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(GRUNTING)

(SNIFFS)

Hey, Freddy.
How you doing?

All right.
That's what I like to hear.

Not bad.

GRAYSON: I spoke to
everyone I know at the Daily.

Nobody's naming sources,
but it has to be Remy.

Is Galloway going
on the record?

He wouldn't. Not
without speaking
to us first.

Well, let's be
sure about that.
I'll talk to Adam.

Maybe it's smarter
to avoid contact.

Well, somebody has to
respond. Whether it's
him or us or both.

Well, we have to coordinate
and we have to
do it carefully.

Let me take care of this.
Well, let's just
think this through.

I've got it
covered, Francis.

Okay. Now what
should I do?

Head back
to the office?
I think you should work here.

We can't avoid the
press if you leave.

All right. You hold
down the fort.
Yes, sir.

And you follow
Claire's lead.
We'll shut this down, sir.

There can't be any doubt.

Let's walk through a timeline.
So you first met him when?

The Whitney Biennial...

This hurts us both,
but it's not my wound
to suture.

Claire must be the surgeon.
Only she can stop
the bleeding.

We got them
plates in there.

TOMMY: All right, all
the changes you asked for.

Give you five more points
on the post-recoupment share.

Approval over all
the marketing materials.

Approval over the staff
hires for the flagship
in Silver Spring.

So what next?
You sign.

And I get my 95,000.
By the end of the week.

Just have to wire it
from our main account
into the LLC,

cut a cashier's check for you.

Oh, I want
to show you this.

It's a mock-up
of the bottle design.

And we already started

on the concept layouts for
the Silver Spring location.

Why is that linoleum
peeling up?

You know, make
it seem real.

Well, I wanted it to
look nicer than this.

We can scratch
the peeling linoleum,

but we don't want it
to look too nice.

You want them white folks
to feel like they slummin'.

To have an authentic
atmosphere.

And I get to
play the nigger.

Look, Freddy,
you know how this works.

They don't just want the ribs.
They want the experience.

But without having
to leave the suburbs for it.

We're not selling
candlelit dinners here.

But I promise
nothing gets built
without your signing off.

(SIGHS)

ADAM ON PHONE: So what
do you want me to do?

I need you to deny it.
The affair?

The affair,
taking the photograph,
everything.

We have a public history.

I donated work for your...

You can say we had
a business relationship,

but that you didn't take
the picture of me in the bed.

It was photoshopped.
Whatever it is
you need to say.

I'm so sorry, Claire.

I only have one print.
And it's still here.

You have to destroy it.
The digital file also.

But e-mail us a copy first.
Why?

We need to make sure
that there's nothing
in the image

that links to your studio.

Whatever you think is best.

Thank you, Adam.

I watched you when you
did the CNN interview.

I promised myself I wouldn't,
but I couldn't help it.

It's a shame
it takes this for us
to talk to one another.

You're well,
besides this?

Yeah. I spent three
months in Colombia

after you came up here,
to work, but also get away.

I met someone.

Oh.

She's from Bogota.
She was working
with an NGO there.

Her name's Inez.
And she's living
with me now.

Wow! That...
Things happened quickly.

Yeah. They did.

I should go.

(DOOR OPENING)
So I won't talk to the press
till I get instructions.

That's right.

It's good to
hear your voice.

You, too.

You finished?
Yeah.

Smack, crack, blow.
No, thanks.

Come on, old man.
We got what you need.

I don't need anything.

You gotta buy something
if you want to get inside.

Get out the way.

What?
For real.

You need to get the
fuck on outta my way.

Just fucking
with you, nigger.

Chill the fuck out.

(SIGHS)

Who are you?

Your grandfather. Open up.

WALKER ON PHONE:
What's your plan?
Work from home.

You don't need me
dragging this circus
to the White House.

I mean in terms
of a statement.

We're drafting one.
Short and sweet.

Forgive me, Frank,
but you know
I have to ask...

If it were true,
I would tell you, sir.

Would you like me
to go on record?
Say I stand beside...

No, no, no.
I appreciate that,
Mr. President,

but you shouldn't
dirty your hands
with this sort of garbage.

If the press corners you,

just tell 'em you
don't engage in this
sort of gossip-mongering.

Sir, it seems Mr. Galloway
is about to appear
on television.

Go. Let me know
if there's anything
I can do.

Thank you, sir.

ADAM: (ON TV) Good afternoon.
I have very little to say.

Only that I never had
any romantic involvement

with Claire Underwood

and that I did not
take the photograph

printed in the D.C. Daily.

I'm sorry that
the Vice President
and his wife

have to go through
this ridiculous ordeal.

And I would ask
that the media leave both
my fiancée and me out of it.

Thank you.

GRAYSON: You'll be
ready in an hour?

Yes. We'll be ready.

Uh, you might want
to change into
something more...

Conservative?
Uh, yes.

I'm gonna go throw
the hounds a bone.

I know it's demeaning...
Not another word.

I should have been
more careful.

We'll put this behind us,
just like we've always done.

Part of me wishes...
What?

That you'd
be more upset.

Tusk came after you
because of me.

It's you who
should be upset.

Wasted energy, isn't it?
For both of us.

Shall we rehearse?

I don't need your help.

This ain't a handout.
You have to pay me
back over time.

Work for it.
Work for you?

I'm gonna get the
house either way.

Whether you choose
to live in it is
up to you.

Yeah, just what I need.

You in the easy chair
laying into me

every time I come
in and out the door.

The place is for you
and DeShawn.

I'm gonna be
in my own apartment.

You sure this nigger
ain't just selling
you smoke?

Says it right in the
contract. Ninety-five Gs
no matter what.

I don't know, man.

Five years I don't see you,
then you come
knocking on the door

and talking about
you got 95 Gs...
Your choice.

You didn't want
me to visit you
no more in jail

and you sure didn't want
to see me after you...

I still don't want
to see you.
Well, here I am.

Get the fuck outta
here, old man.

You listen to me, boy.

I never had nothin'
to give you.

I didn't have no money.

And you didn't want
whatever I had.

But we talking
about a house.

DeShawn deserves
to live better than
in a place like this...

This ain't about him.
It's about you.

You know where to find me.

See you, kid.

GRAYSON: Less
than 30 minutes.
NICK: Are they going to deny?

I'm gonna let
the Vice President and
his wife speak for themselves.

REPORTER: Have they been
in contact with Mr. Galloway?

No, they haven't.

NICK: Why has it taken them
almost a full day to respond?

I'm sure you can understand

they wanted to consult
with legal counsel first,

regarding defamation
and slander.

So you're saying
they will deny the affair?

I'm saying they'll be
out here in 30 minutes,

and you can quote
them instead of me.

Thank you all very much
for your patience.

SAYYAD: I hate this.
What? Waiting?

No, the affair. It's bullshit.
I feel like a tabloid hack.

You'd rather be stuck at
the White House all day?

Fuck this.

Where are you going?

To do something
meaningful with
my time.

Hey, I need you to book me
a flight to St. Louis.

Tonight, if you can
find something.

No Q&A, so don't even try.
Behave yourselves, people.

I find it very painful
that anyone would suggest

I'm capable of being
unfaithful to my husband,
whom I love dearly.

I've known Adam Galloway
for years. We both have.

When I ran the
Clean Water Initiative,

I commissioned him
to do a series of photographs

for the marketing campaign.

And he was
extremely generous

by donating work for
our fundraising auctions.

So I'm not sure
why he would deny
taking the photograph.

I love Adam's work.
So I asked him
to take this portrait.

We did it here, at the house.
Francis was there
during the shoot.

It was a birthday present.

Claire asked me
what sort of portrait
I wanted,

and I said I want
one of her sleeping.

Because she's so
very beautiful
when she's sleeping.

It hangs in my office
on the second floor.

They're fucking lying.

So I can only assume
that Adam was intimidated

by the media attention

and he needed
to distance himself.

What?

But really, all we have here

is a very
talented photographer
and a prized possession.

Thank you all
very much.
Thank you.

Because it would have
seemed too clean
otherwise, like we...

ADAM ON PHONE:
You made me look
like an idiot.

If we had
the same story,

the media would assume
we were coordinating.

It needed to look messier.

This was supposed
to go away, Claire.

I've got twice
as much press outside
the building now.

Adam...

I've gotta keep
the lights off

'cause they're on the roof
across the street,
trying to film us inside.

You just need to confirm
that you took
the photo for us.

Confirm our version.

Say you lied
because you were scared.

I don't know why
you didn't just tell me

this is what you
were intending to do.

Because I know you,
and you would have refused.

You have too much pride.

I don't want
to speak to the
press again.

Listen, if you say nothing,
they're not going
to leave you alone.

They will just camp out
for weeks on end...

This is...
It feels wrong, Claire.

It feels...

I'm sorry I lied.

I wasn't trying
to be manipulative.

I have to go.

Adam? Adam?

I think he'll do
the right thing.

I don't know.
I hope so.

Cigarette?

No. I'm gonna turn in.
Wake me if he goes on TV.

Doug, why don't you
and Seth come over?

Should we consider
a lawsuit against the paper?

Show we won't tolerate
this sort of gossip?

They won't settle.

They'll fight it in the
courts because it'll
generate more news.

And what about the President?
He offered to say something.

Draws more attention.

The President
isn't a bad idea,

if we phrase his
statement for him.

He becomes the headline,
and we can't control
his press operation.

But if we coordinate
with them, it shouldn't...

GRAYSON: Coordination
looks bad.

So it's your job
to conceal it.

If Seth doesn't think
the President
should make a comment,

then we should
defer to his judgment.

I'm gonna get
another beer.

I can go grab
you one, sir.

No, no. I feel like
stretching my legs.

Doug? Diet Coke?
I'm fine. Thank you, sir.

Seth? Beer?
I have to drive,
but thanks.

I'll be right back.

Watch yourself.
What do you mean?

Connor was an easy target,
but I'm not going anywhere.

Look, Doug,
I'm grateful just
to be here...

You think I've survived
with the Vice President
so long by being blind?

Upward mobility has
a ceiling with the
Underwoods.

I'm the ceiling.
Understood.

What else have you
got on them?

Nothing.

You fork over the journal
without a backup plan
for a rainy day?

I don't think so.

I had one hand and
I played it. I don't
press my luck.

You can't expect me
to believe you.
I don't.

I wouldn't if I were
you, but I'm telling
the truth.

A little sibling rivalry
isn't such a bad thing,

especially between
adopted boys.

They either push each other
to be the best versions
of themselves

or one of them
gets booted back
to the orphanage.

You're in my house,
you drink if I drink.

One Diet Coke for you,
and one beer for you.

Thank you, sir.

CECILY: Oh, darling,
what a mess.

Sweetheart.

How are you holding up?

ADAM: The press have
been harassing us
the past two days.

INEZ: Yeah, we barely
made it out of the building
without being trampled.

CECILY: How awful.

ADAM: You said someone
was here to see me.
He's in my office.

Did he tell you
who he was?

I didn't want
to say over the phone.
You never know these days.

He says he used to work
for the Underwoods.

ADAM: Who?
Your assistant.

No, she would never...
She would and she did.

Why are you doing this?
It's not me, but
the man I work for.

And who is that?
It doesn't concern you.

This is my life
you're fucking with.

You and I are just
pawns, Mr. Galloway.

You should leave.

We need more. To prove
the affair happened.

Another photograph.

Thirty seconds, you
better be out the door.

I'm not going anywhere.

You recognize
the country code?

And the city
code is Bogota.

Is it still ringing?

Marshall!

DARNELL: Hey, Pops.

Man, never seen it
like this before. That
line's down the block.

Something else, ain't it?

Looks like you could
use some help.

Got an extra apron
in the back.

BETTY ON PHONE: She
refuses to leave the lobby.

What's her name?

Ayla Sayyad,
Wall Street Telegraph.

She's part of
the Vice President's
press corps.

Oh, yeah.

Send her up.

I appreciate it, Tricia,
but I'm fine.

This whole thing
will blow over in a day or so.
And I'll...

Can you hold one second?

The Daily. They called
for a comment.

Did Adam speak
with them?

Yes, but not what
we told them to say.

He sent them this.

Tricia, can I
call you back?

Is that you?
No.

Because he's
saying it is.

It might be.
Mrs. Underwood...

I mean, it could be, yes.
It probably is.

I asked you about
any vulnerabilities.

I didn't know
he took this.

You have short hair
in the picture.

You said it ended
over two years ago.

Well, I visited
him last fall.

Does anyone else know?
Did anyone see you there?

He had friends over
to his apartment.

Christ.

But we've said
that he's a friend.

There's nothing wrong
with me visiting him,
being at a party.

There is if this photo
is on the front page
of the Daily.

Politics and business
are intertwined in China,
as I'm sure you know.

It's not uncommon
to partner with someone

who can ensure
Beijing's approval.

So you needed his
political influence.

All this is moot.
Our venture fell through.

Right after the
Port Jefferson Bridge
was approved.

Well, I had nothing to
do with that project.

Neither did Feng,
to my knowledge.

No. But Wu Bin Yang did.
He's Feng's biggest rival
in Beijing.

Well, looks like
I shouldn't be schooling
you on Chinese politics.

You know far more than I.

You used the word
"intertwined."

That's the sense
I'm getting from
all of this.

The samarium subsidy,
the Chinese refinery,
the bridge,

your friendship
with the President...

Who sent you?

Who sent me?

When you're as rich as I am,
you're always a target.

Nobody sent me.

You're here in St. Louis.

Instead of covering
the Vice President
and his wife.

My gut says there's
more to Xander Feng
than has been reported.

Yeah. Yeah.

It's a far better
use of my time

than reporting on
tabloid sex scandals.

That's not real news.

You miss Tehran.

I read some of your
work while you were
in the waiting area.

It started to get
too dangerous.

Phew! Yeah.

Not the best
place to be

when you want to get
married and start
a family.

Or if you're Jewish.
That, too.

My wife got this for me
when she visited there,

before the revolution.

It's beautiful.
16th century.

It broke when it
was being shipped,
into 1,000 pieces.

It took specialists
over a year
to restore it.

Here. I want
you to have it.

I can't accept gifts.

No, no, no.
Not as a gift. No.

As a reminder of
how hard it can be

to put something
back together again
once it's been crushed.

If you're going
to threaten me,

you don't have
to go to the trouble
of veiling it.

I don't usually
do interviews
with reporters.

They're parasites.

Usually interested
in just finding a way
to knock me down a peg.

Invariably, what they
write is inaccurate.

And when that happens,
I have no choice
but to retaliate.

America can be
just as dangerous
as Iran, Ms. Sayyad.

Thank you for your
time, Mr. Tusk.

Travel safe back
to Washington.

Get Remy on the line.

BETTY: Remy's on line two.

Remy, let's not hold back
on the other thing.

Hit 'em again
and hit 'em now.

Best day yet.

You gotta get a safe
or something.

Or maybe one of those
pickup services.

That's too much money
to be carrying around
at night.

I can handle
it myself.

Hey, ain't nobody can handle
a Glock to the face.

Unless you got
one yourself.

My days of packing
are long gone.

Here. Take mine.

I got one at home.

What the fuck you
doing bringing
that thing in here?

Yo, it's just
for protection, man.

I don't know what
you're doing
with it anyway.

What about your parole?

I'm a lot more worried
about niggers in my building

than some parole officer.

All right, sit down.
See, man, this is...

This is what I'm
talking about, man.

You being all righteous
and judging me and shit.

Do me a favor
and just sit down.
Sit down now!

Look, we got us
a good thing,
potentially.

Maybe nothing comes of it,
but maybe something does.

If the joint works out,
maybe one day you
could be the manager.

Shit, if it blows up,
you could run the
whole fucking franchise.

But that means
you gotta be careful.

That means you cannot
be sent back inside.

We gotta follow the rules.

Hear me?

All right.

You gonna get rid
of that thing.

Yeah.

All right.
Now, that's what's
being a man.

I'll need you to cut it.

How short?

This short.

I have a modeling career.
If I cut it that short...

If you actually
had a modeling career,

I would be speaking
to your agency

and not sitting
in your apartment.

You want this
job or not?

Okay, yeah.
I can cut it.

All right.

Before we go to the studio,
I need to see how
well-spoken you are.

Why does that matter?

Because you're gonna be
on every news channel
in America.

Wait. What's
this for?

Read this.
Those exact words.

Read 'em.
If you're good,
you'll memorize them.

My name is Stephanie Daldry.

I am a professional model.

"Freddy Hayes
was convicted in 1982

"for sticking up
a convenience store
in Columbia Heights.

"During a high-speed pursuit,

"Hayes lost control
and crashed into
another vehicle,

"killing an elderly couple.

"He avoided
manslaughter charges

"by pleading guilty
to armed robbery.

"He served nine years.

"In 1992, he opened
Freddy's BBQ Joint,

"a small restaurant
specializing in ribs,

"frequented by Vice President
Frank Underwood."

Did you know?
No, I didn't.

You think it's Tusk?
Who else?

Who are you texting?
Seth.

(BEEPS)

FRANCIS: All I want to do
is make a short statement.

Freddy did his time.

He's been
an upstanding citizen
for 20 years.

He's a convicted
felon who killed
two senior citizens.

By accident.
Well, that's beside
the point.

I am not gonna
hang him out to dry.

If the Galloway story
wasn't happening,
I'd say it's fine.

But it's too risky
right now. Think of
how this is shaping up.

A vice president
whose wife cheats
on him

and who is friendly
with a former
gang-banger?

There is no way you win
standing up for this guy.

He's about
to start a franchise.

I will not have it
jeopardized because
Tusk decides...

It's more than
just Freddy, sir.
I did some digging.

His son did time
for narcotics,
trafficking, distribution...

I've never met his son.

Let's hold off
and tackle one...

No. I want you
to organize a press
avail tomorrow morning.

Have Freddy brought
over here. Bring him
to the back.

Yes, sir.

I won't leave one of my own
bleeding on the field.

FREDDY: If you gonna have
the Washington Redskins,
then you...

DARNELL: Pops,
it ain't that deep.

Back off, man. Yo, yo, yo, yo.
Back the fuck off.

Darnell, just ignore them.

You think I'm fucking
around here?
Darnell, ignore it.

Ignore 'em.

They can't take our pictures
if we don't want them to.

PHOTOGRAPHER:
Sure as hell can.

DARNELL: What'd you say?
It's the First
fucking Amendment.

You gonna read me
the Constitution now,
motherfucker?

Come on, Darnell.
Let's just go on inside.

No, I ain't done
with this asshole.
Hey, don't touch me.

Oh, but you can get
all up in my face,
but I can't get up in yours?

Just listen
to your daddy...
Darnell, let's go.

Don't push me.
I will fuck you up.

You think I'm
scared of you?
You scared of this?

Darnell! Parole!

(CAMERAS CLICKING)

WOMAN: Can you tell me
your name, please?

Stephanie Daldry.
I'm a professional model.

And this is you in
this photo on the right?

Yes, that's correct.

We shot this photo yesterday
with Ms. Daldry.

So you're suggesting
that Mr. Galloway's
photo is a fake?

Well, I don't know
anything about
professional photography.

I'm just a flack.

But if we can create a fake
in less than 24 hours,

I think an expert photographer
like Adam Galloway...

Those are
serious allegations,

especially given
that Mr. Galloway
vehemently denies it.

Well, I'm not surprised
he's denying.

Ultimately, though,
it's gonna be your word
against his.

Oh, not my word.

The Vice President
of the United States.

It's his word versus
that of a potentially
troubled man.

Troubled?
Potentially.

Or maybe he has a motive.

What motive could
Mr. Galloway possibly
have for a fake photo?

What would he
get out of it?
GRAYSON: I don't know.

Myjob is to separate
fact from fiction,
just like yours is, Candy.

But maybe fact and fiction

don't matter as much
to the artistic sensibility.

Maybe the lines
are blurred for him.

This is not a man
who stages
fictitious scenarios.

Well, like I said,
the art stuff,
it's over my head.

And you may be right.

But I would hate to think
that Mr. Galloway

was doing this
just for publicity.

CANDY: You think it's
a publicity stunt.
(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Come on in.

Sir?
Is Freddy on his way?

There was an incident
with his son.

I look at those photos...

What happened?

He's in custody for
threatening a photographer
with a firearm.

Jesus. Where's
Freddy now?

He's at home.
I have to go see him.

That's the projects, sir.
I don't care.
You figure it out.

And the press can't know.
Yes, sir.

Francis, you know
I love Freddy.
I'm going.

Freddy is dangerous
because you care
too much.

When we care too
much, it blinds us.

What Tusk did is cheap.

And you're letting it
get to you, which is
exactly what he wants.

If I just ignore this,
if I do nothing...

It's not nothing.
Staying focused
requires strength.

INEZ: You want me
to make something?

You go ahead.
I'm not hungry.

INEZ: You should eat.

I'm sorry. You
didn't ask for this.

It's not fair to you.

All I want is to be
done with it and
my father to be all right.

If I thought there was
any other way that...

I didn't want to
take the chance...
I know.

God, these people.
I always knew
they were ruthless.

We're caged up in here
like animals.

They're painting me
as some sort...

And your family.

It's inhuman.

They're fucking inhuman.

Getting worked up
isn't going
to change anything.

(PHONE RINGING)

Let me.

Hello?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hey, Frank.

I'm fine.

Thanks for dropping by.

How you holding up?
Been better.

I ain't never seen you
without a suit before.

We didn't want to draw
too much attention.

Well, this is it.
My castle.

Ain't as big as yours,
but it'll do the job.

Blind Willie.

FREDDY: Are you
a blues fan?

Dark Was The Night
gets me every time.

Man, you should've
told me that years ago.

I can jam talkin'
about some blues
all day long.

Check this out.
Original 78.

You want something?
Water? Iced tea?

I'd like some iced tea,
thank you.

How's your son?

They set the bail
at 60 grand.

Jesus.

How's your wife doing?

Claire's got a suit of armor
three inches thick.

We'll get through
all this garbage.

Somebody's trying
to take you out.

Appears that way.

Whoever it is,
they done stepped on

the wrong motherfucking
rattlesnake.

That's why
I'm here, Freddy.

(SIGHS)

I have to distance
myself from you.

I need to make sure
you're not going
to play up

what good friends
we've been.

That you've been to my office.
That you've cooked dinner
at my home.

Or that the President
was there.

We can't drag him
into anything.

And I won't be coming in
for ribs anymore.

With all that's going on,
we can't add fuel to the fire.

You couldn't
if you wanted to.

I'm selling it.

Selling the joint?
That's right.

What are you talking about?

The franchise thing
with the sauce,

my business partner's
pulling out.

Say them white folks
down in Silver Spring

don't want to go to
no place run by thugs.

Well, why do you
have to sell yours?

Darnell's bail.

Well, doesn't that guy
have to give you
100 grand regardless?

I ain't getting shit.

There's a morality
clause in the contract.

But he's gonna pay
me 45 thou for
the storefront.

That with what little
I got saved,
I can pay that bond.

You can't sell Freddy's.

He's already drawing
up the papers.

Let me help you
with the money.
No, Frank.

We'll make it a loan.
You can pay me back.

Not gonna happen.
Don't be prideful.

Frank...
Please. Let me help you.

I ain't taking
your guilt money.

When I was banging,
we used to clear
60 Gs a month.

I seen guys shot down,
execution style.

I didn't give a shit.
And then I got caught.

Darnell was born
my first year in.
Never saw him once.

Not even a picture.

I can't take back
the bad I done.

All I can do
is to make my own way
like I've been doing.

You understand?

Ain't pride, Frank.

If you change your mind,
you let me know.

You was a good
customer. That's it.

You ain't gotta pretend
to be my friend.

You take care
of yourself, Freddy.

You, too, Frank.

Do you think I'm a hypocrite?

Well, you should.
I wouldn't disagree with you.

The road to power is paved
with hypocrisy and casualties.

Never regret.

MEECHUM: This way.

Have a seat, Adam.

You left your phone
at home, as you
were asked?

Yeah.

And what did
you tell your
fiancée, exactly?

That I'd be gone for a while.
She doesn't know where.

And what will she say
if someone checks
in on her?

What is this?
What will she say?

Francis.

We need to work
together now.

I tried.
You lied to me.

And I explained to you
why that was necessary.

You didn't follow
my instructions.

(SIGHS)

Do you know who
Remy Danton is?

He approached you.

Inez's father is
a human rights activist
in Bogota.

The government have
charged him with treason
for working with the rebels.

They're going
for the death penalty,

and Danton said
they have the judge
in their pocket.

You should have
come to us.

Well, I said I would.
Danton said you
couldn't do anything.

He's wrong.

Well, I wasn't gonna
take any chances.

Has he done what the
government's claiming?

No. They're made-up charges.

He's a journalist documenting
atrocities in the Darien Gap.

I can get the
charges dropped.
Why should I trust you?

Because the Secretary of State
is a good friend of mine

and because you don't have
any other choice.

We're not your chess pieces.

And this isn't a game,
Mr. Galloway.

Then why are you
toying with us?
We are trying to help.

That's a fucking
joke, Claire.

Do not talk to
my wife that way.

Ah, your wife.
What does that
even mean to you?

Do not mistake
any history you
have shared

for the slightest
understanding of what
our marriage is

or how insignificant
you are in comparison.

Can you give
us a few minutes?

I'm gonna go call Cathy.

Forget my career
and my reputation.

I want to marry
this woman, Claire.

We're going
to make this disappear.

Because of you I will
always be the man who
placed her father in danger.

I can never erase that.

I'm sorry it's
come to this.
I'm sorry I ever met you.

All you've ever done
is cause me pain.

And you're fucking
with my life and the
life of the woman

that I love more than
I ever loved you.

You'll be driven back
to New York tonight.

In the morning,
you'll make a statement

saying this was
a publicity stunt.

And that the value
of your work
had been stagnating

and you wanted to...

No, Claire,
I won't do that.
Yes, you will.

How about I tell
the press that...
Adam, shut up!

That you wanted attention,
then you got cold feet,

denied it,
then you changed
your mind again.

And that you faked
the shower photo
and you're coming clean.

Is that clear?
I'm not part of this world.

I didn't sign up for it.
I have no interest in it.

We're giving you
an out, Adam.

And if you choose
not to take it,

I will bury you.

I've never hated
anyone before.

Now I know what
that feels like.

It's a terrible
feeling, isn't it?

(PHONE RINGING)

End call.
AUTOMATED VOICE: Call ended.

Call Raymond Tusk.

No answer at his place.

Is it a matter of more money?

Secretary Durant
has already called
President Moreno.

So we need to move quickly.

The minister
of foreign affairs
is involved now.

The judge isn't gonna rush
a conviction in less
than 12 hours.

Well, who do we know
who has the minister's ear?

Nobody who can
trump President Moreno.

And he's very sensitive
to Durant's view
on human rights.

Are you giving up on this?
No. Just being realistic.

Work on Moreno then.

We'll start
leaving footprints.
(SHOUTS) Quiet.

Excuse me?

Ah, not you. My birds.

I think we need to be
prepared for the possibility

that we can't follow through
with our threat.

I am hearing excuses,
not solutions.

My hands are tied.
I can't circumvent the entire
U.S. State Department.

You know,
I hired you to destroy Frank.

You're failing.

Look, Raymond,
I am your lobbyist.
Not your henchman.

I don't employ lobbyists.

I employ people
who can be useful to me.

And you are proving otherwise.
Quiet now.

I'll figure something out.
Soon.

(BONE CRUNCHING)

Okay, that's good.

You don't have to do this.

Yeah. I do.

The charges are dropped.

They lied to you.
You can lie to them.

New charges
can always be filed.
It's not worth the risk.

Okay.

Are you disappointed in me?

Let's just get it over with.

Okay, go ahead.

I'd like to make a statement.

There will be
a little cleanup.

Some folks who will want
to linger on the story.

But we're over the hump,
I'd say.

So we can leave the house now?

The sooner you get back
to normal work, the better.

All the meetings
I had to cancel,

let's find a way
to get 'em back on the books.

DOUG: Yes, sir.

I need to push ahead
with the assault bill.

We've got your Matt Bai
interview lined up
for tomorrow, but I think...

Maybe we should
hold off on Bai
till after things quiet down.

That's exactly what
I was gonna suggest.
Doug's right.

Okay. Let's get going.

DOUG: I'll meet you
in the car.

He's done a good job
handling all this.

Yes, he has.

Should we have
any more concerns?

He claims
he doesn't have anything else.

Do you believe him?
I wouldn't go that far.

Keep an eye on him.
I plan to.

As for Raymond,
we have to strike back
hard and fast.

I want him obliterated.
CLAIRE: More than that.

Let's make him suffer.

I don't know whether to be
proud or terrified.

Perhaps both.

Wish I could do more.

What you gonna do with her?

I don't know yet.

Probably have
to knock it down.

Worth more as an empty lot.

Is there anything else
you want to take?

A memento or something?

Nah.

I ain't one for looking back.

Eyes ahead.

Good luck, Freddy.