The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 3, Episode 12 - Alienation of Affection - full transcript

Do you want the spot?

Do I want the spot?

Oh, I'm sorry, I thought...

Nothing.

What's the spot?

Oh, well, if you stand
right here, you can see

the painter's signature.

The light catches it
just right.

Ah, then, sure, yeah,
I do want the spot.

Where am I looking?

Oh... the inside top
of the right thigh.



That wasn't a pickup line.

I did think
you wanted the spot.

I know, I just like your voice.

I wanted to hear it again.

That's a made-up accent,
isn't it?

Yes, I use it to impress
women in museums.

Australians don't
ask what people do?

Oh, we do.

- We just wait.
- For?

- Events to evolve.
- Oh,

and how might they evolve?

Well, you will ask
me in a few minutes

what I do for a living.

Because I'm an American?



Mm-hmm, yes, and because
it's a natural question,

and that is why I have
to ask you to dinner.

You have to ask me to dinner
before I ask you what you do?

Yes, do you promise to meet me?

I can't do that.

First tell me what you do,
and then I'll decide.

I like you, Diane.

And I'm only doing this
because it's my job.

You've been served.

You're not becoming one of those
overprotective moms, are you?

I might be.

Mrs. Hartly?

- Wasn't she your teacher
in middle school? - Yeah.

Mom.

Lillian and
Mrs. Brooks.

Where have they been?

Since when did I raise
such sarcastic kids?

Who's that?

I think that's Kelsey's dad.

No, I think they moved away.

I think he wants you.

Maybe he's a teacher?

Yes?

Mrs. Florrick?

Yes.

So are you dating anyone?

Off and on.

You are the definition
of "off and on," Will.

You got to get
serious sometime.

Who says?

The Pope, I think.

Well, your time's up,

and someone's waiting
to cut in.

Where are you, Will?

WILL
Leaving a wedding.

I think Wendy Scott-Carr
is coming after me

with a grand jury summons.

I, uh, Will,
we're on speaker-phone.

Uh, the summons isn't about you.

We got served, too--
Alicia, myself, and David Lee.

What?

Why?

It's one of David Lee's
divorces-- the Huntley divorce.

The wife
of the venture capitalist?

We did well by her, didn't we?

Half his business assets,
the house in Highland Park,

and sole custody
of their daughter.

She's not suing us.

The husband is.

What, for being too effective?

No.

Alienation of affection.

You're kidding.
What is this, the '30s?

No, we're one of seven states
that still has it on the books.

Yeah, as a joke,

as a Depression-era curiosity.

What, he's saying
we split them up?

That's crazy.

Yes, and his lawyer
is coming here in a few hours

to talk settlement.

You think
the timing's suspicious?

I do.

Three days before we refinance?

We're going through a short-
term liquidity problem--

nothing to worry about.

Okay, I'm coming in.

We need to get this
off the books fast.

Where's David Lee?
What's he saying about this?

What the hell?

Now I'm being penalized
for doing my job well?

I, uh, uh, s-s-see you
in a few minutes, Will.

You know what?

We counter-sue.

It's the principle of the thing.

So, David, not to pry,
but did you enlist?

Yes,

I was getting bored.

The Yale Club.

I was served backstage
during Gilbert and Sullivan.

Alicia,

you were on the Huntley
divorce your first year.

He was sleeping
with some stripper.

Good, that's what we need.

There can't be
alienation of affection

if the husband was cheating.

Get Kalinda.

There's, uh, there's
nothing I need to know here,

is there, David?

What do you mean?

I think you know what I mean.

This was a straight
division of assets.

We were there for her,
we did right by her.

Good.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Doesn't let up, does it?

Not often.

Is everything all right?

Yeah, I was at a wedding.

No, I mean
the Wendy Scott-Carr thing.

Yeah, don't worry, something
I'm handling, you know.

This is an easy lawsuit.

We just need to get to the wife.
She...

I thought I'd dress
up for this lawyer.

Mm-hmm.

We just need to get to the wife,
get her on record.

- What's her name?
- April Huntley.

Right, she hired us, he didn't.

She's the one
who wanted the divorce.

We didn't force
anything on her.

She's still a client?

Julius is primary

on her business holdings.

I'll call him?

No, Will, you talk to her.

Why?

Because Will can talk to her.

Do we know her
husband's attorney?

No, someone from L.A.

L.A.?

Why L.A.?

Hello?

Hello.

It's freezing outside.

Yes, I know, it's January.

All this affection for seasons.

I don't understand.

I think it's about change.

Yeah, change--
it's monstrous.

- Hmm.
- May I help you?

I'm Burl Preston
for Diane Lockhart.

He's really suing us.

We thought you could sign
an affidavit

saying you asked us
for the divorce.

Jake is such a turd.

He's really suing you?

April, how does Jake know
Burl Preston?

Burl who?

Preston.

He's an L.A. lawyer,
a top L.A. lawyer.

Oh, it must be
from one of his companies.

Why?

I'm just surprised
he would take this case.

Maybe he wants part
of the $44 million.

Will, you there?

Yes, I'm here.

How did you know your husband
was suing for $44 million?

How did I know?

You said.

No, I didn't.

Ms. Lockhart, I always
seem to be visiting you

during the cold months.

Yes, I don't suppose
you would fly us out to L.A.

for the depositions?

Ah, now there's an idea.

I, uh, I don't think you've met.

Captain David Lee--
I was the divorce attorney.

So you're the one
who wrested control

- of my client's companies?
- Uh,

no, I think he should look
to his wife for that.

- We just got her...
- David, stop.

Mr. Gardner, hello.

- Good to see you again.
- They have her.

They have
Mrs. Huntley.

That's right, Mr. and Mrs.
Huntley have reconciled.

You broke up their marriage

and hastily sold off
their most valuable asset.

It was a fair division
of assets.

For you, yes.

Bubble Elastic was a company
owned by Mr. Huntley.

Mrs. Huntley gained
control of it

- during the divorce.
- Exactly,

she gained control.

Until you helped her sell it
earlier this year at a loss.

It's now worth $44 million.

This is not a harassment suit.

You conspired to
end this marriage

for your financial gain.

As a result, my client lost
out on a $44 million windfall,

and that is the
amount you will pay.

Uh-oh.

Wait a minute!

This was always part of
the equity partner agreement.

I have no control
over family law.

Why should I be held
accountable for his screw-ups?

My screw-ups?
I did not...

Okay, okay, hold
it together, guys.

No, I'm not going
to take that from him.

Him? Julius.

- My name is Julius
- All right, all right, listen up!

We need to win.

Malpractice insurance
won't cover this.

It's an intentional tort,

so we are all on the hook
for $1.2 million.

Excuse me?

We're on the hook
for $1.2 million.

All of the equity partners
share everything

in sickness and in health.

Who is he?

Um, I just signed the equity
partner agreement last week,

and you're telling me
I owe you $1.2 million?

Only if we lose, Eli.

Which, given
David Lee and his methods,

seems highly likely.

Oh, go to hell, Julius.

There, I said
your name. Happy?

I'll be happy when
you're disbarred.

How about that?
You're a moron!

Bring it on.

What is going on here?

One happy family.

Could you, uh, buzz
Diane Lockhart?

Excuse me, this is
a place of business.

Yes, hi.

Tori, get security.
If you want

to serve someone, you can
leave it with the receptionist.

No, I'm not here to...

I'm here for Diane
on a personal matter.

Yeah, it's all personal.

Mike,

can you escort
this process server

down to the lobby, please?

Sir.

Please give this to her,

okay?

You can leave it
with the receptionist.

The photos

are real.

He did meet and sleep
with the stripper.

But...?

It wasn't purely spontaneous.

We did not.

No, we didn't.

Mrs. Huntley
wanted

full custody of her daughter.

That was unlikely, so David Lee
asked me to set up a DUI trap.

The stripper wasn't supposed
to sleep with him,

just get him drinking
above the legal limit,

and then a cop I called
pulled him over.

I mean, it worked.

The husband had a DUI just
before the custody hearing.

He lost custody.

You have such lofty goals
when you start a law firm--

dreams of fighting injustice,

- righting wrongs.
- Again, the point

wasn't to get him
to sleep with her.

Mr. Huntley acted
on his own there.

Was this discussed
with the client?

Mrs. Huntley?

Not to my knowledge.

She just wanted full custody
of her daughter.

This was David Lee
going the extra mile.

Yep, good old David Lee.

Was this written down anywhere--
this DUI trap?

Possibly in David's notes,
but I'm not sure.

Okay, we'll try
to limit discovery.

Kalinda, you do
a document sweep.

We need to know what skeletons

are rattling around.

And, Alicia,
you're the David Lee wrangler.

Will, do you have a minute?

Thank you, Alicia, Kalinda.

We can't catch a breath, can we?

You need to hire a lawyer.

- We can handle this.
- No.

I mean Wendy Scott-Carr.

I have a few names.

No, it's all right.

I'm interviewing Jason Cline
and Lionel Deerfield.

They're good.

We don't want this to
go to a grand jury.

I know.

- You're okay?
- I am.

If this starts
impacting the firm,

we'll have to talk.

Will, there is nothing
we'll ever have to talk about.

This is a state's
attorney witch hunt.

That's all.

We're in this together.

It's probably too early
to drink.

Another two hours.

- You need a lawyer.
- I need a lawyer.

Thanks for coming in, Jason.

I seem to be
the state's attorney's

target of the month.

Yeah. I think this investigation

into judicial bribery
is getting more serious.

Don't worry. You'll be fine.

- I will?
- Oh, yeah.

This is a little hiccup.

The state's attorney
just needs to...

throw its weight around
a little bit.

- What about a grand jury?
- Oh.

Grand juries.

They're a joke.

I'm a fighter.

We'll fight them together.

He told me my husband
was cheating on me.

He showed me pictures.

I was stunned.

I trusted my lawyer.
I trusted my firm.

But your husband
did cheat on you?

No. He said
he had never

met that woman before.

She sat down next to him
and offered to buy a drink.

But this is him kissing her,
isn't it?

It was a peck--
a peck on the cheek.

And didn't he say this was

a setup by your divorce lawyer?

Would you like to take over
the questioning, Mr. Preston?

No, but I thought
we might cut to the chase.

Okay. Here's the chase.

You came to David Lee
to divorce your husband?

No. I came to David Lee
for advice.

Is this your signature

on the attorney-client
retainer agreement?

And what does it say
on the top there?

"Intent to divorce."

April, did you try

to reconcile with your husband
before the divorce?

Yes, twice.

And when you told

your divorce attorney this?

He showed me these pictures.

Of course, I showed her
the pictures.

She was wanting
to reconcile with the bum.

And you didn't want that?

If I'm a shoe
salesman and you come

to buy shoes, it's not my job
to talk you out of it.

It's my job to find
a good shoe for you.

Twice, she
tried to reconcile.

Twice, she came to you
to call off the divorce.

Twice, you convinced her not to.

Because he was shtupping
a stripper.

That was not proven.
Mr. Huntley denies...

Oh, my God. He does?

How could I have
been so mistaken?

Mr. Lee was
speaking sarcastically.

Who do you call a true friend?

The one who sees your husband
shtupping a stripper

and says nothing, or the
one who says something?

Did you hire the stripper?

Did I what?
Did I hire this woman?

Are you crazy?

Please, answer the question.

No, I did not hire the stripper.

You perjure
yourself in here, sir,

it's the equivalent
of perjuring yourself in court.

Thank you.

Go ahead and ask
the question again.

Did you hire this woman?

No, I did not hire the stripper

pictured in those photos.

I did lose my virginity
when I was 14.

I do have a secret crush

- on Jacqueline Onassis.
- Okay, thank you.

I didn't cry when the
Challenger exploded.

Thank you.

Basically, you're in trouble.

Thanks.

I'm not here to
sugarcoat it, Will.

You hire me, I'll give
it to you straight.

They're investigating you
for arranging bribery,

and from the sound of it,
they have something.

They have
circumstantial something.

For a grand jury, that's enough.

And your defense?

Turn evidence.

Against who?
I don't have anything.

Everybody has something.

Give it to them.

For a lighter sentence.

How light?

Two years, maybe.

Probation?

No. Minimum security.

Loss of your law license.

I could never
practice law again?

That's right.

God, you're a bundle of laughs.

Yep.

Old age.

My cynicism seeping through

like oil through a garden
of leaves.

Are you guys being sued?

I saw Burl Preston out there.

Good-bye, Lionel.

Thank you.

Is it true?

What?
The Challenger?

Yes, I didn't cry.

David.

Did you hire that stripper
for a DUI trap?

$44 million.

That's what I just
saved you in there.

They can't prove we
hired that stripper,

the lawsuit goes away.

And you want to question that?

I want to question you
perjuring yourself.

I told him the truth--
I did not hire her.

Kalinda did?

This is an adult's game, Diane.

I'm fine if you
don't want to play,

but then don't ask
the questions.

And what about Alicia?

What about her?

She's being deposed next.

Will she contradict you?

Hi.

Hi.

When you had your troubles
with the Treasury,

- the Treasury monitor...
- Yes?

The lawyer you used--
she was good?

- Yeah, she was great.
- What was her name?

Elsbeth Tascioni.

Are you looking for a lawyer?

I might be.

Too bad there are none here.

What's going on, Will?

- You don't have to tell me.
- It's not anything.

I just don't want
to make life more complicated.

- She's discreet, this woman?
- Yes.

Um, she's also different.

I'm not sure how well
you'll get along.

Well, is it worth a meeting?

It is.

Um...

don't judge
by first impressions.

Promise.

Hi.

Alicia, how are you?

Good. David, what's up?

I've done something for you.

Your children's trust--
I decided to get a jump on it.

- Okay, thanks.
- No problem.

Had to get done.

It was complicated
because it had to anticipate

all the ways you might go
with your husband.

Separation, divorce.

So... you know,
my memory--

not so good.

Anyway, with your
upcoming deposition,

I just wanted to check
my facts with you,

make sure we're in agreement.

You know?

Will they ever dump

David Lee?

No. He brings in
too much money.

What if he was costing
too much money?

Well, depends
on how much money.

It's not about love;
It's about commerce.

So if I made a play?

It would depend on the play.

Okay. Thanks a lot.

But if you
go after David Lee,

you'd better win,
or it won't be pretty.

Hi.

Hello.

It's kind of nerve-racking
in here, isn't it?

Everybody ducking and covering?

- Hmm?
- No, it seems fine to me.

Really?

Then you're made
of stronger stuff.

You, uh...

you know the penalty
for perjury, Mrs. Florrick?

I do.

What is it?

Perjury is a class three felony
resulting in imprisonment

for no less than two years
and no more than five.

Good.

Thank you.

In what capacity

did you assist David Lee
on the Huntley divorce?

Under his supervision,
I helped negotiate

the division of assets
and execute the paperwork.

And what else?

I'm not sure what you mean.

Didn't you also function
as something of a hand-holder

- for my client?
- No.

You didn't?

I didn't.

Oh. I see.

Let me try again.

Did you function
as hand-holder to April Huntley,

the wife of my client?

I tried to comfort her. Yes.

You told her you had also

dealt with an unfaithful spouse?

We commiserated
over similarities

in our personal lives.

Did you express
what a relief it was

to be away
from a cheating husband,

saying, "You can't
imagine the relief"

"you feel that first night,

just being alone,
having a glass of wine"?

Objection, Mr. Preston.

Are we really delving

into Mrs. Florrick's
private life?

Only as far
as Mrs. Florrick delved

into it to further
the firm's interests.

Did you exploit
your marital status

to influence my client's wife?

Mrs. Huntley asked me
about my own experiences,

and I shared those with her

in an attempt to comfort.

- That is all.
- To your knowledge,

did David Lee
hire the stripper, Alexandria,

to seduce my client?

No.

You're under oath,
Mrs. Florrick.

Yes, I recognize that,
and my answer is still no.

That seems to be your
case, Mr. Preston.

Shall we call it a day?

Uh, just... just
one more thing.

Mrs. Florrick,

what is this?

It appears to be a contract

for the sale of Bubble Elastic.

It is, in fact.

Your law firm
negotiated that sale?

We did.

Mm-hmm.

Do you see that last line?

What percentage did
your law firm negotiate

for Bubble Elastic's
future profits?

It says five,

but I was not involved in that.

I know.

But I thought
a third-year associate

who perjured herself...

Objection.

...would be the best one to read

about the demise
of Lockhart/Gardner.

Is this a deposition

or an attack?

A little of both, actually.

That line there-- five percent--
means you made more

from that company
than Mrs. Huntley.

Does that sound fair,
Mrs. Florrick?

It sounds like a judgment call.

A legal judgment call.

Ms. Lockhart is right.

I may not have you on
alienation of affection,

but I now have you on fraud.

We're done here.
Thank you.

Oh, no.

We're just beginning.

It was money.

I was trying
to make the firm money.

I'm not going to
pay for his mistake.

- Well, I'm not paying for yours.
- Okay, let's all raise hands,

- one at a time.
- I got a five percent return

on the company sale--
I can't help it

if David Lee got
his client less.

What? Are you kidding?

And now he's
abdicating responsibility.

Your left hand does not know
what your right hand is doing.

Why am I being persecuted

for doing my job?

Because you didn't tell us,

and now it's fraud,
you stupid...

Stupid what?

Ooh. Come on, say it.
I didn't say anything.

I wasn't going to say
anything, and I'm

really offended
that you think I would say...

- Oh, are you offended, David?
- Thank you very much.

- Are you offended, David?
- Thank you.

Did the client sign
a conflict of interest waiver?

That's right, she did.
It's standard for us.

Good, we're protected. It can't
be fraud if she signed off

on any potential
conflict of interest.

Why don't I find
it in discovery?

Because you're blind.

It's there.
It's a standard rider.

- All right, where, David?
- It's a rider.

If it's not with the hard copy,
it's in the database.

- I'll get Kalinda on it.
- Diane.

We need to talk.

Clause 63.

In a malpractice case,
the partners can vote

to hold only
the negligent partner liable

for the entirety of damages.

We're not throwing anyone
under the bus, Eli.

Last time I looked,
we're all under the bus.

This was a clause
insisted on by David Lee.

- He was the one...
- Who told you that?

Who told me David Lee
insisted on it? Kalinda.

He was afraid
to be at the mercy

of other people's mistakes.
It seems only fitting...

David Lee brought in 30% of
the firm's business this year.

And 100% of
the malpractice suits.

You are a profit
participant now, Eli.

Throwing David Lee overboard
is shortsighted.

It is reacting to
short-term circumstances

with long-term mesusures,
and I won't do it.

No, you won't do it.

Because you have a failed
romantic notion

that what you're running here
is a family.

It's not a family, Diane.

A family can't fire you.

A family doesn't cost me
$1.2 million.

We're not doing it, Eli.

If David Lee came to me
wanting to dump you,

I would have that same answer.

I can outvote you.

All I need is a majority
of the equity partners.

Well, that's true.

Too bad you haven't been
fostering relationships.

No time like the present.

Oh, sorry.

They're painting.

They keep trying to
improve my office--

Oh, no, wait, wait,
wait!

Oh, no.

That's ok.

The painters are
practical jokers.

Thanks for meeting
me, Ms. Tascioni.

I've met a lot of lawyers, but
Mrs. Florrick swears by you.

Oh. Well...

she's very nice.

So, they're accusing you
of bribing judges?

The state's attorney's
office, yes.

- But they're not saying which ones?
- No.

Do you hear that?

Yes.

Fantasia, someone's calling!

Fantasia!

Why don't I come
back another time?

No, no.
This'll just take...

Uh, call back!

If you can hear me, call back!

You know, let me
arrange another time

- for us to meet.
- No, no.

Mr. Gardner, who are
the three most honest judges

in Cook County?

The three most honest?

I don't know.

Howard, Spinelli,

Kotter. Why?

And you're just waiting around
for a grand jury, right?

Yes.

That's a mistake.

You have to apply pressure
to the special prosecutor.

How do I do that?

No, you don't do anything.
I do that.

And how do you do that?

I have no idea.

But... I'm just starting.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

I think that's a different one.

Fantasia!

If it's logged in,
it's logged in.

Yeah, but I checked
the database.

The contract's on there,

- but there's one page missing: the rider.
- It's one page.

So what?

$44 million depends
on that one page.

Well, here's a suggestion.

Maybe it doesn't exist.

Whoever logged it in messed up,
never got the rider signed.

Well, can you find out
who logged in?

If they log it in,
it's in my database.

Computers don't make things up,
people make things up.

There.
That's who logged it in.

That's who made the mistake,

not me.

Hi.

Hi.

Is something wrong?

Uh, the Huntleys-- that
was your first divorce?

- Second. - And you were at
the firm for how long?

A half a year. Why?

You supervised the
signing of the contract?

Yes.

What's wrong?

I'm finding some difficulties
in the filing.

There was no rider.

In the hard copy, I know.

You have to check the database.

I did.

I can't find it there, either.

There was a rider.

You sure?

I saw her sign it.

I was there when she signed it.

I had to sign it, too.

Oh, my God.

Are you sure?

This whole lawsuit
depends on that rider.

Look, it was
your first year here.

- Is there any chance you could've...
- No.

No, I mean, is there any chance

you could've filed it
somewhere else?

I don't think so, no.

I have to tell Diane.

Wait a minute.

I'm in the lobby, Alicia.

I can't hear.

I'm on my way up.

Well, look who's here.

Yep.

- Hi.
- Mr. Copeland,

thank you for the poster,
but the answer is no.

I'm not interested in having...

Would you excuse me?
Just for a second.

Mr. Dobbs?

Hello.

Apologies.

That's not me.

The summons is
delivered, sir, when...

The summons is accepted
when you acknowledge your name.

Do you understand?

Please, stop struggling.

'Il let you go, Mr. Dobbs,
if you promise not to fight.

Now, do you promise
not to fight?

Yes.

Just take a few breaths.

You'll be fine.

I'll sue your ass!

That's your first impulse,

but I've documented everything,
and we got witnesses.

You have been served,
Mr. Dobbs.

You were saying?

That happens all the time?

No, no.

Sometimes.

Most people are
pretty good about it.

I wasn't here to see you.

It was the same building;
I serve this district.

Oh, I see.

Well, I... I
misunderstood.

It was very nice
to see you again.

Very nice to see you.

What happened?

We can't find the rider.

I filed it,
but we can't find it.

The rider was signed.

I was supervising Alicia;

- I know it was signed.
- Then where is it?

Would you stop
cheering for disaster?

I'm not cheering for anything.

- This is an I.T. problem.
- No, it's not.

It's all our problem.

I'm sorry.

I know I logged it.

It was your first year, Alicia.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Thank you, Alicia.

So, Clause 63?

Yeah.

Clause 63.

People have come after me--
random people, here and there--

but you're the first
to do it so baldly.

Nice office.

- Thank you.
- A lot of square footage.

I don't keep track.

How much are you
bringing in each year?

I haven't been here
long enough to judge.

Yet you feel comfortable enough
to try to get me dumped.

Yeah, I guess I do.

Is this a get-to-know-
each-other session

or are we confronting
each other?

You are gone.

You are so gone you might
as well clean out your desk.

Really?

Uh, why is that?

Because I will insist on it.

Oh, no. Mmm.

I'm sorry.

You don't Clause 63 me.

I Clause 63 you.

Yeah, that might've worked
at another time,

but you screwed up, buddy.

And people who screw up
can't t act like they didn't.

They have to act contrite.

And just so you know,
contrite is not this.

Okay.

This was fun.

Just so you know,

I was going to leave.

I had plans to leave.

But now you made
it worth my while.

Nice to meet you.

Buddy.

Do you have a moment?

Sure.

Diane has asked me to get your
best memory of what happened.

Sure. Let's go for it.

Okay.

Do you remember what time of day
the contract was signed?

After refreshing my memory
with my day planner.

It was signed
at 11:00 a.m.

I'm sorry, um,
I have to ask you this,

but where did you go afterward?

According to my day planner,
I had a function at school.

Grace's school, an assembly.

And before you left,
you filed the contract?

Yes.

Mrs. Huntley
and her lawyer

retained two executed
copies and we retained one.

Which you filed?

Yes.

In the active drawer.

And you made the photocopy
or did a paralegal?

I did.

And I personally filed
it in the archive.

And the rider was separate?

I don't remember.

Do you remember having to attach
the rider to the contract?

No.

You don't remember?

I don't remember.

Do you remember
signing the rider, also?

You had to sign it to act
as a witness to her signature.

I'm gonna write that down
as a "yes."

I don't remember.

- I'm gonna write that
down as a "yes." - No!

I don't remember.

Alicia Florrick.

Yes?

We found the rider.

Where? Oh.

Cary's files.

They had been moved into storage
when we did the expansion.

We found a hard copy.

We have it.

We're good,
we're good.

We're okay.

You must've been
killing yourself.

Yes. Thanks.

So I'll get on the
phone with Mr. Preston.

Why should we delay
the good news from him?

Oh, there it is.

The rider, April
Huntley's signature,

and there's your
confirming signature.

Mmm.

Well, David,
we dodged the bullet.

Yes, we did.

DIANE Oh, I can't
wait to see his face.

But... you're not sure?

Am I sure that

this rider is something
David Lee slipped to me to sign?

No.

I just...

I think there were six
pages in my children's

trust that I signed,
and now there are five.

But you're not certain?

100% certain?

No.

Then I think you have to commit
to your best memory of events.

I don't understand.

You remember seeing this rider
being signed two years ago?

Yes.

- You're sure of that?
- Yes.

And you're not sure whether

this rider page is different?

That's correct.

Testimony is about
your best memory.

You go with your best memory.

What if it's wrong?

Testimony isn't about
right or wrong, Alicia.

It's about the facts
as established

by your best memory of events.

Your memory is this.
You saw the rider being signed.

Then that's the fact.

It's not up to me
to do my opponent's job for him.

It's up to Mr. Preston
to poke holes in your testimony.

You do not poke holes
in your own.

Do you understand?

I do.

Thank you.

Okay, now, point
this down and don't run.

Okay? He's right
over there.

Hello.

Hello.

I heard this play
was really good.

I like anything with bears.

Yes.

You're Wendy Scott-Carr?

I am.

Do you work at the state's

attorney's office?
No.

No. I'm a lawyer
representing Will Gardner.

Elsbeth Tascioni.

I see.

He hired a lawyer?

What? Yes.

Although, um, we haven't
worked out all the details yet.

But I know that you
met with my client,

and I don't think you
should do that again

without me being there, okay?

- If that's what you'd like.
- It is. If you don't mind?

Wow. Let me see.

Oh, he even
put your names in it.

Why don't you go see

if you can get one
from the lion, too, okay?

Oh!
Go ahead.

Say "hi" for me.

Your client bribed
several judges, Ms. Tascioni.

Yes, well, funny you
should bring that up.

A reporter called me today
from the Chicago Tribune.

Very nice man.

And, um, he asked me
about these three judges

that Mr. Gardner
supposedly bribed...

I didn't say anything
to the press.

No, I know. I didn't
think you did.

Anyway, he asked me

if they were in fact Howard,
Spinelli and Kotter.

And I said I didn't know.

I'm not investigating them.

I know, I thought probably not.

Because, as I said
to this reporter,

those are three
of the most honest

and beloved judges on the
bench, and, you know,

that would put you in a
very difficult position

at the courthouse, with all
those judges very angry...

- at you.
- You leaked those names?

I can bring obstruction
of justice charges

against you right now.

Yes, unfortunately,
you'll need a judge

to sanction any such charge,
and I think you'll find

those judges in an
uncooperative mood right now.

Here we are.

Your client better
get ready for an indictment.

Um, no, he doesn't need
to be ready,

because you know, I am.

Then I'm sure we'll meet again.

Oh, I can't wait.

Oh, hey!

This is absurd.

- Pardon?
- Do you expect me to believe

this critical
document surfaced at

- precisely the right time?
- What are you suggesting?

- That it's a forgery?
- I am.

Then I'm offended.

Then we'd like to re-depose
the parties involved

to vouch for the
document's legitimacy.

And another first-year associate

who worked on the divorce
we've yet to depose--

Cary Agos.

Certainly.

Why don't we arrange
a time tomorrow?

Hey.

Hi.

- Working late?
- No.

- You're not?
- Nope.

Well, then,
what are you doing here?

There's something I thought
might help you with your, um...

summons.

My summons?

Yes, your lawsuit.

Mr. Huntley had to sign off

- on the summons before I
delivered them. - Yes?

And he wasn't
at his wife's apartment.

Really?

Do you recognize this document?

No.

- You've never seen it before?
- No.

Thank you.

You worked on this divorce case
alongside Alicia Florrick

and under the supervision
of David Lee?

Yes.

So, you were in a perfect
position to see such a document?

Not necessarily.

But you worked closely
on this case?

Yes, but that doesn't
mean anything.

It's been two years.

I couldn't tell you a single
document that's in that file,

to be honest.

Do you have any idea
how a document

signed by Alicia Florrick
got into your files

in the first place?

Sure. We shared an assistant.

Things got mixed up sometimes.

Ah.

You were fired from this firm,

is that right?

Yes.

So your testimony
may be influenced

by the fact
that you want your job back?

I can see that you got a yarn
you want to spin,

Mr. Preston, so let
me just go ahead

and lay this out
clearly for you.

I have absolutely no reason

to believe
that document is a forgery.

I knew Mrs. Florrick
and Mr. Lee to be outstanding,

competent and ethical attorneys
throughout my time at the firm.

And as for me,

I have no vested interest
in the outcome of this case.

I don't work here,
and I don't intend to.

Any additional questions?

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I... I don't get it.

Oh, wow.

What's so funny?

Things change.

They do.

I like working
with your husband.

He likes working with you.

Given that

you've been unable to establish

that the waiver is anything
but perfectly legitimate,

you are not left
with much of a case.

We disagree.

We intend to obtain
a forensic analysis of the ink

on the document to determine

whether it's actually
two years or two days old.

That's ambitious.

And will run you about $30,000.

So we would offer
that same $30,000

as a, um, goodwill gesture.

Absolutely not.

Well, then...
this is our final offer.

- Okay, those are fake.
- You'll probably

have to do better than that.

They were probably taken
when we were split up.

- I bought you that shirt last week.
- Okay, hon,

just stay calm.

You disgusting,
shameless piece of...

Let's just take
a breath... April.

- No. I'm done.
- Honey?

- April, please. Please.
- Please, honey.

It's not true, Your Honor.

Yes, there is an investigation,
but the article

as reported is not true.

His Honor Kotter.

Your Honor, I have a judge
on the other line.

No, no, I'll-I'll call you back.

Judge Howard
is in the waiting room.

We have to take the fight back
to her.

Back to...?

We have to indict Will Gardner.

He is a liability, Diane.

- And, frankly, you're better off without him.
- Thursday would be just fine for me.

All I really need is two weeks.

Stop it, both of you!

Stop what? I'm
not bluffing.

You work at opposite ends
of the building.

You barely see each other.

It's not about
seeing each other.

It's about his methods
costing me $1.2 million.

If you'd like me
to go somewhere else,

Diane, just say the word.

No, David.

You will stay here
because we leave you alone.

Somewhere else will
leave me just as alone.

No, they won't.

Not the way we will,
and you know it.

- It's a new economy.
- People have to divorce.

This lawsuit cost you.
That is a simple fact.

Everybody knows you're a risk,

so stop threatening.

And, Eli, you're staying

because this job
is a temporary one for you

until the governor's campaign.

Tell me I'm wrong.

Good. This is an
office of expediency.

That is its strength.

So stop bickering...

and stop pretending
like you'll leave.

I won't have it.

I'm going back to work.

Good.

Eli?

Oh.

You're back?

Hi.

How are you?

I'm fine. How are you?

Fine.

Well, then, we're both fine.

I have to apologize again.

I requested this job

so I'd see you again.

Uh-oh.

Why is that?

Mr. Gardner?

You have been served.