House_of_Cards_1x01_-_Pilot

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INT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - KITCHEN - MORNING TIGHT on two cups in an espresso machine filling with steaming coffee. INT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM - MORNING CLOSE ON Francis, taking a cigarette out of the pack. It’s nearly empty now. He lights it. Inhales. Claire enters with the espressos. Sits down beside him, places one of the cups at his side. A moment. He turns to her. FRANCIS Did you sleep? No. CLAIRE Claire waits for more. Francis takes a drag. FRANCIS I know what I have to do. CLAIRE Of course you do. FRANCIS We’ll have a lot of nights like this. CLAIRE That doesn’t worry me. FRANCIS I’m not sure how yet. CLAIRE But you will. Francis hands her the cigarette. Picks up the espresso and downs it with one gulp. FRANCIS I should get to work. CLAIRE I laid a suit out for you upstairs. The navy blue one. 20. He gives her a kiss on the forehead. Heads for the stairs. We FOLLOW HIM as he ascends. He turns to us.
FRANCIS (to the camera) I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love the smell of blood. INT. UNDERWOOD’S OFFICE - KAUFBERGER’S OFFICE - DAY TIGHT on screen. MICHAEL KERN (50s) - clean-cut and handsome - is speaking at a lectern, flanked by Walker and Vasquez. The ticker-tape reads: KERN NOMINATED FOR SEC. OF STATE. CUT TO DOUG STAMPER (early 40s) - Francis’s well-connected, amoral and loyal Chief-of-Staff - with NANCY KAUFBERGER (50s) - Francis’s Exec. Assistant. They’re watching the news on a flat screen in Nancy’s Office. NANCY He’s had work done. A chin tuck. Probably botox. He definitely dyes his hair. (after a beat) Maybe the GOP won’t confirm him. STAMPER Oh no, they’ll confirm him. Walker is riding high. It’s not worth the political capital. They’ll save the big guns for legislative battles. NANCY Hey Doug... He looks up to see Francis striding in from the main door. Stamper grabs a folder. The boss is here. It’s work time. Stamper and Nancy head out to intercept him. STAMPER (opening the folder) At 9:30 you’re sitting down with - FRANCIS (in stride) Cancel everything. Stamper, you’re with me. Stamper tosses a glance to Nancy. She’s on it. Francis makes for his office. Stamper follows. 21.
Page 1 and 2: EXT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - NIGHT SL
Page 3 and 4: FRANCIS I’m so sorry. I’ll have
Page 5 and 6: FRANCIS (CONT’D) But it’s time
Page 7 and 8: HAMMERSCHMIDT Any guess what’s on
Page 9 and 10: ZOE But what you’re really tellin
Page 11 and 12: VASQUEZ Thanks for coming Frank. (g
Page 13 and 14: VASQUEZ There are lots of deserving
Page 15 and 16: I know... EVELYN CLAIRE We want CWA
Page 17 and 18: CLAIRE (CONT’D) You don’t not c
Page 19: As she ascend the stairs we hear a
Page 23 and 24: STAMPER Who do you want? FRANCIS A
Page 25 and 26: FELICITY (to Claire, sympatheticall
Page 27 and 28: CHRISTINA As long as they’re good
Page 29 and 30: A cab pulls up. Zoe emerges. She’
Page 31 and 32: BRIAN (CONT’D) I guess that’s a
Page 33 and 34: VASQUEZ (CONT’D) (points) Do thes
Page 35 and 36: FRANCIS (CONT’D) (calls out) Doug
Page 37 and 38: Evelyn nods. CLAIRE And you’re an
Page 39 and 40: ZOE Good, then I’ll get straight
Page 41 and 42: ZOE I don’t doubt it. And yes, Me
Page 43 and 44: CLAIRE Aren’t they all? EXT. MICH
Page 45 and 46: STAMPER (CONT’D) Doug Stamper - t
Page 47 and 48: A beat. CLAIRE The Holburns. FRANCI
Page 49 and 50: Blythe nods. FRANCIS (CONT’D) Tha
Page 51 and 52: DURANT Secretary of State? FRANCIS
Page 53 and 54: She ends the call. ZOE (CONT’D) Y
Page 55 and 56: INT. BLAIR HOUSE - VASQUEZ’S OFFI
Page 57 and 58: FRANCIS Because it’s my job to kn
Page 59 and 60: HAMMERSCHMIDT You read the whole th
Page 61 and 62: We ZOOM IN on Francis and Claire si
Page 63 and 64: FRANCIS (CONT’D) Don’t you look
Page 65: -- A COP CAR with its lights flashi

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