1 00:00:28,467 --> 00:00:31,136 Hey. Excuse me. I'm Paul Capra. I'm here to see Christina. 2 00:00:31,137 --> 00:00:34,098 Oh, right this way, Mr. Capra. She's expecting you. 3 00:00:40,771 --> 00:00:42,523 - Paul. - Hey, Christina. 4 00:00:42,524 --> 00:00:45,443 Hi. It's good to see you. 5 00:00:45,444 --> 00:00:47,069 - Yeah, you too. - Can I get you anything? 6 00:00:47,070 --> 00:00:48,737 Nah. I grabbed some breakfast on the way down. 7 00:00:48,738 --> 00:00:50,989 - Okay. Have a seat. - All right. Thank you. 8 00:00:56,285 --> 00:01:00,247 I asked you down here because I spoke to D-Trip and the D.N.C. 9 00:01:00,248 --> 00:01:02,249 We'd like you to run for Peter's seat. 10 00:01:02,250 --> 00:01:03,876 As you probably know, 11 00:01:03,877 --> 00:01:06,920 the election's been set for the first week of February. 12 00:01:06,921 --> 00:01:08,589 You want me to run? 13 00:01:08,590 --> 00:01:10,090 With your stature in the community, 14 00:01:10,091 --> 00:01:11,842 your grass roots organizing experience... 15 00:01:11,843 --> 00:01:13,302 Christina, hold on. 16 00:01:13,303 --> 00:01:14,761 I know it's a lot to consider. 17 00:01:14,762 --> 00:01:16,096 It's only been a month. 18 00:01:16,097 --> 00:01:18,265 Well, we still have to govern, Paul. 19 00:01:18,266 --> 00:01:19,684 I thought you asked me down here 20 00:01:19,685 --> 00:01:22,061 because you wanted to talk or something. 21 00:01:22,062 --> 00:01:24,021 I do. About the election. 22 00:01:24,022 --> 00:01:27,400 I mean about Peter. 23 00:01:27,401 --> 00:01:31,237 How come you didn't go to the funeral? 24 00:01:31,238 --> 00:01:33,989 I couldn't. 25 00:01:33,990 --> 00:01:35,908 How you been holding up? 26 00:01:35,909 --> 00:01:39,203 I'm all right. It's been hard keeping the office on track. 27 00:01:39,204 --> 00:01:41,205 Jesus. Screw the office. 28 00:01:41,206 --> 00:01:42,665 What about you? 29 00:01:42,666 --> 00:01:45,543 You're allowed to grieve, Christina. 30 00:01:45,544 --> 00:01:47,587 Paul... 31 00:01:47,588 --> 00:01:50,548 there are 600,000 people counting on us. 32 00:01:50,549 --> 00:01:54,051 I can't let my feelings get in the way of that. 33 00:01:54,052 --> 00:01:56,970 Will you hear me out about running for Peter's seat? 34 00:03:59,558 --> 00:04:03,229 Well, you've passed the vetting process with flying colors. 35 00:04:03,230 --> 00:04:05,772 - Is there anything we might have missed? - No, sir. 36 00:04:07,900 --> 00:04:09,318 Tell me about your experience 37 00:04:09,319 --> 00:04:11,904 as the chair of the oversight reform committee. 38 00:04:11,905 --> 00:04:16,116 It's been very rewarding. 39 00:04:19,036 --> 00:04:21,830 What are the biggest challenges you've had to face? 40 00:04:21,831 --> 00:04:24,166 Partisanship. 41 00:04:31,882 --> 00:04:34,968 Well, I suppose a room filled with 435 big egos 42 00:04:34,969 --> 00:04:38,055 isn't the most hospitable place for oversight. 43 00:04:46,772 --> 00:04:49,400 Do you want to be Vice President, Tabitha? 44 00:04:49,401 --> 00:04:52,528 It would be a great honor, sir. 45 00:04:59,618 --> 00:05:01,661 We'll be in touch. 46 00:05:01,662 --> 00:05:03,956 - That's all? - Mm-hmm. 47 00:05:03,957 --> 00:05:06,792 - For the time being. - Thank you, Mr. President. 48 00:05:10,171 --> 00:05:12,381 We have to cross her off. 49 00:05:12,382 --> 00:05:14,425 I agree. She could put a crack addict to sleep. 50 00:05:14,426 --> 00:05:16,676 Then what is she doing on the goddamn list? 51 00:05:16,677 --> 00:05:18,596 Tabitha's a very gifted legislator. 52 00:05:18,597 --> 00:05:20,639 I don't want people who make sense on paper. 53 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,601 I need at least one viable option. 54 00:05:23,602 --> 00:05:27,313 The two of you created this list and have proceeded to cross off every name you've put on it. 55 00:05:27,314 --> 00:05:29,856 It's just a first pass, sir. We need time to fully vet all... 56 00:05:29,857 --> 00:05:31,942 Jim is gonna win this thing in Pennsylvania, and we're no closer 57 00:05:31,943 --> 00:05:34,236 to naming his replacement than we were a month ago. 58 00:05:34,237 --> 00:05:37,781 Let us take another crack at it and give you a few more names to consider. 59 00:05:37,782 --> 00:05:41,160 - I just want one name. - We'll have something for you by tomorrow morning. 60 00:05:41,161 --> 00:05:43,287 Thank you, Mr. President. 61 00:05:47,500 --> 00:05:49,876 He's ready to say yes to anything. 62 00:05:49,877 --> 00:05:52,546 Yeah, for this to work, I don't think you can be there. Not when I first mention it. 63 00:05:52,547 --> 00:05:53,964 I agree. You bring it up in your morning brief, 64 00:05:53,965 --> 00:05:55,715 and when I show up, I'll act surprised. 65 00:05:55,716 --> 00:05:57,468 Assuming he's open to the idea. 66 00:05:57,469 --> 00:05:59,386 Look, all we have to do tomorrow is plant the notion in his head. 67 00:05:59,387 --> 00:06:01,972 I'm sure you'll be persuasive. 68 00:06:01,973 --> 00:06:03,974 Hello? 69 00:06:03,975 --> 00:06:06,268 - Mr. Capra? - Yeah. Who's this? 70 00:06:06,269 --> 00:06:08,312 Janine Skorsky from Slugline. 71 00:06:08,313 --> 00:06:09,605 We spoke when I wrote the piece 72 00:06:09,606 --> 00:06:11,315 about Congressman Russo's passing. 73 00:06:11,316 --> 00:06:13,900 I'm done giving interviews about Peter, okay? 74 00:06:13,901 --> 00:06:16,736 He was a troubled guy. End of story. 75 00:06:16,737 --> 00:06:18,489 This is not about his death. 76 00:06:18,490 --> 00:06:22,535 I'm calling you because my sources at the D Triple C 77 00:06:22,536 --> 00:06:25,329 are telling me that you might be running for his seat. 78 00:06:25,330 --> 00:06:26,788 I'm not talking about that. 79 00:06:26,789 --> 00:06:28,415 But you did have a meeting this morning 80 00:06:28,416 --> 00:06:30,459 with Christina Gallagher, correct? 81 00:06:30,460 --> 00:06:32,794 I'm driving right now. I really shouldn't be on the phone. 82 00:06:32,795 --> 00:06:36,507 If you do run, I would like to know about your involvement 83 00:06:36,508 --> 00:06:39,468 in the closing of the Philadelphia shipyard. 84 00:06:39,469 --> 00:06:42,137 That decision was made in Washington. 85 00:06:42,138 --> 00:06:45,015 The association wasn't consulted. 86 00:06:45,016 --> 00:06:47,809 Forgive me. I find that hard to believe. 87 00:06:47,810 --> 00:06:51,397 I read all of the transcripts from the brac commission. 88 00:06:51,398 --> 00:06:53,899 Congressman Russo didn't give any testimony. 89 00:06:53,900 --> 00:06:56,985 So are you saying that he didn't consult with you once before you... 90 00:06:56,986 --> 00:06:59,613 somebody was strong-arming him, okay? It was politics. 91 00:06:59,614 --> 00:07:01,907 Do you know who would've pressured him? 92 00:07:01,908 --> 00:07:04,243 Look, I don't know. He just said people up the food chain. 93 00:07:04,244 --> 00:07:06,453 Did he say anything more specific about... 94 00:07:06,454 --> 00:07:08,706 you know what? There's traffic. I gotta go. 95 00:07:08,707 --> 00:07:12,084 Mr. Capra, I would... 96 00:07:22,344 --> 00:07:24,346 Should I be prepared to do press? 97 00:07:24,347 --> 00:07:27,349 If he's amenable. 98 00:07:27,350 --> 00:07:29,851 What do you think our chances are? 99 00:07:31,144 --> 00:07:35,023 Better than 50-50, if I had to say. 100 00:07:35,024 --> 00:07:38,360 We won't announce until after Matthews wins, though. 101 00:07:39,612 --> 00:07:41,739 I hate to admit it, but I'm nervous. 102 00:07:41,740 --> 00:07:43,282 So am I. 103 00:07:43,283 --> 00:07:45,409 It's just the last time, we found ourselves... 104 00:07:45,410 --> 00:07:47,953 that's my fear too. 105 00:07:47,954 --> 00:07:50,872 All right. You call me, either way. 106 00:07:54,628 --> 00:07:57,254 In no more than nine hours. 107 00:08:10,058 --> 00:08:12,185 Linda's been in there far too long. 108 00:08:12,186 --> 00:08:15,188 If the President takes this much convincing, it doesn't bode well. 109 00:08:15,189 --> 00:08:19,151 I can feel it... his hesitation on the other side of that door. 110 00:08:19,152 --> 00:08:22,446 I know it's pointless to worry until I know what cards I'm holding. 111 00:08:22,447 --> 00:08:25,365 Perhaps he just got interrupted by some... 112 00:08:25,366 --> 00:08:28,285 He wants to tap Raymond Tusk. 113 00:08:29,495 --> 00:08:31,913 - What? - He thinks it's a bold idea. 114 00:08:31,914 --> 00:08:34,583 It's an idiotic idea. The man's never held public office. 115 00:08:34,584 --> 00:08:37,252 That's one of the things the President said he likes about him. 116 00:08:37,253 --> 00:08:41,173 The President wants to nominate a multibillionaire in a struggling economy? 117 00:08:41,174 --> 00:08:43,717 - He'll alienate half the country. - Which is exactly what I said, 118 00:08:43,718 --> 00:08:47,220 but he made it very clear he does not want me to fight him on this. 119 00:08:47,221 --> 00:08:49,431 - So you didn't mention me at all? - I never had the chance. 120 00:08:49,432 --> 00:08:51,809 His mind was made up before I could say a word. 121 00:08:51,810 --> 00:08:53,268 Well, we have to unmake it. 122 00:08:53,269 --> 00:08:55,354 Well, you can try, but if you do, 123 00:08:55,355 --> 00:08:58,190 my guess is he's gonna cut you out of the process altogether. 124 00:08:58,191 --> 00:09:00,025 He seemed adamant. 125 00:09:00,026 --> 00:09:02,110 We should go in there. 126 00:09:08,826 --> 00:09:11,537 - Mr. President. - Morning, Frank. 127 00:09:11,538 --> 00:09:14,039 Will you give us a few minutes, Linda? 128 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,124 Of course. 129 00:09:19,838 --> 00:09:22,130 Linda fill you in? 130 00:09:25,634 --> 00:09:29,555 I think Raymond Tusk 131 00:09:29,556 --> 00:09:34,017 is an exciting, bold idea. 132 00:09:34,018 --> 00:09:37,187 Well, I'm glad you agree. Linda didn't think so. 133 00:09:37,188 --> 00:09:39,815 He's a proven businessman. Brilliant, but down-to-earth. 134 00:09:39,816 --> 00:09:41,149 Do you know him personally? 135 00:09:41,150 --> 00:09:43,485 I met him briefly once at a fund-raiser. 136 00:09:43,486 --> 00:09:46,071 Last night when I called him was the first time we had a meaningful conversation. 137 00:09:46,072 --> 00:09:48,281 Did he seem open to the idea? 138 00:09:48,282 --> 00:09:49,783 I sensed a good deal of reluctance. 139 00:09:49,784 --> 00:09:51,451 He wanted a few days to consider. 140 00:09:51,452 --> 00:09:53,746 Well, good. That gives us time to start vetting him. 141 00:09:53,747 --> 00:09:55,873 He's clean. I had him vetted last year 142 00:09:55,874 --> 00:09:59,084 when I was considering him for secretary of the treasury. 143 00:09:59,085 --> 00:10:01,086 And did he say why he's reluctant? 144 00:10:01,087 --> 00:10:04,130 No. Didn't give a reason. Just wanted to mull it over. 145 00:10:06,049 --> 00:10:10,220 I want to send someone to St. Louis to speak to him in person, 146 00:10:10,221 --> 00:10:12,472 convince him to accept the nomination. 147 00:10:12,473 --> 00:10:14,307 And who are you thinking about? 148 00:10:14,308 --> 00:10:17,018 I'd send Linda, but there's so much work for her to do here, 149 00:10:17,019 --> 00:10:19,855 and, well, she can be abrasive at times. 150 00:10:19,856 --> 00:10:22,399 Yeah, she can be a bit tough. 151 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,985 I want someone with gravitas. 152 00:10:25,986 --> 00:10:29,615 Birch is a possibility, but he's not always been our strongest ally. 153 00:10:29,616 --> 00:10:33,702 I'm not sure I would trust Bob with something like this. 154 00:10:33,703 --> 00:10:36,329 I would be happy to go myself, sir. 155 00:10:38,331 --> 00:10:41,877 I can use a light touch and give him the respect he deserves. 156 00:10:41,878 --> 00:10:45,422 Good. I'll let his people know you're coming. 157 00:10:45,423 --> 00:10:47,800 - Thank you, Mr. President. - Thank you, Frank. 158 00:10:51,930 --> 00:10:53,513 Tell me, Francis. 159 00:10:53,514 --> 00:10:55,808 It's good we were prepared for anything. 160 00:10:55,809 --> 00:10:58,351 I have to fly to St. Louis tonight. 161 00:10:58,352 --> 00:11:00,395 "Somebody was strong-arming him," 162 00:11:00,396 --> 00:11:02,314 and when I asked him who, he said, quote, 163 00:11:02,315 --> 00:11:04,566 - "people up the food chain." - It's Washington. 164 00:11:04,567 --> 00:11:07,152 Congressmen get strong-armed all the time. 165 00:11:07,153 --> 00:11:09,863 My gut says it was Frank Underwood. 166 00:11:09,864 --> 00:11:12,365 He had nothing to do with Russo before the shipyard closing, 167 00:11:12,366 --> 00:11:14,075 and then suddenly he's propping him up? 168 00:11:14,076 --> 00:11:15,577 That doesn't mean he was... 169 00:11:15,578 --> 00:11:17,871 Let's cut the bullshit once and for all, Zoe. 170 00:11:17,872 --> 00:11:19,997 I know he's been feeding you your stories. 171 00:11:19,998 --> 00:11:23,627 I don't want to screw you over, but I'm not gonna stop digging on this. 172 00:11:23,628 --> 00:11:25,504 I won't say he was a source. 173 00:11:25,505 --> 00:11:27,255 But you do know each other. 174 00:11:28,590 --> 00:11:32,177 Show me your notes, and I'll talk to him. 175 00:11:32,178 --> 00:11:35,138 These are the notes from the Capra call. 176 00:11:35,139 --> 00:11:37,474 And these are the transcripts from the brac hearing. 177 00:11:37,475 --> 00:11:41,561 When they got to the Philadelphia shipyard, Russo doesn't say anything. 178 00:11:43,647 --> 00:11:45,273 That's fine. 179 00:11:45,274 --> 00:11:48,610 Yeah, I would just put both of them in that file. 180 00:11:48,611 --> 00:11:51,488 Claire, I just got a call from the P.R. office at Sancorp 181 00:11:51,489 --> 00:11:53,699 saying they wanted to send a film crew to take footage 182 00:11:53,700 --> 00:11:55,492 of our filtration project in Botswana. 183 00:11:55,493 --> 00:11:59,621 Right. They're just using that for promotional material. 184 00:12:00,873 --> 00:12:03,000 Sancorp fought us on the watershed bill. 185 00:12:03,001 --> 00:12:05,794 They helped us get the filters out of South Sudan. 186 00:12:05,795 --> 00:12:07,420 I thought that was the state department. 187 00:12:07,421 --> 00:12:10,047 No. You remember Remy Danton? 188 00:12:10,048 --> 00:12:11,424 You met him in your office 189 00:12:11,425 --> 00:12:13,552 right after you started working here. 190 00:12:13,553 --> 00:12:15,888 - The lobbyist. - I asked him for his help. 191 00:12:15,889 --> 00:12:19,016 We're just returning the favor, that's all. 192 00:12:21,184 --> 00:12:25,355 Claire, they're against everything we stand for. 193 00:12:25,356 --> 00:12:27,774 It's harmless. They'll send the video 194 00:12:27,775 --> 00:12:30,443 to a few of their investors and make some commercials. 195 00:12:30,444 --> 00:12:32,487 This makes me very uncomfortable... the idea... 196 00:12:32,488 --> 00:12:34,781 they are sending the film crew, Gillian, 197 00:12:34,782 --> 00:12:37,367 so please work with them on that. 198 00:12:47,711 --> 00:12:50,797 One of my colleagues is looking into Peter Russo. 199 00:12:50,798 --> 00:12:55,052 The assumption is you strong-armed him into closing the shipyard. 200 00:12:55,053 --> 00:12:57,554 Where does your colleague get their information? 201 00:12:57,555 --> 00:12:59,389 I don't know. 202 00:12:59,390 --> 00:13:02,809 Allocating the D.O.D. budget is always a free-for-all. 203 00:13:02,810 --> 00:13:04,394 Did you pressure him? 204 00:13:04,395 --> 00:13:06,021 There were certain people that were gonna benefit 205 00:13:06,022 --> 00:13:07,689 from the base closing sooner rather than later. 206 00:13:07,690 --> 00:13:09,399 I didn't strong-arm Peter. 207 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,694 I advised him to trade in a losing hand for a winning one. 208 00:13:12,695 --> 00:13:14,320 How did he stand to win? 209 00:13:14,321 --> 00:13:16,573 He made allies out of enemies. 210 00:13:16,574 --> 00:13:18,408 That's a very valuable thing in Congress. 211 00:13:18,409 --> 00:13:20,159 I wish I could give you something juicier, 212 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,371 but the shipyard closing was just politics as usual. 213 00:13:23,372 --> 00:13:27,084 I assume your colleague is Ms. Skorsky. 214 00:13:28,334 --> 00:13:30,378 Does she know we're talking? 215 00:13:30,379 --> 00:13:32,965 No. Of course not. 216 00:13:32,966 --> 00:13:35,050 Be in touch. 217 00:13:38,177 --> 00:13:41,556 More than you ever wanted to know about Raymond Alan Tusk... 218 00:13:41,557 --> 00:13:45,102 the companies he controls, political contributions. 219 00:13:45,103 --> 00:13:47,687 A GQ article entitled "Backwoods billionaire" 220 00:13:47,688 --> 00:13:49,689 is about his humble midwestern lifestyle. 221 00:13:49,690 --> 00:13:51,817 - Jesus. - There's also a copy 222 00:13:51,818 --> 00:13:54,903 of the financial disclosure requirements and details of the blind trust. 223 00:13:54,904 --> 00:13:57,990 I think the trust is where you want to focus. 224 00:13:57,991 --> 00:13:59,950 Could Linda be behind all this? 225 00:13:59,951 --> 00:14:01,493 To what end? 226 00:14:01,494 --> 00:14:03,495 To get you out of town for a few days 227 00:14:03,496 --> 00:14:05,664 while they continue the search without your interference. 228 00:14:05,665 --> 00:14:08,041 The President has no reason to mistrust me. 229 00:14:08,042 --> 00:14:10,502 Unless Linda told him you want the vice presidency. 230 00:14:10,503 --> 00:14:12,879 No. She's in way too deep. 231 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,298 We misjudged her on the secretary of state nomination. 232 00:14:15,299 --> 00:14:17,300 That was different. She blindsided me. 233 00:14:17,301 --> 00:14:19,427 Now she knows my eyes are wide open. 234 00:14:19,428 --> 00:14:21,429 Do you want the gaffney bag or regular business? 235 00:14:21,430 --> 00:14:24,057 Regular business. Tusk can dress down if he wants to, 236 00:14:24,058 --> 00:14:25,517 but I'm representing the White House. 237 00:14:25,518 --> 00:14:27,602 Oh, and get Walter Doyle onto Tusk. 238 00:14:27,603 --> 00:14:29,855 - Let's see if we can dig up anything. - I'll call him right now. 239 00:14:29,856 --> 00:14:32,190 And keep your eye on Janine Skorsky while I'm away. 240 00:14:32,191 --> 00:14:34,151 She's been prying into Russo. 241 00:14:34,152 --> 00:14:36,528 - What does she know? - She knows the right questions to ask. 242 00:14:36,529 --> 00:14:38,822 I want to make sure she doesn't get the right answers. 243 00:14:38,823 --> 00:14:39,948 I'm on it. 244 00:14:41,158 --> 00:14:42,909 McCuddin. 245 00:14:45,620 --> 00:14:47,497 McCuddin. 246 00:14:47,498 --> 00:14:49,248 What was that? 247 00:14:49,249 --> 00:14:51,584 Mccuddin Air Force Base. 248 00:14:51,585 --> 00:14:53,419 Brac hearing. 249 00:14:53,420 --> 00:14:55,630 Was there on April 12th. 250 00:14:55,631 --> 00:14:59,217 David Rasmussen stepped down less than a week later. 251 00:14:59,218 --> 00:15:00,802 Womack takes his place. So maybe... 252 00:15:00,803 --> 00:15:03,221 Wait. Slow down. 253 00:15:03,222 --> 00:15:05,223 McCuddin is in his district. 254 00:15:05,224 --> 00:15:07,184 Is that the shipyard thing? 255 00:15:09,395 --> 00:15:11,146 Janine, call me back. 256 00:15:11,147 --> 00:15:13,481 I think it was Womack who pressured Russo. 257 00:15:13,482 --> 00:15:18,195 Russo was probably just earning a favor he could cash in later. 258 00:15:18,196 --> 00:15:19,821 I'm around. 259 00:15:21,908 --> 00:15:24,201 Did you ever have to fight her to kill a story? 260 00:15:24,202 --> 00:15:26,203 - Janine? - Yeah. When she worked for you. 261 00:15:26,204 --> 00:15:28,580 Only when I knew she was wrong. 262 00:15:28,581 --> 00:15:31,708 She's trying to draw up this whole conspiracy thing 263 00:15:31,709 --> 00:15:35,336 with Russo and Frank Underwood and the whole shipyard closing. 264 00:15:35,337 --> 00:15:36,880 But I'm pretty sure she's wrong. 265 00:15:36,881 --> 00:15:38,882 Pretty sure isn't the same as certain. 266 00:15:38,883 --> 00:15:40,800 - No. I am certain. - How do you know? 267 00:15:40,801 --> 00:15:42,928 - I have sources. - Underwood? 268 00:15:42,929 --> 00:15:45,304 No. 269 00:15:45,305 --> 00:15:48,516 No. Never mind. I'll figure it out. 270 00:16:36,231 --> 00:16:39,025 - Mrs. Tusk? - Jean, please. 271 00:16:39,026 --> 00:16:41,027 You must be Frank. Come in. 272 00:16:41,028 --> 00:16:43,071 So nice to meet you. 273 00:16:43,072 --> 00:16:45,657 The guest room is this way. 274 00:16:45,658 --> 00:16:48,701 It is very kind of you to have invited me to stay here. 275 00:16:48,702 --> 00:16:52,080 Why waste the taxpayers' money on a hotel 276 00:16:52,081 --> 00:16:54,124 when we have a perfectly good bed? 277 00:16:54,125 --> 00:16:56,709 Well, both they and I are very grateful. 278 00:16:56,710 --> 00:16:59,587 I'm sorry Raymond isn't awake to greet you. 279 00:16:59,588 --> 00:17:02,381 - He goes to bed at... - I know he's an early riser. 280 00:17:02,382 --> 00:17:04,634 I understand. 281 00:17:04,635 --> 00:17:07,137 Would you like a wake-up knock? 282 00:17:07,138 --> 00:17:09,681 No. I have an alarm on my phone. 283 00:17:09,682 --> 00:17:11,308 Sleep tight. 284 00:17:11,309 --> 00:17:13,392 Thank you so much. 285 00:17:54,726 --> 00:17:58,355 I would say good morning, but it's the middle of the night. 286 00:18:02,275 --> 00:18:05,028 - It's a pleasure to meet you. - And you too. 287 00:18:06,363 --> 00:18:08,740 Was I making too much noise? 288 00:18:08,741 --> 00:18:11,201 No. I smelled bacon. 289 00:18:14,079 --> 00:18:15,496 Here. 290 00:18:17,999 --> 00:18:19,584 Coffee? Booze? 291 00:18:19,585 --> 00:18:21,669 At 2:00 A.M., you can go either way. 292 00:18:21,670 --> 00:18:23,755 Just water for now. 293 00:18:36,893 --> 00:18:40,397 It's filtered. Your wife would approve. 294 00:18:40,398 --> 00:18:43,441 You ever been to St. Louis before? 295 00:18:43,442 --> 00:18:45,777 Just the airport. 296 00:18:45,778 --> 00:18:47,153 What do you think so far? 297 00:18:47,154 --> 00:18:49,197 Well, I've only seen your neighborhood 298 00:18:49,198 --> 00:18:51,283 and whatever I could see out the window on the interstate. 299 00:18:51,284 --> 00:18:53,451 Good enough. It's all pretty much the same. 300 00:18:53,452 --> 00:18:55,203 Excuse me. 301 00:19:07,924 --> 00:19:10,343 Listen, um, I still haven't showered. 302 00:19:10,344 --> 00:19:12,845 My mind is on China here. 303 00:19:12,846 --> 00:19:16,141 Uh, what do you say you get a few more zs 304 00:19:16,142 --> 00:19:19,602 and we try this again in a few hours with our clothes on? 305 00:19:19,603 --> 00:19:21,187 Sounds like a plan. 306 00:19:21,188 --> 00:19:22,939 Meet me at my office at 9:30. 307 00:19:22,940 --> 00:19:26,067 I'll have a driver pick you up. 308 00:19:26,068 --> 00:19:28,778 Can I ask why you do that? 309 00:19:28,779 --> 00:19:31,197 - Do what? - Tap your ring like that. 310 00:19:31,198 --> 00:19:33,491 I've seen you do it on TV. Two taps every time 311 00:19:33,492 --> 00:19:36,161 you get up from a table or leave a lectern. 312 00:19:36,162 --> 00:19:38,079 Something my father taught me. 313 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,747 It's meant to harden your knuckles 314 00:19:39,748 --> 00:19:41,958 so you don't break them if you get into a fight. 315 00:19:41,959 --> 00:19:44,377 It also has the added benefit of knocking on wood. 316 00:19:44,378 --> 00:19:47,046 My father believed that success 317 00:19:47,047 --> 00:19:50,049 is a mixture of preparation and luck. 318 00:19:50,050 --> 00:19:53,052 Tapping the table kills both birds with one stone. 319 00:19:53,053 --> 00:19:56,473 Your father was a peach farmer? 320 00:19:57,974 --> 00:20:01,519 Yes, he was. Not a very successful one. 321 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,981 - Lack of preparation or lack of luck? - Lack of both. 322 00:20:04,982 --> 00:20:07,775 He was better at giving advice than following it. 323 00:20:07,776 --> 00:20:09,277 Hmm. 324 00:20:36,327 --> 00:20:40,080 Miss? Miss, your card. 325 00:20:40,081 --> 00:20:41,748 Thank you. 326 00:20:55,054 --> 00:20:59,058 Ms. Gallagher, my name's Janine Skorsky. I'm a reporter at Slugline. 327 00:20:59,059 --> 00:21:01,935 - I wrote the profile on Congressman... - I remember. 328 00:21:01,936 --> 00:21:04,855 - Do you have a minute? - If this is about Peter, I... 329 00:21:04,856 --> 00:21:07,524 No. It's about Paul Capra. 330 00:21:07,525 --> 00:21:11,111 We know that he might be running for Congressman Russo's old seat. 331 00:21:11,112 --> 00:21:12,821 I can't comment on that. 332 00:21:12,822 --> 00:21:14,573 We're just trying to do some background 333 00:21:14,574 --> 00:21:16,158 on the shipyard closing last April. 334 00:21:16,159 --> 00:21:18,327 Listen, I just want to eat my breakfast. 335 00:21:18,328 --> 00:21:22,206 We have sources that are saying that the Congressman 336 00:21:22,207 --> 00:21:26,835 was being pressured by someone to not fight the closure. 337 00:21:26,836 --> 00:21:29,671 - Who? - That's what I'm trying to figure out. 338 00:21:29,672 --> 00:21:33,800 This is completely off the record, I promise you. 339 00:21:33,801 --> 00:21:36,720 - Hi, Christina. - Doug, hi. 340 00:21:36,721 --> 00:21:38,764 - How you holding up? - I'm okay. 341 00:21:38,765 --> 00:21:40,307 I'm... I'm good. 342 00:21:40,308 --> 00:21:42,726 I saw you sitting over here. You mind if I... 343 00:21:42,727 --> 00:21:43,977 No. Please. 344 00:21:43,978 --> 00:21:45,979 Ms. Skorsky, right? 345 00:21:45,980 --> 00:21:48,941 I believe we spoke a few times when you used to work at the herald. 346 00:21:48,942 --> 00:21:50,109 Whenever I could get past 347 00:21:50,110 --> 00:21:51,651 the press office gauntlet to you. 348 00:21:51,652 --> 00:21:54,196 - We do like to run a tight ship. - Mm. 349 00:21:54,197 --> 00:21:56,156 So what brings you to the capitol? 350 00:21:56,157 --> 00:21:58,409 I was just asking Ms. Gallagher who's running 351 00:21:58,410 --> 00:22:00,535 to fill the vacant seat in Pennsylvania's 1st. 352 00:22:00,536 --> 00:22:03,747 Well, the honest answer is we don't know. 353 00:22:09,211 --> 00:22:11,797 Thank you for your time, Ms. Gallagher. 354 00:22:21,101 --> 00:22:22,477 Anyone starts harassing you 355 00:22:22,478 --> 00:22:24,104 with questions you don't want to answer, 356 00:22:24,105 --> 00:22:25,438 you let me know. 357 00:22:25,439 --> 00:22:27,316 I'll handle them. 358 00:22:27,317 --> 00:22:30,110 You got enough on your plate right now. 359 00:22:30,111 --> 00:22:33,655 Thanks, Doug. I appreciate that. 360 00:22:33,656 --> 00:22:35,741 Hang in there, okay? 361 00:22:58,264 --> 00:22:59,556 Yes. 362 00:23:02,101 --> 00:23:04,435 Ah. 363 00:23:04,436 --> 00:23:07,314 Uganda, Peru, 364 00:23:07,315 --> 00:23:11,318 Nepal, Indonesia... 365 00:23:11,319 --> 00:23:12,861 Nicaragua. 366 00:23:12,862 --> 00:23:16,156 Well, you are quite the well traveled man. 367 00:23:16,157 --> 00:23:18,575 No. I'm the man who stays at home. 368 00:23:18,576 --> 00:23:20,702 Jean brought those back for me. 369 00:23:20,703 --> 00:23:22,955 - Mr. Tusk, I am... - First names. 370 00:23:22,956 --> 00:23:25,624 After all, we have broken bacon together. 371 00:23:25,625 --> 00:23:28,252 We can safely assume that we're familiar. 372 00:23:28,253 --> 00:23:31,004 Raymond, I realize that you are a very busy man, 373 00:23:31,005 --> 00:23:33,924 so I'm gonna cut right to the chase. 374 00:23:33,925 --> 00:23:36,260 The President sincerely would like you 375 00:23:36,261 --> 00:23:38,304 to become the next Vice President. 376 00:23:38,305 --> 00:23:39,805 That part I already knew. 377 00:23:39,806 --> 00:23:42,433 And I'm here to convince you to say yes. 378 00:23:42,434 --> 00:23:44,517 Another thing I already knew. 379 00:23:44,518 --> 00:23:47,354 Well, I don't know that I can tell you anything you don't already know. 380 00:23:47,355 --> 00:23:51,482 But perhaps you can tell me what your hesitation is. 381 00:23:54,987 --> 00:23:56,529 Speak. 382 00:24:00,826 --> 00:24:03,162 Yes. 383 00:24:03,163 --> 00:24:05,705 Now, I understand you might have some concerns 384 00:24:05,706 --> 00:24:08,106 about the financial disclosures leading... 385 00:24:11,462 --> 00:24:12,754 Speak. 386 00:24:16,549 --> 00:24:18,344 No. 387 00:24:19,470 --> 00:24:23,474 I have eight people representing me 388 00:24:23,475 --> 00:24:26,018 at eight simultaneous meetings 389 00:24:26,019 --> 00:24:27,936 in six time zones right now. 390 00:24:27,937 --> 00:24:30,439 I sit here and answer their questions, 391 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,358 provided they come in the form 392 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,652 of a single yes or no proposition. 393 00:24:35,653 --> 00:24:39,031 Well, then, let me give that a try. 394 00:24:39,032 --> 00:24:42,826 Would you like to be the Vice President? 395 00:24:42,827 --> 00:24:44,328 Yes or no? 396 00:24:48,375 --> 00:24:50,917 Hold on a minute. 397 00:24:50,918 --> 00:24:52,752 I am very sorry. 398 00:24:52,753 --> 00:24:56,382 Let me have 20 minutes to wrap up these meetings. 399 00:24:56,383 --> 00:24:59,218 And then what do you say we get out of the office 400 00:24:59,219 --> 00:25:01,387 and away from this damn phone? 401 00:25:01,388 --> 00:25:02,721 Meet me at my car. 402 00:25:02,722 --> 00:25:05,682 Betty can tell you where it's parked. 403 00:25:05,683 --> 00:25:07,267 Go ahead. 404 00:25:08,185 --> 00:25:09,686 He's deflecting. 405 00:25:09,687 --> 00:25:11,688 What I can't tell is whether it's because 406 00:25:11,689 --> 00:25:14,983 he's inclined to say no or wants to be wooed to say yes. 407 00:25:14,984 --> 00:25:17,819 Either way, I'll have to ease him into the conversation, 408 00:25:17,820 --> 00:25:19,696 not be so blunt. 409 00:25:19,697 --> 00:25:22,699 This trip may take longer than I thought. 410 00:25:22,700 --> 00:25:26,328 We've looked through all the file cabinets. 411 00:25:26,329 --> 00:25:28,288 They're not on his computer? 412 00:25:28,289 --> 00:25:31,582 Not with the Congressman's handwritten notes. 413 00:25:31,583 --> 00:25:34,794 All right. I'll check his office. 414 00:27:04,635 --> 00:27:06,637 Ah. 415 00:27:08,514 --> 00:27:11,891 There is a comfort to these woods. 416 00:27:15,979 --> 00:27:18,482 Like they're my backyard. 417 00:27:21,286 --> 00:27:24,622 Well, they are my backyard, in a way. I own them. 418 00:27:24,623 --> 00:27:26,373 How much land? 419 00:27:26,374 --> 00:27:28,668 Six thousand acres. 420 00:27:28,669 --> 00:27:32,755 You think I could get a tour of your fulton plant while I'm in town? 421 00:27:34,214 --> 00:27:36,091 If you'd like. 422 00:27:36,092 --> 00:27:38,302 But I don't know why you'd want to be there 423 00:27:38,303 --> 00:27:39,929 when you could be out here. 424 00:27:39,930 --> 00:27:42,181 I've never seen a nuclear plant. 425 00:27:42,182 --> 00:27:44,141 Not much to see. 426 00:27:44,142 --> 00:27:47,561 Steel, concrete, a lot of steam. 427 00:27:48,729 --> 00:27:50,564 The President hasn't exactly been 428 00:27:50,565 --> 00:27:52,566 a big supporter of nuclear power. 429 00:27:52,567 --> 00:27:55,402 Is that, uh, part of your hesitation... 430 00:27:55,403 --> 00:27:57,571 that fear that the administration... 431 00:27:57,572 --> 00:28:00,366 He's just being savvy. 432 00:28:00,367 --> 00:28:04,453 Nuclear energy is a tough sell after Japan. 433 00:28:04,454 --> 00:28:06,998 But it's the only option we have right now 434 00:28:06,999 --> 00:28:10,459 that doesn't completely trash the planet. 435 00:28:10,460 --> 00:28:15,130 The argument against nuclear power is an emotional one. 436 00:28:16,123 --> 00:28:19,126 And you don't make decisions based on emotion. 437 00:28:20,835 --> 00:28:25,423 Decisions based on emotion aren't decisions at all. 438 00:28:25,424 --> 00:28:28,802 They're instincts, 439 00:28:28,803 --> 00:28:31,304 which can be of value. 440 00:28:31,305 --> 00:28:34,682 The rational and the irrational complement each other. 441 00:28:34,683 --> 00:28:38,937 Individually, they're far less powerful. 442 00:28:38,938 --> 00:28:40,855 And which category do your thoughts 443 00:28:40,856 --> 00:28:44,192 on the vice presidency fall into? 444 00:28:47,029 --> 00:28:49,363 Do you hear that song? 445 00:28:50,531 --> 00:28:52,242 It's a hermit thrush. 446 00:28:53,911 --> 00:28:55,954 Can't see him. 447 00:28:57,038 --> 00:28:59,124 "Solitary, the thrush..." 448 00:29:03,503 --> 00:29:08,382 "The hermit, withdrawn to himself, 449 00:29:08,383 --> 00:29:11,385 avoiding the settlements, 450 00:29:11,386 --> 00:29:14,681 sings by himself a song." 451 00:29:17,558 --> 00:29:20,145 - Do you know the poem? - No, I don't. 452 00:29:20,146 --> 00:29:21,688 It's Walt Whitman. 453 00:29:21,689 --> 00:29:23,815 It's about the death of Abraham Lincoln. 454 00:29:23,816 --> 00:29:26,193 He's over there somewhere. 455 00:29:27,319 --> 00:29:28,778 Yes, I know the damn poem. 456 00:29:28,779 --> 00:29:30,780 We studied it at the Sentinel. 457 00:29:30,781 --> 00:29:32,949 I said to my Professor, "why mourn the death 458 00:29:32,950 --> 00:29:34,868 of Presidents, or anyone for that matter? 459 00:29:34,869 --> 00:29:36,286 The dead can't hear us." 460 00:29:36,287 --> 00:29:38,330 And he asked me if I believed in heaven. 461 00:29:38,331 --> 00:29:39,706 I said no. 462 00:29:39,627 --> 00:29:42,003 And then he asked if I had no faith in God. 463 00:29:42,004 --> 00:29:43,838 I said, "you have it wrong. 464 00:29:43,839 --> 00:29:46,591 It's God who has no faith in us." 465 00:29:47,508 --> 00:29:49,970 Deeper into the woods. 466 00:29:49,971 --> 00:29:51,930 I think you're being paranoid. 467 00:29:51,931 --> 00:29:55,016 He came up right after I sat down. It was creepy. 468 00:29:55,017 --> 00:29:57,894 - I'm telling you, it was womack. - Is that what Underwood said? 469 00:29:57,895 --> 00:30:00,354 He didn't name names. But who else? 470 00:30:00,355 --> 00:30:03,357 What's the big deal? Congressmen trade favors. 471 00:30:03,358 --> 00:30:05,693 One of these congressmen committed suicide. 472 00:30:05,694 --> 00:30:08,155 I think you're stretching here, Janine. To try and connect... 473 00:30:08,156 --> 00:30:09,948 I have gone after big fish before. 474 00:30:09,949 --> 00:30:11,950 I know what it feels like to be watched. 475 00:30:17,873 --> 00:30:20,083 Underwood's education bill went to the floor 476 00:30:20,084 --> 00:30:22,669 just three days after womack became majority leader. 477 00:30:22,670 --> 00:30:25,880 You leaked the education bill. And then there was the Kern article. 478 00:30:25,881 --> 00:30:28,549 - Those were two completely different stories. - Wait. What was the guy? 479 00:30:28,550 --> 00:30:31,594 Uh, what was his name? He's the one who told 480 00:30:31,595 --> 00:30:33,638 that Kern wrote the article for the school paper. 481 00:30:33,639 --> 00:30:35,849 - Roy Kapeniak. - You should go talk to him. 482 00:30:35,850 --> 00:30:38,893 - There's no link. - Except you. 483 00:30:41,604 --> 00:30:43,564 Underwood's been using you, Zoe. 484 00:30:43,565 --> 00:30:45,692 Don't you want to know why? 485 00:30:48,111 --> 00:30:50,280 Hi. 486 00:30:50,281 --> 00:30:52,073 Remy Danton's on line two. 487 00:30:52,074 --> 00:30:54,450 He says it's important. 488 00:30:55,703 --> 00:30:57,620 - Hello, Remy. - Hey, Claire. 489 00:30:57,621 --> 00:30:59,998 I got a call from the P.R. team at Sancorp. 490 00:30:59,999 --> 00:31:02,500 They said Gillian Cole isn't being cooperative. 491 00:31:02,501 --> 00:31:05,837 Hasn't gotten back to them, you mean? 492 00:31:05,838 --> 00:31:09,216 No. Told them point-blank she doesn't want the film crew there. 493 00:31:09,217 --> 00:31:11,592 I'm looking at an e-mail. She wrote that they would be 494 00:31:11,593 --> 00:31:13,678 disruptive to the project and local community. 495 00:31:13,679 --> 00:31:15,722 Is that her, or is that coming from you? 496 00:31:15,723 --> 00:31:18,850 No. I made it very clear that I wanted her to work with them. 497 00:31:18,851 --> 00:31:22,645 Well, it seems like she's doing the opposite. 498 00:31:22,646 --> 00:31:24,647 I will speak to her, 499 00:31:24,648 --> 00:31:27,317 and then I'll sort things out with the P.R. team personally. 500 00:31:27,318 --> 00:31:29,944 - Thank you, Claire. - You bet. 501 00:31:42,540 --> 00:31:44,542 Is Gillian at lunch? 502 00:31:44,543 --> 00:31:47,587 She didn't come in yet today. She's not feeling well. 503 00:31:47,588 --> 00:31:49,089 Let me know when she gets here. 504 00:31:49,090 --> 00:31:51,091 - What time is your flight? - 6:40. 505 00:31:51,092 --> 00:31:53,260 We should get going. There's gonna be traffic. 506 00:31:53,261 --> 00:31:54,969 Almost ready. 507 00:31:58,723 --> 00:32:00,392 I've been thinking. 508 00:32:00,393 --> 00:32:03,477 The, uh, older man you were with. 509 00:32:03,478 --> 00:32:05,939 Was it Underwood? 510 00:32:12,486 --> 00:32:16,283 So, what this is really about is covering your own ass. 511 00:32:16,284 --> 00:32:19,535 - That is not true. - You don't want anybody to know you were sleeping with him. 512 00:32:19,536 --> 00:32:21,579 Not exactly objective reporting, is it? 513 00:32:21,580 --> 00:32:23,998 Don't fucking lecture me on journalistic ethics. 514 00:32:23,999 --> 00:32:26,293 How many of the stories you brought me at the herald were because you were... 515 00:32:26,294 --> 00:32:27,961 I'm not gonna have this conversation. 516 00:32:27,962 --> 00:32:29,963 Fine. Maybe you should take a cab to the airport. 517 00:32:29,964 --> 00:32:31,589 Don't punish me for being honest. 518 00:32:31,590 --> 00:32:33,549 You haven't been honest. I had to ask. 519 00:32:33,550 --> 00:32:36,803 - And you still haven't given me a straight answer. - Yes. 520 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:39,889 It was him. 521 00:32:41,099 --> 00:32:43,435 I... I don't know if I can do this, Zoe. 522 00:32:43,436 --> 00:32:46,062 - Do what? - You fucked a Congressman to get ahead. 523 00:32:46,063 --> 00:32:48,731 I'm not the first person to ever do something like that, Lucas. 524 00:32:48,732 --> 00:32:50,317 But I'm not sleeping with those other people, am I? 525 00:32:50,318 --> 00:32:51,692 What, so you just hate me now? 526 00:32:51,693 --> 00:32:52,860 No. I probably love you. 527 00:32:52,861 --> 00:32:55,905 That's the fucking problem. 528 00:33:01,161 --> 00:33:04,247 Let's go. I'm parked illegally. 529 00:33:05,873 --> 00:33:09,585 So I hear you went stomping through the woods today. 530 00:33:09,586 --> 00:33:11,545 We did, and then Raymond was kind enough 531 00:33:11,546 --> 00:33:14,090 to arrange a tour of the fulton plant. 532 00:33:14,091 --> 00:33:15,925 And I'm sure you were wondering, 533 00:33:15,926 --> 00:33:19,179 "when is this old fool gonna get around to brass tacks?" 534 00:33:19,180 --> 00:33:21,473 I'm here to simply answer questions. 535 00:33:21,474 --> 00:33:24,309 I figured that you would make up your mind when you're ready. 536 00:33:25,852 --> 00:33:28,771 There are two minds here. 537 00:33:28,772 --> 00:33:31,565 We know all about the blind trust. 538 00:33:32,984 --> 00:33:34,652 Does it concern either of you? 539 00:33:34,653 --> 00:33:37,197 The words "blind" and "trust" 540 00:33:37,198 --> 00:33:39,699 are not among my favorites in the English language. 541 00:33:39,700 --> 00:33:43,619 But I have no problem with it in theory. 542 00:33:43,620 --> 00:33:46,289 Not managing our assets for a few years 543 00:33:46,290 --> 00:33:49,042 could unburden us from a great deal of stress. 544 00:33:49,043 --> 00:33:51,378 Well, then, what does your reluctance stem from? 545 00:33:51,379 --> 00:33:53,213 Why do you think the President wants me? 546 00:33:53,214 --> 00:33:55,923 Well, I can't speak on his behalf, but if I were to... 547 00:33:55,924 --> 00:33:59,511 Aren't you here to do just that... speak on his behalf? 548 00:34:01,388 --> 00:34:04,224 If I were to speculate, I think the President would prob... 549 00:34:04,225 --> 00:34:06,642 Speculation is a poor form of investment 550 00:34:06,643 --> 00:34:08,978 and an equally poor form of politics. 551 00:34:08,979 --> 00:34:11,272 Tell me what you know. 552 00:34:11,273 --> 00:34:14,650 I don't know what you mean. 553 00:34:14,651 --> 00:34:17,695 Well, what do you think I should do? 554 00:34:17,696 --> 00:34:19,655 You, personally, Frank Underwood? 555 00:34:19,656 --> 00:34:21,449 My opinion isn't what matters here. 556 00:34:21,450 --> 00:34:24,785 It does to me. Should I do it? Yes or no? 557 00:34:27,121 --> 00:34:29,290 Well, there's a great number of things to consider... 558 00:34:29,291 --> 00:34:32,252 And I'm sure you've considered them all. 559 00:34:32,253 --> 00:34:34,170 Yes or no, Frank? 560 00:34:36,881 --> 00:34:40,134 No, I will not answer that question. 561 00:34:40,135 --> 00:34:43,012 - Because you think I shouldn't. - Because it's not relevant. 562 00:34:43,013 --> 00:34:47,100 All right, then. Let me ask you another way. 563 00:34:47,101 --> 00:34:50,228 - Would you take the job? - It hasn't been offered to me. 564 00:34:50,229 --> 00:34:52,480 What if it were? 565 00:34:52,481 --> 00:34:55,316 I have a distaste for hypotheticals 566 00:34:55,317 --> 00:34:57,693 just the same as you have a distaste for speculation. 567 00:34:59,321 --> 00:35:01,906 All right, all right. 568 00:35:01,907 --> 00:35:05,076 That's enough business for now. We can discuss it more tomorrow. 569 00:36:01,799 --> 00:36:02,925 Oh! 570 00:36:02,926 --> 00:36:05,595 Get in. Get in there, Bruce. 571 00:36:05,596 --> 00:36:07,639 Sorry. Sorry to bother you, ma'am. 572 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:09,765 Um, I'm looking for Roy Kapeniak. 573 00:36:09,766 --> 00:36:12,352 I thought his trailer was over here. Am I in the right place? 574 00:36:12,353 --> 00:36:14,728 You're in the right place a month ago. 575 00:36:14,729 --> 00:36:16,272 He got evicted. 576 00:36:16,273 --> 00:36:18,566 He was shootin' off his gun too much in the yard. 577 00:36:18,567 --> 00:36:20,652 - Do you know where I can find him? - Why? 578 00:36:20,653 --> 00:36:23,863 I'm a relative. His... his niece. 579 00:36:23,864 --> 00:36:25,281 Skipped town is what I heard. 580 00:36:25,282 --> 00:36:28,701 Had a girl livin' with him. Maybe she knows. 581 00:36:28,702 --> 00:36:30,328 - Name was Echo. - Echo? 582 00:36:30,329 --> 00:36:33,206 That's what she went by, at least. 583 00:36:33,207 --> 00:36:35,583 Works at the titty bar over on 40. 584 00:36:35,584 --> 00:36:37,751 - Highway 40? - Mm. 585 00:36:37,752 --> 00:36:39,337 Across from the Burger King. 586 00:36:39,338 --> 00:36:40,630 Okay. Thank you. 587 00:36:53,518 --> 00:36:55,019 - Girls get in free. - Oh. 588 00:36:55,020 --> 00:36:56,812 - I'm looking for Echo. - Who? 589 00:36:56,813 --> 00:36:58,105 Echo. 590 00:37:16,583 --> 00:37:18,292 Roy was a fucking wacko. 591 00:37:18,293 --> 00:37:20,420 I was stupid to live with him as long as I did. 592 00:37:20,421 --> 00:37:22,755 - Do you know where he is now? - I don't know, and I don't care. 593 00:37:22,756 --> 00:37:25,007 He ever talk about the article I wrote? 594 00:37:25,008 --> 00:37:27,510 All the time. He had it framed. 595 00:37:27,511 --> 00:37:30,763 Bet it's still in the trailer if it's not in a junkyard right now. 596 00:37:30,764 --> 00:37:32,724 Did he say why he called me? 597 00:37:32,725 --> 00:37:35,435 - Did he ever tell you? - I was there. 598 00:37:35,436 --> 00:37:37,978 - Where? - When the guy showed up. 599 00:37:37,979 --> 00:37:39,980 Who? 600 00:37:42,442 --> 00:37:45,612 I won't name names. 601 00:37:45,613 --> 00:37:47,614 Fuck Roy Kapeniak. 602 00:37:47,615 --> 00:37:49,699 You don't owe him shit. 603 00:37:52,118 --> 00:37:54,287 Some guy who said he was a Congressman. 604 00:37:59,250 --> 00:38:02,086 Was it... 605 00:38:02,087 --> 00:38:03,713 Him? 606 00:38:03,714 --> 00:38:05,465 No. 607 00:38:05,466 --> 00:38:07,508 He was younger, tall, 608 00:38:07,509 --> 00:38:10,136 not much hair, pretty good-looking. 609 00:38:14,682 --> 00:38:17,477 - Yeah, that was him. - You're absolutely sure? 610 00:38:17,478 --> 00:38:19,895 He brought bourbon, blow, stayed the whole night. 611 00:38:19,896 --> 00:38:21,481 The whole thing was his idea. 612 00:38:21,482 --> 00:38:24,150 What, to say that Kern wrote the editorial? 613 00:38:24,151 --> 00:38:26,819 That guy didn't write anything. It was all Roy. 614 00:38:26,820 --> 00:38:29,155 Okay, look, I know I said that I wouldn't name names, 615 00:38:29,156 --> 00:38:31,031 and I won't if that's what you want. 616 00:38:31,032 --> 00:38:33,117 But you could be famous overnight. 617 00:38:33,118 --> 00:38:35,495 - Talk shows, TV, the whole country... - No way. 618 00:38:35,496 --> 00:38:38,414 You wouldn't have to dance anymore. You could do whatever you want. 619 00:38:38,415 --> 00:38:42,502 Don't use my fucking name, okay? I already said more than I should have. 620 00:38:59,751 --> 00:39:02,128 - Stamper, it's midnight. - Two things, boss. 621 00:39:02,129 --> 00:39:05,423 First, Janine Skorsky ambushed Christina this morning. 622 00:39:05,424 --> 00:39:08,217 I intercepted her before she could ask too much. 623 00:39:08,218 --> 00:39:11,011 - Should we be worried? - I can keep this contained, sir. 624 00:39:11,012 --> 00:39:13,681 - I just wanted you to know. - All right. What's the other thing? 625 00:39:13,682 --> 00:39:15,808 Doyle came back with his research. 626 00:39:15,809 --> 00:39:17,851 I just e-mailed it to you. 627 00:39:17,852 --> 00:39:20,354 The President told you he and Tusk didn't know each other, right? 628 00:39:20,355 --> 00:39:24,233 Yeah. He said they met once, I think, at a fund-raiser. 629 00:39:24,234 --> 00:39:25,943 That would appear to be a lie. 630 00:39:25,944 --> 00:39:27,612 All right. I have it in front of me now. 631 00:39:27,613 --> 00:39:29,863 Doyle catalogued all the instances he could find 632 00:39:29,864 --> 00:39:32,116 in which the two of them were in the same city at the same time. 633 00:39:32,117 --> 00:39:34,827 Items in red are events that they both attended. 634 00:39:34,828 --> 00:39:36,454 And he found something else. 635 00:39:36,455 --> 00:39:38,790 Back in Walker's private sector days, 636 00:39:38,791 --> 00:39:41,083 he was the C.E.O. of Pioneer Airlines. 637 00:39:41,084 --> 00:39:45,171 Guess who owned a third of the stock when it was sold to united? 638 00:39:45,172 --> 00:39:46,922 Raymond Tusk. 639 00:39:46,923 --> 00:39:49,925 My guess is that he and Walker know each other quite well. 640 00:39:51,761 --> 00:39:54,221 All right. Let me look this over. I'll call you back. 641 00:40:03,105 --> 00:40:05,441 I'm being played. 642 00:40:07,443 --> 00:40:09,487 But why? 643 00:40:17,787 --> 00:40:19,913 - Did I wake you again? - No. 644 00:40:19,914 --> 00:40:21,541 I'd like to talk. 645 00:40:21,542 --> 00:40:23,751 Give me a moment. 646 00:40:52,850 --> 00:40:54,602 Carolina Parakeet. 647 00:40:54,603 --> 00:40:56,937 You're wrong, but you're close. 648 00:40:57,980 --> 00:41:00,107 This is the Sun Conure. 649 00:41:00,108 --> 00:41:01,984 They look very similar, 650 00:41:01,985 --> 00:41:05,029 but the Carolina Parakeet is extinct. 651 00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:07,640 Was killed off because it was considered a pest. 652 00:41:07,641 --> 00:41:10,643 Interesting species, though. 653 00:41:10,644 --> 00:41:11,670 Voracious appetite. 654 00:41:11,771 --> 00:41:14,561 And he was poison. Cats who ate him died. 655 00:41:16,151 --> 00:41:19,029 This bird is not the only thing you've misidentified 656 00:41:19,030 --> 00:41:20,864 since you've been in St. Louis. 657 00:41:20,865 --> 00:41:23,658 You and Walker are old friends. 658 00:41:23,659 --> 00:41:25,994 I wasn't sent here to vet you. 659 00:41:25,995 --> 00:41:28,080 Very good. 660 00:41:28,081 --> 00:41:30,249 Tell me why I am here, then. 661 00:41:30,250 --> 00:41:32,125 So I can vet you. 662 00:41:32,126 --> 00:41:34,878 For the vice presidency? 663 00:41:34,879 --> 00:41:39,549 The President values my advice, and he tends to follow it. 664 00:41:39,550 --> 00:41:43,095 Like when I advised him not to make you Secretary of State. 665 00:41:47,183 --> 00:41:49,184 That was very bad advice. 666 00:41:49,185 --> 00:41:51,103 Yes, it was. 667 00:41:51,104 --> 00:41:53,188 One of the larger mistakes I've made, 668 00:41:53,189 --> 00:41:56,858 and I very rarely make mistakes of any size. 669 00:41:56,859 --> 00:42:01,821 You've proven yourself to be quite difficult. 670 00:42:03,156 --> 00:42:06,785 Kern, the teachers' strike, now Matthews. 671 00:42:06,786 --> 00:42:08,828 You attribute all that to me? 672 00:42:08,829 --> 00:42:10,872 If I had to guess. 673 00:42:10,873 --> 00:42:15,127 A smart man once said to me that speculation is a poor form of politics. 674 00:42:15,128 --> 00:42:17,212 Why don't you stick to what you know, Raymond? 675 00:42:19,423 --> 00:42:23,468 What I know is you are extremely effective 676 00:42:23,469 --> 00:42:25,637 at what you set your mind to. 677 00:42:25,638 --> 00:42:27,555 That is valuable to me, 678 00:42:27,556 --> 00:42:31,351 and I've already told Garrett that it could be valuable to him... 679 00:42:31,352 --> 00:42:36,022 somebody at his side with one foot in the executive branch 680 00:42:36,023 --> 00:42:37,649 and one in the legislative. 681 00:42:37,650 --> 00:42:40,402 He is very open to the idea. 682 00:42:42,779 --> 00:42:45,782 My turn to speculate. 683 00:42:45,783 --> 00:42:48,827 Your recommendation... 684 00:42:48,828 --> 00:42:50,912 comes at a price. 685 00:42:56,251 --> 00:42:58,211 Fact. 686 00:42:58,212 --> 00:43:01,173 I have something that you want. 687 00:43:01,174 --> 00:43:04,259 You have something that I want. 688 00:43:04,260 --> 00:43:06,761 Have I said something amusing? 689 00:43:06,762 --> 00:43:10,432 Oh, I've just sat too many times on your side of the table 690 00:43:10,433 --> 00:43:13,559 not to enjoy the irony of finding myself on this side of it. 691 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:15,812 Would you like to hear what I want? 692 00:43:15,813 --> 00:43:18,398 I don't shackle myself to people I don't know. 693 00:43:18,399 --> 00:43:21,818 What I want is one favor. 694 00:43:21,819 --> 00:43:25,405 One and only one. 695 00:43:25,406 --> 00:43:26,739 Which is? 696 00:43:26,740 --> 00:43:28,741 I need to be certain you'll grant it 697 00:43:28,742 --> 00:43:31,411 before I'll take the risk of being more specific. 698 00:43:31,412 --> 00:43:32,996 A blank check. 699 00:43:32,997 --> 00:43:34,789 Of sorts. 700 00:43:34,790 --> 00:43:37,876 You would never grant anyone a blank check. 701 00:43:37,877 --> 00:43:41,171 No. But I'm not sitting on that side of the table. 702 00:43:43,298 --> 00:43:46,301 We still believe in handshakes where I come from. 703 00:43:46,302 --> 00:43:48,345 Do they still mean anything in Washington? 704 00:43:48,346 --> 00:43:51,848 - Who are you calling? - Car service to get me to the airport. 705 00:43:51,849 --> 00:43:54,434 Frank, 706 00:43:54,435 --> 00:43:58,355 I will tell the President that I want until Friday 707 00:43:58,356 --> 00:44:01,024 to think things over before I make my recommendation. 708 00:44:01,025 --> 00:44:02,650 Let me know if you change your mind. 709 00:44:02,651 --> 00:44:04,319 And let me arrange the car for you. 710 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:06,654 Hi. I'd like to arrange a car, please. 711 00:44:12,618 --> 00:44:15,038 - How are you feeling? - Better than yesterday. 712 00:44:15,039 --> 00:44:18,291 But I might take off early if, uh, the nausea comes back. 713 00:44:18,292 --> 00:44:22,962 I find it interesting that you stay home the day after you blow off the sancorp people. 714 00:44:22,963 --> 00:44:26,258 You weren't feeling sick, Gillian. 715 00:44:26,259 --> 00:44:31,137 I find it extremely offensive that you'd accuse me of hiding behind my pregnancy. 716 00:44:31,138 --> 00:44:33,515 You knew what I wanted. 717 00:44:33,516 --> 00:44:35,016 The Botswana project is mine. 718 00:44:35,017 --> 00:44:37,936 Under my umbrella, using money I raised. 719 00:44:37,937 --> 00:44:40,439 You promised me autonomy. 720 00:44:41,565 --> 00:44:44,650 Um, excuse us for a moment, please. 721 00:44:48,988 --> 00:44:51,866 I promised to empower you. That's not the same thing 722 00:44:51,867 --> 00:44:54,660 as you doing as you choose without consulting me. 723 00:44:54,661 --> 00:44:57,705 I'm not gonna allow a project I've put almost three years of my life into... 724 00:44:57,706 --> 00:45:01,000 your project wouldn't be happening if it weren't for sancorp. 725 00:45:01,001 --> 00:45:02,668 I didn't ask for their help. 726 00:45:02,669 --> 00:45:05,547 How about consulting me before you struck a deal? 727 00:45:05,548 --> 00:45:07,549 Let's get something very clear. 728 00:45:07,550 --> 00:45:11,303 I run the organization. You work for it. 729 00:45:11,304 --> 00:45:14,055 Our agreement is an affiliation, Claire. 730 00:45:14,056 --> 00:45:17,559 - Worldwell isn't your vassal. - Yes, it is, entirely, 731 00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:19,227 if we're going to be blunt about it. 732 00:45:19,228 --> 00:45:21,438 That's not what you proposed six months ago. 733 00:45:21,439 --> 00:45:23,523 It's what you signed up for when you signed the contract. 734 00:45:23,524 --> 00:45:25,733 There was a good faith understanding that... 735 00:45:25,734 --> 00:45:27,944 And you dissolved that good faith by disobeying me. 736 00:45:29,321 --> 00:45:32,240 - Disobeying you? - Yes. 737 00:45:35,076 --> 00:45:37,370 I threaten you, don't I? 738 00:45:37,371 --> 00:45:40,039 Nothing about you threatens me. 739 00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:42,834 But maybe you should take a leave of absence. 740 00:45:42,835 --> 00:45:45,003 Are you firing me? 741 00:45:45,004 --> 00:45:47,547 That's up to you, but right now you should leave. 742 00:45:52,803 --> 00:45:54,513 Did you get her on record? 743 00:45:54,514 --> 00:45:56,473 No. She wouldn't talk to me otherwise. 744 00:45:56,474 --> 00:45:59,267 We need hard proof that Underwood was behind it. 745 00:45:59,268 --> 00:46:01,811 This whole thing is making me really nervous. 746 00:46:01,812 --> 00:46:03,938 That you'll be exposed? 747 00:46:03,939 --> 00:46:06,441 Not that. 748 00:46:07,317 --> 00:46:09,444 It's Francis. 749 00:46:09,445 --> 00:46:12,322 If this really goes as deep as we think, and he's already watching you... 750 00:46:12,323 --> 00:46:15,033 - You think he's dangerous? - I know he is. 751 00:46:15,034 --> 00:46:18,911 Then that's why we have to keep going. 752 00:46:18,912 --> 00:46:21,080 He crushes people... 753 00:46:26,211 --> 00:46:28,796 - Hey, Callum. - Hey. 754 00:46:34,135 --> 00:46:37,681 Look, if you weren't afraid, you wouldn't be doing your job. 755 00:46:37,682 --> 00:46:40,058 The only articles that I have ever written 756 00:46:40,059 --> 00:46:42,394 that truly mattered scared the shit out of me. 757 00:46:42,395 --> 00:46:46,064 We need to know about anything that might've happened with Russo. 758 00:46:46,065 --> 00:46:49,401 Something Underwood could have held over him. 759 00:46:49,402 --> 00:46:51,444 We have to go back to Christina Gallagher, 760 00:46:51,445 --> 00:46:53,154 see if she'll give us something. 761 00:46:53,155 --> 00:46:55,574 It can't be me. If I go back for a second time... 762 00:46:55,575 --> 00:46:57,492 I'll do it. 763 00:46:57,153 --> 00:47:00,780 You honestly had no idea that the President and Tusk were close? 764 00:47:00,781 --> 00:47:03,200 He never showed up once on any call sheet, 765 00:47:03,201 --> 00:47:06,578 phone log or schedule during the campaign or since we've been in office. 766 00:47:06,579 --> 00:47:09,373 I'd love to believe you, Linda, but I'm finding it very difficult. 767 00:47:09,374 --> 00:47:11,291 What would I gain by keeping you in the dark? 768 00:47:11,292 --> 00:47:12,751 I am as shocked as you are, Frank. 769 00:47:12,752 --> 00:47:14,544 Well, don't let on that you know. 770 00:47:14,545 --> 00:47:16,838 - Of course not. - What's the President saying? 771 00:47:16,839 --> 00:47:19,465 He wants to meet with you Tuesday to get your report on Tusk. 772 00:47:19,466 --> 00:47:22,886 - That's a farce. - Should I come up with a reason to delay the meeting? 773 00:47:22,887 --> 00:47:25,597 - No. Maybe we'll learn something. What time? - 2:00 P.M. 774 00:47:25,598 --> 00:47:28,600 All right. I'll be there. Thank you, Linda. 775 00:47:28,601 --> 00:47:31,853 - We have one week. - To accomplish what exactly? 776 00:47:31,854 --> 00:47:35,399 To force Tusk's hand. He wants me beholden to him? No. 777 00:47:35,400 --> 00:47:38,318 We have to make him come crawling to me. 778 00:47:38,319 --> 00:47:41,405 What's his weakness? 779 00:47:41,406 --> 00:47:42,864 His fortune. 780 00:47:42,865 --> 00:47:44,950 Wouldn't you say that's his strength? 781 00:47:44,951 --> 00:47:47,160 Not if it's slipping away. 782 00:47:47,161 --> 00:47:49,537 - How do you make 40 billion disappear overnight? - We can't. 783 00:47:49,538 --> 00:47:51,915 But maybe we can create the illusion that it's in danger. 784 00:47:51,916 --> 00:47:54,000 The brief you gave me on his assets. 785 00:47:54,001 --> 00:47:59,214 How much of his total net worth is... in nuclear power? 786 00:47:59,215 --> 00:48:02,634 About a third. Sixteen reactors here in the states, 37 worldwide. 787 00:48:02,635 --> 00:48:04,677 Well, that's what we hit him with. 788 00:48:04,678 --> 00:48:06,305 We go after his nuclear interests. 789 00:48:06,306 --> 00:48:09,099 Even so, he's got 25 billion in other investments. 790 00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:11,351 Doug, this is a man who built his fortune from nothing. 791 00:48:11,352 --> 00:48:13,270 The money doesn't mean anything to him. 792 00:48:13,271 --> 00:48:15,147 It's what it represents. 793 00:48:15,148 --> 00:48:17,190 - Which is what? - His life's work. 794 00:48:17,191 --> 00:48:19,734 Get Remy Danton on the phone. Set up a meeting as quickly as you can. 795 00:48:19,735 --> 00:48:22,528 You got it. 796 00:48:22,529 --> 00:48:26,116 Tusk understands the difference between power and money. 797 00:48:26,117 --> 00:48:28,201 That's precisely what makes him dangerous. 798 00:48:28,202 --> 00:48:32,164 He doesn't measure his wealth in private jets but purchased souls. 799 00:48:32,165 --> 00:48:35,959 I've worked too hard to get within arm's reach of the prize 800 00:48:35,960 --> 00:48:40,046 only to have my hand cut off just before I seize it. 801 00:48:40,047 --> 00:48:43,467 Zoe Barnes, here to see Christina Gallagher. 802 00:48:45,177 --> 00:48:46,970 I'm sorry. I don't see an appointment. 803 00:48:46,971 --> 00:48:48,972 Oh, there must be a mistake. I have an 11:30. 804 00:48:48,973 --> 00:48:50,514 One second. 805 00:48:52,017 --> 00:48:54,186 My name is Zoe Barnes. 806 00:48:54,187 --> 00:48:57,397 I work at Slugline. You spoke to my colleague Janine Skorsky. 807 00:48:57,398 --> 00:49:00,692 - Miss... - Oh, we're fine, thanks. 808 00:49:00,693 --> 00:49:02,444 You can't just come in here... 809 00:49:02,445 --> 00:49:04,612 there are things you don't know about Peter. 810 00:49:04,613 --> 00:49:08,532 - I wrote the article about Roy Kapeniak. - Please leave. Right now. 811 00:49:08,533 --> 00:49:10,994 It was Peter who convinced him to talk to me. 812 00:49:10,995 --> 00:49:14,414 What? I don't... I don't understand. 813 00:49:14,415 --> 00:49:16,708 - Why would he... - Somebody pressured him to do it. 814 00:49:16,709 --> 00:49:21,171 The night of January 24th. That's when he went to speak to Kapeniak. 815 00:49:21,172 --> 00:49:24,966 Do you remember anything strange around the time of the inauguration? 816 00:49:24,967 --> 00:49:27,427 - Anything that could have been held over him? - No, I don't. 817 00:49:27,428 --> 00:49:32,057 If he was mixed up in things that in any way contributed to his suicide, 818 00:49:32,058 --> 00:49:34,184 wouldn't you want to know? 819 00:49:34,185 --> 00:49:36,602 I'm not trying to cause you any more pain. 820 00:49:36,603 --> 00:49:38,771 I just want the truth. 821 00:49:38,772 --> 00:49:40,940 And you deserve that more than anyone. 822 00:49:43,402 --> 00:49:45,695 - What was the date? - The 24th of January. 823 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:05,509 www.addic7ed.com