1Pilot
Thirteen years after giving up her career as a lawyer to focus on husband and family, Alicia Florrick returns to a large law firm to start over again. Her husband, the State's Attorney for Cook County, was forced to resign after a sex scandal involving public funds and prostitutes. On her first day, she is assigned a pro bono case and is defending a woman accused of killing her ex-husband and trying to cover it up with a fake carjacking. The previous trial ended in a hung jury which, Alicia learns, was very much leaning toward conviction.With the help of the firm's in-house investigator, Alicia looks to open up a new line of defense against the advice of the firm's senior female partner who previously handled the case.
2Stripped
Alicia is invited by senior partner Will Gardner to act as second chair in a law suit against the scion of a rich Chicago family who is being sued by a stripper for rape. The DA has refused to file criminal charges and the victim wants to extract some degree of justice. Alicia tends to believe her, especially after she turns down a very generous settlement offer, but she does carry a lot of baggage having worked as an escort for a period of time. The lawyers face a major problem when DNA testing seems to rule out the defendant. At home, Alicia's son and daughter are alone when someone anonymously drops off photos of their dad cavorting with a prostitute. Son Zach discovers something important however.
3Home
Alicia finds herself defending Kenny Chatham after he shows up at her office asking for help. Even he doesn't realize how serious it is until the police arrest him for felony murder. He and a friend had gone to a mutual acquaintance to pick up some marijuana and unable to get in, force a window. When their escapade is interrupted by a security guard, he runs off but when the guard is found dead, the friend claims Kenny killed him. Given her emotional involvement in the case, Alicia suggests that someone else be appointed as first chair. She's a bit surprised when the partners assign Cary to the job. He's keen to plead the case out and uses his charm on the young Assistant State's Attorney but Alicia is certain that Kenny is innocent and sets out to prove it.
4Fixed
Alicia is assigned to a high profile class action lawsuit against a pharmaceutical firm. In going through documents she finds a note that indicates one of the jurors may have been been bribed. The note isn't clear and they must decide which of two possible jurors it might be. In her private life, Alicia is interviewed by husband Peter's lawyer as they prepare for his appeal. He is looking for any information that would support their contention that Peter was lying or acting evasively at work not because he was involved in criminal acts but because he was trying to hide his philandering from her. When she finds evidence that he was home on a day he is accused of meeting someone, the evidence also reveals he may have been taking gifts.
5Crash
Alicia takes on the case of three widows who are suing their dead husbands' former employers, a railway company, after they are killed in a train crash.The company is playing hardball and are seemingly ready and keen to go to court. The defense's argument is essentially that the company forced the men to work long hours and are therefore responsible for any errors that may have occurred. Alicia notices a discrepancy in another area however and they have only a few days to prepare a new defense. Alicia and Cary are interviewing for a new assistant. Alicia has also been arguing with her mother-in-law about the children and when they will visit their father. As tensions rise between them, she makes a point of telling her son that Alicia has been spending several late evenings with Will Gardner.
6Conjugal
The firm takes on the automatic appeal of convicted murderer Clarence Wilcox who was convicted of killing a police officer during an armed robbery at a convenience store. Their argument is that a made-for-TV movie poisoned the jury pool but the appellate court denies them a re-trial. After meeting the man's wife, Alicia begins to wonder if they should launch an appeal based on the facts rather than technicalities. The woman claims her husband was with all of that evening but she wasn't put on the stand to testify because her previous record would have rendered the evidence less credible. As Alicia looks into the case, she discovers other anomalies, particularly as they relate to the police line-up and the eye witness who positively identified Wilcox as the culprit. Investigator Kalinda Sharma wants nothing to do with the case but tells Alicia to check on what the State knew with her husband, the imprisoned former State's Attorney. She's reluctant to do so but the the only way to be able to speak to him privately is to arrange for a conjugal visit.
7Unorthodox
Employees are on edge as Will Gardner and Diane Lockhart begin to cut positions and reduce costs. Alicia is expecting the worst when Will calls her into to his office but he in fact wants her to be the second chair in a lawsuit against Anna Loeb, the estranged daughter of the firm's absentee partner Jonas Stern. The woman is represented by storefront lawyer Ryan Alprin in a case where a pedestrian tripped over a cable and fell in front of Loeb's house and is now suing for her and her husband for $1.2 million, accusing them of negligence. Their lawyer decides on a unique argument: as Orthodox Jews, the Loebs couldn't repair the cable, which became detached on the Sabbath, as they are prohibited from working on that day. That defense soon runs into a problem and it's left to Alicia and investigator Kalinda to get to the root of the accusations. It all may fall apart however when Alicia learns something shocking about Alprin himself.
8Unprepared
Alicia and Cary are assigned to prepare witnesses in the case of a university scientist who is accused of setting her lab on fire. The woman faces a possible 15 years in prison and is adamant that she is innocent. Unfortunately, her rambling manner makes her a less than ideal witness and they decide not to put her on the stand. They're preparing a reasonable case but come across some key evidence from one of the witnesses. Alicia also finds herself unexpectedly in court when the judge in her husband's case not only grants an evidentiary hearing but agrees to hear arguments about the possibility of bail. She's not sure she's prepared to suddenly have him back but she is certainly expected to say so in court. At home, her son Zach sets up a video camera to see who is leaving the brown envelopes they've been getting.
9Threesome
The firm's long absent senior partner, Jonas Stern, is back but is also facing a number a serious charges after a minor car accident including driving under the influence and assaulting a police officer. Jonas is convinced that it's a police plot to get back at him for all the times he took them on in court. He plans to defend himself but will use Alicia to front for him. She's glad to take on the case but his constant interference is proving to be a major challenge. Jonas insists he wasn't drunk and when Alicia learns exactly what happened, he won't let her use the information in court. Meanwhile, her husband Peter's case is much in the news again with one of his escorts is making the rounds on the talk show circuit revealing many of their private moments and apparently planning a tell-all book.
10Lifeguard
Alicia takes on the case of a juvenile first offender, Terence Ramsay, who is charged with assault but claims he was bullied into at fight at school. She manages to negotiate a reduced plea with the prosecutor and no jail time but the judge in the case, Henry Baxter, inexplicably rejects the plea bargain and sentences the boy to 9 months incarceration. As Alicia looks into the judge's background, she finds a clear pattern in his sentencing - white offenders get probation while African-Americans always seem to get jail-time. A detailed analysis of other cases seems to show that the current pattern of sentencing is less than 2 years old so they set out find what may have happened to Judge Baxter to cause the change. Alicia's daughter finally makes a friend at school but runs into problems because of her Dad's past. Meanwhile, Diane is approached by representatives of the Democratic party trying to recruit her to run for a judgeship in the next elections. Her recruiters' reaction to her intervention in the Baxter situation isn't what she had hoped.
11Infamy
Alicia gleans a bit more info into Peter's fall from grace when she represents Glenn Childs' wife, Marie Browning, in their divorce. Meanwhile, Will gets cozy with his opposing counsel, Emily, during a wrongful death suit against caustic TV commentator Duke Rosco.
12Painkiller
When a star high school quarterback dies from an overdose of painkillers, Alicia represents the doctor who prescribed the medication. At home, Alicia and the kids deal with some bad news and she gives Peter information that makes his blood boil.
13Bad
Tensions are high as Peter's appeal trial begins and Alicia defends a wealthy client in civil court whose innocence she doubts, even after he's found not guilty in criminal court of murdering his wife. Meanwhile, Diane decides to take precautions when a felon she successfully prosecuted is about to be released from prison.
15Bang
Having been granted a new trial, Peter Florrick is granted bail and placed under house arrest with the requirement that he wear an electronic ankle bracelet. Son Zack shows him the doctored photos someone has been dropping at their door. He decides to hire Eli Gold, whose reputation is that he always goes for the jugular. He has some bad news for the former State's Attorney. At work, Alicia is worried that Diane Lockhart may be favoring Carey over her just as their 6 month "competition" is nearing an end. She finds out it wasn't her idea. In the case, Diane is defending someone charged with murdering a financier who lost his investors' savings in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Diane hires a ballistics expert, Kurt McVeigh, to provide crucial evidence. They have another suspect in mind but the only witness they have is the suspects wife and spousal privilege seemingly prevents her from testifying.
16Fleas
As Peter strategizes on how to handle his retrial and the next steps in his public rehabilitation, Alicia and Will defend an attorney arrested for murder.
17Heart
In an emergency courtroom set up in a hospital, Alicia and Will battle Patti Nyholm and an insurance company that refuses to pay for life-saving in-utero surgery. Meanwhile, Alicia gives Peter a proper welcome home.
18Doubt
Alicia and Will defend a college student accused of killing her sorority sister while under the influence of a sleep aid. At the same time, they also deal with their growing sexual tension and Diane and Kurt McVeigh continue their flirtation.
21Unplugged
The firm is representing Caroline Wilder, the wife of a famous rock star who wants a divorce so he can marry a younger woman. Max Wilder is worth $40 million but is refusing her request for support of $300,000 a year. They're in court when they learn Max is comatose after a motorcycle accident that morning. Undser the terms of his will, Caroline is responsible for his estate and not his fiancé. When it turns out Max may have been poisoned, the police suspect Caroline is responsible. At the office meanwhile, rumors are rife that decision day is coming: Will and Abby will make their decision about who stays at the firm, Alicia or Carey.
22Hybristophilia
Will contacts Alicia in the middle of her celebrating getting the job at Gardner Lockhart. He asks her to pick up contracts at the home of Colin Sweeney but when she gets there, she finds him with handcuffs around his ankle and attached to the wrist of a dead woman. Alicia had defended him once before when he was accused of murdering his wife. She got him off but was never convinced that he was innocent. This time however, she's sure he didn't kill the victim but that doesn't mean she'll get him off. Meanwhile, the end is at hand in the State's attempt to re-try Peter Florrick. Peter doesn't have a lot of faith in his trial attorney however. Having lost his job, Carey Agos gladly accepts an offer from an unexpected source.
23Running
At Eli Gold's urging, Alicia must decide if she'll stand by her man during Peter's new political campaign, or if she'll pursue a relationship with Will instead.
1Taking Control
Peter Florrick announces his candidacy for his former State's Attorney position and Alicia is caught in the middle between him and Will Gardner. There is much change at the office as Will and Diane Lockhart find a new business partner who seems to have his own ideas on how the firm should be run. In court, Judge Howard Matchick appoints Alicia to provide advice to someone who insists on defending himself. He is accused of murdering his business partner but his defense is that he is the victim of a government conspiracy as retaliation for publishing sensitive government documents on his whistle-blower web site. Alicia gets permission to assign Kalinda to do some leg work and finds the source of the original information posted to the web site.
2Double Jeopardy
Having successfully defended a client on a charge of murdering his wife, Alicia and Will find themselves in a military court when he is re-arrested and charged with the same crime. As he is serving in the military, it seems that double jeopardy - which prevents anyone from being tried for the same crime twice - does not apply. The defense lawyers make the best of it but it all seems stacked against them - the rules of procedure and evidence are different and the Judge seems biased against the civilian lawyers. Kalinda gets some important information and Alicia ends up calling Cary Agos to the stand. At the office, news travels quickly when everyone learns that the firms new partner has Lou Dobbs on his client list. Diane isn't that comfortable with his politics however. Peter Florricks campaign for State's Attorney takes a nasty turn.
3Breaking Fast
A multi-million dollar malicious prosecution suit leads to an explosive confrontation between Alicia and Glenn Childs. Meanwhile, Alicia's brother, Owen, visits after his questionable remarks about Peter goes viral online and makes Eli apoplectic.
4Cleaning House
Alicia risks disbarment when Childs' office suspects her of an ethics violation, which could also ruin Peter's political campaign. Meanwhile, a third candidate is revealed in the campaign for state's attorney.
5VIP Treatment
Alicia and the partners must decide whether to take on the case of a VIP massage therapist who accuses a Nobel Peace Prize winner of sexual assault. Meanwhile, Peter and Eli try to figure out what Wendy's candidacy means for their campaign.
6Poisoned Pill
Alicia, Diane and Will must regroup when they're caught off-guard by a brilliant disabled attorney, Louis Canning, who uses his condition to sway a jury during a test case for a huge class action suit against a pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, Peter's campaign is at a loss as to what to do with rising star Wendy Scott-Carr, and Kalinda reaches out to a former friend, Donna Seabrook, to tell her to stop spilling her secrets to Blake
8On Tap
When the government accuses an alderman of taking a campaign bribe from a Muslim extremist group, the team reviews hours of wiretap evidence to mount his defense, and Alicia is startled to discover that some of the tapes pertain to her.
9Nine Hours
When Alicia gets a vague tip from a courthouse clerk in the appeal case of a death row inmate, the law firm races to secure a stay of execution. Meanwhile, Peter Florrick prepares for his first debate with Glenn Childs and Wendy Scott-Carr.
10Breaking Up
Alicia and her colleagues face a moral dilemma when they must try to turn a client's son against his girlfriend, after both are accused of murder. Meanwhile, Diane asks Alicia to make a tough decision regarding the company's split.
11Two Courts
When Will fears his client is not getting a fair trial because the judge is biased toward him, the law firm hires a jury consultant, who claims to predict a case's outcome by reading people's expressions. Meanwhile, Will uncovers information about Bond's intent for the firm.
12Silly Season
Alicia defends a man accused of murdering a fellow prison inmate two weeks before he was due to be released. She's up against her old nemesis, Cary Agos, but is one step ahead of him due primarily to Kalinda's investigative work. Frustrated, Cary turns to an old friend who is out of the business to do him a favor and do a bit of investigating for them. When he finds that the accused has a connection to drug lord Lemond Bishop, Carey may have a step up. Meanwhile, the campaign for State's Attorney is getting nasty. Wendy Scott-Carr is upset that a poster questioning her loyalty to the black community is now in circulation. She approaches Alicia with another poster she 'found' about Zach and Becca's relationship. It's left to Eli Gold to try and clean up the mess.
13Real Deal
As Alicia races against Louis Canning to round up the most clients for an Erin Brockovich-style class action lawsuit, a mole is detected in the law firm who seems to be working for Canning. Meanwhile, Diane and Will must put their coup on hold as Derrick brings in a Super PAC as a client.
14Net Worth
Will and Diane take on a defamation case from a young Internet billionaire, who is suing the film studio for depicting him in a negative light. Meanwhile, Alicia confronts Will about the message he left on her voice mail.
15Silver Bullet
Diane represents her on-again, off-again love interest, ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh, when he is sued for testimony he gave in the murder trial of an accused cop killer who was recently exonerated. Meanwhile, Eli has a personal interest in Natalie Flores, Wendy Scott-Carr's unlawful nanny.
16Great Firewall
The law firm of Lockhart, Gardner and Bond sues a social networking site on behalf of a Chinese dissident, who posted an anonymous blog about democracy in China, and was jailed and tortured by the Chinese government when the site failed to protect his anonymity and turned over his IP address. Meanwhile, Eli gets a tip that he hopes will drive Childs out of the race, and Will and Diane hope to wrestle the firm away from Derrick Bond once and for all.
17Ham Sandwich
Lockhart Gardner law firm represents client and drug kingpin Lemond Bishop in divorce proceedings, even though Bishop wants reconciliation. Meanwhile, Kalinda is subpoenaed for a grand jury investigation.
18Killer Song
On behalf of the victim's daughter, the law firm sues a convicted murderer who is profiting from a song he wrote describing his crime. Meanwhile, Eli anonymously uses the firm to help Natalie Flores and her family with their legal troubles.
19Wrongful Termination
To Lockhart/Gardner's disbelief, Louis Canning returns to face off against Alicia once again when the firm represents families of workers who committed suicide due to miserable working conditions. Meanwhile, Cary finds out shocking information about Kalinda.
20Foreign Affairs
Lockhart/Gardner represents a small drilling contractor in a dispute against a major oil conglomerate which is going well until a South American dictator takes over the case. Meanwhile, the election results are in.
22Getting Off
Alicia is assigned to defend a woman who is being sued by a widow whose husband was murdered by someone he met on the defendant's website. Once again, Alicia and Will are up against the somewhat ditsy Nancy Crozier. When her case turns to accusing the defendant of murder - and Carey Agos takes an all too obvious interest in the civil proceedings - Alicia and Will realize they have to change their strategy. At the office, Alicia lays it on the line with Kalinda, who decides to get a job elsewhere.
23Closing Arguments
Despite their tense relationship, Alicia and Kalinda rush to prove their client's innocence in a murder trial, while the timing might finally be right for Alicia and Will to pursue their relationship.
1A New Day
While the staff at Lockhart/Gardner adjusts to new realities and relationships, Alicia must put aside distractions in her personal life to defend a Muslim student accused of murdering a Jewish classmate.
2The Death Zone
When Alicia wins a verdict in a libel case involving a British businessman, she must quickly learn to navigate English Law when the case is retried in British court via satellite.
4Feeding the Rat
Alicia takes on a pro bono case where the witness quickly becomes the prime suspect, but it's Lockhart & Gardner that may be in the most jeopardy, as Will and Diane consider their futures and the firm's direction.
5Marthas and Caitlins
When Alicia's key witness commits suicide, she must turn to the only person whose testimony can salvage her case: Colin Sweeney. Meanwhile, Eli makes big moves on Peter's behalf.
6Affairs of State
While Alicia wades through diplomatic loopholes to defend a Taiwanese national, Eli is approached by his ex-wife to vet her for a possible political campaign.
7Executive Order 13224
Alicia worries that she will break confidentiality when the Treasury Department forces her to report on her latest client, while Peter reluctantly digs into Will's past transgressions.
8Death Row Trip
Alicia races to win a stay of execution for a guilty man who has information which will keep another client from a murder conviction. Meanwhile, Eli tries to get ahead of a client's potential scandal and Kalinda may have met her match.
9Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Tensions are high at Lockhart & Gardner as Alicia and Will argue in front of a mercurial military judge, Eli's confidence is shaken and Diane issues an ultimatum to protect the firm.
10Parenting Made Easy
A routine arbitration turns into a battle of wills between Alicia and Louis Canning, but the pair makes an unexpected connection when a personal crisis interrupts the proceedings.
11What Went Wrong
As Alicia looks for a way to have a judgment thrown out following a shocking guilty verdict, she also begins to feel the consequences of decisions in her personal life.
12Alienation of Affection
Lockhart & Gardner's future is at stake when a couple whose divorce was overseen by the firm accuses them of encouraging the breakup for financial gain.
13Bitcoin for Dummies
Alicia takes on the case of Dylan Stack, a lawyer who has refused to reveal the identity of his client who is wanted by the U.S. Treasury Department for creating a new digital currency called Bitcoin. She finds herself in court against her old nemesis from when she had her own problems with Treasury, Gordon Higgs who, frustrated with it all, charges Stack with being the inventor of the Internet currency. Kalinda investigates and finds at least two possible suspects. Meanwhile, Special Prosecutor Wendy Scott-Carr continues her investigation against Will Garner. Will's lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni is proving to be her equal.
14Another Ham Sandwich
With her investigation complete, Special Prosecutor Wendy Scott-Carr presents her evidence against Will to the grand jury in hopes of sending him to prison for bribery. Meanwhile, Eli and Stacie Hall square off once again.
15Live from Damascus
Lockhart & Gardner leads a class action suit against a software company that allowed the Syrian government to "disappear" American citizens. Also, Will faces a hard decision in the wake of the Grand Jury proceedings.
16After the Fall
While power grabs are being made at the firm, Alicia and Caitlin square off against old foe Nancy Crozier. Meanwhile, Peter discovers the price of taking the moral high road.
17Long Way Home
Alicia must once again aid Colin Sweeney when a sexual misconduct claim derails his attempt to win back control of his company. Also, Cary is faced with a moral dilemma when Peter tasks him with enforcing office policies.
18Gloves Come Off
Alicia once again faces Louis Canning in court, but recent financial concerns lead her to reconsider his standing job offer. Meanwhile, Diane reconnects with the enigmatic Jack Copeland.
19Blue Ribbon Panel
Alicia is appointed to a blue ribbon police review board but it soon becomes apparent that most of the participants aren't ready to dig into a police shooting in any great depth. When she pursues the issue, it's clear she's rocking the boat and is warned there might be consequences. She perseveres. Alicia is also in the market for a house and makes an offer on her previous home. She runs into some surprising competition. Alicia is also representing Kalinda in her dispute with the IRS but after a meeting with them gets a visit from the FBI. At the firm, the knives are still out for Will Gardner with three hoping to replace him as a named partner. They also want to strip him of any profit participation while he is not practicing law.
21The Penalty Box
Diane defends a judge accused of prosecutorial wrongdoing, the firm considers bringing back Cary Agos, and one of Kalinda's old acquaintances may have put her in life-threatening situation.
22The Dream Team
Everyone at the firm is ecstatic when they win a $25 million judgment in a case where they had only been requesting a $17 million settlement. Their jubilation comes to a sudden end when lawyers Patti Nyholm and Louis Canning advise them that they are being sued for $50 million. The basis of their suit is that the judge is a friend of Will Gardner and that the huge settlement was payback for past corrupt activities. They depose anyone affiliated with the case leaving Carey Agos, who has just returned to the firm, as the only lawyer to represent them. Meanwhile, Alicia comes across a large uncashed check in Kalinda's personal file. She calls the number on the check but the man at the other end refuses to identify himself. She tells Kalinda what's happened and she finally tells Alicia what she's been hiding. She also prepares to go to war.
1I Fought the Law
The firm is facing bankruptcy and is trying to avoid liquidation. David Lee has announced that he is leaving and taking his lucrative divorce practice with him. A judge agrees to to allow them to reorganize and appoints a trustee, Clarke Hayden, to oversee the process. He casts a wary eye on everything from the art work to the fact that Diane and Will are co-managing partners. He proves surprisingly helpful when it comes to David Lee however. Alicia is juggling several balls as she tries to keep her son Zack out of jail after he's stopped by an aggressive State Trooper. Zack actually comes up with a very practical weapon for his defense. Alicia is also having to deal with a political reporter, Peggy Byrne, who wants to know more about her personal life than she is prepared to provide. Kalinda meanwhile has to deal with her husband, who has now arrived in Chicago.
2And the Law Won
Wiil's suspension is over and he's back in the courtroom representing a woman who is suing the city of Chicago over the wrongful death of her son Terry Beecham who was tasered by the police at a protest rally. He turns down a reasonable settlement convinced that he can get more but they may have a problem with one of the jurors. Diane approaches Maddie Hayward, their new landlord, in the hope of getting some relief on the rent but Maddie asks to meet Alicia. The trustee, Clarke Hayden, is starting to make personnel cuts Kalinda and her husband Nick continue to spar and it's beginning to affect his her job. She finally confides in Alicia.
3Two Girls, One Code
The firm represents two young women who are suing the owner of the Chumhum search engine. They claim Chumhum modified it's search engine after they refused to buy online advertising from them so as to ensure that searches for their company, which produced voice recognition software, would no longer appear at the top. They have a case but the trustee, Clarke Hayden, is getting involved in negotiating the settlement. Meanwhile, Ira Gold is having fits with an aggressive journalist who wants to interview Alicia - and who is aware of rumors to the effect that Alicia and Will Gardner had an affair. Eli solves the problem, sort of. Kalinda continues her strange relationship with her ex-husband.
4Don't Haze Me, Bro
Alicia and Diane represent an African-American couple whose son, Trey Lawson, drowned during a hazing for new members of his college water polo team. They are suing the university despite the fact that one of Trey's teammates is in jail for killing him. The opposing lawyer, Jared Andrews, is driving Diane mad by constantly changing his defense. Diane manages to trip him up quite nicely. The media is still after Peter for supposedly having slept with one of his campaign workers. Alicia agrees to an interview intent on dispelling any myths about her marriage. Jackie Florrick is released from hospital apparently recovered from the stroke she suffered. Appearances can be deceiving.
5Waiting for the Knock
Alicia and Diane are urgently called to the home of one of their major clients, drug dealer Lemond Bishop, after he learns that his accountant has been detained by the police. Lockhart Gardner represent Bishop's legitimate businesses - dry cleaning stores, gyms and the like - while lawyer Lesli Rand's firm represents his criminal enterprise. He has no idea which side of his interests are being investigated so he's called all of them in. Kalinda learns that the problems relate to an FBI confidential informant who has disappeared. When that informant is found dead, Bishop knows he will be arrested. Peter meanwhile is working hard to win a straw poll but Eli is desperately trying stop a blogger from printing allegations that Peter only recently slept with a campaign worker.
6The Art of War
Alicia represents Cpt. Laura Hellinger in a rape case, Kalinda's husband loses the bid that would have allowed him to set his operations in Chicago, Maddie Hayward has shocking news for the Florricks, and Jackie bonds with her new caretaker.
8Here Comes the Judge
Will Gardner is defending a woman who is accused of murdering her husband. New Assistant State's Attorney Laura Hellinger is proving quite effective and Will isn't scoring very many points with Judge Harrington Creary. That evening, Will runs into Judge Creary in a bar and is shocked when Creary tells him he's a liar and a thief and that his client is guilty. The next day Alicia asks the judge to recuse himself and when he refuses, she insists on a hearing to determine whether he should be removed. The judge denies under oath having said any of the statements attributed to him. It turns out the judge has something of a drinking problem. Meanwhile, Alicia's daughter Grace takes an interest in a fellow student, Connor. Cary Agos is severely beaten in a parking lot.
9A Defense of Marriage
Diane and Alicia represent Dale Lamborn who is in Federal Court accused of embezzlement and filing fraudulent tax returns. A key piece of prosecution evidence is a taped conversation between Lamborn and his same-sex spouse. Diane and Alicia argue that it should be excluded as it is a confidential communication with a spouse. The prosecution, lawyer Bucky Stabler, argues that the Defense of Marriage Act does not recognize same sex spouses. Into the fray comes high-profile lawyer Jeremy Breslow, a strong advocate of same sex marriage. It's not clear to Diane and Alicia that he has Lamborn's best interest at heart. Meanwhile, Alicia's mother shows up once again widowed - he was her third husband - but in need of legal advice as she has been disinherited. Thanksgiving dinner proves to be just a bit too stressful.
10Battle of the Proxies
Will and Alicia deal with simultaneous murder trials involving the same victim, Peter's campaign comes under federal scrutiny, Kalinda's husband Nick threatens Alicia, and a web search on her home computer draws Alicia's attention. |
11Boom De Yah Da
The firm is pursuing a $15 million lawsuit against a company whose chairman, Wilkes, is proving to be particularly difficult to depose. Alicia travels to a remote rural location to depose him and despite a judge's order that he make himself available for 3 hours, she barely seen him for 3 minutes. Wilkes' lawyer is none other that Alicia's nemesis, Louis Canning and her patience is growing thin. Will and Diane square off against Clarke Hayden who seeks to have them removed as head of the firm after foiling his attempt at a merger. Eli Gold is in trouble with Federal authorities over previous campaign activities and his pursuer is none other than Wendy Scott-Carr.
12Je Ne Sais What?
When their friend Elsbeth Tascioni finds herself under arrest Alicia, Will and Diane pull out all the stops to represent her client, Anna, an athlete whose sponsor has now reneged on a $5 million sponsorship contract. The company is doing what it can to get out of the deal arguing that a recent drug ban releases them from their obligations. Anna denies doping but she did terminate a pregnancy and took medication but she refuses to make that public. On the campaign trail meanwhile, Peter is facing accusations of racial bias in the way he manages his office. Eli and Jordan Karahalios don't quite see eye to eye on how to run the campaign.
13The Seven Day Rule
Diane and Will offer Alicia a chance to become an equity partner, but do they have ulterior motives...
14Red Team, Blue Team
Alicia and Cary get bad news about their partnerships just as they are set to take on Diane and Will in a mock trial. Meanwhile, Elsbeth discovers that the Feds are playing dirty in their Eli Gold investigation. |
15Going for the Gold
The Justice Department continues to pursue Eli Gold even though their wiretap evidence has been thrown out. Josh Perotti tells Eli's lawyer, Elsbeth Tascioni, that he will now be pursuing a conspiracy case against her client and has a witness who will testify against him. It turns out that witness is the head of the local Democratic party and his testimony relates to Eli arranging to pack a straw poll with seniors from an old folks home. As both lawyers spar back and forth deftly countering each others thrusts, the case begins to affect Peter's run for governor - and results in Peter's mother Jackie being called as a prosecution witness. Meanwhile, the firm tries to get a contract with the State's Attorney's office to deal with any civil suits brought against them. Written by
16Runnin' with the Devil
Alicia and Cary take the lead in representing Lemond Bishop at his preliminary hearing in Federal Court. Felicia is surprised to find that she's up against her nemesis from law school, U.S. Assistant Attorney Liz Lawrence. They don't expect to win at this stage but they should get a good idea of the Justice Department's case. Bishop asks that another lawyer, Charles Lester, join her in in his defense. The bumbling and seemingly harmless Lester accompanies Alicia as she interviews the prosecution's witnesses. When each of those witnesses change their stories on the stand, she begins to wonder just what Lester is up to. At the the firm, the partners argue over whether they should re-acquire the office space they gave up during bankruptcy and also decide to hire a second investigator. Written by
17Invitation to an Inquest
Alicia and Will represents her friend Janie Ludwig when her husband, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Roger Ludwig, is killed in a car accident. The insurance company is refusing to pay out on his $2 million insurance policy arguing negligence as he was talking on his cellphone at the time of the accident. When the lawyers start scoring points, the insurance company representative suggests that the judge may have committed suicide. Kalinda and Robyn get evidence he may have been forced off the road - meaning he was murdered. Cary meanwhile is pleased when a major pharmaceutical firm hires Lockhart Gardner giving him all of the credit. He's happy to get the credit but somewhat taken aback when he learns his father had something to do with it. Peter Florrick win the Democratic primary for Governor but Eli and Jordan become aware of a problem - with the parents of Zack's girlfriend Nisa. Written by
18Death of a Client
Everyone is at Chicago's Shamrock Dinner hoping to get Cardinal James' endorsement for Governor. Alicia is informed by the police that one of her clients, Matthew Ashbough, was just murdered. She was representing him in 18 lawsuits he had initiated and as such had a long list of people who might like to see him dead. The man had his own peculiarities but she quite liked him. The police want details of the cases but Alicia is bound by attorney-client privilege. It all takes on a different tone when the police tell her they've found the killer's car with Alicia's home address programmed in the GPS. Meanwhile, Diane Lockhart is bowled over when Peter Florrick offers her a vacant seat on State Supreme Court. He can't name her until he's elected but she has to have an answer for him within a few hours. At home, Grace learns something interesting from her grandmother. Written by
19The Wheels of Justice
Alicia gets a spacious new office. Diane encourages Cary with a new office and news that there may be room for another partner in a few months. She also wants him to interview and hire a new associate. Having been offered a seat on the State Supreme Court by Peter Florrick - should he win the election - Diane hires Kalinda to do a background check on her so she'll know where she's vulnerable. Alicia is again representing Colin Sweeney who has been charged with disorderly conduct, a fairly mild charge arising out of a party that got out of hand. The State's Attorney however won't plea bargain is pushing for a tougher sentence. They realize the State's Attorney's office is dragging it out but it's Cary who figures out why - an impending Supreme Court decision could lead to Sweeney going to jail for life. They decide to push for an immediate trial for which ASA Laura Hellinger is not prepared. Written by
20Rape: A Modern Perspective
Will and Alicia represent Rainey Selwin who is suing her rapist in civil court after the authorities failed to prosecute her attacker. She is particularly upset that he's just going on with his life, which includes going to college in the fall. The judge has issued a strict gag order on the court proceedings but when he learns Rainey tweeted about the case, he puts her in jail. Alicia is soon receiving anonymous information via the Internet and believes that a former client, Dylan Stack - and his friends in Anonymous - is responsible. Meanwhile, Diane's vetting for a possible State Supreme Court begins but a meeting with the Chief Justice presents her with a surprising roadblock. At the office, Alicia learns that Cary and the other fourth year associates are planning to leave and set up their own firm. He asks Alicia to join them. Written by
21A More Perfect Union
Thanks to her mother, Alicia finds herself representing software coders for software developer Blowtorch. It all started when Charlene Peterson's husband Frank was killed in a car accident after working excessive hours. The employees, including Charlene, are looking for better working conditions, overtime etc... but when Alicia and Cary meet their lawyer - Alicia's nemesis Nancy Crozier - all 20 employees involved are fired on the spot. They all end up in front of the NLRB arguing that Blowtorch fired the employees when they were trying to form a union. The case has some blow-back on the firm however when the assistants demand better pay and working conditions. Even Kalinda is seriously thinking of leaving Lockhart Gardner and accepting an offer from Cary and the other fourth year associates who are looking to start a new firm. On the campaign trail meanwhile, the election is only two weeks away and Peter needs Alicia's help. Written by
22What's in the Box?
It's the day before the election and Zach is out at an early voting station when becomes suspicious of an unsealed ballot box. Alicia goes before Judge Abernathy on the issue and come up against Patti Niholm representing Peter's opponent, Mike Cristiva. Diane and Will and several others are soon on the case but when they count the ballots, the total is very much in Peter's favor. It all comes to an abrupt halt when a third party candidate challenges the entire election in Federal Court. Once that is out the way all the lawyers are scrambling to get a favorable decision from Judge Abernathy. Meanwhile, Cary and the other fourth year associates have found some ideal office space but to meet the price, he may have to withdraw his offer to Kalinda. It turns out the building is owned by Colin Sweeney and he has an interesting offer for them that includes his $22 million per year in legal services. Written by
1Everything Is Ending
Alicia and Diane represent Eddie Fornam who is about to be executed for two murders that he still insists he did not commit. When the medical technicians are unable to find a vein suitable for administering the lethal injection - they try for over two hours - Diane demands they delay the execution as Eddie's rights are being violated. They contact famed lawyer Barry Scheck to use Eddie's case as evidence in his own class action suit in the courts. They also discover that the snitch who testified at Eddie's trial is alive, contrary to what they had been led to believe. Meanwhile, Alicia and Cary Agos are proceeding with their plan to open their own firm. She wants it kept all hush-hush but word begins to leak out. It gets particularly uncomfortable when the other partners ask her to get information from Carey on what may be happening. Written by garykmcd
2The Bit Bucket
One of Lockhart Gardner's Internet clients takes on the NSA, Diane's nomination to the Supreme Court hits a snag, and Alicia's mom's "investment" could expose Alicia's imminent departure from the firm.
3A Precious Commodity
Will and Diane go to war when he learns that she's given an interview and told the reporter about the money he took from a client 10 years ago. He asks Kalinda to find some dirt on her as he plans her ouster from the firm. He calls a partners meeting and Alicia finds herself on the committee tasked to negotiate Diane's exit package. With Diane going, Will has a proposition for Alicia that may change her mind about leaving the firm. Meanwhile Alicia has been working with a couple, Cathy and Ryan and their surrogate. They get bad news however from an amniocentesis but the surrogate, Tara, is refusing to have the pregnancy terminated. David Lee surprises Alicia by volunteering to help her out in the case - he's out to sue the hospital. At home, Alicia is worried about Grace who seems to be growing up very fast.
4Outside the Bubble
Diane Lockhart and the firm are being sued by one of its paralegals, Chrissy Quinn, for creating a hostile work environment. More specifically, she says Diane and others sexually harassed her. Chrissy's lawyer is Diane long time nemesis Viola Walsh. They hire the seemingly ditsy but brilliant Elsbeth Tascioni to represent them. Meanwhile, Peter's inauguration is approaching and his mother Jackie is sticking her nose in where it doesn't belong. It leads to a confrontation with the unions and a situation where Jackie's help is required. Diane is becoming suspicious of Alicia.
5Hitting the Fan
Having learned from a client that Alicia will be taking one of her top clients with her to a new firm, Diane Lockhart tells Will who goes ballistic. He challenges Alicia and convenes a meeting of the partners to have her fired. Will then sets his sights on the fourth year associates and they are all soon out on the street. Both sides engage in a battle to keep clients on side. Lockhart Gardner plays hardball insinuating to clients that Alicia was fired due to financial irregularities and David Lee makes sure they can't move into their new offices. Their main concern is to keep ChumHum as a client and both sides are soon in court battling it out. In the end, its Peter Florrick who gives Alicia a helping hand.
6The Next Day
When Alicia and Cary represent a client who has left Lockhart/Gardner to go with Florrick/Agos, Will and Diane intentionally delay turning over the case files to the new firm. Also, Marilyn, Peter's ethics council, tries to give advice to Alicia, and Will's colleagues are surprised at the new intensity he displays in the wake of the upheaval at the firm. Richard Kind guest stars as Judge Davies, Mamie Gummer returns as Nancy Crozier and Emmy Award winner Edward Herrmann returns as Lionel Deerfield.
7The Next Week
It's now a week since Alicia left the firm and everyone is still working out of her apartment. Generally things aren't going well for the new firm of Florrick Agos. They're still struggling to keep clients, they can't find office space and they don't have much money coming in. They turn to someone who knows about finance to help them out: Clarke Hayden. Zach thinks someone may be spying on them when he notices the video-cam on his mother's computer is on. Alicia meanwhile finds herself being deposed in a $6 million lawsuit against Lockhart & Gardner over a failed adoption. It all goes wrong and it's Alicia who may be liable. Will Gardner takes on the case of Jeffrey Grant who was seemingly stopped for DUI. They had represented Jeffrey's father a few months before and when Will finally confronts ASA Geneva Pine about the case the truth comes out: Jeffrey is to be charged with murdering a college student. The police have DNA from his father indicating a familial match to the killer.
8The Next Month
As Florrick/Agos move into their new offices, Alicia represents an undocumented immigrant who faces deportation unless he testifies against a member of a drug cartel. Also, Marilyn is concerned about the ethical ramifications when Eli reconnects with Natalie Flores, and Robyn tries to be more like Kalinda. America Ferrera returns as Natalie Flores.
9Whack-a-Mole
Will goes out on a limb and unilaterally hires a new partner with a dubious past. Meanwhile the firm scrambles to recover clients lost to fledgling offshoot Florrick Agos while their new associate descends to school yard pranks. Alicia and Carrie do their best to defend a client against Internet defamation. Jackie asserts her authority as the Governor's mom and Alicia has a new admirer.
10The Decision Tree
Alicia is shocked to learn that a former client, the deceased Matthew Ashbaugh, has left her $12 million in his will. The widow, Lila Ashbaugh, contests it and hires LD to represent her. Will argues that Alicia used undue influence in getting Ashbaugh to change his will. Kalinda continues vetting Damian Boyle but runs up against a detective who owes Boyle a favor and seems intent on keeping her in jail, at least overnight. Alicia agrees to invite Peter to the new firm's Christmas party and has to invite mother-in-law Jackie as well - but forgets to invite her own mother. Eli's not too pleased with Peter's decision to attend when he sees the guest list.
11Goliath and David
Alicia and Will try to throw each other off their games as they go head-to-head again in a copyright infringement case, and Eli hires Kalinda to find the identity of Marilyn's baby's father. |
12We, the Juries
Will and Diane defend Darla Riggs while Alicia and Cary defend Henry Lampe both of whom were arrested on arrival in the U.S. with 2 kilos of cocaine in their carry on bag. Both defense teams thinks that separate trials would be in their client's best interest but the judge decides on a novel solution: hold one trial with separate juries. Meanwhile, the media has got hold of the video footage showing Jim Moody from Peter's campaign delivering stuffed ballot boxes on election night. Alicia is livid when she hears about it, particularly as it could affect their son Zach. She tells Peter in no uncertain terms to resolve the situation.
13Parallel Construction, Bitches
Lockhart Gardner and Alicia's new firm must work together once again when Lemond Bishop, and his lawyer, Charles Lester come seeking help on a case that would hurt his "legitimate" businesses"; Marilyn must choose between Peter and her own self-morals when faced with a critical decision.
14A Few Words
When Alicia is asked to be the keynote speaker at the American Bar Association conference in New York City, she looks to her past for inspiration. Meanwhile, the competition with Diane and Will continues as Alicia and Cary battle to align with a powerful New York lawyer. Also, Will turns to an old acquaintance when it becomes clear that Nelson Dubeck's investigation into possible voter fraud isn't going away. Jill Hennessy and Eric Bogosian guest star.
15Dramatics, Your Honor
Alicia agrees to a voluntary deposition in Peter's ongoing investigation about false votes, only to realize they have extra videos showing false votes at other voting centers. Will struggles to defend Jeffery who is accused of murdering Danny. Kalinda investigates how Jeffery's DNA ended up under the victim's fingers.
16The Last Call
Everyone begins to deal with Will's death. Alicia is in denial and can only wonder what he meant to tell her in an interrupted telephone message he left just before his death. She asks the judge who has no idea why he might have been calling. The ASA's assistant tells her Will was quite angry about someone about stealing one of his clients. At LG Diane delivers the news of Will's death and David Lee begins phoning clients to reassure them. Elsewhere, Kalinda tries to figure out just what happened in the courtroom and who might have fired the fatal bullet, Will's client or the police who were trying to subdue the gunman. She also visits the gunman with a message.
17A Material World
After attending Will's funeral, Diane and Alicia talk about finding a way to merge their two firms. Unfortunately, they're overheard by Damian Boyle who promptly tells David Lee what is going on. Kalinda soon hears that they are out to oust Diane as the firm's managing partner and gets information that helps Diane. Not to be outdone, Lee turns to an old adversary. When Alicia hears that State's Attorney Jimmy Castro has promised heads will roll after the courtroom shooting, she becomes concerned that ASA Finn Polmar might become a target. Finn assures her that he and Castro are old friends - he was best man at Castro's wedding - and there's nothing to worry about. Meanwhile, David Lee faces off against Alicia and Cary in a nasty divorce case.
18All Tapped Out
With Alicia home sick, Cary tells Diane Lockhart there are conditions attached to any possible merger. Diane decides not to proceed but David Lee has another prospective partner and they soon merge with Louis Canning's firm. Alicia also represents Finn Polmar, the ASA who was in the courtroom with Will Gardner when he was shot. It's clear the new State's Attorney has every intention of laying the blame for the shooting at Finn's feet. The NSA's surveillance of Alicia begins to unravel when one of the employees monitoring her seeks legal advice from the firm over a possible security infraction, eventually telling them of the surveillance. She warns Peter and he contacts a U.S. Senator who sits on the Intelligence Committee who assures him his conversations aren't being monitored. Peter has away of testing that and getting the NSA out of their lives.
19Tying the Knot
Alicia, as always, has a lot on her plate. She finally gets client Colin Sweeney to sign off on a merger with less than an hour to go before the documents have to be filed with the court. Sweeney's engagement party is underway and unfortunate one of the guests, Morgan Donnelly, hangs herself in the bathroom. Only the police don't think it's suicide but murder. Det. Lou Johnson is intrigued by the fact that this is the second time Alicia has been in Sweeney's house when a death has occurred. Alicia begins to wonder if Sweeney was in her view the entire time she said he was. The police arrest Sweeney's fiancée, Renata Ellard. Eli meanwhile is worried when a picture of Zach holding a bong appears on a website. Finn Polmar has been taken off a couple of the firms cases so Alicia suggests he run against SA James Castro in the upcoming election as he would be protected and can't be fired.
20The Deep Web
Alicia is called for jury duty and meets an attractive man, Daniel Irwin. She's still confused about Will's death and is emotional but accepts his invitation to lunch. She turns to her mother for advice. Diane Lockhart meanwhile represents Robbie Pollard, the grandson of one of their major clients Lyle Pollard. Lyle admits to writing fake reviews for a web site, Silk Road, that sells contraband goods including drugs. He says he was paid anonymously and didn't buy or sell any of the goods but his works abetted the crime. Finn Polmar is responsible for the case and claims to have a witness to Robbie's crimes. It soon turns into a murder investigation. Meanwhile, Diane begins to wonder if David Lee and Louis Canning are plotting to get rid of her.
21The One Percent
Alicia represents James Paisley who is in the process of competing a $3.2 billion merger. He is also being sued by the former CFO who claims he was fired because he was gay. Louis Canning agrees to a $140,000 settlement but decides to go to court after Paisley suggests in a TV interview that the 1% are being victimized and are like the Jews in Nazi Germany. His first try at apologizing only puts him into a deeper hole. A third attempt, by Alicia, blows up in her face as well. At LG meanwhile, Diane is working with Rayna Hecht on a major class-action lawsuit and she's certain that Louis Canning is up to no good. In fact, he's trying to recruit the company they're suing as potential clients. Peter Florrick meanwhile hesitates to pursue his endorsement of Finn Polmar after James Castro suggests that Finn and Alicia are lovers.
22A Weird Year
After a video conference with the couple suing Alicia and Lockhart Gardner for $6 million over an adoption that wasn't completed as promised, David Lee and Louis Canning forget to turn off their video camera. Alicia, Cary and several others hear Lee and Canning discussing not only their strategy to displace Diane as their managing partner but their strategy to destroy Florrick Agos. In defending themselves, Alicia and Cary may have reached a crossroads in both their relationship and their partnership. Diane meanwhile tries to convince the remaining swing vote, Howard Lyman, to vote in her favor at the partners meeting. Peter is going to withdraw his support for Finn Polmar's candidacy for State's Attorney and aims to convince his new choice to take the job. Meanwhile, Alicia is trying to organize a farewell party for Zach who will be leaving for a summer job before he starts college. Grandmothers are getting in the way.
1The Line
Eli is pushing Alicia to run for State's Attorney and seemingly won't take no for an answer. He commissions a poll that shows she could win. Diane's proposed move from Lockhart Gardner Canning is proving to be a hot topic for Alicia and Cary. Diane proposes to bring 45 clients to Florrick Agos but wants Kalinda to come to the firm as well. More problematic is that she wants an equal vote with Alicia and Cary. At LGC Diane informs David Lee and Louis Canning that she's retiring. Everyone is thrown for a loop when Cary is arrested for abetting the transportation of nearly a kilo of heroin with the State's Attorney requesting bail of $1.3 million. Cary suspects it's related to the police trying to get to Lemond Bishop. For Bishop, it means someone in his crew is talking to the police. After the judge rules Alicia ineligible to represent Cary - also because of her link to Bishop - she turns to Diane to represent him. They're having trouble raising the bail money and when they do, the ...
2Trust Issues
Alicia scrambles to hold onto Florrick/Agos' biggest client as the firm continues to struggle with an internal legal crisis. Meanwhile, Diane continues to plot her move from Lockhart/Gardner and looks for partners to bring with her to the new firm.
3Dear God
Cary is still feeling the wrath of the potential police state we all live in, which translates to "if the government wants to get you, they will", a variation of Cary's own words. Oh yes, it can happen to you. Some of Chicago's finest lawyers, Alicia and Diane, are working hard to keep him out of government hands, personified here by the long encroaching reach of the increasingly nasty D.A., Castro. In between numerous hearings and the occasional troubling assignation with investigator Kalinda, Cary and Alicia, represent a strangely wholesome GMO seed producer (John Boy) against a farmer whose fields are either being replanted or overrun by the modified strain, depending on your viewpoint. Subsequently they are forced to accept the decision of a religious arbitrator, where the case and arguments abound with righteous consideration and questions possibly far beyond the scope of the other elements of this episode. Amidst all this, constantly buffeted by events nudging her to a political...
4Oppo Research
Alicia is now considering running for State's Attorney and meets with Eli and a prospective campaign manager, Johnny Elfman. They go through the opposition research - essentially, all the dirt the opposition may have on Alicia. Having to drop Lemond Bishop as a client is a no brainer given the potential conflict with also defending Cary, but it's something she learns about Zack that sends her through the roof. Those aren't the only revelations: her brother Owen's boyfriend and her mother outrageous behavior are also at issue. The list of issues include some elements of Alicia's life though Eli holds back on any informer about the governor. Eli gets a revelation of his own. Alicia speaks to her mother and Owen but Lemond Bishop refuses to take his business elsewhere.
5Shiny Objects
Alicia faces a dilemma as she kicks off her campaign, the firm's computers are held for ransom by a con artist, and Alicia tries to throw Elsbeth Tascioni off her game as they go head-to-head in a trial.
6Old Spice
Cary violates his bail agreement on a technicality, Alicia addresses her religious beliefs for her campaign, Diane plots to evict her old firm, and Elsbeth has feelings for her opposing A.U.S.A. counsel.
7Message Discipline
Finn Polmar devises a new strategy to go after Cary, which could have a negative affect on governor Florrick. Meanwhile, a potential new candidate in the state's attorney race could challenge Alicia's front-runner status.
8Red Zone
Alicia takes on a college rape case that pits her against Louis Canning when it moves from a University hearing to a civil court. Meanwhile, Eli & Elfman conduct a political focus group as Alicia dives deeper into her campaign for State's Attorney.
9Sticky Content
Alicia and Prady go head to head with their campaigns. Prady asks Alicia not to go negative and in return he promises not to use the dirt Castro had given him on Alicia. Alicia opens the box with Castro's dirt to find photos of Peter and Ramona having a fling. Meanwhile, Cary has hired a bodyguard because he feels threatened after hearing a leaked tape where Bishop says he wants to kill Cary.
10The Trial
Cary's fate lies in the hands of a jury and not so pleased judge Cuesta. Kalinda tries to offer help, but the help backfires on Cary leaving him in a worse predicament than ever before. Lemond offers him a deal. But Cary is at a loss. Meanwhile, Alicia is in the media for threatening a teacher. Alicia and Finn feel awkward after last incident. They agree to keep it friendly and avoid romantic situations.
11Hail Mary
Cary Agos has accepted the plea deal and the day has arrived to turn himself in. He's spending most of that day with a consultant who is meant to prepare him for what he can expect in prison. When Kalinda approaches Lemond Bishop to see if there's someone in prison who could watch his back she learns an important fact - the drugs in the case were in Chicago a few weeks before Cary supposedly advised Bishop's crew on how to import it and therefore the charge doesn't stand. Judge Cuesta refuses to withdraw Cary's plea agreement however unless Diane can prove the State's Attorney's office knew this beforehand. Alicia meanwhile is having trouble preparing for her debate with Prady but gets help from an unexpected source.
12The Debate
Prady and Alicia go on a debate to discuss their policies. The debate is cut short because of a verdict resembling the Ferguson case. Meanwhile, Cary and Diane try to get a fair settlement in a divorce case between their client Neil Gross and his ex, who is represented by David Lee.
13Dark Money
The firm takes on a TV producer who made an episode based on the Colin Sweeney murder case, Alicia and Prady compete for a wealthy donor's campaign money, and Lemond Bishop makes Kalinda drive his son home from school.
14Mind's Eye
As Alicia prepares for an important interview, rumors of her campaign partnership with Lemond Bishop swirl. But Alicia is distracted thinking about a lawsuit from Canning, troubles with her kids, and her ongoing love for Will Gardner. |
15Open Source
A case involving a gun made from a 3D printer causes tension between Diane and Kurt McVeigh, Alicia must decide whether to make a political attack against her husband, and Canning has an odd request for Alicia after his transplant.
16Red Meat
Peter deliberately sabotages Alicia's chances of victory the morning of the election, Diane tries to court a billionaire for the firm at a hunting retreat, and a new tail causes new problems for Kalinda and Lemond Bishop.
17Undisclosed Recipients
After Alicia's election victory, her biggest campaign donors come to her with their demands. Meanwhile, negotiations for Alicia's severance package is put on hold by an unexpected, potentially devastating hack of the firm's emails.
18Loser Edit
When Eli finds out a reporter has a copy of Alicia's incriminating emails, he tries to get ahead of the story. Meanwhile, Kalinda finds herself in potentially huge trouble, and Diane debates gay marriage with a conservative think tank.
19Winning Ugly
While facing accusations of election fraud, Alicia learns about the dark side of politics the hard way. Meanwhile, Kalinda's actions related to Cary's case threaten to get Diane disbarred, but there could be a way out.
20The Deconstruction
Alicia formally withdraws from the race for State's Attorney and now faces an uncertain future. Peter suggests that she keep politics as a possibility because he knows she has what it takes to survive. She's already accepted the settlement offered by the firm to end her partnership but when she approaches Diane and the others, they're more than happy to have her back as a name partner. When she later gets a call from one of clients who spoke to Diane and was told Alicia wasn't returning to the firm, Alicia thinks the firm is trying to pull a fast one and steal her clients. Meanwhile, Cary decides to give evidence against Lemond Bishop unaware that Kalinda has already made a deal with ASA Geneva Pine. Kalinda's actions put her in great danger however.
21Don't Fail
Now unemployed and having a crisis of confidence, Alicia finds little of interest to fill her time until she comes in contact with Bret Tetro, a former client who she successfully defended against a charge of attempted murder 6 years ago. He's now facing a first degree murder charge in the same case after the man he supposedly tried to kill has now died. She tries to get Finn Polmar to take the case but he's overloaded so she plunges in. The judge has already ruled that double jeopardy doesn't apply and the ASA Matan Brody tells her she has a big hole in her case. She goes through the old file and recalls the investigation she, Cary and Kalinda undertook. The prosecution had evidence that a deceased witness from the first trial, Lexie, perjured herself and wants all the evidence from that trial thrown out.
22Wanna Partner?
After receiving a frantic call from Jacob Rickter, Alicia learns that he is being held incommunicado by the police, who deny having him in custody. Alicia and Finn Polmar manage to have him brought before a judge but the police have now charged him, insisting that he confessed to crimes before he was arrested. At the firm Diane, David Lee and the other partners are shocked to find that Louis Canning's wife Simone was hired by them as a paralegal. After Diane releases her from her employment, an outraged Louis Canning threatens to take them apart. Elsewhere, Lemond Bishop's sleazy lawyer Charles Lester is looking for Kalinda. Fearing that her friends may be in danger, Kalinda comes out of hiding.
1Bond
Alicia attempts to revive her struggling law career by representing arrestees seeking release on bail in bond court...
2Innocents
Alicia takes the case of a young man seeking to stop the museum display of nude photos taken by his mother when he was a child...
3Cooked
Alicia and Lucca work together on a complicated court case involving a designer drug dealer. Also, Eli...
4Taxed
Alicia meets a woman in bond court who was arrested for shoplifting who adamantly proclaims her innocence which doesn't make Judge Schakowsky happy. She asks Crouse to look into it and discovers something. Diane is being forced to argue a case from the point of view which she doesn't support. Eli tries to use Jackie and Grace in his battle with Ruth.
5Payback
Jason uses aggressive investigative tactics when he assists Alicia and Lucca with a student loan case...
6Lies
Alicia represents a woman who was fired from her job at a tech company because she failed a polygraph she took because the company was looking for who's stealing company secrets but that was not the reason why she failed. So Alicia takes the company to court and they make all sorts of fuss. Alicia learns from Jason that there was no theft at the company so the polygraph was baseless. They then raise the issue that because the company has dealings with the government that they are within their right to have polygraph tests. Alicia then seeks out her former client who worked at the NSA for help. And this brings her to the attention of the NSA. Eli is told by Ruth that Alicia needs to be with Peter when he announces his bid for the Presidency. Eli considers airing something that could derail his chances. At Lockhart, the partners are at odds over who to hire. Alicia looks into Jason's past and learns something unsettling.
7Driven
Alicia and Lucca join a case involving an automotive executive represented by Lockhart, Agos and Lee...
8Restraint
Diane is personally conflicted when she is forced to argue a heated case between pro-choice and pro-life...
9Discovery
Alicia and Lucca join forces with Louis Canning (Michael J. Fox) to defend a website against an accusation of racial profiling...
10KSR
Alicia and Lucca defend a well-respected surgeon accused of plotting to commit a crime. Also, Ruth schemes...
11Iowa
Peter tries to make a strong showing in the Iowa Caucus, but Alicia is still giving the cold shoulder to Eli. Lucca makes a discovery while setting up Jackie and Howard's prenup. Diane and Cary have to answer to a discrimination accusation.
12Tracks
A client is infatuated with Lucca, Alicia discovers that Lockhart Agos Lee is trying to poach their new clients, Alicia's homeowner's association tries to evict her, and Eli enlists help to win Alicia's forgiveness. |
13Judged
After an unsuccessful lawsuit against Judge Schakowsky, Jason's return to Chicago, and a looming malpractice suit, Alicia reaches her breaking point. Meanwhile Diane takes on a private college defunding and shutting down its newspaper. |
14Monday
Alicia returns to Lockhart, Agos et all. When she arrives, the firm's IT man is arrested by some peculiar Feds. The man apparently took a photo of a new device created by Chum Hum, so they want him to reveal how he got it. Alicia learns that Chum Hum owner Neil Gross is pulling strings. Cary for some reason assigns Lucca to another thing leaving Alicia all alone. Eli's daughter is approached by a guy and when she shows him his photo, Eli knows he is a Fed so Eli wonders who is he gunning for.
15Targets
Alicia sits on a panel deciding whether to attack and kill an American-born ISIS recruiter. Eli hires Elsbeth Tascioni to help find out who's investigating Peter and why. David Lee hires Jason to investigate Diane's motives with the firm. |
16Hearing
Eli is desperate to find out what the grand jury hearing involving Peter is specifically about, Alicia's mother Veronica needs help after she is scammed, and Diane comes to Alicia with a business proposition.
17Shoot
Diane, Cary and Lucca defend the grieving father of a shooting victim (Blair Underwood) in a defamation...
18Unmanned
Alicia and Peter go to war after he learns of her affair. The male partners challenge Diane over the future of the firm. Eli has to protect his daughter from a legal dilemma. Diane and Alicia take a case involving drones and privacy.
19Landing
Alicia and Lucca travel to Toronto to represent NSA Agent Jeff Delinger who was detained by customs...
20Party
Alicia's night goes from bad to worse when she throws a party to celebrate Howard and Jackie's upcoming wedding. Also, Eli asks Jason to investigate Peter in preparation for his trial. |
21Verdict
Peter looks like he's in big trouble as his trial progresses,and some old friends are placed in difficult situations. Diane faces unexpected opposition from David Lee as the new firm moves forward. |
22End
Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes back with a verdict. Meanwhile, Alicia must decide whether her future is with Peter or with Jason, and she channels the ghost of Will Gardner to help make a decision. |
