A drama about a ruthless congressman and his equally ambitious wife who navigate the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. In season 3, Frank Underwood, newly inaugurated President of the United States, visits his father;s grave to maintain a public appearance only to urinate on it out of spite for his father. Doug Stamper, beaten up in the woods, is found by a stranger. He had sustained injuries to his frontal lobe requiring extensive surgery and care; he makes a slow and painful recovery.