House-of-Cards-Pilot-Script

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58.LUCAS (CONT'D)Everybody’s working double-time onthe Inauguration and you decide tojust up and disapp --She plops a large ream of paper on his desk. He picks it up,starts to flip through.LUCAS (CONT’D)Where did you get this?ZOEWrong question. The right questionis how quickly can we get it up onthe site?LUCASThis is page one. I have to run itpast Bob.ZOEThen let’s run it past Bob.INT. WASHINGTON HERALD - HAMMERSCHMIDT’S OFFICE - AFTERNOONHammerschmidt, Zoe and Lucas - serious shit going down.HAMMERSCHMIDT(to Lucas)Get legal on this - make sure we’renot breaking any laws. And I wanta litigation assessment.(to Zoe)You won’t tell me your source?ZOEI can’t do that.HAMMERSCHMIDTFine. But if legal -ZOEI understand. How long do youthink that will take? We shouldget this online right away.HAMMERSCHMIDTI’m not just going to scan a 600page document and put it up beforewe’ve gone through every --ZOEI did that already.
59.HAMMERSCHMIDTYou read the whole thing?ZOECover to cover. I’ve got excerpts.Analysis. Three thousand wordsready for editing.Hammerschmidt glances at Lucas. They’re impressed.HAMMERSCHMIDT(to Lucas)You start going over that. Andlet’s get the online staff pitchingin, working on graphs, charts, thewhole nine yards.(opens door, calls out)Janine!(to Zoe)What’s the angle, five words orless?ZOEFar left of center.How far?Very.HAMMERSCHMIDTZOEHAMMERSCHMIDTEnough to put Walker on his heels?ZOEForget his heels. This will puthim on his ass.Janine enters. She doesn’t see Zoe in the corner.HAMMERSCHMIDT(to Janine)We’ve got a draft of theadministration’s Education Bill.You’re going to work with Zoe, dobackground copy.JANINE(incredulous)Zoe Barnes?HAMMERSCHMIDTThat’s right. Whatever she needs.
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EXT. UNDERWOOD RESIDENCE - NIGHTSLO
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3.FRANCISI’m so sorry. I’ll hav
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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 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: 57.FRANCISBecause it’s my job to
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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