The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 4, Episode 2 - And the Law Won - full transcript

(Phone ringing,
distant chatter)

CLARKE: So, you're the
newest member of litigation?

Newest returning member
of litigation.

I left and came back.

And do you believe you've made
a worthy contribution

in the time
you've been here?

Since I've been back here?

Yes. Yes, I do.

I tried 140 cases as an ASA.

That makes me an asset
on criminal cases.

And do you
have family here?



In Chicago?

Um, no, I'm married to my work.

(Laughs)

And if the firm had to downsize
the litigation department,

tell me why
we should keep you over, say...

Alicia Florrick.

Um, well, I have more
transactional experience.

Also more billable hours.

And I-I don't like saying it,
but some partners have...

issues with Alicia.

Hmm. And what are those?

Those issues?

The office she's in.

It's the largest
of any fourth-year,



and it's the only one
on the twenty-eighth floor.

And if the firm
had to downsize,

tell me why
we should keep you

over other
fourth-year associates.

I'm good.

Better than-- let's see--

John Gaultner?

I'm not playing that game,
Mr. Hayden.

What game?

Thunderdome.

Lawyers only, sir.

(Laughs)

You here to see if I screw up?

Just wishing you good luck
your first case back.

And look at you
with all your little tabs.

Like a good first-year.

Here you go.

(Laughs)

Introduction to Trial Law,
just in case.

(Laughing)

How's this
for ironies, Will?

I was there at the end,
now I'm here at the beginning.

Good luck.

Thanks, Lionel.
I heard you were on this.

- I'm looking forward to
getting into it. - Yeah.

- Good first case.
- Mm-hmm.

He's tired.

And his theory of
the case is weak.

Just imagine how embarrassing
it'll be if you don't beat him.

Okay, thanks.
You can go now.

(Laughs)

CROWD (Chanting): No to NATO! No to war!
No to NATO! No to war!

No to NATO! No to war!
(Siren blaring)

No to NATO! No to war! No to...

(Overlapping shouting
and chatter)

That was taken

during the anti-NATO
demonstrations last May?

Yes.
And who is that there?

I believe that's Tyler Beacham,
the assailant.

You mean the victim?

Objection.

Actually, both characterizations
seem objectionable.

Let's just leave it
as "Mr. Beacham."

Thank you, Your Honor.

Mr. Beacham is the
son of my client.

- Correct?
MAN: Yes.

And she's suing the city of
Chicago for wrongful death?

(Overlapping shouting)

MAN:
Down!

Down!

(People screaming)
Get back!

Get back!

Stop him!

MAN 2:
Get off me!

WOMAN:
You're killing him!

Get off me! Get off me!

(Yells)

That's you shooting Mr. Beacham
with a stun gun...

He charged at me.
He kept charging at me.

The video doesn't show all that.

WILL: And how many times did you
send 40,000 volts through his body?

Objection, Your Honor.
The stun gun

is set at
40,000, but when

the probes make contact
with the skin,

the voltage drops to 1,400.

If I remember my Harvard physics
class correctly, Mr. Deerfield,

I believe you're right.
Sustained.

1,400 volts.

That's much better.

(Indistinct shouting)

Stop it! Tyler.

Can you breathe?
Can you breathe?

(Siren blaring)

WILL: How many times did you
jolt him with 1,400 volts?

MAN:
Three times.

WILL: And what happened
after you shot him

the third time
with 1,400 volts?

Nothing. He wasn't moving.

I radioed
for medical help, but...

But he died before they arrived.

(Sighs)

Help him! Help him!

(Indistinct shouting)

What happened?

Down!

(Indistinct shouting)

(Siren blaring,
overlapping shouting)

Here it is.

Go ahead.

$800,000.

Whoa!

Nice sum
for the first time out.

I don't think I've ever
seen you smile, Mr. Hayden.

I smile. Good job.

WILL:
Let's throw it back.

DIANE:
What?

WILL: We can do better.
I haven't even

questioned the fiancée.

Will, this is a good offer.

The city doesn't like to pay
on wrongful death.

You won. Say yes.

Let me have the fiancée.

She'll have the jury in tears.
We can double this.

No.

Actually, it's not
up to you, Mr. Hayden.

You represent our creditors.

As such, you can tell us
not to take a case.

But you can't tell us
when to take an award.

That's up to the client.

(Sighs)

This is how you
got into this hole.

Placing passion
over pragmatism.

He came close to crossing
the line there, didn't he?

He did. We pushed back,
appropriately.

So where are we?

We need $60 million
to get out of debt.

David Lee has pulled in
some receivables.

Cuesta paid up.

Sweeney's been good.

Leaving us well on our way
with $2 million.

He's forcing us to
sell the 27th floor.

We'll be like
steerage up here.

I know.

And yet, you
seem... becalmed.

Our landlord went bankrupt.

I saw that, but somebody
took over our lease.

Maddie Hayward.

Right, the semiconductor lady.

I think I'm missing
why this is good.

Maddie is a new member
of Emily's List.

You know her?

Enough.

You'll talk to her?

Well, doesn't hurt to ask.

You'll win this case, right?

Doing my best.

- Help him in court.
ALICIA: Will?

He's fine.

I know.

He's better
when he has someone to impress.

John Gaultner's on it.
I'll tell him.

No. John's been let go.

When?

An hour ago.

The trustee made cuts.

Kalinda, where the hell are you?

This is my fourth call.
I need you on this case.

(Children laughing)

You left me.

Yep.

You left me hanging.
My lowest point.

I wish I'd seen your face.

Two years inside,
I get out,

I expect my loving
wife to be there.

Instead, you take my money,
and you burn my clothes.

Did you cry?

Seriously.

Did it make you cry?

I don't remember
you being such a bitch.

You have a bad memory.

Do you remember this?

(Children chattering)

Huh?

I remember
you being better at it.

WOMAN: Sheryl Sandberg thinks
we can have it all.

Anne-Marie Savage

thinks we can't have it all.

All I can think is,
uh, what the hell?

(Laughter)

Have you ever heard a man wonder
if he could have it all?

(Applause)

So why are we saddled
with so much... guilt?

I have enough Catholic
and Jewish guilt.

Now I'm getting feminist guilt.
Thank you very much.

(Laughter and applause)

Maddie?

Yes?

Diane, right?

Right. Lockhart/Gardner.

- I hear we're going to be neighbors.
- We are?

Oh, that's right. Of course.

Uh, you're on the 28th floor?

- 27th through the 29th.
- Wow.

Well, we will be right
above and below you,

so if you ever want to
borrow a cup of sugar...

Nice meeting you.

Actually, uh, Maddie,

maybe we could
talk sometime.

I hate to mention this, but,
uh, you're our new landlord,

and we would love
to discuss some relief on a new

payment schedule.

I'm on my way
to another meeting right now,

but why don't you put together
a proposal

and give my team a call?

Because that's really
who you should be

- speaking to on this.
- Thank you.

Wonderful speech.

Oh.

You have someone
working at your firm,

uh, that I read about.

Someone in litigation?

- Yes. Will Gardner.
- No.

That woman
that stood by her husband.

Alicia Florrick.

- Yes. She's a fourth-year associate.
- Hmm.

I read an interview with her.

Yes, actually, she's on
the reorganization committee.

Great. Have her call.

(Sighs)

WILL: Would you like
to take a moment?

He wasn't even protesting.

He just came down to see me.

I was the true
believer, not Tyler.

- He proposed to you?
- Yes. A month earlier.

We were hoping to get
married in August.

WILL: And this was the
last time you saw him?

(Shouting)
Yes.

I... I just wanted to
hold him one last time.

(Sniffles)

Nothing further, Your Honor.

WOMAN:
Oh, God.

Mr. Deerfield, any questions?

No questions, Your Honor.

(Whispering): Where's John?
JUDGE TEMPLE: Thank you.

(Whispering):
He got laid off.

TEMPLE:
Ms. Schweikert, you are excused.

And, uh, why don't
we reconvene

tomorrow at 9:00?

I have my Harvard

Alumni Association meeting,
and I'm sure you all...

Attorneys, please
approach the bench.

Ms. Schweikert,

may I have you remain
on the witness stand?

I'm sure you're all familiar

with Illinois
Supreme Court Rule 243,

which took effect last July.

Refresh my memory.

Well, we haven't had a chance
to exercise it until now.

"The court may permit jurors
in civil cases

to submit written questions
directed at witnesses."

I received just such a question
now from the jury.

Now, the rule
requires that I ask

if you have any
objections...

I do, Your Honor.

I've designed my case
to lead the jury

to a certain conclusion.

If we start allowing them to
take us on flights of fancy...

Well, I am inclined to overrule,

Mr. Deerfield.

As my civil procedure professor
at Harvard used to say,

"You can never have
too many knights

in the quest for justice."

Step back, please.

What do you think?

Might be good.

It'll give us insight
into the jury's thinking.

TEMPLE: Ms. Schweikert, we
have one additional question,

and this one is from the jury.

Are you ready?

SCHWEIKERT:
I am, sir.

"Why weren't you wearing
your engagement ring

on the day
of the protest?"

Excuse me, Your Honor.

I'm very happy

that the jury is participating--

uh, we welcome that--

but I believe this question
brings up

facts not in evidence.

TEMPLE:
Yes, I thought so, too,

but there's
a parenthetical here:

"My question is based
on the two photos."

I think the juror
is commenting

on the ring there...

and not there,

and the fact Ms. Schweikert
is wearing it now.

So I'll overrule
that objection.

Ms. Schweikert, do you need me
to repeat the question?

SCHWEIKERT:
No, Your Honor.

I...

I don't know.

Permission to redirect,
Your Honor?

Granted.

Brianna, isn't it true
that you simply

left your ring at home that day
so as not to risk it

- getting stolen?
- Objection. Leading the witness.

And poorly, at that.

TEMPLE:
Sustained.

Sorry, Your Honor.
I'll rephrase.

Brianna, do you remember

why you didn't wear
your ring that day?

Yes, because I was afraid
it might get stolen

or lost.

Thank you.
No further questions.

WILL:
What the hell was that?

I've suddenly got
Columbo on the jury?

Kalinda, where are you?
We've got a problem.

4x02
- And The Law Won -

ALICIA: So you broke
off the engagement?

At the protest?

I'm... I'm so sorry.

I-I should have told you,

but I-I thought
it would look bad.

Well, she did it.

She broke it off.

Damn it.

So where does that leave us?

We lost
our sympathy component.

And possibly the sympathy
of the jury.

CLARKE:
And the offer on the table?

I don't think it's
been undercut.

Well, then let's wrap this up
before it is undercut.

Mrs. Florrick, do you have a minute?
DIANE: Actually, Alicia,

I need a second, too.

I'll be right with you.

DIANE:
You're familiar

with the lease relief portion
of our bankruptcy plan?

Yes.

WILL: We need you to present it

to our new landlord.

You want me to do it?

Yes. Do you know Maddie Hayward?

No. I-I mean, by name.

She bought
the building.

She moved half her
semiconductor business here,

and we want you to present our
restructuring proposal to her.

Without you?

DIANE:
Yes.

Just to give it
the personal touch.

Where the hell were you?

Hi, Will.

Five calls. To your cell.

What, you're not
even checking?

Um, I-I've been busy.
What do you need?

I have a rogue juror out there
who seems to know

some background
information on the case.

Which case?

Kalinda, what is going on?

Nothing.

I-I was gone,

but now I'm back.

The police,
wrongful death suit.

I need you to sit down
with Cary and find out

whether we can excuse
this juror.

Did he or she lie
during voir dire

about knowing our clients?

All right.

Kalinda.

This matters.

We work for
the trustee now,

and I am out
on a limb here.

Okay, look, I'm on it.

(Cell phone buzzing)

Yes?

NICK: Tonight,
I'm going to pick you up.

You worked with Allison Saybach
in mergers and acquisitions?

Yes.

How was she?

Great.

Really good. Why?

There were some
tensions last year

over the Sweeney
proxy fight?

Yes, well, that was just about
who would take the case.

Ah.

We settled that.

Everything turned out great,
and she's very nice.

Hmm. It's an
overpopulated department.

Yes, I know...
I mean, I don't...

I don't know if that's true.

Mrs. Florrick, we're
in an overfull lifeboat.

I have to trim mergers
and acquisitions,

and I'm asking your opinion.

I like Allison Saybach,

and I don't know anyone else
in that department.

Thank you.

What does he want?

I don't know.

There seems to be
a therapy couch

in my office these days.

What's up?

Your new client, the
tow truck magnate...

Yeah, he is coming in
with incorporation papers today.

Could you sit in?

I think he wants
to go over options.

He's my husband.

Huh.

Yeah.

Uh...

I, uh...

Did you send him to us?

No. God, no.

He... Look, he brought
his business here

because I work here.

He's trying to throw
down roots in Chicago.

Uh, I don't want him to.

- Was he the voice on the phone?
- No.

That was the man
that works for him.

- Is he dangerous, your husband?
- I don't know.

You said he was.

He was, but...

Okay. So I should
drop the case.

You should.

Thanks.

Yep, I'm exhausted,

and it's not even noon.

MAN:
Dr. Joseph Ladera.

I am a licensed medical examiner

with 15 years experience
at the Dayton Crime Lab.

And where did you receive
your doctorate?

Harvard.

TEMPLE:
Really? What year?

1985 to 1989.

1983.

It's good to have
a Harvard man here.

I'm surrounded by
Georgetown philistines.

- Welcome.
- Thank you.

ALICIA:
Now, the defendant,

Officer Mallen, testified

that he pepper-sprayed
the victim

before turning
to his stun gun.

Why is that problematic?

Pepper spray--
oleoresin capsicum--

can inhibit
a subject's breathing

by causing the throat
to constrict...

Jurors number
three, six and 11

wrote something down
so far, but I can't tell

if it's just notes
or a question.

ALICIA: So you're already
gasping for breath

when you're hit with
an electric shock

which compromises
your system?

Correct.

It'd be like having the wind
knocked out of you, literally.

And what about
three electrical shocks?

LADERA: That would compound
the danger exponentially.

ALICIA:
So, Dr. Ladera,

the use of a stun
gun three times

after the subject has
already been pepper sprayed,

wouldn't that constitute
excessive force?

- Objection.
- I'll withdraw.

Thank you.

MAN:
Willingham Securities.

Used to be the
biggest in the country.

Now look,
as you can see, it's ready

for a new tenant whenever
you're ready to move in.

- Mrs. Florrick.
- Ms. Hayward?

Maddie.
Or, uh, Miss Hayward.

I don't mind
being objectified.

So we're here to discuss
renegotiating your firm's lease?

Yes. Like a lot of other
firms these days,

we're having a momentary
cash-flow problem,

and we'll be forced to lose
two of our three floors...

How long have you worked
at Lockhart/Gardner?

How long? Four years.
This is my fourth.

- And you like it?
- I do.

Do a lot of people ask you

about standing
by your husband?

They do. Oh, they did.
It's died down a bit.

Well, he's running again,

so it seems like they'll
probably start up again.

I think you're right.

Do these questions
make you uncomfortable?

No.

MAN: Electricity and I.T.
are ready to go.

It's all in
move-in condition.

- Look at that space...
- That's my driver.

I bring him along.

They think he's the buyer.
I get some time alone.

Um, so are you campaigning
with your husband?

Yes.

And you agree with
him politically?

Enough.

I can't find five
people in the world

I agree with politically.

So will you consider
our proposal?

Do you have to head off?

I came right from court.
Lunch break.

Okay, well, um,
leave this with me,

and if I have
any questions..?

My number's right there.

Cell phone number?

Yes.

Bye.

Uh, Dr. Ladera, what
is excited delirium?

A condition that combines

psychomotor agitation
and aggressive behavior.

DEERFIELD: Such as the
behavior exhibited

by Mr. Beacham that day?

Officer Mallen has testified
that he just wouldn't stay down.

Objection, Your Honor.

Is Mr. Deerfield testifying?

I'll rephrase.

Uh, excited delirium
has been linked

to drug use, hasn't it?

Yes, mainly stimulants,
such as cocaine.

So did you perform
a tox screen on Mr. Beacham

as part of your autopsy?

LADERA:
Yes.

It didn't turn up any evidence
of cocaine use.

But isn't it true that
some amphetamines

are undetectable
after as little as five hours?

Objection.
Your Honor, not in evidence.

Mr. Deerfield is trying to
bias the jury by implying

that the victim had
drugs in his system.

TEMPLE:
Sustained.

No further questions.

TEMPLE: Thank you, Mr. Ladera.
You're excused.

Oops, wait a minute!

It seems we have another
question from the jury.

- Who?
- I have no idea.

I-I didn't see them
hand it to the sheriff.

TEMPLE: And again,
I must thank our jurors

for participating so
actively in the process.

If there are no objections.

So, Dr. Ladera, the
question is this:

"Would antidepressants show up

on the tox screen
you performed?"

LADERA: That's an
interesting question.

It'd depend on the type,

but, uh, generally, no.

We did a basic
ten-point analysis.

You'd have to do
an expanded screen

to find evidence of
most antidepressants.

Thank you, Doctor.
You're excused.

DEERFIELD:
Actually, Your Honor,

permission to reexamine.

TEMPLE: Doctor, we're not
letting you go just yet.

Dr. Ladera,

is it safe to say that
the presence of antidepressants

might indicate that someone
was suffering from depression?

It is safe.

And depression can cause
someone to behave in a...

an agitated,
even an aggressive fashion,

- can it not?
- Under some circumstances,

I suppose.

Uh, especially if someone

has recently

experienced
a catastrophic event.

Such as, for example,

uh, the breakup
of an engagement.

Objection.
Beyond the scope.

Overruled, but I might be
inclined to sustain

on the grounds of foundation

regarding the
antidepressants.

Hmm, I...

have no objection

at this time
on those grounds, Your Honor.

Then I'll see counsel
in my chambers.

No, no, no, Mr. Gardner,
you're not objecting

on foundational grounds
because there is a foundation.

Your Honor, we've complied
with all discovery requests

- from the defense counsel.
- Bull.

We requested discovery
on all the medical records.

No one ever told us about
the use of antidepressants.

Because you requested records

from the past
two years.

Mr. Beacham saw a psychiatrist
briefly three years ago.

- Your Honor...
- This psychiatrist

- prescribed antidepressants?
- Yes,

but again, we have
no recent record

- of the victim refilling that prescription.
- Your Honor,

this is the triumph
of form over substance.

- In the interest of justice...
- Yes, I quite agree.

Mrs. Florrick,
Mr. Gardner,

you will turn over
all of this evidence.

And if I find out
you've withheld anything else,

there will be sanctions.

What?

Where are you
on a settlement?

Well, where are you?

Eight hundred thousand.

Oh, you mean the offer
you turned down?

Mm-hmm.

(Laughing)

You got to love
the jury system.

So tell me that again.

Well...

again, we have
reviewed our caseload

and we're a little
overscheduled at the moment.

So, um, we have
suggestions

of other firms
you might try.

Well, you know, I'm ready
to incorporate for the bid.

Yes,

and we're happy to have
contributed to it,

but, um, we're going to
have to back out now.

What am I missing here?

I don't know.
I don't think anything.

(Sighs)

Okay.

Mrs. Florrick.

(Clicks tongue)

(Elevator bell dings)

CARY:
As far as we can tell,

the questions were
written on yellow paper,

and these seven
are the only ones

with yellow legal pads.

The ring question
suggests a woman.

Or someone who knew Brianna.

Did you run the jurors by her?

Yeah, she didn't
recognize anyone.

Checked their backgrounds,

couldn't find any
connection to her.

And the antidepressant question?

Any doctors
or spouses of doctors?

No. Someone
had a paramedic

as a brother-in-law,
but that's it.

So we're nowhere?

Here.

The voir dire form of juror
number five-- Emma Hanahan.

What am I looking at?

Number of children.

She wrote three,
crossed it out

and wrote two.

It's a common error
when a parent loses a child.

- Force of habit.
- The antidepressants?

Suggests
that she could have

some personal experience
with depression.

Check it out.

I can't get her excused,
but if I know it's her,

I can argue to her.

Oh, we're done.

How did it go?

Fine. You?

DIANE:
Alicia, do you have a minute?

- Yes.
- Later.

Sorry, things are a bit chaotic.

How did it go
with Maddie?

Good-- I think.

She didn't want to talk
about the lease much.

Yes, well, she's a funny one,
but she seemed

- open to the proposal?
- I think.

I gave her my number
in case she wanted to call.

Why don't you call her?

(Knocking)

Sorry. This is awful.

The trustee
let mergers and acquisitions go.

What? He let it go?

Yeah, well,
not all of it.

Allison Saybach,
oddly enough.

Not sure what she's
going to do on her own.

PETER:
Well, yes, money is...

always a concern,

but we have campaign
finance laws for a reason,

(Door opens)
and I'm not going to jeopardize

- the campaign...
- Psst. Psst.

Peter, I am so sorry.
I have to grab you for a moment.

Bobby, I will bring him
right back. Come on.

Eli, what are you doing?

I don't know what happened.
We were worried about money,

- then suddenly...
- Suddenly what?

MADDIE: Hello, Peter.
- Miss Hayward,

- meet Peter Florrick.
- Miss Hayward.

It's so nice to meet you.
I, uh,

only know you
from reading Forbes,

- but I've always been a fan.
- Thank you.

I think I'm becoming
a fan of yours, as well.

Has Eli been bending your ear?

No, I've just met Eli,
but your wife has.

- Alicia?
- Yes.

You seem surprised.

No, no, I-I, uh...

I didn't know
you knew each other.

Well, we just met yesterday,
but I am thinking

about contributing
to your campaign.

Really?

I thought you only contributed
to female candidates.

I do...

mostly support
female candidates,

but, um, I like your wife.

You two are separated?

- No.
- Yes.

But she's
supporting you?

- They're trying to work things out.
- Yes.

By not sleeping
with prostitutes?

If I do support you,

do I have to worry about that--
another prostitute?

Another mistress?

A furtive kiss
on the campaign bus?

No, you don't.

And why is that?

Because I just told you.

Peter's changed.

That's why.

I don't believe
people can change.

You know what?

I didn't, either.

And then, of course,
I went to prison.

WILL:
And you were his therapist?

The deceased,
Tyler Beacham's therapist?

MAN:
Yes, I saw Mr. Beacham

for a short time
about three years ago.

He came to me

suffering from nervousness

- and related insomnia.
- But not depression?

Not the deep depression

from a family tragedy?

That's correct. He'd been
laid off from his job,

which caused him
some mild anxiety,

but in my opinion, he was
not clinically depressed.

- And yet you prescribed him an SSRI?
- Yes,

but not to treat depression.

Certain antidepressants
are also useful

for the treatment of anxiety

and to help
regulate sleep patterns.

Thank you, Doctor.

Dr. Zarovich,
the specific drug

which you chose to prescribe

was called Elvatyl?

ZAROVICH: Yes, at that
time, Elvatyl seemed

to have the best response rate
for insomnia

- and related anxiety.
- "At that time?"

- You mean you no longer prescribe Elvatyl?
- No, I don't.

- Why is that?
- Other drugs are more effective.

Well, isn't it true
that Elvatyl

is known to have numerous
damaging side effects?

The science on that is unclear.

Really? Mr. Gardner here won
a lawsuit on just those...

- Objection. Relevance.
- Admit it, Will.

You won the case
by attacking Elvatyl's

suicidal side effects.

Your Honor, I have an objection.

DEERFIELD:
Uh, Your Honor, Mr. Beacham

taking a drug
that could alter

his brain chemistry
is perfectly relevant.

In fact, there was a study
on Elvatyl's side effects

at, uh, let me see...

Harvard Medical School.

Really?

Do you have it here?

I do, You Honor.

TEMPLE:
I think I'll allow

a little leeway here.

Isn't it possible,
Dr. Zarovich,

that Elvatyl's side effects
were what led you

to stop prescribing it?

That may have been a factor.

So a person takes a drug
designed to combat

depression that instead
intensifies that depression,

leading to suicidal ideation.

Isn't it possible
that such a person

could be driven to commit,

in effect,
"suicide by cop,"

right in front
of a person who's...

Objection, Your Honor,
this is rank speculation.

- Sustained. Mr. Deerfield...
- Nothing further, Your Honor.

Well, it appears we'll
have a number of questions

from the jury this time.

Shut the door.

(Sighs)

I said shut the door.

Where are you going?

You are really
pissing me off.

You're so stupid.

Why do you hurt me?

Shut up.

I love you.

I always will.

Lie back.

Where have you been, baby?

(Protesters shouting)

Carl Bayliss, can we talk?

I didn't know
Tyler that well.

Brianna was the one that
was really involved.

Tyler was the last guy

I thought'd get
into it with a cop.

The defense is saying that he
behaved erratically that day,

provoking the cop.

Did you see
anything like that?

No, dude was always
pretty calm.

I couldn't believe
he got stickered.

Stickered?

What's that?

Oh.

Undercover cops
were going around,

sticking these
on your back

if they thought you
were a troublemaker.

They called it
extraction.

They'd come back
later and pull out

all the black-bloc
anarchists.

And you got that
on the day of the protest?

No, I wish I had.

I bought this later.

But Tyler Beacham
got one?

Yeah, on his backpack.

I remember seeing it
when he walked by.

Can I take a picture?

Uh, yeah.

(Overlapping shouting)

♪ ♪

ELI:
Alicia, I really don't know

how to thank you.

For what, Eli?

Maddie Hayward--
getting her on board.

On...? What are
you talking about?

She's supporting Peter's
campaign because of you.

- What?
- I owe you.

Mrs. Florrick,
do you have a minute?

Sure. Let's go.

CLARKE:
Any thought

to Amy Hampton,

Gus Nathanson
and Bruce Garvin?

In family law?

Mm-hmm.

I like all of them.

That doesn't sound
very... genuine.

I just feel like I have been put

in an uncomfortable position,
Mr. Hayden.

And what position is that?

Arbiter of people's fates.

(Sighs)

I am conferring with other
people, Mrs. Florrick.

You're hardly an
arbiter of anything.

Of course,
you're right. I'm sorry.

No, that's okay.

Thanks.

I like them all.

Uh, all three people

that you mentioned--
I like them all.

Good. Thanks.

Alicia, hi.

I'm not stalking
you, I promise.

I had to meet a judge here--
Kate Conroy in probate.

- Do you know her?
- I don't.

Well, I'm backing her for
Illinois Appellate Court,

uh, but I knew
you had a case,

so, while I was
here, I thought...

Eli told me
you're backing Peter?

Yes.

I don't know what to say.

Thank you.

And I hope you didn't think
that I was...

No, not at all.

No, I was, uh...
I was impressed.

Speaking of which, um, this
is a little bit awkward,

so I'm just
going to say it.

Would you like to have
a drink sometime?

Look, Maddie, I'm flattered,
really, really.

I just... I'm married.

Oh, um...

I-I wasn't
hitting on you.

(Laughing):
I'm sorry. Oh, no.

Well, now it's
really awkward.

Oh, God, sorry,
I just misunderstood,

and this day-- it's just been
one thing after another.

Yes, don't
worry about it.

I just-- look...

Well, the thing is, I don't
have many friends, Alicia.

There, I said it.

Uh, sometimes
it's hard, um,

to know if someone
wants to be your friend

or if they want
something from you.

I can imagine.

So, um... I'm going
to say it again.

Would you like to have
a drink sometime?

(Laughs)

What's so funny?

I just don't remember
the last time

someone just approached me
for a drink,

and I would be
delighted.

How's that?

Good. Good.

We're talking like
normal human beings.

(Laughs)

Uh, how about
tomorrow night?

Sounds good.

Looking forward.

WILL:
So,

Officer,
the protest that day--

that was your first
riot squad duty, wasn't it?

Well, we don't actually
call it the riot squad.

I was assigned out of the 27th
district, patrol division.

But it was your first time
doing crowd control

at a large-scale
confrontational event?

- Yes.
- Your adrenaline was pumping?

- I guess so.
- So tell me

about the stickers,
the red stickers.

LIONEL:
Objection, Your Honor.

- Foundation.
- Your Honor, undercover police officers

put red stickers
on troublesome protesters

they deem worthy
of extraction

- from the more peaceful protesters.
- Your Honor,

you can't just feed
the foundation into the record.

Which is why I'm asking
the question of Officer Mallen.

Overruled.

So, Officer Mallen,
you saw a red sticker

on Tyler Beacham's backpack,
didn't you?

- No.
- You didn't see this?

That's you right there in the
video, and you didn't see it?

The red sticker
right there.

- I didn't see it.
- But you see it now?

No.

You don't see it
now in this still?

No.
(Clears throat)

Oh, you mean
on the screen there?

Yeah, yeah,

- I-I see that.
- Good.

Maybe Mr. Deerfield can clear
his throat twice for yes.

(Scattered laughter)

Unfortunately, what Mr. Beacham
had on his backpack

wasn't a red sticker.

It was a happy-face button.

You see that there?

You see the smile?

- Yeah, I-I can see that.
- Good.

Now let's fast-forward a bit.

After you
pepper-sprayed Tyler

and sent 1,400 volts through
his body and after he died,

there, look.

What's missing
from his backpack?

What isn't
there any more?

I understand

why you don't want
to answer.

The button isn't
there any more.

- Because you removed it?
LIONEL: Objection-- argumentative.

I'm merely asking
the question.

- You are not.
- You removed the red button

because you made
a mistake and you

were trying
to cover your tracks.

- Objection.
- Isn't that correct?

Sustained.

He charged at me.

What does it matter
about the sticker?

Who cares whether
it's gone?

It was there before.

But you said
you didn't see it before.

Your Honor,
this line of questioning

should be excluded
from the record.

No, it shouldn't,
Mr. Deerfield, no.

Thank you, Your Honor.
No further questions.

Mrs. Florrick.

Mr. Hayden, hi.

I saw you dropped a client--

Nick Saverese, his government
contract, tow trucks.

Yes, um, I think the case
had some irregularities.

What irregularities?

Mr. Saverese is trying
to skirt the requirements

- of the law.
- Mrs. Florrick,

this firm is
in dire straits

and we need all the
business we can get,

so tell him you
made a mistake

- and the firm is retaining his business.
- Mr. Hayden,

I'm not sure
that's advisable.

Thank you.

Tell him you
made a mistake

and the firm is
retaining his business.

Yes?

I talked to Maddie Hayward.

She isn't going to renegotiate.

She has other tenants
who want to expand

and she's worried
about the precedent.

I'm sorry.

But she is giving

to your husband's campaign.

I know.

I'm... stunned.

You have no idea
how this happened?

That she's giving
to Peter's campaign?

No.

I talked to her
about bankruptcy.

She asked me about Peter.

I never solicited her.

We're going to have to lose
the 27th floor now.

I'm so sorry.

- Deerfield wants to talk.
DIANE: Good.

Go bring it home.

We need it.

2.5.

More, Lionel,
or I can call

Officer Mallen's partner
to talk about...

what did he say he wanted
to do at the protest?

- Make a mark?
- Right, make a mark.

I'm sure the jury will
have questions about that.

(Sigh)
$3 million.

BAILIFF: All rise.
- Fine, 3.5.

The Honorable Judge Bernard
Temple presiding. Mr. Gardner,

are we ready to begin?

Your Honor, I believe
we have a settlement.

ELI: Great reaction
to the speech,

and more importantly,
the fund-raising pledges,

and that is even before a
Maddie Hayward endorsement

Eli.

You're doing a great job.

(Laughs)

You are road drunk.

Well, I should thank you.

- What for?
- Talking to Maddie about me.

We didn't even know
she was in play.

I don't even know what I did.

Well, the key is, whatever
you did, you did it well.

Where we headed?

Where we heading, Eli?

Home, but we could do
one more meet and greet

if we were
to turn back and...

- No...
- No...

(Both laugh)

What are you two
laughing at?

You, Eli.

We're laughing at you.

That's right.

King Lear's fool--
that's me.

♪ On that midnight train
to Georgia ♪

♪ Leavin'
on the midnight train ♪

♪ Said he's goin' back to find ♪

♪ Goin' back to find ♪

♪ A simpler place in time ♪

♪ I'm gonna be right by
your side... ♪