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The Good Wife

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Season 1  "Lifeguard"  1x10

Aired 15 years ago - Dec 15, 2009

When a judge overturns a simple plea deal that Alicia arranged, she looks into his motivation. Diane is made an offer she can't refuse.

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Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 1
GRACE [ON PHONE]: Hey, Mom, pick up the phone.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 2
Defecate again in your neighbor's closet,
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 3
- Miss? - Florrick, Your Honor.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 4
[BAXTER SIGHS]
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 5
- Next contestant. - No, wait!
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 6
Well, Florrick is not the most popular name around...
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 7
- So how often do you go? - To see my dad?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 8
Shannon's joking. We're fine, thanks.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 9
Richardson agreed to a plea of simple theft and supervised release.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 10
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 11
Wow.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 12
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 13
And Alicia promptly went out and got him locked up.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 14
And use Mr. Statistics here. He has nothing better to do.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 15
Argue that Baxter didn't properly admonish Terrance.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 16
A judge's job is to be an impartial arbiter.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 17
Her father's in prison, you know.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 18
Jackie, why don't we just let Gracie pick her own friends, okay?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 19
- What? KALINDA: I don't know.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 20
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 21
Your Honor, this isn't about my husband.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 22
I don't respond well to being threatened, Mrs. Florrick.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 23
Here you go, judge.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 24
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 25
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 26
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 27
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 28
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 29
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 30
Uh, no school on Thursdays.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 31
GRACE: Yeah, what? - Yes, what?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 32
Not much. Judges are human.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 33
And your name, Lockhart? That's an English name?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 34
No, biased sentencing.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 35
Judges don't go up against each other, Diane.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 36
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 37
Baxter's wife was assaulted.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 38
Yeah, I thought so too, but I guess whatever you told her mom worked.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 39
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 40
My son is an honorable man.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 41
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 42
But we just don't know why.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 43
You're his best friend, so help me.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 44
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 45
- Judge Baxter? WILL: Yes, he's a friend.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 46
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 47
I spent the morning with your ex.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 48
"I'm sending kids to prison to make money."
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 49
Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 50
She, like, came into the house head to toe, soaking wet,

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Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 2
Defecate again in your neighbor's closet,
#2 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 3
- Miss? - Florrick, Your Honor.
#3 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 4
[BAXTER SIGHS]
#4 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 5
- Next contestant. - No, wait!
#5 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 6
Well, Florrick is not the most popular name around...
#6 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 7
- So how often do you go? - To see my dad?
#7 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 8
Shannon's joking. We're fine, thanks.
#8 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 9
Richardson agreed to a plea of simple theft and supervised release.
#9 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 10 #10 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 11
Wow.
#11 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 12 #12 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 13
And Alicia promptly went out and got him locked up.
#13 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 14
And use Mr. Statistics here. He has nothing better to do.
#14 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 15
Argue that Baxter didn't properly admonish Terrance.
#15 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 16
A judge's job is to be an impartial arbiter.
#16 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 17
Her father's in prison, you know.
#17 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 18
Jackie, why don't we just let Gracie pick her own friends, okay?
#18 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 19
- What? KALINDA: I don't know.
#19 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 20 #20 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 21
Your Honor, this isn't about my husband.
#21 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 22
I don't respond well to being threatened, Mrs. Florrick.
#22 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 23
Here you go, judge.
#23 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 24 #24 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 25 #25 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 26 #26 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 27 #27 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 28 #28 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 29 #29 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 30
Uh, no school on Thursdays.
#30 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 31
GRACE: Yeah, what? - Yes, what?
#31 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 32
Not much. Judges are human.
#32 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 33
And your name, Lockhart? That's an English name?
#33 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 34
No, biased sentencing.
#34 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 35
Judges don't go up against each other, Diane.
#35 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 36 #36 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 37
Baxter's wife was assaulted.
#37 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 38
Yeah, I thought so too, but I guess whatever you told her mom worked.
#38 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 39 #39 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 40
My son is an honorable man.
#40 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 41 #41 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 42
But we just don't know why.
#42 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 43
You're his best friend, so help me.
#43 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 44 #44 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 45
- Judge Baxter? WILL: Yes, he's a friend.
#45 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 46 #46 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 47
I spent the morning with your ex.
#47 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 48
"I'm sending kids to prison to make money."
#48 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 49 #49 Recap of The Good Wife Season 1 Episode 10 (S01E10) - 50
She, like, came into the house head to toe, soaking wet,
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