House-of-Cards-Pilot-Script

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18.CLAIREAren’t you angry?FRANCISOf course I am.CLAIREThen where’s your anger?FRANCISYou want to me lash out at Walker?At Vasquez? You want me to go tothe press and make mess ofsomething I can’t change?CLAIREI want more than what I’m seeing.FRANCISHow kind of you.CLAIREI’m not doling out sympathy.FRANCISI didn’t ask for it.CLAIREYou’re better than this, Francis.FRANCIS(genuinely)I’m sorry, Claire.CLAIRENo. That I won’t accept.What?FRANCISCLAIREApologies.Claire looks hard at him. A typical wife might smother himwith sympathy, but not Claire. She knows that’s the worstthing she could do for a man like Francis.CLAIRE (CONT’D)My husband doesn’t apologize, evento me.Claire walks out of the room toward the stairs. We followher.
19.As she ascend the stairs we hear a CRASH in the living room,something SHATTERING. She pauses without turning, just afraction of a moment, then continues up the stairs.BACK ON Francis in the living room. Rage in his eyes. We seean overturned coffee table. Shards from a broken vase on thefloor. He rights the table. Bends down, picks up the largershards and places them on top.He walks over to the side window. There’s a pack ofcigarettes and a lighter neatly placed on the sill. Heraises the window. Opens the pack. It’s nearly full. Hepulls out one of the cigarettes. Perches himself on the sill.He turns to us, cooled down by now.FRANCIS(to the camera)My wife and I don’t smoke. Once aweek maybe. Together at thiswindow. It’s our time to escape.To be ourselves.Lights the cigarette. Takes a long drag.FRANCIS (CONT’D)(looks out the window)But I’m alone now.(back to us)She’s left me this way. To myself.To my thoughts. It’s not apunishment; it’s a challenge.He looks back out the window. Takes another drag.INT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - BEDROOM - DAWNClaire is in bed as morning light seeps in through thewindow. The bed is empty beside her. Her eyes are open.She stares at the ceiling. The alarm beeps. She reachesover, turns it off.INT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - STAIRS - MORNINGClaire descends the stairs in her bathrobe, freshly showered.When she gets to the bottom of the stairs she sees Francissitting beside the window just as he was when she left himthe night before. He doesn’t turn to her. She pauses for amoment, taking in the tableau, then walks to the kitchenwithout a word.
Page 1 and 2: EXT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - NIGHTSLO
Page 3 and 4: 3.FRANCISI’m so sorry. I’ll hav
Page 5 and 6: 5.FRANCIS (CONT’D)But it’s time
Page 7 and 8: 7.HAMMERSCHMIDTAny guess what’s o
Page 9 and 10: 9.ZOEBut what you’re really telli
Page 11 and 12: 11.VASQUEZThanks for coming Frank.(
Page 13 and 14: 13.VASQUEZThere are lots of deservi
Page 15 and 16: 15.I know...EVELYNCLAIREWe want CWA
Page 17: 17.CLAIRE (CONT’D)You don’t not
Page 21 and 22: 21.FRANCIS(to the camera)I love tha
Page 23 and 24: 23.STAMPERWho do you want?FRANCISA
Page 25 and 26: 25.FELICITY(to Claire,sympathetical
Page 27 and 28: 27.CHRISTINAAs long as they’re go
Page 29 and 30: 29.A cab pulls up. Zoe emerges. She
Page 31 and 32: 31.BRIAN (CONT’D)I guess that’s
Page 33 and 34: 33.VASQUEZ (CONT’D)(points)Do the
Page 35 and 36: 35.FRANCIS (CONT’D)(calls out)Dou
Page 37 and 38: 37.Evelyn nods.CLAIREAnd you’re a
Page 39 and 40: 39.ZOEGood, then I’ll get straigh
Page 41 and 42: 41.ZOEI don’t doubt it. And yes,
Page 43 and 44: 43.CLAIREAren’t they all?EXT. MIC
Page 45 and 46: 45.STAMPER (CONT’D)Doug Stamper -
Page 47 and 48: 47.CLAIREThe Holburns.FRANCISWhy on
Page 49 and 50: 49.Blythe nods.FRANCIS (CONT’D)Th
Page 51 and 52: 51.DURANTSecretary of State?FRANCIS
Page 53 and 54: 53.She ends the call.ZOE (CONT’D)
Page 55 and 56: 55.INT. BLAIR HOUSE - VASQUEZ’S O
Page 57 and 58: 57.FRANCISBecause it’s my job to
Page 59 and 60: 59.HAMMERSCHMIDTYou read the whole
Page 61 and 62: 61.We ZOOM IN on Francis and Claire
Page 63 and 64: 63.FRANCIS (CONT’D)Don’t you lo
Page 65: 65.-- A COP CAR with its lights fla

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