The woman first tells Claire why she doesnвЂ™t trust Frank. There are Underwood signs out front, but the woman tells Claire вЂ“ within earshot of all the reporters following вЂ“ that she Wife and mother of an infant who is at home when Claire knocks on her door. We meet one of the most bizarre characters weвЂ™ve seen so far this season: a lonely Unaware that one of her deepest and most personal secrets is about to get out, Claire is dutifully going door to door in Iowa. Then he says, in an aside that only we hear, he will slit

Impressed, he remarks how she has finally become one of them. She tells him she knows about ClaireвЂ™s abortion. The mark is still there, which Frank doesnвЂ™t hesitate to point out. вЂњI am meant to be the president of the United States,вЂќ she tells the crowd.ДЄt DunbarвЂ™s urging, she and Frank meet at the White House in the same stairwell where Petrov snubbed out that cigar on the wall. If she really is the front-runner, I canвЂ™t figure out why. She remembers the diary Doug offered her вЂ“ the one that lays out how Claire lied about her abortion. But she wants something to seal her front-runner status. (Also, briefly, did I miss something? Did Iowa move below the Mason Dixon Line? Why does Claire suddenly use вЂњyвЂ™allвЂќ when sheвЂ™s trying to pump up the crowd? I know sheвЂ™s from Dallas,Дunbar is ahead in the polls. She dismisses him with a cold, вЂњGood night.вЂќ They take separate bedrooms at the end of the day. On the trail in Iowa, we see that Frank and Claire are still drifting apart вЂ“ even if he doesnвЂ™t realize it. And he also knows Yates has been having an affair with Kate.

If you go forward with publishing, Frank warns, litigation will be the least of your problems. House: YatesвЂ™ first novel isnвЂ™t really his. But when Yates doesnвЂ™t want to go so quietly, Frank reminds him of that little secret they shared outside of the UnderwoodsвЂ™ first So he decides to fire Yates and insist that it never be published. Frank doesnвЂ™t want it to be about him and Claire, The problem is, the book was supposed to be about вЂњAmerica WorksвЂќ вЂ“ two words I was hoping we wouldnвЂ™t hear for the rest of the season. вЂHouse of CardsвЂ™ Season 3, Episode 11 Recap: Every Seven Years.вЂHouse of CardsвЂ™ Season 3, Episode 12 Recap: Their Only Child.вЂHouse of CardsвЂ™ Season 3 Finale Recap: This Office Has One Chair.

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