Ep 9. Nine Hours

The Good Wife season 2 episode 9, Nine Hours, follows the Florrick family as they trek to their son Zach's boarding school for a family weekend. Alicia (Julianna Margulies) is preoccupied with her job and her strained relationship with her husband, Peter (Chris Noth), as she tries to balance her personal and professional life. Meanwhile, Peter has his own troubles as he prepares to go on trial for corruption charges.

The family gets to the boarding school and settle into their weekend routine. However, their plans are quickly derailed when their son's friend, Jimmy, goes missing. Zach, Jimmy, and their friends decide to play a dangerous game of capture the flag in the woods, but things take a turn for the worse when Jimmy disappears.

Alicia and Peter join the search party as they scour the woods for any sign of Jimmy. As the hours tick by, tensions arise between the couple as they struggle to put their personal issues aside for the sake of finding their son's friend. Meanwhile, Eli Gold (Alan Cumming) tries to help Peter navigate the political fallout from his corruption charges.

As the search intensifies, secrets are revealed and relationships are tested. Alicia is forced to confront her feelings for Will Gardner (Josh Charles) when she learns some unexpected news. Peter also faces an unsettling truth about his relationship with his former aide, Kalinda Sharma (Archie Panjabi). The Florrick family's weekend quickly turns into a race against time as they work to find Jimmy before it's too late.

The episode is a tense and emotional rollercoaster as the characters navigate their personal and professional lives while trying to find Jimmy. The search brings up unresolved issues for everyone involved and forces them to confront their own demons. The Good Wife season 2 episode 9, Nine Hours, is a thrilling and thought-provoking episode that showcases the show's ability to balance complex character development with compelling storytelling.