The Good Wife: Season 5

Setting out to form their own firm, Alicia and Cary finalize their exit from Lockhart & Gardner. Realizing that delaying would allow them to collect a hefty bonus payment, all the fourth-year associates vote to delay leaving by two more weeks. Diane and Will work with Alicia to prove a man innocent after his execution is botched by the state. The firm's partners, led by a very suspicious David Lee, begin to actively investigate the associates by scanning their phone records. Meanwhile, newly ele

Neil Gross of internet giant Chum Hum seeks Lockhart & Gardner's help in fighting the NSA regarding its recently leaked PRISM surveillance program. The NSA, while actively eavesdropping on the firm's phone calls, discovers a possible link to terrorism in a former client of theirs. Alicia is visited again by her mother, who offers her help unexpectedly. Diane Lockhart, still being sought by Governor Florrick as his nominee for Supreme Court justice, is placed in a very difficult position as she i

The firm is rocked by an interview Diane gave to a reporter in her efforts to secure the Supreme Court justice nomination. In the interview Diane reveals, in clear detail, Will's actions leading up to his suspension that occurred the previous year. The partners and Will move against Diane, wanting her to surrender her stake in the firm. Alicia represents a client (Genevieve Angelson) acting as a surrogate mother whose unborn baby suffers from a rare and severe chromosomal disability. The genetic

As Diane prepares to move out of the firm to assume her judgeship, she also prepares to marry her longtime flame, Kurt McVeigh, which causes friction with Diane's old friends. Meanwhile, the firm is sued by one of their own paralegals for accommodating a hostile work environment, and she accuses many of the firm's lawyers of sexual harassment. The firm hires Elsbeth Tascioni to defend them against the suit. Eli must deal with Jackie as she attempts to take control of Peter's inauguration as Gove

Diane uncovers Alicia and Cary's plan to leave and start their own law firm. After revealing it to Will, who takes it very hard, Alicia is fired, along with all fourth-year associates. A frantic pursuit of clients begins as a result. Lockhart/Gardner imposes a restraining order on the new firm, preventing them from lobbying their biggest client, Chum-Hum. Florrick/Agos responds in kind as the two firms battle each other in and out of court, while relationships crumble. Meanwhile, Peter, after he

The day after Florrick/Agos split from Lockhart/Gardner, Alicia and Cary successfully take over Diane's last case that she was due to litigate before they left, but they must contend with Will and Diane's stalling to hand over client files. Will, seething and also energized from the previous day's events, moves to expand the reach of Lockhart/Gardner, and starts with trying to destabilize Florrick/Agos, preventing them from moving into new offices. Kalinda tricks Cary into exposing their office

Clarke Hayden, the former trustee who managed Lockhart/Gardner during its bankruptcy, returns to provide financial advice to Florrick/Agos as they face financial difficulties. Meanwhile, Florrick/Agos suspects Lockhart/Gardner is spying on them after Alicia's children discover that the cameras on their home computers are being accessed remotely. Will tries to keep a client from leaving the firm for Florrick/Agos, and in doing so has a chance encounter with Alicia's brother Owen, who attempts to

Lockhart/Gardner, rebranding itself simply as "LG", plans to open a new branch in New York. Despite the lack of decor, Florrick/Agos finally moves into its own offices. Natalie Flores returns to Chicago to ask Alicia's help in defending an undocumented Mexican immigrant who is being threatened with deportation if he does not testify against a dangerous drug cartel lord. Marilyn, who notices Eli's renewed interest in Natalie, fears for the ethical implications of his relationship with her. Robyn,

Alicia and Cary represent a university lecturer accused of being a domestic terrorist by overzealous users of a social networking website. LG, being in need of more litigators, tries to hire more associates, but Will, disregarding the wishes of the rest of the firm's partners, hires an alleged maverick mob lawyer as a partner, who causes trouble for Florrick/Agos when he steals their office furniture. Will's impulsive decision to hire him arouses the concern of Diane, who instructs Kalinda to in

Alicia, on the verge of finalizing her exit from LG, discovers that she has been bequeathed millions of dollars by an eccentric and now-deceased client. His surviving wife however, contesting the bequest, hires LG to contest the will. Meanwhile Florrick/Agos, having received few RSVPs to their Christmas party, ask Alicia to invite her husband. Eli, who realizes certain undesirable clients might be in attendance, tries to stop Peter from attending. Kalinda, busy investigating LG's newest lawyer,

Alicia and Cary represent the band who played at their Christmas party in a copyright infringement lawsuit against a TV network regarding the covering of a song by a music show of another cover of a song the band made. Will, after hearing about it, involves himself in the suit, and Alicia and Will both attempt to throw each other off during the case. Diane, concerned about the frantic nature of the firm's recent moves, such as the expansion into New York and now Los Angeles, calls for a moratori

Alicia, Cary, Diane, and Will are forced to work together to keep a couple out of jail when they're accused of smuggling drugs. Formerly a Lockhart/Gardner case before Alicia and Cary left, Will and Alicia both request the case be severed for the two accused. The presiding judge grants their request for a severance, but only for the jury: which results in a double jury trial. Meanwhile, Eli attempts to shield himself from culpability after the leaking of a video depicting possible voter fraud to

Florrick/Agos and LG represent Lemond Bishop when he is arrested on a drug-related charge. However, the charge is based on information that could have only been known from within Florrick/Agos, and this prompts Cary and Alicia to conduct an investigation, which leads them to conclude their phones are being wiretapped by the DEA. They are in fact being surveilled, but by the NSA, which is sharing information with other government departments. Meanwhile, after Marylin submits an inconclusive repor

Alicia, Cary and Clarke are in New York for Alicia's keynote speech at a conference for the American Bar Association. Alicia struggles to compose a suitable speech, so she decides to draw upon her past for inspiration. In attendance is a prominent New York lawyer who is leaving her own firm and eagerly sought after by both Florrick/Agos and LG. Will, still being pursued by Nelson Dubeck from the Office of Public Integrity over possible voter fraud, decides to retain Elsbeth Tascioni to represent

Dubeck asks Alicia to submit to a voluntary deposition; Alicia agrees, having Cary act as her attorney. During the deposition, Dubeck claims Will is going to testify against Peter. Kalinda tells Will that she wants to leave LG, but not to work for Florrick/Agos; Will claims that they go through this routine every few months. Will is defending Jeffrey Grant at trial, who is suffering in general lockup, but refuses to accept protective solitary confinement. Kalinda finds evidence suggesting Grant'

In the wake of Will's death, Alicia grieves over him, distancing herself from her husband Peter in the process. She finds a voicemail that Will left her; due to an interruption, though, it said nothing substantial. Trying to determine what Will wanted to say, Alicia interviews the presiding judge who witnessed the shooting, and she talks to ASA Finn Polmar, who was also shot, and Polmar's assistant. Ultimately, she arrives at a dead end and is left to guess. Kalinda tries to understand why Will'

After attending Will's funeral, Alicia and Diane establish a newfound rapport while reflecting over Will's life. They even consider merging their firms together, despite currently opposing each other in a divorce suit. Meanwhile alleged mob lawyer, Damien Boyle, overhearing their conversation, informs David Lee of it and both try to remove Diane as managing partner. Kalinda decides to help Diane after learning of their plans. Alicia, fearing that the newly appointed state's attorney could be sea

The proposal to merge LG with Florrick/Agos is scuttled as Diane has a change of heart after speaking about it with Cary, who is vexed he wasn't sooner informed by Alicia. LG's partners decide to merge with Louis Canning's firm, forming Lockhart/Gardner & Canning (retaining the late Will Gardner's name). While incredulous to Canning's intentions, Diane eventually agrees to work with him. After being approached by an NSA independent contractor who accidentally removed a USB flash drive with possi

Alicia inadvertently becomes a witness to a homicide while in Colin Sweeney's house trying to get him to sign important business documents during his engagement party. Sweeney's fiancé, Renata is arrested for the murder. Being a lawyer representing Colin Sweeney, Alicia cannot defend Renata, so Alicia refers Renata to Diane to represent her instead. The state's attorney becomes personally involved, first appointing Finn Polmar to prosecute at the last minute, only to pull him off soon after. Sti

While on jury duty, Alicia has a chance encounter with a fellow juror, who later invites her to drinks. During a day off, she decides to meet with her mother, Veronica. Diane defends a client whose son is accused of abetting the sale of drugs online on the anonymous marketplace Silk Road, after bitcoins are traced to his computer. Kalinda's investigation reveals information that prompts Diane to withdraw from the case. Eli, concerned about Finn's lack of an organized campaign (or even a campaign

Alicia and Cary represent a billionaire who, in trying to settle a wrongful termination suit, ends up making insensitive comments that scuttle the settlement and jeopardizes their chances of prevailing in voir dire. Eli, still assisting Finn in his campaign, reveals that Finn has been cleared of all wrongdoing in the Jeffrey Grant shooting; the state's attorney, James Castro, is named as the one responsible. In an attempt to protect his own campaign, Castro presents Peter with a photo of Finn ex

Eli tries to get Finn Polmar to withdraw from the state's attorney race after he uncovers evidence that he may have bribed another prosecutor to save his sister from jail. Jackie and Veronica clash as each vies to cook dinner for Zach's graduation party; Jackie finally learns the truth of Peter's and Alicia's marriage. After a live-streamed deposition, Lockart/Gardner & Canning leave their conference room camera on, which allows Florrick/Agos an opportunity to eavesdrop. After Finn withdraws, Pe