I was this close to sharing a cozy evening with David Boies on Sunday. We had a date to meet at his apartment on the Upper East Side to watch The Good Wife. The reason for our rendezvous? Boies was making a surprise appearance on the hit show’s finale.

Alas, the fates were against me. A few hours before the show, his publicist informed me that he had to work through the night. (At least, that’s what she said.) Sadly, I watched it by my lonesome in my little apartment. And instead of getting real time reactions from the legendary litigator, I had to rely on my own wits. Fortunately, I did talk with Boies the next day.