2. Innocents

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Alicia argues a case regarding the vandalism of a museum photo, which escalates into a potentially lucrative civil dispute between a son and his mother's attempts at exhibiting naked photos. Lucca sits second chair on the case, while Alicia tries out a new investigator, who botches her assignments as the opposition gains valuable information. As Lockhart, Agos & Lee also look for a new investigator to replace Kalinda, Cary attempts to address associate concerns regarding senior partner Howard Lyman, but ends up antagonizing him and causing difficulty within the firm. Alicia finally settles on Jason Crouse as her investigator, who spurns a better offer from Diane to work with Alicia instead. Meanwhile, Eli's appointment as Alicia's chief of staff is initially vetoed by Peter, but he concedes and allows him to work with her, much to Ruth's discontent. In a strategic move, Alicia tries to smooth things over with Democratic Party committee leader Frank Landau, who torpedoed her State's Attorney campaign.