The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 3, Episode 7 - Executive Order 13224 - full transcript

DANNY:
I am an American.

My parents were American.
My children are American.

And in 2007,
you were a translator in Afghanistan?

Yes, during the Marjah offensive.
I worked for a military contractor.

And it was after this offensive
that you were arrested...

Objection.
This testimony may infringe

on the
Classified Information Procedures Act.

Your Honor, the government
is denying this arrest even took place.

How can it be divulging a state secret
if it never happened?

Yes, counselor,
in a day bursting with catch-22s,

this one seems particularly egregious.
Overruled.



You may answer.

The day after the offensive,

four men showed up in my camp.

I was hooded, placed in a van
and taken to Camp Whitcomb.

I beg your pardon, Your Honor.
I'm AUSA Glenn Childs

and I ask leave of court
to join my co-counsel on the defense.

I thought you feds were going
through some sort of budget crunch.

- I get two of you.
- I'm merely here to supervise.

Mr. Marwat is suing us for $6 million

for a torture that never happened.
We take this very seriously.

Well, pull up a chair. The fun's just
beginning, supervisor. Ms. Lockhart.

DIANE: And what happened
at Camp Whitcomb, Danny?

Well, over the next six months,
I was forced into stress positions,

punched, kicked
and, um, waterboarded.



DIANE:
Why? What did they wanna know?

Heh.
If I had ever met Satar Yusuf-Khel,

a tribal leader with connections
to al Qaeda.

DIANE:
And had you ever met him?

No. And I told them that,
but they didn't believe me. Heh, heh.

They didn't even believe
I was an American.

- And why are you suing now?
- My government tortured me.

They won't even acknowledge
that they did this to me.

I don't want this to happen
to anyone else.

- This isn't about the money.
CHILDS: Good.

Then let's all go home.

FERRIS: Mr. Childs, let's hold
the editorializing, please.

DIANE: Nothing further, Your Honor.
FERRIS: Mr. Childs, Mr. Zschau?

No questions, Your Honor.

But we ask the case be dismissed
with prejudice.

- On what grounds?
CHILDS: Danny's attorneys

Because the government
has rejected every request for access

to their secret court proceedings
into Danny's arrest.

But I don't understand
why the evidentiary bar

must now be lowered.

It's just belt-tightening.
It's not punitive.

We're reviewing all my predecessors'
long-term investigations.

If it's not about drugs
or Homeland Security,

we're cutting them. Sorry.

Well, should we just skip the
preliminaries and get right to the pass?

[ALL CHUCKLE]

Oh, Dana, Dana, Dana,
is it really your last day?

Tomorrow. Although I could
go home early if you want.

PETER: And miss the pleasure
of your company?

My question is, why are you here
arguing an investigation

that you're gonna have nothing
to do with?

Pride of authorship.

I spent two years on it with Matan
and we're finally getting somewhere.

It's an investigation
into your wife's law firm.

Actually, Mr. Agos,
it's a RICO investigation

into corrupt defense
lawyer practices.

Sounds like my wife's firm.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

We had a tip earlier this year
from a walk-in,

a private investigator
named Blake Calamar.

He said one of the partners at Lockhart
Gardner had a gambling problem.

He took $45,000 from
a client's account to pay off a bad bet.

- Which partner?
- Will Gardner.

Will Gardner took $45,000
from a client's account?

He intended to put it back
after a long weekend,

but it was discovered missing.

This Blake Calamar was tasked
with covering it up.

How long ago was this?

- Fifteen years.
- It's not our jurisdiction.

Correct, it was at his first law firm
in Baltimore.

But we believe that it points to a
pattern of abuse at Lockhart Gardner.

Wow.

Well, uh,
we need to think on this one.

DIANE:
You on your way back?

WILL [OVER PHONE]:
In about 30 minutes. Why?

Kalinda thinks we might have
a possibility on this torture case.

Really?
Thought everything was top-top secret.

KALINDA [OVER PHONE]: Might be
a way to find evidence of Danny

at the camp
through not-top-secret means.

But it will mean taking the case
to the next level, confrontationally.

You're wondering if I'm all right
with poking the bear even harder.

Yes. So to speak.

WILL: This is not
some corrupt oil company

that we can pressure to settle,
this is the government.

They can make life hard for us.

GRACE
[ON RECORDING OVER PHONE]:

Mom, pick up the phone.
Mom, pick up the phone.

[ALICIA GASPS]

L...

Where are you, Will?

- Lunch.
ALICIA: Ow.

Grace. Hi, what's up?

Okay, I'll see you back here
in a half an hour?

WILL: Right, yeah, I'll be there
in about a half hour.

Bye.

- Lisa, uh, could you get Alicia for me?
LISA [OVER PHONE]: Sure.

She's at lunch. Her assistant said
she'll be back in a half hour.

Sorry, what?

Um, I wanna go to Bible study.

- You wanna go to a Bible study?
- Yes, can I go?

Um, let me think about it, okay?
I'm at a lunch. I'll call you afterward.

- It's kind of late for lunch.
- Yes, it is. Thank you.

I'll call you back.

How many times does Jesus
condemn gays in the Bible?

How many times
does Jesus condemn divorce?

Six times.

But listen to any preacher
and who do they say is going to hell?

Gays, not your divorced parents.

JIM:
Two thousand meals a day.

We contract with the military
for breakfast, lunch and dinner,

and, uh, during Ramadan,
one large meal at night.

And these were for the inmates
at Camp Whitcomb?

Yes. People don't think
about making meals in a war zone,

but people have to eat.

Um, was there anything unusual
about these meals?

Well, they had to conform
with Muslim dietary restrictions.

You should have been the books
our chefs had to read.

ALICIA: Did you prepare any meals
for food allergies?

Objection. This testimony infringes on
Classified Information Procedures Act.

- The composition of a meal does?
- Yes.

It could disclose the identity
of fighters housed there.

Well, Mr. Zschau, unfortunately,
the U.S. Will just have to stand tall

in the face of their meals
being exposed. You may answer.

Yes, we get requests
for special meals, but not many.

Our client, Mr. Marwat,

not only required
the usual Muslim dietary restrictions,

but he was also diagnosed
as lactose intolerant at the age of 5.

This is a food order form

that was sent to your company
dated September 20th, 2007,

the same day our client
was sent to Camp Whitcomb.

Can you please read
the left-hand column?

"Ramadan fasting meal.
Quantity: One."

- And underneath it.
- "Lactose free."

[SIGHS]

So here's the thing.
I look at these issues simply.

I think there is now
convincing corroborative evidence

that Mr. Marwat
was at Camp Whitcomb,

so I'm going to allow this lawsuit
to go forward.

Mr. Childs, please instruct
the Defense Department to turn over

all the secret court transcripts
requested by the plaintiff'ss attorneys.

We would also request
Executive Order 13224.

Excuse me, Your Honor,
13224 is intended

to ferret out fake charities
funding terrorist organizations.

This is a lawsuit Danny's brought
against the United States...

Yes, but 13224 also
has broad application

- when a terrorist hires a lawyer.
DIANE: Danny is not a terrorist.

Or suspected terrorist.

That lawyer must make available
for inspection

"any relevant information,
reports or records

requested
by the secretary of the Treasury."

Your Honor, this is an egregious
violation of attorney-client privilege.

I would agree and yet it's the law.

So make an attorney available
to meet

with a duly-appointed official
of the Treasury.

[DIANE SIGHS]

- You meet with him.
- I've never done this before.

No one has. We're in a strange
new post-9/11 world.

None of the rules apply.

HIGGS: I've become obsessed
with cupcakes.

- No, thank you.
- Hmm. Smart.

They're 497 calories each.

So this is the official part,
Mrs. Florrick.

It'll be painless, don't worry.

Uh, "I'm Gordon Higgs, the designated
Treasury secretary monitor

for trial case number 670-3.

Your firm, Lockhart Gardner,
has been granted a license

to represent Mr. Marwat

in his lawsuit
against the United States of America,

which requires periodic reporting
to my office."

Are you,

Alicia Florrick, the lawyer designated
by your firm to report?

- I am.
- Good. So how's it going?

How's it going? Fine.

Good. First questions first.

Is Mr. Daniel Marwat involved
in your trial strategy sessions?

Don't worry. I'm with Treasury.

There is no contact between my office
and the Department of Justice.

They won't hear an inkling
of what we say here today.

So is Mr. Marwat involved
in strategy?

- Yes.
- Good.

Has anybody else been involved?

I mean, anybody else
other than your firm lawyers involved

- in these strategy sessions?
- No.

- Uh, no one of Middle Eastern descent?
- No.

Uh, who is, uh, Kalinda Sharma?

She's an investigator with our firm,
but she's not...

She's an employee.

Hmm, I know, but she's not a firm
lawyer, right? That was my question.

Look, we're not, uh... You're not getting
anybody in trouble here.

This is not naming names

and I'm just trying
to figure out the cast of characters,

so has Mr. Marwat mentioned
receiving remuneration

of any kind from overseas?

No, not to my knowledge.

Have you ever observed him
making calls overseas?

- No.
- But you have seen him make calls?

L...

- Yes.
- On how many occasions?

Um, well, he's been with our firm
for six months now,

so after witness prep...

I think twice.

Was he speaking English?

I don't remember. I mean, l...

I wasn't close enough to tell.

Was anybody
at your firm close enough to say?

No.

Have you ever heard Mr. Marwat
mention

the Afghan region of Badula Qulp?

I think I pronounced that correctly.

- No.
- He never mentioned Badula...

Badul... It's so hard to say this word,
Badula Qulp.

No, not to my knowledge.

Could you please make a note
if he ever does in the future?

Mr. Higgs, I'm not an investigator
for the Treasury Department.

I'm a lawyer
representing Mr. Marwat.

I know. I know. My apologies.

I put that inelegantly.

So let's, uh, get another meeting
on the books and we'll talk then.

I'm not here to investigate for you.

I know.

We'll just meet and talk.

The good news
is they complied with our subpoenas.

The bad news
is they depo dumped us.

These are transcripts of hundreds
of secret court proceedings,

all redacted.

And yet we have to scour
every page.

Sometimes
the censors miss something.

And Danny is here to help.

You find any name in this transcript
you don't understand,

run it by Danny.
Any region, anything.

If he recognizes it,
it means we're on the right track.

The right track to what?

To finding a government official

who ordered Danny's arrest
and torture. It's what we need to win.

Oh, Kalinda, what do you have?

Well, at the moment, nothing.

I've been trying to locate
Army personnel at Camp Whitcomb,

but no one wants to talk.

- What about retired officers?
- I'm looking into it.

Okay, go run with it.

Diane, can we talk?

- My meeting with the monitor.
- Oh, sure. In a minute.

WILL:
Why are we doing this?

The government's
not gonna cough up $6 million.

So why are we doing this?

Because it's the right thing to do.

No, you think it's the right thing
to do.

I was in D.C. On 9/11...

Oh, what does that have to do
with anything?

Our government took steps
to prevent another 9/11.

- I saw the smoke from the Pentagon.
- Danny is innocent.

- Which is why he's free.
- After he was tortured.

Wait, do you think anybody's being
tortured now?

Under your friend, Obama?
Do you think anybody's being tortured?

- I don't know.
- No.

You're fighting an old war. Rumsfeld
and Cheney are gone, writing books.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

DIANE:
Come on in, Bob.

I don't wanna interrupt,
but you called me.

Yes. Will, this is Bob Lachness,
our insurance agent.

We need to re-up our insurance
for next year,

and, uh, Mr. Lachness
has a question or two.

You said you might wanna raise
your workplace insurance amount.

Am I really needed for this?

We usually decide this together.

Uh, workplace insurance is?

It's suits from employees.

Sexual harassment.

Coworkers or bosses sleeping
with underlings.

You know, that stuff.

DIANE:
You were saying about savings?

Yeah, I can keep your cost low

if you have everybody here take
a sexual harassment class.

DIANE:
Hmm.

What do you think, Will?

I think I trust your judgment, Diane.

As you trust mine.

You have my proxy.

Wow, this is just...

Wow.

Yep.

They're like reading a puzzle.

"Question: Is this wiretap
really necessary, counselor?"

- Answer:
- It is, Your Honor.

CAITLIN: Question:
- Could you please extrapolate?

Certainly. If you'd please refer
to page 18 of the ****

before immigrating to the U.S.

And did Dr. **** accused?

We intend no disrespect,
Your Honor,

**** of this clan
and not **** through his mother.

Wow, it's impossible.

Wait, listen. "Question:

And in these sessions
at Camp 'blank,'

who was your medical authority?"
Answer:

As required by the court,
we had on call Dr. ****.

And did Dr. **** any comment
regarding the accused?

Look how long
the blacked-out name is.

We might have found something
in the transcripts.

What?

ALICIA: The secret court transcripts
refer to an Army medical doctor

who was there to observe
the enhanced interrogations.

His name is referenced
in several places.

There, there and there.

Yes, redacted.

But look at the length
of the redacted name.

The length of the redaction,
if measured out,

is approximately 12 letters long.

My guess, if we cross-reference it
with Army medical doctors,

we'll find only a few
with a name of that length.

I'll get Kalinda on it. Good job.

Diane, about my meeting
with the monitor.

He asked if Danny had spoken
to anyone overseas.

- What did you say?
- I said I didn't know.

This is so bizarre.
Where is attorney-client privilege?

He also asked if Danny
had ever mentioned Badula Qulp,

a region in Afghanistan.

- Why did he ask that?
- I have no idea,

but I have to report back tomorrow.

He's trying to make you his eyes
and ears.

There's a Chinese wall
between Justice and Treasury,

but obviously,
this makes me uncomfortable.

Obviously.

Okay, thank you, Alicia.

So, um,
this Will Gardner investigation...

...you're against it?

I'm...

Yes.

I think it's too fraught.

He's my old boss.

Your wife is his new employee.

So you think we should dump it?

I think if Will Gardner were anybody
else, we wouldn't go forward.

And that's the rule we've used
until now.

I know, which is why we have
to go forward, unfortunately.

If it were just anyone else,
we'd pursue it.

I disagree. There's no drugs here
and no Homeland Security.

There is drugs.

We'd use Will Gardner to go after
his drug dealer client, Lemond Bishop.

So you wanna pursue it?

I want you to pursue it.

Dana's out the door and you've worked
at Lockhart Gardner before.

I need you to pick up the reins
on this.

Then I will.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Hello?
- It's Mom.

I'm so sorry to bother you at work,
but I just have a quick question.

You can pick the kids up, right,
because I can't get out of here till 7.

JACKIE:
No, yes, I'm there now.

It's just, um, Grace wants to go
to a Bible study.

Mom already said that I could.

JACKIE: I just wanna be sure
it's fine with you.

Where is it?

That's the thing. It's at a nightclub.

It's not at a nightclub.

They're just borrowing the space.

Alicia said it was fine,
but I don't know.

To me, it sounds a bit cockeyed.

JACKIE: What kind of Bible study
is at a nightclub?

Uh, if Grace wants to go,
it's fine with me.

My name is Dr. Val Phouayvongsa.

FERRIS:
Could you spell that, please?

P-H-O-U-A-Y-V-O-N-G-S-A.

Thank you, doctor.
What was your job in 2007?

I advised officers
on advanced interrogation methods.

ALICIA: Such as?
- Abdomen strikes.

I explained how an open-handed slap
was preferable to a punch,

which could cause internal damage
and thus be considered, uh, torture.

And did you supervise
the interrogation of Danny Marwat

- on November 12th?
- No.

Strike that. Were you asked
to examine an inmate

after an interrogation
on November 12th?

I was, but I didn't see him.
He was hooded.

I understand.
But did you hear the officers

- refer to him by name?
- I did.

ALICIA: And what was that name?
- Danny.

ALICIA:
Thank you. No further questions.

- Mr. Zschau, anything?
ZSCHAU: No, Your Honor.

But we do have a rebuttal witness.

- Do you need a subpoena?
- No, he's here, Your Honor.

Danny Marwat.

ZSCHAU: Good morning, Mr. Marwat.
- Good morning.

ZSCHAU: Who's that?
DANNY: That?

Um, it looks like me.

- In Afghanistan?
- Yes, before my arrest.

ZSCHAU:
Actually, a week before your arrest.

I was thinner then.

We all were.

ZSCHAU: Can you, uh, zoom out
on the photo, please?

Who's that?

- I don't know.
ZSCHAU: Really?

You seem to be chatting with him.

L...

He looks familiar, but...

Would you be surprised to know
that is Satar Yusuf-Khel...?

Your Honor, we ask for a recess.

- The leader you swore you never met.
- We need to consult...

- A man connected to al Qaeda.
- Your Honor, please.

WILL: Okay,
you did know this tribal leader.

It's not what they're saying.

DIANE:
But you lied. You knew him.

No, no, his daughter
was dying from dysentery.

I brought him medicine, that's all.

I took it to his home in Badula Qulp.

Oh, okay, wait, stop right there.

Alicia, could you please step out?

WILL: Why?
- Alicia's meeting with the monitor.

He asked about Badula Qulp.

But wait.

- What?
- She has to tell the monitor

what Danny just said.

According to the terms
of our 13224 license.

WILL:
Yes, but if that's true,

she'll also have to tell him
we asked her to step outside.

This is crazy.

Okay, so you didn't ask Alicia
to step outside?

No, I did,
but then I thought better of it.

Okay.

We're going to stop this meeting
for a minute.

You poked the bear.
I asked not to poke the bear.

Stop with the bear talk.

They've been right since day one.

- Our client did it.
DIANE: To save a girl's life.

- Oh, he's a real humanitarian, Diane.
- Stop.

Alicia can see that we're arguing,
so just calm down.

We drop the suit.

I don't care if he was tortured,
he lied to us.

I agree.

Sorry to interrupt. Will, there's a call
for you from Cary Agos.

- It's important.
- Maybe this is good news.

Maybe he wants to give me money.

WILL [OVER PHONE]:
What's up, Cary?

Well, a lot of things. Um...

Do you have some time to talk
today?

- About what?
- We have an ongoing investigation

and we need to have
some questions answered.

[LAUGHS]

Am I under indictment?

[LAUGHS]

No, not yet.

I just... I think it's just the name,
red velvet.

It just makes it so desirable.

Just so you know, Mr. Higgs,

there'll be no more need for monitoring.
We're dropping the case.

No, no, actually, there is need
for monitoring, so please sit down.

- No, thank you.
- No, you don't understand.

Justice has brought criminal charges
against Mr. Marwat.

They're...?

What criminal charges?

My guess is aiding
and abetting a terrorist,

but again, we have a Chinese wall,
so I'm just guessing.

But please sit down.

Even if you're not going to be
the attorneys, I need you to sit down.

Good.

Now, since we last talked,

did Mr. Marwat mention anything
about the Badula Qulp region?

L... Alicia?

Uh, do you want me
to repeat the question?

No.

- Do you mind answering it?
- I do.

I'm sorry, Alicia, but you have
to answer the question.

- I can't.
- Actually, you can.

The penalty for not answering
is eight years in prison

and a fine of $250,000.

So again, did Mr. Marwat
mention Badula Qulp?

Is it my right to consult a lawyer?

It is always your right.

But I wouldn't advise it.

I wanna consult with a lawyer.

WILL:
And what did he say then?

He said he advised against me
getting a lawyer.

Of course he did.

DIANE:
You did the right thing.

Danny talked about meeting
this tribal leader

expecting attorney-client privilege.

But if you tell the monitor,
he'll be arrested.

The penalty for not answering
is a $250,000 fine

and eight years in prison.

Did he say anything about the firm?

The firm?

Did the monitor ask

- about what we said to you?
- No.

DIANE: They could still come after us.
The whole firm.

WILL:
Okay.

We've talked to Nick Cotella
about representing you.

And Nick is good and he knows
this area inside and out.

DIANE:
And we'll cover the cost.

Okay.

- I'll think about it.
- Think about what?

Representation.

Well, you need a lawyer, Alicia.

I know.
I just want to explore my options.

Nick is good, Alicia.
He's handled these things before.

Okay, thanks.

Hello.

Uh, Cary Agos and Dana Lodge
for Will Gardner.

So Cary in his natural habitat.

I can see you here.

Aren't you supposed to be at your
high-paying defense attorney job?

- They delayed me a week.
- Yeah.

I don't think you have a new job.

You're just like one of those moms
who lie about being pregnant.

That happens a lot
in your experience?

Hello?

- Hello?
ALICIA: It's okay, I don't need water.

It'll just take a minute.
Hello, Fantasia.

Bottled water, please.

MAN [OVER INTERCOM]:
Who is this?

Elsbeth Tascioni. Who's this?

MAN: Get off my intercom.
- This is my intercom.

Miss Tascioni, I'm fine.

Sorry, it's just... We had this wired
yesterday to make life easier

- and now it's...
MAN: Grr.

Anyway...

I do understand the impossible position
13224 puts you in.

If you reveal what you know
about your client, he'll go to prison.

If you refuse to talk, you'll go.

So now you see
why I need a lawyer.

Oh, yes. I just don't see
why it needs to be me.

Especially if your firm
is offering a hitter like Nick Cotella.

I think I need a little distance
from my firm.

Their issues aren't yours?

They wanna protect their firm?

And I saw how hard you fought
for Peter.

If you hadn't gotten him acquitted,

he wouldn't be sitting
in the state's attorney's office.

Now you've got me blushing.

MAN: Who is this?
Who is on my intercom?

Is your firm being aggressive
with this criminal case?

We're trying. We wanna have it
quashed in pretrial motions.

Good. That's our strategy.

We need to stall your Treasury guy
until the criminal case goes away.

They can't hold you to 13224
if there's no case.

Good.

- How?
- I don't know.

But it's a strategy.

And a strategy is better than none.

You just don't worry, okay?

I like that color on you.

Deputy state's attorney? Wow.

Peter Florrick better watch
his salt intake.

Thanks.

Um...

I think you know my colleague,
Dana Lodge.

Hawkins murder case last year.

I like your office. It's big.

Thank you.
So, what can I help you with?

Well, this is a bit awkward.
I don't know how to start.

Forty-five thousand.

What was that? The attendance
at the Bears game last night?

Not unless the Bears were playing
in Baltimore.

You took $45,000 from a client's
account to make up for a bad bet.

Where are you getting
your information?

Someplace dependable.

We're not after you, Mr. Gardner.

Even if we wanted to be after you,
it's not our jurisdiction.

We're after your client,
Lemond Bishop.

What's going on, Cary?

Crystal meth
is a nationwide problem

that has hit Cook County
particularly hard.

Lemond Bishop is ground zero
for meth.

And we represent
his legitimate business interests.

You mean,
his money laundering interests?

Let's get this on the record,
shall we?

[KNOCKS ON WINDOW]

- Do you need something?
- Yes.

These two ASAs
are from the state's attorney's office.

Excuse me, one ASA and a deputy.

And unless I'm mistaken,
they're committing a criminal act

using intimidation to coerce me
into breaking attorney-client privilege.

You are mistaken.

Good. Then please clarify.

There is no privilege if the attorney
becomes aware of illegal activities

that his client intends to commit
in the future.

Oh, so this is just an attempt to
remind me of my legal responsibilities.

Yes. A reminder with teeth.

Even if something may not land
in our jurisdiction, it's still disbarrable.

Thank you.

I think the meeting's over now.

How are you doing?
You liking it here?

It's exciting.

And it'll only get more so.

No, let's just let
the moment resonate.

Miss Lockhart, you asked
to sue the government. I said yes.

Now you're dropping the suit.

And you, Mr. Childs,
are taking up a criminal case.

And here we all are, the same people,
one week closer to the grave.

CHILDS: New information has arisen
from Mr. Marwat's testimony

in the civil case, Your Honor.

That is why we've indicted Mr. Marwat
for perjury

and for conspiracy to aid
and abet a terrorist.

I imagine you'd like me to consider
a motion to dismiss, Miss Lockhart.

- Of course, Your Honor.
- On what grounds?

On the grounds that how else
will I spend my afternoons

if the three of you aren't here?

I will consider motions at 10
tomorrow.

May I help you?

Oh, um, my name is Elsbeth Tascioni
and I represent...

Oh, my gosh, that is the prettiest
cupcake I've ever seen.

I represent Alicia Florrick.

She's someone you met with
and advised not to get an attorney.

Really? Well, I would dispute that.

Yes, I know you would.

It's not great
for a Treasury Department official

to advise that, is it?

Is she bringing charges?

No, she's much too nice for that.

That's why she has me.

Well, you see, I have office hours.

Up in my office.

Up there.

And, um, this is my lunch break.

Oh, okay.

I'll just, um...

I'll just sit here then.

Your client has a duty as an American
to help us weed out terrorists.

And even if that weren't the case,

she's under penalty of law
to answer all of my questions.

Which my client is willing to do,
in the presence of an attorney

and with a grant
of transactional immunity.

Your client wants immunity?

No, she doesn't. I do.

You're trying to delay.

Of course I am.

Call me when you get the grant.

Do you know where
I can get my parking validated?

- No.
- Okay, sorry.

You want me to... What?

Yeah, I was thinking about it all night
and I know you must be busy.

I like that jacket, by the way.

But I need help
with one of my clients.

Do you have any experience
with insurance companies?

Do I? No.

That's okay.

It's much more interesting
than you might think.

If you could just read these.

No, not these.

Um...

- These.
- And I'm doing this, uh, because?

Well, Mr. Higgs, your monitor,
is gonna ask you what I said here

when I handed over these files.

And I just want you to be clear
about what I'm saying.

Okay.

"I need your help on this insurance
case because I'm swamped.

Look at all this paper. Phew.

I need help."

That's what you want me to tell him?

No, that's what you will tell him
because that's what you heard me say.

I'm...

Okay.

No, that's okay.

Bye.

Go ahead.

You're coming after me.

Mr. Clean now.

You're coming after me.

If you're referring to our task force,
it's not about coming after you.

And if my ASAs gave you
that impression, I apologize.

You sent them to my office,
trying to turn me with this old BS.

- Are you insane?
- I think you should calm down.

And I think you should go to hell.

You're not above it, Peter.

I don't care what conversion
you had in prison.

You're in the mud
just like the rest of us.

I'm not the one who's...

Go ahead.

You're not the what? What?
You're not the what?

I have not gone there.

Anything I have ever said to you
or done to you, I haven't gone there.

Gone where? Go ahead, say it.

No.

That's what this is about, huh?

Alicia?

That's why you tried to audit us.
That's why you're going for RICO.

Oh, man, you're pitiful.

Get a pair of balls
and throw a punch.

I don't give a rat's ass
what you think it's about.

You steal $45,000, you go to jail.

There's two of us here.

Only one of us
has seen the inside of a cell.

Have a good day, counselor.

You come after me, Peter, that's not
where this ends. You know it.

I see you brought your lawyer,
Mrs. Florrick.

Yes. Mr. Higgs and I met yesterday.

- Hello again.
- Hello.

Uh, are you ready?

- I think we are.
- Good.

So, Mrs. Florrick, did your client
ever mention Badula Qulp?

Actually, I'm gonna ask my client
not to answer that

until she has a grant
of transactional immunity.

This is a grant of limited immunity
tied to your client's answers.

As long as Mrs. Florrick
is forthcoming and truthful,

she cannot be charged
for any of her actions.

- Okay, let me read it.
- I sent a copy to your office.

Yes, I just wanna make sure
you haven't changed anything.

It will take about 30 minutes or so.

This is a delaying tactic.

If you keep interrupting,
I keep having to go back to the top.

MAN: This arrest warrant,

- it will be served in Afghanistan?
- Yes, Your Honor.

And this is based on the testimony

of Army intelligence officer,
Lieutenant ****?

Yes, your honor.

Lieutenant **** complied
with all necessary ****.

His answers were ****, Your Honor.

How do you mean, ****?
Unresponsive?

No, brief.

CAITLIN:
I'm sorry to interrupt, Miss Lockhart.

- I'm Caitlin, down in...
- I know. What is it?

Well, I normally would go to Alicia
with this first, but I can't find her.

Yes. What is it?

In the court transcripts,

the reason for the arrest
is an Army intelligence officer,

- but the name is redacted.
- Yes, I know.

But how they redact
these transcripts

is through a program
that searches for words.

They double-check by eye
afterward...

- Okay, Caitlin, I'm heading to court.
- Oh, right, sorry. Here.

"His answers were 'blank,'
Your Honor." And here.

"The suspect was uncooperative.

His tone was 'blank'
with one-word answers."

They redacted the adjective.

My guess is their redaction program
mistook it for a name.

- Curt?
- Yes.

"His answers were curt,
Your Honor.

His tone was curt,
with one-word answers."

Or at least that's my guess.

Did you check?

Lieutenant Matthew Curt.

Army.

Nicely done, Caitlin.

Thank you, Miss Lockhart.

Okay, it looks hunky-dory.

Great. Thanks.

So, Mrs. Florrick, did Mr. Marwat
mention Badula Qulp

since you last talked?

Actually, I'm gonna ask Mrs. Florrick
not to answer that.

I know,
and I'm sorry for frustrating you.

It's just that, um, it turns out
since we last spoke,

uh, there's a conflict of interest with
regard to Mrs. Florrick's representation.

What conflict of interest?

Your voice gets very intense
when you get quiet.

It rattles me. Um...

- What was that?
- My conflict of interest.

Right.

Mrs. Florrick now represents
North Guard Insurance,

the company
that provides liability coverage

to employees of Martinel Security
working in Afghanistan,

including Danny Marwat.

You'll find it in their annual report.

It's that company that has the alligator
in their commercials.

Have you seen those?
They're so funny.

Mrs. Florrick can't answer
your questions

about her client, Mr. Marwat,

without breaking attorney-client
privilege with North Guard.

You see our problem here?

When did you take North Guard
as a client, Mrs. Florrick?

Yesterday.

And did Ms. Tascioni bring you
this client?

Yes, she told me she needed help
on the case.

- Do you know the penalty for lying?
- I do.

What did Miss Tascioni
tell you exactly

when she brought you this account?

She said:

"I need help on this insurance case.

I'm swamped.

Look at all this paper."

- I'm taking this to court.
ELSPETH: Good.

I think the courts have shown
a certain, let's say, affinity

to corporations like North Guard
and their rights.

The Supreme Court has even insisted
on their personhood.

My guess is they won't look kindly
on your attempt

to infringe
on their attorney-client privilege.

I wanna learn from you.

There is nothing you can learn
from me.

I mean, I'm just, um...

Let's go.

Lieutenant Matthew Curt,
Army intelligence officer.

Are you the officer
who authorized the use

of enhanced interrogation
techniques on my client?

Objection. Relevance. Mr. Marwat's
civil suit has been dropped.

The circumstances of his detention
have nothing to do with these charges.

The prosecution obviously
has evidence against my client.

We're trying to determine
how they came up with this evidence.

I'm thinking, thinking. Overruled.

You may answer.

I'm prohibited from answering that

under the Classified
Information Procedures Act.

Your Honor, the prosecution
is basing its new conspiracy charge

against my client upon
the interrogation from the first arrest.

But without Lieutenant Curt offering
any reason for this interrogation,

the arrest and its ensuing interrogation
should be considered inadmissible.

Mr. Zschau,
I have overruled your objection.

Lieutenant Curt may answer.

Again, I'm prohibited
from answering that

under the Classified Information
Procedures Act.

I'm sorry, Mr. Zschau, but the
defense's motion to dismiss is granted.

Thank you, Your Honor.

DANNY:
Thank you.

[PETER GROANS]

[PETER SIGHS]

Are you getting divorced, Dad?

I don't know. Why?

I just don't know if you should.

I don't think it's just up to me.

Do you think Mom wants
to get a divorce?

I don't know what your mom wants.

Well, I think she just wants
to be happy.

Yeah, I know.

So do I.

You're not?

Well, I wanna do the right thing.

But sometimes it's hard to know
what the right thing is.

Well, you should just ask me.

Ask you.

Um, I'm gonna be right back.
You okay?

- And then we'll go home.
- Okay.

- I love you.
- And I love you.

They just toyed with me.

- You don't know that.
- No, I do know that.

They used me like a stalking horse
to get the lawyer they wanted, okay?

You know, I told my mom
I was going to a new firm.

Oh, God.

You want me to call her
and tell her you screwed up?

Don't try to cheer me up.

Look, I was working at a law firm
and they fired me.

And you know what I did?

Hmm?

I decided to make them regret
that day.

You work twice as hard
and you beat them.

You beat every defense attorney...

Am I interrupting something?

No, no, we're good.
We're just talking.

Okay.

I'm absenting myself
from the Lockhart Gardner case.

- You want us to drop it?
PETER: No, it's a good case.

I want you to report to a
special prosecutor. I'll assign one.

I have too many conflicts of interest.

Okay, we'll get on it.

We?
I thought you were going.

No, I was misled by a law firm,
so I'm staying.

And I'm pissed.

Good.

Pissed is good.

It'll make you a better lawyer.

Then I'm gonna make
a pretty great lawyer.

I blew it, Doug.

No, Jan, you did the best you could.

Don't worry.

Here.

MAN 1 [ON VIDEO]:
Sexuality.

It's a significant part of our culture,
depicted in movies,

magazines and TV.

But in the workplace,

sexuality can easily
become sexual harassment.

MAN 2 [ON VIDEO]:
It's not fair.

Megan only got that promotion
because she's sleeping with the boss.

MAN 1: When an authority figure
becomes involved with a subordinate,

is that sexual harassment?

Workplace dynamics

- How are you doing?
- can give rise

- to uncomfortable sexual situations.
- Well, I'm not going to jail.

That's good.

MAN 1:suddenly become upsetting.
Even hostile.

What about you?
You haven't been around much.

- I've had a weird few days...
MAN 1: Smiling in a suggestive...

- With what?
- Nothing. It's stupid.

Something I thought was over.

MAN 1: Even if the gesture
isn't intended to be sexual in nature,

it could be misinterpreted as such.

Nothing.

MAN 1: But unwelcome sexual conduct
can also be verbal.

Good morning, gorgeous.

MAN 1:
Even an intended compliment

can create an
uncomfortable work environment.