The Good Wife s06e16 Episode Script

- We're fine, right? - Yes.
It'll come down to turnout today.
That's the thing to stress, that everyone get out and vote.
It's too close not to.
Is it really? Too close? No, I I think we're solid.
Unless people don't turn out.
"Racism without racist"? Excuse me? Oh, I'm just commenting on the cheap shot taken at me at the Black Business Leaders lunch.
- Really? You thought that was cheap? - Not for me.
I lost key support in the African-American community.
- It wasn't personal, Peter.
- Hmm.
So you don't personally think I'm a racist, but saw political advantage in calling me a racist? - I didn't specifically call you a racist.
- Well, I see little comfort in that.
Let's just get through this.
Then we can get back to you using me politically.
Good morning.
Good to see you all.
She's finally getting to vote for her favorite Florrick.
- Governor.
- Mrs.
Florrick? Mrs.
Florrick and her husband, Governor Peter Florrick, voted this morning.
The first couple looked confident even as public polls have shown the race tightening.
Across town, the resurgent Prady campaign claim that their internals show the race in a dead heat.
Polls are open until 7 tonight.
Viewers may recall that prior to entering the race, Mr.
Prady, a long-time commentator Whoa! Nicely done.
Perfect way to scare off the deer you don't wanna hunt.
Don't you mock me.
I'm holding a firearm.
What? Mm.
Most men prefer their wives in garters and hose.
- You're late.
- R.
D.
Good to see you again.
- This is my wife, Diane.
- Hello.
Pleasure.
These are your permits.
Do not lose them, please.
R.
D.
Will be taking us out to the blinds.
- Have you hunted before? - No, first time.
Marvelous.
Go get some grub and we'll see you out there.
So this is the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent? We're not gonna talk like communists here, okay? We discussed this.
I don't know.
I might start soliciting for the ACLU.
Your wife is unpredictable that way.
So how did you get to know all these billionaires, anyway? R.
D.
They're nice guys.
If I were to set off a bomb in this room, we'd have Democratic presidents for the next 30 years.
Okay, let's just keep that to ourselves.
Oh, my gosh.
Is that Gil Berridge? No idea.
He's the king of Silicon Hills.
The Mark Zuckerberg of Austin, Texas.
What's he do? At this point, count his 25 billion.
Gil Berridge? Creator of the Kracker Web browsers? He and his wife are in the buffet line as we speak.
My God, there must be $400 million in legal fees in that dining room.
Wasn't there talk of Berridge leaving Sewell & Augustine? I don't know, but landing him would fill the ChumHum hole.
Well, I am in Nowhere, Wyoming with him for the next three days.
A perfect chance to pitch our firm.
I just need to know why he left Sewell & Augustine so I can play to that.
We'll get back as soon as we find something.
Okay.
We'll talk.
Hon? When we're out there we'll be divided up into blinds, right? Yes, two-person blinds.
Why? It would be really helpful to have a captive audience.
I thought we said three days no work, just fun.
We did.
This is fun.
Aren't you having fun? You hunt deer.
I hunt clients.
But which head are we gonna mount over the fireplace? Here, have one.
They're good.
Nature's treat.
Okay.
Uh, there's nothing more for you to do today.
So sit back, take a nap, just try to stay fresh for tonight.
Alicia, you can have one.
I'll keep you posted.
We should have some sense of the turnout by noon.
- But official exit polling won't be till 4.
- Oh, my God.
- Sugar in my brain.
- I know.
Cool, right? - How are your speeches coming? - Good.
I've already written my acceptance speech.
I mean, I heard it was bad luck to write a concession speech.
- Finn.
- Hey.
I, uh, didn't think that you'd be here.
I was gonna leave this for you at the door.
I just, uh, wanted to wish you good luck.
Thank you.
Do you wanna come in? - Would you like a doughnut? - Uh, no.
But thanks.
Hey.
- Hey.
- Oh.
- Jon, you know Finn.
- Yes, it's good to see you again.
Uh, yeah.
It's, uh, for Alicia for today.
Okay.
I'd better go.
I'm gonna call you in a few hours.
- Okay.
Thanks.
- All right.
- Can I open this now? - Yeah.
That's kind of the whole point.
A friend of mine gave me one of those while I was waiting for a jury verdict.
It turns out that a first-person shooter game is exactly what I needed.
- "Halo"? That's a good one.
- Yeah.
One second.
- Hello? - Mrs.
Florrick.
I just wanted to wish you good luck today.
Oh, well, thank you.
I'm sorry, who is this? It's Lemond.
Bishop.
Oh.
Um Thank you, sir.
I'm sorry, but it is a very busy day and I have to go.
Dylan, why don't you wait for Kalinda in the other room? Sure, Dad.
Is everything all right, Mr.
Bishop? I don't know.
I put a lot of money into Alicia's campaign.
I didn't do it because I'm a nice guy.
I know Alicia needs to keep me at arm's length, for appearance sake.
But I will still need her help when I need her help.
If Alicia wins, she's leaving the law firm.
Yes, and going to the SA's Office.
Yeah.
I'm going to need you to be the go-between for the two of us, Kalinda.
I'm sorry, sir.
I don't think I can do that.
Yes, you can.
- Good.
- Good.
- Done.
- Oh, God, you're good to me.
If I could have your attention Hello.
It's good to see you all again this year.
It's been an interesting year.
We've had our ups and downs.
The Republican Senate.
Now you know what it's like for me among your friends.
To celebrate this historic turn, I have a gift for the group.
Sacrificing welfare virgins? I know our wives have been left to their own devices over this long, manly weekend of testosterone-heavy bloodlust.
But no more.
I bought our lovely ladies a spa day.
Ladies, if you'd be so kind as to follow Darla through the lobby.
Where's Darla? There she is.
Wave your hand, Darla.
Like hell I'm going.
Coming, buddy? - I'll talk to you, hon.
- Are you freaking serious? - You can chase him tonight.
- You're seriously thinking of leaving me alone with all these Republican women? I love you, and I'll bring you home an antlered buck.
This is sexist.
Oh, dear God.
What can I say? I am a proud husband and an even prouder governor.
You look forward to working with your wife if she gets elected? As long as I don't get on her bad side.
I don't know if you've noticed, but Alicia can be tough.
Mandy, the governor has a very busy day.
- Are we nearly done here? - No, that's all right.
Let her do her job.
You know, all those years I was out running for office, Alicia was the one that held the family together.
Now, she is committed, she's focused, and she's going to be an excellent state's attorney.
You're speaking very confidently.
Think she has a good shot? Precincts have barely started reporting.
We're a long way away.
As far as I'm concerned, you can take it to the bank.
There's no question in my mind.
Alicia Florrick is going to be the next state's attorney for Cook County.
What in the hell is he doing? He just slaughtered us like blah-blah-blah cattle.
- Okay, so we set up your avatar.
- Wow, I look good.
Yeah, every girl's bra size increases a letter when they become an avatar.
Hey, Jon, what's up? - Your husband is up.
- How do I make her shoot? There.
That button on the side.
He went off-script in an interview.
He said you were gonna be the next state's attorney.
- Okay, good.
- No, not good.
Uh Jon, I don't think I'm getting He just depressed turnout.
He said you were a slam dunk to be the next state's attorney.
He told every voter in Cook County that they don't have to come out to the polls.
- Oh.
- Yeah, "Oh.
" He just screwed you.
You're five points up but only if they vote.
Only if they come out.
If they stay home, if they think you're secure? You will lose.
- Alicia, do you hear me? - Yes.
Why is he doing this? - I don't know.
- We set up more interviews with him.
- He can't keep saying this.
- I'll talk to him.
- Can he walk it back? - I don't know that he can.
I don't know.
But remember when I told you I think we're good? - Yeah? - We're not good.
Gentlemen, again, congratulations.
And thank you for your years of service.
What are you doing here? Thought you'd be holed up at home.
I was until I saw your Mandy Post interview.
Okay, let's just take this through here, shall we? Just move it through here.
Well, you look unhappy, so I must have done something wrong.
Come on, Peter, you know what you did.
Well, I know that I gave you a rave as a leader and as a great decider.
I also know that on a day that I was supposed to be talking about pensions, I'm doing crime-related photo ops to help you.
- So, what else did I do? - "You can take it to the bank.
My wife's going to be next state's attorney"? Yes, she is.
You've read the polls.
What? Why are you pretending you didn't know what you did? I do know what I did.
It was all about you.
- We should take this out to the car.
- It's depressing the turnout.
Oh, that's nonsense.
- That's political handler speak.
- It is not.
Who told you that? Elfman, to sound clever? People don't come out to vote if they think you've won.
They read the polls.
Everybody reads the polls.
- Not the polls we're seeing.
- Everyone knows you're ahead.
I haven't said anything that is not true.
You remember that? The truth? You don't want me to win.
I don't want you to win? - Really? - Yes, I suddenly just realized.
You wanna be the only winner in the family.
I have done nothing for the last three months - but work to get you elected.
- Yes, like banging Ramona.
- Okay, let's discuss this - When you promised me you wouldn't.
Look, is that what's bothering you? - Then just say it.
Just say it.
- I did just say it.
You promised you wouldn't see her anymore.
- Don't psychoanalyze me.
- I'm not.
Then give me credit for being a fan.
For thinking you'd be a great state's I am giving you credit for your political smarts.
- You know when you go off-message.
- No, I did not go off-message.
I have to say what I think.
You don't just say the first thing that comes to mind.
If you don't like what I'm saying, then don't come to me with all your problems to fix.
Okay.
I won't.
And don't do any more interviews today.
Eli, you cancel the next two.
Great.
Gives me time to serve my state.
The thing is, the employment statistics are misleading because everybody's only working part-time.
Because of ObamaCare.
And that's not even counting the people who've stopped looking for work.
Which is why the unemployment numbers are so low.
- Cary.
- It was his wife.
- What? - Gil Berridge left Sewell & Augustine because his wife convinced him they weren't attuned to the needs of a tech prodigy.
He's henpecked.
He does anything she says just to shut her up.
- She's there, right? - She's about ten feet away from me, waiting to get her toes done.
I'll call you back.
Get the wife and you get the husband.
Right.
- Hi.
Diane.
- Georgette.
You were the one who wanted to go shooting, aren't you? Ha-ha-ha.
Yep.
Silly me.
Yeah.
It's a lot of cigars and corporate-loophole talk.
Why don't you sit on down? - Well, you're a tall one, aren't you? - Oh, thank you.
I saw you and Gil at breakfast.
I meant to stop over and say hello.
Do you know Gil? No.
I know Jim Sewell, his former attorney.
Right.
He's not with them anymore.
Yeah, I heard.
That's probably a smart move.
Not a good fit for a tech firm.
So you're a lawyer too, then? - Is it that obvious? - No.
You're not Jewish.
Gil hates all the Jews around.
He's not anti-Semitic or anything, it's just I used to date a Jewish guy, and I think he gets a little jealous.
So I heard you have a lot of sway with Gil.
Oh? Who said that? Darla? She's a bitch.
No, he's just a man, and men really secretly wanna be manipulated.
- Where's your firm, anyway? - Chicago.
- I love Chicago.
- Really? I wanted to go to Disney World, but my dad said maybe next time.
But we went swimming one day and there was a window under water.
In the pool.
I wanted to go to it, but my dad said I couldn't because it was a bar.
Dylan, could you listen to your music for a second, please? - Why? - Please.
Just for a second.
Yeah? Uh, it's behind me.
Two occupants.
One black, one white.
Right.
I see it.
I'm behind it.
All right, this is what I need you to do, Kalinda.
You see the light up ahead? Stop at it.
Don't move when it turns green.
- Don't hang up.
- All right.
Now.
Now.
Get out of the car now.
Now.
Move it! You can go, Kalinda.
Take Dylan to school.
Is everything all right, sir? It is now.
Put them in the back.
Three hours into voting, and the lines at the polls are crowded.
All signs point to this being a tight race.
Both camps expressed confidence as they calmly wait for exit polls.
- This problem is growing.
- We've been here before.
It's not too late.
We need to walk it back.
Alicia, hi.
I talked to Peter.
We're canceling the interviews.
- Good.
- No, he needs to walk it back.
- We need to get him to walk it back.
- Where's he gonna do that? Let's not make this Alicia's problem.
You two decide.
A robocall, you know, a blah, blah.
It's not too late.
- No, it will look like a desperate move.
- It is.
What are we talking about? Would you stop talking to each other and talk to me? First of all, I need to say your apartment is beautiful.
- Thank you.
- I just got married, - I'm hiring a contractor - The turnout's depressed.
- We're losing a third of your vote.
- You know already? - Your precincts were the worst hit.
- So I'm losing? - Your margin of error wasn't so - Yes.
Yes, you're losing.
And if turnout is this low in the burbs, Prady will win.
Is there anything Alicia can do about it at this point? - In terms of turnout, no.
- Then come with me.
Wait.
Wait, we'll need her input.
When you want her input, come get us.
Who can we get to do a robocall? Hmm? We still have the after-work voters, the 6-to-8 voters.
Or work on depressing Prady's votes.
- How? - I have to talk to Peter.
Come on, hold that.
You know, the problem isn't even losing.
It's the wasted time.
And Peter.
Why encourage me to run if you're just? Okay, you're JusticeGal and I'm Badass Kicka'.
- What? - Your avatar.
See, you're the one on top.
- Push the joystick.
- Why? To kill me.
- You missed.
- Marissa.
- I don't wanna do this right now.
- Yes, you do.
Now, I'm gonna shoot at you.
- Hey.
- Yeah, you better fight or I'll kill you.
Uh, yoo-hoo? Can you get something stronger in these babies? - Bourbon.
- Yeah, a small batch.
Bring us the private reserve, the good stuff.
- Oh.
Um, excuse me, Georgette.
- Yeah.
So how is hunting and gathering going? Good.
Listen, I need a favor.
I forgot my rifle in the bedroom.
You? I thought I saw you leave with your rifle.
Yes, I did, but I brought the wrong one.
I need the 26-inch barrel.
- This is you being nice to me.
- I don't know, but Mr.
Berridge and I are here in the blind and we need the proper weaponry.
There are no words for how much I love you.
So then I'll see you soon? I'm on my way.
Hello.
Mrs.
Bishop? How are you doing? Actually, I'm not Mrs.
Bishop.
Tabitha Gray, head of the parent's committee.
I've never seen you at meetings.
I just wanted to know if everything's all right.
- Everything's fine.
- I saw what happened back there, on the way to school, with your husband.
- Everything's all right, but thank you.
- It looked like those men - were dragged from their car - I have to go.
Bye.
Hey, why are you picking on me? Because you keep exposing yourself.
Use the barriers.
- Who's that? - I don't know.
Shoot him.
Aah! He's shooting at me.
Shoot him.
- Who is he? - Some bad guy.
Kill him.
What do we got here, a couple of virgins? Oh! Who is he? Someone's talking in my head.
I'm your worst nightmare, lady.
Keith, from Idaho.
Yeah, well, watch this, Keith from Idaho.
- Alicia, you have a minute? - She's tied down right now.
- We need an answer on something.
- What? We're thinking about putting out a robocall to get your people out to vote.
We think we can get the after-work voters riled up and they'll come out there for you.
- Damn it.
- Oh, really? Are you sure you have time for this now? - You want me to do the robocall? - No, it's not about you.
We wanna suggest one of the initiatives is in trouble - unless people come out and vote.
- Which one? The privatization of parking meters.
People won't come out if I'm losing, but they'll come out if parking meters are losing? Yes, because it costs them money.
Didn't Daley sell Chicago's soul to the parking-meter gods? Yes, for a billion dollars in return.
God, there is something truly sad about Die, scumbag.
Not if we use it.
We just need you to get Peter on board to do this robocall.
The initiative is winning by six points.
We need Peter to convince people that it's losing by six.
- He won't.
- If he knows you're gonna lose.
- That's why he won't.
- Alicia, we are at that point where you can lose the election.
I know.
And I'm the last person Peter will do it for.
Okay.
We need someone that people implicitly trust to record a call for us.
What about what's-his-name? - The oatmeal guy, blah-blah-blah? - The Quaker? No, no.
"I eat oatmeal.
I'm old, and I eat oatmeal.
" - Wilford Brimley? - Yes.
Isn't he dead? - Or the president.
- Obama? No.
Him, the Come on, why am I the only one thinking here? - Martin Sheen? - Yeah.
Oh, my God, it's scaring me.
I'm on his wavelength now.
We better call someone.
We got two hours to air a call.
ATV to the north, 50 feet.
Roger.
Standing down.
Hey, Gil, my wife, Diane Lockhart.
Diane, you remember Gil and R.
D.
Mr.
Berridge.
- Ma'am.
- Hi.
- Is that the one you want? - Yep, that's her.
And I was told by the driver to tell you that the deer are being flushed.
- I don't know what that means.
- It means hunting's about to get good.
- Will you join us? - Oh, you don't mind? - Please.
- Oh, great.
- This your first time? - Shooting anything alive? Yes.
Well, don't worry, we won't make you drink the blood.
Georgette warned me about your sense of humor.
She said the way to get at your good side is to get you laughing.
Is that right? Is that how we get on your good side? I didn't know I had a good side.
Yeah.
Georgette said that you were looking for a new firm.
A law firm? Really? What else was Georgette saying? Well, that you needed a bigger firm.
One with deeper connections in politics.
And she was happy to hear we no longer represent ChumHum.
Oh, and she told me how much she loves Chicago.
Sorry to be rude.
I'm gonna stop you right there.
Diane, boys, if you'll excuse me.
I think I might have a better line of sight from another blind.
- Oh, well, is everything all right? - Yes.
I just like trading blinds.
Yeah, I'm good.
- You call out the all clear, R.
D? - Roger.
Hunter moving blinds, stand down.
- Roger.
- Did I say something wrong? - R.
D? - Uh, well, I can think of one thing.
Uh, Georgette isn't his wife.
Uh, she's his call girl.
Kurt's talking to Gil on the eastern blind.
Everything's fine.
He might even come back.
I didn't know.
She didn't seem like she was working.
We've been letting Gil get away with that for a few years now.
Said he could bring either a call girl or a Democrat.
People voted, said they'd rather the call girl.
That was a joke, right? No.
Well, was there a vote about me? What about you? Being a Democrat.
Well, I suppose your husband's conservative enough for the both of you.
Want one? Thank you.
So, what should we talk about? Killing babies? Sure, why the hell not? We both have rifles.
Let's see what comes of this.
Kick that weapon.
I'm going to the top of that building.
- There's ammunition there.
- Where is our team? I need help here.
Hey, watch out.
Behind you.
To the left.
Hey, we got a friendly here.
He just saved you.
Thanks.
Who is it? "Coolbeans.
" Thanks, Coolbeans.
We got some nerds from Seattle after us.
Wanna run with us? Sure.
This way.
Hey, I've been here before.
Stay to the left.
- Finn? - Hey, JusticeGirl.
You know, you're racking up some pretty good kills.
Thanks.
Best election-day gift ever.
Hey, watch out.
Behind you.
Mr.
Sheen, it's Jonathan Elfman calling.
Yes, sir.
Well, I'm with the Florrick campaign now, sir.
We were hoping maybe you'd record a robocall for us.
Mr.
Whitford, hi.
I'm a campaign adviser for Alicia Florrick.
You've been a big supporter, and we were hoping that we He's suggesting another cast member.
- Who? - Melissa Fitzgerald, - one of the secretaries.
- The one who died.
- What? No.
- No, I mean died on the show.
Should I call? It's not as impressive as the fictional president.
The fictional dead secretary to the fictional president? It's 2:30.
We need someone.
Call.
Mr.
Sheen, we're gonna take you up on that advice.
The Supreme Court has upheld a woman's right to choose since 1973.
- The great wise body.
- And they've done so repeatedly and with Scalia and Alito on the court.
And once upon a time the court also upheld Dred Scott.
Oh, God.
Do you realize every other Western democracy mocks us for still having this debate? So now we drag out the Latin.
I mean, the original Hippocratic oath orders doctors to swear by Apollo.
- Are we to do that? - A woman who knows her Latin.
- I'm impressed.
- Yes, a woman who should have the right to choose.
Notice the word.
Have you ever seen a 5-month-old fetus? No.
Have you ever seen a woman dead from a backstreet abortion? Yup.
And I have seen a 5-month-old fetus.
But I also know that science gives that fetus 20 to 35 percent survival rate at five months.
All right? In other words, at the same moment any woman in America - And the world.
- And the world.
- Can get an abortion, science gives that infant a 30 percent chance of survival.
So what? Abortion is murder? At 6 months, survival rate goes up to 50 percent.
So you would put women in jail? - Imprison them? - I'm not saying that.
- Yes, you are.
What is the option? - Admit the facts.
Don't look away from the aborted fetus.
Look at it.
Why is it not a baby? And why are we kitchifying these babies and? - Good word.
- Thank you.
Kitchifying babies and turning them into these cute little Raphael cherubs, at the same time we're aborting Because it's legal.
And you still haven't answered the question.
- What are the options? - I don't need an option.
It's not up to me to have an option.
- Because you're a man.
- Come on.
That's beneath you.
No, it's not.
I just said it.
And you still haven't answered.
Look, bottom line, I like people.
I like you.
I mean, you seem smart, I think.
I don't know why that next fetus wouldn't turn into you or me.
And what would be lost to the world if it were to be aborted? Would you guys shush? Here they come.
Here they come.
It's not complicated.
Voters are motivated by their self-interests.
They're gonna cast their vote for the candidate that's Are you looking for Dylan? - He's inside.
With the headmaster.
- Why? Hey, Dylan.
What's going on? - You're late.
- Dad.
This is not up for discussion.
We've decided to cancel Dylan out of the school.
- This is not a good fit.
- His grades are stellar.
His fees are paid.
I'm not seeing a problem here.
I'm sure you do see the problem, Mr.
Bishop.
We cannot endanger the other students with your son's presence.
Look, Dylan, why don't we head home? Your dad will meet us there.
"Hi.
Do you remember me? I'm Melissa Fitzgerald.
I played Miss Landingham on West Wing.
" It's The West Wing and Mrs.
Landingham.
And I didn't play Mrs.
Landingham on The West Wing.
Yes.
Sorry.
We knew that.
Sorry.
It was an earlier draft and we had to fire her, an intern.
But we want you.
- You sure? - Oh, yes.
We're gonna send you a blah, blah, a corrected draft.
Right, Marissa? Yes, Mr.
Mariner, I will.
Here I go, doing that.
I played Carol on The West Wing.
"I know that if you're anything like me, you hate overpaying for parking.
" - I don't drive.
- You don't? No.
I take Ubers.
Do you want me to say, "I know if you're anything like my friends?" Miss Landingham.
Ahem.
Or Fitzgerald.
As good as this is all going, I have to take this phone call.
It's, you know, the exit polling, so What about the morning-after pill? It's proven.
It's effective.
Shh! - Right there.
You see it? - Yes.
We got the line of sight.
It's all yours.
Take the shot.
I can't.
Not like this.
Come on.
It's a pest.
Deer are a hazard.
They carry ticks.
They're overpopulated.
If you don't take the shot, I will.
It's just grazing.
It's not doing anything.
Would you do it if it were charging you? There you go.
It's on the move.
Take it down, take it down.
If you don't, I will.
Alicia Florrick is going to be the next state's attorney for Cook County.
That was Governor Florrick earlier today saying things he may end up regretting Okay.
Tell me what's gone wrong.
We got the first batch of exits.
Know how we talked about this being a turnout election? Yeah.
Prady's hitting his numbers and then some.
We're not.
So, what does that mean? It means you should start working on your concession speech.
Oh, come on, it's not over.
Please.
I've been around politics long enough to know if you're chasing robocalls hoping to get a last-minute push at the polls, you're doomed.
- Not until the last vote is cast.
- Finn, really, I'm okay with it.
- Alicia.
- I'm serious.
Most first-time candidates don't succeed, right? You ran a great race.
No.
I didn't.
The right man's winning.
Well, did you write a concession speech? I did that months ago.
It was the first thing I did after declaring.
And the thing is, losing is actually a relief.
Well, then, congratulations.
I just told Elfman that I wouldn't do the robocall.
I think you should reconsider.
Alicia's defeat could be a major embarrassment.
I can already hear the pundits laying blame, replaying that sound bite of you saying she's the next SA.
Eli, I cannot do that robocall.
It's stupid, it's obvious.
Okay.
Then what? Oh.
Is that, uh, mine? Congratulations.
Good shot.
- You all right? - Oh, yes.
It's just meat.
We eat it every day.
Yes.
And someone else kills it in some godforsaken slaughterhouse.
Well, I killed it.
In nature.
But You don't need to do it again.
You don't need to hunt.
You don't understand.
I liked it.
Sorry.
We got good news and better news.
First off, Gil Berridge is definitely in play.
He axed Sewell & Augustine because he felt they were taking on too many cases with conflicts.
Yeah, thanks, but I think Gil Berridge may be a nonstarter.
What did you do, Diane? Or what didn't you do? Too long and complicated.
What's the other news? Well, it turns out the fourth richest man in America is at your little shindig.
- Who? - Reese Dipple.
He's right behind Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Larry Ellison.
- Reese Dipple? - You don't hear about him because his conglomerates are all unsexy businesses like industrial gases, pulp and paper.
He mostly gives to anti-choice causes.
- R.
D? - Yeah, did you meet him? - What does he look like? - He doesn't like being photographed, - so we don't have anything recent.
- All right, I'll call you back.
Welcome back to coverage of the Cook County I need to talk to you about something.
Sure.
You want something else? No, it's fine.
This is the third school Dylan has had to leave.
Look, I'm sure you'll find a good school.
And that school will ask him to leave.
My life is strangling any chance of him living his.
You're being followed, Kalinda.
- What? - The men we stopped in the SUV, the ones following you to school? They weren't following Dylan.
They were following you.
Why? They work for the State's Attorney's Office.
ASA Geneva Pine.
We're seeing lower than expected turnout in suburbs like Barrington, Northbrook, Orland Park.
All of which were expected to favor Mrs.
Florrick.
For now, with 46 percent of precincts reporting, the race is still neck-and-neck.
Until the loop and inner-city precincts report.
That's where Prady's voters are.
And then we're gonna get buried.
Marissa, could you please? - What? - Will you stop it with the cappuccino? Hey, at least I have a skill to fall back on if this falls through.
My advice? Plan something fun for tomorrow just in case.
You know, go for dinner with somebody.
That's what I do when I'm waiting for a verdict to come in.
Thanks.
If I drink any more coffee, I'm gonna be up straight through tomorrow.
- Wait, behind you.
- Aah! Good shot.
Thanks.
Don't mention it, partner.
You know what? You're right.
I do need to plan something.
Have dinner with me tomorrow night.
Uh I'd love to, but I can't.
I have plans.
Oh.
Look, I feel like a jerk because I suggested it, but, um Um I'm actually seeing somebody.
Oh.
- It only just started, but - No, that's great.
- But, you know, I can reschedule.
- Oh, no, no, no, don't be silly.
- Alicia, you gotta get in here.
- Okay, I'm coming.
Hey, Finn, I have to go.
I will - talk to you soon, okay? Uh, yeah.
Sure.
Northbound Lower Wacker is your best bet.
Back to you, Rob.
- What's going on? - As you see from this, traffic is at a standstill in the loop because of the governor's speech.
If possible, you're going to want to avoid that area at all costs.
He's giving a last-minute speech from the Daley Plaza, and that's gonna kill Prady's turnout.
Nobody wants to fight traffic to get to the polls.
It's gonna smother the after-work voters.
crime rates and pensions, the governor urged all citizens to You think he knew what he was doing? No.
Not after he fought us the way that he did.
He knew.
stations do not close till 7 p.
m.
What's the matter? Don't you like our venison? Uh, no, I'm, uh I'm just not hungry, Reese.
I never really liked that name.
- Aren't you gonna pitch me? - Is there any reason to? I am looking for a new law firm.
Mr.
Dipple, we spent two hours arguing over abortion.
Very enjoyable hours.
I like working with people I don't necessarily agree with.
We won't argue any anti-choice cases.
Pro-life cases? Pro-life cases either.
We won't.
Give me a call on Friday.
We'll talk.
Welcome back to the Cook County State's Attorney race.
- All eyes are on the candidates - Will they call it right at 7 p.
M? If the numbers are, you know, trending strong enough.
tight race out of it.
Here we go.
As the polls are officially closing now in Cook County, and apparently, CBS is prepared to predict a winner in the hotly contested state's attorney race.
And we'll have those results for you right after the break.
It's a busy night in Cook County as returns continue to stream in.
And as promised, we can make a call in the Cook County state's attorney race.
In a race with enough star power to fuel a dozen state's attorney battles, legal commentator Frank Prady faced attorney and wife of the governor, Alicia Florrick.
And Alicia Florrick has held off Frank Prady's aggressive campaign.
Here's a live look at the Florrick headquarters where they've just gotten the news.
Looks like they're celebrating already.
Hey.
- Hello.
- Alicia, congratulations.
Oh, Eli.
Thank you.
- There's nothing like your first win.
- Yeah, I suppose.
A bit surreal.
They'll be bursting your bubble soon, so tonight, savor it.
I'll try.
Um Eli, is Peter coming to the victory party? Of course.
We'll see you there.
Thanks, Maria.
So, what now for Frank Prady? This has been suggested to be one of the most heavily financed state's attorney races in the county's history.
Will Frank Prady throw his hat into the political arena again after this? His campaign has just released a statement.
He will be making his concession speech within the next hour.
We have cameras standing by at Prady headquarters Thank you for meeting me like this.
No problem.
Gives me a chance to concede in person.
- Sorry.
- No, no, no.
Congratulations.
Good job.
So, what couldn't wait? Come work with me.
- Work with you? What do you mean? - At the State's Attorney's Office.
Be the deputy.
- Be your second? - Yes.
Be my corrective.
A team of rivals? Yes.
No.
Why not? We'd be great together.
One good thing came out of our campaign.
Our positions were clarified and I essentially don't believe in your approach, Alicia.
I think it's based in pessimism and not optimism.
And I don't think it will work.
But besides that I'd better go.
I have a concession speech to give.
Are you sure? Yes.
She won.
I never had any doubt she would.
Now I need you more than ever.
I'm getting out.
- Excuse me? - This is the end for me.
I'm giving up the trade.
Going straight.
I need you to go to Alicia and tell her I am ready to retire.
But she needs to get Geneva Pine to drop this investigation.
Retired dealers always end up in prison.
They lose their power, they lose their clout.
Everybody comes gunning for them.
I need to know that I'll stay free.
So are you staying or going? I don't know.
There's a job in L.
A.
, but I've grown to like Chicago.
- You? - Alicia could use the help.
Yeah.
Maybe.
- How about that? - I won.
Enjoy, man.
- A little over here.
- State's attorney.
- Can I get a picture of both of you? - Here you go.
Great.
But then, I've never been a guy to stay in one place.
So you're going? Take care of her.