Suits (2011–…): Season 7, Episode 9 - Shame - full transcript

Why'd your last boyfriend
break up with you?

He asked you to choose
between him and Harvey.

Who'd you choose?
- Harvey.

- Because you love him.
- It is not that simple.

You have a boyfriend,
but the one you did

wouldn't share you with him.

- Your Honor!
- Please, I just need a--

Do you love Harvey Specter?!

Mark, if you're married,
why did you agree

to have lunch with me?

I thought it's
just lunch, and--



This hasn't felt like
just lunch, and you know it.

What are you doing here?

I've worked at Columbia
for the past six months.

My fiancé lives in the city,

and I wanted to be with him.

I know how to stop
Frank Gallo from testifying.

But my dad isn't gonna be the
only one who doesn't like it.

- Why not?
- Because it involves

impugning his integrity

and doing it through me.

I'm not going back
to Connecticut

until Saturday.

I'm staying at the Carlyle
for the next two nights.

I want your body
one last time



before I walk down that aisle.

I didn't know if you'd come.

I can't do this.

I didn't know if you'd come.

How could I not?

Homewrecker.

- What?
- I said, shame.

Shame, shame,
shame, shame

shame, shame, shame, shame,

shame, shame, shame, shame,
shame, shame,

shame, shame, shame, shame,

shame, shame,
shame, shame, shame,

shame, shame, shame,
shame, shame--

Thank God you are here.

I need to call Lipschitz
right now and tell him

I can't make it today,
I'm sick.

What do you mean,
you're sick?

I mean I'm deathly ill.

I can't make it in there
no matter what he says.

Louis, I don't mean
to get up in your business,

but the time you spend
with that man

is the most important part
of your week.

And by your week,
I mean my week.

Okay, I don't care
whose week it is,

I can't see him today.
I'm too busy.

Busy.
I thought you were sick.

I am. Sick and busy. And I
have a desk full of things

I need to get to,
especially this.

You don't even know
what that is.

How dare you.
I know what's going on

with every case on my desk.

And what I know is this case
needs my help.

Now, call Lipschitz
and leave me

to my business
and one more thing:

take "Game of Thrones"
off my to-do list

for the rest of its run.

Brian, I'm sure
you're doing just fine

on whatever the hell
this case is.

But I just thought I'd check in

and for whatever reason
Gretchen happens to ask,

you tell her that's exactly
what I did.

Okay? Good talk.

Actually,
there's a problem with it.

And I could really
use your help.

- What's the problem?
- It's our nipples.

They're almost
exactly the same.

- Our what now?
- Our client, Perfect Baby.

Yes, those kind of nipples.

Not the nipples that I was just
this morning--

Never mind.
Uh, what were you saying?

There's an overlap
between our pacifier

and the pacifier Sweetie Pie
Baby's about to take to market.

I notified them, but they're
giving me the runaround.

So I thought maybe
if you called--

Wait, whoa, whoa.
What do you mean runaround?

I've been trying
to set a meeting

for almost two months,
but they keep pushing.

Son of a bitch! We need to
get over there right away.

- What? Why?
- Because if we notify them

of overlap, but don't follow up
within 60 days,

we lose the right to sue
them for patent infringement.

- Oh, my God.
- Exactly. Now let's go

tell these assholes if they
think they're gonna

rip our nipples off
without a fight,

they got another thing coming.

What are you doing in here,
Mike?

I haven't had a chance to enjoy

my morning latte in weeks.

You seen this morning's
"Journal"?

There's a new Deputy AG.

He's won 15 cases in a row.

He's making it his mission
to clean up Wall Street.

What does that have to do
with us?

You're gonna take him on.

Excuse me?

You're gonna pick a fight
with this guy,

and you're gonna
clean his clock.

Mike, I appreciate your
confidence in my ability,

but... what exactly
is going on here?

Harvey, when I got back here,

you set out to show the world
that you're not Jessica.

And three seconds later, I put
you on the defensive,

and you've been there
ever since.

- Mike--
- Just listen to me.

Jordan might've been one
of the best defensive players

of all time, but that's not
what people remember him for.

So you're telling me
it's time

to put the ball in my hands.

I'm telling you that you
take on this hotshot,

you show the world that you
can take on anyone.

That's a great idea, Mike,

but the only problem is,
he's not coming after

any of our clients, and I hope
you're not suggesting

we put one of them
on his radar.

I'm saying we sign a client
that's already on his radar.

Why the hell didn't you
say that in the first place?

I didn't need to, 'cause
I already signed them.

Then I guess we pay this
jerkoff a visit

and let him know his winning
streak just came to an end.

♪ 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 busy,
busy making money ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ All step back,
I'm 'bout to dance ♪

♪ Suits 7x09 ♪
Shame
Original Air Date on September 6, 2017

♪ The greenback boogie ♪

== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man

You know, I was thinking
about joining

a place like this.

The truth is,

I've never been a fan of
losers sweating together

in a confined space.
- Unless it's in a courtroom

and you're the one
making them sweat.

I see my reputation
precedes me.

Well, I'm aware of your
reputation now, Specter.

So why don't you tell me what
the hell you're doing here?

Then you're also aware that
I don't like to waste my time

or my client's money.

So why don't you drop
your bullshit case

against Elmont Investments
right now?

Since when are you
representing

Elmont Investments?

Since they realized
they were being

railroaded by a showboater
and that they needed

a real lawyer to put him
in his place.

- Is that a fact?
- Yes, it is.

Well, it looks to me
you had to bring

your little buddy here
because you're too scared

to go up against me
by yourself.

Yeah, he's not really
scared of anyone.

And for your information,
until about 10 minutes ago,

he had no idea who you were.

Bullshit. He knows
exactly who I am.

We worked in the same
damn office for three years

What?

What the hell
are you talking about?

You really don't remember me,
do you?

No, I don't.

Well let me
ring a bell for you.

My name is Andrew Malik.

And while you were kissing
Cameron Dennis's ass

working on high profile cases,
I was three doors down,

working till two in the morning

putting the real
criminals away.

And you may not have
remembered me then,

but you're sure as hell
going to remember me now.

What are you doing in here?

Nothing. Harvey asked me

to put this on Cameron's desk.

Of course he did.

Cameron and Harvey
are like father and son.

And you and Harvey are like--

Well, you know what.
- No, I don't, actually.

Why don't you tell me?
- Forget it.

I'm not gonna
forget it, Andy.

And I'm not gonna let you
make a false accusation

like that and get away with it.

How about this accusation?

It's past eight,
and I'm still here working.

Cameron will never see that
because he's probably out

getting a drink with your boss.

Well then maybe you should
realize that working hard

isn't the only thing
that matters in life.

No, what should
matter is that

you care about what you do.

And Cameron loves Harvey.

So he can't see the truth
that's in front of his face.

And what truth is that?

That there is no way that
Harvey Specter

will be here forever.

Well, I'll be here forever.

And I don't care
how tight they are

or how tight
the two of you are.

I will outlast you all
as a prosecutor.

There you are.

I was looking all over for you.

What for?

Well I know you were being
a little secretive

about your date last night.

But I care about you

and I wanted to know
how it went.

It didn't.

- But you said--
- I know what I said.

I wanted a night to just
feel good about myself.

But I realized that last night
wasn't gonna do that.

So I called it off.

Oh, sorry.

You wanna talk about it?

No, Rachel. I don't.

I'm sorry, I think you have
the wrong office.

Oh, we're in
the right office.

In fact, we were supposed to

meet three weeks ago,
but you asked

to reschedule and never did.

You're from Pearson Specter.

Pearson Specter Litt.
And according to Brian,

he's been trying to meet
with you for quite some time.

Yes, we've been
a bit busy, so--

Yeah, busy trying to douche
our client out of their money.

And if you think
we're letting you

go to market with your
rip-off nipple,

you're even dumber
than the babies

that buy your crappy diapers.

We're not shelving
our new product.

In that case,
we'll take you to court,

and it'll end up
being shelved anyway.

Or you can admit
you infringed on our design

and cut us in for 60%.

We didn't infringe
on anything

and if you think we did
then you don't know a thing

about the market you represent.

Not know the market?

For your information,
I've got a newborn.

And if it weren't
for our pacifiers,

I wouldn't have gotten
what little sleep

I have in the last month.
- Then I guess

you're an even shittier father
than you are a lawyer

because if you can't put a baby
down without a pacifier,

then you don't have a chance
in hell against us in court.

- What did you just say?
- I said you don't know

what you're doing
as a father or a lawyer.

How dare you.
I don't give a shit

what you think.

We're not taking 60%.

We're gonna sue your ass
into the ground.

And as soon as I
get back to my office,

I'm filing a restraining order
to stop you

from ever taking your
fraudulent product to market,

you lying sack of shit.

All right, why don't you
say what's on your mind?

Who says there's anything
on my mind?

There's always something
on your mind.

The only time it doesn't
pop right out of your mouth

is when you're not sure
you should say it.

Look, I was just thinking
if I'd known there was

a personal history
with this guy,

I wouldn't have
picked this case.

Yeah, if I'd known there was

a personal history
with this guy,

you wouldn't have had to.

Harvey, listen to me.

I took on the prison case

and it almost ripped us apart.

I took on this
to make up for that.

I don't want it
to do the same thing.

What makes you think you know

what this case is gonna do?

I don't know exactly
what it's gonna do.

But I know it's personal
with this guy

and that never ends well.

You still have time to get out.

Mike's right, Harvey.

You do not wanna
go up against this man.

I don't even remember
this guy.

You expect me to run scared?

Well I remember him.
You acted like

he didn't
exist for three years.

But he is sneaky and he is
conniving and now he's got

the power of the AG's office
behind him.

I don't care
what office he has.

The only reason he remembers me

and I don't remember him
is he sucked and I was awesome.

And if you're telling me
that between then and now

I've stalled and he's
skyrocketed, I'm not buying it.

I think what Donna's
trying to say is that this guy

is like Louis Litt and Elliott
Stemple rolled into one.

And if you can avoid
a fight with him,

you should.
- Well, I can't

avoid a fight with him
because we just picked one.

And despite what
you both seem to think,

I can handle him.

Well, you're gonna
get your chance.

'Cause he just subpoenaed
our new client.

Louis, I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean

to fly off the handle
like that.

What are you kidding?
That was the best thing

I've seen in weeks.

So...you're not mad?

Mad? I'm blown away.

It was like watching
a fierce, manly butterfly

emerge from its
pussy little cocoon.

Where the hell
did that Brian come from?

I don't know.
I guess you can say

a lot of things about me,
but when you insult

my ability as a father--

It brings out the lion
in you.

Something like that.

But I promise,
it won't happen again.

But I want it
to happen again.

In fact, when you draft
the restraining order,

I want you picturing
that asshole

laughing to his buddies about
what a shitty father you are.

Think about it when you're
writing the opening,

think about it in the middle,

and definitely think about it
when you write the close.

Because Mufasa Brian
is the only Brian

I want to see from now on.

Let's get on with this.
My client's a busy woman.

Apparently she's too busy
to realize she just hired

a firm that's willing
to sell out their own clients.

What the hell
are you talking about?

Oh, come on.

You must be aware of what
happened with William Sutter.

What happened was Harvey
got him a better deal

than anyone could have
under the circumstances.

Is that what you call
sending him to prison?

A great deal?
- I hope there's more

to your legal strategy
than talking shit

about my firm, Andy.

Oh, I see you asked someone
who I was.

Took a while to find someone

who actually remembered.

Now ask my client
an actual question

or I'm shutting this down
right now.

Okay, here's one:
Mrs. Stanger,

why don't you tell me why
one of your divisions

suddenly needed to be sold
on December 31st at 11:53 p.m.?

We finally got the offer
that we'd been waiting for.

Mm-hmm. An offer worth
8 million less

than the last one.
- Last time I checked,

being a Deputy AG
doesn't make you

an expert
in wholesale shipping.

No, but it sure as hell
makes me an expert

on executives locking in
their bonuses illegally.

- That is not--
- He's baiting you.

Don't respond.
- I'm not baiting.

I'm deposing.
- Then why don't you ask

a goddamn question
based on evidence

and save your speeches
for outside the courthouse?

Did you knowingly
defraud your shareholders

to inflate your own bonus?
- Don't answer that.

Did you inform your
board of directors

that you were taking
a below market offer?

- Don't answer that either.
- Wow, you're getting a lot of,

"Don't answer that question."
I can see why they're

worth the big bucks.
- Listen to me, asshole.

My client's innocent.
And you come at her

with nothing but innuendo,
she's taking the 5th.

Well, let me tell
you something that you

may not know since you
left being a prosecutor:

innocent people
never take the 5th.

And if you try that, I'll put
the criminal case on hold,

I'll bring the board up on
civil charges and believe me,

they will roll
over on her before

I'm finished
offering them the chance.

- Can he do that?
- Yes, I can.

And for the record,

I don't give a shit
if you're innocent or not.

You are going to prison.

How's that for making
an impression, Harvey?

Dad.

What are you doing here?

I was in the neighborhood.

I realized I haven't
seen your office

since you became
a member of the bar.

Well, that's sweet but my
office hasn't changed one bit

so why don't you tell me
what you're really doing here?

I came to tell you that was
one hell of a move you made,

using my own daughter against
me with the Reform Corp. case.

I'm not just your daughter.
I'm a lawyer.

That's why I'm here.
I wanna work with you.

- I don't follow.
- Rachel, Frank Gallo

wanted to connect
with his daughter

and waited until
it was too late.

I don't wanna make
that same mistake.

And I appreciate that, Dad.

But I've also made it
really clear

that I wanna make my own way.

Oh, I'm not talking
about you switching firms.

I'm talking about a pro Bono.

Now I know you did one
with Jessica last year,

I thought maybe it was time
you did one with me.

- What kinda case?
- Predatory lending.

Taking advantage of
people of color.

I'd really like that.

But I have to clear it
with Harvey first.

No, you don't.
I told the man I wanted to work

with my family and he said,
"Of course, Robert.

How can I stand
in the way of that?"

Well, in that case.
I think we should

head back to your office
and get ready

to show those bastards what the
team of Zane and Zane can do.

Hey. We need to talk.

No, we don't.
I just got off the phone

with the last board member.

We need to get 'em in a room

and lock 'em down before Malik

gets a chance
to issue subpoenas.

Harvey, you heard him.
It's not gonna be enough.

- What are you saying?
- I'm saying that we cut a deal

to pay a fine
while we still can.

- Are you kidding me?
- Listen to me,

I saw the look
on that woman's face.

She did it,
and the board's gonna know it.

The second that
he makes this civil,

they're gonna turn on her,
just like he said.

I get what this is.

What the hell are you
talking about?

You brought me this
to make up

for your pro Bono fixation

messing with my business.

And now you found out
that she's guilty,

so you wanna cut and run 'cause
it goes against your code.

That's bullshit.

I knew she was guilty
the second I signed her.

Harvey, we're not talking about

some chemical company
causing cancer.

We're talking about
one rich person

stealing money from
other rich people.

I'm saying that we cut a deal
because he's got us.

He doesn't have shit
because she didn't

give him anything.
- That doesn't matter to him

and it's not gonna matter
to a jury

because she's guilty
whether we like it or not.

- What did you just say?
- I said she's guilty.

No, you said it doesn't
matter to him.

But she doesn't matter to him
and we got him

on tape admitting it.

Malik's not just
some corporate lawyer.

He's a public servant.

And last I checked,
public servants

are supposed to give a shit
if someone's guilty or not.

Holy shit.
We've got him.

Ms. Sonowski?
My name's Rachel Zane,

this is my father Robert Zane.

Did we have an appointment?
Because I have

a full schedule today.
- Then you're gonna

have to clear it
because this lawsuit

just became
your number one priority.

A discrimination suit.
This is unbelievable.

What's unbelievable
is that your bank

thought they could rip people
off for years

without anyone noticing.
- Let me guess, you're gonna

slap me with this and turn
around

and 15 seconds
later tell me you wanna settle.

I don't wanna
settle anything.

I wanna depose your CEO.

Well, that's not
gonna happen.

Bullshit, it's not.
This is a legitimate lawsuit.

Then why don't
we skip the part

where you punch me
and I counterpunch you

and you go ahead and give me
your bottom line number

right now.
- One.

- One what?
- One son of a bitch

who's been screwing
over people.

That's my number.

And I want the man's head
on a platter.

Then I guess I'll
see you in court.

Because I'm not gonna let you

depose my boss without a fight.

Okay, gentlemen, why exactly
are we here?

Your Honor, we're here
because this is

a trumped up charge
that shouldn't be allowed

to go forward.
- If it's so trumped up,

why wouldn't your client answer

a single question about it?
- Because it's her job

to protect her company,
not offer up information

to be used against it.
- Bullshit.

All your client cares about
is protecting her bonus.

And all you care about

is making a name for yourself

even if it means taking down
innocent people.

Mr. Specter, I'd think
very carefully

before accusing
a Deputy Attorney General

of something like that.
- I'm not accusing him

of anything, Your Honor.

I'm repeating exactly

what he told my client
on tape.

What? That's a lie.

You want us
to play it for you?

We have him on tape saying

he doesn't give a shit
whether Janet Stanger

is innocent or not.
- Your Honor,

that was said in the heat
of the moment.

I did not mean that literally.
- You mean you only said it

to intimidate my client.

- It wasn't intimidation.
- Then what the hell was it?

- You piece of shit.
- Mr. Malik.

I like what you've been
doing for Wall Street.

But I'm not letting you
prosecute a fabricated case

in my courtroom just to get
another notch in your belt.

- That's not what I'm doing.
- Then you have

24 hours to
prove them wrong.

So I suggest you stop
calling them names

and go find yourself
some evidence.

Louis, that asshole

from Cheapskate Baby
is on line one.

Louis.
- What'd you say?

I said that sucker
that's trying to rip off

our client's calling.

Evidently, he got
Brian's TRO.

Which means he's about
to cry his eyes out.

This is just what I needed.
What line did you say?

One.

Hank, I understand
you got our TRO.

- I sure as hell did.
- But I assume you're calling

to beg me to let you
keep a piece of your product.

Well, sorry to tell you, buddy.
That's not gonna happen.

Why don't I hear crying?

You didn't read that thing
before your associate

sent it over, did you?

Well, of course I read it.

What kind of idiot
doesn't read a document

before sending it over?

The kind that just opened
the door for us

to countersue
the shit out of him.

Because he was too busy
thinking about the woman

he's never going to marry.

- What did you just say?
- I said, I'm Sheila's fiancé

and I know you slept with her.

And even now you're thinking
about sneaking around and--

You don't understand,
it was just--

A one-time thing?

You could've ruined my life

you selfish son of a bitch.

But I love Sheila,
so if you think

this is gonna stop us
from getting married, it's not.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to.

It doesn't matter whether
you meant it or not.

If you think this is gonna stop
us from going to market,

you're an even shittier lawyer

than that sorry excuse
for an associate.

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

Did you file that TRO?
- Yeah.

First thing this morning.
- And did you read it

before you did?
- Of course.

Then what are you,
illiterate?

Because that's the only reason
I can think of

as to why you'd send
a restraining order

that says their product's
inferior to ours.

- What?
- That's right, inferior.

As in, different.

No, I couldn't have
used that word.

Well, you could've if you're
the world's worst lawyer,

which you apparently are.

Because you just invalidated
our whole goddamn case

Because if they're different,
they couldn't have

violated our patent.
- Okay, Louis, I am so sorry.

You told me to think
of that guy laughing

and how bad a father I was--
- Are you saying

this is my fault?
- No, I--

Because this is not my fault,
this is your fault.

I know. I am so sorry.

No. What you are
is off this case.

- Louis, please.
- No. You shut the hell up!

Our client trusted you
with something special,

with something they love.

And then you snuck around
behind their back

and you did something
stupid and reckless.

And you ruined their life,

you worthless,
selfish son of a bitch!

Your Honor, this bank has a
practice of predatory lending.

It starts at the top
and we can end

this whole thing quickly
by deposing their CEO.

They need to end this quickly
because they have nothing.

And if every time a lawyer
wanted to sit down my client

and depose him, he'd never
be able to do his job.

What a wonderful argument.
"You can't depose us,

because we're too busy
screwing over our clients."

Mr. Zane, if you wanna
tie up an important man

for hours on end,
you need to show

there's enough evidence
to warrant it.

I'll give you evidence,
Your Honor.

We'll show the jury
John Fuller,

who makes $80,000 a year
and has his own business.

And then we'll show them
Meg Grossman,

who makes the same
but has at least that much

in credit card debt.
- And then we'll ask the jury

who they would give
the better mortgage to.

And we're willing to bet that
all 12 would pick Mr. Fuller.

Which is who
his bank would've picked

if he weren't African American.

Your Honor,
they're picking two cases.

- Two out of 100.
- And I'm sure there's

an explanation.
- Then get your goddamn CEO

in here to give it.
- That's enough, Mr. Zane.

I'm willing to let you
build a case,

but I need evidence
your claims are true

before I'm gonna let you
figure out who to blame.

- Your Honor--
- You can start

by deposing the loan officers.

But unless there's enough
there to make a case,

that's all you're gonna get.

Gretchen, what the hell
are you doing here? Get out.

I'm not going anywhere.

You had no business treating
that boy like that.

Well, you know what?
If all you're gonna do

is judge me,
as far as I'm concerned,

Brian's not the only one
lucky not to be fired.

- What did you say to me?
- You heard me.

Back off or you're gone.

Then you better hear this:

you say those kids
are your children.

Well, a father doesn't treat
his children that way.

You don't know
what you're talking about.

The hell I don't!

You were nasty
and abusive.

And if he were your son,
I'd be calling

Child Services right now.
- Well, he's not my son!

He's a lawyer and this is
none of your goddamn business.

None of my business?

Watching your back
is my goddamn business.

I don't know what
the hell is going on

with you that you don't wanna
talk to Lipschitz about,

but you better
get a handle on it.

Because if you treat
another associate like that,

I will knock you
the hell out.

Isn't it a little early
for a victory drink?

Did you see the look
on Malik's face?

I'd say we're a couple
of hours late.

Then I guess
I better join you.

'Cause by tomorrow,
all of Wall Street's gonna know

that Andy Malik went up against
Pearson Specter Litt

and lost in record time.

Thanks for bringing me
this case, Mike.

You're welcome, Harvey.
And for the record,

I'm sorry I said you should've
thrown in the towel.

It's okay.
I'm sorry you said it, too.

Got an extra glass?
I feel like celebrating, too.

What are you
doing here, Malik?

I'm here to deliver this.

What's that?

It's a copy
of tomorrow's paper.

I'm required to hand over
all discovery and unlike you,

I comply with that requirement.
- What's that supposed to mean?

Oh, you'll find out
what it means tomorrow.

Then why did you come
all the way down here

to give us this tonight?

Because I wanted to see
the look on your face

when I told you
that I've got you,

you cocky son of a bitch.

Oh, and if you wanna
turn on your recorder,

go right ahead,
'cause I'll say that

right to the camera.

Good night, gentlemen.
Enjoy your drinks.

Donna. I see you're in the same
position as you always were.

And I see you have the same
Harvey-sized

chip on your shoulder
you've always had.

How bad is it?
- Bad.

- They got a smoking gun?
- And the bullet

and the body, too.

So what are you gonna do?

We're gonna find out
what the hell's going on here.

What is that?

My letter of resignation.

I'm not gonna work
for a man like that.

- A man like what?
- Are you kidding me?

I know you saw that.

And I'm not gonna put up with
being bullied by a nut job.

He's lucky I don't sue him
like everybody else.

- Excuse me?
- I said, he's lucky

I don't sue him
like everybody else.

Well, you know what,
you little pissant?

Why don't you go ahead and try?

Because he will take
your little incompetent ass

and wipe the floor with you.

- What?
- Oh, did you misunderstand me,

the way you misunderstood
the assignment you were given?

Because maybe you weren't
paying attention.

You may have just
cost this firm a client.

Bullshit. He had no right
to treat me that way.

I don't give a shit
what he had a right to.

If you were my son,
I would tell you

this is your
case and your mess.

Well, I'm not your son.
And he kicked me off.

And instead of being a baby
and running away,

a man would figure out a way
to stay and clean up.

It's up to you.

But don't you dare
talk shit about my boss

to my face ever again.

Well, I hope you're here
to tell me the case

is getting dismissed.
- We're here to ask you

if you wrote a memo
instructing your team

to sell that division
for whatever it takes.

- No, I didn't.
- Then why the hell

does the "Journal" say you did?

- This is ridiculous.
- Ridiculous because

it isn't true or because
you didn't write it?

- I didn't write it.
- But it is true.

I may have mentioned it would
be in our best interest

if a division was sold
before the end of the year.

But I was never dumb enough
to write it in a memo.

No, you're just dumb enough
to put your interests

in front of your company's.
- I am this company.

Our interests are the same.

Or have you forgotten
what side you're on?

We haven't
forgotten anything.

And we can't defend you if we
don't have all the information.

Well now you have it.
I didn't write the memo.

And as I recall,
you were the ones

who came
knocking on my door.

So instead of coming into
my office in the middle

of the night,
why don't you do your job

and stop this goddamn thing
from getting into court?

- Harvey--
- If you're gonna tell me

you don't believe her,
you can save it.

- I'm not gonna tell you that.
- Why not?

Because when a client
says they're guilty,

I believe them when they say
that's not the gun they used.

Then what were
you gonna say?

I think he brought us
that paper

to send us on
a wild goose chase,

trying to figure out
where that memo came from.

Why would he wanna do that?

Because he doesn't
actually have it.

And he wanted to take
our eyes off the ball.

I don't get it.
What ball?

The ball that says
he's gonna try and

use that article as evidence
to get the memo

that he doesn't have admitted.
- He can't do that.

The rules of evidence say that
if that thing exists

and he doesn't have it, he
can't even submit a copy of it,

let alone an article
referring to it.

And that, Harvey,
is the ball he's trying

to keep our eyes off of.

That means all we have to do
is show up at court tomorrow

and stop him.
- That's pretty good, Mike.

I gotta say, I'm impressed.

I'm impressed you remember
the rules of evidence.

- I am a lawyer, you know.
- To tell you the truth,

between the hair
and the short hours,

I kinda forget it sometimes.

I don't even know
what that means.

I'm pretty sure you know
what that means.

- Good night, Michael.
- Night, Harvey.

Okay, let's go over the plan.

Okay, we make every one
of these loan officers

think that we've
seen their records.

And if they're not willing to
admit this came from the top,

we're gonna show that
they did this all on their own.

In which case, we report
them to HUD

and they never work
in banking again.

- Good.
- Good.

You know, the last time
we worked together

on something like this was...

When you helped me
with Model U.N.

I was Switzerland.

And as I recall,

Switzerland's never kicked
so much ass.

I'm glad you put off
that wedding.

What?

I thought you liked Mike.
- I do.

But you put it off to spend
time on your career.

And because of that,

I'm spending time
with you right now.

Louis. I'm glad you're here.

I'm glad you're here, too.
Brian, I--

I wanna say I'm sorry.
- You don't have to apologize.

You were right.

I messed up the case.

But I wanna show you this.

How'd you come up with this?

The truth?
I was pissed off

and I couldn't stop thinking
about how you keep treating us

the same way
over and over again.

And then I got to thinking,
most people have a pattern.

- And most companies do, too.
- Exactly.

Brian, this is an amazing
amount of work.

I stayed up all night
doing it.

But I thought you take
the night shift with your son.

Usually, but I told my wife

she'd have to take it
last night

because I don't like
being accused

of being a bad father.

But I won't abide it
making me a bad lawyer.

Uh, I don't understand.

How does that make you
a bad lawyer?

I am not saying
that it's your fault.

But when I pictured
him laughing at me,

I lost control.

And I wrote the word inferior

because I was
lashing out at him.

Because the truth is...

I'm afraid I am a bad father.

You're a good father, Brian.

How can you know that?

Because I do, and I know
what's it like

to let your insecurities
get in the way of your work,

believe me.

But right now,
we're gonna channel the shit

out of our insecurities

and go spank these
nipple-stealing motherfu--ers.

Okay.

Your Honor, you gave me
24 hours to introduce evidence

that I have a case.

Well, I would like
to introduce this document.

Your Honor,
he's about to introduce

an article that says my client

directed an illegal sale
of a company.

Well, I have a copy of
that article right here

and unless he has
the actual memo it refers to,

this article
itself is inadmissible.

- Let me see that.
- Your Honor,

Mr. Specter's right,
I do not have

the memo that he's
referring to.

But since he brought it up,
the reason

that I would like to
have entered that article

is to show the court that that
memo existed and he buried it.

- What?
- Mr. Malik,

that's an outrageous claim.
- What's outrageous

is that he's done it before

and he's still practicing law.

Okay, that is a lie
and I want that

stricken from the record.
- It's not a lie.

I can prove it.
- Bullshit.

Mr. Specter, that's enough.

If Mr. Malik can't
back up his allegation,

he'll be held
in contempt of court.

But in my experience, old dogs
don't learn new tricks.

So if he can prove it,
that combined with this article

will give me reason to believe
that you've done it again.

We'll reconvene in two days.

What the hell
is he talking about?

Whatever it is,
I swear to you

that when the dust settles,
we'll still win this thing.

You son of a bitch.
You got nothing on me

because there's
nothing to have.

Oh, I've got plenty.
The only question is,

which one of the many times
that you've crossed the line

am I planning on exposing
to the world?

I hope you don't mind.
I'm returning the favor.

You better not be in here
to yell at me.

I'm not. I'm here to tell you
that you were right.

And I'm sorry I yelled at you,
Gretchen.

And I'm also sorry I told you
to cancel Lipschitz.

I mean, that was the dumbest
thing I've ever said.

No, Louis, the dumbest thing
you've ever said

was when you ordered me
to adopt

a family of Siamese cats
for the office.

But you didn't do that.

And I didn't cancel Lipschitz
either.

I moved him to 6:00 tonight.

6:00? I'll never make it
over there, it's too late.

Then it's a good thing
I convinced him to come here.

Thank you, Gretchen.

And for the record,
I would never fire you.

I know, Louis.

I know.

- Ms. Davies?
- You look surprised.

We have the time right,
don't we?

Yes, you do.

Before we get started,
I would just like to point out

we're not just here
to get justice for our clients.

We're also here to protect you.

Careful, Lisa, they're trying
to get your trust

before they stab you
in the back.

- We're not stabbing anyone.
- We have 123 plaintiffs

who were all steered
into higher rate mortgages

all of whom happen to be
people of color.

And what exactly
is your question?

We wanna know who gave your
client the goddamn mandate.

- There is no mandate.
- Just because it's not

written down doesn't mean
it's not understood.

I've been a loan officer
at Avon for ten years.

Our lending process doesn't
allow for discrimination.

- How is that possible?
- A computer program

strips out race, gender,
and photos

before approval officers
ever see the application.

Bullshit. Then why even
ask for those things

in the first place?
- Because we have to protect

against identity fraud.
- And none of that

stops the boss from telling you
to deny number 512

their rightful mortgage.

Because he's
a predatory piece of shit

and he's using fools
like you to cover his own ass!

- Excuse me?
- Dad.

How can you work
for a man like that?

I would never
work for a place

that engaged in discrimination
and I am more than happy

to say that on the stand.
- Well, you're gonna

get your chance because
something is going on here

and I'm gonna get
to the bottom of this.

- We're done here.
- Bullshit, we're done.

We have five more people
to depose.

And they're gonna say the
exact same thing Lisa just did,

but I'm not gonna give you
the chance to treat them

the way you just treated her.

What I am gonna do
is petition the judge

to have this case thrown out.

Don't tell me you still
want me to give up

because even if I wanted to--

That's not what
I'm here to say.

We need to figure out
what case he's talking about.

I know what case. He worked
in the DA's office ten years.

He's talking about
Clifford Danner.

Harvey, that doesn't
make any sense.

You didn't suppress that
evidence, Cameron Dennis did.

Malik doesn't give
a shit about that.

I was the prosecuting attorney.

I should've known what was
happening with my own case,

which means we're screwed.

- Unless--
- Unless what?

Unless we can get
Cameron Dennis to admit

that he buried the evidence and
that you didn't know about it.

Mike, there's no way
Cameron's gonna admit to that.

Wait a second.
- What?

There's also no way
he'd set me up

for something I didn't do.

Which means we need to figure
out how Malik's

gonna make it look like
I suppressed that evidence.

He's gonna subpoena the one
other person who was there

when you put
Clifford Danner away.

- No.
- Yes. He's calling me

to the stand in two days.

Then we need to
get you prepared.

And we need to do it
in front of an audience.

You're talking about
a mock trial?

No way, I'm not putting
Donna through that.

Harvey, Mike's right.

But you're not the one
who has to put me through it,

it has to be Louis.
- Donna,

you know what happened
last time Louis did that.

Yes, I do.
He was brutal.

Which is exactly
what Andy Malik's gonna be.

So either you can
tell Louis or I will.

But either way,
it's gotta be him.

Donna, even if I said yes,

last time Louis did that,
it made him sick.

He's not gonna wanna
do that again.

He won't want to.

But he will.

Well, thanks
for meeting me here.

Well, when you
put off our session,

I knew you must be in the
middle of something important.

That's not why I put it off.

What happened, Louis?

You remember Sheila?

Yeah, of course.

She was the subject
of many of our conversations.

Yeah, well the long and short
of it is she's getting married.

And before she does,
she wanted to have

one last night with me.

And I didn't tell you about it

because I was afraid
that you would judge me.

Louis, it doesn't matter
what I think of your actions.

What do you think?

She said it would free her
to live her life.

And I want her
to be happy with her life,

even if it's not with me.

Then your heart
is in the right place.

Don't you see?
My heart is not the problem.

I can't get her out of my head.

It's Sheila.

It's always been Sheila.

But Louis,
as I recall,

it was you who ended it
with her.

Because I wanted
to have a baby.

And she didn't.

And now I'm not gonna
have anything.

Louis, I understand all that.

But from what Gretchen told me,

I think it's time we
figure out a way

for you to stop lashing out
at those around you.

I thought you went back
to your office.

No, I didn't.
I thought that I would

give you some time
to calm down

and think about
telling me the truth

about what
is going on here.

Nothing's going on.

Dad, you said that you wanted

to be closer with me.

Now's your chance.

This case isn't about
race or money.

That man who heads up this
company is a predator,

through and through.

And I wanted to get him back
for going after

the one person I should've
helped when I had the chance.

But I didn't.

Who?

25 years ago,
that CEO was a branch manager.

Arthur Kitridge.

And your aunt worked for him.

And he made her life
a living hell.

Because she was black?

Because she was beautiful.

He wouldn't leave her alone.

Finally, she threatened
to do something,

and he fired her.

And you didn't help her.

I was a young attorney.

Taking on a case like that

was only gonna
get me fired, too.

So I told her there was
nothing we could do.

And after that...

her life fell apart.

Dad, why didn't you ever
tell me any of this before?

Because she died

a few years later,
and I was ashamed.

And then I watched your fiancé
risk his career

to help those prisoners

and I knew I had
to do something.

You only knew her later.

But if you had seen her before,

smart, beautiful,
full of life...

she could've been
anything she wanted.

Just like you.

I wish I had known her then.

But Dad, I know that whenever
you set your mind to something,

there is nothing
that can stop you.

So I say we take the night
and we regroup.

And tomorrow morning,
we'll find a way.

- Louis, wait.
- Whatever it is, guys,

I can deal with it tomorrow.
It's been an emotional day.

Unfortunately,
it's not over yet.

I've been subpoenaed

by the Attorney General's
office.

What are you talking about?
You have nothing to do

with Harvey's case.
- She doesn't.

But he wants to use her
to prove

that I've suppressed
evidence before

and I'm doing it again.

- Did you?
- No.

Louis, he's gonna question me
about the Clifford Danner case

and try to make it look like
Harvey knew what was going on

and so I must've too.

You know what that means.
I need you to prepare me.

Uh-uh. I don't care.

I can't.
- Louis.

No. Ask Alex to do it,
ask Mike.

It has to be you,
you've done it before.

Which is exactly why
I don't wanna do it again.

I'm not doing that to Donna.
- Louis.

Look, you told me
you did what you did

because Travis Tanner
doesn't give a shit about Donna

and he was gonna come
after her full bore.

Well, this guy has at least
as much of an axe to grind.

And he worked with us
in the D.A.'s office.

Which means he knows
more about us.

And the only way to protect me
is to prepare me

for what's coming.

You are asking me
to go personal again.

And I won't do it.
- No. Louis,

I am asking you to do
whatever you have to do

to protect me again.

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

Okay.

But I'm not gonna do anything
until tomorrow.

Because I need to do
something first.

Donna, what are you
doing here?

I'm ready to tell you about
what happened

on my date the other night.

Well, Mike's still
at the office

and we've got the place
all to ourselves, so...

Do you remember
at Harvey's mock trial

a couple years ago when Louis
asked if I loved Harvey?

How could I not?

And he also asked me about
my last serious boyfriend

and what broke us up.

He asked you to choose

between him and Harvey.

And you wouldn't.

Well, I was thinking about
that old boyfriend recently

and...

I called him and
we went out to lunch.

- And?
- It was wonderful.

Until he told me
he was married.

And I was about to meet him
at a hotel

when I got your text.

And I told him I couldn't.

Why didn't you tell me
about any of this earlier?

I don't know. I guess
maybe I was judging myself

and I was afraid that
you were gonna judge me, too.

- I would never do that.
- I know.

But sometimes it's just
easier to push away the people

who care about you
than tell them the real story.

Well,

you can push me away
as much as you want.

I'll still be here.

Do you regret it?

Regret what?

Putting Harvey over this guy.

I think maybe I regret
putting Harvey over myself.

Louis, what are you
doing here?

It's 11:00 p.m.
- I came because I knew

you were taking the night shift

and since you stayed up
all last night,

I thought you might
need a little relief.

Are you sure?

I am. Though I may need
a little help

with the first half hour.

I don't know, you look like
a natural to me.

You wanna take him?
- Yeah.

Okay. Shh.

Oh, get his head.
- His head, okay.

- You gotta support his head.
- There we go.

Austin, I'd like you
to meet Louis.

Austin, it's so nice
to meet you.

Hey, come in.

Do you really think
I'm gonna be a natural?

Yeah, absolutely.

Oh, what do I do?

I don't care.
I'm going to sleep.

Oh, no, no, no, no.
What do I do?

Thank you.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

Hello. I'm Louis.

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