A Precious Commodity

"A Precious Commodity" is the third episode of the fifth season of The Good Wife and the ninety-third episode overall. It has aired by CBS on October 13, 2013. It was written by Keith Eisner and was directed by Brooke Kennedy.

Summary[]

When Diane Lockhart tells Will Gardner of the negative interview she gave about him, he becomes angry and organizes with the other partners to push her out of the firm. He appoints Alicia Florrick to negotiate Diane's exit package, which constitutes a conflict of interest since the new firm she and Cary Agos are forming would benefit from signing some of Diane's clients. Alicia represents a surrogate mother whose contract holders want her to terminate the pregnancy due to certain birth defects. Peter Florrick struggles to reach an agreement with ethical consultant Marilyn that will not damage his public appearance.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
Melissa George as Marilyn Garbanza
Jess Weixler as Robyn Burdine
Peter Gerety as Judge Timothy Stanek
Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps
Janel Moloney as Kathy Eisenstadt
Genevieve Angelson as Tara Bach
Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman
Talia Balsam as Anne Stevens

Co-Starring[]

Jordan Lage as Dr. John Tuft
C.J. Wilson as Brian Eisenstadt
Karen Pittman Dr. as Patricia Serling
Philip Ettinger as Michael
Phillip James Griffith as Cam (credited as P.J. Griffith)
Christian Borle as Carter Schmidt
Julienne Hanzelka Kim as New Assistant
J.T. O'Connor as Daniel Hecht
Rebecca Eichenberger as Amber Wallis

Uncredited[]

Miriam Shor as Mandy Post (voice only)

Background Information[]

Production[]

Broadcast[]

This episode first aired on October 13, 2013.
On its first airing this episode attracted 8.46 million viewers.

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v • e • d The Good Wife Episodes

Season 1
Pilot • Stripped • Home • Fixed • Crash • Conjugal • Unorthodox • Unprepared • Threesome • Lifeguard • Infamy • Painkiller • Bad • Hi • Bang • Fleas • Heart • Doubt • Boom • Mock • Unplugged • Hybristophilia • Running

Season 2
Taking Control • Double Jeopardy • Breaking Fast • Cleaning House • VIP Treatment • Poisoned Pill • Bad Girls • On Tap • Nine Hours • Breaking Up • Two Courts • Silly Season • Real Deal • Net Worth • Silver Bullet • Great Firewall • Ham Sandwich • Killer Song • Wrongful Termination • Foreign Affairs • In Sickness • Getting Off • Closing Arguments

Season 3

A New Day • The Death Zone • Get a Room • Feeding the Rat • Marthas and Caitlins • Affairs of State • Executive Order 13224 • Death Row Trip • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot • Parenting Made Easy • What Went Wrong • Alienation of Affection • Bitcoin for Dummies • Another Ham Sandwich • Live from Damascus • After the Fall • Long Way Home • Gloves Come Off • Blue Ribbon Panel • Pants on Fire • The Penalty Box • The Dream Team

Season 4

I Fought the Law • And the Law Won • Two Girls, One Code • Don't Haze Me, Bro • Waiting for the Knock • The Art of War • Anatomy of a Joke • Here Comes the Judge • A Defense of Marriage • Battle of the Proxies • Boom De Yah Da • Je Ne Sais What? • The Seven Day Rule • Red Team, Blue Team • Going for the Gold • Runnin' with the Devil • Invitation to an Inquest • Death of a Client • The Wheels of Justice • Rape: A Modern Perspective • A More Perfect Union • What's in the Box?

Season 5

Everything is Ending • The Bit Bucket • A Precious Commodity • Outside the Bubble • Hitting the Fan • The Next Day • The Next Week • The Next Month • Whack-a-Mole • The Decision Tree • Goliath and David • We, the Juries • Parallel Construction, Bitches • A Few Words • Dramatics, Your Honor • The Last Call • A Material World • All Tapped Out • Tying the Knot • The Deep Web • The One Percent • A Weird Year

Season 6
The Line • Trust Issues • Dear God • Oppo Research • Shiny Objects • Old Spice • Message Discipline • Red Zone • Sticky Content • The Trial • Hail Mary • The Debate • Dark Money • Mind's Eye • Open Source • Red Meat • Undisclosed Recipients • Loser Edit • Winning Ugly • The Deconstruction • Don't Fail • Wanna Partner?

Season 7
Bond • Innocents • Cooked • Taxed • Payback • Lies • Driven • Restraint • Discovery • KSR • Iowa • Tracks • Judged • Monday • Targets • Hearing • Shoot • Unmanned • Landing • Party • Verdict • End

See also: • The Good Wife Seasons •