Suits s07e12 Episode Script
Bad Man
1 I want your body one last time before I walk down that aisle.
Sheila's getting married, and she wants to have one last fling.
Whatever you decide, it's not going to change how I feel about you.
You knew I was seeing someone, and you did that to me anyway.
If it didn't affect you, then just go ahead and tell her you didn't do anything.
Don't you get it? You made me the one thing I never wanted to be.
It was a kiss, Harvey! We've done more than that.
Unless, of course, you haven't told her that, either? The other night, when you said that you were surprised that nothing had ever happened between me and Donna before, I should've said something.
It was years ago, and it was only one time, but Donna and I slept together.
Say something.
[melancholy synth music.]
Say something, please, Paula.
- Okay.
You want me to say something? This is the second time that you haven't told me the full truth in as many conversations.
That's not fair, and you know it.
No, you are not the one who should be deciding what is fair and what's not fair right now.
What's that supposed to mean? It means that you want me to yell at you so that you can get past this.
Well, I'm not past it, and right now, what I need is some time to myself.
Paula, please.
No.
If you can't put my need to process over your need to feel okay about yourself then I'm afraid we'll never get past this.
What's the matter with you? Put your goddamn weight into the punches.
Let's go.
I said hit me like you mean it.
That good enough for you? Louis, this is your safe place.
You feel dirty, but soon, your mind and your body will be as pure as snow.
Let the mud wash away your troubles as it enters your pores.
It is not an intrusion.
It is a cleansing, wonderful-- God damn it, Ricardo.
I told you to not interrupt me-- Sheila.
What are you doing here? - Louis, ever since the other night, I've been wrestling with whether I made the right decision.
So have I, but I don't-- I don't think that-- Then we're in agreement, which means we can do it again and again and again--Ah! - Oh, mommy.
And again.
And Ag-- - Wait a second.
Wait a second, wait a second, Sheila.
I need to know.
Does this mean you're not marrying your fiancé? No, it doesn't.
The wedding's next week.
Sheila, listen to me.
That night was one of the greatest nights of my entire life, but the next morning was one of the worst.
I can't do this.
I just--I can't.
Louis, I know you better than you know yourself, and I know it's only a matter of time before you change your mind.
So I'm going to give you a couple of days, and then I'm going to contact you on this.
It's a burner phone, and it's completely untraceable, so when I call, you better be ready.
- Yeah? And when I say "ready," what I mean is No, no, no, no, no Chubby Checker.
[electric organ music.]
Atta boy.
Shit.
That's twice now.
[cell phone vibrates.]
- Jessica.
- Good morning, Harvey.
I take it you saw the press release.
I did.
I'm sorry that it had to be that harsh.
[chuckles.]
It's okay, Harvey.
We both know it was the only way I was going to get my money and let you keep the firm.
But now, I need something from you.
- Anything.
- I need $2 million of that money in an untraceable account.
Jessica, the threshold for putting money like that into an account is $10,000.
I'm not keen on making this happen without knowing why.
Well, I'm not telling you why, but what you're really asking is am I trying to break the law? - Are you? - No.
I'll declare it when I'm finished with it.
You have my word on that.
Well, if we get caught doing this before you declare it, it is breaking the law, so why can't you tell me what it's for? Because you don't need to know, and I shouldn't have to tell you what it's for, because the reason you're getting me that money in the first place is that I saved your ass not once, but twice, so you're either gonna do this or you're not.
Which is it? [intriguing music.]
I'll get it done.
Suits 7x12 Bad Man See the money, wanna stay for your meal Get another piece of pie for your wife Everybody wanna know how it feel Everybody wanna see what it's like I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money All right All step back, I'm 'bout to dance The greenback boogie Ah, great, then I'll see you in an hour.
I--I really appreciate you making the time.
Thanks.
Bye.
Louis, I need to talk to you.
What is it, Harvey? Because I don't have a lot of excess emotional bandwidth right now.
I don't give a shit about your emotional bandwidth, Louis.
This is about Jessica's money.
Then that's easy.
After our letter, we have the green light to give her whatever we want.
Got it? Good.
Now, if you don't mind-- - Louis, this is not about how much we're giving her.
It's about how we're giving it to her.
She wants $2 million of her payout in an untraceable account.
Jesus Christ.
And you agreed to that? Of course I did, and if she'd asked you, you'd have done the same thing.
No, I wouldn't have, because the reason she'd do that is to avoid paying taxes, and I don't want to be a party to it.
Louis, she gave me her word she's not doing anything illegal, so calm down and just tell me how we can do this.
- Fine.
The only way to pay her like that is by using money that hasn't hit our accounts yet.
So you're saying we need to find a client who owes us the amount we're paying her? No, that is not what I'm saying.
We also need to make sure that that client is on board with redirecting that money to an untraceable account, and I don't have any clients that fit that description, and neither does anyone else at this firm.
Louis, we need to figure something out Well, I'm sorry, Harvey.
There's no figuring it out unless you got some magical client up your sleeve, so you can tell Jessica, or I can, but either way, we can't do it.
Now if that's all, I have an appointment I need to get to.
[synth music.]
Hey.
Hey yourself.
You can have a seat, or did you come all this way to turn down my offer of breakfast? Well, if I'd realized you were serious about buying, I wouldn't have had that giant bowl of Captain Crunch this morning.
What's going on? You sounded serious.
I am.
Clinic has a case against Hudson Mills? Well, to be more precise, I have a case against Hudson Mills.
I represent Feed the Heart food bank.
I remember them.
Well, do you remember, for the last five years, Hudson Mills sold them a protein pack at cost? Sure do.
$2 a unit.
Well, last month, Hudson Mills jacked their prices, and the food bank can't afford more than cost.
Oliver, Hudson Mills isn't my client.
But it's your firm's client, and you're a junior partner.
- That doesn't mean that I-- Mike, I'm filing suit against them, whether you're on the other side or not.
I called you because I don't want to go around in circles with someone else.
So you want me to elbow my way in and rescue the food bank? That is a direct conflict of interest.
No, no one needs rescuing.
We just need a fair price.
Please, Mike.
All I'm asking you to do is go in there, turn on your charm, save all of us a lot of trouble.
All right, I might be able to convince them to agree to a lower price, but I can't promise you they're gonna go back to the original one.
Every little bit helps, Mike, and I appreciate you helping out a friend.
Louis, you're very quiet.
What's on your mind? What makes you think something's on my mind? Because when you're quiet, it usually indicates you're scared to confront an issue, but this is why we are here.
So talk to me.
Well, it's hard to talk when it's so hot in here.
I mean, Jesus, it's like a goddamn oven.
Louis, it's 63 degrees.
Stop hiding and just tell me.
Sheila dipped her hands in my mud.
[sighs.]
I see.
And what did you say when she attempted to seduce you again? I told her how the last time made me feel, and I wouldn't do that to myself again.
Because you understood there's no future with this woman.
I did, but what if I said that I don't give a shit about the future? I care about right now.
I'd say that you're once again becoming drawn to a woman who cannot properly love you back.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Back up the truck, Sigmund.
Where's that coming from? Louis, something happened to you that makes you feel you don't deserve a woman who is 100% available, and I would like to figure out what it was.
It doesn't matter what it was, because true love is for fairy tales, and it sure as shit isn't for me.
Then I am afraid you are doomed to keep repeating your pattern of becoming involved with unavailable women.
[dramatic music.]
Well, you know what, Stan? Instead of wasting my time dwelling on why I go after unavailable women, I'm gonna use my time making sure that Sheila Amanda Sazs is available to me, 100%.
Harvey, can I talk to you about something? What do you need, Donna? I overheard you and Louis arguing about Jessica's money.
Well, if you're here to tell me that you agree with him-- I'm here to tell you it's time to see Vic.
- No.
- Harvey, I know you feel like you owe him because of your father.
- I do owe him.
And you've paid him back by doing millions in work off the books.
Even if I went to him, he doesn't have the money, Donna.
Driscoll Records does, and you know it.
You always said Driscoll was dying to buy out his catalog.
This way, Jessica gets her money and he can retire without ever having to worry about money again.
And what do you think happens to my dad's music once he does? I'll tell you what happens.
It sits in a vault and it collects dust and no one ever hears it again.
Harvey, I know you're trying to protect your father's legacy, but you promised Jessica you'd look after hers, too.
Yeah, well, I didn't think I'd be choosing between the two.
[suspenseful music.]
You're not.
You're just doing what's right.
Okay, Donna, I'll go see him And before you do, remember that conversation we had about Mike not being ready? I just found out about something he did, and I think you should know.
Harvey, hey, what's going on? Don't give me that.
Did you go to Tom Perkins and convince him to take a haircut on his deal? Yes, I did.
Why, is that a problem? I don't have a problem with you doing it.
I have a problem with you not disclosing that the opposing counsel is Oliver Grady.
- Harvey - And, for that matter, not clearing it with me before you took a client from another associate.
It's not another associate, Harvey.
I'm a junior partner, and as far as I'm concerned, I did us all a favor.
You want to walk me through that? I'd be happy to.
If Oliver sues us, it's not good for the clinic, it's not good for our client, and it's sure as hell not good for us.
This way, we land where we would have landed, without all the trouble.
And what, exactly, is your plan if it doesn't work out how you say? If Tom Perkins finds out that you didn't tell him that Oliver's your best friend and he comes after us for malpractice? - It's not gonna happen.
- How do you know? Because I trust Oliver, and he trusts me.
And I used to believe in the Tooth Fairy, and then I grew up.
This isn't the Tooth Fairy, Harvey.
It's a human being who I trust.
If you can't see the difference, I don't know what I can do for you.
Well, you better be right, because the last time you involved that kid, he almost tore us apart.
What is it, Gretchen? If you wanted to do some digging, Louis, I could've brought you a shovel.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Why the hell did you set up meetings with Jerry the Gambler, Holly Cromwell, and a private detective named Vanessa? They're doing some work for me, and you don't need to know about it.
- When that work involves blackmailing that Sazs woman's fiancé, I make it my business to know about it.
Nobody's blackmailing anyone.
Cut the bullshit, Louis.
You're hiring these people to get dirt on that man so you can sabotage his marriage.
So what if I am? If you wanted to destroy that woman's marriage, you could just tell that fool you've been planting in his garden.
What? How'd you know that? I got a $1,100 minibar bill from the Carlyle Hotel, and two plus two equals something I'd rather not picture.
Well, you know what? It doesn't matter, because I'm never gonna tell him about it.
- Why not? - Because.
It's one thing for me to make him look bad in her eyes, but I could never make her look bad in his.
Louis, if you feel that way about her, why don't you just tell her? [energetic synth music.]
What if she says no? Then you got your answer.
In the meantime, I'm canceling these meetings.
[doorbell rings.]
Louis! What a pleasure to see you.
Thank you, Mr.
Goldfarb.
It's a pleasure to see both of you.
These are for you.
Sorry, I didn't bring anything for you, Mr.
G.
Well, if you need any ideas, those new Trans Ams are pretty spiffy.
Ha! That's hilarious.
Everyone knows only jerks drive fast cars.
So what are the big plans tonight? Wait for it: The Scarsdale Repertory Company's performing "Uncle Vanya.
" Wow, that sounds thrilling.
Don't tell Mitzy.
I want to-- - Don't tell me what? ["True" by Spandau Ballet.]
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha I know this much is true Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha I know this [distorted.]
Oh, my God True Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha How do I look? You're the most beautiful girl in the world.
And you're the best boyfriend in the world.
Have her home by 11:00, tiger.
I'll do you one better, Mr.
G.
I'll have her home by 10:30.
[knocks.]
Excuse me.
I'm looking for the best jazz producer in New York City.
Do you have any idea where I might find him? Not a clue, kid, but I can pretend to be him until you track that asshole down.
[laughs.]
Hey.
You got my note, huh? That I sent you last month? The one about the two stations on the West Coast playing my dad's music? And Chicago.
I'll never stop fighting for him, Harvey, even though he's gone.
Thanks, Vic.
I asked you to come here because I wanted to thank you for helping out, getting me that loan, but then I got your bill.
Harvey, it is hard for me to say, man, but I don't have the money to pay you for your work.
What are you talking about? You just got a loan for $2 million.
Yeah, well, that was for working capital.
Then you should have put a line item in for your legal bills.
Once I put those hours down, it's out of my hands.
Don't put them down.
You want me to commit fraud? No.
No, I-- I want you to make a side tab for any work you do for me.
You know I'm good for it.
How exactly do I know that? Call Ricky Thompsen at Driscoll.
He offers me $20 million every year for my library alone.
Then I'd say it's time to take him up on his offer.
If I sell, nobody gets to hear your father's records ever again.
Vic, if you're playing me If you think I'd use my history with your father to manipulate you, then I might as well call Thompsen right now, because if you can't appreciate what I'm fighting to preserve here, then nobody can.
Okay, Vic, I'll put you on a side tab.
Still working around the clock, I see.
Well, if it isn't the man in the million-dollar suit.
I know why you're here, and I don't have your money, Harvey.
You have it and you know it.
Don't you have enough? You got to come here, squeeze an old man? Oh, don't give me that shit.
I've been carrying you for ten years, and I can't do it anymore.
Harvey, what in the hell is going on here? What's going on is you once came to me for a favor, and I let it slide, and now I'm coming to you for a favor.
What do you mean, "a favor"? I mean, you're not just gonna sell your company.
You're gonna pay me the money that you owe me, you're gonna send it to a numbered account, and you're never gonna tell anyone.
Let me get this straight.
You're not just asking me to sell my company, but you're asking me to cross some kind of line while I do it? Just like you made me cross the line when you needed me to keep your bills off the books for ten years.
But I did it so that I could keep fighting the good fight.
Is that what this is about, Harvey? If you need to ask me that after all these years, keep your money and keep your company.
Uh, hey, hey, Harvey.
Come on, son.
[somber music.]
I'll sell.
I'll sell.
Hey.
I never heard back from you.
Did you get the number I sent? Yeah, I did, and I'm sorry, Mike, but it's not good enough.
- Not good enough? Oliver, you asked me to go to bat for you, and I did.
What's the problem? The problem is I wanted the original price, and you didn't come through.
Are you kidding me? This is 70% of the way there, and when I told you we might not get all the way there, you said every little bit helps.
Well, a guy I know once told me when an offer comes in this easy, there's more than meets the eye.
I don't believe this.
You're the one that came to me asking for a favor.
Like you came to me on the prison case? And when I got a deal, you convinced my client to reject it? So that's what this is about.
This has nothing to do with Hudson Mills or the food bank.
You know how many clients at the clinic have asked Nathan to remove me from their cases, Mike? - No, I had no idea.
- Oh, you didn't, because you never cared to ask, and I need this win to get things back on track.
Oliver, I understand why you think this is a good idea, but it's not, so if you know what's good for you, you will accept this number and be done with it.
Sorry, Mike, but I'm not taking your advice on this one.
[synth music.]
You're deposing my client? I sure as hell am.
You knew it was gonna go this way, didn't you? I knew if you didn't come back, giving me what I asked for, this was how it was gonna go, so if you'll excuse me, I have a deposition to prepare for, and so do you.
[quiet synth music.]
You want a pad Thai or green curry? Oh, that depends.
You ordering from the place that delivers here, or the one near our place? And if you're asking me that question, it means you're working late.
What's going on? Working on this case with Hudson Mills against the clinic.
Going against the clinic? Why didn't you tell me that? Well, because I didn't think there was anything to tell.
[sighs.]
Oliver's on the other side, and he asked me to help broker a deal.
And let me guess: things aren't going quite as smoothly as you thought they would.
Ah, no, they blew up in my face, and if I don't smack him down, Harvey is gonna rip me a new one, because he warned me that Oliver was gonna try and pull some shit like this.
You say that like you're a little bit proud of Oliver.
Of course I am.
He came to me with an arrangement, and then he completely changed the deal.
He pulled a me.
And now you have to pull a Harvey and not let him get away with it.
- Exactly.
- Okay.
So what I meant was we're gonna order from the place that delivers here, because I am gonna help you kick that Mike Ross wannabe's ass six ways to Sunday.
Wow, I love it when you talk like that.
I know you do.
Now hand me the file and order me a Kick Wannabe's Ass, number seven.
Good, you're here.
I need you to coordinate with Louis and set up a numbered account.
Vic agreed to everything.
- I know.
- How do you know? Because Driscoll sent over the contract.
- What is it? - Harvey, before you see it-- Just give it to me, Donna.
[quietly dramatic music.]
What are you gonna do? What do you think I'm gonna do? I gave my word.
I'm gonna get him his fucking money.
Sheila, I need to talk to you.
Louis, you're here.
I haven't even called the burn phone yet.
I've got 15 minutes.
There's a supply closet on the third floor.
The closet can wait.
Sheila, I want you to leave your fiancé.
- Louis-- - Hear me out.
You obviously still feel something for me.
You haven't walked down the aisle yet.
There's still time to call this off so we can be together.
I know you believe what you're saying, but we want different things.
You want a family.
But Sheila, I can change what I want if it means being with you.
No, you can't, Louis.
You broke my heart once before.
I will not give it to you to shatter again.
Well, what about your fiancé? What about what that would do to him? He doesn't ever have to find out.
[scoffs.]
I'm sorry, Sheila.
I can't be a bad boy.
It's not in my nature.
Well, if you change your mind, you know how to find me.
I'm not gonna change my mind.
In fact [quiet synth music.]
I think it's best if you don't call me again.
Dr.
Lipschitz, it's me.
I need your help.
I'm ready to talk about what happened.
[whistle blowing.]
Hey, Louis.
Do you have a second? [sighs.]
No, Esther.
And if you're here to apologize for you and Tricia Vandermeer saying I was losing my hair, I'm not interested.
It's not about that, Louis.
I wanted to ask how things are going with Mitzy Goldfarb.
Things are amazing.
Why do you ask? I wouldn't be a very good sister if I didn't tell you about a rumor that I heard.
What rumor? That Mitzy's been seeing Drake Johnson behind your back.
Are you kidding me? Drake the Snake? I don't even know why they call him that.
He doesn't look anything like a snake.
What on Earth would Mitzy want with him? I don't know, Louis.
I just know what I heard.
Well, did you hear from either of them? - No.
- Then it's hearsay and inadmissible, and I move to strike it from the record Louis, what is wrong with you? Okay? This isn't some meeting of your Future Lawyers of America club.
I'm your sister.
I'm looking out for you.
Bullshit you are! You can't stand to see me happy.
And for your information, it's Future Lawyers of the World.
Okay, Mr.
Future Lawyer, if you really don't believe me, you can come see it for yourself.
What's that supposed to mean? It means Bobby Sabatini's having a party tomorrow night, and I bet you a million dollars Mitzy's going with Drake.
That's ridiculous.
Mitzy and her girlfriends are washing their hair with a new shampoo they got from Europe.
Okay, Louis, you tell yourself whatever you want, but if I were you, I'd want to know the truth.
[upbeat synth music.]
- Can I help you? - That depends are you the guy that sent back my offer at half the price we set in stone a decade ago? You must be Harvey Specter.
Yeah, I am, and I don't know who you are, but My client has had a handshake deal from Driscoll since you were in middle school.
You gonna make jokes that I have pimples, too? This isn't a joke, and you're lucky I'm coming to you, because I tell Ricky Thompsen that you're pulling this shit-- Ricky Thompsen doesn't work here anymore.
He got fired because he spent too much on nostalgic bullshit.
Listen to me.
Ricky may be gone, but you still have other bosses, and they want this music, or you wouldn't have made an offer.
- I'm done with this.
- Well, I don't need Ricky to march into your CEO's office and tell him I'm gonna gift this collection to Sony for $15 million, and you're the guy who lost it after everyone knows he had it.
[somber music.]
I'll match the $15 million, but that's the best I can do.
I'm telling you, this music isn't worth what it used to be, and you go into my CEO's office, he'll tell you the same thing.
Okay, let's get down to it.
My client's a busy man.
And I offered your food bank a fair deal, so I really don't see what there is to discuss.
This won't take long.
I just want to clarify your company's contract with Feed the Heart-- - There is no contract.
Those protein packs fall under the definition of a charitable contribution.
Call it whatever you want.
They supplied those packs for five years, and that makes it a contract.
I beg to differ.
A contract requires consideration, and our client got nothing.
And if it's all the same to you, I'd like to hear your client say that.
- Then I will.
I got a box of T-shirts and some rubber bracelets.
I didn't ask for them, I never used them, and I'd be happy to send them back.
And I'm not building my case on T-shirts and bracelets.
Then what in God's name are you building it on? I'm building it on a commercial your client made advertising their relationship with my client.
Our client never produced any commercial like that.
How about the one that played in Des Moines in July of last year? Ring a bell, Mr.
Perkins? That was a trade show, with an audience of only-- 2,000 people? Doesn't matter, because when it was over, you negotiated a five-year deal based on the work you were doing with my client.
I need to talk to my client.
Why, to tell him to lie? Because I have a copy with me.
- We're calling a break.
Would you like to see it, Mr.
Perkins? No, I goddamn wouldn't.
I know what the hell it is, and this is a bucket of bullshit.
But it's true? That commercial exists? Yes, it does.
I appreciate your honesty, Mr.
Perkins, and Mike, I expect to hear from you soon that your client will be honoring their original contract, or the next time I see you will be in court.
Oliver, wait.
What is it, Mike? I need to tell my client I just nailed Hudson Mills to the wall.
Well, while you're at it, why don't you tell them that the new offer is $2.
20 a unit? Why don't I wait until your lying client honors his original price? 'Cause that's not gonna happen.
Then I guess, uh, we're going to court, and you wasted your time running after me.
Oliver, please, just stop! Look, you killed it in there, okay? You wiped the floor with us.
Is that what you want to hear? - It's a start.
- Good.
But this was just a deposition.
All right? You trust me, I'm gonna have him prepared for court, and if we go to trial and I win, you're gonna get nothing.
- You're not gonna win.
- Oliver, I'm telling you, you're not gonna do better than this.
And that's what you said the last time we negotiated, when we were 70% there.
And now we're 90% there.
Then call me when you get to 100.
Goddamn it, Oliver, this is about our clients.
You're making it about me and you.
You're right, Mike, it is about you and me, but not like you think, 'cause your client is a for-profit entity that sold us those packs at cost.
At cost.
That's their definition of a charitable donation, and now they're jacking their price up because of their stock price sagging or whatever other bullshit reason they have.
What does that have to do with me and you? Because from the day we met, you said you were about the little guy, but you're not.
You're 70% there, or 90% there.
Well, I'm 100% there, and I'm tired of you telling me you're the same.
["Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins playing.]
Revvin' up your engine Listen to her howlin' roar Highway to the danger zone Louis.
What are you doing here? What do you think I'm doing here? I'm getting rid of that malicious rumor you tried to spread about Mitzy and Drake.
Louis, you're right, okay? I was just jealous of you.
There's nothing going on between them, so why don't we just get some ice cream? Because I'm lactose intolerant, and you know it.
I didn't come here so I could leave five seconds later.
I came to learn the truth.
Is Mitzy here? - Louis-- - I said, is she goddamn here? She's upstairs.
Louis, wait, I can come with you.
I don't need my little sister escorting me.
Leave me alone.
[laughter.]
- Mitzy? - Dude, shut the freaking door.
Sorry.
Not for nothing, but First Lady Nancy Reagan says "Just say no.
" - Oh, Louis? - Mitzy? What are you doing here? I heard a horrible rumor about you and Drake, and I didn't want to believe it was true, but I had to find out.
L-Louis, it's not a rumor.
I-I've been seeing Drake.
I-I don't understand.
Why would you date two guys at the same time? Because my parents wouldn't approve of him, but they do approve of you.
[mournful music.]
They think you're with me right now, don't they? But the truth is, you're with him, and he's in that bedroom right now.
- Ah, Louis-- - Well, I guess I don't have to worry about it being a rumor anymore.
Uh, wait! I just need to know for our plans tomorrow night.
Are we still on? Mitzy, if you think you can say something that'll get me to forgive you, I'm-- I'll see you at 6:30.
Hey, Litt, how's it feel, finding out your girlfriend's with the Snake? Say one more word to my brother and I will knock your goddamn head off.
All right.
Come on, Louis.
Let's go home.
Thanks, Esther.
Hey, you think maybe we could stop for a soda or something along the way? Of course we can.
Went out 17 more times after that.
I kept hoping that something would happen, but nothing ever did.
I'm proud of you, Louis.
It took a lot of courage to tell me that.
Yeah, but for what? For one thing, now I understand why you go after the unattainable woman.
You're titillated by what you cannot have.
But I can have her, doc.
You can, Louis, but at what cost? Because the only circumstances under which you can have her are if you choose to be the bad boy.
What if I want to be the bad boy? I am very happy to say, my friend, we both know that is not you.
[uneasy music.]
[door closes.]
- Hey.
- Hey.
Can I talk to you about something? Eh, you mean about the beating we took? No.
I mean about this.
Mike, if this is true, we don't have to compromise with Oliver at all.
That's what I want to talk to you about.
I went to see Oliver after the deposition.
He wouldn't listen, and he wouldn't agree to our last offer.
So what's the problem? The problem is, he's right.
I screwed him over on that prison case, and I've broken every single promise I've ever made to him.
Mike, you can't keep that from our client.
That's malpractice.
You have to use it.
I know, I know.
It's just, he really reminds me of me.
And the world's a tough place.
I don't want to break his spirit.
If you ask me, in the long run, you'll break his spirit even more if you go easy on him.
[emotional synth music.]
That sounds like something Harvey would say.
Maybe, but it also sounds like something my dad would say, and look at how I turned out.
I'll do it for you, if it makes it easier.
No.
No, if somebody's gonna do it, it needs to be me.
He's gonna thank you, you know.
You talking about Vic? I know it wasn't today, and it won't be tomorrow, but someday, he's gonna be enjoying his retirement, and he'll pick up the phone and thank you for not letting him drain his life savings to hold onto the past.
You think I don't know that, Donna? I'm not sad for him.
I'm sad for me.
You thinking about your dad? I know he's not a household name, and I know where he falls, but after tonight, his music is never gonna see the light of day again.
I'm sorry, Harvey.
You want to pour me one of those, and we could talk about it? I don't think it's a good idea.
Paula.
I told her about us.
12 years ago? Yeah.
Let me guess: She's pissed it took you two days to tell her the full story.
Something like that.
Harvey, I know it's not my place to say, but I'm pretty sure if you let her in on what you're going through, she'd want to hear about it.
I left her two messages.
She hasn't called back.
[somber music.]
She will.
You still want that drink? Maybe we could listen to the rest of this together.
That'd be nice, Harvey.
That'd be nice.
Excuse me.
Mike.
We're here to codify this contract.
Anything you need to say to me, you can say in front of my client.
There's been a change of plans.
- What is this? - That's a bill of sale from your food bank to a co-op across town for our protein packs.
So what? It's at cost.
We didn't make any money off it, so if you're trying to say Feed the Heart-- I'm not trying to say anything.
That's proof that your client resold our protein packs to other places, and that's not permitted under the original agreement.
That doesn't void anything! The whole thing is just an understanding.
An understanding that you're claiming is a contract.
You can't have it both ways, Oliver.
Either you have a contract that you broke, or you have no contract at all.
Either way, my client gets to do whatever the hell he wants.
[energetic techno music.]
All right.
We'll take your last offer.
- No can do.
Then the one before that.
No, you'll take the original offer, or you can buy our protein packs at the supermarket for all I care.
Mike, you made your point.
You can win.
Please, you have to do something for me.
I did do something for you.
I gave you two great deals, and you shoved them in my face, and now, I'm doing you the favor of not embarrassing you in front of them the way you tried to embarrass me.
So why don't you go in there, tell them you shit the bed, and then take your medicine? I knew I was right about you.
No, Oliver, you were wrong about me.
See, I'm not 70% there or 90% there.
I am 100% there for the client that I am currently representing, because I learn from my mistakes.
You can't play for two teams at the same time, and if I had to give you a piece of charity just because you don't get that, then you'll never learn a goddamn thing.
[jazz music.]
- [applauding.]
- Not bad, right? It was awesome, Dad! I'll take "awesome" every day of the week, coming from you.
But the real question is, was it cool? It was the coolest thing ever.
[laughs.]
Gordon, how'd the session go? This guy thinks it was the coolest thing ever.
Well, uh, let me guess.
New sax player? [laughs.]
Vic, this is my boy, Harvey.
Harvey, I want you to meet Vic.
Now, let me tell you something, there may be some cats who sell a few more records than your old man, but he's still my favorite musician.
Come on, you're just saying that 'cause I'm his son.
No, you listen to me, man.
I wouldn't bullshit you.
No, it's people like your dad drives the world.
I'm just hanging on.
Unless he shits the bed or something like that.
- [laughs.]
You know, then I'm done with him.
[laughter.]
Okay, I'm going to get back to my office.
Not everybody can mess around in a recording studio all day and call it work.
Know what I mean? [laughs.]
[uneasy music.]
You were right.
About what? You told me not to take that case against the clinic.
You tried to warn me, and I didn't listen.
You want help smacking him down? No, no, I took care of it.
Bet it wasn't easy.
It wasn't.
and I know you've done the same thing to me a hundred times, but I'm just realizing now it's a lot harder to do the smacking than to receive the smacking.
They oughta put that on a card.
[laughs.]
Anyway, I gotta go.
Mike.
Alex suggested that we make you senior partner.
We discussed it and decided you weren't ready.
Why are you telling me this? Because I might have been wrong myself.
Harvey, Rachel and I are trying to make more time for each other, so if in a couple of months, you still feel like you might have made the wrong decision, then go ahead and promote me, but [somber music.]
I'm not losing any sleep over it now.
And I'm certainly not losing a friend.
Good night, Mike.
Night, Harvey.
Something smells amazing.
I made your favorite.
Linguine with pesto.
My favorite is penne vodka, but the larger issue is, what have you done with Rachel? She ran out to get some wine.
You mean, she went out to give us some time to talk.
She did, because I wanted to thank you.
For what? You were right.
If you had rolled over, it wouldn't have helped me learn what I needed to.
- Oliver-- - Let me finish.
No doubt, that loss stings, but today was the first time I felt like your equal, and I appreciate that more than you know.
I guess I'll just keep treating you with respect and kicking the shit out of you.
[chuckles.]
Bring it on, brother.
Sounds like you two made up.
Yeah, and I hope you're here to take over, 'cause I'm pretty sure the last thing Oliver cooked was SpaghettiOs.
Chef Boyardee, motherfucker, and it was delicious.
I doubt that, but I don't know why you're letting Mike give you shit, because the last thing he cooked was a big old bowl of nothing.
Now both of you, get out of my kitchen so I can finish dinner.
Damn, Mike.
She just owned your ass.
Yeah, you should see what happens when I don't make the bed.
[guitar music.]
I'm standing right here.
Thank you.
[phone ringing.]
Hello? Don't tell me you're back on Harvey's desk again.
Well, I was just walking by.
I figured I'd pick it up for old times' sake.
Ah, you knew it was me, didn't you? I assume you want to know if Harvey got your money.
I know he got it.
I just want to know how he finally got Vic to sell.
- How did you-- - You really think he could keep that much work off the books all these years without me knowing? [laughs.]
I guess not.
And the way he got Vic to sell was by telling him the truth.
It was time to move on.
[warm music.]
Tell him I said thank you.
- Miss you, Jessica.
- I miss you too, Donna, and I miss the rest of those fools, too, but don't you dare tell them I said that.
Wouldn't dream of it, Pearson.
Thanks, Paulsen.
[door closes.]
- Harvey-- - I know you need time to process what I told you, but I can't wait any more.
I understand that, but if you're here to apologize-- I'm not.
I'm here to explain.
I've been going through something the last day or two, coming to grips with the fact that my father's legacy is going away.
Donna came in to talk to me about it, and she helped, because she's part of my life, Paula, and I like her being part of my life.
Why are you telling me this? Because you say it's not that you're threatened by Donna, it's that I don't share with you.
Well I'm sharing.
I appreciate that, Harvey, and maybe I didn't fully share with you, because I am threatened by her.
[tender music.]
And when you kept those things from me It was 12 years ago.
I was a different person.
I've come so far.
I made peace with my mom, and you're the one that helped me with that, not Donna.
And as much as I appreciated Donna coming and talking to me, you're the one I want there.
Like I said, I'm not giving you an apology.
I'm just telling you where I'm coming from.
So the question is you still want to come with me? I do, Harvey, I do.
Come on, can't you just stop going out with that Litt kid? He's a loser.
He's not a loser, Drake, and I happen to like him.
Okay, he's sweet and kind and nice.
Then why don't you just go out with him instead of me? Because he may be nice, but he's not a bad boy, and I like bad boys.
Yeah, you do.
[somber music.]
Louis.
What are you do-- We're going into your building.
We're going in there right now.
- But I thought-- - You thought wrong.
I'm ready to be a bad boy.
Then when we get upstairs, you're gonna head straight for the supply closet-- No, we're going into your office with our heads held high, and we're going in there for four hours, and we're not locking the door.
You really are a bad boy.
No, Sheila.
I'm a bad man.
I'm a man on a mission I'm a man on a mission I don't need no permission ["Man on a Mission" by Oh the Larceny.]
I'm a man On a mission I ain't waitin' and wishin' Oh, I got that ambition I'm a man On a mission
Sheila's getting married, and she wants to have one last fling.
Whatever you decide, it's not going to change how I feel about you.
You knew I was seeing someone, and you did that to me anyway.
If it didn't affect you, then just go ahead and tell her you didn't do anything.
Don't you get it? You made me the one thing I never wanted to be.
It was a kiss, Harvey! We've done more than that.
Unless, of course, you haven't told her that, either? The other night, when you said that you were surprised that nothing had ever happened between me and Donna before, I should've said something.
It was years ago, and it was only one time, but Donna and I slept together.
Say something.
[melancholy synth music.]
Say something, please, Paula.
- Okay.
You want me to say something? This is the second time that you haven't told me the full truth in as many conversations.
That's not fair, and you know it.
No, you are not the one who should be deciding what is fair and what's not fair right now.
What's that supposed to mean? It means that you want me to yell at you so that you can get past this.
Well, I'm not past it, and right now, what I need is some time to myself.
Paula, please.
No.
If you can't put my need to process over your need to feel okay about yourself then I'm afraid we'll never get past this.
What's the matter with you? Put your goddamn weight into the punches.
Let's go.
I said hit me like you mean it.
That good enough for you? Louis, this is your safe place.
You feel dirty, but soon, your mind and your body will be as pure as snow.
Let the mud wash away your troubles as it enters your pores.
It is not an intrusion.
It is a cleansing, wonderful-- God damn it, Ricardo.
I told you to not interrupt me-- Sheila.
What are you doing here? - Louis, ever since the other night, I've been wrestling with whether I made the right decision.
So have I, but I don't-- I don't think that-- Then we're in agreement, which means we can do it again and again and again--Ah! - Oh, mommy.
And again.
And Ag-- - Wait a second.
Wait a second, wait a second, Sheila.
I need to know.
Does this mean you're not marrying your fiancé? No, it doesn't.
The wedding's next week.
Sheila, listen to me.
That night was one of the greatest nights of my entire life, but the next morning was one of the worst.
I can't do this.
I just--I can't.
Louis, I know you better than you know yourself, and I know it's only a matter of time before you change your mind.
So I'm going to give you a couple of days, and then I'm going to contact you on this.
It's a burner phone, and it's completely untraceable, so when I call, you better be ready.
- Yeah? And when I say "ready," what I mean is No, no, no, no, no Chubby Checker.
[electric organ music.]
Atta boy.
Shit.
That's twice now.
[cell phone vibrates.]
- Jessica.
- Good morning, Harvey.
I take it you saw the press release.
I did.
I'm sorry that it had to be that harsh.
[chuckles.]
It's okay, Harvey.
We both know it was the only way I was going to get my money and let you keep the firm.
But now, I need something from you.
- Anything.
- I need $2 million of that money in an untraceable account.
Jessica, the threshold for putting money like that into an account is $10,000.
I'm not keen on making this happen without knowing why.
Well, I'm not telling you why, but what you're really asking is am I trying to break the law? - Are you? - No.
I'll declare it when I'm finished with it.
You have my word on that.
Well, if we get caught doing this before you declare it, it is breaking the law, so why can't you tell me what it's for? Because you don't need to know, and I shouldn't have to tell you what it's for, because the reason you're getting me that money in the first place is that I saved your ass not once, but twice, so you're either gonna do this or you're not.
Which is it? [intriguing music.]
I'll get it done.
Suits 7x12 Bad Man See the money, wanna stay for your meal Get another piece of pie for your wife Everybody wanna know how it feel Everybody wanna see what it's like I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money All right All step back, I'm 'bout to dance The greenback boogie Ah, great, then I'll see you in an hour.
I--I really appreciate you making the time.
Thanks.
Bye.
Louis, I need to talk to you.
What is it, Harvey? Because I don't have a lot of excess emotional bandwidth right now.
I don't give a shit about your emotional bandwidth, Louis.
This is about Jessica's money.
Then that's easy.
After our letter, we have the green light to give her whatever we want.
Got it? Good.
Now, if you don't mind-- - Louis, this is not about how much we're giving her.
It's about how we're giving it to her.
She wants $2 million of her payout in an untraceable account.
Jesus Christ.
And you agreed to that? Of course I did, and if she'd asked you, you'd have done the same thing.
No, I wouldn't have, because the reason she'd do that is to avoid paying taxes, and I don't want to be a party to it.
Louis, she gave me her word she's not doing anything illegal, so calm down and just tell me how we can do this.
- Fine.
The only way to pay her like that is by using money that hasn't hit our accounts yet.
So you're saying we need to find a client who owes us the amount we're paying her? No, that is not what I'm saying.
We also need to make sure that that client is on board with redirecting that money to an untraceable account, and I don't have any clients that fit that description, and neither does anyone else at this firm.
Louis, we need to figure something out Well, I'm sorry, Harvey.
There's no figuring it out unless you got some magical client up your sleeve, so you can tell Jessica, or I can, but either way, we can't do it.
Now if that's all, I have an appointment I need to get to.
[synth music.]
Hey.
Hey yourself.
You can have a seat, or did you come all this way to turn down my offer of breakfast? Well, if I'd realized you were serious about buying, I wouldn't have had that giant bowl of Captain Crunch this morning.
What's going on? You sounded serious.
I am.
Clinic has a case against Hudson Mills? Well, to be more precise, I have a case against Hudson Mills.
I represent Feed the Heart food bank.
I remember them.
Well, do you remember, for the last five years, Hudson Mills sold them a protein pack at cost? Sure do.
$2 a unit.
Well, last month, Hudson Mills jacked their prices, and the food bank can't afford more than cost.
Oliver, Hudson Mills isn't my client.
But it's your firm's client, and you're a junior partner.
- That doesn't mean that I-- Mike, I'm filing suit against them, whether you're on the other side or not.
I called you because I don't want to go around in circles with someone else.
So you want me to elbow my way in and rescue the food bank? That is a direct conflict of interest.
No, no one needs rescuing.
We just need a fair price.
Please, Mike.
All I'm asking you to do is go in there, turn on your charm, save all of us a lot of trouble.
All right, I might be able to convince them to agree to a lower price, but I can't promise you they're gonna go back to the original one.
Every little bit helps, Mike, and I appreciate you helping out a friend.
Louis, you're very quiet.
What's on your mind? What makes you think something's on my mind? Because when you're quiet, it usually indicates you're scared to confront an issue, but this is why we are here.
So talk to me.
Well, it's hard to talk when it's so hot in here.
I mean, Jesus, it's like a goddamn oven.
Louis, it's 63 degrees.
Stop hiding and just tell me.
Sheila dipped her hands in my mud.
[sighs.]
I see.
And what did you say when she attempted to seduce you again? I told her how the last time made me feel, and I wouldn't do that to myself again.
Because you understood there's no future with this woman.
I did, but what if I said that I don't give a shit about the future? I care about right now.
I'd say that you're once again becoming drawn to a woman who cannot properly love you back.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Back up the truck, Sigmund.
Where's that coming from? Louis, something happened to you that makes you feel you don't deserve a woman who is 100% available, and I would like to figure out what it was.
It doesn't matter what it was, because true love is for fairy tales, and it sure as shit isn't for me.
Then I am afraid you are doomed to keep repeating your pattern of becoming involved with unavailable women.
[dramatic music.]
Well, you know what, Stan? Instead of wasting my time dwelling on why I go after unavailable women, I'm gonna use my time making sure that Sheila Amanda Sazs is available to me, 100%.
Harvey, can I talk to you about something? What do you need, Donna? I overheard you and Louis arguing about Jessica's money.
Well, if you're here to tell me that you agree with him-- I'm here to tell you it's time to see Vic.
- No.
- Harvey, I know you feel like you owe him because of your father.
- I do owe him.
And you've paid him back by doing millions in work off the books.
Even if I went to him, he doesn't have the money, Donna.
Driscoll Records does, and you know it.
You always said Driscoll was dying to buy out his catalog.
This way, Jessica gets her money and he can retire without ever having to worry about money again.
And what do you think happens to my dad's music once he does? I'll tell you what happens.
It sits in a vault and it collects dust and no one ever hears it again.
Harvey, I know you're trying to protect your father's legacy, but you promised Jessica you'd look after hers, too.
Yeah, well, I didn't think I'd be choosing between the two.
[suspenseful music.]
You're not.
You're just doing what's right.
Okay, Donna, I'll go see him And before you do, remember that conversation we had about Mike not being ready? I just found out about something he did, and I think you should know.
Harvey, hey, what's going on? Don't give me that.
Did you go to Tom Perkins and convince him to take a haircut on his deal? Yes, I did.
Why, is that a problem? I don't have a problem with you doing it.
I have a problem with you not disclosing that the opposing counsel is Oliver Grady.
- Harvey - And, for that matter, not clearing it with me before you took a client from another associate.
It's not another associate, Harvey.
I'm a junior partner, and as far as I'm concerned, I did us all a favor.
You want to walk me through that? I'd be happy to.
If Oliver sues us, it's not good for the clinic, it's not good for our client, and it's sure as hell not good for us.
This way, we land where we would have landed, without all the trouble.
And what, exactly, is your plan if it doesn't work out how you say? If Tom Perkins finds out that you didn't tell him that Oliver's your best friend and he comes after us for malpractice? - It's not gonna happen.
- How do you know? Because I trust Oliver, and he trusts me.
And I used to believe in the Tooth Fairy, and then I grew up.
This isn't the Tooth Fairy, Harvey.
It's a human being who I trust.
If you can't see the difference, I don't know what I can do for you.
Well, you better be right, because the last time you involved that kid, he almost tore us apart.
What is it, Gretchen? If you wanted to do some digging, Louis, I could've brought you a shovel.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Why the hell did you set up meetings with Jerry the Gambler, Holly Cromwell, and a private detective named Vanessa? They're doing some work for me, and you don't need to know about it.
- When that work involves blackmailing that Sazs woman's fiancé, I make it my business to know about it.
Nobody's blackmailing anyone.
Cut the bullshit, Louis.
You're hiring these people to get dirt on that man so you can sabotage his marriage.
So what if I am? If you wanted to destroy that woman's marriage, you could just tell that fool you've been planting in his garden.
What? How'd you know that? I got a $1,100 minibar bill from the Carlyle Hotel, and two plus two equals something I'd rather not picture.
Well, you know what? It doesn't matter, because I'm never gonna tell him about it.
- Why not? - Because.
It's one thing for me to make him look bad in her eyes, but I could never make her look bad in his.
Louis, if you feel that way about her, why don't you just tell her? [energetic synth music.]
What if she says no? Then you got your answer.
In the meantime, I'm canceling these meetings.
[doorbell rings.]
Louis! What a pleasure to see you.
Thank you, Mr.
Goldfarb.
It's a pleasure to see both of you.
These are for you.
Sorry, I didn't bring anything for you, Mr.
G.
Well, if you need any ideas, those new Trans Ams are pretty spiffy.
Ha! That's hilarious.
Everyone knows only jerks drive fast cars.
So what are the big plans tonight? Wait for it: The Scarsdale Repertory Company's performing "Uncle Vanya.
" Wow, that sounds thrilling.
Don't tell Mitzy.
I want to-- - Don't tell me what? ["True" by Spandau Ballet.]
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha I know this much is true Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha I know this [distorted.]
Oh, my God True Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha How do I look? You're the most beautiful girl in the world.
And you're the best boyfriend in the world.
Have her home by 11:00, tiger.
I'll do you one better, Mr.
G.
I'll have her home by 10:30.
[knocks.]
Excuse me.
I'm looking for the best jazz producer in New York City.
Do you have any idea where I might find him? Not a clue, kid, but I can pretend to be him until you track that asshole down.
[laughs.]
Hey.
You got my note, huh? That I sent you last month? The one about the two stations on the West Coast playing my dad's music? And Chicago.
I'll never stop fighting for him, Harvey, even though he's gone.
Thanks, Vic.
I asked you to come here because I wanted to thank you for helping out, getting me that loan, but then I got your bill.
Harvey, it is hard for me to say, man, but I don't have the money to pay you for your work.
What are you talking about? You just got a loan for $2 million.
Yeah, well, that was for working capital.
Then you should have put a line item in for your legal bills.
Once I put those hours down, it's out of my hands.
Don't put them down.
You want me to commit fraud? No.
No, I-- I want you to make a side tab for any work you do for me.
You know I'm good for it.
How exactly do I know that? Call Ricky Thompsen at Driscoll.
He offers me $20 million every year for my library alone.
Then I'd say it's time to take him up on his offer.
If I sell, nobody gets to hear your father's records ever again.
Vic, if you're playing me If you think I'd use my history with your father to manipulate you, then I might as well call Thompsen right now, because if you can't appreciate what I'm fighting to preserve here, then nobody can.
Okay, Vic, I'll put you on a side tab.
Still working around the clock, I see.
Well, if it isn't the man in the million-dollar suit.
I know why you're here, and I don't have your money, Harvey.
You have it and you know it.
Don't you have enough? You got to come here, squeeze an old man? Oh, don't give me that shit.
I've been carrying you for ten years, and I can't do it anymore.
Harvey, what in the hell is going on here? What's going on is you once came to me for a favor, and I let it slide, and now I'm coming to you for a favor.
What do you mean, "a favor"? I mean, you're not just gonna sell your company.
You're gonna pay me the money that you owe me, you're gonna send it to a numbered account, and you're never gonna tell anyone.
Let me get this straight.
You're not just asking me to sell my company, but you're asking me to cross some kind of line while I do it? Just like you made me cross the line when you needed me to keep your bills off the books for ten years.
But I did it so that I could keep fighting the good fight.
Is that what this is about, Harvey? If you need to ask me that after all these years, keep your money and keep your company.
Uh, hey, hey, Harvey.
Come on, son.
[somber music.]
I'll sell.
I'll sell.
Hey.
I never heard back from you.
Did you get the number I sent? Yeah, I did, and I'm sorry, Mike, but it's not good enough.
- Not good enough? Oliver, you asked me to go to bat for you, and I did.
What's the problem? The problem is I wanted the original price, and you didn't come through.
Are you kidding me? This is 70% of the way there, and when I told you we might not get all the way there, you said every little bit helps.
Well, a guy I know once told me when an offer comes in this easy, there's more than meets the eye.
I don't believe this.
You're the one that came to me asking for a favor.
Like you came to me on the prison case? And when I got a deal, you convinced my client to reject it? So that's what this is about.
This has nothing to do with Hudson Mills or the food bank.
You know how many clients at the clinic have asked Nathan to remove me from their cases, Mike? - No, I had no idea.
- Oh, you didn't, because you never cared to ask, and I need this win to get things back on track.
Oliver, I understand why you think this is a good idea, but it's not, so if you know what's good for you, you will accept this number and be done with it.
Sorry, Mike, but I'm not taking your advice on this one.
[synth music.]
You're deposing my client? I sure as hell am.
You knew it was gonna go this way, didn't you? I knew if you didn't come back, giving me what I asked for, this was how it was gonna go, so if you'll excuse me, I have a deposition to prepare for, and so do you.
[quiet synth music.]
You want a pad Thai or green curry? Oh, that depends.
You ordering from the place that delivers here, or the one near our place? And if you're asking me that question, it means you're working late.
What's going on? Working on this case with Hudson Mills against the clinic.
Going against the clinic? Why didn't you tell me that? Well, because I didn't think there was anything to tell.
[sighs.]
Oliver's on the other side, and he asked me to help broker a deal.
And let me guess: things aren't going quite as smoothly as you thought they would.
Ah, no, they blew up in my face, and if I don't smack him down, Harvey is gonna rip me a new one, because he warned me that Oliver was gonna try and pull some shit like this.
You say that like you're a little bit proud of Oliver.
Of course I am.
He came to me with an arrangement, and then he completely changed the deal.
He pulled a me.
And now you have to pull a Harvey and not let him get away with it.
- Exactly.
- Okay.
So what I meant was we're gonna order from the place that delivers here, because I am gonna help you kick that Mike Ross wannabe's ass six ways to Sunday.
Wow, I love it when you talk like that.
I know you do.
Now hand me the file and order me a Kick Wannabe's Ass, number seven.
Good, you're here.
I need you to coordinate with Louis and set up a numbered account.
Vic agreed to everything.
- I know.
- How do you know? Because Driscoll sent over the contract.
- What is it? - Harvey, before you see it-- Just give it to me, Donna.
[quietly dramatic music.]
What are you gonna do? What do you think I'm gonna do? I gave my word.
I'm gonna get him his fucking money.
Sheila, I need to talk to you.
Louis, you're here.
I haven't even called the burn phone yet.
I've got 15 minutes.
There's a supply closet on the third floor.
The closet can wait.
Sheila, I want you to leave your fiancé.
- Louis-- - Hear me out.
You obviously still feel something for me.
You haven't walked down the aisle yet.
There's still time to call this off so we can be together.
I know you believe what you're saying, but we want different things.
You want a family.
But Sheila, I can change what I want if it means being with you.
No, you can't, Louis.
You broke my heart once before.
I will not give it to you to shatter again.
Well, what about your fiancé? What about what that would do to him? He doesn't ever have to find out.
[scoffs.]
I'm sorry, Sheila.
I can't be a bad boy.
It's not in my nature.
Well, if you change your mind, you know how to find me.
I'm not gonna change my mind.
In fact [quiet synth music.]
I think it's best if you don't call me again.
Dr.
Lipschitz, it's me.
I need your help.
I'm ready to talk about what happened.
[whistle blowing.]
Hey, Louis.
Do you have a second? [sighs.]
No, Esther.
And if you're here to apologize for you and Tricia Vandermeer saying I was losing my hair, I'm not interested.
It's not about that, Louis.
I wanted to ask how things are going with Mitzy Goldfarb.
Things are amazing.
Why do you ask? I wouldn't be a very good sister if I didn't tell you about a rumor that I heard.
What rumor? That Mitzy's been seeing Drake Johnson behind your back.
Are you kidding me? Drake the Snake? I don't even know why they call him that.
He doesn't look anything like a snake.
What on Earth would Mitzy want with him? I don't know, Louis.
I just know what I heard.
Well, did you hear from either of them? - No.
- Then it's hearsay and inadmissible, and I move to strike it from the record Louis, what is wrong with you? Okay? This isn't some meeting of your Future Lawyers of America club.
I'm your sister.
I'm looking out for you.
Bullshit you are! You can't stand to see me happy.
And for your information, it's Future Lawyers of the World.
Okay, Mr.
Future Lawyer, if you really don't believe me, you can come see it for yourself.
What's that supposed to mean? It means Bobby Sabatini's having a party tomorrow night, and I bet you a million dollars Mitzy's going with Drake.
That's ridiculous.
Mitzy and her girlfriends are washing their hair with a new shampoo they got from Europe.
Okay, Louis, you tell yourself whatever you want, but if I were you, I'd want to know the truth.
[upbeat synth music.]
- Can I help you? - That depends are you the guy that sent back my offer at half the price we set in stone a decade ago? You must be Harvey Specter.
Yeah, I am, and I don't know who you are, but My client has had a handshake deal from Driscoll since you were in middle school.
You gonna make jokes that I have pimples, too? This isn't a joke, and you're lucky I'm coming to you, because I tell Ricky Thompsen that you're pulling this shit-- Ricky Thompsen doesn't work here anymore.
He got fired because he spent too much on nostalgic bullshit.
Listen to me.
Ricky may be gone, but you still have other bosses, and they want this music, or you wouldn't have made an offer.
- I'm done with this.
- Well, I don't need Ricky to march into your CEO's office and tell him I'm gonna gift this collection to Sony for $15 million, and you're the guy who lost it after everyone knows he had it.
[somber music.]
I'll match the $15 million, but that's the best I can do.
I'm telling you, this music isn't worth what it used to be, and you go into my CEO's office, he'll tell you the same thing.
Okay, let's get down to it.
My client's a busy man.
And I offered your food bank a fair deal, so I really don't see what there is to discuss.
This won't take long.
I just want to clarify your company's contract with Feed the Heart-- - There is no contract.
Those protein packs fall under the definition of a charitable contribution.
Call it whatever you want.
They supplied those packs for five years, and that makes it a contract.
I beg to differ.
A contract requires consideration, and our client got nothing.
And if it's all the same to you, I'd like to hear your client say that.
- Then I will.
I got a box of T-shirts and some rubber bracelets.
I didn't ask for them, I never used them, and I'd be happy to send them back.
And I'm not building my case on T-shirts and bracelets.
Then what in God's name are you building it on? I'm building it on a commercial your client made advertising their relationship with my client.
Our client never produced any commercial like that.
How about the one that played in Des Moines in July of last year? Ring a bell, Mr.
Perkins? That was a trade show, with an audience of only-- 2,000 people? Doesn't matter, because when it was over, you negotiated a five-year deal based on the work you were doing with my client.
I need to talk to my client.
Why, to tell him to lie? Because I have a copy with me.
- We're calling a break.
Would you like to see it, Mr.
Perkins? No, I goddamn wouldn't.
I know what the hell it is, and this is a bucket of bullshit.
But it's true? That commercial exists? Yes, it does.
I appreciate your honesty, Mr.
Perkins, and Mike, I expect to hear from you soon that your client will be honoring their original contract, or the next time I see you will be in court.
Oliver, wait.
What is it, Mike? I need to tell my client I just nailed Hudson Mills to the wall.
Well, while you're at it, why don't you tell them that the new offer is $2.
20 a unit? Why don't I wait until your lying client honors his original price? 'Cause that's not gonna happen.
Then I guess, uh, we're going to court, and you wasted your time running after me.
Oliver, please, just stop! Look, you killed it in there, okay? You wiped the floor with us.
Is that what you want to hear? - It's a start.
- Good.
But this was just a deposition.
All right? You trust me, I'm gonna have him prepared for court, and if we go to trial and I win, you're gonna get nothing.
- You're not gonna win.
- Oliver, I'm telling you, you're not gonna do better than this.
And that's what you said the last time we negotiated, when we were 70% there.
And now we're 90% there.
Then call me when you get to 100.
Goddamn it, Oliver, this is about our clients.
You're making it about me and you.
You're right, Mike, it is about you and me, but not like you think, 'cause your client is a for-profit entity that sold us those packs at cost.
At cost.
That's their definition of a charitable donation, and now they're jacking their price up because of their stock price sagging or whatever other bullshit reason they have.
What does that have to do with me and you? Because from the day we met, you said you were about the little guy, but you're not.
You're 70% there, or 90% there.
Well, I'm 100% there, and I'm tired of you telling me you're the same.
["Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins playing.]
Revvin' up your engine Listen to her howlin' roar Highway to the danger zone Louis.
What are you doing here? What do you think I'm doing here? I'm getting rid of that malicious rumor you tried to spread about Mitzy and Drake.
Louis, you're right, okay? I was just jealous of you.
There's nothing going on between them, so why don't we just get some ice cream? Because I'm lactose intolerant, and you know it.
I didn't come here so I could leave five seconds later.
I came to learn the truth.
Is Mitzy here? - Louis-- - I said, is she goddamn here? She's upstairs.
Louis, wait, I can come with you.
I don't need my little sister escorting me.
Leave me alone.
[laughter.]
- Mitzy? - Dude, shut the freaking door.
Sorry.
Not for nothing, but First Lady Nancy Reagan says "Just say no.
" - Oh, Louis? - Mitzy? What are you doing here? I heard a horrible rumor about you and Drake, and I didn't want to believe it was true, but I had to find out.
L-Louis, it's not a rumor.
I-I've been seeing Drake.
I-I don't understand.
Why would you date two guys at the same time? Because my parents wouldn't approve of him, but they do approve of you.
[mournful music.]
They think you're with me right now, don't they? But the truth is, you're with him, and he's in that bedroom right now.
- Ah, Louis-- - Well, I guess I don't have to worry about it being a rumor anymore.
Uh, wait! I just need to know for our plans tomorrow night.
Are we still on? Mitzy, if you think you can say something that'll get me to forgive you, I'm-- I'll see you at 6:30.
Hey, Litt, how's it feel, finding out your girlfriend's with the Snake? Say one more word to my brother and I will knock your goddamn head off.
All right.
Come on, Louis.
Let's go home.
Thanks, Esther.
Hey, you think maybe we could stop for a soda or something along the way? Of course we can.
Went out 17 more times after that.
I kept hoping that something would happen, but nothing ever did.
I'm proud of you, Louis.
It took a lot of courage to tell me that.
Yeah, but for what? For one thing, now I understand why you go after the unattainable woman.
You're titillated by what you cannot have.
But I can have her, doc.
You can, Louis, but at what cost? Because the only circumstances under which you can have her are if you choose to be the bad boy.
What if I want to be the bad boy? I am very happy to say, my friend, we both know that is not you.
[uneasy music.]
[door closes.]
- Hey.
- Hey.
Can I talk to you about something? Eh, you mean about the beating we took? No.
I mean about this.
Mike, if this is true, we don't have to compromise with Oliver at all.
That's what I want to talk to you about.
I went to see Oliver after the deposition.
He wouldn't listen, and he wouldn't agree to our last offer.
So what's the problem? The problem is, he's right.
I screwed him over on that prison case, and I've broken every single promise I've ever made to him.
Mike, you can't keep that from our client.
That's malpractice.
You have to use it.
I know, I know.
It's just, he really reminds me of me.
And the world's a tough place.
I don't want to break his spirit.
If you ask me, in the long run, you'll break his spirit even more if you go easy on him.
[emotional synth music.]
That sounds like something Harvey would say.
Maybe, but it also sounds like something my dad would say, and look at how I turned out.
I'll do it for you, if it makes it easier.
No.
No, if somebody's gonna do it, it needs to be me.
He's gonna thank you, you know.
You talking about Vic? I know it wasn't today, and it won't be tomorrow, but someday, he's gonna be enjoying his retirement, and he'll pick up the phone and thank you for not letting him drain his life savings to hold onto the past.
You think I don't know that, Donna? I'm not sad for him.
I'm sad for me.
You thinking about your dad? I know he's not a household name, and I know where he falls, but after tonight, his music is never gonna see the light of day again.
I'm sorry, Harvey.
You want to pour me one of those, and we could talk about it? I don't think it's a good idea.
Paula.
I told her about us.
12 years ago? Yeah.
Let me guess: She's pissed it took you two days to tell her the full story.
Something like that.
Harvey, I know it's not my place to say, but I'm pretty sure if you let her in on what you're going through, she'd want to hear about it.
I left her two messages.
She hasn't called back.
[somber music.]
She will.
You still want that drink? Maybe we could listen to the rest of this together.
That'd be nice, Harvey.
That'd be nice.
Excuse me.
Mike.
We're here to codify this contract.
Anything you need to say to me, you can say in front of my client.
There's been a change of plans.
- What is this? - That's a bill of sale from your food bank to a co-op across town for our protein packs.
So what? It's at cost.
We didn't make any money off it, so if you're trying to say Feed the Heart-- I'm not trying to say anything.
That's proof that your client resold our protein packs to other places, and that's not permitted under the original agreement.
That doesn't void anything! The whole thing is just an understanding.
An understanding that you're claiming is a contract.
You can't have it both ways, Oliver.
Either you have a contract that you broke, or you have no contract at all.
Either way, my client gets to do whatever the hell he wants.
[energetic techno music.]
All right.
We'll take your last offer.
- No can do.
Then the one before that.
No, you'll take the original offer, or you can buy our protein packs at the supermarket for all I care.
Mike, you made your point.
You can win.
Please, you have to do something for me.
I did do something for you.
I gave you two great deals, and you shoved them in my face, and now, I'm doing you the favor of not embarrassing you in front of them the way you tried to embarrass me.
So why don't you go in there, tell them you shit the bed, and then take your medicine? I knew I was right about you.
No, Oliver, you were wrong about me.
See, I'm not 70% there or 90% there.
I am 100% there for the client that I am currently representing, because I learn from my mistakes.
You can't play for two teams at the same time, and if I had to give you a piece of charity just because you don't get that, then you'll never learn a goddamn thing.
[jazz music.]
- [applauding.]
- Not bad, right? It was awesome, Dad! I'll take "awesome" every day of the week, coming from you.
But the real question is, was it cool? It was the coolest thing ever.
[laughs.]
Gordon, how'd the session go? This guy thinks it was the coolest thing ever.
Well, uh, let me guess.
New sax player? [laughs.]
Vic, this is my boy, Harvey.
Harvey, I want you to meet Vic.
Now, let me tell you something, there may be some cats who sell a few more records than your old man, but he's still my favorite musician.
Come on, you're just saying that 'cause I'm his son.
No, you listen to me, man.
I wouldn't bullshit you.
No, it's people like your dad drives the world.
I'm just hanging on.
Unless he shits the bed or something like that.
- [laughs.]
You know, then I'm done with him.
[laughter.]
Okay, I'm going to get back to my office.
Not everybody can mess around in a recording studio all day and call it work.
Know what I mean? [laughs.]
[uneasy music.]
You were right.
About what? You told me not to take that case against the clinic.
You tried to warn me, and I didn't listen.
You want help smacking him down? No, no, I took care of it.
Bet it wasn't easy.
It wasn't.
and I know you've done the same thing to me a hundred times, but I'm just realizing now it's a lot harder to do the smacking than to receive the smacking.
They oughta put that on a card.
[laughs.]
Anyway, I gotta go.
Mike.
Alex suggested that we make you senior partner.
We discussed it and decided you weren't ready.
Why are you telling me this? Because I might have been wrong myself.
Harvey, Rachel and I are trying to make more time for each other, so if in a couple of months, you still feel like you might have made the wrong decision, then go ahead and promote me, but [somber music.]
I'm not losing any sleep over it now.
And I'm certainly not losing a friend.
Good night, Mike.
Night, Harvey.
Something smells amazing.
I made your favorite.
Linguine with pesto.
My favorite is penne vodka, but the larger issue is, what have you done with Rachel? She ran out to get some wine.
You mean, she went out to give us some time to talk.
She did, because I wanted to thank you.
For what? You were right.
If you had rolled over, it wouldn't have helped me learn what I needed to.
- Oliver-- - Let me finish.
No doubt, that loss stings, but today was the first time I felt like your equal, and I appreciate that more than you know.
I guess I'll just keep treating you with respect and kicking the shit out of you.
[chuckles.]
Bring it on, brother.
Sounds like you two made up.
Yeah, and I hope you're here to take over, 'cause I'm pretty sure the last thing Oliver cooked was SpaghettiOs.
Chef Boyardee, motherfucker, and it was delicious.
I doubt that, but I don't know why you're letting Mike give you shit, because the last thing he cooked was a big old bowl of nothing.
Now both of you, get out of my kitchen so I can finish dinner.
Damn, Mike.
She just owned your ass.
Yeah, you should see what happens when I don't make the bed.
[guitar music.]
I'm standing right here.
Thank you.
[phone ringing.]
Hello? Don't tell me you're back on Harvey's desk again.
Well, I was just walking by.
I figured I'd pick it up for old times' sake.
Ah, you knew it was me, didn't you? I assume you want to know if Harvey got your money.
I know he got it.
I just want to know how he finally got Vic to sell.
- How did you-- - You really think he could keep that much work off the books all these years without me knowing? [laughs.]
I guess not.
And the way he got Vic to sell was by telling him the truth.
It was time to move on.
[warm music.]
Tell him I said thank you.
- Miss you, Jessica.
- I miss you too, Donna, and I miss the rest of those fools, too, but don't you dare tell them I said that.
Wouldn't dream of it, Pearson.
Thanks, Paulsen.
[door closes.]
- Harvey-- - I know you need time to process what I told you, but I can't wait any more.
I understand that, but if you're here to apologize-- I'm not.
I'm here to explain.
I've been going through something the last day or two, coming to grips with the fact that my father's legacy is going away.
Donna came in to talk to me about it, and she helped, because she's part of my life, Paula, and I like her being part of my life.
Why are you telling me this? Because you say it's not that you're threatened by Donna, it's that I don't share with you.
Well I'm sharing.
I appreciate that, Harvey, and maybe I didn't fully share with you, because I am threatened by her.
[tender music.]
And when you kept those things from me It was 12 years ago.
I was a different person.
I've come so far.
I made peace with my mom, and you're the one that helped me with that, not Donna.
And as much as I appreciated Donna coming and talking to me, you're the one I want there.
Like I said, I'm not giving you an apology.
I'm just telling you where I'm coming from.
So the question is you still want to come with me? I do, Harvey, I do.
Come on, can't you just stop going out with that Litt kid? He's a loser.
He's not a loser, Drake, and I happen to like him.
Okay, he's sweet and kind and nice.
Then why don't you just go out with him instead of me? Because he may be nice, but he's not a bad boy, and I like bad boys.
Yeah, you do.
[somber music.]
Louis.
What are you do-- We're going into your building.
We're going in there right now.
- But I thought-- - You thought wrong.
I'm ready to be a bad boy.
Then when we get upstairs, you're gonna head straight for the supply closet-- No, we're going into your office with our heads held high, and we're going in there for four hours, and we're not locking the door.
You really are a bad boy.
No, Sheila.
I'm a bad man.
I'm a man on a mission I'm a man on a mission I don't need no permission ["Man on a Mission" by Oh the Larceny.]
I'm a man On a mission I ain't waitin' and wishin' Oh, I got that ambition I'm a man On a mission