The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 7, Episode 17 - Shoot - full transcript

(baby cooing)
Where you going?

Okay, hold on a second.

Hold on a second.
Hol...

Hey, hey, she's doing it,
she's doing it!

Yesha, Yesha,
you're standing, baby.

She's standing up!

Hurry, get in here!

Look at Daddy, look at Daddy,
look at Daddy.

Ah! I got you.

First day of school,
ready to conquer the universe.

Yes, indeed, look at my baby.



My baby girl,
Yesha Dargis.

Yes! Give Daddy a wave.

Yeah, baby.

That's good.

"After passing the medical
college admission test,

"I will need four more years
of education,

and I intend to go to
Stanford School of Medicine."

But nobody will love me, Dad.

Not with these stupid braces.

Hey. Come here.

Everyone...
will love you, honey,

because you are
the most beautiful girl

in the world.

Wow.



Hold on, baby.
Look at my little girl

growing up.
Her first prom.

Look at you! You look...
you look gorgeous.

Absolutely stunning.
Thank you, Dad.

You look good, too,
young man. You look good.
(chuckles)

Okay, Dad, can we go now?
All right, hold on. Need a...

Need a picture, please.

(laughter)

All right, got you.

All right, you guys.

What, I don't get no love?

(kissing)

All right. I love you.
Love you, too.

(laughs gently)

Did you want a son, Dad,
not a daughter?

No. Why would you
ask me that?

I don't know.
Boys seem less complicated.

(chuckles)

Hmm.

(tires squealing, shouting)

What's that?

Next door.

They're having some problems.

I think he's selling drugs
or something.

(gunshots, glass breaking)
Yesha, get down!

Get down, Yesha!

(man shouting, dog barking,
woman screaming in distance)

Gina, call 911!

Yesha, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no.
Dad. Dad, Dad, Dad.

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
(weakly): Dad, Dad.

Shh... shh...
(siren wailing in distance)

(crying)
Dad...

It's okay. It's okay, baby.

D-Dad.
(crying)

Dad. Dad...
Yesha. Yesha.

Dad...
(crying)

Dad. Dad...

ALMA HOFF: I sympathize
with Mr. Dargis.

Everyone in this courtroom
sympathizes with a father

who loses
his daughter,

but this billboard
he put up

is intended to maliciously harm
my client's business.

DIANE: No. My client's
intent is simply to ensure

that those
ultimately responsible

for his daughter's death

are held accountable
in the court of public opinion,

since the
Protection
Here we go.

of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

precludes them
from being held accountable

in a court
of law.
Forgive me, is there

a noun missing?
CARY:
Gloria's

is the noun, Your Honor.

Gloria's Guns
is the gun shop that sold

the semiautomatic handgun used
to murder our client's daughter.

Ah. My condolences, sir.

And the billboard is protected
under the First Amendment.
No.

It's defamatory, and
we want it taken down.

ABERNATHY: Can you...

show damages?

I've owned Gloria's Guns
for 11 years.

I took it over from my dad
when he passed.
And did your store

murder Yesha Dargis?
No.

I'm sorry, sir. My brother died
after he got back from Iraq.

I know what it's like
to lose a loved one.

But no.
Have you or
your store

ever been prosecuted or
even fined in connection

with unlawful gun sales?
No.

And has this billboard had
an impact on your business?

It has. There are protesters
outside of my shop every day,

trying their best
to shut me down.

Are you aware that,
in the past five years,

over 3,000 guns
used in crimes

have been traced
back to your store?

I've heard that number.

But it's not the shop.

It's the neighborhood I'm in.

Would I rather move
to a better neighborhood?

Yes, but I can't afford
the rent.
Aren't there

a lot of people who shop
at Gloria's Guns

because you have a reputation
of turning a blind eye

to straw buyers?
HOFF: Objection.
Argumentative.

Assumes facts not in evidence.

Yes, sustained.
Although 3,000 guns

from your shop,
that's... stunning.
Your Honor,

we know you're pro-gun control.

No. I am impartial here.

W-We know you have...
DIANE: Your Honor, this is

the fourth time
Ms. Hoff has tried

to influence your impartiality.
What? No.

I'm trying to insist
on your impartiality.
Come on.

"We know
you are pro-gun control"?
Where is

there one iota
of untruth in that?
ABERNATHY: Okay, no.

Thank you. My impartiality
is my own concern.

But thank you. Now,

even if there were
3,000 gun deaths

associated with these guns,

how is the billboard
not defamatory?
CARY: Your Honor,

truth is an absolute defense
against defamation.

You're submitting that
the statement on the billboard

is actual truth?
DIANE: Your Honor,

if I may have a moment.

Yes. Please.

I thought we decided

to argue opinion.

It gives us more flexibility.
Truth

is stronger. And Abernathy
wants to be on our side.

Well, then...
ask for a recess.

We need Jason to pivot.

(phone ringing)

(groans) Geez.

It's Diane.
You're on your lunch break.

(sighs)

Hi, Diane.
How's it goin'?

All right, when?

I thought we were
going for opinion.

Got it. Diane, can you
hold on for one second?

Grow up.

(snorts, laughs)
(phone ringing)

Go.

Hey, Eli. What's up?

All right, I'll go by Gloria's.
What do you think you need?

I don't know. Um...
There have been no citations

or convictions
for wrongdoing.
this afternoon, I guess?

That much I know.
But, no, let me dig deeper
I'll come by

into the straw buyer angle.
this afternoon, okay?
Wait, what?

Who else is testifying?

Lloyd Garber.

Peter's donor?
That can't be good.

What can he say?

Well, that's what I'm gonna try
and find out.

Do you still have that way

to find it out?

Yes.
ALICIA:
So what do you need from me?

The prosecutor's gonna force you
to invoke privilege.
Seriously?

Yeah. We tried
to negotiate a nonappearance,

but he wouldn't bite, so...

Uh, hold on. Hold on.

Uh, tell her
what you want.

Can you...

There you go.

Mrs. Florrick,

how are you doing?
I'm good. So he wants to drag me

in front of the grand jury?

Yes. To my mind, it's
a strategic mistake.

He'll look like

a bully asking you
over and over to invoke

spousal privilege.
I urge you not to get angry.

Don't show any
impatience. Smile.

That's... Okay. I got it, Mike.
I'll be fine.
Can I hear it

from you just once?

On advice of counsel, I invoke

my spousal privilege not...
Could you hold on for a minute?

...to answer any
of your questions.
Good.

That sounded good.

Like you're somewhere else.

(beeping)
Thank you. Uh, Mike,
that's my call waiting.

I have to get it.
Oh, come on.

Grace. Hi. Did you find out?

Well, maybe it's
a deferred admittance.

(whispers):
College.

Did you check
the Web site?

No, that's the thing.
Mr. Ecklund,

my guidance counselor, he called
their admissions office.

Mom,

the admissions office thinks
that I plagiarized my essay.

What?!

(indistinct chatter)

FOX:
You are Peter Florrick's
largest financial supporter.

You've given Mr. Florrick
and his campaign

over a million dollars.
GARBER:
I was happy to do it.

FOX:
I'm sure. When Peter Florrick
was state's attorney,

did you ever ask him
to intervene in the murder trial

of your son, Richard Locke?

I want to be clear:
that has nothing to do

with why I supported Peter
Florrick in the first place.

I believed in
his candidacy.

Of course, Mr. Garber.
That's understood.

But things changed when your son

was charged with murder,
didn't they?
Richie

was facing murder charges.

I told Peter I didn't want
my son going to jail.

And what did Mr. Florrick say?
He said, "You have
nothing to worry about."

We were sitting in his office,
and Peter looked me in the eye

and said, "Lloyd,
you know how much

"I count on your support.

You have nothing
to worry about."

And you took this to mean...

Peter was going
to protect Richard.
And he did.

By engineering a mistrial.
MAN: Seriously?

I'm sorry, what?

MAN:
I said, "Seriously?"

It just seems
pretty convenient,

Florrick admitting
exactly what you need him to.

Mr. Garber is giving

sworn testimony.
That he practiced.

But see if he remembers
anything else that clearly.

What did you have
for lunch last Tuesday?
Oh, my God...

FOX: Uh, you-you don't have
to answer that, Mr. Garber.
Oh, my God.

You said we could ask
anything we want.

Yes.
Anything relevant, sir.

Why isn't this
relevant?

We've been listening
to all your questioning.

Now I have
a question.

(murmuring)
Okay. Wait, okay!
Yes.

It's a legitimate question.
Thank you,

Mr. Meade.

It's time to take a break.

Let's all reconvene in one hour.

Oh, my God.

Genuine Thought is a database
with millions of essays.

It helps schools
identify possible plagiarism.

Mr. Ecklund,
have you read Grace's essay?
I have.

So then you know
that this is intensely personal.

Do you seriously think
that other essays

in that database contain
the same family history?

Mrs. Florrick, many students
write about the challenges

they've overcome. And while the
specific facts may be unique,

the lessons that applicants say

they've learned
from them aren't.

I didn't plagiarize.

Mr. Ecklund, could you tell us
exactly what Grace is being

accused of plagiarizing?
I can't say.

We-we weren't given
that information.
Ah.

Well, who was given
that information?

College admissions.
I'd like to speak to them.

(indistinct chatter)

I'm not getting
into college.

Yes, you are.

How?

Software.

It makes mistakes.

It was a fight next door.

Um, over drugs.

They shot at each other, and...

...and one bullet
hit my daughter.

CARY: What happened
to the man who shot her?

He's in jail. They caught him
on security video.

And why do you blame
Gloria's Guns?

The gun used
to kill my daughter,

it was traced back to her shop.

She sold it to a straw buyer.

And what does that mean,
"straw buyer"?

Someone who buys a gun

and then they sell it
to another person

who couldn't have bought it.

Who wouldn't have passed
a background check.

And it's-it's illegal
and they do it all the time.

The cops don't stop 'em,
the Feds don't stop 'em...

I want to stop 'em.
I don't blame you, sir.

Thank you, Harry.

(sighs)

I am deeply sorry for
your loss, Mr. Dargis.

What was the name of the man
who shot your daughter?

Antoine Devlin.

No further questions.

Your Honor, the billboard states

"Gloria's murdered my daughter."

And yet Mr. Dargis himself

has just acknowledged that
that isn't true.

In fact, the person that
Gloria's sold the gun to

didn't even do it.

You're saying the causal
connection was broken.

Not just me.

The justice system
has determined

who murdered Yesha Dargis.

He's behind bars.

Uh, Your Honor,
the statement on the billboard

is defensible in a defamation
action as opinion.

Those aren't two
different defenses;

those are two
conflicting defenses.

I'm afraid
I have to agree with you.

Although Mr. Dargis
has my sympathies,

he didn't put up
a billboard saying

that "Gloria's
outrageous business practices"

led to his daughter's death.

The billboard, as is,

is defamatory
and must come down.

And then there's
the matter of damages.
Your Honor,

may I point out the perversity

of a victim of gun violence

being forced to pay

while the seller
of the gun profits?
You may.

Please return
with your arguments

as to a damage amount.

(gavel bangs)
That was a mistake.

We should have kept arguing
for "opinion."

And it would have had
the same result.

You're late.

I have a life.

What's wrong?

We're changing strategy for
your grand jury deposition.

Okay.

Without pressing Mr. Gold

to share how he has acquired
this knowledge,

he believes there is
one grand jury member

who is incredulous
about the prosecutor's case.

Now, that of course is
not enough to head off
an indictment--

we need 12 jurors
to vote a No Bill.

But where there is one,
others may follow.

So you want me not
to invoke spousal privilege?

This juror thinks
Lloyd Garber is lying,

that he could never
remember a damning
conversation with Peter.

So you want me to try to talk to
this juror's doubts without...

seeming to?
Yes.

Any thoughts on how to do that?

No idea.

Okay.

Let's go for it.

♪ ♪

(indistinct chatter,
phones ringing)

(wheels squeaking,
cart rattling)

Hey.

Hey.

Oh, why so down?

Turn that frown
upside down.
Go to hell.

You're very cheerful.

I'm liking it here.

I need an office.

This is crazy.

Take that one.

I can't just take an office.
Sure you can.

Hey.
You're gonna
get me fired.

Hey.
What's going on?

We want to steal an office.

I thought you were out
grand jurying.

Tomorrow. They delayed it.

Uh, what do you mean,
steal an office?

I told her
she should take

that one.
Well, whose is it?

Lucca's.
No.

No one's.
(phone rings)

Lucca Quinn.

(sighing):
Okay. On my way up.

The gun shop bookkeeping.

Don't move me.

(quietly):
She's not happy, is she?
Not much.

We came in as peers,
and I get the office,

she gets the cubicle.
Right.

I need to hire you
freelance.

Is this another subject?
Yes.

It's something personal.

Your husband?
No, my daughter.

Oh, my God.
My family needs

a full-time investigator--
that's not normal, is it?

Sure it is.

What's the issue?

Have you ever heard
of a software

Her business is up almost 20%

year to date.
So good, there are no damages.

CARY: She'll say her business
would be up even more--
gun business is booming.

I agree-- they're trying
to make an example out of this.

Take on the gun industry
and we'll make you pay.

I wish I could sue for
how much money I've
lost on my business.

What do you mean?

My motel.

Every time there's a new story
about the gun violence,

I lose reservations.
LUCCA: Well,
why can't you try to recover?

CARY: No. The Protection of
Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

is the problem-- it makes
it impossible to recover

against anyone in
the gun industry.
No one has tried civil claims

tied to tourism.

So, y... I'm sorry, what?

We are countersuing
for damages, Your Honor.

Really? How does that work?
Your Honor, did you want to know

how that works?
I do, thank you.

The plaintiff here
can't show losses.

We've gone through
her books twice.

But our client can.

Mr. Dargis owns a motel
in the neighborhood,

and his losses are directly
related to the increase
in gun violence.

Excuse me, but congress has
made this kind of lawsuit

impossible.

The Protection
of Lawful Commerce...

CARY:
PLCAA

contains exceptions,
one of which

is the Predicate
Statute Exception.

If Gloria's Guns' activities
violated another existing law,

her immunity
is stripped.

And what statute
did she violate?

The Illinois Promotion Act.

What is that?

An act of the legislature

promoting tourism.
20 ILCS

665 declares that

the state must increase
the economic impact

of tourism
throughout the state.

This is a joke.
No, this is a law.

Gloria's sale of
thousands of crime guns

undermines tourism,
and our client has
a tourism business

that is suffering.
Your Honor,

the Federal courts have ruled
that the statute

must be directly applicable
to firearms.
Not all.

And circuit splits
are exactly what bubbles up

to the Supreme Court.

Illinois needs
its own guidance

on this issue.
Okay!

You had me at
Supreme Court.

ABERNATHY:
Counselors, let's make some law.

Come on back
with your arguments,

and we'll contend.
(bangs gavel)

Good day in court?

Uh, yes, actually.

You're not drinking?

I'm trying to go easier.

Well...

to going easier.

Have you, uh, given
it more thought?

An all-female firm?
All female name partners.

I don't want to hurt Cary.

Well, you won't
be doing anything.

I will offer to buy him out.

But what if he doesn't want
to be bought out?

Then we'll talk.

I wouldn't
be doing this

if Cary and David Lee weren't
already making moves against me.

I just want to know
where you'll land.

I'm asking you
to land with me.

Lucca Quinn isn't happy.

She's downstairs, in a cubicle,

being given grunt work,
when I think

she is one of the smartest
lawyers in the firm.

You're asking me to promote her?

I want to be at a firm

that recognizes talent.

All right,
let me take another look.

♪ And everybody hurts... ♪

Uh, would you excuse me
for just... just a minute.

Mm.

♪ ♪

♪ Everybody hurts ♪

♪ Sometimes... ♪

Why don't you call him.

Maybe it was just a friend.

Or... an old flame

or...

I don't know.

Why does it even matter?

You're the one drinking.

Maybe it doesn't.

I mean, I didn't want
to... marry him.

I don't want to...
tie him down.

And you're married.

(sighs): I have issues
on this front.

Husbands who screw around,

who lie, who leave me in tears.

You're not in tears now.

You're right.

I'm not.

That's a sign of growth, right?

Or something.
Scar tissue.

Maturity.

Cynicism.

You expect the
worst in people,

you'll never be
disappointed.
Right.

You think this is
the worst of Jason?

No. I didn't say that.

He didn't promise you
anything, right?

He didn't, did he?

No, but I was becoming...

invested.

I liked it.

I liked being with him.

So why can't you
keep it up?

Become another face
in his harem?

Have fun.

Start your own harem.

When you stop having
fun, say good-bye.

Oh, God, this isn't who I am.

You don't know
who you are.

No one knows
who they are.

Talk to Jason.

He likes you.

And maybe it was
just a friend.

Hey.

Hey.
(door closes)

So, are we still on for tonight?

Can I...
get back to you on that?

Yeah. Sure.

Grand jury stuff?

Yes. That, too. Right.

All right, so about
what I found out.

Huh?

Your daughter.

Oh. Right.

Dear God, I'm falling apart.

All right, Genuine Thought--
it's big business

in the fight against
student plagiarism.

The software designers
have acknowledged

they're having problems
with false positives,

which is why the
company has settled

a few lawsuits last year.

Wait, false positives how?

It might tag a section
as plagiarism when, in fact,

it's just a phrase
in common usage.
For example,

in one paper they flagged:
"there's not enough money

to go around," or "according
to conventional wisdom"

as plagiarized, when
in fact they're just
sort of clichés.

Unoriginal, but
not plagiarized.

So, what do I do?
Well, you need
to find out

what they're saying
is plagiarized.

They won't tell me--
they say it breaks policy.

They don't want more lawsuits.
Okay.

Great.

Thanks.
I'll see what I can do.

Hey...

Everything is normal
here, right?

As normal as it can be.

Okay, so then we'll just...

reschedule lunch.

Okay.

Hey, um,
Genuine Thought--

they don't just have contracts
with colleges?

No.
So I could
submit something too?

(indistinct conversations)

I'm, uh, handing
the Harry redirect to Lucca.

What?

Why?

Well, she knows the business.
And I want to encourage her.

The first weekend of January,
12 people were shot

within five blocks of my motel.

By Monday, 75% of our guests
had checked out early.

And eight parties
canceled their reservations

the following weekend.

Was that atypical?
No, that's
been the pattern

more than
the exception.

Shootings,
check-outs, cancellations.

But why are you
blaming Gloria's?

Of the 700 crime guns

traced back to Gloria last year,

more than 200 were linked

to shootings within a mile
of my motel.

LUCCA:
Thank you, sir.
And I'm sorry.

HOFF:
Isn't it true you've

received more than 30
one-star Bed & Plate reviews?

Yeah, but Bed & Plate
is a racket.

(chuckles)
That I agree with.

You don't
believe you have

"beds the dead
would complain about"

or "bathrooms reminiscent
of Soldier Field"?

I look at the feedback,
try to fix

any problems
that people point out.

But don't you think
it's conceivable

that those problems
are the direct cause

of your drop in business,
not gun violence?

No, the gun violence hurt my
business, so I had to cut back.

Or were you cutting back
because you were

saving up to buy another motel?

Objection, Your Honor.
Foundation.
ABERNATHY: Oh.

I'll sustain that.
I think I'm good here.

I'll rest.

Well, we seem to have

a chicken and egg problem here,
and if you're

trying to prove
causation,
(phone dings)

that is not good news.
Given that

I cannot find enough evidence
to definitively rule

that Mr. Dargis's
business suffered from

gun violence specifically...

Your Honor,

before you rule...
Ms. Lockhart, I feel like
I've been more than fair here.

Absolutely.
Uh, but please,

if you could just grant us
a brief recess,

I believe we can offer you

the definitive proof
that you're looking for.

(indistinct conversations)

Hotel owners,
restaurateurs,

valet companies,
gift shops.

They all say their business
is down in the same period,

by roughly the same amount

as Harry's.
They can all show

verified losses
from gun crimes?

And I can probably
find you a few more

if I have a little time.
No, this is amazing.

CARY:
Perfect. We can use this
as a class action.

DIANE:
No, first we use it

in this case.
Even as a test balloon.

(indistinct conversations)

Jason.

What?

I can't just take an office.

JASON:
I agree.

LUCCA:
Well, come on, then.

Help me move it back.

I didn't move you
there. Diane did.

Diane.

What?

Why?

I don't know.

But congratulations.

Thank you.

I need a minute of your time.

Sounds serious.

Who were you seeing last night
at the Avenue Tavern?

Who was I seeing?
Yes.

A woman. Who?

You know, this seems
like a subject

that we don't usually
delve into.

Yes, but this is not usual.

How do you know
I was with anyone?

Alicia saw you.

What did she see?

You... kissing this woman.

It was a friend from New York.

How serious a friend?

Was Alicia upset?

Why would she
be upset?

You're not married, right?
You didn't commit to her.

Does she know
that you're talking to me?

No.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

(indistinct conversations)

Okay. Yeah.
Oh, uh...

Mrs. Florrick.
Hello.

Thank you so much
for being here today.

It's not by choice, Mr. Fox.
I was subpoenaed.

Well, thank you anyway.

I don't want to make this
any more confrontational

than it has to be.

So, please, just have
a seat right here.

I have several questions
I think the grand jury

would like to hear
the answers to, um,

but I understand
that you have a right

to invoke spousal privilege.

I do.
Good.

I just don't want
the jury to judge you

every time you say "I
invoke spousal privilege

and elect not to
answer the question."

Thank you.

So, members of the grand jury,

please refrain
from any such judgment.

Now I'd like
to turn

to our first question.
(clears throat)

Mrs. Florrick, did your husband

ever make a deal
with Lloyd Garber

to have his
son released

in trade for political
contributions?

No.

Uh... Mrs. Florrick,

just to be clear,
you answered that question.

Yes, I did.

Well, if you
answer this question,

you can't pick and choose when
to invoke spousal privilege.

I know.
So...

you... you want
to answer questions?

Yes. That's why I'm here.

That's right. Game on.

One second.
(clears throat)

Mrs. Florrick,
how many times

have you met with Mr. Garber?

Three.

Were these social occasions?
They were.

And do you have any reason
to think he would lie

about this deal
he made with your husband?

No.

So, then, he was
telling the truth?

No, I think, uh,

Lloyd Garber
has a very bad memory.

Um...

Okay, let's move on.

Actually, I'm not finished.

Um, he tends to...

forget things, and then...

It's o-it's okay, Mrs. Florrick,
we're moving on.

Don't you want to hear
my answer in full

how Mr. Garber's
faulty memory

could lead
to a falsehood?

No, I'm actually more
interested in the fact...

I want to hear.

Yes!

Uh, sir, please
hold your questions.

I would if you'd
let me ask them.

If I could continue,
I would probably

be able to satisfy
any questions here.

After I'm finished.
So, let's

talk about this mistrial

of Lloyd Garber's son.
You are aware of it?

I am.
And how did you
become aware of it?

Mr. Garber wanted to hire me
recently, as a lawyer,

and he was trying to remember
certain facts about it.

He tends to have
a selective memory...

Mrs. Florrick...
I'm sorry,

but don't you want me
to answer these questions?

Mrs. Florrick...

have you ever met with that

grand juror
outside of this room?

What?!

No.

You know
that is a Federal offense?

I do.
Why don't you

ask me?
I have never met with her.

(indistinct conversations)

You're playing with fire here,
Mr. Tascioni.

You cannot be approaching
grand jurors.

Sorry, what?
It is a criminal offense

to discuss an ongoing case
with a grand juror.

Oh, I-I d...
A-And I-and I am not.

Tom and I have been sitting
here quietly, waiting for...

Mrs. Florrick to exit.
(barks)

Tom doesn't like
your accusation either.

Hmph.

So, I imagine
that went well.

It was interesting.

We could win this?

We could.

BOTH:
Your Honor, it's not just...

Perhaps it's one of
the parties.

Uh, ladies first.

It's not just Mr. Dargis's

business that has suffered

due to the actions
of Gloria's Guns.

Rather, a wide
cross-section

of tourism-related
businesses.

These are 17 Chicago
business owners

who have offered
affidavits

swearing that gun violence
has harmed tourism.

HOFF: Your Honor,
may I call one witness

to rebut these affidavits?

Ms. St. Jean, you are

the chief economist for
the Chicago Chamber of Commerce?

That's right.
And you're familiar
with the tourism

statistics for our city?

Intimately.

Tell us about 2015.

Up 3.4% over the
previous year.

We actually set a new record,
topping 50 million visitors.

And the hotel business?

Up over 2014 in
occupancy rates

and average daily rates
on rooms.

Wow, even with the
increased gun violence?

It's a testament
to Chicago's great draw.

Let's talk about
the, uh, numbers again, ma'am.

The visitor numbers to Chicago.

They seem
unusually high.

Chicago is popular.

And getting even
more popular.

Do your visitor numbers

include all traffic

through O'Hare
airport,

regardless of
whether or not

they ever actually
set foot in the city?

You're aware that O'Hare
is the city.

It's in Chicago.

Well aware.
That was not my question.

I want to know

if traffic through O'Hare

figures into
your tourism statistics

for Chicago.

That's not something
I can confirm or deny.
Sure.

I mean, you're only
the Chief Economist

for Chicago's
Chamber of Commerce.

Objection.
Withdrawn.

Don't most large cities measure
tourism or growth of tourism

based on hotel occupancy
rates and rates per day?

I don't know
what most cities do.
And yet, uh,

Chicago inflates its numbers

by including people just
passing through the airport,

even if they're just
catching a connecting flight.

Objection.
That wasn't her testimony.

Counsel is assuming facts
not in evidence.

True. Uh, sort of. Uh...

sustained.
Okay, well,

the Department of Commerce's
last report

shows international tourism
to Chicago

falling by five percent,

despite the fact
that international visitors

to the United States

increased by
seven percent.
I would have to check that.

Do you think that might
have something to do with

how many more
shootings have occurred

between now
and then?

The similarities were
far from vague, Mrs. Florrick.

Then tell us what they are.
What is my daughter

accused of plagiarizing?

Unfortunately, it is
our college policy

to not reveal the details
of these decisions.

You're worried
about a lawsuit?

We're worried about
confidentiality.

I'm a lawyer, ma'am.
If there's anyone

you should be worried about,
it's a lawyer.

And if there's anyone
you should worry about

not intimidating, it's a college

admissions director.
Well, good. I think that settles
the matter. Why don't we...

So here's the thing:
We submitted my Grace's essay
Okay.

independently,
to Genuine Thought,

to find out what
they considered plagiarism,

and do you know
what they flagged?

"Do not take an oath
by your head, for you cannot

make one hair white or black."

Again, I can not tell you.

It's from
the Sermon on the Mount.

You're accusing my daughter
of plagiarizing

the Sermon on the... Mount.

I can not confirm or deny.
Do you seriously
want to be sued for denying

my daughter admittance because
you can't tell the difference

between the Sermon on the Mount
within or without quotes?

It was very nice
meeting you, ma'am.

Well, I think
we should leave it at that.

Oh, like hell.

Uh-oh.

What are you
doing here?
I've been called
back to the Grand Jury,

but I assume you know that.
I hadn't heard anything.

Alicia thought she'd
answered all the questions.
Well, they had more.

Mr. Garber, we're ready.

(clears his throat)

That's not a good sign.

No.

I'll be right back.

(knocking on door)

It's unlocked. Come on in.

Oh.

I thought you were Lucca.

You want, uh...
you want me to come back?

No.

I'm eating pizza.

That is the saddest piece
of pizza I've ever seen.

Yes, like Charlie Brown's
Christmas tree.

I'm not even hungry.

So...

So.

I think...

I think that I offended you.

Yeah.

I met an old friend
at Avenue Tavern.

Jason, I'm gonna stop you
right there.

I'm an adult.

I know it may not
look like it from...

this pizza...

but I am.

And I am not
under the impression

that we committed
to each other, or...

have expressed... vows,

or are going steady, or...
She's a friend from New York

that I haven't seen in a while.

Seriously, Jason, I'm fine.

I'm here and thrilled
that you stopped by,

and thrilled that we're talking.

And I do not need
some profession of faith.

You don't need a ticket
to get through that door there.

It didn't mean anything.
You're still explaining.

I... am married.

If anyone should be explaining,

it should be me.

So I...

I came here with this... plan.

And now I...

I don't know what I should do.

You should come around
the island and kiss me.

That's what this is called?
An island?

Yes. Come here.

What if I'm jealous
of your husband?

Don't be.

Okay.

My daughter's home
in 45 minutes.

(sighs)

Okay, but I
can't lift you.

I threw out my back.

(laughing)

What else do you need, ma'am?
Oh, it's not about what I need.

You said you cross-referenced
Grace's essay with 750,000

other student
college essays?

That is correct, through
the Genuine Thought software.

Well, you know the one thing
they didn't do?

I have no idea, ma'am.

They didn't acquire the IP
rights to those 750,000 essays.

What are you saying?

They advertised

that they had access
to these essays.

But unfortunately, you need the
intellectual property rights.

And you know what?

I'm going.
They need the rights.

So you're subject to suit, too.

And I'm gonna start
rounding out a class action suit

to end all class actions suits,

because you've pissed off
a lot of essay writers.

(clears throat)
Um, do-do you...

do you want us
to get out of here?

No.

I think we're close
to a decision, aren't we, Amy?

You decided it, Mom.

I decided what?

The law.

It's what I'm doing.

(laughs)

Okay. Please.

(gallery murmurs,
then quiets)

I am appalled by the escalation

of gun violence in this city,

and I agree with the plaintiff

that the PLCAA
is too far-reaching.

Were I a senator
or a congressman,

I would strive to repeal it.

But I am... a judge.

And it is my job
to rule according

to the laws we have, not
the laws I wish we had.
(whispers): I'm sorry.

Although plaintiff's argument
was admirable,

I find you were unable

to make a direct
causal connection

between gun sales
by Gloria's Guns

and a reduction
in tourism

that affected damage to
any particular business.

Your Honor, we intend to appeal.
Do you mind if I finish first?

I find for the defense.

No damages are due Mr. Dargis.

I'm sorry, sir. I sympathize,
but the law is the law.

I award damages
to Gloria's Guns.

I believe that their business
was adversely impacted

by this billboard.

I order that the sign

be taken down, and for every day
that the sign is not taken down,

Mr. Dargis will pay
to Gloria's Guns

a cash penalty of ten cents.

Excuse me?
Do you understand
what I'm saying, Mr. Dargis?

If you want to keep
your billboard up, you must pay

this court ten cents
for every single day.
HOFF:
Your Honor,

that's offensive.
My client's business

has been affected.
Well, yes, and she deserves

ten cents for every single day.
HARRY: Your Honor,

uh, can I pay now?

If you so wish, sir.

I-I... I have $40.

Okay.

That will give you 400 more days

of your sign being up.

Your Honor,
this invites chaos.
No.

Your client has
a very profitable business.

She doesn't want to look
at a victim's face?

Well, that's too bad.

She's going to have to.

That's it.
(gavel bangs)

(laughing)

Wow.
Oh.

Thank you.

Wow. I think your office

has more square footage
than mine.

I feel like I've arrived.

You look it.
Put your feet up.

(laughs)

Are the associates
still hating you?

Let's see.

Hey, Bob!

No, they've
come around.

Hey, Jason's coming.

You both all right?
I think we are.

You talked?
JASON:
Wow.

Nice office.
Thanks.

We're gonna go celebrate my
promotion. You want to come?

No.
It seems like a girl thing.

We'll make an allowance.

Okay, then, yeah.

Alicia...

Hey, Cary.

Everything all right?
I don't know.

Pretty fast for an
associate to get an office,

isn't it?
Lucca's good.

Seems like yesterday
when we were.

(chuckles)

So, I have to ask... (sighs)

Did Diane approach you about

making this an all-female
firm, pushing me out?

Did Diane?
Yeah.

No, she didn't.

(crowd chatter and laughter)

You two look like
you want to be home.

Are you kidding?
No.

I want some chips.

I'll get 'em.
No. No.

You stay.

(whispering)

Oh, my God, Mrs. Florrick,
the mouth on you.

It's one of my best features.

One of your best, not
the absolute best.

Mm-hmm.

(sighs)

We are in public.

You are a constant
source of surprise.

I wasted the last 20 years.

I'm not gonna waste
the next 20.

It's on the front page
of the Sun-Times.

The governor's wife
was arrested

for performing a lewd act
on an employee.

After the act was described,
finally they all agreed...

(whispering)