Chapter 3 (House of Cards)
| "Chapter 3" | |
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| House of Cards episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | James Foley |
| Written by | Keith Huff Beau Willimon |
| Produced by |
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| Featured music | Jeff Beal |
| Cinematography by | Eigil Bryld |
| Editing by | Sidney Wolinsky |
| Production code | HOC-103 |
| Original air date | February 1, 2013 |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
"Chapter 3" (or "Episode 103") is the third episode of the first season of the American political thriller drama series House of Cards. It premiered on February 1, 2013, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the American streaming service Netflix.
Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is in the middle of negotiating with Marty Spinella (Al Sapienza), head of the teacher's union, about education bill reforms, when he learns that a 17-year-old girl Jessica has been killed, texting while driving at night in his hometown of Gaffney, South Carolina. She was distracted by a peach water tower that Frank had advocated to keep standing. Local County administrator, Oren Chase (Murphy Guyer), a Republican and old rival of Frank who wants his congressional seat, urges the girl's parents to file a lawsuit against Frank.
Despite Linda's (Sakina Jaffrey) and Spinella's consent, Frank leaves in the midst of negotiating the bill, and leaves for Gaffney, where he meets with the people campaigning against him. He meets Jessica's parents and assures them he will do everything to provide justice for their daughter. He delivers a eulogy at the county church, offers a settlement of $150,000, and promises to sponsor billboards warning against texting while driving, stating this as the real reason for accident. When Jessica's parents don't seem satisfied, he asks Reverend Jenkins (Bill Phillips) to arrange morning's service so he could get some time to figure things out.
After downsizing her organization, Claire (Robin Wright) recruits Stanford valedictorian Gillian Cole (Sandrine Holt), who owns her own organization WorldWell, which is due to collapse for lack of funds. Skeptical of Claire's motives, Cole tells her that Larry Page and Sergey Brin wanted her to be a part of the Google team but she refused because she "felt like a trophy for them to brag about to the media." Unfazed, Claire follows Gillian home, telling her that she doesn't want to hire her but rather enable her to achieve. She notices that Gillian has been sick for quite some time and is unable to get treatment because of her lack of health insurance and money, so she takes care of her insurance and sets her a visit to a doctor for a complete checkup.
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