The episode closes with a line of unemployed people watching fireworks on the Fourth of July.
If Russia tries to send weapons to Iran, she says pointedly, "we will shoot planes out of the sky, the trucks off the road, and the ships out of the water." Then she asks the poor man to hand her a towel after she finishes washing her hands. There, with the stall door open, she informs the ambassador of her husband's executive order. and arranges a meeting to smooth things over-in the bathroom, because apparently in this season, peeing means power. United States' allies aren't cool with her plan to push out Russia and put a peacekeeping force in the Middle East, yet she's becoming more audacious, tapping the president to go around Congress to commit troops.Īfter one particularly heated discussion, Alexi, the Russian ambassador, tells her, "The truth is, you have no business being ambassador any more than I do being first lady." Not one to take a man's condescension, she pulls an L.B.J. Up at the United Nations, Claire faces more trouble. Says a furious Frank to Seth: "You kicked out a pit bull and sent in a dragon!" The next day, not one, but two of her stories are on the front page of the Wall Street Telegraph. After meeting with Arnold, who hands her a sealed envelope about a forthcoming hurricane and how Frank's decision to raid FEMA leaves America vulnerable, she learns the truth: The secretary was canned when he tried to go against Frank. Kate has a hunch something is up with the Homeland Security secretary, who has rarely been seen outside his office since she's moved back from London. Then he adds, "I have a certain set of skills." And with that, Doug is hired. Unmoved by this sort of thing, Doug tells her, "You need someone who is willing to do the things people like her won't do." He nods toward Cynthia, Heather's assistant, who's made it clear she doesn't trust Doug one bit.
When Doug meets her in a high school cafeteria and shows the journal from the doctor who performed Claire's abortion (you know, the one she claimed she had after she was raped?), Heather is rightly horrified and refuses to look at it. Obviously this is a dig at Frank's inability to step up for gay rights, but it also makes Heather seem likeable. Frank responds in his usual way-by threatening Arnold's job.īack in Dunbarville, the husband of the activist imprisoned in Russia from a few episodes back is making the media rounds with the candidate. "You can't compare unemployment to a cat 4 hurricane!" says the man with a conscience. She's certainly not Zoe Barnes, who relied on her body to get what she wanted.ĭespite multiple objections from Congress, Frank is still trying to push through AmWorks, even if it means declaring a national emergency in order to so. Channeling her role as the no-nonsense investigator in Gone Girl, Kate, played by Kim Dickens, vows to "hit twice as hard as ever did because I can and someone should." Is she sharper than Ayla? You bet: "She was my protegee," Kate boasts. Meanwhile, we get to meet Ayla's replacement. That's fine-Doug knows he's worth every penny and says he's determined to prove it. Doug wants a position as her chief of staff, but she tells him he has to earn her trust first. Sadly for them, Heather Dunbar is on the move. But rather than go it alone, he's teamed up with Jackie, who's agreed to pretend that she's running, then quit and join Frank as his veep. Well, a lot can change in one episode, especially when the Fourth of July rolls around.įirst, Frank is definitely running for president. Last time we saw Frank he was mumbling something about having God's ear now.
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