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When we started this thing
I was just doing it to kiss your ass

so Jessica would forgive me,

but you're the real deal.

As far as I can tell,
Jack Soloff

is holding up his end
of the bargain.

He's doing more than that.

He just sent out
an email nominating you

- for junior partner.
- What?

I'm not sending out
a press release

announcing Mike Ross of Harvard
just got promoted.

What is this?

Am I mistaken, or did we
not have this discussion?

Don't call me again.

You need to tell Louis you've
been sleeping with Esther.

We slept together
one time.

What difference
does that make?

You promised him
you wouldn't do it at all.

I need to tell you something.

- You made a promise to me!
- I'm telling you.

Because he's so messed up
from whatever goddamn thing

happened to him in his pathetic
childhood, he can't--

Shut the hell up!

[both grunting]

[inhales]

Get me Jerry Myers
on the phone.

Jerry Myers?

- Louis, what happened?
- I'll tell you what happened.

Harvey took
a goddamn swing at me.

- That's what happened.
- Oh, my God.

Yeah, "Oh, my God," I'm gonna
sue the shit out of him.

Okay, Louis, you're hurt.

The first thing you need to do
is get some ice and calm down.

Did you not just hear me?

He hit me and then he threw me
into a coffee table,

so I am going to
sue the shit out of him!

I don't think suing Harvey
is the answer.

Of course you don't,
because you want to protect him

like you did when you lied to me
about what he did to Esther.

Listen to me: I told Harvey
to tell you himself.

And I lied to you because I knew
something like this would happen

if you didn't hear it
directly from him.

Well, it did happen, Donna.

Now get me Jerry Myers
on the phone.

You want me to do that,
I will.

But you've always said
we're a family,

and families keep things
like this in the family.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I'm not sure if
congratulations are in order,

but since we
have no other choice,

I'm going to choose
congratulations.

- You saw the memo?
- I did.

You're making partner.

(Mike)
No, Rachel, I'm not.

What do you mean?

Jessica told me
to turn it down.

Said it would draw
too much attention to me.

That's crazy.

If you turn it down, you'll draw
even more attention to yourself.

(Mike) That's exactly
what I told her.

And what did she say?

She said that if I'm smart
enough to be a lawyer

without going to law school,
I should be smart enough

to come up with an excuse
to turn it down.

Oh, that's bullshit.

You think I don't want this?

I do.

But we've always known
I was never gonna make partner.

Okay.
What are you gonna do?

I am gonna do the exact
opposite of what I usually do.

Instead of trying
to prove Jessica wrong,

I'm gonna come up
with a legitimate excuse

for why I can't accept it.

[knocking on door]

Jessica,

if I knew you were coming over,

I would have made us
some tequila and eggs.

And I would have
thrown them in your face.

Well, that doesn't
seem very nice.

I cooked them just like you
like them.

You think this is funny?

You assaulted a name partner.

And I'm making jokes
because I don't want to hear it,

because he got what he deserved.

I don't care if he
deserved a court martial.

That kind of behavior cannot
exist in my firm!

- You mean our firm?
- If it's our firm,

then it's Louis's firm, too.

Okay, you made your point.

I won't do it again.

You think I came all the way
down here

just to give you a speech?

You're taking two weeks
starting tomorrow.

Me going on vacation

isn't gonna stop Louis
from coming at me.

Yes, it is,
because if you set foot

anywhere near the office
in the next two weeks,

I guarantee he will call
for a three-month suspension.

Then don't let him.

Harvey, there are
bylaws in place,

and the only way to stop him
is you being on vacation.

The only problem
with that is,

everyone knows
I don't take vacations.

Oh.

Then why am I
holding your request

that you filled out
two months ago?

Louis is never going
to buy that.

I don't give a shit
whether he buys it or not.

But before you go
on your little trip,

you're going to go to him
with your tail between your legs

and tell him
that you were 100% wrong.

Jessica, hey.

What can I do for you?

Well, you can tell me
why you nominated Mike Ross

for junior partner and didn't
think to run it by me.

It's an open nomination.

I didn't think I had to.

I didn't say you had to.

- I asked you why you didn't.
- I don't understand.

You were the one
who forced him to work with me.

I said work with him,
not nominate him behind my back

just to stick it to Harvey.

Jessica, how many times are we
gonna have this conversation?

You gave me a chance
to make peace and I took it.

And I still haven't heard
one good reason

why Mike shouldn't be promoted.

Oh, I didn't say he didn't
deserve to be partner.

Then how about
I retract my memo

and let Harvey
nominate him instead?

Unless there's some reason
why you don't want that either.

Because instead of talking
to me about this,

you should be talking to me
about what happened last night

between Louis and Harvey.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Suits 5x08 ♪
Mea Culpa
Original Air Date on August 12, 2015

♪ All step back,
I'm 'bout to dance ♪

♪ The greenback boogie ♪

== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man

- How's it going?
- Not great.

(Rachel) You haven't found a way
to turn down the nomination?

Oh, I've found 15 ways
to turn it down.

But none of them
are good enough.

Come on, one of them
has to be good enough.

Rachel, it's not
about the excuse,

it's about me being able
to look these people in the eye

and convince them
that it's true,

and I can't do that.

Okay.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

(Jessica)
I do.

You're doing this.

As managing partner,

I am officially giving
you your first case.

- Oh my God.
- What?

It's tradition
that the managing partner

to give all new junior partners
their first case.

- Is that what this is?
- Yes, it is.

Congratulations, Mike.

It may not be what I wanted,

but I really did mean it
when I said you deserve it.

Thank you, Jessica.

I can't believe
that just really happened.

You are the youngest junior
partner the firm has ever had.

Mike, I'm so proud of you.

Well, that means there's
only one thing left to do.

Rachel Elizabeth Zane,

will you be the associate
on my first case as partner?

Yes.
Yes.

A thousand times, yes.

I don't understand.

Are you saying
you're sorry you hit Louis?

I'm saying I'm sorry
I didn't punch him harder.

In that case, I think taking
two weeks off

is the best thing right now.

Because your emotions

are completely ruling you.

Wanting to shut Louis up
isn't being ruled by emotions.

It's being human.

And there are other ways you
could have tried to do that.

- Such as?
- Walking out the door, for one.

I'm not walking
out of my own office.

Why not?

Because when someone
points a gun at you,

you don't turn around
and run away.

You take it out of their hand
and you point it right back.

Well, sometimes the best way
to get someone

to stop firing bullets at you
is to take off your armor.

What the hell kind of bullets
are you talking about?

(Dr. Agard)
Emotional ones.

Harvey, Louis lashed out at you
because he was feeling pain,

and instead of showing you his
hurt, he covered it with anger.

Well, that's his problem,
not mine.

Actually, I'd say you two
have exactly the same problem.

Excuse me?

You did the same thing to him
that he did to you.

Instead of showing your hurt,
you lashed out in anger.

The only difference is,
is that you did it with fists.

He did it with words.

Are you saying that I should
tell him I'm in therapy

and talk about
my issues with him

so we can sit around
singing Kumbayah?

I'm saying that if you think
Louis should be sorry

for lashing out at you,
the least you can do

is apologize
for lashing back at him.

Louis.
How are you?

Cut the small talk.
I'm not interested.

In that case,
what can I do for you?

You can start by telling me
how Harvey's being punished.

- That's between me and Harvey.
- That's funny.

When he was attacking me,
it was between me and Harvey,

and I want to know
what you're gonna do about it.

And I just said, it's none
of your business.

Then as managing partner,
you should know

that I'm suing
your favorite son

for assault and battery.

Louis, you haven't
filed that yet,

so why don't you tell me
what the hell you really want?

I want Harvey suspended.

Three months, no pay,
no access to clients.

That's not punishing Harvey.

That's punishing all of us.

Well, then I'll do it myself,

which I have the right
to do under the bylaws.

Louis, I was hoping
you'd calm down.

But if you still feel
this way in two weeks,

there's nothing
I can do about it.

Two weeks? What the hell
are you talking about?

You haven't heard.
Harvey's on vacation.

Bullshit Harvey's
on vacation.

Harvey doesn't
take vacations.

Louis, you wanted him gone,
and he's gone.

And I have his signed
requisition right here.

I don't just want him gone.

I want him humiliated
in front of the whole firm,

not lying on a beach
in Turks and Caicos

laughing at some fraudulent
requisition you concocted.

Oh, that's a nasty
allegation, Louis.

Do you have proof?

You know what, Jessica,
this is no different than me

putting Harvey's salary
in the copy machine.

Oh, it's entirely
different, Louis.

You did that to rip us apart,

and I'm doing this
to keep us together.

So why don't you walk the hell
out my office

and think very carefully
about how you want to play this?

All right, before they get here,
let's get our facts straight.

Easy, our client's being
acquired by Google,

but Optela Software
has a buy option.

Claims to have a buy option.

It actually expired
six months ago.

They why are we
having this meeting?

Because their lawyers
don't know we know that,

and they're hoping to get
something to go away.

Man, I have so much
to teach you.

What, are you my boss now?

Oh, how is that different
than before?

I could leave
you high and dry right now.

You know that, right?

Shit.

Mike, it was a joke.

Rachel, I need you to handle
this meeting by yourself.

- What? What's wrong?
- Their lawyer just got here.

Her?

She used to work
at a nonprofit

when I was a bike messenger,
all right?

We went out a few times.

Mike, please.
I can handle that--

No, no, no, she knows
I didn't go to law school.

- What?
- If she sees me,

she's gonna know
I'm not a lawyer, all right?

I need you
to handle this meeting.

- Can you do that?
- No, no, no--Mike, please.

You have to give me a second
to process what you're saying.

Rachel, I don't
have a second.

- I need you to do this.
- Okay.

Okay.

Hi.

- Hi.
- Claire Bowden.

Rachel Zane.

Shall we get to it?

Yes, definitely.

Let's...let's get to it.

First of all,
I need to inform you

that we are prepared
to move forward with a TRO,

unless, of course, your client
has had a change of heart.

You can do that.

I just don't see any judge
granting you a TRO

given that your option
has expired.

Actually, it hasn't.

This is a record
of a phone call

between our client and yours.

A phone call during which

our client agreed to fix bugs
in your client's software

in exchange
for a five-year extension

of our purchase option.

I'm confused.
Do...

Do you actually want to buy
our client's company?

Yes, if there's
a deal happening,

we want to be included
in a meaningful way.

I'm sorry.

I'm not authorized
to include you in any deal.

Then pick up the phone
and call your client.

I understand.

You're not authorized to do
that either because a partner

dropped this in your lap
in the 11th hour.

You have no idea.

No, I've been there before.

But I need something
to take to my client.

So, get back to me
as soon as you can?

Yes, absolutely.

Great.

By the way,

how old is the partner
on this case?

Why would you ask that?

Because I noticed that
his name was Michael Ross,

and I went out
with a Mike Ross once.

I was just wondering
if it was the same guy.

Because if it is, he really
turned his life around.

I...I'm not sure how old he is.

This is the first time
we've had a case together.

So I--maybe he's about 45?

- Oh, definitely not him.
- Sorry.

Oh, you don't have
to be sorry.

I was just wondering.

- Thank you.
- Yes, of course.

How'd it go?

- Not well.
- What happened?

What happened was
their buy option didn't expire

because it turns out
we made a deal to extend it.

Okay, yeah,
that complicates things.

They're gonna want to squeeze us
for more money to go away,

but it's not that big a deal.

It's not that big a deal?

It's not that big a deal?

You practically ran
from that conference room

to come and hide in here
and left me to deal with a woman

who knows your secret,

and you're gonna tell me
that it's not that big a deal.

I meant having to pay off
Optela is not that big a deal.

You didn't even tell me
how she knows your secret.

She doesn't know
my secret, all right?

I told her I went
to law school,

and she found out I didn't.

If she sees me now,

she's gonna look into me
and then she'll know it.

And why did you tell her

that you went to law school
in the first place?

- Rachel, it's not important.
- It's important to me.

Because I wanted
to impress her,

and being a bike messenger
wasn't gonna do it.

So you lied to her
to get a date?

Yes, I did.

Well, you're not the only person
who's lied to her now.

What does that mean?

What it means is,
she asked me about you,

and I had to lie
to keep her from thinking

that you're the same Mike Ross
that she knew before.

Rachel, I'm sorry.
I...

- Where are you going?
- To work on your case.

As for the aforementioned case,

send our client
his practice depo,

and underline
all self-incriminating things

that he's not supposed
to say under oath.

Idiot.

Moving on to...

Donna, call security.

I do not feel safe
in my own office.

Donna went home.

I'm here to speak
to you alone.

Why? So you can have
no witnesses

the next time you attack me?

No, so I could apologize
to you in private.

No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.

You're not gonna apologize
your way out of this one.

I'm not here to
get out of anything.

I'm here to say I'm sorry.

I flew off the handle, and
I shouldn't have punched you.

You didn't just punch me.
You attacked me.

- Louis--
- Bullshit.

This is all bullshit.

There is something
wrong with you,

and there is nothing that you
could ever possibly say to me--

I have been seeing
a psychiatrist.

What?
No, you haven't.

This is some kind of trick.

I've been seeing someone
to get help for panic attacks.

You've been
having panic attacks?

- Yes.
- Where?

Look, I don't want
to get into it.

(Louis)
Where?

In the office.

When?

They happen when they happen.

Louis,

I am telling you the truth.

My God.
How long have they--

They started
a few months ago.

A few--when Donna left?

Yes, when Donna left.

But it isn't really
about Donna.

That was a trigger--at least
that's what they're telling me.

It goes deeper.

My family,

my relationships.

Let's just say I'm trying
to work through some shit.

So when I said those things,
it struck a nerve.

Oh, it did more
than that, Louis.

It hurt.

You hurt me too, Harvey.

I know, and I'm sorry.

And it's not an excuse,

but I wanted you to know
why I did what I did

and where it was
coming from.

You're not really going
to Turks and Caicos, are you?

I don't know, but I had
therapy this afternoon,

and I spent
the rest of the day

trying to figure out
the best way to do this.

Louis, I'm sorry for Esther.

I'm sorry for lying to you.

And I'm sorry
that I attacked you.

I accept your apology, Harvey.

Thank you, Louis.

So you're not gonna try
and suspend me?

Suspend you?

Jessica was sure
you'd want to suspend me.

Jessica didn't know that you
were gonna say what you said.

As a matter of fact,
I know Jessica

only sent you on vacation
to defuse the situation,

so I think you should
come back tomorrow.

- You sure?
- Yes.

They're announcing
Mike's partnership,

and I wouldn't want you
to miss that.

- I appreciate that, Louis.
- It's the least I can do.

[stirring music]

♪ ♪

(Mike) Can I talk to you
for a second?

If it's about you
becoming senior partner,

I think it's
a little premature.

We may have a problem.

May or do?

The lawyer on the other side
of the Metadesk case

knows that I didn't
go to law school.

What?

I saw her come
into the office

before the meeting,
so I had Rachel take over,

and she's doesn't know
I'm the same Mike Ross she knew,

and she's not going to, but--

Goddamn first case.

Jessica, it's gonna be handled.
I promise.

Now, Rachel and I
will work together,

but she'll be out front
the whole time.

Well, I guess
we have no choice

but to let her ride it out.

But it's gonna look
pretty damn sketchy

if someone finds out you've
handed off your first case.

Which brings me
to my next point.

Jack Soloff has been
asking about it.

Then you better
make damn sure

you keep him from finding out
you put Rachel in charge.

Because the last thing we need
is for Jack Soloff

to start sniffing around
your past.

Yeah, I know.

Well, if you know
all these things,

then why exactly
are you here?

Because you trusted me
with being partner

and I'm trying to repay
that trust

by keeping you in the loop.

I appreciate that, Mike.

But the best way for
you to repay me

is by making sure
that other lawyer

doesn't find out your goddamn
secret in the first place.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Get one of those for me?
- No, I didn't.

And you can't take mine
like you usually do.

Easy, tiger,
I'm not here to take your bagel.

I'm here to give you this.

How'd you get
that done so fast?

I know a guy.

You know a guy
in custom engraving?

I know a guy in everything.

Oh, thanks, Harvey,
but you didn't have to do that.

Come on, it's not every day
you make partner,

and I've never known anyone
who deserves it as much as you.

Except for you.

Well, that goes
without saying.

So why'd you say it?

- Because it had to be said.
- Ah.

Seriously, Mike,

you deserve this.
I'm glad you got it.

I just wish I could have been
the one that made it happen.

I'm just glad you made it
in for the meeting

after everything that happened
between you and Louis.

Believe it or not,
it was Louis who actually

invited me to
come back to work.

How'd you manage to
get him to do that?

Well, you wouldn't believe me
if I told you.

But even if he hadn't
invited me back,

an army couldn't have kept me
away from your partnership vote.

Come on, Harvey,
it's just a formality.

They've already
given me the title.

It may be just a formality,

but that meeting's not happening
without my vote on the record.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

The next item up for bid
on The Price is Right

is Mike Ross's nomination

for junior partner.

Now, I know
it's just a formality,

but what do you say
we make it unanimous?

All those in favor?

Then I'm pleased
to announce Mike Ross

as this firm's newest
junior partner.

So, if no one else
has anything--

I have something.

If you're all wondering why

I have extensive damage
to my skull,

it's because two nights ago,

I was viciously attacked
by Harvey Specter.

And since I would rather
not go outside the firm

to take legal action, pursuant
to section 28-B of the bylaws,

I am placing Harvey Specter
on immediate unpaid suspension.

You son of a bitch.

Okay, I don't really
know how this works.

Should someone
call security?

Louis, I don't think
anyone needs to call--

- It's my right.
- Actually, Louis, it's not.

Section 28-B does require
suspension, however,

it's enforceable only

after a vote by the partners
to determine

if what you're
claiming even happened.

- Oh, it happened.
- I'm not saying it didn't.

I'm just quoting the bylaws
you wrote.

Therefore, I'd like
to schedule a vote for Friday,

once we've all had a chance
to review the matter.

Okay, this is not
what I want--

They're your bylaws, Louis...

so Friday it is.

Meeting adjourned.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Rachel.

- Good to see you.
- You too.

I have to admit,
I'm surprised

you're getting back
to us so soon.

Well, once we realized
what you really wanted,

we figured why wait?

And what is it
that we really want?

Let's be honest.

Your client has
no real interest

in the fulfillment
software business.

No, that's not
actually true--

But you do have an extension
of your purchase option,

which may or may not
hold up in court.

so we're willing to
pay you this to go away.

I think maybe you misunderstood
me in our last meeting.

I'm not some corporate killer

who's looking to hold
you hostage for a payoff.

My client actually wants to be
included in this deal.

Claire, this is
an incredibly fair offer.

I don't think this is
a fair offer at all.

Well, then let's talk
about what would be,

because your client's not
staying involved in this deal.

Is this your boss's stance
or yours?

It's our client's,
and my firm's,

and I don't appreciate
you questioning

my role in this deal.

Look, Rachel, I cut you
some slack yesterday

because you're a newbie
who's in over her head,

but since you clearly
don't have the power

to include us in this deal,

I think maybe I should call
the partner on this case.

You know what?
You should.

But he's just gonna
say this:

If you pursue a TRO,
we'll sue you

for tortious interference.

Excuse me?

You knew this sale
was in process,

and you waited till closing

to broach the topic.

- That is tortious interference.
- Okay.

Well, I think
we're done here.

Just take the money
and walk away,

or we will tie this up
in court for years.

It's up to you.
But then again, what do I know?

I'm just a newbie.

You lying piece of shit.

I lied because I'm not
the fool you think I am.

What the hell
are you talking about?

I'm talking about your apology
from the heart.

You actually had me falling
for that bullshit

until you asked me
if I was gonna suspend you.

And then I knew it was just
all a goddamn manipulation.

You think me opening up
about having panic attacks

is manipulation?

I don't even think
you really had panic attacks,

let alone are
going to therapy.

Well, I am, and I opened up
to you about it,

and then you looked me
in the eye,

and you used Mike's
partnership to lure me back.

Yes.

I did.

Because I wanted you to know
how it feels when someone

says one thing to your face
and then turns right around

and does the exact opposite,
like you did to me.

So this is payback for me
sleeping with your sister?

- Sure as shit is.
- You son of a bitch.

I should take
you outside right now--

And do what?
Hit me again?

Because this time it won't
just be a suspension, Harvey.

- You'll be gone.
- That's enough.

No one's hitting anybody.

Harvey,you are not
to be alone in a room

with this man,
before that vote.

Is that clear?

This isn't over.

Thank you, Jessica.

A law firm should be
a safe environment,

and I started to feel
like I was fearful--

Shut the hell up, Louis.

What you did
in there was despicable.

It was underhanded
and vindictive

and harmful
to the entire firm.

I take it you won't be voting
to discipline Harvey.

I won't be voting at all.

And if you think you're gonna
drag me into your bullshit,

then you have another
thing coming.

Oh, you can abstain
all you want,

but everyone's gonna
know exactly where you stand.

They already know
where I stand.

And it's not with you.

You slapped her
with a lawsuit?

Did she call you?

No, she called Google,
and then they called me

to tell me they're
pulling out of the deal.

- What?
- Yeah, they don't want

to run the risk
this thing gets tied up

in litigation,
so they're out.

- Mike, I can explain.
- No, you don't have to explain.

You explained the last time
we talked.

Excuse me?

You've got a problem
with Claire,

and you're taking it out
on this case.

I don't have a problem
with Claire.

I have a problem
with you lying to her

about going
to law school.

But the reason
I threatened that suit

is because she didn't like not
getting her way with me,

and she was going to
call you instead.

Well, you stopped
that from happening,

and in the process,
you blew up the entire deal.

Did you hear me?
She was going to call you.

So I'm sorry that
Google pulled out,

but I didn't really
have the chance

to think of
every option--

Every option?
There's only one.

You negotiate another price.

You think I didn't try that?

The only thing
she would have accepted

is being cut in
on the deal, period.

All I know is that if
I'd been there,

I would have figured out
a way to get it done.

Well, you know what?
You couldn't have been there.

And I don't appreciate
you telling me

that I'm not as good as you
when the only reason

I was in that meeting
in the first place

was to cover for you.

Rachel, I'm sorry, I didn't
mean to make it personal.

Well, it sure sounded personal
when you accused me

of screwing up
because I was jealous.

Look, I just said
that I'm sorry.

I'm only coming down
on you the same way

Harvey would come down on me
in the same situation.

Right, but you're not Harvey,
and I'm not you.

And if Harvey was
talking to you

the way that
you're talking to me,

you would be in here right now
telling me what a dick he is.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Can I have that, please?

What?

I haven't done your
transcriptions since yesterday,

so...

Oh, it can wait.
Go home.

What?

You went too far
today, Louis.

So, you're not really here
to do work.

You're here to once again
take Harvey's side.

I'm not taking Harvey's side,

but what you did in
that meeting was wrong.

You told me to keep it in the
family, and that's what I did.

I meant let Jessica handle it,
and you know it.

But Jessica didn't handle it.

She tried to send Harvey
to the Caribbean.

Oh, so the only thing that
you could do was blindside him

in the same meeting where
Mike is made junior partner?

He assaulted me.

I understand that, Louis.

But what I don't understand

is why you're the one
who went in there angry,

and he's the one
who ended up attacking you.

- Donna--
- What did you say to him?

I don't have to
explain myself to you.

No, you don't, and you're free
to do whatever you want.

But when I saw your face
after he hit you,

I felt horrible for you.

But since you won't tell me
what you said to him,

I'm starting to wonder
if I should.

What's this?

I know you had to reschedule
the cake tasting

because of the case, so

I thought I'd bring
the cake tasting to you.

You didn't have to do that.

I wanted to, because
I wanted to make sure

that you know that no matter
what's going on at work,

you're the most important
thing in my life.

I know you were just trying
to keep me from getting caught.

And I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

What for?

Because as much as
I hate to admit it,

I do have a problem
with Claire.

Rachel--

Mike, I was sitting
across the table from her,

and I could see all the reasons
why you were interested in her.

And I--I had to wonder
what would have happened

if she'd never found out
that you lied,

or if she found out
a year later

after she'd gotten
to know you better.

Maybe the two of you
would still be together.

- We wouldn't be.
- How do you know?

Because it might have taken me
a while to tell you the truth,

but from the first second
I looked at you,

I wanted to tell you
everything about me.

And when I finally did
tell you the truth,

you didn't tell me that you
never wanted to see me again.

You accepted me.

Actually, I slapped you.

- And then you kissed me.
- Yeah.

And stayed with me.

Mm-hmm.

And loved me anyway.

- Jack.
- What can I do for you, Harvey?

I wanted to thank you
for standing up for me today.

I told Jessica I'm ready
to be a team player.

Maybe now the two of you
will believe me.

Well, I don't know
if I'm willing to go that far,

but I appreciate what you did.

Can I speak freely?

Go ahead.

You've earned it.

I told Mike the reason

that I went after you
in the first place

was that everything
comes easy to you,

but I'm not the only one
that feels that way.

What's your point?

I may have stopped Louis

from suspending you
for the moment,

but that vote's not gonna
go well for you.

You're saying I can do
something to change the outcome.

I'm saying you could do
something to change the way

the partners feel about you.

You want me to take
this suspension voluntarily?

If this were a month ago,

I'd want you to take
your name off the wall.

But you need to do something
to humble yourself.

What exactly that is,
is up to you.

How did you get in here?

The receptionist told me
where to find you.

Well, she shouldn't have,

so why don't you
find your way out?

Claire, I'm here
to apologize.

Look, you got under my skin
when you called me inexperienced

because the truth is I haven't
been doing this very long.

So I shot back,

and I went overboard
to try and--

Show me that you were
better than me.

Yes, and I ended up
blowing the deal for both of us,

and I'm sorry.

Well, they say you
learn from your mistakes.

That's the thing.

I have already learned,

and I think that I have a way
to get both of us a win.

GigaDyne. They're a major
client at your firm.

What if you were to bring them
the acquisition of Metadesk?

Why would they want this?

Because they need
fulfillment software

to increase
their sales in Europe,

and we're a perfect fit.

You researched my client?

Like I said,
I learn from my mistakes.

- Hey.
- Oh, don't "hey" me.

You're up to something.

- Why would you say that?
- I worked for you for 12 years.

You think I can't tell
when you're up to something?

- Donna--
- Harvey,

if you're coming
to me in here,

that means you don't want
Louis to know.

And I don't work for you
anymore--I work for him.

I know that, and I know
what I'm about to ask

might put you
in between me and Louis.

But I want you to help me
figure out something I can do

that'll move the partners
not to suspend me.

Then tell me this.

What did Louis say to you
that made you hit him?

Why are you asking me that?

Because you're asking me
to pick your side,

and I need to know
if you deserve it.

Donna,

if you don't know me
well enough to know

that I deserve
your help by now,

nothing I tell you
is gonna matter.

But whether I deserve it
or not,

I guarantee you Louis is going
to have some dirty trick

up his sleeve for that vote.

Louis, I need to talk to you
for a second.

Well, if you're here
to tell me not to play dirty,

you're wasting your breath
because Donna already did it.

I'm not here to do that,

because you already
played dirty.

I'm here to get you to vote
against suspending Harvey.

How the hell have
I already played dirty?

You knew my partnership
would mean something to Harvey,

and instead of holding it
outside of your feud,

you used it to trick him
back into the firm.

Because, Mike, it was
the only way to get justice.

Okay.

If you think that,
then let me put this in terms

that you might understand.

Harvey is Jon Snow,
I'm his Uncle Benjen,

and you used me
to lure him out

so that everybody
could stab him to death.

How dare you defile
Game of Thrones

by comparing Harvey
to Jon Snow.

That's not the point,
and you know it.

The point is,
you betrayed Harvey,

the same way that kid
betrayed Jon Snow.

Well, in that case, it was
for the good of The Watch.

Yeah, I'm sure that's what
that kid thought, too.

But I guarantee you, he's going
to regret stabbing his friend

for the rest
of his miserable life.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

(Stacy on phone)
Daniel Hardman's office.

I need to speak
to him right now.

(Stacy)
Who may I say is calling?

You know who it is, Stacy.

Now get him
on the goddamn phone.

(Stacy) He's not here,
but he left word for you.

He sent two packages.

Either move forward
on one of them,

or he'll move forward
on the other.

[line clicks]

- Congratulations.
- On what?

On winning your first case
as junior partner.

I won my first case
as junior partner?

Mm-hmm, turns out
you had a brilliant idea.

Oh, really?
And what was my brilliant idea?

You know, for when
I'm sitting around

shooting the shit
with the other partners.

You sent me back to Claire

to propose that she have one
of her own clients buy Metadesk

and let Optela stay on board.

Rachel, that's amazing.

I can't believe
she went for it.

She went for it,
and GigaDyne went for it.

Did you just say GigaDyne?

Yeah.
Why?

Rachel, GigaDyne just announced
they're getting into

the defense
contracting business.

- What? When?
- Yeah.

Yesterday--they already
have their first contract.

Which means I just
triggered a background check

on every single person
involved in this deal.

Mike, I am so sorry.

No, you couldn't have known.

And we don't have time
for "I'm sorrys anyway.

We have to find a way
to take care of this

before it's too late.

How are we gonna do that?

We're gonna hide
in plain sight.

I don't understand.

We're gonna take my name
off all of the paperwork,

and we're gonna hope
to God nobody notices.

What are you doing in here?

Catching up on my work.

- Is that a problem?
- No.

It's just that I told you

that I didn't need you
to do any transcribing.

And the way you said it
got me thinking

about how you like making
your plans on this thing.

And then I came across this.

Donna--

(Harvey on recording)
You think me opening up

about having panic attacks
is manipulation?

(Louis on recording) I don't even think
you really had panic attacks,

let alone are going to therapy.

(Harvey)
Well, I am.

And I opened up to you
about it,

and then you looked me
in the eye,

and you used Mike's partnership
to lure me back.

(Louis)
Yes.

I did.

Because I wanted you to know
how it feels when someone

says one thing to your face
and then turns right around

and does the exact opposite,
like you did--

[Dictaphone beeps off]

He revealed those
things to you,

and you recorded him so you
could play it for the partners?

I wasn't trying to record
him saying those things.

I just wanted proof
that he hit me.

Bullshit!

You didn't care
what you got.

- You just wanted to get him.
- You're damn right I did.

He hit me.

He got Esther.

He gets away with everything.

Maybe he does.

And if you want to try
to get him suspended,

that's your right.

But if you use his weaknesses
to publicly humiliate him,

I'm done working for you.

[solemn music]

♪ ♪

Rachel,

what are you doing here?

We already sent back
all of the contracts.

I know, I just came by

because you missed a signature
on the last page.

No, I didn't miss it.

I was holding off
on signing it.

Why?

Because I was wondering
why you made changes

to seven different addendums
without redlining them for me.

They're just signatory pages
of a few lists of partners,

so I didn't think
that that warranted a redline.

You didn't
or your partner didn't?

Neither of us did.
He has a big client in defense,

and so even though we
don't rep GigaDyne,

he was worried they might
see it as a conflict.

The reason he's worried
is not because of a conflict.

It's because this transaction
triggers a background check.

- Which means--
- I told you the reason.

He's repping another
client and--

He's lying to you, Rachel.

You're gonna find this
impossible to believe,

but Mike Ross is a fraud,
and he knows that I know.

That's why he sent you
in at the last minute

when this was his deal
from day one.

Are you crazy? He's a partner
at Pearson, Specter, Litt,

and you said
your Mike Ross wasn't 45.

So the Mike that I know--

Oh, my God, you know.

I don't know anything,
except that we just need--

I'm calling the D.A.'s Office
right now if you don't tell me

what the hell's going on.

We're engaged.

So it is him.

Claire, please,
you can't turn him in.

This isn't about
what I can't do.

How could you be with a man
like that after you found out?

Because I already loved him.

Well, I'm sorry, Rachel.

I just can't turn
the other way.

Don't you understand
what this is condoning?

Yes, I understand
what it's condoning,

but you have to put
yourself in my shoes.

Imagine you found out
a year later,

after you already knew
the kind of man he is inside.

Look, Claire, I'm...

I'm telling you.

No, he's not a lawyer,

but he did turn
his life around.

You're a smart woman, Rachel.

But you are making
a huge mistake.

Please, I am begging you.

[poignant music]

♪ ♪

It's done.

- She bought it?
- She did.

I can't believe it.

Did you think
I couldn't handle it?

I guess I was just worried
that she'd figure it out anyway,

expose me, and then--

There is no "and then."

Because that didn't happen.

Because of you.

Because of us.

You're wearing your ring
at the office.

I am.

What made you decide
to do that?

I...I just realized
how much I love you,

and...

that's not something
I ever want to hide.

Ra--

♪ ♪

Hey.

Jessica, can I talk
to you for a second?

What is it, Louis?
I'm heading home for the night.

I want to call off the vote.

Excuse me?

The whole thing was a mistake.

I want to call it off.

Louis, the vote
is tomorrow morning.

The only way
it doesn't happen

is if you publicly tell everyone
that Harvey didn't hit you.

I can't do that.
I'll lose all credibility.

Which is exactly why I wanted
Harvey to take two weeks.

To let you calm down.

Because I knew
you'd change your mind.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I have a vote to prepare for.

Wait, what if I flip my vote?

Flip whatever the hell
you want, Louis.

But you started
this ball rolling,

and now we all have to
live with the consequences.

I thought you were
trying to avoid me.

I was.

But then I figured out
you knew it was me anyway.

How?

Does it matter?

No, it doesn't.

So why are you here?

I just wanted to say
thank you.

You're welcome.

I also wanted to know
why you're letting it go.

Because Rachel
begged me to.

And because she said
that she loved you

and that you turned
your life around.

And you believed her?

I believe that she loves you.

But if you really
want to know the truth, no,

I don't believe that you
turned your life around,

and I definitely don't believe
that you love her.

What?
How can you say that?

Because you've convinced her
that it's all gonna be okay,

that you two are just gonna
get to live happily ever after,

and I didn't want
to be the one

to make that all
come crashing down.

But you know what, Mike?

One day, it is going
to come crashing down.

And if you really do
love her,

you'll put a stop
to this right now.

So, you think I should
stop being a lawyer?

I'm saying if you really
love her, you won't marry her.

[rock music]

♪ ♪

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