House-of-Cards-Pilot-Script

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22.INT. FRANCIS’S (INNER) OFFICE - DAYFrancis and Stamper behind closed doors. Stamper is trying toprocess it all.STAMPERHow do we get there...?FRANCISWe’ll seize opportunities. We’llmake opportunities. React.Respond. This is a time for broadstrokes.STAMPERI just don’t understand how’rewe’re going to -FRANCISFor now we keep focused on what’sright in front of us.Kern.STAMPERFRANCISYes. And the Education Bill.STAMPERWho’s drafting it?FRANCISVasquez hasn’t told me yet. ButI’m guessing it’ll be Harry Blythe.STAMPERHe’ll need to be handled.FRANCISWhich is exactly why she wants mehere instead of the StateDepartment.STAMPERI can start digging on Kern.FRANCISGet me names first. Let’s havesomebody to give them once Kern isgone. And we should have a frontman for that. In case we need todistance ourselves.
23.STAMPERWho do you want?FRANCISA lost child. Somebody we can savefrom himself.STAMPERI’ll keep my ear to the ground.FRANCISOkay, I’m going to get a bite toeat. I haven’t eaten in two days.INT. CAPITOL MESS HALL - LATERFrancis waits at the checkout. Junk food heaped on his tray.We hear some commotion. Entering the mess hall is MichaelKern followed by a couple of AIDES. People arecongratulating him. He’s smiling like a pig in shit.Francis makes eye contact with Kern. Smiles. Gives him abig thumbs up. Kern nods with appreciation. Getsintercepted by another well-wisher.Francis picks up his tray and turns to us, the smile on hisface instantly gone.FRANCIS(to the camera)A wink, a nod, a little warmth andgrace - and with that one wrapsoneself in a cloak of civility.Kern’s not the sharpest knife inthe rack, but he’s not dull either.He knows I was up for thenomination. He knows I must bejealous. But he doesn’t need toknow the danger he’s in. Let himbask in the limelight for now. I’llsharpen my blade in the dark. He’llstill be smiling when I slit histhroat.INT. EPISCOPAL CHURCH - MORNINGThe service is chock full of DC’s political heavyweights,including Francis and Claire seated near the back. AMINISTER is in the midst of delivering a sermon.
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 and 18: 17.CLAIRE (CONT’D)You don’t not
Page 19 and 20: 19.As she ascend the stairs we hear
Page 21: 21.FRANCIS(to the camera)I love tha
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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