1 00:00:07,265 --> 00:00:10,126 When we started this thing I was just doing it to kiss your ass 2 00:00:10,445 --> 00:00:11,712 so Jessica would forgive me, 3 00:00:11,747 --> 00:00:12,747 but you're the real deal. 4 00:00:12,748 --> 00:00:14,215 As far as I can tell, Jack Soloff 5 00:00:14,249 --> 00:00:15,689 is holding up his end of the bargain. 6 00:00:15,717 --> 00:00:16,984 He's doing more than that. 7 00:00:17,019 --> 00:00:18,786 He just sent out an email nominating you 8 00:00:18,820 --> 00:00:20,054 - for junior partner. - What? 9 00:00:20,088 --> 00:00:21,322 I'm not sending out a press release 10 00:00:21,356 --> 00:00:24,158 announcing Mike Ross of Harvard just got promoted. 11 00:00:24,192 --> 00:00:25,293 What is this? 12 00:00:25,327 --> 00:00:26,927 Am I mistaken, or did we not have this discussion? 13 00:00:27,152 --> 00:00:28,534 Don't call me again. 14 00:00:28,587 --> 00:00:30,253 You need to tell Louis you've been sleeping with Esther. 15 00:00:30,288 --> 00:00:31,487 We slept together one time. 16 00:00:31,489 --> 00:00:32,622 What difference does that make? 17 00:00:32,674 --> 00:00:34,094 You promised him you wouldn't do it at all. 18 00:00:34,095 --> 00:00:35,294 I need to tell you something. 19 00:00:35,330 --> 00:00:37,063 - You made a promise to me! - I'm telling you. 20 00:00:37,098 --> 00:00:39,298 Because he's so messed up from whatever goddamn thing 21 00:00:39,334 --> 00:00:40,633 happened to him in his pathetic childhood, he can't-- 22 00:00:40,685 --> 00:00:41,868 Shut the hell up! 23 00:00:41,903 --> 00:00:42,903 [both grunting] 24 00:00:45,974 --> 00:00:46,974 [inhales] 25 00:01:05,443 --> 00:01:07,076 Get me Jerry Myers on the phone. 26 00:01:07,112 --> 00:01:08,878 Jerry Myers? 27 00:01:09,207 --> 00:01:11,541 - Louis, what happened? - I'll tell you what happened. 28 00:01:11,593 --> 00:01:12,676 Harvey took a goddamn swing at me. 29 00:01:12,711 --> 00:01:14,661 - That's what happened. - Oh, my God. 30 00:01:14,696 --> 00:01:16,817 Yeah, "Oh, my God," I'm gonna sue the shit out of him. 31 00:01:16,847 --> 00:01:18,213 Okay, Louis, you're hurt. 32 00:01:18,248 --> 00:01:20,081 The first thing you need to do is get some ice and calm down. 33 00:01:20,117 --> 00:01:22,217 Did you not just hear me? 34 00:01:22,219 --> 00:01:25,687 He hit me and then he threw me into a coffee table, 35 00:01:25,722 --> 00:01:28,223 so I am going to sue the shit out of him! 36 00:01:28,258 --> 00:01:29,574 I don't think suing Harvey is the answer. 37 00:01:29,626 --> 00:01:32,560 Of course you don't, because you want to protect him 38 00:01:32,562 --> 00:01:36,585 like you did when you lied to me about what he did to Esther. 39 00:01:36,685 --> 00:01:39,753 Listen to me: I told Harvey to tell you himself. 40 00:01:39,755 --> 00:01:42,322 And I lied to you because I knew something like this would happen 41 00:01:42,374 --> 00:01:44,308 if you didn't hear it directly from him. 42 00:01:44,343 --> 00:01:46,693 Well, it did happen, Donna. 43 00:01:49,698 --> 00:01:52,199 Now get me Jerry Myers on the phone. 44 00:01:52,234 --> 00:01:54,368 You want me to do that, I will. 45 00:01:56,271 --> 00:01:59,973 But you've always said we're a family, 46 00:02:00,009 --> 00:02:02,909 and families keep things like this in the family. 47 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,300 - Hey. - Hey. 48 00:02:12,658 --> 00:02:14,641 I'm not sure if congratulations are in order, 49 00:02:14,677 --> 00:02:15,776 but since we have no other choice, 50 00:02:15,811 --> 00:02:18,178 I'm going to choose congratulations. 51 00:02:18,214 --> 00:02:19,830 - You saw the memo? - I did. 52 00:02:19,882 --> 00:02:21,215 You're making partner. 53 00:02:21,250 --> 00:02:23,150 (Mike) No, Rachel, I'm not. 54 00:02:23,185 --> 00:02:24,251 What do you mean? 55 00:02:24,303 --> 00:02:26,954 Jessica told me to turn it down. 56 00:02:26,989 --> 00:02:28,709 Said it would draw too much attention to me. 57 00:02:29,188 --> 00:02:30,620 That's crazy. 58 00:02:30,656 --> 00:02:32,072 If you turn it down, you'll draw even more attention to yourself. 59 00:02:32,124 --> 00:02:33,240 (Mike) That's exactly what I told her. 60 00:02:33,292 --> 00:02:34,574 And what did she say? 61 00:02:34,626 --> 00:02:35,959 She said that if I'm smart enough to be a lawyer 62 00:02:35,995 --> 00:02:37,661 without going to law school, I should be smart enough 63 00:02:37,696 --> 00:02:39,262 to come up with an excuse to turn it down. 64 00:02:39,298 --> 00:02:40,330 Oh, that's bullshit. 65 00:02:40,366 --> 00:02:43,166 You think I don't want this? 66 00:02:43,672 --> 00:02:46,039 I do. 67 00:02:46,074 --> 00:02:49,776 But we've always known I was never gonna make partner. 68 00:02:49,778 --> 00:02:51,377 Okay. What are you gonna do? 69 00:02:51,577 --> 00:02:54,812 I am gonna do the exact opposite of what I usually do. 70 00:02:54,912 --> 00:02:56,645 Instead of trying to prove Jessica wrong, 71 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,330 I'm gonna come up with a legitimate excuse 72 00:02:58,382 --> 00:03:01,650 for why I can't accept it. 73 00:03:01,685 --> 00:03:03,752 [knocking on door] 74 00:03:03,788 --> 00:03:05,487 Jessica, 75 00:03:05,523 --> 00:03:07,222 if I knew you were coming over, 76 00:03:07,224 --> 00:03:09,024 I would have made us some tequila and eggs. 77 00:03:09,060 --> 00:03:10,576 And I would have thrown them in your face. 78 00:03:10,611 --> 00:03:11,931 Well, that doesn't seem very nice. 79 00:03:11,946 --> 00:03:13,529 I cooked them just like you like them. 80 00:03:13,531 --> 00:03:15,197 You think this is funny? 81 00:03:15,512 --> 00:03:16,845 You assaulted a name partner. 82 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:18,513 And I'm making jokes because I don't want to hear it, 83 00:03:18,565 --> 00:03:19,781 because he got what he deserved. 84 00:03:19,817 --> 00:03:21,600 I don't care if he deserved a court martial. 85 00:03:21,635 --> 00:03:24,753 That kind of behavior cannot exist in my firm! 86 00:03:24,788 --> 00:03:26,855 - You mean our firm? - If it's our firm, 87 00:03:26,890 --> 00:03:29,124 then it's Louis's firm, too. 88 00:03:29,402 --> 00:03:31,703 Okay, you made your point. 89 00:03:31,738 --> 00:03:32,820 I won't do it again. 90 00:03:32,872 --> 00:03:34,706 You think I came all the way down here 91 00:03:34,708 --> 00:03:36,140 just to give you a speech? 92 00:03:36,176 --> 00:03:38,376 You're taking two weeks starting tomorrow. 93 00:03:38,411 --> 00:03:39,677 Me going on vacation 94 00:03:39,713 --> 00:03:41,446 isn't gonna stop Louis from coming at me. 95 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:43,772 Yes, it is, because if you set foot 96 00:03:43,807 --> 00:03:45,757 anywhere near the office in the next two weeks, 97 00:03:45,792 --> 00:03:48,226 I guarantee he will call for a three-month suspension. 98 00:03:48,261 --> 00:03:49,261 Then don't let him. 99 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:50,712 Harvey, there are bylaws in place, 100 00:03:50,747 --> 00:03:53,631 and the only way to stop him is you being on vacation. 101 00:03:53,667 --> 00:03:55,033 The only problem with that is, 102 00:03:55,376 --> 00:03:57,276 everyone knows I don't take vacations. 103 00:03:57,328 --> 00:03:58,328 Oh. 104 00:03:58,362 --> 00:04:01,580 Then why am I holding your request 105 00:04:01,582 --> 00:04:03,966 that you filled out two months ago? 106 00:04:04,018 --> 00:04:05,584 Louis is never going to buy that. 107 00:04:05,620 --> 00:04:08,220 I don't give a shit whether he buys it or not. 108 00:04:08,256 --> 00:04:10,156 But before you go on your little trip, 109 00:04:10,191 --> 00:04:12,825 you're going to go to him with your tail between your legs 110 00:04:12,860 --> 00:04:16,896 and tell him that you were 100% wrong. 111 00:04:26,126 --> 00:04:27,759 Jessica, hey. 112 00:04:27,794 --> 00:04:29,060 What can I do for you? 113 00:04:29,096 --> 00:04:31,930 Well, you can tell me why you nominated Mike Ross 114 00:04:31,982 --> 00:04:34,499 for junior partner and didn't think to run it by me. 115 00:04:34,551 --> 00:04:36,201 It's an open nomination. 116 00:04:36,236 --> 00:04:37,319 I didn't think I had to. 117 00:04:37,354 --> 00:04:39,004 I didn't say you had to. 118 00:04:39,039 --> 00:04:41,823 - I asked you why you didn't. - I don't understand. 119 00:04:41,858 --> 00:04:44,171 You were the one who forced him to work with me. 120 00:04:44,197 --> 00:04:47,015 I said work with him, not nominate him behind my back 121 00:04:47,067 --> 00:04:48,533 just to stick it to Harvey. 122 00:04:48,568 --> 00:04:52,687 Jessica, how many times are we gonna have this conversation? 123 00:04:52,723 --> 00:04:55,056 You gave me a chance to make peace and I took it. 124 00:04:55,108 --> 00:04:56,858 And I still haven't heard one good reason 125 00:04:56,910 --> 00:04:58,743 why Mike shouldn't be promoted. 126 00:04:58,779 --> 00:05:03,031 Oh, I didn't say he didn't deserve to be partner. 127 00:05:03,033 --> 00:05:05,700 Then how about I retract my memo 128 00:05:05,702 --> 00:05:07,702 and let Harvey nominate him instead? 129 00:05:07,704 --> 00:05:10,371 Unless there's some reason why you don't want that either. 130 00:05:10,373 --> 00:05:12,624 Because instead of talking to me about this, 131 00:05:12,676 --> 00:05:15,543 you should be talking to me about what happened last night 132 00:05:15,545 --> 00:05:17,545 between Louis and Harvey. 133 00:05:19,933 --> 00:05:23,301 ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 134 00:05:23,353 --> 00:05:26,638 ♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 135 00:05:26,690 --> 00:05:29,808 ♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 136 00:05:29,860 --> 00:05:33,561 ♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 137 00:05:33,613 --> 00:05:36,481 ♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪ 138 00:05:36,533 --> 00:05:40,485 ♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪ 139 00:05:40,537 --> 00:05:41,953 ♪ All right ♪ 140 00:05:41,988 --> 00:05:45,988 ♪ Suits 5x08 ♪ Mea Culpa Original Air Date on August 12, 2015 141 00:05:45,989 --> 00:05:47,493 ♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪ 142 00:05:47,494 --> 00:05:48,543 ♪ The greenback boogie ♪ 143 00:05:48,567 --> 00:05:55,067 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 144 00:05:59,154 --> 00:06:01,739 - How's it going? - Not great. 145 00:06:01,791 --> 00:06:03,657 (Rachel) You haven't found a way to turn down the nomination? 146 00:06:03,659 --> 00:06:05,826 Oh, I've found 15 ways to turn it down. 147 00:06:05,828 --> 00:06:07,828 But none of them are good enough. 148 00:06:07,830 --> 00:06:10,214 Come on, one of them has to be good enough. 149 00:06:10,249 --> 00:06:11,916 Rachel, it's not about the excuse, 150 00:06:11,968 --> 00:06:13,834 it's about me being able to look these people in the eye 151 00:06:13,886 --> 00:06:15,252 and convince them that it's true, 152 00:06:15,304 --> 00:06:16,720 and I can't do that. 153 00:06:16,756 --> 00:06:18,672 Okay. 154 00:06:18,724 --> 00:06:20,007 What are you gonna do? 155 00:06:20,009 --> 00:06:21,392 I don't know. 156 00:06:21,427 --> 00:06:23,644 (Jessica) I do. 157 00:06:23,679 --> 00:06:26,146 You're doing this. 158 00:06:26,182 --> 00:06:27,314 As managing partner, 159 00:06:27,350 --> 00:06:29,934 I am officially giving you your first case. 160 00:06:29,986 --> 00:06:32,686 - Oh my God. - What? 161 00:06:32,738 --> 00:06:35,439 It's tradition that the managing partner 162 00:06:35,491 --> 00:06:39,326 to give all new junior partners their first case. 163 00:06:39,362 --> 00:06:41,412 - Is that what this is? - Yes, it is. 164 00:06:41,447 --> 00:06:43,330 Congratulations, Mike. 165 00:06:43,366 --> 00:06:44,915 It may not be what I wanted, 166 00:06:44,951 --> 00:06:47,034 but I really did mean it when I said you deserve it. 167 00:06:47,036 --> 00:06:49,920 Thank you, Jessica. 168 00:06:53,926 --> 00:06:55,342 I can't believe that just really happened. 169 00:06:55,378 --> 00:06:59,630 You are the youngest junior partner the firm has ever had. 170 00:06:59,682 --> 00:07:03,183 Mike, I'm so proud of you. 171 00:07:03,219 --> 00:07:05,552 Well, that means there's only one thing left to do. 172 00:07:05,604 --> 00:07:07,471 Rachel Elizabeth Zane, 173 00:07:07,523 --> 00:07:11,392 will you be the associate on my first case as partner? 174 00:07:11,444 --> 00:07:14,895 Yes. Yes. 175 00:07:14,897 --> 00:07:18,232 A thousand times, yes. 176 00:07:18,284 --> 00:07:19,366 I don't understand. 177 00:07:19,402 --> 00:07:22,536 Are you saying you're sorry you hit Louis? 178 00:07:22,571 --> 00:07:25,906 I'm saying I'm sorry I didn't punch him harder. 179 00:07:25,908 --> 00:07:27,408 In that case, I think taking two weeks off 180 00:07:27,410 --> 00:07:28,659 is the best thing right now. 181 00:07:28,711 --> 00:07:29,626 Because your emotions 182 00:07:29,679 --> 00:07:31,145 are completely ruling you. 183 00:07:31,180 --> 00:07:33,914 Wanting to shut Louis up isn't being ruled by emotions. 184 00:07:33,949 --> 00:07:35,115 It's being human. 185 00:07:35,151 --> 00:07:36,717 And there are other ways you could have tried to do that. 186 00:07:36,752 --> 00:07:38,452 - Such as? - Walking out the door, for one. 187 00:07:38,487 --> 00:07:40,187 I'm not walking out of my own office. 188 00:07:40,222 --> 00:07:41,305 Why not? 189 00:07:41,340 --> 00:07:42,989 Because when someone points a gun at you, 190 00:07:43,089 --> 00:07:44,655 you don't turn around and run away. 191 00:07:44,691 --> 00:07:47,425 You take it out of their hand and you point it right back. 192 00:07:47,460 --> 00:07:49,093 Well, sometimes the best way to get someone 193 00:07:49,128 --> 00:07:52,863 to stop firing bullets at you is to take off your armor. 194 00:07:52,899 --> 00:07:54,749 What the hell kind of bullets are you talking about? 195 00:07:54,801 --> 00:07:56,267 (Dr. Agard) Emotional ones. 196 00:07:56,851 --> 00:08:00,252 Harvey, Louis lashed out at you because he was feeling pain, 197 00:08:00,288 --> 00:08:02,788 and instead of showing you his hurt, he covered it with anger. 198 00:08:02,823 --> 00:08:04,356 Well, that's his problem, not mine. 199 00:08:04,392 --> 00:08:06,492 Actually, I'd say you two have exactly the same problem. 200 00:08:06,527 --> 00:08:07,726 Excuse me? 201 00:08:07,762 --> 00:08:09,910 You did the same thing to him that he did to you. 202 00:08:10,010 --> 00:08:12,130 Instead of showing your hurt, you lashed out in anger. 203 00:08:12,146 --> 00:08:13,979 The only difference is, is that you did it with fists. 204 00:08:13,981 --> 00:08:15,280 He did it with words. 205 00:08:15,315 --> 00:08:17,466 Are you saying that I should tell him I'm in therapy 206 00:08:17,518 --> 00:08:18,650 and talk about my issues with him 207 00:08:18,685 --> 00:08:21,419 so we can sit around singing Kumbayah? 208 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,740 I'm saying that if you think Louis should be sorry 209 00:08:23,775 --> 00:08:25,542 for lashing out at you, the least you can do 210 00:08:25,577 --> 00:08:28,244 is apologize for lashing back at him. 211 00:08:35,901 --> 00:08:37,567 Louis. How are you? 212 00:08:37,602 --> 00:08:39,269 Cut the small talk. I'm not interested. 213 00:08:39,304 --> 00:08:41,404 In that case, what can I do for you? 214 00:08:41,456 --> 00:08:43,773 You can start by telling me how Harvey's being punished. 215 00:08:43,809 --> 00:08:46,326 - That's between me and Harvey. - That's funny. 216 00:08:46,361 --> 00:08:48,578 When he was attacking me, it was between me and Harvey, 217 00:08:48,613 --> 00:08:49,996 and I want to know what you're gonna do about it. 218 00:08:50,048 --> 00:08:52,048 And I just said, it's none of your business. 219 00:08:52,083 --> 00:08:53,333 Then as managing partner, you should know 220 00:08:53,368 --> 00:08:55,051 that I'm suing your favorite son 221 00:08:55,086 --> 00:08:57,821 for assault and battery. 222 00:08:58,327 --> 00:09:00,861 Louis, you haven't filed that yet, 223 00:09:00,896 --> 00:09:03,363 so why don't you tell me what the hell you really want? 224 00:09:03,399 --> 00:09:05,465 I want Harvey suspended. 225 00:09:05,467 --> 00:09:08,485 Three months, no pay, no access to clients. 226 00:09:08,537 --> 00:09:10,103 That's not punishing Harvey. 227 00:09:10,139 --> 00:09:11,305 That's punishing all of us. 228 00:09:11,340 --> 00:09:12,622 Well, then I'll do it myself, 229 00:09:12,658 --> 00:09:14,474 which I have the right to do under the bylaws. 230 00:09:14,510 --> 00:09:16,576 Louis, I was hoping you'd calm down. 231 00:09:16,612 --> 00:09:19,112 But if you still feel this way in two weeks, 232 00:09:19,148 --> 00:09:20,347 there's nothing I can do about it. 233 00:09:20,382 --> 00:09:22,453 Two weeks? What the hell are you talking about? 234 00:09:22,553 --> 00:09:24,497 You haven't heard. Harvey's on vacation. 235 00:09:24,597 --> 00:09:26,130 Bullshit Harvey's on vacation. 236 00:09:26,165 --> 00:09:27,398 Harvey doesn't take vacations. 237 00:09:27,433 --> 00:09:29,383 Louis, you wanted him gone, and he's gone. 238 00:09:29,435 --> 00:09:32,770 And I have his signed requisition right here. 239 00:09:32,772 --> 00:09:34,105 I don't just want him gone. 240 00:09:34,140 --> 00:09:36,390 I want him humiliated in front of the whole firm, 241 00:09:36,425 --> 00:09:38,192 not lying on a beach in Turks and Caicos 242 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:41,003 laughing at some fraudulent requisition you concocted. 243 00:09:41,103 --> 00:09:43,270 Oh, that's a nasty allegation, Louis. 244 00:09:43,272 --> 00:09:44,588 Do you have proof? 245 00:09:44,623 --> 00:09:46,339 You know what, Jessica, this is no different than me 246 00:09:46,375 --> 00:09:48,058 putting Harvey's salary in the copy machine. 247 00:09:48,093 --> 00:09:49,709 Oh, it's entirely different, Louis. 248 00:09:49,745 --> 00:09:51,828 You did that to rip us apart, 249 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,080 and I'm doing this to keep us together. 250 00:09:54,116 --> 00:09:55,699 So why don't you walk the hell out my office 251 00:09:55,751 --> 00:09:58,735 and think very carefully about how you want to play this? 252 00:10:04,717 --> 00:10:07,184 All right, before they get here, let's get our facts straight. 253 00:10:07,219 --> 00:10:09,336 Easy, our client's being acquired by Google, 254 00:10:09,371 --> 00:10:11,188 but Optela Software has a buy option. 255 00:10:11,223 --> 00:10:12,606 Claims to have a buy option. 256 00:10:12,641 --> 00:10:14,525 It actually expired six months ago. 257 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:16,260 They why are we having this meeting? 258 00:10:16,262 --> 00:10:18,662 Because their lawyers don't know we know that, 259 00:10:18,697 --> 00:10:20,801 and they're hoping to get something to go away. 260 00:10:20,901 --> 00:10:23,685 Man, I have so much to teach you. 261 00:10:23,687 --> 00:10:25,671 What, are you my boss now? 262 00:10:25,706 --> 00:10:27,306 Oh, how is that different than before? 263 00:10:27,358 --> 00:10:30,392 I could leave you high and dry right now. 264 00:10:30,394 --> 00:10:34,179 You know that, right? 265 00:10:34,231 --> 00:10:35,314 Shit. 266 00:10:35,349 --> 00:10:36,732 Mike, it was a joke. 267 00:10:36,767 --> 00:10:38,033 Rachel, I need you to handle this meeting by yourself. 268 00:10:38,085 --> 00:10:40,569 - What? What's wrong? - Their lawyer just got here. 269 00:10:40,604 --> 00:10:41,604 Her? 270 00:10:41,605 --> 00:10:42,537 She used to work at a nonprofit 271 00:10:42,539 --> 00:10:43,652 when I was a bike messenger, all right? 272 00:10:43,752 --> 00:10:44,752 We went out a few times. 273 00:10:44,770 --> 00:10:46,050 Mike, please. I can handle that-- 274 00:10:46,071 --> 00:10:48,672 No, no, no, she knows I didn't go to law school. 275 00:10:48,724 --> 00:10:50,223 - What? - If she sees me, 276 00:10:50,275 --> 00:10:51,491 she's gonna know I'm not a lawyer, all right? 277 00:10:51,493 --> 00:10:52,659 I need you to handle this meeting. 278 00:10:52,711 --> 00:10:54,160 - Can you do that? - No, no, no--Mike, please. 279 00:10:54,212 --> 00:10:55,362 You have to give me a second to process what you're saying. 280 00:10:55,397 --> 00:10:56,313 Rachel, I don't have a second. 281 00:10:56,348 --> 00:10:59,199 - I need you to do this. - Okay. 282 00:10:59,201 --> 00:11:01,117 Okay. 283 00:11:06,353 --> 00:11:07,519 Hi. 284 00:11:07,571 --> 00:11:09,537 - Hi. - Claire Bowden. 285 00:11:09,539 --> 00:11:11,606 Rachel Zane. 286 00:11:11,642 --> 00:11:12,707 Shall we get to it? 287 00:11:12,743 --> 00:11:13,775 Yes, definitely. 288 00:11:13,827 --> 00:11:16,011 Let's...let's get to it. 289 00:11:16,046 --> 00:11:17,429 First of all, I need to inform you 290 00:11:17,464 --> 00:11:19,648 that we are prepared to move forward with a TRO, 291 00:11:19,700 --> 00:11:21,537 unless, of course, your client has had a change of heart. 292 00:11:21,637 --> 00:11:22,870 You can do that. 293 00:11:22,905 --> 00:11:26,056 I just don't see any judge granting you a TRO 294 00:11:26,092 --> 00:11:27,942 given that your option has expired. 295 00:11:27,994 --> 00:11:29,994 Actually, it hasn't. 296 00:11:35,719 --> 00:11:38,319 This is a record of a phone call 297 00:11:38,355 --> 00:11:40,054 between our client and yours. 298 00:11:40,090 --> 00:11:41,305 A phone call during which 299 00:11:41,358 --> 00:11:43,691 our client agreed to fix bugs in your client's software 300 00:11:43,743 --> 00:11:45,183 in exchange for a five-year extension 301 00:11:45,195 --> 00:11:46,761 of our purchase option. 302 00:11:46,763 --> 00:11:48,746 I'm confused. Do... 303 00:11:48,782 --> 00:11:51,677 Do you actually want to buy our client's company? 304 00:11:51,777 --> 00:11:53,443 Yes, if there's a deal happening, 305 00:11:53,478 --> 00:11:56,362 we want to be included in a meaningful way. 306 00:11:59,016 --> 00:12:00,232 I'm sorry. 307 00:12:00,723 --> 00:12:03,323 I'm not authorized to include you in any deal. 308 00:12:03,359 --> 00:12:05,926 Then pick up the phone and call your client. 309 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,279 I understand. 310 00:12:09,315 --> 00:12:11,098 You're not authorized to do that either because a partner 311 00:12:11,150 --> 00:12:13,058 dropped this in your lap in the 11th hour. 312 00:12:13,158 --> 00:12:15,158 You have no idea. 313 00:12:15,193 --> 00:12:16,626 No, I've been there before. 314 00:12:16,661 --> 00:12:18,301 But I need something to take to my client. 315 00:12:18,330 --> 00:12:20,230 So, get back to me as soon as you can? 316 00:12:20,265 --> 00:12:22,048 Yes, absolutely. 317 00:12:22,083 --> 00:12:24,501 Great. 318 00:12:24,503 --> 00:12:26,135 By the way, 319 00:12:26,171 --> 00:12:29,038 how old is the partner on this case? 320 00:12:29,074 --> 00:12:30,240 Why would you ask that? 321 00:12:30,275 --> 00:12:32,408 Because I noticed that his name was Michael Ross, 322 00:12:32,444 --> 00:12:34,277 and I went out with a Mike Ross once. 323 00:12:34,279 --> 00:12:35,999 I was just wondering if it was the same guy. 324 00:12:36,014 --> 00:12:39,949 Because if it is, he really turned his life around. 325 00:12:39,951 --> 00:12:44,020 I...I'm not sure how old he is. 326 00:12:44,055 --> 00:12:46,022 This is the first time we've had a case together. 327 00:12:46,024 --> 00:12:49,359 So I--maybe he's about 45? 328 00:12:49,411 --> 00:12:51,861 - Oh, definitely not him. - Sorry. 329 00:12:51,913 --> 00:12:52,912 Oh, you don't have to be sorry. 330 00:12:52,948 --> 00:12:54,531 I was just wondering. 331 00:12:54,533 --> 00:12:56,666 - Thank you. - Yes, of course. 332 00:13:11,371 --> 00:13:12,471 How'd it go? 333 00:13:12,506 --> 00:13:14,039 - Not well. - What happened? 334 00:13:14,041 --> 00:13:16,875 What happened was their buy option didn't expire 335 00:13:16,911 --> 00:13:19,795 because it turns out we made a deal to extend it. 336 00:13:19,830 --> 00:13:22,381 Okay, yeah, that complicates things. 337 00:13:22,416 --> 00:13:24,583 They're gonna want to squeeze us for more money to go away, 338 00:13:24,618 --> 00:13:28,520 but it's not that big a deal. 339 00:13:29,118 --> 00:13:31,218 It's not that big a deal? 340 00:13:33,188 --> 00:13:35,021 It's not that big a deal? 341 00:13:35,057 --> 00:13:36,857 You practically ran from that conference room 342 00:13:36,892 --> 00:13:38,859 to come and hide in here and left me to deal with a woman 343 00:13:38,894 --> 00:13:40,260 who knows your secret, 344 00:13:40,295 --> 00:13:41,932 and you're gonna tell me that it's not that big a deal. 345 00:13:42,032 --> 00:13:44,566 I meant having to pay off Optela is not that big a deal. 346 00:13:44,602 --> 00:13:46,268 You didn't even tell me how she knows your secret. 347 00:13:46,303 --> 00:13:47,953 She doesn't know my secret, all right? 348 00:13:47,988 --> 00:13:49,121 I told her I went to law school, 349 00:13:49,173 --> 00:13:50,906 and she found out I didn't. 350 00:13:51,137 --> 00:13:52,353 If she sees me now, 351 00:13:52,405 --> 00:13:54,072 she's gonna look into me and then she'll know it. 352 00:13:54,107 --> 00:13:55,173 And why did you tell her 353 00:13:55,175 --> 00:13:56,641 that you went to law school in the first place? 354 00:13:56,769 --> 00:13:58,452 - Rachel, it's not important. - It's important to me. 355 00:13:58,487 --> 00:13:59,737 Because I wanted to impress her, 356 00:13:59,772 --> 00:14:02,840 and being a bike messenger wasn't gonna do it. 357 00:14:03,242 --> 00:14:05,009 So you lied to her to get a date? 358 00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:06,777 Yes, I did. 359 00:14:06,812 --> 00:14:10,214 Well, you're not the only person who's lied to her now. 360 00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:11,249 What does that mean? 361 00:14:11,250 --> 00:14:13,584 What it means is, she asked me about you, 362 00:14:13,619 --> 00:14:16,820 and I had to lie to keep her from thinking 363 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,523 that you're the same Mike Ross that she knew before. 364 00:14:19,575 --> 00:14:21,926 Rachel, I'm sorry. I... 365 00:14:21,961 --> 00:14:24,845 - Where are you going? - To work on your case. 366 00:14:30,316 --> 00:14:32,416 As for the aforementioned case, 367 00:14:32,418 --> 00:14:34,051 send our client his practice depo, 368 00:14:34,086 --> 00:14:36,453 and underline all self-incriminating things 369 00:14:36,489 --> 00:14:38,489 that he's not supposed to say under oath. 370 00:14:38,491 --> 00:14:39,790 Idiot. 371 00:14:39,842 --> 00:14:41,425 Moving on to... 372 00:14:41,460 --> 00:14:42,559 Donna, call security. 373 00:14:42,595 --> 00:14:44,695 I do not feel safe in my own office. 374 00:14:44,697 --> 00:14:46,196 Donna went home. 375 00:14:46,232 --> 00:14:47,214 I'm here to speak to you alone. 376 00:14:47,249 --> 00:14:48,565 Why? So you can have no witnesses 377 00:14:48,601 --> 00:14:49,633 the next time you attack me? 378 00:14:49,669 --> 00:14:51,869 No, so I could apologize to you in private. 379 00:14:51,904 --> 00:14:53,187 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 380 00:14:53,239 --> 00:14:54,371 You're not gonna apologize your way out of this one. 381 00:14:54,407 --> 00:14:56,347 I'm not here to get out of anything. 382 00:14:56,447 --> 00:14:57,846 I'm here to say I'm sorry. 383 00:14:57,881 --> 00:14:59,581 I flew off the handle, and I shouldn't have punched you. 384 00:14:59,616 --> 00:15:01,049 You didn't just punch me. You attacked me. 385 00:15:01,085 --> 00:15:02,017 - Louis-- - Bullshit. 386 00:15:02,019 --> 00:15:03,019 This is all bullshit. 387 00:15:03,020 --> 00:15:04,920 There is something wrong with you, 388 00:15:04,955 --> 00:15:07,522 and there is nothing that you could ever possibly say to me-- 389 00:15:07,558 --> 00:15:09,891 I have been seeing a psychiatrist. 390 00:15:10,139 --> 00:15:11,572 What? No, you haven't. 391 00:15:11,607 --> 00:15:12,973 This is some kind of trick. 392 00:15:13,008 --> 00:15:16,944 I've been seeing someone to get help for panic attacks. 393 00:15:16,979 --> 00:15:19,613 You've been having panic attacks? 394 00:15:19,648 --> 00:15:21,715 - Yes. - Where? 395 00:15:21,750 --> 00:15:22,666 Look, I don't want to get into it. 396 00:15:22,718 --> 00:15:23,718 (Louis) Where? 397 00:15:26,498 --> 00:15:28,231 In the office. 398 00:15:28,266 --> 00:15:30,366 When? 399 00:15:30,402 --> 00:15:32,435 They happen when they happen. 400 00:15:32,471 --> 00:15:33,703 Louis, 401 00:15:33,738 --> 00:15:36,306 I am telling you the truth. 402 00:15:39,668 --> 00:15:40,968 My God. How long have they-- 403 00:15:41,003 --> 00:15:43,236 They started a few months ago. 404 00:15:43,272 --> 00:15:45,155 A few--when Donna left? 405 00:15:45,207 --> 00:15:46,740 Yes, when Donna left. 406 00:15:46,775 --> 00:15:50,043 But it isn't really about Donna. 407 00:15:50,079 --> 00:15:53,413 That was a trigger--at least that's what they're telling me. 408 00:15:53,449 --> 00:15:55,182 It goes deeper. 409 00:15:55,217 --> 00:15:56,217 My family, 410 00:15:56,218 --> 00:15:59,136 my relationships. 411 00:16:02,732 --> 00:16:05,700 Let's just say I'm trying to work through some shit. 412 00:16:05,735 --> 00:16:08,302 So when I said those things, it struck a nerve. 413 00:16:08,338 --> 00:16:10,488 Oh, it did more than that, Louis. 414 00:16:10,540 --> 00:16:11,540 It hurt. 415 00:16:11,541 --> 00:16:12,840 You hurt me too, Harvey. 416 00:16:12,876 --> 00:16:14,409 I know, and I'm sorry. 417 00:16:14,411 --> 00:16:15,543 And it's not an excuse, 418 00:16:15,578 --> 00:16:17,512 but I wanted you to know why I did what I did 419 00:16:17,547 --> 00:16:22,250 and where it was coming from. 420 00:16:22,285 --> 00:16:23,918 You're not really going to Turks and Caicos, are you? 421 00:16:23,953 --> 00:16:25,920 I don't know, but I had therapy this afternoon, 422 00:16:25,955 --> 00:16:27,155 and I spent the rest of the day 423 00:16:27,157 --> 00:16:32,560 trying to figure out the best way to do this. 424 00:16:32,595 --> 00:16:37,098 Louis, I'm sorry for Esther. 425 00:16:37,133 --> 00:16:39,634 I'm sorry for lying to you. 426 00:16:39,669 --> 00:16:44,939 And I'm sorry that I attacked you. 427 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:47,434 I accept your apology, Harvey. 428 00:16:48,443 --> 00:16:50,210 Thank you, Louis. 429 00:16:57,068 --> 00:17:00,153 So you're not gonna try and suspend me? 430 00:17:00,188 --> 00:17:01,654 Suspend you? 431 00:17:02,049 --> 00:17:04,349 Jessica was sure you'd want to suspend me. 432 00:17:04,401 --> 00:17:08,086 Jessica didn't know that you were gonna say what you said. 433 00:17:08,121 --> 00:17:09,220 As a matter of fact, I know Jessica 434 00:17:09,273 --> 00:17:11,756 only sent you on vacation to defuse the situation, 435 00:17:11,792 --> 00:17:14,025 so I think you should come back tomorrow. 436 00:17:14,061 --> 00:17:15,827 - You sure? - Yes. 437 00:17:15,862 --> 00:17:17,028 They're announcing Mike's partnership, 438 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,065 and I wouldn't want you to miss that. 439 00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:23,001 - I appreciate that, Louis. - It's the least I can do. 440 00:17:28,675 --> 00:17:31,593 [stirring music] 441 00:17:31,628 --> 00:17:37,399 ♪ ♪ 442 00:17:39,648 --> 00:17:41,214 (Mike) Can I talk to you for a second? 443 00:17:41,250 --> 00:17:42,816 If it's about you becoming senior partner, 444 00:17:42,851 --> 00:17:44,785 I think it's a little premature. 445 00:17:48,424 --> 00:17:49,489 We may have a problem. 446 00:17:49,525 --> 00:17:50,857 May or do? 447 00:17:51,145 --> 00:17:52,845 The lawyer on the other side of the Metadesk case 448 00:17:52,897 --> 00:17:54,130 knows that I didn't go to law school. 449 00:17:54,165 --> 00:17:55,097 What? 450 00:17:55,133 --> 00:17:56,293 I saw her come into the office 451 00:17:56,317 --> 00:17:58,117 before the meeting, so I had Rachel take over, 452 00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,902 and she's doesn't know I'm the same Mike Ross she knew, 453 00:17:59,938 --> 00:18:01,337 and she's not going to, but-- 454 00:18:01,372 --> 00:18:02,405 Goddamn first case. 455 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,590 Jessica, it's gonna be handled. I promise. 456 00:18:04,642 --> 00:18:06,108 Now, Rachel and I will work together, 457 00:18:06,144 --> 00:18:07,577 but she'll be out front the whole time. 458 00:18:07,579 --> 00:18:08,578 Well, I guess we have no choice 459 00:18:08,613 --> 00:18:10,179 but to let her ride it out. 460 00:18:10,785 --> 00:18:12,251 But it's gonna look pretty damn sketchy 461 00:18:12,286 --> 00:18:14,586 if someone finds out you've handed off your first case. 462 00:18:14,638 --> 00:18:18,090 Which brings me to my next point. 463 00:18:18,125 --> 00:18:19,792 Jack Soloff has been asking about it. 464 00:18:19,844 --> 00:18:21,193 Then you better make damn sure 465 00:18:21,228 --> 00:18:23,796 you keep him from finding out you put Rachel in charge. 466 00:18:24,140 --> 00:18:26,774 Because the last thing we need is for Jack Soloff 467 00:18:26,810 --> 00:18:28,170 to start sniffing around your past. 468 00:18:28,178 --> 00:18:29,178 Yeah, I know. 469 00:18:29,212 --> 00:18:30,311 Well, if you know all these things, 470 00:18:30,346 --> 00:18:31,779 then why exactly are you here? 471 00:18:31,814 --> 00:18:33,314 Because you trusted me with being partner 472 00:18:33,349 --> 00:18:34,582 and I'm trying to repay that trust 473 00:18:34,617 --> 00:18:36,617 by keeping you in the loop. 474 00:18:36,652 --> 00:18:39,103 I appreciate that, Mike. 475 00:18:39,155 --> 00:18:41,088 But the best way for you to repay me 476 00:18:41,124 --> 00:18:42,690 is by making sure that other lawyer 477 00:18:42,725 --> 00:18:45,626 doesn't find out your goddamn secret in the first place. 478 00:18:48,514 --> 00:18:51,398 [tense music] 479 00:18:51,451 --> 00:18:56,470 ♪ ♪ 480 00:18:57,391 --> 00:18:59,457 - Get one of those for me? - No, I didn't. 481 00:18:59,493 --> 00:19:01,126 And you can't take mine like you usually do. 482 00:19:01,161 --> 00:19:03,395 Easy, tiger, I'm not here to take your bagel. 483 00:19:03,430 --> 00:19:06,531 I'm here to give you this. 484 00:19:06,566 --> 00:19:07,832 How'd you get that done so fast? 485 00:19:07,868 --> 00:19:08,967 I know a guy. 486 00:19:09,002 --> 00:19:10,760 You know a guy in custom engraving? 487 00:19:10,860 --> 00:19:12,409 I know a guy in everything. 488 00:19:12,461 --> 00:19:14,345 Oh, thanks, Harvey, but you didn't have to do that. 489 00:19:14,397 --> 00:19:16,363 Come on, it's not every day you make partner, 490 00:19:16,415 --> 00:19:20,050 and I've never known anyone who deserves it as much as you. 491 00:19:20,102 --> 00:19:21,102 Except for you. 492 00:19:21,103 --> 00:19:22,036 Well, that goes without saying. 493 00:19:22,071 --> 00:19:23,071 So why'd you say it? 494 00:19:23,072 --> 00:19:24,672 - Because it had to be said. - Ah. 495 00:19:25,288 --> 00:19:27,421 Seriously, Mike, 496 00:19:27,457 --> 00:19:30,057 you deserve this. I'm glad you got it. 497 00:19:30,093 --> 00:19:31,859 I just wish I could have been the one that made it happen. 498 00:19:31,895 --> 00:19:33,394 I'm just glad you made it in for the meeting 499 00:19:33,429 --> 00:19:35,463 after everything that happened between you and Louis. 500 00:19:35,498 --> 00:19:37,265 Believe it or not, it was Louis who actually 501 00:19:37,300 --> 00:19:38,566 invited me to come back to work. 502 00:19:38,601 --> 00:19:40,468 How'd you manage to get him to do that? 503 00:19:40,503 --> 00:19:42,470 Well, you wouldn't believe me if I told you. 504 00:19:42,505 --> 00:19:45,473 But even if he hadn't invited me back, 505 00:19:45,508 --> 00:19:47,775 an army couldn't have kept me away from your partnership vote. 506 00:19:47,811 --> 00:19:49,277 Come on, Harvey, it's just a formality. 507 00:19:49,312 --> 00:19:50,862 They've already given me the title. 508 00:19:50,897 --> 00:19:52,480 It may be just a formality, 509 00:19:52,532 --> 00:19:56,150 but that meeting's not happening without my vote on the record. 510 00:19:56,152 --> 00:19:59,153 [upbeat music] 511 00:19:59,155 --> 00:20:01,372 ♪ ♪ 512 00:20:05,026 --> 00:20:06,726 The next item up for bid on The Price is Right 513 00:20:06,728 --> 00:20:07,728 is Mike Ross's nomination 514 00:20:07,729 --> 00:20:10,012 for junior partner. 515 00:20:10,112 --> 00:20:12,162 Now, I know it's just a formality, 516 00:20:12,215 --> 00:20:14,048 but what do you say we make it unanimous? 517 00:20:14,050 --> 00:20:16,200 All those in favor? 518 00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:19,954 Then I'm pleased to announce Mike Ross 519 00:20:19,989 --> 00:20:22,156 as this firm's newest junior partner. 520 00:20:22,158 --> 00:20:24,325 So, if no one else has anything-- 521 00:20:24,360 --> 00:20:25,826 I have something. 522 00:20:28,763 --> 00:20:30,396 If you're all wondering why 523 00:20:30,432 --> 00:20:32,732 I have extensive damage to my skull, 524 00:20:32,767 --> 00:20:33,967 it's because two nights ago, 525 00:20:34,002 --> 00:20:36,903 I was viciously attacked by Harvey Specter. 526 00:20:36,938 --> 00:20:39,172 And since I would rather not go outside the firm 527 00:20:39,207 --> 00:20:43,643 to take legal action, pursuant to section 28-B of the bylaws, 528 00:20:43,678 --> 00:20:47,814 I am placing Harvey Specter on immediate unpaid suspension. 529 00:20:47,849 --> 00:20:48,982 You son of a bitch. 530 00:20:49,017 --> 00:20:50,049 Okay, I don't really know how this works. 531 00:20:50,085 --> 00:20:51,384 Should someone call security? 532 00:20:51,419 --> 00:20:52,719 Louis, I don't think anyone needs to call-- 533 00:20:52,754 --> 00:20:56,177 - It's my right. - Actually, Louis, it's not. 534 00:20:56,277 --> 00:20:59,979 Section 28-B does require suspension, however, 535 00:20:59,981 --> 00:21:01,914 it's enforceable only 536 00:21:01,949 --> 00:21:04,116 after a vote by the partners to determine 537 00:21:04,152 --> 00:21:06,053 if what you're claiming even happened. 538 00:21:06,153 --> 00:21:08,536 - Oh, it happened. - I'm not saying it didn't. 539 00:21:08,589 --> 00:21:10,355 I'm just quoting the bylaws you wrote. 540 00:21:10,390 --> 00:21:12,691 Therefore, I'd like to schedule a vote for Friday, 541 00:21:12,726 --> 00:21:14,693 once we've all had a chance to review the matter. 542 00:21:14,728 --> 00:21:15,860 Okay, this is not what I want-- 543 00:21:15,913 --> 00:21:17,963 They're your bylaws, Louis... 544 00:21:17,965 --> 00:21:20,031 so Friday it is. 545 00:21:20,067 --> 00:21:22,133 Meeting adjourned. 546 00:21:22,169 --> 00:21:25,036 [tense music] 547 00:21:25,072 --> 00:21:32,477 ♪ ♪ 548 00:21:33,336 --> 00:21:34,769 Rachel. 549 00:21:34,805 --> 00:21:36,304 - Good to see you. - You too. 550 00:21:36,339 --> 00:21:37,272 I have to admit, I'm surprised 551 00:21:37,274 --> 00:21:38,473 you're getting back to us so soon. 552 00:21:38,508 --> 00:21:40,408 Well, once we realized what you really wanted, 553 00:21:40,444 --> 00:21:41,709 we figured why wait? 554 00:21:41,745 --> 00:21:42,944 And what is it that we really want? 555 00:21:42,996 --> 00:21:44,345 Let's be honest. 556 00:21:44,381 --> 00:21:46,581 Your client has no real interest 557 00:21:46,616 --> 00:21:48,629 in the fulfillment software business. 558 00:21:48,710 --> 00:21:49,870 No, that's not actually true-- 559 00:21:49,911 --> 00:21:51,845 But you do have an extension of your purchase option, 560 00:21:51,847 --> 00:21:53,329 which may or may not hold up in court. 561 00:21:53,365 --> 00:21:56,950 so we're willing to pay you this to go away. 562 00:21:59,154 --> 00:22:01,780 I think maybe you misunderstood me in our last meeting. 563 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,112 I'm not some corporate killer 564 00:22:03,148 --> 00:22:04,630 who's looking to hold you hostage for a payoff. 565 00:22:04,682 --> 00:22:06,682 My client actually wants to be included in this deal. 566 00:22:06,718 --> 00:22:09,418 Claire, this is an incredibly fair offer. 567 00:22:09,454 --> 00:22:11,037 I don't think this is a fair offer at all. 568 00:22:11,072 --> 00:22:12,555 Well, then let's talk about what would be, 569 00:22:12,590 --> 00:22:14,824 because your client's not staying involved in this deal. 570 00:22:17,513 --> 00:22:21,282 Is this your boss's stance or yours? 571 00:22:21,317 --> 00:22:24,235 It's our client's, and my firm's, 572 00:22:24,270 --> 00:22:25,786 and I don't appreciate you questioning 573 00:22:25,838 --> 00:22:27,054 my role in this deal. 574 00:22:27,089 --> 00:22:29,356 Look, Rachel, I cut you some slack yesterday 575 00:22:29,392 --> 00:22:31,158 because you're a newbie who's in over her head, 576 00:22:31,193 --> 00:22:32,643 but since you clearly don't have the power 577 00:22:32,695 --> 00:22:33,961 to include us in this deal, 578 00:22:33,996 --> 00:22:36,130 I think maybe I should call the partner on this case. 579 00:22:36,799 --> 00:22:37,965 You know what? You should. 580 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,166 But he's just gonna say this: 581 00:22:39,202 --> 00:22:41,101 If you pursue a TRO, we'll sue you 582 00:22:41,137 --> 00:22:42,177 for tortious interference. 583 00:22:42,205 --> 00:22:43,205 Excuse me? 584 00:22:43,206 --> 00:22:44,088 You knew this sale was in process, 585 00:22:44,140 --> 00:22:45,172 and you waited till closing 586 00:22:45,208 --> 00:22:46,507 to broach the topic. 587 00:22:46,542 --> 00:22:49,476 - That is tortious interference. - Okay. 588 00:22:49,512 --> 00:22:50,611 Well, I think we're done here. 589 00:22:50,646 --> 00:22:52,413 Just take the money and walk away, 590 00:22:52,448 --> 00:22:54,949 or we will tie this up in court for years. 591 00:22:54,984 --> 00:22:56,901 It's up to you. But then again, what do I know? 592 00:22:56,936 --> 00:22:58,552 I'm just a newbie. 593 00:23:03,734 --> 00:23:06,551 You lying piece of shit. 594 00:23:06,586 --> 00:23:10,071 I lied because I'm not the fool you think I am. 595 00:23:10,073 --> 00:23:11,289 What the hell are you talking about? 596 00:23:11,324 --> 00:23:13,274 I'm talking about your apology from the heart. 597 00:23:13,310 --> 00:23:15,243 You actually had me falling for that bullshit 598 00:23:15,278 --> 00:23:17,112 until you asked me if I was gonna suspend you. 599 00:23:17,164 --> 00:23:20,029 And then I knew it was just all a goddamn manipulation. 600 00:23:20,129 --> 00:23:22,763 You think me opening up about having panic attacks 601 00:23:22,799 --> 00:23:24,098 is manipulation? 602 00:23:24,133 --> 00:23:25,533 I don't even think you really had panic attacks, 603 00:23:25,568 --> 00:23:26,934 let alone are going to therapy. 604 00:23:26,970 --> 00:23:29,070 Well, I am, and I opened up to you about it, 605 00:23:29,105 --> 00:23:30,471 and then you looked me in the eye, 606 00:23:30,507 --> 00:23:32,707 and you used Mike's partnership to lure me back. 607 00:23:32,709 --> 00:23:34,375 Yes. 608 00:23:34,377 --> 00:23:35,693 I did. 609 00:23:35,728 --> 00:23:38,663 Because I wanted you to know how it feels when someone 610 00:23:38,715 --> 00:23:41,983 says one thing to your face and then turns right around 611 00:23:42,035 --> 00:23:44,498 and does the exact opposite, like you did to me. 612 00:23:44,598 --> 00:23:46,482 So this is payback for me sleeping with your sister? 613 00:23:46,484 --> 00:23:48,066 - Sure as shit is. - You son of a bitch. 614 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:49,084 I should take you outside right now-- 615 00:23:49,086 --> 00:23:50,552 And do what? Hit me again? 616 00:23:50,588 --> 00:23:52,588 Because this time it won't just be a suspension, Harvey. 617 00:23:52,623 --> 00:23:54,334 - You'll be gone. - That's enough. 618 00:23:54,751 --> 00:23:55,850 No one's hitting anybody. 619 00:23:57,721 --> 00:24:00,595 Harvey, you are not to be alone in a room 620 00:24:00,619 --> 00:24:02,550 with this man, before that vote. 621 00:24:02,551 --> 00:24:05,819 Is that clear? 622 00:24:05,854 --> 00:24:09,273 This isn't over. 623 00:24:09,308 --> 00:24:10,541 Thank you, Jessica. 624 00:24:10,543 --> 00:24:12,676 A law firm should be a safe environment, 625 00:24:12,678 --> 00:24:14,278 and I started to feel like I was fearful-- 626 00:24:14,313 --> 00:24:15,379 Shut the hell up, Louis. 627 00:24:15,431 --> 00:24:18,749 What you did in there was despicable. 628 00:24:18,784 --> 00:24:21,919 It was underhanded and vindictive 629 00:24:21,954 --> 00:24:24,888 and harmful to the entire firm. 630 00:24:25,502 --> 00:24:27,135 I take it you won't be voting to discipline Harvey. 631 00:24:27,171 --> 00:24:28,570 I won't be voting at all. 632 00:24:28,605 --> 00:24:30,288 And if you think you're gonna drag me into your bullshit, 633 00:24:30,340 --> 00:24:31,439 then you have another thing coming. 634 00:24:31,475 --> 00:24:33,308 Oh, you can abstain all you want, 635 00:24:33,310 --> 00:24:35,677 but everyone's gonna know exactly where you stand. 636 00:24:35,712 --> 00:24:38,864 They already know where I stand. 637 00:24:38,916 --> 00:24:40,799 And it's not with you. 638 00:24:49,152 --> 00:24:52,153 You slapped her with a lawsuit? 639 00:24:52,205 --> 00:24:53,404 Did she call you? 640 00:24:53,456 --> 00:24:54,923 No, she called Google, and then they called me 641 00:24:54,975 --> 00:24:56,357 to tell me they're pulling out of the deal. 642 00:24:56,393 --> 00:24:57,458 - What? - Yeah, they don't want 643 00:24:57,494 --> 00:24:58,459 to run the risk this thing gets tied up 644 00:24:58,495 --> 00:24:59,761 in litigation, so they're out. 645 00:24:59,763 --> 00:25:01,262 - Mike, I can explain. - No, you don't have to explain. 646 00:25:01,298 --> 00:25:02,430 You explained the last time we talked. 647 00:25:02,465 --> 00:25:03,465 Excuse me? 648 00:25:03,516 --> 00:25:04,565 You've got a problem with Claire, 649 00:25:04,601 --> 00:25:06,250 and you're taking it out on this case. 650 00:25:06,286 --> 00:25:09,270 I don't have a problem with Claire. 651 00:25:09,915 --> 00:25:11,681 I have a problem with you lying to her 652 00:25:11,683 --> 00:25:13,016 about going to law school. 653 00:25:13,018 --> 00:25:14,317 But the reason I threatened that suit 654 00:25:14,369 --> 00:25:16,419 is because she didn't like not getting her way with me, 655 00:25:16,454 --> 00:25:18,087 and she was going to call you instead. 656 00:25:18,123 --> 00:25:19,289 Well, you stopped that from happening, 657 00:25:19,341 --> 00:25:21,224 and in the process, you blew up the entire deal. 658 00:25:21,259 --> 00:25:24,294 Did you hear me? She was going to call you. 659 00:25:24,329 --> 00:25:25,778 So I'm sorry that Google pulled out, 660 00:25:25,814 --> 00:25:27,263 but I didn't really have the chance 661 00:25:27,299 --> 00:25:28,996 to think of every option-- 662 00:25:29,096 --> 00:25:30,629 Every option? There's only one. 663 00:25:30,664 --> 00:25:32,030 You negotiate another price. 664 00:25:32,066 --> 00:25:33,131 You think I didn't try that? 665 00:25:33,167 --> 00:25:34,666 The only thing she would have accepted 666 00:25:34,701 --> 00:25:36,134 is being cut in on the deal, period. 667 00:25:36,170 --> 00:25:37,610 All I know is that if I'd been there, 668 00:25:37,621 --> 00:25:39,037 I would have figured out a way to get it done. 669 00:25:39,073 --> 00:25:41,173 Well, you know what? You couldn't have been there. 670 00:25:41,208 --> 00:25:42,541 And I don't appreciate you telling me 671 00:25:42,576 --> 00:25:44,810 that I'm not as good as you when the only reason 672 00:25:44,845 --> 00:25:46,611 I was in that meeting in the first place 673 00:25:46,663 --> 00:25:49,347 was to cover for you. 674 00:25:52,432 --> 00:25:54,382 Rachel, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make it personal. 675 00:25:54,384 --> 00:25:56,684 Well, it sure sounded personal when you accused me 676 00:25:56,736 --> 00:25:58,918 of screwing up because I was jealous. 677 00:25:59,018 --> 00:26:00,251 Look, I just said that I'm sorry. 678 00:26:00,286 --> 00:26:01,846 I'm only coming down on you the same way 679 00:26:01,854 --> 00:26:03,654 Harvey would come down on me in the same situation. 680 00:26:03,689 --> 00:26:05,322 Right, but you're not Harvey, and I'm not you. 681 00:26:05,324 --> 00:26:06,390 And if Harvey was talking to you 682 00:26:06,425 --> 00:26:07,808 the way that you're talking to me, 683 00:26:07,844 --> 00:26:11,679 you would be in here right now telling me what a dick he is. 684 00:26:11,714 --> 00:26:14,632 [tense music] 685 00:26:14,667 --> 00:26:21,906 ♪ ♪ 686 00:26:23,538 --> 00:26:24,454 Can I have that, please? 687 00:26:24,506 --> 00:26:26,306 What? 688 00:26:26,341 --> 00:26:28,241 I haven't done your transcriptions since yesterday, 689 00:26:28,276 --> 00:26:29,325 so... 690 00:26:29,377 --> 00:26:33,346 Oh, it can wait. Go home. 691 00:26:33,348 --> 00:26:35,081 What? 692 00:26:35,116 --> 00:26:37,867 You went too far today, Louis. 693 00:26:37,919 --> 00:26:40,520 So, you're not really here to do work. 694 00:26:40,972 --> 00:26:42,905 You're here to once again take Harvey's side. 695 00:26:42,941 --> 00:26:44,140 I'm not taking Harvey's side, 696 00:26:44,141 --> 00:26:45,691 but what you did in that meeting was wrong. 697 00:26:45,726 --> 00:26:47,476 You told me to keep it in the family, and that's what I did. 698 00:26:47,478 --> 00:26:49,728 I meant let Jessica handle it, and you know it. 699 00:26:49,780 --> 00:26:51,780 But Jessica didn't handle it. 700 00:26:51,815 --> 00:26:53,815 She tried to send Harvey to the Caribbean. 701 00:26:53,867 --> 00:26:55,984 Oh, so the only thing that you could do was blindside him 702 00:26:56,036 --> 00:26:58,320 in the same meeting where Mike is made junior partner? 703 00:26:58,372 --> 00:26:59,788 He assaulted me. 704 00:26:59,823 --> 00:27:01,406 I understand that, Louis. 705 00:27:01,458 --> 00:27:02,824 But what I don't understand 706 00:27:02,876 --> 00:27:04,576 is why you're the one who went in there angry, 707 00:27:04,628 --> 00:27:06,211 and he's the one who ended up attacking you. 708 00:27:06,246 --> 00:27:07,496 - Donna-- - What did you say to him? 709 00:27:07,548 --> 00:27:09,331 I don't have to explain myself to you. 710 00:27:09,333 --> 00:27:11,133 No, you don't, and you're free to do whatever you want. 711 00:27:11,168 --> 00:27:12,668 But when I saw your face after he hit you, 712 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,754 I felt horrible for you. 713 00:27:15,806 --> 00:27:17,973 But since you won't tell me what you said to him, 714 00:27:18,008 --> 00:27:21,009 I'm starting to wonder if I should. 715 00:27:35,438 --> 00:27:38,773 What's this? 716 00:27:38,809 --> 00:27:40,475 I know you had to reschedule the cake tasting 717 00:27:40,510 --> 00:27:43,061 because of the case, so 718 00:27:43,096 --> 00:27:45,780 I thought I'd bring the cake tasting to you. 719 00:27:45,816 --> 00:27:47,382 You didn't have to do that. 720 00:27:47,417 --> 00:27:49,617 I wanted to, because I wanted to make sure 721 00:27:49,653 --> 00:27:52,220 that you know that no matter what's going on at work, 722 00:27:52,255 --> 00:27:53,955 you're the most important thing in my life. 723 00:27:53,991 --> 00:27:56,624 I know you were just trying to keep me from getting caught. 724 00:27:56,660 --> 00:27:59,427 And I'm sorry. 725 00:27:59,463 --> 00:28:01,364 I'm sorry, too. 726 00:28:01,464 --> 00:28:02,630 What for? 727 00:28:02,950 --> 00:28:06,318 Because as much as I hate to admit it, 728 00:28:06,353 --> 00:28:08,128 I do have a problem with Claire. 729 00:28:08,228 --> 00:28:09,794 Rachel-- 730 00:28:09,846 --> 00:28:13,264 Mike, I was sitting across the table from her, 731 00:28:13,299 --> 00:28:16,467 and I could see all the reasons why you were interested in her. 732 00:28:16,503 --> 00:28:20,338 And I--I had to wonder what would have happened 733 00:28:20,373 --> 00:28:21,839 if she'd never found out that you lied, 734 00:28:21,875 --> 00:28:24,075 or if she found out a year later 735 00:28:24,110 --> 00:28:26,778 after she'd gotten to know you better. 736 00:28:26,813 --> 00:28:28,896 Maybe the two of you would still be together. 737 00:28:28,948 --> 00:28:30,348 - We wouldn't be. - How do you know? 738 00:28:30,383 --> 00:28:32,417 Because it might have taken me a while to tell you the truth, 739 00:28:32,452 --> 00:28:35,553 but from the first second I looked at you, 740 00:28:35,588 --> 00:28:38,690 I wanted to tell you everything about me. 741 00:28:38,725 --> 00:28:40,942 And when I finally did tell you the truth, 742 00:28:40,994 --> 00:28:45,229 you didn't tell me that you never wanted to see me again. 743 00:28:48,448 --> 00:28:50,181 You accepted me. 744 00:28:50,216 --> 00:28:52,517 Actually, I slapped you. 745 00:28:52,552 --> 00:28:55,587 - And then you kissed me. - Yeah. 746 00:28:55,622 --> 00:28:56,821 And stayed with me. 747 00:28:56,856 --> 00:28:58,923 Mm-hmm. 748 00:28:58,959 --> 00:29:00,892 And loved me anyway. 749 00:29:06,429 --> 00:29:09,197 - Jack. - What can I do for you, Harvey? 750 00:29:09,232 --> 00:29:11,466 I wanted to thank you for standing up for me today. 751 00:29:11,501 --> 00:29:14,469 I told Jessica I'm ready to be a team player. 752 00:29:14,521 --> 00:29:16,121 Maybe now the two of you will believe me. 753 00:29:16,139 --> 00:29:17,622 Well, I don't know if I'm willing to go that far, 754 00:29:17,657 --> 00:29:19,273 but I appreciate what you did. 755 00:29:19,309 --> 00:29:20,541 Can I speak freely? 756 00:29:20,577 --> 00:29:21,859 Go ahead. 757 00:29:21,895 --> 00:29:23,694 You've earned it. 758 00:29:23,746 --> 00:29:24,846 I told Mike the reason 759 00:29:24,881 --> 00:29:26,347 that I went after you in the first place 760 00:29:26,382 --> 00:29:29,584 was that everything comes easy to you, 761 00:29:30,142 --> 00:29:32,075 but I'm not the only one that feels that way. 762 00:29:32,111 --> 00:29:33,010 What's your point? 763 00:29:33,045 --> 00:29:34,045 I may have stopped Louis 764 00:29:34,079 --> 00:29:35,479 from suspending you for the moment, 765 00:29:35,514 --> 00:29:37,214 but that vote's not gonna go well for you. 766 00:29:37,430 --> 00:29:39,363 You're saying I can do something to change the outcome. 767 00:29:39,399 --> 00:29:41,805 I'm saying you could do something to change the way 768 00:29:41,905 --> 00:29:43,488 the partners feel about you. 769 00:29:43,523 --> 00:29:45,456 You want me to take this suspension voluntarily? 770 00:29:45,492 --> 00:29:46,574 If this were a month ago, 771 00:29:46,609 --> 00:29:48,059 I'd want you to take your name off the wall. 772 00:29:48,094 --> 00:29:49,994 But you need to do something to humble yourself. 773 00:29:50,030 --> 00:29:53,798 What exactly that is, is up to you. 774 00:30:09,349 --> 00:30:10,448 How did you get in here? 775 00:30:10,501 --> 00:30:11,883 The receptionist told me where to find you. 776 00:30:11,919 --> 00:30:12,884 Well, she shouldn't have, 777 00:30:12,886 --> 00:30:13,969 so why don't you find your way out? 778 00:30:14,021 --> 00:30:16,488 Claire, I'm here to apologize. 779 00:30:16,540 --> 00:30:20,225 Look, you got under my skin when you called me inexperienced 780 00:30:20,260 --> 00:30:24,029 because the truth is I haven't been doing this very long. 781 00:30:24,484 --> 00:30:25,500 So I shot back, 782 00:30:25,535 --> 00:30:27,035 and I went overboard to try and-- 783 00:30:27,087 --> 00:30:29,137 Show me that you were better than me. 784 00:30:29,189 --> 00:30:32,941 Yes, and I ended up blowing the deal for both of us, 785 00:30:32,976 --> 00:30:34,359 and I'm sorry. 786 00:30:34,411 --> 00:30:37,917 Well, they say you learn from your mistakes. 787 00:30:38,017 --> 00:30:38,965 That's the thing. 788 00:30:39,001 --> 00:30:40,450 I have already learned, 789 00:30:40,486 --> 00:30:46,189 and I think that I have a way to get both of us a win. 790 00:30:46,225 --> 00:30:48,659 GigaDyne. They're a major client at your firm. 791 00:30:48,694 --> 00:30:51,395 What if you were to bring them the acquisition of Metadesk? 792 00:30:51,430 --> 00:30:52,362 Why would they want this? 793 00:30:52,398 --> 00:30:53,597 Because they need fulfillment software 794 00:30:53,632 --> 00:30:55,532 to increase their sales in Europe, 795 00:30:55,567 --> 00:30:57,651 and we're a perfect fit. 796 00:30:57,686 --> 00:30:59,953 You researched my client? 797 00:31:00,005 --> 00:31:03,573 Like I said, I learn from my mistakes. 798 00:31:10,221 --> 00:31:12,321 - Hey. - Oh, don't "hey" me. 799 00:31:12,357 --> 00:31:13,890 You're up to something. 800 00:31:13,925 --> 00:31:16,425 - Why would you say that? - I worked for you for 12 years. 801 00:31:16,461 --> 00:31:18,861 You think I can't tell when you're up to something? 802 00:31:18,863 --> 00:31:19,863 - Donna-- - Harvey, 803 00:31:19,864 --> 00:31:20,997 if you're coming to me in here, 804 00:31:21,049 --> 00:31:22,331 that means you don't want Louis to know. 805 00:31:22,367 --> 00:31:24,600 And I don't work for you anymore--I work for him. 806 00:31:24,602 --> 00:31:27,735 I know that, and I know what I'm about to ask 807 00:31:27,835 --> 00:31:29,602 might put you in between me and Louis. 808 00:31:29,637 --> 00:31:31,671 But I want you to help me figure out something I can do 809 00:31:31,706 --> 00:31:34,640 that'll move the partners not to suspend me. 810 00:31:34,676 --> 00:31:37,510 Then tell me this. 811 00:31:37,545 --> 00:31:39,579 What did Louis say to you that made you hit him? 812 00:31:39,614 --> 00:31:40,947 Why are you asking me that? 813 00:31:40,982 --> 00:31:42,281 Because you're asking me to pick your side, 814 00:31:42,317 --> 00:31:44,967 and I need to know if you deserve it. 815 00:31:45,730 --> 00:31:47,497 Donna, 816 00:31:47,532 --> 00:31:49,182 if you don't know me well enough to know 817 00:31:49,217 --> 00:31:50,733 that I deserve your help by now, 818 00:31:50,769 --> 00:31:52,919 nothing I tell you is gonna matter. 819 00:31:52,954 --> 00:31:54,804 But whether I deserve it or not, 820 00:31:54,839 --> 00:31:57,073 I guarantee you Louis is going to have some dirty trick 821 00:31:57,108 --> 00:31:58,908 up his sleeve for that vote. 822 00:32:08,937 --> 00:32:10,903 Louis, I need to talk to you for a second. 823 00:32:10,939 --> 00:32:12,572 Well, if you're here to tell me not to play dirty, 824 00:32:12,574 --> 00:32:14,273 you're wasting your breath because Donna already did it. 825 00:32:14,309 --> 00:32:15,309 I'm not here to do that, 826 00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:16,642 because you already played dirty. 827 00:32:16,678 --> 00:32:19,023 I'm here to get you to vote against suspending Harvey. 828 00:32:19,123 --> 00:32:20,972 How the hell have I already played dirty? 829 00:32:21,008 --> 00:32:23,258 You knew my partnership would mean something to Harvey, 830 00:32:23,293 --> 00:32:25,227 and instead of holding it outside of your feud, 831 00:32:25,262 --> 00:32:27,458 you used it to trick him back into the firm. 832 00:32:27,558 --> 00:32:30,042 Because, Mike, it was the only way to get justice. 833 00:32:30,094 --> 00:32:31,760 Okay. 834 00:32:31,796 --> 00:32:34,029 If you think that, then let me put this in terms 835 00:32:34,065 --> 00:32:35,397 that you might understand. 836 00:32:35,433 --> 00:32:38,300 Harvey is Jon Snow, I'm his Uncle Benjen, 837 00:32:38,335 --> 00:32:40,866 and you used me to lure him out 838 00:32:40,966 --> 00:32:42,766 so that everybody could stab him to death. 839 00:32:42,801 --> 00:32:43,984 How dare you defile Game of Thrones 840 00:32:44,019 --> 00:32:45,335 by comparing Harvey to Jon Snow. 841 00:32:45,370 --> 00:32:46,703 That's not the point, and you know it. 842 00:32:46,738 --> 00:32:48,338 The point is, you betrayed Harvey, 843 00:32:48,373 --> 00:32:50,540 the same way that kid betrayed Jon Snow. 844 00:32:50,576 --> 00:32:52,309 Well, in that case, it was for the good of The Watch. 845 00:32:52,361 --> 00:32:55,211 Yeah, I'm sure that's what that kid thought, too. 846 00:32:55,247 --> 00:32:57,647 But I guarantee you, he's going to regret stabbing his friend 847 00:32:57,649 --> 00:33:00,050 for the rest of his miserable life. 848 00:33:13,332 --> 00:33:16,232 [tense music] 849 00:33:16,268 --> 00:33:24,140 ♪ ♪ 850 00:33:27,893 --> 00:33:29,426 (Stacy on phone) Daniel Hardman's office. 851 00:33:29,461 --> 00:33:30,844 I need to speak to him right now. 852 00:33:30,879 --> 00:33:32,029 (Stacy) Who may I say is calling? 853 00:33:32,064 --> 00:33:33,897 You know who it is, Stacy. 854 00:33:33,932 --> 00:33:35,465 Now get him on the goddamn phone. 855 00:33:35,517 --> 00:33:38,201 (Stacy) He's not here, but he left word for you. 856 00:33:38,253 --> 00:33:39,586 He sent two packages. 857 00:33:39,638 --> 00:33:41,004 Either move forward on one of them, 858 00:33:41,006 --> 00:33:42,606 or he'll move forward on the other. 859 00:33:42,608 --> 00:33:44,107 [line clicks] 860 00:33:57,979 --> 00:34:00,913 - Congratulations. - On what? 861 00:34:00,949 --> 00:34:05,151 On winning your first case as junior partner. 862 00:34:05,346 --> 00:34:07,213 I won my first case as junior partner? 863 00:34:07,248 --> 00:34:10,233 Mm-hmm, turns out you had a brilliant idea. 864 00:34:10,285 --> 00:34:12,919 Oh, really? And what was my brilliant idea? 865 00:34:12,954 --> 00:34:14,053 You know, for when I'm sitting around 866 00:34:14,088 --> 00:34:15,747 shooting the shit with the other partners. 867 00:34:15,847 --> 00:34:17,146 You sent me back to Claire 868 00:34:17,182 --> 00:34:20,283 to propose that she have one of her own clients buy Metadesk 869 00:34:20,318 --> 00:34:22,285 and let Optela stay on board. 870 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,153 Rachel, that's amazing. 871 00:34:24,189 --> 00:34:25,524 I can't believe she went for it. 872 00:34:25,526 --> 00:34:28,761 She went for it, and GigaDyne went for it. 873 00:34:28,796 --> 00:34:29,895 Did you just say GigaDyne? 874 00:34:29,930 --> 00:34:31,798 Yeah. Why? 875 00:34:31,898 --> 00:34:33,247 Rachel, GigaDyne just announced they're getting into 876 00:34:33,282 --> 00:34:34,562 the defense contracting business. 877 00:34:34,567 --> 00:34:35,799 - What? When? - Yeah. 878 00:34:35,835 --> 00:34:37,902 Yesterday--they already have their first contract. 879 00:34:37,904 --> 00:34:39,637 Which means I just triggered a background check 880 00:34:39,672 --> 00:34:42,006 on every single person involved in this deal. 881 00:34:42,058 --> 00:34:44,642 Mike, I am so sorry. 882 00:34:44,694 --> 00:34:46,143 No, you couldn't have known. 883 00:34:46,145 --> 00:34:47,695 And we don't have time for "I'm sorrys anyway. 884 00:34:47,730 --> 00:34:48,946 We have to find a way to take care of this 885 00:34:48,981 --> 00:34:49,981 before it's too late. 886 00:34:49,982 --> 00:34:51,482 How are we gonna do that? 887 00:34:53,486 --> 00:34:55,986 We're gonna hide in plain sight. 888 00:34:56,038 --> 00:34:57,321 I don't understand. 889 00:34:57,373 --> 00:34:58,539 We're gonna take my name off all of the paperwork, 890 00:34:58,574 --> 00:35:00,254 and we're gonna hope to God nobody notices. 891 00:35:07,608 --> 00:35:09,910 What are you doing in here? 892 00:35:09,945 --> 00:35:12,612 Catching up on my work. 893 00:35:12,648 --> 00:35:14,030 - Is that a problem? - No. 894 00:35:14,066 --> 00:35:15,649 It's just that I told you 895 00:35:15,684 --> 00:35:18,151 that I didn't need you to do any transcribing. 896 00:35:18,186 --> 00:35:20,587 And the way you said it got me thinking 897 00:35:20,622 --> 00:35:23,690 about how you like making your plans on this thing. 898 00:35:24,142 --> 00:35:27,360 And then I came across this. 899 00:35:27,412 --> 00:35:28,645 Donna-- 900 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:29,713 (Harvey on recording) You think me opening up 901 00:35:29,748 --> 00:35:31,998 about having panic attacks is manipulation? 902 00:35:32,050 --> 00:35:33,850 (Louis on recording) I don't even think you really had panic attacks, 903 00:35:33,885 --> 00:35:34,818 let alone are going to therapy. 904 00:35:34,853 --> 00:35:35,885 (Harvey) Well, I am. 905 00:35:35,921 --> 00:35:37,520 And I opened up to you about it, 906 00:35:37,572 --> 00:35:38,955 and then you looked me in the eye, 907 00:35:38,957 --> 00:35:41,157 and you used Mike's partnership to lure me back. 908 00:35:41,193 --> 00:35:42,792 (Louis) Yes. 909 00:35:42,828 --> 00:35:44,327 I did. 910 00:35:45,289 --> 00:35:48,323 Because I wanted you to know how it feels when someone 911 00:35:48,358 --> 00:35:51,593 says one thing to your face and then turns right around 912 00:35:51,628 --> 00:35:53,111 and does the exact opposite, like you did-- 913 00:35:53,146 --> 00:35:54,462 [Dictaphone beeps off] 914 00:35:54,498 --> 00:35:56,831 He revealed those things to you, 915 00:35:56,867 --> 00:36:00,602 and you recorded him so you could play it for the partners? 916 00:36:00,637 --> 00:36:02,270 I wasn't trying to record him saying those things. 917 00:36:02,272 --> 00:36:03,738 I just wanted proof that he hit me. 918 00:36:03,774 --> 00:36:05,707 Bullshit! 919 00:36:06,541 --> 00:36:07,924 You didn't care what you got. 920 00:36:07,976 --> 00:36:09,826 - You just wanted to get him. - You're damn right I did. 921 00:36:09,862 --> 00:36:11,462 He hit me. 922 00:36:11,497 --> 00:36:13,664 He got Esther. 923 00:36:13,699 --> 00:36:15,416 He gets away with everything. 924 00:36:15,451 --> 00:36:17,601 Maybe he does. 925 00:36:17,636 --> 00:36:20,037 And if you want to try to get him suspended, 926 00:36:20,072 --> 00:36:21,405 that's your right. 927 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:28,378 But if you use his weaknesses to publicly humiliate him, 928 00:36:28,830 --> 00:36:30,763 I'm done working for you. 929 00:36:34,969 --> 00:36:37,854 [solemn music] 930 00:36:37,906 --> 00:36:42,775 ♪ ♪ 931 00:36:46,559 --> 00:36:47,975 Rachel, 932 00:36:48,027 --> 00:36:49,160 what are you doing here? 933 00:36:49,162 --> 00:36:50,611 We already sent back all of the contracts. 934 00:36:50,701 --> 00:36:51,784 I know, I just came by 935 00:36:51,786 --> 00:36:53,385 because you missed a signature on the last page. 936 00:36:53,421 --> 00:36:54,587 No, I didn't miss it. 937 00:36:54,622 --> 00:36:55,688 I was holding off on signing it. 938 00:36:55,722 --> 00:36:56,788 Why? 939 00:36:56,823 --> 00:36:58,543 Because I was wondering why you made changes 940 00:36:58,689 --> 00:37:01,009 to seven different addendums without redlining them for me. 941 00:37:01,091 --> 00:37:04,193 They're just signatory pages of a few lists of partners, 942 00:37:04,195 --> 00:37:05,994 so I didn't think that that warranted a redline. 943 00:37:06,046 --> 00:37:07,396 You didn't or your partner didn't? 944 00:37:07,431 --> 00:37:09,531 Neither of us did. He has a big client in defense, 945 00:37:09,567 --> 00:37:11,283 and so even though we don't rep GigaDyne, 946 00:37:11,335 --> 00:37:13,135 he was worried they might see it as a conflict. 947 00:37:13,170 --> 00:37:15,504 The reason he's worried is not because of a conflict. 948 00:37:15,539 --> 00:37:19,224 It's because this transaction triggers a background check. 949 00:37:19,276 --> 00:37:20,993 - Which means-- - I told you the reason. 950 00:37:21,397 --> 00:37:22,746 He's repping another client and-- 951 00:37:22,782 --> 00:37:24,481 He's lying to you, Rachel. 952 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:26,163 You're gonna find this impossible to believe, 953 00:37:26,215 --> 00:37:28,248 but Mike Ross is a fraud, and he knows that I know. 954 00:37:28,284 --> 00:37:29,684 That's why he sent you in at the last minute 955 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:31,085 when this was his deal from day one. 956 00:37:31,087 --> 00:37:33,488 Are you crazy? He's a partner at Pearson, Specter, Litt, 957 00:37:33,490 --> 00:37:35,656 and you said your Mike Ross wasn't 45. 958 00:37:35,692 --> 00:37:36,924 So the Mike that I know-- 959 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:38,643 Oh, my God, you know. 960 00:37:41,798 --> 00:37:44,415 I don't know anything, except that we just need-- 961 00:37:44,515 --> 00:37:46,648 I'm calling the D.A.'s office right now if you don't tell me 962 00:37:46,684 --> 00:37:49,585 what the hell's going on. 963 00:37:51,889 --> 00:37:53,856 We're engaged. 964 00:37:55,860 --> 00:37:58,026 So it is him. 965 00:37:58,079 --> 00:38:00,446 Claire, please, you can't turn him in. 966 00:38:00,498 --> 00:38:03,282 This isn't about what I can't do. 967 00:38:03,334 --> 00:38:06,368 How could you be with a man like that after you found out? 968 00:38:06,370 --> 00:38:10,205 Because I already loved him. 969 00:38:10,207 --> 00:38:11,256 Well, I'm sorry, Rachel. 970 00:38:11,292 --> 00:38:12,608 I just can't turn the other way. 971 00:38:12,643 --> 00:38:14,363 Don't you understand what this is condoning? 972 00:38:14,378 --> 00:38:15,544 Yes, I understand what it's condoning, 973 00:38:15,546 --> 00:38:18,263 but you have to put yourself in my shoes. 974 00:38:18,299 --> 00:38:21,016 Imagine you found out a year later, 975 00:38:21,051 --> 00:38:23,969 after you already knew the kind of man he is inside. 976 00:38:24,021 --> 00:38:26,021 Look, Claire, I'm... 977 00:38:26,056 --> 00:38:27,056 I'm telling you. 978 00:38:27,108 --> 00:38:31,643 No, he's not a lawyer, 979 00:38:31,695 --> 00:38:36,064 but he did turn his life around. 980 00:38:36,066 --> 00:38:40,068 You're a smart woman, Rachel. 981 00:38:40,070 --> 00:38:43,288 But you are making a huge mistake. 982 00:38:46,494 --> 00:38:52,498 Please, I am begging you. 983 00:39:01,392 --> 00:39:04,343 [poignant music] 984 00:39:04,395 --> 00:39:08,897 ♪ ♪ 985 00:39:14,748 --> 00:39:16,581 It's done. 986 00:39:16,633 --> 00:39:18,967 - She bought it? - She did. 987 00:39:22,923 --> 00:39:26,341 I can't believe it. 988 00:39:26,393 --> 00:39:30,061 Did you think I couldn't handle it? 989 00:39:30,097 --> 00:39:33,598 I guess I was just worried that she'd figure it out anyway, 990 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:34,849 expose me, and then-- 991 00:39:34,901 --> 00:39:37,235 There is no "and then." 992 00:39:37,270 --> 00:39:39,270 Because that didn't happen. 993 00:39:41,742 --> 00:39:44,242 Because of you. 994 00:39:44,277 --> 00:39:46,077 Because of us. 995 00:39:48,081 --> 00:39:51,032 You're wearing your ring at the office. 996 00:39:51,084 --> 00:39:52,617 I am. 997 00:39:52,669 --> 00:39:55,870 What made you decide to do that? 998 00:39:55,922 --> 00:40:02,210 I...I just realized how much I love you, 999 00:40:02,262 --> 00:40:05,547 and... 1000 00:40:05,599 --> 00:40:08,850 that's not something I ever want to hide. 1001 00:40:08,885 --> 00:40:09,968 Ra-- 1002 00:40:09,970 --> 00:40:15,640 ♪ ♪ 1003 00:40:15,642 --> 00:40:16,642 Hey. 1004 00:40:19,229 --> 00:40:21,279 Jessica, can I talk to you for a second? 1005 00:40:21,314 --> 00:40:23,531 What is it, Louis? I'm heading home for the night. 1006 00:40:23,567 --> 00:40:24,816 I want to call off the vote. 1007 00:40:24,818 --> 00:40:26,818 Excuse me? 1008 00:40:26,820 --> 00:40:28,620 The whole thing was a mistake. 1009 00:40:28,655 --> 00:40:29,904 I want to call it off. 1010 00:40:29,956 --> 00:40:32,157 Louis, the vote is tomorrow morning. 1011 00:40:32,159 --> 00:40:33,625 The only way it doesn't happen 1012 00:40:33,660 --> 00:40:36,878 is if you publicly tell everyone that Harvey didn't hit you. 1013 00:40:36,913 --> 00:40:38,546 I can't do that. I'll lose all credibility. 1014 00:40:38,582 --> 00:40:40,915 Which is exactly why I wanted Harvey to take two weeks. 1015 00:40:40,967 --> 00:40:42,167 To let you calm down. 1016 00:40:42,219 --> 00:40:45,003 Because I knew you'd change your mind. 1017 00:40:45,005 --> 00:40:46,504 Now, if you'll excuse me, 1018 00:40:46,556 --> 00:40:48,807 I have a vote to prepare for. 1019 00:40:48,842 --> 00:40:50,675 Wait, what if I flip my vote? 1020 00:40:50,677 --> 00:40:52,844 Flip whatever the hell you want, Louis. 1021 00:40:52,896 --> 00:40:54,646 But you started this ball rolling, 1022 00:40:54,681 --> 00:40:57,265 and now we all have to live with the consequences. 1023 00:41:15,285 --> 00:41:16,785 I thought you were trying to avoid me. 1024 00:41:16,837 --> 00:41:18,536 I was. 1025 00:41:18,538 --> 00:41:20,872 But then I figured out you knew it was me anyway. 1026 00:41:20,924 --> 00:41:22,173 How? 1027 00:41:22,209 --> 00:41:23,258 Does it matter? 1028 00:41:23,293 --> 00:41:27,762 No, it doesn't. 1029 00:41:27,798 --> 00:41:30,765 So why are you here? 1030 00:41:30,801 --> 00:41:33,384 I just wanted to say thank you. 1031 00:41:33,437 --> 00:41:35,303 You're welcome. 1032 00:41:37,307 --> 00:41:40,308 I also wanted to know why you're letting it go. 1033 00:41:43,447 --> 00:41:47,031 Because Rachel begged me to. 1034 00:41:47,067 --> 00:41:48,283 And because she said that she loved you 1035 00:41:48,318 --> 00:41:49,901 and that you turned your life around. 1036 00:41:49,903 --> 00:41:51,202 And you believed her? 1037 00:41:51,238 --> 00:41:53,071 I believe that she loves you. 1038 00:41:53,123 --> 00:41:54,739 But if you really want to know the truth, no, 1039 00:41:54,791 --> 00:41:56,574 I don't believe that you turned your life around, 1040 00:41:56,576 --> 00:41:58,877 and I definitely don't believe that you love her. 1041 00:41:58,912 --> 00:42:00,411 What? How can you say that? 1042 00:42:00,464 --> 00:42:03,298 Because you've convinced her that it's all gonna be okay, 1043 00:42:03,333 --> 00:42:05,467 that you two are just gonna get to live happily ever after, 1044 00:42:05,502 --> 00:42:06,468 and I didn't want to be the one 1045 00:42:06,503 --> 00:42:07,552 to make that all come crashing down. 1046 00:42:07,587 --> 00:42:08,720 But you know what, Mike? 1047 00:42:08,755 --> 00:42:10,839 One day, it is going to come crashing down. 1048 00:42:10,891 --> 00:42:12,557 And if you really do love her, 1049 00:42:12,592 --> 00:42:14,142 you'll put a stop to this right now. 1050 00:42:14,177 --> 00:42:16,594 So, you think I should stop being a lawyer? 1051 00:42:16,646 --> 00:42:20,181 I'm saying if you really love her, you won't marry her. 1052 00:42:20,233 --> 00:42:23,184 [rock music] 1053 00:42:23,236 --> 00:42:31,242 ♪ ♪ 1054 00:42:31,266 --> 00:42:37,766 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man