<Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Chapter 53" </Td> <Td> Daniel Minahan </Td> <Td> Frank Pugliese </Td> <Td> May 30, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 30) </Td> <Td> HOC - 501 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Chaos erupts when Frank steals the floor of the House and demands that Congress formally declare war on ICO . When the Speaker insists that Frank yield the floor, he insists that he "will not yield ." Later, Frank and Claire attend Jim Miller's funeral, which is also attended by Will Conway and his wife . During the service, Jim's daughter Melissa blames Frank for the death of her father, before whispering something in his ear . Claire appears on Charlie Rose to debate Hammerschmidt, who claims that Frank's war on ICO is a diversion . Meanwhile, Conway goes into damage control when his wife claims that the mother of Josh Masterson is a victim, too . Claire speaks with Ms. Masterson and asks that she tell her son to surrender . The manhunt for Masterson heats up as the FBI closes in on a location on the Virginia border . However, Frank has been holding Masterson captive in an unknown location and has him summarily executed, informing the press that he "wishes" Masterson had been taken alive . Frank calls to speak with the Millers, but Jim's widow hangs up on him . Afterwards, Frank and Claire greet people outside the White House, telling them they have nothing to be afraid of . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Chapter 54" </Td> <Td> Daniel Minahan </Td> <Td> Melissa James Gibson </Td> <Td> May 30, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 30) </Td> <Td> HOC - 502 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> At an event in New York City, Claire is informed that one of Frank's old friends has gone missing and is presumed dead . Meanwhile, Frank hosts a luncheon of the nation's governors, seeking to gain the support of the governors from five critical swing states . Catherine Durant states her opposition to Frank's "war" on terror, while Donald Blythe believes it has helped his poll numbers . Meanwhile, Aidan Macallan attempts to hack into a telecom switching center and delete everything that may implicate him and the Underwoods . As Aidan nervously awaits the file deletion, electronic devices around the Washington, D.C. area are affected in what Frank claims is an ICO cyber attack . He uses the incident to pressure Congress to accept his declaration of war . Meanwhile, Conway takes his kids trick - or - treating, but as the military mobilizes in response to the cyber attack, he has an outburst on live TV which Frank and Claire drink to . </Td> </Tr>

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