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==Plot==
Frank ([[Kevin Spacey]]) is still at Zoe's ([[Kate Mara]]) apartment. She tells Frank about the job offers she is getting from different media outlets including "Slugline"{{dash}}a [[political journalism]] organization similar to ''[[Politico]]''. She also talks about Hammerschmidt ([[Boris McGiver]]), who fired her from ''The Washington Herald'' and all the press that both of them are getting. Frank drops her phone into a glass of water to avoid any press leak of their conversation
At Russo's ([[Corey Stoll]]) office, Christina ([[Kristen Connolly]]) packs her stuff and leaves, to his distress. Frank has a heated conversation with Marty Spinella ([[Al Sapienza]]), the head lobbyist for the teacher's union, who is infuriated because Frank lied to him. Meanwhile, Zoe decides to take the job at Slugline. At the [[Democratic National Committee]], Frank attends a meeting led by DNC chair Patricia Whittaker ([[Suzanne Savoy]]).
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Frank suspects that Martin is organizing a massive teacher's strike and he and Doug ([[Michael Kelly (American actor)|Michael Kelly]]) think of a plan to stop him. He also reveals that he wants to make Russo [[Governor of Pennsylvania]], but he has a bigger agenda behind this. After turning down Remy ([[Mahershala Ali]]), Claire is having doubts, because the gala is only raising half a million dollars. She calls Adam, who ignores the phone after seeing Claire's name. Moreover, Frank pledges to do all he can for Claire's gala and starts inviting every person he knows. Margaret Tilden ([[Kathleen Chalfant]]) fires Hammerschmidt in the wake of his calling Zoe a cunt and his going against her despite her warning.
At Zoe's apartment, Frank tells her that they cannot have a relationship without protection. To give him leverage over her she lets Frank take nude pictures of her. Martin gets enraged when the [[National Education Association]] (NEA) backs out from a partnership with the American Organization of Teachers and Education in the middle of his plan. Spinella contacts the union workers at the Cotesworth Hotel, which is hosting the fundraising gala
Claire calls Frank, who despite all his efforts cannot get the hotel to side against the union. As the gala is just hours away, Claire decides to have it right outside the hotel, and Frank gets his entire staff to help out. While the hotel staff and Martin resist, fire regulations mean they can't lock the gates to prevent it. Martin brings in union members to protest for the media in front of the gala, but at the end of the dinner, Frank makes himself look good by handing out food to the protesters on camera. The gala is enormously successful
In the end, a drunk and disheveled Russo awaits on the steps of the Underwood's home for their arrival. Without saying anything, Claire and Frank invite him in, make him a sandwich and coffee, and ask him to stay the night in their guest suite. In the suite, privately, Russo blames Frank, and lashes out at him for ruining his life. After listening to him quietly, Frank takes Russo to the bathroom and tells him that he is the only person who still believes in him
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==Reception==
The episode received positive reviews from critics.<ref name="Season One">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/house-of-cards-2013|title=House of Cards (2013): Season 1|work=Metacritic|accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/netflixs-house-cards-earns-rave-reviews-ceo-reed-hastings-promises-hollywood-takeover-1056288 |title=Netflix's 'House of Cards' Earns Rave Reviews, CEO Reed Hastings Promises Hollywood Takeover |publisher=International Business Times |date= |accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref> Ryan McGee of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' said, "''House Of Cards'' doesn't have a woman problem because we understand Frank and Peter better than we do Claire and Zoe at this point. But it does have a narrative problem when only 50% of its central storylines engage the audience on an emotional level."<ref name=HoCS1E5TAVC/> He further said, "We don't need to know everything now. But we need a toehold, at least,
==Notes==
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