The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 1, Episode 6 - Conjugal - full transcript

Previously on The Good Wife:

I understand the need to blame someone
for your husband's downfall,

but I didn't release that sex tape
to hurt you or your family.

You should know, I was holding back.

Mr. Childs, if you have something
to show me, just do it.

- Did you bury something?
- We all know what's going on here.

Peter Florrick was a corrupt
and convicted state's attorney.

If evidence was buried,
he buried it.

Alicia, I know
this has been hard on you,

but you have to believe me,
I'm innocent.

Everybody shut up, and don't move!



What you staring at?
Get down! Kiss the floor!

Chicago P.D.! Don't move!

Don't look at me! Get down!

Come on. Talk about undue publicity.

You say that
didn't affect the jury pool?

No. I'm telling you it doesn't matter.
We don't have the time.

We have got...

55 minutes to get the brief to the
county clerk. We're late,

Clarence Wilcox stays on death row.
We can't risk it.

We can't not risk it. Undue
publicity argument is the weakest

part of the brief.
It needs more work.

Which would be a problem
if it was the only part of the brief.

We've got five other solid arguments
in there to appeal Wilcox's conviction.

Let's ask Will.



- He'll agree with me.
- Good, then it'll be settled.

If it doesn't end up in the brief,
Will can't use it in oral argument?

This... this is crazy.

There's no time to write it.

It'll mean open heart surgery
on the brief!

- This is odd.
- Yeah, we can compete tomorrow.

We think there's enough time
to add another argument

to the Legal Aid appeal,
but we have to move quickly.

Quickly seems to be an understatement.
What time's the cutoff?

5:00 p.m.

There was a cable TV movie broadcasted
a week before jury selection.

We believe it influenced the jury.

- Why didn't Legal Aid pursue it?
- We don't know.

We found it 2 hours ago.

- Can you do it in 48 minutes?
- Just.

You're the faster typist.

We need to get the cable
viewership for Cook County.

I'm on it.

Undue publicity argument...

We're never gonna shove all
this in before the deadline.

I got cable viewership
from six years ago.

- Give me the numbers.
- It's not broken out by program.

What?!

- We're not going to make it.
- Damn.

Damn? Don't say damn.

This is gonna take an hour.

Go ask upstairs,
ask him if he needs it.

Give me a section.

We're almost done
with the TV movie argument,

but we can't specify
the saturation of the jury pool.

You don't have
the ratings broken out?

Okay. We'll slip it into a friend
of the court brief.

Just submit what you have now.

Legal Aid couldn't
handle the appeal.

They gave it to us a week
before oral arguments.

- Interesting?
- Clarence Wilcox.

Apparently killed an off-duty
cop in a grocery store.

He's been on death row for six years.
Legal Aid thinks he got an unfair trial.

You know what the appellate
courts think of technicals.

- They'll kill it?
- Oh, yeah.

Give me a section.

Finished pages, hand them over now.

You organize.

Don't give them to me.
Hand them to him.

Okay.
There's a typo there.

- No, no, no.
- Shut up.

- There.
- Shut up.

This is Cary Agos
at Stern, Lockhart & Gardner.

We have a death row appeal
coming to you... now.

If you don't mind, I stay on line
to be sure you receive it.

Damn! WiFi's low!

Come on.

Come on...

- Come on.
- You're sure? You don't see it?

Okay, good to know.
Thank you very much.

People of the State of Illinois
v. Clarence Wilcox.

Mr. Gardener, we've read your brief,

and we're now prepared
for oral arguments.

You may begin.

Thank you, Chief Justice.
May it please the court.

Six years ago,

Clarence Wilcox,

a 24-year-old Chicago man,
was arrested for the murder

of a plainclothes officer

during the robbery of a
grocery store in South Chicago.

It's our contention that Clarence Wilcox
did not receive a fair trial.

He has spent the last six years
on death row due to the fact...

Mr. Gardener, please explain
your undue publicity arguments.

Yes, Your Honor. It is our contention
that Clarence Wilcox...

How is it different
from the Scott Peterson appeal?

It also involved a TV movie released
prior to jury selection.

Yes, well, Your Honor,

in that case,

the TV movie didn't show the Peterson
character murdering his victim.

In "Cop Killer",

our client is seen
shooting the victim.

Thank you, Mr. Gardener.

That was a nice last-minute
Hail Mary with the TV movie.

Judges love novelty in arguments.

Think you can you get a preview
on the decision?

Let's see what I can find out,
but don't get your hopes up.

95% of automatic appeals
are rejected out of hand.

Right. Good job.

Excuse me, Miss?

Sorry to bother you, but
my name is Patrice Wilcox.

I'm Clarence's wife.

Of course. I'm so sorry.
I'm Alicia Florrick.

Do you know why Clarence
wasn't in court today?

Why?

Well, during automatic appeal,

the defendant's not usually seated.
Didn't someone tell you?

So you're his new lawyers then?

No. Legal Aid didn't have the staff
to argue the appeal,

so we're on temporarily.

Because you never said anything
about Clarence being innocent.

Yes. Unfortunately,

that wasn't
the point of this appeal.

It was whether some mistake
was made in the law.

Isn't it a mistake in the law
if he didn't do it?

If he was with me that night?

Have you ever even met him?

And you're arguing for his life.

I want you to have this.

That's the last time
he held his daughter.

We lost the appeal.

What?
When? How do you know?

The Chief Justice's clerk.
He sets up time for writing opinions.

- It was an easy no.
- I thought we had it.

- To be honest, I did, too.
- So, what do we do now?

- Go back to the office.
- Well, about the case.

The case? It's not ours.
It's Legal Aid's.

Cr?dits... Team

Actual innocence?

Yes.

We lost the automatic appeal. Now
you want to appeal on actual innocence?

I read the trial record. Defense
never put his wife on the stand.

She was his only alibi, and
the jury never heard from her.

Because wives lie.

I can't believe I'm
having to tell you this.

And she had priors.

- I read the trial record, too.
- Juvenile priors.

Then, those don't count.

What am I missing here?

When I worked at the
state's attorney's office,

we called these "appeals by hunch."

This guy had his trial,
an expensive trial.

He killed a cop.

- Allegedly.
- No.

12 jurors, strong and true,
found him guilty.

That means not allegedly.
That means he killed a cop.

You know, sometimes

people with cute daughters and
sweet little wives do bad things.

Sometimes very bad things.

I'm not helping you on this one.

Suit yourself.

Cary wants to take a week
on Clarence Wilcox.

See if there's any foundation
for an evidentiary appeal.

On actual innocence.

- We think it's a good idea for a week.
- It's good promotable work.

And, not to sound too cynical,
it burns off the hours

we owe the pro bono consortium.

- So you two up to doing this?
- You did a good job on the Wilcox brief.

Bree sings your praises as a team.

- Sure.
- Why not?

What? It's a good cause.

I'm just trying to fit this
into the fuller Cary picture.

Hey, there aren't that
many generations left.

You've taken the greatest
generation, the lost generation,

the Pepsi generation,
so what do we have left?

The surprise generation?
So, surprise.

No. Look...

the truth is, his wife came up to me
yesterday with his daughter...

really cute, you know...
and gave me this.

What? It meant something to me.

- You think she has a car full of them?
- Hey, it worked. We're on it.

I'm kind of liking her more now.

Mrs. Florrick,
thank you so much for doing this.

Thank you.

Would you've pursued it
if I hadn't given you pictures?

That's what I said.

Do you hand these out
like party favors?

Lawyers tend to
forget he's a person.

I love my husband.

He's innocent, and I know he's innocent,
and I would do anything for him.

Anything.

- Patrice, how are you doing?
- Good.

- I just wanted to introduce you.
- Josh Baldwin.

- Cary Agos. Nice to meet you.
- Alicia Florrick.

Follow me. Now, I thought
we had a good defense.

- We could have won.
- Except?

Except it was me against
about a half-dozen Asas.

This was the first case in that
high-profile task force

your husband set up. They only handled
four or five cases a year,

but they put all their resources
into this.

Tammy, how do I work this thing?!

Thanks.

do you know who your husband put in
charge of that task force?

Glenn Childs.

Small world?
Go to the deepest heart of Appalachia,

you won't find a town
smaller than Chicago.

Up there, top two boxes.

- Why didn't you put Patrice on the stand?
- She had priors.

The jury would think she was lying
to protect her husband.

You need to be calm for that.

You know, I just think
I'll live with the mystery.

Look, it wouldn't
have mattered anyway.

- It all came down to the eyewitness.
- The med student?

Everything else was circumstantial.
The blood spatter.

Clarence was wearing a Bulls sweatshirt
two days after the murder.

But that lady stood
right up in court,

pointed at Clarence
and said, "He did it."

That's when I knew it was over.

That movie was awful, wasn't it?

My dad taped it for me.

First of all, I was in there
buying cat food.

And I was alone. And all of a sudden,
I'm this blonde coed

who falls in love
with a married man.

Was anything right in it?

Well, I did see him...

Wilcox, that was true.

He ran through the door,
he fired his gun,

he yelled at me to kiss the floor,

but I peered up, and I saw him
kill that police officer.

You have no doubts?

I've seen people die...

I... a lot of people die, actually,
on the operating table.

I worked for a summer
in South Chicago.

But I've only seen
one person murdered.

- It's not something you forget.
- Do you think we're on a fool's errand?

I think we all have a job to do.
I save the lives

of some people who I know,
as soon as they get well,

are going to go out and kill.
But I still try to save them.

It's your job to try to get him off.

It's the prosecutor's
job to stop you.

It's my job to tell the truth.

I would say, "Good luck,"
but I wouldn't mean it.

Take care.

- What do you think?
- I think we're in trouble.

- What am I looking for?
- Just watch.

The police believe that
man just killed someone,

and you are the only
eyewitness, so...

That's the six-pack photo array
the police present to you.

Which one is it?

That's him.

Yeah, maybe. Hold on.

You're confident?

I'm confident.

You're wrong.
The culprit isn't one of these.

This is when we explain to the jury
about cross-racial identification.

Studies still haven't
adequately explained why,

but it's harder for Caucasians

to identify subtle differences
in African-American faces,

and African-Americans in Caucasians.

- How much do you charge to say that?
- My consultation rates are comparable.

$20,000 for a routine appeal.

Well, we filed an evidentiary appeal,
but we don't know if we have it yet.

Would you like to try it?

Let me guess.

A terrorist.

You don't need a story, do you?

Which one is it?

None of them.

You're confident?

Nope.

Number three.

Hide everything, quick!
Here comes the opposition.

S'up, Muller. Hey, Shores.
Busy day, I see.

Hey, we're at a 65% clearance rate.

We're doing our part
to clean up after you.

Yeah, looks that way.

So,

Clarence Wilcox.

Tell me about his lineup.

That was six years ago.

Well, lady comes in,
describes the suspect.

Male, black, mid-20s, six feet tall,

wearing a Bulls sweatshirt.

So... well, she seemed
pretty certain,

so we went over to Howie,
and he did a sketch.

So, we found your guy.
He matched the sketch.

He had blood spatter
on his sweat top.

He tried to wash the blood
out, but, uh, he failed.

So, we put him in a lineup.
Six guys, all black.

All the same height, same build.

Lady pointed right at him.

- And...?
- And...

we went out for steaks afterwards.
I don't know what you want to hear.

What I want to hear is that you
didn't put your thumb on the scale.

No hint, no nod, no nudge?

No hint, no nod, no nudge.

And what about a six-pack?
Did you show her the six-pack first?

Is it in the investigative report?

Then, no.

You've lost your sense
of humor these days.

Hey, Muller.
What's up?

I thought you weren't
helping on this one.

The eyewitness described him
as a six-foot black man,

mid-20s, in a Bulls sweatshirt.

Oh, my God.

Yeah. The only one
in a Bulls sweatshirt.

They showed the eyewitness
this six-pack before the lineup.

I get this to Will. It's enough
for an evidentiary appeal.

Probably, but if you're going
to go all the way with this,

- you'll have to talk to your husband.
- My husband? Why?

He knows where the bodies
are buried.

Thanks for this.

You okay?

So, we got our retrial.

Good job on getting that six-pack.

- Oh, that was Kalinda.
- Now things get interesting.

Bree, I want you to pull together
everything we have from the first trial.

Cary and Alicia, I want you
to reinterview all the witnesses.

Six years go by, people have
a very different memory of things.

Get Kalinda to undercut this eyewitness.
Look into her background,

- whatever dirt you can dig up.
- You won't find anything.

We'll see.
Everybody's got something.

Today's a win.
Now, let's see about tomorrow.

Peter Florrick.

Report to interview room five.

Florrick, interview room five.

Kalinda?

Where's Alicia?

Pat.

Your wife doesn't want to visit you
to get your take on this case.

I don't deal in the same
moral shades of black and white,

so... hi.

- What case?
- Clarence Wilcox.

She's defending a cop killer.

But he did it.

- You know he did it.
- What I know

and what I don't have shifted a bit.

This goes back to Childs.
He was top man on that case.

Yeah. He's not happy
about the retrial.

This could hurt Childs.

It could.

It's an interesting dynamic,
isn't it?

If Childs does poorly,

voters remember me fondly.

You know what I like about you?

You're three months into
a ten-year sentence,

and you're plotting your
political comeback.

Politics is just a game
of Chutes and Ladders.

Right now, I'm at square one.

Here's our problem.

You see that?

Conversation between family members
and convicts

is subject to prison surveillance,

except...
under certain circumstances.

Conjugal circumstances.

Now, you and I are adults.

We can talk honestly and directly.

I can help you with your case,

but I can't help you.

I've done other things in my life and if
you want, I can tell you about them...

but I didn't do this.

Did the officer
who took your mug shot...

Shores.

Right. Detective Shores.

Did he put you
in that Bulls sweatshirt?

- No.
- Did anybody else?

- No, I came in wearing it.
- Didn't they want it for evidence?

Yeah, but they wanted
to take my mug shot first.

They made you keep it on
for the mug shot?

- Yeah.
- Did they say why?

No, but when I tried to take it off,
that guy, Shores, he said, "No.

Keep it on."

They wanted it in the picture.

And, here we are again,
Mrs. Florrick.

Your Honor?

And who do we have over here?
Oh, ASA Becker

and, my goodness,
the deputy state's attorney,

- Mr. Brody. How are you today?
- We're ready, Your Honor.

It's strange that we have
to be ready at all because

I thought this case
was previously adjudicated,

but the appellate court
has found reason to reverse my ruling.

Not by our hand, Your Honor.

That's right, so... who saw fit
to question my ruling, Mrs. Florrick?

Your Honor, we mean no disrespect.

We believe Your Honor was given incorrect
information by those trying the case.

Good, well, as long
as there's no disrespect.

I mean, I guess it's better to be
considered a fool than a cheat, right?

Well, shall we begin, Mr. Becker?

Your Honor, we would like to introduce
into the record the transcripts

- from the first trial.
- Objection.

Overruled.
So moved.

The prosecution rests, Your Honor.

Thank you, Mr. Brody.

Mr. Gardener,
are you ready to proceed?

Okay.

I must admit
we're caught a bit off guard.

Yes, my guess is that was
Mr. Brody's intention.

It was, Your Honor.

Defense requests
recess until tomorrow morning.

No, no, no, no, you see, I know
how this works, Counselor.

You still need time
to prep your witnesses.

Now, Mr. Brody has surprised you,
and now the ball is in your court.

Actually, Your Honor, our witnesses are
on their way to court right now.

Oh, good, well, then we
just need a short recess.

Ten minutes.

I know I said tomorrow, sir, but this
could be a matter of life and death...

What time do you think you'll be back
from Baltimore? Call me back with an ETA.

Can you please have him call me back
as soon as he gets this message?

Got one.

Two hours away.

- We need to talk.
- Oh, we're short a witness.

Remember what I said about
visiting your husband?

I know you like obsessing
over the ethical niceties.

Illinois Court ruling
1.6 subsection "C."

An attorney may use leaked
information, just not...

Kalinda, there's no need.
Peter's got nothing on this case.

He does.

How do you know?

I saw him.

- You saw him? You saw Peter?
- Yeah.

You visited my husband in prison?

I used to work for him.
I told you that.

How often did you visit
my husband in prison?

- Please don't go there.
- Why not?

Because it's not pertinent
and it's not true.

Don't...

- ...visit my husband in prison.
- Then you visit him.

You want to help
Clarence, go visit him.

Well?

Defense calls Detective
Alec Shores as a witness.

Objection, Your Honor.

Detective Shores isn't on
the defense's witness list.

That's right, he's on yours.

Well, is he in court anyway?
Maybe we can get something done today.

I want you to do this.

- Cary prepped for it.
- You know it?

Then let's go.

Yeah, that's the sweatshirt
he was wearing. So?

And you don't think it's prejudicial

to put only one suspect
wearing a Bulls sweatshirt

in a photo lineup intended to find
a suspect in a Bulls sweatshirt?

I don't know.
It's what he was wearing.

And you found bloodstains
on this sweatshirt?

Yeah, he tried to wash the blood out,
but it left a stain.

- And where was the stain, Detective?
- Where? Here.

The witness is pointing to the forearm
of his right sleeve.

And how did the suspect
explain the stain?

Yeah, he said he, uh,
he was in a pickup game

the night before the murder,
made contact, and he got a nosebleed.

And this blood matched the victim's?

No, the police lab
could not get a DNA match.

Since he washed the shirt,
it degraded the blood.

So that would be a "no"?

That would be a "no."

Detective, I'm curious,

if you got a nosebleed in a pickup game,
what would you do?

I don't understand the question.

You're playing some two-on-two,

you want to keep playing,
your nose is bleeding.

- What do you do?
- What do you do? You do... you know.

Let the record show that Detective
Shores attempted to wipe his nose

with the forearm of
his right sleeve.

Excuse me, Your Honor, he
did nothing of the kind.

Consistent with the stain
on the accused's sweatshirt.

Objection.

Detective Shores, what
were you preparing to do?

Your Honor, I was preparing
to raise my right hand

to my face to wipe my nose.

Objection sustained.
Continue, Mrs. Florrick.

Detective, isn't it true
that the only reason

you arrested Mr. Wilcox

is because he was wearing
a Bulls sweatshirt?

No, he matched
the physical description.

Detective, do you own a Chicago
Bulls sweatshirt?

Objection, Your Honor.
What's the point here?

I am trying to show that at the time of
Mr. Wilcox's arrest,

Bulls apparel was quite popular,
so therefore

it wouldn't be unusual to
find a multitude of suspects

wearing Bulls sweatshirts.

Overruled. Answer the question.

No, I do not own one of those.

You're under oath, Detective Shores.

I understand that, Your Honor.
I'm not a fan.

Well, I am. I have a Bulls sweatshirt
identical to that one.

Your Honor, objection.

I'm sorry, you're objecting to me?

No. I'm just...

objecting to the...
general tenor of...

Lenny, do you have one
of these Bulls sweats?

Judy, how about you?

Anyone else?

Your Honor,
given this testimony, we request

that Detective Shores' work product
be excluded from the record.

Nice try, Mr. Gardener, but there's
nothing here that rises to the level

of "fruit of the forbidden tree,"
so you'll have to do better than that.

But you and Mrs. Florrick
do get an "E" for effort.

Any further questions?

No, Your Honor.

We got some traction
on Clarence Wilcox?

- Looks like it.
- And what happened with Cary?

- What do you mean?
- You have him running something down

- with Kalinda?
- Right, his choice.

When you bumped him
from second chair.

Am I being grounded?

We had an agreement.

Six months and we see
what cream rises to the top.

And we are...
seeing.

Not if you're promoting
one over the other.

Look,

Diane,

I want to be very specific
here, very clear.

Alicia is a secret weapon.

She freaks him out.

- Cary?
- No, Matan.

She's a junior associate,

and the state's attorney's office
can't think straight around her.

Just dangle Alicia in front of them,

and they lose control of
their case and their bowels.

Okay, and what about her?

Her?

Alicia? What do you mean?

She's still Florrick's wife.

She has an agenda,
whether you believe it or not.

And what would that be?

Embarrassing the man who
derailed her husband's career.

There is no audio or visual recording,
there is no monitoring,

and there is
no outside intervention.

There is a panic button
located just inside the front door

should you require our assistance.

For security reasons, you
will not be permitted

to leave the premises
until 6:00 a.m. Tomorrow

unless said panic
button is activated.

Turn around and raise your arms.

You're sure?

Here's the thing, Miss.

You phoned the cops
about an armed robbery a week ago.

We thought it might be the same suspect
because you're near.

The suspect was he possibly wearing
a Bulls sweatshirt?

Okay, thank you.

Well, this is kind of cool.
Kind of out here investigating.

- You're chipper, aren't you?
- Dangerously chipper.

Okay, so here's the plan.

We look for armed robberies
after Clarence Wilcox was arrested

and see if any of them match
this sketch.

That way we get
another suspect in court.

We'll split the interviews.

How long you been working
at Stern, Lockhart?

- No.
- What?

Ask them about the M.O.,
the Bulls sweatshirt,

anything that's remotely
similar to Clarence.

What did I do?
Uninterested.

You're uninterested in talking?

How much we have in common?

I don't like talking to people
I have a lot in common with.

Okay, I have a proposition for you.

Find this person, I'll tell
you whatever you want to know.

- Whatever I want to know?
- And more.

Okay, you just saved
Clarence Wilcox's life.

There's one for you, too.

- Hello!
- Hello!

Is this weird or what?

Weird.

And in such

pretty accommodations.

I told them to put in that painting.

Listen, I have to ask you a favor.

No, it's nothing.

I know we have a lot
of work to do, but...

I haven't taken a shower
alone in months.

Of course.

- Sorry, go.
- Thanks.

The weak link
in this case is Shores.

If I can discredit his testimony,
the case falls apart.

47th Street Homicide.

- What's that?
- Double-homicide.

Accused was shot in the back.

Shores was accused
of planting a gun.

- Was it proven?
- Didn't have to be.

At a suppression hearing, the judge
ruled the gun inadmissable.

I had to DP the case.

Decline to prosecute.

What?

Was he this man?
Was the robber this man?

It could be. I'm not good with faces.
It went so fast.

- Who are you again?
- A lawyer.

You're a lawyer?

- What are you doing here?
- I don't know.

Was this man, this robber, was
he wearing a Bulls sweatshirt?

Bulls sweatshirt?
Really, I couldn't say.

He burst through the door,
and the first thing he said

was "Kiss the floor, don't look up,"
so I didn't.

- He said what?
- He said, "Kiss the floor,

don't look up."
He said those exact words?

He had a gun on me. I think I would
remember what he said.

Sounded like good advice
at the time so I kissed the floor.

Okay, thank you very much.

So, this guy robbed him,
told him to kiss the floor

- in May 2003?
- Yeah.

A month after Clarence was convicted.
And here's the thing: the cops told him

they caught this robber
a month later, maybe two.

So, it couldn't be Clarence
because he was in jail.

And this guy, he was a really
nice guy, by the way,

he was supposed to
go to court to testify,

but they told him they didn't need him
because the robber copped a plea.

Okay, armed robbery,
no injuries, money taken.

- He probably got four years.
- Let's not lose track here.

What about my reward?

Mike, can you look up armed robbery plea
bargains in the summer of 2003?

- What reward?
- No, you know what reward. Let me just

think of some
really embarrassing question.

No, I'm looking for an armed robber.

I bet this is the first time
this has happened in here.

You okay?

I'm great.

- Are you joking?
- No, I'm serious.

This is the closest five minutes
of normalcy I've had in

eight months.

It's like we're in camp.

Want me to tell you a story?

Good night.

Your Honor, please.
This is too much.

Detective Shores was never
found guilty of planting a gun.

The judge suppressed the evidence
and the attorney declined to prosecute.

- Is that what Peter was saying?
- Excuse me, sir!

You can talk to me. You leave
my junior associate out of this.

Come on, let's face facts here.

I think that's what we're
trying to do, Mr. Brody.

Detective Shores is an
honored homicide detective.

I have worked with him for a
decade now and he has been

- nothing but professional and...
- A perjurer?

Excuse me, Your Honor?

I don't like someone
staring me right in the eye

and lying to me,

and there's not
a cop I know who isn't a Bulls fan.

- Your Honor, that is irrelevant.
- I'll decide what's irrelevant.

If you want to file a complaint,
that's why Judy is here.

Now, Mr. Gardner, I'm finding
now reason to reverse myself.

I think you've made a very strong
"fruit of the forbidden tree" argument.

If I can't trust Shores, then I can't
trust the evidence that's tied to him.

So, the line-up,
the Bulls sweatshirt,

the artist's sketch, they are
now stricken from the record.

Shut up, Matan.
You've still got the eyewitness.

That's the cornerstone
of your case anyway.

Now, Mrs. Florrick, Mr. Gardner.

Do you have any other
tricks up your sleeve?

- No, Your Honor.
- Good.

Then we are in recess
until tomorrow at 10:00

when I will decide on
this case a second time.

Are we all happy?

Good.

That's Michael Parsons.
The one that said "kiss the floor."

He was convicted of four
armed robberies in South Chicago

- over a two year period.
- He pled and was sentenced

- to Wabash Valley for four years.
- So, this is the killer?

- We believe so.
- Where is he now?

Well, that's the bad news.
He's dead.

He died in prison in 2006.

So, they got an eyewitness
and we got nothing.

Great.
That's great.

Thank you for coming in, Doctor.

No problem, but I wish
I could actually help you.

Maybe you can.

We have a picture to show you, we found
another man we think is the killer.

His name is Michael Parsons, and he
was convicted of armed robberies too.

He even used the same
language from yours.

He yelled for everyone
"to kiss the floor."

I'm sorry.
If I could help you, I would.

But Clarence Wilcox did this.

Just keep an open mind,
please, Tara.

This is the police sketch from
the description you gave, right?

And this is the mugshot of the man
we think did it. Michael Parsons.

Just please look at them carefully.

I'm sorry. I really wish it was him.
But it's not.

- You're sure?
- Yes.

You're sure that Clarence
Wilcox is who you saw?

I'm sure.

I'm sorry, but
Clarence Wilcox did this.

This isn't Clarence Wilcox.

Excuse me?

We switched their faces.

That's Michael Parsons.

It's not.

It is.
This is Clarence Wilcox.

And you just said that
this man didn't do it.

And this man did.

My God.

I am

certain.

The man I saw
killing a police officer was not

Clarence Wilcox.

In fact, um, Your Honor, can I

say something to Mr. Wilcox?

I'm sorry.

I don't know what else to say.
But I am just so sorry.

Here's the thing, Mr. Brody. I don't
like to be reversed. In fact, I hate it.

Here's some advice for you and the good
attorney. You keep that from happening.

- Your Honor, I want to insist...
- No, you don't have room to insist.

And you should be grateful.

I'm giving your boss an out
as big as the great outdoors.

I don't understand, Your Honor.

Tell Charles to blame
his predecessor.

It's not the job of the bench to offer
you advice, Mr. Deputy Chief.

But I am just telling
you very clearly,

I want this to go away.

The regrettable corruption
during Peter Florrick's term

still infects this department.

Every step in the Wilcox case
was supervised and approved

by Peter Florrick and we are doing
everything in our power

to correct his mistakes.

That is why I have decided

to withdraw all charges
against Mr. Clarence Wilcox.

There have been no discussions
about restitution.

You okay with this?

Yes.

Thank you. No more questions.
That is all. Thank you.

They say he's coming out this door.

You know...

- Words are hard.
- I know.

It's not like people say.

I never expected him to get out.