House_of_Cards_1x01_-_Pilot

The camera finds Francis in the adoring crowd.
FRANCIS
(staring up at Walker)
Anyone who can get 70 million
Americans to vote for him deserves
my respect.
(to the camera)
I helped get him elected. After
twenty-five years in Congress I can
tell which way the wind is blowing.
We CUT TO to Walker’s soon-to-be V.P. JIM MATTHEWS (early
60s) and his large gaggle of a family.
FRANCIS (V.O.)
Jim Matthews - his Vice President.
Former Governor of Pennsylvania.
He did his duty delivering the
Keystone State. Now they’ll put
him pasture. He has four years of
obscurity and impotence ahead of
him.
CUT TO Walker’s recently appointed Chief of Staff LINDA
VASQUEZ. She’s in the back of the ballroom, being prepped
with make-up for a TV stand-up interview.
FRANCIS (V.O.)
Linda Vasquez - Walker’s Chief of
Staff. I like her even less than
Walker, but she’s the gate keeper
to the White House. If you don’t
want to be left standing out in the
cold, you can’t ignore the person
holding the keys.
The lights from the TV cam flip on, bathing her face in a
bright glow. She instantly flashes a toothy smile.
We CUT BACK TO Francis standing in the crowd, his arm around
Claire’s waist. She’s singing along with the crowd.
FRANCIS
As for me - I’m the House Majority
Whip. In other words - I get things
done. When it comes to legislation
I make the magic happen. I
transform the impossible into the
probable.
We ZOOM IN SLOWLY on Francis.
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