"Double Jeopardy" is the second episode of the second season of The Good Wife and the twenty-fifth episode overall. It was written by Ted Humphrey and directed by Dean Parisot.
Synopsis
Dissatisfied that Alicia wins a not guilty verdict for a young Army Reservist accused of murdering his wife, Cary has the case re-tried in military court. In military court, the rules are different and the law is presented differently stacking the decks against Alicia. But Alicia has a plan and calls Cary to the stand as a witness as a way of producing evidence which gives a break in the case and saves her client. Meanwhile as the campaign kicks into full gear, Childs resorts to dirty tricks in an effort to mar Peter’s reputation.
Production
Cast
Starring
- Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
- Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
- Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
- Mackenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
- Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
- with Josh Charles as Will Gardner
- and Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Special Guest Starring
Guest Starring
- Scott Porter as Blake Calamar
- Chris Butler as Matan Brody
- Patrick Breen as Lieutenant Terrence Hicks
- Teyonah Paris as Melinda Gossett
- Christine Evangelista as Madeleine
- Dreama Walker as Becca
- Kim Shaw as Amber Madison
- Brian Tyree Henry as Randall Simmons
- Bill Tangradi as Captain Gerald Gauthier
- Jordan Gelber as Freddy Wright
- Victor Verhaeghe as Detective Tommy Rezick
- with Linda Eamond as Judge Leora Kuhn
- and Michael Ealy as Derrick Bond
Co-Starring
- Lou Dobbs as Himself
- Joe Trippi as Himself
- Amelia Pedlow as Daria Joyce
- Walter Belenky as Corporal Barnard
- Brandon Victor Dixon as a Clerk
- Michaela Waters as an Aide
- Lizan Mitchell as Judith's Mother
- Ken Cheeseman as the Jury Foreman
- Eric Engleman as a Bailiff
- Robert Kya-Hill as Thomas Simmons
Crew
Opening credits
- Robert King &
- Michelle King - Creators
- David Buckley - Music
- Scott Vickrey - Editor
- Stephen Hendrickson - Production Designer
- Fred Murphy - Director of Photography
- Kristin Bernstein - Co-Producer
- Ron Binkowski - Producer
- Corinne Brinkerhoff - Producer
- Courtney Kemp Agboh - Producer
- Leonard Dick - Co-Executive Producer
- Keith Eisner - Co-Executive Producer
- Ted Humphrey - Co-Executive Producer
- David W. Zucker - Executive Producer
- Brooke Kennedy - Executive Producer
- Robert King &
- Michelle King - Executive Producers
- Ted Humphrey - Writer
- Dean Parisot - Director
Closing credits
- Ridley Scott and
- Tony Scott - Executive Producers
- Meredith Averill - Story Editor
- Kristin Bernstein - Unit Production Manager
- Denis Doyle - First Assistant Director
- Genevieve Palmieri - Second Assistant Director
Background Information
Production
Broadcast
- This episode first aired in on October 5, 2010.
- On its first airing this episode attracted 12.76 million viewers.