Eli Gold works on getting Peter‘s charges dropped, and Alicia defends Colin Sweeney, a client and accused wife killer, who claims self defense after she finds him handcuffed to a dead woman.

For most shows, the reveal at the end of last week‘s episode--Alicia bested Cary to get the associate‘s job--would have been the season finale. But not on The Good Wife, which continues to  examine the fallout from the decision.  Everyone is telling Alicia she‘s a good lawyer, but she has to decide for herself if she‘s still a good woman.The mysterious name of this week‘s episode, "Hybristophilia," describes a condition where someone (usually a woman) has the irresistible urge to be with a dangerous man. As with all the show‘s titles, the meaning carries weight beyond the show. For Alicia, whether that "dangerous man" is Peter or Will remains to be seen.
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