Suits (2011–…): Season 7, Episode 10 - Donna - full transcript

I want to work with you on
the pro bono, predatory lending,

taking advantage
of people of color.

We have 123 plaintiffs

who were all steered
into higher-rate mortgages.

And he's using fools like you
to cover his own ass.

I would never work for a place
that engaged in discrimination,

and I more than happy
to say that on the stand.

This case isn't about
race or money.

The man who heads up
this company is a predator,

and your aunt worked for him
25 years ago,

made her life a living hell.



- Because she was black?
- Because she was beautiful.

Your Honor, I would like
to introduce this document.

Unless he has the actual memo
it refers to,

this article itself
is inadmissible.

The reason that I would like
to have entered that article

is to show that he
buried the memo.

- That is a lie.
- It's not a lie.

I can prove it.

He's calling me to the stand
in two days.

Then we need
to get you prepared

- in front of an audience.
- A mock trial?

I'm not putting Donna
through that.

I've been subpoenaed by
the Attorney General's Office.

You are asking me
to go personal again.



And I won't do it.

I am asking you
to protect me again.

And I am telling you
it's okay to do it.

Do you regret putting Harvey
over this guy?

I regret
putting Harvey over myself.

What was wrong
with the other one?

What?

That's the third tie
you've put on.

Oh, I just didn't like
how the other two looked.

Harvey, what's going on?

I've never known you to second-
guess yourself before trial.

Nothing's going on.
I just needed the right tie.

Does that maybe have to do
with this man

coming after Donna?

No, just has to do
with the fact

that I have to rely on Louis
to prepare my own case.

It's okay that you're
worried about her.

I don't feel threatened
by you having another woman

in your life
that you care about.

In fact, your loyalty
is one of the things

I've always admired about you.

- It is?
- Yeah, of course.

You've felt betrayed
at one time or another

by almost every person
you've ever cared about,

and in spite of that,

you protect them whenever
they're threatened.

Of course I do.
Anybody would.

No, not anybody would,
but you do,

and that's why Donna and all
the other people in your life

are lucky to have you.

Thanks, Paula.

Good luck today.

Alex, wherever
you're going, turn around.

Malik subpoenaed Donna,
so it's all hands on deck.

And I'd love to help, Harvey,

but I need
to get to another deck.

- What happened?
- Bratton Gould happened.

I thought
we took care of them.

We took care of Bratton,

and now the other one
wants revenge.

- How?
- How do you think?

- Shit, Pfizer.
- Yup, Pfizer.

- You need help?
- Harvey, if I needed help,

I wouldn't have landed
Pfizer in the first place.

Alex.

Go get 'em.

Well, that was the 42nd time
we've read that.

- Have you changed your mind?
- Nope.

That boy was stupid
for telling Elizabeth

to go away
in the first place.

- What are you two reading?
- What do you think?

Ah, Elizabeth.

You know, we got the idea
for your middle name from her.

That's not true.

Well, you are just like her

because she doesn't let boys
tell her what to do either.

And she's also
just like her mother.

Now, go read over there
for a minute.

I want to talk to your aunt.

- That girl is something else.
- Don't I know it?

What's going on
with the guy at work?

You don't need to worry
about that, Robbie.

I can take care of it.

I'm telling you,

the best way
to take care of it

is to quietly
get yourself transferred

and not make any trouble.

Well, that is not
who I am,

and if you don't know that
by now...

Yeah, I know, I know.

You, Rachel, Elizabeth,
and Laura, hell,

a man can't swing
a dead cat around here

without hitting
a strong-willed woman.

- Am I interrupting?
- No.

I was just thinking
about the case.

So was I, and I think
I have a way

to keep it
from getting dismissed.

All right, let's hear it.

The company says
they have protocols in place

to prevent discrimination,
but we also know

that they have a CEO
who takes advantage of women.

If you're talking
about Jasmine...

I'm talking about women.

- What's your point?
- My point is, a man

who did what he did
to Aunt Jasmine

has done this to other women,
which means...

Rachel, that's not
discrimination.

- That's harassment.
- No, Dad, it's treating

a group of people
differently,

which is the definition
of discrimination.

And it sets the stage for us
to argue a pattern.

Then I guess we need
to find someone

he's done this to before.

That's the thing.

I think I already have.

Is it time?
I'll be there in five minutes.

I just need a second
to gather myself.

You can take
all the time you need

because we're not
doing this trial.

Louis, what the hell
are you talking about?

Malik's gonna come
after me on that stand,

and you're supposed
to get me ready.

That's what I'm saying.

You're not gonna have to get up
on that stand at all.

What's going on here?

We got a library full of people
waiting for you two.

I was just about
to come down there,

and now Louis
is trying to tell me

that I don't have
to go up against Malik.

Louis, the judge issued
a subpoena.

She's got to take the stand.

No, she doesn't.
Don't you see?

You worked in the DA's office.
She was your secretary.

And you both worked
on the Clifford Danner case.

Holy shit, it's work product.

It's covered under privilege.
Louis, you're a genius.

Let's go clear out
that library.

Hold on a second.

The whole point of doing
a mock trial is to prepare me.

What's the downside
of still doing that

in case this doesn't work?

The downside is that
I won't have enough time

to prepare
the argument for court.

- I don't see how that...
- Harvey, do I need to tell you

that when I'm finished,
you can't be the one to make it?

- No, you don't.
- Why not?

Because Malik's trying
to make this case about me,

which means the more we can
have Mike talk, the better.

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Hey, what's going on?
Where are they?

It doesn't matter.
The mock trial's off.

- What do you mean it's off?
- Louis came up

with a work product
exemption argument.

Donna doesn't have
to testify at all.

You got the judge to agree
to that already?

He didn't agree.
Louis is gonna work on it,

and you're gonna argue it,

so why don't you get down
to his office and get busy?

Harvey, that's a great plan,
but are you sure

we're not skipping this
just to save Donna

embarrassment
in front of the firm?

No, Mike, we're skipping
this thing to stop

that asshole from going
after her in open court.

I get that. It's just that
when someone is special to you,

it can... mess up your judgment.

And when I want your advice
on my personal life,

I'll ask for it, so unless
you think you can't handle it

and I have to tell Louis
to do it...

I can handle it, Harvey.

Then walk yourself down
to Louis' office and get ready

because we're shutting
this son of a bitch down today.

Hey, Shelley, is he in?

Never mind,
I'll just go see for myself.

Alex, wait.
Is he expecting you?

I sure as shit hope not.

Did you really think
I was gonna let you

get away
with poaching my client?

I didn't think anything,
and I'm not poaching anyone

because we signed
an agreement not to touch

any of your precious clients
with a 10-foot pole.

No, you just happened to
manufacture a hostile takeover

of my biggest client.

I have a legal obligation
to assist my client

in whatever decisions they make,

and if that obligation
happens to result in me

drinking your milkshake,

well, that's just
a side benefit.

Well, while you're drinking
that shake, choke on this.

My client is suing yours
for unfair business practices,

and there's no way the FTC lets
a company suing their competitor

get acquired by that competitor.

In that case, you better
be ready to file another one

because this thing
is gonna get tossed

before you get back
to your little office.

I'm ready, Eli,
and in case you forgot,

the last time one of you two
went up against me,

his name was Tommy Bratton,

and I don't know if you noticed,
he doesn't work here anymore.

At first,
I tried to laugh it off,

but Arthur kept hitting on me,
so I told him

I wasn't interested
and asked him to stop.

- And did he?
- No, he didn't.

Finally I didn't get a promotion
that I'd been promised.

He said it was because
of poor performance reviews.

Which you understood
to mean

that you wouldn't
sleep with him.

Yes.
When I accused him of that,

he said if I brought it up
again, I would lose my job.

Six weeks later,
I was fired anyway.

Arthur Kittredge
made my life a living hell.

Your Honor,
the prosecution calls

Donna Paulsen to the stand.

Your Honor, I move to have
that witness disallowed.

On what grounds?

On the grounds that
he's only calling the witness

because he has
a personal ax to grind.

Your Honor, we vehemently deny
these accusations,

but it doesn't matter

because what they're claiming
isn't discrimination.

It turned into discrimination
the second Arthur Kittredge

passed her over for a promotion

because she wouldn't
sleep with him.

That's outrageous
and inflammatory,

and even if it were true,
what does any of it have to do

with how a company determines
who gets what mortgage rate?

I'm trying to explain
to the court

why you'd call a witness
whose testimony is privileged.

How exactly is it privileged?

Because it's work product,
on a case, by the way,

that made Harvey Specter's
name instead of yours,

and now you're trying to use it
to smear his reputation.

Your Honor, Clifford Danner
has nothing to do

with Elmont Investments.

Donna Paulsen's work on it
is covered under privilege,

and this entire case
should be thrown out right now.

And if you'll
pardon my French,

that is the biggest load
of bullshit I have ever heard.

You can think whatever
you want, Counselor,

but the 12th Circuit
in California felt differently.

Your Honor, we have precedent.
We have testimony.

- And we have a pattern.
- Ms. Sonowski.

If there is a culture
of discrimination

within your company,

the CEO is a reasonable person
to ask about it.

Mr. Kittredge will submit to a
deposition in the next 24 hours.

Your Honor,
the only reputation

being smeared here is mine,

but more importantly,
I agree.

Clifford Danner has
nothing to do with this.

In fact, if anything
even remotely resembling

that name comes out of my mouth,

feel free to hold me in
contempt, but in the meantime,

unless the defense
would like to bring up

what I had for lunch
in the third grade,

I'd like to call my witness.

Your Honor...

Ms. Paulsen,
please take the stand.

Ms. Paulsen, could you please
state your employment history

prior to becoming
a legal secretary?

I was an actress.

And were you able to make
a living at that?

No, I worked as a waitress
to supplement my income,

but I don't see what that has...

And how much do you
make now, Ms. Paulsen?

- Somewhere in the six figures?
- Yes.

That's quite an improvement
on minimum wage plus tips,

- wouldn't you say?
- What can I say?

I'm very good at what I do.

And was shredding
a document related

to the Coastal Motors Case
that your firm tried years ago

one of the things that you
were good at doing?

Oh, shit.

How the hell does he know
about that?

Doesn't matter.
He knows.

Ms. Paulsen,
I'll ask you again.

Did you destroy evidence
on that case?

And I'll remind you
that you're under oath.

Objection. The document
he's referring to was fake.

It's not illegal to get rid
of fraudulent documents.

Did she know that
when she destroyed it?

It doesn't matter,
so unless he plans

to prosecute the witness
for doing her job...

I plan to ask
the witness questions.

I'd like
the chance to do that.

- Your Honor...
- Mr. Specter, back off.

The witness will answer
the question.

- Yes, I shredded the file.
- At your boss' request.

- No.
- Ms. Paulsen, were you fired

during the Coastal Motors trial

and then rehired
one week later?

- Yes, but I...
- And since then,

you've become your firm's
chief operating officer,

but you're not a lawyer,
are you?

You don't need to be
a lawyer to be a COO.

- And do you have an MBA?
- No, I don't.

Of course you don't.

All you have is
a bachelor's in theater,

and you were a part-time
waitress, part-time actress

when you quit to become
a legal secretary,

which is what you were
until Harvey Specter

made you COO overnight.

Tell me, do you have any
of the qualifications

normally required
for that position?

I have been at the firm
longer than anyone.

I know how it works...

Oh, so do I,
by breaking the law

and then rewarding
the people that do.

That's a lie!

Well, then how did you
get your promotion?

Because there's only two ways
I can think of

when you're not qualified, and
they're both pretty distasteful.

Objection!
That's inflammatory.

Answer the question.

I'll tell you how I got it.
I asked for it.

You asked for it?
Well.

You know,
if that's all it takes,

maybe I should ask Mr. Specter
for a pony,

except I don't think
that's all it takes.

I think it takes destroying
evidence, getting fake fired,

and a little acting ability
to pull it off.

- Your Honor, he's testifying!
- Yeah, well,

then I'll wrap it up because

if she was willing to destroy
evidence in that case,

she's willing to do it
in this one,

and that is why
the memo referred to

in that article
no longer exists.

- Your Honor...
- I've heard enough.

This case is moving forward,

and I'm allowing that article
to be admitted as evidence.

Jasmine, I told you the best
way to handle this was quietly.

And I told you that man

deserves to be exposed
for what he is.

You think I don't
know that?

Then why won't you
take my case?

Because what people deserve
and what they get

- aren't the same thing.
- And what happened

to the big brother who said
he'd always protect me?

I'll tell you what happened.

You told him you were
gonna handle this your way.

No. You won't do this
because you're worried

how it'll look to your bosses
at that fancy law firm.

So what if I am?

I worked my whole life
to get into Harvard Law,

and then I got hired
at the kind of place

that doesn't hire people
like you and me.

I got my toe in a door that's
usually slammed in our faces,

and if I take a case
like this out the gate,

they'll let me go
in a heartbeat.

Maybe they will,
but if you ask me...

I'm not asking you, Jasmine,

but you're asking me
to risk everything

for a case that I can't win.

No, Robbie,
I asked you to do this

because that man
shattered my life,

and I don't know how
I'm gonna pick myself up,

but I thought at least
I could do this

knowing that you had my back.

Jasmine.

You just make sure
you get your foot

all the way in
that goddamn door.

- Harvey.
- I know what you're gonna say,

that we should have had
the mock trial.

Well, I don't want to hear it.

I wasn't gonna say that,
Harvey; I was gonna say

that if he puts her
on the stand again

- in front of that jury...
- It's gonna look even worse

- than it did just now?
- Jenna...

You're not gonna talk
your way out of this.

The last time we were in there,

you said when it was over,
we'd win.

Well, instead of us winning,
he gets to use a memo

that doesn't even exist.

Not that doesn't exist,
that you didn't write.

What are you talking about?

I think what Harvey's saying
is that Malik put the squeeze

on someone in your company,

and to get him off their back,
they went to the newspaper

and said there was a memo
that you wrote.

Even if that's true,

you're never gonna find out
who wrote it.

Then instead of starting
with the person

who gave it to the paper,

we're gonna start
with the person they gave it to.

- Louis, hey.
- Don't "hey" me.

I want to know why I went
down to the bullpen

and I was told by own associates
that they can't get to my case

because every one of them
is busy working for you.

Because Eli Gould
is coming after Pfizer.

Shit, that's
your biggest client.

- I know.
- When'd you figure that out?

Last night when I saw this.

If I'm reading this right,

you have about 36 hours
till they go to the board.

48. I filed my first suit
this morning and gave Eli

a song and dance
about the FTC,

but he's no fool, and all
that does is buy us time.

Well, then you take all
the associates you need,

'cause we're gonna do
whatever it takes

to protect our client.

We?

Alex, I told you,
you're family,

and there's no way I'm letting

Elias Douchebag Gould
hurt my family.

George Clark? I'm Mike Ross.

Oh, the guy David wrote
that article about.

And I'm the guy that's gonna
sue you for defamation

unless you help us out.

And why would I
help someone out

who's threatening me?

I'm not threatening.
I'm promising.

Because you ran a story
about a memo

that my client supposedly wrote

that you didn't even give her
a chance to refute.

I didn't need to give her
a chance; I had verification.

From who?

That's what this is about.
You want my source.

You're damn right we do.

And you know, I do that,
and I'll never get another one.

And we prove that memo's fake,
you'll be lucky getting a job

doing movie reviews
for "The Potomac News"

because that article doesn't
just imply my client's guilty.

It implies that I buried
the damn thing.

Well, considering the nature
of my source, you probably did.

What did you just say?

I didn't get it
from Elmont Investments.

I got it from somebody
who knows you.

- Bullshit. That's not possible.
- Knows him or works with him?

The person who gave it to me

had a working relationship
with both of you.

As far as I'm concerned,
that's verification,

and if that's not
good enough for you,

then you go ahead and sue me

because that's all
I'm gonna say.

There you are.
Where's the food?

I was thinking we could
go out to dinner

instead of working through.

No. Rachel, we only get
one shot at this.

We need to be ready.
We can't go out.

We're preparing
for this deposition.

And what if I told you
that we don't have to do

a deposition at all?

A settlement offer?
You got to be kidding me.

Dad, the terms are good.

I don't care
how good they are.

Once I get that bastard in the
room, they're gonna get better,

and they only
came to you with this

because they knew
I'd tell them to kiss my ass.

Except they didn't come to me.
I went to them.

What? You goddamn undercut me?

I didn't undercut you.
I negotiated a deal

because I am worried

about what'll happen
if you get in that room.

What did you just say to me?

You couldn't keep it together
with a loan officer.

How's it gonna go
when you're face-to-face

with the man
that hurt your sister?

I'll tell you how. I'm gonna
crack that man wide open.

Or you'll lose your shit
and we'll get nothing.

Oh, you don't know
what you're talking about.

Dad, I once convinced a man
to put his life on the line

instead of taking an offer
because I believed we could win,

and I'm telling you,
I don't think we can.

Rachel, I took the coward's
way out once before.

I can't do it again,
and I'd rather take my shot

and go down swinging
than walk away from the ring.

Okay.

Then we'll do it your way.

But on one condition.

You're not taking the shot.

I am.

Donna, hey, how'd it go
in court?

I would have asked you earlier,
but I had a ton of doc review.

I really don't want to talk
about it right now, Louis.

Okay. What happened?

Because obviously
something's wrong,

and I'm your friend,
so I'm here for you.

- Bullshit you're here for me.
- What?

I asked you to protect me, but
all you did was protect yourself

because you didn't want
to ask me

the same kinds of questions
that Malik did.

What do you mean
that Malik did?

All Mike needed to do was...

He didn't ask me
about Clifford Danner.

He asked me
about Coastal Motors.

- Oh, my God, the memo.
- Yeah, the memo.

And then he put me
on that stand,

and he came after me
just like I was afraid he would.

Donna, there was no way
we could have seen that coming.

What we could have seen coming
was, if he got me up there,

he would twist the facts,
and he would imply ugly things.

- About you and Harvey?
- Yes, about me and Harvey,

'cause it's always
about me and Harvey.

Last time, this time...

- Donna...
- God damn it, Louis,

I begged you to help me.

I even asked, "What if
your plan doesn't work?"

but you didn't listen,
so Malik rattled me,

and he humiliated me.

And he said I am only COO

because I slept my way there,

and he made it sound plausible,

so now that's on the record
thanks to you.

Me? Harvey signed off on this
just as much as I did.

I really don't care
what Harvey did, Louis,

because I came to you for help,
and you left me high and dry.

Louis, forgive me,

but I don't understand
what you're so upset about.

I'm upset because
Donna laid into me

like the whole thing
was my fault.

Louis, don't you see
she was just venting?

I don't care.

I gave them a foolproof way
to get her out of testifying

and they dropped the ball,
not me.

If that's true,
this shouldn't be

affecting you so much.

So there has to be
an explanation

as to why you're so upset,

and perhaps it has to do
with you not going through

with the mock trial
like you promised you would.

This is about her,
not me.

You don't think
that questioning someone

about their intimate relations

when you're feeling shame about
your own might touch a nerve?

I don't believe this.

You're saying
this is about Sheila?

I'm positing it might be.

Well, I'm positing
what touches a nerve

is that I come to you for help,

and you're saying
this is all my fault.

I'm not saying
it's your fault, Louis,

and I'm trying to help you.

Bullshit.

Louis, you know I would do
anything I could to help you.

Well, you're not,
and instead of waiting for you

to tell me that my time is up,

I'm gonna go ahead
and protect myself

and get the hell out of here.

Okay, if they know us,
that narrows it down.

Yeah, to 1,000
or 2,000 people.

1,000 or 2,000 people
didn't used to work for us.

You know what?
This doesn't make any sense.

We've just had this case
for a week.

By that logic, it would have to
be someone who works here now.

Or it could be someone who
works here from time to time.

What are you
getting at, Donna?

- I'm getting at Holly Cromwell.
- Why would he go to Holly?

Because that reporter would
believe that she has access.

If Malik needed to enlist
someone to do

something like this,
who better to do it?

And on top of that,
she has no love for any of us.

If what you're saying is true,
Malik just went from

strong-arming someone
to fabricating evidence.

No, he didn't.

Jesus Christ,
this guy's good.

What are you saying?

All he did was give
a story to a reporter.

That's... that's not
fabricating evidence.

That's not even a crime.

Well, he admitted it at trial
knowing it was false,

and that sure as hell is.

Harvey, he didn't admit
anything.

We did, because he baited us
into doing it.

He held up the newspaper
as if he was about to enter it,

but then he said "document"

and held up a folder
with the other hand.

Donna, we need a transcript

to make sure
what Mike's saying is true.

I don't need
a transcript, Harvey.

I've got it all right here.

I'm telling you,
you entered that article.

Well, it may not be a crime,

but if Holly comes forward,
he's gonna lose,

which means I'm going
over there right now.

- No, Harvey, I am.
- Donna, you were the one

who made her refuse to come here
in the first place.

She'll never listen to you.

Harvey, that son
of a bitch humiliated me

and told the world
I don't deserve my job.

I don't want to just
prove him wrong.

I want to make him regret
he ever met me.

- Ready for your deposition?
- As ready as I'll ever be.

It's a good plan, Rachel.
It should work.

Do you want to head
up there with me?

I can drop you off on the way.

No, no, you go ahead.

I got something I want to take
care of before I head in.

- Malik case?
- Actually, Paula Agard.

Yeah, she called
about a half hour ago.

She wants to get Harvey
something special,

wanted to know
if I had any ideas.

- Why did she call you?
- I don't know.

I guess maybe she thinks
that I'm Harvey's best friend.

Or maybe because the person
that knows Harvey the best

is the only person
she'll never call.

Okay. Got something
on your mind?

It's just,
Donna was here the other night,

and she told me about
this guy from years ago and...

she chose Harvey over him,

and I asked her
if she regretted it, and...

- And what?
- I guess it just made me wonder

if what she really regrets

is never telling Harvey
how she feels.

Anyway, I've got to get going.

- Louis, we have a problem.
- What is it now?

I threw everything in the book
at Gould. None of it worked.

On top of that, they just
moved up the timeline.

Then you're gonna need
to contact the board

about a corporate amendment.

Louis, I'm telling you
we've looked at everything:

supermajority,
golden parachute, poison pill.

What about the crown jewels?
You go through their divisions,

and you find the one
that's most valuable.

I know what the crown jewel
defense is, Louis.

The problem is, even if I could
find a buyer and agree to terms,

there's no way we could
push it through in time.

Wait a second. We don't need
to push it through in time.

We just need to make them
think we did.

Are you crazy?
A bluff is never gonna work.

They know every legitimate buyer
in the country.

I am not talking about
a legitimate buyer,

and I am definitely
not talking about them

being from this country.

- What are you doing here?
- I'm here to apologize

for what happened
the last time we met.

You're here
because you want something.

You're right. I do, but please
just hear what I have to say.

You have 30 seconds.

You told me that you find out
what makes people tick

and you use that
to get what you want

and it works because people
don't see the bigger picture.

- That's right.
- What you didn't tell me

was that you learned
how to do that

because your stepfather's
an alcoholic,

so you learned to read people

and be who they want you
to be to protect yourself.

That's not something
to judge you for.

Okay. I accept your apology,

but I can't do
what you're here to ask.

He has something on you,
doesn't he?

I haven't exactly led
a crime-free life, Donna.

Now, if you will excuse me...

We can defend you against
anything he has on you.

I can't risk that.
Because given the history

you just admitted
you judged me for,

if I ever stand in front
of a jury with women on it...

Holly, please.
We need this.

I'm sorry, Donna.

If I could help you,
I would, but I can't.

Mr. Kittredge, 90%
of your executives are male.

- Is that correct?
- I wouldn't know.

I evaluate my employees

based on their work
and not their gender.

And what about the color
of their skin?

I believe you had a meeting
with Lisa Davies.

She's one of our
senior loan officers.

You mean the woman of color
you sent in to hide your crime?

What is this?
I thought I was here

to answer some questions
about our loan process.

And I'll get to that,
but first I would like

to ask you about Alicia Taylor.

- Who?
- The woman that you fired

because she wouldn't
sleep with you.

You did do that, didn't you?

Alicia Taylor has no bearing
on this case.

She's everything that's wrong
with this case.

I'm sorry.
Is there a question?

Yes.

Do attractive women
intimidate you, Arthur?

No, why would they?

Because they're strong
and they're powerful

and they know
what they want.

I value my female employees
like anyone,

and you have no proof
otherwise.

Then answer the question
or take the fifth.

Have you ever tried
to sleep with someone

and then retaliated
once they rejected you?

The answer is no.
I haven't.

Of course, things are different
for women who don't work for me.

I'd ask you out in a second.

- Watch yourself.
- Dad, I've got this.

It's all right.
I know where he's coming from.

I mean, after all, he's your
father, but he's not blind.

I mean, he knows
you're attractive.

- Arthur.
- As a matter of fact,

if it were up to me,
I'd be willing

to settle this for one date,
maybe two.

All right, that's enough.

You see,
that is the irony here.

I am being accused
of discriminating

against people of color

when in fact I have always
preferred women of color.

There's just something
about them.

You know, they're exotic.

- Like you, Ms. Zane...
- You son of a bitch,

I'm gonna make sure you're
the one that loses everything

and not the people
that you prey upon.

- Dad.
- You mean

people like your sister?

- You're goddamn right I do!
- Dad.

My sister meant everything
to me, and you stole her light,

and I'm gonna make sure
that you pay for it

if it's the last thing I do.

Well, I'm afraid it's not
gonna be with this suit

because you just admitted
it's nothing more

than a trumped-up vendetta,
and we have it on record.

Took me a while to remember,
but once I did,

I knew exactly
how to take care of you.

What did she say?

That she was the source.

But let me guess,
she won't testify.

No, she won't, but I will.

Donna...

She admitted
that he contacted her.

That's what you said we needed.

I said I needed her
to say it, not you.

Well, why can't it be me?

My word is as good as hers.

- It doesn't matter.
- Why not?

Because in this situation,
it isn't.

You mean the situation
where he made it look like

I would do anything
for you because I...

I don't care what
he made it look like.

It's not true.

I wanted to get back at him
so badly.

And I wanted to be
the one to do it.

- You were the one to do it.
- How?

You realized it was Holly,
and the truth is,

she was never gonna say yes
no matter who asked.

So what are we gonna do?

Mike and I are gonna use
what you gave us

to put a gun
to Andrew Malik's head,

and if we do it right,

he is gonna regret
the day he met you.

Okay, I'll call you
in the morning, Mom.

Try to get some sleep.

Robert, what's wrong?

Jasmine died two hours ago.

Oh, Robert, I'm so sorry.

I could have helped her.

I should have helped her.

- No, don't do that to yourself.
- Do what?

Face the truth?

That man ruined her life,
and I did nothing.

You were there for her
in every way possible

for the last two years.

She didn't die from that.
She died 'cause she got sick.

But I wasn't there
the one time she had asked,

and maybe if I was...

I finished my homework!

Daddy, are you okay?

Daddy got some bad news,
sweetheart,

so why don't we
give him a minute?

I keep catching you
lost in thought.

I keep thinking
about this goddamn case.

So was I.

Well, I hope you got something

'cause I really shit
the bed in there,

just like you were afraid
I would.

Dad...

We should have taken
that deal, Rachel.

You were right.

Maybe not.

In fact, maybe you should
have that one-on-one

with Kittredge after all.

What are you getting at?

I was thinking he used
your weakness against us,

so why don't we use
his weakness against him?

Isn't that what we tried to do
with that deposition?

Yeah, but like you used
to yell at the TV on Sundays,

if running it up the middle
isn't working,

then do us all a goddamn favor
and call an end-around.

You were really listening
to all those games, weren't you?

Not the games, Dad.

I was listening to you.

Mike, what are you doing here?

I thought you and Harvey
were going to see Malik.

We are, just not
for another hour.

Just wanted to talk to you
about something.

- What is it?
- Donna, Rachel told me

that when I moved out
because of Logan Sanders,

you told her to give me
some space

because things work out the way
that they're supposed to.

- But she didn't do that.
- Well, that's my point.

Mike, where are you
going with this?

Tell Harvey how you feel.

What?

I know that it's not my place
to say this, but, Donna,

I wouldn't be with Rachel
if it wasn't for you,

and if I let you lose something
that might make you

as happy as we are

and I didn't say something,
I would never forgive myself.

So if you think there is even
the smallest chance

that you might ever
want to be together

and you don't tell him
that soon,

you might lose the chance
to tell him at all.

Mike...

I appreciate
where your heart is,

but two people have to want
to be together to be happy,

and Harvey and I don't
want to be together.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

- You want me to do what?
- You said before that

you would do anything
in your power to help me.

Well, now I'm asking.

Louis, I meant in this
office, and you know it.

You're asking me to pretend
to be someone I'm not,

which is a violation
of my license.

Not according to
Munley v. Marowan, it's not.

I don't know what that is.

Well, that's 'cause you're
a psychiatrist and not a lawyer,

but what I need you to be

is the head of a German
pharmaceutical company.

- Louis!
- Stan, please.

I already let Donna down,

and I can't do anything
to help that,

and if I let someone down
that I care about

twice in two days,
what kind of partner am I?

More importantly,
what kind of friend?

Louis, I'm sorry.

Violation of my license
or not,

what you're asking me to do
is unethical,

and I won't do it.

Well?

I'm sorry, Alex.
He said no.

Well,
did you come to cut a deal?

'Cause I'm all ears
as long as it includes

an admission
that you lost and I won.

Oh, we're here to talk
about an admission,

but not the kind you think.

Yeah, we're here to discuss
an admission

of fabricated evidence
into court by you.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

I did no such thing.

We know you didn't
do it yourself.

You had two idiots
do it for you.

If it's all the same
to you, Harvey,

I actually don't consider
myself an idiot.

Ah, you have a point.
You were the one who figured out

he baited us into entering
that newspaper for him.

But, to be fair, though,
it was Donna who figured out

that he went to Holly Cromwell

because it gave
the whole thing credibility.

It's not a crime to give
someone a piece of paper

and have them drop it off
at an address.

But it is a crime
to lie about it under oath,

and I'm gonna put you
on that stand.

You can't force me
to testify in my own case.

I'm afraid you opened
the door to that one

when you made
Harvey's character an issue,

because if his character's
at issue, then why isn't yours?

Look, I broke no laws,

and we all know that
Janet Stanger is guilty.

And if she's guilty and you're
as good as you think you are,

you should have
gotten her convicted

without planting that bullshit.

So which is it, Andy:

do you want to be
humiliated on the stand,

or do you want to drop
this case right now,

you evidence-manufacturing
piece of shit?

Arthur, I appreciate you
meeting me on such short notice.

And I appreciate
the opportunity

to have somebody
grovel at my feet.

Look, I know
the position we're in.

The fact is, the judge hasn't
ruled on your motion yet, and...

You want a settlement.

I'm just talking
about something

that allows me to save face
with my clients.

As I said, I appreciate
the opportunity

to have someone
grovel at my feet.

What the hell is this?

That's what you're
going to pay us.

This is three times
what it was before.

I know, because as of now,
you've been notified

of Arthur Kittredge's behavior,

which means the next time
it happens,

you're all personally liable.

A man who did this once
is gonna do it again.

You son of a bitch,
this is not gonna work.

Oh, I beg to differ because
I don't know if you noticed,

but it's just me here today.

So what?

So while we're here,
my daughter, the woman

you wouldn't think could
hold her own in a boardroom,

she's with your board right now

explaining how you're
not worth it anymore.

Because in case you haven't
been in a courtroom recently,

most juries aren't made up
of rich, old white men.

- Bullshit.
- You're bluffing.

It's not bullshit.
We got to them before you did

with
a take-it-or-leave-it offer.

The choice is yours.

You take the settlement
and you remove your CEO...

Or you could roll the dice
with a jury not of your peers.

Either way, you are done.

Harvey, hey,
what's going on?

Don't tell me that Malik tried
to weasel out of that agreement.

No, it's all good.
I just wanted to stop by and say

thank you for bringing me
this case in the first place.

Does that mean we're even
for the prison thing?

We're even.

Thanks, Mike.

Harvey...

did you talk to Donna
since last night?

No, other than
to text her we won. Why?

- Nothing.
- Don't worry, Mike.

I know she's had a rough time.

I'll tell her
we stuck it to Malik

and we couldn't have
done it without her.

I was hoping
you'd still be here.

What do you want, Alex?

To give you what you wanted
all along,

me on my knees begging.

- I'm listening.
- You won, Eli.

I can't stop you
from taking Pfizer,

but this wasn't about them or
Tommy Bratton or anything else.

This was about me leaving,

and now I'm asking
what it will take

to get you to back off my firm.

Okay, then...

Pearson Specter
can keep Pfizer,

and all you have to do
is come back here

with every
other client you have.

That's what you wanted
all along, isn't it?

You had your client go after
mine to put me in the position

of having to screw Harvey over.

That's right.

That agreement may have
stopped me from poaching,

but there's always
a workaround.

So which is it,
stay there a diminished man

without your best client

or come back here
where you belong?

You know what, Eli?

I think I'm gonna stay
exactly where I am,

at Pearson Specter Litt,

with every damn one
of my clients.

- Excuse me?
- You just admitted

that you orchestrated
a takeover attempt

for the sole purpose
of breaching our agreement.

You son of a bitch.

- You set me up!
- That's right.

You had us, Eli,
and now you don't,

because like you said,
there's always a workaround.

Let me guess.

The price for you not handing
that over is that I owe you one.

Well, look who's
on their knees now.

Good night, Eli.

I'll be in touch
when I need you.

- Did it work?
- Like a charm.

Oh, thank God.
I couldn't stand the thought

of letting down
another person in the office.

Louis, from what I've seen,

you've never let anyone
in this firm down.

Well, I did.

And it's time
I made it right.

What are you doing here, Andy?

I came here to tell you
that you may have won the case,

but I still wanted
to get back at you,

so I decided to come
after your old mentor.

If you think Cameron Dennis

can't handle
whatever you throw at him,

you got another thing coming.

I'm not talking
about Cameron Dennis.

I'm talking about your
other mentor, Jessica Pearson.

- What did you do?
- I didn't do it.

You did, when you let her
take the bullet

for you with Mike Ross.

Andrew, this is between
you and me, not Jessica.

Wow, look at that.
Andrew, huh?

Not Malik or Andy, Andrew.

Listen to me, what she did for
Mike Ross doesn't involve you.

Oh, it involves me because
she admitted to being a party

to fraud in front
of the New York State Bar.

Funny thing is,
no one seemed to care.

Well, I did, so I whipped up
a motion to have her disbarred,

and when a motion like that

comes from
the Attorney General's Office,

man, it is amazing
how much people start to care.

- You son of a bitch.
- Ah, there it is.

That's the look
I came here to see.

The only thing better would be
if I could be there

when you have to tell
Jessica Pearson

that you cost her
her license to practice law.

Have a nice evening, Harvey.

Louis,
pick up the phone.

This is the third time
I've called.

We need to get to anyone
we know at the New York Bar

on the phone tonight.

Andrew Malik's trying
to have Jessica disbarred.

Not trying. He already did.

- Jessica.
- Harvey, put that phone away.

This is happening, and there's
nothing we can do about it.

There's a hell of a lot
we can do about it,

and we're going to.

No, we're not.
Listen to me.

We knew this could happen,
and I said it doesn't matter

because in Chicago,
nobody's going to care.

I don't give a shit
about Chicago. I care.

And it's not your decision.

Jessica, we can't have
a name on the wall

of a partner
that's been disbarred.

What the hell do you think
I'm doing here?

No, I'm not doing it.

Yes, you are.

Harvey, it's time to take
my name off the wall.

Not like this,

not after all
we've been through.

I'm good with this,

and it's not my firm anymore.

It's yours.

I'm not ready.

You've been ready for
the better part of a year,

and you know it,

so the only question is,

are you going to fight me
on this,

or are you gonna accept it?

And what if I say I accept it?

Then you need to go
and talk to Louis

because you've got
two things to figure out:

how much you're gonna
spend to buy me out

and how are you gonna
spin this thing?

Donna, you have a minute?

A minute for what, Louis?

So you can tell me
how it wasn't your fault

that you didn't prepare me
to be on the stand?

A minute to say I'm sorry.

You were right, Donna.

I should have
prepared you for Malik,

but I didn't because

I couldn't bear the thought
of asking you about Harvey

in front of a room
full of people.

Louis, I knew
that would come up.

I was ready to handle it.

But I wasn't,
because of Sheila.

What does Sheila
have to do with...

I slept with her, Donna.

I told you she was
getting married.

When I was writing
down questions,

I kept imagining someone
putting my life on trial,

and I just... I couldn't take it,

so I took the coward's way out,

and I didn't prepare you.

I understand, Louis,

and I accept your apology.

Thank you, Donna.

Louis, what is it?

Ever since I left that
hotel room, I've been stuck.

We were together again, and it
felt just like it did before,

except it wasn't
because she wasn't mine,

and since then,
I've been counting the days

until my soul mate
marries someone else

and walks out
of my life forever.

- Louis...
- I know she's with another man,

Donna, and I know she says
that she loves him,

but all I want to do
is just say to her,

can't she see the man
she was meant to be with

is standing right
in front of her face?

I'm so sorry.

I should have told her
when I had the chance,

but that's something
I'm gonna have to live with

for the rest of my life.

Good, you're still here.
Where's Louis?

'Cause I have some news,
and I think you should both...

I'm sorry, Harvey.

I just had to know.

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