- [first lines]
- Francis Underwood: [visiting the cemetery] Hey, pop. Been a while, hasn't it? Did you see that motorcade roll up? It's the first time a President of the United States has visited Gaffney. Can you believe it? Oh, I wouldn't be here if I had a choice. But I have to do these sorts of things now. It makes me seem more human. And you have to be a little human when you're the president.
- Claire Underwood: What if you lose?
- Francis Underwood: I will not be a placeholder president, Claire. I will win. And I will leave a legacy.
- Claire Underwood: You mean, "we" will.
- Francis Underwood: There's nothing like a death in the family to separate the wheat from the bullshit.