Before Watching House of Cards, Brush Up on How Season 4 Ends

After years of cover-ups, President Frank Underwood's dirty deeds are finally exposed by the media. Veteran reporter Tom Hammerschmidt had been on a mission since the death of poor Lucas Goodwin to nail Frank for the shady dealings that have gotten him into the Oval Office. By the finale he amasses an impressive amount of information and gets some killer sources to go on the record, including Jackie Sharp and former President Walker.

Tom confronts Frank about the Washington Herald's plan to run the story, but the president doesn't blink. He dismisses Hammerschmidt's claims as ridiculous and sounds pretty convincing. But Hammerschmidt doesn't back down, and the story publishes anyway . . .