The Good Wife Spec By Allyssa Bujdoso P.O. Box 2582 Chicago, IL 60690 859-468-9378 TEASER INT. ALICIA FLORRICK[PLEASEINSERT\PRERENDERUNICODE{ÂA˘Z}INTOPREAMBLE]S´ APARTMENT - 3:22AM ALICIA FLORRICK’s bedroom is neat and orderly, with the exception of several files strewn on her bed and an open laptop. She is sleeping but has fallen asleep in her suit and is muttering indistinguishable phrases, while slightly shaking her head. ALICIA (Groggily) I’m sorry Will. Hang on. Just hang on. Her cell phone rings and Alicia abruptly startles awake and looks around the room in the glow of the bedside lamp, she looks pale and her brow is furrowed. She briefly looks around for the cell phone trying to find where she placed it. She picks up. ALICIA Hello? Kalinda, what is it? KALINDA (Seriously) Alicia, sorry, did I wake you? ALICIA No, it’s fine. KALINDA You need to come to the court house, Neil Gross’s has a family member getting booked and he needs representation. ALICIA Is it Deena? KALINDA He didn’t say, he just wants all partners’ hands on deck. Diane and Cary are on their way to meet him at the firm. ALICIA What time is it? KALINDA Does it matter? (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 2. ALICIA Normally it would, but for Neil Gross it doesn’t. I’m on my way. Alicia hangs up the phone and gets off her bed. She puts her shoes and suit jacket back on, smoothing the jacket as she walks to the kitchen. She passes the counter, grabs her purse and then turns towards the refrigerate, pausing ever so briefly to glance at a picture of herself, Cary, Diane and Will on the fridge. CU: Of the picture focusing in on Will. Alicia turns and walks down the hall and out the door. INT. FLORRICK, AGOS, LOCKHART AND ASSOCIATES 3:22 AM Cary is laying out a few files in the conference room. Diane enters and takes a seat. DIANE Thank you for coming in on such short notice. Ms. Lampard always prefers your oversight. CARY No problem, Diane, it’s all I’m good for anymore. Diane begins looking through files. They both look up as Robin comes in. ROBIN He’s here. DIANE Here we go. Diane, Cary and Robin brusquely get up and and hurry towards the entrances of the firm somber faced. Neil Gross comes storming out of the elevator and into the lobby. NEIL GROSS This is my nephew. Somebody tell me why the hell he’s still in police custody! DIANE Mr. Gross, we’re doing everything we can. What’s his name? (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 3. NEIL GROSS Theo. He was my late sister’s son. He’s the only thing I have left of her. I’ve been his defacto parent since he was 9 years old. INT. COOK COUNTY POLICE STATION - 4:11AM Alicia walks into the station. She checks her cell phone and has received a text message. CU: Of the cell phone screen. Gross’ nephew! Theo Gross. At the scene now. More soon. -Kalinda Alicia shakes her head and rounds the corner up to the police desk towards an officer behind the desk who is leaning back in his chair. ALICIA I’m representing Theo Gross. I need to speak to him. What are the charges? POLICE Officer 1 (Mocking Alicia) Right this way. ALICIA What was he picked up for? POLICE OFFICER 1 (Gruff Chicago accent) We have some questions about a possible rape and death that occurred at his residence, along with a stash of drugs. Nineteen-year-old kid-vic, foaming at the mouth and somebody left her in a garbage can in the garage. So we have some questions. He’s in the with State’s Attorney now. ALICIA Show me to my client, immediately. Police Officer 1 leads Alicia down the hall. While walking up to the door, she hears a loud thud. Alicia opens it without thinking to ask, and rushes into the room. A chair is knocked over, THEODORE (23) is on the floor, shoes missing and with a red welt on his cheek. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 4. Castro is stalking away around a table rolling up his sleeves. A young police officer who had been checking his cell phone turns to look up. CASTRO Oh, look it’s Saint Alicia, here to save another scumbag. ALICIA Mr. Gross did he hit you? Theo Gross looks from Alicia to Castro and shakily gets up. Flips the chair right side up and sits down. CASTRO He came in like that. You know we never intimidate potential witnesses, Ms. Florrick. ALICIA (Tersely) It’s Mrs. And it looks like you were using police assisted brutality to coerce cooperation of self incrimination. Now can I have 5 minutes alone with my client or do I need to call a judge? CASTRO You can have your 5 minutes, we need to get some photos to run by him. Castro and the young police officer exit. Alicia rushes in and takes the opposite chair and drags it around the to the side of the table Theo Gross is on, and sits down. Theo is sweating and rubbing his palms against the knees of his jeans repeatedly. He is furiously licking his lips and inhaling deeply. ALICIA Theodore, I’m your lawyer. Your Uncle Neil hired me. What can you tell me about this girl? THEO Not much. She was just some girl that liked to party. We had a party. She came, drank too much and left. I haven’t seen her since a little after. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 5. Theo is shaking. ALICIA Did they take any DNA from you? Where are your shoes? THEO They pulled me out of my house without my jacket or my shoes. I’m so messed up man. ALICIA Was it just alcohol, or were there drugs at the party? THEO People like to roll when we have DJ’s play. ALICIA DJ’s? Where do you live? THEO Ukrainian Village, in a warehouse. Noise from inside doesn’t carry much. Castro storms back in. CASTRO Five minutes is up! ALICIA (Whispering) Theo, who is we? THEO My roommates. ALICIA Don’t say anything else. CASTRO Guess what Theo? We have enough now to arrest you for the murder of Lacey Bennett. POLICE OFFICER 1 You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you can not afford... (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 6. THEO (gurgling, choking sounds) Gurgle Theo opens his mouth to speak and beings foaming at the mouth and falls over, red faced and not breathing. Alicia rushes to meet him on the ground. ALICIA We need a medic in here! Call a medic! ACT ONE EXT. THEO’S WAREHOUSE APARTMENT - EARLY MORNING Kalinda is walking in front of the building, following the police tape towards the entrance. Police are swarming the area, and lookie-loo neighbors have come outside to watch as well. KALINDA Jenson, can I get in there? JENSON Yeah, we’ll get ya in here. Now remember, stay outta the way and don’t touch nuthin’. KALINDA Got ya, thanks Jenson. JENSON Yeah, yeah, you know, but why do you always touch stuff then? Kalinda holds up her hands, palms out and wiggles her fingers. KALINDA I guess I’m just a hands on kinda girl. JENSON Yeah, yeah, if anybody asks you snuck past me. Kalinda heads for the door and unobtrusively slips into the building. 7. INT. THEO’S APARTMENT- ENTRYWAY - MOMENTS LATER The large warehouse conversion to apartment has huge lofted ceilings with industrial piping for heating ducts winding throughout. Couches and lounge chairs are clustered in groups throughout what constitutes the living room. Kalinda beings a slow stalk, observing details of the art. Kalinda takes out her phone and begins snapping pictures of the crime scene. She calls Diane at the firm. DIANE V.O. Kalinda, you’re on speaker, what have you found? KALINDA The place is huge, and is probably a chic place to live when it’s not filled with debris from a rave. CARY V.O. What did the police find? KALINDA Nothing yet, Jenson is hovering around, seeing if I find anything. INT. FLORRICK, AGOS, LOCKHART AND ASSOCIATES - EARLY MORNING Cary and Diane exchange a look. Diane leans in closer to towards the speaker. DIANE See if you can get a look at Theo’s room, and keep your eyes peeled for a pair of shoes. He said they weren’t in his room but they aren’t on his feet either. KALINDA V.O. Got it. Have they formally charged him with anything, yet? INT. THEO’S APARTMENT - STAIRCASE Kalinda has started up a flight of stairs. There are shelves built into the walls surrounding the stairs. There are personal items, a shower tote, a men’s dob kit. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 8. She opens the dob kit. There is a picture of Lacey Bennett and a twenty something year old man, that is not Theo. She tucks it into her pocket. DIANE V.O. Yes, as of now he’s officially been arrested for Lacy Bennett’s murder. KALINDA There’s trash everywhere, the police will be sifting through it for days before they come up with what they most likely want. CARY V.O. Keep digging and keep us in the loop. We need more information to gather precedent. We need to know what we’re specifically dealing with.