"Are you serious? Will! What could you possibly be thinking? That is dangerous. So, so dangerous. Peter will kill you. Peter will tell his ASA's to give you the hardest time in court. I told you to stop it! This is dangerous." Diane loses it. Will feels like a little child being scolded for breaking something. "Diane," he pauses and breathes, his head bowed to the ground. "Diane, I am happy. I am happy for the first time in a long time. I love her. I've always loved everything about her. I am not asking to publically flaunt it, we can keep it quiet for as long as we need to, but please, please don't get in the way of my happiness." Diane sighs. "Of course, I want you to be happy, Will, but this is not what's best for the firm's reputation, Alicia's reputation, and certainly your reputation." "I understand, Diane."
Diane walked towards Alicia's office, she turned the corner to see the door closed and Eli absolutely losing it. "YOU WHAT?" He yelled, people turned their heads to view the spectacle that was Eli throwing his arms in the air. "HOW COULD YOU, ALICIA, DO YOU KNOW HOW BAD THIS IS FOR PETER? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!" "Eli! This sure as hell isn't about Peter. You're not listening to me! I will do whatever I need to do to help Peter and his image, but I will not, I cannot stay 'with him' any longer. Can you understand why, Eli?" "I don't know what to think anymore," he mumbles. "Okay, Eli. I have work to do. Come back to me when you figure it out. Now get out of my office." Eli exits her office and goes to his and throws his head in his hands.
Diane walks into Alicia's office and closes the door. "Hi Alicia, a minute, please." She shuts the door. "Sure Diane, what can I do for you?" She sits up in her chair, prompted by the stern look Diane was giving her. "I spoke to Will this morning. He has told me about your... situation. I don't condone this behaviour in the work place, not for a second. Are you aware of how bad this will look to your co-workers? Do you understand the ramifications of Will sleeping with an underling?" Alicia interrupts Diane's lecture. "Diane, I don't want to do anything that's bad for the firm, or for you, but you need to understand that I've spent too long not letting myself love Will. This is my chance now and this will not affect the way I am treated here at work. Will and I are being quiet about this until things are definite with Peter." Diane nods in response. "Alicia, I have respect for you. You're an asset to this firm but I have one thing to request from you. Just don't break Will's heart. " Alicia smirks. "Believe me, Diane. That's the last thing I'll do."
She immediately rings Peter. "Pick up, please pick up..." "Alicia." He said in a hoarse tone. "So you want to explain to me why you're leaving me? I knew you spending time with Gardner was the beginning of the end of us." A sudden fury fuelled his voice. "Damn it, Alicia! You don't think of anyone but yourself!" Alicia was furious. "How dare you, Peter. How dare you accuse me of ruining our marriage. You vowed to keep your pants zipped. You slept with a prostitute more than once AND you slept with my best friend. If anyone destroyed our relationship, it sure as hell was you." Peter paused "I need to go. I can't speak to you anymore. We're truly over." "Yeah, you got that right." And she hung up in his ear. This marked the beginning of a new Alicia.