House of Cards (TV Series)

Chapter 52 (2016)

Boris McGiver: Tom Hammerschmidt

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• Francis Underwood : Do you trust your instincts, Tom?

  Tom Hammerschmidt : I always have.

  Francis Underwood : Then look me in the eye. I've told you the truth. What you said is it on the record now? Do you believe me?

  Tom Hammerschmidt : Not for a second.

• Tom Hammerschmidt : He was right about your soul. What's in your bones. That you're ruthless. You're corrupt. You destroy whatever's in your path.

  Francis Underwood : Hmm. Name me a president you wouldn't describe in exactly the same way. We're all ruthless. We all destroy. But corruption? That's a matter of perspective.

  Tom Hammerschmidt : No. It's a matter of law.

• Francis Underwood : So what is the story? That I'm some sort of psychopath? That I'm a killer?

  Tom Hammerschmidt : Oh, I never believed you were a murderer, and I still don't. But it's becoming harder not to entertain the thought.