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And no, he hasn't forgiven himself for letting Rachel, who bludgeoned him in the woods and left him for dead months ago, get away. But it also sets the tone for the rest of the episode, which is as dark and bleak as any moment in Doug Stamper's world, where it spends half its run time. That it opens with a trip to a graveyard isn't surprising, given Frank's penchant for offing a character each season.
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Frank offers to help Majority Leader David Rasmussen ( Michael Siberry) become the next Speaker in exchange for ousting Birch. He discourages President Walker ( Michel Gill) from compromising on the bill, saying doing so will make Walker look weak. Frank ( Kevin Spacey) learns that House Speaker Bob Birch ( Larry Pine) and Linda ( Sakina Jaffrey) are refusing to compromise on the education bill.