The Bit Bucket

"The Bit Bucket" is the second episode of the fifth season of The Good Wife and the ninety-second episode overall. It has aired by CBS on October 6, 2013. It was written by Robert King and Ted Humphrey and was directed by Michael Zinberg.

Summary[]

The NSA listens in on Alicia Florrick and Diane Lockhart's calls as part of an ongoing terrorist investigation, which turns messy when Lockhart-Gardner brings an unrelated lawsuit against them. Chumhum CEO Neil Gross has his lawyers, Alicia and Cary Agos, sue the NSA for their selectively enforced gag order that hurt his business. Alicia, Cary, and the other fourth years struggle to find suitable office spaces while keeping their departure a secret from their bosses, with Alicia's mom stepping in to save the day. Zach Florrick's ex-girlfriend Becca shows up to once again cause trouble for Eli Gold and the Peter Florrick campaign. Diane is put in an awkward position when the preliminary steps for her judgeship require her to talk negatively of her business partner, Will Gardner. The NSA finds sufficient incriminating evidence to expand their investigation of Alicia and anyone who is in contact with her.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
Stockard Channing as Veronica Loy
John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
Dreama Walker as Becca
Jack Carpenter as Patric Edelstein
Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps
Miriam Shor as Mandy Post
Rachel Hilson as Nisa Dalmar
Jeffrey DeMunn as Chief Justice Virgil Ryvlan
Jeffrey Tambor as Judge George Kluger

Co-Starring[]

Brennan Brown as Robert Hortense
Zach Woods as Jeff Dellinger
Tobias Segal as Tyler Hopkins
Michael Kostroff as Charles Froines
Merwin Goldsmith as Simon Fischbein
Jenna Gavigan as Deborah
John Leonard Thompson as NSA General Counsel
Chester Jones III as Campus Police Officer
Vanessa Wasche as Diane's Assistant

Background Information[]

Production[]

Broadcast[]

This episode first aired on October 6, 2013.
On its first airing this episode attracted 9.23 million viewers.

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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

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