Picking up where thelast episodeleft off, Frank takes control of the call.
The terrorists attempt to get Conway on the line, but Frank is forceful.
The terrorists refuse and Frank gives them one last offer.
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Let the mother and daughter go and they can speak to Ahmadi, or else their conversation ends.
Frank gives them 10 seconds, and the terrorists refuse to reply.
That means that Frank needs to regroup and figure out exactly what the next steps are.
First, Claire is in charge of readying Ahmadi for a potential call with the terrorists.
Meanwhile, Conway is truly losing his grip.
He can see the presidency slipping away.
Now hes lashing out as his family and trying to find a way out from under the Underwoods.
No viral video will save you now, Will!
When Seth sees the email he panics and tells Doug.
Both men bring the news to the president and guess what?
Hes not too happy about it.
he tells them that he wants a meeting with Tom immediately.
She tells him that he has a chance to do good for his country.
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Back at the White House, Frank has his meeting with Tom.
Doesnt feel too good does it, Frank?
Later, Frank tries to strong-arm him some more, but Tom refuses to be swayed.
The article will be published with or without a comment from the president.
After Tom leaves, Frank finds out that the FBI has found the mother and daughter safe and sound.
Ahmadi is an unpredictable variable, but its all the White House has to offer at this point.
Claire puts Ahmadi in front of a camera and the White House connects him with the terrorists.
He initially asks them to let James Miller go, but then he does a quick turn.
Its a huge backfire, as the video makes its way to the media and the crisis escalates.
Then, Toms article goes online and everything crumbles.
Phones in the White House are ringing off the hook.
Seth is trying to figure out how the hell theyre going to spin the story.
Meanwhile, Jackie and Remy are looking happy, ready for a vacation.
The Conways are pretty giddy too, watching as the Underwood campaign totally derails.
Of course, Frank and Claire have a plan, and its potentially more sadistic than ever.
She thinks they need to create absolute chaos.
He wants more than chaos.
War, fear, brutal, total, he says, that menacing grin taking over his face.
The speech is pure fear mongering.
The brutality is only beginning.
That leads to the final scene in the Situation Room, which is truly disturbing.
This is what Frank and Claire want.
They want the American people scared because it benefits them.
Or, as Frank says as the episode and season comes to a close: We make the terror.
