Je Ne Sais What?

Je Ne Sais What?
Season	4
Episode	12
Original Airdate	January 13, 2013
U.S. Viewers	10.04 million
Writer	Jacqueline Hoyt
Director	Matt Shakman
Previous	"Boom De Yah Da"
Next	"The Seven Day Rule"

"Je Ne Sais What?" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of The Good Wife and the eightieth episode overall. It has aired by CBS on January 13, 2013. It was written by Jacqueline Hoyt and was directed by Matt Shakman.

Summary

Will, Diane and Alicia help Elsbeth Tascioni when she is arrested. She was in the middle of defending a client when she was arrested for 'harassing' someone. The client she defended was an athlete who at first was not paid the 5 million she deserved and later accused of drug use.

Eli and Jordan give Peter conflicting pieces of advice.

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 Chris Noth as Peter Florrick Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni Maura Tierney as Maddie Hayward T. R. Knight as Jordan Karahalios Renée Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine

Co-Starring Vincent Curatola as Judge Thomas Politi Ronald Guttman as Judge Antoine Villapique Elizabeth Alderfer as Anna Buday Ato Essandoh as Dr. Elliott Chesterfield Michel Gill as Frederick Plunkett Vincenzo Amato as Judge Ciccone John Hans Tester as Judge Karl Heinrich Derek Wilson as Morgan Croft Angela Lewis as Chenise Jayes Dominik Tiefenthaler as Dedrick Klein Max Gordon Moore as Dr. Rappe

Background Information

Broadcast

• This episode has aired on January 13, 2013.
• On its eightieth airing this episode attracted 10.04 million viewers.

Trivia

• At the sports hearing, Plunkett insults Will in French, saying he's "a victim of our American education system" because Will cannot speak French.
• The poem that Diane says, when Will asks her how her French is, is the first 4 verses of Dernière Soirée written by Arthur Rimbaud in 1870 and published in 1891. It is a rather sensual and erotic text, even if the first verses are softer than the rest of the poem. Elle était fort déshabillée Et de grands arbres indiscrets Aux vitres jetaient leur feuillée Malinement, tout près, tout près.
• In the scene where Alicia goes to talk with a judge about getting Elsbeth Tascioni transferred to a holding cell downtown, we see the name tag of said judge. His name is Thomas Politi. The Danish and Norwegian word for police is 'Politi'

Quotes

Judge Thomas Politi: When the law's an ass, you have to kick it!