At the Democratic National Committee, Frank attends a meeting led by DNC chair Patricia Whittaker ( Suzanne Savoy).Ī friend of Russo's, Paul Capra (Wass Stevens), comes to his office to ask him to stop the closure of the shipyard and save the 12,000 jobs it provides.

Meanwhile, Zoe decides to take the job at Slugline. Meanwhile, 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. Frank says that she is a 'mouthpiece and can be controlled.'Īt Russo's ( Corey Stoll) office, Christina ( Kristen Connolly) packs her stuff and leaves, to his distress. When Frank returns to Claire ( Robin Wright), she asks about Zoe. Frank drops her phone into a glass of water to avoid any press leak of their conversation and buys her two phones: one for work and others for their conversations. She also talks about Hammerschmidt ( Boris McGiver), who fired her from The Washington Herald, and all the press that both of them are getting as a result.

Zoe ( Kate Mara) tells Frank ( Kevin Spacey) about job offers she is getting from different media outlets, including an online publication called Slugline. It premiered on February 1, 2013, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the American streaming service Netflix. ' Chapter 5' is the fifth episode of the first season of the American political thriller drama series House of Cards.

5th episode of the 1st season of House of Cards ' Chapter 5'

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