Suits (2011–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Discovery - full transcript

I want to, uh...

Taupe.

Is that...
Justice Thomas.

I knew it.

What can I do for you, Louis?

Ah. To the point.
Of course.

I wanted...

Mmm. I wanted to congratulate you
on bringing in Pfister Insurance

and to let you know
I've taken the liberty

of putting together
the initial paperwork.

Excellent.
Leave it there.



I wanted to follow it through.

I would relish
the opportunity to...

Nonsense, Louis.
That's beneath you.

Oh, I think you'll find
nothing is beneath me.

Are you offering
something untoward to me?

I'm simply saying that

I'm not oblivious to the fact
that there's change afoot,

firm dynamic wise.

Used to be... Huh.

Now, we're kind of...
Hmm.

You might need
a little... Hmm.

You know?

Louis, I'd like things to operate
with a certain integrity around here.

Oh, I admire that philosophy.



I actually try to
live by it myself.

Good.

Now, can you do me a favor?

Anything.

Send Mike Ross to me.

Ross? You want
to work with Ross?

He's actually working
for me right now

on the, uh,
Liquid Water litigation.

And he's been on it for weeks.

And I wish I could do it,
but I cannot.

I can't do it right now.

Then forget I said anything.

But I can give you Dickinson.

Okay.

Let me know how that works out.

With Ross.

Okay.

Um, I am taking Mike exclusively
for the next two weeks.

Excuse me?
I'm calling in my chit.

Our wager?
The Price sisters?

My triumph?
Does that ring a bell?

Can't have him.

Oh, well, then, I guess you'd rather
that I announce to the entire office

that the mighty Harvey
Specter is a welcher.

I didn't welch.
You passed on him.

Okay, please. I'm begging you.
I need him.

Okay.
Tell you what, Louis.

Just say out loud

that I'm the best
closer in New York

and you can have him.
Fine.

HARVEY: To Donna.

No.

Then we don't have a deal.

Welcher.

That was fun.

Morning.

If that's a big check,
I want another Marni bag.

Hands off the vinyl, junior.

10:00. Nice of you
to join us.

I was closing Cranston
this morning.

Oh, yeah? Couldn't get
it done by 9:00, huh?

You're a little lippy
for a Monday.

What the hell?

What? What is it?

Draft of complaint
from Smith and Devane,

threatening to reopen
Randall v. C.M.,

a case I won four years ago.

Randall v. C.M.

Ah. Accident on
the Merritt Parkway.

They claimed it was
Coastal Motors' hood.

You killed it in court by
saying it was the driver.

This can't be surprising
to you anymore.

They're saying
there's new evidence.

New evidence?
It's product liability.

The statute of
limitations is expired.

Which means it's a shakedown.

You've got to quash that shit.

I do and I will.

Whoa.

(CHUCKLES) Come on.
The Spinners? Really?

For your information,

The Spinners were one of the
defining pop bands of their time.

Oh. Oh, wow. Sorry. Yeah.
That's cool. Like, uh...

Like the Jonas Brothers
or Hanson. Or, 'N Sync.

Or Selena Gomez. Yeah.

Come here, lippy. I want
to show you something.

Oh, yeah? What?
You got Bieber Fever?

Prepare motions to dismiss
by end of day Thursday

and don't puss out when Judge Edelstein
tries to stifle my brilliance.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

He's all yours.
What?

Why the sudden change of mind?

Does it matter?

You're punishing him, aren't you?
Yes.

So you're saying working
for me is punishment?

As far as I'm concerned, this
whole conversation is punishment.

Oh, here we go.

Duration?
One case.

Jurisdiction?
Exclusive.

What can I do to him?

What do you want to do to him?
MIKE: Harvey.

Things. That is not a
legitimate answer.

Honor the boundaries
of labor law?

I prefer the Geneva Convention.

Then, we have a deal.
MIKE: Wait... (SIGHS)

I think I need a sick day.

(SIGHS)

TANNER: Careful,
there, Harv.

That's high-end Brazilian cherry
from the South American rainforest.

Tanner. You selling
furniture now?

No.

But if we both did,
I'd sell more than you.

I thought I told you
to stay out of my city.

Can't. I'm the newest senior
partner at Smith and Devane.

Don't get too comfortable.

If all you're bringing is
the Boston shakedown,

you're not gonna be here long.

Oh, I'm bringing more
than that, Harvey.

Randall v. C.M.
Is a winner.

That case was litigated.

Not by me. Well, let me
bring you up to speed.

Frank Randall had a history
of substance abuse.

His family tried
to blame Coastal Motors,

but his death had nothing to do
with the carmaker or its design.

Yeah, well, we've got new evidence
that contradicts that assertion.

Oh, look at that. You
learned some new words.

Even if it were true, the
statute of limitations ran out.

Well, what you
call a shakedown,

I call a sure thing.

This is an internal memo.

Showing that C.M. Knew
about engineering defects.

You're on the wrong side
of this one, Harvey.

I never saw this
thing in my life.

Sure looks like you did.

And that statute of limitations doesn't
apply to fraudulent concealment.

I didn't conceal jack shit.

Harvey, that's for your client.

We want 46 million
and not a penny less.

And this?
Well, that's for you.

Because we're suing you and
your entire firm for fraud.

(CHUCKLES)

You really want
to come after me again.

I'm not moving down
here for the sushi.

0 and 2 doesn't
look good on a resume.

You know, I'm thinking
Upper East Side.

Well, why don't you check out the
corner of 81st and kiss my ass?

See the money, wanna stay
for your meal

Get another piece of pie
for your wife

Everybody wanna know
how it feel

Everybody wants to see
what it's like

I'll even eat a bean pie
I don't mind

Me and missy is so early

Busy, busy making money

All right!

All step back
I'm 'bout to dance

The greenback boogie

This looks bad, Harvey.

I don't care how it looks.
It's bullshit.

Then tell me what's bullshit,

because I'm looking
at a document

that undermines
your entire defense.

It's an anonymous memo with
names and dates blacked out.

It's damning,

and it implicates
you in a cover-up.

It never crossed my desk.

I'm not saying it did.

I'm saying it looks bad.

(SIGHS) I don't want
Daniel knowing about this.

I've got nothing to hide.
I didn't do anything wrong.

I believe you,

but you're not my
only concern at the moment.

You know full well
what Daniel will do

if he finds out you're
being accused of fraud

and it happened on my watch.

He'll use it against us.

But I also know that he's
familiar with the people at C.M.

And he's bound to
find out sooner or later.

Then, make it go away
before it gets to sooner.

Durham Foods v.
Liquid Water.

I need motions to dismiss,

compel, strike,
and change venue.

Why are they not finished yet?

Okay. Louis, I might
be a quick study,

but I'm gonna need a tad
more information than that.

(SIGHS)

Have you heard of Liquid Water?

Yeah. Sure.
Liquid Water.

"We put the I.Q.
In Liquid."

You see? You already
know the client.

What did they do? They
didn't do anything.

They're being accused of coming
up with a deceptive slogan.

By Durham Foods.
Exactly.

They have their own
line of bottled water,

which, by the way,
tastes like a stagnant pond.

So, how do we defend
against their claim?

Who said anything
about "we," white man?

My defense is puffery.

Oh, you're gonna
stick out your chest?

No, Mike. Puffery is...

A big, bold, empty statement
not meant to be taken as fact,

therefore not subject to deceptive
advertising litigation.

Touche.

See? It's a solid case.

I agree.

But no one would actually believe
that drinking Liquid Water

would raise your I.Q. I mean,
who would be that stupid?

I mean, other than people who
actually drink Liquid Water.

Uh... You know what? Whatever.

Just don't mention that last
part in the deposition.

Okay?
Yeah, okay.

Wait. Louis?

Um, if we're claiming puffery,

why do I need to waste all
my time with these motions?

All right, let me explain something to you.
We're at war.

And in times of war, a private does
not question his commanding officer.

If I ask you to wipe out a
village, you say, "How high?"

That... Which brings
me to my next point.

You report to me and me only.

You don't talk about our
business with anyone else.

You're in by 7:00, you're
out no sooner than 10:00.

And here's
the most important thing.

No sex of any kind.

Weakens legs,
clouds your judgment.

Got it?
I'm not sure I do.

Good.
Okay.

No sex.

No sex!
Got it.

Oh, my God.

Well?

Oh, my God.

Donna, I need to know
if you ever saw this.

Yes, Harvey.

I saw the smoking gun in a
multimillion-dollar liability claim

and I hid it from you.

I also know where
Amelia Earhart's living

and I have the missing
18 minutes

from the Watergate tapes.
All right, take it easy.

I don't like having my
competence questioned.

Yeah, and I don't like
being sued for fraud.

That document never came into this
office or you would have seen it.

Donna, two dozen people
worked on this case,

and any one of them could
have seen it and missed it.

I need to know
that didn't happen

or I need to know who to fire.

Give me an order.

Go through every file
in the original case

and make sure that
document isn't in them.

And do it without
anyone knowing.

Done.

Okay. Ha-ha.
Joke's on me.

Aren't you Louis' boy?

Yes, I get it. No more
fondling the vinyl.

Or besmirching the good
name of the Spinners.

Yes. I totally deserved

to be handed over to the poor
man's Lex Luthor for that.

Please, Harvey.
You have to get me back.

Have to?
Will you?

He thinks we're going to war.

He give you the "burn
down the village" speech?

Yes. What is it with him?

It's like the pony
thing all over again.

He's like the captain
of mixed metaphors.

Look. I can't
take you back now.

I have to honor my bet.

Especially since my
honor's in question.

Okay. Why are you strangely
emphasizing the word "honor?"

This letter of complaint?

I'm being accused
of fraud by Travis Tanner.

Isn't that like the pot
accusing the kettle of fraud?

I'm going to the airport to talk to C.M.
Right now.

I want to reassure Lawrence
Kemp that we're all over this.

Please, Harvey. Come on.
Take me with you.

I... I can do this. I can
work for both of you.

It's too risky. I'm solo on this.
(SIGHS)

Besides I've got a relationship with Kemp.
I should talk to him alone.

Not a word to Louis.
Understand? Yeah.

Hey, he said that I can't have
sex while I'm working with him.

Is... Is that
really his call?

Well, he is your
commanding officer.

You looking for Civil
Torts, volume three?

People put that in Criminal Law.
I hate that.

Yeah, I know.
Me, too.

Uh. I knew we had
something in common.

Do you need my help?
Ah, no.

I've actually got
it right... There.

I'm sorry. I was just
trying to help you.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

Harold, you're the associate
and I'm the paralegal.

It's my job to help you,
not the other way around.

I don't see us that way.

Okay, um, you want to help me?

My... My stapler is broken.
Could you get me a new one?

I'll get you three.

Harold.

Oh.

(WHISPERS) Thank you.

HARVEY: Good to
see you, Lawrence.

Harvey, good to see you. Sorry
this had to be on the fly.

It's not a problem.

I want to start by
giving you my word

that we crushed this suit once,

we're gonna crush it again.

I should hope so.

I was hoping to have
this discussion privately.

Well, this is our new General
Counsel, Matt Lasker.

He insisted on being
part of the discussion.

Forgive me. I'm just
getting up to speed.

Then, you should know...
Out of curiosity,

why did you receive a draft of the
complaint before we did, Mr. Specter?

Travis Tanner gave me
an advanced copy.

He must like you.

We have a special relationship.

Which I've looked into.

Harvey, he really seems to
have a bone to pick with you.

That's not gonna be a problem.

MATT: It may be for us.

Tanner came
to see you, didn't he?

At our request.

Lawrence, I'm telling you
we can handle this.

We just need to stick together.

Look, if I'm going to defend
us against this suit...

"lf" being the operative word.

(CHUCKLES INCREDULOUSLY)
Am I being fired?

We're... We're keeping
you on retainer

while we evaluate our options.

Don't you see Tanner's trying
to put a wedge between us?

What Lawrence
is reluctant to tell you

is your relationship
with this man

has put us directly
in his crosshairs.

There is a wedge between us.

Maybe Lawrence's reluctance
stems from the fact

that I also have
a relationship with him.

Harvey, I have a corporate
responsibility here.

Well, while you're
evaluating your options,

why don't you think about who was
there for your company four years ago

and what happened to your
stock price after I won.

Well, you got paid
very well for that.

As were you.

You had a huge bonus that year.

And I don't actually recall
it ever going back down.

There's no need to get personal.
You...

Our asses are on the line and
you're trying to cut me loose.

It's personal.
Harvey...

Save the it's-not-you-it's-me
speech, okay?

Be a man and make
a clean break.

Fine.
No.

You're fired.
(SIGHS)

He's on record.

MATT: Sir?

(KEYPAD BEEPING)

(RINGING)

Remember, I told you
it was too risky

to work with me
and Louis at the same time?

Yes.

We have to take that risk.

I need you to go through
every file in this case.

You mean you want me
to find what you missed.

I didn't miss anything.

I need you to go through those files
and tell me what's not in there.

(HARVEY'S CELL PHONE BEEPING)

Shit, I gotta go.

What happened?

Well, I got
good news and bad news.

What's the bad news?
I got us fired.

What's the good news?

Anything we find
from here on out

is no longer covered
by attorney-client privilege.

Did you find what
you're not looking for?

No. Did you find what
you're not looking for?

Nope. (SIGHS)

Oh, my God.
It is so stuffy in here.

What are the symptoms
of carbon dioxide poisoning?

Uh, headaches, dizziness, mental
confusion, mental confusion...

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Kevin?
Trusts and Estate?

No. It's too meek.
It's got to be a woman.

Who is it?

Harold. I need a stapler.
I was right.

Okay, there are
files everywhere.

He's gonna be suspicious.
What do we do?

Don't worry, I got it.
I got this.

What are you...
Come here.

Ow!
Oh, come on.

Ow. Okay.
Shh!

What are you...
What's going on?

Come in.

(GASPS)

Hi. Harold. Honey.

This is why it says,
"Do not enter?"

We're kind of busy in here.

Do you mind if, um, you know...

You just don't
bother us anymore?

Sure. No problem.
Hmm.

Yeah, he didn't notice the
files.

Oh, shit. I'm late for Louis'
settlement conference.

Uh, and thanks.

You're welcome.

And then I take the shuttle
to Grand Central

and then I take
the local from there.

I think you'll find
that pleasurable, actually.

Sorry. Restroom.

No, that's okay. This is
my associate Mike Ross.

He was busy, uh, drafting
some pertinent documents.

Motion to dismiss,
motion to compel,

motion to strike,
motion to change venue.

And we have another half
dozen in the pipeline.

No, they're here.
Oh.

What is this? This was supposed
to be a settlement conference.

Oh, we're not here to settle.

We're proceeding to trial.

You want to take
this case to trial?

Um, unless I can't hear
the sound of my own voice,

I believe that's
what I just fricking said.

We're the little guy.

Your parent company's
a behemoth.

A jury's going to hate you.

Well, thanks to your disgusting smears
in the media, that might be true.

Which is why we're also filing
a countersuit for libel,

slander, and anything else that
might be appropriate in this case.

Tortious interference.

This is...
You've got...

This is not good faith,
Mr. Litt.

Sir, you have besmirched the
good name of Liquid Water.

And if you think that we're here
for a settlement conference,

well, let me just correct
that one for you right now.

We are not settling.
We will not be settling.

In fact, the only thing
that's settling here

is the sediment at the bottom
of your putrid water. Get me?

Now be sure to take that Grand Central
shuttle like I told you. Okay?

I think you're gonna love it.

MIKE: Uh, that was...
LOUIS: Amazing? I know.

I'm sorry, Louis, that I, uh...

Questioned my orders?
I know.

(SIGHS) I thought it
was just busy work.

Well, it wasn't. For every
hour you spent drafting them,

they're gonna spend 10 hours figuring
out how to argue it back in court.

You're going to bury
them in paperwork.

Look at you.
You catch on quick.

What happens next?

They squirm for a day
or two, reevaluate,

and come back
to us on our terms.

Like... Tomorrow, maybe?

Tomorrow.
(CHUCKLES)

Mike. Sweet, impressionable,
young Mike.

You see, unlike what Harvey believes,
going to trial is a good thing.

Especially when the other
side can't afford it.

Durham Foods?
Their financials are soft,

but it's going to take a
trial to put them down,

so you better lace up
your boot straps

because this battle
could take months.

Uh, where are you going?

I just have to go back,
to, uh, the bathroom.

You just went.

Are you keeping track?
I may start.

I don't mean to intrude, but Donna's
not at her desk. Do you have a minute?

I overstepped last week.

I want to make up for it.

It's not necessary, Daniel.

Pfister Insurance. I thought maybe
we could handle them together.

I'm going to have
to take a rain check.

It's a peace offering,
Harvey. Take it.

You know what?
I'm sorry,

but my plate's just a
little full at the moment.

(TYPING) Do you mind
if I ask with what?

Uh, the usual.

I have six situations all in
need of immediate attention.

Which begs the question,
why not add one more?

I'll see if I can free up
some time next week, okay?

Um, I think I didn't
find something.

Let me not have it then.

During the two years before
our car was manufactured,

there was this mid-level quality
control manager named Sarah Layton

who wrote several reports on other C.M.
Car models, but never on ours.

So she's not relevant
to our case.

It would appear that way.

But after May 5th, 2006,

she never wrote another
report ever again.

That's kind of
a coincidence, isn't it?

That on the exact date that
our car went into production,

she disappeared
from C.M.'s records?

She could have just been fired.

Never filed for unemployment.

Could have quit.
No exit interview.

Permanent unpaid leave.

Gets out of any records.

And nothing
to tie her to our car.

She wrote that memo.

Very smart.
Thank you.

I meant them. Not you.

What? I found it. That
makes me even smarter.

Don't be cocky.
It's unbecoming.

(CLEARS THROAT)
On you. I can pull it off.

You better be nice to me

because I know where she lives.

Where who lives?

My high school sweetheart.
We connected on Facebook.

Oh. Bullshit. You're
not that sentimental.

Yes, I am.
She was his first.

Deposition. Tomorrow.
Be ready.

First?
I had to sell it.

Give me the address
and tell Donna to hurry up.

I'm naked to
the world down here.

Harvey, there is one problem.

If this woman was involved
in the original cover-up,

she's not gonna wanna talk to a
lawyer who isn't on her side anymore.

Well, I better think of
something on my way down there.

I went to the file room
to get you the good stapler,

but there was a bit of a snafu.

In the file room? I don't
wanna get into it.

In the meantime,

I brought you my
own personal stapler,

a two-hole punch, a three-hole
punch, old school whiteout,

and enough highlighters
to last until kingdom come.

Harold, I... I know that you don't
see us as paralegal and associate,

but I think it's best from
now on that I just help you.

Because the truth...
The truth is,

you are far too valuable to
be wasting your time on this.

I am?

You're right.
Yeah.

And besides, you probably don't
want all this stuff anyway.

(FORCED CHUCKLE)
Well, there's that.

Except for the stapler,
of course.

You got it.
Of course. Thank you.

Sarah Layton?

You recognize me.

I do.

Then you know who I work for.

Coastal Motors.

I'm not gonna deny that.

What do you want?

We have a problem.

I need you to tell me everyone
you've ever shown this to.

I never showed it to anyone.

Ms. Layton, I don't
care that you wrote it.

You made a deal to
keep your mouth shut

and I believe you kept it.

All I care about
is who else read it.

I don't know who else read it.

'Cause I didn't write it.

Ms. Layton. I brought my
concerns to Mr. Kemp.

He told me not to put anything
in writing, and I never did.

Good.

I need you to swear to me

that you never told anyone
other than Lawrence Kemp

about the flaws in his hood.

You listen to me.

He promised he'd fix the problems
on the line if I kept quiet.

He did.

But he never went back and fixed
the ones we already made.

And that man died.

I have been living
with that ever since.

Now, get off my property

and leave me the hell alone.

(CLATTERING)

Furniture salesman
to limo driver.

You're stepping up
in the world.

Well, it's nice to know you still
have a sense of humor, Harvey,

considering you just learned
you defended a murderer.

I should've known
you'd have me followed.

Follow you?
I've been waiting for you.

I told you you're
on the wrong side.

I don't defend murderers.

That's not what that
woman just told you.

You wanted me to find her.

You have the document.

No proof of fraud.

Can't admit it without fraud,

now that you know
Kemp lied on the stand.

I'm obligated to come forward and
tell the court. Otherwise...

Even though you weren't
guilty of fraud then,

you'll be guilty of fraud now.

Of course,
when you do come forward,

it's gonna be awfully hard
for people to believe

you didn't know about
it at the time.

You know I didn't know.

I don't know anything
of the kind.

What I do know is,
you're in a bind.

I wouldn't wait too long now.

I'd hate to have
to report you to the bar.

(ENGINE STARTING)

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

Lawrence goddamn Kemp.

Harvey, I need this suit quashed
and I need it done now,

so channel your anger
and find a way out.

I mean, I knew I had an
enemy in Tanner, but...

Did you ever think that the person
you should be mad at is yourself?

Excuse me?
Law 101.

Don't ask your client
if he committed murder,

but sure as hell find out
if there's a smoking gun.

Jessica, I'm sorry.
I wasn't born yesterday.

But he swore to me

there was nothing wrong with
that car and I believed him.

Well, he lied to you.

It's not the first time
and it won't be the last.

And now, Tanner knows it.

I guess it's time
to tell Daniel.

What? Now? No.

I just had the chance to
tell him and I didn't.

Why not? Because you
told me not to.

The one time you listen to me?

No, no, no, no. You can't lay into
me every time I go against you

and then flip it around now.

We're not telling.
I'm gonna fix it.

Well, the one way to fix it
is to negotiate a settlement.

Oh, wait. We can't
because you got us fired.

I did. Which means there's nothing
stopping us from strong-arming them.

I got to go.

Just admit it.

Your research suggests that consumers
believe your water tastes like shit.

Do I have to answer that?

What exactly are you
getting at, Mr. Litt?

What I'm getting at is
Mr. Kessler is aware of the fact

that his company's product
can't compete with ours

'cause it tastes like shit,

and they resorted to filing
a bogus lawsuit against us

in a desperate attempt
to hide that fact.

No, you don't have
to answer that.

Hey, Mike?
Yeah.

Thanks.

Kevin, right?

How long have you
worked at Durham Foods?

22 years. I started
right out of college.

LOUIS: That's dedication.

I admire that.
What's your current title?

Vice President
of Market Research.

It says here, three years ago,

you applied for
Senior Vice President,

but they gave the job to
an Alan Stansby instead.

A man who had been at the
company far shorter than you.

Correct.

And how did that make you feel?

Yes or no questions. My client
is not here to discuss feelings.

Okay, truthfully, you were
hoping to be further up

the corporate ladder
by now, weren't you?

KESSLER: Maybe.

Okay. Thank you, Michael.

And once again,
recently, you applied

for a Senior VP position, and were turned down.
Is that correct?

Yes. You do know that management

is going outside the company
to fill the job, right?

Objection.
Lack of foundation.

You know what? I'm so sorry. That was...
That's off the record.

That's just because of a
headhunter friend of mine.

That's. No, no. We object to that, too.
I'm warning you, Mr. Litt.

I'm sorry.
Statement withdrawn.

You know, you can tow
the party line, Kevin.

But I know exactly

what it's like to bust your
ass every day at a company

and be overlooked for a
promotion time and time again.

It just...

Hurts.

Just physically hurts.

Right here.

You give a 110% every day

and for what?

So they can just
chip away at your dignity?

(SCOFFS) You can be the, uh...

Loyal soldier today.

Be the cannon fodder
for your bosses,

or you can turn the
guns on 'em right now

and you can just
tell me the truth.

We're done here.

It's true.
Kevin.

Our product sucks.
No, objection.

You can't object
to your own witness.

We're suing 'cause
we're losing market share.

Kevin.

There's nothing wrong
with your ad campaign.

And that's the truth.

Thank you, Kevin.

Uh, Louis, that was awesome.

That was pretty
spectacular, wasn't it?

His testimony
is going to be amazing.

I got him to admit some pretty
damning things, didn't I?

You know, we should subpoena
the outside company

that put together the focus groups.
Yes.

We should get all their records.
Like it.

And the names and addresses of
all the people who took part.

They're protected in civil actions
under the privacy statute of 74.

Uh, that was overturned
by Kressler v. SymTech.

Not if they've been compensated,
as is this case right here.

We're going
to win this thing. (LAUGHS)

If I can't win, I won't run.

What? If I can't
win, I won't run.

That's Chariots of Fire.

Come on. Don't tell me
you don't know that film.

You know. Like what you and Harvey do.
The... The movie quotes.

I forgot. Yeah, it's... It's
been a long time since I saw it.

You know, it's a great,
great flick, though.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGING)
Yeah. Anyway. All right.

So, um, make sure the subpoenas
are on my desk in the morning.

Oh, Mike, uh...

Make it the afternoon. 'Cause you've...
You've earned it.

Good night, Tommy.
Good night.

(CAR LOCK BEEPING)

Lawrence, what a coincidence,

me running into you
in your own building.

I certainly wasn't
waiting for you.

Harvey.
Ah, it's better this way.

Your new lawyer won't
hear what I have to say

and be put in a position to
commit fraud, like you did to me.

I don't know what you think you know.
But it's wrong.

I know about Sarah Layton.

I have no idea what
you're talking about.

But whatever you know, Harvey,
is privileged information.

Not if I found out yesterday,

and definitely not if you
conspired for me to commit fraud.

There's no fraud.

She found a problem
and you tried to...

And I fixed it!
And there's no record...

(THUD)

That's what a solid
front end feels like,

but you didn't make one.

So when Frank Randall's
car hit the divider

at 50 times the force
that you just felt,

it crumpled
and split him in half.

Then I savaged his reputation all
because you looked me in the eye

and told me that
your hood was rock solid?

What do you want, Harvey?

What you should have done
in the first place.

Pay these people
and make this thing go away.

If you don't,
I'm coming forward

and telling the court
what I know.

Even if I didn't want to,
I'd have to.

But I want to.

And when I do, Coastal Motors
is gonna cut you loose

exactly the same way
you did to me.

So either you make it right
on your own or I will.

Hey. I got the subpoenas.

But I said the afternoon. It's
first thing in the morning.

War doesn't wait
for the afternoon.

(CHUCKLES) Sweeter words
have never been spoken.

Gentlemen. Before you
do any more work,

Durham Foods is
declaring bankruptcy.

Yes!
Damn.

Damn? We win.

But now, if there's a
judgment on the countersuit,

we're going to be in the back of
the line behind a dozen lenders.

Sorry. I know you've been
working on this for weeks.

Uh, yeah. Yeah. Well...

What are you gonna do?

We can still get a win-win
out of this thing.

How?

Well, you said that their other
products are worth real money, right?

So, why don't we just advise Liquid
Water to buy the whole company,

and then just give up the suit?

We kill the competition and get their other
products at a discount to market value.

Win...
Win.

Why did you cover for me?

What do you mean?
With Hardman out there.

You let him think that
we were working together.

In the deposition yesterday,
when you were...

You know, when you
were talking about not...

(SIGHS)

I've just really enjoyed
working with you, Louis.

You have?
Yeah. Sure.

(LAUGHS)

Well, I thought Harvey might
have poisoned the well

in regards to any relationship
between the two of us.

Louis, can I be
honest with you?

Yeah, I can keep it real.

As far as poisoning
the well goes,

Harvey didn't really have
anything to do with it.

That's pretty much
all been you.

What are you talking about?
Among other things,

you tried to sabotage
my relationship with Jenny.

After you laughed at
that video of me.

You stuck me in housing court.

'Cause you stole
a client from me.

You tried to blackmail me
with a fake drug test.

Yeah, but it didn't work.

You defeated me.
So?

So, it's water
under the bridge.

(CHUCKLES INCREDULOUSLY) No, no, no.
No water under the bridge.

Louis, you can't do
that to people

and expect them to forget
about it and move on.

Don't you get that?

They should.
Would you?

Okay.

Mike? I will take
your thoughts,

on my behavior
under advisement.

(SCOFFS)

Wait. Mike?
Yeah.

Something's in the air still.

Like a pall of secrecy.
Or a layer of unease.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

Mmm, my spider parts
are tingling.

Please don't ever
say things like that.

Harvey's up to something.

I know it.
What is he up to?

(CHUCKLES)

I don't know.

You sure?
Yes.

Um... Louis' parts
are tingling.

I don't wanna know what that
means or how you know that.

It means he knows
you're hiding something.

Well, if everything
goes like I expect,

there won't be
anything to hide.

Good. Because I just
didn't feel right lying.

I actually kind of
like working with him.

Yeah, he's not a bad lawyer.

No, I mean...
You know, we had fun.

You guys thinking
about moving in together?

Jealous?

Where's your gatekeeper?

Any Tom, Dick, or Harry
can just waltz right in.

Well, I don't see any
Toms or Harrys here, but...

Okay. Can we just please
cut the small talk

and you let me know
what I'm not privy to?

I don't know what
imaginary world

you're skipping through
right now, Louis,

but you're there
all by yourself.

Right.

So first, you hand me
Ross on a silver platter,

then Donna's not
at her desk for days.

You think that I don't know

that there's a power struggle going
on between Jessica and Hardman?

Harvey, look. I...
(TYPING)

I admit I haven't
always been, um...

Well-behaved.

But I can help you on this.

You've just got to trust me.

Louis, go away.

That was harsh.

Are you kidding me? He
came hat in hand, Harvey.

Have you met him?

This guy gets one whiff of what
we've been hiding from Hardman,

I guarantee you it's his
office he's in, not ours.

I know.
We can't trust him.

But still, you should have
seen him in this deposition.

I mean, all he
wants is to be you.

Isn't that what
everybody wants?

I'm serious, Harvey. Well, I'm sorry.
That's just pathetic.

I know, but what I'm...
(PHONE RINGING)

Harvey Specter.

Harvey, it's Lawrence Kemp.
Give them what they want.

Good.

Is that it?

You want a medal?

For what it's worth, I never meant
to put your reputation on the line.

And that memo never
crossed my desk.

Goodbye, Lawrence.

They're settling?
You wanted that?

Wanted it?
I goddamn orchestrated it.

C.M. Pays what they should
have in the first place.

And the suit against
us goes away.

And Daniel Hardman is none the wiser.
Where the hell is Donna?

She's in the file room. Hasn't
found that document yet.

There is no document.

So you believe him?

Not really. I just remembered
who we're dealing with.

TANNER: Harvey.

What are you doing here?

Nothing. Just delivered C.M.'s
settlement offer to Smith.

Or Devane.

I can't remember. I can't
tell those guys apart.

It's not their case.

No. But it is their firm,
and I don't trust you.

Our offer was take it
or leave it.

Well, we took it.
And now we're done.

Hmm. Well, I'm afraid there's
still the little matter

of our fraud claim against you.

Tanner, I'm glad you
did what you did.

The Randall family
deserved that money,

but let's not pretend
you've got shit on me.

Excuse me?

You used that memo
to get what you wanted,

but it never would have held up
in court because you wrote it.

That's a scintillating
argument.

Too bad not a word
of it's true.

Well, let's take
a look at your resume.

Witness tampering,
extortion, bribery.

Forgery fits right in.

That document's
the real deal, Harv.

And as far as reputations go,

I know all about your dirty
dealings in the DA's office.

Unlike your theories about me,

you were actually investigated
for the very thing

you're being accused of.
Burying evidence.

A point I can't wait
to bring up in court.

You're the one with
the problem, Harv.

You know I didn't do this.

Hey, thanks for settling
the case for me, buddy.

But I said I wanted a pound
of flesh from C.M. And you

and I meant it.

(MIKE OVER RECORDER)
That was harsh.

HARVEY: Are you kidding me?
He came hat in hand, Harvey.

HARVEY: Have you met him?

This guy gets one whiff of what
we've been hiding from Hardman,

I guarantee you it's his
office he's in, not ours.

MIKE: I know.
We can't trust him.

But still, you should have
seen him in this deposition.

I mean, all he wants
is to be you.

HARVEY: Isn't that what
everybody wants?

MIKE: I'm serious, Harvey. Well, I'm sorry.
That's just pathetic.

MIKE: I know, but what I'm...
(KNOCK ON DOOR)

(RECORDER TURNS OFF)
Bothering you?

No. No, not at all.

I heard about your proposal to buy
Durham Foods out of bankruptcy.

Impressive.

Well, the way I see it,
it was a win-win.

Way to think outside the box.

It was actually
Mike Ross' idea.

Glad to see it all worked out.

Louis.

You seem upset about something.

Is there anything you
want to tell me?

Jessica Pearson.
Leading by example.

Spare me the charm, Harvey.
Give it to me straight.

C.M. Settled.
46 million.

A third to Frank
Randall's widow,

the rest into a blind
trust for his children.

You're pleased with that.

Damn straight I am.

When's the other
shoe gonna drop?

What makes you think
there's another shoe?

It's Tanner.
There's always another shoe.

They're still coming
after us for fraud.

It's time to pay the piper.

You wanna tell him or shall I?

We'll worry about
that tomorrow.

DANIEL: What the hell gives you
two the right to hide a lawsuit

against my firm from me?

Daniel.
I am not done yet.

When were you planning
on telling me this?

When the case went to court?

When our malpractice
insurance ran out?

Are the two of you
so short-sighted

that you would allow
your distaste of me

to impair your ability
to run this firm?

When you came five years
ago to blackmail me,

I was furious.

You told me that I was blaming
you for my own actions.

I wasn't just embezzling, but
I also tried to cover it up.

Well, that's what you were so
busy doing the other morning.

Covering it up. You had the
chance to tell me and you didn't.

No, I didn't.
Why?

I don't trust you.

JESSICA: That's not true.

He didn't tell you
because I don't trust you.

Tell me you're not gonna use
this as some power play.

That's exactly
what I should do.

But I am going
to give you the chance

I have been asking
you to give me.

The chance to redeem yourself.

How?

They're not just
coming after you.

They're coming after all of us.

Pearson Hardman.

What are you proposing?

We fight them together.

Okay.

You trust him?

At the moment, we don't
really have a choice.

(MIKE CLEARS THROAT)

Looking good, Louis.

You're supposed to say,
"Feeling good, Billy Ray."

You know, Trading Places.

Movie quotes.
It's what we do.

You want something?

(CHUCKLES) Uh...

Well, I just heard
that you ran with my idea

about buying out Durham Foods.

And Hardman told me
you gave me the credit,

so, team Litt-Ross.

I told him because I don't
like to owe anyone anything.

You covered for me with him
earlier, so I threw you a bone.

Now, we're even.
Where is this coming from?

I'll tell you where
it's coming from.

You were right.
Actions have impact.

So, you want to remember the
marijuana and tennis thing?

Well, I'm gonna
remember things too.

How's your budding
"bro-mance" with Louis?

Evidently, it's over.

So fickle is the heart.

What's going on with you?
Why are you being so weird?

Tanner took the deal.

So it's done.

No. He's still coming
after me for fraud.

And a lot of people are going to
think I buried that document.

How can you bury
what doesn't exist?

Doesn't matter.

They'll think it happened once,

it could happen again.

So why are you smiling?

Because I know what they don't.

You're going to beat Tanner.

I'm not just gonna beat him.

When I'm done with him,

his own mother won't
even recognize him.

Ah. There you are.
I've been looking for you.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

You okay? You look like
you're gonna be sick.

Oh, God. You know,
actually, I do.

I feel like I'm coming
down with something.

Do you think that maybe
you could grab me water?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.