 00:05:27,670 --> 00:05:29,420 Shoplifting is the worst of it. 68 00:05:30,340 --> 00:05:34,130 A couple of recent street buys that led to court-mandated rehab. 69 00:05:34,220 --> 00:05:39,140 That's where she lives, where she works, where she scores... 70 00:05:39,220 --> 00:05:42,680 But all I see here is a woman in her 20s, trying to get to 30. 71 00:05:43,770 --> 00:05:46,440 -She's a concern. -I don't get it. 72 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,440 She was in touch with Gavin Orsay before he left for Venezuela. 73 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,030 -Doug... -Nathan! 74 00:05:51,940 --> 00:05:54,530 There's a bite to your tone that we might need to discuss. 75 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,450 She's a loose end and an addict. 76 00:06:01,790 --> 00:06:03,410 That's a bad combination. 77 00:06:07,830 --> 00:06:09,040 It's a clean slate. 78 00:06:10,130 --> 00:06:12,260 Donald Blythe's taste was a bit too dark for me, 79 00:06:12,340 --> 00:06:13,800 so I stripped it all back. 80 00:06:15,090 --> 00:06:18,390 I have chosen one painting so far that's on its way, though. 81 00:06:19,260 --> 00:06:22,310 Thad Peterson's body is taken care of. 82 00:06:22,390 --> 00:06:24,230 His name is John Doe. 83 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,230 I'd recognize him anywhere. 84 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,860 This would've been very embarrassing to some interests 85 00:06:31,940 --> 00:06:33,360 that are important to this country. 86 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,990 And I wouldn't want the family to see him this way. 87 00:06:37,150 --> 00:06:39,660 What's the news from the Jordanian Embassy? 88 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:46,080 Aidan Macallan still won't reveal what he did or didn't tell Petrov. 89 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,580 Well, the president wants him brought back from his asylum 90 00:06:48,670 --> 00:06:50,040 to the United States immediately. 91 00:06:50,130 --> 00:06:51,630 I think we should give it a little more time. 92 00:06:53,260 --> 00:06:56,340 You know, I wonder if it was such a good idea to bring you in on this. 93 00:06:56,420 --> 00:06:59,510 -You promised-- -I know. I know. Ahmadi... 94 00:07:01,350 --> 00:07:03,850 We've got Special Forces on the ground, tracking. 95 00:07:03,930 --> 00:07:07,690 Russia's presence in Syria is making this more difficult than I once thought. 96 00:07:07,770 --> 00:07:11,150 I need to know what Macallan told Petrov. 97 00:07:11,730 --> 00:07:16,240 It never ceases to astonish me how talented men are at making a mess. 98 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,300 Uh, it's not gonna serve you to go after your own party. 99 00:07:33,380 --> 00:07:35,090 You never stop. 100 00:07:36,460 --> 00:07:38,970 Jackie Sharp will never testify. 101 00:07:39,050 --> 00:07:40,590 Well, then she'll go to jail. 102 00:07:41,510 --> 00:07:44,560 You can't prove it, Alex. You can't prove the quid pro quo. 103 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:45,810 She seems to think I can. 104 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,390 If you play it a little differently, you have a chance to get what you want. 105 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,020 - We're offering you whip. 106 00:07:52,100 --> 00:07:54,190 -I don't want it anymore. -What? 107 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:56,480 Jesus Christ. 108 00:07:59,030 --> 00:08:00,490 Ways and Means, then. 109 00:08:00,570 --> 00:08:02,740 The keynote at the next convention. 110 00:08:02,820 --> 00:08:04,780 What I want is for Francis Underwood to go to jail. 111 00:08:04,870 --> 00:08:06,040 How is that gonna help you? 112 00:08:07,370 --> 00:08:09,330 Really? How's it gonna help you? 113 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,550 There's another way to go at it. 114 00:08:17,510 --> 00:08:19,550 Wanna make a name for yourself? 115 00:08:19,630 --> 00:08:21,260 You wanna make the president's life a living hell? 116 00:08:21,340 --> 00:08:22,890 Draw it out. 117 00:08:22,970 --> 00:08:25,470 Keep the committee going but at a slow burn. 118 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,390 Aren't you working for him? 119 00:08:27,470 --> 00:08:30,180 Members of the administration, you bring 'em in one at a time. 120 00:08:30,270 --> 00:08:33,610 You could ride this for a couple of years and secure your place. 121 00:08:33,690 --> 00:08:35,570 While you keep the president in check. 122 00:08:36,570 --> 00:08:39,190 Don't end it before it's begun by calling Jackie Sharp. 123 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:40,650 You know I see good things for you. 124 00:08:40,740 --> 00:08:43,160 Let me plan out your next eight years. 125 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,030 Hmm. The candidates you worked with... 126 00:08:48,410 --> 00:08:53,080 how many of them have waited and waited and lost their moment? Hmm? 127 00:08:54,330 --> 00:08:56,710 Yeah, that's right. 128 00:08:56,790 --> 00:08:59,300 I'm reading the moment, and this is mine. 129 00:09:00,210 --> 00:09:02,300 Let me out on Third Street. 130 00:09:02,380 --> 00:09:05,220 -I'll drop you at Rayburn. -No, I always walk the final 50 yards. 131 00:09:05,300 --> 00:09:07,430 Never know when you might get a chance to press some flesh. 132 00:09:07,510 --> 00:09:08,520 -Uh-huh. -Yeah. 133 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,890 Hi, I'm Alex Romero. 134 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,770 I represent the Seventh District of Arizona. 135 00:09:13,850 --> 00:09:17,230 I want to know what keeps you up at night, so I can work all day to address it. 136 00:09:17,310 --> 00:09:19,190 The future belongs to all of us. 137 00:09:19,780 --> 00:09:21,360 I hope I can count on your support. 138 00:09:23,700 --> 00:09:25,700 What do you think, Mark? Huh? 139 00:09:25,780 --> 00:09:27,580 I mean, you're the expert. 140 00:09:29,330 --> 00:09:30,410 Right here. 141 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,290 Romero said no, and the usual offers don't interest him. 142 00:09:34,370 --> 00:09:36,670 Oh, he's interested. He just hates himself for it. 143 00:09:36,750 --> 00:09:39,300 I am making headway with the Republicans on the committee. 144 00:09:39,380 --> 00:09:42,550 They all have pasts, most of them have witnesses. 145 00:09:42,630 --> 00:09:44,930 One way or another, Jackie Sharp won't be testifying. 146 00:09:45,010 --> 00:09:48,180 So why are you having so much trouble with this one young congressman? 147 00:09:48,260 --> 00:09:49,430 He's tenacious. 148 00:09:50,930 --> 00:09:52,600 He reminds me of you. 149 00:09:52,680 --> 00:09:55,350 Well, I don't see that at all. We'll talk later. 150 00:09:57,100 --> 00:09:58,400 I could reach out to Danton-- 151 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:00,530 We expose him, he'll expose us. 152 00:10:00,610 --> 00:10:04,280 -Well, then what do you suggest? -That I go on being presidential. 153 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,200 That's the only way that I can deal with this. 154 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,740 It's my first 100 days, for God's sake. 155 00:10:09,870 --> 00:10:10,870 Francis... 156 00:10:11,830 --> 00:10:14,040 we're going to get our hands on Ahmadi. 157 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,500 There aren't enough Ahmadis in the world. 158 00:10:16,580 --> 00:10:18,210 Not for all we've done. 159 00:10:18,290 --> 00:10:19,380 Then what? 160 00:10:20,460 --> 00:10:24,590 Destroy Romero, for one. Can we at least take care of that? 161 00:10:24,670 --> 00:10:26,550 And then who? The rest of the Democratic Party? 162 00:10:26,630 --> 00:10:29,010 I know what I'm doing, Claire. I've been president before. 163 00:10:29,100 --> 00:10:30,300 So have I. 164 00:10:31,350 --> 00:10:33,060 Get me Terry Womack. 165 00:10:34,350 --> 00:10:36,940 Your job as vice president is to advise. 166 00:10:37,020 --> 00:10:39,650 - My job is to make the decisions. 167 00:10:41,020 --> 00:10:44,690 Terry, yes, I'm just checking in. 168 00:10:46,860 --> 00:10:50,700 Mmm-hmm. Well, I want you to know that we support you. 169 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:53,790 That bastard asked for whip, but that's never gonna happen. 170 00:10:53,870 --> 00:10:55,870 Not while I'm in this office. I wanted to assure you. 171 00:10:56,660 --> 00:10:58,370 I've always tried to help where I can. 172 00:10:58,460 --> 00:11:00,880 And you couldn't help at Health and Human Services? 173 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,510 The agency does some amazing work. 174 00:11:05,420 --> 00:11:08,890 Well, you were quoted as, uh, calling your position a dream job. 175 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:11,930 It's possible to have more than one dream. 176 00:11:12,850 --> 00:11:15,430 I can have my assistant give you a tour. 177 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,890 Uh, show you some of the video from Haiti 178 00:11:17,980 --> 00:11:20,730 and some of the work that we've been doing there 179 00:11:20,810 --> 00:11:22,230 over the last several months. 180 00:11:22,310 --> 00:11:24,230 I will be sure to include 181 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:25,900 your organization in the piece I'm writing. 182 00:11:25,990 --> 00:11:28,820 -I believe in the work you're doing here. -Thank you. 183 00:11:29,410 --> 00:11:31,990 What was it like, uh, working with the Underwood administration? 184 00:11:33,370 --> 00:11:35,870 They were fine. Let's leave it at that. 185 00:11:38,750 --> 00:11:41,290 You know, I've met with, uh, many wonderful organizations so far. 186 00:11:41,380 --> 00:11:45,550 -The Virginia Children's Defense Fund. -They do some great work. 187 00:11:45,630 --> 00:11:47,880 Mmm, uh, The Talbot League? 188 00:11:47,970 --> 00:11:49,220 Another terrific group. 189 00:11:50,890 --> 00:11:53,850 The Anthony Moretti Memorial Fund. 190 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,020 I don't know anything about them. 191 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,650 Organ transplantation awareness. 192 00:12:02,730 --> 00:12:04,650 Oh, is that right? 193 00:12:05,780 --> 00:12:06,780 Hmm. 194 00:12:09,780 --> 00:12:10,820 Hi. 195 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,700 I'm so sorry. 196 00:12:14,780 --> 00:12:17,580 It's rude, but I was famished. 197 00:12:17,660 --> 00:12:20,210 Thank you for meeting me. Let me get you a menu. 198 00:12:20,290 --> 00:12:23,080 Uh, no, thank you. I have a lunch right after this. 199 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,380 Good. You should always have one on the books. 200 00:12:33,930 --> 00:12:36,310 -Miss Davis? -You're worried about Aidan. 201 00:12:37,310 --> 00:12:39,390 Do you call him anything for short? 202 00:12:40,980 --> 00:12:42,390 Why would you ask me that? 203 00:12:44,020 --> 00:12:46,230 I don't know if the president, or vice president, 204 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,070 has informed you, but Mac is fine. 205 00:12:48,150 --> 00:12:52,240 It's what he knows is the problem, and who he may have told it to. 206 00:12:53,490 --> 00:12:55,320 He wants to stay alive. 207 00:12:57,870 --> 00:12:59,290 Yes. 208 00:12:59,370 --> 00:13:01,830 But those are the ones you have to watch out for. 209 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:07,340 Last I spoke to Aidan was minutes before he got in a cab. 210 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,170 I don't know what he has or what he's done. 211 00:13:10,260 --> 00:13:11,880 I only do what I'm told. 212 00:13:14,010 --> 00:13:15,720 I'm in the Hoover Building. 213 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,890 It's the ugliest building in... in the city. 214 00:13:18,970 --> 00:13:20,680 I close my eyes as I walk in. 215 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:25,310 Stop by any time. Especially if you're in the mood to talk. 216 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,110 We could use someone who says as little as you do. 217 00:14:36,630 --> 00:14:37,930 Lisa! 218 00:14:44,850 --> 00:14:47,690 -I've been looking for her. -I have no idea where she is. 219 00:14:49,690 --> 00:14:51,820 -Let me help you with that. -No. No, I'm okay. 220 00:14:53,570 --> 00:14:56,400 -I'm happy to carry it for you. -You're scaring me. 221 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,280 I'm just worried about her. That's all. 222 00:15:01,410 --> 00:15:02,530 I'm clean. 223 00:15:03,750 --> 00:15:04,750 Good. 224 00:15:04,830 --> 00:15:08,460 At least I'm trying to get clean. Please leave me alone. 225 00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:09,960 Hey... 226 00:15:17,630 --> 00:15:18,630 Just... 227 00:15:20,140 --> 00:15:22,350 If you hear from Rachel, just, uh... 228 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,600 tell her I've taken care of everything. 229 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,690 She can come home and everything will be fine. 230 00:15:36,690 --> 00:15:38,110 I miss her, you know? 231 00:15:45,330 --> 00:15:46,330 I'm sorry. 232 00:16:18,530 --> 00:16:19,700 You going to answer that? 233 00:16:19,780 --> 00:16:21,450 So, was I right? 234 00:16:21,530 --> 00:16:23,200 Your phone is ringing. 235 00:16:24,990 --> 00:16:26,240 Uh, oh... 236 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,460 You know, you can just hang it up by pressing the button on the side. 237 00:16:34,540 --> 00:16:37,130 -You don't have to decline-- -I'm a creature of habit. 238 00:16:39,630 --> 00:16:41,630 So, yeah, you were right. 239 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:45,140 This phone has only been used once to call one number, once. 240 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:47,890 I mean, I used the manufacturer's serial number 241 00:16:47,970 --> 00:16:49,890 and tracked down where it's distributed to. 242 00:16:49,980 --> 00:16:52,640 It was a, um... a shop in Dupont Circle. 243 00:16:52,730 --> 00:16:53,980 And who did it call? 244 00:16:54,610 --> 00:16:56,190 Comes up unknown. 245 00:16:56,270 --> 00:16:57,900 But the prefix... 246 00:16:57,980 --> 00:17:00,690 And, look, you're gonna have to talk to the police or the FBI. 247 00:17:00,780 --> 00:17:02,820 -I just can't keep-- -Don't worry. It's on me. 248 00:17:02,910 --> 00:17:06,240 The prefix on the call, it looks like a government number to me. 249 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:11,250 Hello. 250 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,590 He followed you? When? 251 00:17:16,670 --> 00:17:18,800 - I've got to... - Yeah. 252 00:17:20,670 --> 00:17:23,180 Okay. Okay, if you feel safe where you are, stay there. 253 00:17:23,260 --> 00:17:24,470 I'm coming to you. 254 00:17:26,850 --> 00:17:27,890 Thanks. 255 00:17:30,140 --> 00:17:32,180 So what couldn't you tell me over the phone? 256 00:17:33,100 --> 00:17:34,440 Jackie Sharp. 257 00:17:35,100 --> 00:17:36,400 What about her? 258 00:17:37,860 --> 00:17:39,150 You really don't know? 259 00:17:40,820 --> 00:17:42,860 I thought this was coming out of the White House. 260 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,280 The story's about to break that she traded legislation for campaign funds. 261 00:17:48,370 --> 00:17:49,410 The source? 262 00:17:50,620 --> 00:17:52,540 So, unconfirmed. 263 00:17:53,250 --> 00:17:55,330 It's going to be on Drudge within the hour. 264 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:59,050 You really don't have anything to say? 265 00:18:00,210 --> 00:18:02,970 If it's true, it's just sad to see the unexpected fall 266 00:18:03,050 --> 00:18:04,590 of a once rising star in the Democratic Party. 267 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:05,800 Stop it. 268 00:18:07,090 --> 00:18:09,260 Sharp would've been a get for the committee. 269 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,940 If you're still willing to appear, we're still willing to talk. 270 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:20,520 See ya. 271 00:18:29,410 --> 00:18:31,870 This is not how we do things in this administration. 272 00:18:31,950 --> 00:18:33,830 You wanted her not to testify. 273 00:18:33,910 --> 00:18:35,830 And there's no way Romero can force her to now. 274 00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:42,420 You've put my press secretary and his staff in a very difficult situation. 275 00:18:42,500 --> 00:18:45,170 It was a leak, and it didn't come from you. 276 00:18:45,260 --> 00:18:47,130 I really felt this was the way to get ahead of it. 277 00:18:47,220 --> 00:18:48,220 This is getting ahead of it? 278 00:18:48,300 --> 00:18:51,430 I guarantee you her lawyers tell her to plead the Fifth now, across the board. 279 00:18:51,510 --> 00:18:53,180 Most importantly, where it concerns you. 280 00:18:53,270 --> 00:18:55,770 But all of this happened while I was negotiating with Petrov. 281 00:18:55,850 --> 00:18:57,640 Oh, to the public, you were the First Lady, 282 00:18:57,730 --> 00:18:59,520 sitting vigil by your husband's bed. 283 00:18:59,610 --> 00:19:02,270 So, actually, all of this happened under Donald Blythe's watch. 284 00:19:03,990 --> 00:19:05,440 I'm sorry if you think I overstepped. 285 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:08,820 I was trying to protect you. 286 00:19:17,250 --> 00:19:18,790 He did the right thing. 287 00:19:18,870 --> 00:19:20,290 Oh, I don't mind what he did. 288 00:19:21,130 --> 00:19:22,630 I mind the way he did it. 289 00:19:24,510 --> 00:19:26,300 -LeAnn... -Madam Vice President. 290 00:19:26,380 --> 00:19:28,260 I'm sorry my schedule is so full. 291 00:19:28,340 --> 00:19:31,010 No, I completely understand, with everything that you're dealing with. 292 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:32,970 I'm sorry for being so insistent, 293 00:19:33,060 --> 00:19:35,640 but I thought you should know that Jane Davis came after me yesterday. 294 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:36,770 Came after you? 295 00:19:36,850 --> 00:19:39,480 She wanted me to work for her. I didn't know if you knew. 296 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:40,690 In what capacity? 297 00:19:41,610 --> 00:19:43,900 That, I'm not clear on, but it... 298 00:19:43,980 --> 00:19:46,690 She wanted information about Aidan Macallan. 299 00:19:46,780 --> 00:19:48,820 I hope you know I would never say a word. 300 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,120 Thank you for bringing this to my attention. 301 00:19:53,530 --> 00:19:56,540 Ma'am, I was hoping we could discuss my future. 302 00:19:56,620 --> 00:19:59,870 Oh, LeAnn, I would love to discuss your future, but not yet. 303 00:20:01,790 --> 00:20:05,050 If you would like, ma'am, I can help with Aidan. 304 00:20:05,130 --> 00:20:06,260 Anything that's required. 305 00:20:07,010 --> 00:20:08,300 That's good to know. 306 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:31,360 Did you think LeAnn Harvey wouldn't tell me? 307 00:20:31,450 --> 00:20:33,990 I never assume what people will do or won't do. 308 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,910 -I thought we were working well together. -We are. 309 00:20:36,990 --> 00:20:42,250 Well, going around me to get information will only create discord between us. 310 00:20:42,830 --> 00:20:44,630 I wouldn't want that, Claire. 311 00:20:45,710 --> 00:20:47,590 -Miss Davis. -Mr. President. 312 00:20:47,670 --> 00:20:48,880 I'm sorry I'm late. 313 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,920 The vice president has told me that your contacts 314 00:20:51,010 --> 00:20:53,550 have once again lost track of Ahmadi. 315 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:55,050 Yes, as I explained, 316 00:20:55,140 --> 00:20:58,310 Syria is like a different country one day to the next. 317 00:20:58,390 --> 00:21:00,560 Yes, well, you can thank Viktor Petrov for that. 318 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,310 Oh, I do. 319 00:21:04,940 --> 00:21:05,980 Ma'am? 320 00:21:06,070 --> 00:21:08,020 Oh, you'll have to excuse me, Jane. 321 00:21:08,110 --> 00:21:10,190 The schedule is crazy these days. 322 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:11,570 Oh, of course. 323 00:21:13,820 --> 00:21:15,990 Really? The State Department, the Pentagon, 324 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,700 we can't get close to Ahmadi? 325 00:21:17,780 --> 00:21:19,450 I just want peace. 326 00:21:19,540 --> 00:21:22,040 Yes, there's nothing that makes profits like peace. 327 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:25,290 And nothing makes peace like profits. 328 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:29,090 Mr. President, may I be blunt? 329 00:21:30,210 --> 00:21:32,920 Well, I would never accuse you of dullness, Miss Davis. 330 00:21:35,890 --> 00:21:39,970 There's going to be a gas attack happening in the city of Homs. 331 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,560 If you were to, let us say, draw a line in the sand... 332 00:21:45,270 --> 00:21:47,900 and if this tragic attack were to happen... 333 00:21:48,900 --> 00:21:54,410 the US government would have to send in an additional 30,000 or so soldiers. 334 00:21:54,990 --> 00:21:59,950 To protect the oil lines, to keep Petrov from getting into Damascus. 335 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:03,460 And, of course, to protect the people. 336 00:22:05,620 --> 00:22:09,630 That's venturing close to occupation with those kind of numbers. 337 00:22:09,710 --> 00:22:13,880 All I'm saying is maybe the Declaration of War Committee 338 00:22:13,970 --> 00:22:16,510 could finally debate what they were mandated to. 339 00:22:17,430 --> 00:22:18,430 A war. 340 00:22:25,020 --> 00:22:26,900 Do you know Mark Usher? 341 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,610 Yes, we worked together. 342 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,450 He was handling a congressman. 343 00:22:37,110 --> 00:22:38,200 Mark. 344 00:22:40,030 --> 00:22:41,450 Has anyone offered you anything? 345 00:22:41,540 --> 00:22:43,080 Oh, no, I'm good. Thanks. 346 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,590 Have you ever worked with Jane Davis? 347 00:22:57,590 --> 00:22:59,850 Davis is the stepfather's name. 348 00:23:01,050 --> 00:23:02,510 A one-term senator. 349 00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:08,400 Uh, anyway, yeah, she was interested in a client I had, at some point. 350 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,020 A candidate for Congress. 351 00:23:11,110 --> 00:23:14,940 Poor guy. The minute Usher realized he wasn't formidable enough, 352 00:23:15,030 --> 00:23:16,990 he just dumped him. Let him go. 353 00:23:18,070 --> 00:23:19,070 But that's Mark. 354 00:23:20,530 --> 00:23:22,490 He has an eye for talent. 355 00:23:22,580 --> 00:23:25,660 Likes to keep you close while he keeps himself remote. 356 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,380 But he disagreed with some of her positions, 357 00:23:29,460 --> 00:23:30,670 the money went away. 358 00:23:31,590 --> 00:23:35,210 Listen, don't let Jane fool you. 359 00:23:36,590 --> 00:23:40,340 She can seem a bit... haphazard... 360 00:23:40,430 --> 00:23:42,100 But once he's done with you... 361 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,980 it's as if a switch gets turned off. 362 00:23:47,060 --> 00:23:48,310 But she is merciless. 363 00:23:50,690 --> 00:23:52,810 Single-minded as a single mind can be. 364 00:24:00,030 --> 00:24:01,110 Mmm. 365 00:24:08,330 --> 00:24:09,420 Mmm. 366 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,090 What? Forgot to eat today. 367 00:24:15,170 --> 00:24:16,550 What have you got for me? 368 00:24:19,090 --> 00:24:21,680 -I don't know. -Don't do "I don't know." 369 00:24:24,050 --> 00:24:25,470 Saw Meredith Lee. 370 00:24:26,890 --> 00:24:31,190 I mentioned the Moretti Fund, organ transplants, uh... 371 00:24:31,270 --> 00:24:33,810 She got a little tense, but... I don't know. 372 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,780 Why didn't you tell me you were fired? 373 00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:39,740 -Oh, that was you? -Who talked to your girlfriend? Yeah. 374 00:24:40,860 --> 00:24:41,950 How long? 375 00:24:42,910 --> 00:24:45,030 What's the difference? I'm tapped. 376 00:24:47,540 --> 00:24:50,330 What are we doing here? I don't like eating in my car. 377 00:24:53,210 --> 00:24:55,880 I think Laura Moretti's husband was jumped on the donor list. 378 00:24:57,750 --> 00:24:59,920 -Where the hell did you get that? -My gut. 379 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:01,970 I can lay it out for you. 380 00:25:02,050 --> 00:25:04,350 Yeah, you say something like that, you better. 381 00:25:05,180 --> 00:25:09,310 Sarin gas. Mostly against civilians in suburban areas of Homs. 382 00:25:09,390 --> 00:25:12,100 -We're dealing with animals here. -It's horrifying. 383 00:25:12,190 --> 00:25:14,980 Now, you know I've always shown restraint in the past, but... 384 00:25:15,060 --> 00:25:19,320 I'm going to be making an executive order for military action. 385 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,450 Air strikes followed by ground troops. 386 00:25:22,530 --> 00:25:24,370 You'll need to present to the UN. 387 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,870 -Where is this intelligence coming from? -Well, it's all there in the briefing. 388 00:25:29,950 --> 00:25:32,000 But if we know this is going to happen, 389 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,750 well, then why aren't we stopping it before it does? 390 00:25:40,380 --> 00:25:43,300 Francis held on to your resignation letter. 391 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,100 And he wants to tear it up. 392 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:58,940 I know how difficult these past few months have been for you. 393 00:25:59,020 --> 00:26:01,150 We've really asked a lot. 394 00:26:01,230 --> 00:26:03,360 Once we're on the other side of this military action, 395 00:26:03,450 --> 00:26:07,160 you have our blessing to leave the administration if you choose. 396 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,540 But, of course, we'd prefer if you stay on. 397 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,120 Hope that goes without saying. 398 00:26:18,420 --> 00:26:22,460 Using weapons of mass destruction against civilians is a war crime. 399 00:26:22,550 --> 00:26:26,010 I appreciate the opportunity to see this through to the end. 400 00:26:26,090 --> 00:26:28,260 We were hoping you would say that. 401 00:26:28,340 --> 00:26:29,510 Thank you, Cathy. 402 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,100 Thank you, Mr. President. 403 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:37,980 Are you worried about her? 404 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,980 We need to start thinking about the people we surround ourselves with. 405 00:26:43,900 --> 00:26:46,150 Which has made me think of Tom... 406 00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:51,990 who doesn't really have a reason to be here anymore, does he? 407 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,540 Not an official one, no, 408 00:26:55,620 --> 00:26:58,670 but I thought maybe we could bring him on as a consultant. 409 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,850 Well, of course, that's entirely up to you. 410 00:27:12,970 --> 00:27:15,930 There's just only so much time and energy in a single day, 411 00:27:16,020 --> 00:27:18,520 and I think we need to constantly be asking ourselves, 412 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,690 "Am I spending it as wisely as I can?" 413 00:27:34,660 --> 00:27:36,580 -Thank you. -Jane, I'm so sorry 414 00:27:36,660 --> 00:27:38,160 -to pull you away from your party. -No, no, no. 415 00:27:38,250 --> 00:27:40,750 -When I heard your voice on the phone-- -I just... I just... 416 00:27:40,830 --> 00:27:43,840 -I don't know what to do. -Did something happen? 417 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,840 The Underwoods are planning air strikes and a troop surge in Homs. 418 00:27:50,090 --> 00:27:53,050 -How awful. -Do you know anything about this? 419 00:27:55,020 --> 00:27:58,940 Petrov is making the whole region a disaster. 420 00:27:59,020 --> 00:28:02,270 No one who ever got tangled up in the Middle East came out ahead. 421 00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:04,690 Let Petrov own it. 422 00:28:09,660 --> 00:28:12,740 There's something terrible that is going to happen... 423 00:28:12,820 --> 00:28:14,240 that we can prevent. 424 00:28:14,330 --> 00:28:15,410 I see. 425 00:28:15,950 --> 00:28:18,910 I'm scheduled to present some kind of red line at the UN. 426 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,540 -But we can still pull back. -How can I help? 427 00:28:22,420 --> 00:28:25,550 Talk to the president, the vice president. 428 00:28:27,590 --> 00:28:28,880 I will. 429 00:28:31,550 --> 00:28:34,260 They're terrible, terrible people, aren't they? 430 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:39,600 Jane... 431 00:28:41,310 --> 00:28:43,190 be very careful with them. 432 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:46,480 Of course. 433 00:28:49,070 --> 00:28:50,820 That's from an old friend. 434 00:28:53,620 --> 00:28:54,910 Are we still friends? 435 00:28:56,540 --> 00:28:57,700 Of course. 436 00:29:18,970 --> 00:29:20,810 He says the liver the president received 437 00:29:20,890 --> 00:29:24,310 was supposed to go to a man named Anthony Moretti. 438 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,020 And he says that Doug forced 439 00:29:26,110 --> 00:29:28,230 then Secretary of Health and Human Services 440 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:29,990 to put the president at the top of the list, 441 00:29:30,070 --> 00:29:31,780 which resulted in Moretti's death. 442 00:29:33,070 --> 00:29:37,330 Oh, and Doug also has become involved with the man's widow. 443 00:29:37,910 --> 00:29:38,990 That's a nice touch. 444 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,290 And does... does he have proof? 445 00:29:42,370 --> 00:29:45,130 About the relationship? It's easy to prove that. 446 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,090 But the list, he knows that Meredith Lee is hiding something. 447 00:29:48,170 --> 00:29:50,710 And he's ready to go back and talk to her about it. 448 00:29:51,630 --> 00:29:52,760 Do you trust him? 449 00:29:54,180 --> 00:29:56,010 I don't know why he'd make any of this up. 450 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,140 Hey, I'm outside. 451 00:30:03,890 --> 00:30:05,480 Did you have a good time? 452 00:30:08,020 --> 00:30:10,230 I never do at those things anymore. 453 00:30:10,820 --> 00:30:12,400 Necessary evils. 454 00:30:12,490 --> 00:30:16,030 It's not like the old days, when you used to meet surprising people. 455 00:30:17,450 --> 00:30:21,040 Uh... did people get less surprising or are we less easily surprised? 456 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:24,620 Well, exactly. 457 00:30:25,370 --> 00:30:27,330 -This is me. -She asked me about you. 458 00:30:29,630 --> 00:30:32,130 -I figured. What'd you say? -That you're... 459 00:30:34,550 --> 00:30:37,470 formidable, etcetera. 460 00:30:38,550 --> 00:30:43,220 Yeah, I told him the same about you, etcetera. 461 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:46,980 He could be a great president. 462 00:30:49,770 --> 00:30:51,110 But does he want to be? 463 00:30:51,190 --> 00:30:53,440 And what is great? 464 00:30:55,860 --> 00:30:57,410 And then there's her. 465 00:30:58,490 --> 00:30:59,530 What about her? 466 00:31:01,330 --> 00:31:02,370 What about her? 467 00:31:10,710 --> 00:31:13,000 Because if Bob or Terry were the ranking member, 468 00:31:13,090 --> 00:31:14,340 I'd be talking to them. 469 00:31:15,260 --> 00:31:18,010 I want Romero's clerk stripped. 470 00:31:18,590 --> 00:31:21,260 Yeah, whatever budget he's got for his seat on that committee. 471 00:31:21,350 --> 00:31:25,520 No, no, I'm asking for the sake of the party. 472 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,270 Look, we survived Jackie Sharp, but it's not gonna end there. 473 00:31:29,190 --> 00:31:31,360 The truth is I'm being punished 474 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,650 for fighting for the issues that our base cares most about. 475 00:31:36,190 --> 00:31:38,650 Yes, and thank you. 476 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,530 Doyle says there's almost nothing on Usher. 477 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,790 He likes to gamble, usually wins. 478 00:31:46,870 --> 00:31:49,620 But here's the thing... Doyle spoke with Marshall, 479 00:31:49,710 --> 00:31:53,090 who we know did not have a happy exit from the Conway campaign. 480 00:31:53,170 --> 00:31:56,300 Now, he said that before Usher joined our administration, 481 00:31:56,380 --> 00:31:59,130 he was grooming Romero for a presidential run. 482 00:32:01,260 --> 00:32:05,180 Sir, I believe he's playing both sides of whatever this committee is after. 483 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,520 I'm not a Democrat, Jeffrey. 484 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,810 I'm still a Republican, just happen to work for the White House. 485 00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:15,900 All I'm saying is let's rein Alex in while we still can. 486 00:32:16,780 --> 00:32:18,320 'Cause after he rips through his own party, 487 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:19,860 he'll come after ours, wouldn't you think? 488 00:32:20,610 --> 00:32:23,490 Yeah, and Jeff, you're the chair... No... What? No, listen. 489 00:32:23,570 --> 00:32:25,620 Wait. Wait! Wait. 490 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,330 And you owe me, and we both know it, 491 00:32:29,410 --> 00:32:31,670 and that's not the kind of thing I like to say out loud. 492 00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:32,750 What is? 493 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,300 When did that happen? 494 00:32:39,380 --> 00:32:40,590 Confirmed? 495 00:32:47,310 --> 00:32:48,390 Yeah? 496 00:32:49,350 --> 00:32:50,560 Yes, well... 497 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:53,940 just because Walker's gonna take the stand, 498 00:32:54,020 --> 00:32:56,110 doesn't mean he'll say anything. Right? 499 00:32:57,610 --> 00:32:58,780 Hmm. 500 00:33:08,950 --> 00:33:11,250 What was that word you said to me this morning? 501 00:33:12,170 --> 00:33:13,960 The one no one uses anymore? 502 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:15,880 Crepuscular. 503 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,050 Right. 504 00:33:22,380 --> 00:33:25,970 Some of my favorite animals are crepuscular. 505 00:33:28,390 --> 00:33:29,600 Yes. 506 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:31,520 What? 507 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:33,600 When? 508 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,690 Jesus! God damn it! 509 00:33:44,530 --> 00:33:45,740 Claire! 510 00:33:46,870 --> 00:33:48,990 -Claire! -I'm in the kitchen. 511 00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:52,410 Walker's gonna testify. 512 00:33:52,500 --> 00:33:54,500 - When? - Early as next week. 513 00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:57,540 He's gonna say the same thing he said to Hammerschmidt. 514 00:33:57,630 --> 00:33:58,880 There's not gonna be any new damage. 515 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:00,920 - We don't know that for sure. - Let's get Usher. 516 00:34:01,010 --> 00:34:02,970 You bet I'm gonna talk to him in the morning. 517 00:34:03,050 --> 00:34:04,090 Where are you going? 518 00:34:04,180 --> 00:34:06,930 To get some goddamn space in this house! 519 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:26,530 I can take care of Walker. We'll make him an offer. 520 00:34:27,450 --> 00:34:28,870 A place back on the stage, 521 00:34:28,950 --> 00:34:30,870 chancellor of some well-endowed university. He'll take it. 522 00:34:30,950 --> 00:34:34,160 He just might. But first, I want to know what you have on Romero. 523 00:34:34,790 --> 00:34:36,080 - I don't have a thing. 524 00:34:36,170 --> 00:34:38,750 -Please. -Doug, let's not be rude. 525 00:34:38,830 --> 00:34:40,670 I find that impossible to believe. 526 00:34:40,750 --> 00:34:41,920 If I did, you would know it. 527 00:34:42,010 --> 00:34:43,670 You and I have been at this a long time. 528 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,550 You wouldn't even consider a candidate without vetting him first. 529 00:34:46,630 --> 00:34:47,800 I thought Alex had a future. 530 00:34:47,890 --> 00:34:49,800 Yeah, a run for the presidency as I understand it. 531 00:34:49,890 --> 00:34:52,220 He's clean and crisp as a starched white shirt. 532 00:34:52,310 --> 00:34:53,600 You're gonna have to make a decision, Mark. 533 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,600 You wanna work for me and Claire, or not? 534 00:34:55,690 --> 00:34:59,110 I have already reached out to members of my own party. 535 00:34:59,190 --> 00:35:01,690 I've used my political capital to help you. 536 00:35:01,770 --> 00:35:03,150 But you're still not answering my question. 537 00:35:03,230 --> 00:35:04,570 I think I have. 538 00:35:05,610 --> 00:35:08,320 And I don't need to convince you or Mrs. Underwood of my worth. 539 00:35:18,540 --> 00:35:20,000 It's an honor to meet you. 540 00:35:21,210 --> 00:35:24,380 Seth, Mr. Jeffries will catch up with you momentarily. 541 00:35:28,050 --> 00:35:29,680 I'm going to keep this brief. 542 00:35:33,260 --> 00:35:35,390 If what you're saying is true... 543 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:38,810 Doug Stamper saved my husband's life. 544 00:35:38,890 --> 00:35:39,980 He did. 545 00:35:40,650 --> 00:35:42,940 And he also cost someone else his. 546 00:35:44,780 --> 00:35:49,610 Well, I suspect you're the kind of man that wants many things. 547 00:35:50,530 --> 00:35:51,990 But you have made a mistake. 548 00:35:53,780 --> 00:35:57,460 There's only one thing, professionally, that I've always wanted. 549 00:35:58,710 --> 00:36:01,580 -It's to work in the White House. -Hmm. 550 00:36:01,670 --> 00:36:03,090 Seth will see you out. 551 00:36:07,670 --> 00:36:09,300 Sorry for the interruption. 552 00:36:12,140 --> 00:36:13,260 You were saying... 553 00:36:16,020 --> 00:36:18,890 Cathy was always a very good person. 554 00:36:19,730 --> 00:36:21,850 At her core, she has a core. 555 00:36:21,940 --> 00:36:23,020 Bless her. 556 00:36:23,610 --> 00:36:27,990 This whole Homs initiative might be too difficult for her. 557 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:35,290 You know... you're very hard to read. 558 00:36:36,700 --> 00:36:38,040 Which makes sense. 559 00:36:39,460 --> 00:36:42,580 For the last several years, you've been a familiar face. 560 00:36:44,380 --> 00:36:46,420 Must get exhausting. 561 00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:49,880 Must be hardly any people you can even share a laugh with. 562 00:36:57,100 --> 00:37:00,230 You should figure out how to take full advantage of me. 563 00:37:01,890 --> 00:37:03,690 I can help you get what you want. 564 00:37:05,570 --> 00:37:07,070 If you tell me what it is. 565 00:37:07,150 --> 00:37:08,980 I enjoy helping others. 566 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,740 I think you know what I want. 567 00:37:11,820 --> 00:37:12,990 Yes... 568 00:37:14,070 --> 00:37:16,530 But do you want it now or in four years? 569 00:37:22,670 --> 00:37:27,500 I want the whole world to see Ahmadi's capture... 570 00:37:27,590 --> 00:37:30,720 on every news outlet and every screen. 571 00:37:31,970 --> 00:37:34,510 For the good of the party, I'd prefer Mr. Walker not testify. 572 00:37:35,100 --> 00:37:37,970 I'm considering taking myself off the Declaration of War Committee. 573 00:37:38,060 --> 00:37:41,230 -Alex, you don't have to do that. -And you can do what you will with it. 574 00:37:42,060 --> 00:37:45,110 But that's conditional on the president doing the right thing. 575 00:37:45,860 --> 00:37:48,610 Uh-huh. And what is that? 576 00:37:48,690 --> 00:37:49,860 Resigning. 577 00:37:49,940 --> 00:37:52,150 Again, I'm only thinking of the party. 578 00:37:55,870 --> 00:37:59,040 Yeah... 579 00:38:01,370 --> 00:38:03,870 Who the fuck do you think you are? 580 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,710 -Oh, don't use that language with me-- -Shut the fuck up. 581 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:10,260 You have no idea, none, about what you're doing. 582 00:38:10,340 --> 00:38:12,840 -I'd like you to leave my office. -Now you listen carefully to me. 583 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:14,260 -I said-- -Shut up, Alex! 584 00:38:16,260 --> 00:38:17,430 Here's a headline for you. 585 00:38:17,510 --> 00:38:19,930 "Alex Romero colluded with Governor Conway 586 00:38:20,010 --> 00:38:23,270 to use the Declaration of War Committee to help him win an election." 587 00:38:23,350 --> 00:38:26,230 -No. -Please, you know you did. 588 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:29,480 -See how easy that is? -Get out! 589 00:38:31,570 --> 00:38:34,990 You're gonna be all alone at your hearing. I just left Walker. 590 00:38:35,070 --> 00:38:37,240 He's gonna plead the Fifth. You'll look like a fool. 591 00:38:38,870 --> 00:38:41,910 You want to be out front? No one has a problem with that. 592 00:38:42,830 --> 00:38:46,290 They want you there, because you'll be the first to fall. 593 00:38:49,790 --> 00:38:51,300 "For the good of the party." 594 00:38:58,050 --> 00:38:59,640 Sleep tight, Congressman. 595 00:38:59,720 --> 00:39:02,930 -Who knows about Will? -No one, not yet. 596 00:39:03,020 --> 00:39:04,180 What else? 597 00:39:06,270 --> 00:39:08,480 Why I'm still protecting you at this point... 598 00:39:09,100 --> 00:39:10,900 I don't even understand myself. 599 00:39:15,990 --> 00:39:17,820 Walker's gonna plead the Fifth. 600 00:39:17,910 --> 00:39:19,570 And Romero won't rock the boat. 601 00:39:19,660 --> 00:39:21,490 Thank you, Mark, I appreciate that. 602 00:39:21,580 --> 00:39:23,870 I would suggest you schedule a press conference 603 00:39:23,950 --> 00:39:25,410 for right after the hearing. 604 00:39:25,500 --> 00:39:26,500 All right. 605 00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:43,930 Tell me the worst thing you've ever done. 606 00:39:46,980 --> 00:39:48,270 It's hard to pick. 607 00:39:49,190 --> 00:39:51,440 -I'm serious. -So am I. 608 00:39:57,860 --> 00:40:00,700 Pretended to love someone when I didn't. 609 00:40:02,910 --> 00:40:04,540 In a way, that was the worst. 610 00:40:11,790 --> 00:40:13,290 Did the person know? 611 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:16,050 Mmm-hmm. 612 00:40:17,420 --> 00:40:19,220 She pretended not to know... 613 00:40:20,890 --> 00:40:22,220 but she knew. 614 00:40:23,470 --> 00:40:25,010 It was awful for her. 615 00:40:27,980 --> 00:40:30,060 But I paid for that mistake, too. 616 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,570 Those types of things, they take a toll. 617 00:40:35,940 --> 00:40:41,410 It's strange how some choices mean nothing and others govern the rest of your life. 618 00:40:44,330 --> 00:40:46,200 I've done some terrible things. 619 00:40:49,410 --> 00:40:50,830 You don't have to tell me. 620 00:40:53,630 --> 00:40:55,460 Francis killed Zoe Barnes. 621 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:57,920 Claire. 622 00:40:58,010 --> 00:40:59,420 Francis killed Peter. 623 00:40:59,510 --> 00:41:00,630 Stop. 624 00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:02,390 And so many more are gonna die. 625 00:41:02,470 --> 00:41:03,510 Stop. 626 00:41:18,530 --> 00:41:19,940 You don't scare me. 627 00:41:21,490 --> 00:41:22,700 I should. 628 00:41:37,210 --> 00:41:38,800 Aidan. 629 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:40,800 Shh! Not anymore. 630 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:42,220 How did you get here? 631 00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:44,800 A door opened, I walked out. 632 00:41:44,890 --> 00:41:46,220 That doesn't sound right. 633 00:41:46,300 --> 00:41:49,140 I got a visa and a flight tonight. I just... 634 00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:52,140 I just wanted to see you one last time. 635 00:41:52,230 --> 00:41:54,060 Wait. Who's getting you out? 636 00:41:54,140 --> 00:41:55,560 That doesn't matter. 637 00:41:56,690 --> 00:41:59,730 -What did you say? -Honestly, nothing. 638 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:01,690 We have to talk to the Underwoods. 639 00:42:01,780 --> 00:42:04,240 -Nah, I don't think so. -This does not make sense. 640 00:42:08,740 --> 00:42:10,950 Well, you always liked to drive a nice car. 641 00:42:13,870 --> 00:42:16,790 Aidan, come with me. I'll fix this. 642 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:19,800 You come with me. I've a way for you to get out. 643 00:42:26,930 --> 00:42:28,470 Well, all right, then. 644 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:40,650 Now, don't you tell anybody you saw me until the morning. 645 00:42:40,730 --> 00:42:42,990 Why would I tell anyone I saw you at all? 646 00:42:43,070 --> 00:42:44,070 Really? 647 00:42:47,240 --> 00:42:48,240 Wait. 648 00:42:55,870 --> 00:42:57,960 -Here, take this. -No. 649 00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:00,800 Come on. At least until you get on the flight, all right? 650 00:43:05,550 --> 00:43:06,720 I'm out. 651 00:43:39,290 --> 00:43:40,630 Can't sleep? 652 00:43:43,090 --> 00:43:45,720 It's freezing out here. You should have a coat on. 653 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:46,880 I like it. 654 00:43:51,100 --> 00:43:52,510 Don't meet with Walker. 655 00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:54,640 I think it's a bad idea. 656 00:43:56,850 --> 00:43:59,600 It'll remind him of his best course of action. 657 00:44:01,360 --> 00:44:04,320 You're wrong. I'm sorry, but you're wrong. 658 00:44:05,490 --> 00:44:07,650 Usher has it under control. 659 00:44:16,620 --> 00:44:18,540 You always do what you want. 660 00:44:22,130 --> 00:44:23,540 Tom doesn't want to leave. 661 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:27,090 Tom doesn't get to choose. 662 00:44:28,300 --> 00:44:29,880 It's cold. You should go in. 663 00:44:38,930 --> 00:44:42,770 If you could get me Doug Stamper's addresses for the last three years... 664 00:44:43,610 --> 00:44:44,610 Uh... 665 00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:53,530 And do you know what happened to the photo strip of Rachel and Lisa? 666 00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:55,450 It's gone. 667 00:44:56,700 --> 00:44:59,330 We need to lay out our positions ourselves. 668 00:44:59,410 --> 00:45:01,830 I'm already on my way to New York. 669 00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:04,960 I don't want you to say or do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable. 670 00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:07,920 I won't contradict the administration. That's not my wish. 671 00:45:08,010 --> 00:45:10,010 We need to draw a line in the sand. 672 00:45:10,090 --> 00:45:13,970 Yes, of course. Should I get on my flight? 673 00:45:14,050 --> 00:45:17,510 I think it might be best if you turn around and come back. 674 00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:18,970 Whatever you think. 675 00:45:19,890 --> 00:45:21,640 We'll let Walker plead the Fifth. 676 00:45:21,730 --> 00:45:24,860 Then we'll regroup and make sure we're on the same page. 677 00:45:26,770 --> 00:45:29,360 Okay. We need to head back. 678 00:45:40,290 --> 00:45:43,620 "Beware entangling alliances," Mr. President. 679 00:45:44,630 --> 00:45:46,750 You know, that quote is often attributed to Washington, 680 00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:48,880 but it was actually Jefferson who said it. 681 00:45:50,920 --> 00:45:55,090 Anyway, I wanted to catch you before, uh, Mark and your lawyer got here. 682 00:45:55,180 --> 00:45:56,390 Mr. President. 683 00:45:57,390 --> 00:45:59,640 I know this hasn't been easy for you. 684 00:46:01,020 --> 00:46:03,640 Well, the truth is, one can get used to almost anything. 685 00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:07,900 Well, at any rate, congratulations. 686 00:46:07,980 --> 00:46:08,980 Oh? 687 00:46:09,070 --> 00:46:12,240 You're about to become the chancellor of one of our finest universities. 688 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:14,490 It's a high price we pay for respectability. 689 00:46:16,070 --> 00:46:18,080 Anyway, I just wanted to say hello. 690 00:46:18,870 --> 00:46:21,200 And to thank you for all you're doing. 691 00:46:22,120 --> 00:46:25,670 In not too long, you're going to become one of those ex-presidents 692 00:46:25,750 --> 00:46:31,010 whose work will make everyone... forget the past. 693 00:46:32,420 --> 00:46:35,470 I was once the President of the United States. 694 00:46:35,550 --> 00:46:37,090 Yes, you were. 695 00:46:37,180 --> 00:46:40,350 You stole the presidency, Frank. 696 00:46:40,430 --> 00:46:42,850 Now, Garrett... 697 00:46:42,930 --> 00:46:46,440 This is ancient history, but by modern political standards, 698 00:46:46,520 --> 00:46:48,400 my election was a landslide. 699 00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:51,190 I was gonna change this country. 700 00:46:52,110 --> 00:46:55,490 But then... uh, things happen. 701 00:46:55,570 --> 00:46:56,990 People lie... 702 00:46:58,120 --> 00:46:59,450 You lie to keep up. 703 00:47:00,450 --> 00:47:03,830 The things that you've been lauded for all your life, 704 00:47:03,910 --> 00:47:06,830 those are suddenly fatal flaws. 705 00:47:07,750 --> 00:47:10,590 People who've been with you through thick and thin, 706 00:47:10,670 --> 00:47:14,210 who you thought would never fail you, they fail you. 707 00:47:15,590 --> 00:47:18,800 You make strange alliances with unsavory people. 708 00:47:20,390 --> 00:47:22,850 And it all becomes clear way too late. 709 00:47:25,890 --> 00:47:27,770 And no one else truly understands. 710 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:31,520 Except someone who's been in the office... 711 00:47:34,070 --> 00:47:37,990 You can't expect the office to do anything more than what you bring to it. 712 00:47:38,070 --> 00:47:39,160 Hmm. 713 00:47:40,570 --> 00:47:43,620 -I'm doing this for the party. -I know. 714 00:47:43,700 --> 00:47:45,120 And it's admirable. 715 00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:53,920 How's Tricia? 716 00:47:55,340 --> 00:47:57,800 Well, it's taken time, but we are good. 717 00:47:57,880 --> 00:47:59,380 The kids are doing well. 718 00:48:00,550 --> 00:48:02,140 Well, this is just the beginning. 719 00:48:02,760 --> 00:48:05,730 You and I are gonna be working a lot more together from now on. 720 00:48:05,810 --> 00:48:06,890 Is that so? 721 00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:25,490 Doug. 722 00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:30,830 Tom, it's a busy morning. I don't have any quotes right now. 723 00:48:30,920 --> 00:48:32,460 When you have a moment, 724 00:48:32,540 --> 00:48:35,500 I'd like to sit down and ask you some questions about Lisa Williams. 725 00:48:37,300 --> 00:48:38,630 I'm sorry. What are you talking about? 726 00:48:39,970 --> 00:48:41,470 Let me know when you're free, Doug. 727 00:48:41,970 --> 00:48:43,220 If you'd like a statement, 728 00:48:43,300 --> 00:48:46,470 Seth Grayson's office will be issuing a press release shortly. 729 00:48:46,560 --> 00:48:49,060 You live near Dupont Circle, don't you? 730 00:48:51,600 --> 00:48:53,940 I will go on the record and say yes, I do. 731 00:49:17,250 --> 00:49:19,050 President Walker, 732 00:49:19,130 --> 00:49:22,550 it's been established in Heather Dunbar's special prosecutor's report 733 00:49:22,630 --> 00:49:23,760 that we have reason to-- 734 00:49:23,840 --> 00:49:26,680 Congressman, as I mentioned to the chair 735 00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:29,020 and the other distinguished members of the committee, 736 00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:32,730 I am advising my client to plead the Fifth at this time 737 00:49:32,810 --> 00:49:34,560 for all questions regarding his tenure 738 00:49:34,650 --> 00:49:37,070 as President of the United States of America. 739 00:49:40,150 --> 00:49:44,780 I must say, uh, that as a fellow Democrat, this is highly irregular. 740 00:49:44,870 --> 00:49:48,740 Yes, Congressman, yes. 741 00:49:48,830 --> 00:49:50,250 But in light of ongoing investigations-- 742 00:49:50,330 --> 00:49:52,870 Actually, I will answer the congressman's questions. 743 00:49:58,050 --> 00:50:00,130 Please, ask your question. 744 00:50:03,220 --> 00:50:04,510 Under your administration, 745 00:50:04,590 --> 00:50:06,100 millions of dollars were illegally laundered 746 00:50:06,180 --> 00:50:09,060 from Chinese businessmen to affect American elections. 747 00:50:09,720 --> 00:50:10,850 Is this true? 748 00:50:11,930 --> 00:50:13,350 Yes. That's true. 749 00:50:15,100 --> 00:50:16,730 And can you tell us what, if any, 750 00:50:16,810 --> 00:50:18,730 was then Vice President Francis Underwood's 751 00:50:18,820 --> 00:50:20,320 involvement in this scheme? 752 00:50:21,780 --> 00:50:24,820 Well, it appeared to me, he was one of its chief architects. 753 00:50:28,950 --> 00:50:31,950 And, uh, what exactly do you mean by that, sir? 754 00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:34,210 It was his idea. 755 00:50:37,210 --> 00:50:39,460 Mark, I think you need to be elsewhere right now. 756 00:50:39,540 --> 00:50:41,590 Are we gonna bury our heads in the sand with this? 757 00:50:43,340 --> 00:50:44,880 No, you're going to leave, 758 00:50:44,970 --> 00:50:47,890 and the vice president and I are going to decide what to do. 759 00:50:47,970 --> 00:50:49,600 Walker reneged. We had a deal. 760 00:50:49,680 --> 00:50:51,430 We will let you know if you are needed. 761 00:50:51,520 --> 00:50:53,560 -Sir-- -That was not a request. 762 00:50:58,690 --> 00:51:00,820 Why did you have to go talk to him? 763 00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:05,530 There has to be a way out, Francis. 764 00:51:08,030 --> 00:51:10,410 Does there? Is there? 765 00:51:11,790 --> 00:51:13,620 Or is this my presidency? 766 00:51:14,620 --> 00:51:16,750 Forever with a target on my back. 767 00:51:17,750 --> 00:51:19,420 Haunted and hunted. 768 00:51:32,600 --> 00:51:35,640 LeAnn, if you're hearing this, it means that I'm dead.