The most immediate threat comes in the form of the recently revived Declaration of War Committee.
Chapter 62 begins with news that the committee is negotiating with Jackie Sharp so that get her to testify.
Hes the thorn in their side, vigilant in his vengeance.
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So, despite Dougs protests, Frank agrees to make Romero the party Whip.
Romero isnt interested anymore.
Hes no longer looking to negotiate.
Of course, there are other threats besides the committee.
The biggest is still Aidan MacAllan.
Jane isnt too enthused about that though.
Shed prefer to keep him at the Jordanian embassy until they know what he may have told Petrov.
Thus begins the episodes most tedious story line.
Still, Chapter 61 sees Aidan wind up dead, and that raises some interesting questions.
Is any of his incriminating evidence out there?
He does seem to send Leann an encrypted file.
Did Aidan kill himself with the gun Leann gave him, or did someone else do the job?
Finally, is Leann safe?
The common denominator here is Doug Stamper.
Now though, he may be the loose end that leads to their downfall.
When ADCT Greene tells Doug that Lisa Williams is by no means a threat, Doug nearly loses it.
Whats interesting is that Toms investigation is forcing a change in the dynamic between Doug and the Underwoods.
Doug hasalwaysbeen transparent with the Underwoods.
Now though, he seems to be hiding things from them.
Doug tries to feign ignorance, but Tom knows hes in the position of power now.
Hes willing to bide his time and let Doug feel the squeeze.
In fact, Usher believes he and the Underwoods have the upper hand.
For once though, Usher and the Underwoods are wrong, and things dont go their way.
While Claire advises Frank to not meet with Walker before his testimony, he just cant help himself.
Its in that moment that, one can assume, Walker decides hes had enough.
Theres the committee vs. Frank, Doug vs. Tom, and perhaps most interestingly, Claire vs. Frank.
I make the decisions, he states before spending the whole episode ignoring her advice.
