1 00:01:31,614 --> 00:01:35,442 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com 2 00:01:47,983 --> 00:01:50,193 "She squared off mano-a-mano with Petrov 3 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:52,487 to finalize the bailout deal. 4 00:01:52,570 --> 00:01:54,657 Meanwhile, Secretary Durant twiddled her thumbs, 5 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:57,117 waiting without a seat at the bargaining table." 6 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:58,994 Pretty wild, huh? 7 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:02,748 - When was that posted? - 3:00 a.m. 8 00:02:07,502 --> 00:02:09,046 You should go. 9 00:02:12,590 --> 00:02:15,343 - No breakfast, even? - I have work to do. 10 00:02:15,427 --> 00:02:17,595 Welcome back. It's a dramatic day. Let's see where things stand. 11 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,056 And, Wolf, you can see the big change. 12 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:21,433 Catherine Durant now on our presidential nominating wall. 13 00:02:21,516 --> 00:02:23,811 She has shifted from vice presidential hopeful 14 00:02:23,894 --> 00:02:25,437 to potential presidential candidate. 15 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,190 And a Durant candidacy might be appealing to Democrats 16 00:02:28,273 --> 00:02:31,694 who aren't enthusiastic about either Underwood or Dunbar. 17 00:02:31,777 --> 00:02:34,571 And imagine this scenario if we play this out through this convention. 18 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:37,825 Heather Dunbar came out of the primaries, of course, with 46%. 19 00:02:37,908 --> 00:02:39,326 It's not enough to win the nomination, 20 00:02:39,409 --> 00:02:42,830 but for him to win, President Underwood, he still needs these superdelegates. 21 00:02:42,913 --> 00:02:45,123 He won the popular vote when Dunbar withdrew, 22 00:02:45,207 --> 00:02:47,960 but you're saying he doesn't have a technical majority. 23 00:02:48,043 --> 00:02:50,587 659 superdelegates yet to weigh in, 24 00:02:50,670 --> 00:02:52,965 so you see Frank Underwood drops down to 48%. 25 00:02:53,048 --> 00:02:55,675 He's still in the lead, but not enough to clinch the nomination. 26 00:02:55,759 --> 00:02:58,386 And you want a little bit more intrigue, like we need that? 27 00:02:58,470 --> 00:03:01,223 Twenty-four states, Wolf, these 24 states highlighted, 28 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:04,226 they do not have so-called faithless delegate laws, 29 00:03:04,309 --> 00:03:08,688 meaning in these 24 states, the delegates don't have to, 30 00:03:08,772 --> 00:03:11,066 they are not legally bound to vote for the candidate 31 00:03:11,149 --> 00:03:12,776 who won their state's primary or caucus. 32 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:15,570 - They can vote for whoever they want. - They could vote for Heather Dunbar. 33 00:03:15,653 --> 00:03:17,072 They could switch over and vote for Catherine Durant. 34 00:03:17,155 --> 00:03:19,282 Wolf, if they want, they could vote for you. 35 00:03:19,366 --> 00:03:20,617 They're not gonna vote for me. 36 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:23,245 But if Secretary Durant siphons off enough votes 37 00:03:23,328 --> 00:03:26,206 or Underwood doesn't get that majority in the first ballot, 38 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:27,665 what, all bets are off? 39 00:03:27,750 --> 00:03:29,626 I think about the only sure bet today is 40 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:33,130 President Underwood must be wishing he hadn't agreed to this open convention. 41 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:36,466 Does Durant or Dunbar really have a shot at winning this thing? 42 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,844 Sure. You've got a president who wasn't elected to begin with. 43 00:03:38,927 --> 00:03:41,054 His health is a giant question mark right now. 44 00:03:41,138 --> 00:03:43,223 He's had a rocky tenure, plus you've got an open convention. 45 00:03:43,306 --> 00:03:44,933 Anything could happen. 46 00:03:45,017 --> 00:03:46,977 Like giving, uh, Durant a run for her money. 47 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:50,355 Uh, Slugline, by the way, picked up the Politico story from yesterday. 48 00:03:50,438 --> 00:03:51,982 It could get traction out there on the floor. 49 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:54,192 That's true, and, again, at an open convention, 50 00:03:54,276 --> 00:03:57,195 Claire Underwood may suddenly be the dark horse here. 51 00:04:21,636 --> 00:04:23,430 Mother. 52 00:04:25,473 --> 00:04:27,768 Hello, Claire. 53 00:04:32,856 --> 00:04:34,942 Why'd you move down here? 54 00:04:36,234 --> 00:04:40,738 Hospice lady said I shouldn't be going up and down stairs anymore. 55 00:04:41,698 --> 00:04:44,868 Besides, I like it. More light. 56 00:04:47,996 --> 00:04:49,622 Who's that? 57 00:04:49,706 --> 00:04:52,209 Uh, Tom, would you give us a minute, please? 58 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:53,376 Sorry. 59 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:56,129 No, no. Come here, young man. 60 00:04:57,505 --> 00:04:59,716 Hi, Mrs. Hale. 61 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,384 My name's Tom. 62 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:05,138 It's Thomas Yates, the novelist. You've probably heard of him. 63 00:05:06,181 --> 00:05:11,895 Mmm, I think everything since John Cheever isn't worth readin'. 64 00:05:11,979 --> 00:05:15,816 You're probably right. 65 00:05:18,276 --> 00:05:22,447 Well, Claire... did you come to take stock 66 00:05:22,530 --> 00:05:26,368 of everything you're gonna inherit when I die? 67 00:05:28,661 --> 00:05:31,081 Hmm. Well, it's convenient, isn't it, 68 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:35,252 having a dying mother when you need an excuse to skip town? 69 00:05:39,923 --> 00:05:41,716 We won't disturb you. 70 00:05:43,385 --> 00:05:45,678 It was nice meeting you, Mrs. Hale. 71 00:05:45,762 --> 00:05:50,350 - Elizabeth. - All right. Well, then you call me Tom. 72 00:05:50,433 --> 00:05:51,518 I hate "Thomas." 73 00:05:52,769 --> 00:05:56,899 - Fair enough, Tom. - We have a deal. 74 00:06:01,653 --> 00:06:04,322 We want a unified party, not a fractured one. 75 00:06:04,406 --> 00:06:06,699 I can't play fast and loose with the rules. 76 00:06:06,783 --> 00:06:09,119 This is an open convention. There are no rules. 77 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:11,788 I already gave Senator Sheer that prime-time spot that you wanted. 78 00:06:11,871 --> 00:06:13,873 But this, as chair of the convention-- 79 00:06:13,957 --> 00:06:18,253 And I made you chair of this convention precisely for moments like this. 80 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:20,630 I have an obligation to not play favorites. 81 00:06:20,713 --> 00:06:23,883 Your obligation to the party is an obligation to the leader of the party, 82 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:26,011 and as the president, that would be me. 83 00:06:26,094 --> 00:06:27,095 - Correct? - Yes, sir, but-- 84 00:06:27,179 --> 00:06:30,807 Then this isn't about favoritism. It's about solidarity. 85 00:06:30,890 --> 00:06:34,561 We've got a car waiting to take you to the convention hall, Ms. Whittaker. 86 00:06:41,609 --> 00:06:44,947 I call this convention to order. 87 00:06:45,030 --> 00:06:50,618 Of the Democratic National Committee and the convention chair, Patti Whittaker. 88 00:06:54,872 --> 00:06:56,499 Good morning. 89 00:06:58,710 --> 00:07:02,047 I was just informed that the president will travel to Washington 90 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:04,341 to meet with his national security team. 91 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:08,220 Given that key contenders for both slots on the ticket 92 00:07:08,303 --> 00:07:14,892 aren't able to be on the floor today, the Rules Committee has advised that 93 00:07:14,977 --> 00:07:19,814 we should wait for their return before any further votes are held. 94 00:07:23,235 --> 00:07:27,280 There is a motion to postpone all votes 95 00:07:27,364 --> 00:07:30,242 until the president's return. 96 00:07:30,325 --> 00:07:34,287 ICO began its advance from As Suwar late last night, 97 00:07:34,371 --> 00:07:36,456 and by our calculations and their current pace, 98 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:39,584 we expect them to reach the Euphrates within 72 hours. 99 00:07:39,667 --> 00:07:42,337 Now, this could disrupt highway and river traffic, 100 00:07:42,420 --> 00:07:43,713 but more importantly, 101 00:07:43,796 --> 00:07:48,426 could give them the opportunity to destroy vital dams in the region. 102 00:07:48,510 --> 00:07:51,138 And as a result, I am heading to Washington right now 103 00:07:51,221 --> 00:07:54,557 so that we can decide exactly how we should stop this ICO advance. 104 00:07:57,644 --> 00:07:59,229 Is this sudden change of plans 105 00:07:59,312 --> 00:08:01,189 a result of your meeting with Governor Conway yesterday? 106 00:08:01,273 --> 00:08:05,610 Well, it wouldn't surprise me if ICO accelerated their plans, 107 00:08:05,693 --> 00:08:07,279 uh, because of the governor's comments. 108 00:08:07,362 --> 00:08:10,198 They certainly know how to take advantage of media attention. 109 00:08:10,282 --> 00:08:11,866 But whether that's the truth or not, 110 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:14,411 this is an imminent threat which we must deal with immediately. 111 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:15,912 I'm glad the president heard me 112 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:18,706 and finally took General Brockhart's advice to heart. 113 00:08:18,790 --> 00:08:21,626 Now we'll just have to wait and see if it actually results in anything. 114 00:08:21,709 --> 00:08:24,796 I just hope it's not too little, too late. 115 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:26,923 What are your plans now, Governor? Remain in Atlanta? 116 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:28,675 No, Hannah and I are heading back on the trail. 117 00:08:28,758 --> 00:08:31,428 We accomplished what we needed to here in Georgia, 118 00:08:31,511 --> 00:08:34,056 and we're heading off to Arizona today and then Utah. 119 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:35,515 Mr. President. Mr. President. 120 00:08:35,598 --> 00:08:37,017 Why Washington and not here? 121 00:08:37,100 --> 00:08:40,312 This issue is too sensitive for a mobile White House. 122 00:08:40,395 --> 00:08:41,938 I need to be in the Situation Room 123 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:44,941 with my entire staff and team of advisors around me. 124 00:08:47,235 --> 00:08:48,403 Yes, Adam. 125 00:08:48,486 --> 00:08:51,364 Mr. President, is this a way to silence Secretary Durant 126 00:08:51,448 --> 00:08:54,117 after Louisiana put her in the running for president? 127 00:08:54,201 --> 00:08:57,454 I don't use national security matters for political purposes. 128 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:58,663 You know that, Adam. 129 00:08:58,746 --> 00:09:00,998 You have any other further questions, please direct them to Seth. 130 00:09:01,083 --> 00:09:02,125 Thank you all very much. 131 00:09:04,461 --> 00:09:06,296 - You want me to come with? - No, you stay behind. 132 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:08,048 - Keep everything under control. - Yes, sir. 133 00:09:08,131 --> 00:09:10,092 There are reports that she's left Atlanta. 134 00:09:10,175 --> 00:09:11,593 The First Lady left earlier this morning. 135 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:14,721 Her mother's health has deteriorated in the past few days. 136 00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:17,057 - Seth! - Adam. 137 00:09:17,140 --> 00:09:19,267 Does this mean she's out of the running for VP? 138 00:09:19,351 --> 00:09:21,644 The First Lady was never in the running. 139 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:24,522 She and the president continue to support Catherine Durant-- 140 00:09:32,530 --> 00:09:35,575 Father of four, sailor... 141 00:09:35,658 --> 00:09:38,411 staph infection from stepping on a rusty fish hook. 142 00:09:38,495 --> 00:09:39,912 Heavens! 143 00:09:39,996 --> 00:09:43,040 And this one, yeah, you were a fruit fly. 144 00:09:43,125 --> 00:09:45,377 - A fruit fly. - Yes. 145 00:09:45,460 --> 00:09:47,462 Oh. Oh, oh... 146 00:09:47,545 --> 00:09:51,383 You were a consort to Rasputin and his 14-inch... 147 00:09:51,466 --> 00:09:53,801 No, don't say it. 148 00:09:53,885 --> 00:09:55,803 I don't have to say it because you're already imagining it. 149 00:10:01,393 --> 00:10:03,520 I looked it over. 150 00:10:05,021 --> 00:10:06,606 I'll meet you outside. 151 00:10:17,242 --> 00:10:22,997 Uh, gonna leave all this to Vi and the girls if you're not interested. 152 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:28,336 - Grandmother's jewelry? - Mmm-hmm. 153 00:10:28,420 --> 00:10:32,924 She'd turn over in her grave if I didn't at least offer it to you. 154 00:10:34,091 --> 00:10:38,346 - She had great taste. - Hmm. Where do you think I got it from? 155 00:10:41,849 --> 00:10:43,059 What's this? 156 00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:49,691 Look at it. Open it up. 157 00:10:53,069 --> 00:10:57,657 Must be worth somethin', baby teeth of the First Lady. 158 00:10:59,451 --> 00:11:02,370 I like that boy. 159 00:11:03,288 --> 00:11:05,415 Makes me laugh. 160 00:11:06,291 --> 00:11:08,251 Like your father used to. 161 00:11:08,335 --> 00:11:12,255 Can't imagine Daddy dressed up as a fortune teller. 162 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:17,051 Oh, you'd be surprised. He had a silly side to him. 163 00:11:17,134 --> 00:11:19,053 Not that I ever saw. 164 00:11:20,763 --> 00:11:26,478 Well, there were certain things that he only did with me. 165 00:11:31,899 --> 00:11:33,109 Oh. 166 00:11:33,192 --> 00:11:36,613 Oh, you see, laughter is good for the pain. 167 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:40,367 Even better than this morphine. 168 00:11:40,450 --> 00:11:43,119 - Let me help you. - No, no, I can do it. 169 00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:44,829 You just go. 170 00:11:47,457 --> 00:11:49,208 Go! 171 00:12:07,477 --> 00:12:09,729 You crossed everything out. 172 00:12:11,314 --> 00:12:14,442 - It wasn't good. - I know. 173 00:12:20,657 --> 00:12:23,993 Is that what you're gonna do here, after she dies? 174 00:12:25,537 --> 00:12:28,581 Cross everything out... because it wasn't good? 175 00:12:34,128 --> 00:12:36,130 You're not going to get me to talk about my mother. 176 00:12:40,217 --> 00:12:42,345 I hope not. 177 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,221 Hatred's ugly. 178 00:12:44,306 --> 00:12:46,558 It's too beautiful a day for that. 179 00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:50,061 Back to the salt mines. 180 00:13:00,863 --> 00:13:02,449 Please, sit. 181 00:13:02,532 --> 00:13:04,784 Sir, these are the current ICO positions. 182 00:13:04,867 --> 00:13:07,912 We're still drafting action items, but we can give you a rough sense-- 183 00:13:07,995 --> 00:13:10,332 Well, before we discuss any military options, 184 00:13:10,415 --> 00:13:13,418 I'd like to put a call in to Damascus and see what they'll allow. 185 00:13:13,501 --> 00:13:16,295 Madam Secretary, won't you join me? 186 00:13:22,969 --> 00:13:26,723 So you had to call a national security meeting just to get us in the same room? 187 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:29,266 And to keep you off the phone with Conway. 188 00:13:29,351 --> 00:13:32,228 All I needed was one call to him. I don't need to make another. 189 00:13:32,311 --> 00:13:35,815 You don't actually think he's gonna make you Secretary of State, do you? 190 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:37,859 Probably not, but I would've paid good money 191 00:13:37,942 --> 00:13:40,487 - just to see your face when he told you. - Mmm. 192 00:13:40,570 --> 00:13:43,573 I never promised you the ticket. I promised you I'd try. 193 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:45,575 You pretended to try. 194 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:47,660 Claire's support didn't just happen on its own, 195 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:53,124 and you had the gall to take my hand, look me in the eye and lie to my face. 196 00:13:53,207 --> 00:13:55,960 - You're mistaken, Cathy. - Oh, come on, Frank. 197 00:13:56,043 --> 00:14:00,339 I've had a front row seat to everything since the day Walker took office, 198 00:14:00,423 --> 00:14:03,635 all the lies and betrayals, and I helped you. 199 00:14:03,718 --> 00:14:06,638 My mistake was I assumed you wouldn't stab me in the back. 200 00:14:06,721 --> 00:14:10,016 Your mistake is that it backfired. 201 00:14:11,768 --> 00:14:13,603 This is all personal, isn't it? 202 00:14:13,686 --> 00:14:17,440 This is about how Claire treated you when I was in the hospital. 203 00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:19,901 Give me more credit than that. This is business. 204 00:14:19,984 --> 00:14:22,570 We were partners. You broke the contract. 205 00:14:22,654 --> 00:14:26,157 - So, what do you want? - What else is there, Frank? 206 00:14:27,074 --> 00:14:28,242 Nothing. 207 00:14:29,911 --> 00:14:33,831 It's simple. Either Claire's votes come my way... 208 00:14:33,915 --> 00:14:36,167 or I turn the convention upside down. 209 00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:41,088 We need to talk about Seth. 210 00:14:41,172 --> 00:14:43,800 I've been getting calls from former clients. 211 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:46,844 Now, before you say anything, here's the dirt. 212 00:14:46,928 --> 00:14:49,263 I cheated on a math test in 8th grade, 213 00:14:49,346 --> 00:14:51,933 I shoplifted a homecoming dress when I was 16, 214 00:14:52,016 --> 00:14:54,477 I experimented with a sorority sister in freshman year, 215 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:56,771 and I was late on my taxes in 2007. 216 00:14:56,854 --> 00:15:01,443 What he won't find is anything that justifies firing me. 217 00:15:01,526 --> 00:15:04,487 I'm sure he was just vetting you. We do that with everyone. 218 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:07,615 Okay, if that's your story, then fine, 219 00:15:07,699 --> 00:15:09,742 but all I care about is winning this election. 220 00:15:09,826 --> 00:15:13,079 So let's get past our personal shit and be a team, okay? 221 00:15:18,125 --> 00:15:20,336 We're fighting a common enemy here, Mr. President. 222 00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:22,129 It's important that we remain united. 223 00:15:22,213 --> 00:15:25,675 Yeah, and I can assure you that Secretary Durant will reach out 224 00:15:25,758 --> 00:15:29,011 before we conduct any operation. Thank you for your time, Mr. President. 225 00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:31,681 We'll be in touch as soon as we come up with a plan. 226 00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:34,183 You're acting like I'll still be Secretary of State. 227 00:15:34,266 --> 00:15:36,478 Well, if you play your cards right, you will be. 228 00:15:36,561 --> 00:15:38,896 Who else did you offer the VP slot to? 229 00:15:38,980 --> 00:15:40,982 There's Jackie, Austen, me. Anyone else? 230 00:15:41,065 --> 00:15:43,317 Austen withdrew on his own, and so did Jackie. 231 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,111 I did not push her out. 232 00:15:45,194 --> 00:15:48,990 Jackie says you took her for granted, that you bullied her, you intimidated her. 233 00:15:49,073 --> 00:15:51,743 And that is what she is telling every member 234 00:15:51,826 --> 00:15:55,455 of the California delegation, one phone call at a time. 235 00:15:55,538 --> 00:15:58,791 California. Lots of votes. 236 00:15:58,875 --> 00:16:01,461 California, the largest piece of delegates at the Democratic Convention. 237 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:04,464 I'm told that delegation is trending toward Heather Dunbar. 238 00:16:04,547 --> 00:16:05,548 Let's watch this, Wolf. 239 00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:08,760 Let's imagine she only picked up two-thirds of the California delegates. 240 00:16:08,843 --> 00:16:10,177 That gets you above 300 there. 241 00:16:10,261 --> 00:16:12,805 Plus, we assume she'll keep her home state Connecticut's support. 242 00:16:12,889 --> 00:16:14,140 Off to a pretty good start. 243 00:16:14,223 --> 00:16:17,393 It's over 300 delegates. What, roughly, uh, 7% of the vote? 244 00:16:17,477 --> 00:16:19,562 That alone could take this, what, to a second ballot? 245 00:16:19,646 --> 00:16:22,064 That takes it to a second ballot, an open convention again. 246 00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:25,818 Plus, we also assume that Louisiana will stay with Catherine Durant. 247 00:16:25,902 --> 00:16:27,945 So, we are not going to have a definitive idea 248 00:16:28,029 --> 00:16:29,363 of how all this is gonna shape up 249 00:16:29,446 --> 00:16:31,282 at least until they conduct the first ballot. 250 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:32,867 There's still no update as to, uh, 251 00:16:32,950 --> 00:16:36,037 when the president and Secretary Durant will return. 252 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:37,747 No, and that adds to some of the uncertainty here. 253 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,874 So let's go back to the floor, see how things are playing out. 254 00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:44,045 It didn't specify in the article which direction the motorcade was heading. 255 00:16:46,923 --> 00:16:48,132 East. 256 00:16:50,635 --> 00:16:51,844 You're sure? 257 00:16:53,638 --> 00:16:55,139 Thank you very much. 258 00:17:18,621 --> 00:17:20,081 Hot damn! 259 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:24,752 I am promising you Secretary of State for as long as you want it 260 00:17:24,836 --> 00:17:28,505 and my full support when you run for president in 2024. 261 00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:30,216 I mean, who knows, you might even get lucky. 262 00:17:30,299 --> 00:17:32,009 My liver might fail before then. 263 00:17:32,093 --> 00:17:35,638 Your promises stopped meaning much after you promised Baker my job. 264 00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:38,474 I have no intention of offering him Secretary of State. 265 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,768 Oh, so you lied to him the way Walker lied to you. 266 00:17:40,852 --> 00:17:46,023 No. Walker and I didn't have a history. And Walker didn't respect me. 267 00:17:46,107 --> 00:17:49,777 You and I have a history, Cathy, and I respect you immensely. 268 00:17:49,861 --> 00:17:52,446 But our history goes back three years. 269 00:17:52,529 --> 00:17:57,159 Claire's and my partnership goes back 30. You have to respect that. 270 00:17:57,243 --> 00:18:01,538 I might have... if you had been honest with me from the beginning. 271 00:18:01,623 --> 00:18:04,876 Well, I wish I could turn back time, but here we are. 272 00:18:04,959 --> 00:18:07,294 And you can keep me out of Atlanta for as long as you want, 273 00:18:07,378 --> 00:18:09,756 but you can't hold the vote back forever. 274 00:18:09,839 --> 00:18:13,676 Time's moving forward, not back. And time is on my side. 275 00:18:18,973 --> 00:18:21,893 If Heather Dunbar wants to take advantage of the president's absence, 276 00:18:21,976 --> 00:18:23,144 that's her prerogative. 277 00:18:23,227 --> 00:18:25,562 But she's still in D.C., there's no public statement. 278 00:18:25,647 --> 00:18:27,732 You see that as taking advantage? 279 00:18:27,815 --> 00:18:30,610 You think Congresswoman Sharp would make calls on her behalf 280 00:18:30,693 --> 00:18:32,569 if she wasn't pulling the strings from Washington? 281 00:18:32,654 --> 00:18:34,864 Sharp says she's doing it on her own. 282 00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:36,949 You don't have any proof of coordination. 283 00:18:37,033 --> 00:18:40,870 You're right, I don't. Just human nature, basic logic, 284 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:43,623 and a slightly better than average understanding of political gamesmanship. 285 00:18:44,999 --> 00:18:48,961 Uh, if you will excuse me, even press secretaries have to pee. 286 00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:50,046 - I'll just be right back. - Okay. 287 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:52,048 Excuse me. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Excuse me. 288 00:18:56,844 --> 00:18:58,012 What's up? 289 00:18:59,221 --> 00:19:01,724 LeAnn knows, and I think you told her. 290 00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:04,686 I did. Straight up. I told her everything. 291 00:19:04,769 --> 00:19:07,689 - Let's go. Upstairs. - No. 292 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:11,192 - Excuse me? - You've got Dunbar in play, 293 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:14,445 you got Durant with the president, and the First Lady's in Dallas. 294 00:19:14,528 --> 00:19:15,738 And I've got a room full of press 295 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,323 that I've been keeping at bay since 8:00 this morning, 296 00:19:17,406 --> 00:19:22,286 so I will tell you why I told her... after I tuck in all the children. 297 00:19:50,564 --> 00:19:55,527 Let's vote now! 298 00:19:56,988 --> 00:19:59,531 Order, please! 299 00:19:59,615 --> 00:20:02,702 It is Senator Sheer's time to speak. 300 00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:04,871 Order! 301 00:20:05,872 --> 00:20:08,165 Maybe we should let Cathy have her way. 302 00:20:09,083 --> 00:20:12,544 If the vote's held now, you two win. We focus on the general. 303 00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:16,132 What's brought all this on? 304 00:20:17,508 --> 00:20:21,846 I just wonder if we're in over our heads, Francis, trying to do this. 305 00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:23,264 Is it your mother? 306 00:20:24,015 --> 00:20:26,267 I'm sure it's difficult to see her this sick. 307 00:20:29,812 --> 00:20:31,731 She's completely helpless. 308 00:20:31,814 --> 00:20:34,776 But we're not helpless. We can turn this around. 309 00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:39,363 I guess I'm just... 310 00:20:41,073 --> 00:20:44,869 I don't know, maybe... maybe we're making a mistake. 311 00:20:44,952 --> 00:20:47,246 Maybe I'm not ready to be your running mate. 312 00:20:47,329 --> 00:20:51,583 - Conway has a four-star general. - Is she happy, your mother? 313 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:54,295 No, she's miserable. 314 00:20:55,046 --> 00:20:57,589 Tom makes her laugh, but mostly, no. 315 00:21:00,301 --> 00:21:02,011 Imagine my liver's failing. 316 00:21:02,094 --> 00:21:04,263 - Imagine I'm dying. - Francis... 317 00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:07,349 No, I just want you to picture it for just a moment. 318 00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:11,228 There I am, lying in a bed just like your mother is now. 319 00:21:12,396 --> 00:21:14,774 The only thing that would make me happy 320 00:21:14,857 --> 00:21:17,777 is to know that you would take over after I passed. 321 00:21:18,820 --> 00:21:20,822 If it were Cathy... 322 00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:23,532 I'd be just as miserable as your mother is. 323 00:21:25,201 --> 00:21:26,869 I'll do my part. 324 00:21:28,454 --> 00:21:30,747 You just concentrate on that speech. 325 00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:34,836 All right. Thank you, Francis. 326 00:21:34,919 --> 00:21:35,962 Good night. 327 00:21:36,879 --> 00:21:41,300 - She, uh... she won't eat? - It's hard for her to swallow. 328 00:21:42,593 --> 00:21:45,762 How much time do you think she has? 329 00:21:46,638 --> 00:21:52,061 I can't be definitive, but... a couple of weeks, maybe. 330 00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:55,356 If she stops eating altogether, it could be days. 331 00:21:56,357 --> 00:21:58,025 She's in a lot of pain. 332 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:01,863 She doesn't have to be. 333 00:22:01,946 --> 00:22:05,366 When it gets to this point, we can make her comfortable. 334 00:22:07,493 --> 00:22:10,997 Comfortable enough that the body will let go. 335 00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:18,129 Does she want that? 336 00:22:20,589 --> 00:22:23,467 That is something you should discuss with your mother. 337 00:22:27,763 --> 00:22:29,306 I like the plants. 338 00:22:30,933 --> 00:22:32,518 The plants you put in there. 339 00:22:35,729 --> 00:22:38,690 It's the little things, right? 340 00:22:40,609 --> 00:22:43,737 If we take out the refineries, that would eliminate their revenue stream. 341 00:22:43,820 --> 00:22:46,115 They can't advance if they don't have the resources. 342 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:50,244 President Makhzun made it very clear he wants those to remain intact. 343 00:22:50,327 --> 00:22:52,788 It's our best option from a strategic point of view. 344 00:22:52,871 --> 00:22:55,291 Minimal loss of life, maximal impact on capability. 345 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:58,127 It's either total war or nothing at all. 346 00:23:00,129 --> 00:23:02,673 Well, that doesn't sound very diplomatic, Cathy. 347 00:23:02,756 --> 00:23:04,841 We're going to be diplomatic with terrorists? 348 00:23:04,926 --> 00:23:07,053 I made a promise to President Makhzun. 349 00:23:07,136 --> 00:23:09,931 You've broken promises before. Why should this be any different? 350 00:23:12,808 --> 00:23:15,394 Why don't we break for dinner? We'll pick this up afterwards. 351 00:23:15,477 --> 00:23:17,021 I wanna review this a bit more. 352 00:23:17,104 --> 00:23:18,605 I'll have some food brought into the Roosevelt Room. 353 00:23:18,689 --> 00:23:19,982 Thank you all very much. 354 00:23:23,819 --> 00:23:26,697 Cathy, why don't you and I eat in here? 355 00:23:42,713 --> 00:23:45,424 "Total war or nothing at all"? 356 00:23:46,342 --> 00:23:48,469 The moment I get in front of those cameras 357 00:23:48,552 --> 00:23:52,098 and I tell them that Conway is right and Brockhart is right, 358 00:23:52,181 --> 00:23:55,601 and that you completely bungled the ICO situation, 359 00:23:55,684 --> 00:23:57,769 how do you think Dunbar will do then? 360 00:24:02,984 --> 00:24:05,569 Can we get two Cobb salads in here, please? 361 00:24:06,528 --> 00:24:09,823 - I don't like Cobb salad. - Then you don't have to eat it. 362 00:24:14,996 --> 00:24:16,288 Thanks for coming over. 363 00:24:16,372 --> 00:24:18,249 Way easier coming here than you coming there. 364 00:24:18,332 --> 00:24:20,667 Must be ten news crews outside of my house. 365 00:24:20,751 --> 00:24:22,086 How'd you escape? 366 00:24:22,169 --> 00:24:23,879 The old-fashioned way. Back door. 367 00:24:23,962 --> 00:24:26,048 - Hmm. - How did you get my home phone? 368 00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:27,466 Oh, old-fashioned way. 369 00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:29,260 - Rolodex from the Herald. - Ah. 370 00:24:30,177 --> 00:24:31,637 Come with me. I won't keep you long. 371 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:32,846 Yeah. 372 00:24:33,472 --> 00:24:36,767 - How long did this take you? - Couple of months. 373 00:24:36,850 --> 00:24:38,102 I've been working on my own. 374 00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:40,354 We had a whole team and we didn't find this. 375 00:24:40,437 --> 00:24:43,440 Well, you probably weren't digging as deep as the Bates City Vine. 376 00:24:43,524 --> 00:24:45,442 No. 377 00:24:46,402 --> 00:24:48,195 We spent most of our energy tracking the money. 378 00:24:48,279 --> 00:24:50,947 We should've been more focused on the travel logs. 379 00:24:51,032 --> 00:24:53,617 I wouldn't have checked either until I spoke with a pizza guy. 380 00:24:53,700 --> 00:24:55,577 Then I realized they might be manipulating the logs. 381 00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:57,371 Which gets you to Lanagin. 382 00:24:57,454 --> 00:24:59,706 It still doesn't prove he met with Lanagin, 383 00:24:59,790 --> 00:25:01,875 but I don't know where else that motorcade would've been heading. 384 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:03,710 Are you going public with this? 385 00:25:03,794 --> 00:25:07,548 I could, but he has some plausible deniability. 386 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:09,425 He pins it all on Meechum. 387 00:25:09,508 --> 00:25:13,429 If he's covering up travel, who knows what else he's covering up? 388 00:25:13,512 --> 00:25:14,971 That's the story I want, 389 00:25:15,056 --> 00:25:18,434 not some Secret Service man being loose with the books. 390 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:22,271 - So you're still under the radar. - Mmm-hmm. 391 00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:27,276 I have to ask you to keep all this to yourself. 392 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,446 I know it can be tempting now that... you have a chance, 393 00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:34,075 but if this goes public too early, his guard goes up. 394 00:25:34,158 --> 00:25:37,119 Listen, it was hard when I withdrew. 395 00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:39,913 How the leadership abandoned me, how the public did. 396 00:25:39,996 --> 00:25:43,834 It took some time... but I made my peace. 397 00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:48,589 It's a crapshoot whether I can win this. He can probably fight that off. 398 00:25:52,468 --> 00:25:55,304 You need to write the story that he can't fight off. 399 00:25:58,974 --> 00:26:02,186 You investigated him. Where's the weak link? 400 00:26:03,937 --> 00:26:05,856 Remy Danton. 401 00:26:30,547 --> 00:26:32,133 Tom did that. 402 00:26:34,176 --> 00:26:37,638 It's a shame. He'd be good for you. 403 00:26:41,475 --> 00:26:43,602 I never believed in the tooth fairy. 404 00:26:45,812 --> 00:26:49,400 Well, you took the money anyway. 405 00:26:49,483 --> 00:26:53,445 Could you turn off that light, please? Hurts my eyes. 406 00:27:01,245 --> 00:27:04,831 When you were small... you used to... 407 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:09,628 used to ask me to make it stop, the dark. 408 00:27:09,711 --> 00:27:10,754 Do you remember? 409 00:27:12,839 --> 00:27:14,007 Yes. 410 00:27:14,925 --> 00:27:18,429 And I promised you I would... in the morning. 411 00:27:21,682 --> 00:27:24,893 But, damn it, you would sit at that window... 412 00:27:26,061 --> 00:27:28,480 every night... 413 00:27:28,564 --> 00:27:32,025 trying to make the sun rise, all by yourself. 414 00:27:35,612 --> 00:27:37,698 Your daddy would put you in bed... 415 00:27:38,699 --> 00:27:43,245 after you'd fallen asleep with your face against the glass. 416 00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:48,209 And I was so jealous. 417 00:27:49,793 --> 00:27:50,919 Of me and Daddy? 418 00:27:52,921 --> 00:27:54,798 That you believed. 419 00:27:56,049 --> 00:28:00,637 You believed you could make the sun rise. 420 00:28:05,267 --> 00:28:07,728 I spoke to her, Mother, the nurse. 421 00:28:11,982 --> 00:28:13,984 I can't do it. 422 00:28:14,067 --> 00:28:17,446 I can't do it, Mother. I can't do what you want me to do. 423 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:26,580 Claire... 424 00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:31,252 it'd help you win... 425 00:28:33,670 --> 00:28:35,797 having your mother gone. 426 00:28:40,719 --> 00:28:42,263 Do this for me. 427 00:28:44,681 --> 00:28:47,934 And let me be a help to you. 428 00:28:48,018 --> 00:28:50,020 Finally. 429 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:10,040 Tom. 430 00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:15,003 She wants you to be there. 431 00:29:19,258 --> 00:29:20,509 What do you want? 432 00:29:25,055 --> 00:29:26,640 I want you to be there, too. 433 00:29:29,351 --> 00:29:30,352 Okay. 434 00:29:49,371 --> 00:29:51,206 Okay. 435 00:32:27,738 --> 00:32:30,532 I told her because you put me in an impossible situation. 436 00:32:30,616 --> 00:32:33,702 There's nothing on her, but you wouldn't listen. 437 00:32:34,620 --> 00:32:36,955 And you must not have listened when you came over to my house. 438 00:32:37,038 --> 00:32:38,790 I was very clear. 439 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,504 So... you're gonna throw me on the ground again? 440 00:32:44,420 --> 00:32:46,548 Look, here's a glass. Let's go ahead. 441 00:32:48,133 --> 00:32:49,300 You wanna fire me? 442 00:32:50,927 --> 00:32:53,388 Fine. It's another resignation. 443 00:32:53,472 --> 00:32:57,684 After Remy, after Brockhart. With Durant, with Dunbar. 444 00:32:57,768 --> 00:32:59,102 You know, I spin stories for a living. 445 00:32:59,185 --> 00:33:00,771 I can't begin to tell you how to spin this. 446 00:33:04,357 --> 00:33:07,360 You know, the minibar wasn't open because you wanted a Diet Coke. 447 00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:12,115 - I'm worried about you, Doug. - Nobody needs to worry about me. 448 00:33:12,198 --> 00:33:14,200 Yeah, somebody does... 449 00:33:14,284 --> 00:33:17,453 because this scorched-earth policy is bad for us. 450 00:33:17,538 --> 00:33:21,708 I don't give a rat's ass about LeAnn Harvey. We need her. 451 00:33:21,792 --> 00:33:24,920 And you need me. And we both need you. 452 00:33:25,003 --> 00:33:27,338 - At your best. - I'm fine. 453 00:33:27,422 --> 00:33:30,676 Are you? Instead of having me do damage control, 454 00:33:30,759 --> 00:33:32,511 you're having me do damage to one of our own. 455 00:33:32,594 --> 00:33:36,264 - I am trying to protect the president. - And I'm trying to protect you... 456 00:33:36,347 --> 00:33:38,266 from yourself. 457 00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:42,478 You're so full of shit. You don't care about me. 458 00:33:43,772 --> 00:33:46,399 After what you did, I should hate you. 459 00:33:48,276 --> 00:33:50,195 But where does it get us? 460 00:34:00,956 --> 00:34:02,916 Check out the Telegraph. 461 00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:06,753 The strategy is working... 462 00:34:06,837 --> 00:34:08,504 if you let it. 463 00:34:09,590 --> 00:34:12,551 Or make me resign. Your call. 464 00:35:48,772 --> 00:35:51,858 - Are you okay? - It's what she wanted. 465 00:35:51,942 --> 00:35:53,151 I was asking you. 466 00:35:54,235 --> 00:35:57,823 Schedule the vote for tomorrow. I'll fly back to speak just before. 467 00:35:57,906 --> 00:35:59,199 Claire, your mother just passed. 468 00:35:59,282 --> 00:36:02,953 Schedule it, Francis. Tom wrote a speech. It's good. 469 00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:08,083 - Cathy's not on board yet. - Then get her on board. 470 00:36:09,250 --> 00:36:11,044 I'm sorry. 471 00:36:11,127 --> 00:36:14,047 - I didn't mean to-- - No, no, it's all right. I'll get it done. 472 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:16,549 Thank you. I'll see you tomorrow. 473 00:36:16,632 --> 00:36:18,009 Good night. 474 00:36:19,803 --> 00:36:21,680 Ask Secretary Durant to meet me in the Oval. 475 00:36:21,763 --> 00:36:22,764 Yes, sir. 476 00:36:29,604 --> 00:36:31,064 Mr. President. 477 00:36:33,274 --> 00:36:34,525 Coffee table. 478 00:36:38,947 --> 00:36:41,491 The funny thing is I didn't even have to ask him to do it. 479 00:36:41,574 --> 00:36:43,368 He did it on his own. 480 00:36:43,451 --> 00:36:45,536 I especially like where he says, 481 00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:49,958 "Catherine Durant is functional. Claire Underwood is formidable." 482 00:36:56,672 --> 00:37:00,301 So, you see, you don't even have time on your side. It's on ours. 483 00:37:00,385 --> 00:37:03,221 By tomorrow morning, there'll be a dozen articles just like that. 484 00:37:03,304 --> 00:37:04,389 So you have a choice. 485 00:37:04,472 --> 00:37:07,058 You can redeem yourself as Secretary of State 486 00:37:07,142 --> 00:37:08,684 over the next four years, 487 00:37:08,769 --> 00:37:12,272 or go down in history as a fluke, who bungled the Middle East 488 00:37:12,355 --> 00:37:14,733 and couldn't even close the deal in Brandenburg. 489 00:37:14,816 --> 00:37:17,736 You have your version. I have mine. 490 00:37:17,819 --> 00:37:20,696 I'm sure mine will get just as much traction as this. 491 00:37:20,781 --> 00:37:23,909 But my version wins because it's the better story... 492 00:37:23,992 --> 00:37:27,620 and it's also exactly how things went down. 493 00:37:27,703 --> 00:37:29,956 You see, you don't even have the truth going for you. 494 00:37:31,541 --> 00:37:33,126 I'm not scared of you. 495 00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:38,965 My endorsement of Dunbar, that makes for an even better story. 496 00:37:42,761 --> 00:37:45,513 But you wanna know what the best story is? 497 00:37:48,850 --> 00:37:50,894 Claire's mother just died. 498 00:37:52,062 --> 00:37:55,148 - I'm sorry to hear that. - Oh, I don't think you really are, 499 00:37:55,231 --> 00:37:58,484 but that doesn't matter because the rest of the world will. 500 00:37:58,568 --> 00:38:01,487 And by the time she gives her speech tomorrow night, 501 00:38:01,571 --> 00:38:05,700 there won't be a dry eye in Atlanta or across the rest of the country. 502 00:38:06,451 --> 00:38:12,082 So, you get to keep your job, Cathy, in return for your delegates. 503 00:38:12,165 --> 00:38:13,917 That offer is still on the table. 504 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:18,296 I have been loyal. I got you that table. 505 00:38:18,379 --> 00:38:22,050 Do you wanna keep it, or do you wanna give it to Conway? 506 00:38:29,265 --> 00:38:32,018 You know, when I was waiting for my transplant, 507 00:38:32,102 --> 00:38:35,438 I had the most vivid hallucinations. You wouldn't believe 'em. 508 00:38:35,521 --> 00:38:37,565 Do you know who I saw? 509 00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,946 Peter Russo and Zoe Barnes, right here in this room. 510 00:38:43,029 --> 00:38:46,282 Zoe was trying to seduce me, right here on this couch, 511 00:38:46,366 --> 00:38:51,204 and Peter, he shoved my face up against this glass. 512 00:38:52,163 --> 00:38:55,166 Cigarettes and razor blades and sex. 513 00:38:56,084 --> 00:38:57,793 It was terrifying. 514 00:38:59,004 --> 00:39:00,922 All I wanted to do was get out of this room 515 00:39:01,006 --> 00:39:02,924 that I worked so hard to get in. 516 00:39:05,093 --> 00:39:07,470 But of course, it makes sense that they would've haunted me 517 00:39:07,553 --> 00:39:09,764 because it's all true. 518 00:39:10,891 --> 00:39:14,394 - What is? - Everything Lucas Goodwin claimed. 519 00:39:14,477 --> 00:39:17,147 I killed them both, just like he said I did. 520 00:39:18,857 --> 00:39:22,903 But of course, nobody believes it, and nobody ever will. 521 00:39:23,819 --> 00:39:26,197 Because that's how good we are... 522 00:39:27,573 --> 00:39:29,492 at making things... 523 00:39:30,743 --> 00:39:32,120 disappear. 524 00:39:42,505 --> 00:39:45,175 No, we didn't kill anybody. 525 00:39:47,886 --> 00:39:51,639 But we would have... 526 00:39:51,722 --> 00:39:53,349 if it was necessary. 527 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:58,146 So, you're right, the time for negotiations is over. 528 00:39:58,229 --> 00:40:02,483 You will hand over your delegates, and you will serve on in my cabinet. 529 00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:05,570 And we will forget that any of this ever happened. 530 00:40:07,697 --> 00:40:09,532 Because if you don't... 531 00:40:12,702 --> 00:40:14,913 I swear to God... 532 00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:18,374 I will never... 533 00:40:19,459 --> 00:40:23,046 ever forget. 534 00:40:26,882 --> 00:40:29,385 Do you understand now? 535 00:40:36,392 --> 00:40:37,810 Yes. 536 00:40:52,408 --> 00:40:53,493 Good. 537 00:40:54,369 --> 00:40:57,663 Now, let's go decide what we're gonna do about these terrorists. 538 00:41:41,416 --> 00:41:45,336 Want me to call someone? Make arrangements? 539 00:42:57,700 --> 00:42:59,619 We made the sun rise. 540 00:43:01,787 --> 00:43:05,333 - She told you that, too? - Mmm-hmm. 541 00:43:36,030 --> 00:43:37,782 We should get going. 542 00:44:58,028 --> 00:45:01,073 Me and Hannah want to extend our warmest condolences 543 00:45:01,156 --> 00:45:03,117 to the First Lady and the President. 544 00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:07,538 They and all of Elizabeth Hale's loved ones are in our prayers. 545 00:45:07,622 --> 00:45:10,708 And we won't be campaigning today out of respect for their loss. 546 00:45:10,791 --> 00:45:13,461 God bless President and Mrs. Underwood. 547 00:45:14,629 --> 00:45:16,422 Got it. 548 00:45:16,506 --> 00:45:18,007 Put it out. 549 00:45:18,090 --> 00:45:21,511 Perfect timing... for her to drop dead. 550 00:45:21,594 --> 00:45:23,053 We were on a roll, too. 551 00:45:42,823 --> 00:45:44,492 I should prep for the speech. 552 00:45:44,575 --> 00:45:47,495 I have a room set up for you. I'll be right in. 553 00:45:47,578 --> 00:45:49,455 Right this way, Mrs. Underwood. 554 00:45:53,376 --> 00:45:54,669 I read the draft. 555 00:45:55,711 --> 00:45:57,338 And? 556 00:45:57,422 --> 00:46:01,592 - I wouldn't change a thing. - I'm glad you're pleased. 557 00:46:01,676 --> 00:46:03,093 I'm glad you were with her. 558 00:46:03,177 --> 00:46:06,055 She's strong. You're a lucky man. 559 00:46:07,097 --> 00:46:08,641 Don't I know it. 560 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:17,817 Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to introduce 561 00:46:17,900 --> 00:46:20,486 Secretary of State Catherine Durant. 562 00:46:38,879 --> 00:46:41,882 Thank you, thank you very much. 563 00:46:41,966 --> 00:46:45,845 I know that all of you join me in offering 564 00:46:45,928 --> 00:46:50,641 our sincere condolences to the First Lady for her loss. 565 00:46:53,644 --> 00:46:59,191 Tonight, I want to offer my sincere gratitude 566 00:46:59,274 --> 00:47:03,195 to all the delegates who have honored me with their support 567 00:47:03,278 --> 00:47:05,155 during the course of this convention. 568 00:47:05,239 --> 00:47:06,449 Thank you so much. 569 00:47:14,415 --> 00:47:18,628 However, after much deliberation... 570 00:47:19,545 --> 00:47:24,842 I have decided that I have more to offer you as Secretary of State 571 00:47:24,925 --> 00:47:27,762 than to resign and run for office. 572 00:47:31,223 --> 00:47:35,352 But I want to encourage every one of you who has supported me 573 00:47:35,436 --> 00:47:40,190 to join me in supporting this extraordinary woman, 574 00:47:40,274 --> 00:47:43,778 the First Lady of the United States, Claire Hale Underwood. 575 00:48:08,052 --> 00:48:09,429 Thank you. 576 00:48:11,681 --> 00:48:13,015 Thank you. 577 00:48:14,684 --> 00:48:16,436 And good evening. 578 00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:21,857 As all of you know, my mother, Elizabeth Constance Hale, 579 00:48:21,941 --> 00:48:26,361 passed away last night after a long illness. 580 00:48:28,489 --> 00:48:31,325 She was a strong woman... 581 00:48:31,408 --> 00:48:33,494 a fierce Texan... 582 00:48:37,707 --> 00:48:44,547 We had... a difficult relationship from childhood onwards. 583 00:48:45,798 --> 00:48:49,093 At times, there were long periods of estrangement. 584 00:48:50,177 --> 00:48:55,349 We hurt each other... often and deeply. 585 00:48:56,350 --> 00:48:59,937 If there was one good thing that came from my mother's illness... 586 00:49:01,814 --> 00:49:07,319 it gave us a chance to reconnect, to mend old wounds. 587 00:49:07,402 --> 00:49:11,782 And that's not an opportunity people always get before a parent dies, 588 00:49:11,866 --> 00:49:14,326 and I'm grateful to have had that. 589 00:49:17,663 --> 00:49:19,707 And what am I doing here? 590 00:49:23,753 --> 00:49:28,298 I'm here because my mother wanted me to be. 591 00:49:29,925 --> 00:49:32,094 Yesterday, before she passed, she said to me, 592 00:49:32,177 --> 00:49:35,515 "Claire... do this. 593 00:49:35,598 --> 00:49:38,976 If the people want it, listen to them. 594 00:49:40,060 --> 00:49:42,563 And if you lose, then you lose. 595 00:49:42,647 --> 00:49:44,398 But if you win... 596 00:49:48,235 --> 00:49:53,574 be honored, be humbled, and win this election with Francis!" 597 00:50:02,332 --> 00:50:05,252 And I told her, I said, "The Conways are tough opponents." 598 00:50:05,335 --> 00:50:08,548 And she said, "They may be tough, but they're not Texas tough." 599 00:50:13,260 --> 00:50:16,889 Loss is a sobering phenomenon. 600 00:50:16,972 --> 00:50:20,267 Several months ago, I almost lost my husband. 601 00:50:20,350 --> 00:50:23,563 Our nation almost lost a president. 602 00:50:25,189 --> 00:50:28,984 Loss makes us reevaluate what we hold dear. 603 00:50:30,110 --> 00:50:35,575 And I'll tell you, there were... times in the not too distant past, 604 00:50:35,658 --> 00:50:40,204 where Francis and I, we... almost lost our marriage. 605 00:50:41,747 --> 00:50:44,750 Hard times when we thought we wouldn't make it. 606 00:50:45,751 --> 00:50:49,463 And like many of you know, marriage isn't always the smoothest road. 607 00:50:50,715 --> 00:50:54,301 And it took the actions of a deranged young man 608 00:50:54,384 --> 00:50:58,180 to remind me how important Francis is to me. 609 00:50:59,932 --> 00:51:03,310 And now, with my mother gone... 610 00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:09,108 he's the only family I have left. 611 00:51:10,150 --> 00:51:14,363 I trust Francis Underwood with my life, 612 00:51:14,446 --> 00:51:18,450 with our nation, with our future. 613 00:51:18,533 --> 00:51:21,578 I hope you will, too. 614 00:51:26,333 --> 00:51:30,129 And if you trust the both of us, I'll heed my mother's words, 615 00:51:30,212 --> 00:51:33,966 and I'll be honored if you nominate me as his running mate. 616 00:51:45,019 --> 00:51:48,147 Claire! Claire! Claire! 617 00:51:56,363 --> 00:51:59,199 Jesus! You did great work. 618 00:52:10,419 --> 00:52:12,046 Ladies and gentlemen... 619 00:52:16,175 --> 00:52:19,386 Madam Secretary, as convention chair, 620 00:52:19,469 --> 00:52:24,308 I move that we make the nomination of Claire Underwood for vice president... 621 00:52:24,391 --> 00:52:27,728 and Francis Underwood for president by acclamation. 622 00:52:41,867 --> 00:52:45,662 Do I hear a second to vote by acclamation 623 00:52:45,746 --> 00:52:49,583 for the nomination of the president and the vice president? 624 00:52:49,666 --> 00:52:52,294 - Hear, hear! - So moved. 625 00:52:52,377 --> 00:52:56,381 All of those in favor of the nomination 626 00:52:56,465 --> 00:53:01,220 of Francis Underwood for President of the United States, say "aye." 627 00:53:01,303 --> 00:53:04,223 - Aye! - All those against. 628 00:53:04,306 --> 00:53:05,725 Nay! 629 00:53:05,808 --> 00:53:08,185 All those in favor of the nomination 630 00:53:08,268 --> 00:53:13,899 of Claire Underwood for our Vice President of the United States, say "aye." 631 00:53:13,983 --> 00:53:15,735 Aye! 632 00:53:15,818 --> 00:53:18,195 - Against? - Nay! 633 00:53:18,278 --> 00:53:20,280 The ayes have it! 634 00:53:26,286 --> 00:53:31,458 Our party's ticket for the 2016 presidential election 635 00:53:31,541 --> 00:53:35,379 will be Francis and Claire Underwood! 636 00:54:25,777 --> 00:54:30,972 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com