The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 7, Episode 15 - Targets - full transcript
Alicia sits on a panel deciding whether to attack and kill an American-born ISIS recruiter. Eli hires Elsbeth Tascioni to help find out who's investigating Peter and why. David Lee hires Jason to investigate Diane's motives with the firm.
FEMALE ELECTRONIC VOICE:
In 50 feet, you have arrived
at your destination.
(turn signal clicking)
Alicia Florrick?
Yes.
I'm Sergeant Cole McWain.
May I see your I.D., please?
Yes.
Thank you.
Would you mind getting
in the backseat, please?
(phone buzzing)
My cell phone's ringing.
May I answer it?
Yes, you may.
(buzzing stops, phone beeps)
Hello, Eli.
I can't talk right now.
ELI:
The FBI are investigating.
I know.
They're going after Peter.
Wait, how do you know?
Ruth came by my office.
Look, I-I need to go.
Wait.
We're hiring a lawyer.
Sounds like the smart thing
to do.
Bye.
(phone beeps off)
(sighs)
We need your help.
We think they're coming after
Peter again.
This is doctor's orders.
I am cursed
with high blood pressure.
(inhales, exhales)
Just give me the bullet points.
The FBI is asking questions.
Professional or personal?
Both.
About Peter's conduct
in office or running for office?
Both.
That sounds serious.
Or is it a smokescreen?
Or both.
So... you need
a lawyer to
figure out
why you need a lawyer?
Yes.
The only thing
I know for sure, this...
(exhales)
FBI agent, Devereaux,
he's out for blood.
(exhales) Like Gladiator, huh?
Yes, like Gladiator.
Well, then let's go.
There's no time
to waste.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Okay. Good.
Just a few more. Diane,
can you look at Cory?
Cary.
Yes, sorry. Cary.
Uh, you, sir, not so much teeth.
Is this the right amount
of teeth?
Yes.
Great. Everybody say "ABA."
ALL:
ABA.
Good. Now just the women.
WOMEN:
ABA.
No, I mean the men
can step out, take five.
Thank you, men.
(indistinct chatter)
What's the spin of
this ABA article anyhow?
I have no idea.
My guess is:
third largest firm in Chicago.
It's not about women
in the firm?
No.
Why?
They sure are spending
a lot of time with the women.
(sighs)
Okay, let's not go there.
All publicity for the firm
is good publicity.
No,
actually, that's not true.
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Okay, good.
So that's it? Why are we waiting
around here like schmucks?
David, he's probably just
moving into another room.
Let's calm down. Hey,
we moving
into another room?
No. We're done.
Thanks.
DIANE: Uh,
he's coming back tomorrow.
Yeah, but just to shoot the
women. Thanks, guys. Good shoot.
Great. We'll just go back
to the cleaning and cooking.
CARY:
So, this ABA article,
what's it about?
Well,
what do you mean?
The firm,
I think.
Women at the firm?
No. Just the firm.
This shoot tomorrow, he just
wants a photo of us with Alicia.
That's all.
She's not
an equity partner.
I know.
I think
it's about name value.
But he just wants
the female partners with her?
Cary, it's nothing.
It's just an angle he's pushing.
I don't think anything
will come of it. Okay?
(indistinct chatter)
LUCCA:
Did you need something?
Yeah. Is Alicia out today?
She had that personal thing.
Oh, right.
Well, when she calls in,
could you forward her to me?
Yeah.
What are you doing
for lunch today?
Eating.
Would you like to eat together?
12:30?
Sure.
(phone beeps)
(phone ringing)
McWAIN: I'm sorry.
You'll need to leave your
phone and personal effects.
(phone beeps off)
You'll be able to check
your messages on breaks.
Please follow me.
Mrs. Florrick,
there you are. Welcome.
Please.
We were just getting started.
So you're right on time.
Mrs. Florrick, hello.
Captain Hicks.
I didn't know
you'd be here.
I see you two know each other.
Good.
At the expense of sounding
like summer camp,
I wouldn't mind if
we went quickly around
the table-- Martin.
Martin Barnstone.
Intelligence legal advisor.
And other things.
Martin is our Ollie North.
(men chuckling)
George Kirby. Legal advisor.
State Department.
George makes sure
we follow the rules.
Captain Terrence Hicks.
Army General's Corps Attorney.
And now our two
civilian advisors.
Both come highly
recommended and vetted.
Alicia Florrick,
wife to the governor.
She has worked as civilian
counsel in military court
and comes at the
recommendation
of Colonel Leora Kuhn.
And Ed.
Edward Janoway. Corporate lawyer
with Palmer/Janoway.
I think I'm
the fire-breathing conservative
to Mrs. Florrick's
bleeding heart.
(men chuckling)
And I'm Oren Cleary,
Legal Counsel
to the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
It's a mouthful,
I know.
This is a
confidential session.
All of the items and
materials discussed here
are subject, under penalty of
law, to confidentiality rules.
You may take notes during
this session, but those notes
must be relinquished
before we've finished.
And no items or
evidence may be taken
from this room.
Understood? Good.
Martin.
As I'm sure you're aware,
the executive branch
has taken flack lately
for its legal justification
regarding Executive Order 12333.
The president has asked for a
broader consensus on action item
56-984B.
Our two civilian consultants
have been granted
TS/SCI clearance
to take part.
Please break the seal on
your briefing materials now.
(crackling, tearing)
CLEARY:
On the inside, you will find
a photo of Massoud Tahan.
He is an ISIS
recruiter in Syria.
Mrs. Florrick,
do you need help?
No, I'm good.
(sudden rip)
BARNSTONE:
In the past two years,
eight Americans, ten Brits,
and two dozen Belgians
have joined ISIS due
to Tahan's efforts.
They credit his recruitment
on social media.
CLEARY:
Mr. Tahan limits his appeals
to the religious
importance of ISIS
establishing
a caliphate.
He hasn't specifically
promoted violence.
However, his recruits
have been behind
some of the worst atrocities
we've seen in Iraq and Syria.
Beheadings, bombings, rape.
KIRBY: And what do
you need from us?
CLEARY: We know
Tahan's location for
the next 48 hours.
You have been selected
to give the administration
legal justification to kill him.
Jason Crouse. Hello.
Hey.
Good to have you working here.
A new on-site investigator.
How exciting.
I just wanted
to introduce myself--
David Lee, family law.
Nice to meet you.
So, hey, there is something
I need right away.
You kind of got
a cowboy thing going, don't you?
Not intentionally.
Well, I need work
that I'll pay for
out of my pocket.
Given that you're freelance,
that shouldn't be a problem,
should it?
What work?
Diane Lockhart
is one of the name partners.
You've heard of her?
I have.
I'm worried
she intends to make
Lockhart, Agos & Lee
a fully female-run firm.
So I need to know
the conversations she's having
with Alicia
and the other female partners.
Okay.
That's it? No questions?
No.
Any for me?
No.
So, the people this Agent
Devereaux has approached are
Judge Schakowsky, Ruth Eastman,
and Mr. Gold's daughter.
So far, yes.
Huh.
What's "huh"?
You and the governor
are both wearing maroon ties.
Is that important?
Maroon signifies sacrifice
and bravery.
So, Governor, why do you think
the FBI is interested in you?
I have no idea.
There must be something
that you've walked
right up to the line on.
Believe me, if I had any idea
what this was about,
I'd tell you.
Elsbeth,
could you give
us a minute?
I'll be right outside.
I mean, not outside-outside.
Just out...
there.
(door shuts)
You need to tell her everything.
I am.
You're not.
Eli, we've been together
a long time.
Anything that I've done,
you've done.
No.
I did not try to fix an election
for Alicia.
An FBI investigation is
a game-changer, Peter.
All cards need to be
on the table.
(knocking on door)
In a minute, Elsbeth!
Not now, Nora.
The FBI just called.
Tell 'em
I'll call back.
It wasn't for you.
It was for me.
CLEARY:
The threshold question is this:
Does an ISIS recruiter
rise to the level
of enemy combatant?
JANOWAY: Is that the
only way this guy makes
it onto the kill list?
CLEARY: Yes, if we want to avoid
blowback-- not just political
but legal.
HICKS: Has he
ever fired a gun
or killed anyone?
No, not to
our knowledge.
BARNSTONE:
But his recruits have.
His recruits have
killed hundreds.
Tahan's posted dozens
of online calls
to join ISIS:
Sleuthway, YouTube, Telegram.
HICKS:
But has he
ever espoused violence?
No.
KIRBY: Well, the fact
that he doesn't
overtly espouse violence
just shows
how sophisticated
ISIS has become.
But how do you judge that?
He talks about
establishing the caliphate,
which makes him
more of a preacher
than anything else.
KIRBY:
ISIS isn't a religion.
It's a terrorist group
with one goal, which is
to convert or kill anyone who
doesn't believe what they do.
HICKS: Yes, but Tahan isn't
actually doing these things.
It's his recruits.
Why are you protecting him,
Captain?
I'm not protecting anyone.
I'm thinking
of the message it sends
to other nations
if we call a recruiter
an enemy combatant.
Once we do that, what's next?
Targeting imams,
college professors?
KIRBY: When they
advocate violent attacks
on Americans, yes.
Then what's the pushback
on Putin when he says
he can take out
a Ukrainian YouTube star
who he claims
is an agitator?
JANOWAY: If the YouTube star
is telling people to go to Paris
and shoot up concert halls,
I say, "Go, Putin."
HICKS: The United States
has always held
that a propagandist
is not a combatant
and is therefore immune
from targeted killing.
No. Look at Junaid Hussain.
He was a propagandist,
and we killed him.
So we...
Go ahead, Mrs. Florrick. Please.
So we're supposed to wait
until Tahan plans
a successful attack
before we stop him?
CLEARY: I take it
you don't think we should.
I... I think we need to do
everything we can, legally,
to stop ISIS.
I agree
with Mrs. Florrick.
Has Tahan purposefully and
materially supported hostilities
against the U.S.?
That is our only question.
What material has he provided?
Bodies-- you asked how
he materially
supported the enemy.
He's supplied the bodies
for the bombs.
Okay. I think we should vote.
Is Massoud Tahan
an enemy combatant
and can he be placed
on a targeted kill list?
To my right, please.
BARNSTONE:
Aye.
KIRBY:
Aye.
Nay.
Aye.
JANOWAY: Aye.
It carries. Massoud Tahan
is an enemy combatant
and can be placed on
a targeted kill list.
We will write up the
legal justification. But first,
there is
one other matter.
Sorry I can't agree.
You don't have to apologize.
We all have our opinions.
Pass these around,
please.
You may break
the seals.
This is
Lance Hopper.
He was born
and raised in Chicago.
Went to Chicago Polytech,
where he studied
comparative religions.
He disappeared
about two years ago.
He resurfaced in Syria
and called himself
Massoud Tahan.
So the man you want to kill
is an American?
That's correct.
So let's talk.
♪ ♪
CLEARY: You may wonder
why we did it this way,
waited to tell you that
Mr. Tahan was
an American citizen.
There are
two threshold questions,
and we wanted to answer one
before we answered the other.
BARNSTONE: Everything we
said about Tahan was true.
We were merely trying to
eliminate bias and emotion.
HICKS:
What's wrong with emotion?
It clouds judgment.
Sometimes it clarifies it.
If Massoud Tahan
is an enemy combatant,
then so is Lance Hopper.
But an American
has First Amendment rights.
Hopper can say and
believe whatever he wants.
He's not in trouble for talking.
He's in trouble for being
an enemy combatant.
Yes,
but we only concluded
he was an enemy combatant
because of what he said.
CLEARY:
I'm not sure that's accurate.
Just as Mrs. Florrick
put so eloquently,
he supplied materials in the
form of bodies to carry bombs.
Still, if he's an American,
he gets due process.
Are you withdrawing your support
for the targeted strike?
No. But I want to know more.
There's nothing more to know
if you still support
the targeted strike.
Withdraw your support
for the air strike,
and we'll be
told more.
I withdraw my support.
Temporarily.
Okay. Let's get started.
Why did you tell
the FBI anything?
I'm so sorry.
PETER:
It's fine, Nora.
Just tell us
what you told him.
He wanted to know
who calls here for Eli
and who Eli calls.
What'd you tell him?
I said a million calls
go through this office
every day,
and I don't write down names.
I didn't say
you tell me not to
write down names.
Did he ask
about anyone specific?
Nora, you can speak freely. Go.
He asked
if Judge Schakowsky
ever comes by.
That's when I got
a bad feeling.
You're kidding.
Nora knows.
ELSBETH:
Nora knows what?
Well, there is
one potential... issue.
ELSBETH:
There always is.
What's yours?
Vote rigging.
Okay.
Let's crack open
the green notebook.
That's for serious notes.
DIANE:
Would you like to sit down?
No, I'm good.
It would make me
more comfortable.
So, um, are you working on
the Van DerWerff divorce?
No.
Well, the reason I ask is
I saw David Lee meeting with you
this morning.
I thought it was
about the Van DerWerff divorce.
It wasn't.
So he was just
introducing himself?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Are you doing freelance work
for David Lee?
If I was doing freelance work
for David,
I wouldn't be able to tell you.
Same as if I were doing
freelance work for you.
I wouldn't
be able to tell him.
So he's asking you
to do freelance work?
I better get back to work.
Did he ask you
to investigate me?
I better get back to work.
David Lee loves to create
paranoia and dissension.
Don't help him.
Good to know.
CARY:
So how are you liking it here?
Fine.
Really?
"Fine" never
sounds very fine.
No, it's fine.
And how's Alicia handling it?
Fine.
(laughs)
Has Diane approached Alicia
about her position at the firm?
I don't know.
What do you mean?
Last year, there was an attempt
to make this a female-run firm,
and I just wanted to know
if there's been a new attempt.
Well, that's a question
for Alicia.
But Alicia's MIA today.
And you're Alicia's friend,
so I'm asking you.
I'll tell her you want to talk.
Where you headed?
Out for some air. You?
No idea.
This place is insane.
(elevator bell dings)
Alicia, it's Cary.
I know you're out today,
but I need you to call.
(phone beeps)
LUCCA:
Hey. So this is a weird firm.
I need some advice.
(phone beeps)
Alicia. Diane.
We need to talk.
(beep)
JASON:
Yeah, so... I'll talk to you.
HICKS:
I think you might want
to come inside. We're reviewing
Lance Hopper's statements.
HOPPER:
...longed for the Caliphate
to be restored.
Well, we now have it.
So the righteous
and the rightly guided must--
Three conditions must be met
for the targeted killing
of a U.S. citizen.
Please refer
to your binders.
"One: the individual
poses an imminent threat
"of violent attack
against the United States.
"Two: the capture of the
individual is not feasible.
"And three:
the operation is conducted
consistent with applicable
law of war principles."
CLEARY:
The job of this panel
is to decide if
the three conditions are met.
We are Lance Hopper's
due process.
Okay. Let's talk
about imminent.
All of these are
past atrocities.
Even if I concede
that Tahan--
or, make that, Hopper--
is somehow responsible,
they've already happened.
An imminent threat is
necessarily a future one.
Are we aware
of any future threats?
Yes. He posted that
video two days ago.
But that wasn't a threat.
BARNSTONE: Yes, but
you said so yourself, ma'am.
"Are we supposed to wait
until he plans
another successful attack?"
But the threshold has changed.
Now it's about imminence.
Imminent means seconds,
minutes, hours.
BARNSTONE:
No. This administration defines
"imminent" as anything
under 60 days.
Seriously?
CLEARY: Technically,
since the enemy
is so good
at hiding their attacks,
any future attack
is now considered
imminent.
According to whom?
The Department of Justice.
That's nothing more
than legal wordplay.
No, it's trying to account
for the realities of war.
KIRBY:
Having spent my career
in the Army, I understand
the realities very clearly.
The country I serve doesn't try
to weasel out
of what it always stood for,
just because
it happens to be convenient.
Imminent should mean imminent.
Maybe we should vote again.
Actually, we've got 30 hours
to make the decision.
Let's take the night,
and come back
in the morning and vote.
Why are we taking the night?
Because we can.
Okay. Hm.
(muttering)
(shrieks)
Sorry.
Sorry.
Just wanted to make sure
you were settling in okay.
Uh, yup, all... good.
What's this?
Oh, I'm a visual processor.
And slightly
kinesthetic-tactile.
(laughs)
Oh!
What?
What did Ruth Eastman
do for the campaign?
Uh, she was
the campaign manager.
Strategy, donors, coalitions.
Mm...
Are you thinking vote rigging?
Could be.
Schakowsky knew, Nora knew.
Did Ruth know?
No, she joined the campaign
long after that.
Ah.
Unless Peter told her.
Campaign managers
push their candidates to
admit all before signing on.
So, Ruth... might...
have... known.
Aha. So, the question is,
did she?
Who is that?
I can't even read that.
Oh, your daughter. Marissa.
Why her?
I have no idea.
Then let's talk to her.
(sighs)
Oh, come on.
(sighs)
Hey.
Hey.
So, you're working late.
No later than you.
Just seeing
what piled up on my desk.
Um, want something to drink?
No, I'm all right.
Could you, um...?
(chuckles)
Yeah.
So, people really don't trust
each other around here, do they?
(laughs)
Not much.
Let me ask you something.
Is Diane trying to make this
into an all-female firm?
No idea.
Who's worried? Cary?
Wow.
Uh-huh.
Look at that.
Very manly.
You sure?
I'm good.
So, Diane's never said
anything about it?
An all-female firm?
Uh, maybe a year or so ago,
but a lot's happened.
Do you think
I drink too much?
I don't know. Do you?
I was gonna break this bottle
if I couldn't get the cork out.
(laughs)
That might be a problem.
Then here.
Wait. No.
No, no, seriously,
you don't need it.
Let's just...
let's just talk.
Jason, come on.
You don't need it,
seriously.
Okay, yes,
but I want it.
Hey, wait... just...
try something for a minute.
(laughs)
Close your eyes.
Just close 'em.
(chuckles)
Take a deep breath.
(inhales and
exhales deeply)
Slow it down.
(exhales)
If this doesn't work,
do I get the glass?
Shh.
(exhales)
Just... listen
to yourself breathe.
(whispering):
I don't meditate, Jason.
(whispering):
Okay, then we won't
call this meditation.
Just... listen.
To what?
My breathing.
(whispering):
That's Security.
They turn the lights
off after 11:00.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
(unzipping)
Anything else?
So why did you know
about the vote rigging?
Because you were
Mrs. Florrick's body woman?
Yes.
Keeper of confidences,
you know?
Pourer of comfort cereal.
What kind of cereal?
I don't know. Life.
Wheat Chex. Why?
I like Wheat Chex.
Did Agent Devereaux ask
about anything else?
MARISSA:
Uh, no.
I guess he asked about
my dad's rich friends,
and then he asked
about working for Alicia.
And that was it?
Yeah.
Well, he asked
about my time in Israel,
and the IDF
and the dairy farm I worked on.
And I talked
about my purse business.
You sell purses?
No, I make them.
I didn't really
end up selling any.
Oh. What did they look like?
The purses?
Really cool.
Kind of macramé
with leather straps
and things sewn into them.
Wow. What things?
Things I found,
like kewpie dolls
and bullet shells.
Wow.
Uh-oh.
ELI:
What?
I have to go.
Where?
Um... away.
I can't be Peter's lawyer.
Wait. What? Why?
Uh, well, I can't really say.
You can't?
Elsbeth, wait. What?!
Bye. Oh, um,
here's my card.
Write me about
your purses.
I want to buy one.
(door closes)
So, you don't want
to hire me for anything,
but that's your lawyer?
Alicia Florrick...
Here you go.
Thank you.
Would you mind
getting in the...?
No problem.
CLEARY:
Good. Mrs. Florrick.
I think we're ready.
Good. I am, too.
Great.
Let's take our seats, and we
can pick up where we left off.
The question is: is Lance
Hopper an imminent threat
to the United States?
Now, if everyone is prepared
to vote, we can move...
Um, I'm sorry,
but Captain Hicks--
where is he?
The captain has been excused
from these proceedings.
He...? What does that mean?
That means
he will not be
continuing with us.
Now we should
really move on.
Why?
Well, the reasons
are confidential, Mrs. Florrick.
We really need to move on.
No. I'm sorry,
but I would like to know
why Captain Hicks isn't here,
and I don't think
I'm the only one.
Actually, I think you are.
No. I want to know, too.
CLEARY:
Everyone here is subject
to confidentiality rules,
and the captain is
currently being questioned
about certain... leaks.
You're saying he leaked?
No, it's not my position
to say he leaked.
I'm merely saying
he's being questioned
about certain leaks.
Now we need to vote.
In 12 hours,
Hopper is going to be moved.
Does he pose
an imminent threat
of violence against
the United States?
Yes.
He does.
Are there any no's?
JANOWAY:
So it's a tie.
Which I will break
with a "yes."
So condition one is met.
We'll move on to condition two.
Is capture at all feasible?
Why can't you be
Peter's attorney?
I can't say.
Does it have something to
do with the vote rigging?
(sighs)
Rock once for yes,
twice for no.
Oh.
Namaste.
Elsbeth...
give me something.
Fine.
But then you really have to go.
What is this?
It's not a what.
It's a he.
Michael Tascioni?
My ex.
Nice to meet you.
It's good to have you
on board.
I'm sorry
that I had to bring Tom,
but, uh, El insists
he gets separation anxiety,
and, well,
since we share custody...
Uh, your ex-wife came back
for her notes.
I-I tried to look at them
before, but...
They made no sense?
(laughs)
No. Scribbles, stickers.
She used to do the same thing
to pick our vacation spots.
Piles of index cards.
And on top,
"Hello. My name is Sedona."
"Hello. My name is Peru."
Drove me nuts.
(chuckles lightly)
So we're starting
from scratch.
Not entirely.
I can tell you that, uh,
the FBI is not investigating
the governor for vote rigging.
They're not?
How can you be so sure?
Because you went
into this assuming
that was about vote rigging.
That was the pattern El was
trying to trace with her cards.
So if she was conflicted
out about that,
then she would've known it
from the beginning?
Exactly.
What was being said when she
realized she was conflicted out?
Well, she was questioning
my daughter,
and they were talking
about the IDF,
working on
an Israeli dairy farm, uh...
and purses
she was making.
Yeah, El loves purses.
Mm. Then Agent Devereaux--
the FBI agent--
uh, the questions
he had about Alicia,
working with her...
uh, my rich friends.
Your rich friends,
who are they-- donors?
I don't know.
There's your conflict.
She has a client.
A client that could
lead back to me?
Yes.
We need Elsbeth's client list.
How do we get that?
Do you have any water?
Yes, yes.
MICHAEL: Yeah.
Thank you.
So how do we figure out
who the conflict of interest is?
We find Elsbeth's client list.
How do we get that?
I'd like to request the
case file for my divorce.
Name, I.D.,
date action became final.
Michael B. Tascioni.
July 28, 2012.
We don't allow dogs
in this office.
Would you mind
taking him outside?
Tom is a service animal.
He's an emotional
support chihuahua.
Hold on a minute.
So, what does a case file
from your divorce do?
Our property settlement
agreement is still pending.
It values my law practice
and Elsbeth's and contains
a list of all
our clients.
Ah, smart.
Are you a cat person?
No. I'm a person person.
Why?
Read here, or I can reprint
for ten cents a page.
Can you please...
I'll look at it.
I'll recognize anyone
connected to Peter.
It's in the appendix.
First page.
You've got to be kidding me.
What is it?
How can one client
be redacted?
Oh, I got an order from a judge.
The judicial system
takes the secrecy
of a grand jury
witness seriously.
You should, too.
Tommy.
I waited around just to see you.
You knew I was coming?
I know you, dear.
And I know you.
I'm coming for you.
Tell me when.
(giggles)
I don't want
to miss it.
Isn't she something?
Yes.
Fantastic.
What now?
Now...
we get smart.
I want you to talk with her.
And say what?
I want you to say something
that will make her paranoid.
What's that?
What else?
JASON: Nothing else.
Diane Lockhart's not maneuvering
to make this an all-female firm.
And Alicia?
A year ago, Diane suggested
to Alicia that this could be
an all-female partnership.
But they didn't pursue it.
As far as you know.
Yeah, as far as I know.
Did Diane question you
about our concerns?
Yes.
She did?
Yes. She saw me
leaving your office yesterday.
What did you say?
I said my freelance work
for you was confidential.
Okay, so
she had a deal with Alicia
a year ago to make this
an all-female firm-- why isn't
she still coming after us?
You asked me to look
for evidence if she was.
I did.
There is none.
Yeah, but she knew you
were investigating,
so maybe she prevented you
from finding that evidence.
I can't answer that.
Why not?
Because I deal in evidence.
I don't deal in states of mind.
You think we're being paranoid?
I haven't been here long enough
to answer that conclusively.
Okay. Thanks.
(phone buzzing)
Hey, this is Jason.
Leave a message.
Mrs. Florrick.
We should talk.
Sure.
May I just say this?
I know Captain Hicks.
He's one of the most
honest men I know.
He wouldn't leak.
Yet there was a leak.
Where? 'Cause I've been
searching the Web
and there's no reference
to what we're doing here.
This was an internal leak
at the State Department.
What does that mean?
It means there was
an interdepartmental squabble
and somebody leaked
what we're doing here
to another department.
Well, that wasn't
Captain Hicks;
he wouldn't do that.
Yeah.
That's why
we need to talk to you.
To me-- are you kidding?
No.
ALICIA:
You think I leaked?
CLEARY: Well, I know
that you and Captain Hicks
have been against this
project as soon as you found out
that Massoud Tahan
was an American citizen.
ALICIA: So you want
to get rid of both of us.
Uh-oh. Alicia's in trouble.
Why? What'd she do?
They think she's the leak.
(laughs softly)
She's working
for the Pentagon?
Alicia Florrick? Yes,
on an ad-hoc basis.
As a civilian consultant.
Shut up, J.
No, he's right.
So she's vetted?
By the Pentagon, but not us.
They didn't find out
about our three-hop warrant.
Right.
And we were following her
for a different reason.
You know, because of the...
you know...
She was representing Dellinger.
You know, the worker
who fled to Iceland.
So we overheard some
confidential information
from the Pentagon,
she was on her
phone leaking to...
Uh, no.
She was just talking
near her phone.
Not on her phone.
She wasn't on her phone?
Right. We used
Dropoutjeep to turn her phone
into a hot mic.
We can broadcast
anything within 20 feet.
So what are you saying?
She wasn't the leak.
So who was?
We don't know.
Maybe nobody.
Shut up, J.
He may be right.
There's a chance
this could be in-house.
We were listening in.
The two of us.
Not to the confidential session,
but outside.
(passionate breathing)
Oh...
What was that?
Sorry.
Alicia's having sex
with the investigator.
Ah, great.
Here we go.
HICKS: I think you might
want to come inside.
We're reviewing
Lance Hopper's statements.
So that was sent around
internally here?
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
And we think that
was the leak. Not Alicia.
So who's in the
loop around here?
Everybody at CMI level.
All right.
All right,
I'll see what I can do.
But hold off on
listening further.
What do you mean? Why?
Because I asked you to.
Yeah, but we didn't
do anything wrong.
Who said you did
something wrong?
Just hold off
until I get back to you.
You guys
screwed up.
Shut up, J.
Shut up, J.
Is there a problem?
MICHAEL:
An enormous one.
The FBI is circling
the governor.
You can't tell us why.
Even though you know.
So we're stuck
chasing ghosts.
I need you to take
Tom until I can
get my arms around this thing.
Of course.
Mm... (kissing)
I'm sorry
I can't be more help,
but I have a client
to protect here, too.
ELI:
For what it's worth,
tell your client their phone's
probably being tapped.
Meaning?
We just heard the FBI
tapped Peter's phones.
If they're listening
to the governor,
they're listening to everyone.
You're trying
to make me paranoid.
No.
Not you. Him.
Now that you've told me,
I have to warn my client.
It's my fiduciary responsibility
as his lawyer.
Even if it's a lie, I can't risk
putting him in jeopardy.
But I can't call
my client, so I have to
go to my client.
But if I go to my client,
you'll follow me.
Or you'll stake out
this office.
We're just trying to help.
So that's a good move.
Now how do I move around it?
Hmm? (kissing)
Or do I?
God, you're good at this.
Or do I avoid
your tail?
That should be easy.
Okay, I'm heading out.
I'll-I'll join you.
(kisses) Yeah?
MARISSA:
So the dog has a GPS collar?
Indeed.
I bought it a week ago.
It's all part of
the master plan.
Is the dot not moving
part of the
master plan?
Hm. The pergola.
Garfield Park.
I love that spot.
That's where I proposed.
Elsbeth's sending a message,
leaving his collar there.
(chuckles softly)
Guess it probably
wasn't that hard,
on a dog his size.
It was a very big collar.
So wait, if the op is blown,
why do you two look so smug?
A): One should always
look smug, and B):
It's exactly what we wanted
Elsbeth to do.
MICHAEL: She thinks
she's shaken her tail.
Now she's let
her guard down
and she won't
notice her real tail.
(phone buzzing)
(phone beeps)
Hey.
ELI:
You got her?
JASON: I got her.
(phone beeps off)
JASON: I followed Elsbeth
from Garfield Park
to a cafe
on Randolph.
She hates that diner.
They have paella.
She had a bad experience
with paella.
(groans)
Ten minutes later,
this guy comes in
and sits down with her.
Wait, wait that one.
Yeah.
JASON:
His name is Lloyd Garber.
I followed him to his office
on Michigan. Turns out
he owns the whole building.
MARISSA: He owns
a lot more than that.
MICHAEL: You know him?
Yeah, he's...
Dairy.
Dairy.
That's how she figured it out.
MARISSA: Garber owns
a dairy farm in Israel.
He's the one who got me my job.
Elsbeth just connected the dots.
And that's the name she redacted
from her client list?
Yeah, so that's not good.
They're coming after Peter
and one of his donors.
Yup.
Now it's time
to go on the attack.
REPORTER: The Pentagon confirmed
today that a U.S. drone strike
killed Massoud Tahan,
an ISIS operative
linked to the terror attack
at a cartoon drawing contest
in Garland, Texas.
You're back from your
secret mission.
Yup.
I heard things here
are getting a bit crazy.
I thought bond court
was a jungle, but wow.
Best thing to do--
stay on the sidelines.
We could just leave.
We could.
But money.
Money.
Do you know where Jason is?
Why?
Just curious.
The three of us
against the world.
Hey. You're back.
Yup.
They didn't need me anymore.
And she can't tell us
who "they" are.
Mm-hmm.
It's top secret.
So, it's been fun here, huh?
Yeah, a gender war.
Jason, do you have a minute?
I do.
I'll leave you two.
Nice to have you back.
Good to be back.
You want me to close the door?
Yeah. Glass walls.
We have to get used to them.
So...
things are complicated
between us now.
What do you mean?
I remember high school.
I remember my phone calls
being ignored.
I am not ignoring anything.
I just...
I don't like not knowing
what the situation is.
What situation?
Look, it's not like you're
married to the corner grocer.
All right?
It's the governor.
And that's my problem.
No. My problem too.
He accepts it.
No, he doesn't.
He may say it,
but no one accepts it.
Okay.
I accept it.
And...
you kept me from drinking.
If you don't come
to me tonight, who knows?
Maybe I'll start drinking again.
Way to make me feel guilty.
You want things simple,
I want things simple, too.
So here it is:
I want you again.
Don't you want it?
JASON:
I want it.
ALICIA: Would you like me
to tell you exactly...
FOYLE:
Mr. Hopkins.
I need you
to come with us.
HOPKINS:
Why? What's wrong?
FOYLE: We just need to ask you
a few questions, that's all.
HOPKINS: I was permitted
to use the hot mic.
I know.
Please come with us.
I didn't leak anything.
Good.
Then there shouldn't
be any problem here.
I just sent the recording
to the system admin. Stephen...
Hey, I'm just working here.
I need this job.
I got tagged for the hot mic.
It doesn't mean I leaked.
FOYLE: Good.
Then there shouldn't
be a problem.
(J whistling "Taps")
Shut up, J.
Hey, I just
sent you something.
Take a look.
(cracking, rumbling)
In 50 feet, you have arrived
at your destination.
(turn signal clicking)
Alicia Florrick?
Yes.
I'm Sergeant Cole McWain.
May I see your I.D., please?
Yes.
Thank you.
Would you mind getting
in the backseat, please?
(phone buzzing)
My cell phone's ringing.
May I answer it?
Yes, you may.
(buzzing stops, phone beeps)
Hello, Eli.
I can't talk right now.
ELI:
The FBI are investigating.
I know.
They're going after Peter.
Wait, how do you know?
Ruth came by my office.
Look, I-I need to go.
Wait.
We're hiring a lawyer.
Sounds like the smart thing
to do.
Bye.
(phone beeps off)
(sighs)
We need your help.
We think they're coming after
Peter again.
This is doctor's orders.
I am cursed
with high blood pressure.
(inhales, exhales)
Just give me the bullet points.
The FBI is asking questions.
Professional or personal?
Both.
About Peter's conduct
in office or running for office?
Both.
That sounds serious.
Or is it a smokescreen?
Or both.
So... you need
a lawyer to
figure out
why you need a lawyer?
Yes.
The only thing
I know for sure, this...
(exhales)
FBI agent, Devereaux,
he's out for blood.
(exhales) Like Gladiator, huh?
Yes, like Gladiator.
Well, then let's go.
There's no time
to waste.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Okay. Good.
Just a few more. Diane,
can you look at Cory?
Cary.
Yes, sorry. Cary.
Uh, you, sir, not so much teeth.
Is this the right amount
of teeth?
Yes.
Great. Everybody say "ABA."
ALL:
ABA.
Good. Now just the women.
WOMEN:
ABA.
No, I mean the men
can step out, take five.
Thank you, men.
(indistinct chatter)
What's the spin of
this ABA article anyhow?
I have no idea.
My guess is:
third largest firm in Chicago.
It's not about women
in the firm?
No.
Why?
They sure are spending
a lot of time with the women.
(sighs)
Okay, let's not go there.
All publicity for the firm
is good publicity.
No,
actually, that's not true.
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Okay, good.
So that's it? Why are we waiting
around here like schmucks?
David, he's probably just
moving into another room.
Let's calm down. Hey,
we moving
into another room?
No. We're done.
Thanks.
DIANE: Uh,
he's coming back tomorrow.
Yeah, but just to shoot the
women. Thanks, guys. Good shoot.
Great. We'll just go back
to the cleaning and cooking.
CARY:
So, this ABA article,
what's it about?
Well,
what do you mean?
The firm,
I think.
Women at the firm?
No. Just the firm.
This shoot tomorrow, he just
wants a photo of us with Alicia.
That's all.
She's not
an equity partner.
I know.
I think
it's about name value.
But he just wants
the female partners with her?
Cary, it's nothing.
It's just an angle he's pushing.
I don't think anything
will come of it. Okay?
(indistinct chatter)
LUCCA:
Did you need something?
Yeah. Is Alicia out today?
She had that personal thing.
Oh, right.
Well, when she calls in,
could you forward her to me?
Yeah.
What are you doing
for lunch today?
Eating.
Would you like to eat together?
12:30?
Sure.
(phone beeps)
(phone ringing)
McWAIN: I'm sorry.
You'll need to leave your
phone and personal effects.
(phone beeps off)
You'll be able to check
your messages on breaks.
Please follow me.
Mrs. Florrick,
there you are. Welcome.
Please.
We were just getting started.
So you're right on time.
Mrs. Florrick, hello.
Captain Hicks.
I didn't know
you'd be here.
I see you two know each other.
Good.
At the expense of sounding
like summer camp,
I wouldn't mind if
we went quickly around
the table-- Martin.
Martin Barnstone.
Intelligence legal advisor.
And other things.
Martin is our Ollie North.
(men chuckling)
George Kirby. Legal advisor.
State Department.
George makes sure
we follow the rules.
Captain Terrence Hicks.
Army General's Corps Attorney.
And now our two
civilian advisors.
Both come highly
recommended and vetted.
Alicia Florrick,
wife to the governor.
She has worked as civilian
counsel in military court
and comes at the
recommendation
of Colonel Leora Kuhn.
And Ed.
Edward Janoway. Corporate lawyer
with Palmer/Janoway.
I think I'm
the fire-breathing conservative
to Mrs. Florrick's
bleeding heart.
(men chuckling)
And I'm Oren Cleary,
Legal Counsel
to the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
It's a mouthful,
I know.
This is a
confidential session.
All of the items and
materials discussed here
are subject, under penalty of
law, to confidentiality rules.
You may take notes during
this session, but those notes
must be relinquished
before we've finished.
And no items or
evidence may be taken
from this room.
Understood? Good.
Martin.
As I'm sure you're aware,
the executive branch
has taken flack lately
for its legal justification
regarding Executive Order 12333.
The president has asked for a
broader consensus on action item
56-984B.
Our two civilian consultants
have been granted
TS/SCI clearance
to take part.
Please break the seal on
your briefing materials now.
(crackling, tearing)
CLEARY:
On the inside, you will find
a photo of Massoud Tahan.
He is an ISIS
recruiter in Syria.
Mrs. Florrick,
do you need help?
No, I'm good.
(sudden rip)
BARNSTONE:
In the past two years,
eight Americans, ten Brits,
and two dozen Belgians
have joined ISIS due
to Tahan's efforts.
They credit his recruitment
on social media.
CLEARY:
Mr. Tahan limits his appeals
to the religious
importance of ISIS
establishing
a caliphate.
He hasn't specifically
promoted violence.
However, his recruits
have been behind
some of the worst atrocities
we've seen in Iraq and Syria.
Beheadings, bombings, rape.
KIRBY: And what do
you need from us?
CLEARY: We know
Tahan's location for
the next 48 hours.
You have been selected
to give the administration
legal justification to kill him.
Jason Crouse. Hello.
Hey.
Good to have you working here.
A new on-site investigator.
How exciting.
I just wanted
to introduce myself--
David Lee, family law.
Nice to meet you.
So, hey, there is something
I need right away.
You kind of got
a cowboy thing going, don't you?
Not intentionally.
Well, I need work
that I'll pay for
out of my pocket.
Given that you're freelance,
that shouldn't be a problem,
should it?
What work?
Diane Lockhart
is one of the name partners.
You've heard of her?
I have.
I'm worried
she intends to make
Lockhart, Agos & Lee
a fully female-run firm.
So I need to know
the conversations she's having
with Alicia
and the other female partners.
Okay.
That's it? No questions?
No.
Any for me?
No.
So, the people this Agent
Devereaux has approached are
Judge Schakowsky, Ruth Eastman,
and Mr. Gold's daughter.
So far, yes.
Huh.
What's "huh"?
You and the governor
are both wearing maroon ties.
Is that important?
Maroon signifies sacrifice
and bravery.
So, Governor, why do you think
the FBI is interested in you?
I have no idea.
There must be something
that you've walked
right up to the line on.
Believe me, if I had any idea
what this was about,
I'd tell you.
Elsbeth,
could you give
us a minute?
I'll be right outside.
I mean, not outside-outside.
Just out...
there.
(door shuts)
You need to tell her everything.
I am.
You're not.
Eli, we've been together
a long time.
Anything that I've done,
you've done.
No.
I did not try to fix an election
for Alicia.
An FBI investigation is
a game-changer, Peter.
All cards need to be
on the table.
(knocking on door)
In a minute, Elsbeth!
Not now, Nora.
The FBI just called.
Tell 'em
I'll call back.
It wasn't for you.
It was for me.
CLEARY:
The threshold question is this:
Does an ISIS recruiter
rise to the level
of enemy combatant?
JANOWAY: Is that the
only way this guy makes
it onto the kill list?
CLEARY: Yes, if we want to avoid
blowback-- not just political
but legal.
HICKS: Has he
ever fired a gun
or killed anyone?
No, not to
our knowledge.
BARNSTONE:
But his recruits have.
His recruits have
killed hundreds.
Tahan's posted dozens
of online calls
to join ISIS:
Sleuthway, YouTube, Telegram.
HICKS:
But has he
ever espoused violence?
No.
KIRBY: Well, the fact
that he doesn't
overtly espouse violence
just shows
how sophisticated
ISIS has become.
But how do you judge that?
He talks about
establishing the caliphate,
which makes him
more of a preacher
than anything else.
KIRBY:
ISIS isn't a religion.
It's a terrorist group
with one goal, which is
to convert or kill anyone who
doesn't believe what they do.
HICKS: Yes, but Tahan isn't
actually doing these things.
It's his recruits.
Why are you protecting him,
Captain?
I'm not protecting anyone.
I'm thinking
of the message it sends
to other nations
if we call a recruiter
an enemy combatant.
Once we do that, what's next?
Targeting imams,
college professors?
KIRBY: When they
advocate violent attacks
on Americans, yes.
Then what's the pushback
on Putin when he says
he can take out
a Ukrainian YouTube star
who he claims
is an agitator?
JANOWAY: If the YouTube star
is telling people to go to Paris
and shoot up concert halls,
I say, "Go, Putin."
HICKS: The United States
has always held
that a propagandist
is not a combatant
and is therefore immune
from targeted killing.
No. Look at Junaid Hussain.
He was a propagandist,
and we killed him.
So we...
Go ahead, Mrs. Florrick. Please.
So we're supposed to wait
until Tahan plans
a successful attack
before we stop him?
CLEARY: I take it
you don't think we should.
I... I think we need to do
everything we can, legally,
to stop ISIS.
I agree
with Mrs. Florrick.
Has Tahan purposefully and
materially supported hostilities
against the U.S.?
That is our only question.
What material has he provided?
Bodies-- you asked how
he materially
supported the enemy.
He's supplied the bodies
for the bombs.
Okay. I think we should vote.
Is Massoud Tahan
an enemy combatant
and can he be placed
on a targeted kill list?
To my right, please.
BARNSTONE:
Aye.
KIRBY:
Aye.
Nay.
Aye.
JANOWAY: Aye.
It carries. Massoud Tahan
is an enemy combatant
and can be placed on
a targeted kill list.
We will write up the
legal justification. But first,
there is
one other matter.
Sorry I can't agree.
You don't have to apologize.
We all have our opinions.
Pass these around,
please.
You may break
the seals.
This is
Lance Hopper.
He was born
and raised in Chicago.
Went to Chicago Polytech,
where he studied
comparative religions.
He disappeared
about two years ago.
He resurfaced in Syria
and called himself
Massoud Tahan.
So the man you want to kill
is an American?
That's correct.
So let's talk.
♪ ♪
CLEARY: You may wonder
why we did it this way,
waited to tell you that
Mr. Tahan was
an American citizen.
There are
two threshold questions,
and we wanted to answer one
before we answered the other.
BARNSTONE: Everything we
said about Tahan was true.
We were merely trying to
eliminate bias and emotion.
HICKS:
What's wrong with emotion?
It clouds judgment.
Sometimes it clarifies it.
If Massoud Tahan
is an enemy combatant,
then so is Lance Hopper.
But an American
has First Amendment rights.
Hopper can say and
believe whatever he wants.
He's not in trouble for talking.
He's in trouble for being
an enemy combatant.
Yes,
but we only concluded
he was an enemy combatant
because of what he said.
CLEARY:
I'm not sure that's accurate.
Just as Mrs. Florrick
put so eloquently,
he supplied materials in the
form of bodies to carry bombs.
Still, if he's an American,
he gets due process.
Are you withdrawing your support
for the targeted strike?
No. But I want to know more.
There's nothing more to know
if you still support
the targeted strike.
Withdraw your support
for the air strike,
and we'll be
told more.
I withdraw my support.
Temporarily.
Okay. Let's get started.
Why did you tell
the FBI anything?
I'm so sorry.
PETER:
It's fine, Nora.
Just tell us
what you told him.
He wanted to know
who calls here for Eli
and who Eli calls.
What'd you tell him?
I said a million calls
go through this office
every day,
and I don't write down names.
I didn't say
you tell me not to
write down names.
Did he ask
about anyone specific?
Nora, you can speak freely. Go.
He asked
if Judge Schakowsky
ever comes by.
That's when I got
a bad feeling.
You're kidding.
Nora knows.
ELSBETH:
Nora knows what?
Well, there is
one potential... issue.
ELSBETH:
There always is.
What's yours?
Vote rigging.
Okay.
Let's crack open
the green notebook.
That's for serious notes.
DIANE:
Would you like to sit down?
No, I'm good.
It would make me
more comfortable.
So, um, are you working on
the Van DerWerff divorce?
No.
Well, the reason I ask is
I saw David Lee meeting with you
this morning.
I thought it was
about the Van DerWerff divorce.
It wasn't.
So he was just
introducing himself?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Are you doing freelance work
for David Lee?
If I was doing freelance work
for David,
I wouldn't be able to tell you.
Same as if I were doing
freelance work for you.
I wouldn't
be able to tell him.
So he's asking you
to do freelance work?
I better get back to work.
Did he ask you
to investigate me?
I better get back to work.
David Lee loves to create
paranoia and dissension.
Don't help him.
Good to know.
CARY:
So how are you liking it here?
Fine.
Really?
"Fine" never
sounds very fine.
No, it's fine.
And how's Alicia handling it?
Fine.
(laughs)
Has Diane approached Alicia
about her position at the firm?
I don't know.
What do you mean?
Last year, there was an attempt
to make this a female-run firm,
and I just wanted to know
if there's been a new attempt.
Well, that's a question
for Alicia.
But Alicia's MIA today.
And you're Alicia's friend,
so I'm asking you.
I'll tell her you want to talk.
Where you headed?
Out for some air. You?
No idea.
This place is insane.
(elevator bell dings)
Alicia, it's Cary.
I know you're out today,
but I need you to call.
(phone beeps)
LUCCA:
Hey. So this is a weird firm.
I need some advice.
(phone beeps)
Alicia. Diane.
We need to talk.
(beep)
JASON:
Yeah, so... I'll talk to you.
HICKS:
I think you might want
to come inside. We're reviewing
Lance Hopper's statements.
HOPPER:
...longed for the Caliphate
to be restored.
Well, we now have it.
So the righteous
and the rightly guided must--
Three conditions must be met
for the targeted killing
of a U.S. citizen.
Please refer
to your binders.
"One: the individual
poses an imminent threat
"of violent attack
against the United States.
"Two: the capture of the
individual is not feasible.
"And three:
the operation is conducted
consistent with applicable
law of war principles."
CLEARY:
The job of this panel
is to decide if
the three conditions are met.
We are Lance Hopper's
due process.
Okay. Let's talk
about imminent.
All of these are
past atrocities.
Even if I concede
that Tahan--
or, make that, Hopper--
is somehow responsible,
they've already happened.
An imminent threat is
necessarily a future one.
Are we aware
of any future threats?
Yes. He posted that
video two days ago.
But that wasn't a threat.
BARNSTONE: Yes, but
you said so yourself, ma'am.
"Are we supposed to wait
until he plans
another successful attack?"
But the threshold has changed.
Now it's about imminence.
Imminent means seconds,
minutes, hours.
BARNSTONE:
No. This administration defines
"imminent" as anything
under 60 days.
Seriously?
CLEARY: Technically,
since the enemy
is so good
at hiding their attacks,
any future attack
is now considered
imminent.
According to whom?
The Department of Justice.
That's nothing more
than legal wordplay.
No, it's trying to account
for the realities of war.
KIRBY:
Having spent my career
in the Army, I understand
the realities very clearly.
The country I serve doesn't try
to weasel out
of what it always stood for,
just because
it happens to be convenient.
Imminent should mean imminent.
Maybe we should vote again.
Actually, we've got 30 hours
to make the decision.
Let's take the night,
and come back
in the morning and vote.
Why are we taking the night?
Because we can.
Okay. Hm.
(muttering)
(shrieks)
Sorry.
Sorry.
Just wanted to make sure
you were settling in okay.
Uh, yup, all... good.
What's this?
Oh, I'm a visual processor.
And slightly
kinesthetic-tactile.
(laughs)
Oh!
What?
What did Ruth Eastman
do for the campaign?
Uh, she was
the campaign manager.
Strategy, donors, coalitions.
Mm...
Are you thinking vote rigging?
Could be.
Schakowsky knew, Nora knew.
Did Ruth know?
No, she joined the campaign
long after that.
Ah.
Unless Peter told her.
Campaign managers
push their candidates to
admit all before signing on.
So, Ruth... might...
have... known.
Aha. So, the question is,
did she?
Who is that?
I can't even read that.
Oh, your daughter. Marissa.
Why her?
I have no idea.
Then let's talk to her.
(sighs)
Oh, come on.
(sighs)
Hey.
Hey.
So, you're working late.
No later than you.
Just seeing
what piled up on my desk.
Um, want something to drink?
No, I'm all right.
Could you, um...?
(chuckles)
Yeah.
So, people really don't trust
each other around here, do they?
(laughs)
Not much.
Let me ask you something.
Is Diane trying to make this
into an all-female firm?
No idea.
Who's worried? Cary?
Wow.
Uh-huh.
Look at that.
Very manly.
You sure?
I'm good.
So, Diane's never said
anything about it?
An all-female firm?
Uh, maybe a year or so ago,
but a lot's happened.
Do you think
I drink too much?
I don't know. Do you?
I was gonna break this bottle
if I couldn't get the cork out.
(laughs)
That might be a problem.
Then here.
Wait. No.
No, no, seriously,
you don't need it.
Let's just...
let's just talk.
Jason, come on.
You don't need it,
seriously.
Okay, yes,
but I want it.
Hey, wait... just...
try something for a minute.
(laughs)
Close your eyes.
Just close 'em.
(chuckles)
Take a deep breath.
(inhales and
exhales deeply)
Slow it down.
(exhales)
If this doesn't work,
do I get the glass?
Shh.
(exhales)
Just... listen
to yourself breathe.
(whispering):
I don't meditate, Jason.
(whispering):
Okay, then we won't
call this meditation.
Just... listen.
To what?
My breathing.
(whispering):
That's Security.
They turn the lights
off after 11:00.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
(unzipping)
Anything else?
So why did you know
about the vote rigging?
Because you were
Mrs. Florrick's body woman?
Yes.
Keeper of confidences,
you know?
Pourer of comfort cereal.
What kind of cereal?
I don't know. Life.
Wheat Chex. Why?
I like Wheat Chex.
Did Agent Devereaux ask
about anything else?
MARISSA:
Uh, no.
I guess he asked about
my dad's rich friends,
and then he asked
about working for Alicia.
And that was it?
Yeah.
Well, he asked
about my time in Israel,
and the IDF
and the dairy farm I worked on.
And I talked
about my purse business.
You sell purses?
No, I make them.
I didn't really
end up selling any.
Oh. What did they look like?
The purses?
Really cool.
Kind of macramé
with leather straps
and things sewn into them.
Wow. What things?
Things I found,
like kewpie dolls
and bullet shells.
Wow.
Uh-oh.
ELI:
What?
I have to go.
Where?
Um... away.
I can't be Peter's lawyer.
Wait. What? Why?
Uh, well, I can't really say.
You can't?
Elsbeth, wait. What?!
Bye. Oh, um,
here's my card.
Write me about
your purses.
I want to buy one.
(door closes)
So, you don't want
to hire me for anything,
but that's your lawyer?
Alicia Florrick...
Here you go.
Thank you.
Would you mind
getting in the...?
No problem.
CLEARY:
Good. Mrs. Florrick.
I think we're ready.
Good. I am, too.
Great.
Let's take our seats, and we
can pick up where we left off.
The question is: is Lance
Hopper an imminent threat
to the United States?
Now, if everyone is prepared
to vote, we can move...
Um, I'm sorry,
but Captain Hicks--
where is he?
The captain has been excused
from these proceedings.
He...? What does that mean?
That means
he will not be
continuing with us.
Now we should
really move on.
Why?
Well, the reasons
are confidential, Mrs. Florrick.
We really need to move on.
No. I'm sorry,
but I would like to know
why Captain Hicks isn't here,
and I don't think
I'm the only one.
Actually, I think you are.
No. I want to know, too.
CLEARY:
Everyone here is subject
to confidentiality rules,
and the captain is
currently being questioned
about certain... leaks.
You're saying he leaked?
No, it's not my position
to say he leaked.
I'm merely saying
he's being questioned
about certain leaks.
Now we need to vote.
In 12 hours,
Hopper is going to be moved.
Does he pose
an imminent threat
of violence against
the United States?
Yes.
He does.
Are there any no's?
JANOWAY:
So it's a tie.
Which I will break
with a "yes."
So condition one is met.
We'll move on to condition two.
Is capture at all feasible?
Why can't you be
Peter's attorney?
I can't say.
Does it have something to
do with the vote rigging?
(sighs)
Rock once for yes,
twice for no.
Oh.
Namaste.
Elsbeth...
give me something.
Fine.
But then you really have to go.
What is this?
It's not a what.
It's a he.
Michael Tascioni?
My ex.
Nice to meet you.
It's good to have you
on board.
I'm sorry
that I had to bring Tom,
but, uh, El insists
he gets separation anxiety,
and, well,
since we share custody...
Uh, your ex-wife came back
for her notes.
I-I tried to look at them
before, but...
They made no sense?
(laughs)
No. Scribbles, stickers.
She used to do the same thing
to pick our vacation spots.
Piles of index cards.
And on top,
"Hello. My name is Sedona."
"Hello. My name is Peru."
Drove me nuts.
(chuckles lightly)
So we're starting
from scratch.
Not entirely.
I can tell you that, uh,
the FBI is not investigating
the governor for vote rigging.
They're not?
How can you be so sure?
Because you went
into this assuming
that was about vote rigging.
That was the pattern El was
trying to trace with her cards.
So if she was conflicted
out about that,
then she would've known it
from the beginning?
Exactly.
What was being said when she
realized she was conflicted out?
Well, she was questioning
my daughter,
and they were talking
about the IDF,
working on
an Israeli dairy farm, uh...
and purses
she was making.
Yeah, El loves purses.
Mm. Then Agent Devereaux--
the FBI agent--
uh, the questions
he had about Alicia,
working with her...
uh, my rich friends.
Your rich friends,
who are they-- donors?
I don't know.
There's your conflict.
She has a client.
A client that could
lead back to me?
Yes.
We need Elsbeth's client list.
How do we get that?
Do you have any water?
Yes, yes.
MICHAEL: Yeah.
Thank you.
So how do we figure out
who the conflict of interest is?
We find Elsbeth's client list.
How do we get that?
I'd like to request the
case file for my divorce.
Name, I.D.,
date action became final.
Michael B. Tascioni.
July 28, 2012.
We don't allow dogs
in this office.
Would you mind
taking him outside?
Tom is a service animal.
He's an emotional
support chihuahua.
Hold on a minute.
So, what does a case file
from your divorce do?
Our property settlement
agreement is still pending.
It values my law practice
and Elsbeth's and contains
a list of all
our clients.
Ah, smart.
Are you a cat person?
No. I'm a person person.
Why?
Read here, or I can reprint
for ten cents a page.
Can you please...
I'll look at it.
I'll recognize anyone
connected to Peter.
It's in the appendix.
First page.
You've got to be kidding me.
What is it?
How can one client
be redacted?
Oh, I got an order from a judge.
The judicial system
takes the secrecy
of a grand jury
witness seriously.
You should, too.
Tommy.
I waited around just to see you.
You knew I was coming?
I know you, dear.
And I know you.
I'm coming for you.
Tell me when.
(giggles)
I don't want
to miss it.
Isn't she something?
Yes.
Fantastic.
What now?
Now...
we get smart.
I want you to talk with her.
And say what?
I want you to say something
that will make her paranoid.
What's that?
What else?
JASON: Nothing else.
Diane Lockhart's not maneuvering
to make this an all-female firm.
And Alicia?
A year ago, Diane suggested
to Alicia that this could be
an all-female partnership.
But they didn't pursue it.
As far as you know.
Yeah, as far as I know.
Did Diane question you
about our concerns?
Yes.
She did?
Yes. She saw me
leaving your office yesterday.
What did you say?
I said my freelance work
for you was confidential.
Okay, so
she had a deal with Alicia
a year ago to make this
an all-female firm-- why isn't
she still coming after us?
You asked me to look
for evidence if she was.
I did.
There is none.
Yeah, but she knew you
were investigating,
so maybe she prevented you
from finding that evidence.
I can't answer that.
Why not?
Because I deal in evidence.
I don't deal in states of mind.
You think we're being paranoid?
I haven't been here long enough
to answer that conclusively.
Okay. Thanks.
(phone buzzing)
Hey, this is Jason.
Leave a message.
Mrs. Florrick.
We should talk.
Sure.
May I just say this?
I know Captain Hicks.
He's one of the most
honest men I know.
He wouldn't leak.
Yet there was a leak.
Where? 'Cause I've been
searching the Web
and there's no reference
to what we're doing here.
This was an internal leak
at the State Department.
What does that mean?
It means there was
an interdepartmental squabble
and somebody leaked
what we're doing here
to another department.
Well, that wasn't
Captain Hicks;
he wouldn't do that.
Yeah.
That's why
we need to talk to you.
To me-- are you kidding?
No.
ALICIA:
You think I leaked?
CLEARY: Well, I know
that you and Captain Hicks
have been against this
project as soon as you found out
that Massoud Tahan
was an American citizen.
ALICIA: So you want
to get rid of both of us.
Uh-oh. Alicia's in trouble.
Why? What'd she do?
They think she's the leak.
(laughs softly)
She's working
for the Pentagon?
Alicia Florrick? Yes,
on an ad-hoc basis.
As a civilian consultant.
Shut up, J.
No, he's right.
So she's vetted?
By the Pentagon, but not us.
They didn't find out
about our three-hop warrant.
Right.
And we were following her
for a different reason.
You know, because of the...
you know...
She was representing Dellinger.
You know, the worker
who fled to Iceland.
So we overheard some
confidential information
from the Pentagon,
she was on her
phone leaking to...
Uh, no.
She was just talking
near her phone.
Not on her phone.
She wasn't on her phone?
Right. We used
Dropoutjeep to turn her phone
into a hot mic.
We can broadcast
anything within 20 feet.
So what are you saying?
She wasn't the leak.
So who was?
We don't know.
Maybe nobody.
Shut up, J.
He may be right.
There's a chance
this could be in-house.
We were listening in.
The two of us.
Not to the confidential session,
but outside.
(passionate breathing)
Oh...
What was that?
Sorry.
Alicia's having sex
with the investigator.
Ah, great.
Here we go.
HICKS: I think you might
want to come inside.
We're reviewing
Lance Hopper's statements.
So that was sent around
internally here?
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
And we think that
was the leak. Not Alicia.
So who's in the
loop around here?
Everybody at CMI level.
All right.
All right,
I'll see what I can do.
But hold off on
listening further.
What do you mean? Why?
Because I asked you to.
Yeah, but we didn't
do anything wrong.
Who said you did
something wrong?
Just hold off
until I get back to you.
You guys
screwed up.
Shut up, J.
Shut up, J.
Is there a problem?
MICHAEL:
An enormous one.
The FBI is circling
the governor.
You can't tell us why.
Even though you know.
So we're stuck
chasing ghosts.
I need you to take
Tom until I can
get my arms around this thing.
Of course.
Mm... (kissing)
I'm sorry
I can't be more help,
but I have a client
to protect here, too.
ELI:
For what it's worth,
tell your client their phone's
probably being tapped.
Meaning?
We just heard the FBI
tapped Peter's phones.
If they're listening
to the governor,
they're listening to everyone.
You're trying
to make me paranoid.
No.
Not you. Him.
Now that you've told me,
I have to warn my client.
It's my fiduciary responsibility
as his lawyer.
Even if it's a lie, I can't risk
putting him in jeopardy.
But I can't call
my client, so I have to
go to my client.
But if I go to my client,
you'll follow me.
Or you'll stake out
this office.
We're just trying to help.
So that's a good move.
Now how do I move around it?
Hmm? (kissing)
Or do I?
God, you're good at this.
Or do I avoid
your tail?
That should be easy.
Okay, I'm heading out.
I'll-I'll join you.
(kisses) Yeah?
MARISSA:
So the dog has a GPS collar?
Indeed.
I bought it a week ago.
It's all part of
the master plan.
Is the dot not moving
part of the
master plan?
Hm. The pergola.
Garfield Park.
I love that spot.
That's where I proposed.
Elsbeth's sending a message,
leaving his collar there.
(chuckles softly)
Guess it probably
wasn't that hard,
on a dog his size.
It was a very big collar.
So wait, if the op is blown,
why do you two look so smug?
A): One should always
look smug, and B):
It's exactly what we wanted
Elsbeth to do.
MICHAEL: She thinks
she's shaken her tail.
Now she's let
her guard down
and she won't
notice her real tail.
(phone buzzing)
(phone beeps)
Hey.
ELI:
You got her?
JASON: I got her.
(phone beeps off)
JASON: I followed Elsbeth
from Garfield Park
to a cafe
on Randolph.
She hates that diner.
They have paella.
She had a bad experience
with paella.
(groans)
Ten minutes later,
this guy comes in
and sits down with her.
Wait, wait that one.
Yeah.
JASON:
His name is Lloyd Garber.
I followed him to his office
on Michigan. Turns out
he owns the whole building.
MARISSA: He owns
a lot more than that.
MICHAEL: You know him?
Yeah, he's...
Dairy.
Dairy.
That's how she figured it out.
MARISSA: Garber owns
a dairy farm in Israel.
He's the one who got me my job.
Elsbeth just connected the dots.
And that's the name she redacted
from her client list?
Yeah, so that's not good.
They're coming after Peter
and one of his donors.
Yup.
Now it's time
to go on the attack.
REPORTER: The Pentagon confirmed
today that a U.S. drone strike
killed Massoud Tahan,
an ISIS operative
linked to the terror attack
at a cartoon drawing contest
in Garland, Texas.
You're back from your
secret mission.
Yup.
I heard things here
are getting a bit crazy.
I thought bond court
was a jungle, but wow.
Best thing to do--
stay on the sidelines.
We could just leave.
We could.
But money.
Money.
Do you know where Jason is?
Why?
Just curious.
The three of us
against the world.
Hey. You're back.
Yup.
They didn't need me anymore.
And she can't tell us
who "they" are.
Mm-hmm.
It's top secret.
So, it's been fun here, huh?
Yeah, a gender war.
Jason, do you have a minute?
I do.
I'll leave you two.
Nice to have you back.
Good to be back.
You want me to close the door?
Yeah. Glass walls.
We have to get used to them.
So...
things are complicated
between us now.
What do you mean?
I remember high school.
I remember my phone calls
being ignored.
I am not ignoring anything.
I just...
I don't like not knowing
what the situation is.
What situation?
Look, it's not like you're
married to the corner grocer.
All right?
It's the governor.
And that's my problem.
No. My problem too.
He accepts it.
No, he doesn't.
He may say it,
but no one accepts it.
Okay.
I accept it.
And...
you kept me from drinking.
If you don't come
to me tonight, who knows?
Maybe I'll start drinking again.
Way to make me feel guilty.
You want things simple,
I want things simple, too.
So here it is:
I want you again.
Don't you want it?
JASON:
I want it.
ALICIA: Would you like me
to tell you exactly...
FOYLE:
Mr. Hopkins.
I need you
to come with us.
HOPKINS:
Why? What's wrong?
FOYLE: We just need to ask you
a few questions, that's all.
HOPKINS: I was permitted
to use the hot mic.
I know.
Please come with us.
I didn't leak anything.
Good.
Then there shouldn't
be any problem here.
I just sent the recording
to the system admin. Stephen...
Hey, I'm just working here.
I need this job.
I got tagged for the hot mic.
It doesn't mean I leaked.
FOYLE: Good.
Then there shouldn't
be a problem.
(J whistling "Taps")
Shut up, J.
Hey, I just
sent you something.
Take a look.
(cracking, rumbling)