The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 5, Episode 21 - The One Percent - full transcript

Paisley Group already leads
the other Fortune 500 companies
Ripped By mstoll

in the global and industry trend toward
consumer use of green products,

while providing competitive advantages
in efficacy and safety.

Now, this doesn't mean...

PROTESTERS [CHANTING]:
Not now, not ever...

Ah. Sounds like our protestor friends
agree with us.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

Now is not the time for brunch.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

All right, in short, the merger
of our two great companies

will ensure our competitive edge.



But more important,
for the pension funds you manage,

it'll mean a greater return
on your investments.

Now, are there any questions?

Yeah, Mr. Paisley.

How much domestic workforce
would you anticipate shedding

as a result of this merger?

You sound like
one of the protestors out there.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

Regrettably, it could be as much
as 20 percent stateside.

We're gonna hope to
hold to that line.

What about the wrongful-termination
suit by your former CFO?

Well, I'm not stupid.
I'll leave that to my lawyer.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

Yes, we're confident that
this suit has no merit.



He's claiming he was fired
because he was gay.

Yes, he's claiming that.
Kyle Musset was fired for cause.

He was attempting to sell
trade secrets to a competitor.

If the suit drags on,
it could hang over the stock price.

Well, we're in negotiations now and
we're confident that this suit will set...

[ALL GASP]

Down with corporate imperialism!

[PAISLEY CHUCKLES]

Didn't I tell you
this was gonna be fun?

Mr. Canning, hello.

Alicia's just a few minutes
behind you.

So this is what a start-up looks like.

Yep, 35 employees, seven partners,
21 million in yearly billing.

Another 5 million and you'll be able to
afford doors for your conference room.

It's a design choice.

A design choice that lets other people
listen in on your meetings.

ALICIA: Lindsay, can you get me
my sweater from my...?

Oh, Mr. Canning.
We ready to put this to bed?

Yeah, I'm ready for court.

I think we should just honor
our trial date tomorrow.

My goodness, what happened to you?
Or is that, uh, another design choice?

- Excuse me.
- It was a mishap.

We, uh, considered
your client's latest demands

and, um, our top offering is 150,000.

- We'll take our chances in court.
- Good, that was quick.

Good to see you.

He was fired because he was gay.

How's that gonna go over
with your fund managers?

Like extortion.
You're lucky to get 150,000.

Two hundred.

No, 140,000 thousand.

- You have changed.
- Yes, I have.

I liked the old Alicia better.

The $200,000 Alicia?

All right, fine. I'll talk to my client,
you talk to your corporate overlord,

and, uh, in the meantime,
get that cleaned up,

- because it's gonna leave a stain.
- Yeah, thanks.

- Finn, what's up?
- Hey, Alicia. I'm sorry, am I early?

For?

Eli. We have a meeting about
the governor's announcement.

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.
I completely forgot.

- You okay?
- Oh, yeah.

Someone hit me with a pie.
It's a long story.

Good news. Great news.
Where can we talk?

How about your desk?

I got an early copy.
Comes out tonight,

- and it couldn't be more perfect.
- Eli, what is it?

Oh, maybe you shouldn't look. It's the
report on the Jeffrey Grant shooting.

No, I'm fine, Eli. What's it say?

Well, it clears Finn
of any wrongdoing.

- What happened to your...?
- Pie. What's it say, Eli?

It clears Finn of any responsibility
for the shooting

and lays the blame firmly at the feet
of the state's attorney.

- That's good.
- It's great.

How'd you get pie on you?

Peter will reference it
in his public endorsement?

Yes. The thing is, this is
the most dangerous time for you.

Because Castro will try
to strike back.

He'll try and undercut this report
by exposing something on you.

Well, that's good,
there is nothing on me.

Eh. Your sister's overdose,
your wife's miscarriage.

What's wrong
with my wife's miscarriage?

You divorced her after
the miscarriage...

Eli.

- Why don't we do this another time?
- I didn't divorce her.

Oh, come on, you don't understand.
This is not about the facts.

It's what the facts can be made
to look like.

What do you need, Eli?

Castro is gonna try and get in touch
with you with whatever he has.

A photo, a Xerox,
something from your past.

Bring it to me.

Whatever it is, it'll make you angry,
but bring it to me, okay?

- Okay.
- Good. I'm gonna go.

I still can't get used to this place.

You need more walls.

- Well, he's a barrel of laughs.
- Yes, he takes his job very seriously.

And there's no one better at it.

Look, I'd advise against court.
I just...

DIANE:
- Fourteen separate times.

And that should prove causation.

Who's that in with Diane?

Some lady. Heh.
She doesn't like men.

No, I mean who are the people?

The people. In there?

- Yes.
- I don't know.

What do I call you? Is it, uh,
"crippled" or "handicapped" or...?

- What's that other word? The, uh?
- What do you call me?

- Yeah.
- Uh, how about "Louis"?

No, when I'm talking to other people,
what do I call you?

[CLAPS HANDS]

Challenged.

Hmm?
Isn't that the word, "challenged"?

- Do you like that?
- Yes.

- We'll serve Kael Pepper...
- Diane. Do you...? Do you need me?

No.

Mr. Canning.
Hello, I'm Rayna Hecht.

Oh, Ms. Hecht,
from Hecht & Tascioni.

- You run a tight little shop over there.
- Thank you, we try.

CANNING: So, what do we got going?
- Class action. Kael Pepper.

Oh, that was... That was terrible.

Uh, I didn't know we signed it.

Uh, Rayna asked us
to be co-counsel.

My goodness. Good luck.

Terrible thing. All those children.

Is there something wrong?

Office politics.

[RAYNA CHUCKLES]

Oh, I know that tune.

So I know it will be difficult
talking about the illnesses,

but the stories that you've told us,
you'll have to repeat.

- Kalinda.
KALINDA: Hmm?

Something is going on
in that little head of his.

- Could you find out?
KALINDA: Canning?

Yes. He came in here, heard about
the Kael Pepper class action,

and then rushed off.

I'll find out.

MAN [ON TV]: Good things come
to those who wait? Well, I guess...

ALICIA: A hundred and forty
thousand dollars.

I don't know why we have
to pay him a cent. He's a thief.

Because we have a court date set
for tomorrow if we don't settle this.

Mr. Paisley, the merger's
worth $3.7 billion.

A hundred and forty thousand
is nothing.

- It's a lot of money.
- To me, yeah.

To you, it's what you made
while you were sitting here.

[CHUCKLES]

- I like that sweater.
- Thanks.

Send me your cleaning bill.

Agree to pay 140,000
and I'll pay the cleaning bill.

[PAISLEY CHUCKLES]

WOMAN:
Mr. Paisley, we're ready for you.

You know what I like
about you, Alicia?

I have no idea.

You don't take this stuff
too seriously.

You and me together
on the barricades, huh?

Hold off the hordes.

A hundred and forty
thousand dollars?

Pay him off.
I don't wanna think about it again.

It's called "merger insanity."

The new wave of big-ticket deals
sweeping the biotech industry.

And the newest merger has
an old respected name at the helm,

- James Paisley.
- Hi there.

LEWIS: We'll be joined
by Mr. Paisley shortly.

Geez, Kalinda,
don't startle me like that.

- Do you have a minute?
- For you, all the time in the world.

What's wrong with
the Kael Pepper class action?

I don't know. Is there something wrong
with the Kael Pepper class action?

Louis.

Now, this relationship here,
the one between us,

it's only gonna work if we're gonna
be up front with each other.

Diane has asked me to find out

why you have a problem
with her class action.

- Now, I could investigate,
- As you did with my health issues.

Or we could be adults.

Just ask questions and talk.

I'm in the process
of signing Kael Pepper Labs.

Now, we can't represent
both the company

and the people
who are suing the company.

- True.
- So I have to figure out a way to...

- Wait. Just a sec.
LEWIS [ON TV]: Mr. James Paisley.

I understand
there was a bit of drama

at your presentation
to the top pension fund managers.

- Oh, you mean the pie incident.
- Wait, turn it up.

Someone from the protest infiltrated
your meeting and hit you with a pie.

Not even a very tasty pie,
I might add.

And was this to protest the fact

that this merger
would send jobs overseas?

Honestly, Steven,
I don't know what it's about.

I don't know
what these people want.

I'm standing in my board room,

people downstairs handcuffing
themselves to the receptionist's desk,

honking horns,
not letting us out of the building.

I felt like, uh...

Anne Frank hiding from the Nazis.

- No, no.
- Ha, ha.

LEWIS:
Well, that's a bit extreme, isn't it?

Not really.
I feel this country's turned on its head.

Tom Perkins may have put it
inelegantly,

- but he wasn't that far off.
- Don't say it. Don't say it.

Go for it, go for it, say it.

The 1 percent is the new
hunted minority in this country.

Not unlike the Jews
in Nazi Germany.

Goal.

[ALICIA GROANS]

Don't call him now, he'll just know
you're on the run and he'll up the price.

We have to risk it.

As soon as he sees this,
he's gonna wanna go to court.

- Doesn't change the facts.
- It taints the jury pool.

[RINGING]

I wonder how long
I should make her wait.

- Ah.
- Hi. He saw the interview.

- Kalinda?
- Yeah.

He watched the whole interview.
Hang on.

- That was really crappy.
- I know.

Hey, Alicia, uh, we're gonna
take our chances in court.

Your case is weak.

We both know
it's not about the case anymore.

It's about jury selection.

And it's gonna be over
before you can say:

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury."

- We'll go up to 200,000.
- Nope, it's now 3 million.

[MOUTHS]
Three million.

- Then we'll see you in court.
- That's my line.

Thanks for seeing me
on such short notice.

Jim.

So, what can I do for you?

It's about the state's-attorney race
and Finn Polmar.

Well, I figured as much.

Are you referring
to the attorney-general's report?

Apparently the worst-kept
secret in Illinois.

I did approve the charges.

I thought they were justified.

But I certainly never put a gun
in Jeffrey Grant's hand.

I think the voters will see that.

Well, great, great.
Okay, so it was good talking to you.

It's Finn Polmar coming out
of your wife's apartment building.

[PETER SCOFFS
THEN CHUCKLES]

That's really pathetic, Jim.

I didn't take the picture, Peter.
It's from a surveillance camera.

Yeah, well, I think you'll see
that I was there also.

Two months ago.

My wife was representing Finn.

- Against you, I believe.
- This is from two weeks ago.

I'm not gonna use it, Peter.

But it will come out.

Finn will be asked about it.

Your wife will be asked about it.
You'll be asked about it.

How do you think it will look
that you endorse your wife's lover?

I know it's hard...

Seriously?

That's your...?

Well, it was good talking to you.

Have a good day, Jim.

ELl:
So how are we with the endorsement?

You want me to polish it?

- No.
- But you're fine with it?

Who told us about him?

Who told us about Finn?

- Yes.
- I did.

So you convinced Finn to run?

No, I think Alicia did. Why?

Let's wait on the endorsement.

Why?

I just don't wanna
make a big thing of it.

Uh, Peter, just so you know,
you have already endorsed him.

- You just haven't appeared with him.
- Yeah, I know.

But let's hold off on it, okay?

We got a problem.

I know.
Kael Pepper and my class action.

- We can only represent one of them.
- Yes, the one that was signed first.

- Kalinda.
KALINDA: The class action...

Geez, you pop out of nowhere.

The class action was signed
yesterday at 3.

You signed Kael Pepper at 5.

No, I signed them at 2.
I submitted it at 5.

Kael Pepper only approached you
because of our suit.

They want this
to be a conflict of interest.

No, they approached us
because we're good lawyers,

and they bring $8 million
in yearly business.

Their facility polluted the ground water.
They poisoned those kids.

- That's debatable.
- No, it isn't.

Diane, if you represent
only the innocent,

you'll go quickly out of business.
I gotta get to court.

Tell Kael Pepper thank you,
but no thank you.

Let's bring it
to the executive committee.

You pitch, I'll pitch, and we'll
let the firm decide. I gotta go. Boo.

Are you Jewish?

Am I Jewish? Yeah. Why?

I need you to sit second chair.

On what?

Do you care?

The voir dire process
is a very important one,

because it enables the court
and the lawyers

to determine whether or not
each of you

would be appropriate jurors
for this particular case.

Canning's right.
This trial is over in voir dire.

You had in your employment contract
that we only need a majority to prevail,

so we just need seven.

Whoever gets the first seven jurors
has the upper hand in negotiations.

This isn't about going to trial.
This is about getting seven jurors.

It could be the difference between a
$200,000 settlement and $8.5 million.

What do I do?

Look wise, and...

Every time I touch my nose,
you whisper in my ear.

PARKS:
Very well, then. Let's begin.

CANNING:
Ms. Economus,

in your capacity
as a human-resources manager,

do you have access
to what other people make?

- I mean, salary?
- Yes, I do.

And does it rankle you sometimes

how much more executives get paid
than other employees?

The CEO of your company,
for example,

how much more
does that person make

than the average,
say, claims adjuster?

- I mean, 500 times?
- Your Honor, objection.

Your Honor, I believe Mr. Canning
is trying to prejudice our jury

against our client
by using out-of-court statements.

Yes, Mr. Canning, I saw the news
coverage of Mr. Paisley's comments,

- and I am inclined to agree.
- I'm merely trying to determine

whether this juror can fairly judge a
man that makes thousands of times...

Oh, so you're worried about jurors
being fair to our client?

Okay. I'm ruling that any
out-of-court statements

having to do with class
or economic differences are irrelevant.

Now step back.

Ms. Economus,
how much of a reader are you?

Much of a reader?

Well, I guess
as much as anybody else.

Though I read a lot in college.

Have you ever read
The Diary of Anne Frank?

- Your Honor.
- Objection.

Mr. Canning, I warned you not to
continue with the irrelevant questions.

With irrelevant economic questions,
Your Honor. This was not...

You sure?

Yes, uh, Your Honor,
we'd like to amend our suit

to include a claim
of religious discrimination.

- On what grounds?
- Mrs. Florrick, that's my job.

My client, Mr. Musset, has Jewish
ancestry on his father's side.

And Mr. Paisley's
insensitive remarks last night

about Anne Frank
and her tragic ordeal

- serve to illustrate the anti-Semitism...
- I don't believe this. Your Honor?

No, no. Religious discrimination
is a recognized cause of action.

You may think it's a facade,
and I may agree with you,

but that's what a trial is for.

Very well, Mr. Canning.

You can ask your questions
after lunch.

Nice work, Howard.

You need to talk to Paisley.

I'm not going to apologize.

They're using it
to get the jury they want.

Yes, but I told the truth.

That being surrounded by protestors
was like Anne Frank?

- I was being hyperbolic.
- Then apologize for that.

No, Alicia, you're trying to get me
to apologize for the Nazi reference

so people will think I'm apologizing
for the whole thing.

Mr. Paisley, you said that the
1 percent were like Jews in Germany.

No, I said Tom Perkins
made a good point.

You know who called me
this morning?

Neil Gross from Chumhum.

Said, "Thank you. It's about time
somebody told the truth."

Mr. Paisley,
can I have you meet someone?

Lt'll only take a minute.

- I'm not gonna change my mind.
- [MOUTHS] One minute.

ALICIA:
Mr. Fishbein, you can come on in.

Where is this putz?

ALICIA: Mr. Paisley, I would like you
to meet Mr. Fishbein.

So you think you have it the same
as the Jews of Nazi Germany?

I'm gonna let you two talk
for a minute.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

- Hey, Finn. What's up?
FINN: Hey.

I was just wondering if you knew why
they were delaying the announcement.

No. Are we delaying
the announcement?

My office just got a call from Eli.
Did something change?

I don't... I don't know.
Did you call Eli?

Yeah, he's not returning my calls.

Okay, let me see what I can find out.

No, I think it's just a temporary delay.

- You think?
ELl: Yes.

We're trying to schedule it
for another day.

What's going on, Eli?

[SIGHS]

Peter won't sign off on the speech.

He asked me who brought Finn
to his attention, you or me.

- I did.
- I know.

Look, let me call you back
if I find out more, okay?

[PETER & LAUREN LAUGHING]

Peter?

- Oh, sorry.
- No, no, no, it's fine, it's fine.

Come on in. Eli, you know Lauren.

- She's one of our interns.
- I haven't had the pleasure.

I get your coffee
every morning, Mr. Gold.

Lauren has started a blog.
"Ex-Journalism Major"?

"Journalism Major in Exile."

Ah. Anyway, she was hoping
to get an interview with me.

Just a human-interest piece.

You know, like,
what makes you tick, all that.

Yeah. I like it.
So let's put her on the schedule.

LAUREN:
Mm. Thank you, Mr. Florrick.

Governor Florrick.

Governor Florrick.

Thank you.

Oh, by the way, don't worry.
It's not too red.

[LAUGHS]

What's not too red?

Her lipstick.

You can go. You stay.
What's your name?

- Lauren.
- Take a step back.

- What?
- Take one step back.

You are now 50 feet
from the governor's office.

Don't ever cross this line again.

You're not to talk to the governor.
You're not to look at the governor.

If the governor talks to you,
you will smile, nod,

and say you're needed in polling
on the third floor.

I didn't do anything wrong.

You asked him
if your lipstick was red enough.

Just for future reference,
that's wrong.

- He complimented me on it.
- Lauren, do you want your job?

Fifty feet. This line.

- Get it?
- Yes.

Good.

I just wanna express
my sincere regret

for my unfortunate
choice of words yesterday.

- Good job. How'd you do it?
- Mr. Fishbein, the Holocaust survivor.

[CHUCKLES]

Obviously comparing myself
or anyone to Anne Frank

was extreme and ill-considered,
and I wanna apologize

to anyone who may have been
offended by my insensitivity.

- Yup, Alicia got to him.
- What?

LEWIS:
I understand you've come on tonight

after meeting with
a Holocaust survivor.

Yes, and I will say that
it was an enlightening experience.

But he understood that these were
the words of a self-educated man

who was struggling for a metaphor.

- That's all.
- Good, good.

He also understood my frustration
with the protestors.

No.

You mean, the backlash
against the 1 percent?

Is that what I am? I always thought I
was a guy just trying to make a living.

Stop talking.

And your "frustration," as you put it,
is with those who don't?

Look, a man has to pull his weight.
This is America,

and there's a reason for this being
the greatest country in the world.

We reward winners.

This is not Italy or Greece.

We do not reward the lazy.

Oh, dear God. Someone just
throw a blanket over him.

Do we have any Greeks
or Italians on the jury?

LEWIS: What do you think
of Tom Perkins' suggestion

that voting rights should be tied
to tax brackets?

Well, I probably shouldn't say this,

Oh, say it, say it.

PAISLEY:
But I think there's some merit to it.

Well, we just lost juror number four,

and juror number two,
and possibly two others.

- Want me to talk to Paisley this time?
- No, I will.

[GRUMBLES]

Don't babysit me, Eli.

- Don't?
- I am an adult.

If I want Lauren to avoid my office,
I will tell her myself.

- Are we talking about that intern?
- Yes, we're talking about that intern.

I will handle my own life.

I don't need you
to be making decisions for me.

Peter, you are a politician
with a reputation.

- You can either put that behind you...
- I will not be...

I will not be contained in a bubble.

I have to be with people.
That's who I am.

Okay, if this were
a normal conversation,

I would now make fun of you for
saying that Lauren the intern is people,

because I can find you people in
the supermarket or the Shop 'n Save,

but this doesn't seem
to be a normal conversation,

- so, what the hell's going on?
- Nothing's going on.

I'm just tired of being cooped up.

- So plan your vacation with Alicia.
- No.

Come on, Peter, you deserve it.

- Let me call her.
- No, no.

- Please.
- Why not?

Well, Alicia and I...

Ah.

- Peter. Peter.
- It's okay.

Alicia, do you have time
to talk for a minute?

No, I'm coming over.

ZACH: Mom, do we really have to
do this right now?

Come on, it'll only take five minutes.

Come on, your grandma
wants a picture of you. Heh.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- I'll get it.
- Oh, it's probably Eli.

ZACH: Great, more people
to come make fun of me.

GRACE:
Hey, Mom's in here.

[ALICIA GASPS]

You look great.

- All right, that's enough.
- No, no, no. I need a picture.

Over here. Come over here.

- What's up, Eli?
ELl: Nothing much.

Just need a few minutes.
Zach, Grace.

- Hey.
- You sound so formal.

No, I'm just...

Be happy. Be happy.

ELl: Watching a family
ALICIA: Aah! Ha, ha.

Be a family.

Okay, okay. We're done. We're done.

- Want some?
- Uh, no.

So, what do we need to discuss
away from the kids?

- Peter and you.
- Okay.

- Shoot.
- What's going on with Peter and you?

Why?

Because I get the sense
that there's something going on.

Did Peter say something?

No, Peter specifically
did not say something.

Then why are you asking?

Because I care.

What? I do care.

Even if only on the most cynical level
that I want Peter to stay in office.

Then ask Peter.

Is this about Will dying?

This is about everything.

[SIGHS]

I'm just tired, Eli.

I'm just done.

- You're getting a divorce?
- No.

Then what?

[SIGHS]

We're staying together, but that's it.
Whatever Peter does...

- I don't want the kids to find out.
- Oh, my God.

I can't believe... This is crazy.

I have to go hem a robe.
It was good seeing you.

Alicia, you're hurting, that's all.

I've been watching you
over the last year with Peter.

You love him.

And if you don't, he loves you.

DAVID: Not buying
what you're selling, Nate.

Uh-huh.

Well, fine. Just make it fast.

- You need me?
- What's he offering you?

- Who?
- Canning.

To vote his way
against my class action.

Nothing.
We share a philosophy, that's all.

Money trumps everything?

Well, it is why
we're in business, isn't it?

Fine. Two words, Rayna Hecht.

The rainmaker.

She brought me this class action.
It's important to her.

Important enough to bring her here?

She told me she's finding life
with Tascioni a bit, um,

- too constricting.
- And you can deliver?

I'm giving my final presentation to
the executive committee in two days.

Rayna will present as well.

Well, if it's true, I'm all yours.

Your Honor, we have no objection
to seating Mr. Rizzardi.

He seems like he'd make
a great juror.

Your Honor, we'd like to exercise
one of our peremptory challenges.

For what? Why?
What's wrong with him?

Nothing's wrong with him.

That's why we're exercising
our peremptory challenge.

- It's because he's Italian, isn't it?
- It is our right to object any juror...

PARKS:
That's enough.

Mr. Rizzardi, you're excused.

He's still up by two jurors.

Unless we can disqualify one.

Your Honor,
may we approach again?

The faster the better. Come on.

Your Honor, my apologies,
but I believe one of Mr. Canning's...

I mean, one of the jurors that's already
been seated may have been biased

- by my client's most recent comments.
- This is outrageous.

- We've already agreed on these jurors.
- Outrageous, we say.

Yes, Your Honor, but if a statement
has been made in the press

that would render one of them
incapable of being fair and unbiased,

well, it's like Mr. Canning said,
we all want a fair jury.

So, Ms. Economus,

you heard my client,
Mr. Paisley's, latest comments?

No. I mean,
I didn't hear them directly.

A girlfriend of mine
mentioned something about it.

I see. So as a Greek person,

how did you feel about his comments
about Greece as a country?

- This is ridiculous.
- I'm from Skokie.

Yes, but your heritage
is Greek, isn't it?

Well, sure. Both sides.

So you must have been offended
when Mr. Paisley said

that if America starts rewarding losers
instead of winners,

we'll end up like Greece.

Uh, you know, now that you mention it,
yeah, it was very offensive.

ELl:
You have an agreement?

You and Alicia?

- You talked with my wife.
- I did.

That's why the intern?

Eli, I don't pry into your life.

- I don't have a life. Your life is my life.
- Well, then let me live.

So no divorce,

and you and Alicia can do whatever
you want as long as no one knows?

Is that what she told you?

Just so you know, Peter,

I have worked before with politicians
who have made arrangements

to keep their extramarital activities
from becoming public.

It doesn't work.
It will always come out.

Doesn't matter who, an intern,
a donor, your biggest fan,

they all wanna talk.

They'll promise not to,
but they will talk.

Yeah.

And sometimes things come out
when they don't talk.

Where'd this come from?

What was that, Peter?

Let's not discuss it.

We've got work to do.

PAISLEY:
Ah, Alicia.

Do you have some Greeks
and Italians for me to meet?

You're going to issue a statement

saying that you're giving
$1 million to charity,

and that you do not believe voting

should be tied
with a person's tax bracket.

What if I don't believe that?

You think I should have
less of a vote than you?

Well, I don't know.
How much do you make?

Mr. Paisley, I know you.

I know you like to think of yourself
as blunt and direct.

- But this isn't just blunt.
- No, you don't know me.

You think this is hubris.

I built a business from nothing.

In '99, I lost it in the tech bust.

And I built it up again, from nothing.

You're not poor now, Mr. Paisley.

Heh.
Neither are you. I've seen your bills.

You may choose to disguise it
in all these earthy surroundings,

but you are the 1 percent.

Did you know my company
is developing a gene

that will prolong a person's life?

We are. The 1 percent.

Then what are you worried about?
You're winning.

You have a lot of things, Mr. Paisley.
Why do you feel so cornered?

Because there are more people
who want than people who have.

- Read Ayn Rand.
- Oh, dear God.

Have you read her books?
They're awful.

Well, they weren't meant
to be Moby Dick,

they were meant to make you think.

A guy bombs a building,
the rich go out on strike.

It's a 12-year-old's view of the world.

It's like basing your philosophy
on the books of John Grisham.

You should reread them.

Mr. Paisley, you've always told me
that you are a bottom-line kind of guy.

- I am.
- So here's the bottom line.

We're losing jury members.

And the fund managers
are getting nervous.

If it continues, they may not
support this merger.

And what's worse,
you're in a media death spiral.

No matter what you say,
you will never get a fair interpretation.

You have to put out a statement.

- Another apology.
- No, a statement.

We'll hire a PR firm, using
a focus group to find the right words.

As long as I don't have
to answer questions again.

- You won't.
- And as long as you do it for me.

I'll be right back.

- We're seeing a lot of each other, Eli.
- Are you sleeping with Finn Polmar?

- Ask me another question.
- I don't have any other questions.

Then go to hell.

There is a photo
of Finn leaving your apartment.

Where?

- Outside your apartment.
- No, where's the photo?

Peter had it.

Now, I have some worries here.

Peter, you, Finn.
The politics of all three.

- Castro.
- Yeah.

This is the reply we were waiting for.

The state's attorney did not
send it to Finn.

He sent it to Peter.

[SIGHS]

I did not sleep with Finn.

He came to my apartment

the morning of his appearance
before the Integrity Panel

so we could get our strategy
lined up, that's all.

I am sorry for asking.

It's okay.

We seem to share everything
these days.

[CHUCKLES]

[BUZZING]

Don't.

I have to.

Odd choice.

Hello? Yes.

Yes, that's great.

[CARY SIGHS]

Ten a.m. Is fine.

Okay, thank you.

Tell Ms. Hecht
we're looking forward to it.

Sorry, I can turn it off now.

You're meeting with Rayna Hecht?

Kalinda, we're not
doing this anymore.

RAYNA [ON RECORDING]:
Hello,

you've reached the voice mail
for Rayna Hecht.

Please, leave a message.

Rayna. Diane Lockhart.

I was expecting you here at, uh, noon,
and it's now 1:30.

I hope nothing's wrong.

Please, call me.

What time was her meeting
with Florrick/Agos?

Ten a.m.

Thank you, Kalinda.

She's not coming, is she?

- I don't know.
- Is she still in play?

Diane...

I understand.

Let's get this over with.

It's not what you think.

- You talked to Alicia?
- I did.

- And it is not what you think.
- And what do I think?

That Alicia's sleeping with Finn.
She's not. She represented him

during Castro's witch hunt,
and on the day of his hearing,

she was running late
because she was...

Mourning Will.

Exhausted.

So, Finn went over there
to meet with her. That's all.

Okay.

Thanks.

- Peter...
- No, no, no. Really, thanks. I get it.

WOMAN: Okay, and how many of you
liked option number two?

And we have a winner. Have you ever
focus-grouped an apology before?

No.

- A marriage proposal once.
- Oh, you're kidding me.

Heh, it was a comic-book writer.
He was terrible with women.

- It was David Lee's idea.
- They liked number two.

- Great, the one he didn't like.
- He doesn't get to vote.

And, uh, two people suggested
"backed into a corner"

- instead of "pushed."
- No, "pushed" is better.

- "Backed" is too passive.
- Okay, what's the final version?

Hmm. "Anyone who knows me knows
I've have a tendency to bristle

when pushed into a corner.

I end up saying things
that I not only regret..."

- but truly do not believe.

My comments were thoughtless,
and I'm sorry if I offended anyone.

More to the point,
and I wanna be clear,

it's no one's fault if they are poor.

And you feel that was
a sincere apology, Mrs. Florrick?

Yes, I do. I believe that Mr. Paisley's
feelings were summed up

by the words he spoke today.

Words that he has lived by
his entire life.

Not by the few sentences
he spoke two days ago.

Well, you're a paid flack.
Don't you have to say that?

I'm his lawyer, Steve.

"Donald." I'm the other one.

My apologies, Donald.

In my own experience,
Mr. Paisley is a sincere man

who spoke today from his heart.

Heh. But let's be honest.

The poor aren't the only ones
he's disparaged.

Isn't he being sued
for firing someone who's gay?

- That is not true, Don.
- Actually, this is Don. Don Keats.

Steven is the black guy to my right.

Um, my apologies,
I don't have a monitor here.

Why don't I just stop using names?

Sure, if that's easiest for you.

There wasn't a monitor in the room.

- I couldn't see them.
- You don't have to convince me.

Yeah, but they're making me out
to look like a racist.

[PHONE RINGS
THEN ALICIA SIGHS]

- Hello.
PAISLEY [OVER PHONE]: Ha-ha-ha.

Oh, boy. Ha-ha-ha.

Mr. Paisley?

Ah, I think you should be working up
an apology, Alicia.

[PAISLEY LAUGHS]

Thank you, Ms. Bouchard.
Your Honor, we're fine with this juror.

PARKS:
Ms. Bouchard, you are empanelled.

And that, amazingly,
completes our selection process.

We'll take a short recess.
Thank you.

[GAVEL BANGS]

Okay, she puts us over the top
seven to five.

Uh, I don't think so.

Well, I'm afraid by my count,
that makes us deadlocked.

Six-six.

What do you propose, Mr. Canning?

Five million dollars.

I think Mr. Paisley will find it cheap
in the long run.

- Hey, have you seen the news?
ALICIA: Oh, God, what now?

No, no, no, it's good.

NEWSWOMAN: The state attorney
general's office today

expanded its pharmaceutical
investigation

to include
Kael Pepper Laboratories,

a multinational company
that's been accused

of price-gouging patients in the
distribution of their AIDS medication...

- What am I supposed to see?
- Just watch.

[REPORTERS SHOUTING]

- No comment, no comment.
WOMAN: I got it.

- Thank you.
WOMAN: Get it turned around.

CARY: Heh, heh.
- No, that's good.

CANNING:
Very clever, but it's not gonna work.

- What won't?
- Juror number seven.

You think because he's gay
he'll hate that I represent a firm

that was accused
of price-gouging AIDS medication.

But you forget he occupied Wall Street
for six straight weeks.

He slept in a cardboard box
on the sidewalk,

and that's what he cares about.

He's gay?

Hmm. I didn't know that.

That's not the juror
you should worry about, Mr. Canning.

It's juror number five, Joanne Honig.

You don't remember?

Her son died last year. AIDS.

It's a tragedy.

- Two million dollars.
ALICIA: Five hundred thousand.

One million,
and it's a drop in the bucket.

And besides,
none of us knows for sure

what any of these jurors
are gonna do anyway, do we?

It's a deal, Mr. Canning,
but stick to it this time.

Diane...

I'm sorry.
I don't think it's gonna work out.

I don't understand.

- I have concerns.
- What concerns?

Just things I'm hearing.

- Such as?
- Such as...

That you're having trouble
putting Will's death behind you.

That you're stepping away from the
day-to-day management of the firm.

- You're losing clients.
- None of that is true.

[SIGHS]

Lyle Pollard?

I withdrew from that case
to avoid suborning perjury.

You would've done the same.
Where are you hearing all of this?

- I'd rather not say.
- Was it Florrick/Agos?

- Is that where you're going?
- I don't know where I'm going yet.

I'm sorry.

I wish it could've worked out, Diane.

- I'd like you to keep the class action.
- You don't understand.

I've lost the class action.

Without you, I didn't have the votes.

What votes?

It doesn't matter now.

If you would like,
I will, uh, help you find new counsel.

Diane...

I am sorry.

Why'd you do it?

Diane. Why did l...?
What are we talking about?

You wanna make a play
for Rayna Hecht, by all means,

have a meeting and make your pitch.

But to denigrate me, to spread lies
about my dedication to my firm...

Diane.

We had a meeting scheduled
with Rayna.

I mean, she was here.

But the meeting never happened.
She left.

- She left?
CARY: Yes.

She got a call from Canning,
and then she left.

I just assumed that she made up
her mind to go with you.

Canning poisoned the well,
at his own firm.

You're being marginalized by
the partnership at Lockhart Gardner?

- Well, I know what that's like.
- Diane...

- If there's anything we can do...
- Alicia, this is not our fight.

ALICIA: Cary...
- No.

He's right.

You're right.

It's my fight.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Not now, Eli.

Do you need anything else, sir?
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