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1 :01x01 - Pilot
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King
Director: Charles McDougall
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Gillian Jacobs (Sonia), Chris Butler (Matan Brody), Luisa D'Oliveira (Sandra Pai), David Paymer (Judge Richard Cuesta), Katie Walder (Jennifer Lewis), Titus Welliver (SA Glenn Childs), Simon Longmore (Mr. North), Kevin McNulty (Cormac), Fulvio Cecere (Detective Briggs), Dalias Blake (Bailiff), Katharine Isabelle (Cindy Combs), Karin Konoval (Mrs. Duretsky), Charles Siegel (Dr. Sobel), Ingrid Torrance (Dr. Torrance), Christine Willes (Lanie), Cam Cronin (Brian), McKenna Laing (Lilly Combs), Forbes Angus (Prison Guard), Elizabeth Weinstein (Busy Secretary), Robert Clarke (Political Ops), Stephen Holmes (Facile ND Lawyer), Johannah Newmarch (Receptionist (28th fl)), Sarah Penikett (Will's Paralegal), Jeff Sanca (Cindy's Brother Danny), Phillip Mitchell (Michael Lewis), Molly Slinger (Amber), Ivan Cermak (Jogging CEO), Michael Adamthwaite (Court Security Guard), Chris Nowland (Press Conference Reporter)
When Alicia returns from work following her husband's very public corruption scandal and incarceration, she is assigned her first case -- a retrial of a woman who is accused of murdering her ex-husband.
2 :01x02 - Stripped
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King
Director: Charles McDougall
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Paloma Guzman (Christy Barosa), Jason Butler Harner (William Ericcson), Denis O'Hare (Judge Abernathy), Kevin O'Donnell (Lloyd McKeon), Rachael Holmes (Leah), Corey Stoll (Collin Grant), Caprice Benedetti (Arianna Avarski), Elena Hurst (Talia), Mandy Gonzalez (Receptionist), Natalie Hall (Maura), Larisa Polonsky (Businesswoman), Eric Saiet (Dr. Girtzman), Millie Tirelli (Christy's Mom), Sammy Urzetta (Plaintiff), Mike Houston (Policeman), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Mrs. McKeon), Mathew Harrington (Appelate Spokesperson)
Alicia is hired to represent a stripper who claims she was raped at a bachelor party for a business man, but the States' Attorney's office has refused to press charges against the wealthy man.
3 :01x03 - You Can't Go Home Again
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Spencer Treat Clark (Kenny Chatham), Elizabeth Marvel (Lauren Chatham), Boyd Gaines (Richard Chatham), Jessica Collins (Danielle Raines), Robert Gorrie (Spencer Rankin), John Ottavino (Carl Rankin), Hettienne Park (Shelly Delgado), Georgine Hall (Eleanor Abernathy), John Sierros (Officer Jeffrey Diaz), Mark Zeisler (Terry Streiger), Jaison Walker (Secretary), Olivia Birkelund (Partygoer), Derek Peith (Bailiff)
Alicia is hired by the teenage son of a former friend to defend him in a murder case, causing Alicia to have to face people from her old life.
4 :01x04 - Fixed
Writer: Todd Ellis Kessler
Director: Dan Minahan
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Peter Benson (Dr. Stanley Winsor), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Chris Bauer (James McCloon), Mary Catherine Garrison (Carol Demory), Chip Zien (Judge Lee Sutman), Patrick Heusinger (Ray Demory), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Angel Desai (Lara), Elaine Kussack (Senior Citizen), Amanda Warren (Pollock), Leslie Hendrix (Virginia Sun), Michael Kaycheck (Superintendant), Sam Stricklen (Calvin Tober), Erica Newhouse (Jillian)
Alicia uncovers evidence that possibly proves that the jury is tampering with her firm's class action law suit that she has against a pharmaceutical company, while the legal team of her husband continues to mount the case for his appeal.
5 :01x05 - Crash
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Gloria Muzio
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Martha Plimpton (Patricia Nyholm), Sally Murphy (Sarah Conley), David Fonteno (Judge Robert Parks), Derek Cecil (Jonathan Eldredge), Benjamin Livingston (David Merriman), Beau Gravitte (Malcom Overby), Aunjanue Ellis (Linda Underwood), Victoria Cartagena (Teresa Reyes), Sonequa Martin (Courtney Wells), Curtis L. McClarin (Alton Hood), Chris Hoch (Brian Conley), Susan Blommaert (Ruth), Chris Chalk (Third Year Associate), Therese Plummer (Rose Nerrick), Anne Bowles (Marne Compton)
Will and Alicia have just 72 hours to collect evidence that could prove the train company is to blame for a crash, and not the engineers. By doing so, the widows will receive their pensions back. Meanwhile, Jackie and Alicia argue when they take the kids to visit their father, who is in prison.
6 :01x06 - Conjugal
Writer: Angela Amato Velez
Director: Rob Holcomb
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Chris Butler (Maton Brody), David Paymer (Judge Richard Cuesta), Linda Powell (Patrice Wilcox), Curtiss Cook (Clarence Wilcox), Nestor Serrano (Detective Alec Shores), Kellie Overbey Shane (Dr. Tara Rothbart), Emily Bergl (Bree), Susan Blackwell (Professor Jolie), Erik Jensen (Josh Baldwin), Ramsey Faragallah (Ben), Count Stovall (Chief Justice), Jeff Greene (Robber), Steve Cirbus (Undercover Cop), Juliet Pritner (Female Guard), I. J. Shin (Asian Owner), Liv Rooth (Woman)
Alicia and Will work an appeal together for an inmate who is on death row. Also, Alicia agrees to have a conjugal visit with Peter as a means of receiving information since her client was convicted during Peter's era as the state's attorney.
7 :01x07 - Unorthodox
Writer: Michelle King, Robert King
Director: John Polson
Guest star: Chris Bowers (Ryan Alprin), Natalie Gold (Anna Loeb), Daniel London (Isaac Loeb), Gregg Edelman (Aaron Abbott), Dick Latessa (Judge Horace Dunn), Jessica Anne Bogart (Dawn Decato), Wayne W. Pretlow (Hank), Tyagi Schwartz (Dwight Knox), Emily Bergl (Bree), Adam Kantor (Ezra), Pearl Sun (Jury Foreman)
Alicia becomes attracted to her co-counsel, especially after he uses a unique way to defend their client.
8 :01x08 - Unprepared
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Jim McKay
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Bianca Amato (Ellen), Matt Servitto (Walt Givens), Pedro Pascal (ASA Lockrin), Sean Dugan (ASA Eric Ford), Peter Riegert (Judge Winter), Betsy Aidem (Judge Megan Lowrey), Kelly AuCoin (Carol Thomas), Michelle Hurd (Tamara), Jill Flint (Lana Davenport), John Deyle (Bailiff #1), Francie Swift (Kya), Ray Iannicelli (Bailiff #2), Russ Mitchell (Himself), Condola Rashad (Mary Bennett), Jonathan Walker (David Phelan)
While searching for a way to defend a scientist accused of arson, Alicia is distracted when Peter's attorney asks her to testify on Peter's behalf.
9 :01x09 - Threesome
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Chelsea Handler (Herself), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Kevin Conway (Jonas Stern), Dreama Walker (Becca), Sonequa Martin (Courtney Wells), Robert Sella (Russell Tolliver), Brendan Griffin (Officer Sutton), Francie Swift (Kya Poole), Joanna Gleason (Judge Carmella Romano), Kim Shaw (Amber Madison), Chris Butler (Maton Brody), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden)
When the firm's senior partner is arrested, Alicia is asked to represent him, but is forced to deal with the politics that come along with defending him. Meanwhile, Alicia begins to think that Peter is guilty of corruption.
10 :01x10 - Lifeguard
Writer: Tom Smuts
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Michael J. X. Gladis (ASA Mark Richardson), Paulina Gerzon (Shannon Conrad), Tony Goldwyn (Judge Baxter), Christopher McCann (Howard Brightman), Erica Bradshaw (Receptionist), Dash Mihok (Detective Seabrook), Kate Burton (Chief Judge Adler), David Fonteno (Judge Robert Parks), Enid Graham (Margy Conrad), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Steve Routman (Wallace Gibbs), Charles Kwame Odei (Terrance Ramsey), Marlyne Barrett (Erika Ramsey)
As Alicia investigates a judge's motivation for overturning a simple plea deal, Diane is given a proposition she cannot refuse.
11 :01x11 - Infamy
Writer: Todd Ellis Kessler
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Craig Bierko (Duke Rosco), Jessica Hecht (Marie Browning), Kat Foster (Emily Tartan), Denis O'Hare (Judge Charles Abernathy), Susan Douglas Rubes (Judge Keely Farmer), Halley Feiffer (Irene Reagan), Stephen Schnetzer (Marty Lustberg), Dash Mihok (Detective Frank Seabrook), Shirley Rumierk (Joan), Mark Morettini (Court Clerk), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Tate Ellington (Tim Willens), Marina Squerciati (Cheryl)
Alicia represents Glenn Childs' wife, Marie Browning, in their divorce, and ends up getting more information about Peter. Meanwhile, a wrongful death suit is filed against TV commentator Duke Rosco, which leads to Will getting cozy with his opposing counsel.
12 :01x12 - Painkiller
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Steve Shill
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Russell Hornsby (Dr. Wesley), David Wilson Barnes (Dillon Loomis), Betty Gilpin (Molly), Renée Goldsberry (ASA Geneva Pine), Patricia Kalember (Julie Bowers), Jay Sullivan (Trey), Dreama Walker (Becca), Daniel Cosgrove (Bryan Murphy), Francis Jue (ME Tom Li), Marcella Lowery (Nurse), Christina Kirk (Jill)
Alicia is asked to represent a doctor who prescribed medication to a star high school football quarterback that lead to his overdose and death. Meanwhile, Alicia tries to deal with bad news.
13 :01x13 - Bad
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Dylan Baker (Colin Sweeney), Mamie Gummer (Nancy Crozier), Peter Gerety (Judge Timothy Stanek), Zoe Lister-Jones (Charlotte Armitage), Marla Sucharetza (Mariel Armitage), Peter Riegert (Judge Harvey Winter), Pedro Pascal (ASA Nathan Landry), Chris Butler (ASA Matan Brody), Kim Shaw (Amber Madison), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Francis Jue (Tom Li), Che Ayende (Marco), Jenn Colella (Julie)
As Peter's appeal trial begins, Alicia is asked to defend a wealthy client, but doubts that he is innocent despite being found not guilty in criminal court. Meanwhile, Diane feels threatened when a felon she worked to put in prison is released.
14 :01x14 - Hi
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King, Barry M. Schkolnick
Director: John Gallagher
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Sonja Sohn (Sonya Rucker), James Waterston (Jason Rucker), James Carpinello (Detective Anthony Beal), James McDaniel (Detective Lou Johnson), Jason Kolotouros (Eugene Homer), Noah Weisberg (Max), Jenny Kim (Beth), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Sheriff), Justine Cotsonas (Seattle Chick), Pedro Pascal (ASA Nathan Landry), Peter Riegert (Judge Winter), Emily Tremaine (Donna), Michael Medieros (Server)
Alicia defends a man accused of murdering his baby sitter. Meanwhile, the outcome of Peter's appeal and possible homecoming nears.
15 :01x15 - Bang
Writer: Courtney Kemp
Director: Rob Holcomb
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Alan Cumming (Eli Gold), Jill Flint (Lana Delaney), Gary Cole (Kurt McVeigh), Joanna Gleason (Judge Carmella Romano), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Tom Degnan (Brad Broussard), Halley Wegryn Gross (Judith Broussard), Kevin O'Rourke (Martin Knox), Geraldine Hughes (Rachel Knox), Felix Solis (Detective Rodriguez), Isis King (Diane's Secretary), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Sheriff), Stephen Berger (Spectator), Susan Pellegrino (Another Spectator), Franci Swift (Kya Poole), Frank Bara (Chris Scully)
While Peter gets acclimated to life at home and works on a comeback strategy with his political team, including Eli Gold, Alicia and Diane wrestle with spousal privilege laws in a murder case that hinges on their ability to get a wife to testify against her husband.
16 :01x16 - Fleas
Writer: Amanda Segel Marks
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Alan Cumming (Eli Gold), Francie Swift (Kya Poole), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Dreama Walker (Becca), Sonequa Martin (Courtney Wells), Sharif Atkins (AUSA Harrison Rivers), Ana Gasteyer (Judge Pam Lester), Boris McGiver (Francis Dorfman), Katie Kreisler (Teri Dorfman), Mike Colter (Leron Bishop), Creighton James (Billy Gurstelle), David Turner (Mr. Ray), Edwin Sean Patterson (Cop)
As Peter strategizes on how to handle his retrial and the next steps in his public rehabilitation, Alicia and Will defend an attorney arrested for murder.
17 :01x17 - Heart
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Alan Cumming (Eli Gold), Francie Swift (Kya Poole), Martha Plimpton (Patti Nyholm), Brooke Bloom (Kate Willoughby), David Fonteno (Judge Robert Parks), Asa Somers (Mr. Harper), Maryann Plunkett (Pamela Pomeroy), Nicole Shalhoub (Dr. Hall), Frankie Faison (Jeremiah Easton), David Hess (Jonathan Dobbs), Sonequa Martin (Courtney Wells), Geeta Citygirl (Amanda), Isis King (Marsha), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Pastor Isaiah Easton), Santino Fontana (Danny Willoughby)
In an emergency courtroom set up in a hospital, Alicia and Will battle Patti Nyholm and an insurance company that refuses to pay for life-saving in-utero surgery. Meanwhile, Alicia gives Peter a proper welcome home.
18 :01x18 - Doubt
Writer: Karen Hall
Director: Omar Madha
Guest star: Gary Cole (Kurt McVeigh), David Paymer (Judge Richard Cuesta), Chris Butler (Matan Brody), James Carpinello (Detective Burton), Christopher Evan Welch (Dr. Miner), James Monroe Iglehart (Geo), Selenis Leyva (Marisol), Jeanine Serralles (Sarah), Tovah Feldshuh (Lena), Jeff McCarthy (Mitch), Kelli Barrett (Bianca Stark), Leslie Denniston (Mrs Stark), Tom Pelphrey (Jared Mundy), Ella Rae Peck (Molly Boyle), John Behlmann (Dr Mann), Tony Torn (Professor Dunn), Ben Jeffrey (Juror #7), Joel Hatch (Juror #8), Steve Jean (Juror #9), Kate Levy (Juror #10), Robin LeMon (Juror #11), Chandra Thomas (Juror #12), Andy Powers (Reporter)
Alicia and Will defend a college student accused of killing her sorority sister while under the influence of a sleep aid. At the same time, they also deal with their growing sexual tension and Diane and Kurt McVeigh continue their flirtation
19 :01x19 - Boom
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Kevin Conway (Jonas Stern), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Alan Cumming (Eli Gold), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Pastor Isaiah Easton), Kristen Bush (Rachel Timms), Terry Kinney (Gerald Kozko/Large Man), Jack Gwaltney (Charles Clay III), Bruce Altman (Judge Ira Garrett), David Valcin (Russell Thiessen), Ehad Berisha (Arik Khoury), Rita Wolf (Dr Khoury), Jared Gertner (Pym Gabriel), Maury Ginsberg (Opposing Lawyer), Sean T. Krishnan (Jihadist), Sue-Anne Morrow (Karen Sanborn)
When Alicia goes head-to-head in the courtroom with former boss Jonas Stern, she debates whether or not use personal information to her advantage. Meanwhile, Peter uses religion to work on his appeal.
20 :01x20 - Mock
Writer: Todd Ellis Kessler
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Sanjit De Silva (Anil Verma), Nitya Vidyasagar (Frida Verma), Sarita Choudhury (Simran Verma), Terry Kinney (Gerald Kozko), Chandler Williams (AUSA Evan Belkin), Karen Olivo (Giada Cabrini), Julie Lauren (Sadie Hart), Carrie Preston (Elsbeth Mann), Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris (Sheila Bow), Alex Morf (Damien), David Wohl (Judge Tomlin), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Sheriff), John O'Brien (Hunter), Rebecca Henderson (Will's Assistant), Ebrahim Jaffer (Indian Shopkeeper), Rajesh Bose (Merchant), Ken Triwush (Court Clerk), Eliyas Qureshi (Pujari Brother)
The police are quickly at the door when Peter's electronic monitor sounds after he chases Alicia out of the apartment. As a result, Grace and Zach scramble to figure out a way to keep him from being arrested.
21 :01x21 - Unplugged
Writer: Karen Hall
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Zach Grenier (David Lee), James Carpinello (Detective Anthony Beal), Alan Cumming (Eli Gold), Peter Gerety (Judge Timothy Stanek), Sonequa Martin (Courtney Wells), Paige Turco (Caroline Wilder), Holley Fain (Shaina Whitmore), Mark Blum (Julius Kreutzer), Justin Hagan (Jay Van Zandt), Mike Laurence (Max Wilder), Bryce Pinkham (Dr. Hanson), Brian Reddy (Dr. Boyd), Rik Mayall (Vernon Jordan), Tess Paras (Lisa the Receptionist), Doreen Montalvo (Nurse)
The winner will be announced tonight between Cary and Alicia.
22 :01x22 - Hybristophilia
Writer: Frank R. Pierson
Director: Frederick E. O. Toye
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Alan Cumming (Eli Gold), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Dylan Baker (Colin Sweeney), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Jill Flint (Lana Delaney), Terry Kinney (Gerald Kozko), James Carpinello (Detective Burton), Renée Goldsberry (ASA Geneva Pine), Francis Jue (Dr. Tom Li), Carrie Preston (Elsbeth Tascioni), Peter Hermann (Judge Derek Shickel), Michael Charles Roman (Martin LeBeouf), Brian Hastert (Bradley), Matt Burns (Best Man), Bob Jesser (Security Guard), Stephanie Cozart Burton (Sheila Warburg)
Eli Gold works on getting Peter's charges dropped, and Alicia defends Colin Sweeney, a client and accused wife killer, who claims self defense after she finds him handcuffed to a dead woman
23 :01x23 - Running
Writer: Michelle King, Robert King
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Alan Cumming (Eli Gold), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Gary Cole (Kurt McVeigh), Jill Flint (Lana Delaney), James Carpinello (Detective Burton), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Pastor Isaiah Easton), Karen Olivo (Giada Cabrini), Amy Acker (Mindy Arkin), Sean Meehan (Jack Arkin), Wass M. Stevens (Hunter), P. J. Sosko (Foley), Daniel Oreskes (Raymond Orozco), Cherise Boothe (Heather), Bob Jesser (Security Guard), Stacey Yen (Reporter), Juan Javier Cardenas (Spanish Waiter), Esme Allen (Waitress)
At Eli Gold's urging, Alicia must decide if she'll stand by her man during Peter's new political campaign, or if she'll pursue a relationship with Will instead
24 :02x01 - Taking Control
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Landlord/Blake Calamar), Chris Butler (Matan Brody), Jacob Pitts (Vance Salle), Chris Sarandon (Judge Howard Matchick), Tammy Blanchard (ASA Petra Long), Pedro Pascal (ASA Nathan Landry), Rebecca Luker (Carleen Loren), Montego Glover (Jeanine Derbeken), Cristin Milioti (Onya Eggertsson), Rebecca Schull (Ruth), Casey Predovic (Mark), Brian Hutchinson (Congressman Timmerman), Rebecca Brooksher (Lana Timmerman), Gloria Crampton (TV Psychologist), Benjamin Jay Davis (Newscaster)
Alicia makes her choice between standing by Peter or pursuing a future with Will
25 :02x02 - Double Jeopardy
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Dean Parisot
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Blake), Chris Butler (ASA Matan Brody), Dreama Walker (Becca), Brian Tyree Henry (Randall A. Simmons), Teyonah Parris (Melinda Gossett), Patrick Breen (Lt. Terrence Hicks), Linda Emond (Judge Leora Kuhn), Walter Belenky (Cpl. Barnard), Victor Verhaeghe (Det. Tommy Rezik), Amelia Pedlow (Daria Joyce), Lou Dobbs (Himself), Joe Trippi (Himself), Jordan Gelber (Freddy Wright), Bill Tangradi (Capt. Gerald Gauthier), Kim Shaw (Amber Madison), Christine Evangelista (Madeleine), Ken Chesseman (Jury Foreman), Lizan Mitchell (Judith's Mother), Michaela Waters (Aide), Eric Engleman (Bailiff), Brandon Victor Dixon (Clerk), Robert Kya-Hill (Thomas Simmons)
Cary tries to stack the deck against Alicia during the trial of an Army reservist accused of murdering his wife. Meanwhile, Childs resorts to dirty tricks in an effort to mar Peter's campaign.
26 :02x03 - Breaking Fast
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Blake), Dallas Roberts (Owen Cavanaugh), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Bobby Steggert (Wyatt Stevens, Jr), David Pittu (Spencer Roth), Priscilla Lopez (Judge Christina de la Piedra), Jessica Stone (Meg Malden), Glenn Fleshler (Carol Landers), Rebecca Brooksher (Lana Timmerman), Benjamin Eakeley (Damian), Stephanie Kurtzuba (Defense Attorney), Keren Dukes (Student #1), Jason Ralph (Student #2)
A multi-million dollar malicious prosecution suit leads to an explosive confrontation between Alicia and Glenn Childs. Meanwhile, Alicia's brother, Owen, visits after his questionable remarks about Peter goes viral online and makes Eli apoplectic.
27 :02x04 - Cleaning House
Writer: Robert King, Michelle King
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Blake), Corbin Bleu (Javier Berlin), Nick Wyman (Andre Baylon), Griffin Dunne (Judge Jared Quinn), Edward Herrmann (Lionel Deerfield), Mamie Gummer (Nancy Crozier), Lisa Banes (Georgia McGowen), Jason Fuchs (Paul Dylan), Amy Hohn (Helen Donato), Kate Burton (Judge Victoria Adler), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Elizabeth Reaser (Tammy), Robert Moreno (Joe the Custodian), Sonequa Martin (Courtney Wells), Roslyn Ruff (Poetess), Charleigh Parker (Bailiff)
Alicia risks disbarment when Childs' office suspects her of an ethics violation, which could also ruin Peter's political campaign. Meanwhile, a third candidate is revealed in the campaign for state's attorney.
28 :02x05 - VIP Treatment
Writer: Michelle King, Robert King
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Blake), Vernon Jordan (Himself), Natalie Knepp (Lara), Frederick Weller (Wilk Hobson), Kate Burton (Judge Victoria Adler), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Elizabeth Reaser (Tammy), Sonequa Martin (Courtney Wells), Ramon Camin (Reiley the Valet), Jon Fletcher (Boy), Arianna Hoeppner (Sabrina Potter)
Alicia and the partners must decide whether to take on the case of a VIP massage therapist who accuses a Nobel Peace Prize winner of sexual assault. Meanwhile, Peter and Eli try to figure out what Wendy's candidacy means for their campaign.
29 :02x06 - Poisoned Pill
Writer: Keith Eisner
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Blake), Michael J. Fox (Louis Canning), Rachel Brosnahan (Caitlin Fenton), Lili Taylor (Donna Seabrook), David Fonteno (Judge Robert Parks), Skipp Sudduth (Jim Moody), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Leslie Hendrix (Virginia Sun), Seth Fisher (Jon-Erik Shapiro), Stephen Singer (Dr. Nathan Elias), Peter Jay Fernandez (Patrick Sturges), Daniel Gerroll (Dr. Theo Lawton), Greg Keller (Dr. Randall Booth), Erica Hill (Herself), Mary Bacon (Leslie Hollis), Leslie Lyles (Judge Jane Moretti), Mary Faber (Natalia), Michael Nostrand (Mr. Raymond Bay)
Alicia, Diane and Will must regroup when they're caught off-guard by a brilliant disabled attorney, Louis Canning, who uses his condition to sway a jury during a test case for a huge class action suit against a pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, Peter's campaign is at a loss as to what to do with rising star Wendy Scott-Carr, and Kalinda reaches out to a former friend, Donna Seabrook, to tell her to stop spilling her secrets to Blake
30 :02x07 - Bad Girls
Writer: Courtney Kemp
Director: Jim McKay
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Blake), David Paymer (Judge Richard Cuesta), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Miranda Cosgrove (Sloan Burchfield), Laila Robins (Paige Burchfield), Emily Kinney (Milla Burchfield), Susan Cremin (Debi Knox), Mike Piniewski (Frank Landau), Carolyn Mignini (Judge Lyndsay Powers), Renée Goldsberry (ASA Geneva Pine), Paulina Gerzon (Shannon Vargas), Ashley Austin Morris (Corey Lutz), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Pastor Isaiah Easton), Frankie Faison (Pastor Jeremiah Eason), Curt Hansen (Andre), Geneva Carr (Bethany Holland), Afton Williamson (Yarissa Morgan)
Alicia is on the road to successfully arguing that her teenaged pop star client, Sloan, is innocent of a DUI, until Cary drops a bombshell that could ruin the starlet's career and life. Meanwhile, Peter's campaign hits a snag when the Democratic Committee tells him to drop out of the race.
31 :02x08 - On Tap
Writer: Leonard Dick
Director: Roxann Dawson
Guest star: Mykelti Williamson (Matthew Wade), Reiko Aylesworth (Ausa Nora Vashey), Ryan McGinnis (Glenn Childs Jr), Remy Auberjonois (Martin Parillo), Vicki Van Tassel (Sports Mom), Seth Fisher (Jon-Erik Shapiro), J. D. Williams (Cashier), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Scott Porter (Blake), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Skipp Sudduth (Jim Moody), Ana Gasteyer (Judge Patrice Lessner), Elizabeth Reaser (Tammy Linnata), Mike Colter (Lemond Bishop), Dreama Walker (Becca), Rachel Hilson (Nisa)
When the government accuses an alderman of taking a campaign bribe from a Muslim extremist group, the team reviews hours of wiretap evidence to mount his defense, and Alicia is startled to discover that some of the tapes pertain to her.
32 :02x09 - Nine Hours
Writer: Meredith Averill
Director: Julie Hébert
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Scott Porter (Blake), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Skipp Sudduth (Jim Moody), Paulina Gerzon (Shannon Vargas), Rachel Hilson (Nisa), Chad Coleman (Carter Wright), Alexandra Metz (Ruby Wright), Melissa Benoist (Molly), Michael Pemberton (Warden Robert Barkin), John Speredakos (Death Row Guard), Jodie Markell (Sandy Gephart), Tom White (Cowan), Tibor Feldman (Judge Ilya Petrov), Socorro Santiago (Warden's Secretary), Randall Newsome (Warden Aidan Hiatt), Barry Scheck (Himself), Sam Guncler (Moderator), Roger Rees (Dr. Todd Grossman), Heather Alicia Simms (Female Guard)
When Alicia gets a vague tip from a courthouse clerk in the appeal case of a death row inmate, the law firm races to secure a stay of execution. Meanwhile, Peter Florrick prepares for his first debate with Glenn Childs and Wendy Scott-Carr.
33 :02x10 - Breaking Up
Writer: Michelle King, Robert King
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Leelee Sobieski (Alexis Symanski), Oliver Smith (Jonathan Murphy), Vincent Laresca (Detective Navarro), Francois Battiste (Rodney Washo), Vivienne Benesch (Eliza Symanski), Nick Gehlfuss (Jesse), DeWanda Wise (Jenni Salerno), John Dossett (Keith Murphy), Donnie Kehr (Real Estate Agent), Justin A. Davis (Teen # 1), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Scott Porter (Blake Calamar), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Dallas Roberts (Owen Cavanaugh), Elizabeth Reaser (Tammy Linnata), Frederick Weller (Wilk Hobson)
Alicia and her colleagues face a moral dilemma when they must try to turn a client's son against his girlfriend, after both are accused of murder. Meanwhile, Diane asks Alicia to make a tough decision regarding the company's split.
34 :02x11 - Two Courts
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Tom Di Cillo
Guest star: Christian Pedersen (Scott Bauer), Norbert Leo Butz (Medina), Matt Letscher (Adam Boras), David Oyelowo (Judge Edward Weldon), Renée Goldsberry (ASA Geneva Pine), Tom Riis Farrell (Juror), Chad Kimball (Vincent Kuney), Felix Solis (Detective Rodriguez)
When Will fears his client is not getting a fair trial because the judge is biased toward him, the law firm hires a jury consultant, who claims to predict a case's outcome by reading people's expressions. Meanwhile, Will uncovers information about Bond's intent for the firm.
35 :02x12 - Silly Season
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Scott Porter (Blake Calamar), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Mike Colter (Lemond Bishop), Pedro Pascal (ASA Nathan Landry), Skipp Sudduth (Jim Moody), Dreama Walker (Becca), Jane Alexander (Judge Suzanne Morris), Antonio Edwards Suarez (Greg Rubio), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley), Ash Christian (David Howell), Dion Graham (Joey Church), Morgan Hallett (Clara Winston), Renée Goldsberry (ASA Geneva Pine)
When Alicia's client confesses under duress to murdering a fellow prison inmate, Cary's team seeks to challenge by uncovering an unlikely connection between the two inmates. Meanwhile, Wendy Scott-Carr threatens to expose a Florrick family issue in hopes of forcing Peter to drop out of the race.
36 :02x13 - Real Deal
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Michael J. Fox (Louis Canning), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Elizabeth Reaser (Tammy Linnata), Denis O'Hare (Judge Abernathy), Method Man (Young Boxer), Jennifer Mudge (Rosanna Landsman), Jerry Strong (Matt Becker), Susan Misner (Simone Canning), Christopher Sieber (Neil Howard Sloan-Jacob), Molly Camp (Julie Bowden), Karl Kenzler (Carl Hobart), Erin Davie (Annette), James Murtaugh (Foxson), Mairin Lee (Lori)
As Alicia races against Louis Canning to round up the most clients for an Erin Brockovich-style class action lawsuit, a mole is detected in the law firm who seems to be working for Canning. Meanwhile, Diane and Will must put their coup on hold as Derrick brings in a Super PAC as a client.
37 :02x14 - Net Worth
Director: Brooke Kennedy
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Scott Porter (Blake Calamar), Dallas Roberts (Owen Cavanaugh), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Rita Wilson (Viola Walsh), F. Murray Abraham (Burl Preston), Kate Burton (Victoria Adler), Remy Auberjonois (Marc Parillo), Jill Flint (Lana Delaney), Jack Carpenter (Patric Edelstein), Anne L. Nathan (Hannah Vetters), Stephen Kunken (Rand Blaylock), Fred Arsenault (Simon Abaire), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley)
Will and Diane take on a defamation case from a young Internet billionaire, who is suing the film studio for depicting him in a negative light. Meanwhile, Alicia confronts Will about the message he left on her voice mail.
38 :02x15 - Silver Bullet
Director: Jim McKay
Guest star: Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Gary Cole (Kurt McVeigh), Sarah Steele (Marissa Gold), Jerry Strong (Matt Becker), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), America Ferrera (Natalie Flores), Jerry Stiller (Judge Felix Afterman), Dennis Boutsikaris (Tommy Segara), Graham Rowat (Damian Hart), Andrew Pang (Dr. Huang), Leslie Kalarchian (Principal Athena Bruner), Aaron Tveit (Jimmy Patrick), Jennifer Lim (Diane's Assistant)
Diane represents her on-again, off-again love interest, ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh, when he is sued for testimony he gave in the murder trial of an accused cop killer who was recently exonerated. Meanwhile, Eli has a personal interest in Natalie Flores, Wendy Scott-Carr's illegal nanny.
39 :02x16 - Great Firewall
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Michael Ealy (Derrick Bond), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Jerry Strong (Matt Becker), Rita Wilson (Viola Walsh), Dreama Walker (Becca), Ryan McGinnis (Glenn Childs Jr), Jack Carpenter (Patric Edelstein), Ken Leung (Shen Yuan), John Benjamin Hickey (Neil Gross), Jerry Adler (Howard Lynn), Sam Coppola (Herrick), Mark Harelik (Paul Houghton), Angela Lin (Jinghua)
The law firm of Lockhart, Gardner and Bond sues a social networking site on behalf of a Chinese dissident, who posted an anonymous blog about democracy in China, and was jailed and tortured by the Chinese government when the site failed to protect his anonymity and turned over his IP address. Meanwhile, Eli gets a tip that he hopes will drive Childs out of the race, and Will and Diane hope to wrestle the firm away from Derrick Bond once and for all.
40 :02x17 - Ham Sandwich
Writer: Keith Eisner
Director: Griffin Dunne
Guest star: Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Scott Porter (Blake Calamar), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Mike Colter (Lemond Bishop), Renée Goldsberry (ASA Geneva Pine), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Pastor Isaiah Easton), Jerry Strong (Matt Becker), Mike Pniewski (Frank Landau), Ismael Cruz Cordova (Jimmy Patrick), Rachel Hilson (Nisa), J. D. Williams (Dexter Roja), Sophina Brown (Katrina Bishop), Pablo Schreiber (Gregory Mars), Bill Irwin (Fred Medkiff), Paul Urcioli (Hemings), Eric Ruffin (Dylan Bishop)
Lockhart Gardner law firm represents client and drug kingpin Lemond Bishop in divorce proceedings, even though Bishop wants reconciliation. Meanwhile, Kalinda is subpoenaed for a grand jury investigation.
41 :02x18 - Killer Song
Writer: Karen Hall
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: America Ferrera (Natalie Flores), Scott Porter (Blake Calamar), Chris Butler (Matan Brody), Sarah Steele (Marissa Gold), Leslie Lyles (Judge Jane Moretti), Rebecca Brooksher (Lana Timmerman), Sam Robards (Jarvis Bowes), Gaby Hoffmann (Rhonda Cerone), Jaime Tirelli (Luis Flores), Robert Petkoff (Dr. Ben Truestall), Gavin Lee (Jake Alister), Dennis Flanagan (Officer Deitch), Roxanna Hope (Babette Penn), James DeMarse (Judge Alan Breen), Baylen Thomas (Sheriff), Jennifer Lim (Will's Aide)
On behalf of the victim's daughter, the law firm sues a convicted murderer who is profiting from a song he wrote describing his crime. Meanwhile, Eli anonymously uses the firm to help Natalie Flores and her family with their legal troubles.
42 :02x19 - Wrongful Termination
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Phil Abraham
Guest star: Michael J. Fox (Louis Canning), Chris Butler (Matan Brody), Kevin Conway (Jonas Stern), Elizabeth Reaser (Tammy Linnata), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley), Denis O'Hare (Judge Abernathy), Mike Pniewski (Frank Landau), Caroline Goodall (Kim Palmieri), Heidi Schreck (Elayna Joyce), Lily Rabe (Petra Moritz), Bob Ari (Solomon Harwell), Trent Dawson (Edward Yellins), Wendy Hoopes (Karen Jennings), Gillian Williams (Hannah)
To Lockhart/Gardner's disbelief, Louis Canning returns to face off against Alicia once again when the firm represents families of workers who committed suicide due to miserable working conditions. Meanwhile, Cary finds out shocking information about Kalinda.
43 :02x20 - Foreign Affairs
Writer: Meredith Averill
Director: Frederick E. O. Toye
Guest star: Herself (Erica Hill), Emanuele Ancorini (Spencer Carr), Fred Dalton Thompson (Frank Michael Thomas), Paula Garcés (Aida Rios), Dagmara Dominczyk (Isabel Sharp), Casey Biggs (Ryan Francis), Jon Prescott (Andrew Felise), Kiana Howe (Elisa Carr), Herman Chaves (Carlos Santos), Cady Huffman (Marina), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), America Ferrera (Natalie Flores), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley), Ana Gasteyer (Judge Patrice Lessner), Mike Pniewski (Frank Landau)
Lockhart/Gardner represents a small drilling contractor against a major oil conglomerate in a dispute that is going well until a South American dictator complicates the situation. Meanwhile, the election results are in.
44 :02x21 - In Sickness
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Martha Plimpton (Patti Nyholm), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley), Cady Huffman (Marina Vassel), Marin Ireland (Marjorie Garnett), Aaron Staton (Todd Roda), John Glover (Jared Andrews), Christopher Shyer (Dr Dominic Lawton), Aubrey Dollar (Nurse Zoe Gilman), David Fonteno (Judge Robert Parks), Joanna Merlin (Loni Goslin), Matt Malloy (Kevin Haynes), Robert A. Johnson (Himself), Deirdre Madigan (Lacy Tullner)
Lockhart/Gardner defends a patient in a liver transplant case against rival attorney Patti Nyholm; however, the case takes a turn when Patti is fired from her law firm and asks Lockhart/Gardner to represent her. Meanwhile, Alicia deals with emotional fallout from Peter's one-night stand with Kalinda.
45 :02x22 - Getting Off (1)
Writer: Leonard Dick
Director: Roxann Dawson
Guest star: Sarah Silverman (Stephanie Engler), John Pankow (Judge Cyril Handley), Erica Leerhsen (Dana Brigilo), Kelli Giddish (Sophia Russo), Sharrieff Pugh (Ben Glavis), Desmin Borges (Mark D'Amico), Felix Solis (Detective Rodriguez), Nick Sullivan (Abe), Bradford Cover (Alec Engler), Priscilla Shanks (Auctioneer)
Lockhart/Gardner defends Stephanie Engler, the owner of an adultery Web site, after one of her users is murdered; however, the civil case turns criminal when the murder is pinned on Stephanie. Alicia goes ballistic on Kalinda about her one-night stand with Peter, causing Kalinda to contemplate leaving the firm.
46 :02x23 - Closing Arguments (2)
Director: Robert King
Guest star: Seth Gilliam (Jacob Rickter), William Hill (Bailiff Pete Harbour), Jimmy Palumbo (Sal Barberini), Liza J. Bennett (Melissa Ellerbee), Kenneth Cavett (Robert Clayton), Brandhyze Stanley (Check-In Clerk)
Despite their tense relationship, Alicia and Kalinda rush to prove their client's innocence in a murder trial, while the timing might finally be right for Alicia and Will to pursue their relationship.
A New Beginning
Cast members and executive producers discuss the show's first two seasons.
47 :03x01 - The New Day
Director: Brooke Kennedy
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Kelli Giddish (Sophia Russo), Fred Melamed (Judge Karpman), Omar Metwally (Wasim Al-Said), Larry Bryggman (Professor Noah Fineman), Peter Jacobson (Michael Kahane), Nate Miller (Steve "Scoot" Sartori), Anne Marsen (Jennifer), Tom Reed (Amir Al-Zeid), Naifeh Satya Bhabha (Jimal Mifsud), Ammar Ramzi (Tariq), Seth Fisher (Jon-Erik Shapiro), Shauna Miles (Sheriff), Vanessa Wasche (Will's Assistant)
While the staff at Lockhart/Gardner adjust to new realities and relationships, Alicia must put aside distractions in her personal life to defend a Muslim student accused of murdering a Jewish classmate.
48 :03x02 - The Death Zone
Director: Jim McKay
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Eddie Izzard (James Thrush), Simon Delaney (Timothy Ash Brannon), Michael Kelly (Mickey Gunn), Brian Murray (Judge Mowbray), John Doman (Oliver Cardiff), Emily Swallow (Mandy Cox), Alex Draper (Joel Branch), Gretchen Egolf (Mia Lambros), Brad Oscar (Eric Atkins), Michael Aronov (Danny Lambros), Gregory Wooddell (Robert Lambros)
When Alicia wins a verdict in a libel case involving a British businessman, she must quickly learn to navigate English Law when the case is retried in British court via satellite.
49 :03x03 - Get a Room
Director: David Platt
Guest star: Leon Addison Brown (Teamster), Richard Vincent Holmes (Dr. Howard Farland), Dallas Roberts (Owen Cavanaugh), Anne Marsen (Jennifer), Lisa Edelstein (Celeste Serrano), Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (Ira Protopapas), Kristen Connolly (Maggie Reeves), Nina Arianda (Gretchen Battista), James Eckhouse (Walter Kermani), Sarah Litzsinger (Olivia Sumner), Michael Arden (Finn), John Bolton (Jason Doyle), Nat McIntyre (Heather Farm Worker)
Alicia and Will go toe-to-toe with his ex during a court-ordered mediation, while Eli and Diane clash over the best way to handle a dairy company's PR disaster.
50 :03x04 - Feeding the Rat
Writer: Keith Eisner
Director: Frederick E. O. Toye
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Lisa Edelstein (Celeste Serrano), Nicole Beharie (Imani Morehouse), Tim Peper (Travis Dolan), Wayne Duvall (Detective Harcourt), Sterling K. Brown (Andrew Boylan), Joyce Van Patten (Agnes Silvestre), John Lutz (Eddie Kolakowski), Annika Boras (Nina Dolan), Harvey Fierstein (Judge Francis Flamm), James McMenamin (Mitch Silvestre), John Cunningham (Gene Osterman)
Alicia takes on a pro bono case where the witness quickly becomes the prime suspect, but it's Lockhart & Gardner that may be in the most jeopardy, as Will and Diane consider their futures and the firm's direction.
51 :03x05 - Marthas and Caitlins
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Renée Goldsberry (Geneva Pine), Mike Pniewski (Frank Landau), Donna Brazile (Herself), Grace Rex (Martha Reed), Aaron Staton (Todd Roda), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'arcy), Ted Koch (Kenneth Ritter), Jeremy Kushnier (Kyle Lidtke), Berto Colon (Guard), Dylan Baker (Colin Sweeney), Lisa Edelstein (Celeste Serrano), Nicole Beharie (Imani Stonehouse), Anne Marsen (Jennifer), Zach Greenier (David Lee)
When Alicia's key witness commits suicide, she must turn to the only person whose testimony can salvage her case: Colin Sweeney. Meanwhile, Eli makes big moves on Peter's behalf.
52 :03x06 - Affairs of State
Director: Dean Parisot
Guest star: Joe Morton (Daniel Golden), Wayne Duvall (Detective Harcourt), Peter Riegert (Judge Harvey Winter), Parkey Posey (Vanessa Gold), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Meghann Fahy (Shelby Hale), Jake Silbermann (Jared Buck), Derek Mio (Chen Jin-Pyn), Giles Matthey (Dick Anders), Steve Rosen (Kim Carver), Jefferson Mays (Diplomat Van Buskirk), Greg Hildreth (Gary), Richard D. Busser (Officer Vickers), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'arcy), Chris Butler (Matan Brody)
While Alicia wades through diplomatic loopholes to defend a Taiwanese national, Eli is approached by his ex-wife to vet her for a possible political campaign.
53 :03x07 - Executive Order 13224
Director: Brooke Kennedy
Guest star: Ismael Cruz Cordova (Jimmy Patrick), Jennifer Lim (Diane's Assistant), Bob Balaban (Gordon Higgs), Jay O. Sanders (Judge Hal Ferris), Waleed Zuaiter (Danny Marwat), Michael Braun (Jim Duff), Stephen Sable (Dr. Val Phouayvongsa), Don Stephenson (Bob Lachness), T. J. Kenneally (Secret Court Counselor), Clark Jackson (Lt. Curt), Aaron Tveit (Spencer Zschau), James Clow (Young Man), Erin Fritch (Young Woman), Titus Welliver (Glenn Childs), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Carrie Preston (Elsbeth Tascioni), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'Arcy), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick)
Alicia worries that she will break confidentiality when the Treasury Department forces her to report on her latest client, while Peter reluctantly digs into Will's past transgressions.
54 :03x08 - Death Row Tip
Director: Joshua Marston
Guest star: Sarah Steele (Marissa Gold), Michael Irby (Ricky Packer), Leslie Uggams (Suzanne Packer), Mark Margolis (Father Jim), Christian Coulson (Andre Bergson), Alex Cranmer (Tom LaVere), Stephanie Kurtzuba (Public Defender), Bernie McInerney (Judge Jerry Glendon), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Romany Malco (Justin Coyne), Michael Kelly (Mickey Gunn), Anne Marsen (Jennifer)
Alicia races to win a stay of execution for a guilty man who has information which will keep another client from a murder conviction. Meanwhile, Eli tries to get ahead of a client's potential scandal and Kalinda may have met her match.
55 :03x09 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Guest star: Amy Sedaris (Stacie Stahl), Anthony Ruivivar (Capt. Moyer), Pepper Binkley (Sgt. Kastin), Charles Semine (Lt. Matt Ventura), Joe Paulik (Raymond R. Galecki), Shalita Grant (Sgt. Nora Swan), Ralph Byers (Undersecretary Brattle), Steve Bassett (Secretary Hitchcock), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Patrick Breen (Lt. Terrence Hicks), Linda Emond (Judge Leora Kuhn)
Tensions are high at Lockhart & Gardner as Alicia and Will argue in front of a mercurial military judge, Eli's confidence is shaken and Diane issues an ultimatum to protect the firm.
56 :03x10 - Parenting Made Easy
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Guest star: Paulina Gerzon (Shannon Vargas), Ismael Cruz Cordova (Jimmy Patrick), Bill Camp (Daniel Clove), Jennifer Carpenter (Pamela Raker), John Michael Higgins (Rodney Jesko), J.T. O'Connor (Boring Lawyer), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Michael J. Fox (Louis Canning), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Grace Rex (Martha Reed), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'Arcy), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley)
A routine arbitration turns into a battle of wills between Alicia and Louis Canning, but the pair makes an unexpected connection when a personal crisis interrupts the proceedings.
57 :03x11 - What Went Wrong
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Kurt Fuller (Judge Peter Dunaway), Lisa Joyce (Lisa Banner), Wendy Makkena (Cynthia Venegas), Cindy Katz (Senna Altman), Susan Kelechi Watson (Lauryn Fisher), Miguel Perez (Mario Alvarez/Foreman), Adam McNulty (Grant Rudnick), Nancy Ticotin (Admittance Clerk), Diane Hess (Judith), Katie Tuminelly (Juror #2), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Romany Malco (Justin Coyne), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Dallas Roberts (Owen Cavanaugh), Ismael Cruz Cordova (Jimmy Patrick)
As Alicia looks for a way to have a judgment thrown out following a shocking guilty verdict, she also begins to feel the consequences of decisions in her personal life.
58 :03x12 - Alienation of Affection
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest star: Greg Hildreth (Gary), Bryan Brown (Jack Copeland), Maggie Lacey (April), Edward Herrmann (Lionel), Jenny Powers (Olivia), Gerritt Vandermeer (Jason), Chris Henry Coffey (Jake), David Shumbris (Mr. Dobbs), F. Murray Abraham (Burl Preston), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Carrie Preston (Elsbeth Tascioni), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr)
Lockhart/Gardner's future is at stake when a couple whose divorce was overseen by the firm accuses them of encouraging the breakup for financial gain.
59 :03x13 - Bitcoin for Dummies
Director: Frederick E. O. Toye
Guest star: Jason Biggs (Dylan Stack), Jennifer Ferrin (Elaine Middleton), Michael Lerner (Judge Dwight Sobel), Rob Yang (Bao Shuwei), Jim Cramer (Himself), Richard Topol (Alex Krakowski), Gibson Frazier (Mitchell Tambor), David Furr (Tom Landis), Brendan Titley (Crypto Barker #1), Jeremy Beiler (Crypto Barker #2), John Patrick Doherty (Crypto Barker #3), Carrie Preston (Elsbeth Tascioni), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Bob Balaban (Gordon Higgs), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Rachel Hilson (Nisa)
Alicia defends a lawyer who hires the firm after the government arrests him for not revealing the name of an anonymous client: a mysterious computer programmer who illegally invented a new online currency.
60 :03x14 - Another Ham Sandwich
Writer: Leonard Dick
Director: Frederick E. O. Toye
Guest star: Jo Mei (Madeline), Ed Moran (Jasper), Lynda Gravatt (Mila), Susan Wands (Secretary), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Carrie Preston (Elsbeth Tascioni), Amy Sedaris (Stacie Hall), Anika Noni Rose (Wendy Scott-Carr), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'arcy), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), David Fonteno (Judge Robert Parks), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley), Zach Grenier (David Lee), David Pittu (Spencer Roth)
With her investigation complete, Special Prosecutor Wendy Scott-Carr presents her evidence against Will to the grand jury in hopes of sending him to prison for bribery. Meanwhile, Eli and Stacie Hall square off once again.
61 :03x15 - Live From Damascus
Director: Brooke Kennedy
Guest star: Omid Abtahi (Samir), Jonathan Groff (Jimmy), Bernard White (Kassim), Manish Dayal (Dinesh), Michael Nathanson (Randy), Julie Boyd (Anne), Aizzah Fatima (Furat), Teal Wicks (Sara), Rita Wilson (Viola Walsh), Parker Posey (Vanessa Gold), Denis O'Hare (Judge Charles Abernathy), Edward Herrmann (Lionel Deerfield), John Benjamin Hickey (Neil Gross), Amy Sedaris (Stacie Hall), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'arcy), Jack Carpenter (Patric Edelstein), Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge), Renée Goldsberry (Geneva Pine), Vanessa Wasche (Assistant)
Lockhart & Gardner leads a class action suit against a software company that allowed the Syrian government to "disappear" American citizens. Also, Will faces a hard decision in the wake of the Grand Jury proceedings.
62 :03x16 - After The Fall
Writer: Meredith Averill
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Merritt Wever (Aubrey), Nadia Dajani (Sara), Christian Camargo (Aidan), Parker Pogue (Derek), Jack Gilpin (Frank Anderson), Luke Robertson (Kevin), Patrick Page (Horton), Cassandra Freeman (Kristen), Ann McDonough (Joan Anderson), Mamie Gummer (Nancy Crozier), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'Arcy), Donna Brazile (Herself), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Renée Goldsberry (Geneva Pine)
While power grabs are being made at the firm, Alicia and Caitlin square off against old foe Nancy Crozier. Meanwhile, Peter discovers the price of taking the moral high road.
63 :03x17 - Long Way Home
Writer: Keith Eisner
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Cady Huffman (Marina), Bebe Neuwirth (Judge Friend), Morena Baccarin (Isobel), Donald Sage MacKay (Mike), Susan Pourfar (Waitress), Laurence Mason (Jeremy), James Lloyd Reynolds (Suited Questioner), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Dylan Baker (Colin Sweeney), Anna Camp (Caitlin D'Arcy), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Kate Burton (Victoria Adler), Renée Goldsberry (Geneva Pine), Edward Herrmann (Lionel Deerfield)
Alicia must once again aid Colin Sweeney when a sexual misconduct claim derails his attempt to win back control of his company. Also, Cary is faced with a moral dilemma when Peter tasks him with enforcing office policies.
64 :03x18 - Gloves Come Off
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest star: Deborah Rush (Judge Rigby), Peter Scanavino (Grant), David Costabile (Zachary), Richard Bekins (Dr. Rubich), Philip Burke (Cameron), John C. Vennema (Paul Eckert), Brian Carney (Coach Breen), Tally Sessions (Officer Nolan), Roya Shanks (Rita), Michael J. Fox (Louis Canning), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain), Elizabeth Reaser (Tammy Linnata), Fred Dalton Thompson (Frank Michael Thomas), Bryan Brown (Jack Copeland), Zach Grenier (David Lee), David Shumbris (Mr. Dobbs)
Alicia once again faces Louis Canning in court, but recent financial concerns lead her to reconsider his standing job offer. Meanwhile, Diane reconnects with the enigmatic Jack Copeland.
65 :03x19 - Blue Ribbon Panel
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Guest star: Matthew Perry (Mike Kresteva), Charlie Hofheimer (Officer Zimmerman), Charles S. Dutton (Damon Yarrow), Cotter Smith (Forrest Burke), Alexander Gemignani (Mr. Lesher), Vladimir Versailles (Ronnie), Carly Street (Officer Coffey), Marcus Neville (Eric), Kevin Hogan (Russell), David Drake (Jacques), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Kurt Fuller (Judge Dunaway), Jill Flint (Lana Delaney), Zach Grenier (David Lee), Cady Huffman (Marina Vassel), Peter Riegert (Judge Winter), Jerry Adler (Howard Lyman), Michael Boatman (Julius Cain)
When Alicia is assigned to be on a blue ribbon panel investigating a police shooting, she begins to question the motivations behind the chairman's actions. Meanwhile, Kalinda receives unwanted attention from the IRS.
66 :03x20 - Pants On Fire
Writer: Ted Humphrey
Director: Roxann Dawson
Guest star: Julianne Nicholson (Callie), Liesel Allen Yeager (Lindsey), Jason Kravits (Nestor), Sarah Sokolovic (Mary Jane Heidl), Will Swenson (Justin), Maggie Keenan-Bolger (Pamela), Libby Woodbridge (Megan), Lou Liberatore (Disbarred Lawyer), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Matthew Perry (Mike Kresteva), Parker Posey (Vanessa Gold), David Drake (Jacques), Mike Pniewski (Frank Landau), Dennis Boutsikaris (Tommy Segera), Joanna Gleason (Judge Romano)
As Alicia counsels a client whether to accept a strict plea deal, she's distracted by Peter's newest political rival, whose actions force her back into the public spotlight
67 :03x21 - The Penalty Box
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest star: Stephen Root (Judge Murphy Wicks), Jim True-Frost (Seth), Donna W. Scott (Mara), Michael Park (Lloyd), Kelly Deadmon (Carol), Sarah Zimmerman (Lynn), Brian Tarantina (Frankie), Nancy Lemenager (Laura), Keith Eric Chappelle (Sheriff), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), David Paymer (Judge Cuesta), Julianne Nicholson (Callie Simko), Jerry Adler (Howard Lyman), Mike Colter (Lemond Bishop), Jill Flint (Lana Delaney)
Alicia defends a judge against misconduct charges stemming from his days as a prosecutor. Meanwhile, Cary makes a career decision and Kalinda deals with the repercussions of Agent Delaney's investigation.
68 :03x22 - The Dream Team
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff, Meredith Averill
Director: Robert King
Guest star: Armand Schultz (Judge Wynter), Mark Linn-Baker (Judge Linden), Bridget Megan Clark (Bree), Chris Kipiniak (Evan), Curtis Shumaker (Salesman), Careena Melia (Mother), Ivan Hernandez (Michael), Chris Noth (Peter Florrick), Mary Beth Peil (Jackie Florrick), Martha Plimpton (Patti Nyholm), Michael J. Fox (Louis Canning), Jerry Adler (Howard Lyman), Tim Guinee (Andrew Wiley)
Will and Diane scramble when Louis Canning and Patti Nyholm team up to bankrupt the firm. Also, Alicia faces conflicted feelings regarding her relationship with Peter, and Kalinda's past catches up to her.