Killer Song (29 Mar. 2011)

The firm takes a case involving a killer who allegedly wrote a song about his crime, Eli tries to help the family of Wendy Scott-Carr's illegal nanny, and Peter takes steps to keep his and Kalinda's secret from going public.

Director:

James Whitmore Jr.

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
Makenzie Vega	...	Grace Florrick
Alan Cumming	...	Eli Gold
Josh Charles	...	Will Gardner
Christine Baranski	...	Diane Lockhart
Chris Noth	...	Peter Florrick
America Ferrera	...	Natalie Flores
Scott Porter	...	Blake Calamar
Chris Butler	...	Matan Brody
Sarah Steele	...	Marissa Gold
Roxanna Hope	...	Babette Penn
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Rhonda Cerone (as Gaby Hoffman)

Storyline

When killer Jarvis Bowes is released after 30 years in a mental hospital, Alicia and the firm try to prevent him from benefiting from his crime. He had kidnapped, tortured and raped a woman and doctors now argue that the man who committed those crimes no longer exists. He considers himself an artist and a songwriter and the lyrics for a now popular song are generating significant revenues for him. The firm knows that they have little chance of winning a first amendment case but Will Gardner has a another idea. Eli Gold is still feeling guilty about what he did to Natalie Flores and he gets Diane Lockhart to take on her case pro bono. When her father is arrested for a suspected burglary, the firm tries desperately to keep the illegal immigrant out of the system. Meanwhile, Kalinda is worried that Blake Calamar may have revealed her secret to an Assistant State's Attorney.

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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:

29 March 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Series Theme"
(uncredited)
Performed by David Buckley

User Reviews

This Episode: Sing You Sinner **1/2

Too much interacting here and there also seems to be a lack of cohesiveness.

Eli Gold really seems to take command here as we see him use political power to get someone out of jail and there are constant discussions with his daughter in this episode.

Kalinda has plenty to be afraid of. Blake knows what she and the Chris Noth character did, but Alisha still doesn't know.

The episode shows how someone who claims to have been a model prisoner can manipulate the system. Shame.

Couldn't it have been determined years earlier that this killer was involved in the other murder? Did he literally have to start singing to give it all away?