EPISODE

16. Great Firewall

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.

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LGB is suing a social networking website on behalf Shen Yuan, a Chinese dissident who was jailed and tortured for five years by the Chinese government. Shen claims that the website failed to protect his anonymity when it turned his IP address over to the government. Alicia and Will know that if they can get a large enough settlement, the company will stop cooperating with the Chinese and they can help prevent the incarceration of future activists. But when Alicia sees Internet billionaire Patric Edelstein in the firm's office, she begins to suspect that the firm has an ulterior motive for taking Shen's case. Peter finds a silver bullet that might drive Glenn Childs from the campaign for good, Will and Diane attempt to wrestle control of the firm away from Bond once and for all.

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