Suits (2011–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Sucker Punch - full transcript

TANNER: So, you did have the
document from Coastal Motors.

Objection.

JESSICA: Harvey.
You're the defendant.

I wasn't objecting to his question. Just his tie.
I do have to look at it, you know.

This is fun, isn't it, Harv? Hanging out,
catching up, learning about your fraud.

I hate to burst your bubble,
Trav, but there was no fraud.

There was no fraud? What? You
just said you had the document.

Yes. We went back through the case files,
found the report... Whoops, that's it.

Whoops. (LAUGHING) I
hope you got that.

Whoops? Your defense is whoops?

All right, you've
made your point.



You made us a settlement offer
that we would never take.

Let's talk about
one that we would.

This is a deposition, not
a settlement meeting.

Every meeting is a
settlement meeting.

Fine. The offer was five million
and Harvey gets disbarred.

How about a hundred million?
And Harvey gets disbarred.

Tanner, you want to take this
to court, go right ahead.

I'd rather watch her cut you down
than see her cut a deal, anyway.

You know, I see why Hairdo wants
to roll the dice, but why you?

You just went from five
million to a hundred million

and you're questioning why
I don't want to settle.

If that's the sticking point, I might
be able to go to zero million.

But the one thing I won't budge
on is, he gets disbarred.

Hey, I'm doing you a favor.
I mean, what, does he



cause a headache like
this once, twice a month?

Doesn't matter, because he
cures more than he makes.

Like when you stuck your nose into
my case last year and he beat you.

Crushed him.

Then, he took his
ball and went home.

Should have stayed there.

Look at that. Finishing each
other's sentences. How cute.

No wonder you won't throw
him under the bus.

Good for you, Harvey.

I mean, you're, uh,
throwing her under the bus.

Watch yourself, Tanner.

Oh, what's the matter, Harv? Did I
offend your delicate sensibilities?

You want to take
your ball and go home?

I want to take my ball and
shove it up your... Harvey.

Of course. Your coifed hair.
Your pretty nails.

See, she's the man and you're the girl.
You know, it's funny.

I would have thought she'd
prefer someone like...

This deposition is over.

Oh, what, is Mommy going
to take you home now?

Wait.
That's it.

You've got a thing for Mommy.
And now, it all makes sense.

Because I actually
looked into your mommy,

and it turns out that
the whole time you were

home with Daddy, Mommy
was out banging...

Point Tanner.

I'll see you in court, Harv.

So, when did the plan change from trying
to settle to punching Tanner in the face?

He didn't seem to want to do
the one, so I did the other.

That's funny.

But he got under your skin, and that
can't happen when we go to trial.

It won't.

Not if you're prepared.

Are you suggesting a trial run?

I don't want a trial
at all, but...

We already know your
position is to cut me loose.

But she's Managing Partner.
Not you.

No. I'm just one of many partners
who don't know what to think.

And if they don't know that you didn't
do it, how is a jury going to feel?

You're betting everything
on this trial.

Better make damn
sure you can win.

He's an asshole.

He's right.

All right.
What?

If we're going to do this, I don't want
to waste the chance to tune you up.

But that means we need
a damn good Tanner.

Are you saying I'm rusty?

When was the last time
you were in the ring?

We don't need a good Tanner.
We need a nasty Tanner.

Someone who will do
anything to beat me.

Someone who makes you want
to punch them in the face.

(LAUGHING)

You want me to do what?

I just told you four times.
I want you to play Tanner.

No, no, no. Um, I was a little
distracted because I was reading.

Could you just repeat
it one more time?

Look, Louis, you've
had your fun.

When I said the ground rules
were to knock me off my game,

I was talking about the trial.

I know what you're talking about. You
didn't come to me because I'm an idiot.

No, not because you're one.
In spite of you being one.

I'm the man for the
job and you know it.

Actually, I had you at
number five on my list.

And what did Jessica have me at?
Six.

Okay, I get it. I get it.
You're trying to make me mad.

No, I'm trying to
make you good.

You see, the one thing you have in
common with Tanner is your hatred of me.

That is true.

But what you don't have
are his skills.

But that's okay. I'll
go to somebody else.

Wait. Harvey, stop.

You don't think I can win?

I know you can't.

This isn't some
bank loan. Junior.

Get out.

I've got a trial
to prepare for.

And you know what?

When you lose, do not
come crying to me.

Because there is nothing on this
earth that would be sacred enough

to stop me from shoving your
ass in the goddamn ground.

Good. Because those are
the real ground rules.

Oh, see, now, you're
asking to get Litt up.

Somebody wants to get Litt up.

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

Your messages,
color-coded by urgency.

Has Donna called back?

She would be red, so...

No.

Then, those would all be the same
shade of "l-don't-give-a-shit."

Call her again.

Yes.

So? How was it? How was what?

Punching Tanner. It was awesome, wasn't it?
Tell me it was awesome.

What are you, in middle school?
I'm in the middle of a trial.

A mock trial.

Mock trials are for children. The
adults are doing an in-house trial run.

(LAUGHING) Okay. Mock trial,
trial run, potato, po-taht-oh...

Not potato. What do
you need me to do?

What he needs you
to do is help me.

What's this? You've
been drafted.

Okay. What round?

Excuse me?

Sports metaphor? Oh, it's not tennis.
Sports.

You've been assigned by the judge
to help me in pretty boy's trial.

Oh, look at that.
He thinks I'm pretty.

Wait, what judge?

His Honor, Daniel Hardman. I'll
see you in court, sweet tits.

No. No, he can't. He can.

I'm not.
You are.

Harvey!
Listen,

Louis is devious,
confident, and intelligent.

You forgot ugly, lazy,
and disrespectful.

Now is not the time to
quote The Breakfast Club.

Well, you mess with the
bull, you get the horns.

Stop it. This trial
is no joke.

Jessica is going
against Muhammad Ali.

She better be able
to beat Joe Frazier.

And Louis is no Joe Frazier.

Okay. I get it. You want me to
help Louis think outside the box.

Exactly. Now, how would
you come after me?

Well, first of all, I'd...

Don't tell me.
Tell Louis.

Because you and I are not discussing
this trial during this trial.

Oh, and you were right.

I know.
About what?

Tanner. It was
awesome.

Guess you're not
going to let me win.

ZOE: Have I ever?

Would I know?

Doubtful.

Have you ever?

Rule number 27. Never beat the
person you're trying to close.

I always hated rule number 27.

You couldn't close
me five years ago.

What makes you think
you've got a shot tonight?

Didn't.
Not couldn't.

And five years ago, it wasn't your
legal services I was interested in.

How does Jessica feel about an employee
who resigned coming back to consult?

She's on board.

Do you mean I have
to convince her?

See that?
That's why I want you.

You could have told me
all this on the phone.

Well, I wanted to see you first.
Make sure things weren't awkward.

You know, because...

I didn't call you back
five years ago?

Oops.

You think you didn't call
me back five years ago?

Oh, I know I didn't call
you back five years ago.

Well, I hope your jury consulting
is better than your memory.

I guess we'll have to
agree to disagree.

Because you know I'm right.

Because I'm a bigger person.

Which is why
I'm going to come in.

But I want to know. Why did you
call me instead of Ted Phillips?

Why do you think?

They had the document.

They kept it to themselves,
and then, they destroyed it.

These are the facts of the case.
And they are undisputed.

(SIGHS)

Aren't you supposed
to be over there?

I... You know, I'm just working
on something for work.

Yeah, just quoting
A Few Good Men.

For work. (WHISPERING) I know.

Look, I, um...
I have to ask you...

Do you think that it's at all
possible that he actually did it?

No, I don't.

How do you know?

Because I know Harvey. I mean, how
could you think he could do it?

Because I don't know Harvey.

All I know is that he
thinks he's above the rules

and he will do
whatever it takes to win.

Yeah, but that doesn't mean...

You don't think
he has integrity.

Uh, sorry.
Um, I have to go.

Oh, uh, um, Mike.

What happens to you
if Harvey loses?

I don't know.

But right now, it's not my job
to worry about him losing.

LOUIS: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.
Guilty is not gray.

You either are or you aren't. And Harvey
Specter is guilty of concealing that document.

It's a good opening.

It's not good enough.

Says his lap dog.

Says the guy who knows
how to beat him.

I'm listening.
How?

Don't play the odds.
Play the man.

Do you know how Harvey
beat Tanner? No.

He threatened to
commit perjury to win.

Of course.
It's classic Harvey.

He was bluffing.

But Tanner didn't know that, and
Harvey used it against him.

What's your point?

My point is you said classic Harvey
before you even knew he was bluffing

because you don't think
Harvey has any integrity.

Nobody thinks Harvey
has integrity.

So, then, use that against him.

Easier said than done. Thanks.

Yeah. No, you're right. Maybe
it would just be easier to, uh,

bug his office with a Dictaphone
and use that to get ahead.

I did not use it
for that reason.

Yes, you did. Because you are
a devious son of a bitch.

How dare you...

Shut up. You know it,
I know it, everybody knows it.

I did what I did for
the integrity of the firm.

Then, why didn't you take it to
the Managing Partner of the firm?

Daniel had a right to know.

And Jessica had a right to tell him.
But you told him.

You sought out Hardman because if he comes
out on top, you want him to owe you.

He was there when I heard it.
He asked. I told him.

Oh, so, he asked if
Harvey had a secret.

No, he didn't.
But that...

So, then, you volunteered it, which is
as good as seeking it out. Devious.

You weren't there. You don't know.
You're twisting what happened.

Which is exactly what
you need to do to Harvey.

How long have you been waiting?

How long were you going
to ignore my calls?

Last I checked,
you haven't called.

I left you ten voicemails
in the last week.

Huh, that's so weird.

I seem to remember your assistant
leaving me ten voicemails.

You know I don't know how to dial out.
Is it eight? Nine?

Do you know how to
use your cell phone?

Because if I were your
assistant, I would have totally

programmed my phone number
into it. Oh, wait. I did.

When I was your assistant.

Okay, look.
I'm an asshole.

Did you come here to tell
me things I already know?

No, I came here to see
how you're doing.

You came to get me
to do the trial run.

Donna, it's important.

Yeah, important for me to get up there and
say I screwed up trying to protect you?

You did screw up.

Yes. To protect you.

Which I never asked you to do.

No, you just expected me to do it.
Like I expected you to fight for me.

I did.
Really?

Like you fought for Mike? Because that
fight, you somehow managed to win.

Oh. And when you thought
he needed to be fired,

you respected him enough
to do it yourself.

Jessica insisted that she
be the one to let you go.

And since when have you ever
done anything Jessica wanted

if it wasn't what
you wanted, too?

Donna? I need
you there.

I need you to tell them
that I didn't do this.

I'm sorry, I can't.
I've hired an attorney.

If this thing goes to trial, I'm
going to be taking the fifth.

So, if you need another Donna at
the firm, just have anybody say,

"I decline to answer," because that's all
you're going to get out of me, anyway.

Donna. I decline to answer.

Really? Really?

ZOE: You don't get my kind of track
record just by "Moneyballing" people.

HARVEY: She's the me
ofjury consulting.

Don't sell me short, Harvey. I'm
trying to close a deal here.

What kind ofjury
would you pick?

I already did.
You need men.

That's a mistake.
Women love me.

Really? Because I showed
them your photo and

they described you as
arrogant, conceited, cocky...

Oh, and arrogant again.

What about handsome?

Did I not mention arrogant?

It's not bragging if it's true.

BOTH: Yes, it is.

Zoe, I'm still not convinced I should
hire you instead of Ted Phillips.

After all, Harvey never tried
to sleep with Ted Phillips.

Who says I never tried
to sleep with Ted Phillips?

I can do what Ted can't.

Hardman came back. You're in his chair.
He doesn't like that.

You told her?

I didn't have to.

HARVEY: Look, the partners
don't know what to think.

We don't just need to
convince a jury I'm innocent.

We need to convince
them I'm innocent.

Because if they don't
trust Harvey...

They don't trust me.

And if they don't trust you and it
ever goes to a vote, he'll win.

She's worked here. She knows the other partners.
She can read them.

And I also know Hardman.
I never liked him.

I won't tell Hardman
what I tell you.

Welcome back, Zoe.

LOUIS: Please
state your name.

Harvey Specter.

Your full name.

Harvey Reginald Specter.

Do you consider yourself
a liar, Mr. Specter?

Of course not.

Didn't you recently confess
that, as an associate,

you hid an important file
belonging to a...

Ooh, what was his name?
Oh, yeah. A Louis Litt.

That was a prank. That
was a one-time thing.

So, you didn't do
anything wrong?

I don't think so.

And when asked, did you claim
that you knew nothing about it?

Yes. Did you ever do anything
to remedy the situation?

No.
Why not?

What was done was done.

What was done was done.

LOUIS: And like you said, it
was a one-time thing. Right?

Yes.

Ah. Was it?

Because I think maybe
this is a pattern.

Information was hidden, you claim
you knew nothing about it,

you did nothing to
rectify the situation,

and years later, you maintain
you've done nothing wrong.

Your Honor, he's testifying.

LOUIS: Sounds exactly the
same as why we're here today.

Except there's one big difference.
Your Honor...

This time, a man was killed.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

What's done is done, right?
(LAUGHS)

MIKE: The plaintiff calls
Ms. Donna Paulsen.

Ms. Paulsen.

Did Harvey Specter order you
to shred this document?

I decline to answer pursuant
to my fifth amendment rights.

So, you don't want to take this opportunity
to state your employer's innocence?

Objection.
You can't object.

Jessica will.

Could you just...
Sorry, yeah.

Ms. Paulsen, do you consider
yourself good at your job?

I do.

Have you ever stated
to one Rachel Zane

that you are indeed the best
legal secretary in the city?

Mike, you can't.

Donna, I can.

Yes.

Ms. Paulsen, there was a personal
date stamp from five years ago

on the document that you're accused
of shredding. Was it yours?

I decline to answer.

Did it look like
your date stamp?

I decline to answer.

Okay. Then, let me
ask you this.

Would you believe that the best
legal secretary in the city

didn't know about a
document even though it had

what appeared to be
her date stamp on it?

I decline to answer.

And would you believe that that same
secretary would have destroyed that document

without explicit orders
from her boss?

This is going to be bad.
Isn't it?

MIKE: Donna's going to be great.
Just follow the script.

No, Rachel's not Donna. She's not
guilty, and she can't be rattled.

Did you see how I
rattled Harvey?

The jury listens to words,
but they respond to fear.

And we don't have that...

Yet.

What's this?
A subpoena.

You want to depose me?

Okay, let's stop playing
"tip-toe through the tulips"

around the elephant
in the room.

That's not a thing.

You know some things about Harvey,
and I need to know them, too.

You yourself said,
"Go after the man."

What better way to go after the
man than to question the boy?

But I don't know anything
about this case.

That's an evasive answer, Mike.

You're hiding something.
And I smell fear.

I have to go to the restroom.

Wait.

How bad is it?
Is it uncomfortable?

Well, now, it is.
Good.

What?

MIKE: Whoa. Whoa.
Is that a polygraph?

Yes.
Nope.

You are under oath.

And, and I'll tell the truth.

You bet your ass you will.
Or I'll know.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

We'll start with an easy one.
What's your name?

(SCOFFS) Mike Ross.

Where do you work?

Pearson Hardman.

What do you do for a living?

I practice law.

Where did you
attend law school?

What? What's
the matter?

Nothing.
(CLEARS THROAT)

You're lying.

No, I'm not.

I beg to differ.

Listen to me.

I know why the machine
says you're lying.

You're nervous.

You don't want to rat out Harvey.
I get that.

But it's time you
accept the situation.

This is happening, and you're going to
have to tell me some things about Harvey.

I accept that.

Then, answer the
goddamn question.

I'm proud to say that I have
a diploma from Harvard Law.

Now, it's time that you
accept the situation.

I'm not afraid of you.

I wasn't there.

And I don't know anything
that's going to help this case.

You want fear?

I'll get you Donna.

The answer's no.

What? I didn't even
ask a question, yet.

Yeah, well, you were going to.

Yeah, and you were going to say no.
But instead, you're going to say yes.

(SIGHS) That's funny, because
I already said no to Harvey.

And you, my dear, are not...

Not Harvey, no. I'm
the guy who told you

not to destroy that document.

And you're the girl who
promised me she wouldn't.

You know that I...
Broke your promise.

Well, then, I guess
I just suck.

Because I'm breaking
another one right now.

I told my attorney that I
wouldn't talk to anybody

at the firm until
after this was over.

You hired an attorney?

Yeah, I'd rather
not go to jail.

I don't do roommates, and I
definitely don't do orange.

Nobody's going to jail, Donna.

You can't guarantee that.

You dragged me into Harvey's
office once and you schooled me

about how much
he loves his job.

Well, if you don't help him prep for
Tanner, he's going to lose in court,

he is going to get disbarred,

and he is never going to be able
to do what he loves ever again.

That is not fair.

No, what's not fair is Harvey
taking the blame for your mistake.

You know what? Do whatever
your attorney wants.

Come in. Don't come in. Go to the movies.
Take Pilates.

I don't give a shit,
because whatever you do,

you're going to regret it
for the rest of your life.

The plaintiff would like to call
Ms. Jessica Pearson to the stand.

Sidebar.

This is just an attempt to make Harvey's
attorney look bad in front of the jury.

What, you think Tanner's
going to make you look good?

You're a named defendant.
He has a right to call you.

Louis, will you excuse
us for a moment?

You think I don't see
what you're trying to do?

You want him to undermine me
in front of the partners.

I am acting in an
unbiased manner.

Sure took you a while to jump
in when Harvey was up here.

Oh, wait, you never jumped in.

Jessica, you chose to try this case.
You could have been up here.

Instead, you're down there. Either
take a knee or take that stand.

Would you say it's important
to win at Pearson Hardman?

You don't get to be one of the top
law firms in New York by losing.

What about Mr. Specter?
How's his track record?

Exceptional. He
almost always wins.

Almost always.

Is that why he's the youngest
Senior Partner in firm history?

It's a factor.

And how much did the firm benefit
with the Coastal Motors win?

I'd say the profits were somewhere
in the mid-eight figures.

And if Mr. Specter had
lost those eight figures,

would he have still made
Senior Partner so young?

No.
Mmm.

JESSICA: No, he wouldn't have.

How much has Mr. Specter personally
gained as Senior Partner?

Well, it's too soon to say. He hasn't
received his first bonus, yet.

Ballpark.

No.

Are you that ashamed of
how much you pay him?

No. Well, then,
answer the question.

Millions.

And a Junior Partner makes?

Much less.

So, win, and you're
rewarded millions.

Win less, and no matter how
much hard work, dedication,

or administrative dominance is
displayed, you get nothing.

Quite the incentive to do whatever
it takes to almost always win.

SERVER: Let me
clear that for you.

I have to say, delicious
dinner, fantastic wine.

Almost enough to make up
for the mediocre company.

Don't be too hard on yourself.
You're not mediocre.

See, that's funny because
you were talking about me.

There it is.
The Specter smile.

What can I say? It
came with the name.

And you're never fully
dressed without a smile.

Being fully dressed
is overrated.

It is when you look like me.

Mrs. Robinson. Are you
trying to seduce me?

(LAUGHING) Did you just
call me Mrs. Robinson?

Okay, first of all, I'm
younger than Anne Bancroft.

Anne Bancroft was hot.

Which brings me to "second of all,"
I'm hotter than Anne Bancroft.

I'm hotter than Dustin Hoffman.

Not in Tootsie.

(LAUGHING)

Are you afraid you're
going to lose this thing?

No.

You should be.

Why, because Louis
had one good direct?

You walk through life like men want to
be you and women want to sleep with you.

I don't always walk.
Sometimes, I drive. Fast.

And it's exactly that kind of response that
makes the partners think you're an ass.

Being an ass doesn't
make me guilty of fraud.

But if they're right
about who you are,

what would make them think they'd
be wrong about what you'd do?

Well, why don't you tell me? You're
the expert on warm and fuzzies.

You want to know how I know I
wasn't the one to call you back?

Because I know why I wasn't
the one to call you back.

Let me guess.
You didn't like me.

No, I did.

But in all the time I knew you, you
never once showed me any vulnerability.

I told you how
I felt about you.

But you never showed me.

So, I had no way of
knowing it was the truth.

And you could be
telling the truth now,

but if you don't show the
partners some emotion,

they're not going to
believe you, either.

What do you want me to do?
Manufacture a few tears?

Look, Harvey. When you're a defendant,
you need the jury to protect you.

There's no way they're ever going to
protect you if they don't care about you.

The plaintiff would like to call
Ms. Donna Paulsen to the stand.

You got her to come in?

Just stick to the script.
Harvey won't know what hit him.

Ah.

Ms. Paulsen.

Did Harvey Specter order you
to shred that document?

I decline to answer pursuant
to my fifth amendment rights.

LOUIS: Did you put your
date stamp on that document?

I decline to answer.

How...

I'm not going to ask questions

that you're just going to
plead the fifth to, so...

Had Harvey Specter asked you to bury
something five years ago, would you?

He wouldn't ask me to do that.

That's not what I asked.

If he did, would you do it?

Oh, see, you're pausing. Which
means you're hiding something.

No, I'm not.

See, I think you'd do anything for him.
And I know why.

Is there a question?

Do you love Harvey Specter?

What?
Do you love him?

That has nothing to do with...

It has everything to do with.

LOUIS: Why did your last
boyfriend break up with you?

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Ms. Paulsen, why did
he end it with you?

He thought that I prioritized
my work over our relationship.

Your work? He asked you to
choose between him and Harvey,

didn't he?

Yes.
Who did you choose?

(SIGHS) Harvey.

Because you love him.

Louis, stop.

It is not that simple.

Do you love him?
Yes or no?

Answer the question.
Louis.

You're with him all the time. Your work revolves around him.
Your life revolves around him.

Objection.
Badgering.

You don't have a boyfriend, but the one
you did wouldn't share you with him.

JESSICA: Your Honor. Please.
I just need a...

Do you love Harvey Specter?
Do you love Harvey Specter?

That's enough.

You crossed a line.

Do not do this to me right now.

You humiliated Donna. You kept pushing
and pushing, and for what? For fun?

What, you think I enjoyed that?
That made me sick.

You could have stopped.

You think Tanner
would have stopped?

Travis Tanner does not give
a shit about Donna Paulsen.

You are not Travis Tanner.
I don't...

You did not have to do that.
I did my job.

You really want to beat
me that badly? Huh?

You think this is
about beating you?

This whole thing is
about saving you.

Everyone is trying to help you.

Because you screwed up.

This is all your fault.

And what just happened to that beautiful
woman in there, that's on you!

Not me!

Are you kidding me?

Go home.
Shoo.

Go the hell home.

Look, I didn't know he
was going to do that.

And if you had known, would you
have done one thing differently?

I am so sorry.

Bullshit.

Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.

Okay. Donna,
I'm not...

Harvey.
I know.

But you know what, sweetheart?
Maybe you are.

(LAUGHS) And I do not mean
that as a compliment.

Look, I did what I did for the
same reason you did what you did.

To help Harvey.
That's all.

Well, that worked out the same
for you as it did for me.

Because in case you hadn't noticed,
in addition to screwing me,

you completely shafted Harvey.

We had a script.

Wait. You trusted Louis.
You trusted Louis?

Yeah, I thought he would
stick to it. Yes.

Well, he didn't. And you
should have known that,

because that is just who he is.

I am sorry, but I'm...

(LAUGHING)

People are who they are.

Thank you. Okay.
I can fix this.

What's all this?

It wouldn't concern you.

Why is that?

Because you want to settle even if
it means Harvey getting disbarred.

DANIEL: If he loses in court,
he'll get disbarred, anyway.

My concern is for the firm.

It's not a personal
attack against Harvey.

This whole thing is a personal
attack against Harvey.

And you're going to do
something about it?

Tanner's cases. Transcripts,
appeals, decisions.

I know he did something illegal,
because that's who he is.

And I'm going to find it.
Because that's who I am.

What are you planning
on doing with it?

Leveraging that
for a settlement?

I'm not against settling. I'm
against Harvey getting disbarred.

You really admire him.

I do.

Loyalty.

You can't buy that.

No, you can't.

What are you doing?

We worked together
all night once.

Let's do it again.

(LAUGHS) I hope this time turns
out better than the last time.

Now, we have them
right where we want them.

Either you're better
than I thought you were,

or you have absolutely
no idea what you're doing.

Trust me. The partners are
starting to believe Harvey.

Why? Because he protected Donna.

He was also protecting himself.

(LAUGHS) Yes, but
they didn't see that.

They saw a man who cared
about someone else.

His softer side.

And we need to give them more.

He won't want to.

And we both know Harvey won't
do what he doesn't want to do.

Everybody knows that.

So, what do we do?

JESSICA: Permission to treat
the witness as hostile.

Permission granted.
He's hostile.

The day we met, you were working
in the mailroom of this law firm.

I don't recall that day.

Well, let me refresh your memory.
An associate had missed a filing,

so he backdated the postage.

You came to me and you said if the
firm did not declare misconduct,

you would report us
to the D.A.

I don't like fraud.
It's no secret.

But what you did want to keep secret
was the fact that you told me.

Why?

I didn't want to
get in trouble.

No. You did it
because if we'd won,

an old woman would have
lost her pension.

And if anyone found out that
you were the one that told me,

then they'd know
that you cared.

Whatever you say.

You pretend like you
don't care, but you do.

You care about
the people you work with.

You care about
the people you work for.

And you care about
every one of your clients.

But you refuse to
let people know.

Is there a question?

I just want to know why.

No answer? Are you embarrassed?

No.

Afraid.
No.

JESSICA: Then why?

Just let it go.

No, you are under oath.

Then, hold me in contempt.

For God's sakes, what the
hell happened to you?

What kind of damage
was done to you?

Caring only makes you...

Weak.

They think you care,
they'll walk all over you.

JESSICA: You weren't weak the
day you walked into my office.

You were a man who believed
that to win fairly

was more important than to win.

And you still are.

And I've never seen
anyone walk all over you.

Uh. Is there a question
here, Your Honor?

No, there isn't.

That whole thing your idea?

I didn't know that story.

I asked you a question. Don't
give me that coy bullshit.

Excuse me?

You said you wanted to see through me?
You did.

The least you can do is
give me an honest answer.

Yes. It was
my idea.

Harvey, the partners loved
what they saw in there.

You're going to win.

LOUIS: Bravo.

A tour de force. I mean, that story?
It was so great.

But there isn't one shred of proof it's true.
Hostile witness, my ass.

I mean, before that story,
we all believed you did it.

And I ask you, ladies and gentlemen of
the jury, if he did commit that fraud,

how hard is it to believe that he didn't
concoct some bullshit on the stand

to get himself off the hook?

That's my close.

We have one more
witness to call.

Mr. Litt, do you resent
Harvey Specter?

It's complicated.

No, it's simple.

Do you resent him
for being better than you?

He's not better than me.

I understand. It's so much
easier to criticize someone else

than it is to acknowledge
your own shortcomings.

Shortcomings?
Mmm.

My billables are
higher than his.

My client list is
better than his.

Yes, but I didn't ask
you about those things.

What are you asking,
Ms. Pearson?

Does the witness
resent my client?

Yes.

Your own ambition aside,

do you think Harvey Specter
deserves to be Senior Partner?

Yes or no?

Yes.

Do you think he's
an excellent attorney?

Yes.

And as much as you hate him,

do you think he
committed this fraud?

No.

Defense rests.

Refusing to admit defeat,

even after defeat.

You really are like Harvey.

Yeah, I'm not so sure
that's a good thing.

Well, who would you rather be?

Someone who believes it's more
important to win fairly than to win.

Like I said.
Harvey.

Yeah. Not in this case.
You both cheated.

Excuse me?

Louis' testimony
pushed it over the top.

But that jury? They didn't see Louis
Litt believing Harvey's innocence.

They saw Travis Tanner. And that
is never going to happen in court.

You do realize that you are
chastising the Managing Partner?

(SIGHS) With all due respect,

it's not going to matter what you
are if Harvey gets disbarred.

We'll find a way to win.

You should be finding
a way to settle.

There isn't an
acceptable offer.

Yet.

Not just a pretty face.

I hope you brought
a baseball bat.

You want to go another round with
me, you're going to need it.

What does it matter
what I have?

You're just going to sucker
punch me again, anyway.

Boo hoo.

You baited me. You wanted to catch
me on that tape and you know it.

That's not what I'm talking
about and you know it.

You want to settle? Let me
save you some time. We pass.

You can pass, you can sign it,
or you can stick it up your ass,

but this is the best
you're getting.

This gets me off the hook.

Nice try. You think I don't
know this was your doing?

Harvey, next time, have the
balls to do it yourself

instead of sending
your errand boy.

Errand boy?

You got what you wanted.
So, stop playing dumb.

Daniel Hardman doesn't
work you. You work him.

What the hell did you do?

This is a good deal.

A good deal that costs every partner at
this firm a hundred thousand dollars.

Including me. You share the
profits, you share the losses.

There won't be a loss
when I win this at trial.

The only reason you
weren't willing to settle

was Harvey's disbarment.
That's gone.

And I want to know how
you made it go away.

I found dirt on Tanner.

What dirt?

You blackmailed him
into a settlement.

I leveraged a deal
that's good for the firm.

I said what dirt?

Not your concern.

It's my concern. I don't want what
you did biting me in the ass.

You were already bitten.

And the last time I crossed the
line and you found out about it,

it bit me in the ass.

You cleared Harvey's name inside the firm.
We both know that's what you wanted.

Time to move on.

Let the partners
put this to a vote.

HARVEY: Hardman
got Tanner to settle.

Are you kidding?
(LAUGHS) It worked?

So, it was your idea to
use dirt to get a deal.

No, it was my idea to use
Tanner against Tanner.

Box.

Me.

(LAUGHS) You're welcome.

HARVEY: I didn't thank you.

It's okay.
You don't have to.

And I'm not going to. Because
we're not taking the deal.

Because you don't trust Daniel.

This isn't just about me.
Every partner...

Everybody is paying now.

You have any idea why Donna
showed up to testify?

Because I convinced her to.

What?

Yeah, I made her do what I needed
instead of what she wanted.

I did what you do.

And look where that's gotten us.
You, me, Jessica, Louis.

Everybody.
Take the deal, Harvey.

What did Hardman
find in those files?

I don't know, and I don't care,

because he just got every
single one of us off the hook.

He can't be trusted, and you
should know that by now.

What I know is that if you
take this thing to trial,

it's going to cost us all a
hell of a lot more than money.

And if you don't
know that by now,

after all this, then

I don't think I should be
the one learning from you.

This is your decision, so by a show
of hands, those in favor of settling?

Thank you.

Now, all those in favor
of going to trial.

Split vote.

And it appears
we have a hold-out.

I vote we settle.

Let the record show,
we have settled.

Thank you for your time.

In light of recent events, there is
one other issue I'd like to raise.

This lawsuit has caused some of you
to question Jessica's judgment

and by extension,
her leadership.

Allowing this kind of dissention
to fester hurts the entire firm.

Therefore, I am calling a Partners'
meeting, at which point we will vote.

Either Jessica will retain her
position as Managing Partner,

or I will resume control
of Pearson Hardman.