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" The Good Wife fans were left shocked after a surprising twist in last night&amp;#039;s episode (March 23). CBS had previously teased that the courtroom drama&amp;#039;s first three episodes of its spring return would include the show&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;most shocking moment - ever&amp;quot;.  Attorney Will Gardner (Josh Charles) departed the series after he was shot and killed in court by his client Jeffrey Grant (Hunter Parrish). The character had essentially been the male lead of the CBS series since its launch in 2009. During its run, he had acted as Alicia Florrick&amp;#039;s (Julianna Margulies) superior, lover and later an adversary. Charles was nominated for a Golden Globe for the role earlier this year, and received an Emmy nod in 2010.  The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King have since posted a letter online to fans following the shock twist. &amp;quot;We, like you, mourn the loss of Will Gardner,&amp;quot; they stated. &amp;quot;And while Will is gone, our beloved Josh Charles is very much alive and remains an integral part of our family.&amp;quot;  Sending out all my love to #TheGoodWife fans! Playing Will Gardner was an honor and a pleasure. Thanks for all of your support &amp;amp;amp; kind words! \u2014 Josh Charles (@MrJoshCharles) March 24, 2014   &amp;quot;To us, there always was a tragedy at the center of Will and Alicia&amp;#039;s relationship: the tragedy of bad timing. And when faced with the gut punch of Josh&amp;#039;s decision, made over a year ago, to move on to other creative endeavors, we had a major choice to make.&amp;quot; They added: &amp;quot;We could &amp;#039;send him off to Seattle&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;he could be disbarred, or get married, or go off to Borneo to do good works. The brutal honesty and reality of death speaks to the truth and tragedy of bad timing for these two characters. Will&amp;#039;s death propels Alicia into her newest incarnation.&amp;quot; Charles is currently filming Sarah Silverman&amp;#039;s project I Smile Back. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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