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Season 5  "A Weird Year"  5x22

Aired 10 years ago - May 18, 2014

An open feed from a camera mistakenly left on after a teleconferenced deposition between the lawyers of Florrick/Agos and Lockhart/Gardner reveals a threat to the firm that Alicia and Cary never saw coming. Meanwhile, the fate of Lockhart/Gardner hangs in the balance as Louis Canning vies for a larger role. Also, Alicia entrusts Zach's high school graduation party to Jackie and Veronica.

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Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 1
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 2
let me make the food.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 3
They were like Yin and Yang.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 4
They're trying to bribe Howard Lyman
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 5
So we put it out first.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 6
Eli,
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 7
No, I asked her to pick up the cake.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 8
We know what to do. We have to turn it off.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 9
You're the one being sued for $6 million, Alicia.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 10
The wife? Yeah, I spoke to her after the deposition.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 11
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 12
$3 million... it won't destroy us.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 13
Yes.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 14
By the way, have you been, wearing perfume back here?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 15
What do you have to do?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 16
Mr. Canning and David Lee will do the same.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 17
Yes, you are right. Howard, how would you like to question a witness today?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 18
we'll see what they say about missing documents.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 19
Do you,
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 20
A xerox of a take-out menu.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 21
But what does it say next?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 22
Fine. We can go in my office.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 23
I don't want this to get confrontational.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 24
- Who is it? - Deena Lampard.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 25
I see where Alicia's drinking comes from.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 26
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 27
- What do you need? - This is gonna seem like an odd question.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 28
Alicia, we need you over here.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 29
I know we keep asking this of you, but it's important.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 30
Do you still want to be?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 31
And your name will be on the letterhead
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 32
If you're angry at what Kalinda said, you take it out on her.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 33
No, we can't merge with them. They'll lay off half our staff.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 34
Yes, we were endorsing
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 35
I shall consider it.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 36
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 37
Hey.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 38
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 39
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 40
I think I smell the cake burning.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 41
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 42
Well, I'm sorry I don't hold up to your standards!
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 43
Finn. Are you sure?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 44
and you're already knocking at the door of managing partnership.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 45
- And what would that cost me? - Acquisitions were made
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 46
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 47
The fight left in me, Kalinda.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 48
Mother, what does that even mean?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 49
- You don't have the right to say... - Alicia, Cary, why don't we leave it
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 50

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Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 2
let me make the food.
#2 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 3
They were like Yin and Yang.
#3 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 4
They're trying to bribe Howard Lyman
#4 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 5
So we put it out first.
#5 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 6
Eli,
#6 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 7
No, I asked her to pick up the cake.
#7 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 8
We know what to do. We have to turn it off.
#8 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 9
You're the one being sued for $6 million, Alicia.
#9 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 10
The wife? Yeah, I spoke to her after the deposition.
#10 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 11 #11 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 12
$3 million... it won't destroy us.
#12 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 13
Yes.
#13 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 14
By the way, have you been, wearing perfume back here?
#14 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 15
What do you have to do?
#15 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 16
Mr. Canning and David Lee will do the same.
#16 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 17
Yes, you are right. Howard, how would you like to question a witness today?
#17 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 18
we'll see what they say about missing documents.
#18 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 19
Do you,
#19 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 20
A xerox of a take-out menu.
#20 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 21
But what does it say next?
#21 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 22
Fine. We can go in my office.
#22 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 23
I don't want this to get confrontational.
#23 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 24
- Who is it? - Deena Lampard.
#24 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 25
I see where Alicia's drinking comes from.
#25 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 26 #26 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 27
- What do you need? - This is gonna seem like an odd question.
#27 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 28
Alicia, we need you over here.
#28 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 29
I know we keep asking this of you, but it's important.
#29 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 30
Do you still want to be?
#30 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 31
And your name will be on the letterhead
#31 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 32
If you're angry at what Kalinda said, you take it out on her.
#32 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 33
No, we can't merge with them. They'll lay off half our staff.
#33 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 34
Yes, we were endorsing
#34 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 35
I shall consider it.
#35 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 36 #36 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 37
Hey.
#37 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 38 #38 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 39 #39 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 40
I think I smell the cake burning.
#40 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 41 #41 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 42
Well, I'm sorry I don't hold up to your standards!
#42 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 43
Finn. Are you sure?
#43 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 44
and you're already knocking at the door of managing partnership.
#44 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 45
- And what would that cost me? - Acquisitions were made
#45 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 46
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
#46 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 47
The fight left in me, Kalinda.
#47 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 48
Mother, what does that even mean?
#48 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 49
- You don't have the right to say... - Alicia, Cary, why don't we leave it
#49 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 22 (S05E22) - 50 #50