06x02 - Trust Issues

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How are you?

I'm good.

You've got five minutes.

Uh... I tried to cancel the Deena Gross meeting, but she insisted.

Yeah, she'll be nervous.

Just tell her they arrested me, because...

You're working too hard for your clients? I did.

She still wants to talk.

Fine. Bring Carey Zepps into the meeting.

She feels more comfortable with men in charge.

I'm trying to call Neil Gross...

N-N-No, no. Don't do that.

This is all about his wife.

She's still house counsel for Chumhum, so he's giving her the authority over the antitrust case.

The class action?

Right.

Some of the coders claim there was a conspiracy between Chumhum and some of the other tech firms to hold down salaries and stop poaching employees.

Well, I ran through the files, and they don't want to go to trial.

That's right.

They feel betrayed by their own coders for suing them.

So they want to make an example of them.

So, scare them off in depositions.

Yes.

If we don't shut this down, they will leave us.

That's why Deena was meeting with Lockhart/Gardner.

Does she know that Diane is coming with us?

What?

Does Mrs. Gross know that Diane Lockhart is leaving Lockhart/Gardner and joining us?

I didn't know she was coming to us.

Cary.

What?

I'm a named partner, Alicia, you can't decide this without me.

We have to move forward.

And I have no idea when you're gonna get out of here.

I'll be out in 24 hours.

And we will lose Diane if we don't decide now.

So, the equity partners already voted to bring her in?

We haven't gotten that far, yet.

Cary, we don't have a lot of time.

Will it matter to Chumhum if they know Diane is coming with us?

It'll matter to Neil Gross.

It won't matter to Deena.

And don't call her Mrs. Gross.

She goes by her maiden name, Lampard.

SHERIFF: That's it. Stand up.

Uh, what about the deposition strategy?

I'll be out before then.

In case you're not.

Hands behind your back.

Why? What's going on?

Cary, the depositions.

What's the strategy?

It's too hard to go after all 38 coders.

Look at my files.

I focused my fire on the senior coder, Gus Pawlicky.

DIANE: Your Honor, he has spent five days in jail.

POLMAR: Yeah, because he's charged with conspiracy to transport heroin.

DIANE: No, because the ASA is trying to punish him.

We have supplied the court with his bail.

POLMAR: And we have asked for a source of funds hearing.

The burden of proof is reversed here, Your Honor.

The defense must show that the bail money is legitimate and does not come from drug proceeds.

And that is why I have submitted this affidavit from Dexter Roja.

The bail money comes from his business not...

Mr. Roja, who is intimately connected with Lemond Bishop, a top drug dealer.

Just allow me to question Mr. Bishop. That's all I ask.

What is the harm in that, Mrs. Lockhart?

The harm...

Excuse me, I need both of you to step back behind the bar.

The harm is that this is a Trojan horse hearing.

The ASA does not care about the source of funds.

He wants to question Mr. Bishop under oath about his business.

Which the defense only fears because Mr. Bishop will withdraw his illegal funds if threatened with questioning.

JUDGE: And yet, I'm perusing an affidavit here swearing to the fact that these funds are legally obtained.

So, why doesn't that suffice?

POLMAR: I believe it is a lie.

JUDGE: Okay, so what now?

Let me call a witness, a hostile witness, who I think will tell the truth no matter what.

Who?

Alicia Florrick.

Can she hurt us?

I don't know, maybe.

Well, we have another problem.

Oh, good. More.

I know what evidence they have against you.

Okay. What?

A wire.

That's good.

I-I didn't tell Bishop's crew how to break the law.

What?

You did.

No, I didn't.

I heard it, Cary.

You heard a tape of me telling Bishop's crew how to smuggle $1.3 million in heroin into the country?

And how to sell it without getting caught.

Then it's a fake.

Well, we still have options...

Well, wait a minute, I didn't do this.

And I don't know what you heard, Kalinda, but I was asked questions by three crew members in Bishop's crew, and I made it very clear that I couldn't advise them on anything.

But you answered their questions?

Only their hypothetical questions.

Was the tape edited?

Possibly.

Well then we need the testimony of the three crew members.

Only those three can contradict the wire.

Only those two.

One of them was wearing the wire.

CAREY: Thank you for meeting us here.

We just want you to know, Mrs. Gross...

Ms. Lampard.

Right. Uh, we just want you to know that Cary was targeted by the ASA's office because he's so effective for his clients.

That still doesn't do me much good if he's in jail.

That's why Alicia and I are handling the deposition prep.

Carey, could you take Deena through our strategy?

Mr. Bishop. Hello.

Do we have an appointment?

No.

Just Mrs. Florrick, please.

You need an office with a door.

Yes, we're putting one in.

I understand you're testifying today about the bail money.

Yes, Diane just called me.

I want you to know something...

(Loud banging)

(Chattering)

(Vacuum whirring)

If they make me testify, the bail money goes away.

Do you understand?

B-But hasn't your state had more murders per capita than any other state, Mr. Governor?

Well, I think our state has the same g*n problems of any large state.

I do think we try harder to enforce our g*n laws.

WOMAN: Crime will be his undoing, Eli.

You sound like a Republican, Ms. Jarrett.

Mm, I sound like a voter.

A voter?

Yeah. Yeah, a voter.

Oh. How's Washington, voter?

Oh, Eli. Are you still pouting?

Why would I be pouting?

Oh, because you didn't hire me at the White House after expressly promising to do so.

I didn't promise a thing.

That was all in your head.

NORAH: But what about your wife?

What are her views on g*n laws?

PETER: Well, the last thing I want to do is to speak for my wife.

ANCHOR: Well, she has represented some pretty hardened criminals, hasn't she?

PETER: Yes, that's because she's a good lawyer.

She represents the sinners and the saints, but...

"Sinners and saints," is that you?

I never sign my canvases.

When are you heading back to D.C.?

Monday. Why?

Your into women running for office, aren't you?

What do you need, Eli?

I need you to help convince a woman to run.

Who?

Norah O'Donnell.

No.

Alicia Florrick.

(Gavel bangs)

BAILIFF: Case number 14CR3866.

Good afternoon, Mrs. Florrick.

Mr. Polmar.

Who supplied the $1.3 million for Cary Agos' bail?

Dexter Roja, one of our clients.

And he's a businessman?

Yes.

And a very generous businessman, by the look of things.

I can't speak to that.

Well, you have to be pretty generous to give $1.3 million to someone that you hardly know.

Objection. Was that a question?

Let me rephrase.

You have to be pretty generous to give $1.3 million to someone that you hardly know?

ALICIA: It would be inaccurate to say that Dexter Roja hardly knows Cary.

Hmm, I see.

How many times has Mr. Roja met Cary in person?

I'm not sure.

More than three times?

DIANE: Objection, Mrs. Florrick has already stated that she is not sure.

POLMAR: Yeah, I'll withdraw.

Is it your understanding that Mr. Roja's money came from his health club business?

That is correct, Mr. Polmar.

Isn't Mr. Roja a long-time associate of Lemond Bishop?

Objection, Your Honor... vague.

What is vague?

"Long time" or "associate"?

Both.

No, uh, I find them both clear.

Overruled.

Yes, Mr. Roja, at one time, worked for Mr. Bishop.

In his... drug empire.

Objection... not in evidence.

Sustained.

Mrs. Florrick, when Mr. Roja gave you this money, was Mr. Bishop present?

Yes.

He was there?

Mr. Bishop was there?

Yes, but on another matter.

Uh, does the ASA have any more questions?

Hmm.

Yes, I do.

POLMAR: Mrs. Florrick, could you please tell me...

Huh.

Could you please tell me what this is?

It appears to be a master membership roster of Mr. Roja's health clubs.

Yes, it is. Thank you.

Quite a few members.

I believe it does very well.

Oh, very well.

Could you also tell me what this is, please?

ALICIA: The death certificate inventory from the county medical examiner.

POLMAR: Yes, it is. Thank you again.

It is a list of people who have d*ed in the last two years.

Could you compare the highlighted names there with the membership roster from the health clubs?

Your Honor, what does this have to do with our source of funds hearing?

POLMAR: Dexter Roja's bail money came from his business.

20 percent of his business came from people who are dead.

All right, let me see that.

His business is a sham.

It is a cover for laundering Mr. Bishop's drug proceeds.

And if I were allowed...

If I were allowed to question Mr. Bishop, then this would become evid...

Your Honor, you have already quashed Mr. Bishop's subpoena.

Yes, but we would suggest that Mrs. Florrick's testimony has opened that question again.

DIANE: Your Honor, there is nothing new here.

No, uh, actually there is.

Okay, I'm gonna allow Mr. Bishop to be subpoenaed.

POLMAR: Thank you, Your Honor.

(Applause)

Thank you, thank you.

It feels good to be home after the wilds of New York.

(Laughter)

And, uh, you were all missed out there.

Well, maybe not you, David.

(Laughter)

Thank you, Dean.

Good to finally have you near.

Which brings us to our last item of business today. Diane.

Yes.

After founding this firm 13 years ago, and seeing it turn from a small corporate nonentity to one of the two top law firms in Chicago, I find that it's time to... it's time for me to resign.

Diane.

Thank you, but I've given this, um, a lot of thought.

I am married now, and I...

Diane has graciously agreed to hand over the managing partner reigns to Mr. Canning, who is unfortunately out sick today.

But let's give a round of applause to Diane Lockhart.

Okay, what's going on?

What do you mean?

Diane, you recruited me.

I'm here because of you.

And now you resign?

(Elevator bell dings)

MAN: Hold the elevator?

I'm going to Florrick-Agos.

(Laughs)

You're kidding me.

In a week. No one knows I'm going.

No one at Lockhart/Gardner.

What about your clients?

Alicia Florrick is meeting with them individually to encourage them to follow me.

I can't do that.

I have a fiduciary responsibility to Lockhart/Gardner.

Diane, this is crazy.

You're leaving the biggest firm in Chicago for a start-up?

Yes.

Come with me.

It's a good firm, Dean.

Go to Florrick-Agos and see for yourself.

(Sighs)

(Footsteps approaching)

Bishop withdrew the bail money.

I'm gonna spend a year in here waiting for trial.

I still have other options.

I'm looking into a second mortgage on my apartment.

Alicia, you can't do that.

I can. I'm meeting today.

It's very generous but seriously.

Stop it. You would do the same thing.

You have to take the deposition today.

I'll reschedule.

You can't.

Deena will take her business to Lockhart/Gardner.

Bring Carey Zepps into the depo and have him whisper in your ear every now and then for effect.

Who's on the other side?

Lorainne Joy, Clements & Holloway.

You're kidding.

What?

Why?

Alicia, how are you?

I'm good, Lorainne.

How are you?

Good, good, good.

I'm excited about facing off finally.

I hope that all is forgiven about me not hiring you.

But look at you now.

What a perfectly adorable office.

Should we get started?

The first deposition is Gus Pawlicky.

He's their top coder.

He's the linchpin?

Yeah.

The rest of the class action crumbles if you destroy him.

And how long have you worked at Chumhum, Mr. Pawlicky?

I-I was fired.

But seven years total.

Until you discovered this Chumhum price-fixing.

Ms. Joy, do you mind?

PAWLICKY: Chumhum had a handshake deal with other social networking companies.

A week later, I was fired.

I'm whispering something that looks important so Deena thinks I'm in control.

ALICIA: Thank you, Carey.

Do you need a minute with Alicia to help her?

His lawyer will try and shut you down, but start in with questions about his drinking.

My drinking?

Yes. You were pulled over on the afternoon of May 19?

Yes, I-I was upset.

That was the day I found out about the agreement.

The price-fixing agreement.

So, because of that discovery, you decided to get drunk?

I had a-a couple of beers at lunch.

And that's all.

You received a negative performance evaluation in the previous week.

Your supervisor wrote that he smelled alcohol on your breath.

That's a lie.

That was, uh, a fluoride rinse.

And three other negative evaluations in the months prior to your being let go.

Repeated lateness, failure to accomplish assigned tasks...

Th-They planted those and they backdated them.

Did they also backdate this accusation of your sexting?

What?

That was a-a prank.

Alicia.

I think your partner wants to confer with you.

No, we're good.

Let's go through these sexts one at a time.

I told you.

I don't want you investigating my crew.

This isn't an investigation, Mr. Bishop.

I just need to get statements from three of your crew.

That's all.

It's to back up Cary's vers...

Foul!

That was a foul, ref!

I heard there was a tape.

You know anything about it?

No.

If someone in my crew is betraying me, I need to...

Go, Dylan! You got it!

Go, go, go!

(Groans in disappointment)

(Whistle blows)

Nice try, Dylan.

Keep your head up, buddy.

If someone's wearing a wire, I need to know.

Me knowing helps you and your lawyer.

I wish I knew more, sir, but, uh, I'm in the dark.

Okay.

You can question my three guys.

Good.

I have time this afternoon at 5:00.

Actually, you don't need to be there, Mr. Bishop.

Actually, I do.

We need to talk settlement.

All right.

But you have to raise the amount.

I can't take that to my client.

We'll go as high as $4 million.

For Mr. Pawlicky?

No.

The whole class.

(Scoffs)

I'll talk to my clients.

Alicia, there's an Avery Miller-Siegel on line one.

Who?

Oh, the bank.

Mr. Miller-Siegel, it's Alicia Florrick.

It's missus, actually.

I-I'm sorry. It's loud in here.

(Loud clattering, shouting)

Mrs. Florrick, I am happy to inform you that Certified National Bank has approved your second mortgage loan.

Oh, good!

Great. How quickly can we close?

As soon as tomorrow, if you'd like.

I'll messenger over the documents for you and your husband to sign.

Okay, I'll be...

Uh, my husband?

(Loud clattering)

Well, yes, the apartment is co-owned by your husband.

Isn't that right?

Um, well, yes, technically.

But he-he isn't a full-time occupant.

Yes, that doesn't matter.

I'll still need his signature, too, given he's listed as a co-tenant.

Alicia, Valerie Jarrett's on line three.

I'm sorry. What?

A Valerie Jarrett is on line three for you.

Mrs. Florrick?

Um, I'm sorry, can you hold for one second?

Certainly.

Valerie Jarrett at the White House Valerie Jarrett?

She didn't say.

You want me to ask?

No. W-What's it regarding?

I have no idea, she just asked to speak to you.

Mr.... (tools bang)

Mrs. Miller, uh, Siegel, can I call you back in a second?

I'll be here until 5:00.

Thank you.

(Phone clicks)

Hello? This is Alicia Florrick.

Yes, Alicia. It's Valerie Jarrett.

How are you doing today?

I'm... good.

Listen, I just wanted to call and tell you that I have been an admirer of yours for many years now.

You-you have?

Yes, yes... the way you started your own business, and...

(Hushed): What does this say?

What does it say?

"Stuck by your husband."

I am not saying that.

And I admire the way you've set your own course.

Uh, well, thank you, Ms. Jarrett.

Have-have we met before, or...?

No, we haven't, but I heard that you were contemplating running for State's Attorney.

(Hushed): What?

(Hushed): She'll know it's me!

What do you want me to say?

Just encouragements, encouragements.

And I wanted to encourage you to run.

The only way women are gonna change the world is if they step up.

Ms. Jarrett, may I ask, how did you hear I was contemplating running?

How? Um, the grapevine.

Um, see, the thing is, Ms. Jarrett...

The grapevine?

...my husband's Chief of Staff, Eli Gold, he's the only one contemplating me running.

Actually, it's the furthest thing from my mind.

Well, why is that, Alicia?

Why? Because I hate politics.

I do, too, Alicia.

The last person I'd vote for is someone who liked politics.

We have enough politicians.

We need leaders who actually understand what it means to be a public servant.

Listen, I've got to go.

Promise me you'll think about it?

I will.

Thank you for calling, Ms. Jarrett.

What'd she want?

She wanted me to run.

Run where?

I have no idea.

(Banging)

ROBYN: May I help you?

Uh, yeah, is this Florrick-Agos & Associates?

It is.

We're in the midst of remodeling... pardon our dust!

Uh, is Alicia Florrick here, please?

Uh, no. She just stepped out.

Okay, Mr. Agos?

Well, no. Sorry. (Chuckles awkwardly)

Do you have any sense when he'll be back?

Five to ten.

Oh, that's a joke. I really can't say.

Are you looking for representation?

Robyn, the water's cold.

Yeah, I know. They turned off the hot water for just an hour.

Are you kidding?

I know, Gunter.

We're all making do!

(Door slams shut)

Oh, that's Gunter.

We let him use the sink in the afternoon.

So, you're looking for a lawyer?

Uh...

I-I was.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

We're a good firm.

We're like a funky coffeehouse, with all the great used couches.

And we make the best coffee.

I'll get a lawyer for you.

What the hell, Diane?

(Saw buzzing)

DIANE: So, Cary did not advise you to break the law?

We were telling stories, that's all.

DIANE: Stories that had no basis in truth?

Look, all we were saying is that if people did the stuff that they saw in the movies, we'd all be in jail.

And Cary was saying what would be good advice for those people.

That's all.

DIANE: The people in the movies?

Mm-hmm. Like... if the guy in the movie did this or that, then he wouldn't get caught.

Exactly.

We weren't talking about anything real.

We're not that stupid.

DIANE: So you can all substantiate that Cary was speaking in hypotheticals only?

That's right.

Hypotheticals only.

The one with the silver teeth.

Jim Lenard.

DIANE: He'll make a good witness...

He's likable.

So is Trey.

Trey was the one wearing the wire.

You said you didn't know who was wearing the wire.

I didn't, until today.

His voice was the loudest on the tape... microphone was on him. It's Trey.

DIANE: Didn't you say that he's Bishop's top man?

Yeah.

And we can't tell Bishop, or he'll have him k*lled.

I can't sign this.

Yes, you can.

This is money for Cary's bail?

Money that will come back to me.

Mm-hmm.

After the trial.

Peter, it's a formality.

The apartment's mine.

Yes. And I'm the Governor of Illinois.

If I sign off on a loan for bail for an accused drug dealer...

Cary's not an...

It's not about what he is.

It's about what it looks like.

No one's ever gonna know.

Until they do.

You should know this better than anyone.

(Finger tapping)

Documents don't go away.

Your signature doesn't go away.

You're punishing me.

What?

For how things have unfolded these last few months, you and me.

You want to be angry at me, be angry at me, but don't punish Cary!

Okay, okay.

It was good seeing you.

You're going?

I can't sign off on your loan.

And neither should you.

It's just not a smart move.

Maybe I just wanted to believe you'd do the right thing.

Because the man I married would have.

Well, that's interesting.

Because the woman I married never would have asked.

(Door opens, closes)

So... do we have a deal?

No. Actually, I think we should continue with our depositions.

Really?

Who should we depose?

Her.

That is not a law firm.

It's a frat house.

They have some issues.

No, no, no, no.

Issues... issues can be solved.

I'm talking about structural oddities.

The inmates are running the asylum.

Alicia's been distracted.

By the fact that her partner's in jail.

Look, they're rough around the edges because they're just starting up.

But start-ups have their advantages.

I mean, don't you feel stifled here?

I mean, wouldn't you love an opportunity to build a firm the way you want?

(Scoffs)

Not if it looks like that.

Forget what Florrick-Agos looks like now.

What can it turn into?

I mean, a firm with a mission, with a real... minority initiative, with woman and people of color in authority.

All you're seeing are... are roadblocks.

See an opportunity to build our future exactly how we want it to be.

Poaching was and is a problem in the tech industry, yes.

You invest time and money in an employee, only to see them leave.

Yes, but if you're asking if Chumhum had a secret agreement with other companies to hold down salaries or to clamp down on poaching, no, absolutely not.

Okay. Can you tell me what that is, please?

DEENA: Uh, it's a copy of an e-mail.

From Patric Edelstein, CEO of Sleuthway, to you.

Can you read it?

May I...

(Power saw whirring loudly)

May I see a copy, please?

Certainly. Here you go, Alicia.

LORAINNE: Ms. Lampard, if you wouldn't mind?

"About the agreement we discussed... I'm in.

"Sick of losing all my best people to you.

XX. Patric."

I'm sorry, what does this prove?

Mr. Edelstein sent her a vague e-mail.

Yes, but Ms. Lampard forwarded the e-mail to her director of human resources.

Can you tell me what that is there in the text of this forwarding e-mail, Ms. Lampard?

That? A smiley face.

An emoticon... signifying your satisfaction at having reached an agreement with Mr. Edelstein.

Not necessarily.

Isn't it true, Ms. Lampard, that many communications in the tech industry contain emoticons?

No.

Hmm. Then maybe you can explain these.

(Taps hand on table)

Smiley faces, winkies...

Bronx cheers.

LORAINNE: In every case, the emoticons illustrate your feelings about a proposed deal.

We're gonna have to leave it there...

I'm being called away.

Oh, really?

How convenient for you.

Our life has become more interesting since Cary was arrested.

Who is he?

No idea, but he has money.

Mrs. Florrick, hi.

Ernie Nolan, Erco Properties.

We met once at a fund-raiser for your husband.

Oh, yes, of course.

One of my clients has an office in your building.

It's a lovely space.

Thank you, thank you.

And may I say that your offices are lovely, also.

Well, we are a, um... work in progress.

So, how can I help you today, Mr. Nolan?

Well, actually, maybe we can speak alone?

Actually, Robyn is my most valued confidant, so... no.

Okay.

I've heard about your partner's troubles.

Uh, Curtis Agos.

Cary Agos.

I want to loan the funds for his bail, interest-free.

You...

Why would you do that, Mr. Nolan?

I think it's disgraceful how the current state's attorney is behaving... he's railroading your partner.

So here's a cashier's check for $1.3 million.

Take it.

Uh...

I'm still confused.

How well do you know my husband?

How well? Mm, not very.

Why?

Did my husband ask you to do this?

No.

Then I'm confused.

I'm not a fan... of the current state's attorney, ma'am.

The way he's been treating your partner, it's the same way he's been treating the hardworking businessmen of Chicago.

And we need a change.

I'm not running for state's attorney, Mr. Nolan.

I know. But when you do announce...

I'm not announcing.

I'm never running.

Ever. I'm not a politician.

Right. Exactly.

It was very nice to meet you.

And you. We'll be in touch.

No, we won't.

Here you go.

I'm... trying to be a friend, Mrs. Florrick.

I know.

I have plenty of friends.

I don't need any more.

You taking money from Roderick Realty?

Have a nice day.

A-Am I a bad person?

I mean, take the money.

Take the check.

No. It's not free.

What do you care?

He thinks you're running for state's attorney, but you're not.

So take the check. You told him you're not running... it's not corrupt.

But he'll expect a quid pro quo.

So? There isn't one.

Unless you secretly want to run.

What?

The only reason to reject that check is if you think it'll hurt your campaign.

There is no campaign.

I know, so take the check.

Are you going to get it?

♪ ♪

Don't ever use surrogates on me, Eli.

Valerie Jarrett, she doesn't just make it up in her mind to suggest I run.

You put her up to it.

I'm not running.

I have no interest in running.

There's no wrong I want corrected.

There's no mountain I want to climb.

That...

So stop getting people to call me and come to me with money...

I'm not changing my mind.

What?

I'm... not... changing... my mind.

And if I took that money, it's corrupt!

Wait. What money?

Ernie Nolan's money!

Ernie Nolan from Erco Properties... he offered you money?

Eli, stop it.

I didn't talk to him.

I didn't say anything.

I'm... not... running.

(Door closes)

(Quietly): Wow. That's interesting.

Something odd.

I just saw Diane Lockhart's preliminary witnesses for the Cary Agos trial.

They listed two of the crew members who were with Agos, not all three.

Who was the one they left off?

Trey.

Our C.I.? The one wearing the wire.

Yep.

How did they know?

I have no idea.

DIANE: Dean. Hello.

Is everything all right?

I'd like to speak to you about Florrick-Agos.

I thought about what you said... building from the ground up, starting new.

All my life, I've pursued the sure thing, the predictably obtainable.

So it frightened me to think about going after something new.

It also excited me.

You're coming?

Yes.

I'm so glad, Dean.

It's not just me.

They're coming, too.

You're kidding.

Wait. What?

Cohen and Faber from Corporate Transactional, Kay Sargeant from Tax, Kevin Meyers from M&A, and Christie and Berger from Trusts and Estates.

Six department heads?

Two of them David Lee protégés.

Well, uh, where are we gonna put them all?

Well, that's a pretty high-class problem.

(Vacuum whirring loudly)

(Clears throat)

Would you excuse us?

Patric Edelstein, CEO of Sleuthway.

And an innocent man.

(Laughs)

Thank you, Mr. Edelstein, for answering questions.

No problem.

It helps that you're suing me, too.

(Clears throat)

In your capacity as CEO, did you give a presentation at the Beaver Creek tech conference last fall?

I did.

Ms. Lampard approached you afterwards, didn't she?

She did. She said she was in complete agreement that costs were spiraling out of control.

And did she propose a solution?

She suggested a deal, that Sleuthway and Chumhum would agree to hold the line on salaries and agree not to poach one another's key people.

Really? And what did you say?

Initially I agreed, but, I have to be honest, I never intended to honor the agreement and I never did.

Ms. Lampard can be... challenging to deal with.

So I just told her what she wanted to hear.

But Ms. Lampard was serious about this deal, wasn't she?

It certainly seemed so to me.

(Sirens wailing)

We have a problem.

DIANE: What kind of a problem?

Jim Lenard.

Oh, Bishop's man.

The one with the silver teeth?

Yeah.

And?

He's dead.

What?

A-Any sense why?

Bishop.

He thought Lenard was the C.I.

Damn.

Yep.

He just k*lled one of Cary's two witnesses.

(Horn honking)

(Sirens wailing)

(Phone ringing)

Mm. Hello?

Yes, Mrs. Florrick, it's Linda Keating from The Weekly Correspondent.

Yes?

I just wondered if you had a quick reaction to the push poll script that was leaked this morning.

Excuse me? It's 7:00 a.m.

Yes, I know. I need some quotes for our online edition.

Do you have any reaction to the push poll about your candidacy?

My... I don't have a candidacy.

Is that a quote?

I know. I got the same call.

It wasn't me, Alicia.

Eli.

Why would I leak a push poll like that?

Have you read it?

Who else, Eli?

Who else would poll on my candidacy?

Castro. Right now he's a shoe-in for reelection.

He's worried about you.

I don't believe you.

Have you read the polling questions?

They make you look bad.

"Do you think the wife of a sitting governor should take advantage of her position to run for office?"

This is Castro, not me.

Don't you see?

And I had nothing to do with Ernie Nolan offering you money. He did it on his own. Yes, I got Valerie Jarrett to call you, but that was it.

This is just happening.

Nothing just happens.

Yes, it does.

As cynical as I am, I know that sometimes the world just takes over.

People write letters, kids stand in front of tanks, college students vote.

And even this crook, Nolan... that's a good sign.

I never trust when the good guys support you.

It's when the bad guys come round, you know it's real.

People think you're important enough to bribe.

Did the reporter tell you the polling results?

I don't want to know.

It backfired for Castro.

74% viewed your candidacy in a positive light, even with his wording.

Stop, Eli.

(Elevator bell dings)

Peter would k*ll for those numbers.

Any politician would.

(Sighs)

(Door opens)

Mrs. Florrick.

(Door closes)

It's always a pleasure. Although if this is about your partner's prosecution, you'll have to speak with Finn.

I'm not running, Mr. Castro.

Okay. I don't know where that came from but good to know.

Every dollar you spend polling on me is a waste of a dollar.

I'm not running.

I assure you, I had nothing to do with that poll that was leaked to the paper this morning.

I'm far too focused on my own campaign to worry about yours.

There's no "mine." I'm not running.

Good.

It wouldn't make much sense.

Running while your partner is going to jail for dealing.

I'm not a thr*at to you.

Oh, I know.

You may be polling at 74%, but wait till they find out what your firm's been up to.

I'm not running.

(Chuckles)

Good.

Then we have no disagreement.

Why are you going after Cary?

dr*gs.

Why do you think?

Eli, did you see this?

"Do you think a prominent politician's wife with no political credentials should run for office?"

The push poll. I know.

It sounds bad.

But look at the results.

Get Castro on the line.

Why?

Because I'm gonna tell him if he keeps up with this crap, we're getting involved.

It wasn't Castro.

It wasn't? Well, who was it?

Okay, first of all, Alicia should run. She just...

Stop.

You're kidding.

She wasn't listening to surrogates.

I needed to create enemy surrogates.

Okay. Do what you have to do.

But don't do this.

You don't like Deena Lampard, do you, Mr. Edelstein?

Yes, I do.

In your last deposition, you said she was... difficult to handle.

Yeah, but I meant in business.

You don't hold a personal grudge against her?

I'm not sure. What do you mean?

You and Ms. Lampard used to date, didn't you?

I need a moment with my lawyers.

I never gave you permission to go down this route, Mrs. Florrick.

What do you think Neil Gross would hate more?

Finding out that you and Edelstein dated or losing this lawsuit?

EDELSTEIN: We used to date, a few years ago.

Until your archrival, Neil Gross, stole her away from you.

(Chuckles)

I wouldn't characterize it that way.

You two were supposed to go away together to Belize, weren't you?

Here is an affidavit from a...

Beaver Creek participant who said that you referred to Deena as a lying bitch.

I might have been... inelegant, but I thought her price-fixing scheme was ridiculous.

So ridiculous, in fact, that you didn't think she would hold up her side of the bargain.

I mean, she was... she was always flying off the handle, saying things.

So if you didn't believe that Deena would do what she said, then there was no agreement, was there?

What? What do you mean?

An agreement requires an offer and an acceptance to be valid.

If you and the other CEOs didn't believe that Deena would follow through with her end of the deal, then there was never a valid acceptance.

EDELSTEIN: Well, I mean...

Actually, I can't be so certain what Deena would do or not.

Let's discuss.

$5 million.

Four.

They conspired to hold the line on employee's pay.

They fired anyone who objected.

Prove it.

$4.5.

No. Four.

I should've hired you.

You're an assassin.

Your mistake.

(Buzzer sounds)

He's dead?

Yeah.

Bishop's tying up loose ends.

He thought his enemy was Jim, but it wasn't.

Cary, we'll do our best, but the loss of this witness hurts.

Have you talked to Bishop?

About?

Make sure he doesn't k*ll the other good witness?

Yes.

(Indistinct chatter)

Jim Lenard was the best witness for Cary we had.

The one whose testimony was most likely to be favorable to us in court.

You're saying he wasn't the one wearing the wire?

No.

I'm saying that we can't lose another witness.

Okay.

Then tell me who Cary needs.

You don't want both witnesses to be unavailable, then tell me who Cary needs.

All those in favor.

Cary, what's your vote?

Nay.

That is... ten yeas and five nays.

The motion passes.

We are now Florrick, Agos & Lockhart.

(Applause)

And we're no longer in debt.

(Whooping, excited chatter)

(Recorded): This is the Cook County Jail's automated phone system.

You have exceeded the allotted time...

(Phone beeping)

(Beeping stops)

We have one new item of business.

Chumhum has agreed to an advance on our fees.

It was Cary's case.

I move that we use it to get him out on bail.

I second.

Well, you can't second.

You're not a partner.

I urge someone else to second.

I second.

All those in favor?

Agos, get up.

You made bail.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(Elevator bell dings)

(Quietly): Good-bye.

How you doing today, Gunter?

That depends.

Do you have hot water?

I think so.

Then I'm good.

What about you?

I don't know.

The future's weird.

9/11 was a plot.

You look thin.

Yeah. Diet. Fresh air.

(Chuckles)

A lot of changes around here.

Yeah.

We missed you.

This is the first time we've done this, isn't it?

I think so.

(Both chuckle)