'The Good Wife' Sneak Peek: Cary's Freedom Lies in the Hands of His Pretrial Service Officer, Guest Star Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin guest stars in The Good Wife. Photo Credit: CBS

The sixth season of The Good Wife continues with a new episode ("Dear God") on Sunday, October 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET/ 9 p.m. PT on CBS. Note: On the east coast, the episode may start after 9:30 p.m. ET depending on what time the network's NFL late games end.

Cary's (Matt Czuchry) freedom lies in the hands of his pretrial service officer, Joy Grubick (guest star Linda Lavin), as she interviews his colleagues to determine whether or not he should remain behind bars. Meanwhile, Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Dean (guest star Taye Diggs), an equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner, find themselves in unfamiliar territory when a client’s case ends up in Christian Arbitration.

Watch a recap of last week's episode and get a sneak peek of what's coming up in the clips below:

'The Good Wife' Season 6 Kicks off September 21 with "The Line"

The sixth season of CBS serial drama The Good Wife premieres on Sunday, September 21 at 9:30 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT.

In "The Line," Alicia is adamant in her refusal to run for State’s Attorney despite Eli’s attempts to persuade her to launch a campaign.

Meanwhile, as Diane considers joining Florrick/Agos as partner, an internal crisis threatens to destroy the firm.

The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma, Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos, Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick, Alan Cumming as Eli Gold, Zach Grenier as David Lee, and Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar.

Recurring cast in this episode: Chris Noth as Peter Florrick, Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop, Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps, Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold, and JD Williams as Dexter Roja.