The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 2, Episode 21 - In Sickness - full transcript

Wait a minute.

I wanna confirm this before we can
report it. Okay, WBBM can now project

that Peter Florrick is the next
state's attorney of Cook County.

It's always best to know
the truth, no matter how much it hurts.

- Do you believe that?
- Yes.

It was a rumor your husband slept
with one of his co-workers

two years ago.

There was no one in the department
with that name.

Leela.

But she doesn't exist.
Unless you've heard of her.

- Have you heard of her? Leela?
- Let me introduce you



to Cook County's new
State's Attorney Peter Florrick.

For he's a jolly good fellow

Which nobody can deny

Which nobody can deny

- Thank you for coming out so late.
- No problem.

Don't worry.
Real estate is a 24-hour-a-day job.

Congratulations, Mrs. State's Attorney.

Thank you.

- So this is available now?
- It is.

Two bedrooms, two bath, furnished,
$2,800 a month.

But to be honest, if you gave me some
time I could probably get that down.

No.

That's fine. Thank you.

It has a view.



Most importantly, it's right around
the corner from the courthouse.

Do you have the lease?

Wow, when you decide,
you really decide.

Ten minutes ago, I received
a very gracious concession call

from Wendy Scott-Carr.

That was Peter Florrick speaking
to his supporters a few minutes ago.

And now I've got his mother,
Mrs. Jackie Florrick.

Well, you must be
a very proud mother tonight.

Oh, Rob, you can't...

Hey, babe, where are you?

- I found a place.
- What?

- Like a house?
- An apartment. Come look.

- Ha, ha. What, are you there now?
- Yes.

The kids are staying
with Jackie tonight.

Okay.

Can you give me about an hour?
Things are starting to wind down here.

You are so funny.

You got it already?

Is it big enough?

This is your apartment, Peter.

I've moved all your things here.

- What?
- You'll have to use your cell phone

until they can get
the phones connected,

and I've paid
your first three months rent.

I don't get this.

You slept with Kalinda.

- Look...
- No, don't. Peter.

This makes it easier.

- So please just take your keys.
- Alicia, I need you.

You slept with my best friend.

It was before
she was your best friend.

- Oh, God.
- Look,

I'm not trying to make excuses,
but you know I've changed.

I love you.

Look,
what can I do to make this better.

Nothing.

Excuse me, Your Honor,
do I really have to say?

You do if you want me to rule,
Miss Nyholm.

Lockhart-Gardner has gotten
in the nasty little habit

of pushing legal agenda
through emergency injunction.

You can't decide something that
hasn't happened, Your Honor.

As my opposing counsel well knows,
there is no liver available yet,

- so there is nothing to enjoin...
- Yes, but Miss Nyholm knows,

when the liver
does become available...

- I wasn't finished.
...there will be a 12-hour window

of viability, that is what Miss Nyholm
is counting on.

You have no idea
what I'm counting on.

She is counting on that liver
being transplanted into another patient.

And at that point,
there truly will be nothing to enjoin.

- Can I have my turn now?
- Yes, Your Honor. Heh, heh.

I wish Mrs. Florrick didn't think she
was arguing before the supreme court.

And I wish Miss Nyholm did.

Miss Nyholm,
this 12-hour window of viability

offers insufficient time
for an emergency injunction,

so your objection is overruled.
Continue.

So, Marjorie,
when did your liver start to fail?

- Two years ago.
- And what happened a week ago?

There was a match for my liver.

A young man had been
in a motorcycle accident

and was brain dead.

My name was at the top
of the ORSN list.

I know I sound like an expert
on this stuff,

but you get informed really fast
when you're this sick.

So you were told that this donor's liver
was intended for you?

Yes.

You can't believe
how happy we were.

My son...

I'm sorry.

He's 5.

I haven't told him
that there's a problem yet.

And what is that problem?

I don't know.

All I know is, my name was removed
from the ORSN list.

And what has the doctor told you
will happen next?

Well, without this liver,

they say I have three weeks.

We need to know
how long the donor has.

Got it.

- How's Alicia doing?
- She's got Patti on her heels.

The motorcycle accident
severed his brain stem.

- Is he in pain?
- No, he's not.

It's just that there are people
at this hospital who could benefit

from this terrible tragedy.

We know, doctor.
But we need to wait.

- I'm so sorry.
- We're sending for my other son.

That's okay.

- You know, if you need anything...
- Thank you.

Hey, guys,
all that stuff's going in here.

- What's going on over there?
- I don't know.

We're making space.

They won't allow their son
to be unplugged

until his brother comes
from Afghanistan to see him.

I know I sound like a ghoul
even asking this, but how long?

They're putting him
on a transport tomorrow.

They think three days.

- Objection. Asked and answered.
- Sustained.

Well, let me see if I ask this
to Mrs. Florrick's satisfaction.

What did your specialist, Dr. Lawton,
tell you exactly was the reason

why you were removed
from the liver contention?

He said my liver failure
was so far advanced

that a new liver
would only be counterproductive.

And you might only live another
six months with the liver?

Yes, but he wasn't sure.

I understand that,
and I'm sorry to ask you this, Marjorie.

There are only so many viable livers
available for transplant.

Wouldn't it be better
to see it transplanted into someone

who has a better chance of survival?

I spent some time in a hospital
over the last two years,

and I know doctors speak of objective
and subjective medical criteria.

Dr. Lawton's opinion
was subjective medical criteria.

No further questions, Your Honor.

We ask that we take a recess
for the afternoon.

Objection.
Again, Your Honor, delaying tactics.

One of Mrs Florrick's key witnesses,

Mr. Haynes
from hospital administration,

has been called away
on an emergency. He's not available.

- Your Honor, this is a shell game.
- We'll break for lunch.

Miss Nyholm, you have two hours
to produce this witness or show cause.

- Thank you.
- It's my job.

No, you're not like before.
You're fighting for me.

Change of plan.
I want you to take the questioning

of the hospital administrator.

I think you're getting under Patti's skin,
so keep it up.

Hello. Phone your boyfriend.
Tell him I need to ask him something.

- My boyfriend?
- Will Gardner.

Tell him I wanna see him
in 30 minutes or I'm onto the next.

- What?
- It's good to see you.

- And you.
- You've been working out.

- How's the kid?
- Good, thanks.

- I've been fired.
- You've been fired?

- By whom?
- My firm. My law firm.

The law firm I spilled blood for,
they fired me just this afternoon.

A senior partner informed me.

And are you looking for a new job?

I'm looking to sue.
Eight-point-six million.

They fired me because I'm pregnant.

Really? You're pregnant?

I am. It happens.

Are you thinking of populating
a small island?

You have five minutes,
then I go to Quinn & Holland.

I think they're still in the building.

So you go from fighting with us in the
morning to hiring us in the afternoon?

Yes.

Why do you find that so confusing,
Mrs. Florrick?

Will doesn't find that confusing,
do you?

You're using our suit, our donor suit,
to get your firm to pay up.

That is so adorably calculated.

Maybe I just think you're good lawyers.
You have four minutes.

- How'd it go today?
- Judge Parks likes us.

We have three days
until the liver's available.

But you don't know what my firm
has coming down the pike.

Which you can't tell us
or you will get disbarred.

True, but I'm human and pregnant.

And who knows what a pregnant
woman in my state might say.

- Give me a taste.
- We know you're using this donor suit

as a stalking horse

for a multimillion-dollar malpractise
class-action against Harbor Hospital.

The hospital administrator,
he's not out on an emergency.

You wanted to question him,
didn't you, Mrs. Florrick?

You have three minutes.
Do you want my case or not?

They didn't really fire you
because you were pregnant.

Of course they did.

But it makes a good story anyway.

Then let's sue.

Hello, Alicia.

- Hello, Jackie.
- May I sit?

You may.
But in 15 minutes I have to be in court.

Why did you do it?

You're in my office, Jackie.

You've come here
for a specific reason?

I won't be put in a position
of guessing.

You broke up with my son.

I dropped your children off
and found Peter not there.

He was in an apartment
you moved him into.

- Yes.
- So you waited until he was elected,

then you made your move.

What move do you imagine
that might be, Jackie?

I have no idea.
I am not in your head.

Your children
were looking for their father.

My children are in school,

and I intend to see them afterwards
and explain this to them.

And poison them with your bias?

Be cordial here, Jackie,
or I will ask you to leave.

You and I have had our differences,
Alicia,

but I've come to respect you,
and admire aspects of you.

But my son is hurting,

and I cannot see him hurt
on the day he should be happiest.

I have never seen him so destroyed.

This is a private matter, Jackie.
It is not for you to get involved.

I've watched Zach and Grace
for two years now.

And I thank you,
but I don't need your help anymore.

- Excuse me?
- My children are grown.

They don't need your help.

But thank you, and I'm glad
you got time to spend together.

- How can you talk this way?
- Because I am this way.

Your son has made me this way.

My son loves you.

You will see your grandchildren,
Jackie.

Don't worry, I will make that happen.

And again, I thank you.

You were a lifesaver when I needed
a lifesaver, but that's over now.

And I have to get to court.

Damn you to hell.

Your Honor, this is not about one liver.
This is about their class action.

Mr. Roda, stop. I don't care.

I still have to adjudicate the case
in front of me.

- Ms. Lockhart.
- It is our understanding

the hospital administrator,
Mr. Haynes,

was not called away
on an emergency call.

Instead, he is staying
at his vacation home in Michigan.

We ask that Your Honor
compel his presence in court

or censure opposing counsel
for their deception.

Mr. Roda?

Your Honor, we have no knowledge
of this alleged location.

Well, then, let me get you their phone
and address.

Your Honor,
we ask that you disqualify

Lockhart-Gardner as counsel
for the plaintiff.

It's come to our attention that
our retired first chair, Miss Nyholm,

has hired Diane Lockhart
as a counsel in a suit against us.

Really? Well, what happened there?

Our firm found it necessary to relieve
Miss Nyholm of her position,

and she has since hired their firm
to sue us for damages.

Miss Nyholm, is this true?

Oh, yeah. It's really quite dramatic.

I'm sure you can understand,

Miss Nyholm knows our stratagems
and all the specifics of our defense.

Mr. Roda, I can't tell Miss Nyholm
which firm she can hire.

But you can insist on a strict division

between Miss Nyholm's case
and this one.

That's correct.

Miss Nyholm, do you understand
that there must be a strict division

- between these two cases?
- I do.

Miss Nyholm just grinned
and winked at us when you said that.

- I did not. I don't wink.
- Miss Nyholm,

without grinning, do you promise
to keep these two cases separate?

I do, Your Honor.

- This is so unprofessional.
- Please talk to my lawyer.

Mr. Andrews, hello.

Will Gardner, Miss Nyholm's attorney.
Do you have a moment?

If Patti looks
at her partnership agreement,

she'll see grievances must proceed
through automatic arbitration.

We're ready,
we have an arbiter on call.

Unfortunately, my schedule
won't clear up for a few weeks.

Well, unfortunately,
that's not gonna work for us.

- We need you to meet now.
- Really? Or?

Or Patti and I are gonna have
a very long conversation

about class-action suits.

You know how we pregnant women
like to talk.

I will not negotiate
with a gun to my head.

- So don't. Just negotiate.
- Not if you were the last man standing.

Welcome to arbitration.
I'm retired-Judge Loni Goslin.

This is an automatic process

intended to encourage
the free exchange of grievances,

and a presentation of witnesses
and exhibits.

And where is your plaintiff today,
Mr. Gardner?

She should be here any minute.
My apologies, Your Honor.

I really must insist on punctuality.

Your Honor, I would remind you
of the liquidated-damages provision

in Miss Nyholm's contract

specifying a $50,000 payout
in such circumstances.

That is far beyond the $8.6 million
she is demanding.

Yes, but the provision
doesn't cover punitive.

You fired her
because she was pregnant.

That is such complete
and utter hogwash.

We fired her
because she was alienating clients.

We were losing people. As you
can see from these grievance reports,

Miss Nyholm has extreme mood
swings, moments of temper flashes...

As you can see from this
American Pregnancy Association report,

those are potential side effects
of a pregnancy.

Oh, come on. You yourself complained
how she uses her pregnancy.

Hi, I'm so sorry I'm late.
I was changing diapers. What a mess.

Oh, my goodness,
look at you with your little hat.

Isn't it sweet? I knitted it myself.

And what a big girl, you are,
aren't you?

I'm so sorry,
I thought I'd have day care today.

No, that's okay.

Isn't it okay?

I don't know how you do it, Zoe.

- Must be hard working here.
- Sometimes.

Yeah, I usually look
on the bright side of things.

And sometimes
there isn't a bright side, so...

You have to go home,
take a shower and wash it off.

Oh, I asked about
the commotion earlier.

We're having someone in
for an operation.

I guess he's pretty big,
so we had to clear some space.

Kevin Haynes. I'm Harbor Hospital's
associate administrator.

Thank you, Mr. Haynes.
And how was your emergency?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

- Ms. Lockhart.
- My apologies, Your Honor.

Mr. Haynes,
tell me who Jeffrey Berkoff is.

Who Jeffrey Berkoff is?

- An Internet CEO.
- Yes, and a multimillionaire.

How much has he donated
to your hospital?

Objection. I'm not sure
what this has to do with this case.

I'm not sure either,
so why don't we find out?

Was my client, Marjorie Garnett,
removed from the donors list

- so Mr. Berkoff could receive a liver?
- No, not at all.

But Mr. Berkoff is being flown in
to receive this liver right now, isn't he?

Room in the donors' suite
is being made for him?

Yes, but that has nothing to do
with Miss Garnett's case.

The allocation of organs
is an objective matter

governed by the ORSN computers.

The only relevant factors are
organ suitability, age...

And the advance of the disease,
which is determined by a specialist?

- Yes, but...
- So the computers put Miss Garnett

at the top of the list,

but a Harbor Hospital doctor
removed her from it?

Well, that's an oversimplification.

Did you know that Jeffrey Berkoff
donated $600,000 to your hospital?

You're far away from home.

- I need your help.
- Okay.

What's going on
with Lockhart-Gardner?

You're worried about your job?

Peter Florrick isn't gonna want the guy
who made an enemy of his wife.

Diane was sniffing around me
for a while to have me come back,

but I think Will had some concerns.

Can you talk to him?

Really? Well, I don't think
that's gonna fly with Miss Nyholm.

One million.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

Of course Miss Nyholm didn't tell us
about Berkoff.

We have our own investigator here.

He hung up on me.

- I don't think he takes you seriously.
- Or you.

- She's a piece of work, huh?
- And yet, she has her moments.

Congratulations on Peter,
by the way.

I saw his speech, it was good.
Are you excited?

I'm busy.

I bet he will be too.

Why don't you take a week off
after all this?

Spend some time with him.

Hello there. You waking up?

Little sleepyhead.

Wanna hear a story?

No.

- Turn it back up.
- What?

There once was a big castle
with many wonderful machines in it.

And all the machines cost
a lot of money to keep up.

And so, the king had to keep using
the machines

and charging for their use.

- Good story.
- And so, when all the king's horses

and all the king's men
came to the castle,

they were charged
exorbitant prices.

Your dad and I have separated.

You...

What?

Why?

Because...

We decided it was time.

I don't understand. Why now?

Because I wanted to now.

This was all just to get dad elected,
wasn't it?

- What?
- Staying together.

The day after the election,
you get separated.

Yes, but that is not the reason why.

Then why?

I needed to see
if the marriage would work.

And it hasn't.

Your dad has moved
into an apartment

a few miles away.

Oh, my God, we're those kids.

No, you're not those kids,
you're our kids.

I know this is hard, but I need you
to deal with this a little while longer...

So what,
do we just go back and forth?

I don't know.
We haven't worked out the details.

But I need something more
from you.

People are interested
in what happens to us,

so I need you
to keep our current situation

from anyone outside the family.

- Because it'll hurt Dad?
- Yes.

And it could hurt us too.

I think that there's a lot of attention

to families like ours,
and I don't wanna feed that.

But, Mom, it's lying.
That's hypocritical.

Yes. And you two are old enough
to understand that.

We don't lie here. We...

We don't lie to each other,
but when people wanna hurt us,

it's sometimes all right
to not tell the full truth.

You understand?

Mm-hm.

Grace?

Mom, you need to protect us more.

Oh, Mom, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that.

No.

I love you so much.

You didn't ask for any of this, and I...

We're good. We're gonna be good.

We're gonna be good. Yes.

Okay, so here's where we stand.

Patti's clearly pointing us in a direction,
but she's not filling in the blanks.

So see what you can get
on hospital over-testing.

I have someone in the hospital
I can talk to.

Hey,

you should give Cary a chance.

- A chance to what?
- Come back here.

- Hey.
- Hello.

"Hello"? Everything all right?

- Yep. Gotta get to work.
- Sure.

- When did you get billed?
- Uh...

Sorry,
I must have left them at home.

I was looking at the bill
and I was surprised to see

that there were tests on there
that I don't remember approving.

- CT scans?
- That sounds right.

- Was it Dr. Lawton?
- Yeah.

He can be a bit overcautious
with the radiation scans.

He's actually been warned about it
a few times.

Same with the other doctors.
Just challenge it.

- Okay. Thank you.
- No problem.

Hey, do you wanna get lunch
sometime?

Oh. I'm sorry. Forget it.

I just don't really meet
that many nice people.

No. No, sure. That sounds nice.

- Give me your number.
- Great.

- I don't believe it.
- It's true.

- But why?
- Because she's selfish.

Oh, stop it.

She won't swallow her pride.
She won't forgive him.

- It's easier to leave him.
- Jackie, it isn't the 50s.

- What did she say?
- Alicia, she said nothing.

And Peter won't say anything either.
But he's devastated.

I need you to talk to her.

You need me?

She likes you.
You can explain things.

You know it's bad for Peter.

It's bad for home, it's bad for work.

The itsy-bitsy spider
Went up the waterspout

I'm sorry, Your Honor.

This is the only way
I can get her to fall asleep.

Oh, that's okay, really.

Let me guess,
you couldn't find day care, again.

Your Honor, we would like introduce
something into evidence

- we were hoping to avoid.
- I'm sure you were.

Our firm wanted to relieve
Miss Nyholm of her duties quietly,

because, the truth is, we discovered
she was stealing clients.

Miss Nyholm tried to steal their
business and start her own firm.

Well?

Of course I was trying
to start my own firm,

because I knew
they were trying to fire me.

They weren't trying to fire you
because you were pregnant.

They were trying to fire me
because I have a working vagina.

And because Jerry Maguire-Roda
out there is their new golden boy.

Of course
it was about my pregnancy.

Is there an e-mail saying that? No.
Would you write that e-mail, Will?

Of course not, but you'd still do it.

Take all the cases away
from the pregnant woman

and give them to the
new Harvard boy with the penis.

Where are we?

Cross examination
of the hospital administrator.

Hit them hard, because what happens
there is scaring them here.

Hello, Dr. Lawton.

- You're Marjorie Garnett's specialist?
- Yes, I am.

And you're the doctor who decided
her condition was so extreme

you removed her
from transplant consideration?

Well, I was the doctor
who examined her and tested her

and found her liver tumor
had exceeded 5 centimeters,

which is routinely the cut off
for a patient viability.

You mentioned testing. How many
CT scans did you run on Marjorie?

Excuse me, Your Honor. Objection.
Relevance?

I'm asking about Marjorie's care.
It seems essentially relevant.

Overruled. You may answer, doctor.

I believe I ran three CT scans.

- Why?
- Why did I run three?

Sometimes
I like to be more thorough.

You seem to frequently be
more thorough.

Didn't the hospital warn you about
your overuse of radiation testing?

Objection, Your Honor.
Again, this is a fishing expedition.

Okay, I admit to being lost here.

What fish are you afraid
Mrs. Florrick is chasing?

She is attempting to use
an ongoing investigation

- into Harbor Hospital...
- Ahem! Excuse me.

I think the word you're looking for
is "over-testing."

Your Honor,
we request a short recess

to talk with the plaintiff's attorney.

Anything that gets us
to a settlement, I am all for.

We have a sworn affidavit
from the donor databank.

We knew nothing about
the next potential donee on that list.

It was completely blind.

It doesn't matter what you knew.
It matters what Dr. Lawton knew.

But you're not looking closely enough.
Dr. Lawton didn't know.

No one knew who the computers
would assign that liver to.

- We still have you on over-testing.
- Yes, you do, ma'am.

And we're vulnerable on that front,
but that doesn't change the fact

that you're stealing a liver from one
worthy candidate to give to another.

We have looked at
your worthy candidate.

He's ten months away from death.

I'm fighting your suit, Ms. Lockhart,
Mrs. Florrick, and you know why?

Because we're right.

This is not about
saving the hospital money.

This is about preserving the integrity
of the donor list.

Marjorie Garnett is near death,

and she needs to accept that fact.

You two need to as well.

I heard.

- We have 12 hours.
- Yes.

- We haven't given up yet.
- I know.

I haven't either.

As far as we can tell,

the doctors didn't know the organ
would go to Jeffrey Berkoff,

so we don't have that avenue
anymore.

You know,

I loved being a mom.

If I had it to do all over again,
I would have done it differently.

Really?

It looks like it was fun.

Well, I wouldn't have done it
all differently.

I don't wanna die.

What will he remember of me?

- Has Dr. Lawton seen these?
- Oh, yeah.

He says I was quite the partier.

It's just odd. Last time I was here,
you were firing me.

A lot of water under that bridge.

So, Cary,

you've proven yourself valuable
in the state's attorney's office,

and we're starting to look to expand,
but we're always wanting

a balance of personalities.

Okay.

I guess I'm wondering,
will you still fit in here?

Well, I have done a lot of growing,
being away.

So I wanna fit in, wherever I go.

And you won't mind coming over
to the dark side?

I think I'll find it a challenge.

So you'd be willing to come back
as a second-year associate?

That won't feel like a step down?

Uh...

I thought I'd be coming back
as a third-year.

Yes, but your second year was with
the state's attorney's office, so...

It's only a title, Cary.

We'd still offer all of the perks
and salary bumps that I discussed.

Sorry.

Look, I've seen the way third-years
treat second-years. It's not just a title.

Cary, listen. We're growing again,

and as we grow,
we're hiring people back.

We can't break precedent
by giving something to you

that we don't give to others.

Think about it, Cary.

And Alicia will be a third-year?

Eli, I have to prepare
for a cross-examination.

This will only take a minute,
and it's important.

I'm about to argue for a woman's life.
Is it more important than that?

Okay, I thought I could top that. No.

You separated from Peter?

Peter told you?

Jackie.

The second that phone rings,
I have to go.

- Is it irrevocable?
- My decision to leave Peter?

- Yes.
- Okay.

Wait,
does that mean it will change or...?

No, it won't.

I don't want to ask you why, but you do
know this will look politically motivated.

Not the separation, the marriage.

I've already talked to Zach and Grace.
And you should talk to Peter.

It will hurt everyone
if this becomes a big thing.

Yeah. Okay. Have you thought
about couple's counseling?

No.

I know I'm not
the best advertisement for it,

but my ex-wife and I went through it,

- and it wasn't as bad as I thought.
- Thank you.

And thank you for not trying
to talk me out of it.

Should I try?

Yeah?

- Gotta go.
- Go save a life.

Dr. Lawton, who is Marcus Orr,
Sheryl Kirk and Gabriel Elba?

- They are my patients.
- And like Marjorie,

- they suffered from liver failure?
- Yes.

But unlike Marjorie,
they received liver transplants.

How many CT scans did you order
performed on each?

I don't remember.

- One?
- That sounds about right.

And who are LeeLee Basso,
Cynthia Hickey and Linda Gould?

Also my patients.

And how many CT scans
did you perform on them?

Again, you're gonna have to tell me.

Three, four and five.

Which is odd, being that
the last three patients and my client

are almost 20 years younger.

Well, as I said,
age is not always a determining factor.

Yes, but appearance seems to be.

- Objection.
- Sustained.

Dr. Lawton, of all your liver patients,
these are the only four patients

with tattoos and body piercings.

I don't remember, I don't keep track.

During your examination of Marjorie,
you asked her how much alcohol

she consumed in her youth,
is that correct?

- I don't know. Probably.
- Why is that important to know?

Well, it's not essential to know.

It helps contribute to a fuller picture
of the patient's lifestyle.

- And why is lifestyle important?
- Well, as a doctor...

- How shall I put this?
- Any way you want.

Lifestyle matters to the future health
of a patient.

Are you more likely to downgrade
the status of a woman

you blame for her liver condition?

- No.
- Then how can you explain

subjecting these four patients,
and only these four patients,

- to additional CT scans?
- I don't think I have to explain.

I'm a very careful doctor.

This is the most I can offer.

I'm having another doctor
look over the first CAT scan,

and if he doesn't find anything irregular
in Miss Garnett's test,

we'll hopefully have time
to reassess.

Not much time. Six hours.

Then I'd better get going.

- There's a chance.
- Oh, my God.

Nothing's certain yet.

Thank you, Mr. Haynes,

for taking a closer look
at Dr. Lawton's overuse of CAT scans.

And thank you
for determining there was bias there.

I would object
to that characterisation.

Mr. Haynes reversed
Dr. Lawton's decision

in the case of Marjorie Garnett.

He did this
for humanitarian reasons,

- to save Miss Garnett's life.
- And once again, thank you.

But that has no impact
on this negotiation, your class action.

Well, it sure doesn't look good.

There are four patients
we know already

who suffered from Dr. Lawton's bias.
My guess is we turn up more.

My guess is
bias is in the eye of the beholder.

Too bad we have a former lawyer
of yours who can help us on that front.

I'm so sorry I'm late.
Are we all playing nice in here?

Very nice.

You...

Yep. They fired Roda,
and asked me back. Isn't it great?

With better benefits.
So I dropped the lawsuit.

But thank you so much, Will. Really.

It wouldn't have happened
without you.

We'll object to your using
anything you discovered from us.

I couldn't have discovered
anything from you.

You stood up in court and swore
to a strict separation of these cases.

So shall we get started?

- No.
- We're talking.

- We talked.
- We're talking some more.

I don't want our children hearing this.

I phoned a marriage counselor.

Her name is Anne Gerbadine.

She's very thorough,
she seems very smart,

and I'm gonna start seeing her
next week.

I don't wanna lose you, Alicia.

If you ask me to give up
the state's attorney's office today,

I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Lucky me.

I know you're hurt.

- I know you're angry...
- No, Peter.

It's a "no."

What is?

Everything.

Counseling. An explanation.

Anything you ask, anything you say.

You're sleeping with Will, aren't you?

That's what this is about, isn't it?

You and Will.

There have been three people
in this marriage.

Every moment of the last two years
you've been thinking about him.

- Go ahead, tell me that's not true.
- Oh, my God, the gall.

I'll take the blame for what I did.
I'll take it happily.

- But you share that.
- Is that why you're here?

To disperse blame? Really?

That's the saddest thing
I've ever heard.

- Are you divorcing me?
- I haven't decided.

Well, please let me know
when you decide.

Yep. You and Kalinda.
I've got her number too.

She's blameless in this.

Oh, really? Did you rape her?

- She didn't even know you then.
- She knew you were married.

It's okay. It's all right, Alicia.
Have at it.

You're the injured one. No one else.

There's nothing anyone can say,
right?

Yes, there is. So say something.
Say something, Peter.

Say something that'll make me
fall in love with you again.

- Goodbye.
- Yep. You've got that right.

Well, you must be thinking about
the old Peter Florrick,

because I'm not in the
favor-granting mood today.

- Yeah?
- Cary Agos, Mr. Florrick.

I work in the state's attorney's office.

I'm not making any hiring
or firing decisions.

I understand that. I just want to...

You understand that,
but you're still here.

I don't want you to be biased
against me because of my first job.

All decisions will be based on seniority
and departmental needs.

I just...

I know Alicia and I,
we've had our differences.

At first, I thought the best thing
was just to let it go,

but I think it's better
to explain things.

And you know Alicia from?

Lockhart-Gardner.