The Good Wife s06e12 Episode Script
The Debate
- That's all that happened.
- Sir, all I'm asking I did nothing wrong.
There was no sign saying I couldn't sit.
- I need to know the problem.
- The problem was I'm black.
All I was doing was sitting there until it was time - to pick up my wife and kids.
- Calm down.
- What's happening, buddy? - I gotta pick up my kids.
- No, you're under arrest.
- What? I didn't do anything wrong.
- Please, take your hands off me.
- We're not gonna argue with you.
We're not gonna argue with you.
Put your hands behind your back.
- I did nothing wrong.
- Don't make me use this.
Now you're gonna shoot me? - For what? - Put your hands behind your back.
Don't make me use this.
Don't make me use this.
No.
Don't do it.
No! Aah! No! Oh, my God.
- You're killing me.
- Cole! Tonight, a jury continues to hear evidence about the death of Cole Willis.
Willis' death at the hands of two police officers, Michael and Trenton, places Chicago on a growing list of cities protesting racial injustice by local law enforcement.
You'll definitely be asked about this.
Are these two cops guilty of, you know, involuntary manslaughter? - I can't comment.
The trial's still on.
- It's not still going on.
I have a friend in the courthouse.
Judge finished jury instructions.
- Talk about the luck.
- I can't comment.
Prady won't have any problem commenting.
He wants the black vote, he will play up the blah-blah-blah - Here, let me take the jacket.
- Can you do this another time? She's on in 20 minutes.
When do you advise I take in the arms? - You want something to eat? - No, nothing to eat.
- It'll make her wanna throw up.
- How about peanuts? - No, now go away, crazy lady.
- Okay, okay, okay, just listen.
You show support to the police, but also argue the best way to support the police Let's lose the necklace.
It's less fussy.
- Why didn't you do this before? - I need to see it on the body.
Okay, we have 18 minutes to go.
Let's hold it together.
Josh, step away for a second.
I'm the only one doing my job.
- Okay, take a breath.
- Where's Jon? - Who? - Elfman.
Oh, I don't know.
He'll be here.
Why? Never mind.
Take a breath.
Okay, the bad news is you're six points down.
The good news is this is your chance to take it to him, okay? Prady won't be expecting it.
We've lowered expectations.
Don't be afraid to interrupt him.
Tell him, "That's not true.
" She's eight points down.
She needs to shake you.
She'll interrupt you to get you to insist on the rules.
- But don't rise to the bait.
- Just roll with the punches.
You're the frontrunner.
Give off the air of the frontrunner, she'll look desperate.
He's a stickler for rules.
He'll complain to the moderator.
- He'll look small.
- You've got a call from work.
- A client.
- No, not right now.
We're in countdown mode.
- She has to focus.
- It's important.
Just take a message, I'll call them back.
- It's Neil Gross.
- No.
I have to take it.
He's our biggest client.
- Just give me a second.
- Alicia.
What's the problem, Mr.
Gross? Yeah, they're saying $30 million.
Thirty million.
I thought I said no higher than 15 million.
You did say 15 million.
Who's saying 30 million? I don't know, some guy, your lawyer.
I don't even know who he is.
- Evan? - Oh, Evan.
- Yeah, he's a good lawyer.
- Yeah, well, you need to protect me.
I have a prenup.
I don't know why I'm paying an arm and a leg.
Just so you know, Alicia, I'm thinking about leaving.
- Oh, don't do that, Mr.
Gross.
- Why? You're running for office.
I don't even I don't even recognize these people.
- I'll look into it and get back to you.
- Come.
Good.
I'm unhappy.
Put this here.
Don't wanna look like you're trying hard.
There's a last-minute change.
- We need to show you something.
- Just a second.
Alicia, it's eight minutes until you go on.
They changed the clock.
You know, the countdown thing.
- It's digital now.
I need you to see it.
- I'll tell her.
- Can I have Diane or Cary, please? - It's digital now.
Ah.
Thank you, thank you so much.
I have to confess, I feel like I'm 60 years older.
But I've missed this.
- I miss just Just being, - Diane? Talking about something other than going to prison.
But, yeah, it's been - I'm back now and ready to pitch in - It's Alicia.
Alicia, how are you? I think you're going on in about two minutes.
Yes, look, I just got a call from Neil Gross.
He's very upset about his divorce settlement.
- He called you? Why? - He said that Evan is offering $30 million, and he's threatening to leave the firm.
Well, this is a surprise to me.
We agreed to go no higher than 15 million.
I know.
There could be a chance that Evan is freelancing.
I have to go on, could you take care of it? Yes.
Good luck, kick ass.
- Kalinda, have a minute? - One second.
- What's wrong? - I think you may need to suit up sooner than you expected.
- My client is ruined, sir.
- She's not ruined.
She has the house in Brentwood, the apartment in San Francisco.
Emotionally ruined.
Scarred, distraught.
- You slept with my friend.
- You slept with my competitor.
- That was pre-existing relationship.
- Which you then renewed.
- Where are we, Evan? - We're agreeing on an amount.
And we said 30 million isn't enough.
Thirty million? How did we get to 30 million? We didn't get to 30 million.
Your lawyer offered 30 million, and we said it wasn't enough.
- Why did you offer 30 million? - I'll show you why.
Photos.
You may want to avert your eyes, dear.
This is you, Mr.
Gross, in bed with your ski instructor.
That's why your new head of family law, the one you promoted after I left, offered $30 million to settle.
Because these photos will not look good on TMZ.
That's intimidation, Mr.
Lee.
Class three felony.
Yes, if I indeed threatened you, but I did not.
I just know how salacious photos tend to find their way onto the Web.
Evan's always been our toughest negotiator.
I don't understand.
- What changed? - Did David Lee hire Evan originally? You think he's intimidated by his old boss? - I think he might be.
- No.
- Could you give me a half-hour? - Why? What's going on? I think that David Lee is offering him a job, but Evan's too afraid to bite the hand that will feed him.
Okay, so we put a pause in the negotiation.
See if we should replace Evan.
- What? - I've missed this.
All the usual disasters.
Do you want some water? You should hydrate.
- She's on in three minutes - When it's time to stop talking I need to see the necklace.
Hi.
Chris Matthews.
I am so glad to be doing this.
Oh, hello, I'm so glad you could.
With you two running for state's attorney, how could I not? - I'll see you out there.
- See you out there.
- Hi.
Chris Matthews - Okay, three minutes till you're on.
- Here are the key points again.
- Wait, we've got a problem.
I just got a call from a reporter.
We gotta think fast.
- Which one? - Patrick Mancini, with The Middleton Herald.
He's the one on the end.
He's a real jackass.
What does he want? He's, uh, got photos of the governor with Ramona Lytton, leaving her apartment.
From when? When were they taken? Two days ago.
He plans on making that his first question.
Eli, I thought he broke it off.
Yeah, stuck it in and broke it off.
Okay, let's not jump to conclusions.
I will talk to him, but in the meantime, I wouldn't rise to the bait.
How do we not rise to the bait? It's documented.
- Let my office deal with this.
- We've got three minutes.
- Alicia, you're getting a call.
- Not now.
- From the governor.
- Probably got a call from Mancini too.
Nothing you can say right now will make this any easier.
Just try and relax.
I'm away from my phone, so please leave a message.
- Are you ready, Mr.
Governor? - Yes, I am, Pastor.
And I wanna thank you for inviting me.
No, it's best if we can all talk with one voice.
- Yes.
- The fate of Michael and Trenton are now in the hands of a jury.
Um, can you just give me one second? - Eli, where are you? - Coming to you.
Don't answer any questions about Ramona.
They have photos of the two of you.
- From when? - Two nights ago.
Have they asked Alicia about it? Not yet, but they may in the debate.
Just don't answer any calls.
Let me work on this for a while.
- It's Bill Duncan.
- Oh, great, it's reached full saturation.
Mr.
Governor, I'll be there in a minute.
Bill, hey.
What are you hearing about the verdict? What? No.
Are you serious? We are on the verge of a race riot, and you ask about the governor's sex life? - Race riot? Really? - Shh.
No, I will not dignify that.
Just call me again when you get serious.
Yep, black people.
Just can't help themselves, can they? - I'm not saying you'll riot.
- Oh, thanks.
Well, you're not like other - People.
- What people? Black people? - No.
- What? Am I not black enough? No Yes.
You're more suburban.
- Why am I even here? - What? Eli, you never want me out of the office.
Tonight you wanted me with you.
I thought it was just a perk of the job.
Okay.
Well, I'm your black shield tonight, okay? Look, it's Roger Hailman.
Yeah, he's my friend at the courthouse.
Mm-hm.
Roger, hey, what's up? Ladies and gentlemen, please, take your seats.
We go live in 90 seconds.
You can't defer to the governor.
It's like throwing you-know to the sharks.
- I agree, but what does she say? - All marriages have their, uh Their blah-blahs, their trials.
That's acknowledging the premise of the question.
He slept with prostitutes.
It's acknowledged.
- "What's this have to do with my job?" - Accepts the premise of the question.
- It's questioning the question.
- Okay, guys.
Guys, I am gonna say it's none of their business.
It is, and that'll make you look defensive.
Say Peter and you have to trust each other.
- She'll look like a doormat.
- Let me finish.
Uh-oh.
- What? Dad can't get ahold of you.
The last one we wanna hear from is the governor.
- No, the jury is coming in.
- What? Wait, what? The Cole Willis jury is coming in right now.
They just went out.
Are you kidding? They deliberated for ten minutes.
We need a response, they're gonna ask See? Look.
- Okay, if they find the cops guilty, we - They're not gonna find the cops guilty.
Not after ten minutes of blah-ing.
If the verdict comes back not guilty, we comment.
No, we don't know where this is going.
I'm not saying she has to come out pro-cop or anti-cop, but saying, "Now is not the time to comment"? - She could be blamed for a race riot.
- She's not gonna cause a race riot.
- She won't be the cause - I don't know Guys, guys.
Okay, thanks.
Good evening and welcome to the debate for Cook County State's Attorney, coming to you from the ballroom of the Bonaventure Hotel.
In terms of the affair, the charges are unsubstantiated.
You'll handle it within the sanctity of your marriage.
Don't get provocative with the jury verdict.
- It could go either way.
- Don't be thrown by the digital clock.
Blinks green when you have ten seconds left.
- Why green? Why not red? - I don't know.
To screw with us.
Oh, and meet Prady halfway across the stage to shake his hand.
Your mic is live, so say, "Good to see you, Frank.
" You got it? - What? - You got it? "Good to see you Frank.
" I'd like to introduce the two candidates, Alicia Florrick and Frank Prady.
Good luck.
You'll be great.
Good to see you again, Alicia.
Good to see you too, Frank.
There are limits on the applause later, but for now, why don't we all give them a big hand? "Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
" Now, that's why we're here.
Not for the sweet words of flattery, but for justice, peace.
You can't get ahold of him? What do you mean? The mayor is in New Hampshire.
- You're kidding.
- It's not a bad thing.
Looks like rank selfishness on his part.
Yes, except we're trying to stop a riot from happening here.
- All right, get me his chief of staff.
- I have her on hold right now.
So what? He's taking a run for president? - Well - Sorry to keep you waiting.
This must be about the verdict.
The governor is worried about the mayor being indisposed.
Okay, well, tell him not to worry, Eli.
The mayor and I have been on the phone for the last hour.
Really? How'd he do that? I've been watching him on a live feed at a fundraiser in Concord.
Are you and I gonna have trouble tonight, Eli? Not unless this explodes on us.
Okay, it won't explode.
The mayor canceled all furloughs, we have 800 extra officers on the street, in riot gear, with tear gas.
They're going full Ferguson on this, sir.
Oh, come on, Eli, this is hardly an equivalent situation.
- Put me on with her.
- Hold on.
Hello, Franny.
Listen to me.
Can you hear me? Yes, Mr.
Governor.
- How are you this evening? - I'm fine.
I'm at the interdenominational conference downtown, and I need you to get your ass here right now, or I'm gonna drag the mayor through the mud.
I'm not sure what mud you're talking about.
You know what mud I'm talking about.
Now, I gave the mayor early warning on this verdict, and he's still sitting on his ass in New Hampshire, thinking he can sit this out and blame me.
Well, you can tell him that I'm the one in front of the cameras with the megaphone.
You have to understand, there were no flights, so it's Wow.
All right, let's go.
Questions will be asked to candidates on a rotating basis, with the first candidate given 45 seconds to respond, the second candidate, If that rebuttal mentions the other candidate by name, that candidate will have 20 seconds to respond.
Both candidates will also have ten seconds to ask the other a direct question.
Unless, of course, the candidate has exceeded his or her time, and then that candidate will have the option of adding to their time, but only by subtracting it from their closing arguments.
There will also be a lightning round, in which both candidates will have ten seconds to respond.
Mr.
Prady, you have 15 seconds.
I come in with a clean slate.
I have no bureaucratic grudges.
Nothing to prove.
All I see is a city that needs a new way, and I wanna be that new way.
Mrs.
Florrick.
I hear that a lot.
A new way, a new approach to crime on our streets.
But no matter what, whenever I vote for that person, we end up right where we started.
We end up with Um Uh, the murder rate continually climbing.
We end up In short, inexperience is not a value.
Mrs.
Florrick, time is up.
Mr.
Prady, in about ten minutes we'll have a verdict in the Cole Willis manslaughter case.
Do you have a comment on that trial? Well, Chris, I will in about ten minutes.
For now all I can say is I think we have to take a look at police training.
Why is she frowning? This is new to her.
Give her a second.
No, you prepped her wrong.
You got I gotta go.
Yeah, Eli, I just got off the phone with the mayor.
- We won't leave the police exposed.
- They won't be exposed.
But they go in with riot gear, they'll create a riot.
That's what happened in Ferguson.
With all due respect to the governor, we're deferring to the police on this.
No, you're playing politics because you want police support in four years.
And you want the African-American support, sir.
No one's winning a Nobel Peace Prize here.
- No one wins if there's a riot.
- Pastor.
Come on, let's not play dueling pastors here.
Pastor Jeremiah, I believe you know the mayor's chief of staff.
- Yes, I do.
Good evening.
- Good evening.
She believes the police should be ready with riot gear and tear gas.
That would be a terrible mistake.
I mean, the people wanna see justice done, but they will protest peaceably unless they are provoked.
Franny, the mayor goes in like Stormtroopers, he'll be blamed.
That attitude is contagious.
It diffuses a situation.
And it's all cyclical.
- How's she doing? - I can't tell.
There's some bad body language there.
Your time is up, Mr.
Prady.
Lightning round.
Do you believe the police were at fault in Ferguson, Mrs.
Florrick? Well, I'm not sure Actually, it's the lightning round.
You only have five seconds.
- It's complicated.
- Mr.
Prady? - It's a systemic problem.
- Good.
Next question.
Talk to us about race relations in Chicago, Mrs.
Florrick.
You've got 45 seconds.
- It's a work in progress.
- Hi.
You found out something about Evan? He's working with David Lee? - No.
- Then why is he caving? His son was undergoing surgery to remove histiocytosis tumors at the Lurie Children's Hospital today.
- Did you know that? - No.
The operation was successful.
He just found out an hour ago.
Well, I'm glad, but Yes, it was just before he made the $30 million settlement offer.
He's become nice.
Uh-oh.
We should send him home.
No.
We could open ourselves to a malpractice suit from Neil Gross.
- Then we step in.
- Yes, supply the backbone.
Kalinda, did you do any background work on Mrs.
Gross - before their marriage? - Yes.
And afterwards.
- Freelance work for David Lee? - Yes.
He wanted to see if she was cheating on him.
Is there anything interesting there? Yes.
Photos.
Good.
Poetic justice.
Using David Lee's work against him.
Ms.
Florrick, you have ten seconds to respond.
Uh, crime is crime.
Black and white shouldn't matter.
It often does.
But that shouldn't prevent the state's attorney from Your time is up, but why don't you finish that sentence? - doing my job.
- Good.
Let's turn to our journalists.
First up, Patrick Mancini from The Middleton Herald.
- Do you have a question? - I do.
Thank you.
Mrs.
Florrick, your husband has not always been faithful to you in your marriage.
In 2009 he, in fact, resigned from the office you're now seeking.
He was caught in a sexual scandal - I'm gonna interrupt you right there.
- I'm not finished, ma'am.
Yes, but you already called my campaign manager with your question, so I'm going to save you the trouble.
Oh, my God.
What is she doing? You have photos of my husband supposedly at the apartment of his legal counsel, is that correct? I wish you'd just let me answer my question.
I mean, ask my question My daughter is in the audience tonight, sir, and I would like to do her the favor of addressing your question, not answering it.
- Holy - Stop.
This is how I would answer your question, Mr.
Mancini.
How dare you, sir? Do you have a personal life? Do you have a spouse? Do you know what it would be like to have your personal life spilled across the stage like this? Broadcasted into the home of your friends, your workmates, your daughter's friends? Do you know what that's like? - I'm only reporting - It would be one thing if my job had anything to do with my husband's infidelity.
I'm not even sure what job that would be.
But your question would at least then be pertinent.
But I'm running for state's attorney.
I am running to be someone to put a dent in crime in this town.
What does that have to do with my married life? That was terrific.
She's brought her own pastor.
rumors about my husband's alleged infidelity would All right, I'll deal with that.
Why don't you make sure the police don't overreact? This is gonna be fine.
Gonna be fine.
- Mrs.
Florrick - I know I am past my time, but let me just finish up.
We are real people up here, Mr.
Prady and myself.
We're not cartoons.
When you hurt us, we actually do bleed.
I know that that is hard for you to remember, Mr.
Mancini, but it is worth trying.
If not for me, then for my daughter.
I Yes, thank you.
Mr.
Prady, do you have a response? I never finished my question.
If you wanna finish your question.
I'm breaking a story tomorrow about the governor sleeping with his legal counsel.
I didn't create the story.
I'm just reporting it.
Why don't I turn to Frank Prady? Fifteen seconds.
- Do you have a rebuttal? - I don't have a rebuttal.
But I, uh, will say this.
I think Mrs.
Florrick deserves an apology from the press.
- Ah.
My own handiwork.
- What are you talking about? David had you followed when he was representing your spouse.
That's why your prenup is void.
Isn't that right, Evan? Yes, it is.
David, 15 million is as high as we go.
No.
I'll keep these.
- We have the originals, David.
- Good.
Keep them.
These are good enough for TMZ.
Not that I'll give it to them.
I'm not sure you're getting this, David, your client broke her vows.
By sleeping with Mr.
Gross' biggest competitor.
That'll look good for you, won't it, Mr.
Gross? Your wife prefers SleuthWay over ChumHum? Amazing.
Just amazing.
Half my life is about lawyers these days, and just when I think I have reached bottom, the ninth circle of hell, there is always a circle lower.
After he calms down, tell him we'll settle for 100 million.
You have three hours, or we're out of here.
- Governor Florrick.
- Pastor.
Hello, Father.
Son.
Mr.
Governor, Pastor Isaiah believes the mayor's plan is the best way to handle any possible violence.
Really? Is that what you believe? I just know about a deal between you and my father.
What deal? An $80,000 religious study.
And I think it will be evident to those upset by the verdict that they're being misled.
- Why do you hate me so much, son? - I don't hate you, Father.
I just believe you're being misled by politics.
Your mother put you up to this.
The mayor's plan has been implemented, Mr.
Governor.
He asks that you assist his efforts by not withholding the National Guard reserves.
- This isn't good.
The verdict is in.
- Oh, crap.
I'm calling the mayor.
Get out the National Guard.
If the mayor goes in with this warrior stance, there's going to be violence.
- Mr.
Prady? - The point is, drug arrests have been on the rise for years now and the sentencing guidelines are crazily I'm sorry.
Time's up, Mr.
Prady.
Mrs.
Florrick, you have ten seconds for a rebuttal.
Yes, well, talking about guidelines, if there were guidelines I'm sorry again.
One second.
Excuse me.
- Our live feed has been interrupted.
- What the hell? - She was just getting into a rhythm.
- We're being asked to take a pause.
The Cole Willis verdict is in.
And we're switching over to live coverage.
The hope is that, in one or two hours, they'll switch back to the debate.
Stay tuned.
Camera two, take two.
Great job.
You're kicking ass.
Way to neutralize the sex stuff.
- Do you want some water? - Where's the food? In the hotel kitchen.
You want me to make you a plate? You're doing great, Mom.
The verdict is in, and the two police officers who killed suspected gang member Cole Willis during a routine arrest - were found innocent of all charges.
- "Suspected gang member.
" Really? The suburban father of two? Okay, let's not get upset.
Why? You afraid I'm gonna riot? Nora.
This is your Giuliani moment, sir.
Careers are built on moments like - Eli.
- I'm not saying take advantage of it, but no one will talk about Ramona - if you handle this properly.
- Eli, you need to stop.
Oh, good, I'm starved.
- Did they tell you not to eat too? - Yes.
- So how do you think it's going? - Oh, I don't know.
Every time I get started, they say, "Time's up.
" You had a good answer to that one reporter.
You were good with the racial question.
It's all artificial, isn't it? We agree on more than we don't.
We should debate now.
See if we disagree on anything.
Our handlers won't be happy.
Okay, you start.
It helps no one to throw the baby out with the bath water.
The system needs to be tweaked, not overhauled.
- You really believe that? - I do.
We're on the verge of another Ferguson, and you've No, that was about jury selection.
The prosecution screwed up on voir dire.
That's why the cops were found not guilty.
No, they were found not guilty because the system is inherently racist.
- Ask anyone.
- So, what do you do, then? If the system is racist, what is the state's attorney? You start with hiring.
The racial diversity in the office is a joke.
- How many white prosecutors? - No, but the exact opposite needs to be done.
It needs to be a pure meritocracy.
- No cronyism.
- To consider race? - That's not cronyism.
- Yes, it is.
We need good prosecutors.
There are a dozen defense attorneys I know making $400,000 a year that would jump at the chance to put criminals away.
They're sick of what they're doing now and Why don't they? - What? - They'd jump at the chance to be a prosecutor.
What's stopping them? Well, what's stopping them is that the office is poorly run.
They know they're gonna spend half their time - dealing with a stupid bureaucracy.
- No.
No, they don't jump because it's easier to talk about doing good than it is to actually do it.
Ha.
And you call me cynical? Chicago is on the verge of another Ferguson because the system is all white.
Because African-Americans don't see someone who shares their experience.
You know what's really stupid? You're two white people arguing about why black people are rioting.
That's what's stupid.
And you're saying there needs to be more black people in office, and that's why we need two more white people running.
Okay.
So, what do you do? Stop prosecuting so many drug crimes.
- That's why you should vote for me.
- That's exactly my plan.
They put a guy in prison for killing a dog last week.
Then these two cops kill a black man and what happens? - They go free? - We should go there.
- Now.
- What? Pastor Isaiah, would you like to come with me? - Where you going? - There.
to express their outrage over the innocent verdict - Are you serious? - Yes.
- Yes, let's go.
- Images of downtown Chicago, where hundreds of people protesting the Cole Willis verdict have begun gathering outside the city courthouse.
I'm gonna have trouble getting home tonight.
You might as well start home now.
- You want these photos on TMZ? - We do.
I don't bluff, Diane.
You know I don't.
- I don't, either.
- What's this? Deena's employment contract as in-house counsel at ChumHum.
Evan, what's going on? There's a standard non-compete clause in the contracts.
Oh, come on.
Deena was sleeping with the CEO of ChumHum's greatest competitor during the time of that contract.
If you ask me, that violates her non-compete.
- That opens her up to a suit.
- God, you guys are terrible.
Evan, do you agree with these kind of tactics? - I'm sorry, David.
- Yes, we're all sorry.
Fifteen million.
You have an hour to accept or it goes away.
My law partner, Cary Agos, was prosecuted on trumped-up drug charges, so I understand this issue.
Yeah, and he had all the advantages of a white entitled businessman.
He's a lawyer, he knew lawyers, and he knew how to work the system.
But you take any African-American up on drug charges Here you are.
Why don't we head back to the greenroom? - I'll meet you there.
- We should go.
Hey, let them talk.
She said she'd see you later.
So what? You would just stop prosecuting all drug crimes? No, nonviolent drug crimes.
I would de-emphasize them.
- You can just do that? - I can, but I'm not sure Alicia can.
- Why is that? - Politics.
I believe she'd want to de-emphasize drug crimes, but her critics would suggest she was doing this as a favor to her old client, Lemond Bishop, a top drug dealer.
- And they would be wrong.
- Which wouldn't matter.
The politics would work against her relaxing drug prosecutions.
But I don't have any history here.
- I am free and clear to act.
- Okay, folks, I think we're done here.
Why would you wanna stop prosecuting drug crimes? I can barely walk home at night with all the dealers on my street.
- It's mostly putting blacks in prison.
- They should be in prison.
Excuse me, why is this all about black people? Most of the trouble I have in my neighborhood - is because of the blacks.
- Okay, wait, wait.
What? I'm just telling you what happens.
- You're spouting racist bull.
- That's not what I'm doing.
You know what, man? There's no taping in here.
It's a proprietary issue with the hotel.
- How have you been, Pastor? - I'm well.
I see that you have been too.
I have.
It's been a while.
It has.
How are you and Alicia? Fine.
No.
No, you haven't been.
Well, life's complicated.
It is.
Still believe? Do I believe in God? At times.
You still pray? No.
Do you want me to pray for you? I don't know what I'd have you pray for.
That you be a good man.
Do you want to be good? I think it's a little late for that.
I want to be effective.
Does one discount the other? It can.
Tonight, for example.
I need to be effective.
Pray for that.
Okay, then what do you do? You talk about equality, you talk about overcoming racism.
- Because that's the point.
- No, that's the poetry.
That makes people feel good when you say it, but that is not the SA's job, and it wouldn't make a difference.
- That's cynicism talking.
- No, that's a defense attorney talking, saying that I have seen firsthand what prosecutors do wrong.
And I know how to correct it.
That's why I'll be better than you.
- You're not - I'm not trying to remake the world.
I don't think I can change people.
- I think I can change the office.
- Shoot whatever you want.
I can put defense attorneys in office who are hungry to put criminals away.
I can go after the top crooks because I know who they are.
- Because you represented them.
- Yes, and I know how they work.
I'm not going in hoping for pie in the sky.
We've had enough pretty words.
We've had enough of novices who talk a good game, but then throw their hands up when they realize they can't stop racism.
They can't make everyone good.
That's why people should vote for me and not you.
Frank.
Let's go.
Now.
You're eight points up, don't squander it.
- Get a photo.
- Oh, okay.
Ready? One, two, three.
How many people died of Ebola in America? One.
A black man who did everything he was supposed to do.
He went to the hospital.
What did they do? They sent him home with some aspirin.
Everybody white got cured.
Just the black guy they sent home with some pills.
George, how are you? - You lucked out.
- What are you talking about? Governor is sleeping with his lawyer, and the headline's a race riot? How dare you, George? The governor is facing one of his biggest challenges.
- Am I quoting you now? - No Back up.
And you're obsessing about some stupid, unsubstantiated sideshow? Okay, so, what do you want me to quote? The governor is pulling up now.
I want you to To look over there, and I will bring the governor to you.
- Why? What's going on? - Do you want access? Then go over there.
What are you doing here? Are you insane? The governor asked for me.
- Have you seen the news? - No one's reporting it.
I've been killing myself to keep it out of the news.
- But they see you - It's my job.
The governor wants to discuss the legal implications of closing the nearest cell tower.
No, no, there are so many things wrong with that sentence.
- Just go home.
- Hey, Ramona.
- You got a minute? - Peter, you can't be seen with her.
That'll bring Ramona back into the news.
Just need ten minutes, that's all.
Can you give me ten minutes, Pastor? - Sure, Peter, take the time you need.
- I have a question for you.
- Dear God.
- Are you all right, Eli? No, I'm not.
I just realized that I work very hard, and I am not appreciated.
You wanna talk about it? Okay, we're back in about ten minutes.
- All camera teams, stand by.
- What's going on out there? - Any violence? - Some, sporadic.
- Nothing cohesive yet.
- Yeah, nothing visual.
The news is getting bored.
That's why they're cutting to the debate.
You'll get more samplers than usual, so keep up the pressure.
And although it was unorthodox, your extracurricular debate with Prady - has got his people really scared.
- So just keep up the pressure.
I'm thinking of voting for you now.
That's how good you were.
Great.
I need to talk to Jon alone for a minute.
You weren't gonna vote for her before? No, I'm not a big voter.
I'm in my 20s.
Alicia, I'm not sure it's such a good idea Wait.
Listen.
It didn't mean anything.
What? In the parking garage? I was in a mood.
It didn't mean anything.
- Yeah.
- Jon, you can look at me.
It's fine.
It's fine, really.
It just surprised me is all.
It's a version of transference.
You know, sometimes candidates or their wives, they develop feelings of affection for their handlers.
- It's not - Okay, let's not do that.
- Okay.
- You don't need to instruct me - about my feelings.
- Sorry.
That's how I deal with things.
It's, uh It's whatever.
Ha-ha-ha.
- You still can't look at me, can you? - Heh.
Hm.
Look at me.
I don't have feelings for you.
We're good.
It just happened.
- I - What? House lights at half.
- We've got a problem.
- What's? What's wrong? - We're calling the debate off tonight.
- Really? Why? - Frank Prady.
He wants to delay.
- Did he say why? Tonight is not a night for political posturing and 30-second canned responses to questions about racial stratification.
- Tonight is a night for action.
- "Action.
" You mean, running away? That is why I am asking my opponent to join me in taking to the streets.
- Now is the time to listen.
- Is it the time to listen or the time for action? - Jackass, get your story straight.
- Well, this is perfect.
He just made a mistake.
Okay, here's what we're gonna do.
- Get out there - Get out where? At your podium.
And you tell the reporters you're ready to debate.
We get a photo op with you standing at your podium facing no one.
- I paid for this mic.
- Here's the thing, Alicia.
This is the turning point.
They just made a mistake.
Yeah, that's something Americans understand.
Cowardice.
The dog ate my Blah, blah.
You ready? Can you do it? Let's go.
No, I'm coming there now.
It's an irritant.
We can handle it.
Okay.
What happened, Neil? Deena used her knowledge with the ChumHum board.
Knowledge of what? The Fappening.
What? What is that? Naked photos of celebrities hacked online.
My ex-wife called the board and accuses me of not doing enough to stop the hacking.
Leaves us open to a suit.
- In what way open? - Yeah, well, here's the thing.
You're fired.
- I'm sorry, what? - You're fired.
You needed to close this down immediately.
You didn't.
Now I have to settle for 75 million.
You cost me 60 million.
- I'm done.
- Mr.
Gross, no other firm could've done anything else.
Cary, save it.
Your attorney screwed up.
David Lee took advantage of you.
That is why I'm stuck where I am.
I don't like losing $60 million.
I especially don't like losing it to a wife who cheated on me.
You need to get your act together.
That was unfortunate.
It was.
You know what we need to do.
I think I do.
Well, hello.
Do you wanna offer me more than 100 million? No.
We know you're not happy with Canning.
He's sick, and you've been carrying all the weight.
Well, well.
Kalinda's really been working overtime for you.
We want you back, David.
I guess you just can't quit me, can you? What do you want, David? We get no justice, you get no peace.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
We get no justice Eli, we need to talk now.
Yeah, I know.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter Ramona, I need you to not talk to anyone.
I know how it works, Eli.
What happened? He said goodbye.
So that's it.
Goodbye.
Goodbye, Ramona.
Did you have any luck, Pastor? She's here.
- Black lives matter - You gotta make this right.
- You gotta make it right.
- We get no justice It's good to meet you, Deidre.
I'm sorry about the death of your husband.
- Thank you.
- I think we all want the same thing.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
- Mayor's on his way from the airport.
- Good.
Good for him.
He's asking that you hold the press conference for 20 minutes.
This is not a press conference.
This is an urgent need to stop a riot.
No, it's not.
No one's rioting.
You're taking advantage Seriously.
The governor is stepping in for an absentee mayor - in the city's time of need.
- You don't wanna make an enemy.
No, you don't.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole All right, Pastor, what you got to say? Thank you.
I'm sorry that we have to meet under such circumstances, but I wanted you to hear from the person who should be the angriest at tonight's events.
Deidre.
Hi.
Cole was a good man.
If he were here right now, he'd be saying what I'm saying to you now.
This is not the time to break things.
This is the time to fix them.
Okay, all right.
All right, sister.
Tonight, we are not black or white, rich or poor That is Governor Florrick speaking from the Cook County Courthouse steps on an extraordinary night of protests and outrage.
It's odd, as we look at these images of protesting downtown, you go about your life, not even thinking about the injustices suffered by others.
And that's part of the problem.
But tonight we all have to Hello? I like what you've done with it.
What's up, David? I like this office.
It gets the morning light.
I'm glad.
What are you doing here? I've come home, Alicia.
We're partners again.
Isn't that great? We did what we had to do, and we'll keep doing it What happened? Oh, Alicia.
How did the debate go? We're not sure.
We think good.
What's going on? David Lee was just in my office saying he's coming back.
Yes, we're replacing Evan.
As of when? An hour ago.
Are you serious? You When did you decide this? An hour ago.
You can't just Don't you think it was important to talk to me? Well, we tried calling you, but we had to decide right away.
I'm a name partner.
- This is a decision for all of us.
- No, it isn't, Alicia, not anymore.
You running for state's attorney, that was a decision for all of us.
- I told you two - That it was about Castro.
It was about Cary being prosecuted by him.
Well, Castro's not in the race anymore, so why are you still in? I have 90 volunteers working for me, five paid consultants, small donations from 38,000 people, all trying to help me win.
And you're asking why am I still in? - Look, let's just take a moment - No.
- If I were a man - Come on.
- You never would've asked that.
- This is about two people trying to run a law firm.
This has nothing to do with sexism.
Like hell it doesn't.
I wanna win.
I wanna beat my opponent.
You wouldn't even blink if a man had said that.
Why am I still in? Because I think I would make a better state's attorney.
There.
You have a problem with that? Okay, we need to ready a statement for tomorrow's Sun-Times, and I need you to get on the phone with Michael Sneed in five minutes.
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
Everything's great.
I'm gonna win.
Yes, you are.
But we've gotta keep the momentum going.
Prady took a hit tonight, but we've gotta close the deal.
So, Michael Sneed is a great lady.
I've known her for a long time.
She's not gonna come at you with anything crazy.
She's gonna talk about family, why you got into law in the first place, avoid the scandal
- Sir, all I'm asking I did nothing wrong.
There was no sign saying I couldn't sit.
- I need to know the problem.
- The problem was I'm black.
All I was doing was sitting there until it was time - to pick up my wife and kids.
- Calm down.
- What's happening, buddy? - I gotta pick up my kids.
- No, you're under arrest.
- What? I didn't do anything wrong.
- Please, take your hands off me.
- We're not gonna argue with you.
We're not gonna argue with you.
Put your hands behind your back.
- I did nothing wrong.
- Don't make me use this.
Now you're gonna shoot me? - For what? - Put your hands behind your back.
Don't make me use this.
Don't make me use this.
No.
Don't do it.
No! Aah! No! Oh, my God.
- You're killing me.
- Cole! Tonight, a jury continues to hear evidence about the death of Cole Willis.
Willis' death at the hands of two police officers, Michael and Trenton, places Chicago on a growing list of cities protesting racial injustice by local law enforcement.
You'll definitely be asked about this.
Are these two cops guilty of, you know, involuntary manslaughter? - I can't comment.
The trial's still on.
- It's not still going on.
I have a friend in the courthouse.
Judge finished jury instructions.
- Talk about the luck.
- I can't comment.
Prady won't have any problem commenting.
He wants the black vote, he will play up the blah-blah-blah - Here, let me take the jacket.
- Can you do this another time? She's on in 20 minutes.
When do you advise I take in the arms? - You want something to eat? - No, nothing to eat.
- It'll make her wanna throw up.
- How about peanuts? - No, now go away, crazy lady.
- Okay, okay, okay, just listen.
You show support to the police, but also argue the best way to support the police Let's lose the necklace.
It's less fussy.
- Why didn't you do this before? - I need to see it on the body.
Okay, we have 18 minutes to go.
Let's hold it together.
Josh, step away for a second.
I'm the only one doing my job.
- Okay, take a breath.
- Where's Jon? - Who? - Elfman.
Oh, I don't know.
He'll be here.
Why? Never mind.
Take a breath.
Okay, the bad news is you're six points down.
The good news is this is your chance to take it to him, okay? Prady won't be expecting it.
We've lowered expectations.
Don't be afraid to interrupt him.
Tell him, "That's not true.
" She's eight points down.
She needs to shake you.
She'll interrupt you to get you to insist on the rules.
- But don't rise to the bait.
- Just roll with the punches.
You're the frontrunner.
Give off the air of the frontrunner, she'll look desperate.
He's a stickler for rules.
He'll complain to the moderator.
- He'll look small.
- You've got a call from work.
- A client.
- No, not right now.
We're in countdown mode.
- She has to focus.
- It's important.
Just take a message, I'll call them back.
- It's Neil Gross.
- No.
I have to take it.
He's our biggest client.
- Just give me a second.
- Alicia.
What's the problem, Mr.
Gross? Yeah, they're saying $30 million.
Thirty million.
I thought I said no higher than 15 million.
You did say 15 million.
Who's saying 30 million? I don't know, some guy, your lawyer.
I don't even know who he is.
- Evan? - Oh, Evan.
- Yeah, he's a good lawyer.
- Yeah, well, you need to protect me.
I have a prenup.
I don't know why I'm paying an arm and a leg.
Just so you know, Alicia, I'm thinking about leaving.
- Oh, don't do that, Mr.
Gross.
- Why? You're running for office.
I don't even I don't even recognize these people.
- I'll look into it and get back to you.
- Come.
Good.
I'm unhappy.
Put this here.
Don't wanna look like you're trying hard.
There's a last-minute change.
- We need to show you something.
- Just a second.
Alicia, it's eight minutes until you go on.
They changed the clock.
You know, the countdown thing.
- It's digital now.
I need you to see it.
- I'll tell her.
- Can I have Diane or Cary, please? - It's digital now.
Ah.
Thank you, thank you so much.
I have to confess, I feel like I'm 60 years older.
But I've missed this.
- I miss just Just being, - Diane? Talking about something other than going to prison.
But, yeah, it's been - I'm back now and ready to pitch in - It's Alicia.
Alicia, how are you? I think you're going on in about two minutes.
Yes, look, I just got a call from Neil Gross.
He's very upset about his divorce settlement.
- He called you? Why? - He said that Evan is offering $30 million, and he's threatening to leave the firm.
Well, this is a surprise to me.
We agreed to go no higher than 15 million.
I know.
There could be a chance that Evan is freelancing.
I have to go on, could you take care of it? Yes.
Good luck, kick ass.
- Kalinda, have a minute? - One second.
- What's wrong? - I think you may need to suit up sooner than you expected.
- My client is ruined, sir.
- She's not ruined.
She has the house in Brentwood, the apartment in San Francisco.
Emotionally ruined.
Scarred, distraught.
- You slept with my friend.
- You slept with my competitor.
- That was pre-existing relationship.
- Which you then renewed.
- Where are we, Evan? - We're agreeing on an amount.
And we said 30 million isn't enough.
Thirty million? How did we get to 30 million? We didn't get to 30 million.
Your lawyer offered 30 million, and we said it wasn't enough.
- Why did you offer 30 million? - I'll show you why.
Photos.
You may want to avert your eyes, dear.
This is you, Mr.
Gross, in bed with your ski instructor.
That's why your new head of family law, the one you promoted after I left, offered $30 million to settle.
Because these photos will not look good on TMZ.
That's intimidation, Mr.
Lee.
Class three felony.
Yes, if I indeed threatened you, but I did not.
I just know how salacious photos tend to find their way onto the Web.
Evan's always been our toughest negotiator.
I don't understand.
- What changed? - Did David Lee hire Evan originally? You think he's intimidated by his old boss? - I think he might be.
- No.
- Could you give me a half-hour? - Why? What's going on? I think that David Lee is offering him a job, but Evan's too afraid to bite the hand that will feed him.
Okay, so we put a pause in the negotiation.
See if we should replace Evan.
- What? - I've missed this.
All the usual disasters.
Do you want some water? You should hydrate.
- She's on in three minutes - When it's time to stop talking I need to see the necklace.
Hi.
Chris Matthews.
I am so glad to be doing this.
Oh, hello, I'm so glad you could.
With you two running for state's attorney, how could I not? - I'll see you out there.
- See you out there.
- Hi.
Chris Matthews - Okay, three minutes till you're on.
- Here are the key points again.
- Wait, we've got a problem.
I just got a call from a reporter.
We gotta think fast.
- Which one? - Patrick Mancini, with The Middleton Herald.
He's the one on the end.
He's a real jackass.
What does he want? He's, uh, got photos of the governor with Ramona Lytton, leaving her apartment.
From when? When were they taken? Two days ago.
He plans on making that his first question.
Eli, I thought he broke it off.
Yeah, stuck it in and broke it off.
Okay, let's not jump to conclusions.
I will talk to him, but in the meantime, I wouldn't rise to the bait.
How do we not rise to the bait? It's documented.
- Let my office deal with this.
- We've got three minutes.
- Alicia, you're getting a call.
- Not now.
- From the governor.
- Probably got a call from Mancini too.
Nothing you can say right now will make this any easier.
Just try and relax.
I'm away from my phone, so please leave a message.
- Are you ready, Mr.
Governor? - Yes, I am, Pastor.
And I wanna thank you for inviting me.
No, it's best if we can all talk with one voice.
- Yes.
- The fate of Michael and Trenton are now in the hands of a jury.
Um, can you just give me one second? - Eli, where are you? - Coming to you.
Don't answer any questions about Ramona.
They have photos of the two of you.
- From when? - Two nights ago.
Have they asked Alicia about it? Not yet, but they may in the debate.
Just don't answer any calls.
Let me work on this for a while.
- It's Bill Duncan.
- Oh, great, it's reached full saturation.
Mr.
Governor, I'll be there in a minute.
Bill, hey.
What are you hearing about the verdict? What? No.
Are you serious? We are on the verge of a race riot, and you ask about the governor's sex life? - Race riot? Really? - Shh.
No, I will not dignify that.
Just call me again when you get serious.
Yep, black people.
Just can't help themselves, can they? - I'm not saying you'll riot.
- Oh, thanks.
Well, you're not like other - People.
- What people? Black people? - No.
- What? Am I not black enough? No Yes.
You're more suburban.
- Why am I even here? - What? Eli, you never want me out of the office.
Tonight you wanted me with you.
I thought it was just a perk of the job.
Okay.
Well, I'm your black shield tonight, okay? Look, it's Roger Hailman.
Yeah, he's my friend at the courthouse.
Mm-hm.
Roger, hey, what's up? Ladies and gentlemen, please, take your seats.
We go live in 90 seconds.
You can't defer to the governor.
It's like throwing you-know to the sharks.
- I agree, but what does she say? - All marriages have their, uh Their blah-blahs, their trials.
That's acknowledging the premise of the question.
He slept with prostitutes.
It's acknowledged.
- "What's this have to do with my job?" - Accepts the premise of the question.
- It's questioning the question.
- Okay, guys.
Guys, I am gonna say it's none of their business.
It is, and that'll make you look defensive.
Say Peter and you have to trust each other.
- She'll look like a doormat.
- Let me finish.
Uh-oh.
- What? Dad can't get ahold of you.
The last one we wanna hear from is the governor.
- No, the jury is coming in.
- What? Wait, what? The Cole Willis jury is coming in right now.
They just went out.
Are you kidding? They deliberated for ten minutes.
We need a response, they're gonna ask See? Look.
- Okay, if they find the cops guilty, we - They're not gonna find the cops guilty.
Not after ten minutes of blah-ing.
If the verdict comes back not guilty, we comment.
No, we don't know where this is going.
I'm not saying she has to come out pro-cop or anti-cop, but saying, "Now is not the time to comment"? - She could be blamed for a race riot.
- She's not gonna cause a race riot.
- She won't be the cause - I don't know Guys, guys.
Okay, thanks.
Good evening and welcome to the debate for Cook County State's Attorney, coming to you from the ballroom of the Bonaventure Hotel.
In terms of the affair, the charges are unsubstantiated.
You'll handle it within the sanctity of your marriage.
Don't get provocative with the jury verdict.
- It could go either way.
- Don't be thrown by the digital clock.
Blinks green when you have ten seconds left.
- Why green? Why not red? - I don't know.
To screw with us.
Oh, and meet Prady halfway across the stage to shake his hand.
Your mic is live, so say, "Good to see you, Frank.
" You got it? - What? - You got it? "Good to see you Frank.
" I'd like to introduce the two candidates, Alicia Florrick and Frank Prady.
Good luck.
You'll be great.
Good to see you again, Alicia.
Good to see you too, Frank.
There are limits on the applause later, but for now, why don't we all give them a big hand? "Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
" Now, that's why we're here.
Not for the sweet words of flattery, but for justice, peace.
You can't get ahold of him? What do you mean? The mayor is in New Hampshire.
- You're kidding.
- It's not a bad thing.
Looks like rank selfishness on his part.
Yes, except we're trying to stop a riot from happening here.
- All right, get me his chief of staff.
- I have her on hold right now.
So what? He's taking a run for president? - Well - Sorry to keep you waiting.
This must be about the verdict.
The governor is worried about the mayor being indisposed.
Okay, well, tell him not to worry, Eli.
The mayor and I have been on the phone for the last hour.
Really? How'd he do that? I've been watching him on a live feed at a fundraiser in Concord.
Are you and I gonna have trouble tonight, Eli? Not unless this explodes on us.
Okay, it won't explode.
The mayor canceled all furloughs, we have 800 extra officers on the street, in riot gear, with tear gas.
They're going full Ferguson on this, sir.
Oh, come on, Eli, this is hardly an equivalent situation.
- Put me on with her.
- Hold on.
Hello, Franny.
Listen to me.
Can you hear me? Yes, Mr.
Governor.
- How are you this evening? - I'm fine.
I'm at the interdenominational conference downtown, and I need you to get your ass here right now, or I'm gonna drag the mayor through the mud.
I'm not sure what mud you're talking about.
You know what mud I'm talking about.
Now, I gave the mayor early warning on this verdict, and he's still sitting on his ass in New Hampshire, thinking he can sit this out and blame me.
Well, you can tell him that I'm the one in front of the cameras with the megaphone.
You have to understand, there were no flights, so it's Wow.
All right, let's go.
Questions will be asked to candidates on a rotating basis, with the first candidate given 45 seconds to respond, the second candidate, If that rebuttal mentions the other candidate by name, that candidate will have 20 seconds to respond.
Both candidates will also have ten seconds to ask the other a direct question.
Unless, of course, the candidate has exceeded his or her time, and then that candidate will have the option of adding to their time, but only by subtracting it from their closing arguments.
There will also be a lightning round, in which both candidates will have ten seconds to respond.
Mr.
Prady, you have 15 seconds.
I come in with a clean slate.
I have no bureaucratic grudges.
Nothing to prove.
All I see is a city that needs a new way, and I wanna be that new way.
Mrs.
Florrick.
I hear that a lot.
A new way, a new approach to crime on our streets.
But no matter what, whenever I vote for that person, we end up right where we started.
We end up with Um Uh, the murder rate continually climbing.
We end up In short, inexperience is not a value.
Mrs.
Florrick, time is up.
Mr.
Prady, in about ten minutes we'll have a verdict in the Cole Willis manslaughter case.
Do you have a comment on that trial? Well, Chris, I will in about ten minutes.
For now all I can say is I think we have to take a look at police training.
Why is she frowning? This is new to her.
Give her a second.
No, you prepped her wrong.
You got I gotta go.
Yeah, Eli, I just got off the phone with the mayor.
- We won't leave the police exposed.
- They won't be exposed.
But they go in with riot gear, they'll create a riot.
That's what happened in Ferguson.
With all due respect to the governor, we're deferring to the police on this.
No, you're playing politics because you want police support in four years.
And you want the African-American support, sir.
No one's winning a Nobel Peace Prize here.
- No one wins if there's a riot.
- Pastor.
Come on, let's not play dueling pastors here.
Pastor Jeremiah, I believe you know the mayor's chief of staff.
- Yes, I do.
Good evening.
- Good evening.
She believes the police should be ready with riot gear and tear gas.
That would be a terrible mistake.
I mean, the people wanna see justice done, but they will protest peaceably unless they are provoked.
Franny, the mayor goes in like Stormtroopers, he'll be blamed.
That attitude is contagious.
It diffuses a situation.
And it's all cyclical.
- How's she doing? - I can't tell.
There's some bad body language there.
Your time is up, Mr.
Prady.
Lightning round.
Do you believe the police were at fault in Ferguson, Mrs.
Florrick? Well, I'm not sure Actually, it's the lightning round.
You only have five seconds.
- It's complicated.
- Mr.
Prady? - It's a systemic problem.
- Good.
Next question.
Talk to us about race relations in Chicago, Mrs.
Florrick.
You've got 45 seconds.
- It's a work in progress.
- Hi.
You found out something about Evan? He's working with David Lee? - No.
- Then why is he caving? His son was undergoing surgery to remove histiocytosis tumors at the Lurie Children's Hospital today.
- Did you know that? - No.
The operation was successful.
He just found out an hour ago.
Well, I'm glad, but Yes, it was just before he made the $30 million settlement offer.
He's become nice.
Uh-oh.
We should send him home.
No.
We could open ourselves to a malpractice suit from Neil Gross.
- Then we step in.
- Yes, supply the backbone.
Kalinda, did you do any background work on Mrs.
Gross - before their marriage? - Yes.
And afterwards.
- Freelance work for David Lee? - Yes.
He wanted to see if she was cheating on him.
Is there anything interesting there? Yes.
Photos.
Good.
Poetic justice.
Using David Lee's work against him.
Ms.
Florrick, you have ten seconds to respond.
Uh, crime is crime.
Black and white shouldn't matter.
It often does.
But that shouldn't prevent the state's attorney from Your time is up, but why don't you finish that sentence? - doing my job.
- Good.
Let's turn to our journalists.
First up, Patrick Mancini from The Middleton Herald.
- Do you have a question? - I do.
Thank you.
Mrs.
Florrick, your husband has not always been faithful to you in your marriage.
In 2009 he, in fact, resigned from the office you're now seeking.
He was caught in a sexual scandal - I'm gonna interrupt you right there.
- I'm not finished, ma'am.
Yes, but you already called my campaign manager with your question, so I'm going to save you the trouble.
Oh, my God.
What is she doing? You have photos of my husband supposedly at the apartment of his legal counsel, is that correct? I wish you'd just let me answer my question.
I mean, ask my question My daughter is in the audience tonight, sir, and I would like to do her the favor of addressing your question, not answering it.
- Holy - Stop.
This is how I would answer your question, Mr.
Mancini.
How dare you, sir? Do you have a personal life? Do you have a spouse? Do you know what it would be like to have your personal life spilled across the stage like this? Broadcasted into the home of your friends, your workmates, your daughter's friends? Do you know what that's like? - I'm only reporting - It would be one thing if my job had anything to do with my husband's infidelity.
I'm not even sure what job that would be.
But your question would at least then be pertinent.
But I'm running for state's attorney.
I am running to be someone to put a dent in crime in this town.
What does that have to do with my married life? That was terrific.
She's brought her own pastor.
rumors about my husband's alleged infidelity would All right, I'll deal with that.
Why don't you make sure the police don't overreact? This is gonna be fine.
Gonna be fine.
- Mrs.
Florrick - I know I am past my time, but let me just finish up.
We are real people up here, Mr.
Prady and myself.
We're not cartoons.
When you hurt us, we actually do bleed.
I know that that is hard for you to remember, Mr.
Mancini, but it is worth trying.
If not for me, then for my daughter.
I Yes, thank you.
Mr.
Prady, do you have a response? I never finished my question.
If you wanna finish your question.
I'm breaking a story tomorrow about the governor sleeping with his legal counsel.
I didn't create the story.
I'm just reporting it.
Why don't I turn to Frank Prady? Fifteen seconds.
- Do you have a rebuttal? - I don't have a rebuttal.
But I, uh, will say this.
I think Mrs.
Florrick deserves an apology from the press.
- Ah.
My own handiwork.
- What are you talking about? David had you followed when he was representing your spouse.
That's why your prenup is void.
Isn't that right, Evan? Yes, it is.
David, 15 million is as high as we go.
No.
I'll keep these.
- We have the originals, David.
- Good.
Keep them.
These are good enough for TMZ.
Not that I'll give it to them.
I'm not sure you're getting this, David, your client broke her vows.
By sleeping with Mr.
Gross' biggest competitor.
That'll look good for you, won't it, Mr.
Gross? Your wife prefers SleuthWay over ChumHum? Amazing.
Just amazing.
Half my life is about lawyers these days, and just when I think I have reached bottom, the ninth circle of hell, there is always a circle lower.
After he calms down, tell him we'll settle for 100 million.
You have three hours, or we're out of here.
- Governor Florrick.
- Pastor.
Hello, Father.
Son.
Mr.
Governor, Pastor Isaiah believes the mayor's plan is the best way to handle any possible violence.
Really? Is that what you believe? I just know about a deal between you and my father.
What deal? An $80,000 religious study.
And I think it will be evident to those upset by the verdict that they're being misled.
- Why do you hate me so much, son? - I don't hate you, Father.
I just believe you're being misled by politics.
Your mother put you up to this.
The mayor's plan has been implemented, Mr.
Governor.
He asks that you assist his efforts by not withholding the National Guard reserves.
- This isn't good.
The verdict is in.
- Oh, crap.
I'm calling the mayor.
Get out the National Guard.
If the mayor goes in with this warrior stance, there's going to be violence.
- Mr.
Prady? - The point is, drug arrests have been on the rise for years now and the sentencing guidelines are crazily I'm sorry.
Time's up, Mr.
Prady.
Mrs.
Florrick, you have ten seconds for a rebuttal.
Yes, well, talking about guidelines, if there were guidelines I'm sorry again.
One second.
Excuse me.
- Our live feed has been interrupted.
- What the hell? - She was just getting into a rhythm.
- We're being asked to take a pause.
The Cole Willis verdict is in.
And we're switching over to live coverage.
The hope is that, in one or two hours, they'll switch back to the debate.
Stay tuned.
Camera two, take two.
Great job.
You're kicking ass.
Way to neutralize the sex stuff.
- Do you want some water? - Where's the food? In the hotel kitchen.
You want me to make you a plate? You're doing great, Mom.
The verdict is in, and the two police officers who killed suspected gang member Cole Willis during a routine arrest - were found innocent of all charges.
- "Suspected gang member.
" Really? The suburban father of two? Okay, let's not get upset.
Why? You afraid I'm gonna riot? Nora.
This is your Giuliani moment, sir.
Careers are built on moments like - Eli.
- I'm not saying take advantage of it, but no one will talk about Ramona - if you handle this properly.
- Eli, you need to stop.
Oh, good, I'm starved.
- Did they tell you not to eat too? - Yes.
- So how do you think it's going? - Oh, I don't know.
Every time I get started, they say, "Time's up.
" You had a good answer to that one reporter.
You were good with the racial question.
It's all artificial, isn't it? We agree on more than we don't.
We should debate now.
See if we disagree on anything.
Our handlers won't be happy.
Okay, you start.
It helps no one to throw the baby out with the bath water.
The system needs to be tweaked, not overhauled.
- You really believe that? - I do.
We're on the verge of another Ferguson, and you've No, that was about jury selection.
The prosecution screwed up on voir dire.
That's why the cops were found not guilty.
No, they were found not guilty because the system is inherently racist.
- Ask anyone.
- So, what do you do, then? If the system is racist, what is the state's attorney? You start with hiring.
The racial diversity in the office is a joke.
- How many white prosecutors? - No, but the exact opposite needs to be done.
It needs to be a pure meritocracy.
- No cronyism.
- To consider race? - That's not cronyism.
- Yes, it is.
We need good prosecutors.
There are a dozen defense attorneys I know making $400,000 a year that would jump at the chance to put criminals away.
They're sick of what they're doing now and Why don't they? - What? - They'd jump at the chance to be a prosecutor.
What's stopping them? Well, what's stopping them is that the office is poorly run.
They know they're gonna spend half their time - dealing with a stupid bureaucracy.
- No.
No, they don't jump because it's easier to talk about doing good than it is to actually do it.
Ha.
And you call me cynical? Chicago is on the verge of another Ferguson because the system is all white.
Because African-Americans don't see someone who shares their experience.
You know what's really stupid? You're two white people arguing about why black people are rioting.
That's what's stupid.
And you're saying there needs to be more black people in office, and that's why we need two more white people running.
Okay.
So, what do you do? Stop prosecuting so many drug crimes.
- That's why you should vote for me.
- That's exactly my plan.
They put a guy in prison for killing a dog last week.
Then these two cops kill a black man and what happens? - They go free? - We should go there.
- Now.
- What? Pastor Isaiah, would you like to come with me? - Where you going? - There.
to express their outrage over the innocent verdict - Are you serious? - Yes.
- Yes, let's go.
- Images of downtown Chicago, where hundreds of people protesting the Cole Willis verdict have begun gathering outside the city courthouse.
I'm gonna have trouble getting home tonight.
You might as well start home now.
- You want these photos on TMZ? - We do.
I don't bluff, Diane.
You know I don't.
- I don't, either.
- What's this? Deena's employment contract as in-house counsel at ChumHum.
Evan, what's going on? There's a standard non-compete clause in the contracts.
Oh, come on.
Deena was sleeping with the CEO of ChumHum's greatest competitor during the time of that contract.
If you ask me, that violates her non-compete.
- That opens her up to a suit.
- God, you guys are terrible.
Evan, do you agree with these kind of tactics? - I'm sorry, David.
- Yes, we're all sorry.
Fifteen million.
You have an hour to accept or it goes away.
My law partner, Cary Agos, was prosecuted on trumped-up drug charges, so I understand this issue.
Yeah, and he had all the advantages of a white entitled businessman.
He's a lawyer, he knew lawyers, and he knew how to work the system.
But you take any African-American up on drug charges Here you are.
Why don't we head back to the greenroom? - I'll meet you there.
- We should go.
Hey, let them talk.
She said she'd see you later.
So what? You would just stop prosecuting all drug crimes? No, nonviolent drug crimes.
I would de-emphasize them.
- You can just do that? - I can, but I'm not sure Alicia can.
- Why is that? - Politics.
I believe she'd want to de-emphasize drug crimes, but her critics would suggest she was doing this as a favor to her old client, Lemond Bishop, a top drug dealer.
- And they would be wrong.
- Which wouldn't matter.
The politics would work against her relaxing drug prosecutions.
But I don't have any history here.
- I am free and clear to act.
- Okay, folks, I think we're done here.
Why would you wanna stop prosecuting drug crimes? I can barely walk home at night with all the dealers on my street.
- It's mostly putting blacks in prison.
- They should be in prison.
Excuse me, why is this all about black people? Most of the trouble I have in my neighborhood - is because of the blacks.
- Okay, wait, wait.
What? I'm just telling you what happens.
- You're spouting racist bull.
- That's not what I'm doing.
You know what, man? There's no taping in here.
It's a proprietary issue with the hotel.
- How have you been, Pastor? - I'm well.
I see that you have been too.
I have.
It's been a while.
It has.
How are you and Alicia? Fine.
No.
No, you haven't been.
Well, life's complicated.
It is.
Still believe? Do I believe in God? At times.
You still pray? No.
Do you want me to pray for you? I don't know what I'd have you pray for.
That you be a good man.
Do you want to be good? I think it's a little late for that.
I want to be effective.
Does one discount the other? It can.
Tonight, for example.
I need to be effective.
Pray for that.
Okay, then what do you do? You talk about equality, you talk about overcoming racism.
- Because that's the point.
- No, that's the poetry.
That makes people feel good when you say it, but that is not the SA's job, and it wouldn't make a difference.
- That's cynicism talking.
- No, that's a defense attorney talking, saying that I have seen firsthand what prosecutors do wrong.
And I know how to correct it.
That's why I'll be better than you.
- You're not - I'm not trying to remake the world.
I don't think I can change people.
- I think I can change the office.
- Shoot whatever you want.
I can put defense attorneys in office who are hungry to put criminals away.
I can go after the top crooks because I know who they are.
- Because you represented them.
- Yes, and I know how they work.
I'm not going in hoping for pie in the sky.
We've had enough pretty words.
We've had enough of novices who talk a good game, but then throw their hands up when they realize they can't stop racism.
They can't make everyone good.
That's why people should vote for me and not you.
Frank.
Let's go.
Now.
You're eight points up, don't squander it.
- Get a photo.
- Oh, okay.
Ready? One, two, three.
How many people died of Ebola in America? One.
A black man who did everything he was supposed to do.
He went to the hospital.
What did they do? They sent him home with some aspirin.
Everybody white got cured.
Just the black guy they sent home with some pills.
George, how are you? - You lucked out.
- What are you talking about? Governor is sleeping with his lawyer, and the headline's a race riot? How dare you, George? The governor is facing one of his biggest challenges.
- Am I quoting you now? - No Back up.
And you're obsessing about some stupid, unsubstantiated sideshow? Okay, so, what do you want me to quote? The governor is pulling up now.
I want you to To look over there, and I will bring the governor to you.
- Why? What's going on? - Do you want access? Then go over there.
What are you doing here? Are you insane? The governor asked for me.
- Have you seen the news? - No one's reporting it.
I've been killing myself to keep it out of the news.
- But they see you - It's my job.
The governor wants to discuss the legal implications of closing the nearest cell tower.
No, no, there are so many things wrong with that sentence.
- Just go home.
- Hey, Ramona.
- You got a minute? - Peter, you can't be seen with her.
That'll bring Ramona back into the news.
Just need ten minutes, that's all.
Can you give me ten minutes, Pastor? - Sure, Peter, take the time you need.
- I have a question for you.
- Dear God.
- Are you all right, Eli? No, I'm not.
I just realized that I work very hard, and I am not appreciated.
You wanna talk about it? Okay, we're back in about ten minutes.
- All camera teams, stand by.
- What's going on out there? - Any violence? - Some, sporadic.
- Nothing cohesive yet.
- Yeah, nothing visual.
The news is getting bored.
That's why they're cutting to the debate.
You'll get more samplers than usual, so keep up the pressure.
And although it was unorthodox, your extracurricular debate with Prady - has got his people really scared.
- So just keep up the pressure.
I'm thinking of voting for you now.
That's how good you were.
Great.
I need to talk to Jon alone for a minute.
You weren't gonna vote for her before? No, I'm not a big voter.
I'm in my 20s.
Alicia, I'm not sure it's such a good idea Wait.
Listen.
It didn't mean anything.
What? In the parking garage? I was in a mood.
It didn't mean anything.
- Yeah.
- Jon, you can look at me.
It's fine.
It's fine, really.
It just surprised me is all.
It's a version of transference.
You know, sometimes candidates or their wives, they develop feelings of affection for their handlers.
- It's not - Okay, let's not do that.
- Okay.
- You don't need to instruct me - about my feelings.
- Sorry.
That's how I deal with things.
It's, uh It's whatever.
Ha-ha-ha.
- You still can't look at me, can you? - Heh.
Hm.
Look at me.
I don't have feelings for you.
We're good.
It just happened.
- I - What? House lights at half.
- We've got a problem.
- What's? What's wrong? - We're calling the debate off tonight.
- Really? Why? - Frank Prady.
He wants to delay.
- Did he say why? Tonight is not a night for political posturing and 30-second canned responses to questions about racial stratification.
- Tonight is a night for action.
- "Action.
" You mean, running away? That is why I am asking my opponent to join me in taking to the streets.
- Now is the time to listen.
- Is it the time to listen or the time for action? - Jackass, get your story straight.
- Well, this is perfect.
He just made a mistake.
Okay, here's what we're gonna do.
- Get out there - Get out where? At your podium.
And you tell the reporters you're ready to debate.
We get a photo op with you standing at your podium facing no one.
- I paid for this mic.
- Here's the thing, Alicia.
This is the turning point.
They just made a mistake.
Yeah, that's something Americans understand.
Cowardice.
The dog ate my Blah, blah.
You ready? Can you do it? Let's go.
No, I'm coming there now.
It's an irritant.
We can handle it.
Okay.
What happened, Neil? Deena used her knowledge with the ChumHum board.
Knowledge of what? The Fappening.
What? What is that? Naked photos of celebrities hacked online.
My ex-wife called the board and accuses me of not doing enough to stop the hacking.
Leaves us open to a suit.
- In what way open? - Yeah, well, here's the thing.
You're fired.
- I'm sorry, what? - You're fired.
You needed to close this down immediately.
You didn't.
Now I have to settle for 75 million.
You cost me 60 million.
- I'm done.
- Mr.
Gross, no other firm could've done anything else.
Cary, save it.
Your attorney screwed up.
David Lee took advantage of you.
That is why I'm stuck where I am.
I don't like losing $60 million.
I especially don't like losing it to a wife who cheated on me.
You need to get your act together.
That was unfortunate.
It was.
You know what we need to do.
I think I do.
Well, hello.
Do you wanna offer me more than 100 million? No.
We know you're not happy with Canning.
He's sick, and you've been carrying all the weight.
Well, well.
Kalinda's really been working overtime for you.
We want you back, David.
I guess you just can't quit me, can you? What do you want, David? We get no justice, you get no peace.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
We get no justice Eli, we need to talk now.
Yeah, I know.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter Ramona, I need you to not talk to anyone.
I know how it works, Eli.
What happened? He said goodbye.
So that's it.
Goodbye.
Goodbye, Ramona.
Did you have any luck, Pastor? She's here.
- Black lives matter - You gotta make this right.
- You gotta make it right.
- We get no justice It's good to meet you, Deidre.
I'm sorry about the death of your husband.
- Thank you.
- I think we all want the same thing.
We get no justice, you get no peace.
- Mayor's on his way from the airport.
- Good.
Good for him.
He's asking that you hold the press conference for 20 minutes.
This is not a press conference.
This is an urgent need to stop a riot.
No, it's not.
No one's rioting.
You're taking advantage Seriously.
The governor is stepping in for an absentee mayor - in the city's time of need.
- You don't wanna make an enemy.
No, you don't.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole.
Cole All right, Pastor, what you got to say? Thank you.
I'm sorry that we have to meet under such circumstances, but I wanted you to hear from the person who should be the angriest at tonight's events.
Deidre.
Hi.
Cole was a good man.
If he were here right now, he'd be saying what I'm saying to you now.
This is not the time to break things.
This is the time to fix them.
Okay, all right.
All right, sister.
Tonight, we are not black or white, rich or poor That is Governor Florrick speaking from the Cook County Courthouse steps on an extraordinary night of protests and outrage.
It's odd, as we look at these images of protesting downtown, you go about your life, not even thinking about the injustices suffered by others.
And that's part of the problem.
But tonight we all have to Hello? I like what you've done with it.
What's up, David? I like this office.
It gets the morning light.
I'm glad.
What are you doing here? I've come home, Alicia.
We're partners again.
Isn't that great? We did what we had to do, and we'll keep doing it What happened? Oh, Alicia.
How did the debate go? We're not sure.
We think good.
What's going on? David Lee was just in my office saying he's coming back.
Yes, we're replacing Evan.
As of when? An hour ago.
Are you serious? You When did you decide this? An hour ago.
You can't just Don't you think it was important to talk to me? Well, we tried calling you, but we had to decide right away.
I'm a name partner.
- This is a decision for all of us.
- No, it isn't, Alicia, not anymore.
You running for state's attorney, that was a decision for all of us.
- I told you two - That it was about Castro.
It was about Cary being prosecuted by him.
Well, Castro's not in the race anymore, so why are you still in? I have 90 volunteers working for me, five paid consultants, small donations from 38,000 people, all trying to help me win.
And you're asking why am I still in? - Look, let's just take a moment - No.
- If I were a man - Come on.
- You never would've asked that.
- This is about two people trying to run a law firm.
This has nothing to do with sexism.
Like hell it doesn't.
I wanna win.
I wanna beat my opponent.
You wouldn't even blink if a man had said that.
Why am I still in? Because I think I would make a better state's attorney.
There.
You have a problem with that? Okay, we need to ready a statement for tomorrow's Sun-Times, and I need you to get on the phone with Michael Sneed in five minutes.
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
Everything's great.
I'm gonna win.
Yes, you are.
But we've gotta keep the momentum going.
Prady took a hit tonight, but we've gotta close the deal.
So, Michael Sneed is a great lady.
I've known her for a long time.
She's not gonna come at you with anything crazy.
She's gonna talk about family, why you got into law in the first place, avoid the scandal