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19. Blue Ribbon Panel

When Alicia is assigned to be on a blue ribbon panel investigating a police shooting, she begins to question the motivations behind the chairman's actions. Meanwhile, Kalinda receives unwanted attention from the IRS.

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Diane scrambles to keep the firm's partners placated while they attempt to fill the power vacuum created by Will's suspension, She delegates one of her responsibilities – serving on a blue-ribbon panel that is investigating alleged police misconduct – to Alicia. The case involves a police officer who shot and killed a man on a subway platform. When Alicia begins to suspect that the other members of the panel are unwilling to get to the bottom of what actually happened, Alicia goes toe-to-toe with some of the most influential judges and politicians in Chicago to find the truth. Kalinda's tax audit takes a turn for the personal as she learns the motivation behind the IRS investigation may be about more than money. When Alicia's offer on her old house is rejected, she relives both pleasant and painful memories of her old life with Peter in the process of writing a letter to the seller in the hopes of changing their mind.

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