Jack Carpenter

Will and Diane take on a defamation case from a young Internet billionaire, who is suing the film studio for depicting him in a negative light. Meanwhile, Alicia confronts Will about the message he left on her voice mail.

The law firm of Lockhart, Gardner and Bond sues a social networking site on behalf of a Chinese dissident, who posted an anonymous blog about democracy in China, and was jailed and tortured by the Chinese government when the site failed to protect his anonymity and turned over his IP address. Meanwhile, Eli gets a tip that he hopes will drive Childs out of the race, and Will and Diane hope to wrestle the firm away from Derrick Bond once and for all.

Lockhart & Gardner leads a class action suit against a software company that allowed the Syrian government to "disappear" American citizens. Also, Will faces a hard decision in the wake of the Grand Jury proceedings. Guest Stars include Jonathan Groff, Rita Wilson, Parker Posey and Amy Sedaris.

Alicia and Cary sue the NSA on behalf of the search engine Chumhum, unaware that Lockhart/Gardner's connection to a former client has resulted in the spy agency monitoring the firm's communications. Meanwhile, Alicia's mother (Stockard Channing) takes steps to support her daughter, and Eli works to secure Diane's Supreme Court nomination.

Alicia scrambles to hold onto Florrick/Agos' biggest client as the firm continues to struggle with an internal legal crisis. Meanwhile, Diane continues to plot her move from Lockhart/Gardner and looks for partners to bring with her to the new firm. Taye Diggs guest stars.