The Good Wife: Season 3

2011 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 3 of The Good Wife

The season opens with Alicia now part of Lockhart & Gardner, but her relationship with Will changes, and that shift affects the entire firm. The firm goes through a difficult period, and Alicia helps keep it afloat while Diane tries to keep it standing. Will could be disbarred. Peter, now a political rival, backs Cary, Alicia's competitor. Kalinda tries to repair her friendship with her best friend. Eli arrives at the firm and clashes with clients, attorneys and Alicia herself.

22episodes

Sep 25, 2011premiered

Apr 29, 2012Latest episode

15.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 A New Day
Sep 25, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: Brooke Kennedy · Writing: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Anne Marsen, Tom Reed
3x02 The Death Zone
Oct 2, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Alicia discovers she must become an expert on English law when a libel case she wins involving a businessman from Britain becomes an international matter after it is retried and transferred to a court in England via satellite.
Directed by: Jim McKay, Michael Zinberg · Written by: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Chris Noth, Michael Kelly
3x03 Get a Room
Oct 9, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: David Platt · Writing: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Anne Marsen, Dallas Roberts
3x04 Feeding the Rat
Oct 16, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Alicia takes a pro bono case in which a witness quickly becomes the prime suspect. Meanwhile, Will and Diane plot the firm’s direction and their futures.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Keith Eisner · Starring: Chris Noth, Michael Boatman, John Lutz, Lisa Edelstein
3x05 Marthas and Caitlins
Oct 23, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.1
When Alicia's key witness commits suicide, she must turn to the only person whose testimony can salvage her case: Colin Sweeney. Meanwhile, Eli makes big moves on Peter's behalf.
Directed by: Félix Alcalá · Written by: Ted Humphrey · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Zach Grenier, Anne Marsen, Chris Noth
3x06 Affairs of State
Oct 30, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.2
While Alicia wades through diplomatic loopholes to defend a Taiwanese national, Eli is approached by his ex-wife to vet her for a possible political campaign.
Directing: Dean Parisot · Writing: Corinne Brinkerhoff · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Chris Butler, Joe Morton
3x07 Executive Order 13224
Nov 6, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Alicia worries that she will break confidentiality when the Treasury Department forces her to report on her latest client, while Peter reluctantly digs into Will's past transgressions.
Directing: Brooke Kennedy · Writing: Leonard Dick · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Aaron Tveit, Chris Noth, Titus Welliver
3x08 Death Row Tip
Nov 13, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.2
In order to keep a client from being convicted of murder, Alicia must obtain a stay of execution for a guilty man; Eli tries to stay ahead of a client's possible scandal.
Directing: Joshua Marston · Writing: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Anne Marsen, Michael Kelly
3x09 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Nov 20, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.2
Tensions are high at Lockhart & Gardner as Alicia and Will argue in front of a mercurial military judge, Eli’s confidence is shaken and Diane issues an ultimatum to protect the firm.
Directing: Rosemary Rodriguez · Writing: Robert King, Michelle King, Meredith Averill · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Anthony Ruivivar, Amy Sedaris
3x10 Parenting Made Easy
Dec 4, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
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.
Directing: Rosemary Rodriguez · Writing: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Michael J. Fox, Jennifer Carpenter
3x11 What Went Wrong
Dec 11, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
As Alicia looks for a way to have a judgment thrown out following a shocking guilty verdict, she also begins to feel the consequences of decisions in her personal life.
Directed by: James Whitmore Jr. · Written by: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Dallas Roberts, Chris Noth
3x12 Alienation of Affection
Jan 8, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Lockhart-Gardner faces trouble when a recently divorced couple claims they influenced their separation for their own personal gain.
Directed by: Michael Zinberg · Written by: Corinne Brinkerhoff · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Zach Grenier, Graham Phillips, Michael Boatman
3x13 Bitcoin for Dummies
Jan 15, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Alicia defends a client charged with protecting the identity of the creator of an illegal currency.
Directed by: Frederick E. O. Toye · Written by: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Graham Phillips, Mary Beth Peil, Monica Raymund, Anika Noni Rose
3x14 Another Ham Sandwich
Jan 29, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directed by: Frederick E. O. Toye · Written by: Leonard Dick · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Zach Grenier, Graham Phillips, David Fonteno
3x15 Live From Damascus
Feb 19, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Lockhart & 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.
Directed by: Brooke Kennedy · Written by: Michelle King, Robert King, Leonard Dick · Starring: Rita Wilson, Amy Sedaris, Denis O'Hare, Vanessa Wasche
3x16 After The Fall
Mar 4, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: James Whitmore Jr. · Writing: Meredith Averill · Starring: Zach Grenier, Jack Gilpin, Chris Noth, Michael Boatman
3x17 Long Way Home
Mar 11, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Nelson McCormick · Writing: Keith Eisner · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Zach Grenier, Graham Phillips, Chris Noth
3x18 Gloves Come Off
Mar 18, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
Alicia once again faces Louis Canning in court, but recent financial concerns lead her to reconsider his standing job offer. Meanwhile, Diane reconnects with the enigmatic Jack Copeland.
Directing: Michael Zinberg · Writing: Leonard Dick · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Zach Grenier, Michael J. Fox, Gary Cole
3x19 Blue Ribbon Panel
Mar 25, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Alicia is assigned to be on a blue-ribbon panel that is investigating a police shooting. But she soon begins to question the actions of the panel chairman.
Directed by: Rosemary Rodriguez · Written by: Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Zach Grenier, Graham Phillips, Jerry Adler
3x20 Pants on Fire
Apr 15, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
As Alicia counsels a client whether to accept a strict plea deal, she's distracted by Peter's newest political rival, whose actions force her back into the public spotlight.
Directing: Roxann Dawson · Writing: Ted Humphrey · Starring: Chris Noth, Mary Beth Peil, Joanna Gleason, Mike Pniewski
3x21 The Penalty Box
Apr 22, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Alicia defends a judge against misconduct charges stemming from his days as a prosecutor. Meanwhile, Cary makes a career decision and Kalinda deals with the repercussions of Agent Delaney's investigation.
Directed by: Michael Zinberg · Written by: Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King · Starring: Jerry Adler, Jill Flint, Chris Noth, David Paymer
3x22 The Dream Team Season Finale
Apr 29, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Will and Diane scramble when Louis Canning and Patti Nyholm team up to bankrupt the firm. Also, Alicia faces conflicted feelings regarding her relationship with Peter, and Kalinda's past catches up to her.
Directed by: Robert King · Written by: Corinne Brinkerhoff, Meredith Averill · Starring: Makenzie Vega, Graham Phillips, Michael J. Fox, Jerry Adler