The Line

The Line
Season	6
Episode	1
Original Airdate	September 21, 2014
U.S. Viewers	11.06 million
Writer	Robert & Michelle King
Director	Robert King
Previous	"A Weird Year"
Next	"Trust Issues"

"The Line" is the first episode of the sixth season of The Good Wife and the one-hundred-thirteenth overall episode. It has aired by CBS on September 21, 2014. It was written by Robert King and Michelle King and was directed by Robert King.

Summary

Diane is planning to "retire" from her firm to join Florrick Agos, but everything is put on hold when Cary is arrested on serious drug charges. Meanwhile, Eli plots to launch Alicia as a candidate for state's attorney.

Cast

Starring Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma Alan Cumming as Eli Gold Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar Zach Grenier as David Lee Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart Guest Starring Chris Noth as Peter Florrick Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop Jess Weixler as Robyn Burdine Kelli Giddish as Sophia Russo Michael Cerveris as Jimmy Castro Fred Melamed as Judge Alan Karpman Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold Lenny Venito as Sheriff Gibson

Co-Starring J. D. Williams as Dexter Roja Samantha Mathis as Bonita Yarrow Katie Paxton as Lauren Lytton Ash Christian as David Howell John Ventimiglia as Detective Gary Prima Hampton Fluker as Kahlil Dade Gerry Bamman as Diane's Client Sheldon Best as Jim Lenard Jonathan Coulton as DUI Nathan Hinton as Cop #1 Bob Roseman as Cop #2 Nicole Roderick as Nora

Background Information

Broadcast

• This episode has aired on September 21, 2014.
• On its one-hundred-thirteenth airing this episode attracted 11.06 million viewers.

Trivia

• Graham Phillips and Makenzie Vega are both do not appear in this episode.
• The cameo by musician Jonathan Coulton came about because an earlier story Goliath and David (2014) was based on a legal dispute involving one of Coulton's songs. Coulton would also later provide musical recaps for BrainDead, created by the same people.
• The melody playing during the transfer of Cary is a reference to the movie Barry Lyndon, by Stanley Kubrick, which is the story of a man that rises to riches only to fall disgracefully.
• Taye Diggs and John Ventimiglia are both have introduced for the first time. Diggs appears in 4 episodes in total while Ventimiglia appears in 5 episodes in total.
• This is the final appearance of Kelli Giddish in this episode. She appeared in four episodes in total.

Goofs, Bloopers & Continuity Errors

• The amount of cash that they went to a bank to get a cashier's check for would have turned on numerous red flags for the bank and required filing of a form that goes to the IRS and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
• Kalinda even if with Cary would not be arrested just because she was with someone being arrested. There was an arrest warrant for Cary and it was not for an act being done at the time of the arrest, and as such Kalinda may have been detained while Cary's arrest was effected, but she would not have been arrested assuming she did and had nothing illegal.