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Doug tells Seth to resign, but Seth tries to fight for his job. Green also alerts Doug that it was Seth who leaked the photo of Frank with the rebel soldier.
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Director Green meets with Doug and shows him the note, and alerts him that there is no way to cover this one up. Much to Doug's chagrin, Goodwin left a suicide note/manifesto in his residence, which detailed all of Frank and Doug's dirty laundry relating to Zoe, Rachel and Peter Russo. Now back in Washington, Remy and Jackie fire up their fling again. "Which is why you'll make this happen," Claire says. He seems reluctant to play along, but with Leann holding photos of his rendezvous with Jackie over his head, Remy has little choice in the matter. And you'll make a killing, too," Claire tells Remy later. "This needs to seem like your idea, not mine. He will bring in Raymond Tusk, who will use his connections to bring in oil from China. The details involve Remy positioning himself as an outsider, even though he's in Claire's back pocket. With gas near $7 a gallon, Claire has Leann pay him a visit to lay out her plan. We catch up with Remy, who is visiting his parents in Florida. "I'd trust you with my goddamn life, Claire," he says. Claire asks Donald if he'll trust her to enact her plan to solve the energy crisis. "When I think about my mother, I feel nothing," Claire says. As the two talk, Claire steers the conversation to her mother and Frank, both staring death in the face. Claire lights up a cig, to which Donald replies, "Ah, still smells delicious." That was hilarious and incredibly well-delivered. Later, Donald and Claire huddle in the White House residence to discuss the Russia plan. Claire surreptitiously listens in on the call with Petrov, and uses a messenger app to feed Donald lines throughout. "I feel good about my understanding of the plan," he tells her in confidence. With a big teleconference with Petrov looming, Donald looks to Claire to tell him what to do and say. More accurately, Claire Underwood's steady hand continues to lead Donald Blythe. With Frank out of commission, Donald Blythe's unsteady hand continues to lead the nation. Also, some reporters try to connect Frank to Zoe's murder, about two years too late. Doug takes his anxiety over the president's condition out on Seth, and just when Remy thinks he's out, Claire pulls him back in again. While Frank fights for his life, Claire uses Donald Blythe as her presidential ventriloquist's dummy, and tries to solve the country's oil problem. Prepare for some serious hallucinations, get out in front of that story tying you to a reporter's murder, and call in Major Dad to fix your energy crisis, because it's time to recap Episode 5 of Season 4 of "House of Cards!"