House-of-Cards-Pilot-Script

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44.RUSSOAlright listen, I don’t want tosound like a prick, but I’m amember of Congress...POLICE OFFICERI don’t care if you’re the King ofChina.RUSSOChina doesn’t have a King. It’s acommunist oligwock - ola -communist oligarchy. Man, that’shard to say.The cop opens the door.POLICE OFFICERLet’s go. Out.(to the Call-Girl)You too.INT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - BEDROOM - LATERThe phone rings. Francis groggily answers it.Hello...?FRANCISListens for a second. Sits up, suddenly alert.FRANCIS (CONT’D)Good - let’s think this through fora second...INT. DINER - 4 AMThe door swings open, jangling a bell. In walks D.C. PoliceCommissioner BARNEY HULL - a square-jawed career lawenforcer. He glances around, doesn’t see who he’s lookingfor. Takes a seat in one of the booths.A figure slowly spins around on one of the stools at thecounters and faces Hull. It’s Stamper.STAMPERMind if I join you?Hull looks at him, perplexed. Stamper gets off the booth andslides into the booth across from Hull.
45.STAMPER (CONT’D)Doug Stamper - the Congressman’sChief-of-Staff.HULLI thought I was meeting someoneelse...STAMPERNo. You’re meeting me.HULLWhat the fuck is going on? It’sthe four in the goddamn morning andI’ve got a City Council meetingin...(glances at his watch)Less than five hours.STAMPER(leans in close)You’ve been Police Commissioner forwhat - almost a decade now?HULLWe here to talk about my resume?STAMPERMayor of D.C. would look good onthat resume, wouldn’t it?Hull sits up straighter. He’s listening now.STAMPER (CONT’D)We know you’ve been angling to runfor some time. Experience is yourstrong suit. Endorsements and fundraisingaren’t. But we can helpwith that.INT. POLICE STATION - HOLDING CELL - MORNINGRusso is sitting on a bench, head in hands. We hearfootsteps. He looks up. A COP enters, unlocks the door,opens it.COPYou’re free to go.Russo stands. He’s puzzled, but he’s not about to askquestions. He exits the holding cell.
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 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: 43.CLAIREAren’t they all?EXT. MIC
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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