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Previously on House of Cards...

Folks don't have jobs.

There are 60,000
unemployed people in Washington.

I am declaring a state of emergency
in the District of Columbia,

to put people back to work.

Motherfucker.

You can't compare unemployment
to a Cat 4 hurricane.

I came to your office because
I want this to remain your office.

It's either you,
or someone far less experienced.

We expect at least two
major landfalls this season.

People's lives are in the balance.
And he doesn't care.

Sometimes you just need
to leave someone alone.

All right. I got the hint.

I meant him. Not me.

We have to sell America Works.

Imagine how many millions
you can convince with this book.

Propaganda.

He is a tyrant.

At least he's doing something.
Walker didn't do shit.

I think we replaced a dud
with an atom bomb.

When surface temperatures in
the Atlantic rise above 80 degrees,

conditions are ideal for a hurricane.

Westerly winds kick up condensation,
forming cumulonimbus clouds

which begin to revolve
around a central axis.

On September 7th,

these exact conditions
gave birth to Hurricane Faith,

currently barrelling
toward the Eastern Seaboard

of the United States.

On November 7th, 1984,

a different sort of hurricane
swirled into being.

A 25-year-old Harvard Law graduate

took South Carolina State Senate
District 14 by storm.

His name was Francis J. Underwood.

How strong will it be when it hits?

Simulators say a Cat 3,
possibly Cat 4.

Major devastation
across a dozen states.

Yes, but some of these projections
have it turning back to sea.

That's highly unlikely, sir.

Sir, FEMA's mission is
to prepare for the worst.

First responders, medical,
mass evacuation.

I'm worried about the funding.

The Disaster Relief Fund
has been depleted by a third

since you launched AmWorks.

That still leaves two billion.

For this storm,
we need four times that.

I'm about to meet with the Leadership
to ask them to replenish the fund.

But I can't ask for that much.

We need eight billion minimum
for bare bones preparation.

We shouldn't gamble
with something like this, sir.

Hundreds could die. Maybe thousands.

"The impossible made possible.

"The thing no one else dares to do,
that everyone says can't be done.

"Imagine a boy standing on the shores
of the Charleston Harbor.

"Two miles away, a faint line
on the horizon is Fort Sumter.

"All the other boys say
it's impossible to swim there.

"But this one boy
thinks it can be done.

"The others gasp
as he kicks off his shoes,

"plunges into the water.

"They watch with shock
as he grows farther from the shore.

"They whisper to each other solemnly,
'He'll drown. He'll never make it. '

"'No, he'll turn around
when it gets too hard."'

Mr President.

Have a seat. I'll have Jessica
bring in some refreshments.

Henry Mitchell,
the new Senate Majority Leader.

What happened to Hector Mendoza?

Well, you don't declare
a couple of paid speeches as income,

and boom,
you're no longer in Congress

and certainly not running
for President.

You got rid of Ronnie.
Hector loved that painting.

He's not gone, just in storage.

Just like Hector.

My father served under Eisenhower.
Drove his jeep in Normandy.

Your father was at D-Day?

Utah Beach. At Bastogne, too.

Isn't this just a little love-fest?

Gentlemen, the hurricane.
I need the DRF replenished.

The Speaker's calling
for an emergency session tonight.

We're prepared
to allocate 10 billion.

I was only gonna ask for eight.

You sign the bill,
you'll get the 10 billion.

But no FEMA money
or any other agency funds

can be used
for your jobs programme again

under any circumstances.

Don't politicise this.

America Works and the hurricane
are two separate issues.

Excuse me, Mr President,

but you're the one that raided
the DRF for political purposes.

We're correcting a wrong.

And jeopardising
the entire Eastern Seaboard.

That's on the White House, not on us.

We're supplying the funds,
the money you took illegally.

If you choose not to sign the bill,
we can't be blamed. We stepped up.

I thought you might try to make this
about America Works.

And, look,
I admit I may have overstepped.

But let me show you something.

Every day, I ask the Comms office

to give me profiles
of 10 AmWorks beneficiaries.

These are success stories.
This is just a fraction

of the 40,000 people
that we put back to work.

With money that wasn't appropriated
for that purpose.

You don't get
to break the piggy bank,

then ask us to glue it together
and put in more pennies.

I've got over 50 Democrats
and Republicans in both houses

that have publicly supported
America Works since its introduction.

The tide is turning.

Your own people
are getting behind the programme.

Then where are they now?
Why aren't we getting calls?

Why do they all support
this emergency bill?

If you pass it, I'll veto it.

But there's no reason we have
to turn this into a pissing match.

You know that we have the votes
to override your veto.

It passes in 10 days
without a signature regardless.

The only question is
whether you're gonna sign it

before that hurricane hits,

or watch it become law
after thousands have died.

Henry, I sat with Hector
dozens of times at this very table,

and we were always able
to work out our differences,

to negotiate.

This isn't Hector's office any more
or his table.

Gentlemen, is there no room
for a compromise?

No.

- Bob?
- No, Mr President.

It's going wide in an hour.

Seven governors,
all up and down the East Coast.

They're demanding
that you sign the bill.

- Who tipped you off?
- Jim Matthews' flack.

Matthews is turning on us?
What's it say?

"President Underwood has undermined
the separation of powers,

"and put the fate
of the entire East Coast

"in Hurricane Faith's hands.
I am joining with the governors

"of North Carolina, Virginia,
Maryland..."

That's enough.
I don't need to hear any more.

You see how many of these governors
you can get me on the phone within

- the next 30 minutes.
- Yes, sir.

I've got something else for you, sir,
the AmWorks case studies.

These are your 10 for the day.

I don't have time for that now.

You should see this top file.

Freddy's working as a dishwasher?

He was one of the first people
to sign up.

Should I prepare a statement
in response to the Governors'?

Sir?

- No statement. No, no. Not yet.
- Yes, sir.

Yes, sir?

Send a message to the entire cabinet.

I want a meeting tomorrow morning
first thing.

During his tenure as Whip,

Underwood was known for employing
intimidation, bravado and fear.

His recent stance against Russia

is a continuation
of strong-arm diplomacy,

carried out by his wife,

whom he appointed UN Ambassador
despite the Senate voting her down.

The use of FEMA funds
for America Works shocked many,

but it's simply the most recent in
a career's worth of unilateral moves.

Minority Leader Bob Birch said,

"The President
consistently demonstrates

"an utter lack of partnership
coupled with reckless abandon."

Sir, have you given any thought

to simply signing the bill
that Congress passed last night?

How many of you
think I should sign the bill?

Well, surely,
some of you think I should.

You know, I think too often

the people in this room
are afraid of upsetting me.

And that's my fault.

I discourage dissent when it doesn't
go with the things that I want.

So, I want you to be honest with me.
I won't hold it against you.

How many of you think
I should sign the bill?

Thank you.

You have all worked very hard
to get AmWorks up and running.

I don't want
to sign its death warrant

until we have exhausted
every resource available to us first.

So, I need every department
to draft a proposal

of what they could do
in response to the hurricane.

And if we still fall short,
I'll sign the bill.

Is that okay with everyone?

Let's aim for the day after tomorrow.
Thank you all very much.

The starting salary for an employee
at Walmart is below the poverty line.

Now the American government
subsidises Walmart

to the tune of $7.8 billion a year

by issuing food stamps
to over one in 10 of its workers.

But here's the scary part.

15% of all food stamps
are actually used at Walmart.

Meaning, Walmart gets to double dip

into the
federal government's coffers.

Yep,
I'm as angry about it as you are.

Because Walmart's top executives
have reaped almost 300 million

in tax-deductible performance pay
over the last six years.

That needs to stop.

We need to raise the minimum wage.

Cut down on corporate greed
by regulating bonuses.

It's time to balance the scales.

- Can we go through your call sheet?
- Just give me a second to decompress.

We've only got a half-hour
until the next event.

- Doug called?
- While you were giving your speech.

What about?

He wouldn't say.

How'd it go in Cedar Rapids?

Well, we got AFSCME on board.
Good turnout. What's up?

Sharp has an event
in Dubuque tomorrow.

- You're scheduled to be there, too.
- And?

- Meet with her. Somewhere discreet.
- Why?

If we assume
that Underwood is running, and we do,

we should also assume
that Sharp is on his team.

That doesn't answer the question.

I'm sure that Cynthia will object.

- Hello, Cynthia.
- Hello, Doug.

Object to what?

You want to talk to Sharp
about the hurricane.

...that are perceived as helping
our citizens to feel more empowered.

Who are some of
the bill's key opponents.

And what are we hearing in their
on-floor messaging?

Well, the White House would be
the most prominent opponent.

They slapped the veto threat
on this...

Thank you, Cynthia.

You usually work out at midnight?

My workout is the only time of day

the press corps
gives me some privacy.

How did your event go tonight?

Fine. I called bingo for half an hour
at an old folks' home.

That's pretty good.
Something a little different.

You going to steal it like you stole
my talking points on the FEMA bill?

You made good points.

I'm not above agreeing with
the opposition when they're right.

But I'm surprised
you've been so critical.

I thought
you and Underwood were close.

I'm not above disagreeing
with an ally when they're wrong.

In the spirit of what's right,

I want you to know
I'm suspending my campaign.

When the storm makes landfall,

I'm going to ask people
to donate to the Red Cross instead,

and I'll be heading out east
to volunteer.

That doesn't sound like a suspension.
That sounds like opportunism.

No. I'll ask the press
to leave me be.

I can't force them to,

but we won't offer
any logistical support.

You want me to suspend as well?

We can announce together.
That takes the politics out of this.

The cynical side of me thinks
that it benefits you

if I stop my fundraising
right when I'm hitting my stride.

Well, I'm not appealing
to the cynical side.

I'll leave you to your workout.

You have kids now.

I have a husband. He has kids.

You don't consider them your own?

It's late, Heather.

I bring it up because they ground me.

I don't know if you've felt this way
since you got married, but...

When I think about my kids
and this hurricane...

What if we didn't have the money
and advantages we do?

What if they were in harm's way?

What if they needed help
and didn't have it?

Puts everything into perspective
for me.

This campaign seems meaningless.

It pales in comparison
to their well-being.

Have you felt that at all
since you became a mother?

"Consulting with state governments"
is way too dry.

Put in "working closely".

- Don't you think that's disingenuous?
- Why?

The seven governors just
publicly condemned the President.

"Working closely"?

Well, I condemn you every day,
but I still work closely with you.

I need to take this phone call.

But punch it up. Bring it back to me.

- Doug?
- I have a message for the President.

What is it?

Tell him Jackie and Dunbar met
in Dubuque tonight,

and tell him
I'm the one who told you.

What did they meet about?

Suspending their campaigns
after the hurricane hits.

How do you know this?

Just tell him.

Are you working for Jackie
under the radar?

- No.
- Dunbar?

I'm just looking out
for the President.

Give him the information
and tell him who it came from.

I'll let you know if I learn more.

"The water was cold,
and the current was strong.

"With every stroke,
the boy had to fight off chills

"and battle the tide rushing in
from the sea.

"Anyone watching him,

"as his schoolmates did
from the shore,

"barely making out a tiny speck
moving slowly across the water,

"would've thought he stood no chance.

"But that thought
never entered the boy's mind.

"His muscles ached,
his heart pounded,

"but the water would not defeat him."

I want rec centres and town halls,

but the most important thing
is schools.

They're the key.

Well, every school east of Ohio.

Well, you tell the governors
that push back,

you tell them we'll pay
for the shut-down days and overtime

with what's left in the DRF.

No, we'll figure out
how to get people there

through some other department.

Just get me the schools.

I keep telling them
to stop bringing those.

I know. I got these myself.

Thank you, you're sweet.

- Any progress?
- Some, but not enough.

Did you mean it today
when you raised your hand?

No. But I knew if I did, the others
who wanted to would be less afraid.

Is that it, the bill?

Yes, they delivered it
just after the cabinet meeting.

Maybe I should just sign
the damn thing.

The longer I wait,
the bigger target I become.

Well, the cabinet's working hard.

Stick to your guns
and give them some time.

Well, it could turn or dissipate.

Hurricane Humberto was
on the same trajectory as Faith.

Everyone thought
that was gonna wipe out seven states.

But in the end, it turned south
and never became more that a Cat 1.

How good are the chances?

Extremely poor,
but there's still some hope.

Relax for a minute, Francis.

We should cancel
the UN ceremony tomorrow.

- What?
- Maybe it sends the wrong message.

No, it's a great victory for you,
for us.

It's celebrating
in the middle of a crisis...

Well, that's exactly
what we should be doing.

You made this resolution happen.

It's the one good notch
we have on our belt

since we moved into the White House.

I'll be damned if I'm gonna let
this hurricane rob us of that.

When Congress refused to support
a peacekeeping mission

in the Jordan Valley,

the President deployed troops anyway,

stating his authority
as Commander-in-Chief.

"The ramparts of the fort
were still a mile away.

"But he'd reached
the point of no return.

"Turning back was
no longer an option."

With the world's eyes upon him,

he continues to ignore precedent,
convention,

and, some would say, the law.

"Why did he cross
that invisible line?

"Why risk his life despite
the great odds stacked against him?"

Critics have been harsh.
And yet most have stopped short

of naming Underwood what he truly is,
a tyrant.

"What drove Napoleon to keep marching
toward Moscow?

"Or Hannibal to cross the Alps?"

The warning signs are there.
It's our responsibility to heed them.

"What kept a young Frank Underwood
swimming onward?

"And what kept him from drowning?"

- How did Seth learn this?
- Jackie's comms director.

- And this happened last night?
- From what I can gather.

So why am I just hearing
about it now?

I didn't hear about it
before it happened?

Obviously, she was trying
to keep it secret.

But you're supposed
to be keeping tabs on her.

The fact that you didn't know,
and only found out from Seth...

I'm not in Iowa, sir.
I'm here running your staff.

Excuse me?

Just because Jackie
and I have a personal history

doesn't mean
I know her every movement.

We're not talking
about your ex-girlfriend.

We're talking about my running mate.

And if she can't be trusted,

I can't force her
to reveal things she doesn't want to.

You're the one who convinced me

to make the deal with her
in the first place.

We needed information.
She had access.

And now she's lying to us.

Maybe you should speak to her
before we consider this a crisis.

I don't like your tone, Remy.

You're blowing this
out of proportion.

Watch yourself.

When I worked for you in Congress,

you always told me
to be straight up with you.

I wasn't the President then.

So you just want me to apologise
and be a yes-man?

I want you to treat this office
with respect.

You owe your staff that same respect.

I gave you a position
in the White House

when no one would touch you.
I don't owe you a damn thing.

How long are you going to
hang that over my head?

It's like you want me to fire you.

You couldn't and you know it.

Not right now.

Seth and I are
the only two soldiers you have.

Get Jackie on the phone.

Yes, sir.

Sir, Congresswoman Sharp
calling for you.

I'll take it in here.

Sir, we'll gladly polish those
for you.

I'm happy to do it myself, thank you.

Yes, sir.

Congresswoman.

I apologise if you hear chewing.

This is the first chance
I've gotten to eat all day.

Non-stop events.

I'm surprised you have an appetite
after meeting with Dunbar.

Her people asked, I said yes.

I thought I'd see what she wanted
before bothering you with it.

Suspending your campaigns?
I'm assuming that you told her no.

I told her yes.

You realise she's just
preying upon your good nature

to stop your fundraising.

Even if that were the case,
the politics work in my favour, too.

It's insensitive to campaign
during a catastrophe this big.

It could backfire on me.

We don't know
that it's going to be a catastrophe.

Weathermen can be wrong,
Mr President.

But not every weatherman
in the country.

All right, even if that's true,
you should attack her

for using the hurricane
to score sympathy points.

I've discussed it with my staff.

This isn't just your campaign,
Jackie.

This is our campaign.

May I offer you some advice, sir?

Sign the bill.

If you don't, and this storm hits,
you and I won't have a campaign.

You should get back to your dinner.

Hey, everyone, let's put down
the dishes for a second.

I need to talk to you.

Here's the deal.

I hired you three
under America Works.

And as much
as we can use the manpower,

I can't afford it
if the programme gets ended.

I might be able to afford to keep
two of you if you split shifts.

But I can't keep all three.

The storm has been forming
not for weeks, but for decades.

Its name is not Faith. It's Francis.

The entire nation is in his path.

And if we ignore the warning signs,

we have no one
but ourselves to blame.

"We have no one
but ourselves to blame."

It's not an article.
It's an opinion piece.

I know.

The paper can't take
this editorial stance.

- It's too speculative.
- I'm aware. Print it as a column.

The moment I do that,
you cross over to the other side.

We can't keep you on your beat.

So replace me.
I want a column. It's time.

Kate, you're on track
to be managing editor.

You toss that out the window

the moment you switch over
to being a columnist.

I don't wanna be editing
other people's words.

I want to be writing my own.

And not just the news.
I want my ideas out there.

Look, you know the Telegraph
will let you do anything you want.

But we need you
reporting on the President.

Nobody does it better.

My bias is clear.

I mean, you shouldn't keep me
as a reporter anyway.

I'll tell you what.

We can make this work
as an analysis piece.

You tone down the speculation,
stick to the facts and quotes...

- Speculation's the entire point.
- Fine.

Just give me a little something from
the other side to balance it out.

You know they're not gonna
give me a quote.

Even if it's a source

just tangentially associated
with the administration.

You do that, we can print this
and keep you as a reporter.

I got an idea of who I can talk to.

"On another day, with warmer water,
with the current carrying him,

"he might have made it.

"But on this day,
he would only make it halfway

"before his arms gave out,
and the numbness overtook him,

"before the Coast Guard
pulled him out of the water

"despite his protests.

"Was he reckless? Was he foolish?
Possibly.

"One thing can't be denied, however.

"What others saw as impossible,
he refused to believe as such.

"The water proved him wrong.
He fell far short of the other shore.

"And yet he made the attempt,
and that is everything."

That's just the prologue.

You don't mention America Works once.

On purpose.

That is what the book
is supposed to be about, isn't it?

You don't like it?

I do like it. I just wondered if I...

Well, maybe I don't understand
what you're trying to do.

Nobody cares about an idea.

They might care about a man
with an idea.

I only care about the man.

The whole book will be like this,
these vignettes.

Like a collection of short stories.

Do you mention AmWorks anywhere?

No. Not once.

Well, I did want the book
to be different, but I...

It just seems that that might...

I think it may be the best thing
I've written in years.

It could also be utter
and complete shit.

But when I can't tell the difference,
it's usually a good sign.

I just don't want to lose sight
of the bigger goal.

I don't know
any other way to write it.

If you want something different,
now's the time to find somebody else.

No, I want you to finish it.

You know, I have no idea

if it'll end up being relevant
if I end up signing this bill.

Are you going to?

I don't know yet.

If I do, of course,
I'll pay you in full

if the book becomes unnecessary.

I'm not doing this for the pay cheque.

What do you think? Should I sign it?

Well, I have skin in the game,
so the selfish part of me says no.

But honestly,

no book is worth
people losing their lives.

Yes, but it's not just
about the book.

It's about putting people
back to work.

People can't work if they're dead.

Well, I'm gonna obviously be
very occupied with this hurricane

in the foreseeable future.
But let me think about this.

You better not fuck him over.

Excuse me?

With what you're writing.

I don't intend to.

- The part about being foolish?
- You eavesdropping?

- He's not foolish.
- That wasn't my point.

I wouldn't take a bullet
for a man who was.

Let's go. Your car's waiting.

As of tomorrow, Congresswoman Sharp
and I are suspending our campaigns.

We will be travelling to areas
affected by Hurricane Faith

along with our campaign staff

in order to volunteer
in whatever capacity is most helpful.

We're also suspending any donations

and urge our supporters
to donate to the Red Cross

and other hurricane relief agencies.

In times of suffering,
it's important to suspend politics

and do what's best for the country.

We look forward
to resuming our campaigns

when the storm is cleared,

and the people of the East Coast
are safe.

That was Democratic
presidential candidate...

Freddy.

The President would like to see you,
Mr Hayes.

I still got two hours left
on my shift.

It's fine, Freddy. You can go.

Do you mind if I bring my grandson?

Daycare got shut down
'cause of the storm.

Of course. We got a car waiting.

Come on, DeShawn.

We going to see the President.

Freddy!

- Good to see you, Frank.
- Thank you for coming.

And this must be DeShawn.
How are you, sir?

That is a firm handshake you have.

You want to go over
and sit at the desk?

Go ahead.

Yeah, I do that too sometimes.

That desk might be yours one day.

- Would you like to be the President?
- Yeah.

Well, to be President, you have
to get good grades in school.

Now I see you brought
some of your school work with you.

I have an office
just around the corner in here.

Maybe you'd like
to go do your work in there?

Or we also have a PlayStation
if you'd rather play that.

What games you got?

Well, we have plenty of games.
Meechum will show you.

What can I get for you?
Coffee, a soda, a beer?

No, I'm good, thank you.

Please, sit down.

- You signed up for America Works.
- I did.

I've got 40,000 case studies
just like yours.

And I also have a bill on my desk

that's gonna cut the funding
for all 40,000.

I've been following on the news.

I'm going to sign it.

There's too many lives at stake
with this storm.

Sounds like the right thing to do.

Freddy, you deserve a job,

and Congress is forcing me
to take it away.

I've spoken
to our Head of Operations,

and if you want it,
there's a job for you here.

Now, it's not charity, but...

What's it pay?

Well, I don't know the exact figures,

but I figure somewhere
around 3 grand a month.

- I know that's not great, but...
- Health care?

Well, yes, of course.
That's included.

- For DeShawn, too?
- That's right. All dependents.

What's the job?

The kitchen.
Helping prep food for the chefs.

Well, as long as it's, you know,
above $2,800 a month.

That's what I need to make my rent

and make sure DeShawn
has everything he needs.

I'll put you in touch
with the Head Chef right away.

I was wondering
if you had anything else?

Besides the kitchen.

Well, I just assumed...

I've been working
in kitchens my whole life.

Just 'cause I owned a rib joint
don't mean I liked working in 'em.

Well, what would you rather do?

You got groundskeepers out there.

I noticed them chopping branches
when we were driving in,

for the hurricane.

You'd prefer that?

Always wanted to work outside.

Well, I'm sure
that something could be arranged.

- I want to be President one day.
- Well, that's never going to happen.

But he said I could be.

Listen up, boy. He lied to you.

The truth is,
you ain't never gonna be President.

It's just like them basketball
players you got posters of.

They say you can do anything,
be a superstar, too.

But they were born to be 7 feet tall,

and if they wasn't,
tell me what would they have?

Nothing.

Half of 'em can't even read
a damn book!

No, boy, this place ain't
for you and me.

It's good to have dreams.

Just so long
as they're not fantasies.

You let anybody sell you that shit,

it's your own damn fault,
do you hear me?

Yeah, I hear you.

I'll get it to the House right away.

- Green light on the release?
- Yes.

I don't remember giving you
my phone number.

You didn't. Your publisher did.
He wants me to write a book.

Well, I'm surprised you never have.

I'm sure any book you wrote
would do 10 times what mine do.

Not as much as Scorpio.

As any I've written since.

I read it in college.

Did it change your life?

That's what you hear all day long,
isn't it?

If I still got recognised
on the street, which I don't.

Mostly at book signings,

which I don't recommend
if you write your book.

I didn't ask you here
to discuss my book.

- No?
- I want to discuss yours.

I'm working on a piece,
and it won't go to print

unless I get a comment
from the White House.

I'm not part of the White House.

Doesn't even have to be a quote.

Just something that I can paraphrase.

Like, "According to someone
close to the administration."

Doesn't have to be on the record.

I'm not commenting on the book.

Tom, you got access no one else has.

For a reason.
'Cause he knows I won't talk.

Especially to you.

Can I buy you a drink?

Getting me drunk won't work.

You came out to meet me here.
I owe you one.

Why don't I buy you a drink?

How about we have a few?

A few? I can live with that.

I'm so sorry, Francis.
I know how hard this is.

It's out of my hands.
I can't control the weather.

Still...

What frustrates me more than anything
is we were starting to turn the ship.

I was getting support in Congress.

A few more months, and the Leadership
would've had no choice

but to support America Works.

Well, if it's any solace,
Cathy just called.

The Russians are willing
to contribute troops.

- To the peacekeeping force?
- They don't want to be left out.

- No catch, no conditions?
- None.

There's too much pressure on them
in the UN,

so the isolation worked.

They're sending 300 troops.

- That's incredible.
- We did it.

No, not we. It was all you.

- You joining me for dinner?
- I wanna turn in.

This early, huh?

I'm gonna be up three straight days
once this hurricane hits.

I need to get all the sleep I can.

That's a good idea.
I'll leave you be.

Have one of the stewards wake me
when it hits the coast.

Francis? Francis.

Where did it make landfall?

- It didn't.
- What?

The hurricane turned.

It's due east now.
It might hit Bermuda,

but it'll dissipate quickly
now that it's reaching colder water.

It looks like
we dodged a bullet, Mr President.

I barely got the money in time
for a halfway-decent response.

How do we pull back on the bill?

Already been delivered to Congress,
and we put out a release.

No. There must be
some parliamentary procedure

that will nullify my signature.

I already checked
with the White House Counsel.

The bill is officially law,

and the money's
already been appropriated.

FEMA is assisting thousands
of evacuees returning to their homes.

With the exception
of some moderate flooding in Georgia

due to rain from the outer bands,

the rest of the Eastern Seaboard
was left virtually untouched

by the hurricane everyone expected
to be the storm of the century.

The biggest casualty to Faith
was not life or property, however,

but rather President Underwood's
controversial America Works plan,

which Congress defunded

in order to free up resources
for storm-related disaster relief.

The President himself signed
the emergency appropriation into law

after facing immense pressure
from both parties and the media.

So you're out of a job, I guess.

Probably. Wouldn't be the first time.

Well, if it makes you
feel any better,

there's no way
my story will get printed now.

Why? Because
I wouldn't give you a quote?

No, it was
a whole hurricane metaphor.

Kind of takes
the wind out of the sails

when there's no hurricane.

Well...

At least you got laid.

Yep, that's poetic.

Yeah, I'm a writer.

Yeah.

- What is it?
- I got to go.

Is that your way
of getting rid of me?

No. It's the President.

I'm gonna need this shirt back.

If you asked me over to let me go,
it wasn't necessary.

- But I appreciate the thoughtfulness.
- I'm not letting you go.

This book is more important now
than ever.

But America Works is done.

Well, there's only one way
to get it back on track.

I'm announcing my candidacy for 2016.

I couldn't run before.

I didn't have the money, and I didn't
have the Leadership's backing.

But now that I've proven
what AmWorks can do,

the money
and the support will be there.

A vote for Frank Underwood
is a vote for America Works.

- You were right.
- How was I right?

Come over here,
take a look out the window.

You see that man working over there?

- That's Freddy Hayes.
- Ribs guy?

He's a groundskeeper now.

That's generous of you.

No, it wasn't. It's my job.

You wrote that I refuse to see
the impossible as impossible.

Freddy is one job.
I have 10 million more to go.

That's my story,
and that's why you were right.

So you wanna get back to work?

I'm in.

Now? I don't have my notebook.

The pen I signed the bill with.

All right. Let's do it.

I never tried to swim to Fort Sumter.
Thomas probably knows I made it up.

But he wrote about it anyway,

because he understands
the greater truth.

Imagination is
its own form of courage.

Let's talk more about that swim.

I really did come
this close to drowning.