Suits (2011–…): Season 5, Episode 8 - Mea Culpa - full transcript

(HARVEY SPEAKING)

When we started this thing, I was
just doing it to kiss your ass

so Jessica
would forgive me.

But you're
the real deal.

As far as I can tell,
Jack Soloff is holding up

his end of
the bargain.

He's doing
more than that.

He just sent out an e-mail
nominating you for junior partner.

What? I'm not sending out a
press release announcing

Mike Ross of Harvard
just got promoted.

What is this? Am I mistaken, or
did we not have this discussion?



Don't call me again.

You need to tell Louis you've
been sleeping with Esther.

We slept together
one time.

What difference
does that make?

You promised him you
wouldn't do it at all.

I need to tell
you something.

You made
a promise to me!

I'm telling you. Because
he's so messed up

from whatever goddamn
thing happened to him

in his pathetic
childhood that...

Shut the hell up!

(GRUNTS)

(GLASS SHATTERS)

(SHUDDERING)



Get me Jerry Myers
on the phone.

Jerry Myers?

Louis, what happened?

I'll tell you what happened.
Harvey took a goddamn swing at me,

that's what happened.

Oh, my God.

Yeah, Oh, my God. I'm gonna
sue the shit out of him.

Okay, Louis,
you're hurt.

The first thing you need to do is
get some ice and to calm down.

Did you not
just hear me?

He hit me and then he threw
me into a coffee table.

So, I am going to sue
the shit out of him.

I don't think suing Harvey is the answer.
Of course, you don't.

Because you want to
protect him like you did

when you lied to me about
what he did to Esther.

Listen to me. I told Harvey
to tell you himself.

And I lied to you because I knew
something like this would happen

if you didn't hear it
directly from him.

Well, it did
happen, Donna.

Now, get me Jerry
Myers on the phone.

You want me to
do that, I will.

But you've always
said we're a family.

And families keep things
like this in the family.

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey.
Hey.

I'm not sure if
congratulations are in order.

But since we have no other choice,
I'm going to choose congratulations.

You saw the memo?
I did.

You're making partner.

No, Rachel, I'm not.

What do you mean?

Jessica told me
to turn it down.

Said it would draw too
much attention to me.

That's crazy. If you turn
it down, you'll draw even

more attention
to yourself.

That's exactly what I told her.
And what did she say?

She said that if I'm smart enough to be
a lawyer without going to law school,

I should be smart
enough to come up

with an excuse
to turn it down.

Oh, that's bullshit.

You think I
don't want this?

I do.

But we've always known I was
never going to make partner.

Okay. What are
you gonna do?

l am gonna do the exact
opposite of what I usually do.

Instead of trying
to prove Jessica wrong,

I'm going to come up with a legitimate
excuse for why I can't accept it.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Jessica.

If I knew you were coming over, I would
have made us some tequila and eggs.

And I would've thrown
them in your face.

Well, that doesn't
seem very nice.

I cooked them just
like you like them.

You think
this is funny?

You assaulted
a name partner.

And I'm making jokes because
I don't want to hear it,

because he got
what he deserved.

I don't care if he
deserved a court martial.

That kind of behavior
cannot exist in my firm.

You mean our firm.

If it's our firm, then
it's Louis' firm, too.

Okay, you made
your point.

I won't do it again.

You think I came all the way down
here just to give you a speech?

You're taking two weeks
starting tomorrow.

Me going on vacation isn't gonna
stop Louis from coming at me.

Yes, it is.

Because if you
set foot anywhere

near the office in
the next two weeks,

I guarantee he will call
for a three month suspension.

Then don't let him.

Harvey, there are
bylaws in place.

And the only way to stop him
is you being on vacation.

The only problem with that is everyone
knows I don't take vacations.

Oh. Then why am
I holding your request

that you filled out
two months ago?

Louis is never
gonna buy that.

I don't give a shit whether
he buys it or not.

But before you go
on your little trip,

you're going to go to him with
your tail between your legs

and tell him that
you were 100% wrong.

(KNOCK ON THE DOOR)

Jessica, hey.

What can I do for you?

Well, you can tell me why you
nominated Mike Ross for junior partner

and didn't think
to run it by me.

It's an open nomination.

I didn't think I had to.

I didn’t say you had to.

I asked why you didn't.

I don't understand. You were the one
who forced him to work with me.

I said work with him.

Not nominate him behind my back
just to stick it to Harvey.

Jessica, how many times are we
going to have this conversation?

You gave me a chance to
make peace and I took it.

And I still haven't heard one good
reason why Mike shouldn't be promoted.

Oh, I didn't say he didn't
deserve to be partner.

Then, how about I retract my memo and
let Harvey nominate him instead?

Unless, there's
some reason why

you don't want
that either.

Because instead of
talking to me about this,

you should be talking to me
about what happened last night

between Louis
and Harvey.

See the money,
wanna stay for your meal

Get another piece
of pie for your wife

Everybody want to
know how it feel

Everybody want to
see what it's like

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

Me and missy is so early

Busy, busy making money

All right!

All step back
I'm 'bout to dance

The greenback boogie

(SIGHS)

How's it going?

Not great. You haven't found a
way to turn down the nomination?

No, I've found 15
ways to turn it down.

But none of them
are good enough.

Come on, one of them
has to be good enough.

Rachel, it's not
about the excuse,

it's about being able to look
these people in the eye

and convince them that it's
true. And I can't do that.

(SOFTLY) Okay.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

JESSICA: I do.

You're doing this.

As managing partner,

l am officially giving you

your first case.

Oh, my God.

What?

It's tradition that
the managing partner

give all new junior partners
their first case.

Is that
what this is?

Yes, it is.
Congratulations, Mike.

It may not be
what I wanted,

but I really did mean it
when I said you deserve it.

Thank you, Jessica.

(RACHEL CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLING) I can't believe
that just really happened.

You are the youngest

junior partner the
firm has ever had.

(swans)
Mike.

lam so proud of you.

Well, that means there's
only one thing left to do.

Rachel Elizabeth Zane,

will you be the associate on
my first case as partner?

(GIGGLING) Yes.

Yes.

A 1000 times yes.

I don't understand. Are you saying
you're sorry you hit Louis?

I'm saying I'm sorry I
didn't punch him harder.

Well, in that case, I think taking two
weeks off is the best thing right now.

Because your emotions
are completely ruling you.

Wanting to shut Louis up isn't
being ruled by emotions,

it's being human.

And there are other ways you
could've tried to do that.

Such as? Well, walking
out the door, for one.

I'm not walking out
of my own office.

Why not? Because
when someone points

a gun at you, you don't
turn around and run away.

You take it out of their hand
and you point it right back.

Well, sometimes, the best way to get
someone to stop firing bullets at you

is to take off
your armor.

What the hell kind of bullets
are you talking about?

Emotional ones.

Harvey, Louis lashed out at you
because he was feeling pain.

And instead of showing you his
hurt, he covered it with anger.

Well, that's his
problem, not mine.

Actually, I'd say you two have
exactly the same problem.

Excuse me?

You did the same thing to
him that he did to you.

Instead of showing your hurt,
you lashed out in anger.

The only difference is,
is that you did it with fists.

He did it with words.

Are you saying that I should
tell him I'm in therapy

and talk about my issues with him, so
we can sit around singing Kumbaya?

I'm saying that if you think Louis
should be sorry for lashing out at you,

the least you can do is apologize
for lashing back at him.

(PHONE RINGING)

Louis. How are you?

Cut the small talk.
I'm not interested.

In that case, what
can I do for you?

You can start by telling me
how Harvey's being punished.

That's between
me and Harvey.

That's funny.

When he was attacking me,
it was between me and Harvey.

And I wanna know what
you're gonna do about it.

And I just said, it's
none of your business.

Then as managing partner, you should
Know that I'm suing your favorite son

for assault and battery.

Louis, you haven't
filed that yet.

So, why don't you tell me what
the hell you really want?

I want Harvey suspended.

Three months. No pay.
No access to clients.

That's not punishing Harvey,
that's punishing all of us.

Well, then, I'll do it myself, which I
have a right to do under the bylaws.

Louis, I was hoping
you'd calm down.

But if you still feel this way in two
weeks, there's nothing I can do about it.

Two weeks? What the hell
are you talking about?

You haven't heard.

Harvey's on vacation.

Bullshit Harvey's
on vacation.

Harvey doesn't
take vacations.

Louis, you
wanted him gone

and he's gone. And I have his
signed requisition right here.

I don't just
want him gone.

I want him humiliated
in front of the whole firm.

Not lying on a beach in Turks
and Caicos laughing at some

fraudulent requisition
you concocted.

Oh, that's a nasty
allegation, Louis.

Do you have proof?

You know what,
Jessica?

This is no different than
me putting Harvey's salary

in the copy machine.

Oh, it's entirely
different, Louis.

You did that to
rip us apart.

And I'm doing this
to keep us together.

So, why don't you walk the hell out
of my office and think very carefully

about how you
want to play this?

All right. Before they get here,
let's get our facts straight.

Easy. Our client's
being acquired by Google,

but Optela Software
has a buy option.

Claims to have
a buy option.

It actually expired
six months ago.

Then why are we
having this meeting?

Because their lawyers don't
know that we know that,

and they're hoping to get
something to go away.

Man, I have so
much to teach you.

(CHUCKLING) What,
are you my boss now?

Oh, how is that
different than before?

I could leave you
high and dry right now.

You know that, right?

Shit.
Mike, it was a joke...

Rachel, I need you to handle this meeting
by yourself. What? What's wrong?

Their lawyer
just got here.

She used to work at
a non-profit Her?

When I was a bike messenger.
All right'?

We went out a few times.
Mike, please.

I can handle the fact...

No, no, no. She knows
I didn't go to law school.

What?

If she sees me, she's going to
Know I'm not a lawyer. All right'?

I need you to
handle this meeting.

Can you do that?
No, no, no. Mike, please.

You have to give me
a second to process...

Rachel, I don't have a second.
I need you to do this.

(SHUDDERING) Okay.

Okay.

Hi.

Hi.

Claire Bowden.

Rachel Zane.

Shall we get to it?

Yes, definitely.
Let's get to it.

First of all,
I need to inform you

that we are prepared to
move forward with a TRO.

Unless, of course, your client
has had a change of heart.

You can do that. I just don't see
any judge granting you a TRO.

Given that your
option has expired.

Actually, it hasn't.

This is a record of a phone call
between our client and yours.

A phone call during
which our client agreed

to fix bugs in your
client's software

in exchange for a five-year
extension of our purchase option.

I'm confused.

Do you actually want to
buy our client's company?

Yes, if there's
a deal happening,

we want to be included
in a meaningful way.

I'm sorry.

I'm not authorized to
include you in any deal.

Then pick up the phone
and call your client.

I understand.

You're not authorized to do
that either because a partner

dropped this in your
lap in the 11th hour.

You have no idea.

No, I've been
there before.

But I do need something
to take to my client.

So, get back to me
as soon as you can?

Yes. Absolutely.

Great.

By the way, how old is the
partner on this case?

Urn...

Why would
you ask that?

Because I noticed that
his name is Michael Ross

and I went out with
a Mike Ross once.

I was just wondering
if it was the same guy.

Because if it is, he really
turned his life around.

I, um... I'm not
sure how old he is.

This is the first time
we've had a case together.

So, maybe
he's about 45?

Oh. Definitely not
him. (CHUCKLES)

Sorry.

Oh, you don't have to be sorry.
I was just wondering.

Thank you.
Yes, of course.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

How did it go?

Not well.

What happened? What happened was
their buy option didn't expire

because it turns out we
made a deal to extend it.

Okay, yeah, that
complicates things.

They're gonna wanna squeeze us for
more money to go away. But...

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
It's not that big a deal.

It's not that
big a deal?

It's not that
big a deal?

You practically ran from
that conference room

to come and hide in here and left me to
deal with a woman who knows your secret.

And you're going to tell me
that it's not that big a deal?

I meant having to pay off
Optela is not that big a deal.

You didn't even tell me how
she knows your secret.

She doesn't know
my secret, all right?

I told her I went to law school
and she found out I didn't.

All right?
If she sees me now,

she's gonna look into me
and then she'll know it.

And why did you tell her that you went
to law school in the first place?

Rachel,
it's not important.

It's important to me. Because
I wanted to impress her,

and being a bike messenger
wasn't gonna do it.

So, you lied to
her to get a date.

Yes, I did.

Well, you're not the only
person who's lied to her now.

What does that mean?
What it means is

she asked me about you.

And I had to lie

to keep her from thinking
that you were the same

Mike Ross that
she knew before.

Rachel, I'm sorry.

Where are you going?
To work on your case.

(SIGHS)

As for the
aforementioned case,

send our client
his practice depo

and underline all
self-incriminating things

that he is not supposed
to say under oath.

Idiot.

Moving on to...
Donna, call Security.

I do not feel safe
in my own office.

Donna went home.

Why? I'm here to
speak to you alone.

So you can have no witnesses
the next time you attack me?

No, so I could apologize
to you in private.

No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.

You're not going to apologize
your way out of this one.

I'm not here to get out of anything,
I'm here to say I'm sorry.

I flew off the handle and I
shouldn't have punched you.

You didn't just punch me,
you attacked me.

Louis. Bullshit. This
is all bullshit.

There is something

wrong with you,
and there is nothing

that you could ever
possibly say to me...

I have been seeing
a psychiatrist.

What? No, you haven't. This
is some kind of trick.

I've been seeing someone to
get help for panic attacks.

You've been having
panic attacks?

Yes.

Where?

Look, l don't want to get into...
Where?

In the office.

When?

They happen
when they happen.

Louis.

I am telling
you the truth.

Oh, my God.

How long have they...

They started a
few months ago.

A few...
When Donna left.

Yes, when
Donna left.

But it isn't really
about Donna.

That was a trigger, at least
that's what they're telling me.

It goes deeper.

My family,
my relationships.

Let's just say
I'm trying to work
through some shit.

So, when I said those
things, it struck a nerve.

Oh, it did more
than that, Louis.

It hurt.

You hurt me
too, Harvey.

I know.
And I'm sorry.

And it's not an excuse,
but I wanted you to know

why I did what I did and
where it was coming from.

You're not really going to
Turks and Caicos, are you?

I don't know. But I had
therapy this afternoon.

And I spent the rest of the
clay trying to figure out

the best way
to do this.

Louis.

I'm sorry for Esther.

I'm sorry for
lying to you.

And I'm sorry
that I attacked you.

(SOFTLY) I accept
your apology, Harvey.

Thank you, Louis.

So, you're not going
to try and suspend me?

Suspend you?

Jessica was sure
you'd want to suspend me.

Jessica didn't know you were
going to say what you said.

As a matter of fact, I know
Jessica only sent you on vacation

to defuse the situation, so I think
you should come back tomorrow.

You sure?

Yes. They're announcing
Mike's partnership

and I wouldn't want
you to miss that.

I appreciate that, Louis.

It's the least I can do.

MIKE: Can I talk
to you for a second?

If it's about you
becoming senior partner,

I think it's a
little premature.

We may have a problem.

May or do?

The lawyer on the other
side of the Metadesk case

knows that I didn't
go to law school.

What? I saw her come
into the office

before the meeting,
so I had Rachel take over.

And she doesn't know that I'm
the same Mike Ross she knew

and she's not
going to. But...

Goddamn first case.

Jessica, it's going
to be handled,

I promise.

Now, Rachel and
I will work together,

but she'll be out
front the whole time.

Well, I guess we have no choice
but to let her ride it out.

But it's going to look
pretty damn sketchy

if someone finds out you've
handed off your first case.

Which brings me
to my next point.

Jack Soloff has
been asking about it.

Then you better
make damn sure

you keep him from finding out
you put Rachel in charge.

Because the last thing we
need is for Jack Soloff

to start sniffing
around your past.

Yeah, I know.

Well, if you know all these things,
then why exactly are you here?

Because you trusted me
with being partner,

and I'm trying to repay that
trust by keeping you in the loop.

I appreciate
that, Mike.

But the best way
for you to repay me

is by making sure that other
lawyer doesn't find out

your goddamn secret
in the first place.

Get one of
those for me?

No, I didn't. And you can't
take mine like you usually do.

Easy, tiger.

I'm not here to
take your bagel.

I'm here to
give you this.

How'd you get
that done so fast?

I know a guy.

You know a guy in
custom engraving.

I know a guy
in everything.

Well, thanks, Harvey, but
you didn't have to do that.

Come on, it's not every
day you make partner.

And I've never
known anyone

who deserves it
as much as you.

Except for you.

Well, that goes without saying.
So, why did you say it?

Because it had
to be said.

Ah.
Seriously, Mike.

You deserve this.

I'm glad you got it. I just
wish I could have been the one

that made it happen.

I'm just glad you made it in for
the meeting after everything

that happened between
you and Louis.

Well,
believe it or not,

it was Louis who actually invited
me to come back to work.

(CHUCKLES) How'd you manage
to get him to do that?

VVell, you wouldn't
believe me if I told you.

But even if he hadn't
invited me back,

an army couldn't have kept me
away from your partnership vote.

Come on, Harvey,
it's just a formality.

They've already
given me the title.

It may be just
a formality,

but that meeting is not happening
without my vote on the record.

The next item up for bid
on The Price is Right

is Mike Ross' nomination
for junior partner.

Now, I know it's
just a formality,

but what do you say
we make it unanimous?

All those in favor.

Then I'm pleased to announce Mike Ross
is this firm's newest junior partner.

So, if no one
else has anything?

I have something.

If you're all wondering why I have
extensive damage to my skull,

it's because two
nights ago,

I was viciously attacked
by Harvey Specter.

And since
I would rather not

go outside the firm
to take legal action.

Pursuant to section
28-B of the bylaws,

lam placing Harvey Specter on
immediate unpaid suspension.

You son of a bitch.

Okay, I don't really
know how this works.

Should someone
call security?

Louis, I don't think anyone needs to...
It's my right.

Actually, Louis, it's not.

Section 28-B does
require suspension.

However,
it's enforceable

only after a vote by
the partners to determine

if what you're claiming
even happened.

Oh, it happened.

I'm not saying it didn't. I'm just
quoting the bylaws you wrote.

Therefore, I'd like to
schedule a vote for Friday,

once we've all had a chance
to review the matter.

Okay. This is
not what I...

They're your
bylaws, Louis.

So, Friday it is.

Meeting adjourned.

Rachel.

Good to see you.
You, too.

I have to admit, I was surprised
you're getting back to us so soon.

Well, once we realized
what you really wanted,

we figured why wait?

And what is it that
we really want?

Let's be honest.

Your client has no real interest in
the fulfillment software business.

No, that's not actually true.
But you do have

an extension of
your purchase option,

which may or may not
hold up in court. So,

we're willing
to pay you this

to go away.

I think maybe you misunderstood
me in our last meeting.

I'm not some
corporate killer

who's looking to hold you
hostage for a payoff.

My client actually wants to
be included in this deal.

Claire, this is an
incredibly fair offer.

I don't think this
is a fair offer at all.

Well, then, let's talk
about what would be,

because your client's not
staying involved in this deal.

Is this your boss'
stance or yours?

It's our client's.

And my firm's.

And I don't appreciate you
questioning my role in this deal.

Look, Rachel. I cut you some slack
yesterday because you're a newbie

who's in over her head.
But since you clearly

don't have the power to
include us in this deal,

I think maybe I should call
the partner on this case.

You know what?
You should.

But he's just
going to say this.

If you pursue a TRO, we'll sue
you for tortious interference.

Excuse me? You knew this
sale was in process

and you waited till closing
to broach the topic.

That is tortious
interference.

Okay. Well, I think
we're done here.

Just take the money

and walk away or we will tie
this up in court for years.

It's up to you.

But then again, what do I know?
I'm just a newbie.

You lying
piece of shit.

I lied because I'm not
the fool you think I am.

What the hell are
you talking about?

I'm talking about your
apology from the heart.

You actually had me
falling for that bullshit

until you asked me if I
was going to suspend you.

And then, I knew it was just
all a goddamn manipulation.

You think me opening up about having
panic attacks is manipulation?

I don't even think you
really had panic attacks,

let alone you're going to therapy.
Well, lam.

And I opened up
to you about it.

And then, you looked
me in the eye

and you used
Mike's partnership

to lure me back.
Yes.

I did.

Because I wanted
you to know

how it feels when someone
says one thing to your face

and then turns right around
and does the exact opposite.

Like you did to me.

So, this is payback for me
sleeping with your sister.

It sure as shit is.
You son of a bitch.

I should take you outside right now.
And do what?

Hit me again?

Because this time, it won't
just be a suspension, Harvey.

You'll be gone.
JESSICA: That's enough.

No one's hitting anybody.

Harvey, you are not
to be alone in a room

with this man before that vote.
ls that clear?

This isn't over.

Thank you, Jessica.

A law firm should be
a safe environment,

and I started to feel like I was
fearful of... Shut the hell up, Louis.

What you did in
there was despicable.

It was underhanded

and vindictive and harmful
to the entire firm.

I take it you won't be
voting to discipline Harvey.

I won't be
voting at all.

And if you think you're going
to drag me into your bullshit,

then you have
another thing coming.

Well, you can abstain
all you want.

But everyone's going to know
exactly where you stand.

They already know
where I stand.

And it's not with you.

You slapped her
with a lawsuit?

Did she call you?
No, she called Google

and then they
called me to tell me

they're pulling out of the deal.
What?

Yeah, they don't want to
run the risk this thing

gets tied up
in litigation.

Okay. Mike, I can explain.
So, they're out.

No, you don't have to explain.
You explained

the last time we talked.
Excuse me?

You've got a problem
with Claire and you're

taking it out
on this case.

I don't have
a problem with Claire.

I have a problem with you lying
to her about going to law school.

But the reason I threatened
that suit is because

she didn't like not
getting her way with me,

and she was going to
call you instead.

Well, you stopped that from
happening and in the process,

you blew up the entire deal.
Did you hear me?

She was going
to call you.

So, I'm sorry that
Google pulled out.

But I didn't really
have the chance

to think of
every option.

Every option?
There's only one.

You negotiate
another price.

You think I
didn't try that?

The only thing she
would have accepted

is being out in on
the deal, period.

All I know is that
if I'd been there,

I would have figured
out a way to get it done.

Well, you know what?

You couldn't
have been there.

And I don't appreciate
you telling me

that I'm not as good as you when the
only reason I was in that meeting

in the first place
was to cover for you.

(EXHALES)

Rachel, I'm sorry. I didn't
mean to make it personal.

(SIGHS) Well, it sure
sounded personal

when you accused me of screwing
up because I was jealous.

Look, I just said
that I'm sorry.

I'm only coming down
on you the same way

Harvey would come down on
me in the same situation.

Right. But you're not
Harvey, and I'm not you.

And if Harvey was talking to you
the way that you're talking to me,

you would be in here, right now,
telling me what a dick he is.

Can I have that, please? What?

I haven't done your transcriptions
since yesterday. So...

Oh, it can wait.
Go home.

What?

You went too
far today, Louis.

So, you're not really
here to do work.

You're here to once
again take Harvey's side.

I'm not taking Harvey's side, but what
you did in that meeting was wrong.

You told me to keep it in the
family and that's what I did.

I meant let Jessica
handle it and you know it.

But Jessica didn't
handle it.

She tried to send
Harvey to the Caribbean.

Oh. So, the only thing that you
could do was blind-side him

in the same meeting where
Mike is made junior partner?

He assaulted me.

I understand that, Louis.

But what I don't
understand

is why you're the one
who went in there angry

and he's the one who ended
up attacking you. Donna.

What did you
say to him?

I don't have to explain myself to you.
No, you don't.

And you're free to do
whatever you want.

But when I saw your face after he
hit you, I felt horrible for you.

But since you won't tell
me what you said to him,

I'm starting to
wonder if I should.

What's this?

I know you had to
reschedule the cake tasting

because of the case,

so, I thought I'd bring
the cake tasting to you.

You didn't have
to do that.

I wanted to.

Because I wanted to make
sure that you know that

no matter what's
going on at work,

you're the most important
thing in my life.

I know you were just trying to
keep me from getting caught.

And I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

What for?

Because as much
as I hate to admit it,

I do have a
problem with Claire.

Rachel.
Mike, I was sitting

across the table from
her and I could see

all the reasons why you
were interested in her.

And I had
to wonder,

what would have happened
if she'd never found out

that you lied or

if she'd found out a year later after
she'd gotten to know you better.

Maybe the two of you
would still be together.

We wouldn't be.
How do you know?

Because it might have
taken me a while

to tell you the truth but from the
first second I looked at you,

I wanted to tell you
everything about me.

And when I finally
did tell you the truth,

you didn't tell me that you
never wanted to see me again.

You accepted me.

Actually, I slapped you.

(CHUCKLING) And
then, you kissed me.

(SOFTLY) Yeah.

And stayed with me.
Mmm-hmm.

And loved me,
anyway.

Jack.

What can I do
for you, Harvey?

I wanted to thank you for
standing up for me today.

I told Jessica I'm ready
to be a team player.

Maybe now, the two of
you will believe me.

Well, I don't know if I'm
willing to go that far,

but I appreciate
what you did.

Can I speak freely?

Go ahead.
You've earned it.

I told Mike the reason
that I went after you

in the first place was that
everything comes easy to you.

But I'm not the only one
that feels that way.

What's your point?

I may have
stopped Louis

from suspending you
for the moment,

but that vote's not going
to go well for you.

You're saying I can do something
to change the outcome.

I'm saying you can do
something to change

the way the partners
feel about you.

You want me to take this
suspension voluntarily?

If this were a month ago, I'd want
you to take your name off the wall.

But you need to do something
to humble yourself.

What exactly that
is, it's up to you.

How did you
get in here?

The receptionist told
me where to find you.

Well, she shouldn't have. So, why
don't you find your way out?

Claire, I'm here
to apologize.

Look.

You got under my skin when
you called me inexperienced

because the truth is, I haven't
been doing this very long.

So, l shot back and I went
overboard to try and...

Show me that you
were better than me.

Yes.

And I ended up blowing
the deal for both of us.

And I'm sorry.

Well, they say you learn
from your mistakes.

That's the thing.

I have already learned.

And I think that I have a way
to get both of us a win.

GigaDyne.

They're a major
client at your firm.

What if you were to bring them
the acquisition of Metadesk?

Why would
they want this?

Because they need
fulfillment software

to increase their
sales in Europe.

And we're a perfect fit.

You researched
my client?

(CHUCKLES) Yeah. Like I said,
I learn from my mistakes.

Oh, don't
"Hey" me.

You're up
to something.

Why would you
say that?

I worked for you
for 12 years.

You think I can't tell when
you're up to something?

Donna. Harvey, if you're
coming to me in here,

that means you don't
want Louis to know.

And I don't work
for you anymore.

I work for him.
I know that.

And I know what I'm about to
ask might put you in between

me and Louis. But I
want you to help me

figure out something
I can do that will move

the partners not
to suspend me.

Then tell me this.

What did Louis say to you
that made you hit him?

Why are you
asking me that?

Because you're asking
me to pick your side,

and I need to know
if you deserve it.

Donna, if you don't
know me well enough

to know that I deserve
your help by now,

nothing I tell you
is going to matter.

But whether I
deserve it or not,

I guarantee you Louis is going
to have some dirty trick

up his sleeve
for that vote.

Louis, I need to talk
to you for a second.

Well, if you're here to
tell me not to play dirty,

you're wasting
your breath.

Because Donna
already did it.

I'm not here to do that, because
you already played dirty.

I'm here to get you to vote
against suspending Harvey.

How the hell have
I already played dirty?

You knew that my partnership
would mean something to Harvey.

And instead of holding
it outside of your feud,

you used it to trick
him back into the firm.

Because, Mike, it was the
only way to get justice.

(SCOFFS) Okay.

If you think
that, then let me

put this in terms that
you might understand.

Harvey is Jon Snow,
I'm his Uncle Benjen,

and you used me
to lure him out

so that everybody
could stab him to death.

How dare you defile
Game of Thrones

by comparing Harvey
to Jon Snow?

That's not the point
and you know it.

The point is you
betrayed Harvey

the same way that
kid betrayed Jon Snow.

Well, in that case, it was
for the good of The Watch.

Yeah, I'm sure that's what
that kid thought, too.

But I guarantee you, he's going
to regret stabbing his friend

for the rest of his
miserable life.

SECRETARY:
Daniel Hardman's office.

I need to speak
to him right now.

Who may I say is calling?

You know who
it is, Stacy.

Now, get him on
the goddamn phone.

He's not here. But he
left a word for you.

He sent two packages.

Either move forward on one of them,
or he'll move forward on the other.

(HANGS UP)

(BANGS THE PHONE)

Congratulations.

On what?

On winning your first
case as junior partner.

Mmm-hmm. I won my first
case as junior partner?

Turns out you had a brilliant idea.
Oh, really?

And what was my
brilliant idea?

You know, for when
I'm sitting around

shooting the shit with
the other partners.

You sent me back to Claire
to propose that she have

one of her own clients buy Metadesk
and let Optela stay on board.

Rachel,
that's amazing.

I can't believe she went for it.
She went for it

and GigaDyne went for it.

Yeah. Did you just say GigaDyne?

Why?

Rachel, GigaDyne just announced
they're getting into

the defense
contracting business.

What? When?
Yeah. Yesterday.

They already have
their first contract.

Which means I just triggered
a background check on

every single person
involved in this deal.

Mike. l am so sorry.

No, you couldn't
have known.

And we don't have time for
"I'm sorrys," anyway.

We have to find a way to take care
of this before it's too late.

How are we
going to do that?

We're going to hide
in plain sight.

I don't understand.

We're going to take my name
off all of the paperwork

and we're going to hope
to God nobody notices.

What are you
doing here?

Catching up
on my work.

Is that a problem?

No. It's just that I told you I didn't
need you to do any transcribing.

And the way you said
it got me thinking

about how you like making
your plans on this thing.

And then,

I came across this.
Donna.

HARVEY: (RECORDED MESSAGE)
You think me opening up

about having panic
attacks is manipulation?

LOUIS: I don't even think
you really had panic attacks,

let alone you're
going to therapy.

HARVEY: Well, I am.

And I opened up
to you about it

and then you looked me in the eye and you
used Mike's partnership to lure me back.

LOWS: Yes. I did.

Because I wanted you
to know how it feels

when someone says one
thing to your face

and then turns right around and does
the exact opposite, like you did...

(RECORDER STOPS)

He revealed those things to
you and you recorded him

so you could play
it for the partners?

I wasn't trying to record
him saying those things.

I just wanted proof
that he hit me.

Bullshit!

You didn't care
what you got.

You just wanted
to get him.

You're damn right
I did. He hit me.

He got Esther.

He gets away
with everything.

Maybe he does.

And if you want to try to get him
suspended, that's your right.

But if you use
his weaknesses

to publicly
humiliate him,

I'm done
working for you.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

CLAIRE: Rachel.

What are you
doing here?

We already sent back
all of the contracts.

I know. I just came by because you
missed a signature on the last page.

No, I didn't miss it.

I was holding off
on signing it.

Why?

Because I was wondering
why you made changes

to seven different addendums
without recllining them for me.

They're just signatory pages
of a few lists of partners.

So, I didn't think that,
that warranted a redline.

You didn't or your partner didn't?
Neither of us did.

He has a big client in defense and so,
even though we don't rep GigaDyne,

he was worried they
might see it as a conflict.

The reason he's worried is
not because of a conflict.

It's because this transaction
triggers a background check.

Which means that...

I told you the reason.

He's repping
another client...

He's lying to
you, Rachel.

You're going to find this
impossible to believe,

but Mike Ross
is a fraud.

And he knows that I know.
That's why he sent you

in at the last minute when this
was his deal from day one.

Are you crazy?

He's a partner at
Pearson, Specter, Litt.

And you said your
Mike Ross wasn't 45.

So, the Mike
that I know...

Oh, my God.
You know.

I don't know anything,
except that we just need...

I'm calling the DA's Office
right now if you don't tell me

what the
hell's going on.

We're engaged.

So, it is him.

Claire, please, you
can't turn him in.

This isn't about
what I can't do.

How could you be with a man
like that after you found out?

Because I already
loved him.

Well, I'm sorry, Rachel.

I just can't turn
the other way.

Don't you understand
what this is condoning?

Yes, I understand what
it's condoning. But...

You have to put
yourself in my shoes.

Imagine you found
out a year later.

After you already knew the
kind of man he is inside.

Look, Claire, I'm...

I'm telling you.

No. He's not a lawyer.

But he did turn
his life around.

You're a smart
woman, Rachel.

But you are making
a huge mistake.

Please.

lam begging you.

It's done.

She bought it?

(SOFTLY) She did.

(SIGHS)

I can't believe it.

Did you think
I couldn't handle it?

(SIGHS)

I guess I was just worried that
she'd figure it out anyway.

Expose me, and then...
There is no "and then."

Because that
didn't happen.

Because of you.

Because of us.

You're wearing your
ring at the office.

l am.

What made you
decide to do that?

I just realized

how much I love you. And...

That's not something
lever wanna hide.

Rachel...

Hey.

Jessica, can I talk
to you for a second?

What is it, Louis? I'm
heading home for the night.

I want to call
off the vote.

Excuse me?

The whole thing
was a mistake.

I want to
call it off.

Louis, the vote is

tomorrow morning. The only
way it doesn't happen

is if you publicly tell everyone
that Harvey didn't hit you.

I can't do that. I'll
lose all credibility.

Which is exactly why I wanted
Harvey to take two weeks.

To let you calm down. Because I
knew you'd change your mind.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have a vote to prepare for.

Whoa. Whoa. Wait.
What if I flip my vote?

Flip whatever the
hell you want, Louis.

But you started
this ball rolling.

And now, we all have to
live with the consequences.

I thought you were
trying to avoid me.

I was.

But then, I figured out you
knew it was me, anyway.

How?

Does it matter?

No, it doesn't.

So, why are you here?

I just wanted
to say thank you.

You're welcome.

I also wanted to know why
you're letting it go.

Because Rachel
begged me to.

And because she said
that she loved you

and that you turned
your life around.

And you believed her.

I believe that
she loves you.

But if you really want to Know
the truth, no, I don't believe

that you turned
your life around.

And I definitely don't
believe that you love her.

What? How can
you say that?

Because you've convinced her
that it's all going to be okay.

That you two are just going to
get to live happily ever after.

And I didn't want to be
the one to make that

all come crashing down.
But you know what, Mike?

One day, it is going
to come crashing down.

And if you really do love her,
you'll put a stop to this right now.

So, what, you think I
should stop being a lawyer?

I'm saying if you really love
her, you won't marry her.

(SINGING) All my
love was lost

In a sea of light

Oo-woo

All of my soul was gone

In a way you were
on my side...