While the staff at Lockhart/Gardner adjusts 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. Written by CBS Publicity

Having successfully defended her client Danny Lambros against a charge of libel, Alicia finds herself arguing the case all over again in a London court via video conference. The onus of proof is reversed in English and Welsh courts and Alicia must now find a way to prove the claims in Danny's book are true. She gets help from Will and a British solicitor, Timothy Ash Bannon. Will meanwhile is surprised when the new State's Attorney, Alicia's husband Peter, invites the firm to bid on $20 million in business. There's a catch however: because of the firm's dealings with drug dealer Lamond Bishop, Peter wants them to voluntarily submit to a tax audit to show their funds aren't tainted. Will thinks it's a trap. Eli meets Kalinda for the first time and needs her help in an investigation. Written by garykmcd

Alicia and Will - along with several other staff members - are stuck in a hotel working with a mediator to try and settle a lawsuit. The head of the opposing team is Will's ex Celeste Serrano and she knows Will's way of thinking all too well. They're both quite adept at manipulating the other, to the consternation of the mediator. Back at the office, Eli is hired by the Wisconsin dairy industry when an outbreak of food poisoning in Chicago schools is blamed on cheese from that State. Kalinda helps him out getting key information but Eli soon finds that he's become part of the story. Written by garykmcd

Alicia takes on a pro bono case where the witness quickly becomes the prime suspect, but it's Lockhart and Gardner that may be in the most jeopardy, as Will and Diane consider their futures and the firm's direction. Written by CBS Publicity

Diana Lochkhart and Celeste Seranno face a major problem when their key witness in a law suit commits suicide. Diane is representing the passengers and Celeste the crew members who all died in a plane crash. Their witness was going to testify that the aircraft manufacturer knew there was a fault with the deicing system and didn't correct it due to costs. The only solution they have is to call in Colin Sweeney, someone they know well and whose company financed some of their work. Sweeney wants out of prison in return for his testimony. The SA's office wants him to wear a wire to get evidence on a white supremacist who is ordering hits from inside prison. Meanwhile, Eli is working hard to get Peter the keynote address at the Democratic convention. Alicia is under pressure to hire David Lee's niece and she has to deal with daughter Grace's choice of friends. Written by garykmcd

Alicia finds herself defending a young Taiwanese man ,who may or may not have diplomatic immunity. after a young woman is found dead on a party boat. He was there along with the son of a Dutch courier who has immunity and is set free. New first year associate Caitlin proves instrumental in finding evidence that puts the man in a different location at the time of the killing. ASA Cary Agos isn't giving up that easily. Meanwhile, Eli ex-wife's is thinking of running for office and wants him to put her through his vetting process. He assigns the task to Kalinda but isn't too happy with what she finds. Written by garykmcd

Diane Lockhart and Alicia find themselves in the murky world of post-9/11 law when the firm takes on the case of an American citizen who claims to have been imprisoned and tortured by the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The government is refusing to turn over classified material and when they finally get a court order on the subject are inundated with redacted material. New associate Cailtin finds a clue in the redacted material. At the State's Attorney's office, Cary Agos digs up some old dirt on Will from when he worked in Baltimore and they decide to use it to pressure Will to give them information on gangster Lamond Bishop. Written by garykmcd

When death row prisoner Ricky Parker, scheduled for execution in just a few weeks, tells a documentary filmmaker of the location of a body, the police actually find two bodies and Lockhart Gardner finds itself defending a dead woman's fiancé charged with murder. With the clock ticking down to Parker's execution, the firm finds itself trying to obtain a stay of execution so they can interview him. Kalinda becomes chummy with ASA Dana Lodge who clearly wants information in return. Eli Gold meanwhile works with one of Mickey Gunn's new clients who has a rather embarrassing photo that could cause him election problems. Written by garykmcd

Alicia and Will return to military court and again have to face military Judge Col. Leora Kuhn. This time, they are defending Sgt. Regina Elkins who is charged with disobeying orders and launching a missile attack in Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of 12 people. Back at the office, Eli is leading the Congressional lobbying effort on behalf of the dairy industry which is not too pleased with the new food guidelines. He may have met his match however in lobbyist Stacie Hall who represents other interests. Will Gardner meanwhile learns that SA Peter Florrick has appointed Wendy Scott-Carr as a Special Prosecutor to look into his possible involvement in judicial corruption. Written by garykmcd

Alicia coaches new associate Caitlin D'arcy in her first court-like appearance, an arbitration hearing. Opposing counsel is Martha Reed who Alicia had hoped to hire but was forced to hire Caitlin instead. The case revolves around a college professor, Pamela Raker, who claims she was fired after resisting the advances of her department head. When Alicia and Caitlin gain the upper hand, Martha calls in her boss - none other than Alicia's old nemesis, Louis Canning. Wendy Scott-Carr pursues her case against Will Gardner and they hire Cary's friend, Andrew Wiley, as an investigator. Eli is feeling unloved at the firm. He decides to help out Will. Alicia and Peter face a crisis when daughter Grace disappears. Written by garykmcd

The firm goes all out when a client is surprisingly found guilty of first degree murder. They have a sympathetic judge and even Carey Agos is concerned that the prosecution hasn't made their case. The accused refused a deal, not prepared to plead guilty to something she didn't do. Now that the verdict has been delivered, they look for evidence of jury misconduct or anything that might get the judge to direct a verdict of not guilty. It doesn't get easier when Special Prosecutor Wendy Scott-Carr questions the judge in the Will Gardner investigation. She also has something interesting to say to Will. Written by garykmcd

The firm is being sued for $44 million because by a divorced couple who have now reconciled and who lost that amount when their assets were divided with some of them sold off at a loss. Alicia's career may be in jeopardy when the firm is unable to locate a key document she was responsible for filing in their database. When David Lee finds a copy of the document Alicia isn't sure it's the original document. Help comes in the form of the process server in the case who has an interest in Diane. In view of the State's Attorney's investigation, Will is looking to hire a lawyer and he decides on Elsbeth Tascioni who represented Alicia during her troubles with the Treasury Department monitor. He hires her and she decides to put pressure on the Special Prosecutor, Wendy Scott-Carr. Written by garykmcd

Alicia takes on the case of Dylan Stack, a lawyer who has refused to reveal the identity of his client who is wanted by the U.S. Treasury Department for creating a new digital currency called Bitcoin. She finds herself in court against her old nemesis from when she had her own problems with Treasury, Gordon Higgs who, frustrated with it all, charges Stack with being the inventor of the Internet currency. Kalinda investigates and finds at least two possible suspects. Meanwhile, Special Prosecutor Wendy Scott-Carr continues her investigation against Will Garner. Will's lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni is proving to be her equal. Written by garykmcd

With her investigation complete, Special Prosecutor Wendy Scott-Carr presents her evidence against Will to the grand jury in hopes of sending him to prison for bribery. Meanwhile, Eli and Stacie Hall square off once again. Written by CBS Publicity

Lockhart and Gardner leads a class action suit against a software company that allowed the Syrian government to disappear American citizens. Also, Will faces a hard decision in the wake of the Grand Jury proceedings. Written by CBS Publicity

While power grabs are being made at the firm, Alicia and Caitlin square off against old foe Nancy Crozier. Meanwhile, Peter discovers the price of taking the moral high road. Written by CBS Publicity

Alicia must once again aid Colin Sweeney when a sexual misconduct claim derails his attempt to win back control of his company. Also, Cary is faced with a moral dilemma when Peter tasks him with enforcing office policies. Written by CBS Publicity

Alicia and Julius Cain represent a former professional hockey player, Grant Duverney, who is suing the maker of his snowmobile after the steering locked causing an accident that led to his wife's death. When it appears they are about to lose the case, the defendants lawyer raises issues related to injuries Duverney may have suffered as a hockey player and which may have contributed to the accident. Alicia then suggests they also sue the hockey league which brings her up against her old nemesis, Louis Canning, who has a surprise for her: a job offer, one that Alicia may not be able to refuse if she wants to buy her old house. Meanwhile, Diane Lockhart finds herself with two men in her life and Will Gardner is doing his best to keep his nose out of the firm's business while he is under suspension. Written by garykmcd

Alicia is appointed to a blue ribbon police review board but it soon becomes apparent that most of the participants aren't ready to dig into a police shooting in any great depth. When she pursues the issue, it's clear she's rocking the boat and is warned there might be consequences. She perseveres. Alicia is also in the market for a house and makes an offer on her previous home. She runs into some surprising competition. Alicia is also representing Kalinda in her dispute with the IRS but after a meeting with them gets a visit from the FBI. At the firm, the knives are still out for Will Gardner with three hoping to replace him as a named partner. They also want to strip him of any profit participation while he is not practicing law. Written by garykmcd

Alicia defends a young client, Lindsey, whose conviction was vacated due to DNA evidence. She and two other girls had been convicted of luring another girl into the woods at a summer camp and killing her. Rather than have to deal with a new trial, Peter Florrick tells Carey Agos to make them an plea offer but Lindsey and her two co-accused must all accept the offer or it's off the table. They also have to waive their right to sue the State crime lab for their errors. Alicia asks Kalinda to look into the evidence. Alicia's successful stint on the blue-ribbon panel backfires when the report blames Peter for the cover-up in the case. The panel's chair, Mike Kresteva also announces his bid for the Governor's Office. As a result Peter is thinking of not running. Alicia learns that her mother-in-law is the one who bought her old house from under her. Peter sets his mother straight on the issue. Eli has been assisting his ex-wife, Vanessa, plan her run for State Senate. He's put in a ... Written by garykmcd

After Judge Richard Cuesta is accused of prosecutorial misconduct he hires Lockhart Gardner to defend him. A case he prosecuted 20 years ago when he was with the State Attorney's office has resurfaced after the man's conviction has been set aside as a result of new DNA evidence. A special court of inquiry has been struck to determine if Cuesta should be charged with a crime. The firm still represents Lemond Bishop and he takes Kalinda to task for having shared information about him with the FBI. The firm decides it needs another litigator and Alicia recommends Cary Agos who is unhappy at the State Attorney's office. Will, still under suspension, isn't sure he wants Carey on the team. Without Will's knowledge Diane Lockhart and Howard Lymon interview Callie Simcoe, a lawyer from their previous case. She's Will's girlfriend however. Written by garykmcd

Everyone at the firm is ecstatic when they win a $25 million judgment in a case where they had only been requesting a $17 million settlement. Their jubilation comes to a sudden end when lawyers Patti Nyholm and Louis Canning advise them that they are being sued for $50 million. The basis of their suit is that the judge is a friend of Will Gardner and that the huge settlement was payback for past corrupt activities. They depose anyone affiliated with the case leaving Carey Agos, who has just returned to the firm, as the only lawyer to represent them. Meanwhile, Alicia comes across a large uncashed check in Kalinda's personal file. She calls the number on the check but the man at the other end refuses to identify himself. She tells Kalinda what's happened and she finally tells Alicia what she's been hiding. She also prepares to go to war. Written by garykmcd