Great Firewall (1 Mar. 2011)

As the vote to determine the fate of the firm arrives, Lockhart, Gardner, and Bond make final maneuvers. Meanwhile, the firm takes a case involving the Internet and human rights, and Peter's campaign tries to take out Glenn Childs.

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers:

Robert King (creator), Michelle King (creator),

Stars:

Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Julianna Margulies	...	Alicia Florrick
Matt Czuchry	...	Cary Agos
Archie Panjabi	...	Kalinda Sharma
Graham Phillips	...	Zach Florrick
Alan Cumming	...	Eli Gold
Josh Charles	...	Will Gardner
Christine Baranski	...	Diane Lockhart
Chris Noth	...	Peter Florrick
Anika Noni Rose	...	Wendy Scott-Carr
Rita Wilson	...	Viola Walsh
Zach Grenier	...	David Lee
Titus Welliver	...	Glenn Childs
Michael Boatman	...	Julius Cain
Dreama Walker	...	Becca
Jeremy Strong	...	Matt Becker

Storyline

The firm takes on the case of a Chinese dissident who was imprisoned and tortured for 5 years after a US-based company gave Chinese government officials his IP address. Alicia gets upset when she finds out the real reason the firm is pursuing the case. Cary tells Kalinda that the State's Attorney is empaneling a grad jury to investigate her. The showdown with Derek Bonds is fast approaching with Diane and Will are still short a few votes. Diane remembers a couple of old partners who are still on the books and tries to get them to vote their way - but it's obvious they're going to have a high price. On the campaign trail, Eli is thrilled when Zach and Becca may have uncovered Glenn Child's own little nanny-gate.

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Plot Keywords:

courtroom

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Diane is talking with the two senior partners in a restaurant, her big three-strand pearl necklace jumps around with the strands changing position from one shot to the next, without her having moved at all.

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Quotes

David Lee: We're like homeless lawyers.
Will Gardner: So the vote is this Friday. Bond is up by three votes, one of them is supposedly me. So he's really only up by one.
David Lee: By two.
Will Gardner: No, by one
David Lee: He loses one vote so he's up by two.
Will Gardner: No, I move to Diane's side so she gains one and he loses one.
David Lee: What are you talking about?
Will Gardner, David Lee, Diane Lockhart: inseparable arguing
Diane Lockhart: Can we agree we need more votes? We need more votes and we are running out of time

User Reviews

Social Networking and Much More in this Episode ***

This was a fragmented episode taking in just everything. Looks like Peter has gotten himself into a 2 way race after his son's discovery that Childs also had a nanny. It's dirty politics as always and Eli positively delights in the matter.

In a related story, a Chinese immigrant sues over a social network allegedly giving out information that allowed him to be imprisoned and supposedly tortured in China for several years.

The third story deals with the partner intrigue and Gardner-Lockhart bringing back elderly lawyers to vote in a crucial firm decision.

This episode was choppy at best. Each of the stories could have been developed into the full hour of the series.