Season synopsis
Contains spoilers for this season and earlier seasons.
After the collapse of her State’s Attorney campaign, Alicia returns to work in bond court, where she represents people charged with minor offenses and meets lawyer Lucca Quinn. Their partnership grows from the fast-moving courtroom work into a small practice, while Alicia also takes on political and legal assignments that bring her back into contact with Diane, Cary and Eli. Investigator Jason Crouse becomes a tentative romantic presence, and Alicia tries to imagine a future separate from Peter even as the Florrick marriage remains entangled with public image and political calculation.
Peter faces a federal case over his role in freeing a wealthy donor’s son accused of murder, and Alicia joins his defense as the trial approaches. She returns to Diane’s firm and becomes part of a plan for female named partners, but their partnership is tested when Peter’s case turns on evidence that could implicate Diane’s husband, Kurt. Alicia pushes Lucca to expose an affair between Kurt and another ballistics witness, humiliating Diane and damaging their alliance. The jury’s question in the final episode interrupts a plea arrangement; Peter ultimately accepts probation and agrees to resign as governor. Alicia stands beside him at his press conference, then turns away when she thinks she sees Jason. Diane confronts her and slaps her, echoing Alicia’s first-season slap of Peter, while Alicia’s next move and romantic future remain unresolved.