House of Cards (2013) - Season 1 Edit

A "fresh start" and a "clean start" both did well in focus groups.

A 17 year old girl ran off the road,

A 22 year veteran of the U.S. Congress,

A big supporter of nuclear power.

A blank check.

A congressman, you say?

A faucet.

A felony, Leon.

A few months ago,

A few more weeks and we'll be through.

A few more weeks and we'll be through.

A few people.

A few words with us this morning.

A fridge strapped on top of a minivan, Frank.

A friend of mine saw her waiting tables

A friend.

A good word?

A GQ article entitled "Backwoods Billionaire"

A great man once said that "Everything in life is about sex...

A hand job, maybe. No promises.

A hotel would be more comfortable.

A junior congressman from Philadelphia...

A little bit of your time in return.

A little over a year.

A little.

A lobster?

A long time. Since I was a kid.

A loss on this bill endangers his chance of winning,

A lot hung over, actually.

A lot of fucks. Well, that pretty much says it.

A lot of people do.

A lot of small towns, some really great crowds.

A lot of you had doubts about me the first time I ran.

A lot of your colleagues have left,

A lot?

A lot.

A mansion in Harrisburg.

A mile out on either side of the tower.

A mouthpiece, when we need one.

A multi billionaire in a struggling economy?

A new hobby?

A part of me still loves you.

A phoenix from the ashes.

A rare example of someone whose head is in the game

A safe place until we can figure out something permanent.

A seat at the table.

A sharp spike in contributions.

A smart man once said to me that

A sort of magnetic presence that electrified everyone he touched.

A staffer in the Defense Department.

A valiant effort, though. I respect that.

A version of it. With softer language.

A very functional one. Imagine if he was sober.

A wrong attachment to an email that went wide.

A year, maybe two...

A YouTube clip set to techno music

A.J. Who is Carter?

Aaron Burr ran for governor, Calhoun for the Senate.

About 150. That'll work.

About 5,000 jobs into Peter's districts

About a plan to bring their jobs back,

About a third.

About Congressman Russo's passing.

About his past,

About his youth.

About last night...

About my life.

About my past.

About Peter.

About pulling out of the race?

About the financial disclosures leading...

About the four undocumented employees

About the jobs tax credit...

About the sexism Durant faced early on in her career.

About the things I haven't done.

About this little secret of yours.

About this major news story, the suicide of Congressman Peter Russo.

About to walk into a meeting.

About what?

About what?

About what?

About what? To keep you quiet.

Absolute discretion.

Absolutely no discretion, no discipline?

Absolutely not.

Absolutely not.

Absorbing everything.

AC in here is nuts.

Access isn't the same as a ball and chain.

According to an overnight CNN poll of registered voters.

Accuse me of hiding behind my pregnancy.

Across from the Burger King.

Actually deal with it and get rid of him.

Actually, that's good. We can make that work.

Actually, yes, I just did, I'm going to have to get off the phone.

Adam donated 10 photographs.

Adam Galloway took the pictures. Have you heard of him?

Adam Galloway. Nice to meet you.

Adam Galloway's coming down from New York.

Adam?

Adam.

Adam. It's Claire.

Adam... Just go. Go. Leave.

Adam... No.

Adam's here.

Address. Directions. There's an e ticket in your name.

Admit it's what I want? That's irrelevant.

Advice she wouldn't take from me. Unacceptable.

African American majority leader,

After a political career that has lasted 42 years so far,

After all the capital we spent on education.

After all, we are nothing more or less than what we choose to reveal.

After all, we have broken bacon together,

After all, what is faith if it doesn't endure when we are tested the most?

After careful thought and discussion with my staff,

After I drop them off, I'm done.

After I graduated,

After I lost my fucking job?

After Michael Kern's withdrawal earlier this week.

After my divorce, I took a trip to Thailand. It was about two weeks.

After that, you've got a meet and greet with the finalist...

After Womack became Majority Leader.

Ah, David.

Ah, Freddy? Yeah, Frank?

Ah!

Ah!

Alcohol, drugs.

All fuckin' four of them?

All gone.

All I care about is a win, Frank.

All I could think to myself was,

All I need is one public statement of support.

All I want for that money is your silence.

All I want is for you to grow what you've already built.

All I'm asking is that you give me

All I'm asking is that you speak to your client

All I'm saying is that there's a question that needs to be answered.

All I'm trying to do is find her.

All my events this week will be in counties within the watershed,

All my events this week will be in counties within the watershed,

All my friends,

All my months of planning, every move I've made.

All of it.

All of it.

All of my contacts were in there.

All of our polling indicates this is gonna work.

All of them. I have a console at home.

All right, all right.

All right, don't forget to breathe.

All right, Frank. Show me what you can do.

All right, give me five minutes, Marty. I'll call you right back.

All right, I have it in front of me now.

All right, I tell you what, Dick Peters is gonna retire this term.

All right, I want affiliate stations and cable news.

All right, I'll be there. Thank you, Linda.

All right, I'll take that as a yes.

All right, let me look this over. I'll call you back.

All right, let's not get bogged down

All right, let's put a pin in this until we get more sponsors.

All right, Remy. Whatever you think best.

All right, then, let me ask you another way.

All right, Zoe. This is Dave, the senior producer in New York.

All right? Their accounts dry up, we keep going.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right. "U" think "I"

All right. Give me a few minutes to think about that.

All right. I don't give a fuck if they're teachers or not, frankly.

All right. I got the list right here. Okay. Go ahead.

All right. I will ask you my second question.

All right. I'll check his office.

All right. I'll do whatever I have to do.

All right. I'll speak to him.

All right. I'll take care of it. Okay, thanks.

All right. I'll tell you what.

All right. I'll work something out. Thank you, Linda.

All right. Make it fast, Meechum.

All right. Okay.

All right. One sec. Okay.

All right. Thanks. I'll let you know.

All right. This is my fault. I feel awful.

All right. Use your best judgment.

All right. We won't stand in your way.

All right. Well, see if he's available.

All right. What's the other thing?

All right. You call me, either way?

All she said was her boss was a creep.

All she seemed to know was that I was

All that exists is the money sitting right there in front of you.

All the evidence would suggest it.

All the things I've done in Congress,

All the time. He had it framed.

All those luncheons and conventions and dinners,

All we have here really is a perception problem.

All you need is a simple majority. 218 votes.

All you're thinking about is what's right in front of you.

Allocating the DoD budget is always a free for all.

Allow me?

Almost got killed last weekend.

Almost hit a hatchback in the next lane.

Almost ready.

Alone.

Already working on a new draft. Stamper!

Although given our mutual disdain,

Although, to be fair,

Always, for a good cause.

Always, Frank.

Always.

Am I gonna meet her?

Am I only gonna see you at bill signings now?

Am I still on the short list?

Am I suspended, sir?

Am I?

Ambitious.

Amen.

Amen.

An apology.

An invaluable asset to the White House,

An older man.

And 10 members of the Black Caucus make another 11.

And a bird on the nightstand a few days ago.

And a fork would be nice.

And a very quarrelsome sheep.

And absolutely, we'll send someone else instead.

And after that, all you need is 13 Democrats.

And after they hurt you,

And all of you lose your committee chairmanships.

And all these people,

And an equally poor form of politics.

And an even bigger head, so that was quite a meal.

And asked me to come over tonight.

And asks you to cough?

And away from this damn phone?

And away from this damn phone?

And be on people like Sergey and Larry's checklist

And briefs on upcoming legislative action.

And bring in new people.

And bring me that Williams editorial.

And call Denise at the office

And call me back if you need anything.

And campaign machinery in place...

And cancel the string quartet. Let's get a DJ.

And certainly not at the expense of your own son.

And commissioned him to do these. He just had a big show at PS1.

And Congress needs to step up and get this done.

And Congress should be ashamed of itself for that, Frank.

And details of the blind trust.

And did he say why he's reluctant?

And did we also force them to start

And do me up a budget and a plan for removing the sphincter.

And do they realize that they are shutting the door

And do you know how many calories the brain burns?

And does he know?

And don't forget, you work for me, Frank, not him.

And every time I saw you,

And find an honorable way to replace Matthews.

And get all our children back in school where they belong,

And get us back on message.

And get Walter Doyle onto Tusk.

And give you a few more names to consider.

And Gluckenheimer, what he did...

And have her bring every donation envelope she can find.

And have proceeded to cross off every name you've put on it.

And he asked if I believed in heaven. I said no.

And he calls Israel "illegal"? Well, he's an anti Semite and he is wrong.

And he found something else.

And he makes you rewrite until it's perfect,

And he said to me,

And he tends to follow it.

And he wants more responsibility?

And he was poison. Cats who ate him died.

And he won't do it.

And he's already watching you...

And he's been stuck in his office for weeks.

And her car doesn't roll over three times down a 20 foot ditch,

And his Watershed Bill. Okay, great.

And hope it all goes away?

And how am I supposed to fix a problem I can't fix?

And how do I give him that when he shows

And how Durant's going to shape our foreign policy.

And how undervalued I was, slaving away for you.

And I almost apologized when I saw you at the White House,

And I also have avoided a reputation for indentured servitude.

And I am certain after that

And I am very moved.

And I appreciate you sharing it with me.

And I believe Russo is our best chance.

And I brought you something.

And I buzzed, and then I waited...

And I can't keep having my work

And I can't not show up.

And I certainly never saw a hen around my house,

And I didn't think the strike would last this long.

And I don't blame you for doing what you did.

And I don't intend to start now.

And I don't know how yet,

And I even had a fling with a Congressman.

And I feel there is much merit to the idea of trickle down diplomacy.

And I give you my word that to the best of my knowledge,

And I got the shot, and I'm gonna prove everyone wrong,

And I had to juggle two temp jobs just to pay the rent.

And I had to tell each and every one... I know.

And I have major doubts about Russo.

And I have to say, appointing the first

And I intend for us to accomplish a lot more.

And I just didn't think it was right

And I just kept pulling harder and harder,

And I just thought it was worth suggesting.

And I kept telling her to stop and get down, and...

And I knew I could do a better job than my bosses.

And I know a good word from you would...

And I know Claire feels exactly the same.

And I know Roger. I'll call him.

And I know she was pulled over with a client in January.

And I know she'd work all the harder for it.

And I made sure Claire distracted my security.

And I made this one. Can you guess what it is?

And I might also mention your girlfriend, her mother, and her aunt

And I never mentioned I was a congressman.

And I owe you an explanation.

And I pray that you will help us fend off hatred,

And I preferred vodka to scotch.

And I rarely make mistakes of any size.

And I remembered that time that I dropped you off after work.

And I sent you to St. Louis so he could spend time with you,

And I should've listened to you, sir.

And I stay on as Whip.

And I strongly encourage Marty Spinella to keep his people in line.

And I think it's going to bring

And I think she's right on this.

And I think the way you're handling this is...

And I think this is the place for you

And I think, well, there's a brave man, far braver than me.

And I wanna take the opportunity to say publicly

And I want all of us to make it together.

And I want the brief on the mark up for the Watershed Bill...

And I want to talk about the shipyard.

And I went to my first AA meeting this morning.

And I went to my first AA meeting this morning.

And I will not be cornered into making promises I cannot deliver!

And I will remain there until you are ready to meet and talk

And I will send a oar to pick you up for the doctor tomorrow.

And I wish I could be bigger than this, but I can't.

And I won't be distracted by what's fashionable.

And I won't have to look at you.

And I won't have to look at you.

And I won't, if that's what you want.

And I would appreciate direct answers.

And I'd like it to be kind.

And I'd like to thank one man in particular,

And I'll raise an army around this guy.

And I'll set you up with a nice diversified package,

And I'll tell you something.

And I'll track down these other two over the weekend.

And I'll write about why you left home.

And I'm being selfish, and I realize it's mostly about me,

And I'm extremely grateful.

And I'm good at it.

And I'm grateful to them.

And I'm here to convince you to say yes.

And I'm not gonna question it.

And I'm probably more to blame than you are.

And I'm still fucked.

And I'm still not interested.

And I'm sure you've considered them all. Yes or no, Frank?

And I'm taking you to task for it.

And I'm very grateful to be working here.

And I've already told Garrett that it could be valuable to him.

And I've done everything I can to overcome it

And I've taken responsibility for that,

And if he denies involvement?

And if I don't play along?

And if I'm not mistaken, the last time I was in Tannersville,

And if there's a woman that can work

And if they have something to offer that you don't,

And if we can agree to that.

And if you can humble yourself before them,

And if you do decide to take the coward's way out,

And if you want more detailed information, research, statistics,

And in it she quotes an editorial that ran

And in return she contributes almost 40 grand a year to CWI.

And in return, they expect mine.

And inspire his support.

And instead of offering solutions...

And it actually sickens me

And it was actually fun.

And it was me who asked that we stop what we're doing now.

And it was written by Zoe Barnes.

And it was you who came knocking at my door last winter.

And it won't change things in terms of our arrangement?

And it's a great opportunity. The Speaker.

And it's bigger than a moment.

And it's impressive,

And it's in neither of our best interests

And it's okay to go outside and get your hands dirty.

And it's truly been a team effort.

And Jessica Masters would still be alive.

And just think, he could have been a wolf.

And keep the teachers happy at the same time.

And keep your eye on Janine Skorsky while I'm away.

And leak this story,

And lean not on our own understanding.

And let him make his case.

And let me arrange the car for you.

And let me know if you want me to set up a meeting between the two of you.

And let me tell you, that man has big feet

And let's stop lighting the thing at night.

And lock the goddamn doors if you have to.

And look at Friday night.

And make some commercials.

And make sure you hadn't hurt yourself.

And most of the money is earmarked

And my husband and I became very

And my renewed faith in God.

And nearly $500 million in contracts.

And neither was I.

And never once made it further than your front doorstep.

And next thing you know I was down on my knees in the dirt,

And nobody took me seriously.

And nobody's come to fix it?

And nothing breaks you.

And now Catherine Durant.

And now Durant.

And now here I am.

And now you want me to be your lapdog?

And nowhere did it say anything about collective bargaining.

And of course, the love of my life, Claire.

And one below Birch, which is akin to being between a very hungry wolf

And one in the Legislative.

And only a handful of times.

And other things.

And over here

And over here, at the tail end of all those jackasses,

And pad your transcript while you apply for governor school?

And pay for whatever the cost of moving the event

And people love someone who stands up after they've fallen.

And push the "go" button.

And quietly manage it. And I'll help guide you through the process.

And quite possibly your second term in office.

And rely on jobs in the drilling industry.

And rub shoulders with movie stars.

And say if there's anything the two of you...

And say what now, exactly?

And say, "Yeah, turn it down," I won't.

And scream those awful words of hate, could we blame them?

And secure Pennsylvania for the Democrats in 2016.

And see if anybody sticks out from the crowd.

And see if this is something they might be willing to consider.

And senior year, nearly expelled me

And she can be abrasive at times.

And she just ripped in half.

And she looks gorgeous,

And she was screaming so loud,

And so I'm supposed to just cut ribbons and go to funerals?

And solutions that look good on paper,

And somebody open a window. It's rancid in here.

And sorry she didn't send a card.

And spawned dozens of other spoofs.

And spent the past two and a half

And start talking about when and what

And take care of our teachers and our children.

And tell her that your people had nothing to do with that brick.

And thank you, Mr. President, for taking the risk.

And thank you, sir, for being so patient.

And that is not cool.

And that little red dot goes on. Tell me what you hear.

And that moment lasts

And that was only five years ago.

And that way I'm not gonna bore y'all to tears twice.

And that you have no sense of respect.

And that's Congressman Frank Underwood.

And that's the real truth,

And that's when it happened.

And that's why in the end he said, "Who wants steak for dinner?"

And that's why they hired Glendon Hill, to make them look good.

And the 150 campaign staffers who don't know if they still have a job.

And the bus lost its brakes going down a hill

And the fact that Congress is not living up to their commitment.

And the girl was climbing on the vines,

And the manager... What's his name?

And the mighty Delaware River years ago.

And the most important one of those

And the problem is that he stole sound, conservative ideas.

And the second and the third.

And the Speaker's office offered me Deputy I.D.

And the thing took a dump.

And the well digging equipment for the South Sudan project.

And then after that, there's no public record.

And then borrows his pickup so he doesn't miss the next event.

And then check the rooms again.

And then go to economic multipliers,

And then he asked if I had no faith in God.

And then heads straight to the White House for dinner with the President.

And then I thought about it some more, and I realized I...

And then I'll sort things out with the PR team personally.

And then it's time for bed.

And then last night, I...

And then she lost control of the car.

And then suddenly he's propping him up...

And then there's this.

And then what do you say we get out of the office

And then what do you say we get out of the office

And then you come here and we'll talk the whole thing through.

And then you just quit?

And then, three, two, one...

And there were a lot of others who proposed.

And there were little pieces of paper all over the apartment.

And there's a lot I could say about this young man to my left.

And there's no way to know how much this is gonna blow up on us.

And these are the transcripts from the BRAC hearing.

And they also hired you to get traction in Congress.

And they aren't what will keep it alive.

And they authorized me to do what I think is best.

And they clearly outweigh the cons.

And they soon start beating to the right drum.

And they write whatever they want, wherever they are.

And they're also concerned about Peter Russo running for governor.

And they're just supposed to understand and accept

And they've been in storage for the past four months,

And they've got the police on their side.

And this fucking minivan had a fridge strapped on top.

And this is the photographer himself. Hello, how are you?

And this is you, Vanderburgh.

And those millions of people, what do they hear?

And to accomplish this, we had to make hard choices

And to embrace Dean and Leanne with the warmth of your love in return.

And to give you whatever you think is fair.

And to have your name as a permanent fixture on our campus.

And to think you wanted me to apologize to my wife.

And told me I was wasting my time,

And turn the AC down while you're in there, too.

And vice versa. That's how it works.

And watch you lose.

And watch you lose.

And we are fighting to keep our majority here.

And we can benefit from your expertise.

And we can reallocate some of your

And we do not want to make it impulsively.

And we landed in a tobacco field.

And we try this again in a few hours with our clothes on?

And we would be the first organization there to work on this scale.

And we would have to refund half a million dollars in donations.

And we'd like to create a new scholarship in your daughter's name.

And we'll take the necessary action.

And we're no closer to naming his replacement than we were a month ago.

And we're putting the guardrails in...

And we've got millions of kids stuck home from school.

And what about the hypocrisy, folks?

And what about us?

And what about you? I'm a little less torn.

And what do they see?

And what do they want from Francis?

And what do you see?

And what exactly would you want me to do?

And what made you want to get sober?

And what the two of you aren't taking into account

And what'd you think?

And what's the big deal? Congressmen trade favors.

And what's your opium?

And whatever I could see out the window on the interstate.

And when he died, I looked up to God and I said those words.

And when I show up, I'll act surprised.

And when it comes to doling out favors, talk to Doug.

And when it ended, I told him that he'd done neither.

And when the Delaware River is less polluted than it's been in 50 years,

And when you're done apologizing,

And when.

And where's your solution?

And which category do your thoughts

And while God may not give us any answers,

And who have you called, by the way?

And who's going to believe you?

And why am I looking at it?

And will reinforce America's pre eminence as an intellectual superpower.

And with more than an hour's notice.

And you can get the information you need

And you can raise money.

And you deserve that more than anyone.

And you didn't admit to more than that?

And you don't make decisions based on emotion.

And you have no room for fear?

And you manage to stay ahead of it?

And you proved everyone wrong.

And you remember that power line business

And you sent them because I sprung your boy, Russo, in the first place.

And you should not accept his resignation until he's elected.

And you shouldn't.

And you use that as a springboard to run in 2020.

And you want to get the news out the moment you have it,

And you want to help them?

And you want to help them?

And you were, too. Are you telling me the President isn't?

And you will be the butt of it.

And you wouldn't have to, Gillian.

And you, Autobot, what is Optimus Prime doing under my bed?

And you?

And you're right. This is a great opportunity.

And you're to hear her out.

And you're worried about the imbalance

And you've been sober how long now?

And you've dissolved that good faith by disobeying me.

And you've proved yourself to be very valuable.

And, boom, he was on board.

And, Caroline?

And, Gene, get me everything you've got on road regulations.

And, quote, go focus on your baby.

And, yes, I helped your son get into college

And?

And...

Another place to get out of the rain.

Another thing I already knew.

Another three years, no matter what.

Answer the question.

Any calls while I was out?

Any chance you're watching Stephanopoulos?

Any idea where she might be?

Any kid who's made it from the streets of South Philly

Any meetings or calls you might need to whip up votes,

Any one of them leaks it to Bob...

Any other concerns?

Any questions for the Congresswoman from Maryland?

Any reason why the DNC didn't ask my advice on the candidate?

Any thoughts you have about this paper you keep them to yourself

Any use of violence whatsoever, or intimidation.

Any word from him yet?

Any word from Peter? Nothing.

Any word on the vote count?

Anyhow, I'll let you get back to it. Sorry again to interrupt.

Anymore.

Anyone starts harassing you with questions

Anything at all. And I'm sorry to have surprised you.

Anything big comes up, I'm a phone call away.

Anything for you, Frank.

Anything that could have been held over him?

Anything you deem worth telling.

Anything you don't already know.

Anything you need, other than deodorant?

Anytime day or night. You know that.

Anytime you want.

Anyway, I just wanted to express my condolences

Anyway, I need you to talk to her.

Anyway, it didn't end well.

Anyway, that's how I feel.

Anyway, um...

Anywhere near what you want or deserve?

APG is also a job creator.

APG's research and development of military materiel

Apples and oranges, no matter how you look at it.

Are "yes" and "sir."

Are gonna get national coverage.

Are gonna lie and say they were.

Are in a blind trust and he can't fight off the threat.

Are middle class Americans.

Are not gonna want to spend this amount of money in just 25 districts.

Are promoting pouring money out of the country

Are still fucked.

Are these even teachers picketing?

Are willing to consider a recovering alcoholic.

Are you accusing me of sexism?

Are you all right?

Are you at least willing to have that discussion?

Are you cared for?

Are you Dad's girlfriend?

Are you done now?

Are you driving?

Are you entirely certain he's gonna keep you on the ticket?

Are you even capable of language,

Are you firing me?

Are you fucking kidding me? You agreed that they were already out.

Are you going running now?

Are you gonna sell it like Arianna?

Are you hungry? Mm hmm.

Are you interested in my advice on this,

Are you kidding me?

Are you kidding?

Are you letting pride cloud your judgment, Frank?

Are you okay with Nash Aarons?

Are you okay? It was an accident.

Are you okay? Yes.

Are you optimistic it'll pass?

Are you out of your mind?

Are you out of your mind?

Are you ready?

Are you satisfied?

Are you saying you've overheard nothing

Are you serious? Yes.

Are you seriously considering Birch?

Are you staying at the hotel?

Are you sure?

Are you sure?

Are you telling me I'm blind?

Are you trying to get me drunk?

Are you trying to rub this in or something?

Are you trying to turn this around on me?

Are you whoring around again?

Are you willing to take that risk?

Are you?

Are your parents still living there? No. I can't.

Aren't you gonna wish me a happy Father's Day?

Aren't you here to do just that?

Argentina, the offshore drilling accounts...

Around the time of the inauguration?

As a private citizen,

As a prop on national television to try and win a debate.

As long as I can devote myself wholly to the campaign, I agree.

As long as we're clear about what this is, I can play the whore.

As long as you make him the next majority leader.

As mayor, I stick with a peach.

As of closing bell today, I own 3%.

As of this morning, that's 5,185.

As saying that Senator Catherine Durant

As soon as I have something solid.

As soon as possible. Gut the bill, Frank.

As soon as you narrow down the choices.

As the most stable country in the region and our strongest ally...

As we used to say in Gaffney,

As well as a wide variety of training grounds for military personnel.

As you choose without consulting me.

As you probably know, the election

As you suggested, which I will honor.

Ashley can call me if you have any questions about what's on your desk.

Ask around. Talk to Womack.

Aspirin. Go ahead.

Assuming he's open to the idea.

Assuming you and your husband fit all the criteria?

At a first impression, Donald. You know that.

At a restaurant in Georgetown.

At Bryn Mawr and snapping on a flag pin.

At CBS?

At eight simultaneous meetings in six time zones right now.

At Google to start your own non profit.

At least buy me an evening of mind blowing sexual congress?

At least eight times in the past month.

At least I learned one valuable thing from you.

At least that's what his wife told me.

At least their hatred I can understand. I can grasp it.

At least tonight.

At least you're being honest.

At me?

At the age of 43, 43 years old.

At the home of Francis Underwood, who has led the charge on...

At the studio?

At the White House?

Attempted to disrupt the gala.

Axing people who disagree with you.

Aye. Aye.

Babe, put some clothes on.

Baby, I want what you want.