History Awesome / TheGoodWife

---> '''Peter''': [[BatmanGambit You're right.]] [[MagnificentBastard You're right, so I must not have.]]

* In "Death of A Client", Peter [[BreakTheHaughty FINALLY]] bringing [[AffablyEvil Mike Kresteva]] down a peg at a the Shamrock Dinner by [[ShutUpHannibal punching him in the face]], throwing his (Peter's) own drink on the ground, and [[MagnificentBastard convincing everyone else at the party that Kresteva tripped due to being intoxicated]], even though Kresteva [[DramaticIrony had avoided drinking the whole night to avoid such an embarrassment]]. It's the kind of tactic (spreading a lie into the public consciousness without anyone being able to prove otherwise) that [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard Kresteva himself had pulled]] on Alicia and Peter in the past.

* A short-lived one in ‘The Trial’: Kalinda forces Lemond Bishop to let Dante testify, threatening to show child services pictures of drug lords visiting his house, and proving GenreSavvy enough to avoid HaveYouToldAnyoneElse. It’s [[KickTheSonOfABitch particularly satisfying]] to watch [[BigBad Bishop]] finally acting NotSoStoic and flying off the handle at Kalinda with no ability to do anything about it. Unfortunately, Bishop just intimidates Dante into lying on the stand and incriminating Cary.

%%!Season 1
* The whole Florrick family gets a [=CMoA=] in the first season, when Peter chooses to go after Alicia when she leaves him, triggering the electronic monitoring system. The whole family swings into action. Grace lies on the phone to the police and Alicia hustles Peter back into the apartment. Then Zach smashes the monitoring system with his skateboard and claims he accidentally hit it while fooling around on his board. It's really a [=CMoF=] how quickly the whole family bands together to commit a minor felony.
%%!Season 2
* Kalinda beating the hell out of Blake's car with a baseball bat. Made even more awesome by the music used ("Luv Song" by Jane Jenson), which blends perfectly with the car's alarm (perfectly enough that there are people disappointed they can't get a version with the car alarm).
* Will and Diane's {{Batman Gambit}} to kick Bond out of the firm. "I don't like you."

* In "Taking Control," Alicia telling off a judge for badgering a witness, attempting to get her to waive her fifth amendment rights, to the point of telling him that she'll willingly be held in contempt and she will appeal to a judicial board. The judge backs down.
* A short-lived one in ‘The Trial’: Kalinda forces Lemond Bishop to let Dante testify, threatening to show child services pictures of drug lords visiting his house, and proving GenreSavvy enough to avoid HaveYouToldAnyoneElse. It’s [[KickTheSonOfABitch particularly satisfying]] to watch [[BigBad Bishop]] finally acting NotSoStoic and flying off the handle at Kalinda with no ability to do anything about it. Unfortunately, Bishop just intimidates Dante into lying on the stand and incriminating Cary.

* In ''Executive Order 13224'', Elsbeth's repeated frustrations of Treasury official Gordon Higgs as he tries to investigate one of Alicia's clients. [[ExactWords "Look at all this paper. I'm ''swamped''."]]

* The opening scenes of ''In Sickness'', where Alicia (having found out that Peter slept with Kalinda) has a brief breakdown. Then she calms down, puts on some badass music ("Mr Hurricane" by Beast), re-applies her makeup, packs up Peter's stuff and ''finally'' kicks him the hell out. The fact that she's efficient and ruthless enough to have him moved into a new apartment by the time he gets home from his election victory party just adds to it.
* Elsbeth blunting Wendy Scott-Carr's crooked 'investigation' into judicial bribery (which she's using to try to blackmail Will into turning over evidence of Peter's corruption) by spreading a rumour that she's investigating three notably honest judges, making her investigation seem like a farce and forcing Wendy to bring an indictment against Will before she's fully ready in order to keep the investigation open.

* Will and Diane's {{Batman Gambit}} to kick Bond out of the firm. "I don't like you."

* In ''Executive Order 13224'', Elspeth's repeated frustrations of Treasury official Gordon Higgs as he tries to investigate one of Alicia's clients. [[ExactWords "Look at all this paper. I'm ''swamped''."]]
* Kalinda beating the hell out of Blake's car with a baseball bat. Made even more awesome by the music used ("Luv Song" by Jane Jenson), which blends perfectly with the car's alarm (perfectly enough that there are people disappointed they can't get a version with the car alarm).

* Elspeth blunting Wendy Scott-Carr's crooked 'investigation' into judicial bribery (which she's using to try to blackmail Will into turning over evidence of Peter's corruption) by spreading a rumour that she's investigating three notably honest judges, making her investigation seem like a farce and forcing Wendy to bring an indictment against Will before she's fully ready in order to keep the investigation open.

* A lot of CMOA happen in "Another Ham Sandwich" [[spoiler: during the grand jury. Diane, Kalinda, David Lee and Will merrily sabotaging the grand jury and mentioning Peter as much as they can, and the best : Alicia leaving the court in a complete ownage of Wendy Scott-Carr.]]
* Peter gets one in "I Fought the Law" after the State's Attorney of a neighboring county tries to railroad [[spoiler: Zach]]. He calls his counterpart and threatens his [[spoiler: son]] in retaliation.

** If trying to pick a specific moment, there's the one where, after [[spoiler: their departure from Lockhart-Gardner is made official, Florrick-Agos sue for an injunction against Lockhart-Gardner in order to stop them from convincing [=ChumHum=], their top client and the one that having will make or break Florrick-Agos and Associates' chances of success, to stay at Lockhart-Gardner, as they're leaving the courtroom, David Lee refers to Alicia as 'Judas.' It seems she's had enough of David Lee at this point, and she whirls around at him, Diane, and Will.]]

*** Which becomes HilariousInHindsight [[spoiler:when they take the offices too. And also Diane.]]
* "The Last Call": After [[spoiler: Will's death,]] one of his clients refuses to reaffirm his ties to Lockhart-Gardner unless he gets in that day. So Diane brings him in... And tells him not only that he's fired but that other major firms will not take him.

* A short-lived one in ‘The Trial’: Kalinda forces Lemond Bishop to [[spoiler:let Dante testify]], threatening to [[spoiler:show child services pictures of drug lords visiting his house]], and proving GenreSavvy enough to avoid HaveYouToldAnyoneElse. It’s [[KickTheSonOfABitch particularly satisfying]] to watch [[BigBad Bishop]] finally acting NotSoStoic and flying off the handle at Kalinda with no ability to do anything about it. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Bishop just intimidates Dante into lying on the stand and incriminating Cary]].

* Kalinda beating the hell out of Blake's car with a baseball bat. Made even more awesome by the music used ("Luv Song" by Jane Jenson), which blends perfectly with the car's alarm.

** Meanwhile, at Florrick-Agos, they're representing a woman who claims she was fired for being too pretty. When Cary tries to tell the opposing lawyer that Alicia can't be there for the deposition, he insists that it has to be that day or they wait six months. We later cut to Cary, dazed, while the opposing lawyer finishes talking. Then he produces the evidence that the guy his client is suing slept with his masseuse, contrary to his claims of being happily married, and they have her testimony. The opposing lawyer immediately tries to scurry away, pleading a prior appointment. Cary says he'll go to the judge who granted the deposition in the first place, and gosh, he's kind of pissed, and he wants to express his feelings by "destroying your client".

* After [[spoiler: Will's death,]] one of his clients refuses to reaffirm his ties to Lockhart-Gardner unless he gets in that day. So Diane brings him in... And tells him not only that he's fired but that other major firms will not take him.