1 00:00:01,270 --> 00:00:04,190 Not my president! Not my president! 2 00:00:04,270 --> 00:00:07,110 - Not my president! - Not my president! 3 00:00:07,190 --> 00:00:10,150 - Not my president! - Not my president! 4 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:18,540 The people are angry. 5 00:00:18,620 --> 00:00:21,250 Nine weeks ago, we had an election in this country, 6 00:00:21,330 --> 00:00:24,040 but because two states refused to certify, 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:28,340 neither Conway nor myself received the 270 electoral votes 8 00:00:28,420 --> 00:00:30,010 required for victory. 9 00:00:30,090 --> 00:00:34,890 So they gather here every morning to exercise their magnificent right, 10 00:00:34,970 --> 00:00:37,390 guaranteed by the First Amendment... 11 00:00:38,350 --> 00:00:41,470 to let their angry voices be heard. 12 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:48,770 And so, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and half of January have come and gone, 13 00:00:48,860 --> 00:00:51,900 and all three branches of government are in crisis. 14 00:00:51,990 --> 00:00:53,700 The Congress is in disarray, 15 00:00:53,780 --> 00:00:56,610 the Supreme Court is down a justice and doomed to deadlock, 16 00:00:56,700 --> 00:00:59,790 and the executive branch is without a boss. 17 00:01:00,910 --> 00:01:05,120 You see, my feeling is, I think the Founding Fathers, they just got tired. 18 00:01:05,210 --> 00:01:08,420 And really, can you blame them? I mean, you can't think of everything. 19 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:10,300 Black swans, Murphy's Law. 20 00:01:10,380 --> 00:01:12,050 I mean, at a certain point, you just have to sign off 21 00:01:12,130 --> 00:01:15,680 and cross your goddamn fingers and hope for the best. 22 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,510 Or adopt "flipism," 23 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,600 a pseudo-philosophy of life in which the most important decisions 24 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,310 are made by the flipping of a coin. 25 00:01:24,390 --> 00:01:27,150 It was first introduced in the Disney comic book 26 00:01:27,230 --> 00:01:29,020 Flip Decision, one of my favorites, 27 00:01:29,110 --> 00:01:32,190 in which Donald Duck is persuaded by Professor Batty 28 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,200 to make all the most important decisions based on the flipping of a coin. 29 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,580 "Life is but a gamble. Let flipism guide your ramble." 30 00:01:42,910 --> 00:01:44,910 We've had this sort of trouble before. 31 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,290 The election of 1800, Jefferson versus Burr. 32 00:01:48,380 --> 00:01:51,130 They wound up in a tie. 73 electoral votes each. 33 00:01:51,210 --> 00:01:54,420 That was the number required then, and that's when Congress 34 00:01:54,510 --> 00:01:58,340 tried to address what the Founding Fathers just couldn't imagine. 35 00:01:58,430 --> 00:02:01,640 And, poof, the Twelfth Amendment was born. 36 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,480 And it says that if the states don't certify, 37 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,770 it's the House that chooses the president 38 00:02:07,850 --> 00:02:10,020 and the Senate that chooses the vice president. 39 00:02:10,110 --> 00:02:11,360 Now the House is a bit of a mess, 40 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,230 but the Senate is rather democratic in how they choose the VP. 41 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,150 One person, one vote. 42 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,030 But if there's a tie... 43 00:02:19,110 --> 00:02:23,120 and this is where Donald Duck comes in, it's resolved... 44 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:24,620 by the toss of a coin. 45 00:02:25,540 --> 00:02:27,250 A solution that's elegant as hell. 46 00:02:27,330 --> 00:02:30,710 But then there's no elegance in modern politics. It's mostly hell. 47 00:02:33,710 --> 00:02:37,010 The identity of the next President of these United States 48 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:40,090 is once again in the hands of a bunch of self-serving, 49 00:02:40,180 --> 00:02:43,720 money-hungry, boot-licking, power-seeking politicians 50 00:02:43,810 --> 00:02:48,140 who can be seduced or sucker punched or blackmailed into submission. 51 00:02:49,310 --> 00:02:52,400 And all I need is just one more vote than the other guy. 52 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:58,400 As you can see, the Founding Fathers didn't plan for this. 53 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:01,700 But I did. 54 00:03:08,910 --> 00:03:10,420 Meet your new daddy. 55 00:05:01,990 --> 00:05:03,030 Right. 56 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,200 You can feel it, right? It's like you're there. 57 00:05:09,490 --> 00:05:11,120 Doesn't that look just like it? 58 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,660 To me, it is that place. 59 00:05:23,590 --> 00:05:25,550 - You okay, man? 60 00:05:25,630 --> 00:05:28,010 Huh? Yeah. Of course. 61 00:05:28,100 --> 00:05:30,810 It really helps. Very effective. 62 00:05:30,890 --> 00:05:34,060 Yeah. I'd be happy to help you find more funding for it. 63 00:05:36,060 --> 00:05:38,230 If you're feeling a little worked up... 64 00:05:38,310 --> 00:05:39,360 What? 65 00:05:41,570 --> 00:05:42,990 Little worked up? 66 00:05:43,820 --> 00:05:47,530 I was elected President of the United States over two months ago. 67 00:05:47,610 --> 00:05:50,120 But somehow, Congress is now deciding the election. 68 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,080 So forgive me for being a little... 69 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,330 -Will... -...worked up. 70 00:05:54,250 --> 00:05:56,460 I don't think Tony was implying anything. 71 00:05:57,670 --> 00:05:59,330 Of course. Good. 72 00:06:00,630 --> 00:06:02,460 I'm gonna get myself ready. 73 00:06:02,550 --> 00:06:04,300 I don't want to go to the event looking like this. 74 00:06:04,380 --> 00:06:05,800 Right. 75 00:06:07,130 --> 00:06:08,590 Thanks, Tony. 76 00:06:15,890 --> 00:06:18,440 Romero's chief of staff insists he's not in town. 77 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,310 -And do you believe her? -No. 78 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,650 But she's been in D.C. longer than he has. 79 00:06:22,730 --> 00:06:24,230 At some point she'll take care of herself. 80 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,070 Well, did you tell her I have no interest in discussing 81 00:06:26,150 --> 00:06:28,240 the Declaration of War Committee with him? 82 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,530 I expressed our desire for a civil and productive meeting with the Congressman. 83 00:06:31,620 --> 00:06:34,540 Well, find him. If he wants to hide from me, he can do it to my face. 84 00:06:34,620 --> 00:06:36,040 Yes, sir. 85 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:37,870 Oh, and, Doug. 86 00:06:40,580 --> 00:06:42,670 How many protestors are out there today? 87 00:06:43,340 --> 00:06:45,170 More than yesterday. 88 00:06:45,260 --> 00:06:48,010 But they're doing their best to divert them away from the White House. 89 00:06:49,380 --> 00:06:51,180 I don't know what's worse... 90 00:06:51,260 --> 00:06:55,640 the sound of their chanting or the sound of silence when they're not. 91 00:06:58,600 --> 00:06:59,940 I'll get to work, sir. 92 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:27,420 Good morning, Augustus. 93 00:07:28,170 --> 00:07:30,630 Well, Eric, I... 94 00:07:31,550 --> 00:07:33,600 I'm sorry. They told me to sit, but, uh-- 95 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,180 Oh, no, no, no. It's perfectly fine. I... 96 00:07:36,260 --> 00:07:38,560 I can't imagine anyone else who would... 97 00:07:39,770 --> 00:07:43,270 well, enjoy this more than you. 98 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:48,780 You know, I only started it after you and I met in Spotsylvania. 99 00:07:48,860 --> 00:07:51,900 The attention to detail is... It's just... 100 00:07:51,990 --> 00:07:53,240 It is, yes. 101 00:07:56,910 --> 00:07:58,330 I've got... 102 00:07:59,330 --> 00:08:00,500 I mean, I... 103 00:08:02,250 --> 00:08:06,920 I'm sorry, I'm a... a little overwhelmed by the moment. 104 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,510 It's just... 105 00:08:09,170 --> 00:08:12,300 I have this feeling, as if, uh... 106 00:08:12,380 --> 00:08:14,970 I've imagined this somehow. 107 00:08:16,100 --> 00:08:18,180 I know that sounds, uh... 108 00:08:21,850 --> 00:08:24,940 Uh, you've even got the button on his haversack. 109 00:08:25,020 --> 00:08:26,110 Yes. 110 00:08:27,190 --> 00:08:29,980 I think people underestimate... 111 00:08:31,820 --> 00:08:34,570 the importance of detail... 112 00:08:35,490 --> 00:08:37,580 to the overall impact. 113 00:08:41,830 --> 00:08:42,960 Yeah. 114 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,830 The Bloody Angle experts would be very impressed. 115 00:08:47,790 --> 00:08:51,920 When we met in Spotsylvania, how did you know... 116 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,760 so many specific things about Augustus, uh... 117 00:08:56,890 --> 00:09:00,600 about Augustus Underwood's death? I mean, the very spot where he died? 118 00:09:00,680 --> 00:09:03,480 The... the fact that his skull had been crushed with a rock? 119 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:07,020 That they buried him in an unmarked grave? I mean... 120 00:09:07,730 --> 00:09:09,860 the detail of all that. 121 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,200 Hope you'll forgive me, uh... 122 00:09:14,110 --> 00:09:15,110 For? 123 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,370 I was meeting Vice President Francis Underwood. 124 00:09:19,450 --> 00:09:22,750 I... thought he deserved a good story. 125 00:09:27,250 --> 00:09:30,420 Oh... Wait, wait a minute. You... 126 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,180 -you made all that up? -Well... 127 00:09:36,300 --> 00:09:39,050 - I took some liberties. 128 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,940 But, well, I don't know, once it started, it came to me so clearly... 129 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,280 -It's Eric, yeah? -Yes, sir. 130 00:10:03,410 --> 00:10:04,750 The crowd? 131 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,420 Yes. I'm sorry, what were you about to say? 132 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,050 I don't mean to overstep, sir... 133 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,640 but the people out there... 134 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,390 I don't care what they're saying. 135 00:10:23,310 --> 00:10:26,350 And the way I see it, a person's destiny is, you know... 136 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:28,650 sealed. 137 00:10:30,060 --> 00:10:31,770 We are in uncharted territory here. 138 00:10:31,860 --> 00:10:34,190 All right. But, Donny, do me a favor, okay? 139 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:35,780 - Let the Constitution-- - Can I finish? 140 00:10:35,860 --> 00:10:38,280 Hold on. Just let the Constitution do its job. 141 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:39,700 Okay, Joe, Joe, I'm gonna finish for once. 142 00:10:39,780 --> 00:10:42,490 You've got voters filing individual suits... 143 00:10:42,580 --> 00:10:44,240 - Right. That's fine. - ...in Tennessee and Ohio, 144 00:10:44,330 --> 00:10:45,790 and they are jammed up in the Supreme Court. 145 00:10:45,870 --> 00:10:49,210 Like everything else, the day-to-day workings of this country are on hold. 146 00:10:49,290 --> 00:10:52,090 Okay, they may be on hold, but guess what? Last time I checked, 147 00:10:52,170 --> 00:10:54,840 everybody was still getting their Social Security checks. 148 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,590 -Yeah, but if the debt limit is reached? -Oh, come on. Let me finish now. 149 00:10:57,670 --> 00:11:00,090 Again, it's why we have a Constitution. 150 00:11:00,180 --> 00:11:04,640 I know it looks messy. Democracy's messy. But guess what? 151 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,100 There is a method to that madness. 152 00:11:07,180 --> 00:11:09,350 I don't know, Joe. It's more madness than method right now. 153 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:10,850 I mean, if the government does shut down, 154 00:11:10,940 --> 00:11:13,060 those Social Security checks, they might not go out. 155 00:11:13,150 --> 00:11:16,610 If the government shuts down, who knows if Congress can even pick a president? 156 00:11:16,690 --> 00:11:18,780 Each state in the House just gets one vote. 157 00:11:18,860 --> 00:11:21,570 So if smaller states like Delaware and Rhode Island 158 00:11:21,660 --> 00:11:23,120 can't reach a consensus... 159 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,330 -Right. -No, it's true. I mean, if one or two 160 00:11:25,410 --> 00:11:27,540 of these really stubborn members of Congress 161 00:11:27,620 --> 00:11:29,290 decides they're going to hold this up, it could be months. 162 00:11:29,370 --> 00:11:32,380 Look, that's what I'm saying. The road to 26 votes is not an easy one. 163 00:11:32,460 --> 00:11:35,550 All right. Strange days indeed, Mika. 164 00:11:40,470 --> 00:11:42,890 So are these the start to short stories? 165 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:44,850 Mmm-hmm. 166 00:11:45,850 --> 00:11:48,310 They're nothing yet. Fragments. 167 00:11:49,560 --> 00:11:50,770 Pieces. 168 00:11:53,610 --> 00:11:55,520 I mean, clearly, this is about me. 169 00:11:55,610 --> 00:11:57,730 -Mmm-hmm. -Uh, this is my mother. 170 00:11:57,820 --> 00:12:00,700 -Mmm-hmm. -And this is us. 171 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,200 -You can't write-- -I'm writing. 172 00:12:05,660 --> 00:12:07,740 It's what I do. I'm a writer. 173 00:12:07,830 --> 00:12:10,500 -I know you're frustrated, Tom, but-- -I wouldn't say frustrated. 174 00:12:10,580 --> 00:12:12,080 Well, it's invasive. 175 00:12:14,380 --> 00:12:17,290 -Write about your own experiences. -This is my experience. 176 00:12:17,380 --> 00:12:18,710 Listen, Tom, 177 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,220 just because we've decided Francis and I need to stay here, 178 00:12:21,300 --> 00:12:22,300 doesn't mean you have to. 179 00:12:22,380 --> 00:12:24,970 So if you have things you need to do, you should go ahead and do them. 180 00:12:25,050 --> 00:12:28,140 I'll be spending my day convincing the Senate to vote for me, 181 00:12:28,220 --> 00:12:29,970 so there's no speeches necessary. 182 00:12:31,180 --> 00:12:32,690 Yeah, okay. 183 00:12:32,770 --> 00:12:35,020 You know what? I do have some things to do. 184 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:37,440 Some people I need to check in with. So... 185 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:38,980 Tom. 186 00:12:39,070 --> 00:12:41,610 - Yeah? 187 00:12:41,690 --> 00:12:42,780 Yes? 188 00:12:42,860 --> 00:12:45,410 --You ready, Mrs. Underwood? 189 00:12:51,290 --> 00:12:53,000 I'll have a car waiting for you. 190 00:13:02,260 --> 00:13:04,880 So do you want the good news or the bad news first? 191 00:13:04,970 --> 00:13:06,300 Always the bad. 192 00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:09,600 The president's approvals are down to 19%. 193 00:13:10,970 --> 00:13:12,100 And the good? 194 00:13:12,180 --> 00:13:15,020 They're worse for Congress. And you're at 30. 195 00:13:16,980 --> 00:13:20,320 Well, thankfully it's Congress we have to convince now, not the public. 196 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,860 These are the remaining senators we'll target before the vote. 197 00:13:23,950 --> 00:13:25,110 All women, by the way. 198 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,490 The biggest challenges will be Indiana's freshman senator Susan Newman. 199 00:13:29,580 --> 00:13:31,450 Mmm. The constitutional lawyer? 200 00:13:31,540 --> 00:13:33,500 Uh-huh. And Hawaii's Kerry Kuilima, 201 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:36,750 who seems to be enjoying getting to wield a little power for once. 202 00:13:38,420 --> 00:13:41,960 I need to tell you, there is a lot of pushback on the Hill 203 00:13:42,050 --> 00:13:44,510 about the simultaneous vote for president and VP. 204 00:13:45,220 --> 00:13:47,300 The country is terrified it'll lead to a split ticket. 205 00:13:47,380 --> 00:13:49,470 There's threats of a filibuster. 206 00:13:49,550 --> 00:13:53,020 Well, the Dems won the Senate, and they want to vote when the House does. 207 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:54,520 That decision's been made. 208 00:13:55,770 --> 00:13:59,190 And the vice president won't allow a filibuster of any kind 209 00:13:59,270 --> 00:14:00,980 onto the floor. 210 00:14:01,070 --> 00:14:03,650 Ma'am, have you contemplated how it could possibly work, 211 00:14:03,740 --> 00:14:05,740 you as vice president to President Conway? 212 00:14:07,030 --> 00:14:08,450 That's not going to happen. 213 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:13,330 Of course. 214 00:14:18,210 --> 00:14:21,290 I did learn one true thing about Augustus Underwood. 215 00:14:21,380 --> 00:14:22,670 What? 216 00:14:24,090 --> 00:14:26,220 He was dead. Cold. 217 00:14:27,340 --> 00:14:30,800 They put him on a cart... bunch of dead bodies to bury. 218 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,140 Then, after a full day and night... 219 00:14:36,430 --> 00:14:37,730 he woke up. 220 00:14:39,230 --> 00:14:40,230 What? 221 00:14:40,310 --> 00:14:44,570 Someone stole his shoes and the buttons off his uniform, but... 222 00:14:45,860 --> 00:14:47,150 he lived. 223 00:14:48,570 --> 00:14:50,530 Few days later, he caught up to his regiment. 224 00:14:53,540 --> 00:14:54,660 Really? 225 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:05,420 I have to get back to the madness. 226 00:15:05,510 --> 00:15:07,920 I hope I get to see you again, Mr. President. 227 00:15:18,100 --> 00:15:23,690 Eric... what do you do when you're not, uh... reenacting? 228 00:15:23,770 --> 00:15:25,440 I'm an actor. 229 00:15:25,530 --> 00:15:27,860 Uh, sometimes. I mean, I'd do a lot more if someone would let me. 230 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,990 So, right now, I'm mostly a personal trainer. 231 00:15:32,070 --> 00:15:34,330 - A personal trainer? - Yeah. 232 00:15:37,580 --> 00:15:41,420 - You know where to find me. - Uh, and, sir... 233 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,420 no matter how dire things look... 234 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:48,380 you're gonna come out of this alive. 235 00:15:51,010 --> 00:15:52,260 You're an Underwood, after all. 236 00:16:00,810 --> 00:16:03,560 No, don't... don't "chief-of-staff" me, Eleanor. 237 00:16:03,650 --> 00:16:06,150 No, don't give me his schedule. I don't want to hear 238 00:16:06,230 --> 00:16:08,940 about how Congressman Romero is meeting with his constituents 239 00:16:09,030 --> 00:16:11,150 - or stuck on an Acela train. 240 00:16:13,780 --> 00:16:17,370 You know, it's Fazio, right? The pronunciation? 241 00:16:17,450 --> 00:16:19,200 Eleanor Fazio? 242 00:16:19,290 --> 00:16:20,910 I... I just want to be sure. 243 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,460 Because when the president wins, and he is going to win, 244 00:16:23,540 --> 00:16:25,130 I will remember your name. 245 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:29,510 I still need you to review this release. 246 00:16:29,590 --> 00:16:32,430 Now, obviously, the goal is to combat the "hiding out" narrative, 247 00:16:32,510 --> 00:16:34,340 emphasizing the work that they're doing. 248 00:16:36,350 --> 00:16:40,220 -Is it a personal matter? -Business. It's always business. 249 00:16:40,310 --> 00:16:41,980 I'll e-mail you my sign off. 250 00:16:42,060 --> 00:16:45,520 Wait a second. I need an update on their schedule for tomorrow. 251 00:16:45,610 --> 00:16:48,360 -We're almost there. -I want to know how you found out. 252 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,990 If he needs help, that can happen after he makes it to the White House. 253 00:16:51,070 --> 00:16:52,530 Mark, you're not answering my question. 254 00:16:53,450 --> 00:16:55,450 If word of treatment, any kind of treatment, got out-- 255 00:16:55,530 --> 00:16:57,570 His friend was showing him the therapy. That's it. 256 00:16:57,660 --> 00:17:01,290 -Please don't insult me. -Who do you think you are? 257 00:17:01,370 --> 00:17:03,830 Inserting yourself into every aspect of our lives. 258 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,290 Your husband's campaign needed help. Help arrived. 259 00:17:06,380 --> 00:17:08,630 -Yes, but-- -Help that you, most of all, pushed for. 260 00:17:08,710 --> 00:17:10,380 --Yes? 261 00:17:10,460 --> 00:17:12,920 -Who told you about the VR therapy? -He did. 262 00:17:14,930 --> 00:17:16,340 Let's go. 263 00:17:16,430 --> 00:17:17,640 What's going on? 264 00:17:19,260 --> 00:17:22,390 I was just telling Mark how much I miss having Marshall around. 265 00:17:22,470 --> 00:17:23,560 Well, he's still around. 266 00:17:30,940 --> 00:17:32,360 Where are you going? 267 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:33,780 I forgot my bag. 268 00:17:33,860 --> 00:17:35,360 It's right here. 269 00:17:37,910 --> 00:17:38,990 Hello. Yeah. 270 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:40,790 Yes, sir, he's right here. 271 00:17:42,660 --> 00:17:44,500 -It's him. -Ah. 272 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:48,290 Congressman. 273 00:17:50,130 --> 00:17:52,840 -You have no idea how bad this could get. -We don't wanna be late. 274 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,920 Well, I couldn't agree more. 275 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,390 She might have gone to Santa Fe. 276 00:18:10,230 --> 00:18:11,520 You don't believe me, do you? 277 00:18:12,900 --> 00:18:15,530 I would need to see something, Lisa. Something concrete. 278 00:18:15,610 --> 00:18:18,320 I have a photo. I have one, but... 279 00:18:20,910 --> 00:18:22,030 Listen. 280 00:18:23,910 --> 00:18:24,910 Look at me. 281 00:18:26,210 --> 00:18:28,710 You're not the first person to come here making false claims 282 00:18:28,790 --> 00:18:30,840 -about Underwood and his cronies. -But I'm telling the truth. 283 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,800 Everything you're saying you could've read in the paper. 284 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,340 That's how I realized who he was. His picture in the paper. 285 00:18:35,420 --> 00:18:38,680 Which makes your story harder to prove. We're talking in circles. 286 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,100 What about Doug Stamper driving me home when my car broke down, 287 00:18:41,180 --> 00:18:44,060 telling me his name was Peter and that he sold insurance? 288 00:18:44,140 --> 00:18:46,100 -No one can corroborate that story. -Rachel! 289 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:48,900 Rachel could. 290 00:18:54,570 --> 00:18:56,900 -You should finish that. -I'm not hungry. 291 00:18:56,990 --> 00:18:58,650 Maybe I am. I don't know. 292 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,450 I want to thank you for reaching out. 293 00:19:08,540 --> 00:19:12,040 I am not saying I don't believe you. 294 00:19:12,130 --> 00:19:15,880 But there's already enough evidence out there to take the president down. 295 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,510 And now, with this election, he'll be accountable for even more. 296 00:19:18,590 --> 00:19:20,680 -I'm certain of it. -I don't care. 297 00:19:21,970 --> 00:19:25,970 I don't care about Underwood. I want you to talk to Doug Stamper. 298 00:19:26,060 --> 00:19:28,230 I want you to find out what happened to my... 299 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,560 Whatever, forget it. 300 00:19:31,650 --> 00:19:34,020 -Uh. Hold on. -Thanks for the sandwich. 301 00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:38,900 All right. Hold on. 302 00:19:50,290 --> 00:19:52,580 There's a story that I love about LBJ. 303 00:19:52,670 --> 00:19:55,840 Uh, it was back in '64 or '65. 304 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,550 A congressman was ducking him... and he came back to his office 305 00:19:59,630 --> 00:20:02,470 to find the president sitting in his chair... 306 00:20:02,550 --> 00:20:03,680 waiting for him. 307 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,140 The president expects to see you within the hour. 308 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,730 Miss Fazio can give you the specifics. 309 00:20:15,110 --> 00:20:18,360 -He was wearing his cowboy hat. -What? 310 00:20:20,110 --> 00:20:23,570 President Johnson. You left out the best part of the story. 311 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:47,640 We closed the place down last night. Thanks for the invite. 312 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,640 Bunch of us are headed back to the same spot tonight, if you wanna come. 313 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,310 Cool. Uh, he has a late lunch today. Won't be back till 4:00. 314 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,360 -Oh, I just needed to drop this for him. -Sure. 315 00:20:57,900 --> 00:20:59,360 Next time, just ask. 316 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:01,490 See you tonight. 317 00:21:11,330 --> 00:21:13,750 You gambled and you lost. 318 00:21:13,830 --> 00:21:17,290 Actually, my bloc gained seats more than eight weeks ago. 319 00:21:17,380 --> 00:21:20,800 -Which I suspect is why I'm here. -Don't overestimate your position. 320 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,710 Or underestimate mine. 321 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,470 You still haven't been elected president, sir. 322 00:21:24,550 --> 00:21:29,220 Yeah, but the presidency won't matter once the party turns its back on you, will it? 323 00:21:29,310 --> 00:21:33,770 When Bob Birch puts all the rest of your sheep in line, 324 00:21:33,850 --> 00:21:36,600 you'll be begging to come in from the cold. 325 00:21:37,190 --> 00:21:39,520 And two years from now, you'll be back in Phoenix 326 00:21:39,610 --> 00:21:43,070 replaying this very moment over and over again in your mind 327 00:21:43,150 --> 00:21:45,950 and realizing it was the beginning of the end. 328 00:21:46,030 --> 00:21:48,410 Patricia Whittaker and the Democratic Party 329 00:21:48,490 --> 00:21:50,120 will wipe their hands of you. 330 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,240 -I'm loyal to the party. -As you should be. 331 00:21:52,330 --> 00:21:53,910 As you should say. 332 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,290 But really... 333 00:21:57,750 --> 00:21:59,460 what's your leverage? 334 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,880 The committee? That's done. You see, you've already put out, Alex, 335 00:22:04,970 --> 00:22:07,220 and Will Conway is not taking you to the prom. 336 00:22:07,300 --> 00:22:10,850 My conversations with the governor and any position that I may or may not have-- 337 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:13,180 Oh, listen to yourself. Do you even believe you? 338 00:22:13,270 --> 00:22:16,440 You are awfully confident for someone who's already lost the election once. 339 00:22:19,190 --> 00:22:21,610 Do me a favor. Forget the presidency for just a moment. 340 00:22:21,690 --> 00:22:23,070 You don't have... 341 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:29,660 the capital to build on the congressional revolution that you've started, 342 00:22:29,740 --> 00:22:32,030 -politically or otherwise. -Our movement wants to explode things-- 343 00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:35,450 Oh, please. Spare me your progressive PR bullshit. 344 00:22:37,870 --> 00:22:39,080 You want what they all want. 345 00:22:40,380 --> 00:22:43,710 Access. A better seat at the table. 346 00:22:44,710 --> 00:22:46,470 Your name before the rest. 347 00:22:48,550 --> 00:22:51,550 And that is something that I can give you. 348 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,560 And how many votes do you want in exchange? 349 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,270 Just three from your ever-growing bloc 350 00:22:56,350 --> 00:22:59,350 would assure me the win in key delegations. 351 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,020 Specifically? 352 00:23:01,110 --> 00:23:04,230 Maine, Wisconsin and New Hampshire are still in play. 353 00:23:05,780 --> 00:23:06,780 All three? 354 00:23:12,370 --> 00:23:14,830 I believe in you, Congressman. Do you wanna know why? 355 00:23:14,910 --> 00:23:15,910 Tell me. 356 00:23:16,910 --> 00:23:20,080 - Because I trust ambition. 357 00:23:21,290 --> 00:23:24,960 -So this is a straight-up bribe. -Oh, no, Congressman. 358 00:23:25,050 --> 00:23:27,590 A bribe is something you can refuse. 359 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,260 Now, since you haven't been around the block as many times as I have, 360 00:23:34,350 --> 00:23:35,760 let me walk you through how this works. 361 00:23:35,850 --> 00:23:38,430 Excuse me, Mr. President, but I do know how this is done. 362 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:39,980 Oh, well, that's good to hear. 363 00:23:42,310 --> 00:23:44,570 I'll start with Maine. She owes me. 364 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,900 You know, we did meet once before, Mr. President. 365 00:23:49,990 --> 00:23:52,410 At a dinner, during the 2012 convention. 366 00:23:52,490 --> 00:23:55,280 -I tried to introduce myself to you... -And? 367 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,660 -You don't remember, do you? -Why would I? 368 00:24:03,250 --> 00:24:06,460 Why is the moderator so interested in Brockhart's opinion? 369 00:24:06,550 --> 00:24:09,050 Has everyone suddenly forgotten now I'm at the top of the ticket? 370 00:24:09,130 --> 00:24:10,380 No, of course not. 371 00:24:11,930 --> 00:24:13,680 Are we done here? 372 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,260 Yeah. We should talk about tomorrow's schedule. 373 00:24:17,180 --> 00:24:20,230 Uh, vote's looking good now. 374 00:24:20,310 --> 00:24:23,190 We still need to talk to as many congressmen as we can. 375 00:24:23,270 --> 00:24:24,940 Well, you figure it out and give us a call. 376 00:24:25,020 --> 00:24:27,650 And, uh, enough with the events targeting the Armed Services. 377 00:24:27,730 --> 00:24:30,110 We got as many Congress people as we could get out of this. 378 00:24:30,190 --> 00:24:33,740 No offense, General, but we need to divide and conquer. Okay? 379 00:24:33,820 --> 00:24:36,330 Will, I was speaking with Mark... 380 00:24:36,410 --> 00:24:39,120 -Yeah. -...and I want you to know, 381 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,910 if you need to talk about anything, I'm available. 382 00:24:49,260 --> 00:24:51,090 The only support I need, General... 383 00:24:52,010 --> 00:24:54,890 is that of a vice president to his president. Okay? 384 00:25:05,850 --> 00:25:08,730 Senator Talbert's priorities are affordable housing 385 00:25:08,820 --> 00:25:11,690 and closing corporate tax loopholes. 386 00:25:11,780 --> 00:25:14,280 And access to higher education especially. 387 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:16,450 -The call is in ten. -Mmm. 388 00:25:16,530 --> 00:25:18,620 Why did Aidan Macallan run away? 389 00:25:20,910 --> 00:25:22,450 What? 390 00:25:22,540 --> 00:25:25,250 Why did Macallan run away? 391 00:25:25,830 --> 00:25:27,250 I wish I could tell you. 392 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:31,090 Clock's ticking. 393 00:25:40,060 --> 00:25:42,770 Yes, give me Tom Yates' driver's number, please. 394 00:25:56,740 --> 00:25:57,740 Yes. 395 00:25:59,410 --> 00:26:00,450 Yes, ma'am. 396 00:26:01,740 --> 00:26:02,740 New York. 397 00:26:02,830 --> 00:26:05,540 You drove all the way to New York? 398 00:26:05,620 --> 00:26:06,710 Where? 399 00:26:09,130 --> 00:26:10,170 Who's he with? 400 00:26:10,250 --> 00:26:13,550 I don't know. A woman. Older. 401 00:26:16,470 --> 00:26:18,130 I don't know how that'll work, ma'am. 402 00:26:19,260 --> 00:26:21,810 Yes. Yes, I'll try. 403 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:33,190 No, I understand your concern, Senator. 404 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,570 Student loan reform is a priority for you, 405 00:26:37,650 --> 00:26:40,200 so it will be a priority for the president and me. 406 00:26:41,410 --> 00:26:44,040 Yes. Yes, I do. 407 00:26:47,330 --> 00:26:49,710 Well, Louise, you as a pillar of the party, 408 00:26:49,790 --> 00:26:53,040 it will be much appreciated if I can get your help tomorrow. 409 00:26:53,130 --> 00:26:55,710 And it'll just be you and me and a couple of your... 410 00:26:57,090 --> 00:26:59,050 female colleagues in the Senate. 411 00:27:01,510 --> 00:27:04,060 Okay, well, I look forward to a productive dialogue. 412 00:27:26,870 --> 00:27:30,000 -Better late than never. -Sorry I missed dinner. 413 00:27:35,750 --> 00:27:37,510 --Why the back? 414 00:27:37,590 --> 00:27:40,300 I'm pretending you're an Uber. Just help me out. 415 00:27:40,380 --> 00:27:43,350 My sister-in-law. She came when you couldn't. 416 00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:13,250 Do you think the dead judge us? 417 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:23,840 No. 418 00:29:13,390 --> 00:29:15,520 What did he do that you liked the most? 419 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,650 Here... in bed. 420 00:29:29,620 --> 00:29:30,910 Sitting up was the best. 421 00:29:33,790 --> 00:29:35,580 Legs around each other. 422 00:29:38,460 --> 00:29:43,550 He'd run his right hand up the back of my neck into my hair and pull it. 423 00:29:43,630 --> 00:29:45,720 My hair and my head back... 424 00:29:49,970 --> 00:29:51,060 And? 425 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:59,150 And with the other hand, he'd pull me in and out. 426 00:30:02,570 --> 00:30:04,490 Always looking at me. 427 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,360 Seeing me. 428 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:16,540 You want me to do that? 429 00:30:21,590 --> 00:30:22,670 Yeah. 430 00:30:35,020 --> 00:30:37,850 It's so nice in here. You can hardly hear them. 431 00:30:38,770 --> 00:30:40,770 Oh, trust me, I can hear them. 432 00:30:42,820 --> 00:30:44,440 With New Hampshire, it's what? 433 00:30:45,650 --> 00:30:48,280 Twenty-four. With Maine, 25. 434 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:52,330 -Twenty-six if we get Wisconsin. -Where's Tom? 435 00:30:52,410 --> 00:30:54,410 He needed to get some air. 436 00:30:54,500 --> 00:30:57,620 -Wisconsin is being stubborn. -Then who else? 437 00:30:58,870 --> 00:31:03,090 Iowa, maybe Colorado, 24, 25. 438 00:31:05,010 --> 00:31:08,130 How was your great-great-great-grandfather Augustus? 439 00:31:09,050 --> 00:31:10,680 He goes by Eric. 440 00:31:12,550 --> 00:31:13,640 Eric. 441 00:31:14,970 --> 00:31:17,430 He admired my craftsmanship. 442 00:31:19,350 --> 00:31:22,860 -We should make a play for North Dakota. -Agreed. 443 00:31:22,940 --> 00:31:26,400 In the Senate, I think you can swing some votes from Missouri. 444 00:31:27,530 --> 00:31:29,860 Did you ask LeAnn about Macallan? 445 00:31:29,950 --> 00:31:32,280 She didn't know anything. I believe her. 446 00:31:34,450 --> 00:31:36,080 We have to quit again. 447 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:40,620 Otherwise, they'll kill us. 448 00:31:50,430 --> 00:31:54,680 No Macallan. He was there, though. Left his belongings. 449 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:57,970 Anything from the National Police? 450 00:31:58,060 --> 00:32:02,900 No. CIA's man in the palace isn't even sure he's still in Jakarta. 451 00:32:02,980 --> 00:32:05,400 They'll find him, LeAnn. That's all I can give you. 452 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:06,530 I appreciate your help. 453 00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:13,780 Kerry, Susan, what can I get you? 454 00:32:13,870 --> 00:32:15,410 -I'm fine, thanks. -I'm good with water. 455 00:32:15,490 --> 00:32:17,990 -What about you, Louise? -What are you having? 456 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,920 -Splash of vodka on ice. -Make it two. 457 00:32:24,670 --> 00:32:26,880 Susan and I were talking on the way over, Claire. 458 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,590 This election mess has left us all facing some scary possibilities. 459 00:32:30,670 --> 00:32:33,340 -Conway wins in the House-- -Which is far from inevitable. 460 00:32:33,430 --> 00:32:35,640 But if a split ticket were to happen... 461 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,430 it would be bad for this country. 462 00:32:37,510 --> 00:32:40,180 No, Conway is what would be bad for this country. 463 00:32:41,140 --> 00:32:45,230 Let's hope the House does the right thing. But as far as the Senate, 464 00:32:45,310 --> 00:32:48,110 I am very grateful that we have Donald Blythe steering that ship. 465 00:32:48,190 --> 00:32:52,900 Mrs. Underwood, I'm sorry to say this, but no matter what you're offering here, 466 00:32:52,990 --> 00:32:58,530 I can't support the president. And, by extension, I can't support you. 467 00:32:58,620 --> 00:33:00,700 It's not you, Claire. It's him. 468 00:33:01,370 --> 00:33:04,170 Susan and I are on the same page about this. 469 00:33:04,250 --> 00:33:07,340 What if this isn't about Francis Underwood, huh? 470 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,590 It's Claire Underwood who has the promising future. 471 00:33:13,340 --> 00:33:16,140 I want a woman in the White House. 472 00:33:16,220 --> 00:33:19,220 And if she has to start as a vice president, fine. 473 00:33:19,310 --> 00:33:20,520 But it's time. 474 00:33:22,140 --> 00:33:27,440 -It's time. -I hear that, Louise, but I'll say it... 475 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,730 A vote for you is a vote for Frank Underwood. 476 00:33:29,820 --> 00:33:34,320 Listen, I understand your concerns about Francis' record. I do. 477 00:33:35,490 --> 00:33:37,620 If Conway wins, 478 00:33:37,700 --> 00:33:40,700 wouldn't you want a Democrat to keep him in check? 479 00:33:42,830 --> 00:33:47,080 And what if a vote for me isn't necessarily a vote for Francis? 480 00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:51,090 Twenty-one promised for you, sir. 481 00:33:51,170 --> 00:33:54,590 Twenty-three for Conway. Two deadlocked. Four unknown. 482 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:57,220 But I think things will shift once they caucus. 483 00:33:57,300 --> 00:33:59,300 -All right, let's bring him in. -Yes, sir. 484 00:34:07,770 --> 00:34:09,820 -Have a seat. -I won't be long. 485 00:34:10,860 --> 00:34:14,490 Well, then, stand like a man who doesn't know whether to sit or not. 486 00:34:15,150 --> 00:34:17,910 Congressman Romero, do you have good news for me? 487 00:34:17,990 --> 00:34:21,280 Have your progressives seen the light? 488 00:34:21,370 --> 00:34:24,330 I did what I could, Mr. President. I couldn't sway the bloc. 489 00:34:29,290 --> 00:34:32,630 Couldn't... or wouldn't? 490 00:34:32,710 --> 00:34:34,460 Maine and New Hampshire are noncommittal. 491 00:34:35,670 --> 00:34:38,130 Congressman Wolcott is turning Wisconsin for Conway. 492 00:34:44,270 --> 00:34:46,140 Tell me a different truth. 493 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:49,100 They aren't listening to me. 494 00:34:49,190 --> 00:34:51,480 They believe supporting you would do more damage 495 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:54,820 to the Democratic Party and the country than a Conway presidency. 496 00:34:58,860 --> 00:35:01,740 Well, I am sorry that it has come to this. 497 00:35:04,290 --> 00:35:06,910 As am I. I'm sure we'll meet again, sir. 498 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:11,210 Yes, but before you go, just take a look around this room. 499 00:35:11,290 --> 00:35:15,010 Study every detail, every aspect. 500 00:35:16,260 --> 00:35:21,390 Because this is the last time you will ever step foot in here. 501 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:25,060 I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help. 502 00:35:25,140 --> 00:35:27,430 And to think you could have made yourself memorable 503 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:29,350 in so many other ways. 504 00:35:38,860 --> 00:35:41,160 I'll make sure he never sees another committee, sir. 505 00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:45,410 Oh, no. He wants us to put up a fight, make him feel bigger. 506 00:35:45,490 --> 00:35:47,910 He's just read some polls and thinks I'm in trouble. 507 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:52,210 That's why he's coming after me. All right, we have 48 hours. 508 00:35:52,290 --> 00:35:54,840 I have to work Colorado and shore up Tennessee. 509 00:35:54,920 --> 00:36:00,680 But Maine, Wisconsin and New Hampshire must be turned by any means necessary. 510 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,180 All caucusing will end by noon on Thursday, 511 00:36:03,260 --> 00:36:07,560 and then the vote in both the House and the Senate is scheduled for 2:00. 512 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,850 Well... I don't make the decisions, Chuck. I just relay them. 513 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:15,730 No. No, there will not be a statement at this time. 514 00:36:15,820 --> 00:36:19,110 Well, because there's nothing to state until after the vote. 515 00:36:19,190 --> 00:36:20,650 Close the door. 516 00:36:21,700 --> 00:36:23,530 Right. Yes. 517 00:36:25,580 --> 00:36:26,620 Yes. 518 00:36:27,540 --> 00:36:30,210 Yeah, please don't make me say yes again. Mmm-hmm. 519 00:36:31,460 --> 00:36:34,080 Crazy days in these United States. 520 00:36:35,670 --> 00:36:38,340 So you wanna tell me what was so important 521 00:36:38,420 --> 00:36:41,880 -I had to get you through the gates? -Girl named Lisa Williams came in. 522 00:36:43,130 --> 00:36:45,510 Says she was Rachel Posner's girlfriend. 523 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:48,060 --Said Doug Stamper knew Rachel. 524 00:36:48,970 --> 00:36:51,270 Feels like maybe he was involved in her disappearance. 525 00:36:51,350 --> 00:36:53,480 And she said the words "Doug Stamper"? 526 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:55,270 Rachel Posner went missing around the time 527 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:57,270 Stamper was carjacked and had his head bashed in. 528 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,820 And this Lisa thinks... 529 00:37:00,860 --> 00:37:02,570 Well, she's not sure exactly. 530 00:37:03,530 --> 00:37:06,410 -Well, can she prove a connection? -It's all instinct at this point. 531 00:37:06,490 --> 00:37:08,410 Come on. 532 00:37:08,490 --> 00:37:11,580 You want a tour of the White House, you could just straight up ask me for one. 533 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:16,130 -Hammerschmidt. -Is he making anything of it? 534 00:37:16,210 --> 00:37:19,710 Not yet. But the information about her is on the top of his desk. 535 00:37:20,380 --> 00:37:21,460 Lisa Williams. 536 00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:24,970 Mr. Grayson, you have a call on line three. 537 00:37:25,050 --> 00:37:26,760 Well, I gotta get back to it. 538 00:37:26,850 --> 00:37:28,850 If Tom follows up on her, let me know. 539 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,640 -Thanks for the pass. -It's temporary. 540 00:37:37,690 --> 00:37:38,810 Okay. 541 00:37:49,870 --> 00:37:53,790 - LeAnn Harvey. - Always burning the midnight oil. 542 00:37:53,870 --> 00:37:56,460 -Aidan? -You ready to join me? 543 00:37:57,380 --> 00:38:01,090 Do you have any idea how much jeopardy you have put me in? 544 00:38:01,170 --> 00:38:03,170 You should've gotten out when you had the chance. 545 00:38:03,260 --> 00:38:05,260 You think you're out? 546 00:38:05,340 --> 00:38:08,640 -Listen, I need you to do me a favor. -Where are you? 547 00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:13,600 Get the FBI, CIA, and whoever else is looking for me to stop, now. 548 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:15,600 Okay, Aidan, you know, just... 549 00:38:15,690 --> 00:38:18,190 come back here, and we will figure this out together. 550 00:38:18,270 --> 00:38:22,480 If they keep coming after me, I will start leaking things about the Underwoods. 551 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:24,440 You don't wanna do that. 552 00:38:24,530 --> 00:38:27,360 You have no idea who you're working for, LeAnn. 553 00:38:29,450 --> 00:38:30,660 God damn it. 554 00:38:31,990 --> 00:38:33,200 You have an update for the president? 555 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:37,170 I've been juggling senators most of the day. 556 00:38:37,250 --> 00:38:38,620 And your congressman from Maine? 557 00:38:38,710 --> 00:38:42,000 Is still my friend's father and is still too busy to meet. 558 00:38:42,090 --> 00:38:44,670 So was Wisconsin and New Hampshire, until I forced them to. 559 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:46,510 You have your style, I have mine. 560 00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:48,380 The president doesn't care about style, LeAnn. 561 00:38:48,470 --> 00:38:51,010 Just get the congressman by the vote on Thursday. 562 00:39:06,490 --> 00:39:08,360 Will just walked in. 563 00:39:08,450 --> 00:39:09,450 Yeah. 564 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:12,700 Okay. 565 00:39:12,780 --> 00:39:14,700 Talk soon. Bye. 566 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:23,380 -That your mom? -Yeah. She sends her best. 567 00:39:23,460 --> 00:39:24,710 Yeah, okay. 568 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:28,550 -Where's Charlie? -In the living room. 569 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,890 Lily's playing in the den. 570 00:39:34,970 --> 00:39:36,640 -Where are you going? -I should change. 571 00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:39,560 -You keep walking away from me, Hannah. -Oh, please. 572 00:39:40,940 --> 00:39:42,360 Why would you invite him here? 573 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:44,690 Now? 574 00:39:44,770 --> 00:39:46,940 He's a friend. He's your friend. 575 00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:52,280 And I thought maybe... it'd be something that you'd be interested in looking at. 576 00:39:52,370 --> 00:39:54,910 --I'm doing all I can. 577 00:39:54,990 --> 00:39:56,120 -All you can? -Yes. 578 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,950 Like doubt me? Like think that you know better what's in my mind than I do? 579 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:00,370 You know, you're the one who told Mark. 580 00:40:00,460 --> 00:40:02,580 I had to deny I had anything to do with it. 581 00:40:02,670 --> 00:40:06,920 See, these people, Hannah... Usher and Marshall... 582 00:40:07,010 --> 00:40:10,470 they're hired hands. They can't be trusted. 583 00:40:11,630 --> 00:40:13,050 And Brockhart, he's in it for himself. 584 00:40:13,140 --> 00:40:17,270 But... but you, my darling, my love-- 585 00:40:17,350 --> 00:40:19,310 -Stop it. -Stop what? 586 00:40:20,230 --> 00:40:22,940 What are you gonna do? Take the kids and go to your mom? 587 00:40:23,020 --> 00:40:25,320 As if you would. 588 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:28,610 You already picked out the White House china. 589 00:40:28,690 --> 00:40:32,360 You want this more than anything. To be president. 590 00:40:33,910 --> 00:40:36,950 Don't you dare judge me now that I want it, too. 591 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:49,260 Yes, Congressman, but flights are considered bribes. 592 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:54,220 Yes, Congressman, it's not your DUIs that concern us, 593 00:40:54,300 --> 00:40:55,890 it's your daughter's. 594 00:40:56,970 --> 00:41:01,770 Well, you should've done a better job hiding the payouts. I mean, really. 595 00:41:02,690 --> 00:41:07,190 Yes, I'm sure you are... but how old was he again? 596 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,940 Yes, and he was in the choir, is that right? 597 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:16,780 But you can never erase an e-mail, even my dead aunt knows that. 598 00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:19,700 Well, get back to me as soon as you can. 599 00:41:21,250 --> 00:41:24,210 -So? -Maine finally looks solid, sir. 600 00:41:25,420 --> 00:41:27,000 New Hampshire doesn't, though. 601 00:41:28,340 --> 00:41:32,090 I've been sitting in here for hours busting my ass, getting some results. 602 00:41:32,170 --> 00:41:35,510 We should have secured New Hampshire. How did LeAnn get Maine? 603 00:41:35,590 --> 00:41:37,180 She cashed in a favor. 604 00:41:37,260 --> 00:41:39,350 Well, why couldn't you do the same goddamn thing? 605 00:41:39,430 --> 00:41:41,390 It doesn't make sense. 606 00:41:41,470 --> 00:41:44,140 I thought I had him. I mean... 607 00:41:45,060 --> 00:41:47,110 And it's not just New Hampshire. Wisconsin should've folded. 608 00:41:47,190 --> 00:41:48,520 Should have? 609 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:52,570 What's going on, Doug? What's happening? 610 00:41:52,650 --> 00:41:57,410 Is there some issue with your commitment? Your loyalty? 611 00:41:57,490 --> 00:41:58,490 What? 612 00:41:58,570 --> 00:42:01,120 Perhaps you just aren't worthy of my trust. 613 00:42:01,700 --> 00:42:03,580 I have given everything to you. 614 00:42:03,660 --> 00:42:07,080 Almost the entirety of my professional life, Frank. 615 00:42:07,170 --> 00:42:09,210 You watch your tone. 616 00:42:11,380 --> 00:42:12,840 The things I've done... 617 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:15,430 The things that I have done to help keep you here, 618 00:42:15,510 --> 00:42:17,470 and you're gonna question my loyalty? 619 00:42:19,180 --> 00:42:22,810 Well, if we can't win, we have to make sure that Conway doesn't either. 620 00:42:22,890 --> 00:42:26,310 Maine coming over only means he won't get to 26. 621 00:42:26,390 --> 00:42:28,600 A deadlock isn't a win. But at least... 622 00:42:31,190 --> 00:42:33,150 I'm sorry, Doug. I was out of line. 623 00:42:36,900 --> 00:42:38,200 Let's get back to work. 624 00:42:47,580 --> 00:42:49,960 It's not just what he did with all the data. 625 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:52,090 Aidan had access to everything. 626 00:42:52,170 --> 00:42:54,550 We need to get the CIA and FBI off his trail, 627 00:42:54,630 --> 00:42:57,050 -and I need your help. -You're causing problems, LeAnn, 628 00:42:57,130 --> 00:42:59,340 which is the last thing that we can afford right now. 629 00:43:00,300 --> 00:43:03,560 -Macallan sealed his own fate. -I delivered Maine, Doug, 630 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:05,890 which is more than you can say about New Hampshire. 631 00:43:11,770 --> 00:43:12,770 I'll owe you. 632 00:43:14,070 --> 00:43:15,190 Not enough. 633 00:43:16,240 --> 00:43:19,700 Has the president spoken to you about Aidan at all? 634 00:43:19,780 --> 00:43:20,780 No. 635 00:43:22,830 --> 00:43:24,580 Is he on a kill list? 636 00:43:24,660 --> 00:43:27,410 The United States of America doesn't have kill lists, LeAnn. 637 00:43:30,630 --> 00:43:33,380 I am the only thing preventing Mac from releasing what he has. 638 00:43:33,460 --> 00:43:37,010 And my guess is, whatever it is, it'll implicate you, too. 639 00:43:38,420 --> 00:43:40,050 Am I wrong, Doug? 640 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:00,950 Someone close to Senator Mitchell woke me up with the news. 641 00:44:01,030 --> 00:44:02,410 Get me the vice president on the phone. 642 00:44:02,490 --> 00:44:03,530 That is not going to help. 643 00:44:03,620 --> 00:44:05,620 Well, how do you intend on dealing with it? 644 00:44:17,210 --> 00:44:18,420 Donald. 645 00:44:20,550 --> 00:44:22,470 -Don't do it. -Claire-- 646 00:44:22,550 --> 00:44:25,470 I know what you and Senator Mitchell were planning. 647 00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:27,350 Do what you were supposed to do. 648 00:44:27,430 --> 00:44:30,690 Move the anti-filibuster measure forward so the Senate can vote 649 00:44:30,770 --> 00:44:32,940 -and elect me vice president. -No. 650 00:44:33,020 --> 00:44:35,060 -No? -All voices should be heard 651 00:44:35,150 --> 00:44:37,360 out of respect for the American people 652 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,610 and the gravity of the vote before the Senate today, 653 00:44:39,690 --> 00:44:42,360 the first like this since 1825. 654 00:44:42,450 --> 00:44:44,990 The House is about to vote, Donald. What is going on? 655 00:44:45,070 --> 00:44:47,160 Let's get this done so you can go home. 656 00:44:48,660 --> 00:44:50,500 It looks like Conway is going to win. 657 00:44:50,580 --> 00:44:54,080 And no matter what people have told you, the Senate is voting for Brockhart. 658 00:44:54,170 --> 00:44:56,590 -It's country over party, Claire. -Are you flexing? 659 00:44:56,670 --> 00:45:01,550 I'm stalling until the House vote happens and then the Senate votes accordingly. 660 00:45:01,630 --> 00:45:04,680 You'd do that to the party to which you've devoted your entire career? 661 00:45:04,760 --> 00:45:08,350 The country needs clarity and resolution. That's the most important thing. 662 00:45:08,430 --> 00:45:10,850 There'll be another election in four years. 663 00:45:10,930 --> 00:45:12,730 But look... 664 00:45:12,810 --> 00:45:15,480 I saw you when Francis was in the coma. 665 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:19,110 What you're capable of when given the opportunity. 666 00:45:20,030 --> 00:45:24,490 You still have a shot down the road. I'd vote for you. 667 00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:28,330 Whatever you think, I know I have the numbers. 668 00:45:28,410 --> 00:45:29,790 I don't think so. 669 00:45:31,450 --> 00:45:32,580 But come on. 670 00:45:35,210 --> 00:45:38,170 You're not like him. Be patient. 671 00:45:41,260 --> 00:45:44,300 You're a fool, Donald. You always were. 672 00:45:44,380 --> 00:45:48,680 You and your dumb, dead wife that you never, ever shut up about. 673 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:51,100 Principled? Idealistic? 674 00:45:51,180 --> 00:45:54,310 A champion for the people? What did you ever actually do? 675 00:45:54,890 --> 00:45:56,560 Nothing. 676 00:45:56,650 --> 00:45:59,980 The great crusader? I don't think so. 677 00:46:00,070 --> 00:46:03,650 You just liked the position of the bumbling idiot that you are. 678 00:46:05,110 --> 00:46:07,620 The optimist. The idealist. 679 00:46:07,700 --> 00:46:10,450 You loved it so much that you couldn't even make a deal 680 00:46:10,540 --> 00:46:12,500 or move a single thing forward. 681 00:46:12,580 --> 00:46:14,910 You have a legacy of nothing. 682 00:46:15,830 --> 00:46:18,580 Sign the measure, get the Republicans off the floor, 683 00:46:18,670 --> 00:46:20,460 start the vote now. 684 00:46:23,340 --> 00:46:25,170 Do you know what I just realized? 685 00:46:26,470 --> 00:46:27,680 Your initials... 686 00:46:28,840 --> 00:46:31,310 they're missing an "n" and a "t". 687 00:47:07,800 --> 00:47:09,930 The vote is inconclusive, Mr. President. 688 00:47:10,850 --> 00:47:13,720 Neither you nor Conway to 26. 689 00:47:13,810 --> 00:47:16,480 Still alive. What about Claire? 690 00:47:18,020 --> 00:47:21,110 This is impossible. 691 00:47:21,190 --> 00:47:23,690 I'm as surprised as you are. 692 00:47:23,770 --> 00:47:26,400 Maine. There was no heads-up on that. 693 00:47:28,110 --> 00:47:30,780 Look, I know this is frustrating. It should be over. 694 00:47:30,870 --> 00:47:32,780 I... I'm the president. 695 00:47:34,370 --> 00:47:36,200 I don't care what they say, I... 696 00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:39,410 I'm fucking President of the United States. 697 00:47:39,500 --> 00:47:40,540 No, you're not. 698 00:47:41,130 --> 00:47:42,840 The vice president will be acting president 699 00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:45,300 for as long as it takes the House to decide. 700 00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:49,340 I should make some calls.