Everyone froze for a moment. Then Will exploded. "Why? We never represented him, or went against him in court."
"We did" Alicia said horrified. "We set him up."
"What? When?" Will said.
"The airplane crash with Celeste." Alicia said her mind spinning. She felt couldn't keep talking.
Will opened his mouth to say something, when Diane continued.
"We asked Colin Sweeney to testify, we wanted out of jail. What does Donald Pike have to do with this?"
Alicia sat down and looked at Cary.
"Sweeney's information wasn't enough to get him out of jail. We had him wear a wire to prove that Pike organised hits from jail."
Will turned to Diane."You knew about this?"
"No, I didn't." Diane answered looking stunned.
"So that was your call? You were a third year associate and you made that decision without consulting any partner?" Will asked Alicia.
"We had a time limit, I didn't think there would be a problem. Sweeney was my client, I got involved in the case, because I could handle him and I believed it well within my authority to make this judgement call."
"Well within your authority? what exacty was your authority? You got involved in this case to pamper Sweeney into talking. NOT to put a nice big target on yourself and the firm. You were a third year. You..."Diane stopped abruptly, looked at Will and swallowed. Her anger had almost made her slip. Despite everything, she couldn't blame Will for his affair with Alicia and finishing that sentence would show just the opposite. In fact during their affair, Will had been stricter towards Alicia than ever. Unfortunately, Will knew her too well.
"What Diane isn't saying is that you went rogue, because you knew I wouldn't reprimand you, given the fact that I was sleeping with you. Isn't that right Diane?"
Alicia gasped. Had Will just admitted their affair publicly? The situation was spinning out of control.
"Don't look at me like that Alicia. Honestly, who in this room didn't know that we have slept together?"
Alicia looked at Cary, then Kalinda, then Diane. Then she sighed and decided Will was right. It was really just a statement of what everyone already knew.
"Diane, I realise now, that what I did was stupid. But it had nothing to do with Will. It was..."
"I know. I am sorry. I was being spiteful. Someone wants to kill me. I am sorry Will. I really didn't mean that." Diane said.
"Look the truth is, Alicia and I share the responsibility. I was the ASA in charge and Alicia made the decision. We are going to explain that to Miss Stevenson. You will be safe." Cary said
"No." Diane and Will said together.
"Cary you didn't make the decision about the wire youself did you?" Diane asked "Don't bother answering it was a rhetorical question. Even if you had, we and by we , I mean Will and I, are to blame. We should have paid more attention."
"Diane is right. I take full responsibilty. We are the name partners. We get both the credit and the blame." Will added. "Kalinda, what can you do?"
"I don't know. I will talk to a friend in the FBI. You have to keep negotiating. Make them think you are still against each other. Also security is out of question because you will be made. But you need to be with someone, who knows how to use a gun."
"I will call Kurt." Diane said.
"Good. Will?" Kalinda asked. Covering her bosses was her first priority. Whether she liked it or not this was her job.
"Yeah I am good. I have a gun and I know how to use it. Also, I have a very good left hook."
"I am serious." Kalinda scolded.
"So am I. I gambled for years in Baltimore and I was good at it. How do you think I got out of the clubs in one piece?"
Kalinda aknowledged that. She wasn't really worried about Will. He was tougher than he looked.
"You two?"
Both Cary and Alicia shook their heads.
"Peter?" Kalinda asked.
"He is a Democrat, what do you think?"
"He is elected in Illinois. Everything is possible. Eli? Owen? "
"Owen definitely not. I will call Eli."
"Do that now. Cary you?"
"No, sorry. I don't really have a family."
"Your friend from the military?" Will asked.
"She is in Jordan."
"Eli has no idea about guns."
"Ok I sleep with Cary, you sleep with Will."
"WHAT?"
"It is the only solution. Tell Peter to take the kids and go to Sprinfield. I will leak the necessary infomation, so that Pike and his gang won't get suspicious."
"No objections. I know we all here have issues. But this is a dangerous game and we have to play right. So we will be adults, put our issues to the side and do this. "
Everyone was silent.
"I am calling Peter."
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