The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 5, Episode 4 - Outside the Bubble - full transcript

Previously on the good wife...
- What's wrong?

Over the past month,

The fourth year associates
have called our top clients.

We're worried they're thinking
of leaving with them.

We need to leave
by the end of the week.

People want to
wait for bonuses.

We can't keep fooling
the partners.

I gave an interview
to the law advocate.

What did you say?

I talked about the money,

The $45,000
that you took.



We negotiate an exit package.

Diane gave an interview that
exposed the firm to criticism.

We're getting
calls from clients.

This is my firm.

It was your firm.

What's this? I asked for the
greenberg deposition from March,

Not November. Are you deaf?

You're the paralegal
who's good with computers.

Could you help with my laptop
in about ten minutes?

Oh, good, I need some help
moving boxes

Out of diane's office
when you get a chance.

I'll take it.

Hey, chrissy, how are you?
Okay.

Uh, hey, alicia, do
you have a minute?



Um, not right now.
How 'bout in an hour?

Sure.

What's wrong?

Nothing.
I'm just...

It's hard.
I know,

But it's good experience, and
you'll make a lot of connections

For when you pass the bar.
I guess.

Uh...

Chrissy, I'll be right back.
No.

It's all right.
I figured out what I want to do.

What do you mean?

Nothing. Everything's good.

We're having trouble
downloading files.

Don't worry. Everybody just
thinks we're discussing
the zimbalist depo.

I spent the whole afternoon
trying to download files to take

With us, but there's some sort
of firewall in the way.

It's david lee. He's still
suspicious that we're leaving.

The clients are coming with us,
right? Once they come with us,

Lockhart/gardner doesn't own
the files. The clients do.

Right, but
they can delay

Delivering the files to us.

To lift a finger for us.
They'll have to.
The clients will sue.

So? Lockhart/gardner
will just absorb the
suit, knowing we can't

Do a good job representing
our clients without their files.

I agree. Hey, we're stealing
their clients.

No, no, no. We're not stealing.
We're not stealing.

Okay, okay. Either way, they're
gonna think we're stealing them.

- All right, all right.
- So what do we do?

Well...

Partners can get
around the firewall.

No.

no,

That would be wrong.
You don't have
to do all the files,

Just the new ones.

Diane's cases.

Hey, hey, hey.

What's this?

The zimbalist deposition.

Oh.

I need the paralegal,
the brunette one.

Where is she?
I don't know.

She's probably helping will
in diane's office.

Okay.

Good luck
with the zimbalist deposition.

So, this is
surprising.

Hi, viola.
How are you?

I'm good, will.

And it's always good
to see you, especially

In such
a triumphant state.

So, what do you need, viola?

Oh, may I?

You know, diane and I were
great friends in law school.

But we were always in
competition, the same jobs,

The same boyfriends,
same everything.

So this judgeship
is hitting quite hard.

You want one.

that would be nice.

But I feel
that her advancement started

When she stole...

Actually, you both stole
a client from me.

Have you seen
that paralegal?

What's her name?
No, I haven't
seen her.

Oh. That's why I'm here.
Your paralegal.

She's suing you.

Chrissy is suing us?

And diane.
And the firm.

For what?

For a hostile work environment.

That bitch.
I can't believe it.

David.

No, that's okay.

There's a lot worse than that
in the complaints.

Something, unfortunately,

That might upset
diane's confirmation.

And we're just
collateral damage?
No.

This is between a firm
and a paralegal,

And we're all just slaves
to the facts.

Whoa.

You're getting better.
I'm getting out
my aggressions.

It's a turn-on.

Oh...

Work again?

Go ahead, take it. I'm fine.

No.

Finally, I don't have
to take it.

We have to talk
about the inauguration.

No, you have to talk

About it. I...

What's that mean?

Six days.

Until you
leave? Oh.

I'm gonna miss
this office.

You sure you want to go?

Okay, eli.

What's the problem?
You told nora

You want the inaugural ball
moved to the governor's mansion,

But traditionally it's held
at exposition hall,

And I'm getting some
trouble from the unions.

Wait, what?
You want the
inaugural ball moved

To the governor's mansion,
but the unions are
threatening to strike

If we move it
because it's a non-union...
Okay, wait, eli, wait.

I never said anything.
I don't know what you heard,

But your office called me

And asked me if it would
be fine to move the ball

To the governor's mansion,
and I told them

- I don't care.
- So you...

Didn't ask for it to be moved
to the governor's mansion?
Does it sound

Like me to say I want it moved
to the governor's mansion?
Nora said

That mrs. Florrick insisted...

And there you go.

I have a partners' meeting.

Good luck.

Nora, is mrs. Florrick there?

N-no.

The mrs. Florrick that asked
for the inaugural

To be moved to the mansion.

Hello, mr. Gold. How are you?

Diane.

My god.
Look at you.

Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Fran, lyle, hi!

It's been forever.

Well, we were in lyon
for the spring.

You look fantastic.

Well, thank you.
And this is kurt.

Good to meet you. Yes.
Ah, you must be
the lucky gentleman.

These are my oldest
friends, francesca and lyle.
Oh.

Blind date, right out
of law school.

Which reminds me,
I heard viola was in town.

Did you see her?

Viola walsh? No.

And what have you
two been doing today?

You... Smell
like you've been camping.

That's gunpowder.

We were out shooting
this morning.

Guns? Really?

A smith & wesson...

Model 29.
Model 29.
Well then,

That's a new side
of you, diane.

oh, sorry. Do you mind?

I have to take this.

Are you a hunter, mr...

Oh, mcveigh. Like-like,
uh, the other...

Like the other mcveigh?
What other?

Uh, the one
who, um, uh...

You know, the one...
He's dead now. Um, uh...

Nixon?
No, the one who,
uh, you know...

Blew up the alfred p. Murrah
federal building

In oklahoma city?

Yeah.

Will, what's going on?

It's your old friend,
viola walsh.

She's suing us.

She got one of our paralegals
to accuse us.

Well, I don't know
what that has to do with me.

You all pushed me out, remember?

She's saying
you sexually harassed her.

I... She what?

How's that gonna look to your
friends in the supreme court?

She slimes us, we slime her.

We got kalinda on this,
find out everything in her past,

Wait. Who said
that I harassed her?

She said that you asked her to
prostitute herself to a client,

That... Cary showed her
how he masturbated

And I asked her
how she lost her virginity.

And I tried to rape her.
I don't even know who she is.

Do you realize the United States
has the highest percentage

Of civilian
gun ownership...

Slime her-- that's what I say.

This is blackmail.
They want a quick settlement.

It's viola walsh, diane.

She's got an issue
with your judgeship.

tell me what you need me to do.

So you don't think sandy hook
changed anything?
I think

That the second amendment keeps
everything from being changed.

But did you see
those kids' bodies?

Did you see the photos?
What I don't understand

Is how your guns could matter
more than that.
I didn't say that.

- You're making that connec...
- So...

How we doing?

Good, I think.

- Great.
- Well,

I think we should, um...

We're meeting
some friends, diane.

- Join us. We're almost done.
- No, no. We'll-we'll call you.

We'll-we'll arrange
lunch some other time.

Okay, say hi
to the kids.
Okay.

Stimulating conversation?

Your friends have
some strong opinions.

So does my fiancé.

You knew that about me.

I did.

If we settle for $2 million,
insurance will cover 40%, but...

No, we fight it.
Then we have to move quick.

So who do we get
to represent us?

I'm sorry. I have to hit
10,000 paces or my bangle

Gets mad at me.
We'd like to hire
you, ms. Tascioni.

Actually, we're considering

Hiring you.
We're being sued
by a female paralegal

For being a hostile workplace.
And...

How long has this paralegal
worked for you?

Two years. Why?
I don't know.

I keep asking questions
until they make sense.

And... Who's
representing her?

Viola walsh,
a lawyer from l.A.,

But she's opening up offices
here.

Is she tall?

A bit.

Five-seven?

You're kidding me.

The worry, ms. Tascioni,

Is that we're in
a transition period at the firm

And that this suit
could be used to hurt us.

so...

You think this suit
is about your transition period.

Yes.

Okay. Then we move fast.

Call this tall lawyer's bluff.

Arrange
depositions now.

And I'll get
your investigator...

Um, kalinda, right?

Right.
I'll get her
looking into this...

Paralegal's
background.

Slime her
before she can slime you.

When can you start?

♪ I got the devil inside,
he's a political man ♪

♪ he turns my money
into his own religion ♪

♪ teaching the nation,
makes realization ♪

♪ I got this real bad, bad,
a real, real bad feeling. ♪

To the right.

A little
to the left.

And you can put the seal
over there.

So, jackie,

What are we doing here?

Rearranging.
Mm-hmm.

Do you think the seal
would look good there?

There? Why not the men's room?

mr. Gold.
Take it down and put the seal

Back up in its place.
What are you doing, mr. Gold?

Putting the state seal back up

And keeping every reporter
from asking if the governorship

Has gone to peter's head.
He won, eli.

It's not wrong to put
such a beautiful portrait

Hmm, maybe it's not wrong,
jackie, but it is stupid.

Perhaps you and I should
have a little talk, hmm?

Put the seal back!

Yes, sir.

Jackie, you and I
have had some...

Times together.

We have... Over the years.

And we've had some...
Disagreements along the way.

Not so many.

But now your
son is governor,

And any disagreement
results in bigger issues,

So we need to stop.

Whenever you want
something changed

Around here, no
matter how small,

No matter how insignificant,
you have to ask.

Certainly.
No.

You have to ask me.

Not peter,
not alicia.

Not the little fairies
that sit on your shoulder.

Just me.

He's my son, eli.

You can't keep me
from speaking to my son.

I can, actually.

You don't want to challenge
me on this, jackie.

That got his candidate elected
by six points.

I'll talk to peter.

Do that.

I'll have him call you
in 20 minutes.

The call will last
exactly four minutes, so,

Keep it quick.

Hi.

Hi.

Christina quinn, the paralegal
who used to work here--

I need everything
that you can find on her.

Dirt?
Yes.

Work history,
sexual history.

Anything that would be...

Where do you get
your hair done?

Where? Uh, I don't know.
Different places.

I wish my hair would behave.

It just flops. Just...

I flop it this way
or that way.

You knew this paralegal?

Uh, the one suing us? Yeah.

What do you think of her?

I think she's very... Young.

You read her accusations?

She accused everybody
of improprieties but you.

Yeah, I saw that.

Are her accusations true?

No.

No. I just think some things
are open to interpretation.

Do you think sexual harassment
is open to interpretation?

No.

Okay, time to walk.

Look at us--
out to save the world.

Who took that?

- Viola walsh, wasn't it?
- Mm.

So, here you are
in my apartment

For the first time
in five years,

And my guess is that you have
something to get off your chest.

Are we that obvious?

A bit. What is it?

How well
do you know kurt?

What?

He disagrees with you
about the right to bear arms.

Look, he disagrees with me
about that.

I disagree with him.

It's not a stumbling block.

But his views, diane.

All his views.
He supports sarah palin.

I know.
I can't believe it.

I fell in love
with a palin supporter.

It's not funny, diane.

Do you see her?
She's back on fox.

Oh, you don't watch fox.

They show clips on jon stewart.

His views on obama

Okay, so, what is this,
an intervention?

No, it's just...

Issues matter.

I know we're all supposed
to disagree and smile

And go home and pretend
it's all some big tennis match,

But people end up poorer,
guns end up

Global warming keeps
destroying our...

So, you're saying
I shouldn't be happy?

No, what we're saying

Is, do you really know
who this guy is?

Do you know his religion,
his politics?

Thanks for stopping by,

But I actually
do have to go to work.
No.

Diane, please,
just sit and talk.

Fran, lyle,

If I fell into a life
of addiction,

Then, please, do intervene,
but don't for this.

Not for love.

The best advice

You ever gave me, diane,
when I met lyle was,

Make sure your love can survive
outside the bubble.

I give it back to you.

How long have you worked
at lockhart/gardner?

Shall we say hello first?

hello.

How long have you worked at

Lockhart/gardner?

Two years.

Who hired you?

Alicia... Florrick.

What were
your duties?

Paralegal.

Uh, typing up briefs,
researching cases,

Making copies,
that sort of thing.

How did you lose
your virginity?

Objection.
How is that relevant?

That alicia florrick asked her
how she lost her virginity,

So I'm just asking,
what was the answer?

I... Didn't answer.

Was there anyone else there
when she asked you this?

Myself, cary agos, our client
and six other associates.

And the issue
of virginity came up?

The lawsuit was about someone
selling their virginity online,

And the difference between
implied and explicit contract.

In other words,
you didn't bring up

The issue of virginity,
it was the issue of the lawsuit?

Do you want to take over
the questioning?
Sure.

Was virginity the
subject of the lawsuit?

And how did you come
to ask chrissy

The other associates were
discussing their experiences,

And I saw chrissy
laugh to herself.

I thought she had something she
wanted to share, so I asked her,

Did she have something to add?

Those were your
exact words?

They were.

Wow.

I can see why you're suing.

Then what happened?

Cary agos asked me to stay late
on the ginsberg case.

And this was
a sexual case, too?

Lockhart/gardner just seems
to obsess on these sexual cases.

Is that a question?
No.

It's just an odd observation.

Then what happened

During your late-night work
on this case?

Cary showed me how
he masturbated.

And how did he show you this?

With his hand?

Uh... His right hand?

And it was just
the two of you?

Yes.

And what was being
discussed at the time?

The state's attorney offered
to sit down with us

And you didn't think
much of it?
No. No, I didn't.

So, when chrissy reported this
offer to you, what did you do?

I made a gesture.

A gesture of-of masturbation?

Yes.
And

By this gesture,
did you mean...

This is how
I masturbate?

No. No.

What did you
mean by it?

That it was
a pointless exercise.

Strike two.

Maybe... Maybe try something
other than sex.

Had you ever seen this partner?

Howard lyman? No.

He's the oldest partner. He only
comes in every now and then.

And he sent you an e-mail
about a week ago.

Can you read it?

"chrissy, I need
to discuss something with you.

"please come to my office
at 1:00 p.M.,

Enter quietly,
and sit down at my desk."

And you had

No case with him?

That's correct.
And then,

When you got there,
what happened?

He took off his pants and
exposed himself to me.

We have a problem.
Howard lyman.

...Have got to go!

Look, I told you.

We're not having the
inaugural at the mansion.

We moved it to
a union house.

But you won't call
off the strike?

That's right.

Because your guy supported
scott walker in wisconsin.

Oh, come on.

It's a governor
in a nearby state.

He had to show
some support.

Eli, unions in this country
are endangered.

Every time someone comes out
in support of scott walker...

So you're going to
protest our inaugural?

That is blackmail.
That is bad faith.

It's not just you, eli.

We're making a stand
across the midwest.

Don't take it personally.

You told me it was
about the mansion.

I got jackie to
back off the mansion,

And now you're
saying...
Jackie florrick?

What? Yes. Why?

How's she doing?

Jackie? She's fine. Why?

Say hello for me, huh?

So, what do we ask him?

And if took his clothes
off in front of her.

Howard?
oh, my god.

What? Huh? What
time is it?

1:00.
I don't have a
meeting till 2:00.

You have a meeting now.
We have a problem.

She came in here.

I didn't ask her to,
I didn't invite her in.

But you didn't have your pants
or your underwear on?

I always take it off for lunch.

I take a nap.

I get all sweaty on... On my...

You know, bottom half.

And I did not keep her
from leaving.

Bitch screamed. I was just

Offering her some water.
Oh, dear god.

Look, I am the
innocent party here.

The girl came in here
and tried to...

She, uh... She
tried to...

I don't know what
she was trying to do.

I was just taking a nap.

What's wrong?

I don't know.

They just got called
into the partner's meeting.

Damn it.

It might not
be anything.

You need to get
those files.

Alicia?

Diane. How are you?

You know, I just got a glimpse

Of what my life would look like
if I'd never started this firm.

And?
Yeah, I liked it.

I liked it a lot.

Shall we?

I understand your frustration,
but it isn't what it seems.

It was a joke.

A prank. That's all.

In what way
was it a joke?
Look, we all

Knew lyman slept off his lunch
without his pants on.

And we'd sent out some e-mails
to some of the paralegals.

- Not just the women.
- It was the men, too.

So you sent this e-mail to
chrissy from howard's account?

Yes.

Still haven't negotiated
my exit package yet.

No.

We've negotiated your package.
You just haven't accepted it.

Do you want to talk or not?

Give me my gun
control case,

And let me finish out
the sonya rucker contract,

And I will agree to the terms.

You'll keep your clients
in house?

I'll do everything I can.

One more thing.

Indemnify me against this case.

This howard lyman thing is b.S.
Good.

Then indemnify me.

Sure.

Whatever you want.

Good luck.

Not with a bang.

What are you doing?

W-what am I...?

The sonya rucker contract.

Excuse me?

You're downloading
my file.

I couldn't
access it.

No, I, um...

I-I think I stumbled...

Alicia, I talked to will;
it's my case.

There's a firewall
protecting it.

Look, my mistake.

Hey.

How'd it go?

Oh, I have to stay
a few hours.

Okay, I'll come back.

I want to meet
your friends, kurt,

Your best friends.

Why?
Don't you find it odd

That we've been talking
about marriage

And I've never met
a single one of your friends?

No.

Is this about your
friends yesterday?

Do you remember
their names?

No.

Is that important?

I want to meet
your friends.

Uh, before lockhart/gardner,
you worked at hoffman/ross.

Is that correct?

Yes, why?

And did you ever
make an accusation

Against your boss there?

What, is this
a fishing expedition?

It is.

Luckily it's a deposition.

Did you ever make an
accusation against your boss

There, chrissy?

'cause we have the texts

On your lockhart/
gardner cell phone.

How very nsa of you.

It's our cell phones,
our property.

Did you ever make
an accusation

Against your previous boss?

Not an official accusation.

How about an
unofficial one?

He came on to me.

Yes, you accused him

Of taking off his clothes
in your presence.

Okay, that is so dirty.
You are trying
I'm just saying,

Between two completely
unrelated...
Bosses want to
take their pants off.

So, we got rid
of most of the charges

And we lucked into something

That neutralized
the howard lyman threat.

Thank you, kalinda.

But, uh, we still
have two issues.

Do you mind if I eat?
I missed lunch.

Please.
Two problems--
well, three.

Chrissy's suggesting that you,
diane, prostituted her out.

I have no idea
what she's talking about.

And that you, will,
created a hostile workplace

By sleeping with underlings
in your office.

Have you noticed,
I'm the only one

- In the clear here?
- Now

Here comes the third problem.
Kalinda.

I found this saved
onto howard lyman's I.T. File.

It's from his laptop.

Hey, why don't you come
over here

And sit on daddy's lap,
huh, honey?

Oh, dear god.

Who is that?
Another
paralegal-- lacey atkins.

This should have no
impact on this lawsuit.

The fact that he approached
another paralegal has

Marginal bearing
on this case.

Or you can tell yourselves that.

Thanks, diane.

So we bury it

And get rid of howard.

Uh, will.

I was looking into the partner
decorating stipends.

About a month ago, alicia
stopped decorating her office.

Did you ask her to stop?

No, why?
I don't know.

I just found it odd.

Lift.

Think of the ball
as your grandkids.

There you go.

And up...

I'm sorry, jackie.

What are you sorry
for, mr. Gold?

You made yourself
very clear.

Beth, I'll be with
you in a minute.

I'm sorry because I've had
a change of heart.

I find... I need your help.

My help?

No, no, there's
too much chance

Of disagreement
between us.

Jackie, I'm apologizing.
And I'm telling you,

You have no reason
to apologize.

You were right
and I was wrong.

- And what do you say we dance?
- So, forward.

Two, three,
and go back.

Really feel it
in the arms.

Okay, what do you want?

Control of the inauguration.

Really?

All right, and...

Control of the ball.

And decorating
of peter's offices.

And forward...

Agreed.
Good.

What kind of assistance
do you need?

You know the food
service union chief?

No, who's that?

Ronald erickson.

Oh, yes, ronnie.

How is he?

This is his number.

Excellent, excellent.

Give him a call.

And one more time.

Forward.

I like diane a lot.

I wanted to be like her.

And you went to her with
this client's undue attention

Because you liked her?
Yes.

I know mr. Gainsborough is
one of her top clients, but

I told her what he said.

That you looked hot?
Yes, and

That he kept watching me

And asked me my bra size.

And what did
diane say?

She said,

"don't worry about it.

He meant it as a compliment."

That's when I lost
my respect for her.

Yes,

I can understand that.

Chrissy never mentioned
she was uncomfortable

With mr. Gainsborough's comment.

Yes, but she came
to you,

Ms. Lockhart,
and told you what he said?

Yes.

And you told her
to take it

As a compliment
and let it go?

Yes.
Comments
about being hot,

Questions about bra size--
these are compliments?

From a gay fashion
designer, they are.

So you're saying
that, um...

strike that.

Um,

You didn't know...

Chrissy didn't know
that mr. Gainsborough was gay,

Did she?

I don't know, I thought she did.

She knew he was
a fashion designer.

Really, so now
you're saying

That paralegals
should stereotype

Fashion designers or,
or anyone

Who they deem to be someone
that might not fit into a...

You're in a hole,

Ms. Walsh, best to stop digging.

$1 million.

No.
Oh, come on,

It's not going away.

Pay us $1 million and it's over.

Viola,

You're losing,
you're losing badly.

We'll make you this deal.

Stop right now and we
won't countersue you

For filing a
frivolous lawsuit.

Conducting sexual
relations with underlings.

Oh, I forgot.

here is

An affidavit
from mr. Gardner

And tammy linnata.

They swear they...

...They only had
sexual relations once

In his office, and she
was never in the employ

Of lockhart/
gardner, so

She was not an underling.

And this is the only time
you've ever had sex

In your office?

It is.

Will.

That wasn't true--

What you just said.

That wasn't the only time
you had sex in your office.

You don't remember?

No, I-I mean, I-I-I-I do,

Uh, but it was...

We didn't have sex.

Are, are we defining sex
more restrictively?

Because,
as I remember it...

I don't think we want
that to get out.

But your affidavit
could prove problematic

Because, at the point
in time we're talking about,

I was an underling.

Hmm.

Wait.

We did it in
there, didn't we?

Technically that's
not my office.

That's my bathroom.

Chrissy did only say
in your office, didn't she?

Yes, sex in my office,

So we didn't have
sex in my office.

Good... Good.

Thanks.

Thanks.

That was weird, wasn't it?

Talking about two years ago?

Yeah, that'll be on my mind
for the rest of the day.

Just the rest of the day?

Uh, we have
another problem.

Viola wants to open
the howard lyman charge again.

They're crucifying me.

It's like mccarthyism
all over again.

Why, what does she have?

She just
e-mailed it to me.

Hey, why don't you come
over here

And sit on daddy's lap,
huh, honey?

That's a lie.

Where'd this come from?

You taped it,
you moron.

It's the same one you showed us?

Yes, the one we were going
to keep private.

How did
they get it?
I don't know,

But the worry is,
they did.

Someone's feeding them

Our dirty laundry?

Yes, now,

The question is who?

So I shouldn't
bring up obama?

Bring up
anything you want.

Your friends are gonna
hate me, aren't they?

I don't want this
to poison us, kurt.

Well, let's go then.
We don't need to do this.

No, no, no, no.
Now, I'm-I'm curious.

Let's meet
your friends.

Jeannie?

Kurt, there you are.
How you doing?

- Hi.
- And this must be diane.

We're the
fire-breathing crazies.

Hi.

Oh, that went well, hmm?

Yup.

You didn't like 'em?

And bobbie and tonya,
the skateboarder?

Why wouldn't I like them?

She's a snowboarder.

And how did you meet them?

In class.
Oh, in class.

And this class is all women?

You didn't like that
they were women?

No, I'm fine with the fact
that they were all women.

It's just, they were all
in their twenties.

They are all excellent
terminal ballistic experts.

Have you slept with any
of those ballistic experts?

No.

Why are we getting
married, kurt?

Do you not want to?

I don't know.

♪ this ain't
"corporations are people" ♪

♪ but they don't work...

♪ and if you're down
on your luck... ♪

Mrs. Florrick.

What is this
"mrs. Florrick?"

That's new.

Jackie. I'm intimidated now.

You're the governor's wife.
Mom, I mean.

I'm still good
old jackie-o.

Do you remember that time
on georgie's boat?

Yes, very well. Do you?

We were a lot younger.

We weren't that
much younger.

I've gone grey.

Grey suits you.

Janice will be thrilled
that I ran into you.

Yes.

She wouldn't mind if
I took old ronnie out

For a drink, would she?

It's been such
a long time.

You got a problem.

Just one?

Someone in our firm

Is feeding evidence to viola
walsh so she can attack us.

I've been asked
to find out who.

And?

It's one of your rebels.

How do you know?

Because he left a lot
of fingerprints

On an e-mail he sent to viola.

Kalinda, do me a favor.

I just did you a favor.
Do me another.

I have to tell will.
I know. Give me
an hour head start.

You have 30 minutes.

I was thinking what
we were all thinking.

We need clients.
We need...

You don't sabotage

Your own firm.
Lockhart/gardner

Isn't my firm.
Florrick/agos is.

It's so dumb!
They could sue us!

They're gonna fire you
in about ten minutes.

We need you to go along with it.

Don't say anything.

So, I get fired,
I lose my bonus.

I'm out $30,000.

No, we should share
our bonuses. There's no reason

I should suffer
for helping out the whole team.

Oh, helping out
the whole team.

All right, then why should
I stay silent when they fire me?

So you're threatening us?

No, I'm telling you.

We all shared
the start-up costs.

We should share the bonuses.

What do you think?

I think
we've got the mafia here.

We've been moving software
to pay-per-use

And had a massive uptick.

But you know.
You're our lawyer.

So you're happy with the firm?

Lockhart/gardner?

Yes.

I mean, you're not thinking
of leaving?

Well, I've been hearing rumors
that you're leaving

For a judgeship,
and if that's the case,

We might look around, yeah.

Why?

Has anyone approached you
about joining another firm?

A new firm?

Just the usual calls, you know.

But some of our lawyers
have approached you, right?

I mean, it's all right.
They... They've talked to me.

I don't think

I'm supposed to say anything
until it's official.

No, I understand.

Alicia already told me that, uh,

She's taking you on,
so, I'm fine.

Really?

Because

A firm with the governor's wife
on the letterhead

Is hard to pass up.

Diane?

Yes, good.

Did I say something?
No, no.
It's just, um...

I-I have to go.
I'll call you later.

Yes! I don't know
how you did it.

In fact, I don't think
I want to know,

But the union has backed off.

They're not going
to strike the inaugural.

I'm so happy, eli.
Oh, a little higher.

Higher.

So we're

Putting peter
back up again?

Yes. He looks wonderful,
don't you think?

And the seal?

I don't know.

Do you have a suggestion?

No. Wherever you want.

How about in your office?

Oh, congratulations.

Congratulations.

You got stood up, huh?

Not sure yet.

Hey, I got a sister
you can marry.

I'm fine, thanks.

Sorry.

No.

We're good?

Always.

You know we don't
have to do this.

I know.

get a room.

You have to pay
our legal fees,

And we will forgive
and forget this.
Really?

Well, I wasn't keeping score,

But I thought the last time
I checked, I was ahead.

We just have one more witness.

And was it surprising to you

That chrissy accused
everybody at the firm but you?

No.
It wasn't?

And why is that?

Well, she liked me.

And in what way
did she... Like you?

Uh...

In a lot of ways.

And where did she...
Like you most?

In the copy room,

In the pantry,
and sometimes in

The bullpen at night.

- So, at work?
- Yeah.

But chrissy said
she was offended

By all the sexual
activity at work.

I know. Odd.

Thank you, kalinda.

Your witness.

Okay, let me talk to my client.

- Lockhart/gardner.
- How may I direct your call?

Yes. Yes, she is.

30 minutes?

I am so sorry I'm late.

Please, my office
is this way.

Missing it already?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I thought you had gone.

We're settling with chrissy.

The compromise.

Joely, could you give me
a minute?

Oh, sure. Sure.
I'll be right out here.

Stability.

What?

Alicia's leaving the firm
with cary,

And she's taking
our top clients.