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[Tires screech]

[Crash, dog whimpers]

[Dog whines]

[Horn honks]

[Man in distance]
Hey! What are you doing?

[Honk]

[Dog whimpering]

- Jesus.
- Did you get a good look?

Blue Toyota camry.
That's all I saw.

That's the Whartons' dog.

- [Dog whimpering]
- Aw, man.

He's not going to make it.
Go see if they're home.

[Dog whining]

- [Yelping]
- Shh. Shh.

It's okay.

There are two kinds of pain...

The sort of pain that makes you strong,

or useless pain,

the sort of pain that's only suffering.

I have no patience for useless things.

- [Squeeze]
- [Dog yelps]

Moments like this require
someone who will act,

who will do the unpleasant thing,

the necessary thing.

There.

No more pain.

It was a hit-and-run.
I'm awfully sorry.

He must have jumped
over the fence again.

Look, Steve is going to file
the report on the car,

and he'll put his people on it.

We'll track them down.

[Woman sobs]

You look stunning. Shall we?

[Crowd] Three, two, one...

Happy new year!

[Cheering]

Oh. President-elect
Garrett Walker.

Do I like him? No.

Do I believe in him?
That's beside the point.

Any politician
that gets 70 million votes

has tapped into something
larger than himself...

Larger than even me,
as much as I hate to admit it.

And look at that winning smile,
those trusting eyes.

I latched onto him early on
and made myself vital.

After 22 years in congress,

I can smell which way
the wind is blowing.

Oh, Jim Matthews,

his right honorable
vice-president.

Former governor of Pennsylvania.

He did his duty in delivering
the keystone state,

bless his heart,

and now they're about
to put him out to pasture.

But he looks happy enough, doesn't he?

For some, it's simply
the size of the chair.

Huh.

Linda vasquez, Walker's chief of staff.

I got her hired.

She's a woman, check,
and a latina, check,

but more important than that,

she's as tough
as a two-dollar steak.

Check, check, check.

When it comes to the white house,

you not only need the keys
in your back pocket,

you need the gatekeeper.

As for me, I'm just
a lowly house majority whip.

I keep things moving in a congress

choked by pettiness and lassitude.

My job is to clear the pipes
and keep the sludge moving.

But I won't have to be
a plumber much longer.

I've done my time.
I backed the right man.

[Cheering]

Happy new year!

Give and take.

Welcome to Washington.

♪
♪ [Theme]

You need a haircut.

You think?

A little trim.

What are you going to wear?

- You mean for the meeting?
- For the announcement.

Gonna wear my Navy blue,
the one with the pinstripes.

Good. You look handsome
in that suit.

I don't know if they'll announce it

before your board meeting.

Well, as long as I can say
the donation is coming.

As soon as it's official,

Sancorp will write you a check.

This is going to be a big year for us.

[Chatter]

You know, the meeting's on Tuesday.

[Man 1] You're gonna wanna
start with something...

[Man 2] That's what I'm hearing.

Community of what?

Or I could say immigration,
banking, or education,

but none of my regular sources
can confirm that.

Because they don't know,

or because they're not talking?

Because they don't know.

Keep at it. Get me something.

Sorry.
Sorry, Mr. Hammerschmidt.

Zoe.

- Barnes.
- Right.

Did it take him a year
to remember your name?

Longer.

Good morning, Lucas.

What can I do for you, Zoe?

I am sick of the Fairfax county council.

You tell me every day.

Move me online. My own blog...

First person, subjective, 500 words.

- Not going to happen.
- I'll go underground.

Back rooms. The urinals.

I'll win over staff members on the hill.

- They need a place to vent.
- A gossip column.

No. We lift the veil,
what's really going on.

This is the Washington herald, Zoe.

It's not TMZ.

Do you know how many people watch TMZ?

I couldn't care less.

Which is why print journalism is dying.

Then it'll die with dignity,
at least at this paper.

You are stuck in the 20th century, Lucas.
You lack imagination.

Maybe so, but right now,

I don't need imagination.
I need copy.

Your nights and weekends are yours.

I applaud whatever you want to do,

as long as it's not on my time.

- You're telling me to get back to work.
- I am.

What you're really telling me
is to fuck off.

I'm telling you both.

It's Mr. Chapman already
from province trust.

Hold my calls, Christina.

Henry. It's good to see you.

- How long are you in town for?
- Just today.

Well, you gotta come back down
for the inauguration.

I can hook you up.

How about you hook me up with the zoning
laws you promised to get changed?

We got 12 million sitting in escrow

for an empty lot we can't build on.

I know, but you gotta understand,

it's a local municipal issue.

I can't just pick up the phone...

You can't? Because that's not
what you led us to believe

when you begged
for 50 grand in donations.

- [Phone rings]
- Right. I...

One second.

Christina, I said no calls,

not while I'm meeting
with Mr. Chapman.

The president-elect?

I... do you mind?

No. Go ahead, please.

Uh, put him through, Christina.

Ahem.

Mr. president-elect?

Thank you.
Uh, yes, we were, uh...

We were pleased to win by double digits.

Absolutely. Anything you need.

I need you to put your
long, wet, talented tongue

between my thighs

and make me squeal like Monica Lewin...

Me, too. Me, too.

Okay. Thank you, sir.

I'm so sorry.
Uh, where were we?

Walker...

What's he like?

Mr. president-elect
running late?

No, he couldn't make it.
I'll brief him, though.

Okay. This is the memo
I've drafted

on our middle east policy
we've been developing.

Now, I want to borrow from Reagan.

I'd like to coin the phrase
"trickle-down diplomacy."

- That way...
- Frank, I'm going to stop you there.

We are not nominating you
for secretary of state.

I know he made you a promise,

but circumstances have changed.

The nature of promises, Linda,

is that they remain immune
to changing circumstances.

Garrett has thought long
and hard about this,

and he's decided we need you
to stay in congress.

When was this decision made,

and why wasn't I part
of the conversation?

I'm sorry, Frank.
If it had been up to me,

I wouldn't have waited
this long to tell you.

So, you knew you were going to do this.

It has been an evolving discussion.

It's a chicken-shit move.

- Frank...
- I was vetted.

- Was that a ruse?
- No.

Let's be absolutely clear.

You wouldn't have won without me.

You're right, but now we have to lead,

and that means making tough choices.

As you know, education
is a top priority for us,

a complete federal overhaul.

But it's not just education.
Frank, congress is split.

We need you there more than we
need you in the state department.

I got you hired, Linda.

I know.

Donations, endorsements.

I wrote the campaign's

entire foreign policy platform.

I bring years of
foreign affairs committee...

Frank, please.

I want to speak to Walker personally.

The decision is made.

We need you, Frank.

Will you stand beside us or not?

Of course. If that's
what the president wants.

I'm very glad to hear that.

I'm curious.

If not me, then who?

Michael kern.

Michael kern?

Well...

That is an excellent choice.

Can you make it more clear?

I just want to make sure
it doesn't look like

we're neglecting our domestic...

No. No, no, no.
I'm going to say

that we're expanding our mission.

Okay.

And we're bringing on
a new organization to help us.

Do you know which one yet?

I'm still looking into
a few options, but, um,

tell me, what did we agree on,

that we could hire
how many new people? Six?

- Six, maybe seven.
- Hmm?

We'll have enough.

Ooh, it's exciting, huh?

This, uh, new direction we're heading.

I just don't know where we're
going to fit all the people.

Well, do you think we have
to look into additional space?

No. No, no, no.
I'll find a way.

Okay, so make the changes
to the PowerPoint,

and let's meet again at 2:30.

Okay.

[Speed dialing, ringing]

[Voice mail] Leave a message
for Frank Underwood.

[Beep]

It's me.

I feel like an idiot
leaving messages like this.

Call me back.

What is it, Zoe?

Um...

I know you're going to have your
hands full at the white house,

so if you need someone
to do research or...

Or print out background...

I think I'll be fine.

Well, if things get hectic
and you need any help...

So you can blog about rubbing
shoulders with the big boys?

What did Lucas tell you?

Look, no offense, Zoe,
but I don't have time

to be anyone's training wheels.

I just thought...

No, I was actually offering
to lend a hand.

- That's it.
- Got it.

Thanks.

[Phone buzzing]

[Chimes]

- Claire.
- You didn't call.

- I was...
- You didn't call me, Francis.

Nine hours.
You don't not call me,

not when it's this big.

You're right.

When have we ever avoided each other?

I wanted the solution first.

Do you have one?

Not yet.

This affects me, too, Francis.

And it's not the money I'm upset about.

It's that we do things together.

When you don't involve me,
we're in free-fall.

I should've called you, and I didn't.

What happened?

She says they needed
to keep me in congress.

Linda said that?

Walker wasn't even there.

That's what really gets me.

He didn't have the courage
to look me in the eye.

I knew you shouldn't trust that woman.

I didn't. I don't.
I don't trust anyone.

Then how could you not see this coming?

[Sighs]

I never thought they were capable.

You don't usually
underestimate people, Francis.

I know.

Hubris. Ambition.

You should be angry.

I'm livid.

Then where is that?
I don't see it.

What do you want me to do? Scream and yell?
Throw a tantrum?

I want more than I'm seeing
. You're better than this, Francis.

Well, I'm sorry, Claire.
I am sorry.

No, that I won't accept.

- What?
- Apologies.

My husband doesn't apologize,

even to me.

[Loud clatter]

How long you been up?

Hours.

I know what I have to do.

Good.

We'll have a lot of nights like this...

Making plans, very little sleep.

I expected that.

It doesn't worry me.

I'd better get to work.

I laid a suit out for you upstairs.

The Navy-blue one.

I love that woman.

I love her more than sharks love blood.

[Announcer] President-elect
Garrett Walker has just...

[Woman] Why do you think
they went with him?

We're too good. They can't
afford to lose us in congress.

He's had work done.

Chin tuck probably.

Definitely dyes his hair.

[Announcer continues]

Do we say anything?

No. God, no.

Not unless he brings it up.

[Frank] Nancy!

- 9:20...
- Cancel everything.

Stamper, you're with me.

Now, look...

[Frank] They've done us
a great favor, Doug.

We are no longer bound by allegiances.

We serve no one.

We live by one rule and one rule only...

Never again will we allow ourselves

to be put in such a position.

Walker and vasquez.

All of them.
I hold them all accountable.

- Want retribution?
- No. No.

It's more than that.

Take a step back.

Look at the bigger picture.

I think I see what you're getting at.

Kern first?

That's how you devour a whale, Doug...

One bite at a time.

Who would you want
for secretary of state?

Give me a list of choices.

And however we do this,
we'll also need a buffer.

You mean an errand boy.

Yes, someone we control completely.

I'll keep my ear to the ground.

Good.

I haven't eaten since yesterday.

I almost pity him.

He didn't choose
to be put on my platter.

When I carve him up
and toss him to the dogs,

only then will he confront that
brutal, inescapable truth...

"My God.

All I ever amounted to
was chitlins."

And he that shall humble himself

shall be exalted.

Matthew, chapter 23, verse 12.

[Congregation] Thanks be to God.

I'd like to speak today

on the subject of humility.

A lot of you have
just won re-election.

If you hadn't,
you might not be sitting here.

[Laughter]

And, of course,
we should enjoy our success

and be grateful for it,

but never let your gratitude
sour into pride.

You'll have many challenges ahead

over the next couple of years,

and a person's character
isn't determined

by how he or she enjoys victory

but rather how he or she endures defeat.

Nothing can help us endure dark times

better than our faith.

Claire.

Oh, hello, felicity.

- How are you?
- Good. How are you?

Good. I'm sorry.
It's just not right.

Oh.

Charles and I can't understand
what Walker was thinking.

Oh, that's very sweet of you,
but really between you and me,

I think Francis is relieved.

He just feels much more
at home in congress.

I would've bet a million dollars
they were gonna pick you.

Well, it's a good thing you have
a million dollars to spare.

But you are, by far and away,
the only choice.

I appreciate you saying that.

I mean, Michael? Come on. He's
got half the experience...

Garrett is a smart man.
He knows what he's doing.

You're a bigger man than I, Frank.

[Woman moaning]

You, uh... you want
some of that wine?

Yes, definitely.

Man, this is some good shit.
Where'd you get it?

Uh, I kind of lifted it
from the V.I.P. room

of the speaker's holiday party.

I'm impressed.
Bordeaux, 20 years old.

Oh, it seemed about right for you.

Ouch. Why would you
say that to me?

I'm almost 30. That's practically
ancient in your book.

I don't discriminate
when it comes to age.

Really? When was the last time
you hired a 40-year-old staffer?

Doesn't mean I wouldn't.

Well, as long as she's good in the sack.

- Come on.
- Well, it's true, isn't it?

Where is this coming from?

You're not going to just toss me aside

for some slut straight out of vassar.

So, we're having that conversation.

It's been six months.

It's not a little office fling anymore.

You want me to say
those three magic words,

one of which starts
with an "L."

- Mm-mm. No.
- Okay.

I'll say 'em.

Christina Gallagher...

Lick my balls.

Oh, my... you bastard.

- Hey.
- I love you.

I love you, Christina.

I love you.

Now will you lick my balls?

[Laughing]

So, I'm curious.

Are we patrons, benefactors, or lepers?

Believe it or not, we're angels.

I'm going to go outside and
pretend to use my cell phone.

Go.

[Breathes heavily]

Can I have your jacket?

Yeah. Here you go.

♪
♪ [Orchestra tuning]

♪♪

♪
♪ [continuing]

[Rapid gunfire]

Are you going to bed?

I'll be up in a bit.

Don't stay up all night.

No, I'll be right there.

Thanks so much. I'll call you.

[Kisses]

Wait. I thought you
had a good time.

Oh, I did. I loved it.

I've never been before.

Well, maybe I could come up.

Oh, Ryan, you're so sweet.

Really.

But if I was gonna fuck you, you'd know.

Thanks so much.

[Toilet flushes]

[Chimes]

[Knock at door]

- She's here.
- Send her in.

It's quite rare for
a president's chief of staff

to climb the hill,

a gesture of respect, no doubt,

or desperation.

I'm guessing she'll say,
"Donald blythe for education."

Let's see if I'm right.

Good morning, Linda.

Thank you so much
for making the trip up.

Of course. My pleasure.

- Education.
- First things first.

The seating chart for the inauguration.

How do these two work
for you and Claire?

Wow.

They come with a complimentary
set of tickets

to the Jefferson ball.

Claire will be over the moon.

Good. I'm so glad.

So... education.

We have Donald blythe
drafting the legislation.

- Donald blythe. Jesus.
- I know.

So, you want a bill just
two steps left of Karl Marx.

I advised the president-elect against it,
but Donald is the face of education.

He's been pushing reform for 25 years.

You want me to guide him to the middle.

We need a bill we can pass.

Do I have absolute autonomy
and authority on this?

There's more.

Garrett wants the bill on the floor

in the first 100 days.

He wants to make a pledge
in his inaugural address.

Well, that's...

[Sighs]

That's very ambitious, Linda.

Can we make that pledge?

100 days?

I can deliver.

- Keep me posted.
- I'll talk with Donald.

I'll check in with you
later in the week.

Terrific.

Did you smell that?

The smugness, the false deference.

She thinks I can be bought
with a pair of tickets.

What am I, a whore
in post-war Berlin,

salivating over free stockings
and chocolate?

What she's asking will cost
far more than that.

[Sighs] Ferguson. Too old.

- Willis.
- Too stupid.

- Boyd.
- Too queer.

Really?

He's married with three kids.

And wouldn't they be devastated?

All right.
What about Catherine durant?

Cathy durant?

She was vocally anti-Walker.

She's got the experience.

Set up a meeting.

Hey.

- The donation from Sancorp.
- Hmm?

The money will have to come
from somewhere else.

God, what... what happened?

I've looked over the budget
for fiscal '13,

and we've allocated
1.6 million for salaries.

We need to cut that in half.

Well, you're suggesting...

Evelyn, we're going to let
some people go.

That would be half of our staff.

We have to carve out some room.

But you would have to fire
some essential people

who've been with us since the beginning.

We are a charity,

but not for our employees.

You know, um, Claire,
I have held my tongue

about this whole international
thing for a while,

but I don't get it.

I mean, we are really good
at what we do.

Why do we have to try and be
something we're not?

Because we've plateaued, Evelyn,

and it is time for us,
for our entire organization...

What, digging Wells in Africa?

We don't know anything about that.

Which is why we have
to bring in new people.

This is the plan
that I've proposed to the board,

and we are moving forward with it.

I'd like a list of names, please.

Claire, could we just think about this?

I have thought about it.

I've put a lot of thought into it.

- Yeah, but I think that we can really...
- Evelyn.

You're the office manager.

I need you to trust
that I know what I'm doing,

so please get me that list
as soon as possible.

- Oh, ma'am, you can't go up there.
- I'm sorry. I just...

- I just have one question.
- No, no. You gotta come...

Sir, I apologize. This woman...

- Congressman.
- Miss, you need to step away from the fellow.

- If I could just have one second.
- Step away from the...

Who are you?

My name is Zoe Barnes.

I'm a reporter at the Washington herald.

It is after 10:30 at night,
and this is my home.

I do not allow any...

We're part of
a mutual admiration society.

You're a fan of the symphony.

Well, more for the people
watching than the music.

It's all right, Steve.
Come on in, miss Barnes.

[Coughs]

It's strong.

Do you prefer it weak?

No. The stronger, the better.

There's no harm in looking.

[Chuckles] It's a cheap ploy.

It's cheap but effective.

Well, you certainly have
my undivided attention.

Good. The reason I'm here...

Oh, is foreplay over?

I read somewhere that jfk never
lasted more than three minutes.

The point being?

Time is precious.

Powerful people don't have
the luxury of foreplay.

Okay, so why are you here, miss Barnes?

I need somebody I can talk to.

We're talking. Tell me
what we're talking about.

I protect your identity,
I print whatever you tell me,

and I'll never ask any questions.

And what makes you think
I don't already have

such an arrangement with
one of your colleagues?

Because if you did, you wouldn't
have let me through the door.

I've led a very long,
very successful career

avoiding this sort of intrigue
with the press.

I can't see any advantage
in starting now.

But is there any disadvantage?

Sloppiness, for one.

I promise you absolute discretion.

So, we're talking about trust.

Use whatever word you like.

Words matter very much, miss Barnes.

You should care more about
them, given your profession.

Then, yes...

Your trust.

So, which Zoe Barnes am I to trust?

The one who wrote about the fireman
that married the meter maid,

or the one who authored
a very fine article

on a new jogging path
in rock creek park?

Don't be flattered.
I read everything.

I'm better than what they have me doing.

- You know what that feels like.
- Do I?

You'd have made
a great secretary of state.

How exactly may I help you, miss Barnes?

You must know the administration's
legislative agenda,

- what's coming up first.
- I may.

Will you tell me?

What would be your guess?

- Education.
- Why?

Im-immigration
is too controversial.

Tax reform isn't sexy enough.

Everyone can get behind children.

- Is it education?
- You might very well think that.

I couldn't possibly comment.

- A hint.
- It's late, miss Barnes.

- Can we talk again?
- I hope you'll understand

that I wanna sleep on all this.

I never make such big decisions

so long after sunset
and so far from dawn.

My cell phone's on the back.

Did you put miss Barnes
in the visitors' ledger?

Not yet.

- Don't. Needless to say.
- Needless.

Hello.

Claire!

This is miss Zoe Barnes
of the Washington herald.

She was just leaving.

Very nice to meet you,
Mrs. Underwood.

Drive safe.

There's a lot of ice on the road.

I will.

Thank you.

Does that work on anybody?

Does what?

The pushup bra
and the v-neck tee.

Well, if it does,
I don't know who they are.

[Siren chirping]

Okay, relax, relax.

[Police radio chatter]

[Male officer] License and registration.

Uh, the glove compartment, sweetheart.

This isn't your driver's license.
It's a Starbucks card.

[Chuckling] Oh, shit. Sorry.

Sir, have you been drinking?

No, I never drink coffee at this hour.

I'm going to need you
to step out of the car.

Hey, if I was speeding,
you can write me a ticket...

Sir, step out of the car right now.

Look, I don't want to be a prick,

but I'm a member of...
Of congress.

I don't care if you're
the king of China.

China doesn't h-ave a king.

It's a communist "agua-larchy."

- Oligar... "Oliguarchy."
- Let's go. Out.

- You, too, sweetie.
- Fuck. That's hard to say.

[Car horn honks]

[Phone beeps]

Ahem. Hello.

Good.

Well, let's get him out.

♪
♪ ["Will it go round in
circles" by Billy preston]

♪ Gonna fly high like a bird
up in the sky right now ♪

♪ I've got a story, ain't got no moral ♪

♪ let the bad guy win
every once in a while ♪

♪ I've got a story,
ain't got no moral... ♪

Mind if I join you?

What the fuck is going on?

I thought I was meeting
with the congress...

No, you're meeting me.

It's 4:00
in the goddamn morning.

I got a city council meeting...

You've been police commissioner
for what,

almost a decade now?

We're here to talk about my resume?

"Mayor of D.C." would look good
on that resume, wouldn't it?

We know that you've been
angling to run for some time.

Experience is your strong suit.

Endorsement and fundraising,
they're not.

We can help with that.

Russo.

[Lock clicking]

Russo. You're free to go.

[Russo] It was just a few drinks.

[Woman] It was enough
to get pulled over.

But I wasn't drunk drunk.

[Sighs]

- Were you alone?
- Yes.

Say that to my face.

- Hey, watch the road.
- Say it to my face.

Yes... I was alone.

You cannot keep doing this, Peter.

It's going to catch up with you.

I know.

Do you think we can arrange
two more at our table

for the Jefferson ball?

- For whom?
- The Holburnes.

Why on earth would you want them there?

I'm going to need her money
for the C.W.I.

The staff cuts are just not enough.

I'll talk to vasquez.

- How are we doing?
- Good. Progress.

Irons in the fire.

I like irons,

but I love fire.

[Frank] Yes...

Ah.

[Shredder whirring]

What are you...

The bill is garbage, Donald.

Tax increases, ban on
vouchers, federal oversight...

How do you expect me to get
that through a committee?

When Linda told me
to write it, she promised...

I'm sure she said any number of things.

Forget what they promised you, Donald.

They want your name
because it carries weight.

Well, my name comes with my ideas.

I understand, but you've
got to be reasonable.

This isn't the great debate.

It's about passing meaningful reform.

Maybe not everything you would've
hoped, but help me help you.

That's going to take time.

I... those ideas, I've
been developing them for...

If it's time you need,
I will buy you time,

but you've got to promise me
your next-at-bat

is going to give me something
I can work with.

Okay, Frank, I'll see what I can do.

Good. And, Donald, don't let
this get you down, all right?

Together we're going to do more than
you've been able to do in 25 years.

Two things are now irrelevant...

Donald blythe
and Donald Blythe's new draft.

Eventually I'll have
to rewrite the bill myself.

Forward!
That is the battle cry.

Leave ideology to the armchair generals.

It does me no good.

Walker just nominated kern.

It's a long road to confirmation.

- Kern is a boy scout.
- Nobody's a boy scout.

Not even boy scouts.

What do you have?

Absolutely nothing.

[Laughs]

Then what are we talking about?

Just asking a simple question.

Does the job interest you?

Why would you want Michael gone?

Cathy, you and I came up together.

The foreign affairs committee needs
a secretary we can work with,

someone who isn't afraid to stand
up to Walker when he's wrong.

We need you.

Let's assume I am interested.

I don't want to assume.

I want to know.

[Touchpad beeping]

[Buzzer, door clicks open]

[Mumbling] 2...Okay.

2-6-3-7.

[Phone vibrating]

Please hold.

Zoe Barnes.

Anywhere you want. On my way.

I'm gonna have to call you back.

[Phone ringing]

So sorry. I couldn't catch a cab.
I had to take a train...

Just before you left my house...

Think back...

What were we discussing?

The president's legislative agenda.

Specifically.

Education. Was I right?

Do the math, miss Barnes.

- He needs a bill.
- Sponsored by...

- You?
- Be smarter than that.

- Somebody with legitimacy.
- Good.

And who screams legitimacy
and education?

- Donald blythe?
- Correct. The problem is...

He's an old-school
tax-and-spend liberal.

Walker ran as a moderate.

You think blythe would talk to me?

He doesn't have to.

Wait. We're in
a very gray area...

Ethically, legally...
Which I'm okay with...

I just love this painting.
Don't you?

We're in the same boat now, Zoe.

Take care not to tip it over.

I can only save one of us from drowning.

[Phone vibrates]

He announces his education
initiative on Monday.

- Half of the address is based on...
- I understand.

- Do we need to take it out?
- We're fine, Linda.

But you just got through
saying he has to start over.

I didn't choose blythe.
You did.

You put him in my lap and asked
me to work a miracle, and I will.

Now, have a little faith, Linda.

Let me work with Donald on this.

I know what can be
accomplished in 100 days.

All right, Frank.
We're counting on you.

Good.

Now, I do have a little favor to ask.

Do you think I can get
just two more tickets

for my table at the Jefferson ball?

[Door clicks open]

- Drink?
- Uh, sure! What do you got?

Whiskey. Blend.

If you're offering.

[Frank] So... how are things

in the city of brotherly love?

- We're getting by.
- [Chuckling] Oh, good.

Good. Oh, I'm sorry.

- I made that neat. Did you want...
- No, this is perfect.

So, it seems you've been
a bit irresponsible.

What?

Don't play dumb with me, Peter.

Save it for the ethics committee.

Drink up. You could use
a little courage right now.

You're not having one.

- It's a bit early in the day for me.
- [Sighs]

[Glass clanks on table]

Is this about the other night?

How do you know about that?

I'm the whip.
It's my job to know.

Look... look, they let me off.

There's... there's no charges.
It's all taken care of.

Honestly, Peter,

do you really think these things

just take care of themselves?

You...

[Sighs]

It was just this one time,
Frank. I swear to God.

Then you must hold God
in very low esteem,

because we both know that's a lie.

"Solicitation, controlled substances,

driving under the influence."

Got quite a long list of hobbies.

What is it you want?

Your absolute, unquestioning loyalty.

Always.

Do not misunderstand
what I mean by "loyalty."

Anything. Name it, Frank.

- You seem far too relaxed.
- I'm not.

You shouldn't be.

Doug'll be in touch.

[Door clicks open and shut]

Hang on.

Where have you been?
I've been calling you.

Everybody's working double-time
in an inauguration,

and you just up and disappear...

Hang on.

Let me call you back.

- Where did you get this?
- Wrong question.

The right question is, how quickly
can we get it up on the site?

I have to run this past tom.

Let's get legal on this.

Make sure we're not breaking any laws.

- You won't tell me your source?
- I can't do that.

- Fine, but if legal finds even one...
- I understand.

How long do you think that will take?
We should get this online right away.

I'm not just going to scan
a 300-page document

and put it up before we
have gone through every...

- I did that already.
- The whole thing?

Cover to cover.
I've got excerpts, analysis.

3,000 words ready for editing.

You start going over them.

Get graphics. Work on
the tables, charts...

The whole nine yards.

Janine!

What's the angle? Five words.

- Far left of center.
- That's four.

- Very far left of center.
- Enough to put Walker on his heels?

Fuck his heels.
This'll put him on his ass.

What's up?

We've got a copy of the
administration's education bill.

- You're going to work with Zoe and do background cover.
- Zoe Barnes?

- [Zoe] Right here.
- Whatever she needs.

- Well, shouldn't I be writing the...
- She wrote it already.

And I want you to rewrite it,
then rewrite it again.

- You'll help her.
- Tom, I am your chief political correspondent.

Go! I want this by tomorrow.

- But I need to focus on the inauguration.
- This is more important.

[Zoe] Let's get started.

[Chief justice] "That I will
faithfully execute the office"

of president
of the United States."

That I will faithfully
execute the office...

Power is a lot like real estate.

It's all about location,
location, location.

The closer you are to the source,

the higher your property value.

[Chief justice] "And defend
the constitution..."

Centuries from now,
when people watch this footage,

who will they see smiling
just at the edge of the frame?

- "So help me God."
- So help me God.

[Chief justice] Congratulations.

[Applause]

[Crowd cheering and applauding]

Today... is not about
the next four years.

It's about the next four decades.

Now, you've placed your faith in me,

and I, in turn,

choose to place that faith
in our children.

Our children are the key
to this nation's future.

And that's why
the first order of business

for this administration

will be a comprehensive
education reform bill

to properly fix, finance,

and strengthen our nation's schools!

[Crowd cheering and applauding]

And I pledge to you,

we will have that bill
on the floor of the congress

within the first 100 days
of this administration!

It was so nice of you
to make this possible.

- When you called me, I was...
- Oh, not another one.

[Man] I'm gonna miss out

on my ultimate frisbee league this week.

No, I'm serious.
A few of us on budget

have quite a rivalry going
with the guys on finance.

It's fierce. We get physical.

Anybody gets between me
and that goal line,

I will take that sucker down!

[Laughter]

[Crowd chattering]

Donald, I've been looking
for you everywhere.

Maestro, here, let me
help you out with this.

I really like the work
you've done on the new draft.

It's a big step forward. We're
gonna make history together.

Thanks for the encouragement.
Francis, listen...

I've got some ideas about
subsidies for higher education...

Catherine! Hold onto
that thought, Donald.

Don't you look stunt!

We Southern girls clean up well
when we get out of our Daisy Dukes

- and into some vera wang.
- And we Southern boys are slow with our words,

but we're fast on our feet.

May I have the honor?

You most certainly may.

♪
♪ [Waltz]

- Mornin', Freddy.
- Good morning, Frank.

- How's tricks?
- I can't kick.

- You want to go on in?
- No. Why don't you set me up outside?

Outside?
It's freezing out here.

Well, a little cold never hurt anybody.

Anything you say, Frank.

It'll be right up.

My one guilty pleasure is a good rack
of ribs, even at 7:30 in the morning.

Have the whole place to myself.

Freddy sometimes opens up just for me.

Where I come from in South Carolina,

people didn't have
two pennies to rub together.

A rack of ribs is a luxury, like...

Christmas in July.

This web traffic's absolutely crazy.

[Woman over police radio] Blue Camry, D.C.
Plate number whiskey, Juliet, 0-0-2-niner

is wanted in connection
to a canine hit-and-run.

Code 1057, found on capital...

Mmm.

Do you want seconds, Frank?

I'd better not.

Tell you what, Freddy...

Yes, I will.

I'm feeling hungry today.