Hitting the Fan

"Hitting the Fan" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of The Good Wife and the ninety-fifth episode overall. It has aired by CBS on October 27, 2013. It was written by Robert King and Michelle King and was directed by James Whitmore, Jr..

Summary[]

After Diane Lockhart tells Will Gardner that Alicia Florrick and Cary Agos are forming their own firm, and taking top Lockhart Gardner clients with them, Will acts angrily and quickly to fire those involved and protect his firm. The leaving fourth years struggle to download client files, as they are all fired one by one. With Alicia voted out as a partner, the new Florrick Agos firm tries to beat their old coworkers to the client lists to secure their client base. Lockhart Gardner employs several techniques to slow the new firm down, such as spreading malicious rumors, filing non-compete clauses, and sabotaging their office spaces. Kalinda Sharma plays both sides in an attempt to remain on good standing with both and protect her best interests. Peter Florrick pulls what strings he has as the governor to swing clients his wife's way.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Co-Starring[]

Erin Dilly as Joely Angler
Tonya Glanz as Candace Frawley
Greg Hildreth as Gary
Victoria Mack as Beth Ferretti
Bhavesh Patel as Anthony Wright Edelman
Nathan Adams Stark as Process Server (credited as Nathan Stark)
Robbie Collier Sublett as John Gaultner
Kenneth Tigar as Judge James Chase
Dan Ziskie as Steve Koesterich

Background Information[]

Production[]

Broadcast[]

This episode first aired on October 27, 2013.
On its first airing this episode attracted 9.35 million viewers.

Deleted Scenes[]

Trivia[]

Goofs, Bloopers & Continuity Errors[]

Quotes[]

References[]

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 •