"Ham Sandwich" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of The Good Wife and the fortieth episode overall. It has aired by CBS on March 22, 2011. It was written by Keith Eisner and directed by Griffin Dunne.
Summary[]
Alicia helps Bishop with his divorce and custody settlement and helps Kalinda after she is subpoenaed to appear in front of a grand jury. Meanwhile, Eli changes Peter's campaign strategy to appeal to white, middle-class voters.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
- Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
- Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
- Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
- Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
- Josh Charles as Will Gardner
- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Guest Starring[]
- Titus Welliver as Glenn Childs
- Zach Grenier as David Lee
- Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop
- Scott Porter as Blake Calamar
- Renée Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
- Mike Pniewski as Frank Landau
- Gbenga Akinnagbe as Pastor Isaiah Easton
- Rachel Hilson as Nisa Dalmar
- Pablo Schreiber as Gregory Mars
- Bill Irwin as Fred Medkiff
- Sophina Brown as Katrina Bishop
- Nicole Roderick as Nora
Co-Starring[]
- Eric Ruffin as Dylan Bishop
- J.D. Williams as Dexter Roja
- Ismael Cruz Córdova as Jimmy Patrick
- Jerry Strong as Matt Becker
- Paul Urcioli as Hemings
Plot[]
With Derrick Bond now out of the way, Lockhart Gardner is keen to keep drug dealer Lemond Bishop - or at least the legitimate part of his criminal empire - as a client. Bishop's wife Katrina wants to divorce him, even though Bishop wants to reconcile, and Will assigns Alicia to work with David Lee on the case. They find that Katrina's lawyer is playing hardball, even after Bishop agrees to give her virtually everything she asked for. As Kalinda looks into Katrina, she finds that Katrina is having an affair (one that Bishop will surely find out about soon, if he doesn't already know) and this is why she refuses any attempts at reconciliation. As Katrina's demands become more and more exacting, Bishop choses to reconsider his options.
Kalinda is subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury and on Alicia's advice, refuses to testify on the grounds she may incriminate herself. The chief witness against Kalinda is Blake, who implicates her in the battery of Dr. Booth. However, the direction of the questions suggests that SA Childs may not be after Kalinda after all. Instead, it seems that Childs is really going after Lockhart Gardener. Kalinda plays her cards well and finds a way to make both Childs and Blake go away.
On the campaign front, Eli realizes Peter will have to appeal to an altogether different demographic if he's to win and attempts to secure the white, middle-class vote. He changes Peter's campaign website to show only white families, essentially fires Pastor Isaiah (“just until the election is over”) and attempts to stop Zach from being seen with his black girlfriend.
Background Information[]
Production[]
Broadcast[]
- This episode first aired in on March 22, 2011.
- On its first airing this episode attracted 11.70 million viewers.