Conway suggests to her old pal that she might just have another story for her. Turns out the editor, Dana Treister (Julee Cerda) is an old college pal of Hannah's. The Conways are doing the glamour thing – posing while taking a selfie, of course – at a Vanity Fair photoshoot for their cover. Nice touch having 'Shame' as the name scrawled on the cup, but it does make us worry that rogue pigeon agents will intercept the cups. But even he needs old fashioned methods to get information to the Underwood campaign, which means he'll be leaving coffee cups containing USB drives on park benches for LeAnn to find. The Underwood machinations aren't even subtle these days!Īidan MacAllen, meanwhile, is showing a couple of NSA goons around his data setup, explaining how he's got the sort of data-mining tech they'd sell their grandparents to acquire. Except that Claire will be talking to Kate Baldwin, and they can conveniently bring her past the open Roosevelt Room so she gets an eyeful of Dean sitting there with Frank and the gang. Good luck, boys.Ĭlaire leaves to do an interview, and Frank asks her to leave the door open on her way out. Bob and Casey are insistent there be no leaks about Dean before the announcement. We're now wondering if he was just lurking behind the door waiting to make this entrance.

Frank arrives with Dean in tow as if summoned by dark magic. If they want Austen as VP, they'll have to push the bill through. Who wants to bet he's only agreeing to Austen as a possible candidate so he can manipulate the situation? Oh, put your hands down, everyone ever.Ĭlaire, meanwhile, is meeting Bob Birch and Senate Minority Leader Casey Giallo (Ian Blackman) about that very gun bill. But he figures there's a need for balance given that he and Claire are pushing their big gun control bill. Frank's not convinced, especially since Austen is a friend to the NRA. Bet they never live-stream this part of their lives, though we're shocked Hannah doesn't try to take a selfie with Thomas.Īfter the credits, we're introduced to Senator Dean Austen (Sean Cullen), who, we're told through a Frank-O-File briefing, is the party's choice for his running mate. But how to make it happen? Turns out the C-dubs have some pull with Vanity Fair. Surprise! Funnily enough, getting it out in the world before the election would hurt Frank and Claire and benefit the Conways.

And now he's meeting with Will and Hannah Conway about possibly publishing it.

Though the Underwoods, to whom he got quite close, canned his book about them, he still has it. The latest episode kicks off with the return of writer Thomas Yates (Paul Sparks), who you might recall from last season as the man for whom no sentence was complete without the most florid prose. There are spoilers to be found here, so tread carefully and don't fall afoul of Frank Underwood's tactics.

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