Suits (2011–…): Season 4, Episode 9 - Gone - full transcript

(HARVEY READING)

I want you to decide if you love
me more than you hate what I did.

And if you do,

then I want you to come home.

And the only thing they'll definitely
find if they get a look at those files

is that you've embezzled money.

Listen to me, goddamn it!
We need to undo this deal.

We have nothing to hide.

No, no, this is a ploy.

He's trying to get me on record
stating that we have everything

and if I find nothing, he's going to
file malicious prosecution charges.



Actually, Sean, I'm filing
those charges right now.

Harvey went to court this morning and
agreed to hand over every single document

on the Gillis takeover.

Including Forstman.

Shit.

Then it's only a matter of time before
I'm marched out of here in handcuffs.

If he did make
a dirty deal with Forstman,

it wouldn't have been in those
documents, it would have been...

The documents we just told the
court we're happy to turn over.

What are you going to do?

I'm gonna find out
what the hell Louis did.

I made a huge mistake.

HARVEY: What's going on?

Louis, I want you to tell Harvey



exactly what you
just told me, or I will.

He doesn't have to.

He made a dirty
deal with Forstman.

Harvey, I can explain.

Explain what? That you
put the firm in jeopardy

all because you
had to be the hero?

I didn't do it to be the hero.

I didn't even know
I was gonna do it at all.

HARVEY: What?

The deal was closed, and
you were so happy we won.

Then I went back that night,
Forstman said if I didn't

funnel the money overseas,
the deal was off,

so I did it.

There's more.

JESSICA: How do you
know there's more?

Because with Forstman
there's always more.

He made me take a million
dollars out of the deal

so I couldn't turn on him later.

Jesus Christ.
I had no choice!

Bullshit, you had no choice!

You could've said no at any
goddamn point along the way,

but you didn't, because all
you cared about was yourself.

Okay, if I care
about myself so much,

how come I'm in here telling
you that I'm gonna confess?

You want to confess?
Be my guest!

Harvey, that's enough.

Louis, the problem with that
is that we're innocent.

Cahill's plan is to throw
mud against the wall

and see what sticks.

You tell him about what you did,

and all of a sudden,
everything sticks.

Okay.

But I have to do
something to help.

You will, when the time comes.

Right now,
I need to talk to Harvey.

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I can't believe you're taking
this as well as you are.

I'm not taking this well at all.

Then what the hell are you
being so nice to him for?

Did you hear?

He was going to confess.
I had to calm him down.

So you're not
gonna stand by him?

Stand by him?

The second this thing is over,

I'm gonna fire his goddamn ass.

How was your shower?

It was great.

Rachel, you don't have to clean up for me.
I live here.

I know, I just... I want
everything to be perfect.

It is.

Is this my parents' photo album?

Oh, yeah, it was in
the back of the closet.

Yeah, I know where it was.
Why is it out here?

Because I was looking
for pictures of you.

What do you want to
do for dinner tonight?

I was thinking maybe we could
hit that little Mexican spot.

No. You just
got back here.

I don't want to go anywhere.

I don't either, but we don't
have anything to eat.

Don't we?
Well, I know for a fact

we don't have any
bean and cheese burritos.

Mmm, then why are there six of
them in the fridge right now?

You hate them.

I do, but you love them,
and I wanted you

to have them here
when you came home.

And what if I didn't
come home tonight?

Then I would have bought
fresh ones again tomorrow.

Thanks, Rachel.

It's good to have you home.

It's good to be home.

What happened?

I thought you had a date.

I canceled it, and I
asked you a question.

I don't want to talk about it,

because I know what
you're going to say.

Harvey, I don't even know
what exactly Louis did.

He broke the law
to close Forstman.

He broke it, or Forstman
made him break it?

What's the goddamn difference?
Harvey...

You don't have to say it, Donna,

I've heard it 1,000 times.

Louis only did this
to get my approval.

And you know what?
I don't give a shit

that I agreed to
be his best man.

He put you, me, and every
one of us in jeopardy

to get what he wanted.

Well, I was gonna say that,
but instead I'll say this.

You put us all in jeopardy, too.

When the hell did I do that?

The day you hired Mike.

And by the way, I'm guessing
he wouldn't even be back here

if Louis hadn't
done what he did.

Then tell that to Jessica, 'cause
when it's over, she's gonna fire him.

They keep this place
open late for you?

Ownership has its privileges.

What do you want, Harvey?

I want you to undo the dirty
deal you made with Louis Litt.

Dirty deal. Doesn't
sound like me at all.

How does prison sound?

Because the SEC
is gonna get a record

of the shit you
pulled tomorrow morning.

There is no record,
'cause I didn't do anything.

Louis Litt came to me,

and he's the one
who embezzled money.

And your grudge
isn't with Louis.

It's with me, so let him go.

Live to fight me another day.

If I let him off, I let you off.

And I don't think
I want to do that.

Then you're forcing me to
turn you in for what you did

twelve years ago.

No way.
You're not gonna do that,

because you did it too, pal.

But if you did it to Louis,

and you did it to me,
you did it to 100 others.

And if you don't
do what I'm asking,

I'll just have to
find the one in 100

that's in a position
to turn on you.

I'll take my chances, Harvey.

Now, get out of my face.

Let me finish my cigar in peace.

(SINGING) 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

You know?

Of course I do.

I never meant to...
Louis...

I understand why
you did what you did.

You do?

Yes. You went down a path
with the best intentions,

and then it just got worse and
worse, until it was too late.

Feel like shit.

And you should.

What?

But you just said...
I understand? I do.

But I don't think you
understand that every

other time you screwed
up, it was a mistake,

and this time, it was a choice!

That's what Harvey said.

Of course that's
what Harvey said.

And just because
I get what happened,

it doesn't mean that you deserve
to be let off the hook.

So if you've come
in here to ask me

to go to him for
the millionth time, I'm...

No, I'm not here for that.

Then... Then what
are you here for?

I'm here to ask you
if I'm gonna get fired.

What? I saw how he
looked at me, Donna.

I know he trusts you.

But I need to know if Harvey's
planning on firing me.

No, Louis.

To my knowledge, Harvey
isn't planning to fire you.

Thank you, Donna.

I knew I could count on you.

Can't remember the last
time I saw you in here.

I can't remember the last time
this firm faced prosecution.

I can, Ava Hessington.

And after that, we said it would
never come to this again.

How the hell did it?

We stepped into the ring
with Charles Forstman.

I'm guessing he
didn't budge last night.

He didn't.

He sheltered himself, and
he'd rather laugh in my face

than be 100% protected
against the SEC.

You have a plan B?

He doesn't, but I do.

What the hell is it?

What would you do
if you were Cahill?

Go through every one of these
boxes, and start deposing us.

Okay, so what if
while he's doing that,

we start deposing him?

Did you come here to
personally deliver my files?

I came here to
personally deliver this.

Well, if it's an invitation
to your birthday party,

I think I'm busy that day.

That's too bad. I promised
the children a clown.

You've got to be kidding me.

You got Judge Hopkins to
let you start depositions

on your malicious
prosecution bullshit?

He didn't think it was bullshit,

which is why he's letting me start
with your boyfriend, Eric Woodall.

You trying to take my
eye off the ball, Harvey?

This is the ball, Sean.

It's a wrecking ball,
and it's headed your way.

Louis, where the hell
have you been?

Those documents are
on their way over.

Katrina, relax.

Relax?

The last time I saw you, you were
worried about going to prison.

What did you decide to do?

I went to Harvey and Jessica,

and I told them everything.

What?

Jessica said that
I made a mistake,

and they're
working on a way out.

Louis, have you seen any
mafia movie ever made?

I'm not really
a fan of the genre.

I find it to be a little
offensive to Italians...

Shut up, and listen.

She's telling you to your
face she'll let you live,

but behind your back, she's
making plans to whack you.

Holy shit, I'm living
on borrowed time.

Unless you fix this,
because if you don't,

even if Jessica manages
to keep you out of prison,

she'll be coming to fire you.

Jessica, I was just thinking

about our dinner plans
tonight, and I think that...

What's wrong?

We're going after Eric Woodall.

Harvey moved up the timeline.

And since this is
Harvey's case now,

why are you talking to me?

'Cause I need you to
find out every dirty thing

Eric Woodall has ever done,
condoned, or been part of.

Jessica, I really
don't feel comfortable

participating in blackmail
without knowing why.

It's not blackmail, it's
evidence, and I'll tell you why.

Because malicious prosecution
is easier to prove

when there's a track record.

Yeah, there's only
one problem with that.

You see, just yesterday, we
agreed to hand over our files

because we had nothing to hide.

And now, you want me
to go after the SEC,

which means we do.
Jeff...

Jessica, hide it from
them all you want, okay?

But we talked about
this, and you said

that I shouldn't be treated
like any other partner.

So don't come in here
hiding it from me.

You want a straight answer, I'll
give you a straight answer.

Harvey did not
collude with Mike Ross,

but Sean Cahill doesn't
give a shit about that.

So I need you to do
whatever you have to

and get me
something on these guys.

Hey, how did Cahill
handle our surprise?

Actually, I got to
hand it to him.

He handled it pretty damn well.

What?

You guys had your whole
Wonder Twins riff,

and now you're
giving him respect?

What's next, a time share
in the Florida Keys?

Easy, tiger.

Just saying,
I got two words for you,

"Bro-mance".

Before you order us
a gift off our registry,

let me tell you
what he's been up to.

He had Judge Hopkins sign
off on his depositions.

Meaning he's coming at us the
same time we go after him.

We can handle it.
Can Rachel?

What?

Take a look.

She's first on the list.

And you want me to
tell her it's coming?

I want you to do more than that.

I want you to prep her.

Harvey, that's not a good idea.

Yes, it is. You're the
best person for the job.

I am the worst
person for the job.

And you're only saying it,

because it makes you
feel uncomfortable.

How do you think Cahill's
gonna make Rachel feel

when he gets her under oath?

Usually, people don't start
by washing their hands.

Usually, people aren't
here to talk about Louis.

Donna.

Jessica, he made a mistake.

"Mistake" implies that he
did something by accident.

Louis made a choice.

And you're making the choice
to fire him when this is over.

And how the hell is that
any of your business?

I just thought if Louis could
help get you out of it...

Help get me out of it?

He's the one
that got me into it.

And if this were Harvey, you'd
let him try to make up for it.

And if this were Harvey, I'd have
the confidence that he would.

Jessica, Louis did all of this

because he is dying
for your approval.

You never have
confidence in him,

and you never treat him
the way you treat Harvey.

So this is my fault?

I'm saying
Harvey's made mistakes,

and you've forgiven him.

I've made mistakes,
and you've forgiven me.

You're right, Donna, you
did make a mistake once,

and I did forgive you,
but first I fired you.

And if you don't back off me
right now, I will do it again.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I
have a deposition to get to.

HARVEY: Please state your
full name for the record.

Eric Ignatius Woodall.

Ignatius?

Like the saint.

I doubt that.

And how long have you
worked for the SEC?

Two months.

And where were you before that?

I worked at the
U.S. Attorneys' office.

Until I got you fired for
malicious prosecution.

You didn't get me fired.

You slandered me to
a person in power,

which caused me to
leave a job I loved.

To avoid getting fired.

You have no proof of that, and
he has no knowledge of that.

Does he have any knowledge
of his feelings towards me?

(CHUCKLES) I don't have any
feelings for you, Mr. Specter.

And for your information,
I landed on my feet.

Yes, we know, at the SEC.

But we don't want
to talk about that.

We want to talk
about Jim Pembry.

HARVEY: You don't seem too
comfortable anymore, Eric.

Who's Jim Pembry?

I worked with Jim at the
U.S. Attorneys' office.

On the Arthur Cohen prosecution?

I believe he did
some work for me.

You believe? You sent him over 1,200
emails on that case over four years.

If you say so.

HARVEY: Actually, your
computer records say so.

And I could read them all, but I'd
rather start with my favorite.

"I don't care what we
get Arthur Cohen on.

"Tax evasion, insider trading,
jaywalking if we have to,

"but we're putting that
piece of shit behind bars."

Where the hell did you get that?

It's not important where we
got it, but that we got it.

Emails get heated.

It was the middle of a case.

The problem is, Eric,

this was dated two years before

you even brought your big case.

SEAN: Do you have a question?
HARVEY: I sure do.

You decide someone's guilty,

then you find
the crime to fit them.

Isn't that true?
No.

HARVEY: You want me to get
you for perjury, too?

You tried to get
Arthur on one thing.

Instead, you got him
on another, didn't you?

Don't answer him.
Yes.

And that's exactly what you
want to do with me, isn't it?

That's enough. Stop typing.
We're done here.

To answer your question...
Don't...

You're damn right it is.

HARVEY: That's okay.
You may not be on record,

but I got what I wanted.

You're not my usual guy.

I'm not a usual anything.

No, you're not.

We got him, thanks to you.

Thanks to Jim Pembry.

I'm not here to
celebrate with Jim Pembry.

Jessica, we may have landed the
first punch, but we're next up.

And Cahill's
gonna be brutal on us.

No, he isn't.

What do you mean? We're
going to court tomorrow.

And with any luck, we're gonna
get this whole thing tossed

before he even has a
chance to depose us.

Well, then, maybe we
should go to dinner.

I have a better idea.

Let's order in.

Miss Zane, do you
live with Michael Ross,

the lawyer on the other
side of this takeover?

Yes.

And, uh, and at any point
during the takeover,

did you discuss
business with him?

No.

You expect me to believe that?

I don't care whether
you believe it or not,

because it's the truth.

The truth.

Did you discuss Logan Sanders
with Mr. Ross?

Yes.
I'm confused.

You just said that you
didn't discuss business

with Mr. Ross,
yet now you're saying

that you discussed the man on
the other side of the takeover.

How the hell can one be
true without the other?

That wasn't about business.

Then what was it about?

It was about the fact that I used
to be involved with Logan Sanders.

And did you assure Mr. Ross

that you wouldn't become involved
with Logan Sanders again?

What does that
have to do with...

Answer my question.

Yes, I did.

And yet, over the
course of the takeover,

you did become involved
with him again, didn't you?

No, I didn't.

You had no physical contact
of a sexual nature at all...

Mike, please, I don't...
Just answer my question.

We kissed once, and that was it.

Did you sleep with him?

He is not going to ask me...

You just lied. You said
you weren't involved,

and then you
said you kissed him.

So I'm gonna ask you again.

Did you sleep with Logan Sanders

after you assured the man
that you supposedly love

that you wouldn't
become involved again?

I'm not gonna answer that,

because it doesn't have
anything to do with collusion.

It goes to credibility.
It goes to

what you're capable of, whether
a jury should trust you.

A jury or you?

What difference does that make?

The difference is you're
the one that's doing it,

because you don't trust me.

Because Harvey needs me to.

It is vicious, and it's cruel.

I am doing my job. Mike, I
thought you were over this.

Well, I'm goddamn not!

(SIGHS)

I didn't sleep with Logan.

I kissed him, and I
hate myself for it.

Mike, I'm so sorry.

And I can apologize
to you every day

for the rest of my life, but I...
I...

I don't know what else to do,

other than to tell you that...

You mean more to me

than anything in the world,
and I need you to believe me.

I need you to believe me
so that we can move on

and live our lives.

Think that's enough
questions for tonight.

Louis, what the hell
are you doing here?

I read the
Eric Woodall deposition,

and I thought I could help.

Help what?

You're here to
shut down Sean Cahill,

and he's not gonna
give up without a fight.

Louis, I don't
have time for this.

So take your arguments and
get the hell out of here.

Please, Jessica, I want to help.

I don't need your help.

We're about to put
this thing to bed.

And I feel responsible.

You are responsible.

You are the entire reason
we are in jeopardy,

and you want to sit your stupid
face in front of Cahill?

You may as well wear a sign
that says, "Depose me next."

And if he does that, you will
tumble like a house of cards,

because you are
ruled by your emotions,

and that is the reason why we are in
this situation in the first place.

Can I at least
sit in the gallery?

I don't care where you sit,

but Cahill's gonna
be here in 30 seconds,

so it better be
far away from me.

What the hell is he doing here?

The important thing is is that
he's not sitting here anymore.

Mr. Cahill, this
email makes a strong case

that Eric Woodall
has a propensity

for malicious prosecution.

Yes, it does, Your Honor,

but I'm the one pursuing
this case, not Eric Woodall.

And I don't have
a propensity for anything.

I'm a simple man
trying to do my job.

HARVEY: You expect us to believe
that the guy you came up with

at the Department of Justice
comes over to the SEC,

and you immediately
start coming after us,

and it's a coincidence?

Doesn't take much to connect
the dots here, Your Honor.

Well, as long as we're connecting
dots, I can connect a few, too.

Let's start with Jeff Malone.

A man who used to
work at the SEC,

Now conveniently
works at Pearson Specter.

It's not against
the law to change jobs.

Yes, but why did he change jobs?

Because he was instructed
to come after us

on behalf of the SEC.

So he says. I think it's
because he wanted to work

with his girlfriend,
Jessica Pearson.

Excuse me?

Ms. Pearson hired
Mr. Malone,

because if you're planning
to break some rules,

you need someone to
navigate them for you.

Who better to do that
than your boyfriend

who works at the SEC?

That's ridiculous.

Do you have any
proof of this allegation?

Right here.

I can call you up to the stand,

or we can do this right now.

Were you seeing Jeff Malone

during the time that
he worked for the SEC?

Please let the record
reflect Ms. Pearson said yes.

JUDGE: Well, a romantic relationship
isn't proof of a conspiracy,

but it's not irrelevant.

I'll allow you to move
forward with depositions.

I don't care what we have to do.

I'm not losing to
that son of a bitch.

Despite what we just proved,
you're not losing to him,

you're losing to me.

And as far as depositions go,

now it's our turn.

Louis.

Is there something
I can help you with?

I was just thinking things were so
much simpler when I was in here.

Yeah, Louis...

I know about you and Jessica.

What?

It came out in court.

See, I thought you were
using me to get ahead,

when you really just wanted to
spend more time with Jessica.

What are you
doin' in here, Louis?

I'm here to apologize.

You wanted to be my friend,
and I rejected you,

because you were
trying to protect her.

You must've felt so alone.

And believe me, I know what
it's like to feel alone.

You're not alone.
Oh, I am.

Jessica said that I'm
responsible for everything

that's happening,
and she was right.

No one made me make that
dirty deal with Forstman,

and now she won't forgive me.

I'm alone.

And you want me to
talk to her for you.

You're the only one
I can go to, Jeff.

And you're the
closest person she has.

Sure, Louis.

I'll talk to Jessica for you.

Hey.
Hey.

You're off the hook with Cahill.

He's gonna start with me
and Harvey in the morning.

Am I?

Are you what?

Off the hook.

Rachel...

I didn't mean for what
happened to happen.

But it did.

I know.

Mike...
I still haven't gotten

a full night's sleep
since you told me.

I know that you're
not completely over it.

But things are
gonna come up, and I...

Want me to not be
vicious and cruel.

Do you think that's possible?

(SIGHS)

I hope so.

I hope so, too.

If it means anything,

I haven't gotten
a good night's sleep

since any of this
happened either.

Maybe we can both
give it a shot tonight.

SEAN: Let's start with
one for you, Mr. Ross.

Were you on good terms
with him when you left?

Yes.
Oh.

Well, then, why weren't
you representing him

on the Gillis
Industries takeover?

Because he wasn't technically
our client at the time.

Well, if you're on
such good terms,

why wasn't he a client?

Because sometimes
brothers fight.

And sometimes they
pretend to fight.

What are you getting at?

I'm getting at the fact
that you supposedly

were fighting when
this thing started,

yet you claim that you weren't
fighting when it ended.

Who says we weren't
fighting when it ended?

You did, when you
hired him back.

Yeah, and the Cowboys signed Deion
Sanders, even though they were rivals.

You want to know why?

'Cause he was awesome, and they were
tired of him intercepting their passes.

He didn't intercept passes for you.
He fumbled the ball.

Bullshit.
He hit it out of the park.

What park are you playing at?

He sides with Walter Gillis,
buys a ton of shares,

then ditches poor Walter,

and then walks away
from the whole thing.

Why would you even want a
guy like this on your team?

What am I missing?

You're missing the fact that he
kicked ass his first time out,

and anybody would
be lucky to have him.

SEAN: Then why didn't
anybody take him?

What?

I checked with every
major law firm in the city,

and not one of them
received a resume from you.

Why is that? Because
it's clear as day.

You're hiding something, and
I'll tell you what it is.

It's because you always
knew that he was coming back,

because you and he were in
this together the whole time.

The problem with your
theory is neither one of us

got a nickel from
this alleged collusion,

and you've got no proof we did.

Yeah, and you're never gonna find
any, because it doesn't exist.

So you're both insisting that
neither one of you got any money?

Damn right.

That tells me that
someone else did.

Thank you, gentlemen.

I believe you showed me where
I should focus my manpower.

Somewhere in those
files there's a payment

from somewhere to someone,
and I'm gonna find it,

because you can't hide
money from the SEC.

Son of a bitch.

Why didn't you tell me?

Tell you what? About Louis making
a dirty deal with Forstman.

He told you.

He thought I already knew.

He found out we were together,

and unlike you, he assumed
that people in relationships

share shit like that.

Goddamn ticking time bomb.

Do you hear yourself?

I'm coming to you with a
problem between you and me,

and you're focused on Louis.

I'm focused on Louis, because
right now his actions

threaten this entire firm.

Which brings me right
back to where we started.

Why didn't you
tell me about Louis

when I asked you what the
dirt on Woodall was for?

I didn't tell you
because I didn't want you

in the position of having to
lie for me in a deposition.

Is that "focused on
you and me" enough?

Jessica...

When are you gonna understand

that I can
handle crossing lines,

but I won't handle
you lying to me?

Now, how much trouble are we in?

That's what I'm gonna find out.

Louis, did you see this?

No, what is it?

It's Cahill's deposition
with Harvey and Mike.

Skip to the end.

Jesus Christ, he's honing in like a
bloodhound. It's only a matter of time.

There's got to be a way
we can get this filed...

There isn't.

Louis.
I'm done.

I'm done.

And if I don't do something
now, so are Harvey and Mike.

Where are you going?

To finish what I started.

You know what I think?
What?

I think we both could've used a
better lawyer in that deposition.

You think this is funny?
No, I don't.

Then help me figure a way out,

because if we don't, they're
gonna find out about Louis,

and everything Cahill's
been saying about us

is gonna start looking true.

We have to stop Cahill from
going through those files.

We tried that.
Then we have to try again.

We have to prove that Cahill
is only on this investigation

because Woodall hates you.

The problem is we don't
have a link between them.

And they have a link
between Jessica and Malone.

So we'd have to
convince Judge Hopkins

their relationship has nothing
to do with this whole thing,

which we'll never be able to do.

How do they even know
about Jessica and Malone?

I don't know. Someone
at the SEC must've

seen them together while Malone
was still working there.

You think they
were holding hands?

Come on, Harvey, this is
Jessica we're talking about.

Talking about me, what?

Holy shit, you're right.

She was married,
and I didn't even know it.

Cahill had us followed
without authorization.

And there's no way
he had authorization

to follow a government official.

MIKE: You need to pay
that man a visit.

I need to pay that man a visit.

(KNOCKS ON DOOR)
SEAN: Yep.

Oh, sorry, maybe you
didn't hear the news.

Jeff Malone doesn't
work here anymore.

And I'm guessing you
know exactly where he is,

since you've been
following him for months.

I haven't been
following him at all.

I've been following you.

Well, it doesn't really
matter who you followed,

since there's no way
you got authorization.

You think Judge Hopkins
is going to look into

those dreamy brown eyes of yours

and drop the case
because of that?

No, I think you're
gonna drop it.

Hmm.
'Cause if you don't,

it's no longer
malicious prosecution.

It's abuse of power.

You did it to Mike Ross,
you did it to me,

and we're gonna find out
who else you did it to.

Take a shot.

It'll take you two
years to make a case,

and even if it sticks, I'll
get a slap on the wrist,

but Harvey Specter will
already be in prison.

You dirty son of a bitch.

Dirty?

I may bend the rules,

but I'm doing it
because you are guilty.

That's exactly what Eric Woodall
said before we got his ass fired.

Well, I'll tell you
what I told Harvey.

I'm not Eric Woodall.

And sending some
guy named Louis Litt

to confess to some
fabricated bullshit

isn't gonna make me stop.

It's gonna make me
come at you harder.

Maybe no news is good news.

All right, maybe no
news means bad news.

When it comes to Jessica,
no news is no news.

Harvey, you have a minute?

What do you want, Louis?

I'd prefer to tell you alone.

Mike knows everything,
so spit it out.

Okay, um, but I think
you both should know

that whatever happens to me,

I had the dignity to come to
you and tell you like a man.

What did you do?
He did exactly

what I told him not to do.

He went to the SEC,
and he confessed.

LOUIS: Wait,
Jessica, please.

JESSICA: Please what?
Don't kill you?

Because one thing is for sure.

When all this is over, I'm gonna
fire the shit out of you.

Fire me?

You should be thanking me.

I read the transcript.

Cahill knows about
the hidden payment.

I went there to save all of you!

And I told you
the second you did that,

these two go from
being probably innocent

to definitely guilty.

Goddamn idiot.

Wait a second. We...

Louis, if you confessed,
then why are you here?

They sent me home.
What?

What exactly did
you say to Cahill?

I didn't talk to Cahill.

I mean, I was in his office,

but then Eric Woodall comes
in, takes me down the hall.

I confessed to him.

You told the head of the SEC
you committed a federal crime,

and he sent you on your way?

Yes. And he didn't try to get
you to implicate Harvey?

No. In fact, he didn't
seem to care at all.

And you specifically told him
about your deal with Forstman?

Yeah. He said they're not
interested in little fish like me.

You might be
a little fish to him,

but Forstman is a goddamn whale.

It doesn't matter. Woodall hates me.
I'm the one he wants.

But why not use
Forstman to reel you in

and get two for
the price of one?

Unless for some reason Woodall doesn't
want to drag Forstman into this.

Because they're in bed together.

That's a big leap.

Harvey, you said
you told Forstman

the SEC was on his
ass, and he acted

like he was
wearing a teflon suit.

He acted the same way with me.

And when assholes
act invincible,

it's because
they think they are.

It's the only
thing that makes sense.

You two find the link
between those two,

and find it tonight.

This could be something.

Look.

In April of last year,

Charles Forstman made
huge contributions

to these three senators.

So what? He's got
money to burn.

Yeah, but four weeks later,

these same senators
helped appoint Eric Woodall

to head the New York
office of the SEC.

That doesn't prove a direct link

between Forstman and Woodall.

It's still a link, Harvey.

And it's how this shit works.

It's totally legal, and it's
not gonna do a thing for us.

Well, what do you want?

A picture of him handing
Woodall a bag of money?

Because we're
never gonna get that.

Maybe we don't need it.

You better be here
with something good.

LOUIS: I am.

Charles Forstman made me take a million
dollars to keep from turning on him.

Maybe he made
Woodall take a taste, too?

You think we don't know that?

That's the "bag
of money" problem.

It wouldn't be a bag of money,

because if it's untraceable, he
wouldn't have leverage over Woodall.

That's great, but we can't get
access to Woodall's bank accounts.

We can't.

But Cahill can.

Okay, what good
does that do us, huh?

They're together.
What if they're not?

I told you,
I went to see Cahill.

He wasn't there.

Five minutes later,
Eric Woodall shows up.

I say two words,
"Charles Forstman."

He hustles me outta there
like I'm his mistress

with his wife
coming up the driveway.

Why would he not
wait for Cahill?

You want us to get
Cahill to turn on Woodall?

Damn right, I do.

MIKE:
Maybe Louis is right.

Maybe there are lines that Woodall's
willing to cross that Cahill won't.

That's a big "maybe."

You have a better idea?

No, I don't.

Look, guys, we all know

that Jessica's gonna
fire me after this.

I just want to help,

make things right.

Get your coat.

You really looking through
those all by yourself?

Are the Witches of
Eastwick here to tell me

how to run my department?

We're here to make
things easier for you.

Oh.

Buried in one of these
boxes is a copy of this.

It proves collusion.

Not between me and Mike.

Between him and
Charles Forstman.

And you're just
gonna give this to me?

Yup.

And you're gonna
give it to Woodall,

and we're gonna
see what he says.

And what he's gonna say is that he doesn't
give a shit about Charles Forstman,

just like he told me
when I confessed to him.

What exactly are you implying?

We're not implying anything.

HARVEY: We're telling you that
after Woodall lost his job,

Forstman got him
installed at the SEC,

and all he had to do in
return was protect Forstman.

Where's the proof?

In Eric Woodall's bank accounts.

Oh, so you want me to go through his
bank accounts based on your word?

You followed us
based on his bullshit.

Based on the word of my friend.

Why don't you ask your
friend if he has a problem

giving you access
to his accounts?

If he doesn't, then we're wrong,

and we've just handed
you the smoking gun.

And if you're right, you want me to
let him off the hook for what he did.

HARVEY: Woodall already
said he's a little fish.

We're asking you to throw
him back in the water.

What the hell's going on here?

LOUIS: Hey, Eric.

It's good to see you again.

Sean, isn't this great
that we're all together?

Did you see me come in?

Afraid of what I'd say?

I have no idea what
you're talking about.

Eric, these gentlemen
came in here

with these wild accusations

that you and Charles Forstman
are in bed together.

A bed filled with
Forstman's money.

Yes, Charles Forstman gave
me millions of dollars.

That's why I drive a Subaru.

Yeah, I didn't spend the
money he gave me either.

That doesn't mean he
didn't make me take it.

I don't give a shit.
I'm not you.

SEAN: Eric, obviously these
allegations are crazy.

Of course they are.

So just...

Prove it to 'em you've
got nothing to hide.

This is ridiculous.

(STUTTERS) I am not
gonna dignify...

I'm your boss.

Gentlemen, give me a minute.

Yep.

And by a minute,
he means 10 to 15 years.

In about a half an hour, you're
gonna need a really good lawyer.

And when that happens,

don't call me.

Which lawyer do you
think Woodall called?

Well, if he was smart, he
would call Daniel Hardman.

The best person to defend
a criminal is a criminal.

And Hardman's a much better
lawyer than you anyways.

Oh, very funny.

Thank you.

Thank you, Louis.

Please.

I'll try.

Donna told me she
already said this to you,

but I want you to
hear it from me.

I wouldn't be back here
if it wasn't for Louis.

I'll take care of it.

Woodall's taken care of,
and so is everything else.

Not everything.

Jessica...

Harvey, I've already
made up my mind.

You weren't there. He
helped get us out of this.

After he put us goddamn in it.

And I put us in it just as much,

the day I hired Mike Ross.

Are you looking to save Louis,

or to get yourself fired, too?

I'm saying he did some bad shit,

but so have I, and so have you.

You and I don't mess shit up.

We fix it.

Which is what he did today.

You want to talk
about what he did?

I told him not to confess, and he
went straight down to the SEC,

and he sang like a canary,

after he did the same
thing with Jeff Malone.

That doesn't...
Doesn't what?

That's just
the tip of the iceberg.

Let's talk about
his greatest hits.

Last year, he blew up our merger
negotiations because of a cat.

This year, he led Mike Ross
straight to Charles Forstman.

He unwound the Wexler shares after
I specifically told him not to,

and to top it all off,

he took a million-dollar
payout to commit tax fraud

that could've landed
you 10 years in jail.

And he didn't tell us about
that until it was too late,

and he only did that
because he had to.

I'm still not doin' it.

I tell him to do something,

and he never goddamn does it.

Now, I told myself
I'm gonna do something.

And I'm gonna goddamn do it.

Then let me do it.

Why you and not me?

Because you want to
deliver the message

"His services are
no longer needed,"

and I want to
tell him "Good-bye."

You're really going to do this?

Harvey, this place
is all he has.

I know.

I'm coming with you.

LOUIS: Dear Harvey
and Jessica,

there comes a time when a man must
look at himself in the mirror,

to judge himself instead of
waiting to be judged by others.

And for me, that time is now.

You both know
I came to Pearson Specter

right out of law school,
but what you may not know is

this is the only
place I've ever worked.

It's the only place
I've ever wanted to work.

It is my life.

It is my home.

And the people that
work here are my family.

You're like my parents.

And the partners,
they're like my brothers,

and associates under my
care are like my children.

And I'm ashamed
to admit it, but,

I put all of you in jeopardy
for my own personal gain.

I told myself it was
for the greater good,

but the truth is
I just wanted to feel

on the same level
as both of you, I...

I can deny that no longer.

I can excuse my
actions no longer.

Although we've had our
differences over the years,

there are no two
people I respect more.

Your names are on
the wall for a reason,

and mine is not for a reason.

And I refuse to
put either one of you

through the pain of
having to fire me.

So, effective immediately,

I, Louis Litt,

am resigning from
Pearson Specter.

Please take care of my home.

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