Written by series creator Beau Willimon and directed by David Fincher, the episode premiered on February 1, 2013, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the American streaming service Netflix.
They are interrupted by Remy Danton (Mahershala Ali), a former press secretary-turned-corporate lobbyist, who reminds Frank that his main client, SanCorp, has heavily invested in him.
After leaking the draft of the education bill, Frank secures control of the legislation and lures Blythe (Reed Birney) into becoming his scapegoat.
Frank arranges a meeting with Zoe (Kate Mara) and hands her an editorial from a student newspaper in which Kern had denounced the Israeli occupation of the West Bank as illegal.
With everything already planned, Frank contacts Durant (Jayne Atkinson) and has Barnes leak her name as Kern's replacement in order to fuel early media speculation.