[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
BAILIFF: Mrs. Florrick?
Sorry to keep you waiting.
We had to move them.
I put them in the jury holding room.
PETER: And I'd do it again.
But I do wish that every prosecutor had my experience
of walking in a convict's shoes.
Well, you must have seen the articles or heard the rumblings.
With crime rates up,
and disappointment in your successor rising,
the voters seem to want you back.
Well, Russ,
I'll always remember what my dad told me.
He said, "If you're ever granted a second act in life,
don't repeat the first one."
So as gratified as I am by all the talk, I think...
I think that's all it is, talk.
So then, what's next for Peter Florrick?
I've gotta go into that courtroom in the next few weeks
and win this appeal.
That's not gonna be easy.
I have a family,
a wife, who's been nothing short of amazing,
two kids, strength through all of this.
I'm very proud of them.
I promised to address the elephant in the room,
and so I have to do that now.
What drove you to seek prostitutes,
when you know it could put your life and your career in so much danger?
I'm a flawed human being.
And I have paid a heavy price.
I'm not complaining, that's just the truth.
I've looked in the mirror,
and what I've seen I don't like.
And I'm gonna change it.
That said, I do think it's time to turn the page,
look to the future.
PETER: Thanks, love.
Oh, God, you smell good.
- How'd it go? - Good, I think.
Kind of weird.
Oh, by the way, this is Kya Poole. LLC Consultants.
She's a reputation manager.
Hello, Mrs. Florrick. I have a lot of respect for you.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
I hope it fits. Prison fare takes its toll.
So I'll just change.
Jim, can I use the bathroom?
That's the look the public misses.
Confident, real, optimistic.
You know what he was talking about at that moment?
You.
I have to go.
- Stern, Lockhart & Gardner, right? - Yes.
Say hello to Will.
PETER: Hey, you'll drop by later, right?
- Yeah, I'll stop by after work. - Good.
ELLEN [ON MONITOR]: Sorry, what was the question?
TAMARA [ON MONITOR]: You work at Chicago Polytech,
isn't that correct, Professor Whitton?
Yes, I, um, received a grant to research cellular reproduction.
I'm sorry, cellular reproduction in pluripotent stem cells.
TAMARA: More commonly known as cloning?
ELLEN: Yes, I'm sorry. Yes, cloning.
Why does she keep apologizing so much?
That's who she is.
TAMARA: The prosecution contends
that you buckled under the pressure of your research.
You were supposed to deliver your results
and you missed several deadlines.
Yeah, but missing deadlines is just, uh...
I mean, everybody misses deadlines.
TAMARA: Did you set the fire that destroyed your lab,
- Professor Whitton? - No.
Never. I, uh...
Look, I was on the verge
of a career-defining fellowship at Cambridge.
I would never do anything to hurt my research.
TAMARA: Where were you at the time of the fire?
I was running on the track across campus.
This is like watching a baby seal being clubbed.
That's after how many sessions of witness prep?
Three.
You can't put her on the stand.
Stammering, the nerves. She looks guilty.
She's innocent.
So is my 4-year-old niece, but I wouldn't put her on the stand.
- What do you get from her? - Denial, alibi, context.
- Still have the alibi witness? - And the guard and arson expert.
Keep her away from the stand.
You put her on, she's going away for 15 years.
TAMARA: That puts pressure on the other witnesses.
Get some tougher witness prep.
Those were Wiffle balls you were throwing at her.
Well, we're stretched a little thin here. The layoffs?
- I'll put Josephson on it. DIANE: Josephson?
No, I need it to be tougher. More blood sport.
Get two lawyers who really butt heads. Make them prosecution and defense.
You need this to be more Darwinian. More real world.
WOMAN: Ms. Lockhart's office.
[SPEAKING INAUDIBLY]
It doesn't get more Darwinian than that.
ALICIA [ON CAMERA]: Witness prep 108. Keith Thomas, arson expert.
Mr. Thomas,
can you give us your professional opinion of the arson investigations?
It was a rush to judgment.
The fire department labeled it an arson,
but it could have been an accident.
But arson investigators said
they found traces of lighter fluid at the crime scene.
They're calling it lighter fluid, but what they found was butane
which is not only commonplace in a lab,
but could spontaneously ignite.
Thank you, sir.
Spontaneously ignite?
Are you serious?
THOMAS: Yes, I am serious. I try to be.
Okay, well, then let's continue in this serious vein.
Are all the flammable liquids stored in steel cabinets
on the other side of the lab?
Yes, I believe that's correct.
You believe that's correct, but you don't know.
- Wouldn't you object at this point? - No, she wouldn't.
Just do your best, sir.
We're just trying to prep you for the tough questions.
I misspoke. I should've said, "Yes, that's correct."
The wax residue found at the crime scene?
Investigators say it came from a birthday candle
used as part of a time-delay incendiary device. You ever seen that before?
A birthday candle can be used as a three-minute fuse
allowing the arsonist to flee before a fire.
But I think it's far more likely to have come from some wax paper,
which would not be out of place at a lab.
Yeah, I've seen that all the time in labs for sandwiches or comb harmonicas.
THOMAS: That's kind of rude. - Oh, I'm just getting started.
Did you ever visit Dr. Whitton's lab, sir?
No, I'm an expert witness, I'm not an investigator.
You evaluate photos at the crime scene?
Yes, I did.
But your assessment of the fire is based on pure conjecture.
I'm offering my theory based on...
- Which you're being paid for. - As are you.
Only one of us is trying to sell their theories as truth.
- Okay. - Let's just sum up, shall we?
Your belief is that a rag soaked in butane,
a chemical which Dr. Whitton never used in her work,
somehow migrated across the lab and into her research area
and then spontaneously ignited on a piece of discarded wax paper.
He was the best? Really?
We had three other arson experts all half as good.
Well, you know I'm always looking for a silver lining.
- It was a nice cross by your boy. - Yes.
Darwin is alive and well.
The bad news is, we can't sell this as an accident.
Wax paper and spontaneous combustion,
jurors will laugh you out of court.
So if we can't sell it as an accident, sell it as an arson, just not by Ellen.
ELLEN: You're doubting my story? TAMARA: No.
We just feel we have better options.
But, if I don't testify,
won't the jury think that I'm suspicious?
It's all about finding the best strategy for acquittal, Ellen.
They've taken my passport.
Yes. Well, that's standard.
Would you excuse me, please?
I just... You know...
It feels like I'm just being put in a smaller and smaller box.
- When does your family arrive? - They're not coming.
The last continuance, they lost money on the plane tickets
and I just told them not to come.
I don't know anyone here.
I'll be right back.
You can go too, if you want.
- It's all right. - It's not.
I'm facing 15 years in prison.
Left-wing bio-conservatives, religious bio-conservatives,
animal-rights activists.
Ellen's lab received hate mail from them.
Okay, good.
Cary, you continue with witness prep. Alicia, you help him.
Try to keep it competitive. Tamara, keep me in the loop.
- What did I miss? - Plan B: Religious fanatics.
So your husband's appeal starts today.
- Yep. - Should be interesting.
I'm kind of nostalgic for when things weren't so interesting.
- You need a drink. - Probably.
PETER: Hey, Mike.
Judy, you look great.
Oh, thank you.
Hey, Bob. Alex.
LANDRY: Peter. Hey.
So you've gained a few pounds.
Heh, heh. I heard you made some new friends in Tamms.
Yeah, a nice burglar.
- I gave him your address. - Ha, ha, ha.
Can you believe that?
I hired Landry. Taught him everything he knows.
Let's just hope you didn't teach him too well.
BAILIFF: All rise for the Honorable Judge Harvey Winter.
Mr. Florrick, it's been a long time.
Always a pleasure, Your Honor.
GOLDEN: Your Honor, we would first like to schedule an evidentiary hearing
to present new exculpatory evidence.
Two weeks from today, 3:00.
Thank you, Your Honor.
I'd also like you to consider releasing my client on electronic monitoring
while the appeal is ongoing.
Bail should not even be on the table at this point...
Bail hearing is set for day after tomorrow, 5:00.
Your Honor, the state vehemently objects.
Your vehemence is noted.
There will be a bail hearing here day after tomorrow at 5, Mr. Landry.
You're welcome to join us.
If there's nothing else to schedule?
Next case.
- How about that? - Wow.
I could be out in two days.
BAILIFF: Mr. Florrick.
See you...
...soon.
So is he getting out?
How did you...? Who said that?
It was online. There are 65 articles.
One even in Singapore.
You make it a habit to check for Dad online?
No, I have it on Google alert.
Any time there's an article, I get an e-mail.
So is he gonna live here?
I don't know.
How would you feel about that, Grace?
There's no space. Where's he gonna stay?
In Mom's room. Where do you think?
He's gonna stay in your room?
I don't know. Look, this just happened.
- It didn't even just happen. It might. - Shouldn't he get an apartment?
ZACH: Dad's not gonna stay at an apartment.
You should be happy about this. Grandma won't have to watch us.
- Is that true? - Yeah.
He'll be on electronic monitoring. He'll be stuck here.
- He would? - I don't know.
This is very premature.
I promise you, we will sit down and we'll discuss this.
But for the moment, I have to go to school and you have to go to work.
School. Work. Okay?
I love you.
And I love you.
No. First, you reject all press conferences.
You just wanna be home with your family, that's all.
No statements, no photos.
Keep the press starved. Then they'll eat whatever you offer.
Peter, private holding room?
Sure beats lockup.
[PETER CHUCKLES]
Oh, yes, it's the upside of a special priority defendant.
Downside, everything else. How are you?
It's great to see you, Peter.
Uh, look.
[BOTH WHISPERING] Landry is gonna throw everything he can at you,
trying to shut down bail.
Now, I know Judge Winter. He's a decent guy.
He wants to do the right thing.
A little nudge might help.
It's great to see you, Alex.
Peter, we go back 20 years, and you're looking for a wire?
The one casualty of the last eight months: Trust.
So, what are you saying?
I can have a conversation, lead him in the right direction on bail.
I think we're fine.
I appreciate your support.
- Good luck, Peter. - Thanks.
[PETER WHISTLES]
[IN NORMAL VOICE] You know, I've never lived on a farm,
but I think that's what it looks like
when the weathervane changes direction.
A good change?
If the assistant state's attorney is coming to me, a great change.
KALINDA: It's just that I'm in a time crunch.
LANA: Does yours involve anthrax?
KALINDA: Hey, FBI big shot, you owe me a favor.
Look, just give me 30 seconds.
This is only a half a dozen pieces of hate mail.
Cops didn't consider them any serious threats,
but I need a suspect.
So if any of them seem remotely legit...
Tell them two minutes.
A couple women from Wyoming.
Crazy, but harmless. "Defenders of Natural Life."
It's a boilerplate protest letter, not known for taking any direct action.
This one, Christian Coalition for Bioethics. They're legit.
They're radical religious bio-cons,
opposed to genetic engineering, cloning, stem-cell research.
I've only known them to be active on the West Coast, but...
- Define "active." - Protests, vandalism, not arson.
But, hey, people change.
They've also been known to put coded messages in their letters.
Someone behind this has a real Zodiac complex.
Good luck with that.
Thank you for coming in early, Ms. Bennett.
We're here to make you comfortable with your testimony.
Not to rehearse you, or get you to remember answers. In fact...
If you're remembering the answers, we're doing our job poorly.
- You'll just feel scripted in court. - No, I get it.
You want me natural.
That's right.
So the first thing we'll do is...
Ask you some very basic questions.
What is your connection to this case?
I worked the front desk at the biochem lab, the one that burned down.
I work with Professor Whitton.
I'm in the Physics Department, she's in Chemistry.
But we really bonded at a conference in St. Louis.
Walt, answer the questions simply.
Nothing extraneous.
The prosecution is gonna try to get you to ramble. Don't.
I see Ellen every day, and that day she left at 7 p.m.
Seven p.m. Exactly?
- Yes. Why? - Oh, I just find it odd.
When was the last time anything ever happened exactly at the hour?
Um, Cary?
CARY: Excuse me.
[WHISPERING] What are you doing? - I'm asking questions.
You're cross-examining.
So? That's my job.
No, our job is to prep her, not undercut her.
Warn her when you're flipping from adviser to prosecutor.
Do we have a problem?
We have a problem
if you're trying to show me up at the expense of witness prep.
Okay, you're right. I'm sorry.
Ellen's a lovely person.
And a great colleague.
Last fall, when I wrote a cover article about electron crystallography
for the Journal of Quantum Physics, which is...
ALICIA: Walt? - What? Yeah?
Don't answer more than the prosecution asks.
Short, straightforward answers gives a sense of confidence.
Okay.
I got it.
- Tell me about the night of the fire. - I saw her walk out of the lab at 7 p.m.
- And she didn't return? - Uh-huh.
"Yes" or "no" answers, Mary.
Oh, right. Yes.
I was at Dobson Auditorium at 9:00 for a concert,
when I stepped outside to phone my mother,
and that's when I saw her running around the track.
- From 50 yards away you saw her? - I did, yeah.
Well, I recognized her track suit.
- It's not 50 yards. - You know for a fact it's not 50 yards?
What did you do? Did you measure it?
No, my students did.
It was an experiment in weights and measures.
It's exactly 34 yards.
A distance at which normal visual acuity
can identify and distinguish between human features.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Just reviewed the witness prep.
Good job.
Looks like both witnesses will be great.
- Thanks. - No, thank you.
It's always the case, isn't it?
It's easier to rip apart than to build up, so thanks for building up.
- How's the appeal going? - The...?
Oh. Peter's appeal.
Good. Really good, just...
Peter will be out soon?
Yeah.
I don't know.
Well, if you ever need anything...
- If I ever need? - Anything.
Give me a call.
Okay, I will.
ELLEN: Alicia?
Diane told me to come to you when anything...
So I just wanted to get this to you as soon as possible.
It was on my windshield when I got to my car.
Okay, you can drop the cool thing.
We're not at school anymore.
What cool thing?
The... Look at you.
The way you're standing.
ZACH: I'm just standing. What is your problem?
Maybe it's from Mom's work.
Wait.
- Maybe we should... - What?
I don't know.
Great.
MAN [ON MONITOR] See if Henry gives...
[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON MONITOR]
GRACE: Is that Dad?
ZACH: I don't know.
Is it...? Is this fake too?
- I don't know. - This is getting crazy.
Zach, this is serious.
I know.
But, we agreed, they're just trying to scare Mom.
Maybe there's a reason she should be scared.
We don't know enough.
What do we need to know?
Who sent this.
Okay, so how?
ALICIA: Anything on the CCB letters?
Depends.
Does "hidvycilfeteenuc" mean anything to you?
What's the context?
How's witness prep?
Not bad. We'll talk.
I know we've talked about you having to testify,
but it might happen sooner than anticipated.
- How soon? - Tomorrow.
You want me to testify at his bail hearing?
We need to show the judge
that Peter will have a safe, stable living situation if he's out on bail,
and that he will be welcomed home.
You know what I'd like back?
Privacy.
Landry's cross could get personal.
They think that Peter has the judge in his pocket,
so they're out to draw blood,
so keep your answers short, to the point, unemotional.
I spent six hours prepping witnesses today.
It's one thing to know it.
Lawyers always make the worst witnesses.
- Thanks. - I just want you to be prepared.
Who hired Kya, you or Peter?
I did.
- Why did you hesitate? - I didn't.
Peter has lots of friends who wanna see his reputation burnished.
I mean, in a way, they hired her. But she's good.
She supposedly did the same thing for the Madoff sons this year.
- And that went so well. - Heh, heh, heh.
Do you want me to prep you?
No, thank you. I think I can handle it.
If you don't mind me saying,
there is some ambivalence inherent in your position, Alicia,
and ambivalence could hurt Peter's chances.
I'm not gonna lie on the stand, Daniel.
That's not what I'm saying.
The truth is the truth. But it can often sound truer.
- Is the judge in Peter's pocket? - No.
I'll see you in court.
JUDGE: Mr. Ford, your witness.
You testified earlier that Dr. Whitton left the lab at 7 p. M?
Uh-huh.
I mean, yes.
- How long was your shift that night? - Three to 10.
Seven hours.
You must have taken restroom breaks occasionally.
You could've missed Dr. Whitton
- re-entering the building. - I don't think I took any breaks after 7.
You don't think?
- Objection. Badgering the witness. - Overruled.
FORD: You're under oath, Mary.
Can you state with certainty
that you never left your post after 7 p. M?
- No, I just... - You just?
I'm just not sure.
So Professor Whitton may have re-entered the building
while you were away from the security desk?
In fact, she may never have left.
No. I really think...
A lot of middle-aged brunettes work at the lab.
You could have mistaken someone else for her.
- I'm pretty sure... - Pretty sure?
Are you or are you not absolutely certain
you saw Dr. Whitton that night?
Yes.
[GAVEL BANGS]
- We went through all those questions. - More than once.
Some witnesses get intimidated by court.
There's not much you can do to prepare for that.
Make sure Walt holds up.
So how damaging was that?
It wasn't good.
But we've still got the threatening letters and Walt.
Do you and Walt have any history between you?
Between? No, no, no.
He just said that you two really bonded at a conference in St. Louis.
We both attended it.
We sat next to each other at the awards banquet.
Oh, the night he won an award?
The cover article he wrote for the Journal of Quantum Physics,
turns out to be three paragraphs on page 46.
We can't put someone who embellishes on the stand.
No, we can't elicit perjured testimony.
So make sure he doesn't perjure himself.
CARY: But he's... - You're never handed
the perfect witness. You make the perfect witness.
We're not sure we should put you on the stand.
What?
I thought she needed me.
She does, but we don't think you're being straight with us.
- Yes, I am. - No storytelling, no embellishments.
Yes means yes. No means no.
And if you get stuck,
if the prosecution asks you something you don't know, don't ad-lib an answer.
You just say you don't know or you wouldn't want to speculate.
Good.
Where were you the night of the arson, Walt?
I was at the auditorium before the piano recital.
Started at 8:30 in Auditorium 4. That one has the best acoustics...
No. Walt.
Eight-word sentences max.
You get to word nine, just stop talking.
How long were you at the concert?
Left around 9 to make a phone call.
To whom?
My mother.
And that's when I saw Ellen across the street at the track, running.
And then the fire trucks raced by.
You saw her at 9, but she may have just arrived.
How do you know she didn't light the fuse and run straight to the track?
I'm gonna need more than nine words to answer that.
Okay, if she lit the fuse,
and the fire-fighters responded within five minutes,
that gives her a total of eight minutes to run two miles.
If she can do that, she might as well sign up for the Olympics.
My cousin Doug was in the Olympics, actually.
It was a joke.
So a letter written by the Christian Coalition for Bioethics
should have all the hallmarks of a Protestant terrorist group:
The logo, the cryptic apropos Bible quote, right?
So why did they pull a quote from the Douay-Rheims edition,
a Catholic Bible?
St. Mary's. K through 12.
See, Protestant versions like King James
call it the book of Isaiah,
no S at the end.
And verse 9:18
is some variation of "For wickedness burneth like the fire."
Did the first CCB letter use the Catholic Bible too?
Both do. I think it's a red herring.
I think someone created it to throw the blame on somebody else.
I think you might have someone in mind.
Well, if I were a cynic, I'd say our client.
She's the one who found the letter on the windshield.
You are a cynic.
Yep.
- What is that? - Nothing.
Oh, my God.
How'd you...?
You know what? You're liking this.
This is serious stuff and you're just having fun.
- Do I look like I'm having fun? - Yeah, you do.
Look, somebody's trying to set up Dad.
- Then go show it to him. - What?
GRACE: Go show this stuff to Dad.
He's at his bail hearing, go show him.
Peter Florrick was tried, convicted, sentenced.
There's no longer any presumption of innocence.
This is not about innocence. This is about bond.
Peter Florrick has no previous record, he is not a flight risk.
He is a family man who's eager to go home
to his wife and children, who are eager to have him.
They are not eager.
Is this true, Mr. Golden?
It is, Your Honor. They are eager.
Well, let's find out.
GOLDEN: Please state your name for the record.
ALICIA: Alicia Florrick.
Please state your relationship to the defendant.
I'm his wife.
GOLDEN: Thank you, Mrs. Florrick.
And what is your current living situation?
I live with my...
With our two children in a three-bedroom apartment
at 3001 North Dearborn Street.
And is there room for Mr. Florrick there?
Yes.
And should he be granted a pre-trial release,
are you prepared to have him at home?
Do you want him there?
I think Peter should be home with his children.
Thank you.
[SPEAKING INAUDIBLY]
LANDRY: Mrs. Florrick,
you mentioned the apartment is a three-bedroom
and you have two children.
Would they share a room?
No.
So you and your husband would share a room?
Yes.
You're saying under oath that you intend to share a bed...?
Objection, Your Honor. Relevance.
I am simply establishing that there truly is a place for Mr. Florrick...
This is a private family matter, Your Honor.
That's enough, counselor.
Whether they intend to share a bed is of no concern to this court.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Mrs. Florrick, I have one more question.
Did you meet with a divorce attorney on February 23rd?
Yes.
I had a brief consultation with a divorce attorney
a few days after the allegations against my husband surfaced,
in order to weigh my options.
Are you saying you've ruled out the possibility of divorce?
- I have no plans to divorce. - But you haven't ruled it out?
I haven't ruled out running for president.
Probably won't happen, but I haven't ruled it out.
So you intend to welcome Mr. Florrick back into your home?
Yes.
Despite the sexual dalliances with...?
My son is here, Mr. Landry.
Are you suggesting you'd give different answers if he weren't?
I'm suggesting you stop asking invasive and irrelevant questions.
- Isn't it true...? - What's your goal here, Mr. Landry?
- Mrs. Florrick. - To do your boss's bidding?
To embarrass me?
Embarrass my husband?
To goad me into some emotional public renunciation of him?
The relevant question here
is whether Peter has a suitable place to go home to.
And I am stating under oath that he does.
Any further questions?
Why don't we leave it there?
I'll take the arguments and testimony into consideration and rule tomorrow.
I can't believe you.
It's really not that big of a deal.
How did you even get out here?
I took the L.
I wanted to see Dad. Why wasn't he there?
Because this was just for the lawyers. And don't try and change the subject.
You ask me.
You talk to me.
I would have brought you.
- You wouldn't have. - L...
I would have.
So trust me.
I thought you kicked ass.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
- You're still in trouble. - I know.
I have to get you home. And then I have to check an alibi.
What is that?
This? Nothing. Homework.
I ran an ink x-ray analysis on the fake CCB letters.
The toner is Office Store Brand 4546H.
Very unique.
And one of the few places that uses it is the printer at Ellen's office.
- Okay, well, that's disappointing. - Yep.
Disappointing because it looks like she's sending threats to herself.
Where are you?
Polytech. The auditorium.
Cary and I are gonna check out her alibi.
- What? - I'm losing you. Call me back.
Hey, so Walt came out of Auditorium 4, and he stood here.
Right. He came out at 9 p.m., looked across the street...
Thirty-four yards towards the track where Ellen was running.
Well, with this lighting, that should be all right.
Do you have a navigation system?
Yeah.
ALICIA: Ah, finally, bars.
I wasn't getting any before.
Yeah, me neither.
Recital hall must be a dead zone.
Auditorium at school has a scrambler to stop cell phones from ringing.
I bet they got the same thing here.
How could Walt phone his mom from the auditorium door if it's a dead zone?
And, look, check this out.
Walt said the fire trucks came here, on University Ave.
But the fire station is there and the lab is there.
ALICIA: Yeah.
If Garden Ave. Is a direct route,
why would the fire-fighters go the long way?
They wouldn't.
[LINE RINGING]
KALINDA [ON PHONE]: Yeah?
What toner does Walt's office use?
The Physics Department.
The same. The whole Science Department orders in bulk.
Oh, my God.
- What? - Walt said it.
Only an Olympian could run two miles in eight minutes.
So how does he get eight minutes?
Three minutes for the fuse to burn down,
and five minutes for the fire-fighters to arrive.
But how does Walt know the fuse is three minutes?
The arson expert mentioned it in prep, but how does Walt know?
Because he did it.
If we go to the state's attorney's...
There's not enough to clear Ellen and prosecute Walt.
We don't have definitive proof he sent the CCB letters.
They'd simply thank us and bury it.
You know, one option, if you want to really be gutsy,
nail him on the stand.
Trap him in his own lies.
And if we do it wrong, we just proved our alibi false.
Hey, no pain, no gain.
Did you really just say that?
- Yes, I did, meant it too. - Well,
we're either about to destroy the prosecution's case, or make it.
I arrived just as the performance began at 8:30.
Around 9, I stepped outside to phone my mother
right in front of the recital hall.
Did she answer?
No, I got her voicemail.
But the recital hall scrambles the signal
so calls don't interfere with the performance.
So how could you have gotten through?
I wouldn't want to speculate.
DIANE: There's no record of that call in your cell-phone records.
No record of any call at all...
- What is this? What is she doing? - Just wait.
DIANE: Did you see anyone while you were in front of the recital hall?
Uh, yes.
I saw Ellen Whitton running the track across the street,
and then the fire trucks raced by to the lab.
- On University Avenue? - Yes, that's correct.
But University Avenue isn't the most direct route
from the fire station to the lab.
Uh...
Well, I'm sure that emergency vehicles can go any way they want, can't they?
I'm not sure why they'd opt to go the longer way
when they could take Garden Avenue.
- Well, I guess you'd have to ask them. - I did.
They said they did take Garden Avenue.
Where were you when the fire occurred, Walt?
Uh... I was at the piano recital, like I said.
Strange, we can't find a single person
who remembers seeing you at the recital hall,
even during intermission.
I, uh... I went right to the restroom at intermission.
I wasn't feeling well.
There was no intermission that night.
The performance
was Brahms' "Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-minor."
You weren't at the recital, Walt.
You were at the lab, waiting to set the fire,
destroy Ellen's research, and frame her for it.
No. No.
Why?
If I wanted to frame her, why would I be here vouching for her?
I don't know, is it because you set the fire to keep her here
instead of off at the Cambridge fellowship?
But you never meant to have it pinned on her, did you?
And when it was, you tried to save her with an alibi,
with fake letters from a hate group.
L...
Mr. Gifford?
Mr. Gifford, let me quickly say,
you have a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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Oh, crap.
BAILIFF: All rise for the Honorable Judge Harvey Winter.
Before I rule on bail,
I'm told the prosecution intends to make a proffer to the court.
LANDRY: That's correct, Your Honor.
The state has recently received evidence
that the defendant has attempted to interfere with the judicial process.
I have a signed affidavit from ASA Alex Phelan
stating that Peter Florrick has asked him to influence Your Honor
into granting bail.
Now, we know Your Honor is truly impartial,
and that any influence would have landed on deaf ears,
but we also believe that Mr. Florrick has put you in an awkward position,
confusing the public as to the impartiality
of any bail offer you might extend.
Your Honor, this is outrageous.
It is that, Mr. Golden.
It is pure fiction.
Mr. Phelan is an officer of the court, counselor.
Unless you have concrete evidence that Mr. Phelan is lying,
the proffered information is considered reliable and relevant.
The bail is hereby denied.
This court is adjourned.
Peter, I am so sorry.
Alex Phelan was at Zach's baptism, remember?
Could he have misinterpreted?
No.
It's a betrayal.
- I thought I'd be leaving with you. - Mr. Florrick?
- You'll tell the kids? - I will.
I'll see you.
This was a setup.
Peter didn't make bail.
So who is it?
I don't know.
But what's he doing?
He's taking pictures of our front door.
Why?
I don't know.