22. What's in the Box?

On the night of Peter's gubernatorial election, Alicia, Will and Diane race to a series of emergency court proceedings when Zach believes he's witnessed vote tampering. Meanwhile, an unlikely source offers Cary aid to start his own firm, while the conflicted feelings Alicia has in her personal and professional lives come to a head.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

On the night of the Illinois gubernatorial election, Zach witnesses what he believes to be absentee ballot tampering. Once brought to the attention of an emergency courtroom hearing, however, the details turn out to be potentially ruinous for Peter's campaign rather than his opponent's. Alicia makes a decision regarding joining Cary's new firm. Cary is able to convince the firm's second investigator, Robyn, to join him after Kalinda refuses to take a lower offer.

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