House of Cards (2013) - Season 2 Edit

A blanket strategy will galvanize as many detractors as supporters.

A bridge? That's a drop in the bucket.

A classmate, we were dating.

A coordinated national messaging effort.

A direct line to the White House.

A few weeks ago, the President told me

A flat line will send a louder message than life support.

A great deal of information to a great number of people.

A great deal, considering what you did.

A major bipartisan agreement in the State of the Union.

A mass shooting could happen in a school in your community?

A media blitz is the wrong way to go.

A member of any law enforcement agency?

A plane that he owns flies to Lanagin's casino on a regular basis.

A pleasure. Truly.

A quorum is present.

A rare earth refinery solves this crisis permanently.

A regulated free market.

A serious, long term commitment

A specific question for me, not an interview request.

A third term Congresswoman?

A universally admired incumbent

A white powder like substance was found in a package...

A working government. We stave off the freeze.

About 20 million in GOP Super PA Cs.

About 20 years now.

About 30 minutes north of Baltimore.

About a dinner he had at your house.

About half the time.

About your recent transition.

Absolutely not.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Absolutely. I'm sure we can lock down a lot of heavyweights.

Accept the subsidies or deal with FERC.

According to Republican Senator Curtis Haas,

Act as if I don't know anything?

Act normal.

Affect our professional relationship.

After he worked seven years to earn her hand in marriage.

After I got it passed through the Senate with no help from you.

Again, it's the threat, not the actuality.

Against revisiting the issue for 10 years.

Agent Green, FBI. Do you have a moment, Ms. Skorsky?

Ah, here comes the steak. Oh.

Ah, the White House.

Ali cell phone service, Wi Fi, land lines...

All day long, it's buzzing, and at this hour, it's so desolate.

All I need is six to make my quorum.

All I would want to do is ask them about who they are.

All I'm asking is that you convey our intentions.

All it takes is one person's cousin to visit from Lynchburg.

All right, draw up a request from the Defense Department.

All right, I'll have another look at it.

All right, I'm on the home screen.

All right, let's get a full report to Linda, ASAP.

All right, let's get the people out of the dark.

All right, we'll wait until the announcement.

All right.

All right.

All right. I better get to it then.

All right. I can agree to that

All right. I did it.

All right. I'll leave it with you.

All right. Let me know, man.

All right. Let's get to work.

All right. Let's go over to the Oval Office right now

All right. Then I'm off.

All the more reason to be safe going forward.

All the President has to do is pick up the phone,

All you'll do is piss them off.

Almost done. Twenty more minutes.

Along with an historic entitlement reform amendment.

Along with Megan Hennessey.

Always in the background,

Always prepared.

Alzheimer's research. He was insulted.

Am I embarrassing you?

An accomplished rider?

An appropriation from Congress.

An enthusiast.

An informant for law enforcement?

An interesting thought, though.

An investigation?

An irreversible mistake, Mr. Vice President.

An open race makes me nervous.

And a left hook to the jaw.

And a ludicrous conspiracy

And a message to the Joint Chiefs that I'm trampling on...

And a more than competent Chief of Staff.

And a Republican president. We're trying to counter with D trip.

And a retail barbecue sauce.

And a woman 20 years his junior.

And about eight Secret Service agents.

And an age bump five years from now.

And as always, we invite you to give us

And as soon as the Kelly's in, I'll come home.

And ask the President to choose.

And be the parents we wanted to be.

And best of luck to both teams.

And by making that choice,

And Cathy, make sure we have a third party conduit

And convince them, can you convince yours?

And delete the e mail after you've memorized it.

And discuss it right down to the last detail.

And don't think for a second

And everyone in the leadership.

And for the record,

And Francis has, again and again, proven that he will.

And get me dollies.

And good luck with that first pitch tonight, Mr. Vice President.

And have lunch with me sometime soon. Bye bye.

And have you spoken with him?

And he gets nailed for it.

And he hasn't spoken to anybody?

And he keeps rising in the ranks. The system protects him.

And he looks happier now, right?

And he said, "Claire, a great man died here."

And he will continue Io do so as Vice President.

And he wrapped his arms around me, and he said,

And he'll never go for this.

And he's been nothing but supportive all these years.

And he's got an ax to grind with me and with the President.

And he's got his worm friend, and his mouse friend,

And his spider friend, and his snail friend.

And I always deliver.

And I am busy, too.

And I asked him how he died, and he told me.

And I can't...

And I didn't mind at all. I thought the article was great.

And I don't think that you can,

And I felt so helpless.

And I happen to do political work.

And I have a couple of pictures.

And I have been for some time.

And I have continued to do so.

And I haven't seen him since or returned his calls.

And I held up my end of that bargain

And I hold myself accountable for that.

And I know it's coming from Feng.

And I look forward to working with all of them

And I prefer to stick around.

And I remember

And I remember feeling so sad, so angry.

And I respect you as a journalist. But these questions?

And I should call Claire.

And I spoke to the Commissioner directly,

And I think it will only prove

And I think they just want to make sure that

And I think you all know what kind of a friend

And I told him that her story checks out.

And I took it off the schedule.

And I want it to be important to you.

And I will always be grateful you recommended me.

And I wish I could help you.

And I won't be pursuing any further tests.

And I won't live long enough to see the bill fail.

And I would like lo thank all of you.

And I'd like to eliminate early retirement.

And I'd say that not as your Vice President,

And I'd say we're even.

And I'll confirm that with Ashleigh when she gets here.

And I'm calling on behalf

And I'm not fond of authority.

And I'm so proud to be working for your husband.

And I'm sure you must be exhausted.

And if I were to show up in the tour logs before a breach,

And if it fails, a huge embarrassment.

And if the House fails to pass the bill after we do,

And if these are our last moments on Earth,

And if you like, there are many beautiful things to enjoy here.

And if you think that you can intimidate me,

And if you want to maintain my respect,

And if you'd like, I can give him a call beforehand

And if you're not convinced by now, goodbye,.

And in good hands with the Secret Service.

And in the meantime, you make nothing from those plants.

And it happened on a...

And it has nothing to do with gambling.

And it mattered, and people listened.

And it saves us over a trillion dollars

And it was a choice?

And just so you know, I don't plan

And later he expressed a desire to run, and I offered guidance.

And let him know you'll be reaching out.

And let me know what you decide.

And light themselves on fire if he gave the word.

And make sure that there's nothing...

And Mrs. Underwood, thank you for your honesty.

And my husband is the Vice President of the United States.

And nobody is going to believe me more than they believe you.

And not just add to the noise.

And now I can hardly rotate my arm.

And now it's within your grasp.

And now you want to cut the pathetic level of funding

And now, she won't answer her phone.

And once I do, the President will announce

And our relationship extends to the Oval Office now.

And please, turn out the lights before you leave.

And Pulaski. All right.

And put us on a collision course with China.

And quietly sell what we don't need

And right now, he is winning.

And Sarah should be finishing that history of biohazard scares.

And say it's okay to go on this fucking goose chase.

And Second Amendment protection?

And see if we feel anything.

And she became his wife

And she decided she didn't want to be in the public eye.

And she does have a history of getting involved...

And she sent me a text message

And sign this statement in the presence of the US Attorney.

And since I've been in Congress, I just haven't had time.

And so does everyone from California to Maine.

And so I know what talents he has and lacks.

And so will I.

And telling her that you'll accept the subsidies.

And that concludes our live one on one

And that is my cross to bear.

And that's a long way off.

And that's not all.

And that's on top of everything else we asked for.

And that's what I'm offering.

And that's why I chose you' Jackie.

And that's worth something, even it if hurts.

And the bridge is approved.

And the clerk will call the roll.

And the contact?

And the First Lady has approved the early draft.

And the leadership will.

And the next Congress dismantles the agreement.

And the other nuclear providers are on board?

And the President feels that strongly,

And the press, they've shown up just to hear from you.

And then he still needs to manage the vote.

And then he stopped after a while.

And then I found the fellowship...

And then lock myself in the apartment.

And then shut down.

And then they don't have a damn clue who you are.

And then we decided against it.

And then work with me after we avoid the freeze.

And then you can deal with a Republican majority

And then you can deal with the Secret Service, too.

And then you tried to use me during the summit in Spotsylvania.

And then you went behind my back,

And then you went behind my back,

And then you'd have a share of the profits if we're successful.

And then, bam, shovel right to the base of the head.

And then, on to Radcliffe.

And there's a way to do it so we don't risk any exposure.

And there's one on you.

And they all had tons of honey.

And they all look like that,

And they kill who they need to kill.

And they know he went to see Kapeniak.

And they seem... I don't know... Very intimate.

And they're not going to us.

And this drug came up, but there wasn't much on it.

And this Emerson fellow you've probably heard of

And this is a perfect way to show Curtis who's in charge.

And this is how patterns emerge.

And trust one another and continue to help one another?

And Tusk may be back in his good graces.

And we can't have a Vice President who smokes.

And we didn't feel that

And we didn't feel that we could both do that

And we do not give the FBI what the FBI likes.

And we get shut out of donor meetings.

And we have an exclusive.

And we need to show the rest of America

And we want to sell thousands of those plates.

And we want you to kill it today.

And we will if you put all of it in writing.

And we're out.

And what about the HMO?

And what about you?

And what are you doing here? Don't you have things to do?

And what did he say'? He wants to meet.

And what do I receive?

And what does it do?

And when I became pregnant,

And when the House passes that bill in a few weeks,

And when you cancel meetings,

And who are you?

And who do you have in mind to conduct the interview?

And yes, from last night.

And yet you don't feel the freedom to come forward.

And yet, there it was, in black and white.

And you advised the Cabinet... I've never once in my career...

And you all want to get to the baseball.

And you and me, we wash our hands of each other.

And you are right. This is important.

And you can't be accused of condoning what you're not aware of.

And you did anyway, without informing me? Frank...

And you do not have time on your side.

And you haven't presented a warrant.

And you launched those missiles

And you need them all.

And you should stay focused on that

And you starting over is the first step in that.

And you think I was involved.

And you think it will pass?

And you want me to get involved?

And you'd only need six abstaining.

And you're holding out your plates for more pork.

And you're there to be of help to her in any way you can.

And you've been traveling together so much.

And, Donald? I'm gonna get you that research funding,

And, sir,

Another thing, sir.

Another three or four hours,.

Another time.

Answer me one thing.

Any idea where she went?

Any idea who's making the posts?

Any leads?

Any luck with the ponies?

Any public or private endorsements for Buchwalter,

Any public or private endorsements for Buchwalter,

Any pugilist worth his salt knows when someone's on the ropes,

Any risk falls solely on me.

Any word on the call you're expecting?

Anybody with a laptop is gonna see what's going on.

Anyone else involved?

Anything cheap... Goes to the interns.

Anything else?

Anything for the Times, huh?

Anything for the Times, Matt.

Anything on the abortion?

Anything strange the past few weeks?

Anything that would make yours or his life easier...

Anything valuable... Goes in the conference room.

Anything.

Anyway, I'm sure whatever they had was genuine.

Anywhere you interact with other people opens us up to risk.

Appeal to the heart, not the brain.

Appropriations.

Are the Chinese... Mr. President,

Are they bothering you? Yeah.

Are we free to go?

Are we good?

Are we really going to allow the Tea Party

Are we working together or not?

Are you aware of what he's claiming? No.

Are you certain about that? Yes, lam.

Are you crazy? I can barely keep up with you.

Are you currently or have you ever been

Are you currently or have you ever been

Are you currently or have you ever been a member of...

Are you funneling money to the Republicans?

Are you Gillian Cole?

Are you giving up on this?

Are you gonna contact him again?

Are you hungry? \

Are you intentionally trying to destroy the President?

Are you packed?

Are you saying that you were...

Are you suggesting we take over his facilities?

Are you supposed to take the Lord's name in vain like that?

Are you sure?

Are you trying to create chaos in the ranks?

Are you upset about the last time we saw each other?

Are you willing to discuss the circumstances?

Are you working for Frank?

Arrange a cushy job offer for him somewhere?

As a friend, Lucas. Not as a reporter.

As a Metro reporter and political correspondent.

As for me, I used to be on the edge of the frame.

As HazMat crews continue a thorough sweep of the building.

As I fully expect it to do,

As I have done time and time again since I swore my oath.

As I suspected.

As if that makes a difference.

As long as Edward Meechum is on the detail.

As long as our energy prices rise, they have the leverage.

As long as they're in the loop, we'll be all right.

As long as you hit the target.

As McGinnis gets closer to his court martial.

As much as I am enjoying this little...

As much as I'd like to see you hold your piss for two days,

As much as we rely on his business acumen.

As well as a college newspaper article

As your counsel, it is my duty

Ashleigh will start the interview with questions about

Ask me what I want to order.

Ask them what they want.

Ask your client. Ifs Tusk who's locking the horns.

Associated with post 40 pregnancies.

Assume nothing.

Assuming that I can get this past my people

Assuming we do.

Assuming you find an outlet that's willing to,

At 202 251 6258.

At a commissioning ceremony that Francis and I attended.

At a discount.

At approximately 8:00 p.m. last night,

At least not on the phone.

At least then she won't realize what's happening.

At least two other girls that same year.

At the Capitol.

At the prestigious Phillips Academy.

Average number of death threats to both POTUS and the VP.

AW protests?

Awful.

Aye. All those opposed, "Nay."

Ayla, I get 15 minutes to eat on a good day.

Back then, just a dashing law student.

Bad luck at the casino?

Ball slipped out of my hand just before I released it.

BAPCO, one of your companies.

Barnes broke several major stories

Be careful of the Internet.

Be right back.

Beautifully done.

Because at the time, I felt that I was somehow at fault.

Because I care about you.

Because I cared about Peter, and I wanted to know the full story.

Because I run a white hat firm.

Because it is unusual,

Because it's bipartisan. Unlike ours.

Because it's our marriage.

Because it's still in the beta stage.

Because it's the truth.

Because we were focused on the campaign.

Because you had no other options. Political necessity.

Because you haven't had any.

Because you know things.

Because you're an old pal and I trust you.

Because you're desperate.

Been a while.

Before my time.

Before you could even get a hearing.

Before you met your husband, in Texas.

Before Zoe reaches back out to Underwood.

Before.

Being not aware is just as egregious.

Believe me when I say they'll pass the Senate version.

Ben, you mentioned once a winery museum in your district?

Best caviar in D.C., ladies and gentlemen.

Best of luck keeping your majority in the House.

Bet you've seen a lot. Oh, yeah. I've seen everything.

Better or worse?

Between each is the lettuce, the tomato, the roast beef, whatever.

Between old pals,

Between you and me, he's out. Got a job at SpaceX.

Between you and me, I'm sure we can turn him around.

Birch and Womack are doing the same. But we're still 15 short.

Birthday cards have started to arrive, a few presents.

Bit of a bump in China, but we chalk that up to the trade tensions.

Blue Cross said my insurance was canceled.

Bob Birch.

Bob has already shared some thoughts.

Boss, boss. Meechum's ball.

Bossing you around? Having me around.

Both parties have been wrangling over entitlements for months.

Boundaries, remember?

Break all the rules.

Break. Now.

Briefly. Francis pinned stars on him.

Bring out a bucket of slop like ifs feeding time,

Bring your carry on. You could stay over after.

Brings out the animal in us. It ain't no joke.

Buchwalter's a hothead.

Buchwalter's a hothead.

Bullshit, Frank.

Bury the move with increased spot checks all the way around.

Business hasn't started. You haven't walked out that door yet.

Bust your fucking eardrums.

But a lot of planning has gone into this.

But a price fixing review? That would take months.

But am I correct in assuming

But as your friend,

But at 200 bucks a pound, I figure, fuck tradition.

But beyond that, there's nothing to know.

But Birch and Womack, why, they're set in their ways.

But Birch was very clear.

But don't mistake that for false hope.

But entitlement reform is something you ran on.

But every now and then,

But first we need you to recognize the Ugaya tribe.

But for now, thanks for watching, and good night.

But has there been any progress with research?

But he likes that I call him Francis.

But he wants to. So help him.

But he would've never become Majority Leader without him.

But he'll have to divulge his accounting if FERC takes action.

But he's a dangerous man, isn't he, Raymond?

But here's every doctor who served in East Africa

But here's the alternative.

But his job is bigger than friendship.

But I am absolutely sure they're colluding.

But I am alarmed that you could even entertain such a thought.

But I am capable of a genuine compliment.

But I am in a good mood today.

But I can't help you.

But I didn't foresee having to work with Seth.

But I didn't foresee having to work with Seth.

But I do not barter with people's health.

But I don't get a say in... Stop it!

But I don't think they're going to help you.

But I don't want the press to see me practicing on the street.

But I have a long career ahead.

But I have all the men with guns.

But I hope you can understand

But I know he had a cabinet meeting this morning, so I imagine...

But I like to think that it was Francis' ideas and leadership

But I look forward to seeing the reports.

But I might be able to redistribute some appropriations...

But I need the money to stop flowing in the wrong direction.

But I need to know exactly what I was a part of that...

But I only sleep with someone if I'm into them.

But I realized it wouldn't make any difference.

But I still have my blind spots.

But I think the ribs make it more personal.

But I think this is for the best.

But I wanted to give you this.

But I will be damned if I will make the same mistake twice.

But I will not engage.

But I won't feel ashamed.

But I would much rather get back to work, as you've asked me to do.

But I'd be willing to give you the ammunition.

But I'm about to be confirmed as the Vice President.

But I'm gonna need the First Lady, too.

But I'm not the right fit for a place like...

But I'm offering you something that's far more valuable than money,

But I'm sorry if I've let you down in any way.

But I've proven she's not a fantasy.

But I've put a great deal of thought into this,

But if they're so secure, I'm...

But if we go soft now, that will happen.

But if you do, I won't tell anyone.

But if you feel that strongly,

But if you never told anybody about it,

But if you stick with me,

But if you want to stay, I need more.

But it doesn't have the necessary security infrastructure.

But it hasn't passed the House yet.

But it still would've been a "No."

But it was nothing like this.

But it won't soften my resolve.

But it's nice to know I'm worth at least two minutes.

But it's not just that. There's room to grow at SpaceX.

But it's possible if we give the media

But it's slow.

But it's very important that the White House backs us up on this,

But let's assume he did lie.

But let's be clear, Megan. It's not just the testimony.

But life would have been a lot easier

But more importantly,

But more importantly, you're very observant.

But Ms. Cole won't listen to reason.

But my bet is they're bluffing, just to make us paranoid.

But neither of us wants that.

But no one is except you.

But none of the clerks have seen her.

But not like this.

But now, it's clear.

But on his turf this time.

But once their claws get long enough, they draw blood.

But our partnership extends far beyond that.

But part of me is looking forward to her not being lucid.

But placental insufficiency affects women of all ages.

But she's been very loyal to you

But sir, in terms of safety, I think...

But something drastic like this?

But spend a decade working for someone and...

But thank you.

But that doesn't mean we have to abandon good policy.

But that hotel on that night?

But that one disciple just so happens to be

But that's all he offers.

But that's what I signed up for.

But the lack of context told a more powerful narrative.

But the moment you stop being productive,

But the question that occurs to me is not about Linda.

But the vote is in less than an hour.

But there was nothing...

But these are questions anyone could ask.

But these were something special.

But they might abstain. You'd need 10.

But this is a good first step.

But this is an opportunity I can't pass up.

But Underwood confirmed it.

But we are grasping, and he's not fucking around.

But we can get the story out there. Get people asking questions.

But we can't whistle blow until we find the source.

But we didn't know what air conditioning was,

But we should exhaust all options

But we... Not so little.

But we're gonna vote the amendment down.

But what I can tell you

But whatever you've done before me, that...

But when I saw you push entitlement reform through the Senate,

But when you've found the one...

But why are you there? It's Sunday.

But why? If he's gone, then nobody's looking for me, right?

But you already made a decision, sir.

But you are such a flirt.

But you can say something now.

But you can't be assaulting the target.

But you did it anyway. Yes, I did.

But you have some time for coffee?

But you knew he was married.

But you know what? I'm really fucking scared this time.

But you still haven't given us AV unit.

But you want information I don't have.

But you want me to talk.

But you won't. You don't dare.

But you've been distracted by the Senate, State of the Union,

But, Tom... Rachel Posner exists.

But...

But...

By anywhere from a 9 to 12% margin of victory.

By demanding entitlement reform,

By previous agreement. Yeah, that's right.

By raising the retirement age to 68 and 64,

Call me by my name.

Call Remy. Make sure he doesn't get on his plane before I see him.

Calm down. Now.

Cameras and recording equipment off, please.

Can I at least turn off the overhead?

Can I come in?

Can I help you?

Can I meet him?

Can I talk to Cheryl Posner?

Can I talk to Janine?

Can we discuss this later?

Can we get audio from the Vice President?

Can we put that in writing?

Can we start over?

Can we talk? No work, no politics.

Can you at least tell me...

Can you blame me if I find it difficult to trust you right now?

Can you excuse me for one moment?

Can you finish? What?

Can you keep in touch with him?

Can you squash it for security reasons?

Can you stomach 68 and 64?

Can you tell me when you'll be back?

Can you tell us anything about him?

Can you tell us what happened?

Can you wipe this off'? Please?

Can't find my phone. It's weird. I had it just a minute ago.

Can't some people just say yes for once'?

Care for a drink? I'm good.

Care for some wine?

Carly Heath, the Editor in chief of Slugline

Carter's boss.

Catalina Rodriguez is on line four.

Catalina?

Catalina.

Chain of command.

Changed my mind.

Charming. Direct.

Cheers.

Chief Whitehall.

Children are the center of many people's lives.

Children.

Christina, you come up here, too.

Christina?

Christina.

Christina.

Christina. I just spoke to her.

Christina... What about her?

Civil Rights Act, 1963.

Civil, not criminal.

Claire and I are very private people.

Claire should have never let you go.

Claire...

Claire... Give me a time frame.

Clayton West?

Closer. Closer.

Club soda coming up, darling. With lime.

Club soda with lime, please.

Coffee for me, and...

Come here.

Come in.

Come in. Sit down.

Come on, Betsy. Three additional counts under Section E?

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Come on, Connor.

Come on!

Come on.

Come on.

Come on. Live a little, Frank.

Come on. You must play the field. No, I don't.

Come over here.

Comic relief pitcher.

COMMERCE SECRETARY: A subsidy for nuclear power?

Communications are being jammed until the evacuation is over.

Communications are being jammed.

Companionship?

Compared to what we have in Napa,

Congratulations.

Congressman Donald Blythe and 14 of Miss Sharp's staff.

Congressman, I have strict instructions not to...

Connection to Feng, launder...

Connor told me about a back channel with China.

Connor, I... Please, trust me.

Connor? Give us one more minute.

Consider different models... Your best guess.

Consider the slate clean.

Constitutes passage of the main bill.

Constitutes the passage of the bill.

Convinced them to make me a copy. It's powerful.

Cooking ribs was the only thing that motherfucker did right.

Cool. I'll be here.

Copy that.

Cornwall? Here.

Corporal Joseph De Castro. He fought for the Union.

Corruption charges.

Could be. For a few days. No, that's unacceptable.

Could you live with Webb, Frank?

Couple of others. Lakeport Nuclear, Wolf Springs.

Crosses ethical lines, professionally, physically.

Crowded for a Tuesday night.

Cruvenae tenuestrin.

Curiosity, not ignorance.

Curtis Haas, which isn't a surprise.

Curtis Haas.

Curtis has me by the tea bags, Frank.

Curtis will come around.

Curtis. Curtis. Let's show some goodwill.

Cut the Chinese out.

Cutting it pretty close, Frank.

Cyanide?

Dallas? Lubbock.

Dan and I here get the money flowing back in the right direction.

Dan Lanagin switched teams.

Dan, I invited you to my home because I thought...

Daniel Lanagin dis enrolled us.

Daniel Lanagin knows you're here.

Date night with the husband.

DC Police have ruled the death an accident.

Deaf ears, Frank.

Deep Web forums. Almost impossible to trace.

Delete.

Depends on how many you have? You trying to get us drunk?

Destroy the iPad, especially the serial number,

Develop fundraising apps, I think, it would go a long way in raising...

Did a Mrs. Applebaum pay you a visit?

Did he do it? Yes.

Did he mention anything about HEROnymous Bot or Gavin Orsay?

Did I not make myself clear?

Did Underwood talk to you? Tell you not to speak with anybody?

Did you get the Congressman anything for his birthday?

Did you give him anything else?

Did you kill Peter Russo?

Did you kill Zoe Barnes?