Suits (2011–…): Season 8, Episode 1 - Right-Hand Man - full transcript

(HARVEY READING)

Which one of my clients
are you after?

Because we both know
you can't have Pfizer.

- Yes, I can.
- Then make me name partner.

You don't just slap somebody's name
on the wall to get a client.

I'm not just slapping his name up, Louis.
I'm making a move.

I'm not saying Donna doesn't
deserve a promotion,

I'm just saying making partner
means something.

And I'm concerned that being one
here won't mean what it used to.

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.

I told my wife she'd have
to take it last night.

I thought you might need a
little relief.

You sure?
Support his head.

There we go.

Holy shit. Gordon really
doesn't wanna take over.

He just wants to orchestrate
a deal where his guys come back,

they vote to merge with Zane,
and we cease to exist.

I just found out that my two partners are
willing to stab me in the back.

God damn it, Louis.
I'm trying the best I can.

Well, then,
try something else,

because giving you the reins
a half hour before we drive off a cliff

isn't gonna do shit.

I just came to make sure
that the paperwork was in order



for your clients to come over
and join our new firm.

I went and saw
Andy Forsyth today.

You went to see him
about us moving to Seattle?

If we're ever gonna do something like this
in our lives, now is the time.

- And what about the wedding?
- We could move it up.

MIKE:If I've learned one thing, it's that
there is nothing that I can't handle

when I have you by my side.

RACHEL:You're the husband
I've always wanted.

And I can't wait to begin our
adventure together.

Rachel and I were offered
a chance to run a firm in Seattle.

- Mike...
- Harvey,

this is who I am.
It's who I've always been.

It's time, Harvey.

I'll tell you what, Robert.

Your baby girl just got married,
I'm gonna throw you a bone.

Your name goes first.

No. No.

(LAUGHS) You think I don't know
what you're doing.

Then I owe you.
Yours goes first.

You saying I owe you?

You do owe me.
I saved your ass.

Well, you only did that
because we put you in a terrible position.

Wait. That's against me.

Jesus Christ,
what have I got myself into?

I'll tell you what.

You got yourself into
Zane Specter Litt.

Or Specter Zane Litt.

Either way...

- Litt comes last.
- Litt comes last.

(GLASSES CLINKING)

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Hey.

Wanna go out
and get a burger?

I do. But it's 2:00 a.m.

If I go out for a burger right now,
the only thing I'm getting is a divorce.

Copy that. I'll get you
one from the kitchen.

Yeah, meet me downstairs.

Hide it in the gift bag
or some shit.

- You're here early.
- I am.

I know this is about the time you
finish your morning run.

Look, Harvey. If this is
about me getting into it with Louis

while you were gone...

It isn't. I didn't even know
that happened.

Well, you might as well
hear about it now.

I came to him with an idea
to save the firm

that involved making me temporary
managing partner, and he bit my head off.

Let me guess, he thought
you were coming after me.

Harvey, I would never do
that to you.

I know that, but that's
not what I'm here to talk about.

I'm here to tell you that as of this morning
we're merging with Robert Zane.

- What?
- Alex...

I don't believe it.

When I came over you said my name
would be the one to go up next.

I know that, but this was
the only way to save the firm.

And you know
as well as I do,

Zane has been a name partner
longer than me and Louis combined.

All right, I get it.

But we had an agreement.

And I want your word right now
you're gonna honor it.

You have my word.
Your name goes up next.

All right.

One more thing.

Did Louis know about the merger
before this morning?

Yeah, why?

Because if he didn't tell me about it,
he must really not trust me.

Which means when it is time
to put my name up there...

- Louis'll be fine, Alex.
- And what if he's not?

Like I said, you have my word.

Of course, I would
do that for you.

I would do anything for you
because I love you.

I promise. I will never bring it up again.
We never have to get a Maine coon.

- Sheila?
- Yes.

Anyway, I brought you in
because I want...

Katrina, what's
on your mind?

Nothing. It's just,
giving up cats?

Louis, after all she put
you through, are you sure?

I am. And besides, she's still
open to getting a shorthair.

- Well, then I'm happy for you.
- And I'm happy for you, too,

because today is the day
that you get to make

your two greatest loves
more efficient.

Don't tell me. We're merging
with Zane,

we have more associates than we can
handle and you need the one person

who worked at both firms
to cull that herd.

Exactly. And now
I need you to come up

with a list of the ten
least-efficient associates

without telling me names or whether
or not they come from Zane or us.

- Got it.
- And, Katrina?

Thanks for your concern
about Sheila and me.

Louis, you know I care for you deeply
in a completely asexual manner.

And I too care for you deeply
and see you neither as man nor woman.

Thank you, Louis.

Kinder words were
never spoken.

I'll have my list for you
by the end of the day.

I'm gonna miss her, too.

I'm not sure
which is worse.

Finding out Mike was a fraud
or that he's taking my daughter away.

Pretty sure it was
the fraud thing.

You probably got a point.

Speaking of frauds
and your daughter.

She left that for me?

A little welcome to the firm
from your little girl.

By the way, Harvey wants to meet
at 9:30 in the conference room.

So in the meantime, why don't you
set yourself up in Mike's old office.

- Thank you, Donna.
- It's nice to have you here, Robert.

Oh, we'll see how nice
it is once I tell Harvey

it's not his old office
that I'm looking to be in.

Claiming managing partner
already.

Isn't that a bold statement
for day one?

Let me tell
you something, Red.

I've been making bold
statements my entire career.

I'm sure as hell not about
to stop now.

(SINGING) See the money,
wanna stay for your meal

Get another piece of pie
for your wife

Everybody wanna know
how it feel

Everybody wanna see
what it's like

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

Me and missy is so early

Busy, busy making money

All right!

All step back
I'm 'bout to dance

The greenback boogie

All right, I think we all know
who's gonna be managing partner

isn't something we're gonna
decide overnight.

Therefore, for the sake
of firm harmony,

I suggest we start
with conflicts of interest.

- Fine with me.
- Me too.

Great. As you can see,

I've taken the liberty of
suggesting who drops which client.

And I am confident you will
agree with all of my proposals

- with the exception...
- I'm not dropping Dexterol.

And I'm not dropping Clavatin.

- Exactly.
- Exactly what?

What do you mean,
"Exactly what?"

I knew that neither of you
would be willing

to give up those particular
clients. Exactly that.

- You mean you don't have a suggestion?
- I have a suggestion.

You drop yours, then the next time
we have a major conflict I'll drop mine.

You sure about that?
Because the next major conflict

we're gonna have is
who's managing partner.

Then what exactly
is your idea?

I say whoever's client billed
the most hours last year stays.

Well, that's pretty
damn convenient

because your client went through
a merger so their billables are inflated.

You're saying that the sun
got in your eyes

and that's why you dropped the
big pass?

Wait a second, Harvey's right.

- Come again?
- No, not about who to drop.

Your client did just go
through a merger.

They're in a whole new line
of business.

Most of which doesn't conflict
with Clavatin anymore.

Where you going with this?

I'm saying if we can
get either client

to drop the one division
where they still overlap

you can keep them both.

Well, in that case
I'll get my client to drop.

It's the least I can do.

Oh, no. I'll do the honors.

After all, you welcomed me
into your home.

Why don't we make it
a friendly wager.

We each get
our client to drop.

First one who gets there wins.

Sure thing.

DONNA: Don't do it.

Don't do what?

Don't try to get Zane's
client to dump their division

after telling him you'd get
your client to do it.

How do you even know
that's what happened?

- I know because Louis told me.
- What do you mean Louis told you?

The meeting just ended two seconds ago
and I came right back here.

In that case, I mean, I heard
Louis' voice on the recording device

that I had installed
in the conference room.

You bugged the meeting?

Bugged is such
a distasteful word.

- That's not an answer.
- Okay.

You want an answer?

I have been listening
to your conversations

since you were an associate,
and I'm not about to stop now.

Now, do you want to quibble
about my methods

or do you want to get the part
where I save you from yourself?

- Donna.
- Harvey, you heard him.

Zane's got his eye
on managing partner.

I know good and well
what he's after.

Then why would you give him
ammunition?

Because you think
this is gonna be fun.

But trust me, you go after him

and it's gonna get
more serious than you thought.

And in the end,
you're just gonna prove

that he's better suited
to be in your office than you.

Okay, Donna.

Okay, you're not gonna pick
a fight with Robert Zane?

No. Okay, I'm gonna find
someone else to do it for me.

Thanks.

Twice in one day.

To what do I owe
the pleasure now?

I'm here to tell you, you want your name
on the door you got to earn it.

I thought I already had.

Maybe you have, maybe you haven't,
but I got something for you to do anyway.

And what exactly is that?

I need you to get
Robert Zane's biggest client

to sell their
manufacturing division.

Harvey, you point me up the hill,
I'm gonna kill whoever's at the top.

- But?
- But in this case,

the guy at the top is
on our side.

- Is he?
- What are you talking about?

I'm telling you this is gonna
determine who runs the firm.

Zane knows it and I know it.

So if you want me to be able to live up
to that promise, I need you to do this.

And I don't like
being threatened

for you to uphold
a promise you already made.

I don't either, but like it
or not, this benefits both of us.

And I guarantee you right now,
Zane's going to

his right-hand man
to ask the same thing.

And who is his right hand?

Your job isn't to ask who he is.
Your job is to kick his ass.

You planning on making it
in to the new offices anytime soon?

(PANTS)What for? Help you
pick out new lamps?

What's that supposed to mean?

It means I knew
you'd come in here

and ask me to take care of
whatever needs taking care of

whenever it needs
taking care of.

So unless you want to step in
and take a beating,

why don't you just get to it?

You think I couldn't
handle you?

I think if you took your tie
off, we could find out.

Shit, I come up there
and get my ass kicked

by a skinny white girl,
my life would never be the same.

So what do we got?
A number two, a number six?

Number 14 with a side of 11.

Well, leave the file
and the particulars,

- I'll get to it when I'm done.
- Samantha.

I need you to come
through for me on this one.

Come on, Robert, have I
ever let you down before?

You've never lost, but you have
let me down a time or two.

Well, then, I give you my word
this will not be one of those times.

Damn, she could kick my ass.

Katrina, what are you doing here?
I gave you an assignment...

- I finished it.
- What do you mean you finished it?

I asked you to evaluate 50 associates.
How could you have done that already?

I didn't.
PATTIE did it for me.

- Who the hell's Pattie?
- Not who, what.

Personal Assessment Tallying
and Totalling Individual Efficiency.

Say what now?

I plugged in 16 parameters
and quantifiables,

PATTIE popped out a list ranking
the associates from one to 50.

Katrina, this is amazing.

Not only that,
it's completely objective.

The bottom ten are
the least efficient, period.

Well, then I guess
all that's left is for you

to tell me who they are
and for me to let them go.

About that, Louis.

I'd like to be the one
to do the letting go.

Katrina, I could never
ask you to do that.

You're not asking, I am.

I don't understand.
Why would you want to?

Louis, you told me I could be
senior partner one day.

Which means, I need
to be able to do things like this.

- But...
- And as Ned Stark would say,

"He who passes the sentence
should swing the sword."

You know I can never argue
with Ned Stark.

I do. Thank you.

Katrina.

- Make them clean deaths.
- I will.

Jeremy Stiller.

- Who are you?
- I work for Robert Zane.

Well, I'm sorry Ms. Works
for Robert Zane,

but this is private property.
I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.

I have to say,
it almost feels like you knew

this encounter would happen.

That's because
Alex Williams told me

a man named Sam Wheeler
would be coming.

Which means he was
resourceful enough

to find out my name but didn't
have enough imagination

to think I might be a woman.

Well, he had enough imagination
to tell me not to take your call.

And he only did that because he's afraid
you might like what I have to say.

Well, I don't. Even if I did,
I'm loyal to Specter Litt.

Look, I'm sorry. Clearly we got off
on the wrong foot, but I...

We did. Now if you don't mind,
I have work to do.

I grew up poor.

We lived on a farm and my only chance
of going to college

was to get a scholarship,
which I did.

Sophomore year, the company that funded
my scholarship went out of business.

So I had a choice.

Do it myself, or don't
do it at all.

Since then, I have scratched and clawed
for everything I have ever had.

Why are you telling me this?

Because the details were different,
but I know the same thing happened to you.

Please.

All I'm asking is for you
to hear me out.

Okay, I'll hear you out.

But there's no way
I'm dropping my business.

Donna, do you have a minute?

Does this have to do with the
associates we're letting go?

It does.

And since I understand you'll be doing
exit interviews with them,

I thought you should know
who's going.

That's funny.

That's not what I thought
you'd be asking.

What do you mean?

Katrina, are you sure
you're going to be okay

firing people you've
worked with for years?

I mean, I know you value
the firm, but this...

I know it isn't going
to be easy, Donna.

I was once let go from here too,
but I'll tell you what I told Louis.

That if I'm going
to grow in my role here

this is something I'm going
to have to learn to do.

Fair enough.

Hang on a second,
has Louis seen this list?

No, why?

There's a problem with the first name.
He's not gonna like it.

I know that.

Then I suggest you let him know
before you pull the trigger.

- I can't do that.
- Why not?

Because this process
is supposed to be impartial.

And if I tell Louis
who I'm going to fire

just because he won't
like one of the names on the list...

What won't I like?

Louis, Katrina was just informing me
that it's not a good idea for you...

What name?

- Brian.
- Nope.

- Louis.
- Donna, this is between Katrina and me.

No, Louis, it isn't.

This is about the firm
and its integrity.

You asked me to come up
with an objective metric

and by that metric,
Brain Altman has to go.

- So change the metric.
- I can't do that.

And even if I could he'd be
just as likely to go down as go up.

I understand that,
but I don't give a shit.

- Anyone but Brian.
- Louis...

Katrina, listen to me.
You asked for this responsibility

so I gave it to you.
So now I am telling you

to find a way to keep him.

Okay, Louis. I'll see
what I can do.

Harvey, we need to talk.

Don't tell me,
there's a problem.

- There is.
- What is it now?

It's not that big of a deal,

but you're gonna have to figure out
what font to use

to put my name
on the letterhead.

Because as of 2:00 p.m. today,
Robert Zane's client

is officially dropping
their manufacturing division.

You telling me you did it?

Signed, sealed,
and delivered, my man.

Now let's get down
to figuring out...

What? How to counter
my last move?

Because you may have
them signed and sealed

but I'm here to tell you your
delivery got lost on the way.

- Who the hell are you?
- Her name is Sam Wheeler.

Truth be told, Alex,
I prefer Samantha.

You two know each other?

No, but it doesn't
take a genius to figure out

- she's Zane's guy.
- He didn't figure it out.

What I figured out is,
whoever you are,

if you think you can waltz
into my office...

- Harvey, I got it.
- Do you?

Because unless I'm
misreading the situation,

- she's saying you don't.
- Harvey.

You know what, you two are
obviously having some trouble.

The good news is
you'll have plenty of time

to work it out because
as of end of business today,

your client is dropping
their manufacturing division.

And we can get back to the
business of running this firm

under the direction
of Robert Zane.

You two have a nice...
You know I don't mean it.

No.

- What do you mean, no?
- I mean this is my fight.

You asked me to fight it,
and I'm not gonna

let you step into the middle
of Round 2.

It may be the middle
of Round 2,

but you just told me you got
a first round knock-out.

Well, I was wrong.
But I'm still in the ring,

my partnership's on the line,
and I'm not getting out.

- Then you better win.
- Where you going?

To pick a fight in my
own weight class.

Robert, how are you?
Settling in all right?

Doing just fine,
thanks for asking.

What can I do for you?

I just dropped by
to tell you I had

an interesting conversation
with your girl, Sam.

(LAUGHS) She's kicking
your ass, isn't she?

Not mine.
Since neither of you

had the balls to invite me
into the ring.

Just like you didn't
invite me.

And don't give me any of this
nonsense about we had a deal.

Because you broke it
just as fast as I did.

I did, but my issue isn't that
she's fighting your battles for you.

It's that she walked into my office like
I wasn't the managing partner of this firm.

And I didn't like the way
she introduced herself to me either.

But that's not what your issue is.
You're pissed.

Because I didn't get
in the ring myself.

Because if I'm not in there,
you're not in there.

And you can't stand not
being in there.

Are you saying I always have to shoot?
Because I'm fine passing the ball.

I'm talking about
being a coach.

And if you were one, you
wouldn't mind

just sitting back
and watching Samantha Wheeler

eat your boy for breakfast.

And if you think that's gonna happen,
you don't know Alex Williams.

Oh, I know that's what's
gonna happen.

And the person you don't know
is Harvey Specter.

I know myself just fine.

Then tell me you'll stay
the hell out of this.

No problem, I just gave
Alex my word I'd stay out.

And what kind of managing partner
would I be if I couldn't live up to my word.

Because, just so
we're clear, Robert,

- I am managing partner.
- Whatever you say, Harvey.

But remember, you didn't only give your
word to Alex Williams anymore.

You just gave your word to me.

And the next thing I knew,
there were peas everywhere!

On me, on the wall,
everywhere but in his mouth.

- I'm telling you, it was...
- Disgusting.

I was gonna say adorable,
but...

Anyway, this is nice.

Katrina, I'm glad
you suggested lunch.

So tell me, Brian.

Do you think that
having a baby

has made you more productive
in the workplace?

- Are you kidding me?
- I see.

Then what
about your efficiency?

I understand children
sometimes necessitate

better time management skills.

For my wife, maybe.
But to tell you the truth,

I'm all over the place.

Then what would you say
are the areas where you do excel?

- With my son?
- No, Brian. At work.

Oh, my God.
Am I getting fired?

What? No.

We were just talking about babies,
and it got me thinking...

About my time
management skills?

Katrina, don't lie to me.
I've heard the rumors.

Am I one of the ones
being let go from the merger?

You heard right, Brian.
We are making some cuts.

But you should know
the decisions were based

on completely objective data.

Completely objective?
I work my ass off for this firm.

Well, your numbers certainly
don't show that.

- My numbers?
- Yes, your numbers.

The thing that indicates
how hard you work.

I don't believe this.

You know what, maybe people
were right about you.

What does that mean?

It means they say you're cold
and all you care about is your job.

Well, maybe they're right.
Maybe you are a robot.

- How dare you say that to me.
- How dare I say that to you?

I've been showing you
pictures of my child,

and the whole time you've
just been waiting to fire me.

What kind of person
would do that?

You know what,
the kind of person

who's been trying
to figure out how to save your job.

But I haven't heard one thing
that I can use to justify keeping you.

So as far as I'm concerned,
you're fired.

Louis, can I talk to you
for second?

Course, what do you need?

I have something I want
to run by you.

I need to know if you think
it'll work.

What's going on?

Harvey's trying to get Zane's client
to drop their division, not ours.

And Zane's doing
the same thing.

Let me guess, you're
on Team Harvey.

- Exactly.
- What's your plan?

Well?

I love it.

You don't think there's
an end around for her

- with an injunction?
- The only way she could do

that if she filed
an ex-parte motion.

Which she can't do
retroactively.

Alex, this is brilliant.

- Do you need help filing it?
- No, Louis. I already did.

I was checking to make sure
I didn't miss anything.

Hey, Alex.

Harvey told me that
you thought I was still mad at you

because I didn't come to you
about Zane.

That's not true. As far as I'm concerned,
you are on our side. You always will be.

When the time comes,
I'll back you as name partner.

I appreciate that, Louis.

Go get'em.

Hey, Brian, I was just
about to come...

- See me? Bullshit.
- What do you mean bullshit?

I mean there's no way
you were gonna come see me

because you didn't even have
the balls to fire me to my face.

What? Brian,
nobody's firing you.

You're gonna look me
in the eye

and tell me that Katrina
didn't run her numbers

and determine that I don't work
hard enough to serve this firm?

- No, that's not...
- You know what?

If you'd at least come
and told me yourself,

but why should I expect
something like that?

After all, it's not like you
ever held my newborn son.

Brian, please wait.

I told Katrina to find
a way to keep you

because I believe that you are
more than worthy of serving this firm.

And I do care about you
and that is the truth.

Yeah, well, maybe you did
tell her all that,

but it didn't stop her
from firing me anyway.

- Brian...
- You know what, Louis?

If you need me, I'll be spending
the next two days getting my files in order.

Because contrary to
Katrina's analysis,

I care about my clients,
and I'm a damn good lawyer.

- Louis, before you say...
- What the fuck is your problem?

I gave you an order
and you blatantly ignored me.

I didn't ignore you.

Then what do you call firing Brian
when I specifically told you not to?

Listen to me, I tried
not to fire him.

- I took him to lunch, and we...
- Oh, good, lunch.

I hope the chicken potpie
was delicious.

- You still didn't do what I asked.
- You know what?

I did do what you
originally asked.

To objectively evaluate the associates.
Not coddle your teacher's pet.

Screw what I originally asked.

I told you to rejigger the metrics
to keep a valued associate.

You think fudging the numbers wasn't
the first thing I tried? It didn't work.

- He always came out too low.
- I don't care.

Well, I do.
Because I care about this firm.

And what kind of message
does rejiggering the metrics

send to the associates
who work 100 hours a week,

who eat dinner here
every night,

who don't even go on dates,
let alone have a baby.

I don't care what message
it sends, Katrina.

Brian is staying.

Then you figure out
who goes instead.

Because I'm not doing something
I don't believe in.

No, Katrina. I told you once
and I'm telling you again.

You asked for this job,
you are doing it.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

Harvey. You need
to take a look at this.

- What is it?
- It just came in.

It's a proposed contract
of sale for Clavatin's...

Manufacturing division.
Son of a bitch.

I need to find out where Judge Thomas is,
and I need to find out now.

Harvey, you can't do this
without Alex. It's his case.

Then why the hell are you
the one telling me this and not him?

Because he's probably out there fighting
because he thinks he can still win.

Well, he's got one thing right.
We can still win. But he can't.

And if you cut him out,
you won't win either.

You think I can't take
Samantha Wheeler?

I think you said you'd stay
out of it.

And if you take over now
without even telling Alex,

then you can find out where
Judge Thomas is yourself.

Because I'm not gonna help you
tell your own team that you'll cut them out

just to get the better
of Samantha Wheeler.

Look, you want to tell Alex
what I'm doing?

Go ahead. I am not about to sit
on the sidelines and watch us lose.

Harvey.

I'm only gonna ask you
this once.

Is there a chance that you're overreacting
to Mike having just left?

I don't know, Donna.
But to tell you the truth, I don't care.

Okay.

You win.

I'll find out where
Judge Thomas is.

Heavy is the head.

Especially when
what has to be done is unjust.

You still don't think that
Brian deserves to stay, do you?

No, I don't.

And when I told Louis
that it would send

the wrong kind of message
to the people who work

their asses off for this firm
a lot more than Brian,

he said he didn't give a shit.

I see.

And what Louis didn't
understand was

that the people you're talking
about weren't just people.

- It was you.
- How could you...

Because I know what it's like
to give everything

and still be taken
for granted.

And for what it's worth, I think
Louis was wrong to say what he did.

But he isn't wrong
about Brian.

- Well, I don't agree.
- I understand that.

Probably has something to do
with why you told Harvey

that I shouldn't
be made partner last year.

- You knew about that?
- I do now.

- Donna, it wasn't...
- Tell me.

You ran all the numbers
for Louis,

who are the top five most
efficient associates?

Jesse, Sarah, Ryan, Carl,
and Gina.

- Where does Brian sit?
- Right here.

Right here in the center
of those five people?

Do you think that's a
coincidence?

- I had...
- Katrina.

What you have yet to learn
is that there are players

who never put up great stats,
but you keep them around

because they make
the people around them better.

Are you talking about
Brian or you?

I'm talking about both.

- So what do I do?
- You do what you said you'd do.

You evaluate the associates.

Only this time, do it better.

I'm sorry, Donna.

I shouldn't have gone
to Harvey.

It's okay, Katrina.

COO is where I'm meant to be.

- Harvey.
- Alex,

- before you say anything...
- No, you gave me your word

that you were gonna stay
out of this.

The next thing I know,
you're having a meeting

about my client without me.

- First of all, it's my client.
- And it's my case.

Which you were about to lose.

- It was a setback.
- Bullshit.

You were getting your ass
kicked.

- And don't tell me you weren't.
- God damn it, Harvey.

Listen to me, Alex.
This woman is no joke.

You saying I am?

I'm saying I just met
with Judge Thomas,

so I know exactly what it's
gonna take to beat her.

So the hell what? I can play
dirty just as well as you.

Maybe you can,
but I gave you a promise

to put your name on the wall.

And if you play dirty to beat
Robert Zane's right hand,

- it isn't gonna happen.
- You know what I think?

That sounds like
some bullshit by a guy

who's just gonna do what
he wants like he always does.

What I want, Alex,
is to stay managing partner.

This is the way
that's gonna happen.

- Harvey, I...
- That's enough.

I'm taking it from here.
It's done.

Katrina, I've got a lot
on my plate this morning.

So if you don't mind...

You just want your morning
coffee, I know.

Was that part of your
efficiency evaluations?

People's coffee consumption?

Look, Brian, I was wrong
about you.

I understand what you do for the firm
and I'm sorry for the things I said.

Well, I appreciate that,
but if you're just saying this

- because Louis told you to...
- No, I'm not.

And he didn't.

Then why are
you saying it?

Because I took this assignment
hoping that it would help me grow.

And if I can't ask for help
when I need it,

then I have even more growing
to do than I thought.

What do you mean ask for help?

My evaluation of
the associates was flawed.

It didn't take into account
intangibles,

and I was hoping
you could help me fix that.

You mean you want me
to help you figure out

who to fire instead of me.

No, Brian, that's not
what I meant.

Yes, it is.
And I'm sure firing

my fellow associates
is a value to the firm,

but I'm not gonna
help you do it.

- What the hell did you do?
- I didn't do anything.

Well, except for the thing
that I did.

You mean going
to Judge Thomas

and having him allow fabricated testimony
to overrule my motion.

It wasn't fabricated,
but it sure as hell was allowed.

And how exactly
did you get him to do that?

You know how I did it,
or you don't.

And if you don't, well,
I'm not about

to open up my playbook
and show you.

Well, Mr. Slick, I don't give a shit
how you did it. I'm going to undo it

because this is isn't over.

- Yes, it is.
- We'll see about that.

No, we won't. Because I'm
giving you a direct order.

You are not to take any action to affect
the outcome of this situation.

And you can give me
all the orders you want.

The only person I answer
to is Robert Zane.

So if you want to stop
what I'm about to do,

you better talk to him
before I goddamn do it.

- Don't you walk away from me.
- Kiss my ass.

All right, Robert. I have been patient,
but it's over, and I've won.

Call off the dogs.

What the hell did you
just say to me?

I said call off the dogs.
I'm not gonna have someone

inside my own firm who
doesn't know when she's lost.

The only one in here who doesn't know
that they've lost is you.

I didn't lose shit.

And if you think I might,
why don't you pick up the phone

and call Judge Thomas
right now?

I'm not talking
about Judge Thomas.

Then what the hell
are you talking about?

I'm talking about the fact
that you stood right here

and gave your word that you
would stay out of this thing.

And not only did you break it,

now you're in here
trying to drag me into it.

Nothing to say? That's right.

You may have won the battle,
but you lost the goddamn war.

Because you just showed
this entire firm

only one of us is managing
partner material.

And it isn't you.

This is my firm, and I'm not gonna
let you take it.

I'm gonna let you in
on a little secret, Harvey.

I already have.

Now, why don't you let
that rattle around for a little while,

and then come back when
you're ready to tell me that I'm right.

You can come in, you know.

- Sorry, I didn't mean to...
- Yes, you did.

You just wanted to let me
finish whatever I was in the middle of.

Not bad.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

No, I mean, thanks for sticking
up for me with Katrina.

- You figured it out.
- I did.

I was right about you.

Aren't you right
about everybody?

Yeah, pretty much.

And now I have something
else to be right about.

Katrina needs your help.

Maybe she does,
but if I'd thought

about the fact that me staying would mean
someone I care about might get fired,

I wouldn't have gone
to Louis in the first place.

And that, right there, is the reason
we were right to keep you.

And as I see it,

you can either help Katrina
make the right decision,

or live with the fact that
she might make the wrong one.

Like she almost did
with you.

Harvey, what can I do for you?

I'll tell you what
you should have done for me.

Stop me from taking
the case from Alex.

And if you recall,
that's what I tried to do.

- And then you changed your mind.
- Because I listened to you.

Well, you picked a hell of
a time to start doing that

because Zane set me up.

I don't care what Zane did,

you went after her
because it's who you are.

And you're supposed to be
saving me from myself.

- Which is exactly what I did.
- How the hell do you figure that?

- Harvey, Mike left.
- What does that have to do with this?

It has everything to do with it.
Because the reason he left is

because he finally
came to terms with who he is.

And now that he's gone,

who you are is a man
who wants back in the game.

Don't you see, you've been
to the top of the mountain.

You've proved you can do it,
and you may not want to admit it,

but you're getting tired of
just sitting up there, enjoying the view.

Donna, how's it gonna look to
the rest of the world if I step down?

I'll tell you how.
Like no other firm can touch us.

Not with you and Robert doing what
everybody knows you were meant to do.

And by that...

I mean pulling off the kind of shit that
only Harvey Specter can do.

- Katrina. You wanted to see me?
- Yes.

Bridget, please sit down.

Am I getting fired?

Yes. I'm afraid you are.

Katrina, I know we merged,
but I have a ton of student debt.

My landlord just
raised my rent,

and I promised to pay for
my nephew's daycare

so my sister could go back
to school.

Please.

There's got to be something I
can do to get a second chance.

I'm sorry, Bridget, but the
decision's already been made.

I do wish you
the best of luck.

You know, life was simpler
when this was my office.

As I understand,
when you were in this office

you almost went to prison
for Mike Ross.

I don't see what was
simpler about that.

Yeah, you do.

Robert, you said
that I should come back

when I was ready to admit
that you were right.

Well, I'm back.

Takes a big man to admit that,
Harvey.

I appreciate it.

You're not gonna
try to hug me, are you?

I don't know what goes on between you
and Louis, but I'll pass.

Then I guess this is
the part where I make

my first humble request
to my fearless leader.

That took about two seconds.
Let's hear it.

My office.

- What about it?
- I want it back.

In that case, your
fearless leader is happy to comply.

What do you say we go out
and grab those burgers?

Not tonight,
but we will.

I still have something
I have to take care of.

- You were right.
- About what?

It wasn't easy firing
those people.

- So it's done?
- It's done.

You mind if I ask if Brian ended
up helping with this list?

He did.

And you were right
about him, too.

Well, as long as we're
handing out "you were rights,"

you were right about being
the one to let those people go.

You mean it's good
for my growth.

No, I mean, I'm glad I didn't
have to do it. It sucks.

Hey, you want to grab
a drink or something?

- I'd love to.
- Katrina.

Robert.

Give me a second with Red here,
will you?

Of course. I'll be
in my office.

Am I in trouble?

Why, you do something wrong?

(SIGHS) I guess that depends
on what you mean by wrong.

I'm not here because
you're in trouble.

I'm here because Harvey
just asked me to swap offices,

and then he told I was right.

And I doubt those words have
ever come out of that man's mouth

without first having
a conversation with you.

You sound pretty sure
of yourself

for a man who's only been here
about ten minutes.

You think Rachel didn't tell her father
about the mighty Donna Paulsen?

Guess I never thought of her
as much of a chatterbox.

Then again, she did tell me
about the time that you took...

I, I... Whatever it is.
Just remember,

once you say it out loud,

we can never pretend
that you don't know it.

And that, Robert Lucas Zane,
is why you are managing partner.

- Good night, Donna.
- Good night, Robert.

You really have no concept
of boundaries, do you?

You know, most people
would be here to tell you

they think we got off
on the wrong foot.

But I'm here to say
we got off on the right one.

And what foot is that?

The one where you and I discover
we're not so different after all.

I don't think I'm anything
like you.

You are. Right down
to the fact

that we both grew up in
Riverside, New York.

Which is why we'll both
always feel like outsiders

no matter how much
we earn their respect.

- How do you know that about me?
- Because I do my homework.

Maybe we are alike.

That's all I wanted to say.

Except for one thing.

You told Jeremy Stiller
that you grew up on a farm,

and last I checked
there aren't any farms in Riverside.

And that little observation is the reason
we got off on the right foot.

I don't follow.

There are three things
that happen

when I tell different people
different stories.

One, they don't recognize it.

Which means I don't need
to worry about them.

Two, they know I did it,

but don't have the balls
to say anything.

Which means I need to worry
about them even less.

Or three, they call me on it.

And believe me,
three is my kind of guy.

Well, in that case,
welcome to the firm.

Glad to be here.

Oh. And by the way,
I would have won.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Alex.

It's 10:00 at night,
what are you doing?

I'm going through every one
of Samantha Wheeler's files.

'Cause a fight's coming,
and I'm gonna be ready.

Okay, listen to me.

Because, believe me,
I've been where you are before.

Don't start something
that you'll regret later.

Then what am I supposed to do?

How about you make a friend now
that you'll be happy about later.

Are you crazy?
She's not looking to make friends.

Maybe not, but, Alex,
listen to me.

In the long run,
this woman is going nowhere.

You got Harvey and me on your side.
You get the trifecta,

I don't care what she does.
Never gonna beat you again.

Are you suggesting
I kiss Robert Zane's ass?

- 'Cause I'm not gonna do that.
- No, Alex.

I'm just saying get
to know the man.

And how exactly would you
suggest I do that?

That's up to you. I happen to know
the man plays golf. So do you.

If it were up to me,
I would start right there.

Make yourself at home.

Don't mind if I do.

Well, as long as you're here.

You came through, like always.

- Thanks, Samantha.
- Like always.

What happened to,
"You let me down a time or two"?

Come on, you know
I get like that sometimes.

What's going on?
Something on your mind?

Yeah, there is. I did
what you asked

- and now I have something to ask.
- What's that?

I don't want to just be
your Michael Clayton.

I want more.

- I'm married.
- Come on, Robert.

You know what I want,
and it's time.

Samantha, we've been
over this.

You get name partner,
and you're not going to be able

to operate the way
you always have.

You mean I won't be able
to clean up your messes.

My messes aren't
the only ones you clean up.

I believe you spend half the
time cleaning up your own.

Is that what I spent
the last few days doing?

- Samantha?
- Robert, I want name partner.

And I want it before
the year is out.

Or what?

Before the year
is out, Robert.