The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 4, Episode 22 - What's in the Box? - full transcript

(Door closes)

WOMAN:
First time?

Excuse me?

Um, is it your first time
voting?

Uh, yes.

Your name?

Zach Florrick.

(Laughs)
Why, you have the same last name

as one of the candidates.

- Really?
- I know what it's like.

My last name is Eisenhower.



Uh, do you need
any help?

I think I should be fine.
Thank you.

(Door opens, closes)

♪ ♪

Excuse me, ma'am.

Uh, did you see that ballot
box over there in the corner?

Uh, no, you put
your ballot in here.

Yes, I know. I just...

There's a ballot box over there
with a broken seal.

Ballot boxes are supposed
to be sealed, Uh...

and the seal's ripped.

- Are you sure?
- Yes.

- What's up, Nana?
- Uh, this young man

thinks there's a problem with a ballot box.
(Shutter clicks)



Excuse me.
What are you doing?

Taking a picture.

Well, you can't do that.

- Take a picture? Of course I can.
- No,

- no, it's actually illegal.
- It's only illegal if you're taking a photo

- of someone who's voting. There's
no one voting. - Excuse me.

I am the polling monitor here,

and I'm gonna have
to ask you to leave.

We're still confident,
Your Honor.

The polls have us neck and neck.

- It's just gonna all come down
to our get-out-the-vote... - Eli,

I want Cristian to be
on the stage with us.

- He's family.
- Yeah, whatever.

Alicia, hold on. I'm having
trouble hearing you.

Eli, what did my mother
just say to you?

Oh, she wants her
helper on the dais.

Peter, we may be having
trouble with early voting.

- I don't want Cristian on the dais.
- What?

Peter, is this
really important?

God.

(Overlapping chatter)

ELI:
Everybody out.

Come on! Out, out, out. Out!

Go downstairs. Come on!
Nora, get these people out of here.

Put that down.

(Sighs)
So what did Zach see?

Zach was early voting
in the 43rd Ward,

and he may have seen
a stuffed ballot box

- of Kresteva votes.
- Why does he think it was stuffed?

Because the ballot box
had a ripped seal.

He thinks it was a ripped seal
or he knows it was a ripped seal?

He took a picture.

- I'm looking at it now.
- Alicia,

tomorrow's Election Day.
All our lawyers are downstate.

Can you ask Diane
to take this?

I think she's at dinner.
You want me to call Will?

No. Diane is incentivized.

- if Peter doesn't win...
- Right,

she doesn't get the judgeship.
Okay, I'll call you back.

Okay.

(Quietly) Kresteva is trying
to steal this election,

and we have to stop him.

Okay.

Where are you worried about
the most Kresteva votes?

Addison Township.
41st Ward.

Uh, what are you doing?

I'm gonna take care of it.

You want to know how?

No. I don't know. Do I?

It's ten hours
till the polls open.

I have a septic truck ready.

I'm gonna park it in front
of the main precinct in the 41st

and... accidentally spill it.

Okay?

CARY:
This is perfect. Wow.

My office here.

(Chuckling)

Conference room there.
I love it.

How much is it?

$60 a square foot.

Ouch.

We're not gonna find much
cheaper in the Loop.

Not if we want to
move in in two weeks.

Well, we can't afford
$60 a square foot.

We can if we reduce
our upfront salary costs.

- Okay, and how do we do that?
- Kalinda.

We all agreed.

We pay her ask. That's the only
way she'll come with us.

(Phone chimes)
We changed our minds.

(Sighs)

Look, guys.

Kalinda wins cases.

We split off
from Lockhart/Gardner,

we need to win.
That's how we grow.

Maybe there's someone else
who can win cases cheaper.

And maybe there's
someone who can win cases

and pay us, but that's unlikely.

That's Diane.

I have to go.

Ask Kalinda if she'll take
a commitment to bump up

in the second year.

I'll see you guys down
in the bar in an hour.

(Sighs)

Judy, stop it right now

or we'll all be yawning
in a minute.

I'm Judge Abernathy.

I'm the magistrate on call
for electioneering disputes.

Well, what is the
issue, Counselor?

We have some question
about the provenance of ballots

we discovered in early voting.

And we ask for emergency relief
before voting is concluded

- in approximately 21 hours.
- And you, sir,

you are here to
represent the interests

- of the Kresteva campaign?
- No, I am, Your Honor.

Apologies for my lateness.

The campaign just
asked me to step in.

And who better to argue
at an all-night session

than a mother who would
be up anyway? (Chuckles)

- You can go now.
- Welcome, ma'am. And I see that

you have some... uh,
accoutrements with you.

Yes, my babies, Your Honor.

I'm sorry, but I have
to breastfeed the little one

- or she won't sleep through the night.
- Okay. Just...

try to keep them quiet, okay?

Yes.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Could you please tell us
what you saw tonight

- at the 5th Precinct in the 43rd Ward.
- Yes.

I saw an unsealed box of votes
being carried in

and placed in the corner.

And did you happen to take
a picture of those ballots?

Yeah, with my cell phone.
(Baby crying)

Sorry, Your Honor.

No. That's quite all right.
We'll just wait.

So, Zach, this photo

that you took,
is that the ballot box

seal ripped?

- It is.
- I tender the witness.

(Whispers)
Just be honest.

So...

Zach Florrick,

what did your mother

whisper to you just now?

- She whispered, "Just be honest."
- I see.

So she was afraid
you wouldn't be?

Objection, Your Honor, I gave

my son the same advice I would
give any first-time witness.

Withdrawn.

Now, Zach,

have you ever
been arrested?

- Objection. Relevance.
- Goes to character.

My son was
pulled over once,

but the prosecutor
dropped the charge

Excuse me, Your Honor.
I'm questioning a witness,

- not his mother.
- Yes, Mrs. Florrick,

- please.
- Why were you arrested, Zach?

- For recording a police officer.
- Taking his picture.

So... this would be
the second time in eight months

you've seen something
you thought corrupt

- and took a picture?
- Sure.

Seems to happen a lot to you?

Well, it's happened twice.
I don't know

- if I'd call that "a lot."
- This last time

you were pulled over
for drug possession.

A charge that was dropped.

- Mrs. Florrick.
- I was

pulled over,
but I wasn't

- carrying drugs.
- The policeman seemed to disagree.

The policeman was wrong.

Do you question authority a lot?

No. Only when it's wrong.

MAN: Yes, I saw him
taking pictures,

and I told him to stop.

And he said he wouldn't,

so I threatened
to call the police.

PATTI: And this photo
he took, you're saying

those were not
unsecured ballots?

That's correct-- they were ballots
from earlier in the week.

- But he said he saw a man
bring them in. - Well,

that was one of the, uh...
the poll workers.

- I asked him to move them.
PATTI: I see.

I think young Mr. Florrick may
have a tendency to exaggerate.

DIANE/ALICIA: Objection!
- My goodness.

Ms. Lockhart, good
evening. You've decided

to join our little
slumber party?

I have, Your Honor.

You couldn't keep me away.

Sorry.

My sciatica is acting up.

I have to walk every 20 minutes

- or my doctor yells at me.
PATTI: Would you

like me to take a pause?

No, no, no. Keep going.

- I can hear.
- Just one more question,

Mr. Buckley. Um...

why was this ballot box
unsealed at all?

Well, I tried to lift it,
and I accidentally...

I-I ripped the seal.

PATTI:
Oh. Nothing further.

DIANE:
Mr. Buckley,

you are a registered Republican,

- isn't that correct?
- It is.

Though I'm not sure
what that has to do with this.

You want Mr. Kresteva to win.

Objection, Your
Honor. Uh...

Uh, Mr. Buckley's candidate
preference is not an issue.

I would agree. Sustained.

Your honor, by all accounts,

this will be
a very close election.

Some polls suggest 1,000
votes will determine

whether Peter Florrick or
Mike Kresteva is governor.

And so we ask
that this box be

- impounded by the court...
- Your Honor,

- this is not a police state.
- ...Until such time

as their provenance
can be determined.

And if the vote count suggests,

a one-sided count in favor
of Mr. Kresteva,

we would argue

that fraud charges be brought.

Your Honor, this is

- a blatant attempt...
- Your Honor,

we have less than 24 hours
before the polls close.

(Banging gavel)

Okay. Time out.

Five-minute recess.

♪ My tambourine
is still shaking... ♪

We need you to look into
the provenance of these ballots.

- Quickly. - Okay
- Now. Cary, look into the background

of this Republican monitor.

Any connection to Kresteva.

Got it. Kalinda.

Kalinda, we need to talk.

(Sighs)

We can't pay your ask.

Okay.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Just listen to me.

You have the chance to get in on
the ground floor of something.

Cary, please, don't sell me.

Within a year, we will prom...

WILL: Good evening.
- Hi. - Will.

Within a year, we'll promise
you ten percent more

than Lockhart/Gardner.

♪ All dressed in rag
and bones... ♪

You give me five percent
of all profits

for the first three years.

You want me to get excited
about the ground floor idea,

five percent,
no overhead, clean.

Hi, Patti. It's odd
you're in on this.

The pharmaceutical industry
likes Kresteva over your boy.

Is this a new one?

I don't know.
I've lost track.

You can call me Nana Joe.

- I love your beret.
- I took it off

out of respect.

No, put it on.

(Chuckles)

Thank you, Nana Joe.

That is a lovely beret.

Mr. Buckley said

that he acci...

ABERNATHY:
Uh, just keep going.

Mr. Buckley
said he accidentally...

ripped the box's seal

- when he tried to move it. Is that correct?
- I was there all day

and I didn't see him
move from his office.

But you did see someone enter
your polling place with the box?

I remember because I thought
he was a voter.

And then I saw this big box
in his arms.

Thank you, Nana.

(Quietly) Good luck
crossing Grandma Moses.

Hi, Nana Joe.
(Chuckles)

When was the last time
you had your eyes checked?

NANA JOE:
Oh, I don't know.

A few months ago.

And can you see
all the way back to that door

- back there?
- Yeah, I guess.

So, I I walk back here...

Your Honor, object...

Objection.

This kind of stunt

went out with Perry Mason.

And yet, I enjoy it every time.

PATTI:
Thank you, Your Honor.

Nana Joe,

how many fingers
am I holding up?

Uh, it looks like,

uh, three.
Mm.

Actually, it's two.

Thank you, Nana Joe.

And thank you
for your service to the city.

DIANE:
Nana Joe,

when this man entered
the polling place,

was he as far away

as that door?

Well, just at first, but

- then he came right past me.
- Past you?

Closer than I am?

A little closer.

This close?

Little closer.

This close.

And how many fingers
am I holding up?

(Laughs) Two.
- Thank you, Nana.

ABERNATHY: Uh, I have
good news for everyone.

We have located
the ballot box in question.

45S-721.

DIANE:
Your Honor, we ask that these

ballots be immediately counted

- to determine whether a fraud...
- The sanctity

- of the voting booth must not be
breached, Your Honor. - We're not

breaching it, we're determining
how many votes...

I am not going to allow
another Gore v. Bush.

(Clamoring)

Well, I have

some good news:
The votes have

been counted.

There are 30,843 total.

That is
a considerable chunk

for such a small
polling place.

How many votes
are for Kresteva?

Uh, 2,685.

- 26,000?
- No, 2,600.

ABERNATHY:
Yes.

That's a surprise.

The rest are for Florrick.

28,158.

We... Your Honor, um...

Would you like
to change your motion?

Yes, we-- actually, we are
going to withdraw the motion

out of respect for
the voting process.

PATTI: We'd like to make
a motion, Your Honor.

Of course you would.

These ballots are fraudulent

and should be thrown out.

♪ Black tambourine. ♪

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- That's five percent, Cary.
- Right, but if we make nothing,

Kalinda makes nothing.

I've been watching
Lockhart/Gardner

make all the same mistakes:

Overpromising.

- We said we shouldn't overextend ourselves--
- We aren't!

Their mistake was committing
money they didn't have.

Maybe you're a little
too close to this, Cary.

What does that mean?

You have no objectivity
about Kalinda.

I have just as much
objectivity as anyone.

No. We haven't
slept with her.

Okay.

Uh, I think this is
going off the rails a bit.

Is that Colin Sweeney?

What does he want?

Mr. Agos.

I wanted to toast

your new venture.

My new...

Yes, your little rebellion.

It's in the air.

Like Les Misérables.

Did you see that musical?

Vive la resistance, eh?

- I'm not... I'm not sure...
- I own the building.

My manager told me you were
considering a lease.

What are you looking for,
Mr. Sweeney?

I want a discount
on my legal services.

You can have 20% savings
on my office space,

and I get two years of free,
unlimited legal work.

Work it out.

It's a good deal.

Alicia's not coming with us.

- The voters have spoken.
- Exactly.

That is the point, Your Honor.

No, where did these
votes come from?

Out of the blue?

Ms. Nyholm has just spent
the last two hours

- arguing the opposite.
- As has everyone.

PATTI: If the preponderance of
the votes were for Kresteva,

it would be fraud.

Well, the preponderance
of the votes

are for Florrick...

WILL:
Your Honor, I know Ms. Nyholm

thinks she can shout her way

to a positive result...

PATTI:
No, I'm not shouting,

I'm making my
point clearly...

(Clamoring)

There were 30,843 ballots.

28,158 were for you, Peter.

- Do you think they'll be thrown out?
- I don't know.

Diane and Will
are arguing to keep them.

Will is arguing?

Yes.

They're doing their best,

but we just spent two hours
arguing the opposite.

ELI:
We need those votes.

All of them.
We think it's that close.

I know.

We're trying.

Okay, hon, I'll see you
in a little bit, okay?

Okay, see you later.

(Laughter)

You. You.

You think she knows I'm losing?

I've dedicate my life to not
predicting what Jackie knows.

Jim.

Is there any way we can
make up those 30,000 votes?

Yeah. Maybe in the 18th Ward.

What kind of walk-around
money you got?

I'll go find out.

Jim, I want you
to do me a favor.

My mother's nurse,
Cristian Romero--

- I want you to check him out.
MOODY: Sure.

Financial, criminal,
personal?

Everything.

I want to know
if he's using my mom.

But you swear
that these ballots

are the result
of early voting

- over the last week?
- Yes.

And, sir, you are Republican?

Yes, I am still a Republican.

And therefore,

it is not in your interest

to have these votes
benefit a Democrat?

Mr. Buckley,

is it true that you

wrote an essay
for The American Spectator

criticizing Mitt Romney?

So, your eyesight
is perfectly fine, Nana,

and you saw a suspicious man

- carrying in these ballots?
DIANE: Objection.

She didn't say "suspicious."

- Was the man suspicious, Nana?
- Yes, a bit.

You saw
a suspicious man

carrying in ballots?

And you have no reason
to lie here today.

Nana Joe...

do you take
the prescription medicine

- memantine?
- Yes.

And why do you take

- this medicine?
- My doctor

- told me to.
- But it's

an Alzheimer's medicine,
isn't that correct?

I'm not showing the symptoms.

- So, then, why do you take it?
- I told you,

- my doctor said.
- Nana, when's your husband's birthday?

Uh...
you don't know, do you?

I'm checking my datebook.

Yes, but off the top
of your head, you don't know.

Isn't it possible,
ma'am, that you forgot

that Mr. Buckley told you
he wanted the ballots moved...

I don't forget things.

Things like
your husband's birthday?

(Crying)
I just want to go home.

Can I go home?

Can you remember your address?

Objection, Your Honor.

- He's badgering...
- It's a fair question, Your Honor.

So, Zach, you were just
being a good citizen

when you took pictures
of the cop who pulled you over?

- I guess.
- And this

cop was later fired

for his activities?

- I didn't know that.
- He was.

You were instrumental
in getting a crooked cop

off the streets.

- Well, I wouldn't go that far.
- Don't be humble.

Your mom must be
very proud of you.

And you definitely

saw these ballots being
carried in off the street

and not moved from one place
to another in the polling place?

- Well...
- You do know

the penalty for perjury?

- Objection!
ABERNATHY: Uh, yes.

Uh, can we all
just assume

that witnesses know
they shouldn't lie?

Yes, thank you,
Your Honor.

Just a simple question, Zach.

Do you believe
these unsealed ballots

came in off the street?

- Yes.
- Thank you,

Zach, for being honest.

I know there must be
a lot of pressure on you not to.

ABERNATHY:
Anything from the defense?

- I'll do it.
- No, I will.

Zach, how long were you in the
5th Precinct polling place?

About ten minutes.

And did you see what
happened in the precinct

in the time before you
arrived or the time after?

No.

So you had no way of knowing

where these men
carrying the ballot box

came from originally?

Yes. That's true.

And you had
no way of knowing

whether these men
received orders

from Mr. Buckley or not?

That's right.

So it's not lying

to acknowledge the limits
of your own testimony?

- That's right.
- And so do you know

if these ballots were
fraudulent or not,

or if the seal on the
ballot box was ripped

accidentally or never attached?

- I have no way of knowing.
- Good.

Thank you, Zach.

ABERNATHY: And so, if there's
nothing further, I...

(Whispering)

ABERNATHY:
Okay.

Uh, we need to put a pause
in these proceedings.

It appears that there is now
a matter being adjudicated

in the federal court which will
make this matter moot.

In the federal court?
What is it?

An injunction on the
ballot as a whole.

From which campaign?

Uh, the third party.

♪ ♪

Go to the suite.

I'll meet you
after we deal with this.

- We'll come with you.
- No.

Zach, I don't know
how long this will go,

and I don't have time to argue.

I'm gonna call Dad
and tell him you're coming.

Will, wait up.

Wait, Mom, come with us.
We'll take you.

(Phone ringing)
No, I'm fine. Go, Grace.

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh... ♪

ALICIA:
Hello?

SWEENEY:
Alicia, how are you?

Who is this?

I'm hurt.

You really don't know?

Mr. Sweeney?

It's 1:00 a.m.

Colin Sweeney?
What does he want?

Look, Mr. Seeny,
I'm a little bit busy.

Yes, campaign night.

Congratulations.

I voted for your husband.

Can-can we talk tomorrow?

No.

I think you should join Mr. Agos

in his new firm.

What does he want?

Uh, nothing. A case.

Oh, are we keeping things
from our betters?

I'm thinking of moving
my business with Mr. Agos.

That's $22 million a year.

You don't want to lose
out on that, do you?

Mr. Sweeney,

this is not neither the time...

Yes, I know
you're a partner now, Alicia,

but it's a smart move.

Go with the up and coming.

(Phone beeps)

That was abrupt.

Yeah, he was going on.

Okay, let's start again.

If you don't mind.

Come on in. We just started.

Please continue, sir.

Thank you, Your Honor.

I'm campaign manager for
third-party candidate

Albert O'Dell,
and I have evidence

that this election's a fraud.

The problem is the ballot
used in early voting.

My candidate's name
is Albert O'Dell.

And the ballot left out

the apostrophe, as you
can see right there.

I'll argue this one,

- you argue the next?
- Agreed.

Your Honor,

the third-party candidate
has been polling

at 3.2 percent.

Mr....
Karahalios.

Eh... the third-party
campaign manager

is suggesting the
disenfranchising

of 800,000 early votes

all because of
a missing apostrophe?

That is ridiculous.

BOTH: (Whisper)
In your opinion.

Is that in your opinion?

Oh. Um, uh, yes.

Uh, in my opinion.
Of course.

Yes, Mr. Karahalios,
I'm not sure

a typo rises to the level
of a civil rights matter.

My candidate is counting on
the Irish vote, Your Honor.

You lose the apostrophe,

and the Irish "O'Dell"

suddenly becomes
the English "Odell."

Illinois is 15% Irish.

In my opinion, this
typo's the difference

between winning or losing.

I hate to break
it to you, buddy,

but you're the third party.

You're gonna lose.

And, yes, that's
my opinion.

Okay, we got an
apostrophe problem.

I'm awake.

We need arguments
why the judge should allow

this third party's misprint
in the early voting ballots.

Anything you can find,
anyone you can wake up.

Cary? Do you want me to tell
the partners you're leaving?

Excuse me?

Stop stealing my clients,

or so help me, Cary,
I'll tell them.

Alicia, I don't know what
you're talking about.

I got a call
from Colin Sweeney.

Yes, that's right.

- Sweeney, my client.
- No.

Alicia, he approached me.

He did not approach you.

We were looking
for real estate.

He said he'd give us a 20%
discount for free legal work.

I'd never approach
him, Alicia.

I'd never steal one of
your clients. Never.

Hi. Sorry.

Robyn, we're talking.

Yeah, um, but I have something
on the misprint.

What?

A friend of mine-- she works
for the third-party campaign.

And she says
Albert O'Dell is Jewish.

O'Dell is not
his real name.

Good. We can run with that.

Thanks, Robyn.

You're welcome.

Robyn?

How are you liking it
at Lockhart/Gardner?

Your Honor, before you decide
on this matter,

we have new information.

- What is that?
- If I may address Mr. Karahalios.

What is your candidate's
full name?

Albert Seamus O'Dell, with

the apostrophe.

And who is Albert Steinman?

I don't know.
Who are you referring to?

Mr. O'Dell's real name
before he changed it.

Certainly within his legal
rights to change his name.

But he has no actual
Irish roots, correct?

Just because you have a name
that doesn't sound Irish

doesn't mean
that you're not Irish.

A name like Odell, for example,
without an apostrophe?

Your Honor,

there has been no real damage
here because Mr. Steinman--

or as he is now called,
Mr. O'Dell--

has no Irish heritage
to be damaged, in my opinion.

Yes. I overrule the motion
for emergency relief.

How's Jackie doing?

Good. She wants
to go on a cruise.

Really?

Yes. She sees the
TV commercials.

Mm-hmm. And you'll go
on a cruise with her?

No. I've had enough
water for a lifetime.

Right, right.
Coming over from Cuba.

No. Working as
a lifeguard.

Oh. So, um, Peter wanted me
to talk to you, Cristian.

After the election,

they won't need your services
much anymore.

I see.

Well, if Jackie's fine
with that, I am fine.

This is coming from Peter.

I'll have to speak to Jackie.

I've seen your arrest record,
Cristian.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

Drunk and disorderly,
simple assault.

In Daytona Beach.

Not a good thing.

Yes. Terrible.

And your debts.

$18,000 to the Oceanfront Inn.

I think they're still
looking for you.

Peter can be quite generous.

This is a check for $25,000.

It's his personal
thank you to you.

You take it,
you leave tonight.

You tell Jackie
you had some issues in Florida.

And why would I do that?

Oh, well, to be blunt,
Peter is going to be governor,

and he thinks
you're using his mother.

Oh. What's going on?

Nothing.

Abernathy is on
a sciatica walk,

and the guard won't let
us in until he's back.

Go ahead and sleep.

♪ Lumina ♪

♪ Come and wrap around me... ♪

You broke up with Laura?

No. She with me.

I'm sorry.

You're still friends?

I don't know.

I think she thinks

I was getting
between you two.

♪ Eve took a train ♪

♪ Went to see her man... ♪

That kiss opened up something
between us again, didn't it?

I don't know how to close it.

I know.

But if we pursue it,
it'll just be like last time.

What was last time?

I don't know.

It'll be worse.

I'm with Peter, and I just...

♪ Take me through the snow... ♪

I can't figure
my way out of this one.

♪ Eve took the fruit,
Eve bit the fruit ♪

♪ Juice ran down her chin ♪

♪ Babies who put things
in their mouths ♪

♪ Never heard of sin... ♪

Oh, God.

(Sighs)

What do we do?

(Knocking)

♪ Lumina ♪

♪ Open up the cities... ♪

This night is over, we talk.

- We can't.
- To hell with

the bad timing.

We talk.

(Car door bell dings)

Psst, Judy?

Judy? (Laughs)
Yeah.

Uh, so,

I imagine your field trip
was productive.

Yes, Your Honor.

And when we left, you
were ready to decide.

Actually, Your Honor,
we do have one more witness.

Oh, not poor Nana Joe again.

- I think she was ready to collapse.
PATTI: No, a new witness. Jordan

Kallahaleycar...

- Jordan Karahalios?
- I'm sorry, Your Honor.

We have to object to
this on the grounds...

ALICIA: He was fired
from the Florrick...

And how many
months did you work

for Mr. Florrick's campaign?

Three. I was relieved
of my duties in March.

So you have some insider

information on the issue
of this ballot box?

I do. Uh, at a meeting
on February 18,

Eli Gold and I discussed ways
to sweeten the vote

- if the election was close.
- And what were Mr. Gold's

thoughts on
this sweetening?

- A drop box.
- Objection, Your Honor.

This witness is doubly biased.

He was fired by our client,
and he works for the third party.

Then you can argue that
in your cross.

PATTI: And did you argue
against this drop box?

He likes the third-party
candidate.

I did, strenuously, but

I was overruled by Mr. Gold.

It is almost 5:00 a.m. now.

The polls will be open
in one hour, and

I find myself humbled in
the face of this decision.

As has been said
by many of you

at various times,
there is a sanctity

to the voting booth, but...

Uh-oh.

...that sanctity
is not absolute.

It needs our
constant vigilance.

It needs our confidence

that the votes are,
in fact, true.

I hereby am ordering

that these 30,843 votes
be excluded

from any vote total,
and that they be

provisionally preserved
for a possible appeal.

And good night.

Get some rest.

(Gavel bangs)

I'll start
the appeal process.

I better go tell Peter.

Sad to think you can lose an
election in court these days.

(Birds chirping)

Why the hurry, huh?

The place is gonna blow.
Yeah?

(Grunts)

(Men grunting,
car alarm wailing on TV)

(Man screams)

What time is it?

5:45.

Polls open in 15 minutes.

(Men screaming)

What are you watching?

Hostel 3.

(Screaming continues)

I love horror movies.

Do you know why I love
horror movies?

Why?

Because they're awesome.

(Chuckles)

(Man screams)

We're gonna lose, aren't we?

Yes.

Is Peter prepared?

He's adjusted his thinking.

You ran
a great campaign, Eli.

(Chuckles)

(Men grunting on TV)

He'll need you.

He loves you.

(Men grunting, swords clanging)

(Whispers)
Zach... wake up.

Mom... what's up?

Shh, shh, shh.
I have an idea.

I need your help.

Thank you, Your Honor,

for hearing one
of our witnesses again.

Your Honor,
I think

I speak
for the whole world when I say

can we please all
get some sleep?

Patience, Ms. Nyholm.

Zach, you're still
under oath.

So you've been working
for the Florrick campaign

these last seven months.

Yes, in the I.T.
department.

ABERNATHY: Ah, good morning.
We've sent out for bagels.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Now Jordan Karahalios stated
that Eli met with him

on February 18, and told him,
over Jordan's objections,

that they needed to
consider a stuffed ballot box.

Are you aware
of this testimony?

I've been made aware of it.

And do you know this testimony
to be false?

I do.

How do you know that?

Because Eli wasn't the campaign
manager on February 18.

He had been replaced by Jordan.

So Jordan couldn't have
been overruled by Eli?

Or anyone?

JORDAN:
Not true!

Eli Gold was still consulting
with the campaign.

Mr. Karahulois-isis,
please take your seat.

So, Jordan was the
campaign manager

at that point
in time?

- He was the boss?
- Yes, that's correct.

I tender the witness.

So let's return to your arrest,
shall we?

No, Counselor. We've pretty
much bounced every way

we can on this witness's
reliability.

Thank you, Mr. Florrick.
You may step down.

Uh, you'll have my revised
ruling in a few hours.

(Gavel bangs)

You were great.

Thanks.

ROBYN:
Hey, what you watching?

Video.

Can I ask you
a hypothetical?

No.

So let's say
I'm approached

about leaving
the law firm,

and joining a small
start-up firm, right?

And I'm offered more
money than here.

But I like it here.

And I'll also
probably like it

at this law firm, too.

So do you make
your decision

based on money or loyalty?

Um, how much more money
are they offering you?

- In my hypothetical?
- In your hypothetical.

It's a good
amount-- 20% more.

Hey, what do I do?

You should go with Cary.

Will, you'd better
see this.

Kalinda...
I was up all night.

I know. So was I. Will.

WILL: That's outside
the polling place.

KALINDA: Yeah. A surveillance
camera across the street.

Jim Moody.

He works
for the Florrick campaign.

Where'd you get this?

Talked to the mini-mart
across the street.

Are there any
other copies?

No. Just this one.

PETER:
I heard it went well in court.

It did.
Your son did good.

But you have
something for me?

(Door opens, indistinct chatter)

Can you just give us
a minute please?

Thank you.

(Door closes) Kalinda
found some evidence.

No one else
has seen it.

And you're telling
me this why?

I want to know
what to do with it.

Well, you're the
lawyer. You decide.

This decision needs
to be the client's.

Why are you doing this?

- I need direction.
- No, if you needed direction,

you'd have given it
to Alicia to show me.

I didn't want to hurt her.

You've really
handled this poorly.

That's possible.

She's my wife.

Then punch me.

(Sighs)

It shows your 30,000 votes
are fraudulent.

If it goes to the judge,
you'll lose.

Then I'll lose.

This seems to be some kind of
a lesson in mutual hypocrisy

which I'm not gonna
participate in.

So you want me to bury it?

Do what you want.

You want me to lose,
show it to the judge.

You want me to win, don't.

I'm not owning this decision.

(Sighs)
What do you think?

I think we're good.

(Door opens)
Mm.

Oh, no, no, no.
Everybody, sit down. I'm fine.

(Sighs)

Okay, so,

uh, in thinking over
my early determination,

I thought of a story.

Uh, it's about a very young boy,

um, an old man

and a donkey.

(Sighs)
What the hell, I'm too tired.

Judgment in favor
of the defense.

The votes are to be admitted.

We did it.
(Chuckles)

Thank you.
Thank you.

- It's a good thing.
WIL: (Chuckles) It is.

(Loud cheering, whooping)

(Cheering, whooping continues)

_

Oh, my God.

I didn't think
that would happen!

- And did you see the totals?
- Hey!

You won by over
a half million votes.

- What?
- Yeah, yeah.

Oh, the polling was off.

We didn't need to go to court,
and fight tooth and nail.

(Laughing)

Hey, where's Alicia?
I have to find Alicia.

No. You got to be downstairs
in the ballroom in 15 minutes.

And you-know-who's here.

He made it?

Yeah, yeah,
he's here for a meeting

of his, uh,
reduce gun violence coalition.

Peter, congratulations.

Or should I say condolences?

(Laughing) With the deficit
you're gonna have to deal with.

- Eli.
- Eli, nice to see you.

- This is my deputy mayor, Patty Harris.
- Nice to meet you.

Listen, I've got tickets, uh,
any time you want them

for the Cubs World Series.

That's a pretty safe thing to offer.
(Laughs)

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

JACKIE: Peter.
PETER: Mom!

I am so proud of you.

Oh, I knew you could do it.

I knew it.

Congratulations, Mr. Florrick.

Uh, thanks, Cristian.

Have you got a moment?

Yes.

(Softly)
Eli talked to you, right?

What?

Eli talked to you, right?

Oh, he did.

We had a very good talk.

Yeah.

Well, he gave you
the $25,000 check?

Yes, I cashed it.

Thank you.

No... no.

That was so you'd leave.

No, I don't think so.

Yes, it was.

Well, I don't want to go.

It's not about
what you want.

(Laughing)
Yes, it is.

(Sighs)

Hey. You startled me.

Florrick won
the governorship.

Yeah, I saw.

What's up?

Don't ever do that to me again.

- Do what?
- Lead me on with

a salary proposal
and then go to Robyn.

Kalinda...

Go to hell, Cary.

And good luck with Robyn.

Kalinda...

Kalinda.

(Loud cheering, whooping)

(Laughing)

Hey, there you are!

Congratulations!

Zach! Zach, come here,
come here.

You really helped me out.
You know that, don't you?

Dad, it was nothing.

It was something.
It was something.

Mom...

Alicia's in the bedroom.

Okay.

It's my life.
It's not yours.

Don't mess with it.

Ever.

Congratulations, son.

(Chattering, cheering continue
in other room)

PETER:
There you are.

We did it.

(Alicia laughs)

Thank you.

Oh, no reason to thank me.

You did it.

How are you?

Good.

How's it feel to be
the First Lady of Illinois?

(Laughs) Odd.

Odd.

I need to freshen up.

- You good?
- Good...

yeah, I'm good.

Just... un-fresh.

(Chuckles)

Hi. Congratulations.

Oh. (Laughs)

(Sighs)

Hi.

One second!

Do you still want to talk?

Meet me at my apartment.

I'll... I'll get away.

Right now.

(Exhales)

♪ ♪

(Door opening, keys clatter)

(Door closes)

(Bach concerto playing)

(Music continues)

Is this stupid?

(Exhales)

(Knocking on door)

Thanks for doing this here.

No problem.

What are you thinking?

(Exhales)

I'm in.

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