Suits s08e13 Episode Script

1 Previously on "Suits" You're afraid you won't have time for the baby.
I don't know how it's gonna work.
When the time comes, you'll be able to step back a little and trust that the firm is in good hands.
We pushed the price back down to what Teddy sold it for and we get Stu Buzzini to help us do it.
Putting downward pressure on a stock to help a takeover attempt is illegal.
- We can't ask Stu to do that.
- I'll do it.
You sure you want to do this? I'm sure someone's gonna do it whether I like it or not.
You wanted to be what they wanted so they would choose you.
- But they can't choose you, 'cause they've already chosen someone else.
This deposition is over.
I have no idea who my parents were.
I bounced around the foster care system.
What does that have to do-- I helped you because I would have given anything to have someone like you looking out for me.
If you short that stock, you'll make a fortune and a good man will get his company back.
You guarantee I'm gonna make money on this and not get caught.
- What are we gonna do? - I don't know, but you can't be my associate anymore.
I don't want to wait three days to call you.
Can tomorrow be our three days? What if we just say it's tonight and you come on up? - Hi.
You're up.
- Been up for a little while.
Hope you don't mind.
I made us some coffee.
What? Too presumptuous, right? I was just thinking last night was really nice.
- It was.
And this is really nice too.
It is.
As much as I'd love to spend all morning with you, I've got a big meeting.
We're actually expanding our retail presence and-- I get it.
You have to go.
I do.
Do you remember what I said last night about not waiting three days? I'd love to go out again, Thomas.
- Is tonight too soon? - Let me check my calendar-- yep, I'm free.
I'm gonna head out.
And do you mind letting yourself out because I was up really late last night with this handsome man that I just started seeing and I think I might just go back to sleep.
I don't mind at all.
Sweet dreams.
[knocking at door.]
Judy.
Oh, my God.
- It's been years.
- I know, but you've never left my thoughts.
Side effect of being a mother, foster or not.
Well, it's great to see you.
Let's get some breakfast.
I'll put my day on hold.
I'd love to, Samantha, but the truth is I don't have time.
I'm here because I need your help.
Come on in.
I'll make us some coffee.
You can tell me what you need.
And I know you said you wanted an animal theme for the nursery, so I was thinking, what about Peter Rabbit? Or Paddington Bear? Or we could just do all football and baseball, all sports.
Even wrestling.
Love it.
Sounds great.
You're not listening to a word I'm saying, are you? Sheila, I'm sorry.
I just-- I just got an email.
Katrina and Brian shit the bed on a deposition and I Louis, I know you're busier than ever, but this baby's coming whether we're ready or not.
And I need you to be fully here, not just physically here.
I promise I will do better.
Good.
Then we can decide on Peter Rabbit and Paddington Bear with the designer tonight.
- Tonight? - We set it last week.
Is that gonna be a problem? - No, tonight's perfect.
- Good.
And, honey, whatever's going on with Katrina, I'm sure there's good reason.
One of my kids got pulled over while driving my car.
He's a good kid.
He reminds me of you in more ways than one.
I get the picture.
What happened? There were some pills in the car and they arrested him.
So he needs a lawyer.
- He doesn't.
I do.
- What are you talking about? I told the police the pills were mine.
How could you do that? When my back started acting up, I had to cut down on my hours at school.
Corey figured it out, so he started selling pills.
And he used every penny for groceries or gas, anything to help us get by.
Judy, I'm not sure I should get involved in this.
Why not? Because you're telling me you didn't do this and you want me not to use that.
If you want, I can refer you to someone.
No one else can understand what's at stake for Corey and the rest of those kids because if that prosecutor has her way, then I'm gonna lose my fostering license and they're gonna take my kids away.
- I understand that.
- Please.
I lost you all those years ago, and I have never regretted anything more.
I can't let something like that happen again.
[melancholy music.]
Suits 8x13 The Greater Good 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 Stu Buzzini, what are you doing on our side of town? Was waiting for you to come out because I didn't want to have this conversation in your office.
You're gonna want to take a look at this.
What is it? Remember that trade you had me make to tank Doyle Shoe's stock price? - I get it.
- Someone figured it out and now they want to use it against you.
Not just someone.
He's a trader at my firm.
He knows what he's doing and now he wants my job.
- Or what? - Or he goes to the SEC, and once they start an investigation-- - I know.
- Harvey, what are we gonna do? Two things, first, you're gonna hire a consultant to review your firm's risk-tolerance policy.
And second? You're gonna tell me everything there is to know about this trader: how old he is, how tall he is, what he eats for breakfast in the morning.
What do you need to know all that for? Because he's got you, which means I'm gonna have to bluff him and the best to bluff someone is to know more about him than he knows about himself.
And who's this consultant you want me to hire? Let's just say I got the perfect guy.
Louis, how are you this fine morning? Don't give me that crap.
You wanna explain why you and Brian shit the bed on your perfume case? - Louis, it's complicated, but I've got it handled.
I thought this was you and Brian.
Well, about that.
Brian and I-- Brian and you what? I think that this case calls for more expertise than Brian can offer, so I was wondering if you might be able to help me.
Katrina, I just asked Samantha to take a new client meeting for me.
I told Sheila that I would help her pick out furniture for the nursery, and I have a million other things that I am trying to balance and you were the one who said that I had people who could step up if I needed to take a step back, were you not? Yes, Louis, I was.
Then you step the hell up because I don't want the world to think that we can't handle a simple infringement case.
[tense music.]
There you are.
Donna, we need to talk.
Okay, about what? For starters, where have you been? I've been looking for you all morning.
If you must know I overslept.
Why? What's going on? I need to know exactly what you said to Stu when we made that Teddy Doyle trade last year.
Well, if I recall, I told him he wasn't gonna be a gunslinger for long if he didn't do it.
Why? So you made sure he knew the risks? I didn't have to make sure.
He knew before half the words were out of my mouth.
So once again, why? He's being blackmailed for it.
Holy shit.
And how are you planning to get him out of this, because, Harvey, we have to get him out of this.
I know, but I need to know who lost and how much they lost on the other side of that trade.
Wait, what? I need to know how badly Stu can get burned if this guy ends up turning him in.
Okay.
I'll take care of it.
But, Harvey, if this is about getting financial information, Louis is the logical choice.
Look, I know he's the managing partner and we should tell him, but I don't want to get him involved unless we think there's no way out of this.
Then I know who to go to.
Robert, can I talk to you? It's important.
Of course.
I'd say good morning, but I can see it hasn't been good for you.
That's because Judy O'Brien came to my place as I was headed in this morning.
- Judy? Your old foster mom? - That's the one.
She's asked me to represent her on a drug case.
She's innocent.
It's one of her kids who's guilty and she won't let me tell the prosecutor that.
Samantha, as I recall, this is the woman that took you in when you were 12 years old.
She stuck with me no matter how much trouble I got in till I blew it and the state took me away.
Why won't you help her? Because what if Samantha, I didn't handle my sister's case because I was afraid, and I regretted that decision ever since.
Well, if Judy goes to prison because of me.
I'll regret that forever.
If she goes to prison because she told you not to tell them the truth, that's on her, not you.
- All the same.
- No, it's not all the same.
Samantha, when you care about someone, you fight twice as hard.
It's the reason she came to you.
If it were me, I wouldn't turn her away.
Okay.
But Louis asked me to take a meeting for him tonight.
I can't be in two places at once.
Then give me the details and I'll take it for you.
And Samantha I'm proud of you for doing this.
- Mr.
Stockman? - Yes, that's me.
Nick Pavonotti.
I was told to see you.
I understand you're doing some consulting for the firm.
That's right, and I started looking at your trade history.
Gen Biotech, you lost 2 million.
Shale futures, 10 million down the drain.
- Ridley Pharma, same thing.
- We make bets every day, and sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
Well, you're about to make your worst bet yet.
What are you talking about? You're gonna have to rethink your choice to go after Stu Buzzini.
- You're no fucking consultant.
- You're right, and if you pursue this, Stu's not gonna be the one in trouble, you are.
What I got on Stu is real.
- That's why you're here.
- Doesn't matter what you have.
Half the guys on Wall Street make dirty trades and they see you throwing one of their own under the bus, they're never gonna want to work with you.
There's something else about Wall Street guys.
They're more loyal to money than anything else, so unless you're here to tell me I'm moving in to Stu's office, I'd say we're done.
Nick.
My name is Harvey Specter.
Ask around.
You'll find people who go up against me, they never win.
So I'd think long and hard about what you're gonna do.
[tense music.]
[cell phone buzzing.]
Thomas, hi.
Everything okay? Yeah, it's fine.
It's just a work thing.
Want to talk about it? Or tonight if now's not a good time.
To tell you the truth, I just want to go out and spend time with you and not think about it at all.
Then I'll see you tonight.
- Donna, you wanted to see me? - Yeah, actually, I was hoping that you could point me in the right direction.
- The right direction of what? A trader we represent is being accused of manipulating a stock, and in order to understand how much exposure he has-- You need to know if anyone was significantly harmed by the trades.
- Exactly.
- I'll call my guy.
I'll have the answer for you in no time.
That's the thing, Alex.
It needs to stay under the radar.
I don't understand.
If they're already being charged, what difference does it make? I never said they were already being charged.
Then what exactly is going on here, 'cause if they're not being charged, how do you even know there was a-- please tell me we're not involved in this.
We may have been the ones who asked the trader to make the trade in the first place.
So we're not just in it.
We orchestrated it.
We did.
But it was to save hundreds of jobs, and the guy who caught wind of it has no idea that we have anything to do with it.
Then I'll find who was on the other side of those trades, and I'll do it so quietly no one will ever know I was there.
- Did you want Brian? - Excuse me? He said you two have been working really hard lately and he was gonna spend the morning at home.
He should be in any minute.
Great.
I can have him come see you as soon as he gets in.
Unless there's something I can help you with? You know what, Susan? There is.
Good afternoon.
I'm Samantha Wheeler.
I represent Ms.
O'Brien.
And like I told you on the phone, unless you're ready to plead guilty we don't have much to talk about.
- Then I'll get right to it.
Ms.
O'Brien pleads guilty to misdemeanor possession with a healthy fine and six months' probation.
Problem with that is this isn't a misdemeanor.
Those pills were meant for distribution.
Which is circumstantial at best.
Not based on how many pills there were.
You know what I'm gonna do with how many pills there were? I'm gonna question the count.
Then I'm gonna adjust for what they were cut with.
Then I'm gonna question the legitimacy of the stop in the first place.
When I'm done with you, you'll be lucky to get her on a parking ticket.
That might work where you come from, but no jury in this town is gonna believe any of that.
What is wrong with you? Ms.
O'Brien has been an asset to this community for 20 years.
With all due respect, Ms.
Wheeler, you don't know a damn thing about this community, and I don't know what that woman did to get some Manhattan lawyer in her corner, but I'm not gonna let it stop me from doing what I have to.
What is that supposed to mean? Do you think I don't know what's going on here? Those pills weren't hers; they were that kid's.
I don't believe this.
You think she's innocent and you're still gonna throw the book at a 65-year-old woman? I am gonna do whatever it takes to keep those drugs out of my county.
Look, I am not a monster.
If you want to do right by her, convince her to make that kid take responsibility for what he did.
I don't understand.
If the deposition didn't go well, can't we just redepose them? - No, Susan, we can't.
Why not? Among other things, they'll be ready for our line of questioning.
- What if-- - Just give me a minute to think.
'Scuse me, Katrina.
Can I talk to you for a second? Of course.
Susan, can you give us the room? - When were you gonna tell me? - Tell you what? That you were pulling me off the Adored case.
I already told you we can't work together anymore.
I know, and I let that go because you obviously weren't in the mood to talk about it, but I didn't think you were gonna pull me off in the middle of a case.
Well, I wasn't going to, but then you weren't at your desk, and I - You what? - I picked someone else, okay? Because like I said, it's not going to work between us.
Oh, well, that's fantastic, Katrina, but when I'm supposed to be your associate and I find out from someone else I'm no longer on the case, it makes me look like an idiot and I don't think I should be punished when this whole thing was your fault.
We said it was nobody's fault.
Well, it sure as hell wasn't mine, and it's not fair that my reputation in this firm takes a hit when you're the one-- I was the one that what? You know what, Katrina? You don't want to work together then we won't, but I'd appreciate it if you think of a reason we can give that doesn't make me look like shit.
[tense music.]
- Harvey Specter.
- Kevin Miller.
From a prison cell to a corner office in record time.
Well, not just a corner office, biggest office in the firm.
I take it things have been good? Better than good.
The Sutter cloud is gone, things are great with Jill, and the firm is growing like crazy.
Glad to hear it.
Because I need you to make room for one more.
You're sending someone my way? - He must be a star.
- Actually, Kevin, he's a snake, but you're gonna take him on anyway.
And why would I do that? Because someone I care about is being blackmailed by this bastard.
Ah, I get it.
You're asking me to make him an offer good enough to get him off your back.
That's right, except I'm not asking.
Harvey, come on.
I mean, I just got my life back.
I can't bring someone into my shop that's gonna send me back to prison.
I know I owe you, but not like this.
Yes, like this, because I did a hell of a lot worse for you, and if I hadn't, you'd still be rotting in prison.
So when I call in a favor, you don't put conditions on it.
All right, just tell me his name.
I'll write up an offer, make it look like a headhunter found him.
His name is Nick Pavonotti, and you can skip the headhunter part.
He'll know it's from me.
You make him an offer and you tell him it's not worth it to mess with Harvey Specter.
Never thought I'd see this place again.
I have to say, it doesn't look too much worse for wear.
How did it go with the prosecutor? Were you able to make a deal? It's not gonna be that easy, Judy.
She knows the drugs are Corey's, not yours.
Then she should be willing to go easy on me.
No, she shouldn't, and she isn't, because she's not gonna let you stop her from doing her job.
Well, I have a job too, and that's to protect my children.
I'm not gonna let them ruin his life because of one mistake.
It won't ruin his life.
They'll take him away from me.
If you don't do this, they're gonna take them all from you.
I can't do it.
I can't sacrifice him for everyone else.
- Why not? 'Cause I already did that with you.
No, you didn't have a choice with me.
They took me from you.
And before they did, they asked if I wanted to keep trying, and I said no.
- I don't believe this.
You've been lying to me all these years? I didn't want to hurt you.
If you didn't want to hurt me, you should have kept me or at least told me the truth about it.
I couldn't do that.
I couldn't tell you I was choosing the good of everyone over you.
What would that have done to you? What do you think it did to me? - Samantha-- - No, let me just get this straight.
Rather than fight for me or even tell me the truth, you gave up on me, and then years later, walk into my home to have me save you for making the same mistake again.
You were the only person I knew who could help.
I could have, Judy, not anymore.
Samantha, please.
I used that word with you.
I said, "Please, don't let them take me.
" But it turns out you could have stopped them and you didn't.
So now I'm giving up on you.
Katrina, whatever it is, I'm on my way out for the night.
That's okay.
This won't take long.
I would just like to start the process of having Brian removed as my associate.
- What? - He's too advanced for me.
All right.
You wanna tell me what happened between the two of you, or do you want me to just figure out myself? - Nothing happened.
Because it won't take me long to figure out, and I'm pretty sure you would rather just tell me about it yourself.
Okay, look.
You told me not to go into the kitchen and I tried not to, but it turns out everywhere we go is the kitchen.
So did something happen or not? No, but we both wanted it to, and then I told him I can't work with him anymore.
And then we got into a fight because he said that it would hurt him if I can't explain why he's not my associate anymore.
And that's why I told you that bullshit about him being too advanced.
Bet it feels good to get that off your chest.
Only so much because I still don't know what to do.
- Talk to him about it.
- I told you I tried.
No, you told me you fought with him, and fighting isn't talking.
And I should know that better than anyone.
- What do you mean? - I mean, I understand what it's like to have complicated issues with someone you work with.
Especially when that person can't have a real conversation about it.
You're talking about-- You know who I'm talking about, Katrina.
Well, knowing that doesn't tell me what I should do.
I told you, talk about it again.
And if you can't, we're gonna have a real problem because Brian's right.
You could really hurt his career.
Now, I'm gonna go, 'cause sometimes the answer is to fall for someone who has nothing to do with this place at all.
Robert, please tell me you haven't gone to Louis's client meeting yet.
I was just on my way.
Why? Because I can take it from here.
I thought you told me you couldn't be at two places at once.
Well, it doesn't matter anymore because I dropped Judy's case.
What? Samantha, why would you do that? Same reason any attorney would, because my client lied to me.
So thank you for covering for me, but I've got it from here.
- You're not taking anything until you tell me what's going on.
I've got all night, Samantha.
[sighs.]
I always thought it was the state that took me from her.
Turns out it was Judy.
She put me back in the system just when I thought I had a real home.
So tell me why should I stick by her when she didn't stick by me? I don't know, Samantha, but for her to admit all of that must have killed her.
Didn't do wonders for me either, Robert.
What are you saying? I should throw her a party? I'm saying that sometimes being a parent is living with choices that break your heart.
It's not often that you get the chance to make up for them.
You have a chance to help this woman do that.
I think maybe you should take it.
Even if I was willing to, I still can't get her a deal.
Then let's put our heads together and figure something out.
What about Louis's client meeting? He'll just have to understand.
If he doesn't, you tell him to come see me.
[whistles.]
Pretty nice office for a fake consultant.
- What are you doing here? - I'm here to tell you that you're negotiating from a position of weakness.
Because first you try to stop me, and then Kevin Miller offers me a job out of nowhere telling me it's not worth it to go against you.
- It isn't.
- Yeah, you keep saying that, but I did some digging and on the very same day the Doyle Shoes trades were made a woman, who is now your COO, signed into our visitor's log to meet with Stu.
Donna Paulsen I think is her name, right? Be very careful what you say next and who you threaten.
Looks like I touched a nerve.
Nick, you have no idea who you're dealing with.
What I know is that stock manipulation is a crime.
- So is blackmail.
- And we can avoid prosecution for either of those if you stop coming at me and start working on Stu Buzzini's retirement party.
But you better do it soon, because I'm not gonna wait much longer.
If you're trying to play a game of Chicken with me, you'll never win.
But I'm not just playing with you.
I'm playing with you, Stu Buzzini, and Donna Paulsen.
Really is a nice office.
What the hell is your problem? It's bad enough that Samantha farms out her responsibilities to you without telling me, but then you blow him off? - Will you just calm down? - Calm down? I take one night off to prepare my home for my unborn child's arrival and I am supposed to enjoy it, but I can't because you and Samantha don't give a shit about your jobs.
- Are you finished? - No, I'm not.
Because when you stepped down it was like you said, "Hey, I can do whatever I want.
" And apparently what you want is to let this firm down, let our clients down, and most of all let me down-- All right, that's enough.
I'm not gonna listen to another word of your delusion because from the minute I stepped down all I've done is help you.
- Help me? First, with Harvey on the Malik case, and then again with Harvey on your poker bullshit, and now with a partner who's going through something more important than some client dinner.
Are you saying Samantha's going through something? Yes, Louis, I am.
I'm sorry, Robert.
I It is just so much-- the pressure.
It's just it's too much.
I know, Louis.
And I wish I could tell you it gets easier, but I can't.
What I can tell you is to do your best not to take it out on people around you.
You're right.
Thank you.
And I'm sorry I blew up at you.
You don't need to apologize.
You mind me asking what is going on with Samantha? Louis, if you think your people have something that's going on, you should probably ask them yourself.
Donna, good, let's grab a coffee.
Sure.
I could use come caffeine.
And since we both know "Let's grab coffee" is code for shit's gone sideways, why don't you just tell me what's going on? Nick Pavonotti put the pieces together.
He knows we were involved in that trade.
So the firm's in his crosshairs now too.
Not just the firm.
He also knows that you came to see Stu that day.
I'm sorry, Donna.
I never should have-- Harvey, don't even bother going down that road.
I made my decision.
Now we have to decide how to fix this.
You may not be able to fix it.
Don't tell me, someone got burned by that trade.
Not just burned, scorched.
A police pension fund sold at the wrong time that took a huge hit.
This thing comes out, you're not gonna be able to say no harm no foul.
Son of a bitch.
Harvey, if you're out of time, I don't see any other way.
- Any other way than what? Giving in to whatever this guy wants.
No, Harvey, we can't ask Stu to step down.
Stu knew the risk when he agreed to make that trade.
And you can tell yourself that to feel better, but I'm the one who convinced him to do it.
And I only did that because you said it was just a civil violation.
Now it sounds like he could go to prison.
Nothing's gonna happen to him if he does this.
He won't do it.
Then you're gonna have to make him do it.
- Me? - Yeah, you.
You said it yourself, you were the only one who could have convinced him to do this in the first place.
Because he trusts me, and I'm not gonna take advantage of that until you tell me that there's nothing else we can do.
Because there is and you know it.
What is she talking about? She talking about going to Sean Cahill to make him bury this thing, and he's gonna want to help us even less than Stu.
If you want me to make Stu take the hit for all of us, the least you can do is give it a shot with Cahill.
[knocking at door.]
Samantha.
I was afraid I'd never see you again.
You almost didn't.
Before you say another word, I need you to look at me.
- Take a good long look.
- I don't understand.
I turned out just fine.
So as far as I'm concerned, the problem wasn't that you cut me loose, it's that you lied to me.
So if you want my help, you're gonna tell Corey the truth.
He's gonna take responsibility for his actions, and then we're gonna get him the best deal possible, and it won't ruin his life.
- How do you know that? Because I know what I'm gonna say to that prosecutor.
Sean.
What a surprise running into you here.
You hungry? Why don't we grab a big fat steak? Nah, I'd rather go vegan because I know that look.
- What look? - The look that says "Either my Nana died," or you need a favor.
All right, I do.
A client may or may not have manipulated a stock at our behest.
We're being blackmailed for it and I need you to bury the whole thing.
- Are you out of your mind? - Sean, I know it sounds bad-- - No, it sounds illegal, and you're lucky I'm not arresting you right now.
Listen to me, we only orchestrated this trade so that hundreds of innocent people could keep their jobs.
I don't care why you did it.
I'm not helping you.
I don't believe this.
I helped you put away the man that cost your mother everything.
How's Mike doing, Harvey? Because if memory serves, I helped save his life.
You did, and I will always be grateful.
So your idea of gratitude is sticking your hand out for more? I wouldn't be here if there was any other way.
You know, I moved heaven and earth for you once before, and now the well is dry.
Well, then dig a little deeper because if people found out about that heaven and earth, they wouldn't throw you a parade.
You just admitted to stock manipulation, so instead of threatening me, you should be thanking me for not slapping the cuffs on you.
So why don't you go back to your office and pray that that blackmailer doesn't come to me 'cause if he does, I'm not gonna bury this thing; I'm gonna bury you.
[tense music.]
All right, Donna, I'm here.
The last time I took a meeting with you you got me to do something I regret.
I hope you're not here to try to get me to do something like that again.
I'm here to say that that trade screwed over a pension fund to the tune of $20 million.
I get it.
You're telling me if I don't give that piece of shit my job, I'll lose my license.
I'm telling you it could get a lot worse and I'm sorry.
Well, I don't want an apology.
- I want a way out.
- This is a way out.
Yeah, for you and Harvey, not for me.
- Stu-- - God damn it, this whole thing was his idea.
Now instead of getting me out he wants me to take the bullet? - It's the only way-- - Is it? It took me 20 years to get where I am, and I'm not gonna surrender to some blackmailer unless my only option is that or prison.
What if that is the choice? Then I'll step down, but I'll always remember it was my friends that made me do it.
But let me ask you this? What makes you think he won't keep using this against us anyway? Harvey'll make Nick sign something where he implicates himself if he ever brings it up again.
It'll be mutually assured destruction.
Then if you'll excuse me, I got to get back.
Got a little work to do while the firm's still mine.
I hope you're both here to sign my plea offer because I don't have time for more negotiations.
I'm not signing anything.
- I'm sorry? - She not signing anything because we both know she didn't do it.
So you're saying I'm free to go after the kid.
You are, and when you do, I'll be representing him and I'll be giving the jury this.
And this is a rap sheet from 20 years ago.
That's right.
Possession, theft, vandalism.
And then the name's been redacted.
So what? You said I didn't know anything about this community.
Well, you're wrong.
I grew up here.
Those crimes, I committed them here.
-That's my rap sheet.
- That's a nice story, but it has nothing to do with this case.
Oh, yes, it does.
Because you wanted to know what Judy did to get a lawyer like me in her corner.
She raised me, and if you take Corey away from her, he won't have the chance to turn into the productive member of society that she can help him become.
So he's gonna plead down to misdemeanor possession, community service, and it will not go on his record.
And if I say no? Then I'll take my story, my rap sheet, and that 16-year-old kid-- And you tell it again in open court.
I can break a jury in a number of ways.
- That's just one.
- You raised this? I did, and I'm proud of her.
Well, I suppose that's punishment enough.
You have yourselves a deal.
I'll have my office draw up the paperwork.
Samantha, thank you.
I couldn't have done this without you.
I could say the same thing to you, Judy.
If you're in here, I take it Cahill said no.
He didn't just say no.
He said I was lucky he wasn't arresting me, which means Stu is our only hope.
Not necessarily.
Please, tell me you got him to agree.
I did.
It was hard and it hurt, but I did.
And then he asked me how we can be sure that Nick won't keep holding this over our heads.
Easy, we'll make him sign an agreement which I can go draft right now.
- If I'm right, Nick won't have to sign anything and Stu won't have to step down.
If Stu doesn't step down, Nick goes to the SEC.
In case you haven't been paying attention, Cahill said no.
- Maybe that's because you didn't ask him the right question.
What the hell are you talking about? I'm trying to tell you I have an idea.
Looking over your future kingdom? Sorry to disappoint you, but you're not getting the crown.
And who the hell are you? You heard from the B team.
Well, I'm the A team.
The guy you know nothing about.
Not my name, or where I'm from, or what I do.
Well, I know who sent you, and Harvey Specter-- Harvey Specter didn't send me, Nick.
And neither did Stu Buzzini.
Well, that just leaves Teddy Doyle.
Whom I've never met in my life.
And yet here I am calling your bluff.
And what bluff is that? The one where you think anyone's going to believe you're going to march into Sean Cahill's office and tell him your fairytale.
Because blackmail is a crime, and you don't have the balls for it.
I see what this is.
I'm not blackmailing anyone and you can record me all you want because it occurs to me that I don't need Stu to step down at all.
I just have to do the thing that you say I won't and I'll have a clear path to throne anyway.
- Nick.
- No, no, no.
You don't call my bluff.
I call yours.
So tell Harvey, or Stu, or whoever the fuck sent you it didn't work, and get out of my firm 'cause make no mistake, come tomorrow, this place is mine.
Working late? I have to look for another way to get noticed around here now that you have to cut me loose.
Look, Brian, I'm sure you're busy, but I think we should talk.
About what? About the fact that you're an outstanding attorney, and you don't deserve to be hurt by a personal matter that I should have kept in check.
- Katrina, you don't-- - No, it's my fault.
You said it, and you were right.
I've been feeling pulled to you for quite some time.
I pretended it wasn't true and that I could control it, well, I couldn't.
But I'm not going to let it hurt your career.
That's not fair.
I lashed out because I was feeling guilty about you know and I'm afraid for my career.
And it feels like I can't make the right decision, and the wrong one is gonna bring everything crashing down.
I'm feeling exactly the same way.
- So what are we gonna do? - Well, I have an idea.
I'm not completely sure about it, but the one thing I do know is that no one is going to believe I traded you for Susan Carter because she's a better lawyer.
- That bad? - Worse.
So what's your plan? If we work together for a year and it's successful, which I know it can be, you'll be on the junior partner track.
You can have your own cases, and I can say that you're ready to be more than someone's associate.
- That sounds like a plan.
- Good.
Am I allowed to say you're not just someone? You probably shouldn't.
- Thank you, Katrina.
- Thank you, Brian.
[bright music.]
As you can see, it's clear stock manipulation involving my boss and his law firm all orchestrated to serve as a takeover.
- It does appear that way.
- Oh, it is that way.
And I'm not gonna let Stuart Buzzini put a black mark on my firm.
And you chose to do this after hours because if you want a career, you certainly don't want to do this in broad daylight.
The thought did occur to me.
So what now? You're gonna take these guys down, right? Well, now that all depends because as much as I hate crooked traders, I hate blackmailers even more.
What? I'm here because-- You're here because I wanted you here, and before you say you don't anything about blackmail, you do, but so does Sean because I told him.
That's bullshit.
Shh, save your breath.
You're gonna need to do some thinking because I'm gonna tell you the exact same thing that I told Harvey when he came to me.
You're lucky I don't arrest you right now.
- Bullshit you said that.
- He did, and whether you believe him or not, I do.
I'm a whistleblower.
I have protections.
Not for blackmailing charges you don't.
'Cause as far as I'm concerned, I think you're both telling the truth, which means you should both be indicted.
But since I have discretion, I can go after both or neither, and I'm sure as shit not just going after Harvey.
So the question I have for you, Mr.
Whistleblower, is do you want to be prosecuted today or not? I'm sorry to have wasted your time.
Nick, one more thing.
Stu asked me to let you know that you're fired.
On what grounds? You remember all those trades I consulted you on? They were real and they sucked, but Stu's a generous man.
He gave you a healthy severance package.
Don't spend it all in one place.
Like it or not, Sean, we still make a pretty good team.
Good team or not, if he'd gone the other way, you'd be wearing handcuffs right now.
For what it's worth, we're about to make an anonymous donation to a certain pension fund.
- We'll make them whole, Sean.
- Good for you, Harvey, but I don't want to know about it 'cause this is where the gravy train ends.
And if you ever threaten me again, I'll take you down on the spot.
Sean.
Harvey.
Louis, what are you-- I wanna ask you something and you don't have to answer, but If this is about the Chelsea Connor case, I have-- It's not about the case.
Katrina, did something happen between you and Brian? What? The night I brought you your new business cards, remember? You were upset.
You said you didn't have love in your life.
And then yesterday, I bring his name up and you get weird.
I just want you to know, Katrina, I care about you and if something happened-- Yes and no, Louis.
Yes and no.
What does that mean? Brian and I developed feelings for each other.
We didn't mean to, and we didn't act on it, but it got complicated and we messed up that deposition.
And I know you must be thinking, "He's married.
" And I'm horrible-- Katrina, I don't think any of those things.
- You don't? - No, things like this happen.
I know that as well as anyone.
The only thing I think about you is that you are the same brilliant, wonderful, quirky woman that I've had the honor of working with all these years, and that's never gonna change.
- You really think that? - Yes.
Thank you, Louis.
Come on.
Bring it in.
Unless you're worried, 'cause if you find Brian attractive I can only imagine the temptation that this pot of hotness must be over here.
Too soon? No, Louis.
Right on time.
[cell phone buzzing.]
Donna, are you calling to get together again tonight, because that would be three nights in a row, and we might find ourselves in trouble.
I'm not calling to get together.
Okay, what's going on? You remember when I said I had a work thing on my mind, and I didn't wanna talk about it? Of course.
I want to talk about it now.
- I'm right here.
- It's not always easy knowing what the right thing to do is in my job, and it worked out this time, but sometimes it just sucks.
Well, you may not believe this, Donna, but I know exactly what you mean.
How could you? When Louis and Alex got me out of that contract, it was because Larry was shady.
But what if he wasn't? What if it had just been a mistake? Well, I would still need them to get me out of that contract and I wouldn't care what it took because it was my business.
And I would have put you all in a pretty tough spot.
There really is more to you than meets the eye, isn't there? Anything you want to know, I'm right here.
What if I said I wanted to get together tonight after all? Well, then I'd say that maybe it's time for you to come over to my place.
Give me an hour.
Oh, and, Thomas, take your vitamins.
[cell phone buzzing.]
[line trilling.]
I'm not here right now, so if you want me to call you back, say something interesting.
Hey, I just thought we could get a drink and celebrate.
I leave to you whether that's interesting enough or not.
[jazzy music.]
[line trilling.]
You've reached the phone number of Mike Ross.
Please leave a message.
Hey, Mike, it's me.
I got a hell of a story to tell you.
It involves Kevin Miller, Stu Buzzini, Sean Cahill, and that trade we made for Teddy Doyle last year.
Gimme a call if you want to hear it.
Miss you, buddy.