The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 3, Episode 16 - After the Fall - full transcript

This was the morning
of Kara Anderson's death.

I guess I should have
known something was wrong.

She wanted to go sit
in her room a minute.

I didn't know she
was saying good-bye.

I asked her about studying together,

but she wanted to be
in the sun all day.

This was the morning
of Kara Anderson's death,

because she chose it.

Come in.

Hey.

Hey.



Oh, you look pretty good
for an out-of-work loser.

I'm almost done.

- You heading straight to court?
- Yep.

So how you handling it one week in?

I'm devastated-- getting up

at 9:00 instead of 5:00,

going to the gym
instead of racing to court.

I miss the law too much.

You're not coming back, are you?

I haven't checked my
cell phone in two hours.

You know what that feels like?

Well, you are missed at work.

I doubt that.

David Lee is probably calculating



my square footage right now.

Okay, the disciplinary board says

I can consult on any case strategy

developed before my suspension.

So tell Alicia I made
notes on this petition,

- but I can't on this one.
- You sure?

That's the one she needs.

Those are the rules.

How's she doing?

Oh, worried.

Overwhelmed.

Tell her Judge Serena likes
women more than men anyway.

And watch out with the client.

He'll talk too much and get
pretentious on the stand.

Will, when I leave,
you're not going to curl up

into a little ball and cry, are you?

- In a walk.
- Okay.

Call me when you crash.

♪ ♪

I'm sorry.

This is hard for me, and I'm...

I'm just a girl from Michigan.

I can't imagine what
it's like for you.

Yeah, just the thought of my daughter

out there in this movie, it...

- But you agreed to an interview?
- Yes.

Our daughter had just died,
and she...

He said that this documentary

was an attempt to keep people

from committing suicide,

and it's just to make money.

Objection.

Your Honor, opinion.

To me, Your Honor, this is

the whole point of the case.

This is a wrongful death suit.

And he sold this movie
as an anti-suicide documentary

when, in fact, it was intended
to induce and encourage suicide.

Not "in fact," Your Honor.

In opinion.

And I wish you would
admonish Ms. Crozier

for constantly summarizing
her case to the jury.

This is the equivalent

of advertising through repetition.

I don't even know what that means.

I...

I'm just speaking from the heart.

Thank you very much,

both of you.

I take your objections to heart.

Legally you're on equal footing,

and so I think we should
continue with the testimony.

Thank you, Your Honor.

We would love to continue

with the testimony.

He could only make notes
on the past strategy.

Got it.

- How is he?
- Good.

Strangely good.

He was wondering how you're doing.

So, when you decided to
speak to him, you didn't know

that he had film of your
daughter committing suicide?

That's right.
He lied to us.

And that would
have changed your mind

- about the interview?
- Yes, definitely.

We didn't want our daughter's death

to be turned into a circus.

Now, I just...
I have to play it again

just up to there.

What is your daughter doing here?

She's staring into the camera.

And before this day,

had she ever expressed
suicidal thoughts?

No, never.

Then why did she do it?

Because there were cameras
on that bridge.

He wanted her,

or someone like her, to jump

so that he could film it
and sell his film.

Objection, Your Honor.
Calls for speculation.

We will withdraw that, Your Honor.

I'm sorry, Frank.

I know it's difficult

after everything that
you've been through

not to speak from the heart,

but in court,
we do have to go by the rules.

Let me ask something
I think Mrs. Florrick

will allow me to ask.

Do you see that there?

Yes. And what do you see?

The camera zooming in.

Which tells you what?

That he was more interested
in getting

a good shot than he was
in saving my daughter's life.

Just listen, Aidan.

She's going to try and draw you

into a conversation about filmmaking.

Don't go there.

The jury won't like it
if you talk about shots.

I have to answer the questions.

You have to answer "yes" or "no."

You don't have to elaborate.

Talk about why you made the film.

Why you care about suicide.

Maybe we should delay the trial

and wait for Will to come back.

Aidan, listen to me.

I've worked on this case
just as long as Will has.

He's given the case to Alicia
because he trusts her.

- The judge doesn't trust her.
- Doesn't matter.

It's who the jury trusts.

That's why you need to...

Not get drawn into a
conversation about aesthetics.

Good. Right.

Okay, take a deep breath.

Eli, I am already triple-tasked

with this trial as it is.

I can't do any more...

I'm not asking.

This isn't about work.

It's about you and Peter.

Eli, can we do this later?

We're meeting with
Donna Brazile this afternoon.

She is going to decide
if Peter is the keynote speaker

at the Democratic Convention.

- Really?
- Really.

Hey, I am a good campaign strategist.

But I need to know if
you're divorcing Peter.

Donna Brazile will not
agree to the keynote

- if you are.
- She won't...?

Uh, it's none of her business.

David Lee says he's
your divorce attorney.

Wait.

David Lee said what?

He said that he is
your divorce attorney.

Two weeks ago.

He said that, due to
attorney-client privilege,

he can't say much.

- He can't say anything.
- I know.

And I think you know

that David Lee is not

the greatest respecter
of the niceties.

So...

I just worry that if he tells me,

he'll tell more people.

What?

All right.

We're back to you manipulating me.

No. No.

I just thought you should know

what David Lee is saying
behind your back.

I'm just saying,

I discussed it
with the disciplinary board.

Due to the fact
that you are a name partner

and therefore have
business interests here,

they have allowed you
access to your office.

So come back, Little Sheba.

You hear that, Diane?

That's the sound of chapter five

being finished.

A Failure of Principle:

War's Impact
on Supreme Court Decisions.

It sounds like a best seller.

Why don't you write
your magnum opus here?

We miss you, Will.

I miss you.

Come by here.

It's quiet here.

It's peaceful.

Yeah, I'm tempted.

We'll talk.

Good-bye.

Okay, one at a time.

Hey, Willy. Guess who.

I... What are you doing here?

Making you feel better!

- I heard you got fired.
- I didn't get fired.

So I got on an airplane
and I rushed out here.

That's what sisters do.

Mm-hmm. And how long

- are you thinking of...
- Of staying?

Long as it takes
to get you back on your feet.

Diane, do you have a minute?

I know. We're all under stress.

I'm looking for someone

- to join you in litigation.
- No.

Uh, well, yes, that's a part of it.

I'm hoping to hire someone

in the next two weeks.

Uh, we just have to move

- for as many continuances as we can.
- Yes.

And, uh, fortunately, we haven't
lost any of Will's clients.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, so that's part of it?

What's the other part?

Nature abhors a vacuum.

So does our letterhead.

I want to replace Will
on the letterhead,

and I want to take his office.

Really?

Yes.

I'm taking on half his load,
a third of his clients.

And what about Will?

Well, I think it's just
realistic to assume

that when he comes back,
he'll have to struggle

to reclaim the respect
and business of his clients.

So you want to be a name partner.

I do.

I think I've made that clear
from the beginning.

I think this is an opportune moment

to make that shift.

Caitlin, how are you?

Hi. Good.

How are you?

Good.

I think I'm going to need your help

in the next few days.

Sure-- anything you need.

Yes.

But didn't you want the images

to have the beauty of your heroes?

Martin Scorsese.

Right?

That's what you said
in your deposition.

He did Hugo, right?

Ah, I loved Hugo.

Yes, he did do Hugo.

But he also does very violent
films that you love.

Gang movies.

Yes, he makes gang movies.

And isn't that what this was about?

The beauty of violence?

No.

Could you extrapolate?

No.

No further questions.

Aidan.

Was your cameraman
zooming in on this shot

instead of keeping Kara
from committing suicide?

No. There was no cameraman.

We just locked off a camera

and digitally fed it to
the production office.

Well, then, how is it zooming in?

It's not.

We did that in the editing room.

We can digitally
make it look like that

- to imitate a zoom.
- You didn't want Kara

- to commit suicide?
- No.

My aunt committed suicide.

I found her dead in our garage
when I was eight.

I know what you're going through.

That's why I wanted
to make this movie.

To wake people up
to the warning signs

that someone in their family
might commit suicide.

And what did you do when you saw

on the digital feed
someone intending to jump?

I called 911, of course.

Objection, Your Honor,

counsel has produced
no record of this call.

- It's not in evidence.
- Yes, Mrs. Florrick.

Ms. Crozier has a good point.

Bring in proof of this 911 call,

then you can put it in the record.

The difficulty is, the City
erases all 911 calls

after 30 days.

Can you get it from the 911 operator?

Possibly, but I'm not
getting much cooperation

from Cook County.

Even Cary?

Especially Cary.

I'm not going to talk
about my marriage.

I know, but if she asks
about your marriage,

just say every relationship
has a few bumps,

but you're working things out.

Peter, do you want the keynote?

I want to not sound like an idiot.

Well, put it into your own
words, then, but be vague.

I'm not gonna lie.

It's not lying.

Aren't you working things out?

I don't know what we're doing.

That's working things out.

Mr. Florrick, how are you?

Ms. Brazile,

- it's a pleasure.
- Call me Donna.

Donna, I respect you mightily.

Oh, come on, you do not.

I'm just a pain in the ass.

Well, I respect
pains in the ass the most.

Speaking of Eli, hello, Eli.

Yes, sure, make me the butt
of your jokes.

So, Donna,

I want the keynote.

What do I have to do to get it?

Impress me.

Why do you want it?

I want to talk about a country
that gives second chances.

It gave me a second chance
to do some good.

I had to tell him I'll
announce when I'm ready to.

Why do people not like him?

Peter? People like Peter.

I called around to check up on him,

no one speaks up for him.

- Depends on who you call.
- No, it doesn't.

I called his supporters,
or I thought they were

his supporters.

- Who? - I'm not doing
your job for you, Eli.

Help me out.

I want him to speak
at the convention,

but you need to get some
people to support him.

Support breeds support.

We should start our own music group.

A brother and sister group.

You don't like being a lawyer anyway.

What are you talking about?
Yeah, I do.

No, you don't; you never did.

You only did it
'cause Dad wanted you to.

I did it because it was
a smart thing to do.

So, you did it;
Now do something else.

You know I have a big firm now?

Now, I know you guys think

I'm just some schmuck in Chicago,

but I have 300 employees
waiting on my word.

Sounds great.

I swear, I could win the Nobel Prize,

and you'd still think
I gave up my calling.

You didn't call Sara, did you?

Sara, our sister?

- Why would I call her?
- You did.

- I didn't.
- Come on, Aubrey.

I got work to do around here.
She'll just boss me around.

I did not call her.

Okay, I did.

But I knew if I didn't,

she'd kill me.

When is she arriving?

Her flight, in about an hour.

I told her you'd pick her up.

Hello?

Hey, it's me; I'm just checking in.

Hi, how's it going?

Good. Our client did well
on the stand.

Thanks for the advice.

- No problem.
- Who's that?

You've got your sweet voice on.

Shh, I do not.

Yes, you do.

I, um...

Will, I just wanted to ask, um...

I think they're putting
the editor on next.

You think it's an easy objection?

Tyler v. Hasserbach.
It's a cinch.

Okay, thanks, bye.

So, you edit

this stuff together?

- The film?
- Yes, uh, with the director.

We place the music where it is,

and we also manipulate the images.

So, can you tell us how some
of the images were manipulated?

Objection, Your Honor, relevance?

The images were manipulated
to romanticize suicide.

Even if what Ms. Crozier

is saying is true, Your Honor...

Your Honor?

The images were the result

of Kara's suicide, not the cause.

- Tyler v. Hasserbach.
- Yes, except

for the YouTube promo put
on the Internet by your client.

Why don't we let this go
on a bit, Mrs. Florrick?

- Overruled.
- So,

during the editing, did Mr. Stoddard

ever voice concern about the project?

Yes, uh, he was afraid

there wasn't enough footage
from the suicide bridge.

There's usually 15 suicides
a year from that bridge.

Uh, he had his cameras up
for nine months,

but there was only one.

This one.

Yes, Cynthia Caracetti.

So, Mr. Stoddard decided
to create a YouTube video?

Yes, to gain

attention, that's what he said.

I needed financing, that's all.

So, how did you manipulate the image

of this young woman
committing suicide?

We digitally enhanced the sky,
making it softer,

bluer.

Those clouds were added, and we, uh,

added some greenery to the trees.

I see.

Is this the original image?

Yes, oh, and, uh, we added
mist to the waterfall.

Excuse me, that's what
filmmakers do, beautify.

Mr. Stoddard, that's enough, please.

Thank you, Your Honor.
Now, let's discuss the music.

How did Mr. Stoddard

- choose the music?
- Aidan

wanted the, uh, most romantic
and sad music possible.

And how many songs
did you try against it?

I don't know, uh, 30.

We tried

the Celine Dion song
"My Heart Will Go On."

But it was too expensive.

And after the YouTube video

was posted on the Internet,

how many suicides were there?

Our cameras caught five
in the next two months.

- Come on, Horton.
- I'm no saying I did.

I'm not saying I didn't.

Which means you did.

Donna Brazile called me.

I was honest.

I used to like Peter,
but I think he's lost his way.

How has he lost his way?

He thinks he can

go it on his own, so be my guest.

Meaning he didn't
offer you a position

in the state's attorney's office.

He didn't offer me anything.

It's a bad economy.

I had to accept a job
at a think tank.

It isn't just me.

There are people that got
Peter Florrick elected,

and he didn't return the favor.

He's trying to run
a clean office, Horton.

He's basing hiring on merit.

Well, that's how you offend
a friend, isn't it?

I guess I don't merit.

They call it patronage
for a reason, Eli.

You want a favor,

you want me to praise Peter
to Donna Brazile,

I want a job.

Mrs. Florrick?

You needed me?

Yes, Caitlin, you know
how we're all short-handed

around here with Mr. Gardner out

and everyone picking up the slack?

Yes, how is Mr. Gardner?

He's good.

Um, you're up on
the Aidan Stoddard case?

- I am; I think it's fascinating.
- Good.

I need you in court today.

In what capacity?

Cross-examination.

Mrs. Florrick, I...

This will be my first time.

I know.

You did well in arbitration,
and everyone needs a first time.

Caitlin, you can do this, believe me.

Okay, if that's what you want.

No, I think it's good.

Is she ready for court?

You don't put fruit
in the refrigerator, Will.

You just buy new fruit.

Good, the key is getting
the Facebook evidence in.

Good.

Who was that?

Someone from work.

Am I gonna recognize my kitchen
when you're done, Sara?

I hope not.

That's why we put coffee
filters by the coffee.

Doesn't that make sense?

Problem is, he needs a girlfriend.

Did you even try to
fight the suspension, Will?

- Did you?
- Wasn't something you fought.

Where has the beer been reorganized?

I could have Roger make a call.

Sara, your husband's a port master.

Will's not trying to locate a boat.

He knows people,
that's all I'm saying.

And it's better than sitting
around all day, playing guitar.

Maybe you should get another job.

You guys do know
my firm has $38 million

in yearly assets, right?

Roger could call his friend
at the Bar Association.

He knows people.

You know, I'm fine.

- I have money...
- Or

maybe he could refer you to someone

to get another job.

I just said that.

Why do you always take
what I say and repeat it?

It doesn'matter who
said it; if it's true.

Yeah, but I said it.

Okay, I'm gonna go over here

and talk to myself.

Wait, what about a girlfriend?

Why aren't you seeing someone?

He is-- the woman on the phone.

Who's she?

Some lawyer.

It makes him upset
when we talk about it.

Does it, Will?

Who is she?

How long are you two staying?

Where's your yearbook?

There were some girls
in high school, remember?

No, he likes younger women.

Your Honor, not only is this

Facebook page irrelevant,

but it's a bit
of a desecration of poor Kara

to use it in court.

Your Honor, I think I need your help.

With what, Miss...?

D'Arcy.

I don't understand

how this evidence pertaining

to the cause of Kara's suicide
can be irrelevant

when that's what the plaintiff
is suing us for.

For being that cause.

But that's not what this is.

This is Kara's Facebook page,

and to make it seem...

Like her thoughts
just before she died...

No.

That's not what I was saying.

I'm sorry, I interrupted.

Yes, you did, I'm...
If I could continue...

It's a desecration.

Yes, you said that.

Nicely done.

You take the questioning.

She doesn't like me, does she?

Not one bit.

We started going out two years ago.

And you were her tutor before that?

Yes, and after that,
every Tuesday and Thursday.

Now, you claimed in your testimony,

um, that...

Um...

One second.

Go right for the YouTube.

Sorry about that, Your Honor.

My first time in court.

Objection.

Your Honor, do we really
need the personal touch?

No, you're right, sustained.

Sorry about that.

Just nervous.

- You're doing fine.
- Thank you.

Now, Derek, you claimed

that Kara didn't consider suicide

until after she saw my
client's YouTube preview

- of the suicide.
- Yeah, that's right.

It was right around then.

Good.

Do you recognize this?

Yes, that's Kara's Facebook page.

Could you read the quote she posted?

"Down in the graveyard,
they're all quiet,

and the women have got
to hold their tongues."

Right.

What's that from?

Ethan Frome.

Which is a novel
about hopeless lovers

who resort to suicide?

Yes. And she added this
to her Facebook page

six months before she saw
the YouTube video?

Objection.

Your Honor, is Miss D'Arcy
really trying to blame a novel?

Seems to make about as much
sense as blaming a video.

Well, I see both your points.

But I'm going to have
to overrule that objection.

And five months before
seeing the YouTube video,

what did she write on
her Facebook page there?

"For her life, which will be
so much happier without me."

And that's from Kurt Cobain's
suicide note, isn't it?

Yes.

And, finally--

this is three months before
seeing the YouTube video--

could you read that?

I understand.

I'll read it.

"Every time you leave me,

you push me closer to the edge."

And that's under a photo
of you, isn't it?

She took it down right
after she wrote it.

Wouldn't you say

that reflected suicidal tendencies?

No, she talked, she always talked,

but she didn't really want to do
it until she watched his video.

She played it over and over.

Just as she read
Ethan Frome over and over?

That's not the same thing.

- Why isn't it?
- One's a book, and one's a video.

I don't know.
It's just different.

Derek, you and Kara were supposed

to go out the weekend
before she died,

- weren't you? What happened?
- What do you mean?

I mean, you didn't go out,
did you? Why?

I was busy. I didn't even speak
to her that weekend.

Because you were actually on

a last-minute skiing trip
with friends, weren't you?

That has nothing
to do with this. Nothing.

She knew I was going.

Really? "Every time you leave me,"

you push me closer to the edge."

I did not cause this.

Thank you.
No further questions.

Wow, that was amazing, Caitlin.

Thank you, Ms. Lockhart.

We'll have to talk.

Then be clean. I'm not telling you
how to run your office.

You are telling me how
to run my office

if you're telling me to
hire someone that's inadequate.

He's not inadequate.

Horton Baker is one of the best
lawyers in town.

Horton Baker is a friend of mine.

I told you that I wasn't
hiring any friends.

Do you see how crazy this is?

Your friends get penalized,
your enemies get promotions.

Eli, we have to make
a separation between what

you do and what I do.
I have to run this office.

You have to get me elected.

And I can't do that, Peter.

That's why I'm coming to you.
I can't do it.

You're not getting the keynote.

Why? I thought that was
a good meeting.

It was a good meeting.

Donna Brazile likes you,
but your friends...

...are speaking ill of you.

There's still a chance

of a convention spot
earlier in the week.

Prime time?

Maybe.

You need friends, Peter.

You need people to call up
on your behalf.

It's not unclean to offer patronage.

It's the way things are done.

It's the way things
have always been done.

I get it.
Thanks, Eli.

Peter, if you're not taking
the governorship seriously,

I need time to plan my future.

How much time?

All 911 calls are erased.

After 30 days.
Yes, I know that.

But your office is
prosecuting a robbery

that happened that same night.

So the tape was preserved.

So send a subpoena.
You know the drill.

You'll have it in a few weeks.

I need it today.

Cary?

Cary, Cary, the tape?

I'll look into it.

♪ ♪

I think I see a man
on Glenhurst Bridge

and he's about to jump.
Please hurry.

It took them 42 minutes to send

a patrol car?

And I discovered that
it takes the police

48 minutes, on average,
to respond to a call.

And the suicide hotline phones
on the bridge are out of order.

We can implead the City.

Make them our codefendants.

And give them an incentive
to move faster on the 911 call.

- Good work.
- Thanks.

One more thing.

I've been reassigned your tax case.

The one Will was handling?

The IRS is claiming

that the businesses you reported

receiving income from don't exist.

Well, they're wrong.

You have proof?

Yeah, what's up?

Oh, I just had a question.

- Okay.
- I can get proof.

Okay, thanks.

I've been looking over my
priorities for the year, David,

and I wanted to thank you for
setting up my children's trusts,

but I won't need any more help.

You're dismissing me?

No.
I've decided not to divorce.

Really?

It's a bad time.

Well, I can wait
till it's a good time.

No, thank you.

I've decided to go another way.

Sure. Why not?

Whatever you want.

The customer's always right, huh?

Thank you, David,
for all your hard...

Alicia, look at me.

I don't give a damn.

Will is gone,

and Diane is alone at the top.

And that's bad?

That's an imbalance.

This firm needs two at the top.

Why?

Because Diane is an ideologue.

She pursues cases that cost us money

because they are "right,"
not because they're worthy.

So, you're looking to me

to support you in a vote
to replace Will?

Yes. And in turn, I will support you.

In what?

In any way you want.

You and David Lee don't like
each other.

I don't think that has anything
to do with this.

Sure, you get enough votes together,

I'll support you.

Good.
Thank you, Eli.

Let's just keep this
between you and I, okay?

Sure.

Keep me in touch on this, Julius.

You want a magazine or something?

Who was that lacrosse player
you dated senior year?

Jane something.

Jane Trout?
Why?

Just seeing what Jane Trout is
up to these days.

Are you trying to find all
of my exes online?

Oh, look, she still lives in Chicago.

Didn't you give her your class ring?

I didn't give her my class ring.

She stole it.
She was a kleptomaniac.

Why don't we look up
someone for you, Aubrey?

Because I'm a committed Buddhist.

You are not.
You're making things up.

And since when have Buddhists
been unable to date?

See how he did that?

- He changed the conversation to me?
- She's right.

How's your job going, Sara?

- Oh, no, no.
- Here's the thing.

I'm taking a break:
From the law, from dating,

from even thinking about dating.

I like not thinking...
just for a moment.

She's cute.

Go for it.

I promise not to tell your husband.

Ha.

So who was this woman on the phone?

No idea.

Someone on the suicide case.

Yes, sir?

Yeah, uh, so we need to make
room for a new ASA.

I didn't know we were hiring.

We weren't,

but now we are.

We need some new blood in this place.

I'll put out some feelers.

No, no, no.
I've already hired someone.

Horton Baker.

I see.

You see?

I see you needed to hire someone.

Yeah.

What department?

Head of felony review.

And, sir, do you want any
consultation on any of this?

No, I don't want any consultation.

I just want you to do it.

Okay.

ASA Pine is the current head
of felony review.

I'll have to move her out.

Move her out.

I'm on it.

Your Honor, the defense is

just trying to shift blame.

Yes, to the guilty party.

It was the City's negligence
that was responsible.

All we ask is

that they be made a third-party
defendant in our suit.

Because of a broken hotline phone?

And their delayed 911 response time.

Here are the timelines

from five separate incidents.

The City has also refused
to put barriers on the bridge.

They've prioritized aesthetics
over saving lives.

This is just a bald attempt

to force the City to hand over
a tape of Aidan's 911 call.

We are just trying
to help Ms. Crozier

and her clients punish
the true culprits here.

Thank you. I think we're doing
just fine on our own.

It really takes them 48 minutes?

She's shown tremendous promise,

and you've been
an exceptional mentor.

- Thank you.
- That's why I want you

to be the first to know

I have decided to make
Caitlin a full litigator.

I know it's fast.

But with Will gone, we need
everybody to step up.

I understand.

But you disagree?

I think Caitlin is good.
She's very quick.

I think she needs
some time to get comfortable.

I threw you in over your head

and you didn't take long
to get comfortable.

That's true.

Good. Then can I ask you a favor?

Would you mind sharing
your assistant?

Just until we get one?

- Sure.
- Great.

It's just for a few weeks.

And it'll give you a chance
to help supervise her.

Mm-hmm.

Thanks.

Hello there.

And, David.

What do you need?

I have never shown an interest
in management.

No, you haven't.

I like doing. I don't like...

helping others do.

But I'm stepping up because
I think there are people

who have an eye on Will's office.

They pretend to have the
firm's interests at heart,

but what they really want

is their name on the letterhead
and an equal vote with you.

And you're stepping up for...?

Taking Will's place.

No, David.
You would hate it.

You hate people.

I don't hate people.

I hate... some people.

I am being selfless here.

Well, um, let me consider it.

Here's the thing.

When Will comes back,
you know I'll give up the seat.

I don't want the seat.

So you know I'll give it up.

Thank you, David.

I hear the 911 tape
miraculously surfaced.

- I told you I would look into it.
- Yeah.

I just thought you
needed a little... nudge.

Next time, don't drag
the City into your mess.

You're in a bad mood.

I am.

So you'll drop the
request to implead?

911. What's your emergency?

Oh, my God, she's going to jump.

Who is going to jump?

There's a girl on
the Glenhurst Bridge.

She climbed over the railing.
I can't get to her.

We're dispatching an officer now.

Please hurry!

Your Honor, this tape
has not been authenticated.

We obtained it directly from
the state's attorney's office.

- Overruled. - Your Honor, we
ask for a short recess.

Granted.

She's scrambling.

You screw up a grand jury
investigation,

and I'm the one getting the demotion?

It's... it's not a demotion.

I'm being moved out of felony review.

That's a demotion.

To-to free you up more for court.

Did your girlfriend
put you up to this?

ASA Lodge is not my girlfriend,
and this is my decision.

Good thing you're not
the final word around here.

Deputy.

Lockhart-Gold.

Sounds almost regal, doesn't it?

Let me just save you the energy

- and repeat what I've already
told the others... - I...

- am not the others.
- Eli.

You only just became an equity
partner a few months ago.

And Obama was only
a U.S. senator for two years

- before he announced his candidacy.
- Eli...

You're going to be running
the governor's campaign.

I don't know if I am.

Things are in flux.

Well, I'm holding the spot for Will.

We can outvote you.

We?

Me and my...
fostered relationships.

So you're no longer the last kid
picked for the mutiny.

Congratulations.

It's your choice, Diane.

Either you decide, or...

you let the others decide for you.

Hi there.

Hi. Uh...

I'm looking for Will?

He's in the shower.

I'm his sister Sara.
Come on in.

Oh. Hi.

And this is
his younger sister Aubrey.

- Hi.
- Hello.

Uh, I'm Kalinda.

Oh, what a sweet name.

Thank you.

So, it's odd.

William has this whole other
life we never get to glimpse.

Do you work with him?

I do.

On this case he's on?
The suicide case?

Yeah.

Sit down. Here. We don't bite.

Not hard, anyway.

Can I get you anything
to drink, Kalinda?

A beer, maybe some wine?

Are you on the clock right now?

Kalinda. Hi.

William.

We were just getting
better acquainted with Kalinda.

Mm-hmm.

She says you're not dating.

- Oh. Dear God.
- Do you have a moment, Will?

Oh, I'm sorry, you guys probably
want to talk in private.

Just ignore them.

Nice meeting you.

So. Family, huh?

Yeah. What's going on?

You need to get back to work.

- I'm suspended, Kalinda.
- There's a lot of movement.

Yeah. David Lee and Julius.
I figured.

Eli, too.

They want to fill the vacuum.

- Just... just show your face.
- No.

Thanks, but... I need
to make a go of this.

- Everything good with Alicia's case?
- Yeah.

You, uh...
you gave her my case, too?

Will... if this is your way

of trying to make things
better between us...

No.

It's my way of trying
to save your ass.

Your, uh, sisters seem interesting.

Yep.

Could you get them arrested?

Ms. Norris.

When you worked on this film,
were there rules for the crew

as to how to handle
potential jumpers?

Yes. The rules were
carefully spelled out.

If someone stepped over
the railing onto the ledge,

- we were to call 911.
- I see.

So if someone was
standing on the bridge

for say, 40 minutes, looking
down at the water, crying,

that wouldn't trigger a 911 call?

No. Just someone over the railing.

The defense has
admitted evidence that it takes,

on average, 48 minutes
for the police to respond

to a potential jumper.

If you wait until
someone is on the ledge,

how many lives did you actually save?

No one.

It was nice to hear
from you again so soon, Donna.

I've been told by your friends

you are someone worth
getting to know better.

They've been filling up
my phone sheet all week.

I hope they haven't been
too aggressive.

There's nothing wrong
with aggressive.

Long as they don't
start showing up at my house.

Well, I'm an open book.

What would you like to know?

Forgive me for being blunt...

but are you and your wife
still living apart?

We are.

For the moment.

But we're committed
to making our marriage work.

I'm glad to hear that.

It would be my pleasure
to meet her someday.

Maybe someday in September?

In Charlotte?

I already said she knew
I was going on a ski trip.

Yeah, but you also said

that you didn't speak
with her that weekend.

And we have phone records

to show that you spoke
with her for 37 minutes.

You argued, didn't you?

No. Stop blaming me for this.

You lied on the stand, Derek.

What did you argue about?

We didn't argue.

All right. Then you talked.

What did you talk about?

She said she wasn't coming
back to school next year.

- Because of you?
- No.

It wasn't her choice.

Look, I'm sorry I lied.

I just didn't want anyone
to think I was responsible.

Then who is responsible?

I'm sorry, Mr. Anderson.

I know this is difficult for you.

I just have one question.

All right.

When did you inform your
daughter that you would

no longer be paying
her college tuition?

Objection, Your Honor.

Relevance?

Any financial hardship
or pressure placed

on the victim
is relevant to a lawsuit

about what motivated her
to commit suicide.

Please answer
the question, Mr. Anderson.

We had an agreement that she had
to maintain at least a 3.8 GPA.

But she failed her final exams.

I understand.

But my question was:

When did you tell her you were
no longer supporting her?

Two days before she died.

Thank you.

We'll give you a disclaimer
at the beginning of the movie.

Your client can still be held liable.

It doesn't matter who else
you try and blame.

It does to a jury.

A disclaimer, plus a donation
of half the film's profits

to a suicide awareness campaign.

So how does Mexican
sound for dinner?

Should we make a reservation
for three or four?

P.M.?

No, people.

My math's a little rusty, but...

Oh, no, no. Come on.

We want to get to know
Kalinda better.

I like her.

And I don't like
any of your girlfriends.

I am not dating Kalinda.

- I am not dating anyone.
- You're pining for her.

- I can see...
- You work together.

It's natural. You need someone
special in your life, Will.

You need organization.

You're not getting any younger.

Women think it's cute now.

In another five years...

Roger did so much for my life.

You think you don't need a spouse.

Especially now.

You're out of work.

You need someone.

You lasted a full week.

I'm impressed.

Could have lasted longer.

You have my sisters
to thank for that.

I'll send flowers.

You know I can't practice law.

I know. But you can offer
updates on your ongoing cases.

- Did we fire Caitlin?
- No.

We promoted her.

Anything else I should know about?

Just that I can't promise
that everyone will be

quite so pleased to see you back.