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Season 5  "The Next Month"  5x8

Aired 10 years ago - Nov 17, 2013

Alicia must block the deportation of an undocumented immigrant who has been threatened by a cartel in Mexico. Eli's reconnection with Natalie Flores concerns Marilyn. Robin tries to emulate Kalinda.

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Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 1
We'll have to work from cells.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 2
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 3
Okay. I'll take it.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 4
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 5
U.S. attorney. She's gonna get you deported, Tomas...
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 6
- He'll do it. - Praise God.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 7
Uh, thank you, agent Thorburn.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 8
This is the new... firm.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 9
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 10
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 11
I... I've been following you.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 12
I need you bad now.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 13
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 14
Okay, just sit tight, Elena, it's been a misunderstanding.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 15
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 16
Look, Robyn, it won't work.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 17
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 18
Redistricting is a hard subject.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 19
- I understand you're upset. - Upset?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 20
He'll be in Mexico in 12 hours. I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 21
Well, we have 11 hours till Tomas crosses the border.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 22
- I'm Isabel. - Hmm.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 23
He's not here, but he had a girlfriend... Christina Stewart.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 24
Eli, I thought we decided it would hurt the governor
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 25
I told you, I don't know him.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 26
Because Mr. Ruiz did not comply with his duties under the agreement.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 27
The problem, Mrs. Florrick, is, your client is coming
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 28
No, Your Honor. There's no dispute
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 29
Oh, uh, no. Send her in.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 30
That would be great. Ne-Next time you're in town, yeah.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 31
- Mr. Gold? - Not now!
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 32
Who's Alicia?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 33
Then what? What happened after a while?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 34
And what social group would that be?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 35
I have to apologize for yesterday. I didn't realize you had dropped by.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 36
I do know that.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 37
He flip-flopped on your speaking at the minority voter conference.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 38
- That's not good. - No, it's not.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 39
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 40
Kidding is what got us into this mess.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 41
Because this redistricting amendment has legs.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 42
Not when it impacts the counsel you give the governor.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 43
Just this morning, Mrs. Ruiz received this bullet
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 44
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 45
They were the ones who were the victims of intimidation.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 46
Hello, Mr. Gardner? I would like to meet.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 47
Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 48
by sending him back to you.
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 49
Wait, his own country wouldn't let him in?
 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 50
We have... legislators from minority districts at our door with pitchforks.

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Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 2 #2 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 3
Okay. I'll take it.
#3 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 4 #4 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 5
U.S. attorney. She's gonna get you deported, Tomas...
#5 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 6
- He'll do it. - Praise God.
#6 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 7
Uh, thank you, agent Thorburn.
#7 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 8
This is the new... firm.
#8 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 9 #9 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 10 #10 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 11
I... I've been following you.
#11 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 12
I need you bad now.
#12 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 13 #13 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 14
Okay, just sit tight, Elena, it's been a misunderstanding.
#14 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 15 #15 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 16
Look, Robyn, it won't work.
#16 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 17 #17 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 18
Redistricting is a hard subject.
#18 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 19
- I understand you're upset. - Upset?
#19 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 20
He'll be in Mexico in 12 hours. I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do.
#20 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 21
Well, we have 11 hours till Tomas crosses the border.
#21 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 22
- I'm Isabel. - Hmm.
#22 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 23
He's not here, but he had a girlfriend... Christina Stewart.
#23 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 24
Eli, I thought we decided it would hurt the governor
#24 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 25
I told you, I don't know him.
#25 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 26
Because Mr. Ruiz did not comply with his duties under the agreement.
#26 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 27
The problem, Mrs. Florrick, is, your client is coming
#27 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 28
No, Your Honor. There's no dispute
#28 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 29
Oh, uh, no. Send her in.
#29 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 30
That would be great. Ne-Next time you're in town, yeah.
#30 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 31
- Mr. Gold? - Not now!
#31 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 32
Who's Alicia?
#32 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 33
Then what? What happened after a while?
#33 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 34
And what social group would that be?
#34 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 35
I have to apologize for yesterday. I didn't realize you had dropped by.
#35 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 36
I do know that.
#36 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 37
He flip-flopped on your speaking at the minority voter conference.
#37 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 38
- That's not good. - No, it's not.
#38 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 39 #39 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 40
Kidding is what got us into this mess.
#40 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 41
Because this redistricting amendment has legs.
#41 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 42
Not when it impacts the counsel you give the governor.
#42 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 43
Just this morning, Mrs. Ruiz received this bullet
#43 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 44 #44 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 45
They were the ones who were the victims of intimidation.
#45 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 46
Hello, Mr. Gardner? I would like to meet.
#46 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 47 #47 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 48
by sending him back to you.
#48 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 49
Wait, his own country wouldn't let him in?
#49 Recap of The Good Wife Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 50
We have... legislators from minority districts at our door with pitchforks.
#50