In true House of Cards form, a shadowy cabal of power-hungry operatives is out to wreak havoc on her presidency. At a women’s conference, Claire stands at the podium and declares, “They are trying to strip me of my Constitutional power as your commander-in-chief.” But she appears ready to use that power to make some serious changes — including distancing herself from former Chief of Staff Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly). “We’ve been entwined, you and I, for decades now,” she says to him, while stirring a cup of tea Get Out-style. “We deserve to go our separate ways.”