The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 4, Episode 16 - Runnin' with the Devil - full transcript

Previously on The Good Wife...

Lemond Bishop, you're
under arrest for murder.

It's not about
your drug business.

It's about your
legit businesses.

A confidential informant?

Yeah, you're accused of killing

a confidential informant
at one of your health clubs.

♪ Lucy, Lucy ♪

♪ Look what you done ♪

♪ You brought that boy
just to watch me cry ♪

♪ And I'm blue, blue, blue ♪



♪ Without you... ♪

All those opposed?

The proposal passes.

Next on the agenda, Will...

I ask for a show
of hands to formalize

the appointment of equity
partner, Alicia Florrick,

to the steering committee.

All those in favor?

Great, welcome, Alicia.

I think you have an agenda.

- I do, thank you.
- Can we talk about money now?

Yes.

David proposes reacquiring
the 27th and the 29th floors.

It's time we look like
a real law firm again



and not some
Burmese tent city.

I would only argue that we not
make the same mistake

we made at the beginning
of the downturn.

We overspent and regretted it.

Yes, but in my opinion

we're living in a new economy

and there's as
much danger of us

being too conservative
with our finances.

And what might be the danger
of being too conservative?

Oh, no,
Mommy and Daddy are fighting.

Look, we're one of the few
all-service firms left standing,

and if we don't expand,
our clients will leave us

for someone who will.

But they haven't
up to this point.

Because the economy
has scared them.

Okay, no more speeches.

I propose we lease back
the 27th and the 29th floor

before they're snatched up.

And I propose that
if this motion fails,

we study the economic impact
in a subcommittee.

Oh, yes, by all means,
form another subcommittee.

Everyone in favor

of David Lee's proposal,
please raise their hands.

Come on, Debbie,

stop sucking up to Diane.

All those opposed?

All right, six for
and six against.

You are kidding me.

Will, do you mind heading up
the subcommittee

to study the economic impact

of leasing these new floors?

- I don't mind.
- Good.

So, one more matter:

There seems to be some concern
about our investigator.

With the influx
of new business,

there's a feeling
that she is being overtaxed.

- I propose we hire a new investigator.
- To work with Kalinda?

I don't care,

I just want it done. Yes,
someone to work with Kalinda.

When we hired a second
investigator a few years ago,

it didn't work out so well.

Oh, my God, she's right.

What were we thinking?

Well, I think we can find

a better fit than Blake.

All those in favor
of hiring a second investigator?

Yes, be brave,
lone voice in the wilderness.

Good, I will
form a subcommittee

for hiring, and with that...

No new business,
I'm out of here.

Diane.

Could I be on
that subcommittee?

Well, I know you're
friends with Kalinda

But you're
an equity partner now.

- Your loyalty has to be with the firm.
- I know.

- You cannot tell her anything.
- I know.

Confidentiality rules.

- But certainly you can join
the subcommittee. - Thank you.

- I think you're late for
court, aren't you? - Oh.

Alicia.

Liz?

Yeah, yeah.

I haven't seen you since school.

Look at you, you look
exactly the same.

So do you, wow.

And, uh,
we're on opposite sides again,

just like school.

Good guys, bad guys.

Well...

All right, I'll,
uh, see you inside.

Okay.

Who's that?

Liz Lawrence.

My nemesis in law school.

Is she good?

Yes.

Mr. Bishop's comfort level

should not be our
concern, Your Honor.

This is not about our client's

comfort level, Your Honor.

This is about his
eight-year-old son

who he has not seen
since his arrest.

Then, Mr. Bishop
shouldn't have killed

one of our
confidential informants.

Excuse me,
Mr. Bishop did not kill anyone.

We have evidence that the

confidential
informant's boyfriend, Noah,

- physically abused her on dozens of occasions.
- And where is this evidence?

We've been hearing about this
boyfriend for months now.

We are prepared to present
this evidence, Your Honor.

But once again
the AUSA is simply attempting

- to punish our client...
- Mrs. Florrick is misinformed.

I'm attempting to prevent
their client from fleeing.

Thank you, counselors.

Counselors.

Mr. Bishop will be
remanded into the custody

of a U.S. marshal
and permitted to visit his son

outside of prison
two hours every week.

Even in law school,
I always let you win one.

Oh, is that what that was?

- Kalinda found the CI's
boyfriend, Noah. - Good.

- What did he say?
- She found him in the morgue.

He heard the police
were looking for him

and shot himself in the head.

Did he leave a suicide note?

She's checking.

We can still point to him
as the most likely suspect.

We have the police reports
on Noah's abusiveness.

And we have witnesses
who saw him fleeing the murder.

Yeah, but the
boyfriend's dead.

Hey, Dad,

watch this.

Derrick Rose better
watch his back.

Judy, could you give me
a second with Mrs. Florrick?

Uh, sure.

Do you need anything?

No, I'm good.

Thanks, sis.

Look, this isn't over.

We still have the testimony
backing up your alibi.

My sister's testimony, yeah.

They'll think she's
lying to protect me.

They want to get me.

There's a lawyer I know.

Charles Lester.

I want you to
take him with you.

Mr. Bishop,
if you're unhappy

- with your representation...
- Stop it.

What I want is for you to
work with Charles Lester.

Dad, come on.

Can you believe it?

They might convict me

for the one thing I didn't do.

Need something to do?

No, I seem to have a

subcommittee to head up.

It's nice of you to volunteer.

Actually, I think
I was volunteered.

What's going on?

We're six to six.

Looking into
the economic impact.

No, you're filibustering.

We escaped
the executioner, Will.

Barely.

We were broke.

Now that we have some reserves,

why are we so anxious
to spend them?

Because we need to grow.

We need to hire and add offices.

And end up
right where we started?

No, you were the one who
wanted to open an office

in New York
and go after Canning's firm.

Yes, I was angry.

Well, get angry again.

We are responsible
for 300 employees.

We aren't rebels,
we're not gamblers.

Wait.

What?

Stern said that when you have
a partnership disagreement,

you look
at your mission statement.

What mission statement?

Exactly.

You guys are great.

Just keep it up.

Cheers.

Cheers.

That's the
CI, Christina Diaz,

three months
before she was murdered.

The one Bishop said
he never met.

Things just
keep getting worse.

Where'd you find it?

One of the gym workers.

They were having a celebration

for the most membership sales.

- He taped it.
- Do the feds know about it?

The tape?
No, not yet.

- We can't destroy it.
- I know, but we don't need

to tell them that it exists.

- This is just a copy. - Yeah, they'll
just find it anyway, won't they?

Well, sometimes
they're not as good at their jobs.

Yeah.

Okay.

Need to go meet
our new cocounsel.

Cocounsel?

Someone Bishop wants us to use.

You heard?

Yes, Charles Lester is here.

This should be interesting.

What does Mr. Bishop's
personal lawyer look like?

Yeah.

Mr. Lester.

Yes.

Mr. Charles Lester?

Yes.

And you're...

Alicia Florrick.

And Cary Agos.

Yes.

Well, you're not
at all what I expected.

Really?

No, you both look much younger.

Oh, well, that's nice.

Should we get going
on these witness interviews?

Yes, I think first

we're going to go
and see, um...

Ike Kramer.

Uh, no, I-I...

Don't you hate it when
you write something

down on a piece of
paper and then...

Oh, thanks.

Ike Kramer.

He's a, uh, trainer at, uh,
one of Mr. Bishop's gymnasiums.

Oh, good,
so you have the address?

Yes, I do.

It's, um...

it's over on, um...

I already talked to the feds.

Yeah, we know.

Just, just tell us
what you told them.

Look, I'm not trying
to hurt Mr. Bishop,

I'm just trying
to tell the truth.

He had us in a meeting.

He told us that
if he caught anyone skimming,

he would kill them.

Those were
his exact words?

He would kill them?

Not get rid of
in the sense of fire?

No, look, we all knew
Christina was skimming.

Bishop didn't know she was a CI.

None of us did.

But I think he killed her

because she was skimming.

Couldn't he have been
using the work jokingly?

Well, no one laughed.

I mean, I like Mr. Bishop a lot,

but he has a...

serious side.

Okay.

Mr. Lester, do you
have any questions?

Uh, yes.

Uh, just a second.

There we go.

What are the hours here?

8:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.

Huh, 8:00 to 10:00--
that's pretty standard?

Yes.

And what is that?

That over there.

It's a chart about body weight.

Really, and you're
interested in body weight?

Yes... I... am.

Okay, good.

That's it for me.

That's-- no more questions?

Uh, no.

We have a problem.

We'd rather keep
this confidential.

You know our client,
Seth De Luca?

The restaurateur?

Exactly.

He was one of
Stern's first clients.

Eight years with us.

Okay, what's wrong?

He paid his bill on time.

In full?

Down to the cent.

You think he's leaving?

That's the word.

Just check and see if
he's meeting other firms.

We don't want
to lose old clients

while we're pursuing new ones.

I'm on it.

You saw, uh,

Thao, Crowne & Associates
went bankrupt?

Yeah, I did.

Any friends there out of work?

A few-- two investigators.

Why?

Oh, no reason.

Thank you.

Your Honor, this is
merely a preliminary hearing.

If there isn't
enough evidence,

Mr. Bishop
should be free.

The defense is trying to
get two cracks at bat:

Here, during this
hearing, and then again

- during trial.
- Your Honor,

- the prosecution is shirking...
- Let them cross-examine

- during the trial.
- ...its responsibilities.

They will have plenty of time...
- Counsel... Counselors!

Question your witness,
Ms. Lawrence.

Show me there's
enough to prosecute.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Mr. Kramer, thank you for
making yourself available.

Don't worry. We're
gonna lose here,

but it will prepare
us for trial, okay?

Mr. Kramer, you work
at Mr. Bishop's gym

Fine Fitness?

- Yes, I'm a trainer there.
- Now, Mr. Kramer,

you heard Mr. Bishop
make a pronouncement

about skimming
in one of his meetings,

didn't you?

Yeah.

And what was
that pronouncement?

That he wouldn't tolerate
anybody skimming.

And didn't he say

that he would murder anybody

caught skimming?

No.

I...

He didn't?

I'm sorry.

Did he say that he would

kill anybody caught skimming?

No.

Uh...

You told our investigators
he did.

No.

I said Mr. Bishop said

that he would "get rid of"
anybody he caught skimming.

And by that he meant "kill."

No. He meant "fire."

Uh, Your Honor, uh...

we need some time
to discuss this.

Sure, but we immediately request

- a dismissal, Your Honor.
- Your Honor, the witness

- is changing his tune...
- Absent that, we ask for bail.

- Obviously the witness has been tampered--
- There isn't sufficient evidence--

- The witness has been intimidated---
- The witness has recanted--

Please, that's enough.

So what happened there?

- Witness recanted.
- Yes...

- but why?
- Oh, I have no idea.

Maybe we intimidated him.

I mean, who else?
It was just us.

Hi.

Say, could I take a gander

at the other evidence

against
Mr. Bishop?

I heard there was a videotape

that could be a bit damaging.

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Runnin' With the Devil

22 years on the force,
got my pension.

Since then I've been doing
freelance investigative work.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Please...
Walt.

Good old Walt.

Walt.

And so you're currently
ready to work?

Am I currently
ready? Yeah.

I got my coffee thermos
right here.

Any more questions?

Yes. Um, Walt, do you
have much experience

working with women?

- Oh, sure.
- And how do you feel about working

with a female investigator?

No complaints here.

I love the ladies,
and the ladies love me.

Sergeant Wilkins,

they're almost ready for you.

Am I being replaced?

No.

- There are three ex-cops in Reception.
- Really?

And how do you know
they're ex-cops?

You're not being replaced.

You're interviewing
investigators.

Why would you be
interviewing investigators,

un...

unless you want a second one?

Yes.

We're expanding your department.

- My department?
- Yes.

You're a department now.

Congratulations.

The Office of
Legal Investigators.

I don't have a desk
but I have a department?

We'll get you a desk.

And how you doing with
our wayward restaurateur?

Any reason why
he paid on time?

So this other investigator...

the second investigator.

He'll work under me?

Not necessarily.

So you're expanding
my department,

but I'm not the head
of my department?

Basically.

Will, I should be in there

interviewing the
second investigator.

The first investigator

should be in there
interviewing the second.

This is a partner-level
decision.

Yeah. Which partners?

Diane, Rick,

Bob from Litigation,

Alicia.

Yes.

Your back is covered.

This is a good thing, Kalinda.

More work, more money,

more prestige.

You know, somehow,
when people say "more prestige,"

they usually mean "less power."

Check on Chef De Luca!

Is he leaving us?

Look, I'm from
Lockhart/Gardoer,

and I'm here to make sure
that you're happy.

Needs more cheese.

You paid your bill in full,
on time.

That usually suggests

that a client is leaving.

I'm fine.

Good.

Because we're offering clients

a five-percent
discount on services

in exchange for a retainer.

Lately your firm has
stopped making me feel...

special.

Okay. So...

how can we make you feel
special again?

In my experience

the larger the firm,

the harder it is to change
their behavior.

It's not about teaching

an old dog new tricks,

it's about teaching a big dog.

So you're considering

using a smaller dog.

Might you tell me

which dog you're
speaking with?

Sure.

It's one of your lawyers.

Trying to convince me

to jump ship with him.

Which of our lawyers?

I... no.

- You'll just get him fired.
- No. I won't.

Well, don't you think it's fair

you tell us who
we're competing with?

Someone who's

good on my cases.

That's all I'll say.

Cary Agos?

That's all I will say.

But it is Cary Agos?

That's all I'm saying.

I looked into your background,
Mr. Lester.

That sounds dramatic.

You've been a lawyer
for 25 years,

but you've never tried
a single case.

Well, I don't like court.

You've never
written one brief.

None that I could find, anyway.

I don't like putting
things in writing.

You don't have a firm,
and from what I can tell,

you don't have an office either.

Well, I like working from home.

You've had one client

for the last ten years:
Lemond Bishop.

And before that,
you had one client

for 12 years.

Anthony Grozzi, until he was

murdered in 2003.

- Guilty.
- So what exactly...

do you do?

I have only one client because
I don't like to work very much.

I like working at home
because I like spending time

with my wife.

What I do for
Mr. Bishop is...

I offer dedicated service.

I update him,

I keep an eye out for problems,

and when I think things are
going wrong, I tell him.

I'm a small-town lawyer

with a small-time practice.

Like Abraham Lincoln.

This case is winnable,
Mr. Lester.

- I didn't say it wasn't.
- Mr. Bishop didn't do it.

He's innocent,
and I can prove it.

Good.

That's all he wants.

Thanks for meeting me here.
Sorry, I...

I get the kids once a week.

I'm gonna say to you
the same thing

I said to the prosecutor,

so I don't know
what you need to know.

I work for Mr. Bishop
at a club that he owns,

and I saw him getting
into a tan Honda

the night that
the victim disappeared.

Was it this car?

Look, like I said,

I didn't see him kill anyone,
all right?

- I just saw him get into that car.
- Her body

was found in this car.

- Yeah, I know.
- Okay, thanks.

How old are your kids?

Five and seven.

I remember when

my daughters were that age.

It's a lot of fun
until they turn 13.

And then... watch out.

♪ La-la-la-la-la-la-
la-la-la-la-la-la. ♪

His kids were cute.

That's why I asked him
how old they were.

- Didn't you think they were cute?
- Yes.

You thought I was, what,
implying some kind of threat?

I don't know.

Well, he didn't change
his testimony, so...

I must not be very effective.

"Lockhart/Gardner

is an all-service law firm
intent on..."

"Intent on" sounds odd.

"Dedicated to."
"Dedicated to...

"offering our clients
the best...

- legal and professional services
available..." - Great, Diane, that

means nothing. Who doesn't
want to give their clients

- the best service?
- Then...

what do you want it to say?

"Lockhart/Gardner wants it all.

We want to be
the biggest and the best."

What?

Can we just have a moment
when we're not struggling?

Please? Can we just
take a breath?

- We did take a breath.
- No,

- we didn't.
- Well, then go ahead

and take a vacation,
and I'll do this.

What?

I just have to make some calls.

Diane, wait.

You weren't the one
paying the bills, Will.

You weren't the one trying
to delay our creditors.

I can't go back to that.

Yeah.

My guess is, I-I thought
I saw Mr. Bishop

getting into that car, but...

But you were
under the influence

- of oxycodone?
- Yeah.

Your Honor, I...

This is...

I am very distressed by this.

As am I.
- This is where I'd ask for a dismissal.

As you can see, Your Honor,

the government does not have
the testimony to support

- their case...
- What we have, Your Honor, is the testimony

of his health club manager,
plus we have new evidence--

we have a videotape

that shows Mr. Bishop
at a social gathering

- with the victim.
- Your Honor, none of this

is sufficient
to warrant the indictment...

Perhaps Mrs. Florrick
has forgotten,

but the purpose of a preliminary
hearing is to determine

- whether probable cause exists.
- Agreed, and I find the affidavit

of the health club manager,
Mr. Dexter Roja,

quite persuasive.
I'll hear his testimony.

Bishop

is using you
to intimidate these witnesses.

- Oh, come on.
- Every single time you question one,

- they recant.
- Have you ever thought that you

might've intimidated
these witnesses to get them

to testify?

You know, we used
to feel bad for you.

The old gang from school.

We all called each other after
your press conference and said,

"Can you believe it,
having your husband admit

to sleeping with prostitutes?"

Now I see.

- You were made for each other.
- Do you know what

I've thought of you
since school?

What?

Nothing.

So, you want to
check out this videotape?

Yes, I think we should.

Well, the problem

- is Dexter Roja. We're
interviewing him next. - You and...

- Lester both?
- Yes.

Mrs. Florrick and I
are becoming quite the team.

Good.

Mrs. Florrick,
if you don't mind,

Charles and I have
another matter to discuss.

- If it has to do with the
case, I should... - No,

it's another matter.

It will just take a minute.

Okay.

What happens
if this Dexter guy

- can't supply any information
to help the feds? - Our hope is,

either they drop the charges

or the judge grants a motion
to dismiss.

Ma'am, there's a call for you.

- Are you sure?
- Yes.

Mrs. Florrick?

We're driving home, and I
turn to my son in the backseat,

and that's when I noticed

a black Escalade following us.

And at home I pointed it out

to my husband. And as soon
as he stepped outside,

it skidded away.

Now, apparently, Mr. Bishop is

no longer content with just
intimidating witnesses.

Excuse me, Your Honor,
but that is an appalling

- accusation.
- Then what happened?

So, then my son tells me
that a man approached him

at his preschool and he was
asking him about his mommy.

About what time she was coming
to pick him up

- and when his birthday was.
- His birthday?

Yes. And then he asked him what
he wanted for his birthday.

And when my son started to walk
away, the man said that

"Maybe your mommy was
working too hard

to be there for your birthday."

You gave the
police a description?

Yes.

And the Department of Justice
is offering you security

for your son and yourself?

Yes, yes, Your Honor.

But that-that-that's
not the issue here!

I know. Thank you.

I... Mrs. Florrick,
to your knowledge,

has anyone from Mr. Bishop's

organization attempted
to intimidate the AUSA's family?

No, Your Honor.

Of course she doesn't know.

Uh-uh!

Mrs. Florrick, to your
knowledge, has anyone

from Mr. Bishop's organization
intimidated witnesses?

Not to my knowledge.

This is a lie!

Excuse me, Your Honor,
I am appalled

by what happened
to Ms. Lawrence.

Thanks.

But we have
no proof that

my client had anything
to do with this.

What other cases
is Ms. Lawrence pursuing?

Oh, come on! You are a mother!

I mean, what if this
happened to your kids?

Okay... intimidating
witnesses is

a disbarrable offense.

You know that.
It's also illegal.

I'm not saying it happened.
I'm not saying

anything other than:
If you have any knowledge

of any such intimidation,
or if you so much as wink at it,

you are subject to arrest.

Do you understand that?

I do understand that.

Good. Then everyone can go.

Thank you.

When did you sell your soul?

{pub}

Okay, um, I was supposed to come
in earlier this morning,

but your human resources people
called and they canceled;

And then they called me back

and they said,
"Come in right now."

And I said, "I'm not dressed."

'Cause I was babysitting
for my sister's kids.

This, uh, that's not baby vomit,
by the way.

Um, I usually,
I dress pretty nice.

Um, more like a college student,
you know?

And you were a Treasury
Enforcement Agent?

Two years. I liked it.
People were really nice.

Um, but, you know,
it's a bit stiff.

The thing is,
Ms. Burdine,

uh, we have
a particular tone here.

I can do tone.
I have a much better tone.

Uh, maybe I should come back
tomorrow better dressed.

Do you usually work alone
or with someone else?

Oh, we usually worked solo.
But if you want me

to work with someone,

I can do that.
I'm good. I'm there.

A bachelor's in criminal justice
from the University of Illinois

and a minor in dance?

Yeah. Ballet.

Oh, my parents
they threw a fit.

Um, they are reformed hippies.

Eight kids in an RV.

Uh, but I liked the criminal
justice thing anyway.

I like to figure out why
people do bad things.

Are you serious?

Look at her résumé.
The Treasury put her on

tracking terrorist financing.

- Yes, when they took her off of it...
- No, she quit.

And that's a good thing?

Look, I know
she's a different choice,

Kalinda was a different choice.

There were five ex-cops
out in that reception,

and one Kalinda.
You remember?

I see. So this is
about Kalinda.

You two are arguing for her
because you know

she won't challenge Kalinda?

No. I think
investigators

work best when you don't see
them coming.

When they walk into your
business and they look like

a babysitter and not an ex-cop.

I am arguing for her because
she won't challenge Kalinda.

They're more likely
to work well together.

That's a good thing.

Take her on for a month.

Let Kalinda train her.
If we don't like the results,

we'll go with one
of the sergeants.

Did you have someone threaten
Liz Lawrence?

Did...? Who's that?

Liz Lawrence.
Our opponent.

The AUSA? Did you have someone
follow her kid to school

and threaten her family?

I thought you didn't like her.

I don't. Did you have someone
threaten her family?

No.

I won't stand
for it, Mr. Lester.

Well, good for you!

I said no.

We don't need to play
a tough guy's game.

There are other ways
to win this.

Mrs. Florrick, I'm
not sure how many

other ways there are
to say this!

I haven't done anything wrong.

I read up on your work

with the Grozzi family.

Deaths and assassinations

all after you joined
the defense team.

Really?

And I've read up on your work
with Colin Sweeney.

Another woman dead
after you joined his team.

Defense attorneys
are in the business

of being misunderstood,
Mrs. Florrick.

You should know that.

I'd like to handle Dexter's
interview alone.

I don't think
that would be wise.

- Mr. Bishop...
- Is my client,

not yours.

He's advised you
to bring me along.

Are you saying
I don't have an option?

I'm saying he's advised you
to bring me along, that's all.

Let's be friends.

Look, Bishop is my boy.

I don't want to testify
against him,

but I don't have a choice.

So the AUSA is pressuring
you to testify?

They found my DNA
on Christina's body.

Under her fingernails.

Strange they're not going
after you for the murder.

They agreed, in exchange
for my testimony,

they wouldn't prosecute me.

They said that they found
your DNA under her fingernails?

And I don't know
how it happened.

We were sleeping together.

I didn't kill her.

It's true. Seth De Luca is

thinking of leaving us.

That's why he paid
his bill in full.

Do we know who else is in
the mix for his business?

Uh, he didn't say.

He didn't say,
but you can guess?

- No.
- But you asked?

- Yeah.
- And what did he say?

Uh, he didn't say.

Kalinda, what am I missing here?

Well, he's looking
into small start-up firms.

One-man firms. That's all.

But what firms?

John Michaels closed shop.
Who else is out there?

Is it one of our lawyers?
Someone from our staff?

No.

Okay, let's give him a call.

Thanks.

Oh, one more thing, Kalinda.

We have some good news.

I know you've been stretched
a little thin lately.

We thought adding
another investigator could help.

Her name's Robyn Burdine.

She's from the Treasury.

Very young, very green.

She's never worked at
a law firm before.

We'd like you to train her.

- Train her?
- Uh, yes.

In what?

What you do.

If you're up for it.

- And if I'm not?
- Well, unfortunately,

the firm is growing.

Uh, we need more hands
on deck, so...

we're asking you as a favor.

Okay.

Why does everything feel

like we're pulling teeth here?

The family's growing.

♪ As long as we got
each other ♪

♪ We got the world
spinning right ♪

♪ In our hands

- Oh, dear God.
- Growing Pains.

♪ The luckiest dreamers who ♪

♪ Never quit dreaming

♪ As long as
we keep on... ♪

You're Kalinda?

- Yep.
- Hi. Robyn.

Hi.

I know, I can't believe they
hired me either.

- You were a Treasury agent?
- Yeah.

People here sure must have
a lot of money for clothes.

I've never seen
clothes like this.

Hey.

Hey. Okay, so the AUSA is claiming
Dexter's skin cells were found.

- Hello.
- Hi. Um, Robyn Burdine.

I'm the other investigator.

Really?

The other investigator?

What do you need, Cary?

Uh... what was I saying?

Uh, the AUSA is claiming that
Dexter's skin cells were...

Yes.

Dexter's skin cells were found

underneath the victim's nails,

and the AUSA is using that

as a way to intimidate Dexter
into testifying.

So we're looking for a way
to knock it out.

Okay.

You have a sidekick now?

Batman.

You need to cool it.

- Need to cool what?
- Will and Diane asked me to find out

if our client Seth De Luca
was pursuing another firm.

- You talked to Seth?
- I did. And he said

- that you solicited him.
- I didn't go out of my way to solicit him.

He was complaining
about overbilling.

Yeah, but you mentioned you

were going out on your own.

Might be going out on my own.

Cary, if they find out,

they'll fire you.

Did you tell them?

No.

You didn't?

No, I didn't.

Thank you.

Don't do it again.

I'm serious.

Tell me what you're looking for,
and I'll help.

Look...

Huh.

Oh... just... huh.

Let's just keep our huhs
to ourselves, okay?

Okay.

Denatonium.

What about it?

It's in her system--
it's a bittering agent.

Was she poisoned?

No. Shot.

There's not enough here
to be poisoned, anyway.

What?

Nail-biting.

Nail-biting?

Yeah, that makes sense--
lots of women put Denatonium

on their nails
to keep from biting.

Your Honor, this is coercion,
pure and simple.

- Give me a break.
- The medical examiner confirmed

that skin cells
were never collected

from underneath
the victim's fingernails,

because there were
no fingernails.

- There were no fingernails?
- The victim was a nail-biter.

Your Honor, this report

is the height of irrelevancy.

No, this report means the AUSA
threatened the witness.

- Your Honor... - She threatened Dexter
Roja with information she knew

to be false in order
to coerce him into testifying.

Your Honor, this defense
is based on smears.

Dexter Roja is one
of Mr. Bishop's lieutenants...

Health club managers.

His testimony is vital
to our case.

Yes, but Ms.-Ms. Lawrence
has accused us

of intimidating witnesses.

Shouldn't she be held
to the same standard?

Yes, she should.

Threatening a witness with
lies in order to get him

to testify leaves me
with no other choice

but to exclude said testimony.

Unless you have

any other witnesses,
I am going

to be forced to dismiss.

Your Honor, the
government disagrees

with your characterization
of our actions,

but we do have one more witness
that we would like to call.

A witness who will question

Mr. Bishop's alibi.
We would like

to amend the witness list
to include Judy Bishop,

the sister of the accused.

Judy?

Please don't speak
to our witness.

Judy, this is wrong.

Now what?

I have no idea.

{pub}

My brother asked
me to babysit Dylan.

He said he would only be out
for a few hours.

And this was the
night of October 24?

The night that Christina
Diaz was killed?

- Yes.
- Mr. Bishop claims that

he returned home from his horse
farm around 9:00 p.m. that night

Is that your recollection?

No.

He didn't return home

- until just before midnight.
- And what was

Mr. Bishop's temperament
when he got home?

Uh, agitated.

A little nervous.

He took a shower right away.

And then you left?

He asked me how to
use the washer first.

- Guess he never learned how. Never had to.
- She's lying.

- She wants custody of Dylan.
- And what did he need to wash so urgently?

- The clothes he was wearing.
- Trying to get rid of evidence?

- Objection, Your Honor.
- Sustained.

No further questions.

Judy,

two years ago, when your brother
was getting a divorce,

you wrote
a character reference letter.

In which you called him honorable
and a wonderful father.

That was before I knew
everything he was involved in.

I didn't want to believe
the rumors.

I see. And what made you

believe the rumors?

A young woman
was shot to death.

If he had a hand in it,
then he needs to be punished.

You love your nephew very much,

don't you?

Like he's my own son. Yes.

And as his guardian,

you would be petitioning
for full custody

if Mr. Bishop was found guilty.

Objection.
How is this relevant?

Your Honor, this quid pro quo

makes this witness unreliable.

She will say anything
in order to gain custody.

I only want
what's best for Dylan.

That's all.

You are hurting Dylan.

- Don't you see that?
- Your Honor,

Mr. Bishop no longer
has an alibi

for the time of the murder,

which we know,
based on lividity,

happened between
the hours of 9:00 p.m.

and 11:00 p.m.
on the night of the 24th.

She's gonna decide against us.

Um, Your Honor,

given the last minute addition

to the witness list,
we ask for a recess

to prepare a rebuttal.

So, how you want
to handle this?

You want me to just watch?

Yeah?

What do you need?

Hi, uh, just a few questions.

We're from

- Bishop's law firm.
- Yeah?

Is he gonna get out?

Well, we're working on it.

Look, Mr. Bishop claims
that he was here

around 9:00 p.m. on the night

of the murder, October the 24th.

Is there a chance anyone

might have seen him?

Nah, we're all long gone
by 6:00 p.m.

Okay, well, I see you have
security cameras.

Is there a chance

they might have
caught something?

No. They weren't on
the night of the 24th.

Feds already tried
to confiscate them.

Someone manually
turned them off?

Not sure.

Sometimes a storm
will knock 'em out.

Uh, that gate, does
it open and close

- every time someone comes and goes?
- Yeah.

And that's the only way
on and off the property?

We asked

our investigators
to look into your alibi.

You said you were
alone at the horse farm

at the time of the murder?

- Yes.
- The electronic log

at the farm,
it shows that someone

was buzzed in
from inside the corral

at 8:32 p.m.

Okay.

You let someone in?

If you did,
you need to tell us.

Whoever you let in
can alibi you.

Mr. Bishop,

please, we need
to use this person.

I had a meeting.

A meeting you didn't
want caught on camera?

Some associates.

From another... organization.

- Will they corroborate your alibi?
- It doesn't matter.

I can't admit on the stand
that I was meeting with them.

It's the only way to refute

- your sister's testimony.
- No.

I'll lose Dylan.

You'll have the best
family law

- attorney in Chicago.
- And what?

Supervised visitation
every other Saturday?

We can roll the dice
and go to trial.

But your sister's testimony
will be damaging.

What do you think?

I think you know

what you have to do.

Hey.

Hey.

Good work on that horse farm.

I think it might
turn things around.

And, uh...

talked to Seth De Luca.

He's not going to say anything
to Will and Diane, so...

Good.

Yeah.

Thanks for that.

Warning me.

Ah, it's all in a day's work.

No.

It wasn't.

Wasn't in a day's work.

Okay...

Cary, what do you want?

No.

Why?

Because you want more,

and I can't give you more.

Because of women?

No.

Because we work together?

- Yeah.
- Well,

I'm thinking of leaving, so...

Well, then,
say something nice.

You look great.

The way that
your hair hangs...

All right.

{pub}

Hey.

What?

Just said, "Hey."

- Any word on Bishop?
- Not yet.

Alicia's heading out to court.

Okay.

That's that.

Hello, Judy.

You mind if I come in?

Please, no more
mission statements.

What are we toasting?

We never celebrated.

When things go right,

you need to celebrate.

But what are we celebrating?

We came back from the dead.

To beating bankruptcy.

Beating bankruptcy.

We were wound up for so long,

we never unwound.

We breezed right
through winning.

What's that?

It's for you.

It's from the 27th floor.

I saved it from the Dumpster.

It was so close, wasn't it?

The end.

Our careers in ruin.

- Yes.
- I don't want that

- to happen again.
- I know. It won't.

We're smarter now,
we're better at it.

I don't know if that matters.

It does.

Okay, I'll change my vote.

Good.

You're supposed to say,

- "You don't have to."
- You don't have to.

But I'm glad you did.

Well...

Mrs. Florrick.

How do you manage
to look so refreshed

after an all-nighter?

I knew if I dug deep enough,

I'd find precedents to get
Judy's testimony kicked.

And did you?

USA v. East.

When a prosecutor offers aid

to a witness in a civil trial

as a quid pro quo
for testimony...

It's okay.

You sold me.

Time to knock Liz's teeth out.

All rise.

Your Honor, I know
the AUSA has not yet arrived,

but I have prepared
a brief in support

of my motion to exclude
Judy Bishop's testimony.

That won't be necessary,
Mrs. Florrick.

Uh, but, Your Honor...

Ms. Bishop has withdrawn
her testimony.

And, given the government's

lack of evidence
and witnesses,

I am releasing
you, Mr. Bishop.

Yes!

♪ Cindy, Cindy

♪ Where have you gone?

♪ You wore your lipstick

♪ Just to tell me good-bye

♪ And I'm blue, blue, blue
without you ♪

♪ La-la-la-la-la-la-
la-la-la-la-la-la. ♪