The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 6, Episode 5 - Shiny Objects - full transcript

(Xylophone playing softly)

DEEJAY: You've been
listening to Carl Orff's

?Vier Stucke fur Xylophon.?

Xylophones and pan flutes
are healing instruments

best played as a detox
from the intensity of the day.

Shut up.

(Sighs)

No.

(Chuckles)

Elsbeth, I'm going into court.

It's too late to change trial strategy.



You can't win by fighting sexism.

They're charging sexism.
Are you saying I can't refute it?

No. Yes.

I mean the plaintiff has a broken iPhone.

Okay. And why is that important?

Because her office sent over files

with five different buck slips.

Five different assistants.

RAYNA: Mr. Napier, hello.

This is my law partner, Elsbeth Tascioni.

- She'll be my second chair today.
- That's my general counsel.

He's advising me to settle, Ms. Hecht.

ELSBETH: Oh, no. You can't.

Our worry is the makeup of the
plaintiff's team. We've looked



- at their wins and losses...
- That just makes them overconfident.

Just give us today.

- Then we can decide whether to settle.
- Okay, I have business

with the governor's office,
and their lead attorney

is the governor's wife.

What?!

Alicia!

I didn't know you were on this.

I didn't know either.

But I guess I am.

Hi.

Hi.

Who's that?

Elsbeth Tascioni.

Is she good?

Yep.

Well, I like the talent pool at J-Serve.

I also believe that there aren't
enough women CEOs

in the tech business.
So when they approached me,

- I said yes.
- And in the three years

you served as CEO at J-Serve, what happened

- to the share price?
- It doubled.

DEAN: So, uh, despite this
unprecedented success

and a mere two weeks
before your options vested,

you were unceremoniously terminated?

RAYNA: Objection, Your Honor,

to ?unprecedented success.?
Calls for a conclusion.

That it does. Sustained.

Were you given any reason for your firing?

Mr. Napier told me
that my brash management style

was inconsistent
with the company's culture.

- DEAN: So you're suing them.
- Yes.

They fired me because I'm a woman.

And they can't do that.

DEAN: Thank you.

Ms. Vargas, how would you
describe your relationship

with your subordinates?

How would I desc...

I-I don't know, um... effective.

Ms. Vargas,

how many aides have you had
in the last two months?

Objection, Your Honor. Relevance.

Ms. Vargas claims that she was
fired due to sexism.

We believe there's a
far simpler explanation.

I guess I will...

No, I know I will overrule.

Ms. Vargas, how many aides?

I don't know. Five.

Five assistants in the last two months?

It's very hard to find good help.

(Scoffs, snorts)

Your Honor, please ask the defense

- to restrain itself.
- Restrain yourself, ma'am.

RAYNA: Ms. Vargas,

have you thrown your cell phone

at your assistants?
ALICIA: Objection, Your Honor.

ELSBETH and RAYNA:
Goes to management skills.

Yes. Overruled.

You may answer, ma'am.

Look, women are called bitches

when they have a tough management style.

I admit I have a tough management style,

but I am fair.

That was a good pivot on their part.

Yep, it's no longer about sexism.

It's about our client being a bitch.

So we make it about the CEO before her.

Compare their behavior.

Yeah, he's the same
and they didn't fire him.

Diane, you knew the CEO before
Camilla. What was his name?

Um, Everett Tatum.

Wasn't there a sexual harassment
suit against him?

There was. I'll e-mail it to you.

Whoa!

What?!

(Groans)

Computers are down. Who did it?

- What happened?
- What's going on here?

Dean, Alicia.

?Wire a payment of $50,000

?to the following account number
within 72 hours

?or the decryption key will be
destroyed and your files

- permanently lost.?
- (Groans) Ransomware.

It was an e-mail from Alicia.
I just clicked on it.

I-I didn't send you anything.

(Groans)

I just lost my deposition...!
MAN: Need some help here!

WOMAN: My computer's frozen!

This isn't good.

It's everything. All our backup files,

- all our accounts. Everything's lost.
- DEAN: We're due in court

in an hour and we can't
get our trial notes.

What happens if we don't pay?
CAREY: Everything gets deleted

- in 72 hours.
- 71 hours.

It's on our laptops, too?

- Everything's on the same network.
- That's insane.

This is like modern day piracy.
Where's Cary?

Here.

- No, Agos, Cary.
- Uh, he's at lunch.

I'll conference him in.

(Phone ringing)

- It's your phone.
- Yep.

Uh...

They know I'm at lunch.
It can't be good news.

Well, maybe they're dropping
the charges against you.

It's Cary.

ALICIA: Cary, we've had

a malware attack.
All our computers are down.

They're asking for $50,000

- or we lose all our files in 71 hours.
- What?

Wait, we need to loop Kalinda in.

They're calling you, they're
calling... they're calling you.

- (Phone ringing)
- Mute your phone.

- Where is it?
- I don't know.

(Ringing continues)

What about the backup files?

Oh, yeah. We can restore from backup.

- Hi. This is Kalinda.
- DIANE: Kalinda, it's me.

I inadvertently downloaded a virus.

The instructions say we need

to make a payment of $50,000.

And we don't have a backup.

What do you mean we
don't have any backup?

We were contracting
for an outside I.T. redesign,

but we had to use the money
for... something else.

My bail.

Look, what's the time frame?

DIANE: 71 hours.

- Okay, I'll look into it.
- ALICIA: We don't have time.

We're in court.
They are holding our case files ransom.

We have to pay.

- $50,000? Seriously?
- We don't have any option,

all right? It's our files...

- We could contact the authorities.
- And then what?

The investigation leaks
and the whole legal community

- knows we're vulnerable.
- DEAN: Clients will leave.

Camilla could even sue us
if she thinks this impacts

- her representation.
- ALICIA: Which it might.

DEAN: I'm with Alicia.

- We need to pay up.
- Kalinda,

- is there anything to do?
- Look, I don't like

- funding a criminal operation.
- I know. And if this were

Lockhart/Gardner,
we would have other options.

I just don't see any.

Where does the $50,000 come from?
All of us.

All of the partners,
$5,000 each in two hours.

I agree with Diane.

- (Phone rings)
- (Others murmuring, protesting)

Finn, hi.

Wow, you sound anxious.

Yeah.

- Firm politics.
- So I considered it

carefully and I'd be honored

to offer a few remarks on your behalf

- when you announce your candidacy.
- Are you sure?

Uh, that won't hurt you there?
I don't know.

I'm not sure of anything these days.

I like living on the edge.

(Chuckles) Me, too.

If I fall, you'll catch me?
No, I'll be plummeting with you.

ALICIA: Who was
your chief executive officer

before Camilla?

Everett Tatum,

a very capable executive.

You didn't fire Mr. Tatum, did you?

- No, there was no reason to.
- Because his brash

management style didn't clash
with the company's culture?

Well, he didn't make us
vulnerable to a lawsuit.

They're going after equivalence.

This is an employee complaint

filed against Everett Tatum

for sexual harassment. Have you seen this?

No.

You were CC'd there.

Do you see?

Mr. Tatum wasn't fired, was he?

No.

In fact, two months after
this incident, you offered him

a 20% raise, didn't you?

So a white male

is rewarded for the same behavior that...

- Objection, Your Honor.
- What is she objecting to?

I haven't finished the question yet.

Go ahead.

A white male is rewarded

for the same behavior

that leads to a woman's firing.

- Objection.
- I'll withdraw.

Thank you, sir.

(Whispering)

(Groans) Now what?

ALICIA: I can't even begin to guess.

Mr. Napier,

isn't it true that Mr. Everett's...

Excuse me. What was his last name?

The previous CEO?

- Mr. Tatum.
- Right.

Isn't it true that whatever he did,

you became concerned about the next CEO

repeating that behavior?

NAPIER: I'm sorry, what?

Well, the defense is trying to suggest

there was sexism in your firing of Camilla.

I like that brooch.

They're suggesting there
was sexism in firing her

and not firing the male CEO
for the exact same actions.

Didn't the misbehavior
of the Mr. Other CEO Guy

just sensitize you
to not letting Camilla do

the same thing and encourage you
to say, ?Never again??

ALICIA: Objection.

That is the definition of leading.

Yes. I will sustain that.

So, why did you fire Camilla?

Well...

because we said, ?Never again.?

ELSBETH: Thank you, sir.

We need to take her out.

And just like that,

we turn $50,000 in cash
into zeroes and ones.

Who knew Bitcoin would come in so handy?

How are you entering it?

I type in my nine-digit routing number

and they e-mail me the decryption key.

Okay.

- How long do we wait?
- I don't know.

It says simultaneously.

- Something's wrong.
- DIANE: So what do we do?

Bottom of the page,
there's a helpline number.

DIANE: There's a helpline for ransomware?

That's helpful of the criminals.

MAN (Recorded): Thank you for calling

the Trojanlock help desk.

At present, we are assisting
other customers.

Please have your routing number
ready, and you will be assisted

- in the order you called.
- DIANE: Amazing.

Uh, Kalinda...

see what you can do.

Okay.

Okay.

I've re-tabbed the depo testimony
for the rest of our cross-exams.

Wow, this must have been what it was like

- to practice law before computers.
- Yup.

So, Camilla... she really
fired five of her assistants?

I can say this because I'm a woman,

but she's probably a bitch on wheels.

But her behavior wouldn't
even be a talking point

if she were a man.

Do you really want to
compare experiences of bias?

Tascioni... what are we gonna do about her?

She's killing us.

What?

Alicia... why aren't you
answering your e-mails?

Eli, I'm working.
Can we do this another time?

?Thank you very much, Peter,
for that warm introduction.

?I hope you don't think I'll go easy

on your administration now.?

It was a joke, Eli. That's all.

?I'd also like to thank ASA Polmar

for saying such nice words.?

Yes.

- What?
- He's introducing you?

- Finn is?
- Yes.

- No, he isn't.
- Yes, he said he would.

Well, of course he said he would.

It puts him on the world stage.

Eli, obviously this matters to you

because you're here,
but for the life of me,

- I can't figure out what your problem is.
- You have the governor

of the great state of
Illinois introducing you.

Then you have an ASA from a tiny division

of the state's attorney's
office introducing you, too?

He's a hero, Eli.
He was shot in the line of duty.

And he works under my opponent Castro.

Elfman thinks it looks good
that he endorsed me.

Then tell Finn he can endorse
you at an inner-city event

with 20 people at some
stinky high school gym,

not in front of the national press.

- What national press?
- This is an event,

Alicia... uh, uh, maybe you're
not reading your own press.

People like this story.
They're paying attention.

You're the new power couple
from Obama's home state.

It's broken through to the MSM.

Oh, don't say ?MSM,? please.

Tell Finn he has been disinvited.

- I can't do that.
- Yes, you can. You're running for office.

You can do whatever you like.
Why are all the computers

here counting down? I feel like
I'm in a Bruckheimer movie.

Wait, if I don't disinvite Finn...
Peter won't come?

Peter has the governor's conference.

He has allotted time to endorse you.

He wants to endorse you, he does not

want to share the stage with an ASA.

So he won't come? Seriously?

Tell Finn he can

endorse you at a later event.

You need Peter.

You do not need Finn.

Hi.

Thanks for seeing me.

No problem.

So, you're moving up in the world.

What do you want, Kalinda?

Oh, just to say hello.

No. What do you want?

My firm has been hit by ransomware.

It's called Trojanlock.

We paid the ransom, but they
didn't send the decryption key.

- Hmm. Tough break.
- The account number I wired it to...

can you trace it?

With a warrant.

- I only have 45 hours.
- Oh, that's too bad.

It'll take 48 hours to get a warrant.

Okay. Thanks.

I don't like that I only see you
when you need something.

Look, I don't like it either.

Then... stop it.

How have you been?

(Laughs)

I'll call you.

Am I being dismissed?

You're being dismissed.

(Jaunty Muzak playing over phone)

(Slow dripping)

Hello, my name is Bruce.

Thank you for holding. May I help you?

Uh, yes. I made a $50,000 payment

and I'm still awaiting an e-mail
with a decryption key.

Let me check on your order status.

(Dripping continues)

Yes, here we are.

As requested, that decryption key

was e-mailed to ?dlockhart
@lockhartandgardner.com.?

Oh, no, it...

Oh.

I think when I filled out the form,

it auto-filled with my old e-mail address.

I need the key sent to my new address.

I'm so sorry,

I'm afraid we're only permitted
to send the decryption key

to one address. It's the only
way to safeguard its security.

You're kidding. You're-You're
ransoming my business

and this is where you draw the line?

Will there be anything else, ma'am?

Uh, yes. I would like to
speak to the supervisor.

It went to Lockhart/Gardner.

Oh, dear God, this is like a nightmare.

We need to call them.

- Are you serious?
- (Stammers)

(Phone rings)

David Lee.

(Softly clears throat)

Hello, David. It's Diane.

Ah, Diane. Forget something on the way out,

like the silverware?

David, I, um...

I'm awaiting an important e-mail

that was inadvertently sent to my L.G.

e-mail address, and I need you
to do me the courtesy

- of forwarding it.
- Certainly,

just as soon as monkeys fly out of my butt.

Well, that was fairly crass.

I've been holding it back all these years.

Nice talking to you, Diane.

Uh, D-David, wait.

What do you want?

What do I want?

Two clients.

- No.
- Tell you what,

why don't you come over
and prostrate yourself

and maybe we'll work something out.

Can we at least get a bucket in here?

Dana Lee Boykin. I was a flight
attendant on Azo Charter.

And this is a private jet
line that serves Mr. Napier?

- Yes.
- Did you ever overhear a conversation

between Mr. Napier and the plaintiff?

RAYNA: Objection, Your Honor; hearsay.

This isn't being offered for
the truth of the matter.

This goes to impeachment.

That is true. I will allow.

- Yes, I did hear a phone call.
- And what did Mr. Napier

say at the end of this phone call?

He said, ?I get enough of this at home.

The bitch is driving me crazy.?

And one week later, Camilla Vargas

was fired.

No further questions, Your Honor.

- I got this.
- N... Let's call a recess.

It's okay.

Ms. Boykin, do you

still work for...

Azo Charter?

No, I don't.

So, you were...

BOYKIN: I was...?

You...

(Tuba notes playing)

BROCHARD: Do you have

a question, Ms. Tascioni?

Do I? Yes, I do.

BROCHARD: Do you want to ask it?

(Mumbling)

I don't even like penguins.

BROCHARD: Excuse me?

ELSBETH: Penguins.

They have nothing to do with this.

Your Honor, we request a recess.

Let's talk.

Settlement? As long as it's seven figures.

I'll call you.

Mr. Elfman.

Mrs. Florrick.

- Eli talked to you?
- He did.

You think I should ask Finn
not to introduce me?

I think if it means losing the
governor's introduction, yes.

Finn went out on a limb for me.

I agree. So ask him to endorse you later.

I don't like it.

Well, I don't like asking you.

But, unfortunately, this is the beginning

of a long line of distasteful acts.

Every single one of them
a step towards maturity.

Maturity of what?
Of being a good state's attorney.

Hi.

Hi.

Do you always just wait here?

I just saw your car pull up.

- What's up?
- How many hours do you have left?

Forty-three.

The IP address to the computer

your money was sent to.

A Mr. Kellner.

Thanks.

(Quietly): Yeah.

The next time you come visit me...

come visit me, okay?

When?

You want to talk or you want me to?

You. Use me if it gets violent.

(Sighs)

Mr. Kellner, open the door.
It's a federal agent.

What did I do? I didn't do anything.

KELLNER: I got an e-mail.

They said I can earn money at home.

Who said this?

It was Mr. Black at this cosmetics firm.

They wire money into my account.

I get ten percent. $1,500 a week.

Then the rest of the money
goes into another account.

You wire it into another account?

I don't do anything. It's all automated.

They're using you as a money mule.

A what? A middleman for a
ransomware operation.

You're laundering money, sir.

Oh, my God.

I'm gonna have to take your computer.

All right, go ahead.

Take it. Take everything,

- (Computer dings)
- I don't care.

(Indistinct conversations, phones ringing)

Diane.

Sorry if I don't get up. Sciatica.

I made a few changes to the decor.

Your chair squeaked horribly, by the way.

I'm surprised you didn't
knock down a wall or two.

Oh, I still might.
We're having quite a quarter.

About this e-mail...

You opened it?

No, but it is the property
of Lockhart/Gardner,

so it wouldn't be strange
for me to open it and read it.

It's nothing, David.

It matters to me, not to Lockhart/Gardner.

Really? Then I have a proposal.

Of course you do.

It's to your benefit, too. The lease.

What lease? This lease?

Yes, to these offices...
the 27th, 28th floor.

It's still under your name,
yours and Will's, but...

on his passing, it reverted to you.

And as you can see, you
no longer work here, so...

we ask that you pass the lease
to Mr. Canning and myself.

Really?

(Chuckling)

I don't see what's so funny.

It makes no sense for you
to act as sub-lessor.

Makes no sense for you
to hold on to my e-mail,

but here we are.

(Chuckles): Exactly.

So let's trade... give us
the lease and here you go.

No.

Diane...

I'll rip it up.

Do it. But you'll never get the lease.

I might even kick you out.

Don't call my bluff.

Go ahead, David... it's a copy

of an e-mail.

The paper doesn't matter.

Give me the e-mail,

and I will discuss a transfer of the lease.

That is my best offer.

CARY: B-4-6-J-Q-7-9.

David Lee really gave you back your e-mail?

I was surprised, too.

Here goes.

CAREY: It's not working.

Hit enter again.

You have a better idea?

- Nothing's happening.
- Something is... look at the time code.

- CAREY: You're kidding...
- It's counting down twice as fast.

DIANE: Imagine that.

- There's no honor among thieves.
- So what do we do?

It's not working, Kalinda.

Well, what happened?

We tried the decryption key,

now the time code is counting down

twice as fast.

I'm getting on with the helpline.

No. They'll ask for more money.

You have a lead?

Our money was sent through a money mule

to somewhere in Russia.

How do you know?

I have a friend who contacted

the Russian service provider.

- A friend?
- Shh.

(Whispers): Thanks a lot.

How did he do that, your friend?

It's a federal agent.

Trojanlock is working through a proxy,

but we have the money mule's hard drive,

so we're coordinating access times.

Good.

Great.

Where are you, Kalinda?

Uh, home.

You want me to come over?

Uh, maybe later.

I'm... working for a while.

Sure. Sounds good.

(Groans)

I told my mom I was gay.

It was... hard.

She doesn't like all that stuff.

She thinks I'll end up on a
float with a transvestite nun.

And then, you know,
a month later, she dies.

She lived just long enough
to be disappointed in me.

Do you have the, um...

access times in Russia?

Are you listening to anything
that I am saying at all?

Yes.

Mm.

Um...

Did you tell your parents that you're gay?

- Lana...
- What?

I can't do this.

Do what?

Talk?

No.

Talk about this.

Sure.

(Exhales)

ALICIA: $5 million,

and her options are backdated
to the date of her hire.

RAYNA: To the date of her firing,
and we can't go higher

- than $3 million.
- DEAN: Rayna, we've proven sexism.

ALICIA: Understanding that after
tomorrow, our settlement demands

- are increased by...
- DEAN: $3 million.

RAYNA: I can go to four, and I'll split

the calendar difference on the options.

Best I can do.

No.

We don't want to settle.

Look, if we take another hit at trial,

the settlement value's only gonna increase.

We won't take another hit.

I won't be distracted again.

We'll see you in court.

How long did you negotiate this?

(Xylophone music playing)

No.

How long did you negotiate with J-Serve

this... this...

? ?

? Here I am, a clown in your mind. ?

Stop it.

This joint venture,

how long were you in negotiations?

Good.

Stay there.

Context. Your Honor, I am supplying context

for the sexism.

(Exhales)

(Music stops)

Ready.

Mr. Shin... how long
did Wong-Tei Gaming

negotiate its joint
venture with J-Serve?

Six months.

- But the deal did not close.
- Really? Why not?

SHIN: We ended our interest
after discussions with Ms. Vargas

- in Beijing.
- I see.

And why did you...

Let me try that again.

Why did you end your interest

in a joint venture
after meeting with Camilla?

She was very loud...
interrupted our chairman often,

refused to pour tea, and
she drank too much.

So during your negotiations with
her, she basically acted like a man?

Objection, Your Honor... relevance.

Context, Your Honor.

J-Serve worked

with sexist companies in China.

That doesn't mean they're sexist

for requiring Ms. Vargas to work with them.

Oh, come on! Your Honor,

is the defense really saying,

?Hey, we're sexist,
but the Chinese made us do it??

No. We're saying

our client made a decision

based on the sexism
of an outside business partner.

- That's all.
- Hm. Novel.

I will allow.

Hey, next state's attorney.

Hi. The office said you'd be here.

Oh, so you're here to see me?

Well, this is the ASA bar,

and they, uh, they don't like
defense attorneys here.

Shot of tequila, please.

Good. You're not driving today.

- Why would you say that?
- Well, last time

you didn't want to have a drink.

Oh. Right.

So...

I have given it a lot of thought,

and I can't ask you to endorse me.

Alicia, I already decided.

No. It hurts you with Castro.

And I'm fine with that.

No. Maybe I'll ask you later,

but I am cancelling you for Monday.

What's going on, Alicia?

I just...

I'm asking too much of you.

No, you're not.

Do you not want me to endorse you?

No, I do.

But...?

What, you're worried about the photo of us?

No, that's easily explained.

You were at my apartment
doing witness prep.

Right. Then, uh...

your husband?

No.

Okay, well, then here's the thing.

I am endorsing you
because I'm inherently selfish,

and I think that you'll make
a great state's attorney.

So don't think
that I'm sacrificing anything.

I want to endorse you.

Okay.

Are you sure?

I am now.

ELSBETH: Mr. Fong, could you please explain
your management consultant practice?

Yes. I advise American companies
on the cultural intricacies

of doing business in Mainland China.

And did you advise J-Serve
after its failed negotiations

with Wong-Tei Gaming?

Yes, I advised them that China
is a patriarchal society,

and having a brash, ?bitchy?

female CEO was problematic.

So in your opinion, the decision
to terminate Ms. Vargas,

though facially sexist, could be justified

as a business necessity.

Your Honor, plaintiff asks
for a directed verdict.

- On what ground?
- Ms. Tascioni has expressly conceded

the issue at bar: sexism.

- BROCHARD: Ms. Tascioni?
- Huh?

Anything?

- BROCHARD: Have you conceded it?
- No.

Uh, she's explained it, Your Honor.

This case is not about J-Serve's sexism,

it's about China's sexism.

Mr. Perotti's motion...

I mean

Mrs. Florrick's motion...

(Chuckles): I'm sorry, Your Honor.

I am visualizing stillness over here.

(Gasps)

What are you doing here, Mr. Perotti?

Josh.

God, watching you work.

- I'm tingling.
- No.

Don't tingle. No tingling.

You're here to rattle me,

- aren't you?
- No, no.

I'm here on business. But...

am I rattling you?

No. I'm just saying...

What business?

Have dinner with me tonight,
and I'll tell you.

- No. Stop it.
- Why not?

I don't like that you're corrupt.

I'm an AUSA.

I have the full faith of the
United States government behind me.

And I think...

you are so sexy with your red hair.

CAREY: Not too much time to spare.

KALINDA: How do you know Russian?

Uh, my mom... she forced us to learn

to play the piano or a language.

- And you chose Russian?
- Yeah, I know.

I thought it sounded cool.

KALINDA: Okay, so I'm gonna be
RATting this computer,

- so this may get angry.
- ?RATting??

Yeah. Remotely Administering
his webcam. Ready?

Hey, you!

KALINDA: Yeah, you! Schmuck!

(Speaking Russian)

Schmuck!

(Speaks Russian)

(Translating): Uh, how are you...

- (Speaks Russian)
- What are you doing?

I'm Kalinda, and you, Boris Ivankov,

are a cyber-terrorist.

(Translating, speaking Russian)

- Nyet.
- No.

- (Speaks Russian)
- I'm an entrepreneur.

But you're not a very
good entrepreneur,

because I just RATted your computer.

(Translating)

(Speaking Russian)

How very exciting for you.

You held our files for ransom.

We paid you, and you're still
threatening to erase them.

(Speaking Russian)

- Now, return our money...
- (Speaking Russian)

and unlock our computers immediately,

or I'm gonna delete your hard drive.

(Carey speaking Russian)

Hmm.

(Speaking Russian)

?I decline?"

Perhaps you didn't hear me.

(Speaking Russian)

CAREY: Destroy my network.

I will just go on to another one.

I'll go to the politsiya.

They will not care.

(Taps computer key)

(Woman speaking Russian, music playing)

Uh... what are you doing?

Oh, you speak English.

It's Pussy Riot.

I know what is this.

This is not mine.

What about this?

Oh, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no. This is wrong.

It's true. The politsiya doesn't care

about our little Chicago
law firm, but they do

care about anti-Putin propaganda.

(Shouting in Russian)

(Loud, excited chatter)

- Ooh! Yeah!
- We're live.

- We got it.
- We got it.

We're back on line.

Do svidaniya, Boris.

- (Speaking Russian)
- (Gavel banging)

So, this is a question of first impression.

Is cultural relativism a bar to a claim

of sexual discrimination, or is
it tantamount to an admission

that should end these...
(Sighing) proceedings?

(Clears throat) Miss Tascioni,
is there a problem?

What? No, Judge.

- I... I'm being stalked.
- Excuse me?

That man in the gallery over there,

Josh Perotti... he's a stalker.

Sir, if you don't have any
business in my courtroom...

Actually, Your Honor, (Clears throat) I do.

I am AUSA Perotti, and I have

a federal warrant here
to stop these proceedings.

For what cause?

Pending the disposition
of federal criminal charges

against J-Serve for theft of trade secrets.

The company's assets have been frozen.

Theft of trade secrets?
You're charging the company

- with a felony.
- J-Serve has stolen millions of dollars

of intellectual property, Judge.

The civil suit can't proceed
until the criminal case

has been resolved.

Peter's introductory remarks

will last approximately five minutes,

and he won't stay on stage
during Alicia's speech.

- He won't?
- No.

Where will he stay?

Just over there, in the wings,
waiting for her to finish.

You're afraid of repeating
the scandal photo.

We don't want Peter to be seen
in a weaker spousal position.

Mr. Governor, we won't garner
the press coverage

we want without you staying on stage, sir.

I don't think you have to worry.

There'll be enough attention.

Is this about the Sun-Times polling?

It's about us wanting
the governor to appear strong.

JOHNNY: No one is taking
that poll seriously, sir.

Alicia's not in competition with you.

Her favorables are only higher

because she hasn't started running.

- Sorry. Court ran long.
- Oh, no, perfect timing.

Listen, were were coordinating
for the endorsement.

You don't mind if I introduce
you and then watch the rest

of your speech from the wings, do you?

No. If you don't mind
if Finn introduces me, too.

- I-I'm just gonna...
- We should, uh... Yeah.

How much is the governor
really gonna help, Eli?

I don't know. Let's see.

Why are you insisting on this?

I'm not insisting on anything.

I asked Finn to introduce me

when we all thought it was a good idea.

He said ?yes,? despite his standing

in the state's attorney's office.

What standing in the state's
attorney's office?

So, I am not now going to tell him,
?Sorry, but it's inconvenient for me.?

Even if he's the only one introducing you?

Seriously, Peter? I stand
beside you at every damn event.

You go off banging prostitutes
two at a time, and...

All right, you don't want to go there.

And I stood beside you
like a grinning fool!

Would you let it go?

For God's sakes, let it go!

For your own good,

even if you don't believe it.

For the very fact that I'm the governor,

and you're asking me
for a favor... let it go!

Is that what I'm doing here?
I'm asking you for a-a favor?

Yes, you are.

You want something. That's a favor.

No.

And you know why it's not?

Because if you don't show up to endorse me,

if you go off to some
governor's conference instead,

your favorables will plummet
through the floor.

On the day that you want to
be talking about pensions,

every question will be about
the state of your marriage.

Yes, I may need you, Peter,

but you sure as hell need me, too.

I need you, but I don't need Finn Polmar.

Well, suck it up, Peter,
'cause he's part of the deal!

Really?

Who's the one sucking it up?

(Scoffs)

Endorse me or not, Peter.

I don't really care, but I'm out of here.

Do what you want.

We need you to team up
to beat this federal case.

Oh, God.

- You're serious?
- Yes.

The alleged theft of trade secrets happened

under your watch, ma'am.

Your cooperation with
J-Serve defense is crucial.

- To you.
- If our client goes bankrupt on this case,

you collect pennies on the dollar.

But if you help us beat the Feds,

we can pick up where we left off.

That's a lot of ifs.

Yes, but what choice do you have?

(Screaming)

Oh, no. That's it. That's it!

Everything all right?

No. Alicia, we can't stay here.
It's not working.

- Diane, we signed the lease.
- Um, breach of contract, lessor fraud.

We'll find something,
but, I mean, look around.

It's a... it's a roach-infested
wreck, Alicia!

The infrastructure's rotten,
we're in a lousy neighborhood.

Isn't that part
of the romance of a startup?

No. Cockroaches are not romantic.

Where would we go, even if
we could get the lease annulled?

What if I controlled a prime space

I could get my hands on
at a submarket rate?

(Chuckling): Okay.

Lockhart/Gardner?

It's a lease assignment agreement.

I'm supposed to deed over
my interest to David Lee.

But...

I'm not going to.

Someone's turned on.

You're bad.

How am I bad?

J-Serve.

What is that?

You spend the night,
and then, the next day,

the Feds sweep in with
an indictment for J-Serve.

Are you suggesting I got it from you?

No. From the files on my desk.

Wow. Uh...

Just because you would do it, Kalinda,

doesn't mean that I would.

No... but you did.

Okay.

I'll see you.

Look, it's okay. I'm... I'm fine.

(Door closes)

POLMAR: Allow me to be
brutally honest with you.

I was not looking for another
candidate to endorse,

and I was not looking to get into politics.

But then, well, I met Alicia Florrick.

Do I say something about Peter?

About him not showing? No.

I'll talk to them after.

Spin it.

You all right?

I'm nervous. Why are there so few people?

That's a lot. That's two national crews,

three local, and 20 of my people.

They'll clap loud.

It'll feel bigger once it's broadcast.

All the viewers see is the front row.

Keep your eyes towards
the rear of the room.

It'll make it seem like there's thousands.

Oh, God. My stomach. I feel sick.

Just like being in court.
Opening arguments.

- (Applause)
- Okay? Here we go. He's wrapping it up.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the next state's attorney

for Cook County, Alicia Florrick.

(Applause)

(Whispering): Sorry I'm late.
How you doing?

Good. This is a surprise.

I'm just being a supportive spouse.

- Thank you.
- My pleasure.

Thank you all.

Forgive me for, uh, stealing the limelight,

for a second, from Alicia.

I just needed to add to
Mr. Polmar's very fine remarks.

Let me, uh, just say that

I have not met a more fair

and honest person than
my wife, Alicia Florrick.

There are those who know
justice in their bones.

(Slowly fading): They don't need
to be taught right and wrong.

They live it every day.

(Voice fades out, music fades in)

Thank you.

? ?

(Music continues, no voice)

(Music continues, no voice)