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纸牌屋第一季第一季剧本

HouseOfCards2013S01E01

Jesus!

Didyougetagoodlook?

-IonlysawablueCamry.

It'sWharton'sdog.Oh,man.-He'snotgonnamakeit.

Goseeifthey'rehome.It'sok.

Therearetwokindsofpain.

Thesortofpainthatmakesyoustrong...oruselesspain...

Thesortofpainthat'sonlysuffering.Ihavenopatienceforuselessthings.

Momentslikethisrequiresomeonewhowillact...ordotheunpleasantthing,orthenecessarything.There...-Nomorepain.

Itwasahitandrun,I'mawfullysorry.

Hemusthavejumpedoverthefenceagain.

Steve'sgonnafileareportonthecar,he’llputhispeopleonit.

We'lltrackthemdown.

You'restunning.Shallwe?

Oh,PresidentelectGarethWalker.DoIlikehim?

No.

DoIbelieveinhim?

That'sbesidethepoint.

Anypoliticianthatgets70millionvoteshastappedintosomethinglarger

thanhimself,largerthanevenmeasmuchasIhatetoadmitit.

Lookatthatwinningsmile,thosetrustingeyes.

Ijustknowthemearlyon,andmademyselfvital.

After22yearsincongressIcansmellwhichwaythewindisblowing.

Oh,JimMatthews,hisright,honorableVicePresident.

FormerGovernorinPennsylvania.

HedidhisdutyindeliveringtheKeystoneState.Blesshisheart.

Andnowthey'reabouttoputhimouttopasture.

Buthelookshappy,nowdoesn'the?

Forsome,it'ssimplythesizeofthechair.

LindaVasquez,Walker'schiefofstaff.

Igotherhired.She'sawoman,check.AndaLatina,check.

Butmoreimportantthanthat,she'sastoughasatwo-dollarsteak

Check,check,check.

WhenitcomestotheWhiteHouse,younotonlyneedthekeysinyourbackpocket.Youneedthegatekeeper.

Asforme,I’mjustalowlyhousemajoritywhip.

IkeepthingsmovinginaCongresschokedbypettiness,andlassitude.

Myjobistoclearthepipes,andkeepthesludgemoving.

ButIwon'thavetobeaplumbermuchlonger.I'vedonemytime.

Ibackedtherightman.

Giveandtake.WelcometoWashington.

Youneedahaircut.Youthink?

Alittletrim.

Whatareyougonnawear?

Youmeanforthemeeting?

Fortheannouncement.

I'mwearingmynavyblue,theonewiththepinstripes.Good.

Youlookhandsomeinthatsuit.

Idon'tknowiftheywillannounceitbeforeyourboardmeeting.

Well,aslongasIcansaythedonationiscoming.

Assoonasit'sofficial,Sancorpwillwriteyouthecheck.

Thisisgoingtobeabigyearforus.

Youknow,themeeting'sonTuesday.

You'regonnawannastartwithsomething...Anyideawhat?

Iwouldsayimmigration,bankingoreducation,but...Noneofmyregularsourcescanconfirmthat.Because...

Theydon'tknow,orbecausethey'renottalking?

Becausetheydon'tknow.-Keepatit,getmesomething.

Sorry,I'msosorryMr.Hammerschmidt.Zoe...Barnes-Ofcourse.

Didittakehimayeartorememberyourname?

-Longer.

Goodmorning,Lucas.WhatcanIdoforyou,Zoe?

IamsickoftheFairfaxcountycouncil.

Youtellmeeveryday.Movemeonline.

Myownblog.Firstperson,subjective,500words.

Notgonnahappen.-I'llgounderground.backrooms,theurinals!

I'llwinoverstaffmembersontheHill.Theyneedaplacetovent.

Agossipcolumn?

-No.We'lllifttheveil.What'sreallygoingon.

ThisistheWashingtonHerald,Zoe.It'snot...TMZ-

DoyouknowhowmanypeoplewatchTMZ?

Icouldn'tcareless-Whichiswhyprintjournalismisdying.

Thenitwilldiewithdignity.Atleastwiththispaper.

Youarestuckinthe20thcentury,Lucas,youlackimagination.

Maybeso,butrightnowIdon'tneedimagination,Ineedcopy.

Yournightsandweekendsareyours,Iapplaudwhateveryouwanttodo,aslongasit'snotonmytime.

You'retellingmetogetbacktowork?

Iam.

Whatyou'rereallytellingmeistofuckoff.-I'mtellingyouboth.

It'sMr.Chapmanalready,fromProvenceTrust.

Holdmycalls,Christina.Henry.It'sgoodtoseeyou.

Howlongareyouintownfor?

-Justtoday.

What?

Yougottacomebackdownfortheinauguration.Icanhookyouup.

Howaboutyouhookmeupwiththezoninglawsyoupromisedtogetchanged?

Wegot12millionssittinginescrowforanemptylotwecan'tbuildon.

Iknow,butyougottaunderstand...

It'salocalmunicipalissue.Ican'tjustpickupthephone...

Youcan't?

Becausethat'snotwhatyouleadustobelievewhenyoubeggedfor50grandindonations.

-Right,I...Justonesecond.

Christina,Isaidnocalls,notwhileI'mmeetingwithMr.Chapman.

ThePresident-elect?

Doyoumind?

-No,goaheadplease.

PuthimtroughChristina.

Mr.President-elect?

Thankyou.Yes,wewerepleasedtowinbydoubledigits.

Absolutely,anythingyouneed.

Ineedyoutoputyourlong,wet,talentedtonguebetweenmythighs

andmakemesqueallikeMonicaLewin...Metoo.Metoo.

Okay,thankyou,sir.I'msosorry...Wherewerewe?

Walker...what'shelike?

ThePresident-electrunninglate?

No,hecouldn'tmakeit.

I’llbriefhim,though.Okay.

Thisisthememo,

I'vedrafted,onourMiddleEastpolicywe'vebeendeveloping.

Now,IwanttoborrowfromReagan.

I'dliketocointhephrase“trickle-downdiplomacy".

Thatway...-Frank.I'mgonnastopyouthere.

WearenotnominatingyouforSecretaryofState.

Iknow,hemadeyouapromise,butcircumstanceshavechanged.

Thenatureofpromises,Linda,isthattheyremainimmunetochangingcircumstances.

Garethhasthoughtlongandhardaboutthis.

Andhe'sdecidedweneedyoutostayinCongress.

Whenwasthisdecisionmade?

Andwhywasn'tIpartoftheconversation?

I'msorry,Frank,ifithadbeenuptome,

Iwouldn'thavewaitedthislongtotellyou.

Soyouknew,youweregoingtodothis.

Ithasbeenanevolvingdiscussion.It'sachicken-shitmove.

Frank...-Iwasvetted.Wasthataruse?

No.

Let'sbeabsolutelyclear,youwouldn'thavewonwithoutme.

You'reright,butnowwehavetolead.Andthatmeansmakingtoughchoices.

Asyouknow,educationisatoppriorityforus.

Acompletefederaloverhaul.

Butit'snotjusttheeducation,Frank,Congresshassplit.

Weneedyouthere,morethanweneedyouintheStateDepartment.

Igotyouhired,Linda.Iknow.Donations,endorsements.

Iwrotethecampaign'sentireforeignpolicyplatform.

IbringyearsofForeignAffairsCommittee...Frank.Please.

IwanttospeaktoWalkerpersonally.Thedecisionismade.

Weneedyou,Frank.Willyoustandbesideusornot?

Ofcourse,ifthat'swhatthePresidentwants.

I'mverygladtohearthat.I'mcurious.Ifnotmethenwho?

MichaelKern.MichaelKern?

Well...thatisanexcellentchoice.

Canwemakeitlookclear?

Ijustwanttomakesureitdoesn'tlooklikewe'reneglectingourdomestic...

No,no,no,no...I'mgonnasaythatweareexpandingourmission.Okay.

Andwe'rebringingonaneworganizationtohelpus.

Theyknowwhichoneyet?

I'mstilllookingintoafewoptions,but,um...

Tellme,whatdidweagreedon.Thatwecouldhirehowmanynewpeople.

Six?

Six,maybeseven.We'llhaveenough.

Ooh,it'sexciting.Huh?

This,uh,newdirectionwe'reheading.

Ijustdon'tknowwherewe'regonnafitallthepeople

Well,doyouthinkwe'llhavetolookintoadditionalspace?

No,no.I'llfindaway.

Okay,somakethechangestothepowerpoint.Andlet'smeetagain,at14.30.

-Okay.AnsweringmachineFrankUnderwood.It'sme.

Ifeellikeanidiotleavingmessageslikethis.Callmeback.

Whatisit,Zoe?

Um,Iknewyou'regonnahaveyourhandsfullattheWhiteHouse.So,...

Ifyouneedsomeonetodoresearch,or...Orpunchoutbackground.

IthinkI'llbefine.

Well,ifthingsgethectic,andyouneedanyhelp...

Soyoucanblogaboutrubbingshoulderswiththebigboys.

Wh...WhatdidLucastellyou?

Look,nooffence,Zoey,

ButIdon'thavetimetobeanyone'strainingwheels.

Ijustthought...-No,Iwasjustactuallyofferingtolendahand.

That'sit.Igotit.Thanks.

Claire.Youdidn'tcall.Iwas...-Youdidn'tcallme,Francis.

Ninehours,youdon'tnotcallme.Notwhenit'sthisbig.You'reright.

Whenhaveweeveravoidedeachother?

Iwantedasolutionfirst.

Doyouhaveone?

Notyet.Thisaffectsmetoo,Francis.

Andit'snotthemoneyI'mupsetabout.It'sthatwedothingstogether.

Whenyoudon'tinvolvemeweareinfreefall.

IshouldhavecalledyouandIdidn't.Whathappened?

ShesaystheyneedtokeepmeinCongress.

Lindasaidthat?

Walkerwasn'teventhere.

That'swhatreallygetsme.Hedidn'thavethecouragetolookmeintheeye.

Iknewyoushouldn'ttrustthatwoman.-Ididn't,Idon'ttrustanyone.

Thenhowcouldyounotseethiscoming.

Ineverthoughttheywerecapable.

Youdon'tusuallyunderestimatepeople,Francis.Iknow

Hubris...andambition.Youshouldbeangry.

I'mlivid.Thenwhereisthat.Idon'tseeit.

Whatdoyouwantmetodo?

Screamandyell?

throwatantrum?

IwantmorethanI'mseeing,you’rebetterthanthis,Francis.

Well,I’msorryClaire.Iamsorry.No,thatIwon'taccept.

What?

Apologies.Myhusbanddoesn'tapologize.Eventome.

Howlonghaveyoubeenup?

Hours.

IknowwhatIhavetodo.Good.

We'llhavealotofnightslikethis.Makingplans.

Verylittlesleep.Iexpectedthat.

Itdoesn'tworryme.

Ibettergettowork.

Ilaidasuitoutforyouupstairs.Thenavyblueone.

Ilovethatwoman.Ilovehermorethansharksloveblood.

President-electGarrettWalker...Whydoyouthinktheywentwithhim?

We'retoogood.Theycan’taffordtoloseusincongress.

Isthatworkdone?

Chintuckprobably,definitelydieshishair.

Dowesayanything?

No,Godno.

Notunlesshebringsitup.Nancy?

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