The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 4, Episode 17 - Invitation to an Inquest - full transcript

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Zach, seriously.

Why aren't you serious with me?

I am.

It's really
not that far away.

Yeah, well,
college changes people.

You sound so old.

You're going to be
going to college, too.

Yeah, well, not till next year.

Then we'll both change.



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Mom's home!

Yes, Mom's home.

Put your clothes on.

NEWSCASTER:
And now onto local...

with 73% of the
precincts reporting...

NEWS: ...Judge Richard Prescott will be...
ZACH: Hey, Mom.

NISA:
Mrs. Florrick, how are you?

I'm good.

How are we doing in here?

We're just watching
the results.

Dad hasn't won yet.

Uh, they say they won't
have the results in till tomorrow.

Yeah, but he's ahead.

Maddie's down
by five percent.

Mm-hmm.

And Kresteva?

He won the
Republican primary,

so Dad knows who he's
got to beat, anyway.

NISA:
Uh, Mrs. Florrick, my parents

want Zach to come over
tomorrow night for dinner.

(Phone ringing)
Is that all right?

I'm sure it's fine.

Just have your parents call me.

Mom, there's someone
on the phone for you.

Janie Ludwig.

You should be studying
in the same room.

(News program continues
in background)

Janie, hi.

Everything okay?

What?

Alicia.

Janie, how are you?

I'm good.

I'm not good, actually.

I don't know why
I just said that.

The insurance lawyer is here.

He made me so angry
I had to step outside.

Janie, you don't need
to be here. Go home.

Roger always said my best
quality was my toughness,

and I'm not going to let
him down, not now.

Okay.

Mr. Hobson?

I love you, too, dear.

No, this shouldn't
take long.

The other side doesn't
have a leg to stand on.

See you in about two hours.

(Phone beeps off)
Hello, Wilk Hobson.

I'm so sorry about
your client's loss.

Yes, but not
sorry enough to pay out

her life insurance policy.

My client, Wolf & Bland,
has some questions

about the untimely death.

Justice Ludwig
died in a car accident.

I'm not sure how much
more "Accidental" it gets.

Justice Ludwig was talking

on his cell
phone while driving

and his car wasn't
Bluetooth enabled.

Which isn't required
in Illinois.

It speaks
to recklessness.

Which is specifically
excluded from his policy.

Which might be relevant,
had he been hang gliding.

Wolf & Bland believes
the coroner's inquest

will find in our favor,

but we're willing
to pay ten percent

to avoid the uncertainty.

$200,000,
how's that sound?

On a $2 million policy?

(Chuckling)
No, thanks.

Ha-ha, more than usual.

Yeah, most people
have trouble finding us

down here in the basement.

I'm, uh, sorry
for the cold in here.

That's the way we ride
in the coroner's office.

This is an inquest
as to the cause of the death

of Illinois Supreme
Court Justice

Roger Ludwig.

Case file 591-R.

Six jurors have been seated
from the regular jury pool.

Welcome.

I want to
stress that this

is not a regular trial.

Now, an inquest is merely
a fact-finding proceeding

to answer the question:

What is the cause and
the manner of death?

So, uh, I will call
our first witness.

The immediate cause of death:

Bleeding and trauma,

due to massive
internal injuries.

Can you tell us
what, if any, substances

you found in
the decedent's system?

The toxicology report
was positive for cytrophynal

as well as alcohol.

That's a lie.

I know, we'll address it. And
did you test for blood alcohol?

Yes, it was .06.

Thank you, Ms. Patel.

Excuse me,
Mr. Coroner,

may I ask a question?

You... who are you?

Alicia Florrick,
Mr. Coroner.

I represent the wife
of the deceased.

Ah, yes, the wife of the
state's attorney

in the one county
that's seen fit to do away

with the office of
the coroner altogether.

Please, probe away.

Thank you.

Ms. Patel, .06 BAC is below

- the legal intoxication limit, isn't it?
- It is.

.06 would be consistent
with the judge, having say,

two glasses of wine,
with dinner,

an hour before
the accident?

Based on his weight
of 192 pounds,

I suppose that's about right.

And the cytrophynal,
a medication

used to treat insomnia.

Could there not be
residual traces of it

from the night before?

Yes, uh, cytrophynal can

linger in the system
for several days.

So, therefore, could Justice...

I'm sorry, ma'am,

you've asked your
three questions.

I...

I'm sorry?

You've asked
your three questions.

Attorneys in an inquest
are permitted

to ask questions,
but only a total of three.

Really?

Sorry.

What if I'm fast?

(Chuckling)

No, I'm sorry.

I'll have to ask you
to take your seat.

HOBSON:
Uh, Mr. Claypool,

I'm Wilk Hobson,

counsel for
Wolf & Bland Insurance.

Unlike Mrs. Florrick,

I have just one
question, if that's okay.

Yes, certainly.
Please.

Ms. Patel,
in your opinion,

can the amount of alcohol
that results

in a .06 BAC still be enough

to impair
someone's judgment...

Objection,
goes beyond the scope.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
Mrs. Florrick,

as I said before,
this is not a regular trial.

There are no objections here.

Will Gardner, please.

Are you sure?

No.

Well, I'm just as
unfamiliar as Alic...

Okay, I'll see you then.

What was that?

Janie Ludwig.

- Her husband's inquest.
- Oh, yes,

that car crash.

It was horrible.

- How is she?
- Upset.

She wants me to help
Alicia at the inquest.

Well, that sounds right.
What's the problem?

Nothing. What's up?

An invitation to the
Chicago Shamrock Dinner.

We've been
asked to buy a table.

They've never
invited us before.

I know,
we're moving up in the world.

And with
Alicia's husband there,

it might be a slap
in the face if we say no.

Peter didn't win yet, did he?

The last I heard, it was neck
and neck between him and Maddie.

I'll wait to see if he wins
before buying a table.

DIANE:
Cary.

Yes, you needed me?

Congratulations.
What fantastic news.

WILL: Talk about landing
the big fish, good job.

I...

We weren't even trying
for Emmonds Pharmaceuticals.

We thought they were
deep into Canning's pocket.

How'd you do it?

- Well, I'm just one part of a team.
- That's not what I heard.

Their chief counsel said it was
all because of you.

DIANE:
This is a good way

to stay on the equity
partner track, Cary.

$5 million a year
in litigation costs?

Pretty impressive.

That's their spokesman now.

He's in your office, Cary.

- He wants to say hello.
- Okay.

Emmonds Pharmaceuticals.

Yes, good job.
(Laughing)

Hello.

Dad?

Cary.

Sir, hi.

This is a surprise.

I hope so.

And this is a very cool office.

You have a view, two desks,

you're on the same floor
as the partners.

I'm impressed.

Yeah, thanks, Dad.
So, what's going on?

Well, I'm back in Chicago.

Yeah.

Sorry about that
press secretary job.

No, no, no, look.

That was inappropriate of me

to even ask for that favor.

And I realized that the job
wasn't quite

the right fit
for me anyway.

- That's good.
- I'm lobbying.

For Emmonds
Pharmaceuticals now.

And we were looking for
a firm to help us draft

a medical
marijuana statute

to take to the general
assembly, and I...

thought of you.

You thought of me?

Ha, don't
sound so surprised.

Of course I
thought of you.

You're good.

Your firm is hot right now.

A pharmaceutical
company wants to get

a medical
marijuana law passed?

Well, right now,
there is a competing

initiative being written.

We want ours to take
a different approach.

There's a
medical marijuana initiative

being written
and Emmonds is concerned

if it succeeds,
it'll cut into their profits,

so they want to draft
a competing initiative

to confuse the voters?

(Chuckling) Come on,
let's not put it like that.

We-we want a more
sensible initiative.

How's that sound?

Sensible.

Good.

I thought that you
could draft the initiative

and then represent us through
the legislative process.

What?

I just...

I didn't think you
were going to talk to me again.

(Sighs)

Cary.

You're my only son.

I'm never not
going to talk to you.

NEWSWOMAN: We are now confident
reporting the projected

Democratic primary winner
for Illinois governor

is going to be State's Attorney
Peter Florrick.

(Cheering loudly)
Congratulations, sir.

I said-said
congratulations, sir.

Now we turn to Kresteva.

I said now we turn
to Kresteva!

Sir, I wanted to talk
to you about Jordan.

I don't
think we need him.

Are you sure?

Because I think we're losing
our singularity of purpose.

WOMAN: Whoo!
- Yeah.

No, I understand.

Okay, okay.

Good job, Eli.

Well done.

Oh, come on, let's hug.

Now comes the real battle.

Now it comes.

On that note, I need
to show you something.

Zach Florrick
has a girlfriend.

Her name is Nisa Dalmar.

I know, she's black.

It's all fine.

No, that's not it.

Did you see this photo
that she tweeted today?

It's a
Milad-un-Nabi festival.

It's a celebration
of the Prophet's birth.

I did a deeper
check into Nisa's father.

He donated to the
Hamas charity organization,

Mouharib Mousalim.

- When?
- His last donation was in 2008.

And Mouharib Mousalim was just
put on the treasury's list

for terrorist affiliations
this past October.

What?

We should do
something about it.

As you can see,
the skid marks on the road

- reveal a course correction.
- HmHmm

Uh, using the formula for
minimum skid speed

we determined he
was driving roughly

55 miles per hour,

which is ten miles
over the speed limit.

Speeding
equals reckless driving.

Uh, Mr. Gardner.

Time for the main event.
WILL: (Quietly) I'm not here to replace you.

- Mrs. Ludwig just asked me to
assist, that's all. - It's okay.

We, uh, recovered Justice
Ludwig's cell phone,

which he was using
at the time of the crash.

Um, that may also have
contributed to the accident.

- Anything from the gallery?
WILL: Yes, sir, if I may.

- And you are?
- Will Gardner. I'm also on Mrs. Ludwig's

- legal team.
(Quietly): You only get three questions.

You can only ask
three questions.

CLAYPOOL: She has
a legal team now.

(Chuckles)
This is getting serious.

- Proceed.
- I, uh...

Although there was
no Bluetooth

in Justice Ludwig's car,
his phone had a speaker function

making it possible for him to...

make a call and not hold
his cell phone while driving...

- isn't that right?
- Yes,

but we have no way of knowing
if he was actually holding it

- or not.
- Okay, but rather than...

the use of a phone
or the speed he was traveling,

couldn't the presence
of black ice on the road

have forced Justice Ludwig

to make the course correction,
sending him into the guardrail,

which by its mere presence

implies this is a very sharp
curve in the road?

- Objection. Mr. Gardner is combining
several questions... - As I've said,

Mr. Hobson, there are
no objections here.

- Officer?
- Taking the points one at a time,

uh, guardrails are placed by
the Department of Transportation

for various reasons, sir.

And, yes, I observed black ice
on the road that night,

but with those
road conditions,

- the victim should have been driving
under the speed limit. - Excuse me.

Mr. Coroner, I would like
to reserve our third question.

Objec... Uh, point of...
clarification.

Uh, can he do that?

I don't see why not.

Now, Officer, let's talk
some more about this black ice.

(Camera shutter clicking)

(Phone ringing, vibrating)

Hello?

Oh, yeah, this is Robyn,
Mrs. Florrick,

the other investigator
you hired.

- Oh, hi. How are you?
- Good, good.

Cold. Uh, I saw Kalinda's phone
ringing and I picked it up.

- Do you want me to ask
her something? - Yes.

Ask her, is there anything
that can point to an accident

and not recklessness?

We're questioning
the officer right now.

Hold on, Mrs. Florrick.

Thanks.

Hi, uh...

Look, can I call you back?

Yeah, I know.
I saw that.

It's weird, huh?

OFFICER: ...which is why we concluded that, uh,
black ice was not a likely cause.

CLAYPOOL:
Very well.

Thank you, Officer.

- Mr. Claypool, may I ask a question?
- Mr. Gardner

has already asked
all the questions

for Mrs. Ludwig's legal team,
Mr. Coroner.

No, not all. We have one left.

That is correct.

Ask your question,
Mrs. Florrick.

Officer Rivera...

has the county been replacing

the dimmer, orange incandescent
streetlights on that road

with the brighter L.E.D. lights,

which would mean
that the night of the accident,

in the hundred yards
preceding the bend

in the road, the judge

entered a darker stretch
that doesn't show

the black ice as well,

resulting in
the judge having

to make a last-second
course correction?

Yes.

Thank you.

Looks like an
accident to me.

Mr. Hobson, any questions?

Officer Rivera, upon looking
into the cell phone records,

did you determine the call
the judge was making

at the time of the accident?

Yes, he'd called his voice mail.

And from whom did he receive
voice mail messages that night?

There was only one.

It was from the Illinois
Attorney General's office.

Uh, their anti-corruption unit.

Last question then.
To your knowledge,

what does this anti-corruption
unit investigates?

Uh, public officials

for, uh, corruption
and ethics violations.

Mr. Coroner, I'm aware
that only you can

introduce evidence, but it is
our belief that the deceased

- ran his car off the road in an attempt
to commit suicide. WILL: Oh, come on.

He can't just
spin a story

- in front of the jury.
- Mr. Gardner,

please. What evidence?

Evidence regarding
the judge's last weeks,

when he discovered that he was
being investigated for bribery.

This is outrageous,
Mr. Coroner.

Mr. Hobson is trying to void
a life insurance policy--

- that's the only reason he's
arguing for suicide.- Not at all.

Like Mrs. Ludwig's
abundant legal team,

- I'm just trying to get to the truth here.
CLAYPOOL: Okay.

Whether it is or is not
outrageous, I will decide.

Please have your evidence

ready tomorrow,
and I will review.

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What'd I do?

Nothing.
We thought we would just talk.

You've been doing great work
with I.T., Zach.

We are really
thrilled.

Okay.

So, you and your girlfriend,

y-you're pretty serious, right?

Yeah.

This is about Nisa?

JORDAN:
No. Well...

a little.

I remember my first
girlfriend in high school.

She meant everything to me.

Nisa's not my first girlfriend.

Oh. Well...

that's good to know.

Do you mind if, uh,
I show you a tweet

that your girlfriend sent out?
(Phone vibrates)

- Uh, wh-what tweet?
- Yeah.

(Groans)

Okay.

What, right now?
Okay, okay.

They need me to change
something in the stump.

I'll be right back.

I can't believe you're
trying to break them up.

- Do you see me doing anything?
- Hmm?

JORDAN:
See, the thing is,

Zach, that... you
have to start thinking

about all your relationships
in relation to the campaign.

'Cause there is already a
spotlight on your mom and dad.

(Quietly)
See if they're done.

(Quietly)
I'm not seeing if they're done.

Nora, I am the boss.
You are the...

Oh, Zach,

is everything all right?
What's wrong?

It's nothing. I'm fine.

What is it? What'd he say?

Mrs. Florrick.

- Mr. Agos, I heard we were
representing you now. - Yes,

well, I figured, anything I
could do to help Cary, why not?

You know, I saw your name
listed with the partners.

- Aren't you the same year as Cary?
- Well,

we came in together,
but then Cary left

and came back again, and we're
thrilled to have him.

So he's not on the partner track?

No, no. I'm, um... Yes.

- He definitely will be. Soon.
- Dad.

Hi, son. I got sidetracked
with Alicia.

You know, it's fantastic
how quickly she made partner.

And if that doesn't
light a fire under you,

I don't know what will.

(Woman sighs)

Christie Yeargin.
I've been an investigator

at the Illinois Attorney
General's office for six years.

Apologies for the
temperature in here, ma'am.

I've asked for some space
heaters in here. (Chuckles)

Now, you were in charge

- of the investigation into
Justice Roger Ludwig? - Yes.

Ms. Yeargin,
what was the basis

for the investigation
into Justice Ludwig?

We had him pegged
as a bribery target.

I see. Did this
have anything to do

with his participation

in a Wednesday night
basketball game

with Mr. Gardner over here?
Yes and no.

We started looking into the
deceased

because of the basketball
games, but...

we continued our investigation

because of Justice Ludwig's
financial troubles.

He and his wife were a little
overextended on their mortgage.

You have only one more question,
Mr. Hobson.

Yes. Thank you.

Ms. Yeargin,
during your investigation

of Justice Ludwig, would you say

that the combination
of this attention,

along with his obviously
precarious finances,

was making him depressed--
depressed enough, in fact,

to do something desperate,
something like suicide?

YEARGIN: Well, he wasn't
happy about it.

But beyond that, I couldn't say.

(Sighs)
Nice speech, Mr. Hobson.

Way to hit the suicide theme.

Ms. Yeargin,
how many judges

does the Attorney General's
office investigate every year?

Depends on the year.

Oh, we're always looking for
potential corruption targets.

And how many of these
investigations actually bear...

Strike that. How many times
does your investigation

actually lead to charges
being filed against the judge?

- Thankfully, not very often.
- And in this case,

you didn't have
any solid evidence

that Justice Ludwig had actually
accepted a bribe, did you?

Not yet,
but we were working on it.

- And did you feel that...
- Ah.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Uh... you're sure you don't
want to wait for Kalinda?

No, we have
to get back to...

- the morgue.
- It's okay, Robyn.

We just need a rundown
on the facts.

Okay, um...

well, the Ludwigs, they-they did
have financial problems.

And as far as we can tell,
Mr. Ludwig-- Justice Ludwig--

kept them from his wife--
the money troubles.

And the bribery investigation
is based on a lawyer

who was accused
of bribing judges.

It's okay. We don't need
to go into that.

Okay. Um,

the justice's last day:
He had dinner that night

at 8:00 p.m. with a friend.
Jared Bigelow, a lobbyist.

And... Oh, we were able
to download the judge's I-PASS.

Do you know what that is?

- From the Tri-State Tollway?
- Yes, we do.

Well, the last record
we could find

is that he exited the tollway
at 10:37 p.m.,

but what's strange
is the accident was at 11:42.

And why is that strange?

It took him an hour
to travel four miles.

You checked where
he might've stopped?

There are only two options
at that exit:

A gas station and a motel.

Let's not update Mrs. Ludwig
on this until we know for sure.

But keep up the good work.

JEFFREY:
The application fee

for a marijuana
dispensary

increases from $2,000 to $5,000.
That's good. The license fee

ought to increase as well
though, don't you think?

I didn't want to get greedy.

It's good for the state budget.

Well... (Sighs)
I think...

it might start to seem obvious

that the initiative
isn't exactly genuine.

Dispensary

locations to be
at least 300 yards away

from the nearest school.
We should change that to 500.

We're the third-largest
school district in the country.

- If you make it 500...
- It makes it

more difficult to find
a location for a shop.

It makes it transparent
that the law

isn't about medical marijuana.

It's about protecting
your market.

Do we have some problem here?

I don't think so.

Maybe we should ask a partner
to sit in, help supervise.

Sure.

If that's what you want.

KALINDA:
Hi.

Would you two like a room?

Uh, no.

I just would like to ask
you some questions.

Am I in some
kind of trouble?

I don't think so.

Were you working here
on the night of March 2?

Um, I work every night except
Tuesday and Sunday, s-so...

So, that's a yes.

Do you remember

if you saw this man that night?

I'm not supposed to give
information out about our guests

unless it's to the police.

Are you the police?

No.

Sure.

He was here.
He had a room, paid cash.

- Was he with anyone?
- He checked in alone, but...

when he left,
he was with a woman.

A blonde woman.

They were arguing.

Did you hear what
they were yelling?

No. He got into his car,
she got into her SUV.

- They both left.
- Do you remember anything

- about the SUV?
- It was nighttime.

All I could see was that it was
a dark four-door, I think...

Oh, it had... it had
one of those license plates.

- Which license plate?
- The specialty ones.

I-I didn't see the number,
but it had a bird on it.

Okay.

Thanks.

It's hard to work with
a relative, isn't it?

Not really.

Why?

Your dad. It must
be difficult.

When personal feelings
enter into legal work,

it makes everything
a big emotional stew.

- Did I do something?
- No, no.

I just think, um...

we want to give the Emmonds
team everything they want.

Defer to them.

It's a good client
to keep happy.

Did my dad talk to you?

That's not important, Cary.

I should keep closer
tabs on this, anyway.

- What did he say?
- Nothing.

Cary...

everything's fine.

I'd just like to sit in
on the next meeting.

- If you don't mind.
- No. I don't.

That would be good.

Great. Keep up
the good work.

- Last Saturday night?
- Yeah. Gas station on Route 2,

down the road
from the motel.

The attendant said he
couldn't see the road

because your tanker
was blocking his view.

So who are you two,
Cagney and Lacey?

Uh, there was a crash
a few minutes later.

We're just trying to find out
if anyone saw anything.

Sure, I saw something.
What do I get for telling you?

A clear conscience
that you did the right thing.

(Chuckles)
Yeah. What else?

- I didn't see the crash, but
I saw the cars. - Uh, cars?

- There was more than one?
- Yes.

There was a sedan in front
and a black SUV behind it.

And it came up fast,
honking the horn,

lights flashing--
it was totally out of control.

Uh, the black SUV?

Yes.

(Clears throat)

And I'm sorry

for the way I talked
to you before.

That's okay.

ALICIA:
Who's the woman?

KALINDA: (On speakerphone) We're not sure.
All we know is that she's

blonde, probably in her 40s and
that she was arguing with Ludwig.

WILL:
Sounds like a jilted mistress.

Well, we can't say
definitively.

They had an argument.

Maybe he broke it off,
she wasn't happy.

She chases after him,
drives him off the road.

- Do you believe that? - It's not what I
believe, it's what the coroner believes.

He's already intrigued
by suicide-- let's see

if we can intrigue him
with murder. Kalinda,

you line up this motel clerk
as a witness,

and we'll look
for some precedent

for admitting it in an inquest.

Okay. Good.
(Phone beeps)

What did you tell that guy?

Come on.

Tell me.

[ ♪ Draw The Stars ♪
by Andreya Triana ]

♪ While the people sleep,
I lie awake ♪

♪ Encased in dreams ♪

♪ That carry me ♪

♪ To a distant sound ♪

♪ To undertake ♪

♪ I feel its way ♪

♪ Even though I ♪

♪ Am helpless of ♪

♪ The force... ♪

What did you find?

AML v. Hillman.

Yes. That's
what I have.

You do not.

You're right.
What is it?

Lawsuit over a biased inquest--
insufficient evidence.

It'll make the coroner
so afraid of a lawsuit,

- he won't dare pass on
murder evidence. - Good.

- You argue it.
- Okay.

Will Peter have a problem

if I go to the Chicago
Shamrock Dinner?

Will he have a...
problem with it?

No. Are you going?

We got a table.

Are you?

Uh, yes.

Okay.

I don't want to be
wary of you, Alicia.

I know.

I don't like it.

Feels like we're
avoiding each other.

I know. I liked it
when we were friends.

Me, too.

Then let's do that.

Okay.

Okay. Good night.

♪ ♪

(Elevator bell dings)

(Elevator door opens)

Nisa, I didn't know
you were here.

I'm leaving.

Nisa...

- is something wrong?
- Um, nothing.

I-I'm just, um... nothing.

Good night, Mrs. Florrick.

Hey, Mom.

Grace, do you know
what's wrong with Nisa?

Oh, yeah. Zach
broke up with her.

Hey... Wait, I thought
they were doing good.

Yeah, well, the campaign
told Zach to cool it.

The campaign?

- Yeah, the whole picture thing.
- Okay, Grace,

talk to me as if
I weren't omniscient.

There's a picture
with Zach and Nisa

and it's with
her Muslim parents,

and it looked like
it might hurt Dad.

According to who? Eli?

Mm-mm, Jordan.

He sat down
with Zach,

and then Zach
broke up with Nisa.

(Wry laugh)

Why does everyone think
it's all right to parent my children?

Alicia!

Not now, Eli.

How dare you

counsel my son on
his personal life

without my permission.

Mrs. Florrick, I don't
think that you...

- Why don't we talk in here.
- No.

If this is about
the Muslim photo,

Zach asked if the photo was affecting
the campaign, and I told him the truth.

I said that we were
taking a hit, that's it.

- I didn't tell him what to do.
- He's 17 years old,

and adores his father-- what
did you think he would do?

Mrs. Florrick,
with all due respect,

it was only a matter
of time before this became

a serious problem
for your husband.

That is not the issue!

You stepped way
over the line.

Don't you ever approach
my son again.

(Quietly)
Ever.

Alicia.

I am so sorry. I warned him
about the family issues,

but I think his other
campaigns ran differently.

Okay, Eli.

I don't know what
the game is here,

but if you're
using me, stop.

Okay?

Okay.

WILL: Why don't you give
it a rest, Mr. Hobson.

Obfuscation. You're the one
that brought up suicide.

Wait, wait,
wait...

One at a time.

- Mr. Hobson.
- Mr. Gardner is advocating this witness

to push the ridiculous theory
that Justice Ludwig was murdered.

AML v. Hellman, Mr. Coroner.

The coroner in Hellman
was found biased

because he only entertained
one proposition of a case.

Fairness demands that

a jury not only hear evidence
as to suicide...

There is simply
no foundation...

A moment, Mr. Hobson.

(Babbling)

Danny, you can
bring in the jury.

We'll hear from
your witness,

Mr. Gardner,
Mrs. Florrick.

I better go
prepare her.

Yes, good luck with that.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry.

Janie, I hate
to ask you this, but do you

have any idea who this
blonde woman might be?

What, the one that my husband was
screwing in a motel room? No!

I'm sorry.

I'm...

(Quietly)
I'm sorry.

It's just that
I've-I've lost him

and now his love
all in one week.

I don't know
what I have left.

(Crying)

His debts, I suppose.

Is everything
all right?

Well, your father has

some unfortunate news about the
Emmonds Pharmaceutical account.

JEFFREY: I was just telling
Diane that I owe your firm

an apology...

but a decision has been made
to go with Jennings/Albright.

- You're pulling your business?
- Management has

expressed concerns about
Lockhart/Gardner's history

- of pursuing big pharma with class actions.
- I have assured Mr. Agos

that our past work
won't impede

- our total commitment in this matter.
- Of course not.

There's no conflict here.

That's the very point I made to
the board, but the CEO thinks

that the optics are wrong.

(Sighs)
This is my mistake.

I should've prepared them.

DIANE: Is there any way
for us to resolve this?

I'm afraid not.

And I'm very sorry.

Diane, this is...
this is a complete surprise.

Yes.

For me, too.

(Indistinct talking)

Okay.

- Who's she?
- No idea.

CLAYPOOL: Ladies and
gentlemen of the jury,

as you know, we
are now considering

not only a theory
of accidental death

as well as a
theory of suicide,

but also a theory,
potentially, of homicide.

Which is why...

Assistant State's Attorney
of Lake County Shirley Mann

has joined us
for the duration.

Thank you, Mr. Claypool.

At this time, if possible,

I'd like to ask a few questions
of Mrs. Ludwig.

Mr. Claypool,
I'm not sure

how my client's testimony
is relevant

- in this regard.
- I'm not, either.

But the ASA has
an absolute right

to join in these proceedings.

Mrs. Ludwig, please.

Make your answers short
and declarative.

MANN:
Thank you, Mrs. Ludwig.

I am very sorry for your loss,
and I apologize

for having to question you
at this time.

Now, according to the statement
you gave the police,

you were home the night
of March 2, is that correct?

Yes. I hadn't wanted to go

to the dinner
my husband was attending.

I didn't feel well.

MANN: And you were at home
until you were notified

of your husband's
death at approximately

- 12:20 a.m.?
- Yes.

Now, as Coroner Claypool
has explained,

this is not a courtroom,
but you are still under oath.

Do you wish to stand
by that statement?

Mr. Claypool, I'm advising
my client to invoke her Fifth

Amendment right not to testify.

(Gallery murmuring)

All... all
right, everyone.

Mrs. Ludwig?

On counsel's advice,

I am invoking my Fifth Amendment
right not to answer.

MANN:
Mrs. Ludwig, this is

an affidavit from your neighbor
stating that he heard you

leave on the night in question,
shortly before 10:00 p.m.,

and that according to him,

you didn't return
until almost midnight.

Mrs. Ludwig, where did you go

between 10:00 p.m.
and midnight, March 2?

On counsel's advice,

I am invoking
my Fifth Amendment right

not to answer.

So, you did know
about the affair?

I suspected.

I wasn't sure.

Did you lie to the police
about your whereabouts

at the time
of your husband's death?

Yes.

When he mentioned
the dinner,

I got suspicious.
I thought about

calling Bigelow, but I knew

I wouldn't get a straight answer
out of him.

He and Roger were very close,

and he had covered
for Roger before.

This wasn't the first time your
husband had been unfaithful?

Where did you go that night,
Mrs. Ludwig?

I drove to the
restaurant.

W-When I saw he wasn't there,

I drove around to a couple of
places I thought he might be.

Then I just drove around angry

for a while, and
then, I went home.

Then the phone rang,
and everything changed.

I know I should have told you.

I just didn't think
that it was important,

and I was embarrassed.

Did I just lose this?

It's not about losing
the insurance money anymore.

You're in danger
of being arrested.

Diane.

Good to see you.

Mr. Agos,
I wasn't expecting you.

We received the call
from your general counsel.

Yes, about that.

Now, look, I may have
overstepped a bit

in trying to help out my
son, and if so, mea culpa.

Parents are blind when it
comes to their children.

- Indeed.
- What I'm saying is, I think

there may be a way
for us to salvage this.

If we could get a few more
partners on the account

so that our GC
doesn't feel like

we're in the hands of a
fourth-year associate.

- Mm-hmm.
- Diane?

I'd like you to
meet Dale Dazzo,

the CEO
of Emmonds Pharmaceuticals.

Well, it's a pleasure.

Cary happened to
catch me at lunch.

He's been telling me
about your firm's lobbying work.

And your connection
to the SA's office.

Very impressive.

There was some nervousness

from one of our VPs,

but I think we'd be fools
to go anywhere else.

I couldn't agree more.

Well, we're happy to hear that.

Dale, Dad, welcome
to Lockhart/Gardner.

Again.

(Laughter)

No, I am impressed, Cary.

I mean, that was
a remarkable save.

And you're good
with Dazzo.

That is not easy.

Oh, I don't know.

He said that you're
doing pretty good, too.

Well...

You know, we could always
work together.

Unfortunately, Mr. Dazzo
thought it would be better

if I worked directly
with the general counsel.

Without any middlemen.

You understand?

He didn't say that.

He did.

You hold a grudge, don't you?

No.

Dad, no, I don't.

I'm too busy to hold grudges.

Take care.

Thanks for
the business.

(Elevator bell dings)

KALINDA: Janie Ludwig
said you and her husband

were good friends.

We were.
(Teakettle whistling)

Bethany and I were devastated
when we heard the news.

(Whistling stops)

Did he bring anyone
to dinner with him that evening?

No, Janie didn't come.

It was just us catching up.

We meant, anyone

besides Mrs. Ludwig.

No.

No, no, no, no. No.

Janie and Roger had
some rough spots,

but that was a...
a long time ago.

There was a colleague he was
seeing about a year ago, but

we sat him down,
and he broke it off.

He's been a faithful man
ever since.

This colleague a year
ago-- was she blonde?

(Door closing)
No. Why?

WOMAN: Hey, babe.
Everything all right?

Just some, uh, investigators
with the Ludwigs' attorneys.

They had some questions
about Roger.

It's terrible
what happened.

They think Roger might
have been murdered.

Oh, my gosh.

What do you think?

I think that's a very unique
license plate.

What do you
want to do?

(Car alarm wailing,
dog barking)

(Door closing)

(Two beeps,
car alarm stops)

(Barking continues)

What?

You were sleeping
with Justice Ludwig,

and you fought with him
the night he was murdered.

- Go away.
- Ok, well, if you won't talk with us,

we can always
talk to your husband.

Yes, Roger and I were
seeing each other,

but I had nothing
to do with his death.

We fought at the motel because
I was breaking up with him.

After that,
I drove straight home.

Right, and can anyone
confirm that?

My husband.

But it will destroy my marriage.
Please.

We know there was
another vehicle involved.

Did you see anyone else
that night?

As I was driving the other way,

I passed an SUV speeding,
swerving.

It was headed in
the same direction as Roger.

And you didn't report it?

I couldn't.

Janie is a friend of mine.

He was driven
off the road?

Yes, by a drunk driver
with .10 blood alcohol.

So, a new, new, new theory.

I move that we skip
the preliminaries

and just get to the man
on the grassy knoll.

Yeah, before we get
to that, Mr. Hobson,

I need to hear this one out.

His name is Landon Boyce.

20 minutes after Justice Ludwig
crashed his car,

Landon Boyce was pulled over
for a DUI on the same road.

HOBSON:
And yet the police haven't

said boo about any of this?

The Lake County Police
never mentioned this DUI

because they didn't
know about it.

The arrest happened two
miles into Cook County.

HOBSON: The only thing this proves
is that some guy on the same

stretch of highway
got hit with a DUI.

There's nothing
to suggest he drove

the judge off the road.

ALICIA: Mr. Claypool,
we'd like to submit

the EDR from Mr. Boyce's SUV.

E.D...?

ALICIA:
Event data recorder.

It's like
the little

black box for a car.

11:42 p.m.,
the exact moment

of the judge's
accident, the EDR shows

Mr. Boyce's SUV
swerved and braked hard,

coming to a full stop
before accelerating again.

Justice Ludwig swerved
to avoid being hit and

crashed into
the guardrail.

CLAYPOOL:
Well,

Mr. Hobson, of all the theories
I've heard from both sides,

this is the first one

that's had something
resembling hard evidence.

I'm gonna let
the jury hear it.

I never expected them to settle.

Certainly not
for the full amount.

Wilk Hobson couldn't risk it
going to a jury.

If they'd ruled
it was an accident,

Wolf & Bland would have had
to pay double.

We're just sorry
about everything

that was laid out
on the table.

There's no need to be sorry
about the truth.

A victory all around.

Yup.

I'll see you at the
Chicago Shamrock Dinner?

Yes.

You do know
it's white tie, right?

What?

What's going on here?

I'm going.

You're going?
Where are you going?

Come on. You set me up,
and I didn't even see it coming.

Nicely played.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Peter relieved me.

Got involved
in the family business,

so he asked me
to take a step back.

Gosh. That's terrible.

- And all I wanted to do was
help him win, Eli. - Yeah.

That's all you wanted to do.

Some people
aren't like you.

We're too busy dealing
with politics in the field

to want politics in the office.

Hold on, let me write that down.

Good luck, Eli.

You're gonna die a sad
and lonely old man

'cause you don't trust anyone.

The Florrick campaign thanks you
for your contribution. Good-bye.

GRACE:
Wow!

You look like
a princess.

This was marked down 60%,
so, thank you.

Nice, Mom.

Grandma Veronica called.

She said she's stopping by

before she goes
to her St. Patrick's Day party.

Ooh, that should be fun.

You want us
to hide the alcohol?

It's St. Patrick's
Day in Chicago.

Hiding it won't make
a difference.

GRACE:
Have fun tonight.

- Love you.
- Love you, too.

What happened with Nisa?

- Oh, it's okay, Mom.
- No.

Zach, the campaign,
these campaigns-- they...

You date whoever you want.

It really is okay, Mom.

I was going to break
up with her anyways.

No, Zach,
the campaign will survive.

Seriously,

I-I was going
to break up with her.

College is right
around the corner,

and she wanted to
get more serious.

Go to your party. I'm fine.

♪ My dewy-eyed Disney bride,
what has tried ♪

♪ Singles ads ♪

♪ They run you hot and cold
like a rheostat ♪

♪ I mean a thermostat ♪

♪ So you bite on a towel ♪

♪ Hope it won't hurt too bad ♪

♪ And she says, "I like long
walks and sci-fi movies"... ♪

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