"The Good Wife" is a female-driven drama about a politician's wife who pursues her own career as a defense attorney after her husband is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) will not only have to deal with her career but also with keeping her family together by providing a stable home for her two children.
Wendy Scott-Carr presents her evidence against Will to the grand jury. Meanwhile, Eli squares off against rival Stacie Hall.
Alicia defends a lawyer who hires the firm after the government arrests him for not revealing the name of an anonymous client: a mysterious computer programmer who illegally invented a new online currency
A couple whose divorce was overseen by Lockhart/Gardner brings a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the firm. The pair accuse the firm of encouraging their breakup for financial gain. F. Murray Abraham guest stars
Alicia searches for a way to have a judgment thrown out after a surprising guilty verdict. In addition, she begins to feel the consequences of some decisions she's made in her personal life
A routine arbitration turns into a battle of wills between Alicia and Louis Canning, but the pair makes an unexpected connection when a personal crisis interrupts the proceedings
Tensions are high at Lockhart & Gardner as Alicia and Will argue in front of a mercurial military judge, Eli
Alicia tries to win a stay of execution for a guilty man because he has information that could keep another one of her clients from a murder conviction. Meanwhile, Eli races to get ahead of a client's potential scandal. ...
Alicia worries she will break confidentiality when the Treasury Department forces her to report on a client. Meanwhile, Peter reluctantly digs into Will's past transgressions.
Alicia is forced to rely on testimony from convicted killer Colin Sweeney (Dylan Baker) when the key witness in a case commits suicide. Meanwhile, Eli makes some big political moves on Peter's behalf
Alicia takes on a pro bono case where the witness quickly becomes the prime suspect, but it's Lockhart & Gardner that may be in the most jeopardy, as Will and Diane consider their futures and the firm's direction
Alicia takes on a pro bono case where the witness quickly becomes the prime suspect, but it's Lockhart & Gardner that may be in the most jeopardy, as Will and Diane consider their futures and the firm's direction
Alicia and Will go toe-to-toe with his ex during a court-ordered mediation, while Eli and Diane clash over the best way to handle a dairy company's PR disaster
When Alicia wins a verdict in a libel case involving a British businessman, she must quickly learn to navigate English Law when the case is retried in British court via satellite
While the staff at Lockhart/Gardner adjust to new realities and relationships, Alicia must put aside distractions in her personal life to defend a Muslim student accused of murdering a Jewish classmate
The second season concludes with Alicia and Kalinda temporarily putting aside their strained relationship to help prove that a client is innocent of murder. Meanwhile, Will reevaluates his relationship with Tammy.
The firm defends an adultery-Web-site owner, the prime suspect in the murder of one of the site's users. Meanwhile, Alicia confronts Kalinda about her one-night stand with Peter, prompting Kalinda to consider leaving the...
The firm represents a patient in a liver-transplant case against rival attorney Patti Nyholm (Martha Plimpton), but when Patti is fired from her law firm she asks Lockhart/Gardner to defend her. Meanwhile, Alicia deals w...
A South American dictator complicates a dispute between a small drilling contractor and a major oil conglomerate; election results are in.
Alicia faces Louis Canning (Michael J. Fox) in a class action law suit against a company accused of accused of having miserable working conditions; Cary makes a shocking discovery about Kalinda.
The firm sues a convicted murderer who is making money from a song he wrote about his crime; Eli tries to help Natalie Flores (America Ferrera) and her family.
The Lockhart Gardner firm represents drug kingpin Lemond Bishop in a divorce, even though he wants a reconciliation; Kalinda receives a grand jury subpoena.
The firm sues a Web site that failed to protect the anonymity of a Chinese dissident; Eli receives a tip that he hopes will force Childs from the race; Will and Diane work on getting rid of Derrick Bond for good.
Diane represents ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh in a lawsuit; Eli takes an interest in Wendy Scott-Carr's illegal nanny.
A young billionaire sues a film studio for depicting him negatively; Alicia confronts Will about a voice mail message he left for her.
Cary's team looks to challenge Alicia's client's murder confession; Wendy Scott-Carr makes threats in an effort to get Peter to drop out of the race.
The firm hires a jury consultant who claims to predict the outcome of a case by reading people's expressions; Will makes a discovery about Bond's intent for the firm.
Alicia's law firm tries to turn a client's son against his girlfriend when both are accused of murder; Alicia faces a tough decision.
Alicia receives a cryptic tip about an inmate on death row; Peter prepares for a debate with Glenn Childs and Wendy Scott-Carr.
Alicia defends a high-maintenance teen star accused of a DUI; the Democratic Committee tells Peter to drop out of the race.
Alicia, Will and Diane are caught off-guard when a brilliant disabled attorney (Michael J. Fox) uses his condition to sway a jury; Kalinda turns to a former friend for help.
The partners must decide whether to take the case of a massage therapist who is accusing a Nobel Prize winner of sexual assault; Peter and Eli try to figure out what Wendy's candidacy means for their campaign.
Summary: At Eli Gold's urging, Alicia must decide if she'll stand by her man during Peter's new political campaign, or if she'll pursue a relationship with Will instead.
Summary: Eli Gold works on getting Peter's charges dropped, and Alicia defends Colin Sweeney, a client and accused wife killer, who claims self defense after she finds him handcuffed to a dead woman.
Summary: The winner is announced in the competition between Alicia and Cary.
Summary: The police are quickly at the door when Peter's electronic monitor sounds after he chases Alicia out of the apartment. As a result, Grace and Zach scramble to figure out a way to keep him from being arrested.
Summary: Alicia debates whether or not to use personal information to her advantage when she takes on her former boss in the courtroom; Peter uses religion to work on his appeal.
Summary: Alicia and Will defend a college student accused of killing her sorority sister while under the influence of a sleep aid. At the same time, they also deal with their growing sexual tension and Diane and Kurt M...
Summary: In an emergency courtroom set up in a hospital, Alicia and Will battle Patti Nyholm and an insurance company that refuses to pay for life-saving in-utero surgery. Meanwhile, Alicia gives Peter a proper welcome...
Summary: Peter strategizes on how to handle his retrial and the next steps in his public rehabilitation; Alicia and Will defend an attorney arrested for murder.
Summary: While Peter gets acclimated to life at home and works on a comeback strategy with his political team, including Eli Gold, Alicia and Diane wrestle with spousal privilege laws in a murder case that hinges on th...
Summary: Alicia defends a man accused of killing his child's babysitter. Meanwhile, Peter's appeal seems to be going well, and Alicia prepares for the idea of him returning to her life.
Summary: Tensions are high as Peter's appeal begins while Alicia has to defend a wealthy client who doesn't seem that innocent, even after he's found not guilty of murdering his wife. Meanwhile, Diane takes precautions...
Summary: Alicia and the kids have to deal with some really bad news and then she has to give Peter some information that will make him furious. Meanwhile, Alicia has to represent the doctor who prescribed the medicatio...
Summary: Alicia learns more about Peter's fall from office when she represents Glenn Child's wife, Marie Browning, in her divorce appeal. Meanwhile, Will and Emily an opposing counsel, get cozy during a death suit agai...
Summary: Alicia investigates a judge's questionable motives after he overturns a simple plea bargain she arranged, and she learns that the judge has a history of unusual sentences. Meanwhile, Diane gets a tempting offe...
Summary: Alicia deals with tricky office politics when she's asked to represent the firm's senior partner after he's arrested. Meanwhile, Peter's evidentiary hearing hits the skids, leading Alicia to suspect that he ma...
Summary: While Alicia is preparing in a case defending a scientist accused of arson, she is suddenly asked to testify on Peter's behalf. Damages Peter Riegert guest stars as the judge in Peter's case and CBS' The Early...
Summary: Alicia becomes attracted to her co-counsel and his unorthodox way to defending their client while representing one of her partner's daughter at the law firm.
Summary: As Alicia works with Will on the appeal of a death row inmate, she agrees to a conjugal visit with Peter in order to get information from him since her client was convicted under Peter's regime as state's atto...
Summary: Will and Alicia only have 72 hours to find the evidence that will prove the train company is responsible for the crash, and not the engineers. If they manage to prove it, the widows get their pensions back. Me...
Summary: Alicia thinks she's discovered evidence of jury tampering in the firm's class action law suit against a pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, her husband's legal team gets closer to his appeal.
Summary: The son of Alicia's former friends is charged with felony murder, and Alicia decides to defend him, despite the fact that they ostracized her ever since the scandal.
Summary: A stripper claims she was raped at a prominent businessman's bachelor party, and Alicia represents her after the state's attorney refuses to pursue criminal charges.
Summary: In the series premiere, Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), a politician's wife, resumes her career as a defense attorney after her husband is jailed for corruption. Her first case is the retrial of a woman ...
