Suits (2011–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - All In - full transcript

Harvey's personal history with a client forces him and Mike to take on an unorthodox case from which they'd normally walk away. Louis and Rachel team up to save a mutually beloved ...

HARVEY:
Previously on Suits...

We're suing you and your
entire firm for fraud.

I never saw this
thing in my life.

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

HARVEY: A lot of people are going
to think I buried that document.

MIKE: How can you bury
what doesn't exist?

You think that I don't know

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

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

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

Louis, is there anything you
want to tell me?



HARVEY: Let me explain
something to you.

That memo doesn't hurt me.
It helps me.

It's gone.

Your actions
have left me no choice

but to terminate your
employment at Pearson Hardman

effective immediately.

(PHONE RINGING)

(KEYPAD BEEPING)

Ray, I need you to
pick me up in an hour.

And I need you
to bring me a tux.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

WOMAN ON TV:
Where is my cereal?

I'm not here.

(KNOCKING LOUDER)



God, what...
What are you doing here?

Are you watching
Diff'rent Strokes?

Uh, yeah, well, it's a touching
story of a couple of orphans.

So...
Don't.

It's a nice building.
How long ago was it condemned?

Oh, great, so, did you come all the way over
here just to criticize where I live, or...

That's a side benefit.

You've got to be kidding me.

What? Uh, that.

Sentimental value.

So, just put that away.

Nice panda.

Thank you. Grandmother.
Christmas thing.

Get your tux on.
We've got a situation.

Uh, a situation
that requires a tux?

Where... Where is this
tuxedo situation?

Atlantic City.
Can you get dressed now?

Uh, yeah, I could.
But?

I don't have a tux.

I'm not Bruce Wayne.

Don't I know it.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
Enjoy the show.

Wow.

Rachel.

Louis. Hi.

At the ballet.
Are you an aficionado?

Since I was a girl, yes.

Well, me, too.
I mean, a boy.

(STAMMERS) I got that.

So, are you, um, you
here with someone?

You know, Donna was supposed
to come with me,

and then she canceled
at the last minute.

Oh, you've talked to her.
How is she?

No, I... I haven't. I keep
calling, but she just won't...

Answer, I know.
I tried.

You tried?
Yeah.

Are you here with someone?

Oh, I'm alone. I feel it's the
better way to experience the dance.

You know, um, too distracting
to have to talk about it.

I just want to...
To feel it. No, I...

I know.

Yeah.
Yeah.

(RACHEL CHUCKLES)

Um, uh... I should
probably get going.

Uh, wait, I have an extra ticket.
Third row.

Yeah, I like to buy a seat to my right.
Just as a precaution.

Yeah, I would love to.

Great.

Yeah. Okay.

You just carry around an extra
tux for the random occasion?

Something told me
you'd need it.

And by something,
I mean common sense.

And by need it, I
mean you're an idiot.

(SCOFFS)

So, can I ask why we
are going to Atlantic City

instead ofjust messengering
these contracts?

No.

I'm sensing a little hostility.

And you know what I think?

I think that you're
still stung about Donna,

and you see a chance to blow off
some steam, and you need a wingman.

Easy, Dr. Phil.
We're here.

There. How's that?

That's right. We're not in Kansas anymore.
Let's move, Dorothy.

You didn't tell me you
were bringing me here.

And that's
a problem? How?

I'm sort of banned from here.

For smoking weed?

Counting cards, I mean,
I was smoking weed,

but they banned
me for counting cards.

My brain just does it. I... I
can't help that it keeps track.

And that's your defense?

It was three years ago.
I was broke.

Which is it? Your brain just
does it or you were broke?

What are you,
some kind of lawyer?

Get inside.
You're wearing a tux.

They're not gonna
know who you are.

Speaking of which, this
isn't Havana in the 1950's.

Why do we have to wear tuxes? I
mean, what are you, Moe Greene?

Moe Greene lived in Vegas.

I know where Moe Greene lived.

Complimentary champagne?

You think this happens if you walk
in here in a t-shirt and jeans?

You have a guest, Keith Hoyt.
Can you let him know I'm here?

Ah...

Mr. Hoyt left a message for you to meet
him in the poker room, Mr. Specter.

The floor manager assured me that
he'd be kept away from the tables.

I'm sorry. I have no
record of that here, sir.

Double down?

Okay, so let me
get this straight.

He has a gambling problem?
And drinking.

(CHUCKLES) Then why is
he in Atlantic City?

Because he's the keynote speaker
at a clean energy conference.

And he promised me
he'd stay out of trouble.

And you took the word
of an addict?

He's been clean five years.
No drinking, no gambling.

So, that's why you're here.
You're concerned about him.

Yes. But you also
want to gamble.

Look, he has a problem.
I do not have a problem.

MIKE: Huh?

Holy shit.

Look at this guy.

Those are $25,000 chips.

That's three stacks of...
four... twenty... by seven.

That is three million, one hundred,
and twenty-five thousand dollars.

That's Keith.

Well, at least we don't have
to worry about him losing.

All in.

Or...
Keith.

Harvey.

(LOW) This is a bad idea.

Oh, you haven't seen my hand.

I call.

Straight.

Full house.

(WHISPERS) He's got one out.

HARVEY: We're fine.
Unless the river's a...

(CROWD EXCLAIMING SOFTLY)

BOTH: Ten of clubs.

TOMMY: That is some
tough luck right there.

Tommy, please.
Just give me 48 hours.

Sorry, Keith.
Deal's a deal.

That was insane. You just
lost three million dollars.

Who the hell is that guy?

This is worse. That napkin...
(SIGHS)

Harvey, I just lost my company.

See the money, wanna stay
for your meal

Get another piece of pie
for your wife

Everybody wanna know
how it feel

Everybody wanna 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

HARVEY: Explain to me how
you sell your company

on a cocktail napkin
at a poker table.

I didn't sell it. I just
put it up as collateral.

On a cocktail napkin
at a poker table.

I had aces full of kings.

Well, the odds were with him.

Yeah, come on. You saw it.
It was bullshit.

The guy rivered me.

No. What's bullshit is you should have never
been at that table in the first place,

much less drunk at that table.

I gave the keynote
speech, Harvey.

They toasted me.
I had... one drink.

You're an alcoholic at a casino,
you don't get any drinks.

I'm not an alcoholic.
I'm a compulsive gambler.

And those dots
aren't connected?

Let me explain. You had a drink.
You gambled.

You lost your company.

I know. It was stupid. Is
there anything we can do?

What I should do is walk through that
door and make you live with this.

Well, you won't, will you?

Because you owe me.

What exactly was on the napkin?

I don't remember exactly.

But the deal was, he was gonna give me
three million dollars to back my bet.

And when I won, I'd give him his money
back with an extra half a million.

And if you lost, he'd
just get the company.

(SIGHS)

I didn't think I could lose.

We need to get a look
at that napkin.

I need to get a look
at that napkin.

You need to keep an eye on him and
make sure he doesn't touch a drink,

a chip, or a deck of cards.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. I'm in
Atlantic City. I'm in a tux.

You want me babysitting? I'm
supposed to be your wingman.

(LOW) I'm trusting you with him.
That is being my wingman.

Magnificent.
Superb.

Riveting.

SERGEl: Outrageous.
Insulting.

Disgusting.

Don't let it ruin your evening.

I'm... I mean,
I... I won't.

No. Yeah.
I won't.

I won't.
Hey, asshole.

Why don't you have a little more respect for the...
Oh, my God, it's you.

Yes. It is I.

RACHEL: (AWED WHISPER)
Sergei Vascov.

I profaned at you.
I am so sorry.

No, no, no. Please.
You're defending the ballet.

I was defending the ballet.

Our rehearsal space.

Two ballerinas
sprained their ankles.

Well, that's why Kanya didn't
dance tonight. Of course.

Sadly, yes.

The Royal Hall is beautiful.
Magnificent.

But behind the scenes,

they look with a blind eye.

Well, if I may be so bold,

please, it would be my honor
to right this wrong for you.

Oh, I... (STAMMERS)
Could not impose.

Thank you so much.

Tenant disputes are my forte.

Please.

Allow me to be your Nutcracker and join
in the battle against the Mouse King.

The Mouse King.
(LAUGHS)

Well, in that instance, then, I
will be in your debt, Mr. Light.

It's actually Mr. Litt.
Wonderful. Thank you.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

HARVEY: Oh, excuse me.
I'm terribly sorry.

You know what a napkin
is good for, Tommy?

That's what a napkin
is good for.

Peter Lawford called.
He wants his tux back.

Let me tell you something.

Steven Spielberg did a pre-nup on a napkin.
Didn't hold up.

Which is why Amy Irving is the richest
out-of-work actress in Hollywood.

That's because his napkin didn't meet
the minimum requirements of a contract.

My client's does.

KEITH: Why did you ask me what
exactly was written on the napkin?

No matter what it was written
on, for a contract to be valid,

it needs to have three things.

An offer, acceptance...

And consideration.

What's consideration?

Quid pro quo.
You both get something.

(SCOFFS) Like, I get his
chips, and he gets my...

Company.
That is a valid...

Contract. Yes.

HARVEY: You forgot one thing.

Competence. My client was
drunk and you knew it.

You have proof of that?

How many drinks did he have?

I don't remember.

That's a good start.

Well, here's what's
going to happen.

We're going to give you your money
back and throw in the 500,000

you would have gotten
had Keith won.

And then, we're never going
to hear from you again.

Sorry. My advisors tell me that that
company's worth 30 million dollars, and...

I'm keeping it.

Well, when you show up to open
the door with your napkin,

it's not gonna fit in the lock.

So, if he wants to take your company,
he's going to have to do it in court.

And then, you'll
be playing at my table.

LOUIS: I need a list of everything
that's wrong with the rehearsal space.

For example, the creaky floor boards are
affecting certain dancers' attitudes.

Well, they shouldn't
let that get them down.

Attitude is a pose.

HAROLD: Oh. Yeah, like
striking an attitude.

Whatever. I do
that all the time.

Okay. I also need a list of
the ballet company principals.

Okay. Um, integrity, fidelity,

patriotism... Not that
kind of principle.

Okay, we're done.
How am I supposed to know?

Rachel, you've just
been drafted.

HAROLD: Oh, but she's not even a...
LOUIS: Not what?

She's not what, Harold?

Ms. Zane not only knows more about ballet
than you do, she also knows more about law.

But...
Zip it.

My mind's been racing ever
since we met Sergei yesterday,

so I've dictated a to-do
list for you to handle.

I'm on it.
Okay.

(GIGGLES SOFTLY)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Jessica.

Where are you?
In a meeting.

Do people often yell, "I hit
the jackpot" in your meetings?

HARVEY: If you know where
I am, why are you asking?

Because the answer tells me
I should be worried.

It's just poker.

JESSICA: Harvey,

I know losing
Donna's been hard.

I'm fine.

JESSICA: You haven't
hired her replacement.

She's irreplaceable.

JESSICA: I'm assigning you a temp.
Excellent.

Not for you.
You should fold.

JESSICA: Damn it.

I swear, I'm listening.

No. No, the judge assigned to your fraud
case just denied our motion to seal.

HARVEY: What? That motion's
a slam dunk and we need it.

Who's the judge?
Ella Follman.

Don't know her.
You?

JESSICA: I'm about to.

We're already being sued, but I guess she
decided my headache wasn't big enough.

Now, come home before
you wind up in trouble.

I'm doing just fine.

I had nothing.

Are you trying to impress me?

With nothing? I don't remember
you impressing that easily.

I don't remember being
impressed at all.

I need copies of last night's
poker room security footage.

I can't give you that. Yes, you can.
And you will.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

Hello, Jessica.

Ella. Ella Medeiros.

Ella Follman.
Married name.

I haven't seen you since...
Your little prank?

Ah...

Well, the things we do
when we're young.

What can I do for you?

You denied our motion.
Mmm.

I have to say I'd assumed
it was a formality.

Well, you know what they
say about assuming.

Ella...
It's Judge Follman.

Judge Follman, these
allegations are serious.

I know how serious they are,
and I also know

how important this
case is to your firm.

Then you also know that until proven,
they have no business being placed

in the public record.

I see what you're saying.

Humiliating someone for no
good reason doesn't seem fair.

Do we have a problem?

No, not at all.

I just happen to be of the opinion
that trials are about truth.

And truth requires openness.

Rest assured, Jessica.

Those who've done wrong will
get what's coming to them.

MIKE: There's one thing
I'm not clear on.

You go through the security footage and
count the number of drinks Keith had.

We establish his state of mind,
then file a motion to dismiss.

How hard is that?
Not the thing I'm unclear on.

I don't have time to explain
where babies come from.

How exactly did you
get this footage?

The head of security
owed me one.

Which brings me
to my next question.

Everyone always owes you one,

but Keith says you owe him one.
Why?

Why don't you just ask him?

I did.
He wouldn't tell me.

Exactly, because if he had, I
wouldn't owe him one anymore.

Mr. Specter, I'm Cameron.
Your assistant.

Where are my...
Messages.

Urgent to ignorable,
top to bottom.

I also took it upon myself to fan the
folders on your desk in alphabetical order.

Wow. Look at that, Harvey. He fanned
your folders, in an order of some sort.

I also re-organized your filing
system and re-did your calendar.

Ha! That is not gonna
be a problem at all,

because Harvey loves change.

It was a train wreck.
Yep.

He's in mourning over
your predecessor.

Her filing system.
Her calendar.

It's probably best if nothing else is
different in there this morning. Okay?

Uh-oh.

HARVEY: Mike?

MIKE: Yeah.

You might want to take
an early lunch.

Oh, wow.

Harold, can I get the rest of
the files on the ballet case?

Sure, let me grab them for you.
Thank you.

HAROLD:
What is it about ballet?

I just... I don't get it.
You know?

There's no, um, words. There's no story.
There's no action.

It's just all...

And...

And, like...

I don't...

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Please tell me that
Louis isn't behind me.

Louis isn't behind you.

Hi.
Hi.

Penelope Cruz, Zoe
Saldana, Audrey Hepburn.

What do they all
have in common?

They're all hot?
No, dumbass.

They all owe their
success to ballet.

Because it gives them
discipline and grace,

it embodies our emotions,

it's breathtaking
in its beauty,

and most importantly, it expresses
what cannot be put into words.

You want to get ahead here,
Harold? Take ballet.

Because right now, the only thing
that's breathtaking about you

can easily be put into words.

Nothing.

Now releve your ass
back to work.

I need everything you've got
for me first thing tomorrow.

I'm on it.
Good.

Yes, immediately.
Thank you.

What happened
with Judge Follman?

There might be
a slight problem.

What did you do?

Why do you assume
I did something?

What did you do?

There was a prank.

How bad was it? We went
to law school together.

I got her drunk.
So?

So, she woke up in front
of the entire Con Law class.

That's recoverable.
She might have been naked.

Might have?
Was.

We're screwed.
Come on, Harvey.

She was uptight. I just
straightened her out.

That's what you do
with uptight people.

Well, why don't you ever
do that to Louis? I did.

That was you?

He blamed me.

You can be uptight sometimes, too.
That's why I let him think it was you.

Told him it was me.

That's what I said.

It's okay.
I deserved it.

What?

Do you remember when
he was so mad

when his cat peed in the
corner of his office?

Mmm-hmm.
That wasn't his cat.

(CHORTLING)

You know, this is no joke.

We're being sued.
I'm in trouble.

I know.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to get her
off our case.

Hey.

You studying up to
break the house?

Uh, counting drinks.

RACHEL: Don't most people count cards?
It's a thing.

Ah, right there.

See that?
Drink number 15.

Your client?
That's awful.

No. No, no, no.
It's good.

We're even putting him in rehab
to help nullify his contract.

Touching.

Harvey truly cares
about his clients.

Uh-uh-uh.
My idea.

Well, you're really
coming along.

(CHUCKLES)

What are you doing
here so late?

Uh, working with Louis.

I'm sorry?

With Louis.

Associate work. He, um...
He replaced Harold with me.

Good for you.

Looks like you're
really coming along.

Thank you, Mike.

MIKE: And that was the
last drink of the night.

Sixteen drinks in 11 hours.

In a 180 pound man, that's a
blood alcohol level of 0.16%.

Double the legal limit.

Your Honor, you've heard the
expression "Beer goggles?"

Well, when my client was
looking at that dirty napkin,

all he saw was Angelina Jolie.

ALEX: Your Honor, my client entered
into a contract with a man

that was aware enough to realize
that he had a good hand.

Aware enough to ask for help.

Aware enough to sign a piece
of paper for the sole purpose

of winning a large
pot of money.

And now he's mad he lost.

Our client has
a history of drinking

and has agreed to be
placed into rehab.

That has nothing
to do with this.

That tape clearly shows that Keith didn't make
any of those decisions while he was sober.

Maybe not.
But you did.

What? ALEX: The next morning,
you came to my client

and offered to pay him what you
would have owed if you'd won.

And I don't care what he says
about his client's state of mind.

He was stone cold sober.

Which clearly demonstrates they were perfectly
happy with the terms of the contract.

Your Honor, those were settlement
talks, not subject to disclosure here.

Mr. Specter, you're asking me to
dismiss this contract without a trial.

Let's have it.

Yes, I made an offer.

JUDGE BARTON: Then, I'm sorry, Counselor.
I'm not ruling for dismissal.

This goes forward to trial.

This guy is pissing me off.

Yeah, he's really good.
Kind of inspiring, actually.

You trying to piss me off more?

Yeah, it focuses you.
It's what you do to me.

Yeah, I do that because you don't
have a natural killer instinct.

Yes, I do.

Good, because
I need you to use it.

See what I did there?
Yeah. What's our endgame?

Interim control of the company.

Possession is
nine-tenths of the law.

Whoever's in control in the interim is
likely to be in control in the end.

Plus, if we're in the driver's seat,
we can drag this trial out forever.

And we can do anything
we want in the meantime.

By the time this is over, he won't even
get back his three million in chips.

What do you need me to do?

Find out everything there is
to know about this Tommy guy,

then get his ass in here
for a deposition.

On it.

Louis? I finished.

You were here all night?

You said you wanted
everything by this morning.

So, here is everything on the lease
agreements and all of the financials.

Oh, no, Sergei waltzed me
through the financials earlier.

Did you know that he
danced with Nureyev?

I did. Um...

Also, I found this.

Lead paint?

Uh, okay.
This is excellent.

You can use it?
Use it?

We are going to pas de deux
all over their asses with it.

We?

Get out.
Okay.

(INAUDIBLE)

Here to buy me a drink?

That didn't go so well
for me last time.

(CHUCKLES) No. No, I'm here
same as everyone else.

To contribute to your
re-election campaign.

Actually, I already did.

Pearson Hardman is now
a platinum level donor.

Go, Follman.

I know what you're doing.

Of course, you don't have to
disclose this and neither do we.

But I am of the opinion that
elections are about truth.

And truth requires openness.

You think you can get me to recuse
by implying a conflict of interest?

You know, I hadn't
thought of that.

I'll simply return the money.

That is certainly
your prerogative.

But it could look like you took money
for favors and then got scared.

No one forced liquor
down your throat, Ella.

You got drunk.
We played a bad joke.

But that was a long time ago.

Now, a man's reputation
is at stake.

And I'm not joking
with you now.

Cheers.

Lastly, section five, page 30, states
that the Royal Hall is responsible

for all maintenance and repairs
of the rehearsal space.

I'm aware of what the lease says,
Mr. Litt, having drafted it myself.

Okay. Well, then,
how do you explain this?

The Royal Hall's knowing failure
to fix the air-conditioning system

has created a toxic
environment.

Lead-based paint.

See, your disregard
for the safety of your charges

takes it from a tenant dispute
to a criminal action.

A fact that I will happily bring to the
attention of the District Attorney

unless repairs
are made yesterday.

SIMON: Then, you'll be
exposing the ballet itself.

Because the terms require, they cover
all repairs from a special fund

they stopped paying
into a year ago.

No, no, no. The payments have
been going out every month.

Then perhaps, you should figure
out where they've been going in.

Because it's not here.

I'm sorry. I don't understand.
Our financial records...

Mr. Litt, we were
willing to look the other way,

but since you have come in
here and threatened me...

(NERVOUSLY CHUCKLES)

I'm going to take
legal action of my own.

We'll be filing for eviction.

It's time the ballet moves on.

Can you tell me what this
is exactly, Mr. Walsh?

I don't know.

If I told you it was a yaw drive,
would that mean anything to you?

A yaw drive keeps the rotor
facing the right way

even when the wind
direction changes.

If you have a problem with this,
you're not getting any power.

I'm sorry, where exactly
did you study engineering?

I didn't.

But you're suggesting that you
can run an energy company.

ALEX: My client's
gonna be running it,

not designing parts.

Well, does your client have any
idea how to protect the company

from the numerous allegations

made by the Jarvis
Homeowners Association?

HARVEY: Are you even aware
of these allegations?

I haven't taken over the
company yet, Mr. Specter.

Well, let me explain
something to you.

My client's company needs to remain
viable during the course of this trial,

and these allegations are a
threat to its very existence.

And I don't think someone who
doesn't know the difference

between a yaw drive
and a carburetor

is the man for the job.

He's right. I don't know
anything about energy.

And I'll tell you
something else.

I also know very little
about ice cream.

Yeah, I mean...
I mean, I enjoy vanilla.

But beyond that, nothing.

Vanilla, I could have guessed.

I assume you have a point.

I don't know anything about any of the
companies that I've turned around,

but I don't have to.

Because I hire experts to
advise me on operating them.

And the one thing all these
experts have in common

is that none of them
has a drinking problem.

Your Honor.
He raised the issue.

His client, and I quote,

"Has a history of drinking."
And was, in fact,

so intoxicated that night, that his own
lawyers had to place him into rehab.

He disputed that.

That is not the subject
of this hearing.

Your Honor, he's trying to... I
know what he's trying to do.

He's using your
words against you.

But they are your words,
Mr. Specter.

The issue of the napkin contract
will be heard at trial.

But in the interim, Thomas Walsh
will assume control of the company.

MIKE: Thank you.

This is just wrong.

I know. His ruling
doesn't make any sense.

No, I meant this.

The hot dog is wrong?

It's a truck.
This is New York.

I want a cart, a vendor,
a vague sense of danger

that the hot dog might
be made of anything.

Okay. Well, I think I saw some
cats lurking out behind the truck.

Stop trying to make
me feel better.

Not so bad.
All right, street meat.

You want to talk about
what just happened?

No, I don't.

You said whoever's in
control in the interim...

I know what I said.
So, what's the other 10th?

What are you talking about?

You said possession is
nine-tenths of the law.

So, I figure we need
the other 10th, right?

We're not gonna win this. What?

We don't have him.
It's a 10% chance,

but it's still a chance.
I mean, the odds...

I'm not talking about the odds.

I'm talking about the man.

Wow. I've never heard you
say another lawyer

is better than you before.

He's not. He's just
got a better hand

and he knows it.

What if we play a new hand?

I'm listening.

You're always talking about this
gun being pointed at your head.

What if we take off our jacket

and show them that we have a
bomb strapped to our chest?

Metaphor. Metaphor.

You wanted to see me?

It was Sergei.

He lied to me.

The money went
into his account.

There's no way
that you could have...

What? Known?

It's my job to know.

God, I never take
anyone at their word.

You know, I was eight years old when
I saw him perform The Nutcracker.

Eight.

Everybody else was into
sports, and I was this

rebel gliding down my own path.

He inspired me. That's why
I'm so light on my feet.

I just can't do it to him. I
cannot do it to him, Rachel.

He is the ballet.

No.

The ballet is bigger
than Sergei.

It embodies our emotions,

it is breathtaking
in its beauty.

Hmm.

And most importantly, it expresses
what cannot be put into words.

(CHUCKLES) Yes, but...
No buts.

The Louis I know wouldn't be
defeated by something like this.

He is ruthless.
He is mean.

And if someone wronged him,

he wouldn't hesitate to tear
them apart limb from limb.

You ruined everything.

I took your help
and now, we're evicted.

I won't...
Shut up, Sergei.

How dare you?

Me? You. You brought disgrace
on my beloved ballet.

I am the ballet.

You were the ballet.

And now you're done.
And the Royal Hall?

They've been paid.

How?

I reorganized the accounts,
moved money. I did what I do.

I showed them how they
could pay for everything

by eliminating
your bloated salary.

(CHUCKLES) Well, the board would
never agree, so it's ridiculous...

Please stop. It's why
they're here, Sergei.

This isn't about the eviction.

They know what you've done.

They want to see your face when
they tell you you're fired.

And I'm giving you one chance...
Hmm.

to avoid a scandal.

My leaving is a scandal.

LOUIS:
Your leaving is a gift.

Take it before
I change my mind.

Oh.

(CHUCKLES)

JESSICA:
You wanted to see me.

ELLA: That was
a good speech.

Got me right here.

The only thing is, you
said, "We played a joke."

There was no "we."

It was you.
You targeted me.

What do you want me to say?

I was young. I was stupid.
And I'm sorry.

You were young and smart.

And I don't believe
you're sorry for a second.

Because it was no accident
that the classroom you chose

belonged to the professor who
was conducting the interviews

for the job we both wanted.

I had no idea.

You sabotaged me.

There were dozens
of applicants.

No. We both know
it was you or me.

I didn't know that he...

Objection.

Bullshit.

What do you want, Ella?

I want to recuse myself.

On one condition.

Admit you know what you did.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

I wanted that job.

I know what I did.
I'm not sorry I did it.

And I'd do it again.

(DOOR OPENS)

You look confused.

I am.

About what?

I... like Louis.

(CHUCKLES) Trust me. I've been there.
It doesn't last.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, my God.

Is that...

Is that Louis's Dictaphone?

Oh. Uh, yeah. I needed it to transcribe
the notes for the ballet case.

Any idea what this means?

Rachel, this is a window
into the mind of Louis Litt.

It's a Dictaphone.

That he treats like
his best friend.

Okay. Mike... Ah. Come on.
We've got to try.

(LOUIS OVER RECORDER) Goal number seven.
Perfect a British accent.

(IN BRITISH ACCENT)
Hey, top of the morning, mate.

Would you like some tea
and crumpets?

Yes. No, no, no, no, no.
We really shouldn't.

(MIMICS BRITISH ACCENT) Oh, no, but
I think we really, really should.

(LOUIS IN NORMAL VOICE)
Come up with a catchphrase.

Injunct this.
Hey, Harold, injunct this.

This is insane.

(LAUGHS) Insanely awesome.

LOUIS: You just got Litt up.

Excuse me, Miss Zane.
You just got Litt up.

Oh. Give it to me.
It's a bad idea.

No, no. "You just got Litt
up." Wait, wait, wait.

Mike, I feel dirty.
This is a gold mine.

One more.
Come on.

(DICTAPHONE BEEPS)

MIKE: They're settling?
You wanted that?

HARVEY: Wanted it?
I goddamn orchestrated it.

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

MIKE: And the suit against
us goes away.

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

(DICTAPHONE BEEPS)

He recorded us.

He must have planted
this in Harvey's office.

That...
That's horrible.

That's why he turned on me.

Wait a minute.
What are you going to do?

I don't know.

But if I tell Harvey about this,
he is going to kill Louis.

(SIGHS)

(DOOR OPENS)

Come on. Let's go. They're
in the conference room.

Okay.
Everything all right?

Uh, yeah. No.

Did you get that power of attorney?
Yeah.

Let's go set off that bomb.

Thanks.

By the way, where did you
find that yaw drive, anyway?

I pulled it out of the back
of a photo copier.

Gentlemen, as you are now in
control of the company,

we thought it best to bring a
problem to your attention.

How selfless of you.

These are amended copies of the
allegations against your company

by the Jarvis
Homeowners Association.

Nice try. I looked
into those allegations.

Not a single expert has
backed one of their claims.

Well, one has now.

Keith Hoyt.

MIKE: Who better to speak to the
harmful effects than the man

who designed
the wind farm himself?

No, no. If he goes through with this,
that company goes out of business.

There's no way he
kills his own company.

You're right.
He wouldn't.

But I would.

And as you pointed out, Keith's
judgment has been impaired lately.

So, I convinced him to let me
make the decisions going forward.

I now have power of attorney.

And I'd rather see
this company worth nothing

than let you have it.

This is bullshit.

Let him finish.
Something's coming.

HARVEY: We have
three choices here.

We move forward
with the suit, lose-Iose.

We can give you your money
back plus the $500,000.

Or you and I can play
poker for it.

And I'm not giving
you your money back.

MIKE: Are you crazy?

You're gonna gamble a man's company?
What...

You're gonna gamble for
30 million dollars?

It was your idea.

No, it was my idea to make
him take the 500,000.

But it's not 500,000.
It's 3.5 million.

Why give him that when I
can take it for free?

(SIGHS)

Okay.

But let me take it.

What? A minute ago,
you were ready to fold.

What are you gonna do
if he goes all in?

Harvey, I know the odds of every card
in every hand before it's even dealt.

Pick a card in your mind.
Any card.

What... (SCOFFS)

Okay, what, now... Now, you're
gonna tell me what the card is?

No, I'm going to tell
you what it isn't.

It's not one of
the 52 cards in a deck

because you think
you're smarter than me.

It's a baseball card or
a football card or...

It's the Joker.

I told you this before,
I'm going to tell you again.

I don't play the odds.
I play the man.

Well, let me tell
you one thing.

What?
Louis bugged your office.

He heard our whole conversation
about Tanner's lawsuit,

and he ran and he told Hardman.

Are you just saying that to
make me mad so I can focus?

(HARVEY OVER RECORDER) Wanted it?
I goddamn orchestrated it.

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

MIKE: The suit against...
(DICTAPHONE BEEPS)

You're not the only one
who can play the man.

(CARDS SHUFFLING) You really
think you can handle me?

Oh, I think, I'll be just fine.

'Cause this isn't Sunday afternoon
bridge with your grandmother.

I don't see how that's
an insult to a person.

I'll just keep dealing.

Look, we're supposed to play
until one of us is busted

even if it takes all night.

But you know what?

I don't have all night.

Who's the grandmother now?

(WHISPERS) Better.

HARVEY: He can't help you.

But I do know why
you're looking to him.

You see, I looked into you.

You say you're
a self-made man.

Your ex-wife had a different story
when she told me why she left you.

She said you had
a chip on your shoulder

because everything you
ever got came from daddy.

Now, you may not think
this is true anymore.

You said yourself,
you're not an expert,

but you hire them to advise you, run
your companies, and fight your battles.

Tonight, it's you, me,
and that stack of chips.

Let's play.

You think you can bait me into
calling you when you've got me beat?

(LAUGHS)

You're gonna have
to do better than that.

You're right, Tommy.

I do have you beat.

But these shitty cards?

They don't have anything
to do with it.

After that, he was on
tilt, never recovered.

Took me 20 minutes to bust him.

Are you out of your
goddamn mind?

How fast did you
want me to beat him?

That's not what I meant
and you know it.

You're out of control.

I'm fine.
Fine?

Let me connect
the dots for you.

Donna's gone.

You took Mike to a casino.

And two days later, you're gambling with
a client's 30 million dollar company.

I wasn't gambling.
I was playing poker.

Harvey, save it.

Save it?

Gambling is what you do when
you're playing against the house

and hoping to get blackjack.

I'm playing against people.
And against people...

I win.

In a back room card game,
that might be true,

but you didn't know
anything about this guy.

He could have been Phil Ivey,
for all you know.

You're going to beat Phil Ivey?

No, I did know.
And I was right.

This time.

But you know what else gambling
and what you did have in common?

This.

You think I didn't remember your "Life
is this and I like this" speech?

When you get that from
your job, it's one thing,

but when you
start chasing it...

No, I wasn't chasing it. We
were gonna lose this in court.

Then lose.

No. I am not...
You're not what?

A human being?

We're people. And
sometimes, we lose.

Sometimes? Look, I
don't know about you,

but I feel like that's all
we've been doing lately.

Hardman's back.
Donna's gone.

We're being sued.

I mean, we're fighting for
our goddamn lives here!

I just had a huge win.

And I am not in the mood to hear why
it might have turned out as a loss.

Harvey.

You're right.

We are being sued.

And our backs
are against the wall.

And I need to know

that this bullshit
is out of your system

and that you can focus.

Can you do that?

I'm focused.

(SIGHS)

(HUMMING SOFTLY)

I was just...

I don't give a shit
what you were doing.

You know, Harvey, you can make fun of
me all you want. But watch your tone.

What the hell is that?

That's not yours.

This is a violation
of my privacy.

You know what?
I have a right to know

what's going on at this firm
just as much as you.

Okay.

Did you tell Jessica?

There's going to come a day, Louis,
when I need something from you.

And when I do, you're gonna
remember that I let this pass.

Daniel Hardman
is not the answer.

You owe me.