| Season | Episode |
| 3 | 12 |
| Production number |
| Running time |
| Original airdate | February 27, 2015 |
| Nielsen rating |
| Written by | Beau Willimon |
| Directed by | Robin Wright |
| Previous | Next |
| "Chapter 37" | "Chapter 39" |
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Chapter 38 is the twelfth episode of Season 3 of House of Cards. It aired on February 27, 2015, along with the rest of the third season.
Synopsis[]
Heather Dunbar goes for the jugular, forcing Claire to confront her worst fears. The rift between Frank and Claire widens.
Summary[]
Dunbar is leading Frank in the polls. Frank asks Claire to take more active role in the campaign since the public likes her more than Frank. Seth Grayson asks for the Chief of Staff job. Robert Jacobs meets with Dunbar and asks her to replace him as a Supreme Court Justice, but she refuses. Jacobs retires anyway.
Yates sends Frank the first chapter of the book, which turns out to be about Frank and Claire and their marriage. They are afraid it reveals too much and Frank decides to abandon the book, and threatens Yates not to publish anything. Yates takes it to Kate Baldwin but she does not want anything to do with this story.
Jackie offers Remy a job, but Remy decides to retire from politics. Jackie admits she still has feelings for Remy and they resume their relationship.
Dunbar decides to use Stamper's information against Claire and offers two million dollars for it. She meets with Frank and demands that he drop out in three days. Frank declares Dunbar is now "one of us."
Claire visits an Iowa family who has signs supporting the Underwood 2016 on their property, in a media event to display an Underwood supporter. However, this event is botched when a breastfeeding mother appears at the front door and proclaims that she rather supports the Dunbar campaign. However, Claire invites herself into the house and has a conversation with the woman, who then notes that she wishes that Claire was running for president.
Frank tracks down Stamper and Stamper returns the journal and burns the page which had the information about Claire's abortion. Stamper asks to be appointed the new Chief of Staff and Frank agrees. Stamper then uses his contacts to locate Gavin. Frank claims in the interview it was Claire's decision to leave the ambassadorship, and Claire takes issue with that and with the lies they tell to each other.
Credits[]
| Season 3 Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|
|
301. "Chapter 27" |
306. "Chapter 32" |
311. "Chapter 37" |
| See also: S1 • S2 • S3 • S4 • S5 • S6 | ||