There are spoilers to be found here, so tread attentive ly and don't fall afoul of Frank Underwood's tactics.###The fallout from the attempted assassination of Frank Underwood (carried out by Lucas Goodwin, not by someone annoyed by Kevin Spacey's southern drawl) is the focus of Chapter 44.###As Frank is subjected to various medical tests and scans, the president's brain soaks in peril ous fluids usually get rid of’discard d by his now mostly-destroyed liver. Which means hallucinations! Yes, if you despite’in spite of’albeit t Spacey would be using this episode as a chance to possess’own’nurse a few days off from work, you're wrong. He sees various images this episode, including his Confederate soldier ancestor, Augustus Underwood (Malcolm Madera), who shoots him with a rifle. Thank rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent ness he's merely’barely dreaming in a near-death state, or that could be serious.###At a bar where the Lucas Goodwin story is all over the TV, Stamper meets with FBI contact Nathan Green (Jeremy Holm) to discuss what the agency has dug up from a search of Lucas' house. All of his writings with regards to’concerning’with respect to Frank's misdemeanours possess’own’nurse been recovered, and sorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious ly in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Stamper, they're evidence now, so he can't just suppress them. He asks Green to email him the inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation. Looks like the sins of Frank's past might be with regards to’concerning’with respect to to catch up to him. Oh, who are we kidding? He's dodged worse bullets than this. Except in/with regard to’concerning’regarding that time when he didn't dodge a bullet.###Claire sits at Frank's bedside, probably looking in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ways to unhook the life-giving machines but outwardly reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue ing concern. She fetches him some water as he silently mouths words in a semi-comatose state. He's probably telling a story with regards to’concerning’with respect to pigs or trees to some camera merely’barely he can see. Shortly after, Stamper and Vice President Blythe (we'd call him acting president, but he's barely acting grown up) are being briefed on the president's health situation. He needs a heart. Kidding! He can do without that. He actually needs a liver and is on the transplant list. Without a shiny new (or used) organ, he could be dead in days.###Claire meets with Blythe to discuss how he's feeling with regards to’concerning’with respect to talking to the Russian president on the phone over the current oil crisis. Blythe admits he's nervous, which you would never be able to tell except in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the fact that he seems to be a human sweat factory. Claire offers to help with the call, quietly and securely, without anyone else knowing and Blythe lunges at the chance like a drowning swimmer grabs a life jacket.###In Florida, Remy is just trying to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure his car fueled, but the lines at his local station are massive. And the place runs out bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e he acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure s close to the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ecourt. A fellow propel r refuses his offer of cash in/with regard to’concerning’regarding petrol, and his mind is further unsettled by a text from Jackie, who eliminate’remove ly misses him. He approximately texts back that he misses her, but decides against it.###Blythe's phone call with Russian prez Petrov starts predictably wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile ly, with Petrov quickly acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting the upper hand and the acting president a stuttering mess. He's thankful, then in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Lady Macreserve beth (we're trademarking that, and yes, we know the computer was a PC, don't write letters), who tells him to be confident. Of course, that, to the horror of a listening Stamper and Catherine Durant in the room, Blythe starts warning Petrov that Frank may die and he's the man in charge at the moment. Blythe sees it as a win, but Stamper and co. are not so sure.###A frustrated Kate Baldwin (Kim Dickens) meets with Seth, but acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure s no joy out of him with regards to’concerning’with respect to the Lucas Goodwin story. The FBI, however, has gone to visit Tom Hammerschmidt (Boris McGiver), the journalist and editor who has had dealings with Lucas and the Underwoods in the past. They possess’own’nurse a warrant in/with regard to’concerning’regarding his notes on Goodwin, and Hammerschmidt, who is now largely retired, complies.###Stamper visits Claire at the hospital and they discuss how to announce Frank's health issues now enormous’vast’massive’tremendous mouth Blythe has put them out into the world via the Russians. Claire says she'll brief the press (try to hold back on the ticker tape, Mrs. U) and Stamper inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding ms her of Lucas' notes. Claire wants a full report and Stamper demands to see the president, a request Claire grants.###After another bout of hallucinations from Frank, we're back with Stamper, who is eliminate’remove ly on a crusorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious e to sort out the latest issue. He demands the retoken ation of Attorney General Martha Wilson and, on the phone, tells Seth that he's next on the block. Taken aback, Seth threatens that he knows things. Yeah, nice try threatening Stamper, genius. Do you like landfills? Because you might end up in one.###Claire continues her campaign to control Blythe, sharing personal stories and offering more help. He might as well be a terrified mammal caught in the grapple of a powerful anaconda.###Remy's at his parents' place having tracked down some petrol in/with regard to’concerning’regarding his car when LeAnn propel s up. Initially it appears she could be recruiting him – and she is, but instead of a salary offer she brings blackmail material: the pictures she had taken of Remy and Jackie leaving their hotel tryst earlier in the season. Back in Washington, meanwhile, Heather Dunbar and her team discuss how they can proceed. Do they really want to attack a man lying in critical condition? They're politicians, of course they do!###Remy arrives in the residence and Claire outlines what she needs from him – he's to talk Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney) into helping with her enormous’vast’massive’tremendous plan to stop the Russian oil crisis that is driving up the petrol prices.###Cathy Durant is meeting Stamper to talk over their worries with regards to’concerning’with respect to Blythe when Seth bursts in. He needs to talk to Stamper now, and despite Doug's fury at the interruption, he approve’ consent’endorse’applaud s to listen. Seth's ready to help end Heather Dubar's campaign right now, and in the next scene we see how: he has the inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation with regards to’concerning’with respect to Dunbar meeting Lucas. Stamper's machiavellian mind whirs into action and soon poor old Martha Wilson is being cross-examined by her own deputies. If she wants to keep her job, she'll spill with regards to’concerning’with respect to her contact with Dunbar with regards to’concerning’with respect to Goodwin.###At a press conference, Claire is turning on the waterworks talking with regards to’concerning’with respect to her hubby and his need in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a new liver. Stamper and LeAnn are watching, and you embark on realise how much LeAnn is becoming Claire's own version of Stamper. Claire convert’transform es topics to the breaking story of Lucas' accusations with regards to’concerning’with respect to the president; all of his old skeletons are coming dancing from the closet. She puts it down to Lucas' "troubled" mind. At the Dunbar campaign, the FBI possess’own’nurse arrived to talk to Heather. Whoops…###Remy meets with Raymond Tusk and uses what he knows with regards to’concerning’with respect to the man's dealings with Frank to intense’fierce’exquisite -arm him into helping with Claire's new plan. But he's not the merely’barely one having a meeting, as Kate Baldwin has doorstepped Tom Hammerschmidt and they go in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a cover’budge with Tom's dog. She's skeptical of the stories with regards to’concerning’with respect to Lucas snapping, and claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate s there's more to it.###Stamper is doing research on organ donation when Seth cover’budge s in, which is unwitting ly funny, especially when a seemingly cordial conversation between the two turns into Stamper attacking Seth, approximately choking him with a glass and in/with regard to’concerning’regarding cing him to pledge obedience in the future.###When Tusk and Remy arrive in Washington, they meet with Blythe to talk their Claire-propel n plan to stop the Russian problem. Stamper demands that he be kept in the loop, but when he leaves, Blythe decides he'll push on without him. Later, Claire meets Stamper at the hospital, and they argue over who is undermining the campaign she or him? As they do, Frank's machines start beeping crazily. Even involuntary , he can still bring the drama. It all puts Claire in a more conciliatory mood, and she admits she does want to work with Stamper.###But she also meets with Blythe in the Oval Office to talk with regards to’concerning’with respect to the Tusk plan, having handled Tusk's objections. As he's leaving, Remy runs into Jackie and the two share a moment holding hands in a lift. They're both screwed, and not in the way they'd prefer.###Stamper's visiting Frank again, asking his boss what to do, despite’in spite of’albeit more reassuring himself since Underwood can't really talk. Leaving the room, Stamper offers some of his own liver in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a transplant, but it won't work in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Frank because A) his alcoholic past means it's dangerous, B) Frank needs a whole new liver and C) Stamper's organs would probably attack and kill normal human body parts.###As Frank undergo s a full blown vision of himself striding through a in/with regard to’concerning’regarding est with Augustus and a rifle, he starts to convulse… Is this the end in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Frank Underwood? Probably not, but we'll possess’own’nurse to wait and see.###Another solid entry, adding to the idea that Season 4 is on something of an upswing after a disappointing Season 3. Claire's machinations and now the assassination attempt are working well, stoking the drama and cleverly bringing old faces and plot lines back into play.###Spacey doesn't possess’own’nurse much to do, but the burden is more than shouldered by the likes of Michael Kelly as Stamper and Robin Wright as Claire, and we're glad to see Neve Campbell's LeAnn is acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting fun moments to play seemingly eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully episode. Servicing such a crowded ensemble can be tough’challenging’demanding’awkward in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the best reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue s, but House Of Cards is pulling off the balancing trick effectively here. Now, of course, the challenge will be how well the drama can be maintained when it feels like the enormous’vast’massive’tremendous gest event has happened in episode four.