Episode 5

After the news broke that Zoe had decided to resign from her original position, major media outlets have offered her olive branches.However, at Frank's suggestion, Zoe chose a different path. She decided to join the little-known but potentially unlimited Toutiao Network and become a freelance writer.This decision undoubtedly paved a new path for Zoe's future and allowed her to take a new step in her career.

Meanwhile, Frank returns home.His wife Carlisle was not surprised by his return and it seemed to have been a way of building rapport and trust between them.However, Frank's world is not peaceful.Newspaper editor-in-chief Tom was forced to resign due to foul language, which once again proves that in the world of power and media, the influence of speech is huge.

Not only does Frank have to deal with personal matters, he also has to deal with pressure from the teachers union.At first, when dealing with the Gaffney County water tower incident, he made concessions on performance reviews.However, when the amendment entered the legislative process, Marty, a representative of the teachers union, discovered that Frank did not intend to keep his promise.This made Marty so angry that he planned to call teachers union members to strike in protest.

At the Democratic National Committee’s summit meeting, Chairman Patricia Whitaker was very concerned about the three swing states of Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania.To gain votes in Pennsylvania, they selected then-Vice President Jim Matthews as their running mate.Now, however, they need to find a replacement for Matthews as governor of the state.Frank immediately thought of Peter Russell.

Despite Peter's past record, Frank believes his transformation and determination to turn a new leaf is just the hype they need.However, life was not easy for Peter.The closure of the shipyard resulted in massive unemployment and made him lose face in front of his hometown elders.His good friend Paul tried to communicate with him, but Peter could only use the excuse of being coerced by someone in a powerful position.He wanted to explain to those who had supported him, but he couldn't.

Carlisle has been preparing for a charity auction, but despite the help of Adam's works, the income is still far less than the rejected donation from Sanko.This distressed Carlisle, and she could only talk to Adam.The strike organized by Marty did not go well. Frank took advantage of the gap between the National Education Association and the United Teachers Association to lobby the education association not to participate in the strike.Not to be outdone, Marty used his union connections to cancel venue reservations for Carlisle's charity auction.However, Carlisle decided to move the auction to a vacant lot outside the hotel.

That night, many congressmen and celebrities from all walks of life attended the auction.Barbecue food, free drinks, and DJ music added to the relaxed and casual atmosphere of the auction.However, across the road, hundreds of people held signs to protest against the education reform plan.In the middle, various media outlets competed to report on it.What was unexpected was that when the auction was about to end, Carlisle and Frank took the guests with them to deliver the remaining food and drinks to the demonstrators.Many demonstrators, who had stood for hours cold and hungry, accepted the food.The demonstration became a complete laughing stock in the media.Zoe, who experienced the entire process on site, attracted attention again with the topic of “clean water washing away the union”.

After the auction, Frank and Carlisle met a distraught and alcoholic Peter on their doorstep.Peter was angry that Frank would not allow him to defend the shipyard, and regretful that he had agreed to this decision.After hearing Peter's complaints, Frank told him that he had originally planned to run him for governor of Pennsylvania.However, Peter's current performance disappoints Frank.He advised Peter to commit suicide if he really couldn't face it.These words revived Peter, who had already lost confidence, and he was willing to participate in the gubernatorial campaign.