Suits LA (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

1
Previously on Suits LA.
You swore that you would
testify against Pellegrini,
who is the most brutal mob
boss that this city has ever seen.
You're under arrest, for
the murder of Billy Esposito.
I got you now, Pellegrini.
Did you know my father made Stuart
the executor of his will?
No, I didn't.
When did Ted's father die?
Two weeks ago.
Did either of you know
what was happening
when you cut him out of the merger?
BOTH: No.
I've got a coroner's report
inconsistent with suicide
and a line around the block
of people begging to testify
that Lester Thompson's
love language is lying.
A few months ago, I found
out Simon had funneled
$1/2 million out of the production
into his personal account.
Every time I submitted
the movie's expenses
to the studio, I kept some
receipts out of the stack.
If this prosecutor finds out
that he was stealing money,
she is not going to care if
he put some of it back or not.
What are you doing here, Elizabeth?
If you don't want to get your
bleeding heart broken again,
I suggest you not get involved
in the Lester Thompson case.
If Ted ever asks for my help,
I am gonna come running.
It takes one to know one ♪
Back at it again ♪
[CAGE THE ELEPHANT'S "NEON PILL"]
Birds of a feather ♪
Until the end ♪
Just the man I wanted to see.
What do you need?
Are you, by chance,
a "Veronica Mars" fan?
Are you kidding me?
I've had a crush on
Kristen Bell since
you don't need to know that.
Where were we?
Well, the man who plays her father
Oh, Enrico Colantoni.
"Galaxy Quest," "Just Shoot Me."
- "English Teacher." Need I go on?
- Please don't.
Need me to get him an audition?
I need you to get him out of jail.
What'd he get arrested
for, being too awesome?
He carved a sculpture
into his neighbor's hedge.
That's a crime?
Oh. Is that a
- You know what it is.
- Indeed.
I do.
You know I'm not a
criminal attorney, right?
You're not, but
Oh, I get it.
You want Stuart and I
to work on this together.
I do.
Stuart's bedside manner isn't the best.
Enrico is important to me.
- He's particular.
- Particular?
Let's just say he's not
the easygoing character
he plays on screen.
He is versatile.
See, I don't care if it's Ryan
Reynolds, Ryan Gosling,
or the corpse of Ryan O'Neal.
You are not getting any of
them if you shoot this in Bulgaria.
And before you say
Budapest, it's the same thing.
Oh, new ride.
Just a little something-something.
Yeah? I pay you too much.
You pay you too much.
What I pay me is none of my business.
That's etched in stone.
Words to live by.
But we have a problem.
Did you make another associate throw up?
Hey, if you wanna
get paid a dollar a slice,
you better be able to keep it down.
I see you're really growing as a leader.
Ted, I'm not kidding.
I got a call this morning.
The studio is taking
Lester's name off his film.
That doesn't sound like a problem.
That sounds like you need to tear
their general counsel to shreds.
That's the thing they're not
using their in-house counsel.
Well, who are they using?
Are they using Myman-Greenspan?
Rails back-Lane.
Rick or Samantha?
Samantha.
Okay, I will take care of it.
Hold on there, tiger.
I didn't tell you so you
could take care of it.
I told you because I
figured you'd wanna know.
But now I do know, and I want in.
Hey, you wanna ride shotgun, fine by me.
But two conditions.
One, keep your mouth shut.
And two, keep your mouth shut.
That's not two
Keep your mouth shut.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
No.
What do you mean, no?
You've got that "I want
you to do something for me"
- look on your face.
- You didn't even look at me.
My client's been arrested for vandalism.
And my plate happens
to be full this morning.
It's important to Samantha.
Yet she sent you.
Meaning?
If you want me to do this,
I want something in return.
Well, that doesn't seem very fair.
Nevertheless, any one
of 15 other lawyers here
can help you this, so you
know what it's gonna take.
No.
Friday night "Dungeons
and Dinosaurs" at your house.
For the hundredth time,
it's "Dungeons and Dragons."
How hard is that?
For a 12-year-old, it's not very hard.
You want my help, you'll be there.
Am I supposed to wear a costume?
- 'Cause I'm not doing that.
- Yeah, you are.
'Cause if you're gonna
have that kind of attitude,
you might as well not even come.
Fine.
Wizard's hat, and I'm drawing the line.
[SIGHS] He sucks the
joy out of everything.
Samantha, Erica Rollins.
Pleasure to finally meet you.
Right back at you.
I've heard nothing but great things.
Even if you did turn down our offer.
Okay, that's enough.
We know it was your idea to take
- Lester's name off the film.
- Really?
- Four seconds in.
- You said hello.
I'm saying it my own way.
And let me say top
of the morning to you.
What's that?
For the record, it wasn't my idea.
But that's not gonna stop me from doing
what my client wants.
I don't care what your client wants.
This is Lester's film.
It was until he violated his
morality clause when he
what was it he did again?
Oh, yeah, when he shot the
other producer in the head.
Put an allegedly on
the end of that sentence,
or you are slandering my client.
And try to invoke this clause,
by the time that we are done suing you,
Lester will own the whole damn movie.
You're right. If we
go to court, you'll win.
But you know what
else is going to happen?
Every skeleton in Lester's closet
will come out right
before his murder trial.
And what do you think that's
gonna do to your jury pool?
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, it's so early,
busy, busy making money ♪
All right ♪
[VOCALIZING]
The greenback boogie ♪
All right, Mr. Colantoni,
let's see what we're dealing with here.
This is what they arrested
you for? [CHUCKLES]
I have to say, it's well-proportioned.
If I had done it, I'd take
that as a compliment.
But this whole charge is
concocted by my neighbor,
who's been making my
life hell ever since his stupid
TikTok video blew up and
gets himself a streaming show,
and all of a sudden,
he's got enough money
to buy himself a mansion.
Took me two hit shows to
make that kind of money.
So the only question is, is what are you
gonna do about it, beard boy?
Listen, as swipe, I'm not
your entertainment lawyer,
I'm not your servant or your friend.
I'm here to get your
sorry ass out of hot water.
How dare you talk to me like that?
I was in "Galaxy Quest."
Yeah, so was Sigourney Weaver.
Oh, please. She had one job to do.
Did she have to play an alien? No.
She was possessed in "Ghostbusters"!
Okay, she was good.
She was good in that.
She's not sitting here right now.
You are because you carved a penis
into your neighbor's rhododendron.
First of all, it wasn't just a penis.
It was the full package.
Second of all, it was petunias.
And most importantly, I
told you, I didn't do this.
Let's you and I drop the pretense.
You did this.
And it should be a vandalism charge.
But since you were dumb
enough to use a chainsaw,
it's criminal trespassing,
which puts you
behind bars for three years.
So you're gonna come
clean with me right now.
Look, I'm sorry, okay?
I told you, I
I know what it looks like.
[SIGHS]
But I didn't do this.
I believe you.
Hey, what kind of place is this?
I still got a quarter of a bite
left of my pastrami on rye.
Take care of this mess
then, pal. I'm busy here.
- I love when we do that.
- [LAUGHS]
Look at this.
Small world.
Teddy Black, friendly
neighborhood prosecutor,
as I live and breathe.
Eddie, why don't you
go clock out, buddy?
What in the hell do you
think that you're doing here,
threatening my brother?
Relax, Teddy. We don't go after family.
You know that.
No, you just bribed my father to get him
to offer me a job.
I was doing you a favor,
and you should have taken it.
Corporate law, a lot safer.
If you think that intimidation
is gonna stop me from putting you away,
you have no idea who
you're dealing with.
If you think you're putting me anywhere,
you're the one who doesn't
know who they're dealing with.
Teddy, I want to go.
Looks like your brother's upset.
By the way, shame about Billy Esposito.
Terrible way to go.
You two boys have yourselves a nice day.
[TENSE MUSIC]
What's that?
Oh, it's, uh, nothing.
What do you need?
Lester Thompson's coming in at 2:00.
You think of what
you're gonna tell him yet?
I thought this was your matter.
I was supposed to keep my mouth shut.
And I was supposed to be 5'8".
But you can't keep your
mouth shut, and I'm only 5'5".
So you're it.
Listen, the only way to
get Lester to take his name
off this movie is to
put him into a corner
and then show him the way out.
So one of us needs to
push him into a corner,
and the other one needs
to show him the way out.
Ooh, are you talking good cop, bad cop?
I wouldn't exactly call it that.
Call it that, or I'm not doing it.
- No.
- Then I'm not doing it.
- Good cop, bad cop, it is.
- Yes.
Then Lester Thompson better watch out
'cause he's about to get Terica'd.
Nuh-uh.
Hey, we're not doing that.
We're not doing that.
One question, one question only.
Did you know?
Did I know what?
What Rico Colantoni
carved into that hedge?
I have no idea.
What did he carve?
Banana?
You think this is funny?
Yeah, I think it's funny.
I worked all morning on this.
[LAUGHS] Yeah, right.
It's hysterical.
But in the future, don't send me in
- without all the information.
- Copy that.
Next time, I'll make sure
you have the full package.
Just to be clear, this
is the full package.
- Well, this isn't good.
- No, it isn't.
I knew he was lying about doing it.
Now he's gonna lie about why he did it.
How do you know?
Because people who
commit crimes always lie.
There's something at the root of this,
and the only way to
get to it is to bully him
into admitting it.
Are you saying what
I think you're saying?
Yes.
- Good cop.
- Bad cop.
This is awesome. Can I be bad cop?
- No.
- Why not?
Because you don't have the apples.
You know, I'm sorry, I
thought I could do this.
I can't.
I can.
No, I can't. That is terrible.
I am not taking my name off this film.
I want you to fight this.
If we take this to court, your
chances of being convicted
go through the roof.
- What are you talking about?
- It's a morality clause.
Things that are
inadmissible in a murder trial
will be put on display here.
If we fight this, every shady
thing that you've ever done
can be used against
you in the Simon trial.
This is a crock.
You're right, Lester, it is.
But I have an idea.
We move your murder trial up.
We get you exonerated.
Erica, that's insane.
We're gonna make this
whole name off your
- Erica. Erica!
- What?
Lester will go to prison.
We don't know what they
have, and we sure as hell
aren't ready to defend against it.
He's right. Lester, it was a bad idea.
You know what?
Move up the trial.
Lester, were you listening?
It's not worth the risk.
It is to me.
When I was a kid, people picked on me.
And when I would go to the movies,
it was the only place where I could feel
like I was part of something
without being made
to feel different.
I was right there with Indiana
Jones, Han Solo, and Rocky.
These guys were not only my heroes,
but they were my friends.
I'm one of the most
successful producers around.
Not one of my movies is
worthy of 14-year-old me.
Until now.
This film is the only
thing I've ever done
that I am proud of.
I did not murder Simon.
And I am not going to
let a false accusation
take it from me.
Lester, I understand, but
Erica.
[SOFT MUSIC]
I'll take care of it, Lester.
Oh, there he is.
- Ready?
- Let's rock it.
Rico, nice to meet you.
I'm Rick Dodson, head of entertainment.
I don't see why I had to
come all the way down here
just for him to make this thing go away.
You live four minutes from here.
It's not the point. I don't
wanna establish a pattern.
Actually, Rico, the reason
we called you down here
is because we're both
new to representing you,
and we wanted you to know
that we're big fans of your work.
Well, that's more like it.
I've got something to show you.
Yeah?
What is it, the torture
scene in "Galaxy Quest"?
'Cause I improv-ed most of that scene.
This happens to be some
of your more recent work.
Oh, yeah? "English Teacher"? Yeah.
That's great. So they
they caught the guy.
- This is my favorite part.
- Mm.
I don't care. That's not me.
- Are you actually going
- Okay, I did it. I did it.
Yeah, we know you
did it, Chainsaw Charlie.
We're trying to figure out why.
What do you mean, why?
His stupid petunias are on my property.
Uh-uh. You lied
before. You're lying now.
I will not have a client who lies to me.
- Why are you doing this to me?
- We're just here to help.
We can't do that if you don't
tell us the goddamn truth.
I don't want him on my team anymore.
Well, moron, you should
have thought about that
- before you
- Stuart, that is enough!
He won't say another word
if you just tell us the truth.
All right.
It wasn't about the petunias.
That TikToker made me look like a fool.
One day, I parked 2
inches inside his driveway
for like 15 minutes to rush
in and use the facilities.
I have a sensitive colon.
Sorry to hear that.
I gotta go, the clock is ticking.
Anyway, that night I
got a call from the police
saying I needed to come
down and get a ticket,
or I was gonna be arrested.
- For a parking violation?
- They would never do that.
Well, I realize that now,
but he kept me on the
phone for half an hour.
He put me through the wringer,
and it wasn't until I got down
to the police station and I was
asking for an Officer McCracken
that I realized
- You were an idiot.
- It was very convincing.
Anyway, that night I got home,
and there was a package on my doorstep.
And he had he had
recorded the whole call
so I wouldn't forget.
So, you know, petunia payback. So.
Okay, we are gonna
need to hear that tape.
I'd prefer you not.
Jail time or your dignity.
One or the other.
All right, I'll get it.
I'm only four minutes
away. I'll be right back.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
What are you doing here?
You come to my meetings,
I come to your meetings.
Besides, I've never actually
been in a courtroom before.
Don't tell my boss.
Am I supposed to do this?
Couldn't hurt.
All right, let's get to it.
Mr. Black, I understand
you have a motion.
Yes, Your Honor, we would like to move
for an expedited trial and
start as soon as possible.
What?
My client's been accused
of a heinous crime
that's not only damaged his reputation,
but it's affecting his livelihood.
Are you sure this motion is
in your client's best interest?
- [WHISPERING] Can I take this?
- All yours.
None of this is in our
client's interest, Your Honor.
His entire life has just
been turned upside down.
But he is willing to risk his
freedom to clear his name
and protect his legacy.
[WHISPERING] Very nice.
That's a pretty speech,
but we haven't had
time to build our case.
You had time to arrest him.
You had time to arraign him.
Your Honor, the state needs
at least a week to respond.
She means to delay.
I'm not gonna have
my integrity questioned
by an entertainment lawyer who decided
to masquerade as a
criminal defense attorney.
That's enough.
Ms. Smith, you have until tomorrow.
You're not gonna get away with this.
If you're filing this motion,
it's because you're hiding something.
And I'm going to find out what that is.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
I don't have the lease
agreement with me,
but I'm pretty sure this
isn't the office you rented.
Evidently the previous
occupant of this office
left in the middle of the night
without my landlord realizing.
So I thought I'd borrow it
because he's too stupid to notice.
- Too soon?
- Maybe.
But I'd be willing to let it go
if you'd do something for me.
I filed a motion to
expedite Lester's trial.
Why would you do that?
You can't possibly be ready.
I'm not, but my client
wants his name cleared,
even if that means rushing to trial.
And let me guess, Elizabeth Smith
thinks that if you want it,
there must be something else going on.
That's what I came to talk to you about.
You know her.
You know what she'll come at me with.
And I need your help to stop her.
I'd love to help, but
as I mentioned before,
getting producers out of trouble
isn't exactly my cup of tea.
Maybe not, but I did overhear
your conversation with Smith,
and I believe that the exact quote was,
"If he asks, I'll come running."
[SOFT EXCITING MUSIC]
It's time to come running.
In that case,
let me lace up my track shoes.
[LAUGHS]
Officer, I swear I swear,
it was an emergency.
The mess was everywhere.
I didn't even make it to the toilet.
[LAUGHTER]
Sir, I've told you several times
the law makes no exceptions
[LAUGHING] For bowel movements.
You can hear him laughing.
Well, they should because it
was an absolute crime scene.
Sir, either you're here in 20 minutes,
or we're sending a
patrol car to arrest you.
20 minutes, 20 minutes.
Yes, I can do it.
Thank you for your
kindness, Officer McCracken.
[LAUGHTER]
He says McCracken.
How does he not know?
Oh, man.
I gotta say, I get why
Rico hates the guy,
- but that was genius.
- Oh, it was.
Just one thing, though.
- He shouldn't have gloated.
- No, he should not have.
And now we know what we have to do.
Indeed, we do.
Hey, Rick, I need to ask you something.
Were you good copping me earlier
with the "that's enough"?
Yes and no.
Stuart, when you're dealing with actors,
there's a line you can't cross.
Ted crossed that line plenty.
Ted crossed that line
on behalf of his clients,
- not with his clients.
- Don't give me that.
I know the man.
Well, then you know where it got him.
Stuart, I told you this
before, I am not Ted,
but I am the head of entertainment.
You gotta hear what I'm telling you.
Erica.
Amanda.
What ya got there?
Just a little something-something.
Do I smell moo shu chicken?
You might be catching
a hint of Beijing beef too.
That's a lot of food for a young woman.
Oh, I'm not gonna eat all this myself.
I hate moo shu chicken.
Do you know anyone who really loves it?
I believe I do, actually, but she's,
you know, busy helping Ted.
So I'm gonna have to share it with you.
You know, there's a rule,
you can't eat moo shu chicken
without an egg roll.
Yes.
You know, Amanda, I keep doing this
because I feel like I
haven't thanked you enough
for getting me out
of that jam last year.
Erica, you've done
this, what, ten times?
Believe me, I feel appreciated.
Good.
Pay up in moo shu. That's what I say.
[LAUGHTER]
Amanda, the hearing is about to begin.
Where are you?
All right, Ms. Smith, I
read Mr. Black's motion,
and I'm inclined to start trial Monday
unless you can give me a
compelling reason not to.
Your Honor, the truth is, I
had no compelling reason
until last night.
The state discovered
a potential witness,
and we need time to
verify their testimony.
How much time?
Normally, I'd say a month,
but I'd be willing to
get it done in a week.
Your Honor, this is
incredibly convenient.
And once again, my integrity
is being called into question
by the Hollywood hotshot.
Mr. Black, unless you
have evidence she's stalling,
I'm inclined to give her the week.
Your Honor, Amanda
Stevens for the defense.
I'm sorry I'm late, but you
don't need to catch me up.
I'm pretty sure I know what happened.
Ms. Smith needs another
week for a mysterious
last-second witness.
The reason I am
certain of this is because
she pulled the same stunt on this case.
And this case and this case.
Yet none of these
witnesses ever materialized.
Your Honor, I assure
you, this is a real witness.
Then I'm sure the prosecution
will have no problem
disclosing this person's identity.
I can't do that until we're locked down.
Then disclose it to the judge.
If it doesn't pan out,
no one will ever know.
Ms. Smith, do you
care to privately disclose
the identity of this witness?
Do you?
Not at this time, Your Honor.
Then we start trial on Monday.
Did that really require
a last-minute entrance?
Well, it's just more fun that way.
[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]
Told you I'd come running.
Let me remind you, the
last time you came running,
you ran into a buzz saw.
I might have lost this round.
But the sooner we go to trial,
the sooner your client goes to prison.
Hey, you.
Everything okay?
Yeah, no, I'm just in a
I'm in a hurry to get to my game.
Your game doesn't start for an hour.
What's going on?
Um, yeah, I don't
I wasn't going through your stuff,
but I saw there was
an offer letter from a firm
in California, and I was just wondering
when you were gonna tell me about that.
I was never going to tell you
because I get those all the time.
Do you?
I also get asked out
at the gym all the time.
Those, sometimes I say yes to.
Okay.
Ted, I love my life here.
I love you.
I'm not going anywhere.
But there is something I
wanna talk to you about.
Is it switching gyms?
Because I would be good
with that if you wanted to switch.
Eddie talked to me about
what happened at the diner.
He talked to you about that?
Of course.
We talk about a lot of things.
Ted, he was scared, and he didn't know
exactly what happened,
but I'm pretty sure I do.
Samantha, it's
I understand your
job involves some risk.
I just wanna make sure you're
not putting Eddie in danger.
That man was not there for Eddie.
That man was there for me.
You have nothing to worry about.
[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]
Ted, to what do I owe the pleasure?
I have a present for you.
I hope you know I'm still a size four.
It's a little smaller than that.
This is an injunction
preventing you from removing
Lester's name from his movie
until after his case is decided.
You got his trial moved up, didn't you?
Starts Monday.
Well, I hope you're prepared to lose
because we just completed
an audit, and it turns out
Lester was stealing from his own movie.
[SCOFFS]
- You knew.
- It's not what you think.
Simon was stealing from the movie.
Lester was trying to pay it back.
That's even worse for his trial.
Samantha, I'm telling you
that Lester is not a murderer.
That's not my concern.
My client wants your client
to take his name off the movie.
You do that, I'll see what I can do
about keeping this quiet.
Pickle ball Nation, I'm taking over.
Watch it. Come on. Hit me. Whoo!
I'm just a natural at
this. Come on, now.
See, I'm the king of this.
I've only been playing for a minute.
Let's go, baby. Come on.
Hit me. Hit me. No,
no, a little higher, dude.
No.
That's on you, man. Hey!
I don't wanna sign
autographs while I'm working.
It's a pickle ball court.
Have a little respect, please.
For the game or for you?
What's going on here, boomer?
- Oh. [CHUCKLES]
- Boomer?
We're here to let you know
you're gonna drop the charges
against Enrico Colantoni.
Am I also gonna cure cancer?
'Cause I'm not doing either one.
Well, if you don't drop the charges,
you're gonna end up in prison.
For what?
That clown and I have
had beef for a year,
and nothing that I did
was as bad as vandalism.
I think you're forgetting you
impersonated a police officer.
Officer McCracken in particular.
Are you kidding me?
What are you gonna put
me away for, being hilarious?
See, that's exactly what Rico said
when you had them arrest him.
If he's getting charged, so are you.
Or did you forget you
hand-delivered him a recording?
You can't use that.
I gave that to him voluntarily.
It doesn't make any
difference, you moron.
So what's it gonna be?
Yeah, they'll drop the charges.
Damn it.
And the racket.
You three, get a real job.
Ted, I got notification the
studio is auditing the film.
Now, is there anything in
there I should know about?
[SIGHS] The audit's already done.
They just sent this over
to remind me of their threat.
What threat?
Simon was stealing from the movie.
Lester found out.
And if that comes out
at trial, it will look like
Lester killed him in a rage.
How do you know all this?
Because I went over there
to tell Samantha we had him,
and she dropped this on me.
You went without me?
Ted, I know we were joking
earlier, but this is my case.
The studio part of it is.
But this was potentially
affecting his trial,
and I made a call.
Look, we can discuss my methods later.
Right now, I could use your help.
I'll help you.
But next time, keep me in the loop.
Noted.
Now, what do you got?
I've been thinking about how Amanda
outplayed Elizabeth Smith.
She knew her playbook,
and she used it against her.
And you wanna use
Samantha's playbook against her?
Right, but I haven't found an opening.
Well, maybe you have the right idea.
You're just looking in the wrong place.
How do you mean?
Well, I don't know Samantha's playbook,
but I definitely know the studio's.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
- Bill!
- Ted.
I haven't seen you since
the Denzel negotiations.
Oh, that wasn't a negotiation.
That was me cleaning your clock.
[CHUCKLES] Well, he's worth every penny.
But you didn't have to
come all the way down here
just to hand me Lester's signature.
Well, there's just something
about being on a studio lot.
Oh, I get it. Magic of the movies.
Nope, it reminds me of
the mountain of money
that you're sitting on
that you do not wanna
share with anybody.
What's going on here?
We're not here to take
Lester's name off his movie.
We're here to tell you
what's gonna happen
if you go down this road.
Because there's nothing
a studio wants less
than someone auditing
one of their pictures.
And it just so happens if you release
an audit of this movie
It triggers our ability to audit
every one of Lester's movies
he's ever made with you.
That mountain of money
goes from your bank account
straight into Lester's.
Okay, Bill and I need
a minute to digest this.
I don't need to digest a goddamn thing.
'Cause here's the deal
Lester Thompson is
a slimy piece of crap.
He's cheated me on
every film we've ever made,
and I've always hated him.
So you win.
We won't release our audit.
And he could keep his
name on his little movie,
but it'll never see the light of day
'cause I'd rather cut my arm off
than see that picture
released with his name on it.
- Bill.
- I'll take the write-off.
It won't even hurt my bottom line.
Are you kidding me?
What happened to your
whole magic of movies bull?
Erica, Bill has made his position clear.
No, we can't just sit by and
let him get away with this.
I think what Ted's
trying to tell you is,
you don't have any other choice.
[GRUNTS]
Take the base!
[SIGHS] I got to go talk to my pitcher.
Looks like his shortstop's
got that handled.
You got to be kidding me.
Listen, playoff's are on the line.
I'm my usual three for three.
You want to tell me
what's going on with you?
- Nothing is going on.
- Really?
Because you're the
closest thing to Batman
besides me that I've ever seen.
And he's the second
batter you've hit this inning.
First of all, you're the closest thing
to Batman that I've
ever seen besides me.
Batman doesn't say things like that.
And second, Klepper
was crowding the plate,
and Reynolds had it coming.
If the plan is to throw at
everyone who's had it coming,
then I'm gonna sit back,
and you can knock 'em down
one by one, but that's not
what's going on right now.
Hey, we gonna play sometime this week?
BOTH: Shut up, Reynolds!
Next time, do us all a favor
and hit him in the mouth.
- I'm a little frustrated.
- What's going on?
Pellegrini came to Eddie's diner.
Eddie told Samantha.
They're both scared.
And I'm on tilt because this scumbag
has gotten under their skin.
I get it, but Pellegrini's
not here right now,
and we have a game to win,
so get him out of your head.
After this is over, I'll
buy you a couple drinks,
we'll talk this thing through.
- Thanks, Harvey.
- Go get 'em, Batman.
Batman.
[SOFT MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
[LINE TRILLING]
Whatever it is, Bill is not
going to change his mind.
Maybe not, but what Bill
said did get me thinking.
He's always hated Lester,
but every actor that has ever
worked with Lester loves him,
including some of my biggest clients.
Ted, be careful what
you're about to say.
Denzel loves him. Matt loves him.
- Leo
- Get to it.
Not only do they love Lester,
they hate the idea of a studio
head burying a huge movie
out of spite because they
know if it could happen to Lester,
it could happen to them.
You're bluffing.
And I'm not taking an
empty threat to my client.
If Bill buries Lester's movie,
not one A-list client will
ever work with him again.
And when that story gets out,
how long do you
think that Bill will last
as the head of the studio?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
You're telling me he's
dropping everything,
all the charges?
You are 100% off the hook.
And yet I'm not satisfied.
What are you talking about?
We both dropped the
charges. It's a draw.
It's time for the kill shot. Pow!
Rico, you were going to go to prison.
Yeah, but now I'm not, and I want more.
I want more.
What's really going on here?
What are you talking about?
[DRINK BURBLES]
Listen, if I'm gonna
represent you, I need you
can you stop?
[DRINK BURBLES]
If I'm gonna represent you,
I need you to feel
comfortable telling me the truth.
What is at the heart of this beef?
My kids like him more than they like me.
They watch his stream,
and they can't stop laughing.
And they used to laugh
like that watching me.
Now I'm like just a joke.
What if you were a guest on his stream?
Then your kids would
see a different side of you.
Yeah, no. He hates my guts.
You let me worry about that.
If I can't make this happen for you,
I don't deserve to represent you.
Okay.
Good.
By the way, where's beard boy?
Yeah, you'll never
have to see him again.
I don't understand.
Well, you said you don't
want him on your team,
and I pride myself
on hearing my clients.
You know, Rick, we just met.
But I think I love you.
Rico, we did just meet.
And you do love me.
[LAUGHS] I do.
[LAUGHTER]
Hey, Lester, I'm with Erica.
We got an update for you.
The studio is gonna bury the film
if you insist on
keeping your name on it.
- God damn it.
- Hang on, there's more.
I told them if they bury the movie
that no A-list piece of
talent that you've worked with
will ever do another
movie with them again.
You got all those people
to stand up for me?
No, I did try, and they love you,
but you know how this town works.
So you bluffed?
Yeah, and if it doesn't work,
you're gonna have a decision to make.
Don't you get it, Ted?
I am losing my reputation.
If this trial doesn't go my
way, I'll lose my freedom.
And now they're saying
unless I don't take credit for it,
the most important thing I've ever done
will never see the light of day.
Lester, I haven't known you very long,
but I wanna say something.
Sometimes I get pissed at Ted.
He cuts me out of
meetings, and he swoops in
and takes credit for things I've done.
But it doesn't matter, 'cause
I don't do this for credit.
I do this because I love what I do.
I guess what I'm trying to say is,
anyone who counts
knows that this is your baby.
Hmm.
Well, you better hope your bluff works.
But if it doesn't, I want
my baby out in this world.
[SOFT MUSIC]
I didn't know you felt that way.
You think you're the only one
who knows how to tell a client
- what they need to hear?
- Oh, no.
Truth is, you give me credit.
But you cut me out of
meetings sometimes too.
Now that I know that it leads
to you kicking so much ass,
I'm gonna do it more often.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, I'd say my
performance deserves a drink.
Erica, I really do feel like
the work is its own reward.
Lester Thompson got Terica'd.
- No.
- [CHUCKLES]
What'll it be, boys?
We're gonna have two Guinness
and, Eddie, whatever you want.
No, we're not gonna drink
that cheap crap that you like.
We're here to celebrate
you getting your head
out of your ass and
pitching us into the playoffs.
I feel like I just got
insulted and complimented
at the same time.
Harvey Specter, nice to meet you.
Macallan 25, three of them.
- Hey, Eddie doesn't need that.
- Yes, he does.
Eddie, it is the smoothest drink
you'll ever taste.
Harvey, he'd be happy
with a pineapple juice
from across the street.
Uh-uh, I want the smoothest
drink you ever taste.
See? Eddie gets it.
Eddie, you don't even like beer.
- Just relax, buddy boy.
- Yeah, buddy boy.
God damn it, Harvey.
You lied. This is awful.
I'm getting a pineapple juice.
I mean, money well spent.
Harvey, I really appreciated this.
I need to get my mind off things.
Ted, I'm gonna tell you something,
and you didn't hear it from
me, but I called my people
at the DA's office, and word is,
Pellegrini has someone in your office.
That's how they found Billy.
Harvey, do I need to be worried?
No, right now, it's
you against Pellegrini.
Even he knows, he gets rid of you,
they'll send an army after him.
[SIGHS] Thanks, Harvey.
How long are you gonna play
for the prosecutors league?
You left the DA like five years ago.
You want to play for a
championship with me?
Or would you like to play for
a championship against me?
Oh, you think I couldn't take you.
- There's only one Batman.
- I know.
- You just bought him a drink.
- I know.
I bought myself a drink, and I'm Batman.
You can be Robin.
- I'm Superman.
- That's cheating.
That's exactly what Batman
would say to Superman.
You're Batman. I'm Superman.
No take backs.
Said Robin. I win.
Agree to disagree.
Don't say anything else.
That is kryptonite, by the way.
Doesn't matter. I'm Robin.
- Now?
- Yeah.
To Robin.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Your job's a joke, you're broke ♪
Your love life's DOA ♪
It's like you're always
stuck in second gear ♪
Hey.
Hey. What are you guys watching?
What we're always
watching, our favorite.
- "Friends."
- Oh, okay.
Scoot over. I've had a long day.
Easy, cowboy.
- I'm sitting here.
- What?
That's my spot, man.
Bring it on.
This is my spot.
Apparently, it's not your spot tonight.
Okay, well, I'm gonna
make us some popcorn.
[CHUCKLES]
But I'll be there for you ♪
When the rain starts to fall ♪
I'll be there for you ♪
Like I've been there before ♪
I'll be there for you ♪
'Cause you're there for me too ♪
How long have you been standing there?
Not long.
You just looked so peaceful.
I didn't wanna ruin it by telling you
Bill doesn't care about your threat.
He's burying the film anyway.
Is he?
No, I was just bluffing.
Like I know you were with
Denzel, Damon, and Leo.
But Bill didn't want to risk his job,
so I'm here to tell you,
Lester's film is
officially getting released
with his name on it.
Care to put that in writing?
How did you know that I
was hypothetically bluffing?
I can tell when you're bluffing, Ted.
I've seen all your faces.
[CHUCKLES] We were on the phone.
I was speaking metaphorically.
I knew that.
I knew it.
It's funny.
There was a time you mocked what I did.
You wouldn't give a man
like Lester the time of day,
and you sure as hell wouldn't defend
someone accused of murder.
You are not the same man
you were when we were together.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I like it.
I'm not the only one
that's not the same.
How am I different?
You're stronger.
You mean colder?
No, Samantha, I don't.
Listen, did it ever occur to you
that you could have partnered
with me instead of Stuart?
It did.
But the fact is, you still
put Ted Black's needs
above everyone else's.
Just because it doesn't
get anyone killed anymore
doesn't make it okay.
You still blame me for Cameron.
You still think that's why I left.
It's not.
It's that you were more concerned
with getting Pellegrini back
than with what I needed.
I was doing that for you.
I know you believe that.
If you had gone with
me instead of Stuart,
we could have made a heck of a team.
Hypothetically.
[SOFT MUSIC]
- Who was that?
- Samantha Rails back.
The woman who gutted your firm?
The very one. But I don't
wanna talk about her.
I'd like to talk about
you. Did you get my note?
You mean this eviction
notice written in crayon?
I didn't want you to think it was real.
What did you want me to think?
Come with me.
Got a feeling I won't
have enough time ♪
Locking my eyes
into next year's light ♪
Are you asking me to move in with you?
Well, it's it's lonely up there.
You mean you're lonely down here?
Amanda, I saw the look in your eyes
when you took down Smith.
I'm going to trial next week,
and I might need your help again.
Just to be clear, as long
as that's a possibility,
I'd consider us to be working together.
So you might wanna think about that.
Duly noted.
What do you think about this?
Change is coming,
yeah, a change is coming ♪
I I have no choice.
I've been evicted by crayon.
I know a good pro bono
lawyer that might be able
- to get you out of it.
- What's her name?
Maybe I can pawn off
this stupid murder trial
- I just got saddled with.
- Idiot McGee.
Capital M, capital G or
She doesn't know
because she's she's
- She's a
- She's an idiot, yeah.
Somehow this silence
shouldn't be so quiet ♪
While everything I believe ♪
Fades away before my eyes ♪
Only one man I know would send that.
I guess he wanted to
acknowledge my promotion.
I think it's a little more than that.
Hey, I just wanted to stop by
and see how it went with Rico.
We worked it out.
I even got him a guest
spot on the TikToker's show.
[CHUCKLES] McCracken.
I think you mean Officer McCracken.
Hmm.
Hey, about our conversation earlier,
I've never had the best bedside manner.
I just always thought
if I got the job done,
what did it matter?
You mean, what does it matter
to treat people with kindness?
Yeah, about that.
One of the reasons I left Ted is,
we didn't always bring
out the best in each other.
And I'm hoping I can reset
that dynamic here with you.
I appreciate you keeping me honest.
I'll try and keep it up.
- Oh, you know, Rick?
- Yeah?
You don't have to play "D&D"
on Friday night anymore.
Oh, my God, that's
great, 'cause I had this
I'm just kidding. 6:00 p.m. sharp.
And you're not wearing that wizard hat,
you can start looking for a new job.
Incremental growth.
I'm not wearing that hat.
I quit.
I didn't come this far to come this far.
Change is coming,
yeah, a change is coming ♪
Yeah, a change is coming ♪
I can feel a change is coming ♪
Yeah, a change is coming ♪
And I can't hide from it ♪
I can feel a change is coming ♪
Yeah, a change is coming ♪
Yeah, a change is coming ♪
I can feel a change is coming ♪
Yeah, a change is coming ♪
And I can't hide from it ♪
I can feel a change is coming ♪
Yeah, a change is coming ♪
Yeah, a change is coming ♪