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FRANCIS Interesting. Catherine Durant. INT. CWA OFFICE - CLAIRE’S OFFICE - DAY Claire at her desk. Evelyn sits across from her. Claire peruses a document. CLAIRE Can we do any better? EVELYN Not without totally crippling our day to day. And we might have to pull out of some of our impact studies. CLAIRE (hands back the document) Okay, we’ll go with this. EVELYN We’re losing some very good people. Folks who have been with us from the beginning... CLAIRE This is a charity, but not for our employees. I can’t keep people on just because they’ve been with us a long time. EVELYN Do you mind if I ask what we’re going to use the money for? CLAIRE An organization I want to bring in - World Water Initiative. They’ve done nice work overseas - Big projects. Very little budget. EVELYN Do we need to bring in a new organization? If you want to expand overseas can’t we just - CLAIRE Evelyn - you’re the office manager. I know. EVELYN 36.
Evelyn nods. CLAIRE And you’re an excellent one. But I need you trust that I know what I’m doing here. EVELYN I do. I think. CLAIRE You have friends - I understand. People you’ve spent years working with. It’s hard to see them go. CLAIRE (CONT’D) Should I bring somebody else in handle this? EVELYN No. I’m good. I can do it. Evelyn offers a resigned smile. EXT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - FRONT DOOR TIGHT on a finger pushing the door bell. A moment later the door opens, revealing Francis. We CUT TO Zoe standing opposite, Steve right beside her. STEVE Sir, I’m sorry to bother you. This woman said you were expecting her. FRANCIS Who are you? ZOE My name is Zoe Barnes. I’m a reporter at the Washington Herald. FRANCIS It’s almost ten at night. This is my home. I don’t - ZOE We’re part of a mutual appreciation club. She holds out her phone. We can’t see what’s on it, but Francis can. He smiles. 37.
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 and 20: As she ascend the stairs we hear a
Page 21 and 22: FRANCIS (to the camera) I love that
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: FRANCIS (CONT’D) (calls out) Doug
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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