The Good Wife · Season 1
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.
I agree.
You... Well, then, why? Why... why was I pulled off it?
I don't know. It wasn't my idea.
Whose?
Will's.
[about Will and Alicia] You two do have a complicated relationship. You know, an unrequited thing.
What does that even mean? An unrequited thing?
Look, I don't really deal well with all this high school stuff.
And wouldn't that make him want me on the case, not off it?
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?
I have no idea.
Because you're cautious, and so am I. Your husband isn't.
I checked with Diane. Why I'm no longer on the Broussard homicide. She said it was your decision.
Yes.
I just wanted to make sure I hadn't done anything wrong.
No, no, no, no. Of course not.
Then I don't get it.
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.
But I don't want a break. I want to be here. I want to be doing a good job.
You are doing a good job.
Then use me. Peter can take care of himself. He's irrelevant to this. I want to be here.
I want you to be here.
Then... then I'm here.
Okay.
We represent murderers. We get them off.
No. We keep the courts honest.
And why shouldn't the courts be kept honest about Bishop? Everybody deserves representation. Does that stop suddenly when it comes to--
A criminal organization whose sole purpose is to sell drugs and to murder to control territory?
Sure. Put it any way you want, it's still a true statement.
We're doing this for the money.
Of course we are. We're not a charity! We do this or we lay off half of Acquisitions. That's ten lawyers and ten families.
Not to mention your season tickets.
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.
I had it removed.
Oh, really? So condoms do make sense?
They do.
For who? [she snorts and empties her handbag on the bed]
Check it, Peter.
I said I was looking for your letter opener.
I have other drawers, too. Did you check these ones? [she opens the wardrobe]
I said that I was looking...
How about over here? Did you check this drawer?
What is it you need to hear from me? I will never touch another woman again.
What do you want, a prize, Peter? It seems to be the minimum prerequisite.
For both of us.
Didn't we agree to not take this?
No, we agreed to cut the flowers and the paper cups. The least I can do is take the cases I want.
You sure this isn't pride?
Of course, it's pride. What's wrong with pride? Pride built the pyramids.
And Watergate.
I would like a ruling on my objection.
You are trying my patience...
I understand that, Your Honor, but we both know if you don't use the proper form of 'sustained' or 'overruled', the matter can't later be appealed. And I was surprised in reviewing your past court cases, how often you encouraged lawyers to move on without actually ruling, therefore avoided having your non rulings overturned on appeal. [he pauses] In my opinion.
Mr. Gardner, I have never been quite so offended in all my years on the bench.
I understand that, Your Honor, but I still want a ruling. A ruling I can appeal.
[about having a third partner] You're okay with giving up a third?
Of what, a sinking ship? Sure. We'll kill each other if we don't find a referee.
A third partner? Someone neutral, someone we both agree on? [she nods and they clink glasses] An optimism fills the void.
I think that's alcohol.
Just as good.
What the hell was that?
Do you have a map?
A what?
A map, so I can show you were you live. That, my friend, was a Chicago defense. Get used to it.
Religion is like a drug, in small doses it's curative, in large, it's addictive.
[after losing his case] Let's make a deal.
You just lost at craps, Will. You don't make a deal with the croupier; you just go home.
We can't drop our class action.
I know.
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.
I understand.
Don't you like this? Being a lawyer? Isn't it fun?
It has its moments.
Please, tell me you have something good.
Well, I'm not sure what it is. And my method for obtaining it is not exactly legitimate.
Illegitimate as in "I can't use it in court", or... we can go to jail?
I downloaded firmware and cloned Patti Nyholm's phone, in order to intercept her text messages. [he chuckles] What? You wanted something. I got you something.
You came into my office. Last night, after you left, you came back to my office-- why?
Will... help me out, please? I mean, we had... We had... whatever we had at Georgetown, and I just...
But you came back.
I know. It was wrong.
Because you're married? [she remains silent] Okay, I have a suggestion.
I like work. I like working here. I don't want everywhere I go to be a mess.
We're not going to talk about this. We're not going to say any more, okay?
Good.
We're going to go to dinner in one week's time and we'll talk then.
Please don't end up hating me. I need this job. I mean, I'm... I-I, I mean that... I'm sorry.
[softly] Alicia. It's fine. We have bad timing. [he starts to walk away] We've always had bad timing.
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