 South Carolina Congressman Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey ) , the Democratic Majority Whip , leaves his house in Washington , D.C. after hearing his neighbors ’ dog get hit by a car . As he comforts the mortally @-@ wounded dog , he looks into the camera and says “ Moments like this require someone who will act , who will do the unpleasant thing , the necessary thing , ” before calmly proceeding to strangle it . This introduces both his habit of breaking the fourth wall to narrate , and his cold and vicious nature . Frank and his wife , Claire ( Robin Wright ) , go on to attend a New Year ’ s Eve party in honor of the new President @-@ elect , Garrett Walker ( Michel Gill ) , a fellow Democrat and winner of the 2012 election . Frank confesses to the viewer that he does not like Walker , but saw his political potential early on and ingratiated himself to him , putting himself in line to be nominated as Walker ’ s Secretary of State after 22 years in Congress . 
 South Carolina Congressman Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey ) , the Democratic Majority Whip , <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>leaves</mark></a> his house in Washington , D.C. after hearing his neighbors <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>’</mark></a>dog get hit by a car . As he <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>comforts</mark></a> the mortally @-@ wounded dog , he <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>looks</mark></a> into the camera and <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>says</mark></a> “ Moments like this require someone <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>who</mark></a>will act , <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>will do the unpleasant thing , the necessary thing , ” before calmly proceeding to strangle it . This <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>introduces</mark></a> both his habit of breaking the fourth wall to narrate , and his cold and vicious nature . Frank and his wife , Claire ( Robin Wright ) , go on to attend a New Year ’ <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>s</mark></a>Eve party in honor of the new President @-@ elect , Garrett Walker ( Michel Gill ) , a fellow Democrat and winner of the 2012 election . Frank <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>confesses</mark></a> to the viewer <a href='null_relcl' title='11'><mark>that</mark></a>he <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>does</mark></a> not like Walker , but saw his political potential early on and ingratiated himself to him , putting himself in line to be nominated as Walker ’ s Secretary of State after 22 years in Congress . 
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