1 00:00:00,013 --> 00:00:01,264 Previously, on "Suits"... 2 00:00:01,288 --> 00:00:02,922 Which one of my clients are you after? 3 00:00:02,924 --> 00:00:05,358 Because we both know you can't have Pfizer. 4 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:06,493 - Yes, I can. - Then make me name partner. 5 00:00:06,495 --> 00:00:07,994 You don't just slap somebody's name on the wall 6 00:00:07,996 --> 00:00:09,015 to get a client. 7 00:00:09,016 --> 00:00:10,864 I'm not just slapping his name up, Louis. 8 00:00:10,866 --> 00:00:12,465 I'm making a move. 9 00:00:12,467 --> 00:00:14,133 I'm not saying Donna doesn't deserve a promotion; 10 00:00:14,135 --> 00:00:16,703 I'm just saying making partner means something. 11 00:00:16,705 --> 00:00:18,705 And I'm concerned that being one here 12 00:00:18,707 --> 00:00:20,740 won't mean what it used to. 13 00:00:20,742 --> 00:00:22,208 This is an amazing amount of work. 14 00:00:22,210 --> 00:00:23,910 I stayed up all night doing it. 15 00:00:23,912 --> 00:00:25,645 But I thought you take the night shift with your son. 16 00:00:25,647 --> 00:00:26,913 I told my wife she'd have to take it last night. 17 00:00:26,915 --> 00:00:28,581 I thought you might need a little relief. 18 00:00:28,583 --> 00:00:30,592 You sure? Support his head. 19 00:00:31,165 --> 00:00:32,233 There we go. 20 00:00:32,234 --> 00:00:34,167 Holy shit. Gordon doesn't really wanna take over. 21 00:00:34,169 --> 00:00:35,535 He just wants to orchestrate a deal 22 00:00:35,537 --> 00:00:36,803 where his guys come back, 23 00:00:36,805 --> 00:00:38,205 they vote to merge with Zane, 24 00:00:38,207 --> 00:00:39,740 and we cease to exist. 25 00:00:39,742 --> 00:00:41,008 I just found out that my two partners 26 00:00:41,010 --> 00:00:43,164 are willing to stab me in the back. 27 00:00:43,165 --> 00:00:45,098 God damn it, Louis. I'm trying the best I can. 28 00:00:45,100 --> 00:00:46,689 Well, then, try something else, 29 00:00:46,690 --> 00:00:48,720 because giving you the reins a half hour 30 00:00:48,721 --> 00:00:50,187 before we drive off a cliff 31 00:00:50,189 --> 00:00:52,056 isn't gonna do shit. 32 00:00:52,058 --> 00:00:54,992 I just came to make sure that the paperwork was in order 33 00:00:54,994 --> 00:00:57,161 for your clients to come over and join our new firm. 34 00:00:57,163 --> 00:00:59,163 I went and saw Andy Forsyth today. 35 00:00:59,165 --> 00:01:01,632 You went to see him about us moving to Seattle? 36 00:01:01,634 --> 00:01:03,401 If we're ever gonna do 37 00:01:03,403 --> 00:01:04,802 something like this in our lives, now is the time. 38 00:01:04,804 --> 00:01:06,370 And what about the wedding? 39 00:01:06,372 --> 00:01:07,505 We could move it up. 40 00:01:07,507 --> 00:01:09,307 If I've learned one thing, 41 00:01:09,309 --> 00:01:10,741 it's that there is nothing that I can't handle 42 00:01:10,743 --> 00:01:12,443 when I have you by my side. 43 00:01:12,445 --> 00:01:14,245 You're the husband I've always wanted. 44 00:01:14,247 --> 00:01:16,647 And I can't wait to begin our adventure together. 45 00:01:18,117 --> 00:01:19,150 Rachel and I were offered a chance 46 00:01:19,152 --> 00:01:20,785 to run a firm in Seattle. 47 00:01:20,787 --> 00:01:22,353 - Mike-- - Harvey, 48 00:01:22,355 --> 00:01:23,621 this is who I am. It's who I've always been. 49 00:01:23,623 --> 00:01:25,423 It's time, Harvey. 50 00:01:31,464 --> 00:01:33,130 I'll tell you what, Robert. 51 00:01:33,430 --> 00:01:34,954 Your baby girl just got married, 52 00:01:34,955 --> 00:01:36,354 I'm gonna throw you a bone. 53 00:01:36,356 --> 00:01:37,989 Your name goes first. 54 00:01:37,991 --> 00:01:39,691 No. No. 55 00:01:39,693 --> 00:01:41,334 You think I don't know what you're doing. 56 00:01:41,335 --> 00:01:43,669 Then I owe you. Yours goes first. 57 00:01:43,671 --> 00:01:44,937 You saying I owe you? 58 00:01:44,939 --> 00:01:46,939 You do owe me. I saved your ass. 59 00:01:46,941 --> 00:01:48,640 Well, you only did that because we put you 60 00:01:48,642 --> 00:01:49,808 in a terrible position. 61 00:01:50,168 --> 00:01:52,568 Wait. That's against me. 62 00:01:52,570 --> 00:01:55,238 Jesus Christ, what have I got myself into? 63 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,873 I'll tell you what. 64 00:01:56,875 --> 00:01:58,541 You got yourself into Zane Specter Litt. 65 00:01:58,543 --> 00:02:01,144 Or Specter Zane Litt. 66 00:02:01,146 --> 00:02:03,780 Either way... 67 00:02:03,782 --> 00:02:07,083 Litt comes last. 68 00:02:11,589 --> 00:02:13,523 Hey. 69 00:02:13,525 --> 00:02:15,124 Wanna go out and get a burger? 70 00:02:15,126 --> 00:02:16,959 I do. But it's 2:00 a.m. 71 00:02:16,961 --> 00:02:18,528 If I go out for a burger right now, 72 00:02:18,530 --> 00:02:20,029 the only thing I'm getting is a divorce. 73 00:02:20,031 --> 00:02:22,332 Copy that. I'll get you one from the kitchen. 74 00:02:22,334 --> 00:02:23,700 Yeah, meet me downstairs. 75 00:02:23,702 --> 00:02:25,301 Hide it in the gift bag or some shit. 76 00:03:02,167 --> 00:03:04,500 - You're here early. - I am. 77 00:03:04,502 --> 00:03:06,932 I know this is about the time you finish your morning run. 78 00:03:06,933 --> 00:03:08,365 Look, Harvey. If this is about me 79 00:03:08,367 --> 00:03:10,000 getting into it with Louis while you were gone-- 80 00:03:10,002 --> 00:03:11,602 It isn't. I didn't even know that happened. 81 00:03:11,604 --> 00:03:13,838 Well, you might as well hear about it now. 82 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,573 I came to him with an idea to save the firm 83 00:03:15,575 --> 00:03:17,827 that involved making me temporary managing partner 84 00:03:17,828 --> 00:03:19,595 and he bit my head off. 85 00:03:19,597 --> 00:03:21,263 Let me guess, he thought you were coming after me. 86 00:03:21,265 --> 00:03:23,065 Harvey, I would never do that to you. 87 00:03:23,067 --> 00:03:24,733 I know that, but that's not what I'm here to talk about. 88 00:03:24,735 --> 00:03:27,703 I'm here to tell you that as of this morning 89 00:03:27,705 --> 00:03:29,371 we're merging with Robert Zane. 90 00:03:29,373 --> 00:03:31,001 - What? - Alex. 91 00:03:31,025 --> 00:03:32,475 I don't believe it. 92 00:03:32,476 --> 00:03:34,109 When I came over you said my name 93 00:03:34,111 --> 00:03:35,344 would be the one to go up next. 94 00:03:35,346 --> 00:03:36,512 I know that, but this was 95 00:03:36,514 --> 00:03:38,313 the only way to save the firm. 96 00:03:38,315 --> 00:03:40,048 And you know as well as I do, 97 00:03:40,050 --> 00:03:41,450 Zane has been a name partner 98 00:03:41,452 --> 00:03:43,418 longer than me and Louis combined. 99 00:03:43,420 --> 00:03:45,888 All right, I get it. 100 00:03:45,890 --> 00:03:47,422 But we had an agreement. 101 00:03:47,424 --> 00:03:49,691 And I want your word right now that you're gonna honor it. 102 00:03:49,693 --> 00:03:52,794 You have my word. Your name goes up next. 103 00:03:54,703 --> 00:03:56,569 All right. 104 00:03:56,571 --> 00:03:58,471 One more thing. 105 00:03:58,473 --> 00:04:01,041 Did Louis know about the merger before this morning? 106 00:04:01,043 --> 00:04:02,308 Yeah, why? 107 00:04:02,310 --> 00:04:03,576 Because if he didn't tell me about it, 108 00:04:03,578 --> 00:04:05,412 he must really not trust me. 109 00:04:05,414 --> 00:04:08,148 Which means when it is time to put my name up there-- 110 00:04:08,150 --> 00:04:10,116 - Louis'll be fine, Alex. - And what if he's not? 111 00:04:10,118 --> 00:04:11,985 Like I said, you have my word. 112 00:04:18,994 --> 00:04:20,694 Of course I would do that for you. 113 00:04:20,696 --> 00:04:22,762 I would do anything for you because I love you. 114 00:04:22,764 --> 00:04:24,631 I promise. I will never bring it up again. 115 00:04:24,633 --> 00:04:26,666 We never have to get a Maine Coon. 116 00:04:28,103 --> 00:04:29,869 - Sheila? - Yes. 117 00:04:29,871 --> 00:04:32,005 Anyway, I brought you in because I want-- 118 00:04:32,007 --> 00:04:33,807 Katrina, what's on your mind? 119 00:04:33,809 --> 00:04:37,510 Nothing. It's just, giving up cats? 120 00:04:38,067 --> 00:04:40,268 Louis, after all she put you through, are you sure? 121 00:04:40,270 --> 00:04:41,535 I am. And besides, 122 00:04:41,537 --> 00:04:43,271 she's still open to getting a short hair. 123 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,274 - Well, then I'm happy for you. - And I'm happy for you, too, 124 00:04:46,276 --> 00:04:48,009 because today is the day that you get to make 125 00:04:48,011 --> 00:04:49,343 your two greatest loves more efficient. 126 00:04:49,345 --> 00:04:51,212 Don't tell me. We're merging with Zane; 127 00:04:51,214 --> 00:04:52,313 we have more associates than we can handle; 128 00:04:52,315 --> 00:04:54,292 and you need the one person 129 00:04:54,293 --> 00:04:56,627 who worked at both firms to cull that herd. 130 00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:58,362 Exactly. And now I need you to come up 131 00:04:58,364 --> 00:05:00,163 with a list of the ten least-efficient associates 132 00:05:00,165 --> 00:05:01,899 without telling me names or whether or not 133 00:05:01,901 --> 00:05:03,100 they come from Zane or us. 134 00:05:03,102 --> 00:05:04,668 Got it. 135 00:05:04,824 --> 00:05:06,924 And, Katrina? 136 00:05:06,926 --> 00:05:09,427 Thanks for your concern about Sheila and me. 137 00:05:09,429 --> 00:05:11,262 Louis, you know I care for you 138 00:05:11,264 --> 00:05:13,297 deeply in a completely asexual manner. 139 00:05:13,299 --> 00:05:14,832 And I too care for you deeply 140 00:05:14,834 --> 00:05:17,802 and see you neither as man nor woman. 141 00:05:17,804 --> 00:05:19,670 Thank you, Louis. 142 00:05:19,672 --> 00:05:21,138 Kinder words were never spoken. 143 00:05:21,140 --> 00:05:23,340 I'll have my list for you by the end of the day. 144 00:05:31,984 --> 00:05:33,818 I'm gonna miss her too. 145 00:05:34,518 --> 00:05:36,384 I'm not sure which is worse. 146 00:05:36,386 --> 00:05:37,719 Finding out Mike was a fraud 147 00:05:37,721 --> 00:05:40,021 or that he's taking my daughter away. 148 00:05:41,324 --> 00:05:43,625 Pretty sure it was the fraud thing. 149 00:05:43,627 --> 00:05:45,393 You probably got a point. 150 00:05:45,395 --> 00:05:48,163 Speaking of frauds and your daughter. 151 00:05:55,867 --> 00:05:57,600 She left that for me? 152 00:05:57,602 --> 00:06:00,036 A little welcome to the firm from your little girl. 153 00:06:01,773 --> 00:06:02,972 By the way, Harvey wants to meet 154 00:06:02,974 --> 00:06:04,307 at 9:30 in the conference room. 155 00:06:04,309 --> 00:06:06,009 So in the meantime, why don't you 156 00:06:06,011 --> 00:06:07,810 set yourself up in Mike's old office. 157 00:06:08,246 --> 00:06:09,479 Thank you, Donna. 158 00:06:09,481 --> 00:06:10,847 It's nice to have you here, Robert. 159 00:06:10,849 --> 00:06:13,216 Oh, we'll see how nice it is once I tell Harvey 160 00:06:13,218 --> 00:06:15,818 it's not his old office that I'm looking to be in. 161 00:06:15,820 --> 00:06:18,388 Claiming managing partner already. 162 00:06:18,390 --> 00:06:19,822 Isn't that a bold statement for day one? 163 00:06:19,824 --> 00:06:21,524 Let me tell you something, Red. 164 00:06:21,526 --> 00:06:23,993 I've been making bold statements my entire career. 165 00:06:23,995 --> 00:06:26,396 I'm sure as hell not about to stop now. 166 00:06:29,046 --> 00:06:33,046 ♪ Suits 8x01 ♪ Right-Hand Man Original Air Date on July 18, 2018 167 00:06:33,071 --> 00:06:36,272 ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 168 00:06:36,274 --> 00:06:39,742 ♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 169 00:06:39,744 --> 00:06:42,845 ♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 170 00:06:42,847 --> 00:06:46,349 ♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 171 00:06:46,351 --> 00:06:49,219 ♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪ 172 00:06:49,221 --> 00:06:53,089 ♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪ 173 00:06:53,091 --> 00:06:54,891 ♪ All right ♪ 174 00:06:54,893 --> 00:06:54,929 ♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪ 175 00:06:54,930 --> 00:07:00,730 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 176 00:07:00,790 --> 00:07:02,408 ♪ The greenback boogie ♪ 177 00:07:04,689 --> 00:07:06,445 All right, I think we all know 178 00:07:06,446 --> 00:07:07,912 who's gonna be extra managing partner 179 00:07:07,914 --> 00:07:09,513 isn't something we're gonna decide overnight. 180 00:07:09,515 --> 00:07:11,782 Therefore, for the sake of firm harmony, 181 00:07:11,784 --> 00:07:13,951 I suggest we start with conflicts of interest. 182 00:07:13,953 --> 00:07:15,786 - Fine with me. - Me too. 183 00:07:15,788 --> 00:07:17,722 Great. As you can see, 184 00:07:17,724 --> 00:07:20,658 I've taken the liberty of suggesting 185 00:07:20,660 --> 00:07:22,360 who drops which client. 186 00:07:22,362 --> 00:07:25,196 And I am confident you'll agree with all of my proposals 187 00:07:25,198 --> 00:07:27,498 with the exception-- - I'm not dropping Dexterol. 188 00:07:27,500 --> 00:07:28,833 And I'm not dropping Clavatin. 189 00:07:28,835 --> 00:07:30,368 - Exactly. - Exactly what? 190 00:07:30,370 --> 00:07:31,702 What do you mean, "Exactly what?" 191 00:07:31,704 --> 00:07:33,471 I knew that neither of you would be willing 192 00:07:33,473 --> 00:07:35,973 to give up those particular clients. Exactly that. 193 00:07:36,494 --> 00:07:38,494 You mean you don't have a suggestion? 194 00:07:38,496 --> 00:07:39,796 I have a suggestion. 195 00:07:39,798 --> 00:07:41,097 You drop yours, then the next time 196 00:07:41,099 --> 00:07:42,965 we have a major conflict I'll drop mine. 197 00:07:42,967 --> 00:07:44,801 You sure about that? Because the next major conflict 198 00:07:44,803 --> 00:07:46,736 we're gonna have is who's managing partner. 199 00:07:46,738 --> 00:07:48,337 Then what exactly is your idea? 200 00:07:48,339 --> 00:07:49,772 I say whoever's client billed 201 00:07:49,774 --> 00:07:51,274 the most hours last year stays. 202 00:07:51,276 --> 00:07:52,575 Well, that's pretty damn convenient 203 00:07:52,577 --> 00:07:54,911 because your client went through a merger 204 00:07:54,913 --> 00:07:56,445 so their billables are inflated. 205 00:07:56,447 --> 00:07:58,114 You're saying that the sun got in your eyes 206 00:07:58,116 --> 00:07:59,348 and that's why you dropped the big pass? 207 00:07:59,350 --> 00:08:00,750 Wait a second, Harvey's right. 208 00:08:00,752 --> 00:08:02,351 - Come again? - No, not about who to drop. 209 00:08:02,353 --> 00:08:04,153 Your client did just go through a merger. 210 00:08:04,155 --> 00:08:05,755 They're in a whole new line of business. 211 00:08:06,104 --> 00:08:09,338 Most of which doesn't conflict with Clavatin anymore. 212 00:08:09,340 --> 00:08:10,740 Where you going with this? 213 00:08:10,742 --> 00:08:12,308 I'm saying if we can get either client 214 00:08:12,310 --> 00:08:14,377 to drop the one division where they still overlap 215 00:08:14,379 --> 00:08:16,479 you can keep them both. 216 00:08:17,549 --> 00:08:20,449 Well, in that case I'll get my client to drop. 217 00:08:20,451 --> 00:08:21,817 It's the least I can do. 218 00:08:21,819 --> 00:08:23,553 Oh, no. I'll do the honors. 219 00:08:23,555 --> 00:08:25,454 After all, you welcomed me into your home. 220 00:08:25,456 --> 00:08:27,390 Why don't we make it a friendly wager. 221 00:08:27,392 --> 00:08:28,991 We each get our client to drop. 222 00:08:28,993 --> 00:08:30,393 First one who gets there wins. 223 00:08:30,395 --> 00:08:32,361 Sure thing. 224 00:08:43,556 --> 00:08:45,389 Don't do it. 225 00:08:46,358 --> 00:08:48,292 Don't do what? 226 00:08:48,294 --> 00:08:50,527 Don't try to get Zane's client to dump their division 227 00:08:50,529 --> 00:08:52,462 after telling him you'd get your client to do it. 228 00:08:52,464 --> 00:08:53,730 How do you even know that's what happened? 229 00:08:53,732 --> 00:08:55,299 I know because Louis told me. 230 00:08:55,301 --> 00:08:56,633 What do you mean Louis told you? 231 00:08:56,635 --> 00:08:58,202 The meeting just ended two seconds ago 232 00:08:58,204 --> 00:08:59,436 and I came right back here. 233 00:08:59,438 --> 00:09:01,271 In that case, I mean, 234 00:09:01,273 --> 00:09:03,207 I heard Louis' voice on the recording device 235 00:09:03,209 --> 00:09:04,708 that I had installed in the conference room. 236 00:09:04,710 --> 00:09:06,210 You bugged the meeting? 237 00:09:06,212 --> 00:09:07,544 Bugged is such a distasteful word. 238 00:09:07,546 --> 00:09:09,413 - That's not an answer. - Okay. 239 00:09:09,415 --> 00:09:11,348 You want an answer? 240 00:09:11,350 --> 00:09:13,910 I have been listening to your conversations 241 00:09:13,911 --> 00:09:16,044 since you were an associate and I'm not about to stop now. 242 00:09:16,046 --> 00:09:17,412 Now, do you want to quibble about my methods 243 00:09:17,414 --> 00:09:18,647 or do you want to get the part 244 00:09:18,649 --> 00:09:19,815 where I save you from yourself? 245 00:09:19,817 --> 00:09:21,450 - Donna. - Harvey, you heard him. 246 00:09:21,452 --> 00:09:23,285 Zane's got his eye on managing partner. 247 00:09:23,287 --> 00:09:24,820 I know good and well what he's after. 248 00:09:24,822 --> 00:09:26,555 Then why would you give him ammunition? 249 00:09:27,691 --> 00:09:29,658 Because you think this is gonna be fun. 250 00:09:29,660 --> 00:09:31,393 But trust me, you go after him 251 00:09:31,395 --> 00:09:33,261 and it's gonna get more serious than you thought. 252 00:09:33,263 --> 00:09:34,863 And in the end, you're just gonna prove 253 00:09:34,865 --> 00:09:37,566 that he's better suited to be in your office than you. 254 00:09:40,291 --> 00:09:42,325 Okay, Donna. 255 00:09:42,927 --> 00:09:45,261 Okay, you're not gonna pick a fight with Robert Zane? 256 00:09:45,263 --> 00:09:48,197 No. Okay, I'm gonna find someone else to do it for me. 257 00:09:55,974 --> 00:09:57,540 Twice in one day. 258 00:09:57,542 --> 00:09:58,941 To what do I owe the pleasure now? 259 00:09:58,943 --> 00:10:00,576 I'm here to tell you, you want your name 260 00:10:00,578 --> 00:10:01,777 on the door you got to earn it. 261 00:10:01,779 --> 00:10:03,079 I thought I already had. 262 00:10:03,081 --> 00:10:04,680 Maybe you have, maybe you haven't, 263 00:10:04,682 --> 00:10:05,748 but I got something for you to do anyway. 264 00:10:05,750 --> 00:10:07,450 And what exactly is that? 265 00:10:07,452 --> 00:10:09,352 I need you to get Robert Zane's biggest client 266 00:10:09,354 --> 00:10:11,287 to sell their manufacturing division. 267 00:10:11,756 --> 00:10:13,823 Harvey, you point me up the hill, 268 00:10:13,825 --> 00:10:15,324 I'm gonna kill whoever's at the top. 269 00:10:15,326 --> 00:10:17,126 - But? - But in this case, 270 00:10:17,128 --> 00:10:18,427 the guy at the top is on our side. 271 00:10:18,429 --> 00:10:20,163 - Is he? - What are you talking about? 272 00:10:20,165 --> 00:10:22,330 I'm telling you this is gonna determine 273 00:10:22,331 --> 00:10:23,664 who runs the firm. 274 00:10:23,666 --> 00:10:25,032 Zane knows it and I know it. 275 00:10:25,034 --> 00:10:26,867 So if you want me to be able to live up 276 00:10:26,869 --> 00:10:29,603 to that promise, I need you to do this. 277 00:10:29,605 --> 00:10:30,971 And I don't like being threatened 278 00:10:30,973 --> 00:10:32,673 for you to uphold a promise you already made. 279 00:10:32,675 --> 00:10:34,108 I don't either, but like it or not, 280 00:10:34,110 --> 00:10:36,377 this benefits both of us. 281 00:10:36,379 --> 00:10:38,125 And I guarantee you right now, Zane's going to 282 00:10:38,126 --> 00:10:40,159 his right-hand man to ask the same thing. 283 00:10:40,161 --> 00:10:41,694 And who is his right hand? 284 00:10:41,696 --> 00:10:43,863 Your job isn't to ask who he is. 285 00:10:43,865 --> 00:10:46,065 Your job is to kick his ass. 286 00:11:15,746 --> 00:11:16,845 You planning on making it in 287 00:11:16,847 --> 00:11:18,981 to the new offices anytime soon? 288 00:11:18,983 --> 00:11:20,749 What for? Help you pick out new lamps? 289 00:11:20,751 --> 00:11:22,084 What's that supposed to mean? 290 00:11:22,086 --> 00:11:23,919 It means I knew you'd come in here 291 00:11:23,921 --> 00:11:25,754 and ask me to take care of whatever needs taking care of 292 00:11:25,756 --> 00:11:27,489 whenever it needs taking care of. 293 00:11:27,491 --> 00:11:29,424 So unless you want to step in and take a beating, 294 00:11:29,426 --> 00:11:30,826 why don't you just get to it? 295 00:11:30,828 --> 00:11:32,361 You think I couldn't handle you? 296 00:11:32,363 --> 00:11:33,362 I think if you took your tie off, 297 00:11:33,364 --> 00:11:35,263 we could find out. 298 00:11:35,612 --> 00:11:37,346 Shit, I come up there and get my ass kicked 299 00:11:37,348 --> 00:11:39,314 by a skinny white girl, my life would never be the same. 300 00:11:39,316 --> 00:11:41,650 So what do we got? A number two, a number six? 301 00:11:41,652 --> 00:11:43,618 Number 14 with a side of 11. 302 00:11:43,620 --> 00:11:45,087 Well, leave the file and the particulars, 303 00:11:45,089 --> 00:11:47,189 I'll get to it when I'm done. - Samantha. 304 00:11:47,191 --> 00:11:49,124 I need you to come through for me on this one. 305 00:11:49,126 --> 00:11:50,792 Come on, Robert, have I ever let you down before? 306 00:11:50,794 --> 00:11:51,994 You've never lost, 307 00:11:51,996 --> 00:11:54,563 but you have let me down a time or two. 308 00:11:54,565 --> 00:11:56,365 Well, then, I give you my word this will not 309 00:11:56,367 --> 00:11:58,633 be one of those times. 310 00:12:04,108 --> 00:12:06,375 Damn, could kick my ass. 311 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:17,387 Katrina, what are you doing here? 312 00:12:17,389 --> 00:12:18,655 I gave you an assignment-- I finished it. 313 00:12:18,657 --> 00:12:19,890 What do you mean you finished it? 314 00:12:19,892 --> 00:12:21,558 I asked you to evaluate 50 associates. 315 00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:22,826 How could you have done that already? 316 00:12:22,828 --> 00:12:24,361 I didn't. PATTIE did it for me. 317 00:12:24,363 --> 00:12:26,263 - Who the hell's Pattie? - Not who, what. 318 00:12:26,265 --> 00:12:27,631 Personal Assessment Tallying 319 00:12:27,633 --> 00:12:29,132 and Totalling Individual Efficiency. 320 00:12:29,134 --> 00:12:29,944 Say what now? 321 00:12:29,945 --> 00:12:32,387 I plugged in 16 parameters and quantifiables, 322 00:12:32,388 --> 00:12:33,754 PATTIE popped out a list 323 00:12:33,756 --> 00:12:34,955 ranking the associates from 1 to 50. 324 00:12:34,957 --> 00:12:36,323 Katrina, this is amazing. 325 00:12:36,325 --> 00:12:37,891 Not only that, it's completely objective. 326 00:12:37,893 --> 00:12:39,960 The bottom ten are the least efficient, period. 327 00:12:39,962 --> 00:12:41,929 Well, then I guess all that's left is for you 328 00:12:41,931 --> 00:12:43,063 to tell me who they are and for me to let them go. 329 00:12:43,065 --> 00:12:44,498 About that, Louis. 330 00:12:44,500 --> 00:12:46,166 I'd like to be the one to do the letting go. 331 00:12:46,168 --> 00:12:48,202 Katrina, I could never ask you to do that. 332 00:12:48,204 --> 00:12:49,937 You're not asking; I am. 333 00:12:49,939 --> 00:12:51,772 I don't understand. Why would you want to? 334 00:12:51,774 --> 00:12:53,740 Louis, you told me I could be senior partner one day. 335 00:12:53,742 --> 00:12:55,976 Which means, I need to be able to do things like this. 336 00:12:55,978 --> 00:12:57,945 - But-- - And as Ned Stark would say, 337 00:12:57,947 --> 00:13:00,247 "He who passes the sentence should swing the sword." 338 00:13:00,249 --> 00:13:02,049 You know I can never argue with Ned Stark. 339 00:13:02,051 --> 00:13:03,717 I do. 340 00:13:03,719 --> 00:13:06,053 Thank you. 341 00:13:06,055 --> 00:13:07,788 Katrina. 342 00:13:08,858 --> 00:13:11,758 Make them clean deaths. - I will. 343 00:13:22,538 --> 00:13:24,304 Jeremy Stiller. 344 00:13:24,982 --> 00:13:27,016 - Who are you? - I work for Robert Zane. 345 00:13:27,018 --> 00:13:29,118 Ah. Well, I'm sorry Ms. Works for Robert Zane, 346 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:30,419 but this is private property. 347 00:13:30,421 --> 00:13:31,987 I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. 348 00:13:31,989 --> 00:13:34,123 I have to say, it almost feels like you knew 349 00:13:34,125 --> 00:13:35,524 this encounter would happen. 350 00:13:35,526 --> 00:13:37,293 That's because Alex Williams told me 351 00:13:37,295 --> 00:13:39,061 a man named Sam Wheeler would be coming. 352 00:13:39,063 --> 00:13:40,896 Which means he was resourceful enough 353 00:13:40,898 --> 00:13:42,464 to find out my name but didn't have enough imagination 354 00:13:42,466 --> 00:13:43,933 to think I might be a woman. 355 00:13:43,935 --> 00:13:45,067 Well, he had enough imagination 356 00:13:45,069 --> 00:13:46,669 to tell me not to take your call. 357 00:13:46,671 --> 00:13:47,970 And he only did that because he's afraid 358 00:13:47,972 --> 00:13:49,171 you might like what I have to say. 359 00:13:49,173 --> 00:13:51,073 Well, I don't. Even if I did, 360 00:13:51,075 --> 00:13:52,241 I'm loyal to Specter Litt. 361 00:13:52,243 --> 00:13:53,876 Look, I'm sorry. 362 00:13:53,878 --> 00:13:55,211 Clearly we got off on the wrong foot, but I-- 363 00:13:55,213 --> 00:13:56,612 We did. Now if you don't mind, 364 00:13:56,614 --> 00:13:58,547 I have work to do. 365 00:14:02,564 --> 00:14:04,264 I grew up poor. 366 00:14:04,266 --> 00:14:05,999 We lived on a farm and my only chance 367 00:14:06,001 --> 00:14:07,701 of going to college was to get a scholarship, 368 00:14:07,703 --> 00:14:09,703 which I did. 369 00:14:09,705 --> 00:14:12,472 Sophomore year, the company that funded my scholarship 370 00:14:12,474 --> 00:14:14,207 went out of business. 371 00:14:14,209 --> 00:14:16,142 So I had a choice. 372 00:14:16,144 --> 00:14:19,045 Do it myself, or don't do it at all. 373 00:14:20,249 --> 00:14:23,884 Since then, I have scratched and clawed 374 00:14:23,886 --> 00:14:26,853 for everything I have ever had. 375 00:14:26,855 --> 00:14:28,255 Why are you telling me this? 376 00:14:28,257 --> 00:14:29,789 Because the details were different 377 00:14:29,791 --> 00:14:32,058 but I know the same thing happened to you. 378 00:14:33,929 --> 00:14:35,762 Please. 379 00:14:35,764 --> 00:14:38,365 All I'm asking is for you to hear me out. 380 00:14:41,003 --> 00:14:42,636 Okay, I'll hear you out. 381 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,166 But there's no way I'm dropping my business. 382 00:14:49,106 --> 00:14:50,405 Donna, do you have a minute? 383 00:14:50,407 --> 00:14:51,906 Does this have to do with the associates 384 00:14:51,908 --> 00:14:53,275 we're letting go? - It does. 385 00:14:53,277 --> 00:14:54,643 And since I understand you'll be doing 386 00:14:54,645 --> 00:14:55,944 exit interviews with them, 387 00:14:55,946 --> 00:14:58,280 I thought you should know who's going. 388 00:14:58,282 --> 00:14:59,948 That's funny. 389 00:14:59,950 --> 00:15:01,583 That's not what I thought you'd be asking. 390 00:15:01,585 --> 00:15:03,051 What do you mean? 391 00:15:03,053 --> 00:15:04,953 Katrina, are you sure you're going to be okay 392 00:15:04,955 --> 00:15:07,222 firing people you've worked with for years? 393 00:15:07,224 --> 00:15:09,190 I mean, I know you value you the firm, but this-- 394 00:15:09,192 --> 00:15:11,026 I know it isn't going to be easy, Donna. 395 00:15:11,454 --> 00:15:13,480 I was once let go from here too, 396 00:15:13,481 --> 00:15:15,739 but I'll tell you what I told Louis. 397 00:15:15,740 --> 00:15:17,540 That if I'm going to grow in my role here 398 00:15:17,542 --> 00:15:19,408 this is something I'm going to have to learn to do. 399 00:15:19,410 --> 00:15:21,744 Fair enough. 400 00:15:22,580 --> 00:15:24,413 Hang on a second, has Louis seen this list? 401 00:15:24,415 --> 00:15:25,948 No, why? 402 00:15:25,950 --> 00:15:27,283 There's a problem with the first name. 403 00:15:27,285 --> 00:15:29,085 He's not gonna like it. - I know that. 404 00:15:29,087 --> 00:15:30,886 Then I suggest you let him know 405 00:15:30,888 --> 00:15:32,054 before you pull the trigger. 406 00:15:32,056 --> 00:15:34,256 - I can't do that. - Why not? 407 00:15:34,258 --> 00:15:36,759 Because this process is supposed to be impartial. 408 00:15:36,761 --> 00:15:38,394 And if I tell Louis who I'm going to fire 409 00:15:38,396 --> 00:15:40,363 just because he won't like one of the names on the list-- 410 00:15:40,365 --> 00:15:42,331 What won't I like? 411 00:15:44,235 --> 00:15:46,902 Louis, Katrina was just informing me 412 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:48,419 that it's not a good idea for you-- 413 00:15:48,420 --> 00:15:50,253 What name? 414 00:15:50,656 --> 00:15:52,089 - Brian. - Nope. 415 00:15:52,091 --> 00:15:53,256 - Louis. - Donna, this is between 416 00:15:53,258 --> 00:15:54,358 Katrina and me. 417 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:55,559 No, Louis, it isn't. 418 00:15:55,561 --> 00:15:57,794 This is about the firm and its integrity. 419 00:15:57,796 --> 00:15:59,529 You asked me to come up with an objective metric 420 00:15:59,531 --> 00:16:02,032 and by that metric, Brian Altman has to go. 421 00:16:02,034 --> 00:16:03,834 - So change the metric. - I can't do that. 422 00:16:03,836 --> 00:16:05,202 And even if I could he'd be just as likely 423 00:16:05,204 --> 00:16:06,803 to go down as go up. 424 00:16:06,805 --> 00:16:08,311 I understand that, but I don't give a shit. 425 00:16:08,312 --> 00:16:09,345 Anyone but Brian. - Louis-- 426 00:16:09,347 --> 00:16:10,579 Katrina, listen to me. 427 00:16:10,581 --> 00:16:12,181 You asked for this responsibility 428 00:16:12,183 --> 00:16:13,983 so I gave it to you. So now I am telling you 429 00:16:13,985 --> 00:16:16,018 to find a way to keep him. 430 00:16:17,221 --> 00:16:19,955 Okay, Louis. I'll see what I can do. 431 00:16:26,783 --> 00:16:28,316 Harvey, we need to talk. 432 00:16:28,318 --> 00:16:29,451 Don't tell me, there's a problem. 433 00:16:29,453 --> 00:16:30,719 - There is. - What is it now? 434 00:16:30,721 --> 00:16:32,454 It's not that big of a deal, 435 00:16:32,456 --> 00:16:33,755 but you're gonna have to figure out what font to use 436 00:16:33,757 --> 00:16:35,357 to put my name on the letterhead. 437 00:16:35,359 --> 00:16:37,425 Because as of 2:00 p.m. today, Robert Zane's client 438 00:16:37,427 --> 00:16:39,361 is officially dropping their manufacturing division. 439 00:16:39,363 --> 00:16:40,662 You telling me you did it? 440 00:16:40,664 --> 00:16:42,163 Signed, sealed, and delivered, my man. 441 00:16:42,165 --> 00:16:43,498 Now let's get down to figuring out-- 442 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:46,301 What? How to counter my last move? 443 00:16:46,303 --> 00:16:48,069 Because you may have them signed and sealed 444 00:16:48,071 --> 00:16:49,471 but I'm here to tell you your delivery 445 00:16:49,473 --> 00:16:51,206 got lost on the way. 446 00:16:51,208 --> 00:16:53,375 - Who the hell are you? - Her name is Sam Wheeler. 447 00:16:53,377 --> 00:16:55,230 Truth be told, Alex, I prefer Samantha. 448 00:16:55,326 --> 00:16:56,692 You two know each other? 449 00:16:56,694 --> 00:16:58,394 No, but it doesn't take a genius to figure 450 00:16:58,396 --> 00:16:59,929 out she's Zane's guy. - He didn't figure it out. 451 00:16:59,931 --> 00:17:02,398 What I figured out is, whoever you are, 452 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,133 if you think you can waltz into my office-- 453 00:17:04,135 --> 00:17:05,568 - Harvey, I got it. - Do you? 454 00:17:05,570 --> 00:17:07,737 Because unless I'm misreading the situation, 455 00:17:07,739 --> 00:17:09,638 she's saying you don't. - Harvey. 456 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,441 You know what, you two are obviously having some trouble. 457 00:17:12,443 --> 00:17:14,243 The good news is you'll have plenty of time 458 00:17:14,245 --> 00:17:17,012 to work it out because as of end of business today, 459 00:17:17,014 --> 00:17:20,049 your client is dropping their manufacturing division. 460 00:17:20,051 --> 00:17:21,550 And we can get back to the business of running 461 00:17:21,552 --> 00:17:24,353 this firm under the direction of Robert Zane. 462 00:17:24,355 --> 00:17:27,556 You two have a nice-- You know I don't mean it. 463 00:17:31,421 --> 00:17:32,987 No. 464 00:17:32,989 --> 00:17:34,956 - What do you mean, no? - I mean this is my fight. 465 00:17:34,958 --> 00:17:37,158 You asked me to fight it, and I'm not gonna 466 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,493 let you step into the middle of round two. 467 00:17:38,495 --> 00:17:40,128 It may be the middle of round two, 468 00:17:40,130 --> 00:17:42,263 but you just told me you got a first round knock-out. 469 00:17:42,265 --> 00:17:44,332 Well, I was wrong. But I'm still in the ring, 470 00:17:44,334 --> 00:17:46,134 my partnership's on the line, and I'm not getting out. 471 00:17:46,136 --> 00:17:49,137 - Then you better win. - Where you going? 472 00:17:49,139 --> 00:17:52,240 To pick a fight in my own weight class. 473 00:17:56,742 --> 00:17:59,242 Robert, how are you? Settling in all right? 474 00:17:59,244 --> 00:18:01,211 Doing just fine, thanks for asking. 475 00:18:01,213 --> 00:18:02,579 What can I do for you? 476 00:18:02,581 --> 00:18:04,348 I just dropped by to tell you I had 477 00:18:04,350 --> 00:18:06,216 an interesting conversation with your girl, Sam. 478 00:18:06,218 --> 00:18:08,619 She's kicking your ass, isn't she? 479 00:18:08,621 --> 00:18:10,253 Not mine. Since neither of you 480 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:11,588 had the balls to invite me into the ring. 481 00:18:11,590 --> 00:18:13,357 Just like you didn't invite me. 482 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,871 And don't give me any of this nonsense about we had a deal. 483 00:18:15,872 --> 00:18:17,638 Because you broke it just as fast as I did. 484 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,373 I did, but my issue isn't 485 00:18:19,375 --> 00:18:20,842 that she's fighting your battles for you. 486 00:18:20,844 --> 00:18:22,510 It's that she walked into my office like 487 00:18:22,512 --> 00:18:24,612 I wasn't the managing partner of this firm. 488 00:18:24,614 --> 00:18:26,280 And I didn't like the way she introduced herself 489 00:18:26,282 --> 00:18:27,582 to me either. 490 00:18:27,584 --> 00:18:29,517 But that's not what your issue is. 491 00:18:29,519 --> 00:18:31,018 You're pissed. 492 00:18:31,020 --> 00:18:33,254 Because I didn't get in the ring myself. 493 00:18:33,256 --> 00:18:35,122 Because if I'm not in there, you're not in there. 494 00:18:35,124 --> 00:18:37,091 And you can't stand not being in there. 495 00:18:37,260 --> 00:18:39,093 Are you saying I always have to shoot? 496 00:18:39,095 --> 00:18:40,595 Because I'm fine passing the ball. 497 00:18:40,597 --> 00:18:42,130 I'm talking about being a coach. 498 00:18:42,132 --> 00:18:44,165 And if you were one, you wouldn't mind 499 00:18:44,167 --> 00:18:46,000 just sitting back and watching Samantha Wheeler 500 00:18:46,002 --> 00:18:47,402 eat your boy for breakfast. 501 00:18:47,404 --> 00:18:48,569 And if you think that's gonna happen, 502 00:18:48,571 --> 00:18:50,171 you don't know Alex Williams. 503 00:18:50,173 --> 00:18:52,173 Oh, I know that's what's gonna happen. 504 00:18:52,175 --> 00:18:54,509 And the person you don't know is Harvey Specter. 505 00:18:54,511 --> 00:18:56,010 I know myself just fine. 506 00:18:56,012 --> 00:18:57,779 Then tell me you'll stay the hell out of this. 507 00:18:57,781 --> 00:19:00,678 No problem, I just gave Alex my word I'd stay out. 508 00:19:00,679 --> 00:19:02,412 And what kind of managing partner would I be 509 00:19:02,414 --> 00:19:03,613 if I couldn't live up to my word. 510 00:19:03,615 --> 00:19:05,348 Because, just so we're clear, Robert, 511 00:19:05,350 --> 00:19:07,584 I am managing partner. - Whatever you say, Harvey. 512 00:19:07,586 --> 00:19:09,615 But remember, you didn't only 513 00:19:09,616 --> 00:19:11,649 give your word to Alex Williams anymore. 514 00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:14,252 You just gave your word to me. 515 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,701 And the next thing I knew... 516 00:19:24,006 --> 00:19:25,906 There were peas everywhere! 517 00:19:25,908 --> 00:19:30,110 On me, on the wall, everywhere but in his mouth. 518 00:19:30,112 --> 00:19:32,746 I'm telling you, it was-- - Disgusting. 519 00:19:33,816 --> 00:19:35,883 I was gonna say adorable, but... 520 00:19:37,386 --> 00:19:38,953 Anyway, this is nice. 521 00:19:38,955 --> 00:19:40,888 Katrina, I'm glad you suggested lunch. 522 00:19:40,890 --> 00:19:43,457 So tell me, Brian. 523 00:19:43,459 --> 00:19:45,526 Do you think that having a baby 524 00:19:45,528 --> 00:19:47,261 has made you more productive in the workplace? 525 00:19:47,263 --> 00:19:49,363 - Are you kidding me? - I see. 526 00:19:49,365 --> 00:19:51,298 Then what about your efficiency? 527 00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:53,701 I understand children sometimes necessitate 528 00:19:53,703 --> 00:19:55,536 better time management skills. 529 00:19:55,537 --> 00:19:57,137 For my wife, maybe. But to tell you the truth, 530 00:19:57,139 --> 00:19:58,639 I'm all over the place. 531 00:19:58,641 --> 00:19:59,773 Then what would you say 532 00:19:59,775 --> 00:20:01,541 are the areas where you do excel? 533 00:20:01,543 --> 00:20:04,411 - With my son? - No, Brian. At work. 534 00:20:05,214 --> 00:20:06,580 Oh, my God. Am I getting fired? 535 00:20:06,582 --> 00:20:08,315 What? No. 536 00:20:08,317 --> 00:20:10,117 We were just talking about babies, 537 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:11,385 and it got me thinking-- 538 00:20:11,387 --> 00:20:13,320 About my time management skills? 539 00:20:13,742 --> 00:20:15,742 Katrina, don't lie to me. I've heard the rumors. 540 00:20:15,744 --> 00:20:18,378 Am I one of the ones being let go from the merger? 541 00:20:18,380 --> 00:20:21,114 You heard right, Brian. We are making some cuts. 542 00:20:21,116 --> 00:20:23,149 But you should know the decisions were based 543 00:20:23,151 --> 00:20:25,051 on completely objective data. 544 00:20:25,053 --> 00:20:26,286 Completely objective? 545 00:20:26,288 --> 00:20:27,687 I work my ass off for this firm. 546 00:20:27,689 --> 00:20:29,534 Well, your numbers certainly don't show that. 547 00:20:29,535 --> 00:20:31,168 - My numbers? - Yes, your numbers. 548 00:20:31,170 --> 00:20:32,669 The thing that indicates how hard you work. 549 00:20:32,671 --> 00:20:34,404 I don't believe this. 550 00:20:34,406 --> 00:20:36,373 You know what, maybe people were right about you. 551 00:20:36,733 --> 00:20:37,966 What does that mean? 552 00:20:37,968 --> 00:20:39,500 It means they say you're cold 553 00:20:39,502 --> 00:20:41,336 and all you care about is your job. 554 00:20:41,338 --> 00:20:43,838 Well, maybe they're right. Maybe you are a robot. 555 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:45,473 How dare you say that to me. 556 00:20:45,475 --> 00:20:47,241 How dare I say that to you? 557 00:20:47,243 --> 00:20:49,344 I've been showing you pictures of my child 558 00:20:49,346 --> 00:20:51,512 and the whole time you've just been waiting to fire me. 559 00:20:51,514 --> 00:20:53,114 What kind of person would do that? 560 00:20:53,116 --> 00:20:55,383 You know what, the kind of person 561 00:20:55,385 --> 00:20:59,087 who's been trying to figure out how to save your job. 562 00:20:59,472 --> 00:21:01,605 But I haven't heard one thing that I can use 563 00:21:01,607 --> 00:21:03,273 to justify keeping you. 564 00:21:03,275 --> 00:21:06,610 So as far as I'm concerned, you're fired. 565 00:21:13,088 --> 00:21:14,788 Louis, Can I talk to you for second? 566 00:21:15,321 --> 00:21:16,587 Course, what do you need? 567 00:21:16,589 --> 00:21:17,821 I have something I want to run by you. 568 00:21:17,823 --> 00:21:18,822 I need to know if you think it'll work. 569 00:21:18,824 --> 00:21:20,391 What's going on? 570 00:21:20,393 --> 00:21:21,525 Harvey's trying to get Zane's client 571 00:21:21,527 --> 00:21:22,660 to drop their division, not ours. 572 00:21:22,662 --> 00:21:24,228 And Zane's doing the same thing. 573 00:21:24,230 --> 00:21:25,696 Let me guess, you're on team Harvey. 574 00:21:25,698 --> 00:21:27,698 - Exactly. - What's your plan? 575 00:21:40,213 --> 00:21:42,947 Well? 576 00:21:42,949 --> 00:21:44,281 I love it. 577 00:21:44,283 --> 00:21:45,983 You don't think there's an end around for her 578 00:21:45,985 --> 00:21:47,318 with an injunction? - The only way she could do 579 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:48,686 that if she filed an ex-parte motion. 580 00:21:48,688 --> 00:21:49,620 Which she can't do retroactively. 581 00:21:49,622 --> 00:21:51,322 Alex, this is brilliant. 582 00:21:51,324 --> 00:21:53,891 Do you need help filing it? - No, Louis. I already did. 583 00:21:53,893 --> 00:21:56,827 I was checking to make sure I didn't miss anything. 584 00:21:56,829 --> 00:21:58,629 Hey, Alex. 585 00:21:58,631 --> 00:22:00,831 Harvey told me that you thought I was still mad at you 586 00:22:00,833 --> 00:22:02,700 because I didn't come to you about Zane. 587 00:22:02,702 --> 00:22:04,702 That's not true. As far as I'm concerned, 588 00:22:04,704 --> 00:22:06,704 you are on our side. You always will be. 589 00:22:06,706 --> 00:22:09,940 When the time comes, I'll back you as name partner. 590 00:22:09,942 --> 00:22:12,343 I appreciate that, Louis. 591 00:22:12,345 --> 00:22:14,311 Go get 'em. 592 00:22:23,135 --> 00:22:24,488 Hey, Brian, I was just about to come-- 593 00:22:24,489 --> 00:22:26,823 - See me? Bullshit. - What do you mean bullshit? 594 00:22:26,825 --> 00:22:29,325 I mean there's no way you were gonna come see me 595 00:22:29,327 --> 00:22:30,660 because you didn't even have the balls 596 00:22:30,662 --> 00:22:31,995 to fire me to my face. 597 00:22:31,997 --> 00:22:33,296 What? Brian, nobody's firing you. 598 00:22:33,298 --> 00:22:34,631 You're gonna look me in the eye 599 00:22:34,633 --> 00:22:36,900 and tell me that Katrina didn't run her numbers 600 00:22:36,902 --> 00:22:39,602 and determine that I don't work hard enough to serve this firm? 601 00:22:39,604 --> 00:22:40,904 - No, that's not-- - You know what? 602 00:22:40,906 --> 00:22:42,639 If you'd at least come and told me yourself, 603 00:22:42,641 --> 00:22:44,507 but why should I expect something like that? 604 00:22:44,509 --> 00:22:46,743 After all, it's not like you ever held my newborn son. 605 00:22:46,745 --> 00:22:49,179 Brian, please wait. 606 00:22:50,348 --> 00:22:53,149 I told Katrina to find a way to keep you 607 00:22:53,151 --> 00:22:55,285 because I believe that you 608 00:22:55,287 --> 00:22:56,953 are more than worthy of serving this firm. 609 00:22:56,955 --> 00:23:00,211 And I do care about you and that is the truth. 610 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:02,078 Yeah, well, maybe you did tell her all that, 611 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,013 but it didn't stop her from firing me anyway. 612 00:23:04,015 --> 00:23:05,648 - Brian-- - You know what, Louis? 613 00:23:05,650 --> 00:23:06,816 If you need me, I'll be spending the next two days 614 00:23:06,818 --> 00:23:08,485 getting my files in order. 615 00:23:08,487 --> 00:23:10,720 Because contrary to Katrina's analysis, 616 00:23:10,722 --> 00:23:13,790 I care about my clients, and I'm a damn good lawyer. 617 00:23:24,958 --> 00:23:26,191 Louis, before you say-- 618 00:23:26,193 --> 00:23:28,060 What the fuck is your problem? 619 00:23:28,062 --> 00:23:30,362 I gave you an order and you blatantly ignored me. 620 00:23:30,364 --> 00:23:31,563 I didn't ignore you. 621 00:23:31,565 --> 00:23:33,198 Then what do you call firing Brian 622 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:34,833 when I specifically told you not to? 623 00:23:34,835 --> 00:23:37,069 Listen to me, I tried not to fire him. 624 00:23:37,071 --> 00:23:39,671 I took him to lunch, and we-- - Oh, good, lunch. 625 00:23:39,673 --> 00:23:40,939 I hope the chicken potpie was delicious. 626 00:23:40,941 --> 00:23:42,207 You still didn't do what I asked. 627 00:23:42,209 --> 00:23:43,709 You know what? 628 00:23:43,711 --> 00:23:45,677 I did do what you originally asked. 629 00:23:45,679 --> 00:23:47,946 To objectively evaluate the associates. 630 00:23:47,948 --> 00:23:49,581 Not coddle your teacher's pet. 631 00:23:49,583 --> 00:23:50,816 Screw what I originally asked. 632 00:23:50,818 --> 00:23:52,451 I told you to rejigger the metrics 633 00:23:52,453 --> 00:23:54,486 to keep a valued associate. 634 00:23:54,488 --> 00:23:56,054 You think fudging the numbers wasn't the first thing I tried? 635 00:23:56,056 --> 00:23:57,723 It didn't work. 636 00:23:57,725 --> 00:24:00,258 He always came out too low. - I don't care. 637 00:24:00,260 --> 00:24:02,260 Well, I do. Because I care about this firm. 638 00:24:02,262 --> 00:24:04,396 And what kind of message does rejiggering the metrics 639 00:24:04,398 --> 00:24:07,232 send to the associates who work 100 hours a week, 640 00:24:07,234 --> 00:24:09,301 who eat dinner here every night, 641 00:24:09,303 --> 00:24:12,537 who don't even go on dates, let alone have a baby. 642 00:24:12,539 --> 00:24:15,215 I don't care what message it sends, Katrina. 643 00:24:15,216 --> 00:24:17,183 Brian is staying. 644 00:24:17,185 --> 00:24:19,218 Then you figure out who goes instead. 645 00:24:19,220 --> 00:24:21,120 Because I'm not doing something I don't believe in. 646 00:24:21,122 --> 00:24:24,624 No, Katrina. I told you once and I'm telling you again. 647 00:24:24,626 --> 00:24:27,560 You asked for this job; you are doing it. 648 00:24:40,628 --> 00:24:42,027 Harvey. 649 00:24:42,029 --> 00:24:43,295 You need to take a look at this. 650 00:24:43,297 --> 00:24:44,830 - What is it? - It just came in. 651 00:24:44,832 --> 00:24:46,965 It's a proposed contract of sale for Clavatin's-- 652 00:24:46,967 --> 00:24:49,168 Manufacturing division. Son of a bitch. 653 00:24:49,170 --> 00:24:50,869 I need to find out where 654 00:24:50,871 --> 00:24:52,504 Judge Thomas is and I need to find out now. 655 00:24:52,506 --> 00:24:54,640 Harvey, you can't do this without Alex. It's his case. 656 00:24:54,642 --> 00:24:55,874 Then why the hell are you 657 00:24:55,876 --> 00:24:57,342 the one telling me this and not him? 658 00:24:57,344 --> 00:24:58,677 Because he's probably out there fighting 659 00:24:58,679 --> 00:25:00,312 because he thinks he can still win. 660 00:25:00,313 --> 00:25:01,880 Well, he's got one thing right. 661 00:25:01,882 --> 00:25:03,748 We can still win. But he can't. 662 00:25:03,750 --> 00:25:05,750 And if you cut him out, you won't win either. 663 00:25:05,752 --> 00:25:07,152 You think I can't take Samantha Wheeler? 664 00:25:07,154 --> 00:25:08,853 I think you said you'd stay out of it. 665 00:25:08,855 --> 00:25:11,489 And if you take over now without even telling Alex, 666 00:25:11,491 --> 00:25:13,691 then you can find out where Judge Thomas is yourself. 667 00:25:13,852 --> 00:25:15,852 Because I'm not gonna help you tell your own team 668 00:25:15,854 --> 00:25:16,987 that you'll cut them out just to get 669 00:25:16,989 --> 00:25:18,488 the better of Samantha Wheeler. 670 00:25:18,490 --> 00:25:20,457 Look, you want to tell Alex what I'm doing? 671 00:25:20,459 --> 00:25:22,893 Go ahead. I am not about to sit on the sidelines 672 00:25:22,895 --> 00:25:24,895 and watch us lose. 673 00:25:27,285 --> 00:25:29,385 Harvey. 674 00:25:31,022 --> 00:25:33,555 I'm only gonna ask you this once. 675 00:25:35,126 --> 00:25:36,692 Is there a chance you're that overreacting 676 00:25:36,694 --> 00:25:38,661 to Mike having just left? 677 00:25:38,663 --> 00:25:39,995 I don't know, Donna. 678 00:25:39,997 --> 00:25:42,564 But to tell you the truth, I don't care. 679 00:25:44,669 --> 00:25:46,468 Okay. 680 00:25:46,470 --> 00:25:48,671 You win. 681 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,907 I'll find out where Judge Thomas is. 682 00:26:01,115 --> 00:26:03,610 Heavy is the head. 683 00:26:03,652 --> 00:26:06,786 Especially when what has to be done is unjust. 684 00:26:06,788 --> 00:26:07,954 You still don't think that Brian 685 00:26:07,956 --> 00:26:09,155 deserves to stay, do you? 686 00:26:09,157 --> 00:26:10,657 No, I don't. 687 00:26:10,659 --> 00:26:12,191 And when I told Louis that it would send 688 00:26:12,193 --> 00:26:14,300 the wrong kind of message to the people who work 689 00:26:14,301 --> 00:26:18,169 their asses off for this firm a lot more than Brian, 690 00:26:18,171 --> 00:26:19,905 he said he didn't give a shit. 691 00:26:19,907 --> 00:26:21,973 I see. 692 00:26:21,975 --> 00:26:23,808 And what Louis didn't understand was 693 00:26:23,810 --> 00:26:26,144 that the people you're talking about weren't just people. 694 00:26:26,146 --> 00:26:28,780 It was you. - How could you-- 695 00:26:28,782 --> 00:26:30,715 Because I know what it's like to give everything 696 00:26:30,717 --> 00:26:32,083 and still be taken for granted. 697 00:26:32,085 --> 00:26:33,785 And for what it's worth, I think Louis 698 00:26:33,787 --> 00:26:36,521 was wrong to say what he did. 699 00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:39,194 But he isn't wrong about Brian. 700 00:26:39,196 --> 00:26:41,296 - Well, I don't agree. - I understand that. 701 00:26:41,298 --> 00:26:43,298 Probably has something to do with why you told Harvey 702 00:26:43,300 --> 00:26:45,133 that I shouldn't be made partner last year. 703 00:26:45,135 --> 00:26:47,602 - You knew about that? - I do now. 704 00:26:48,538 --> 00:26:49,904 - Donna, it wasn't-- - Tell me. 705 00:26:49,906 --> 00:26:51,639 You ran all the numbers for Louis, 706 00:26:51,641 --> 00:26:53,875 who are the top five most efficient associates? 707 00:26:54,811 --> 00:26:58,947 Jesse, Sarah, Ryan, Carl, and Gina. 708 00:26:58,949 --> 00:27:01,560 - Where does Brian sit? - Right here. 709 00:27:01,565 --> 00:27:04,352 Right here in the center of those five people? 710 00:27:05,090 --> 00:27:08,024 Do you think that's a coincidence? 711 00:27:08,026 --> 00:27:09,626 - I had-- - Katrina. 712 00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:12,228 What you have yet to learn is that there are players 713 00:27:12,230 --> 00:27:13,930 who never put up great stats, but you keep them 714 00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:17,334 around because they make the people around them better. 715 00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:19,869 Are you talking about Brian or you? 716 00:27:19,871 --> 00:27:22,172 I'm talking about both. 717 00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:23,907 So what do I do? 718 00:27:23,909 --> 00:27:25,342 You do what you said you'd do. 719 00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:28,011 You evaluate the associates. 720 00:27:28,013 --> 00:27:31,314 Only this time, do it better. 721 00:27:33,613 --> 00:27:35,680 I'm sorry, Donna. 722 00:27:38,351 --> 00:27:40,251 I shouldn't have gone to Harvey. 723 00:27:40,253 --> 00:27:42,420 It's okay, Katrina. 724 00:27:42,422 --> 00:27:45,290 COO is where I'm meant to be. 725 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,547 - Harvey. - Alex, 726 00:27:52,549 --> 00:27:54,349 before you say anything-- - No, you gave me your word 727 00:27:54,351 --> 00:27:56,117 that you were gonna stay out of this. 728 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:57,252 The next thing I know, you're having a meeting 729 00:27:57,254 --> 00:27:59,020 about my client without me. 730 00:27:59,022 --> 00:28:00,488 - First of all, it's my client. - And it's my case. 731 00:28:00,490 --> 00:28:02,023 Which you were about to lose. 732 00:28:02,025 --> 00:28:03,691 - It was a setback. - Bullshit. 733 00:28:03,693 --> 00:28:05,293 You were getting your ass kicked. 734 00:28:05,295 --> 00:28:06,928 And don't tell me you weren't. - God damn it, Harvey. 735 00:28:06,930 --> 00:28:09,030 Listen to me, Alex. This woman is no joke. 736 00:28:09,032 --> 00:28:10,765 You saying I am? 737 00:28:10,767 --> 00:28:13,167 I'm saying I just met with Judge Thomas, 738 00:28:13,169 --> 00:28:15,903 so I know exactly what it's gonna take to beat her. 739 00:28:16,060 --> 00:28:18,795 So the hell what? I can play dirty just as well as you. 740 00:28:18,797 --> 00:28:20,329 Maybe you can, but I gave you a promise 741 00:28:20,331 --> 00:28:22,064 to put your name on the wall. 742 00:28:22,066 --> 00:28:24,667 And if you play dirty to beat Robert Zane's right hand, 743 00:28:24,669 --> 00:28:26,602 it isn't gonna happen. - You know what I think? 744 00:28:26,604 --> 00:28:28,204 That sounds like some bullshit by a guy 745 00:28:28,206 --> 00:28:30,611 who's just gonna do what he wants like he always does. 746 00:28:30,612 --> 00:28:34,047 What I want, Alex, is to stay managing partner. 747 00:28:34,049 --> 00:28:35,415 This is the way that's gonna happen. 748 00:28:35,417 --> 00:28:36,883 - Harvey, I-- - That's enough. 749 00:28:36,885 --> 00:28:38,985 I'm taking it from here. 750 00:28:38,987 --> 00:28:40,486 It's done. 751 00:28:53,239 --> 00:28:55,206 Katrina, I've got a lot on my plate this morning. 752 00:28:55,208 --> 00:28:56,707 So if you don't mind-- 753 00:28:56,709 --> 00:28:58,943 You just want your morning coffee, I know. 754 00:28:59,812 --> 00:29:01,946 Was that part of your efficiency evaluations? 755 00:29:01,948 --> 00:29:04,115 People's coffee consumption? 756 00:29:04,306 --> 00:29:07,207 Look, Brian, I was wrong about you. 757 00:29:07,209 --> 00:29:09,142 I understand what you do for the firm 758 00:29:09,144 --> 00:29:11,644 and I'm sorry for the things I said. 759 00:29:11,646 --> 00:29:14,647 Well, I appreciate that, but if you're just saying this 760 00:29:14,649 --> 00:29:17,050 because Louis told you to-- - No, I'm not. 761 00:29:17,052 --> 00:29:19,586 And he didn't. 762 00:29:20,622 --> 00:29:22,555 Then why are you saying it? 763 00:29:22,557 --> 00:29:24,157 Because I took this assignment hoping 764 00:29:24,159 --> 00:29:25,758 that it would help me grow. 765 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,127 And if I can't ask for help when I need it, 766 00:29:28,129 --> 00:29:30,830 then I have even more growing to do than I thought. 767 00:29:30,832 --> 00:29:32,532 What do you mean ask for help? 768 00:29:32,534 --> 00:29:34,667 My evaluation of the associates was flawed. 769 00:29:34,669 --> 00:29:37,971 It didn't take into account intangibles, and... 770 00:29:37,973 --> 00:29:39,872 I was hoping you could help me fix that. 771 00:29:39,874 --> 00:29:41,608 You mean you want me to help you figure out 772 00:29:41,610 --> 00:29:43,443 who to fire instead of me. 773 00:29:43,445 --> 00:29:44,744 No, Brian, that's not what I meant. 774 00:29:44,746 --> 00:29:46,312 Yes, it is. And I'm sure firing 775 00:29:46,314 --> 00:29:48,314 my fellow associates is a value to the firm, 776 00:29:48,316 --> 00:29:49,849 but I'm not gonna help you do it. 777 00:29:58,750 --> 00:30:01,317 - What the hell did you do? - I didn't do anything. 778 00:30:01,319 --> 00:30:03,653 Well, except for the thing that I did. 779 00:30:03,655 --> 00:30:04,887 You mean going to Judge Thomas 780 00:30:04,889 --> 00:30:06,989 and having him allow fabricated testimony 781 00:30:06,991 --> 00:30:08,724 to overrule my motion. 782 00:30:08,726 --> 00:30:11,561 It wasn't fabricated, but it sure as hell was allowed. 783 00:30:11,563 --> 00:30:12,929 And how exactly did you get him to do that? 784 00:30:12,931 --> 00:30:15,531 You know how I did it, or you don't. 785 00:30:15,533 --> 00:30:17,533 And if you don't, well, I'm not about 786 00:30:17,535 --> 00:30:19,020 to open up my playbook and show you. 787 00:30:19,021 --> 00:30:20,721 Well, Mr. Slick, I don't give a shit 788 00:30:20,723 --> 00:30:22,422 how you did it. I'm going to undo it 789 00:30:22,424 --> 00:30:23,905 because this is isn't over. 790 00:30:23,906 --> 00:30:25,572 - Yes, it is. - We'll see about that. 791 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:26,907 No, we won't. 792 00:30:26,909 --> 00:30:28,709 Because I'm giving you a direct order. 793 00:30:28,711 --> 00:30:30,511 You are not to take any action 794 00:30:30,513 --> 00:30:32,546 to affect the outcome of this situation. 795 00:30:32,548 --> 00:30:34,581 And you can give me all the orders you want. 796 00:30:34,583 --> 00:30:37,484 The only person I answer to is Robert Zane. 797 00:30:37,486 --> 00:30:39,553 So if you want to stop what I'm about to do, 798 00:30:39,555 --> 00:30:42,523 you better talk to him before I god damn do it. 799 00:30:42,525 --> 00:30:45,859 - Don't you walk away from me. - Kiss my ass. 800 00:30:49,953 --> 00:30:51,953 All right, Robert. I have been patient, 801 00:30:51,955 --> 00:30:53,321 but it's over, and I've won. 802 00:30:53,323 --> 00:30:54,855 Call off the dogs. 803 00:30:54,857 --> 00:30:56,457 What the hell did you just say to me? 804 00:30:56,459 --> 00:30:58,426 I said call off the dogs. I'm not gonna have someone 805 00:30:58,428 --> 00:31:00,795 inside my own firm who doesn't know when she's lost. 806 00:31:00,797 --> 00:31:02,263 The only one in here who doesn't know 807 00:31:02,265 --> 00:31:03,764 that they've lost is you. 808 00:31:03,766 --> 00:31:05,433 I didn't lose shit. 809 00:31:05,435 --> 00:31:07,368 And if you think I might, why don't you pick up the phone 810 00:31:07,370 --> 00:31:08,836 and call Judge Thomas right now? 811 00:31:08,838 --> 00:31:10,171 I'm not talking about Judge Thomas. 812 00:31:10,173 --> 00:31:11,839 Then what the hell are you talking about? 813 00:31:11,841 --> 00:31:13,207 I'm talking about the fact that you stood right here 814 00:31:13,209 --> 00:31:15,042 and gave your word that you would stay 815 00:31:15,044 --> 00:31:17,011 out of this thing. And not only did you break it, 816 00:31:17,013 --> 00:31:19,013 now you're in here trying to drag me into it. 817 00:31:20,406 --> 00:31:22,440 Nothing to say? That's right. 818 00:31:22,442 --> 00:31:24,842 You may have won the battle, but you lost the goddamn war. 819 00:31:24,844 --> 00:31:26,811 Because you just showed this entire firm 820 00:31:26,813 --> 00:31:28,846 only one of us is managing partner material. 821 00:31:28,848 --> 00:31:31,182 And it isn't you. 822 00:31:31,184 --> 00:31:32,783 This is my firm, 823 00:31:32,785 --> 00:31:34,318 and I'm not gonna let you take it. 824 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,054 I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Harvey. 825 00:31:37,056 --> 00:31:39,657 I already have. 826 00:31:39,659 --> 00:31:41,726 Now, why don't you let that rattle around 827 00:31:41,728 --> 00:31:43,160 for a little while, and then come back 828 00:31:43,162 --> 00:31:45,162 when you're ready to tell me that I'm right. 829 00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:00,674 You can come in, you know. 830 00:32:00,676 --> 00:32:02,643 - Sorry, I didn't mean to-- - Yes, you did. 831 00:32:02,645 --> 00:32:03,778 You just wanted to let me finish 832 00:32:03,780 --> 00:32:05,379 whatever I was in the middle of. 833 00:32:05,381 --> 00:32:07,281 Not bad. 834 00:32:07,283 --> 00:32:08,616 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 835 00:32:08,618 --> 00:32:09,850 No, I mean, thanks 836 00:32:09,852 --> 00:32:11,419 for sticking up for me with Katrina. 837 00:32:11,421 --> 00:32:13,554 - You figured it out. - I did. 838 00:32:14,891 --> 00:32:17,124 I was right about you. 839 00:32:17,126 --> 00:32:18,325 Aren't you right about everybody? 840 00:32:18,327 --> 00:32:20,227 Yeah, pretty much. 841 00:32:20,229 --> 00:32:23,063 And now I have something else to be right about. 842 00:32:24,801 --> 00:32:26,634 Katrina needs your help. 843 00:32:26,636 --> 00:32:28,302 Maybe she does, but if I'd thought 844 00:32:28,304 --> 00:32:30,037 about the fact that me staying would mean 845 00:32:30,039 --> 00:32:32,907 someone I care about might get fired... 846 00:32:32,909 --> 00:32:34,675 I wouldn't have gone to Louis in the first place. 847 00:32:34,677 --> 00:32:36,644 And that, right there, is the reason we were right 848 00:32:36,646 --> 00:32:39,480 to keep you. And as I see it... 849 00:32:39,482 --> 00:32:41,782 You can either help Katrina make the right decision, 850 00:32:41,784 --> 00:32:44,885 or live with the fact that she might make the wrong one. 851 00:32:44,887 --> 00:32:47,488 Like she almost did with you. 852 00:33:02,806 --> 00:33:04,372 Harvey, what can I do for you? 853 00:33:04,374 --> 00:33:06,107 I'll tell you what you should have done for me. 854 00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:08,109 Stop me from taking the case from Alex. 855 00:33:08,111 --> 00:33:09,710 And if you recall, that's what I tried to do. 856 00:33:09,712 --> 00:33:11,045 And then you changed your mind. 857 00:33:11,047 --> 00:33:12,313 Because I listened to you. 858 00:33:12,315 --> 00:33:13,614 Oh, well, you picked a hell of a time 859 00:33:13,616 --> 00:33:15,550 to start doing that because Zane set me up. 860 00:33:15,552 --> 00:33:17,218 I don't care what Zane did, 861 00:33:17,220 --> 00:33:18,619 you went after her because it's who you are. 862 00:33:18,621 --> 00:33:20,955 And you're supposed to be saving me from myself. 863 00:33:20,957 --> 00:33:22,356 Which is exactly what I did. 864 00:33:22,358 --> 00:33:23,458 How the hell do you figure that? 865 00:33:23,460 --> 00:33:25,293 Harvey, Mike left. 866 00:33:25,583 --> 00:33:27,116 What does that have to do with this? 867 00:33:27,118 --> 00:33:28,417 It has everything to do with is. 868 00:33:28,419 --> 00:33:30,052 Because the reason he left is because 869 00:33:30,054 --> 00:33:33,222 he finally came to terms with who he is. 870 00:33:33,224 --> 00:33:34,923 And now that he's gone, 871 00:33:34,925 --> 00:33:37,659 who you are is a man who wants back in the game. 872 00:33:37,661 --> 00:33:40,562 Don't you see, you've been to the top of the mountain. 873 00:33:40,564 --> 00:33:42,331 You've proved you can do it, and you may not 874 00:33:42,333 --> 00:33:45,200 want to admit it, but... 875 00:33:45,202 --> 00:33:46,835 you're getting tired of just sitting up there, 876 00:33:46,837 --> 00:33:49,271 enjoying the view. 877 00:33:49,273 --> 00:33:50,806 Donna, how's it gonna look 878 00:33:50,808 --> 00:33:52,875 to the rest of the world if I step down? 879 00:33:52,877 --> 00:33:54,743 I'll tell you how. 880 00:33:54,745 --> 00:33:56,645 Like no other firm can touch us. 881 00:33:56,647 --> 00:33:58,914 Not with you and Robert doing what everybody knows 882 00:33:58,916 --> 00:34:01,717 you were meant to do. 883 00:34:01,719 --> 00:34:04,486 And by that... 884 00:34:04,488 --> 00:34:05,654 I mean pulling off the kind of shit 885 00:34:05,656 --> 00:34:07,990 that only Harvey Specter can do. 886 00:34:20,471 --> 00:34:21,905 Katrina. 887 00:34:21,907 --> 00:34:23,740 You wanted to see me? - Yes. 888 00:34:23,742 --> 00:34:25,475 Bridget, please sit down. 889 00:34:33,890 --> 00:34:36,090 Am I getting fired? 890 00:34:36,092 --> 00:34:38,626 Yes. I'm afraid you are. 891 00:34:38,628 --> 00:34:40,428 Katrina, I know we merged, 892 00:34:40,430 --> 00:34:42,897 but I have a ton of student debt. 893 00:34:42,899 --> 00:34:48,169 My landlord just raised my rent, and... 894 00:34:48,171 --> 00:34:50,671 I promised to pay for my nephew's daycare 895 00:34:50,673 --> 00:34:53,774 so my sister could go back to school. 896 00:34:53,776 --> 00:34:56,043 Please. 897 00:34:56,045 --> 00:34:57,645 There's got to be something I can do 898 00:34:57,647 --> 00:35:00,014 to get a second chance. 899 00:35:03,286 --> 00:35:05,119 I'm sorry, Bridget, 900 00:35:05,121 --> 00:35:07,922 but the decision's already been made. 901 00:35:09,292 --> 00:35:11,492 I do wish you the best of luck. 902 00:35:33,917 --> 00:35:36,818 You know, life was simpler when this was my office. 903 00:35:36,820 --> 00:35:39,020 As I understand, when you were in this office 904 00:35:39,022 --> 00:35:41,923 you almost went to prison for Mike Ross. 905 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,794 I don't see what was simpler about that. 906 00:35:46,165 --> 00:35:47,998 Yeah, you do. 907 00:35:49,568 --> 00:35:51,535 Robert, you said that I should come back 908 00:35:51,537 --> 00:35:53,971 when I was ready to admit that you were right. 909 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:57,708 Well, I'm back. 910 00:35:57,710 --> 00:36:01,545 Takes a big man to admit that, Harvey. 911 00:36:01,547 --> 00:36:03,614 I appreciate it. 912 00:36:03,616 --> 00:36:05,582 You're not gonna try to hug me, are you? 913 00:36:05,584 --> 00:36:07,117 I don't know what goes on between you and Louis, 914 00:36:07,119 --> 00:36:08,752 but I'll pass. 915 00:36:10,222 --> 00:36:12,523 Then I guess this is the part where I make 916 00:36:12,525 --> 00:36:15,702 my first humble request to my fearless leader. 917 00:36:15,703 --> 00:36:19,171 That took about two seconds. 918 00:36:19,173 --> 00:36:21,173 Let's hear it. 919 00:36:21,175 --> 00:36:23,175 My office. 920 00:36:23,711 --> 00:36:27,012 - What about it? - I want it back. 921 00:36:28,582 --> 00:36:31,016 In that case, your fearless leader 922 00:36:31,018 --> 00:36:33,218 is happy to comply. 923 00:36:40,361 --> 00:36:42,261 What do you say we go out and grab those burgers? 924 00:36:42,263 --> 00:36:44,229 Not tonight, but we will. 925 00:36:45,420 --> 00:36:48,755 I still have something I have to take care of. 926 00:36:58,734 --> 00:37:01,534 - You were right. - About what? 927 00:37:01,536 --> 00:37:04,271 It wasn't easy firing those people. 928 00:37:04,273 --> 00:37:07,474 - So it's done? - It's done. 929 00:37:08,477 --> 00:37:10,010 You mind if I ask if Brian ended up 930 00:37:10,012 --> 00:37:11,511 helping with this list? 931 00:37:11,513 --> 00:37:12,779 He did. 932 00:37:12,781 --> 00:37:15,382 And you were right about him too. 933 00:37:15,384 --> 00:37:18,618 Well, as long as we're handing out "You were rights," 934 00:37:19,655 --> 00:37:21,922 You were right about being the one to let those people go. 935 00:37:21,924 --> 00:37:23,857 You mean it's good for my growth. 936 00:37:23,859 --> 00:37:26,927 No, I mean, I'm glad I didn't have to do it. It sucks. 937 00:37:30,106 --> 00:37:32,873 Hey, you want to grab a drink or something? 938 00:37:32,875 --> 00:37:35,876 - I'd love to. - Katrina. 939 00:37:35,878 --> 00:37:37,645 Robert. 940 00:37:37,647 --> 00:37:39,513 Give me a second with Red here, will you? 941 00:37:39,515 --> 00:37:42,450 Of course. I'll be in my office. 942 00:37:42,452 --> 00:37:44,685 Am I in trouble? 943 00:37:44,687 --> 00:37:46,554 Why, you do something wrong? 944 00:37:46,556 --> 00:37:49,457 I guess that depends on what you mean by wrong. 945 00:37:49,459 --> 00:37:51,592 I'm not here because you're in trouble. 946 00:37:51,594 --> 00:37:54,795 I'm here because Harvey just asked me to swap offices 947 00:37:54,797 --> 00:37:57,731 and then he told I was right. 948 00:37:59,064 --> 00:38:00,797 And I doubt those words have ever come out 949 00:38:00,799 --> 00:38:02,232 of that man's mouth without first having 950 00:38:02,234 --> 00:38:04,501 a conversation with you. 951 00:38:04,503 --> 00:38:05,769 You sound pretty sure of yourself for a man 952 00:38:05,771 --> 00:38:07,137 who's only been here about ten minutes. 953 00:38:07,139 --> 00:38:08,672 You think Rachel didn't tell her father 954 00:38:08,674 --> 00:38:10,607 about the mighty Donna Paulsen? 955 00:38:11,877 --> 00:38:15,045 Guess I never thought of her as much of a chatterbox. 956 00:38:16,282 --> 00:38:18,415 Then again, she did tell me about the time that you took-- 957 00:38:18,417 --> 00:38:20,517 Whatever it is. Just remember, 958 00:38:21,168 --> 00:38:22,568 once you say it out loud, 959 00:38:22,570 --> 00:38:24,336 we can never pretend that you don't know it. 960 00:38:24,338 --> 00:38:26,471 And that, Robert Lucas Zane, 961 00:38:26,473 --> 00:38:28,941 is why you are managing partner. 962 00:38:30,377 --> 00:38:33,779 - Good night, Donna. - Good night, Robert. 963 00:38:38,319 --> 00:38:41,987 You really have no concept of boundaries, do you? 964 00:38:41,989 --> 00:38:44,056 You know, most people would be here 965 00:38:44,058 --> 00:38:46,058 to tell you they think we got off on the wrong foot. 966 00:38:46,060 --> 00:38:49,294 But I'm here to say we got off on the right one, 967 00:38:49,296 --> 00:38:50,762 And what foot is that? 968 00:38:50,764 --> 00:38:52,264 The one where you and I discover 969 00:38:52,266 --> 00:38:53,532 we're not so different after all. 970 00:38:53,534 --> 00:38:54,866 I don't think I'm anything like you. 971 00:38:54,868 --> 00:38:56,468 You are. Right down to the fact 972 00:38:56,470 --> 00:38:58,837 that we both grew up in Riverside, New York. 973 00:38:58,839 --> 00:39:01,139 Which is why we'll both always feel like outsiders 974 00:39:01,141 --> 00:39:03,141 no matter how much we earn their respect. 975 00:39:03,143 --> 00:39:05,096 How do you know that about me? 976 00:39:05,097 --> 00:39:07,197 Because I do my homework. 977 00:39:08,501 --> 00:39:10,901 Maybe we are alike. 978 00:39:10,903 --> 00:39:12,436 That's all I wanted to say. 979 00:39:12,438 --> 00:39:13,904 Except for one thing. 980 00:39:13,906 --> 00:39:16,507 You told Jeremy Stiller that you grew up on a farm, 981 00:39:16,509 --> 00:39:19,610 and last I checked there aren't any farms in Riverside. 982 00:39:19,612 --> 00:39:22,674 And that little observation is the reason 983 00:39:22,675 --> 00:39:24,058 we got off on the right foot. 984 00:39:24,059 --> 00:39:25,659 I don't follow. 985 00:39:25,661 --> 00:39:27,060 There are three things that happen 986 00:39:27,062 --> 00:39:28,862 when I tell different people different stories. 987 00:39:28,864 --> 00:39:31,632 One, they don't recognize it. 988 00:39:31,634 --> 00:39:33,400 Which means I don't need to worry about them. 989 00:39:33,402 --> 00:39:34,902 Two, they know I did it, 990 00:39:34,904 --> 00:39:36,670 but don't have the balls to say anything. 991 00:39:36,672 --> 00:39:38,939 Which means I need to worry about them even less. 992 00:39:39,285 --> 00:39:42,686 Or three, they call me on it. 993 00:39:42,688 --> 00:39:45,322 And believe me, three is my kind of guy. 994 00:39:46,659 --> 00:39:50,027 Well, in that case, welcome to the firm. 995 00:39:50,029 --> 00:39:52,029 Glad to be here. 996 00:39:52,031 --> 00:39:55,966 Oh, and by the way, I would have won. 997 00:40:10,321 --> 00:40:11,920 Alex. 998 00:40:11,922 --> 00:40:13,522 It's 10:00 at night; what are you doing? 999 00:40:13,524 --> 00:40:15,324 I'm going through every one of Samantha Wheeler's files. 1000 00:40:15,326 --> 00:40:18,160 'Cause a fight's coming, and I'm gonna be ready. 1001 00:40:18,162 --> 00:40:20,329 Okay, listen to me. 1002 00:40:20,331 --> 00:40:24,967 Because, believe me, I've been where you are before. 1003 00:40:24,969 --> 00:40:26,835 Don't start something that you'll regret later. 1004 00:40:26,837 --> 00:40:27,936 Then what am I supposed to do? 1005 00:40:27,938 --> 00:40:29,505 How 'bout you make a friend now 1006 00:40:29,507 --> 00:40:30,939 that you'll be happy about later. 1007 00:40:30,941 --> 00:40:33,141 Are you crazy? She's not looking to make friends. 1008 00:40:33,143 --> 00:40:34,743 Maybe not, but, Alex, listen to me. 1009 00:40:34,745 --> 00:40:36,778 In the long run, this woman is going nowhere. 1010 00:40:36,780 --> 00:40:39,381 Got Harvey and me on your side. You get the trifecta, 1011 00:40:39,383 --> 00:40:42,050 I don't care what she does. Never gonna beat you again. 1012 00:40:42,052 --> 00:40:44,453 Are you suggesting I kiss Robert Zane's ass? 1013 00:40:44,455 --> 00:40:46,421 'Cause I'm not gonna do that. - No, Alex. 1014 00:40:46,423 --> 00:40:49,175 I'm just saying get to know the man. 1015 00:40:49,176 --> 00:40:51,209 And how exactly would you suggest I do that? 1016 00:40:51,211 --> 00:40:53,011 That's up to you. I happen to know 1017 00:40:53,013 --> 00:40:54,813 the man plays golf. So do you. 1018 00:40:54,815 --> 00:40:58,550 If it were up to me, I would start right there. 1019 00:41:14,470 --> 00:41:16,403 Make yourself at home. 1020 00:41:16,405 --> 00:41:18,338 Don't mind if I do. 1021 00:41:19,375 --> 00:41:21,942 Well, as long as you're here. 1022 00:41:21,944 --> 00:41:24,311 You came through, like always. 1023 00:41:24,313 --> 00:41:25,979 Thanks, Samantha. - Like always. 1024 00:41:25,981 --> 00:41:28,549 What happened to, "You let me down a time or two"? 1025 00:41:28,551 --> 00:41:30,984 Come on, you know I get like that sometimes. 1026 00:41:32,054 --> 00:41:33,820 What's going on? Something on your mind? 1027 00:41:33,822 --> 00:41:36,023 Yeah, there is. I did what you asked and 1028 00:41:36,025 --> 00:41:38,802 now I have something to ask. - What's that? 1029 00:41:38,803 --> 00:41:41,004 I don't want to just be your Michael Clayton. 1030 00:41:41,006 --> 00:41:43,373 I want more. 1031 00:41:43,510 --> 00:41:46,177 - I'm married. - Come on, Robert. 1032 00:41:46,179 --> 00:41:48,346 You know what I want, and it's time. 1033 00:41:48,348 --> 00:41:50,014 Samantha, we've been over this. 1034 00:41:50,016 --> 00:41:52,950 You get name partner, and you're not going to be able 1035 00:41:52,952 --> 00:41:54,652 to operate the way you always have. 1036 00:41:54,654 --> 00:41:56,448 You mean I won't be able to clean up your messes. 1037 00:41:56,449 --> 00:41:58,883 My messes aren't the only ones you clean up. 1038 00:41:58,885 --> 00:42:00,685 I believe you spend half the time cleaning up your own. 1039 00:42:00,687 --> 00:42:02,987 Oh, is that what I spent the last few days doing? 1040 00:42:02,989 --> 00:42:04,956 - Samantha? - Robert, I want name partner. 1041 00:42:04,958 --> 00:42:06,924 And I want it before the year is out. 1042 00:42:06,926 --> 00:42:08,793 Or what? 1043 00:42:08,795 --> 00:42:10,895 Before the year is out, Robert. 1044 00:42:11,855 --> 00:42:18,855 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man