Suits (2011–…): Season 8, Episode 9 - Motion to Delay - full transcript

(HARVEY READING)

There was a guard
who was getting suspicious

of what was
going on in there.

They wanted me
to put him down.

I told him
I wouldn't do it

until whoever was running
the show came to me directly.

- And who exactly was that?
- Roger Shapiro. CEO of Reform Corp.

- And then what happened?
- I killed him.

So you two
are in on this together.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

You're never gonna pull
this shit again on prisoners.



That's a signed confession
from Roger Shapiro,

saying he entered
into a conspiracy

and that conspiracy
was arranged by you.

Look, I'm not going
to stand here

and write my resignation letter
in front of you two.

- What's going on with you and Brian?
- Donna, he's married.

I would never do it.

I know, but I also know that
the heart doesn't always listen

to what the brain
says it would never do.

- Denise Gallo?
- Who are you?

Someone who knew your father.
He wanted you to have this.

- Did you know?
- Know what?

That Gavin Andrews was gonna
ask me to launder money for him?

I knew he was gonna
ask you to do something.



Help me get out of this.

What the hell did you do
with my money?

I found you a legitimate
business opportunity.

- You're fired.
- I don't think so.

Because if I can
do this to you,

imagine what I can
do for you.

(LINE RINGING)

- Hello.
- GAVIN: There you are.

What the hell time
do you get to the office?

I'm at my desk ten minutes
before I need to be every morning,

which means
you tracked me down.

The question is, why?

Because we've got a situation.

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

One of my transport flights
was carrying some art.

Apparently the hull
depressurized,

and one of the pieces
got damaged.

- What kind of art?
- The expensive kind.

Well, then it had to be insured,
so what's the problem?

The problem is the insurance
inspector just left here,

and the son of a bitch
has got the balls to say

they'd be suing me
for the damages.

All right, I'll get into it.

Who's the insurance company?

- Dexhart Insurance Group.
- Shit.

What's the matter?
Is that gonna be a problem?

Just tell me,
have the papers been filed yet?

Why do you think
I'm calling you this early?

(SIGHS)

KATRINA: Louis.

This is silly.
Where are you taking me?

Relax. We're there.

Then can I take off
this blindfold?

No. Not until you guess exactly
where we are right now.

We're in my new office.

What the f...
How could you know that?

Because you told me
I'd make senior partner next quarter,

and it's next quarter.

Now can I take
this blindfold off?

Holy shit, you just suck the fun out
of everything, don't you?

In that case,

I have dreamt
about making senior partner

since I was
nine years old.

You not only fought
for me to get this...

I wouldn't even
be at this firm without you.

And on top
of all that, Louis...

This office is the most
beautiful thing I've ever seen.

All right. I was wrong.

You don't suck
the fun out of anything.

Thank you, Louis.

Thank you
for fighting for me.

- ALEX: Samantha, we need to talk.
- Let me guess...

- Gavin called you.
- He did.

Then you know
we have a conflict,

which means one of us
has to drop their client.

So, do you have
Gavin's private line,

or do you need me
to give it to you?

I don't need anything,
because you're gonna call up

Dexhart Insurance and tell them
you can't handle this particular matter.

Are you kidding me? You wouldn't
even have Gavin if it weren't for me.

It doesn't matter how I got him,
I'm not dropping him.

Alex, I told you,
the guy isn't worth the trouble.

View this as an opportunity
to cut him loose

- and be done with it.
- Wait a second.

Did your client say they wanted
to sue mine,

or did you suggest
it to them?

What difference
does it make?

The difference is
I thought we were past this.

But if this is how you're making
your play for name partner,

- it's not gonna work.
- The only play I'm making

is to protect
my client from yours,

because Gavin
sabotaged that plane,

and I know that because I know
everything else he's done.

And you just admitted
using privileged information

against a former client.

And I could have you
tossed off this just for that.

You mean information like using a member
of your client's family against them?

That's not breaking privilege,
and you know it.

And neither is catching that asshole
with his hand in the cookie jar.

Cut the bullshit, Samantha,
and step out of the ring,

because this isn't happening
no matter how much you want it to.

I don't want it.
My client does.

And I've never stepped out
of a ring in my life.

So, either call Gavin
or someone can do it for you,

because this case
is moving forward.

Nice home you've made
for yourself here, Robert.

Nicer than the home
you should have, Tommy,

since you belong in prison.

Funny you should say that,
'cause that's exactly why I'm here.

What are you
talking about?

I'm talking about the fact
that you're sitting pretty in this firm

after you forced me
out of mine.

You're lucky
that's all I did,

because you're responsible
for the deaths of multiple inmates.

- According to you.
- According to Frank Gallo.

That's right,
you got him on tape

saying what monsters
we all are.

And then you used it to blackmail me
into early retirement.

But that gave me
plenty of time to think.

Why the hell would
Frank Gallo cooperate with you

if it meant
admitting to murder?

What are you
getting at, Tommy?

You and this firm offered
Frank Gallo money for his daughter

in exchange for fabricated testimony
that you used to leverage me.

Now I'm here
to make you pay.

You're coming at us to get revenge
for something you actually did.

I'm coming at you
for what's owed to me,

which is the compensation
for the firm that I lost.

And how about you compensate the families
of the people that you had killed?

Because the only thing that you are
owed are a pair of prison stripes.

And if you do this,
I promise you'll get them.

Robert, if I wanted empty threats,
I would have brought this right to Harvey.

But I didn't,
because I wanted to be here

to see the look on your face
when you realized

I'm going
to take you all down.

Just like you did to me.

(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

LOUIS:
Let me get this straight.

Tommy Bratton
is accusing us of conspiracy

and suing us for $20 million.

Blackmailing us
for $20 million.

Call it whatever you want.

I'm not giving that
son of a bitch one nickel.

Well, what are we
going to do, Robert?

Because, I hate to say it,
we did conspire with you.

I'll tell you
what we're going to do.

We're gonna go through
every piece of communication

on that case

and make sure there's nothing
linking me to this firm.

Robert, I went to your house.
Mike went to your house.

We never exchanged one email,
phone call. We're good.

And I don't feel like risking
my future on your memory.

Wait a minute. Maybe we don't have
to risk anything on anything.

DONNA:
What are you talking about?

I'm talking about someone
close to Bratton

who might be able to stop
this thing dead in its tracks.

- Eli Gould.
- Exactly.

He was Bratton's partner,
and what's more,

Alex got him on tape admitting

that he committed
a disbarrable offense.

Which means you've been dangling
a sword over his head ever since.

Guess what.
I got the sword right here.

That settles it.
We have our game plan.

Hold on. If this thing
goes to trial,

couldn't Bratton
end up in prison?

What are you
getting at, Donna?

Why would he risk that
just to get revenge?

Because people do crazy things

when they think
they've lost everything.

Now, let's get to it.

We've all got
something to do.

ROBERT: Samantha, whatever it is,
now is not the time.

Too bad. We have a problem,
and his name is Gavin Andrews.

Oh, what now
with that man?

Long story short,

Dexhart Insurance needs
to sue Starboard Airlines.

And how exactly
is that supposed to happen

when we represent them both?

Why do you think I'm here?

Oh, you better not be here

to get me to tell Alex
to drop his client.

Robert, you know Gavin
is not worth the headache.

He needs to go.

Here's a better idea.

Since you and Alex

each just lost a client,

these two clients stay.

What?

You think I wouldn't find out
about that Rand Kaldor shit?

- Robert, I was gonna...
- Listen to me.

This firm is under attack.
We can't do this right now.

What do you mean
under attack?

That's none of your concern. What is
your concern is fixing this situation.

And how do we do that

when neither client
is gonna back down?

I'll tell you how.
You and Alex stop acting like children.

Get your clients in a room
and get them to settle.

And what do you propose we do
when that doesn't work?

Samantha, instead of taking up
more time that I don't have,

I propose you make it work.

Good morning, Katrina.
Can I help you with something?

If this conversation
goes as planned,

you're going to be helping me
with a lot of things.

I don't understand.

I just made senior partner.

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

And, as my first act,

Brian Simon Altman,
will you be my associate?

Katrina, I'm honored.

But before I answer,

are you sure the two of us working
so closely together is a good idea?

- What?
- I mean, we've become good friends,

so it might get complicated
if I officially work for you.

I appreciate that, Brian,
but I'm okay with it if you are.

In that case, I would love
to be your associate.

Then I suggest we start
with some ground rules.

First, every day you get here
before everyone else.

- Done.
- Next, power ties only.

Not any of the ties
I have ever seen you wear.

I've been meaning to replace
my entire collection anyway.

Finally, I don't want
a yes-man.

So, I don't care
what the topic is,

if you disagree with me,
I want you to push back

whether it'll piss me off
or not.

Are we clear?

If I say yes to that, that would mean
I'm being a yes-man,

so I don't know
what to do right now.

I'll tell you
what you're gonna do.

You're gonna help me
win the case

that's gonna put us
on the map.

Hey. Do you have a second?

Only if you have an hour
to go through that box over there.

Actually, I think I may have
a better way to spend my time.

Okay.

What's going on
in that brain of yours?

I didn't want to say it
in the room,

but I don't think
Eli Gould is the only person

we should be going to
right now.

We need to pay a visit
to Gallo's daughter.

You think she knows something
that can help us.

I don't know what she knows.

But we better find out,
because there's a chance

that Bratton has her
in his pocket.

And who knows what lies
he told to get her there?

You're right.
I'll go right now.

No, no, no. That's what
I'm trying to tell you.

It can't be you.

Donna, I know you're a part of
the firm's leadership, but...

Harvey, if Bratton has convinced her
of some bullshit,

then it's gonna be next to impossible
to change her mind.

And the man who put her father away
in the first place

isn't the one to do that.

You're right.
Do what you can.

Oh, finally.

- I've been looking for you.
- Why?

You got another lawsuit
to drop?

Actually, I have
a settlement to reach.

Are they putting
something in this coffee?

Because it sounds
like you're backing off.

Alex, Robert doesn't want
either one of us

losing any more
business right now.

You mean, you asked him to make me
drop Gavin, and he said no.

The important thing is keeping
both clients wasn't a request.

It was an order.

Which means we need to figure out
a way to stay out of court.

- We do.
- Well...

I'm not selling out my client
just to please Robert Zane,

so what exactly
are you suggesting?

I'm suggesting that we do what
two people that like to go to war

sometimes have to do.
Find a way to make peace.

Eli.

I hope you don't mind,
your wife let me in.

Louis Litt.

You've got some balls
coming to my house.

I knew you might not like it,

which is why
I brought you a gift.

Is that what I think it is?

If you think it's the only copy
of the recording

Alex Williams made of you
that night, then, yeah, it is.

- And I'm offering it to you.
- Why would you do that?

I thought we could work out
a little arrangement.

You get Tommy Bratton
to back off his lawsuit,

you get back the one thing
that can cost you your license.

What makes you think I'd help you
just to get that damn thing back?

Eli, I don't think you fully
understand the situation.

We may have forced him out,
but his name is still on your wall.

You take this to court,
you're risking the name Bratton Gould

forever being associated
with corruption and murder.

And when he convinces a jury that you
fabricated material just to blackmail him,

the whole world's gonna think
you're liars.

That little tape of yours
will be worthless,

and the name Bratton Gould
will be just fine.

Eli, you need
to think this through.

- The man is guilty.
- The man was my partner.

You cost him millions,

blackmailed me twice
with that thing already,

and now you're gonna pay.

- Eli, please.
- Get the hell out of my house.

This is a bunch of bullshit.

I take it that means
you're up to speed?

I'm not just up to speed,
I know more about women's clothing

than I ever thought possible.

Then you know Hi-Rise Fashion
has been ripping off our client's designs.

I do. The thing I don't know
is how we're gonna stop them,

because copyright laws
are notoriously vague.

Which is why, when we win,
it's going to make a statement.

Then since I'm not supposed
to be a yes-man,

I have to ask, are you sure
you don't want our first case

to be a guaranteed win?

Okay, the truth is I'm not just doing this
to make a statement.

I'm also doing it
because the designer's my friend.

Which means
this case is personal.

And I told myself that when I had
enough clout to pick my cases,

I would pick hers.

In that case, why don't you tell me
what our first move is?

Easy.

Tomorrow morning
we slap them with this.

- Denise Gallo?
- Yeah?

My name's Donna Paulsen.
I'd like to ask you a few questions.

About what?

I was wondering if a man
named Thomas Bratton came to you

asking about the money
you received from your father.

He came to me to ask
about the money I got from you.

And what'd you tell him?

That I don't know what my father did
to get that money,

but a man came to my home
and dropped off a check,

and I wasn't about
to turn it down.

And didn't that man also tell you
that your father was a good person?

So what if he did?

So these people
are trying to say

that we paid him off
to lie for us.

And it isn't true.

What do you want me
to do about it?

I want you to take the stand
and testify.

Your father died
trying to redeem himself.

They're trying to take that away from you,
and you can't let them do it.

Let's say I believe you,
and Frank actually had changed.

Thomas Bratton told me the reason
he got killed is 'cause of you.

Are you gonna tell me
that's not true?

No.

I'm not.

Because they might
lie to you, but I won't.

Frank never would have
tried to redeem himself

if we hadn't contacted him.

So, yeah,
he might still be alive.

But the reason he's dead
isn't because of us.

It's because they killed him.

Well, it doesn't matter.

'Cause I never knew
the man he became.

I only knew the man he was,
and that man would've lied, cheated,

done whatever else it took
to get what he wanted,

which, most of the time,
was money.

If you ask me
about that under oath,

that's all
I'll be able to say.

HARVEY: All right, Louis, we're all here.
What's going on?

It didn't work with Gould.

And I hate to pile on
more bad news,

but if Bratton puts
Denise Gallo on the stand,

she's gonna say
that Frank Gallo

never did a thing
that wasn't for money.

Which makes it look like
we paid him off to lie.

And if we did that, we'd also be willing
to conspire with each other.

Which means we're right back
at square one.

ELI: I wouldn't say that.

- HARVEY: What are you doing here, Eli?
- I'm here with an offer.

Give me that tape back,
I'll get him to settle.

Five million, and you two
admit what you did.

- No deal.
- It saves you money.

It also puts us in a position
of losing our licenses.

Which is what he's been holding
over my head for two years.

I don't give a shit.
No deal.

(SIGHS) Look, I thought about
what you said last night

but if I'm gonna convince Tommy,
I got to give him something.

Sign a civil admission,
and we'll seal it.

Sealed or not,
we sign something like that,

it finds its way to the Bar.

Listen to me.

I want this to go away as much as you,
but I'm telling you,

this is the best
you're gonna get.

I hate to say this, but,

I think maybe
we should take his deal.

We can't trust Eli Gould.

And we sure as hell
can't trust Tommy Bratton.

And I think you're forgetting that they
may be lying about the Gallo part,

- but you and Robert did what they're saying.
- So what?

So we may have no other choice
than to trust him.

I'm not
trusting shit.

Because I know
what's going on here.

And it goes back
to Donna's original question.

You mean, why would a man
like Tommy Bratton risk going to prison?

And the answer
is he wouldn't.

This whole thing
is a good-cop-bad-cop bluff,

and I'm gonna
put a stop to it.

How?

The way you put a stop
to any bully.

You take his bluff,
and you shove it down his throat.

Those are lovely.
Whose are they?

- I'm sorry?
- BRIAN: She means, "Who designed them?"

Since we know
your people didn't.

Just like they didn't design
this or this or this.

I don't know
who you are,

but these items were all part
of our last spring line,

and we designed them
ourselves.

What you mean is you copied
my client's designs,

then beat her to market
and undercut her price.

I see what this is
because I've seen it before.

And no associate at some middling
law firm is going to shake me down.

I'm not an associate,
I'm a senior partner.

And this isn't a shakedown,

it's a chance at a settlement
before we clean you out in court.

Then file your suit.

Because it's a thin line
between theft and inspiration,

particularly
in a creative industry

where people have
similar ideas all the time.

My lawyers
have assured me of that.

Have they also told you about
Johnson v. Olympia Records?

Because a songwriter
was awarded $15 million

for plagiarized work
in exactly the same situation.

And since precedents
can cross industries,

in particular
the creative ones...

We thought $15 million for
our client's designs would be fair.

We'll give you 24 hours
to consult your lawyers.

After that,
we'll see you in court.

As your lawyers, it is our job
to go to war for you.

Most of the time
that means going to court.

The thing is, court is ugly, expensive,
and most of all, it's risky.

So last night Samantha and I came up
with a way to avoid all that.

The painting in question had a
market value of $120 million.

Our proposal is that
Starboard Airlines pay 45%,

with no admission of fault.

Let me get this straight.
You want me to pony up $50 million

when we didn't
do anything wrong?

Gavin, it's a compromise.
There's got to be pain on both sides.

Well, I say that's a lot of pain on mine
and not enough on theirs.

And you've got exposure
for the full 120,

so I'd say you're getting
a hell of a deal.

Well, I don't really care
what you say.

Then I'll say it.

If anybody's coming out ahead here,
it's you,

and I don't like it.

- SAMANTHA: Nina, listen to me.
- No, I did listen to you.

Two days ago, when you said
this shady son of a bitch

destroyed that painting
intentionally and you'd prove it.

- I don't believe it.
- "Shady son of a bitch."

Is that how you talk
about your former clients?

- Gavin...
- Yeah, that's what she said.

Nina, this deal
puts money on the table now.

You don't take it,

I will appeal this thing till 2020
and not break a sweat.

Assuming we don't get it tossed,
which we will,

knowing what I do about how you
and your company do business.

About how I do business?

You gonna let him
push us around like that?

Alex, this thing is a loser for you.
Get your client under control.

Don't tell me
how to handle my client

when you started
this whole thing.

And don't talk to me
about this case being a loser.

- You're lucky we're even in here.
- Bullshit.

You're lucky we're in here.

We go to court,
and I will clean your clock.

- Bring it on.
- If only we could.

As far as I'm concerned,
you can,

'cause I've had
enough of this.

You want my money, Samantha,
come and take it,

'cause I'm not signing
any deals with anyone.

- Harvey, can I talk to you for a second?
- What about?

About the fact that I've had it
with Samantha Wheeler's bullshit.

Slow down.
What's going on?

What's going on
is she deliberately

encouraged Dexhart Insurance
to sue my client,

- and I'm tired of tiptoeing around the situation.
- Meaning?

I want to go
toe-to-toe with her in trial.

You want us to go to trial
representing both clients?

Harvey, I was in a room
with all sides today.

They want a fight as much as I do.
They'll waive conflict.

And that would work, Alex,

except we can't afford
having two partners

fighting a death match
in front of the whole world,

when we need to look unified.

What do you mean when we need
to look unified?

What's going on?

I don't want to get into it,
but we're handling it.

Well, here's the thing, Harvey,
we're not unified.

And even if we were,
those two clients aren't going to settle.

So, like it or not,
my next move is going to court

to get her
kicked off this case.

Samantha, if you're here about your case
against Starboard Airlines...

- You know about that?
- I'm a name partner.

It's my business to know when one
of our attorneys files suit against another.

Well, while we're on the subject
of filing things, Alex Williams filed this.

This is a motion to force you
to recuse yourself.

Yeah, he's trying to get me
kicked off my own case,

which means you're gonna
kick him off instead.

- Wait, what?
- You heard me.

Alex is gonna
drop Gavin Andrews,

and you're gonna
make him do it.

No. You want that done,
you go to Robert.

Robert's not here,
and I need it done now.

Well, I can't do it for you.

You can and you will
because you owe me.

Oh, no. You don't get
to call in that chit for this.

I get to call it in
for whatever I want,

because you came to me
and made me drop Delta,

and then I went against Robert when you
wanted back on the case he took from you.

So we are dropping Gavin Andrews
whether you like it or not.

(STEAM BLOWING)

BRATTON: (CHUCKLING) You come
here for the steam?

Because I hate
to break it to you,

you got to take
the suit off.

That's a good one, Tommy.

But I'm here
to tell you I don't care

if you get Eli Gould or Mother Teresa
or Gandhi to be your good cop,

- we're not taking your deal.
- I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

- I didn't offer you a deal.
- Oh, yes, you did.

Because you don't have
the balls to risk going to prison.

That's funny, because
what are you going to say

when I put you on the stand
and I ask you point-blank,

did you conspire
with Harvey Specter?

You talk a big game,
but it's not going down like that,

because I'm gonna say that you conspired
to keep people in prison

for the purpose
of lining your own pockets.

And when you
end up in prison yourself,

every inmate in there is gonna know
that's exactly what you did.

- Now who's talking a big game, Robert?
- I am.

Because we're gonna show
this video of Frank Gallo calling you out.

Hell, we might even
put it up on YouTube.

You're making
a big mistake, Robert.

I'm calling your bluff.
So drop this thing,

or go ahead
and pick a trial date.

But, Tommy,
just to be clear,

when they close
that cell door,

you're not gonna
last the night.

LOUIS: Harvey,
we need to talk.

If it's about Robert and Bratton,
I haven't heard back yet.

It's not.
It's about Alex and Samantha.

- What did he do now?
- Not him, it's her.

She wants me to make him
drop Gavin Andrews.

Well, then what the hell
are you doing in here?

Just tell her no.

Here's the thing, Harvey.

I gave her a chit.
I owe her.

She knows it, and now
I don't know what to do.

- Alex was right.
- What do you mean?

I mean, I've had about enough
of Samantha's bullshit.

So you're saying I should sacrifice my honor
and not let her cash in her chit?

No, Louis. I'm saying
the complete opposite.

Katrina, we've been
going over this all day.

We've got them.
They're gonna take the deal.

Maybe they will,

but I am going to keep dotting my Is
and crossing my Ts

because I need to be sure.

What you need is for someone
not to be your yes-man,

- and that starts right now.
- Brian...

Katrina, you just became
senior partner.

I bet you haven't even
taken time to celebrate yet.

- I'll celebrate after we win.
- No, you won't...

Because there'll be
another case and then another.

And if you don't stop

and appreciate the big moments
when they come,

you'll regret it.

- What are you saying?
- I'm saying I'm pulling rank.

We're going out to celebrate,
and we're going out right now.

What the fuck do you think
you're doing?

Whoa, Alex, calm down.

You told my client we're dropping him
and you want me to calm down?

You're lucky I'm not putting you
on the floor right now.

Listen to me. I had to do it.
It was the only way.

- The only way to what? Screw me over?
- Alex, I owed Samantha.

The only way for me to get out
of it was to do this for her.

- So you put her over me.
- No, I didn't.

Because if she wasn't
asking for this,

she'd be asking me to back her
for name partner when the time comes,

instead of me and Harvey backing you
for name partner right now.

You're telling me I'm name partner?
Because I didn't get the memo.

Harvey's going
to Zane as we speak.

Well, Louis, the second you put
my name on the door,

I will call Gavin and drop him
like a hot potato.

Until then,
he's my client,

and don't you ever contact him
without my knowledge again.

To Z.S.L.'s
newest senior partner.

Brian, you've already
toasted me four times.

I'd figured you're new
to this whole celebrating thing.

I wanted to show you
how it's done.

(CHUCKLING)
Well, in that case...

To Z.S.L.'s best associate,

because, Brian, that precedent
was a stroke of genius.

Thank you.

By the way,
how did you come up with it?

The music industry
is the perfect parallel,

and yet no one's ever
thought of it before.

It's actually
a little embarrassing.

What do you mean
embarrassing?

I thought
about the music industry

because I considered
becoming a songwriter myself.

- You're kidding.
- No.

In fact, Julie and I
talked about it a long time

before finally
deciding on law school.

Let me guess.

She wanted you
to take the safer route,

and you wanted
to explore your artistic side.

Actually,
the other way around.

When I told her
I was going to be a lawyer,

she said I should have more faith
in myself as an artist.

You're lucky to have someone
who thinks so highly of you.

I am.

But the thing is,
once I moved into law,

I found I loved it as much as I ever
loved writing.

- What?
- Nothing. It's just...

Julie doesn't
understand that,

and sometimes
I wish she would.

Anyway, it's nice to be able
to talk about the law

with someone
that's actually interested.

Well, if that's
what you're looking for,

consider me happy to discuss
the nuances of the law anytime,

because I love it
as much as you do.

(CHUCKLES)

Thank you for tonight, Brian.

This is exactly
what I needed.

Thanks for asking me
to be your associate, Katrina.

I'm really happy you did.

Oh, Harvey. Good.

You can help me go through
the last of these files.

I'm not going
through anything, Robert.

Not until we've talked
about Alex Williams.

If this is about what I think it is,
we already talked about it.

No, we agreed to kick
the can down the road.

Well, this is the end
of the road,

because Louis and I
are backing Alex

for name partner right now.

Harvey, now is not the time
to be discussing this.

Yes, it is,

because Samantha and Alex
are about to go to war.

If you're talking about Dexhart Insurance,
I told her to settle.

Well, she didn't.

She went to Louis, called in a chit
to make him drop Gavin Andrews.

And I didn't let you
become managing partner

- just so your lieutenant...
- You didn't let me do anything.

- And if Samantha did that, I'll deal with her.
- How?

Because as far as I can tell,
you have never dealt with her.

- Okay, you listen to me.
- No, you listen to me.

You've let her do whatever she wants
ever since she got here.

Alex has been fighting for this firm
ever since he got here.

And I made him a promise...

Before you two go any further,
we got a bigger problem.

Tommy Bratton
wasn't bluffing.

He just sent over a trial date.
It's for a week from today.

- Shit.
- DONNA: Exactly.

So you two need to
stop fighting each other

- because now we got to fight him.
- LOUIS: No, we don't.

- Because I know why Bratton's doing this.
- What are you talking about?

You thought Bratton wouldn't risk
going to prison for this.

Well, he will,
and I know why.

BRIAN:
I don't know about you,

but getting here at 7:00 a.m. isn't
as easy with a hangover.

I don't care, Brian,

because Hi-Rise Fashion
just dropped a bomb.

- Wait, what? How? We've got them.
- In court, yes.

But they just cut a huge deal
with our manufacturer.

And suddenly our manufacturer
is telling us

they no longer have the capacity
to handle our product.

You mean they made it
a condition of their order,

which is illegal.

Yes, it is.

And if they did it to us,
they did it to others.

And I'm going to tell them I'm going to
the DOJ if they don't back off.

No, without proof,
a threat like that

can be construed as inducing
malicious prosecution.

- You can't do it.
- Well, I have to do something.

Because instead
of spending my time last night

thinking about how to prevent this,
I took my eye off the ball.

Katrina, don't be
so hard on yourself.

You couldn't have
seen this coming.

I might have seen it coming

if I'd stayed here
like I wanted to

instead of letting you
convince me to go party.

Hold on a second.
You're saying this is my fault?

Because I didn't convince you,
I invited you.

And you said you wanted
an associate who would push back.

Push back on case work,
not tell me not to do my job.

Then let me push back right now,
because you bluff these guys,

you're opening yourself up
to huge exposure.

So what?

Harvey Specter
bluffs all the time.

Harvey Specter has a 15-plus-year
track record of kicking people's asses.

So you don't have faith in me
to pull this off.

I didn't say that.

I'm saying it's not a risk worth taking,
and I'm not gonna let you do it.

Well, Brian, there's a time to push back
and a time to get in line.

I'm going over there
at 3:00 p.m. today,

and you are either
with me or you're not.

Then I'm not, because this is a mistake,
and you know it.

Harvey, you have a minute?

I'm about to file a few motions,
but, yeah, I have a minute.

I was under the impression you don't
normally file your own motions.

Well, it's kind of important.

What's on your mind?
Trouble in senior partner town?

How'd you know?

Because that's
the first thing that happens

after you make it
to senior partner town.

Well, then long story short...

It's my first case...
(SIGHS)

My back's against the wall,
and my only way out is to bluff.

But?

I'm opening myself up
to significant exposure, and...

I'm not sure
I can pull it off.

Then think of another way.

How come?

Because if you're not sure
you can pull it off, you won't.

And, Katrina, life is long.

You don't want to start your
senior partnership with exposure.

Now, I got to go.

Thank you, Harvey.

(SIGHS)

HARVEY: I see they're letting you
use your old office.

(CHUCKLES)

First, Robert, now you?

Well, he had
his turn at bat.

And we thought it was time
for me to have mine.

Oh, go ahead and take your best shot,
but like I told Robert,

I'm not bluffing.

That's the thing, Tommy,
we know you're not,

and we figured out why.

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

Yes, I do.

Turns out, three months ago,
you were diagnosed with cancer

and given a year to live.

Well, if you know that, then you
also know I'm never going to settle.

What I know is what our trial
strategy is gonna be.

Motion to delay,

motion to delay,

motion to delay.

The wheels of justice
turn slowly, Tommy,

which means even if you win,
you won't be here to see it.

You really are
a son of a bitch, aren't you?

No. You did this.

You brought this
on yourself.

It's time to let it go.

Spend what time you have left
with your family.

Just let me go back to my firm
for nine months more,

and I will drop this.

I can't let
you do that, Tommy,

because I've seen
what you do.

I'm not gonna let you
get back in the game

and do something like this
to someone else.

Then you know what?
Delay all you want.

Because they say when you're
fighting something like I am,

you have to have
something to live for.

Well, you just gave me two years
to live on hate alone.

Now get the hell out of here,
and I'll see you in court.

That looks like a job
for your associate.

If you're just here to talk me
out of my bluff,

you don't have to worry,
I'm not gonna do it.

Good.

Because
you don't have to.

I don't believe it.

You got proof they colluded
with our manufacturer.

I did.

- Brian, how did you get this?
- Simple.

I called up the factory pretending to be
in Hi-Rise's contracts department

and started complaining about how
all we had were verbal assurances

they'd uphold our agreement.

Eventually they agreed
to sign a memo.

- They agreed to incriminate themselves?
- Not exactly.

I told them copyright laws
are notoriously vague,

so their memo could be, too.

But even a vague memo is enough
for us to get them investigated.

Or threaten to.

But now,

you can do it with proof.

Did it occur to you that
misrepresenting yourself like this

could have opened you up
to huge exposure?

It did.

But I decided
it was worth the risk,

because my job
may be to push back,

but it's also
to have your back.

And from now on, I will.

"Two more years
on hate alone."

He said that?

He not only said it,
the son of a bitch meant it.

He's gonna fight us
until his last breath.

What?

A man gets told he only has
so much time left on this Earth,

you would think that would
put things in perspective.

You would.

But I guess
he'd have to be human.

And as it turns out,
he's more like the Terminator,

just won't go down.

(IMITATING THE TERMINATOR)
Come with me if you want to live.

(IMITATING THE TERMINATOR)
I'll be back.

Hasta la vista, baby.

(IN ACCENT)
If it bleeds, we can kill it.

(IN NORMAL VOICE)
First of all, that's Predator.

Second of all, you sound
Jamaican, not German.

(IN JAMAICAN ACCENT)
Oh. Oh, man, get off my back, man.

You know what?
He's Austrian.

(IN NORMAL VOICE)
Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

What are we gonna do?

We're gonna do
what we have to.

Just delay this thing
as long as possible

and then fight it
on its merits.

LOUIS: We don't have
to fight anything anymore.

Tommy Bratton's dead.

- What?
- Eli Gould just called.

Said Tommy
had a heart attack.

They think it was brought on
by the stress of fighting his illness.

And fighting us.

Anyway, for what
it's worth,

Gould's dropping
the whole thing.

HARVEY: I got to say, I always thought
we'd win, but not like this.

Robert, you okay?

I don't know.

We may have
been at war, but...

I knew the man
for 30 years.

I could use a minute
to process this.

HARVEY: You take
all the time you need.

How'd it go?

(IMITATES BAT HITTING BALL
AND AUDIENCE CHEERING)

- I didn't know you liked baseball.
- I didn't know you liked music.

- You heading home for the night?
- Yeah.

- Actually, I have to...
- Don't go yet.

Brian, you came through for me
in every way on this case.

And like you said
the other night,

if we don't stop to celebrate
the little things,

then what's any of this for?

If I didn't know any better,
I'd say this is your way of thanking me

for looking out for you.

It is.

And I happen
to have made us reservations

at an amazing place
with live music

in honor of your
love of music...

Katrina, I can't tonight.

I really need to get home
to Julie and the baby.

Oh.

(SIGHS) The baby, of course.

I'm sorry.
I didn't think about it.

No, it's okay.

If you don't have one,
why would you think about it?

- Right. (CHUCKLES)
- (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

Let me just say that I would love
to get a rain check.

- Rain check it is.
- In the meantime, I got to go.

I'm sure you have someone else
who would love to take my place.

Oh, of course.

Have a good night, Brian.

Good night, Katrina.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

DONNA: Am I interrupting?

- Not really.
- Good.

Because I happen to have walked in
on a conversation last night

that made me want
to have a conversation with you.

I'm listening.

This...

Thing between you and Alex
is coming to a head,

because Harvey and Louis
want Alex to be the next name partner

and Robert doesn't.

Skip the preamble, Donna.
What's on your mind?

I don't suppose
it would do any good to ask you

to let this thing go
and let Alex go up there first.

- I don't believe it.
- Believe what?

That Harvey doesn't have the balls
to come in here and ask me that himself

instead, he sent you.

He didn't send anybody.
I'm here on my own.

Well, then you may have internalized
the patriarchal system here,

but I have not.

I haven't
internalized anything.

I told you, I'm not here
at the behest of any man.

I'm here on my own,
woman-to-woman,

asking you to take
the long view and wait.

I'm sure you think
that's true, Donna,

but did it occur to you to ask Alex
to step down before you came to me?

Because that's what I mean
by patriarchy.

Well, I did thing to ask Alex,
and I chose to ask you.

And I did that
because it comes down

to who the promise
was made to first,

not the gender of the person
it was made to.

And what's to stop them from changing
their minds before it's my turn?

Because they're not gonna
put a second name up there

for at least another year.

What if they
put it in writing?

You're a lawyer,
you make it airtight.

(CLICKS TONGUE) You really make
a person get to the bottom

of what's inside
of them, don't you?

What do you mean?

I mean when you put it
that way,

it's not about them
changing their minds

or it taking too long or even
Robert getting hit by a bus.

The truth is,
I'm not backing down because...

I think I'm better
than Alex Williams.

And I'm not going
to say that I'm not.

Then I respect
your decision.

Good night, Samantha.

LOUIS: Hey.

I heard you won
your first case,

and the fact
that I already heard about it

means you're already
making a name for yourself.

So...

Thank you, Louis.

Wait a second.
Is something wrong?

God damn it, did they spell
Bennett with one T again?

No, nothing's wrong.

It's just been a long day,
and I'm tired.

Katrina... (CLEARS THROAT)
I know you.

You don't get tired after winning a case.
Something is going on.

It's just...
I know I should be happy right now.

I finally made it
to the top of the mountain.

I get it.

It only made you realize
how much further you still want to go.

Yes, that's it.

That's exactly it.

No, it's not it.

I have seen that look before,
and it was on my face.

Katrina,

when it comes
to that part of life,

you can't force it.

It's unpredictable.

- I hate unpredictable.
- I know.

I do, too.

But you once told me that someday,
I would find someone.

And I did.

And you will, too.

Life is gonna put that special someone
right in front of you,

and when it happens,
I know you'll be ready.

Hey, I just realized.

I never took you out
to celebrate your promotion.

What do you say we go out
and get dinner right now?

Another time, Louis.
I have some work to catch up on.

(SINGING) I don't wanna run
Leave you talking to yourself

Close your eyes
And you feel like somebody else

HARVEY: Drinking alone?

I guess
what they say is true.

None of us know
how much time we really have.

No, we don't.

Listen, Robert,
I've been doing some thinking

about the Samantha
and Alex situation.

- Not tonight.
- Just hear me out.

Please.

I think we should
let them fight.

Harvey, we do that,
we're admitting our house is divided,

and we make it
that much easier

for another Tommy Bratton
to try and pick us apart.

I know.

But our house is divided.

I made a promise,
you made a promise.

And if we keep
doing nothing...

It's worse than letting them
settle it themselves.

One case, head-to-head,
winner gets name partner.

You think they'll go for it?

I think they've been wanting to go
at it ever since you two got here.

Then I say we let them fight.

You want to tell them,
or should I?

Why don't we both tell them?

But let's do it tomorrow.

Because after today, all I want to do
is finish this drink,

go home, and...

See Laura.

Good night, Robert.

Goodnight, Harvey.

(MUSIC PLAYING)