3. Breaking Fast

For the first time, Lockhart, Gardner, & Bond go squarely on the offensive against the prosecutors, filing a multimillion-dollar malicious prosecution suit against the state's attorney's office for ruining an innocent defendant's life. Childs is desperate to defend his department's decisions while covering himself; Diane and Will debate how to best utilize Alicia in a case against her husband's political opponent; and Kalinda and Cary go head-to-head in trying to determine the true culprit's identity. All of the maneuvering builds to one explosive conflict between Alicia and Glenn Childs that could make or break the case — and ultimately, the campaign.