Alicia Florrick quotes from The Good Wife

Alicia

[Cary is afraid Alicia told Will about his being high] Cary, I didn't tell him.

Cary

Why didn't you? With the contest, you know, why-why didn't you tell him?

Alicia

I... There are so many people lined up against us, I just don't want one more.

Cary

I don't want you to lose.

Alicia

I know. I don't want you to lose, either.

Cary

I kind of like you.

Alicia

I'm surprised, but I kind of like you, too.

Alicia

I'm better than Cary. On the Broussard homicide. On the eyewitness cross. I've been working on this for three months, intensely, and Cary is just coming on.

Diane

I agree.

Alicia

You... Well, then, why? Why... why was I pulled off it?

Diane

I don't know. It wasn't my idea.

Alicia

Whose?

Diane

Will's.

Kalinda

[about Will and Alicia] You two do have a complicated relationship. You know, an unrequited thing.

Alicia

What does that even mean? An unrequited thing?

Kalinda

Look, I don't really deal well with all this high school stuff.

Alicia

And wouldn't that make him want me on the case, not off it?

Kalinda

I don't know. Alicia, complicated relationships are a breeding ground for misinterpreted action.

You know, you and I are going to be the best of friends, Mrs. Florrick. And you know why?

Alicia

I have no idea.

Because you're cautious, and so am I. Your husband isn't.

Alicia

I checked with Diane. Why I'm no longer on the Broussard homicide. She said it was your decision.

Will

Yes.

Alicia

I just wanted to make sure I hadn't done anything wrong.

Will

No, no, no, no. Of course not.

Alicia

Then I don't get it.

Will

Maybe it was a mistake. I... I've been feeling guilty lately about pulling you away from the Rucker defense and the Memorial North suit. I just thought that... I just thought with Peter coming home... your life's complicated enough. I should give you a break.

Alicia

But I don't want a break. I want to be here. I want to be doing a good job.

Will

You are doing a good job.

Alicia

Then use me. Peter can take care of himself. He's irrelevant to this. I want to be here.

Will

I want you to be here.

Alicia

Then... then I'm here.

Will

Okay.

Peter

I found condoms in your bedside table. I was looking for your letter opener. I thought maybe they belonged to Zach. You know, you found them in his room. But then I thought you wouldn't take them. You'd have a sensible conversation with him about responsibility. So then, I thought they were yours. But that didn't make sense because you have an IUD.

Alicia

I had it removed.

Peter

Oh, really? So condoms do make sense?

Alicia

They do.

Peter

For who? [she snorts and empties her handbag on the bed]

Alicia

Check it, Peter.

Peter

I said I was looking for your letter opener.

Alicia

I have other drawers, too. Did you check these ones? [she opens the wardrobe]

Peter

I said that I was looking...

Alicia

How about over here? Did you check this drawer?

Peter

What is it you need to hear from me? I will never touch another woman again.

Alicia

What do you want, a prize, Peter? It seems to be the minimum prerequisite.

Peter

For both of us.

Will

We can't drop our class action.

Alicia

I know.

Will

There are 68 other couples just like them. [she gives him a look] Yes, it's about the firm, too. But we can't drop the class action.

Alicia

I understand.

Will

Don't you like this? Being a lawyer? Isn't it fun?

Alicia

It has its moments.

Will

You came into my office. Last night, after you left, you came back to my office-- why?

Alicia

Will... help me out, please? I mean, we had... We had... whatever we had at Georgetown, and I just...

Will

But you came back.

Alicia

I know. It was wrong.

Will

Because you're married? [she remains silent] Okay, I have a suggestion.

Alicia

I like work. I like working here. I don't want everywhere I go to be a mess.

Will

We're not going to talk about this. We're not going to say any more, okay?

Alicia

Good.

Will

We're going to go to dinner in one week's time and we'll talk then.

Alicia

Please don't end up hating me. I need this job. I mean, I'm... I-I, I mean that... I'm sorry.

Will

[softly] Alicia. It's fine. We have bad timing. [he starts to walk away] We've always had bad timing.

Will

[over the phone] We're in a weird place, I know.

Alicia

It's okay.

Will

No. I don't like being in a weird place.

Alicia

I know. Me neither.

Will

When I look at you during the day, I want to know what you're thinking.

Alicia

Sometimes I don't even know what I'm thinking. Will...

Will

Yeah?

Alicia

If it had been differently... at Georgetown, if... if it had been us and not Peter, we would've lasted a week.

Will

No, we wouldn't have.

Alicia

We would have. It's romantic because it didn't happen. If it had happened, it would have just... been life.

Kalinda

The fact is, you know something about Stern no one else knows.

Alicia

I can't use it, Kalinda.

Kalinda

You can't not use it.

Alicia

It violates attorney-client privilege.

Kalinda

Only if you tell someone. So don't tell someone.

Alicia

It's over.

Peter

What is?

Alicia

Us. Me caring. Me actually thinking that you're changing.

Peter

I am changing.

Alicia

No, you're not. You want to think you are so you can go back to what you did before.

Peter

Then, help me. Help me. If you're right, help me.

Alicia

No.

I have respected the way you've stood by your husband. It's a lesson in forbearance.

Alicia

Well, it's a lesson in something.

Peter

Everybody has friends; everybody has enemies. I did things for Kozko as a friend.

Alicia

That were illegal?

Peter

No, but... the line gets fuzzy.

Alicia

[she shows him a bracelet] Who paid for this?

Peter

I did.

Alicia

Then why isn't the receipt in your name? I went to the store, Peter.

Peter

I wanted to get you something nice... I didn't have the money. Kozko lent me the money.

Alicia

And that was illegal.

Peter

That was... fuzzy.

Who's Will?

Alicia

Will Gardner-- my boss.

I heard you talking to him on the phone. A week ago. You were whispering. At night.

Alicia

He's my boss... and we used to know each other in college. And we thought that we were attracted to each other, but it's over.

What's over?

Alicia

Thinking that we were attracted to each other.

But he's still your boss?

Alicia

Yes.

So what happened?

Alicia

Actually, that's all I intend to share right now. Your father and I are agreeing to make this work and I have agreed to trust you again, so good night.

Will

Everything is all right.

Alicia

You sure? Because... I'm sorry.

Will

Alicia, you don't have any reason to be sorry. I was pushing a situation that was wrong to push.

Alicia

You weren't.

Will

I was.

Will

Don't worry. We're good. We're going to be good.