Suits (2011–…): Season 9, Episode 4 - Cairo - full transcript

- Previously on "Suits"...

- I know

why Brian really left.

Unless you want

Faye Richardson

to suddenly be made aware

of the situation,

you'll make me your associate

by the end of the week.

- I know where Gretchen is,

Louis.



She's working for me

on a temporary basis.

- I'm sorry.

Say that again,

because my ears are

a little clogged with rage.

- If you just calm down,

I assure you,

once I get up and running,

you can have her back.

- Susan made a mistake

and owned up to what she did.

- Is this true?

- It is.



I made a terrible mistake.

- It was a guard

who was getting suspicious

of what was going on in there.

They wanted me to put him down.

- And then what happened?

- I killed him.

- They tied all my bonuses

to all the key dates.

- So you covered up a murder?

- I had a wife and daughter.

What was I supposed to do?

- I let this shit go.

You're gonna sign something

saying I had nothing

to do with this.

- Inflating my assets

to get a loan isn't shady.

Everybody does it.

- If you involve Donna

in this deal, I will pull

every string I have

to tie your project up in court

for the next 20 years.

- Okay, see you soon.

Love you too.

- Is that for me?

- Why, yes, it is.

A handsome coffee

for my handsome man.

- What do you want?

- Why do I have

to want something

to give you a compliment?

- You don't, but you do.

You know you're not

the only one who can do that.

- You heard me on the phone

with my father, didn't you?

- Okay, you're the only one

who can do that.

But if you're gonna ask me

to come to breakfast,

I don't think

it's a great idea.

- But I wanna tell him

about us,

and I thought

we could do it together.

- I get that, Donna,

but in case you forgot,

the first time I met the man,

I told him

if he took your money

I'd shut down his deal.

- Harvey, that was

a long time ago.

- And it was not so long ago

that he accused me

of putting you at risk

over Mike.

- Okay, maybe it is best

if I tell him myself.

But you're the two

most important men in my life,

and if I tell him

that I choose you,

he's not gonna hold a grudge.

He's gonna be happy for us.

- [sighs]

In other words,

next time,

it's the three of us.

- Mm-hmm, you bet

your ass it is.

And he's in town for a week,

so put your big boy pants on

and find us a restaurant,

or my father won't be

the only Paulsen

you have to worry about.

[pensive music]

- Katrina,

can I have a moment?

- Of course,

but if you're here about

the Rose merger, you should--

- I'm here

about something else.

The other day, you brought

Susan into my office,

and I want to know why.

- I told you:

because I thought

she deserved credit

for owning up to her mistake.

- And this isn't

my first rodeo.

So why don't you tell me

what really happened?

- If it's not your first rodeo,

then you know what happened.

She tried to pull something,

and I brought her to you

to show her it wouldn't work.

- And what you should have done

is report her to me.

- Why? So you could fire her?

- I can't know

what I would have done

if you don't tell me

what she did.

- Well, that's not going

to happen, Faye,

because I believe

she deserved a second chance

and that I handled

the situation properly.

- Good.

- What do you mean, "good"?

- You saw a problem,

and even though

you took care of it

differently than I would have,

you didn't let it slide,

which makes you

the perfect woman for the job.

- This is a code of conduct.

- Which I want you to adapt

for the firm.

- I get it.

The partners won't buy in

if it doesn't come

from one of their own.

- No, they won't.

- Okay, I'll do it--

on one condition.

I write the code

as I see fit.

You accept it wholesale

or not at all.

- Another indication

I made the right choice.

♪ ♪

- Tommy, what are you

doing here so early?

Did something happen

with the Cooper deposition?

- Actually, Alex,

I'm here because I know

how hard you've been working.

And I think it's time

that you got a reward.

- You're giving me

Masterson Construction?

- I am.

- But I thought you were

gonna give it to Craig.

- The thing is

Craig's not married.

- What does that have

to do with it?

- A man with a wife

and children truly understands

what it's like to be

a member of a family.

- So I get to jump him in line

because I was fortunate enough

to fall in love?

- That's how it works

in corporate America, Alex.

- Maybe it is, but I still

don't want to do this to Craig.

- Well, if it'll

make you feel better,

whether you take

Masterson or not,

Craig is not going to get them.

- Tommy--

- Tell you what.

Just think about it.

If you feel the same way

tomorrow, I'll, uh--

I'll get someone else.

[tense music]

- Not bad--

if you're into

million-dollar views, that is.

- It's not much, but it's home.

Good to see you, Craig.

- You too, Alex.

Look, this isn't easy for me,

so I'm just gonna say it.

I need a favor.

- Anything. Just name it.

- Your lawsuit

against Panasonic.

Do you know it?

- I've heard a few things,

but they're not my client.

Why?

- Because they're my client.

There's an offer on the table,

and I need your firm

to take it.

- And if what I heard

about that offer is true,

that's not a favor;

that's tanking a case.

- Are you really gonna

make me say it?

You took my place in line,

and I never recovered.

You owe me.

- And whether you believe it

or not, I don't owe you.

- Here's what I have

to say about that.

[dark music]

- What is that?

- That is

Masterson Construction.

I know all about it, Alex.

- I don't know

what you're talking about.

- You know exactly

what I'm talking about.

Tommy Bratton may have

chained me to a desk

for ten years,

but he left me

with a parting gift.

♪ ♪

I know you covered up

a conspiracy.

- And if you know all that,

you know I was framed.

- That doesn't mean

that this can't hurt you,

especially in light

of your firm's recent troubles.

I need this to close

by the end of the week.

So get it done,

or that gets out.

And then you can explain

to everyone you know

what kind of man

you really are.

♪ ♪

- ♪ 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 ♪

♪ The greenback boogie ♪

- All right,

you sons of bitches.

- Excuse me?

- Excuse yourself, asshole,

'cause you just had

the B team.

Now you get the A team.

You're gonna sue us?

You don't sue us.

We sue you.

I'm gonna have your balls

in a vise so tight,

you're gonna wish

you were born without balls.

That's right, lady,

I'm talking to you.

I'm gonna shove this lawsuit

so far up your ass

you're gonna be

the first lawyer in history

to die with a lawsuit

in her ass.

I'm gonna burn you

to the ground.

I'm gonna do a rain dance

on your ashes.

Nobody messes with Louis Litt,

least of all two slobs

from the firm

Shitty & Shithead.

- We're not lawyers.

- What happened?

- We're Susan's parents.

She said we could visit.

She said the people here

were so nice.

- Well, of course

you're Susan's parents.

You look exactly like her.

Job well done.

She's very attractive.

Not in a cause-of-action

type of way.

I'm just giving you

a mock example

of how not to behave

when Susan's parents

are in the conference room.

[laughs] Holy shit.

Carry on.

[quirky music]

Oh, hey, if anybody asks,

my name really

isn't Louis Litt.

It's Alex Williams.

♪ ♪

Gretchen, I need you back.

- Good morning

to you too, Louis.

- I don't have time

for good mornings.

I just went

to Conference Room C

and ripped them a new asshole.

- Conference Room C?

Louis, those are

Susan's parents.

- I didn't know

they were Susan's parents.

I was supposed to be

in Conference Room A, not C.

Those letters have nothing

to do with each other.

- Then why'd you go

to the wrong room?

- Because Norma's granddaughter

is temping on my desk.

You know what her name is?

Norma III.

Who does that?

On top of which, she has all

of her grandmother's body odor

and none of her competence.

I'd be better off with the urn.

- Louis.

- Gretchen, I cannot take it.

I need to know how long

Faye's gonna keep you.

- Louis, there's only one way

I can think

to get an answer on that,

but that's gonna require

huge amounts of time

and effort on your part.

- What is it?

- Go to her goddamn office

and ask her.

- Well, in that case,

I need some time to regather.

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

[silverware clinking]

- Hi, Dad.

- Good to see you, sweetheart.

- You too.

- Thank you for making time

for breakfast.

- Of course.

Actually, your timing

is perfect

because I have some news,

and it is so much better

in person.

- This is exciting.

Don't keep me in suspense.

- Harvey and I

have started seeing each other.

- Congratulations, Donna.

That's great news.

- All right,

let's get it out.

Let's hear your misgivings.

- Who says I have misgivings?

- Your face,

your body language,

the way you said

"congratulations"

as if I had

just put my dog down.

- All right.

Donna, from everything

you've told me over the years,

the man can be selfish.

- Dad, if this has to do

with Mike Ross,

Harvey would throw himself

in front of a train for me.

- And I don't doubt that.

I just think you deserve

to be with somebody

who can put your needs

above his own

not only when it comes

to matters of life and death.

- You know, I told Harvey

that when you heard the news,

you'd be happy for me--

that he just didn't know you.

- Sweetheart, you're one

of the smartest women I know.

I trust your judgment.

If you're happy,

I'm happy for you.

- Well, it doesn't

feel that way.

- Then I'm sorry.

Can we start

this breakfast over?

[pensive music]

- Sure, Dad.

Sure.

♪ ♪

- What the ----?

You're taking Masterson?

- Craig,

before you say anything,

I tried to say no.

- And that's the kind of thing

that someone says

when they didn't try at all.

I thought we were friends.

- We are.

And I'm telling you, he wasn't

gonna give them to you anyway.

- Why not?

- According to Bratton,

it's because

I have a wife and kids.

- That is bullshit.

- And I'm not the one

who said it; he is.

But put yourself in my shoes.

What would you do?

- I would have gone to you

and told you

before you heard it

through the grapevine.

- Craig, I was working

on something.

- Well, you're too late,

because now I gotta go

figure out some other way

to make my bonus this year.

- Listen to me.

What I was working on

was getting the go-ahead

to split Mayfield Foods

with you.

We can share them.

- Mayfield Foods is a tenth

the size of Masterson.

So keep your bullshit gestures

to yourself, okay?

Because I don't need

any phony friends

looking out for me.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[phones ringing]

[knocks on glass]

- Samantha,

do you have a minute?

- Depends.

How important is it?

- Important.

Craig Cameron came to see me.

He's an old friend,

and he needs a favor.

- Well, that favor better have

nothing to do with Panasonic.

- Look, I know there's a deal

on the table, Samantha,

and I need you to take it.

- This guy isn't your friend.

He's got something on you,

doesn't he?

- I didn't say that.

- You didn't have to.

And you didn't come in here

to get me to take the deal.

You came here to get me

to bury your secret.

- I came here because I thought

this goddamn thing

had gone away.

- This is the prison thing

with Bratton, isn't it?

- You know.

- Alex, I was Robert's fixer.

Of course I know.

- Then take the deal

that's on the table.

- I can't.

- Why not?

- Because it's a shitty deal

and everyone knows it,

including Faye,

which means if I take it,

sooner or later,

she's gonna figure out why.

- God damn it, Samantha,

I covered up a crime.

- Because you were framed.

- It doesn't matter.

- Why not?

- Because I let them

get away with it.

I may have been framed,

but I let them

get away with murder.

Samantha, I have two daughters.

I don't want them

going through life

knowing that

about their father.

- What about Rosalie?

What does she think?

She doesn't know, does she?

- No.

- Then you are gonna

go home tonight

and tell your wife

the whole story.

♪ ♪

- What are you doing

in my office, Faye?

- I'm here because

it's come to my attention

that you and Harvey Specter

are in a relationship.

- And how exactly did that come

to your attention?

- The question is, what are we

going to do about it?

- Are you asking if we're

planning on getting married?

'Cause I'm sorry to tell you

you're not on the guest list.

And our relationship

is none of your business.

- Donna, when two of the five

members of management

have undue influence

over each other,

something needs to be done.

- What exactly are you trying

to tell me, Faye?

- That you have

to give up your vote.

- Excuse me?

- It's a clear conflict.

No law firm

would allow this to stand.

- Okay, let's just

put aside the fact

that I think that's bullshit.

Are you saying

that Harvey's vote

is more important than mine?

- Yes, I am.

He's a senior partner

and a former managing partner.

- I see what this is.

You keep trying

to diminish my role here.

Last week, it was trying

to make me a secretary again.

Now you're trying

to make me nothing.

- I'm trying to preserve

the interests of this law firm.

And if you want

to take it up with Harvey

and he thinks your value here

is higher than his,

he can certainly give up

his vote instead of you.

But as of right now,

the next time there's a vote,

only one of you

is going to have one.

♪ ♪

I've been looking all over

for you.

- Actually, I am

in the middle of something,

so if you don't mind...

- I got it. You're busy.

I just wanted to know

how your breakfast went.

- It wasn't great, Harvey.

He said if I'm happy,

he's happy,

but if the two of you

can't figure out a way

to share a meal together,

then what the hell

are we doing?

- Whoa, hold a second.

"What are we doing?"

Are you saying

you want to end this?

- No, Harvey, I am saying

that I want a relationship

with someone who,

at some point,

will get along with my father.

- Donna, he said

he was happy for you.

It's not the biggest deal

in the world

if we don't get along.

- You mean like the way

you didn't get along

with your mother

for most of your life?

- That has nothing

to do with this.

- Doesn't it?

Have you even told

your mother about us?

- Donna...

- Well, I will take that

as a no.

- I didn't tell her

because I didn't think to.

- And you didn't think to

because your mother hasn't been

a regular part of your life.

But my father's been

a regular part of mine,

and I shouldn't have

to give up something

that's important to me

just because I'm in

a relationship with you.

- Donna, is--is there

something else going on?

♪ ♪

- Isn't my father enough,

Harvey?

He said that

you wouldn't put me first.

Well, putting me first

would mean fixing

your relationship with him.

So...

[inhales deeply]

if you can't figure out a way

to do that,

then maybe he's right.

♪ ♪

- There she is.

There's my black swan.

- Louis, this is

the women's room.

- Why do you think I'm in here?

- I don't--

- Are you writing

a code of conduct for Faye?

- Yes. How did you know that?

- Because I found this draft

on her desk

with your name on it.

- You went through her things?

- No, I went in there to ask

when I could have

Gretchen back,

but now I don't have to ask

because you're gonna

get her back for me.

- "Personnel reassignments

are the sole purview

of the name partners."

Louis, that isn't

a code of conduct.

That belongs in the bylaws.

- Doesn't matter where it goes.

You put it in there,

I get Gretchen back.

- Louis, I don't feel good

about sneaking something in

like this.

- Katrina, please.

This woman has taken everything

from me.

I need this, and I need you.

- Okay, Louis.

I'll see what I can do.

♪ ♪

- Harvey.

What a pleasant surprise.

- Hey, Mom.

Do you remember when I told you

about a very special person

who was responsible

for us reconciling?

- I do.

I also remember

putting my foot in my mouth

when I thought

that person was Paula.

- [laughs]

Well, her name is Donna.

We've been seeing each other,

and I haven't exactly

told her yet, but...

She's the one.

- Harvey, that's fantastic.

I have been rooting for you

and Donna to get together

for years.

- What?

How do you even know

who she is?

- Because you have a brother

who's as big a fan of hers

as I am.

I am so happy for you, Harvey.

- Thanks, Mom.

- Why do I get the sense

there's something else?

- Nothing.

It's just, her father

and I have some history,

and he's not exactly

crazy about me.

I'm not sure

what to do about it.

- Harvey, you may rub

some people the wrong way,

but you have a generous heart.

Go to him.

Make some kind of gesture.

I'm sure it'll work out.

- And what if it doesn't?

- Then you have him call me.

I'll tell him

my unbiased opinion

about what an amazing man

my son is.

- [chuckles softly]

[door clicks shut]

- Hey.

- Hey.

- You look like you had

a rough day.

- I did.

- Then come here.

I wanna show you something.

- [exhales]

- Oh, you're such a big girl.

You got it.

[laughing]

- Holy shit.

She did it.

She walked.

- Uh-uh, she didn't just walk.

She sauntered.

Look at that again.

Alex, what's going on?

- A few weeks ago, I visited

one of Masterson's sites

and a guard slipped me a note.

It said an inmate died

when a scaffolding broke

and the prison has been

covering it up.

- My God.

- I started looking into it.

Then, today, when I tried

to call the guard at home,

his wife said he had been

killed by an inmate.

♪ ♪

- So are you saying

they're connected?

'Cause it's one thing

to hide an accidental death,

but it's a whole other thing

to orchestrate

the murder of a guard.

- I know.

But either way, I'm gonna

get to the bottom of it.

- You are a good man,

Alex Williams.

[both chuckle]

- But, hey, email that video,

will you?

- Already did.

- Mm.

- [laughs softly]

[tense music]

[door thuds shut softly]

♪ ♪

- Hey, you hungry?

- I ate at the office.

Wanted to make sure the girls

were asleep before I got home.

- Well, I don't like

the sound of that.

What's going on?

- Do you remember when

I was at Bratton Gould

and I found out

that guard had been killed?

- Yeah, of course.

- Well, I didn't tell you

the whole story.

They were extending

prisoner sentences for profit,

and...

they killed that guard

to cover it up.

- What?

Wait, but you told me--

- I know what I told you,

Rosalie.

I lied...

because when I went

to Tommy Bratton,

I found out he was in on it,

and he made it look

like I was in on it too.

- Why are you

telling me this now?

- Because a former colleague

of mine found out,

and if Samantha doesn't

tank a case against him,

he's going to expose me.

- So let me get this straight:

you left me out of this

back then,

and you only telling me now

because you got caught?

- I left you out

to protect you.

- No, you left me out

because you knew

I would have told you

to come forward.

- They framed me, Rosalie.

If I came forward,

I was going to prison too.

And for what?

It wasn't gonna bring

those two people back.

- You said they were

extending sentences.

People of color.

It's what we talked about

back in law school,

and you just let them

keep right on doing it?

- You think it didn't kill me

to do that?

- I wouldn't know

what it did to you

because you didn't bother

to tell me.

- Rosalie--

- Look, sorry, Alex,

but forgive me

if I need a minute to process

that not only were you involved

in something like this,

but you didn't trust me enough

to tell me about it.

♪ ♪

- Faye, do you have a minute?

- Of course.

Did you think about

our conversation yesterday?

- As a matter of fact, I did,

and I decided

to take you at your word.

- How's that?

- That you're serving

the interests of the firm.

So I'm here to explain

how Harvey and I

both having a vote

serves the firm.

- Donna--

- We don't just influence

each other,

we balance each other.

We make each other consider

opposing points of view,

and then, in the end,

we do what we think

will make the firm stronger,

whether we're

in agreement or not.

- And I don't doubt

that's true,

but your individual

circumstances don't matter.

- Okay, let's just get to it.

Is this because of you

and your ex-husband?

- Excuse me?

- You act like this isn't

personal, but I think it is.

- You don't know anything

about my ex-husband.

- I know that you had

a conflict at work

and he ended up getting fired.

But Harvey and I aren't you,

and I don't appreciate you

making us into you.

- And this isn't a negotiation.

This is a conflict of interest,

and I will not be cajoled,

threatened, or coerced

into thinking it's not.

As I said, who gives up

their vote is your call,

but make a decision

by tomorrow

or I'll make one for you.

[tense music]

- Next thing you know,

she won the whole thing.

[laughing]

- Wow.

I didn't know she skied,

much less competitively.

- Well, once she got serious

about theater,

she gave it up

and never looked back.

- James, I appreciate

you seeing me,

and I love these stories,

but I also know

that you have concerns

about me...

and I wanted you to know

that I've taken some steps

to alleviate them.

- I appreciate that, Harvey,

and I have to say,

inviting me to talk

man-to-man is a great start.

- Well, if you like that,

then you're gonna love this.

I know you're in town

for a deal

and you haven't gotten

any bites yet.

Well, that's not just a bite.

It's a meal.

- What?

[indistinct chatter,

silverware clinking]

- I pulled some strings,

but it's everything you need.

- I don't believe this.

You dug into my business

without asking me?

- James, I'm just trying

to help.

- And if I did the same thing

to you, would you think

it was because

I was trying to help

or trying to buy your approval?

- I'm not trying

to buy anything.

- No, you're just giving me

a bunch of money

and asking me to like you.

- James, it was a gesture.

And I know

what you think of me,

but you're overreacting.

- You know what, Harvey?

Instead of focusing

on what I'm doing,

why don't you give some thought

to who you are?

And if that's too much,

at least treat my daughter

better than you treat me.

♪ ♪

- Well?

- I'm sorry, Louis.

I can't do it.

- Why the hell not?

- Because I decided

I don't want to violate

the spirit of what I'm trying

to do with this code.

- I don't believe this.

Whose goddamn side are you on?

- Don't you say that to me.

There's a reason

we got saddled with Faye

in the first place, and we keep

doing shit like this?

We will never be rid of her.

- Well, isn't that the pot

calling the kettle black?

Because that's exactly

the type of thing

that you used

to be on board with.

- Yes, Louis.

"Used to."

Because I've come to terms

with the kind of lawyer

I want to be,

and it isn't this.

- Oh, God damn it, Katrina,

don't you get it?

She took Gretchen.

We don't put a stop to her now

and we won't even have a say

over what kind

of pencils we use.

- I don't want her

to have Gretchen

any more than you do, Louis,

but don't you ever

use our friendship

to try to get me to do

something like this again.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Tommy, I need to talk

about Masterson,

and it can't wait.

- I'm sorry, Alex.

I'm just heading home,

and I'm in a hurry.

Catch me tomorrow.

- I just told you

this can't wait.

- What?

- A guard gave that to me.

The next day,

I called Pat Krueger,

and now that guard is dead.

This whole thing

is a conspiracy.

They've been using inmates

and extending sentences,

and we need to stop it.

- No, we don't.

We're their lawyers, Alex.

- And they're breaking the law.

- And do you have proof

of that?

- I have that letter.

- The one that you had

for weeks

and you didn't take

to the authorities?

- Are you saying I have

something to do with this?

- You're the one that got them

to sign off on the waiver

allowing the inmates to do

Masterson's construction.

Which, as I recall,

you got a big, fat bonus for.

- You gave me that bonus.

- It didn't come from me.

It came from Masterson,

as did the one I believe

you just got yesterday,

exactly five days

after that guard died.

- I didn't get any bonus

yesterday.

- Well, it seems you haven't

checked your account yet.

Trust me, it's there.

- I get it.

You didn't give Masterson to me

because I'm more stable

than Craig.

You gave it to me because

I'm more vulnerable than Craig.

- I have no idea

what you're talking about,

but you'd better think

very carefully

about coming forward,

because a murder

was committed here

and you do have a family.

So I trust you're gonna

do the right thing, Alex.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Rosalie.

What are you doing here?

- You know what I'm doing here.

- Alex told you.

- He did.

I don't like that it took him

eight years to do it,

but now that he has--

- You need someone

to talk to about it.

- No, I need

to do something about it.

- Look, I understand

that you're upset,

but Alex had his reasons.

- And if you think I'm here

to figure out what to do

with my husband,

then you don't know me.

Nobody threatens my man

and gets away with it.

- Rosalie, what exactly

do you want from me?

- I want your help figuring out

how to get something

on this guy.

- I respect your point of view,

but there's another way.

- Okay, what way?

- Call his bluff.

He may not follow through,

and even if he does--

- Are you kidding me?

Alex could lose everything.

I can't take that kind of risk.

- And there's

a different kind of risk

to what you're talking about.

- I don't care.

- You can't do this.

- Samantha, he is the father

of my children.

I can't let this happen to him.

♪ ♪

- All right.

I'll help you find

something on this guy.

♪ ♪

- Can I get you

a cup of coffee,

or are you all coffee'd out?

- Donna--

- I can't believe it.

You went and you stuck

your nose into his deal.

- Because I was trying

to make up with him,

like you asked me.

- Harvey, don't you get it?

Your history

is you making it clear to him

that you think

he's a bad businessman.

- I was just giving him

some help.

- No, you showed him

that you don't respect him,

that you think

you're better than him.

And as far as I'm concerned,

you think you're better

than me.

- Donna, what's going on?

Because maybe I messed up,

but you know I don't think

I'm better than you.

- Maybe you don't, Harvey,

but Faye does.

- What are you talking about?

- She said that

since we're together,

one of us has

to give up their vote,

and that one of us is me.

- What?

Why didn't you tell me?

- Because I didn't want

to hear you say

that your vote

is more important than mine.

- I wouldn't have said that.

I would have put a stop to it,

which I'm gonna do right now.

- Good, you're both here.

- What is it now, Louis?

- We need to do something

about Faye.

She took Gretchen and now she's

turned Katrina against me.

- Well, I'm sorry, Louis,

but right now

we have bigger fish to fry,

because Faye said Donna has

to lose her vote

because we're seeing

each other.

- That's bullshit.

She can't do that.

- Which is what I'm about

to tell her.

- No, you're not.

- Well, then,

I'm coming with you.

We'll kill two birds

with one stone.

- You're not coming anywhere.

We only have so much leverage.

Donna losing her vote trumps

you getting Gretchen back,

and we have

to pick our battles.

- And what a surprise; the

battle we're picking is yours.

Well, I'm not having it.

I say we go in there

as a united front

and get it all back at once.

- And I say we wouldn't have

to go in there at all

if you hadn't have let her into

our house in the first place.

- Harvey.

- What'd you just say to me?

- You heard me.

You let her in here,

and you didn't even put up

an ounce of resistance.

- Are you ------- kidding me?

She's here because Robert Zane

fell on his sword for you.

And let's just go back

a little further.

She also wouldn't be here if

Jessica hadn't been disbarred,

which only happened

because you hired Mike Ross.

So if you want to blame someone

for Faye being here,

look in the goddamn mirror!

♪ ♪

- Let him go.

And while you're at it,

let this whole Faye thing go.

- Donna--

- Harvey, look at us.

We are at each other's throats

over this woman,

and it's just not worth it.

- I know that, but--

- No "buts."

My vote is important to me,

but this woman

isn't gonna be here forever.

And what's more important

than any of this

is our relationships

with each other.

- How'd you know

where to find me?

- 'Cause I know you, Louis.

When we fight

and you bring up Jessica,

you're coming right back

to where it all started.

- I didn't mean to say

those things to you, Harvey.

I'm sorry.

- It's okay, Louis.

I already let it go 'cause

I know why you said them.

- You do?

- Before you came in,

Donna and I were arguing.

She made me see

that I wasn't treating

her father with respect.

And then I did

the same thing to you,

and that's why you lashed out.

- I guess it is.

- The thing is, Louis,

we haven't been treating

each other with respect

because Faye hasn't been

treating any of us

with respect.

But I think I know

how to stop it.

- How?

- By doing what you suggested

in the first place.

[tense music]

- Oh, you're such a big girl.

You got it.

You got it!

Yay!

[phone buzzing]

- Hi, baby.

Eat without me.

I'm gonna be late again.

- This is five nights in a row.

Does it have something

to do with that guard?

- No, I'm just busy.

Turns out

it was just a coincidence.

One had nothing

to do with the other.

- Well, it's nice to know

that if something was going on,

my man would have

put a stop to it.

[silverware clatters]

Oh, baby, I gotta go.

Joy just dropped the potatoes,

I think.

[phone line clicks]

- What can I do for you, Craig?

- Look, Alex, I--I know

I bit your head off,

but I have a favor to ask.

You offered

to share a client with me?

- Absolutely, Mayfield Foods.

Let's split it.

- I need you to give me half

of Masterson instead.

- What?

- Masterson has the new

Reform Corp project.

They have a huge amount

of business.

They can handle two lawyers.

- No.

- You said

you'd give me something.

- Yeah, Mayfield Foods.

- And I told you

they're not big enough.

I need this, or I'm not gonna

make my quarter.

I'll never move up.

- And I'm telling you,

you don't want Masterson.

- That's bullshit!

I've wanted Masterson

for a year and a half.

Are you really that greedy

that you can't share

a tiny piece

of your success with me?

- God damn it, Craig,

I told you,

it's Mayfield or nothing.

I offered it to you once.

I'm offering it to you again.

So take it

or ------- leave it,

but leave me the hell alone!

♪ ♪

- Why do I get the feeling

you're not here

to sell me Girl Scout cookies?

- She came to see you,

didn't she?

- How do you know?

- Because I know my wife,

and she may have been

pissed at me,

but no one protects their own

more than her.

- No, I'd say they don't.

- Then tell me

what she's gonna do.

- Without any more help from me

she's not gonna do anything

because the map I gave her

stops halfway through.

- Then I have a request.

Give me the map instead of her.

- Alex--

- Samantha, please.

This thing is my mess.

I can't let her put herself

at risk for me.

- Good, you're both here.

Saves me a trip.

- Harvey, what's going on?

- A lot of things,

some of which you know,

some of which you don't.

But I'm gonna tell you

what they are,

and then tomorrow morning

we're gonna put a stop to them.

[pensive music]

♪ ♪

- Can I talk to you a sec?

- What is it now, Louis?

You want me to knock over

a liquor store?

- I want you

to accept my apology.

- I'm listening.

- You were right.

I should never have

used our friendship

to ask you to do something that

you were uncomfortable with,

and I'm sorry.

- But?

- I still wanna know

if you're willing

to put something

in the code of conduct.

- How is that any different

from before?

- Because before I was trying

to sneak it by Faye.

But if you're willing to,

this time we're gonna

ram it down her throat.

[upbeat rock music]

[elevator dings]

- You ready?

- I'm ready.

- Let's go.

- Hey, did you tell

Susan's parents

you were me the other day?

- The other day?

No, I was in Cairo

the other day.

- Louis--

- Alex, now's not the time.

♪ ♪

- Did I miss the memo where

someone called for a meeting?

- Donna's not losing her vote.

- I assume that means

you're giving up yours.

- We're not giving up

another goddamn thing.

- It's not giving something up.

It's avoiding a conflict.

- Harvey and I came up

in the bullpen together.

Does that mean

we have a conflict?

- And I taught Louis how

to fight after he got mugged.

What about us?

- And Samantha had dinner

at my home the other night,

and that's not gonna stop.

- While we're at it,

I'm asking Donna

to be my child's godmother,

because that's who we are

at this firm, Faye.

- Friendship is different

from a romantic entanglement,

and you all know it.

- We also all trust each other.

- Which is why we all waived

your so-called conflict,

so there isn't

a problem anymore.

- Says who?

- Says this clause

that we just added

to your shiny new

code of conduct.

- I have done nothing

but try to help this firm,

and you people

have resisted me from day one.

- Because since day one

you've done nothing

but dictate to us and treat us

with open disrespect.

Well, that stops right now.

- And if you don't like it,

we'll all resign,

and you'll have to explain

to the Bar

why every name partner left

because you wouldn't accept

their legal right

to waive conflict.

- So you can either

kiss our ass

or kiss our asses good-bye,

but we're not

hanging Donna out to dry.

[pensive music]

♪ ♪

- Gretchen?

- Ms. Richardson?

- I told you to call me Faye.

- I know you did.

- Did you tell Donna Paulsen

the details of my divorce?

- Did you find out

about Donna and Harvey

by snooping on me?

Because if the answer

to my question is yes,

I really don't care

to answer yours.

- I'm not here

to scold, Gretchen.

I'm here to tell you

that it was very painful

to have that thrown in my face.

- Well, it was also painful

to be taken from Louis,

not to mention

for Donna to be treated

the way you treated her.

- Which is exactly why

I just told her

she's keeping her vote.

- You did that?

- I did.

Maybe we all have things

we can learn from each other.

- Maybe we do.

- Then how about you

teach me something right now?

Would Louis prefer to hear

that he's getting you back

from me or from you?

- I think,

under the circumstances,

he'd like to hear it from you.

- Thank you, Gretchen.

[pensive music]

♪ ♪

- What's that?

- It's the deal

I'm willing to offer you

to make it all go away.

- This isn't what Alex

and I talked about.

- It's the best

you're gonna do.

- Then I might well just send

everything I have

down to the

U.S. Attorney's Office,

because this doesn't help me.

- I don't think

you're gonna do that.

- Why not?

- Because I also have this.

- I get it.

Mutually assured destruction.

- It's not mutual anything

because you have a peashooter

and I have a howitzer.

- That's bullshit.

I come forward--

- You come forward,

it might not go well for Alex,

but he's not gonna end up

in prison.

I come forward...

and you will.

- All right.

I'll take your deal.

- Oh, it's too late for that.

I was willing to compromise,

but now you've made me

leverage you

and I'm not gonna do two

dirty things in one trip,

especially when we still have

a chance to do none.

- What are you talking about?

- We're gonna act like

your peashooter

and my howitzer never existed.

We're gonna negotiate

this thing one on one,

and I'm gonna crush you

the old-fashioned way:

by being a better lawyer.

♪ ♪

- Thanks for coming, James.

- You invited me to your home

to make peace, Harvey.

[laughs]

I couldn't exactly refuse.

- Not just to make peace.

I wanted to show

what I hadn't shown you before:

respect.

- Not sure I understand

where you're going with this.

- I like to think

I'm a smart guy,

but sometimes I don't see

what's right in front

of my face.

I thought

I was showing you I cared,

but instead, maybe it seemed

like I don't respect you.

- Donna told you that,

didn't she?

- She did, and if you're

anything like me,

you might not have been aware

that that's what was going on

for you.

- Sounds like you two are a lot

like me and her mother.

- James, you have

an amazing marriage.

You've raised

a wonderful daughter,

and you've had love

in your life all this time.

If that's not something

to respect,

then I don't know what is.

And Donna once told me

about when you and her mother

were separated

and what you did

to get her back.

That's the most romantic thing

I've ever heard.

- I wouldn't have taken you

for the romantic type.

- That's because

I've never shown you I was.

- I'm sorry

if I overreacted, Harvey.

And maybe I am something

like you, because...

I didn't see it

for what it was either.

And since you shared with me,

I'll share with you.

I'm up against it

with this deal,

and if it's not too late...

I could really use your help.

- It's not too late, James.

- Thank you, Harvey.

♪ ♪

- Samantha.

- Rosalie.

- You went to see Craig,

didn't you?

- And what if I did?

- I'd like to know why,

because I thought

I made it clear

I wanted to do it myself.

- There were a lot of reasons,

Rosalie, not the least of which

is the two of you were too

emotional to see it clearly.

- The two of us?

- Yes, the two of you,

because Alex figured out

you came to me,

and he wanted to save you

as much as you wanted

to save him.

But I knew if I was the one

to put that gun on the table,

we might just get away

with not having to fire it.

- Why not?

- Because I've done it before.

- And what were the others?

- "The others"?

- The other reasons.

- You welcomed me

into your home the other night

and I saw what you had--

what you had to lose.

I've never had that.

I wanted to protect it.

- You are one hell of a woman,

Samantha Wheeler.

- Well, I don't know

about that.

- Well, I do.

Thank you, Samantha.

From the both of us.

- You are both welcome.

- What do you say

you come over to our house

for a late-night game

of Settlers of Catan?

- Hmm.

- What the hell is that?

- Just some good family fun.

- [laughs]

- Well, maybe you should spend

the evening with your family.

- Who's to say

we wouldn't be?

[mellow jazz music]

- Anyway, we haven't talked

recently as much as I'd like,

and I guess I was just

missing my friend.

Give me a call when you can.

[door opens]

I love you, Rachel.

Bye.

[door closes]

Hey.

Where've you been?

I went to go thank you

for taking care of me with Faye

but you were gone.

- I had to take care

of something else.

- Why are you smiling?

- Because your dad loves me.

- You made it right with him?

- I did.

And before you tell me

how happy you are with me,

I have something to say.

You said I needed to share

when I disagree with you,

but if we're gonna

make this work,

you also have to come to me

when something is going wrong

in your life.

- You're talking about Faye.

- You can't keep things

like her going after

your vote from me.

Even if you don't want me

to do anything about it,

you need to trust me with it.

- You're right.

I'm sorry.

I'll try.

- Come here.

- Wait a second.

What do you mean

"if" this is gonna work?

- Donna, you know we're gonna

be together forever, right?

- Well, not if that's how

you're gonna ask me.

- Doesn't matter how I ask you.

- Why not?

- Because we both know

however I ask

it won't be exactly the way

you would have

instructed me to ask,

so might as well ask you

any way I want.

- Well...

[stammers]

That--I--

- Go ahead.

- Okay...

- Keep stumbling.

- [sighs]

- That's only the second time

I've ever seen you

at a loss for words.

- So, we're engaged, then?

- Well, I...

- [laughs]

- No, it's--

- Look who's stumbling now.

- No, it's just--I never

considered marriage part of--

- Part of what?

Being together forever?

[phone buzzing]

- Sweet baby Jesus.

I never thought I'd say this,

but thank God

my mom is calling.

Mom, how can I help you?

Maybe you need me

to come up there a few days?

- [laughs]

- I just wanted to see

how it turned out

with Donna's dad.

- It went great.

In fact, there's someone here

I'd like to introduce you to.

[phone beeps]

Mom, meet Donna.

Donna, meet Lily.

- Lily, you have no idea

how long I have been wanting

to meet you.

- Probably just as long

as I've been wanting

to meet you.

- Well, now that

the two of you have met--

Mom, I'll give you call--

- Oh, no, no, no.

You're not gonna get off

that easy.

Hey, Lily,

listen to what your son

just tried to pull off.

- I'm all ears.

[upbeat jazzy music]

♪ ♪

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