Suits s08e14 Episode Script
Peas in a Pod
1 Previously, on "Suits" Where have you been? I've been looking for you all morning.
Okay, if you must know, I overslept.
- I'd love to go out again.
- Is tonight too soon? Let me check my calendar-- Yep, I'm free.
You will not determine the type of lawyer I want to be.
- What's that supposed to mean? It means I'm willing to say I owe you one.
So make an enemy of me or not.
That's the best you're going to get.
I never sent the documents over.
- Are you shitting me? - It's my fault.
- I'll take the bullet.
- They're not gonna give a shit whose fault this is.
- You must be out of your mind.
- Scottie I'm in trouble here.
- I need you to help me.
- I'm sorry, Harvey, but I've said yes to you to many times.
A year after I stopped with my therapist, I started seeing her.
- I'm guessing it didn't work out.
- It was complicated.
Did Donna have anything to do with that complication? Still drinking sidewalk coffee, I see.
That's because it's the best in the city.
I don't know about that, but their croissants are pretty good.
Since when do you cross town for a croissant? Since I had a meeting nearby and wanted one.
I'd ask you how you are, but I saw the announcement in the Journal.
Louis as Managing Partner.
How did that happen? If I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
Does it have anything to do with the two new names on the wall? One of which I've never even heard of before.
- Just because you never heard of her doesn't mean she's not a badass.
- What's that supposed to mean? - It means the type of work that Samantha Wheeler did before she got her name on the wall didn't exactly show up in the Journal.
Now, why don't you get to why you're here, because this is no chance encounter.
Told you, I had a meeting nearby.
And I think that meeting's with me because I bet you have a case against us.
Well, I'm sorry, Scottie, but I'm not gonna let you get in my head.
I think we both know if I wanted to, I could live in your head rent-free.
It makes you feel any better, I don't have a case against you, Harvey.
Well, it's good to see you though.
Maybe next time it won't be by chance? [sighs.]
Katrina.
Samantha, are you having a nice-- Do you mind if we skip the chitchat? - I'd like nothing more.
- Great.
Because I need your help with something.
- With what? - With getting out of a deal I negotiated for a mobile payment app with our client's credit card provider.
But this is a three-year deal and you're only three months in.
- That's what makes it fun.
- Let me get this straight.
You want to get out of this contract, you don't have any legal grounds to do it, and you think I can fix your problem for you? What I think is if I can find a reason to pay into a trust instead of to them directly, then we can squeeze them, make them take a buyout.
And if you already have that idea, why are you coming to me? Because I need precedent, and legal minutia is one of your specialties.
- In other words, I owe you.
- You sure do.
And you better come up with something fast, because I need something by noon.
- Noon? - Why noon? Because I already started paying into that trust yesterday, and their douche bag attorney moved the hearing up to today.
So unless you want to owe me twice, stop asking me questions and start getting me some answers.
[elevator bell rings.]
Harvey, you needed to see me? I need to know what case I got coming up against Scottie.
As far as I know, you don't have any cases pending against Scottie.
- Then look again, because I just ran into her at the coffee cart.
There's no way that was a coincidence.
I don't know, Harvey.
The Scottie I remember would never come at you from the side like that.
I thought the whole point was that you two enjoyed attacking each other directly.
Well, things change.
It looks like she's operating out of a new playbook.
If she is coming after us, we need to be prepared.
Exactly, so why don't you drop whatever you're doing and figure out what case she's got against us.
Consider it dropped.
Hey, Doc, listen, before we get going, I just want to tell you I may need an hour and 15-- Holy shit, what's wrong? Nothing, Louis, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to postpone our session.
Stan, are you okay? Because if you need something, there isn't anything I wouldn't-- - I'm fine, Louis.
It's a personal issue, and I would rather not discuss it.
Well, I've known you for years and I've never seen that look on your face, so me walking out of here without knowing what's going on isn't gonna happen.
Then if you must know, it's a legal matter.
What kind of legal matter? I don't want to talk about it.
Well, that's too bad.
Because I can't represent you if you don't tell me what happened.
Louis, it's out of the question.
My personal life has nothing to do with you.
Nothing to do-- Stan, don't you get it? I care about you.
I'm a lawyer.
And if you're in some kind of trouble-- Louis, please.
This is not that serious.
Just not every day I'm served with papers.
So if you will be so kind as to reschedule, I would greatly appreciate it.
Okay, Stan.
I'll see you next week.
[somber music.]
Suits 8x14 Peas in a Pod 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 First of all, Mr.
Kendrick, I'd like to thank you for sitting down with us.
I know your situation's been difficult.
The situation is my wife died.
- Difficult doesn't cover it.
- Of course not.
Can we just get on with it? We made a few amendments to your offer.
As you can see, I've red-lined the sections-- Hang on.
This says we admit it was out fault.
- Because it was your fault.
- No, it wasn't.
And as tragic as this death was, we're under no obligation to pay anything.
- Then why are you? - It doesn't matter why.
I'm not admitting to something that isn't true.
- Tony, let me-- - No, my machines regulate insulin better than any human, and I've dedicated my life to helping people.
I'm not gonna let them say I didn't.
Well, I dedicated my life to caring for my wife.
She's dead now because of your machine.
All right, there's no need for hostility here, so let's calm down, go back to the offer-- You think I care about your offer? No amount of money's going to bring my wife back.
All I care about is preventing this from happening to someone else, and that means making you take responsibility.
- Mr.
Kendrick-- That's enough.
A woman is dead because of your client's product, and if he won't admit it, we'll make a jury admit it for him.
This is our final offer.
Take it or we'll see you in court.
[tense music.]
Well, Ms.
Wheeler, looks like you're going to get to pay into that trust after all, because if they're not here in the next two minutes-- - Sorry, I'm late, Your Honor.
I had a last-minute SNAFU.
Hold on, I thought Larry Samuels was on this.
He was, but Larry's who they call when they don't need me.
- Dana Scott.
- Oh.
- Heard a lot about you.
- Have you now? I actually used to work at your firm back when there were only three names on the wall.
Now there's so many it's hard to keep track.
Well, after this, you'll keep track just fine.
Because you haven't lived up to your obligations, and according to these six precedents, we have the right to nullify this entire deal right now.
You don't have the right to do anything.
You're in violation of your contract.
Paying into a trust isn't a violation.
No, but meeting with the competition is.
I don't know what you're talking about.
No, you just didn't know I'd find out about it.
Because that SNAFU, Your Honor, was waiting on confirmation that Samantha Wheeler has engaged in a pattern of dirty tricks, unethical behavior, and borderline illegal activity all in the name of "representing" her clients.
And you're gonna say that about me, better damn well be able to back it up, which you can't.
Here are three of Ms.
Wheeler's old cases, and then you'll find payments forced, settlements withheld, and meetings with the competition just like she did last week.
How the hell did you get those? Doesn't like you're denying they're true.
Ms.
Wheeler, did you meet with the competition last week? Your Honor, my past cases have no relevance here.
No, but your answers to my questions do.
Did you meet with them? Yes, but-- You came into my chambers ready to lie and cheat and God knows what else, so you are going to dissolve that trust, you're gonna pay her client the money you owe them, and I don't ever want to see you in my chambers on this case again.
All right, Tony, it's just you and me now.
Please tell me you're 100% sure this wasn't your machine.
Alex, have anyone in the world test my machines, every reports gonna say the same thing.
That woman's death wasn't our fault.
Then what else could have caused it? Because you heard that man.
We're going to trial.
This doesn't have to go to trial, Alex, and you know it.
Just like we both know what caused her death.
- Shit.
- Yeah, I know.
It was him, and we're gonna have to prove it.
The question is when the time comes, are you gonna have the stomach to do what needs to be done? No, no, not right now, Donna.
I'm in the middle of something.
Well, I'm in the middle of something for Harvey, but these quarterly reports aren't gonna sign themselves.
Well, put them right over there.
"Boyd versus Lipschitz"? - Lipschitz as in Dr.
Lipschitz? - Yes.
He's being sued, and he tried to make it like it was nothing, but then I pulled his legal filing and-- - And it's not nothing.
- No, it's not.
One of his patients is a construction foreman, had a meltdown at work, there was an accident, put someone in a coma, and now he claims it only happened because Lipschitz prescribed the wrong meds.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah, gets worse.
Instead of coming to me, he went to Dick Horman.
They lose this case, Donna, he could lose his license.
Wait a second, are you talking about trying to convince Lipschitz to let you represent him? Yes, Donna, and I know you're gonna tell me it's a bad idea.
It's not a bad idea, Louis.
If someone I cared about was in a similar situation, wild horses wouldn't stop me from trying to protect them.
How could I not support you in doing the same thing? - You really mean that? - Of course I do.
Well, then what do you say you help me figure out a way to convince Stan to let me take his case.
- Samantha, how'd it go? - I'll tell you how it went.
I got my ass handed to me because they found out about our meeting with their rival.
What meeting? You didn't tell me about any meeting.
I didn't tell anyone, which mean there's no way they could have found out unless they put someone in their competitor's office.
I don't know, Samantha.
That sounds kind of extreme.
No, Katrina, it sounds shady, and in my experience, the other side only does something like that when they have already done something even shadier.
So you think they're hiding something and you're gonna find it.
- No, we're gonna find it.
Because there's no way in hell I'm gonna let Dana Scott get the better of me.
- Wait, who? - Dana Scott.
I know she used to work here or something.
- She didn't just work here.
- What does that mean? I'm not sure it's really my place to-- Katrina, do I have to say it again? You owe me.
She and Harvey were together, so if she knows things she shouldn't, he's the first place I'd look.
Hey, Harvey.
Dick over any of your partners lately? Samantha, nice weather we're having.
- Did you hear what I said? - Yeah, and I ignored it because I have no idea what you're talking about.
The name Dana Scott ring any bells? Because you just helped her make me look like a sleazebag in front of a judge.
Slow your roll, Tiger.
I didn't help her do anything.
All I said was, "You're a badass and sometimes" Sometimes what? I work in the gray? Because she used that against me.
All right, I guess I did give her that, but I didn't do it to help her.
Well, whether you meant to help her or not, you did.
So how about leveling the field and helping the home team? No way.
I'm not getting involved.
- Why not? - Because it'll just make her want to win all the more.
Oh.
So you're that kind of guy.
What kind of guy? Handsome, powerful men-- goes one of two ways.
You either want a woman who doesn't challenge you at all or you want one who challenges you all the time.
I'm sorry, I stopped listening after the handsome and powerful part.
The thing is, Harvey, with someone who challenges you all the time, there's always unfinished business.
This is your chance to finish it.
No, Samantha, this is just a chance to rip open an old scar, and I'm not doing it.
Well, she just ripped me open, and I'm gonna do whatever it takes to return the favor.
You don't want to help me, don't, but you sure as hell better stop helping her.
[tense music.]
- Katrina.
- Harvey.
- What are you doing in here? - Just having a coffee.
No, you're here because you know I'm working with Samantha in her office and you don't want her to hear what you have to say.
What if I don't? You gonna tell her about this? I guess that depends on exactly what it is you want.
I want to know if there's a deal to be had here.
I don't know.
Right now, Samantha is so pissed I don't think she'd take anything less than an outright win.
- And on top of that, Samantha won't stop looking for leverage until she finds something that gives her the upper hand.
Pretty much, yeah.
Tell me this what would a compromise look like? Louis, what are you doing? I'll tell you what I'm not doing.
I'm not leaving until you sign this engagement letter.
I told you, I have the matter handled.
By Dick Corman who couldn't handle his way out of a paper bag.
Now either you let me do this or you tell me what's going on, but I'm a better lawyer than this guy.
- Louis, please.
- Stan, don't you believe that I'm great at what I do? Because if I thought you didn't think that, I wouldn't have seen you all these years.
I do believe you're great at what you do, but you overreact.
Particularly when it involves people you care about.
God damn it, Stan, your career is on the line.
You hire me, you have my word that won't happen.
I am well aware my career is on the line, Louis.
It is all I can think about.
Well, then think about this.
How many times have you told me that I get in my own way? Well, now you're getting in yours, because I am the best man for this job and deep down you know it.
Okay, Louis, you can represent me, but under one condition.
I just told you I'll keep myself in check.
No, Louis.
One other condition.
- Thanks, Bill.
- Who's Bill? Just one of my many lovers calling to say hi.
Or your doorman calling to say he's got your dry cleaning.
Why can't he be both? Now why don't you tell me what you're doing in enemy territory.
See, that's the thing, Scottie.
You're an opponent.
You're not an enemy.
I don't want to see you get hurt.
- What is that? - A way out.
We buy your client at a fair price, they make a fortune, everybody comes out ahead.
I don't believe it.
I win the championship and you want me to share the trophy? You didn't win anything yet, and she's not letting this go.
- So what? So you two are on a collision course, and it isn't gonna be pretty.
- I didn't pick this fight.
But you escalated it by using information you got from me to go personal against my partner.
I did what I had to do on behalf of my client.
Well, Samantha's gonna do what she has to and trust me, what she's willing to do isn't something you want a piece of.
Does she even know about this? I should have known.
Get out of my office, Harvey.
I don't believe this.
You lie to my face about taking a case against me, and now you're upset that I don't have Samantha's approval before coming over here? I said that I didn't have a case against you, not her.
Well, now you do have a case against me whether you like it or not, because I gave you that offer, which means you have to present it to your client.
You are not one of the attorneys listed on this case.
I do not have to present anything, and even if I did, I can tell you what they'd say.
- "Go to hell.
" - Scottie-- Thank you for the warning, Harvey, but I'm doing just fine.
Okay, have it your way, but don't come crying to me when she figures out how to turn the tables.
[cell phone buzzing.]
- Hello? - Samantha, it's Dana Scott.
Dana, to what do I owe the pleasure? Look, we got off on the wrong foot today.
You obviously don't want to be in business with us anymore, so I came up with a compromise.
- I'm listening.
You honor your contract for the next 18 months and reduce your fees every quarter after that, and we won't enforce our exclusivity clause.
I get it--you get to keep your revenue stream so your earnings don't take a hit, and we get to quietly pursue a new partnership.
Plus, you save the backlash from me telling the judge that you're still working on this--like I know you are.
I gotta say it's a pretty good move.
And under other circumstances, you'd have yourself a deal.
- What other circumstances? - One where there wasn't more going on here than meets the eye.
There's nothing else going on here.
Save it.
You're coming to me with a compromise when you have me? You did something here, and I'm gonna find it.
What makes you think I won't find out more on you? Because it took me barely an hour to find out what I already did.
I think playing dirty isn't your specialty.
You took a walk on the wild side, and turns out you fucked with the wrong marine.
- Listen to me-- - Sorry, Dana.
I'm done listening because I got to get back to looking.
[click.]
Gretchen, need something? The report on that diabetes machine came in.
Why are you bringing me this? Because I know you're gonna use it to attack that husband.
Gretchen, if you're here to tell me not to go after him, I'm already twisted up about it anyway.
As someone whose husband died of diabetes, I'm telling you do what you have to do.
Your husband died of diabetes? He did.
And that man is grieving.
He's looking for an answer, and I can't blame him, but without machines like that one, my Carl wouldn't have lived as long as he did.
Hey, how did you even know about this case? Well, we never really discussed the client you lost because of me.
- We didn't need to.
They never should have asked me to let you go, and I never would have done it anyway.
All the same, I never thanked you 'cause I didn't know how.
So you were keeping tabs on my cases waiting for a way to help.
I know it really isn't helping, but-- Gretchen, you just showed me it was okay to do something I never thought I'd have to do.
If that isn't help, I don't know what is.
Thanks, Alex.
All right, we've been at this for hours.
It's getting us nowhere.
We need to shake down some employees.
And that's all well and good, but if we don't know what to ask, we're not going to get any answers.
Yes, we will.
They don't know what we don't know.
They don't know what we don't know.
Yeah, that's what I just said.
No, Samantha, I'm saying according to this report their accounts are growing by 200% a month.
Wait a second, if that's true, why are they clinging to this deal like a life raft? Because maybe they're not really growing by 200% a month.
Look.
February 5 million new users, but 60% didn't meet the transaction threshold, parsing a likelihood of the fact-- Katrina, English.
60% of these card holders don't even seem to know they have the cards.
Holy shit.
The people are real, but the accounts are fake.
This isn't just shady, this is the type of shit that lands someone in prison.
[laughs.]
- Wait till the judge sees this.
- The judge? Why don't you just leverage them into letting us out? Because I have the upper hand now.
I'm not giving her a chance to get it back.
Samantha, if she has anything to do with this, it would ruin her.
And if she didn't want to be ruined, she shouldn't have gotten involved in this, and she damn sure shouldn't have fucked with me.
I want everything you have ready for court in 36 hours.
[knocking at door.]
Scottie, what are you doing here? I need to know if Samantha Wheeler is really the attack dog Harvey says she is.
No, I heard about you tricking Harvey into giving you information.
I'm not gonna let you do the same thing to me.
This is not about tricking you, Donna.
This is about me staying out of prison.
What? Please.
[heavy music.]
My clients have been creating fake accounts.
I found out about it, and I've been helping them cover it up.
- How could you-- - I know.
I put a stop to it, but if I can buy them some time, they can dig themselves out, and hundreds of good people can keep their jobs.
Scottie, what exactly are you here to ask me? I want you to convince Harvey to make Samantha honor that contract.
Are you crazy? With a company that's committed fraud? They're making up for the fake accounts, but they lose their contract, they go under, and everything comes out.
Okay, let's say that I believe you.
Why are you coming to me and not Harvey? Because he came to me with a deal and I told him to go to hell.
- Why would you do that? Because if we take that deal, they open up the books and everything comes out anyway.
And that all sounds great, but Harvey's gonna find out one way or the other, and you want me to tell him instead of telling him yourself.
So what the hell is really going on? Okay, fine, you want the truth? I'm ashamed of what I did, and maybe I wouldn't have done it if it didn't save those jobs, but maybe I would have because I signed that company.
I put my ass on the line for them, and I wasn't going to let them fail.
And if that's the case, Harvey would definitely understand because he's done the exact same thing himself.
Maybe he would, but I need him to do this, and let's face it.
For a long time now, you've had a lot more sway over him than me.
I convince him to help you.
From now on, you steer clear of our firm.
You mean steer clear of Harvey.
I said what I meant, Scottie.
Yes or no? - Mr.
Grant, you have a moment? - Actually, no.
Yeah, I don't care.
My name is Louis Litt, and I'm representing Dr.
Stanley Lipschitz.
I thought Dick Corman was representing-- You thought you got lucky and Dick Corman was handling this.
Well, unfortunately for you, the big dogs are here.
Well, they better be here with a big, fat settlement 'cause my client lost his livelihood due to your client's mistake.
Your client lost his livelihood because he had a manic episode at work.
And I have 50 years of precedent that says you cannot blame a doctor for reasonably prescribing medication.
Now normally, I would walk in here and say I've got you by the balls, squeeze a little tighter until you beg me for mercy, but I'm not gonna do that.
- Oh, no? - No.
I'm gonna offer you a reasonable settlement that you're gonna take, because there's not one person on the planet that believes my client was at fault here.
Actually, there is one person.
And he just happens to be the leading expert in the field.
So you're gonna take whatever you're offer was and add two more zeroes, because I got you, asshole, and that testimony proves it.
- It proves nothing, and when I get through with your so-called expert, all the jury's gonna see is a quack who is willing to sell his testimony to the highest bidder.
I'll see you in court.
Mr.
Kendrick, did your wife manage her insulin levels all by herself? No, her doctor set her base levels, and I monitored her daily needs.
And isn't it true you recently changed the brand of cartridge you used? Yes, we tried the newest one on the market, but your machine said it would accommodate.
And it does, but it also requires the overnight dosage time to be manually set by the user.
- Who did that? - I did.
And I set the machine for 2:00 a.
m.
like always.
Then why did the machine not deliver the dosage until 3:00 a.
m.
? - I don't know.
- Why don't you ask your client? - I have.
I've also asked an expert third party to check the machine.
And they both said it was working fine, yet that dose wasn't delivered until 3:00.
- Is there a question here? - Yes.
Is it possible, Mr.
Kendrick, that you set the machine for 3:00 a.
m.
? - No, absolutely not.
- How can you be sure? Because I double-checked the time.
I always double-check the time, and it said 2:00.
- When did you double-check it? - Right before we went to bed.
- And what time was that? - I don't remember-- You don't remember the time, but you remember checking the machine.
Yes, I do, and it was probably around 10:00.
So it was late.
You were tired.
- That doesn't mean-- - You could make a mistake? Why not? Because you're perfect? You're a computer? A machine? - That's not fair! - No, what's not fair is you blaming my client for your mistake, because there are only two factors here-- that machine and you.
And when I present all this plus the fact there is no instance of our machine ever failing, even if the jury finds in your favor, the judge will throw it out as a matter of law.
I checked that time.
I see it in my mind, and you are never going to tell me different.
How low can you be to pin this on him? Don't give me that.
My client started this company because his own family needed it, and the world's a better place because he did.
We gave you an offer.
It still stands.
I'd advise your client to take it.
[compelling, tense music.]
Harvey, we need to talk about Scottie.
- No, we don't.
- Yeah, we do, because this isn't just the usual case of you two screwing each other over for fun.
- She's-- - I know.
She's involved in some shady shit.
You know? How? Doesn't matter how.
Okay, then what are you gonna do about it? I'm not gonna do anything about it.
She had every chance to ask for help, she didn't, and when I came to her with a deal, she told me to go to hell.
- Yeah, because if she took that deal, it would all come out.
Well, it's all gonna come out now anyway.
I don't believe this.
What is wrong with you? She's only in this mess because she tried to save people's jobs, and you might have done the exact same thing.
Why the hell are you even defending her? - Why shouldn't I defend her? - Because you've always been-- Been what? Afraid to say it? Yeah, that's not a surprise.
Well, Harvey, believe it or not, I care about her.
And every time we've ever needed her she's been there for us.
Not last year with Stanley Gordon.
Maybe not every time, but when it was you on the line or Mike, she was there for us.
And in case you forgot, you basically did the exact same thing with Teddy Doyle, and not a week ago you came to me to save your ass just like she did this morning.
You two are peas in a pod, you always have been.
And for a guy who says loyalty is a two-way street you sure as hell aren't acting like it.
Because we aren't two peas in a pod.
She's supposed to be better than me.
- Harvey.
- Donna, she did this.
She didn't even tell me about it, and now I'm supposed to make my new partner, who I unknowingly sold out, take it easyon the person I sold her out to.
And I understand all that, but if it were me, I'd get Samantha to back off anyway.
Gretchen, can I talk to you for a second? About what? About how it went with our plaintiff today.
Of course, what happened? I hammered him again and again, but it didn't matter.
He stuck to his story and said he didn't care what I said or the machine said or that report said.
He checked the time, and it was 2:00 a.
m.
Alex, what are you looking for me to tell you? You made a mistake with me you never thought you could make.
I guess I'm looking for you to say the same thing must have happened here.
- I can't tell you that.
- Why not? Because I never followed up with that messenger.
That was my mistake, never following up.
But he's saying that he did follow up, and if that's the case, you painted that man as guilty when he wasn't.
And all that bullshit I said about it being worth it goes out the window.
All right.
- I need some time to think.
- No.
You need someone to help you sort through this mess and figure out what's going on here.
[tense music.]
Alex, what are you doing? Couldn't wait till tomorrow to bill me? I wish that's why I was here, Tony.
But something James said didn't sit right with me, soI went back through everything, and I found this.
- What is that? Turns out the software update on those new cartridges, the ones James used-- Glitched for exactly 12 minutes between 9:43 and 9:55.
The exact window which I suspect Anne Kendrick's machine reset.
Fuck.
Tony, I've got to ask.
Did you know about this? You know me a long time, Alex.
How can you accuse me of that? I'm not accusing you of anything, but I need to know the truth.
Well, the truth is I didn't know about this until eight second ago.
And if you hadn't been looking where you shouldn't of, you wouldn't either.
- What does that mean? It means I need you to pretend you never saw this.
Tony, a woman is dead.
Well, this isn't gonna bring her back, and she was the only person harmed.
No, she was not.
Her husband lost his wife and I as much as told him he killed her so you can keep making this machine.
And I don't keep making this machine, how many people are gonna die? Because I shouldn't have to remind you we don't make sunglasses.
And I shouldn't have to remind you it's my duty to hand this over.
Then back up a truck full of documents and bury it, because your duty doesn't include your guilt putting my company out of business.
So you're telling me they did not accept our settlement? Yes, and before you ask, I did not overreact.
They bought themselves a so-called expert that's saying you should have known better than to change that prescription.
- What? - Stan, trust me.
It happens all the time.
Now the next step-- Who do they have? Some joker named Paul Baxter, and I'll admit that his credentials look good on paper, but trust me, when I get him on the stand-- Louis, I know this man.
His opinion is not for sale, and I will not let you ruin his reputation, because if he's saying I caused this-- No, Stan, he's not saying it.
They're pushing him to say it.
And I just told you they couldn't push him to say anything.
What if I misprescribed, Louis? What if I am truly responsible for my own patient's breakdown? And if a jury decides that, so be it.
But you're the one who told me a thousand times it's not an exact science, right? Craig Boyd is unstable.
Could have had a bad day or a fight with his mother or a thousand other things that could have caused this, but we are not going down without a fight.
Okay, Louis.
Do what you must.
Put Dr.
Baxter on the stand.
Good, and I'm putting Craig Boyd up there too.
What? Louis, you can't do that.
He's my patient.
Stan, if we don't get you out of this, no one's gonna be your patient.
Louis, let's say you're correct.
That he broke down for another reason.
What do you think will happen when you go after him on the stand? Hopefully, he'll have another breakdown which will show that the first one had nothing to do with his medication.
Well, that is not something I can hope for.
Stan, I did what you asked with his lawyer.
I wasn't myself.
But you can't ask me to not do everything I can to get you out of this.
It's him or you.
Then let it be him because if he were to hurt himself or, God forbid, worse, I could not live with that.
- Stan-- - Louis, this is my final word.
So if you insist on going after Craig, I will find another lawyer.
Harvey, whatever it is, it'll have to wait.
- I'm busy preparing.
- I know what you're preparing.
And I know instead of going to the judge, you could go to Scottie with this.
She came to you, didn't she? Because she was in on this thing.
- I didn't say that.
- You didn't have to.
The settlement says it loud and clear.
- Look-- - No.
I've got proof of serious fraud, and you're here to get me to let them off the hook.
I'm here to get you to let her off the hook.
And why should I do that? Because you used to sleep with her? Because she did it for the right reasons just like when you buried evidence.
You said you did it for the right reasons, and by the way, you told me you'd do it again.
That was to save an innocent woman's life.
This is to save innocent peoples' jobs.
I'm not gonna let you do this to Scottie.
This is my case.
You told me you didn't want anything to do with it, and now you want me to sell my client down the river.
I'm not asking you to sell anyone down the river.
I'm asking you to have her back.
This isn't about me having her back.
It's about you having mine.
And you didn't when you told her about me, you didn't when I came to you for help, and you don't have it right now.
Maybe I didn't have your back, but on this one I can't.
Guess I'm saying if you're not willing to have her back, think of it as having mine.
Donna, can I talk to you a second? Does this have something to do with Lipschitz? Yeah.
I have an idea, but it involves going to his patient behind his back and threatening to put him on the stand.
Why can't you just put him on the stand? Because Lipschitz won't let me, and if he found out that I even met with him, could ruin our relationship.
- Then don't do it.
- But if I don't, Donna, then he'll probably lose his license.
And as hard as that is to accept, it's his choice.
So I say if you really care about him, you need to stop representing him and start being his friend.
I'm not sure if I can do that.
I hope you can.
- Louis.
- Yeah.
As long as we're talking about mixing the personal with the professional, there's something that's been on my mind, and I haven't told you and it's time that I did.
What is it? Thomas Kessler and I have been seeing each other, and I know he's a client-- - Say no more, Donna.
Thomas is a good man, and as far as I'm concerned, if you two are okay with seeing each other while he's still a client, then I'm okay with it too.
- Thanks, Louis.
- Of course, Donna.
I just have on question.
Have you told Harvey yet? No, I haven't, but I will.
I should've known.
You did all this.
You went to him, didn't you? - Yes, I did.
- God damn it.
I came to you to help me.
You came to me because I kick ass as an attorney.
And in case you didn't notice, you wouldn't even be in the position to make a decision if it weren't for me.
In case you didn't notice, I have already made my decision, because I don't give a shit what Harvey says.
We're in the fourth quarter, we're up by ten, and I am not taking my foot off the gas.
What the hell is wrong with you? You have a chance to let someone keep their life and still get a win.
- Is revenge that important? - It's not revenge.
- It's protection.
- From what? She went after me in public.
- Tried to expose me as-- - As what? Exactly who you are? Well, here's a thought.
If you don't want to be exposed at that, maybe try not being that in the first place.
I can't change who I was.
No, but you can start turning it around right now.
And at the same time, you'll have Harvey owe you and Scottie owe you.
What good does it do to have those people owe me if they're just gonna be like you and not pay up when the time comes? I am paid up.
You just don't get that because owing you doesn't mean doing whatever you say.
I am a senior partner and I have done everything I can to help you come out a winner in this.
And if you can't see that, that's on you.
So I'll just say you're welcome and leave it at that.
[door clicks.]
Gretchen, not now.
Yes, now.
Because you put in a request for 50,000 documents to all be delivered tonight.
I don't want to talk about it.
Yes, you do or you wouldn't have had the request specifically take priority over my case.
- I didn't-- - Don't bullshit me.
You did that because you don't like what's going on and you wanted me to talk you out of it.
There is no talking me out of it.
Well, we'll just have to see about that then.
Because it doesn't take a genius to guess you don't need that many copies unless you're trying to hide something in them.
Okay, maybe I did want you to talk me out of it, but it's too late now.
They're already gone.
They may already be gone, but it's never too late.
- Gretchen-- - No, imagine it was me.
Imagine you were letting me think I killed my Carl.
Would it still be too late then? [tense music.]
- Can I help you? - Hi, I'm Louis Litt.
- I'm-- - I know who are you.
You're the guy representing Dr.
Lipschitz, which means you can't see me without my lawyer here.
Except I'm not here as his attorney.
I'm here as one of his patients.
- What? - Yeah.
I've been seeing Stan for a very long time, which is why I know how valuable having someone like him in the world is and how much he's probably helped you.
You don't know nothing about me.
No, I don't.
But I know about me and the thing about me is I'd do anything to blame others before I blame myself.
And if you think that's what I'm doing, then you can go to hell-- - What I think is you're protecting yourself, but what you don't know is Stanly Lipschitz is protecting you too.
What are you talking about? I could put you on the stand right now and I can break you.
Look at me.
I can do it in a heartbeat, but he won't let me do that because of what it would do to you even if it means losing his ability to help others.
Isn't that proof enough that the world's a better place with Dr.
Stanley Lipschitz doing what he does best? I lost everything.
I have no job.
If I walk away from this, what am I gonna do? Two things.
First, you meet me in my office tomorrow.
I represent the top construction firms in the country, and we will find you another job.
- And then? - You call Dr.
Lipschitz.
You set up an appointment, and you start talking this through because you need him now more than ever.
- Get the hell off my driveway.
- I get it.
You hate me, but I was doing my job.
It wasn't personal.
You accused me of killing my wife.
Felt pretty goddamn personal to me, so tell me what the hell you're doing here.
There's a truckload of files on the way to your lawyer.
I was just gonna let them go and--needle in a haystack, but I couldn't.
so I made a second copy of one file, and I'm here to give it to you.
Why are you giving it to me and not my lawyer? Because this is the one that says there was a problem with our software.
So you lied to my face.
We didn't lie.
We didn't know.
- Bullshit.
- It's not bullshit.
Antonio offered you that deal when he honestly believed his company had nothing to do with this.
You're not here to give me this.
You're here to ask me to go easy on him.
No, James.
I'm here because in my heart I know you had nothing to do with your wife's death, and I'm sorry I ever said otherwise.
What happened was one in a million thing, and I also know if this comes out, more people are going to die, not less.
I know you're a good man.
Please don't put an end to this company.
[cell phone buzzes.]
Scottie, please tell me it all worked out.
It did.
Samantha came to me with a deal, nothing comes out, we all live to fight another day.
Well, that's great news.
Listen, if I came across as judging you, I-- You didn't.
You came through for me, so thank you.
But? Why did you do it? Why did you help me? There are a lot of things that we're at odds with each other about, Scottie, but the one thing we've always had in common is that we both care about him.
And you've always protected him.
That means something.
I called to tell you that I'm going to live up to my agreement.
From now on, I'll stay away from him.
I told you that's not what I meant.
I know, but I'm going to anyway.
And, DonnaI hope someday he sees what everyone sees.
[phone ringing.]
I'm guessing somebody got a call from Craig.
I did, Louis.
Going to him as a patient instead of as my attorney was a wonderful idea.
I can't thank you enough.
However, there is still one thing we must discuss.
Yeah, if this is about payment, you can just reinstate my weekend texting privileges and we'll just call it even.
You know that's not what I was going to say.
You agreed that once this was over, I would no longer be your therapist.
I am calling to discuss our transition.
No, I don't accept that.
Louis, you know too much for me to effectively continue as your therapist.
Well, pardon my French, Stan, but that is bullshit.
Our best breakthroughs were made by you sharing your personal life with me.
And those were wonderful sessions, but, Louis, you agreed.
- No, I don't care.
- Louis.
- Stan, Even three years ago, I would have gone behind your back, threatened to put Craig on the stand, and God knows what he might have done to himself, but because of you I went to him with compassion.
If that isn't proof showing me your human side is effective, Stan, I don't know what is.
Weekend texting will never return, but I can try to answer your e-mails in a more timely fashion.
- Thank you, Stan.
- No, Louis, thank you.
[soft music.]
Well? He asked for twice the money so he can set up a foundation in his wife's name, but he agreed to keep the settlement sealed.
What about Tony? He figure out what you did? - He did.
- What'd you tell him? What I should have told him in the first place.
That what he asked wasn't right by me, James, or anyone else, and if you ever ask me to do anything like it again, he can find himself another lawyer.
He's lucky to have you.
And I'm lucky to have you.
- Are you hitting on me? - No, but I am inviting you to dinner tomorrow night.
I could invite my father-in-law too.
He's a widower.
Not bad-looking if you ask him.
And I will tell you what I told Carl.
After he's gone, there won't be any other men.
He didn't believe me either.
See you tomorrow night.
Invite Pops.
We'll see what happens.
[bluesy music.]
Hey.
Hey.
I just wanted you to know-- Scottie called to thank me, Harvey.
That's funny.
She just called me.
Well, I guess she's grateful to both of us.
I guess so.
Um did she say something to you about About what? - Oh, perfect timing.
- Thomas.
I thought we were meeting downstairs.
Well, I got here a little early.
I thought I'd come meet you.
- Harvey, this is Thomas-- - Kessler, we've met.
- Nice to see you again.
- You too.
Louis always spoke very highly of you.
You too.
- Well, shall we? - Of course.
- Good night, Harvey.
- Good night.
You look lost.
I was just I'm sorry I didn't say yes sooner.
She pushed a button.
I let my competitive nature get the better of me.
- She does that.
- She sure does.
Hey, I was gonna go to my office and get a drink, but now I'm thinking I want to go out.
- You care to join me? - Why not? But you're buying, 'cause after all, I had your back.
I am never gonna hear the end of this, am I? No, sir, you are not.
You got anymore ex-girlfriend lawyers I should know about? I'll send you a list.
Okay, if you must know, I overslept.
- I'd love to go out again.
- Is tonight too soon? Let me check my calendar-- Yep, I'm free.
You will not determine the type of lawyer I want to be.
- What's that supposed to mean? It means I'm willing to say I owe you one.
So make an enemy of me or not.
That's the best you're going to get.
I never sent the documents over.
- Are you shitting me? - It's my fault.
- I'll take the bullet.
- They're not gonna give a shit whose fault this is.
- You must be out of your mind.
- Scottie I'm in trouble here.
- I need you to help me.
- I'm sorry, Harvey, but I've said yes to you to many times.
A year after I stopped with my therapist, I started seeing her.
- I'm guessing it didn't work out.
- It was complicated.
Did Donna have anything to do with that complication? Still drinking sidewalk coffee, I see.
That's because it's the best in the city.
I don't know about that, but their croissants are pretty good.
Since when do you cross town for a croissant? Since I had a meeting nearby and wanted one.
I'd ask you how you are, but I saw the announcement in the Journal.
Louis as Managing Partner.
How did that happen? If I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
Does it have anything to do with the two new names on the wall? One of which I've never even heard of before.
- Just because you never heard of her doesn't mean she's not a badass.
- What's that supposed to mean? - It means the type of work that Samantha Wheeler did before she got her name on the wall didn't exactly show up in the Journal.
Now, why don't you get to why you're here, because this is no chance encounter.
Told you, I had a meeting nearby.
And I think that meeting's with me because I bet you have a case against us.
Well, I'm sorry, Scottie, but I'm not gonna let you get in my head.
I think we both know if I wanted to, I could live in your head rent-free.
It makes you feel any better, I don't have a case against you, Harvey.
Well, it's good to see you though.
Maybe next time it won't be by chance? [sighs.]
Katrina.
Samantha, are you having a nice-- Do you mind if we skip the chitchat? - I'd like nothing more.
- Great.
Because I need your help with something.
- With what? - With getting out of a deal I negotiated for a mobile payment app with our client's credit card provider.
But this is a three-year deal and you're only three months in.
- That's what makes it fun.
- Let me get this straight.
You want to get out of this contract, you don't have any legal grounds to do it, and you think I can fix your problem for you? What I think is if I can find a reason to pay into a trust instead of to them directly, then we can squeeze them, make them take a buyout.
And if you already have that idea, why are you coming to me? Because I need precedent, and legal minutia is one of your specialties.
- In other words, I owe you.
- You sure do.
And you better come up with something fast, because I need something by noon.
- Noon? - Why noon? Because I already started paying into that trust yesterday, and their douche bag attorney moved the hearing up to today.
So unless you want to owe me twice, stop asking me questions and start getting me some answers.
[elevator bell rings.]
Harvey, you needed to see me? I need to know what case I got coming up against Scottie.
As far as I know, you don't have any cases pending against Scottie.
- Then look again, because I just ran into her at the coffee cart.
There's no way that was a coincidence.
I don't know, Harvey.
The Scottie I remember would never come at you from the side like that.
I thought the whole point was that you two enjoyed attacking each other directly.
Well, things change.
It looks like she's operating out of a new playbook.
If she is coming after us, we need to be prepared.
Exactly, so why don't you drop whatever you're doing and figure out what case she's got against us.
Consider it dropped.
Hey, Doc, listen, before we get going, I just want to tell you I may need an hour and 15-- Holy shit, what's wrong? Nothing, Louis, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to postpone our session.
Stan, are you okay? Because if you need something, there isn't anything I wouldn't-- - I'm fine, Louis.
It's a personal issue, and I would rather not discuss it.
Well, I've known you for years and I've never seen that look on your face, so me walking out of here without knowing what's going on isn't gonna happen.
Then if you must know, it's a legal matter.
What kind of legal matter? I don't want to talk about it.
Well, that's too bad.
Because I can't represent you if you don't tell me what happened.
Louis, it's out of the question.
My personal life has nothing to do with you.
Nothing to do-- Stan, don't you get it? I care about you.
I'm a lawyer.
And if you're in some kind of trouble-- Louis, please.
This is not that serious.
Just not every day I'm served with papers.
So if you will be so kind as to reschedule, I would greatly appreciate it.
Okay, Stan.
I'll see you next week.
[somber music.]
Suits 8x14 Peas in a Pod 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 First of all, Mr.
Kendrick, I'd like to thank you for sitting down with us.
I know your situation's been difficult.
The situation is my wife died.
- Difficult doesn't cover it.
- Of course not.
Can we just get on with it? We made a few amendments to your offer.
As you can see, I've red-lined the sections-- Hang on.
This says we admit it was out fault.
- Because it was your fault.
- No, it wasn't.
And as tragic as this death was, we're under no obligation to pay anything.
- Then why are you? - It doesn't matter why.
I'm not admitting to something that isn't true.
- Tony, let me-- - No, my machines regulate insulin better than any human, and I've dedicated my life to helping people.
I'm not gonna let them say I didn't.
Well, I dedicated my life to caring for my wife.
She's dead now because of your machine.
All right, there's no need for hostility here, so let's calm down, go back to the offer-- You think I care about your offer? No amount of money's going to bring my wife back.
All I care about is preventing this from happening to someone else, and that means making you take responsibility.
- Mr.
Kendrick-- That's enough.
A woman is dead because of your client's product, and if he won't admit it, we'll make a jury admit it for him.
This is our final offer.
Take it or we'll see you in court.
[tense music.]
Well, Ms.
Wheeler, looks like you're going to get to pay into that trust after all, because if they're not here in the next two minutes-- - Sorry, I'm late, Your Honor.
I had a last-minute SNAFU.
Hold on, I thought Larry Samuels was on this.
He was, but Larry's who they call when they don't need me.
- Dana Scott.
- Oh.
- Heard a lot about you.
- Have you now? I actually used to work at your firm back when there were only three names on the wall.
Now there's so many it's hard to keep track.
Well, after this, you'll keep track just fine.
Because you haven't lived up to your obligations, and according to these six precedents, we have the right to nullify this entire deal right now.
You don't have the right to do anything.
You're in violation of your contract.
Paying into a trust isn't a violation.
No, but meeting with the competition is.
I don't know what you're talking about.
No, you just didn't know I'd find out about it.
Because that SNAFU, Your Honor, was waiting on confirmation that Samantha Wheeler has engaged in a pattern of dirty tricks, unethical behavior, and borderline illegal activity all in the name of "representing" her clients.
And you're gonna say that about me, better damn well be able to back it up, which you can't.
Here are three of Ms.
Wheeler's old cases, and then you'll find payments forced, settlements withheld, and meetings with the competition just like she did last week.
How the hell did you get those? Doesn't like you're denying they're true.
Ms.
Wheeler, did you meet with the competition last week? Your Honor, my past cases have no relevance here.
No, but your answers to my questions do.
Did you meet with them? Yes, but-- You came into my chambers ready to lie and cheat and God knows what else, so you are going to dissolve that trust, you're gonna pay her client the money you owe them, and I don't ever want to see you in my chambers on this case again.
All right, Tony, it's just you and me now.
Please tell me you're 100% sure this wasn't your machine.
Alex, have anyone in the world test my machines, every reports gonna say the same thing.
That woman's death wasn't our fault.
Then what else could have caused it? Because you heard that man.
We're going to trial.
This doesn't have to go to trial, Alex, and you know it.
Just like we both know what caused her death.
- Shit.
- Yeah, I know.
It was him, and we're gonna have to prove it.
The question is when the time comes, are you gonna have the stomach to do what needs to be done? No, no, not right now, Donna.
I'm in the middle of something.
Well, I'm in the middle of something for Harvey, but these quarterly reports aren't gonna sign themselves.
Well, put them right over there.
"Boyd versus Lipschitz"? - Lipschitz as in Dr.
Lipschitz? - Yes.
He's being sued, and he tried to make it like it was nothing, but then I pulled his legal filing and-- - And it's not nothing.
- No, it's not.
One of his patients is a construction foreman, had a meltdown at work, there was an accident, put someone in a coma, and now he claims it only happened because Lipschitz prescribed the wrong meds.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah, gets worse.
Instead of coming to me, he went to Dick Horman.
They lose this case, Donna, he could lose his license.
Wait a second, are you talking about trying to convince Lipschitz to let you represent him? Yes, Donna, and I know you're gonna tell me it's a bad idea.
It's not a bad idea, Louis.
If someone I cared about was in a similar situation, wild horses wouldn't stop me from trying to protect them.
How could I not support you in doing the same thing? - You really mean that? - Of course I do.
Well, then what do you say you help me figure out a way to convince Stan to let me take his case.
- Samantha, how'd it go? - I'll tell you how it went.
I got my ass handed to me because they found out about our meeting with their rival.
What meeting? You didn't tell me about any meeting.
I didn't tell anyone, which mean there's no way they could have found out unless they put someone in their competitor's office.
I don't know, Samantha.
That sounds kind of extreme.
No, Katrina, it sounds shady, and in my experience, the other side only does something like that when they have already done something even shadier.
So you think they're hiding something and you're gonna find it.
- No, we're gonna find it.
Because there's no way in hell I'm gonna let Dana Scott get the better of me.
- Wait, who? - Dana Scott.
I know she used to work here or something.
- She didn't just work here.
- What does that mean? I'm not sure it's really my place to-- Katrina, do I have to say it again? You owe me.
She and Harvey were together, so if she knows things she shouldn't, he's the first place I'd look.
Hey, Harvey.
Dick over any of your partners lately? Samantha, nice weather we're having.
- Did you hear what I said? - Yeah, and I ignored it because I have no idea what you're talking about.
The name Dana Scott ring any bells? Because you just helped her make me look like a sleazebag in front of a judge.
Slow your roll, Tiger.
I didn't help her do anything.
All I said was, "You're a badass and sometimes" Sometimes what? I work in the gray? Because she used that against me.
All right, I guess I did give her that, but I didn't do it to help her.
Well, whether you meant to help her or not, you did.
So how about leveling the field and helping the home team? No way.
I'm not getting involved.
- Why not? - Because it'll just make her want to win all the more.
Oh.
So you're that kind of guy.
What kind of guy? Handsome, powerful men-- goes one of two ways.
You either want a woman who doesn't challenge you at all or you want one who challenges you all the time.
I'm sorry, I stopped listening after the handsome and powerful part.
The thing is, Harvey, with someone who challenges you all the time, there's always unfinished business.
This is your chance to finish it.
No, Samantha, this is just a chance to rip open an old scar, and I'm not doing it.
Well, she just ripped me open, and I'm gonna do whatever it takes to return the favor.
You don't want to help me, don't, but you sure as hell better stop helping her.
[tense music.]
- Katrina.
- Harvey.
- What are you doing in here? - Just having a coffee.
No, you're here because you know I'm working with Samantha in her office and you don't want her to hear what you have to say.
What if I don't? You gonna tell her about this? I guess that depends on exactly what it is you want.
I want to know if there's a deal to be had here.
I don't know.
Right now, Samantha is so pissed I don't think she'd take anything less than an outright win.
- And on top of that, Samantha won't stop looking for leverage until she finds something that gives her the upper hand.
Pretty much, yeah.
Tell me this what would a compromise look like? Louis, what are you doing? I'll tell you what I'm not doing.
I'm not leaving until you sign this engagement letter.
I told you, I have the matter handled.
By Dick Corman who couldn't handle his way out of a paper bag.
Now either you let me do this or you tell me what's going on, but I'm a better lawyer than this guy.
- Louis, please.
- Stan, don't you believe that I'm great at what I do? Because if I thought you didn't think that, I wouldn't have seen you all these years.
I do believe you're great at what you do, but you overreact.
Particularly when it involves people you care about.
God damn it, Stan, your career is on the line.
You hire me, you have my word that won't happen.
I am well aware my career is on the line, Louis.
It is all I can think about.
Well, then think about this.
How many times have you told me that I get in my own way? Well, now you're getting in yours, because I am the best man for this job and deep down you know it.
Okay, Louis, you can represent me, but under one condition.
I just told you I'll keep myself in check.
No, Louis.
One other condition.
- Thanks, Bill.
- Who's Bill? Just one of my many lovers calling to say hi.
Or your doorman calling to say he's got your dry cleaning.
Why can't he be both? Now why don't you tell me what you're doing in enemy territory.
See, that's the thing, Scottie.
You're an opponent.
You're not an enemy.
I don't want to see you get hurt.
- What is that? - A way out.
We buy your client at a fair price, they make a fortune, everybody comes out ahead.
I don't believe it.
I win the championship and you want me to share the trophy? You didn't win anything yet, and she's not letting this go.
- So what? So you two are on a collision course, and it isn't gonna be pretty.
- I didn't pick this fight.
But you escalated it by using information you got from me to go personal against my partner.
I did what I had to do on behalf of my client.
Well, Samantha's gonna do what she has to and trust me, what she's willing to do isn't something you want a piece of.
Does she even know about this? I should have known.
Get out of my office, Harvey.
I don't believe this.
You lie to my face about taking a case against me, and now you're upset that I don't have Samantha's approval before coming over here? I said that I didn't have a case against you, not her.
Well, now you do have a case against me whether you like it or not, because I gave you that offer, which means you have to present it to your client.
You are not one of the attorneys listed on this case.
I do not have to present anything, and even if I did, I can tell you what they'd say.
- "Go to hell.
" - Scottie-- Thank you for the warning, Harvey, but I'm doing just fine.
Okay, have it your way, but don't come crying to me when she figures out how to turn the tables.
[cell phone buzzing.]
- Hello? - Samantha, it's Dana Scott.
Dana, to what do I owe the pleasure? Look, we got off on the wrong foot today.
You obviously don't want to be in business with us anymore, so I came up with a compromise.
- I'm listening.
You honor your contract for the next 18 months and reduce your fees every quarter after that, and we won't enforce our exclusivity clause.
I get it--you get to keep your revenue stream so your earnings don't take a hit, and we get to quietly pursue a new partnership.
Plus, you save the backlash from me telling the judge that you're still working on this--like I know you are.
I gotta say it's a pretty good move.
And under other circumstances, you'd have yourself a deal.
- What other circumstances? - One where there wasn't more going on here than meets the eye.
There's nothing else going on here.
Save it.
You're coming to me with a compromise when you have me? You did something here, and I'm gonna find it.
What makes you think I won't find out more on you? Because it took me barely an hour to find out what I already did.
I think playing dirty isn't your specialty.
You took a walk on the wild side, and turns out you fucked with the wrong marine.
- Listen to me-- - Sorry, Dana.
I'm done listening because I got to get back to looking.
[click.]
Gretchen, need something? The report on that diabetes machine came in.
Why are you bringing me this? Because I know you're gonna use it to attack that husband.
Gretchen, if you're here to tell me not to go after him, I'm already twisted up about it anyway.
As someone whose husband died of diabetes, I'm telling you do what you have to do.
Your husband died of diabetes? He did.
And that man is grieving.
He's looking for an answer, and I can't blame him, but without machines like that one, my Carl wouldn't have lived as long as he did.
Hey, how did you even know about this case? Well, we never really discussed the client you lost because of me.
- We didn't need to.
They never should have asked me to let you go, and I never would have done it anyway.
All the same, I never thanked you 'cause I didn't know how.
So you were keeping tabs on my cases waiting for a way to help.
I know it really isn't helping, but-- Gretchen, you just showed me it was okay to do something I never thought I'd have to do.
If that isn't help, I don't know what is.
Thanks, Alex.
All right, we've been at this for hours.
It's getting us nowhere.
We need to shake down some employees.
And that's all well and good, but if we don't know what to ask, we're not going to get any answers.
Yes, we will.
They don't know what we don't know.
They don't know what we don't know.
Yeah, that's what I just said.
No, Samantha, I'm saying according to this report their accounts are growing by 200% a month.
Wait a second, if that's true, why are they clinging to this deal like a life raft? Because maybe they're not really growing by 200% a month.
Look.
February 5 million new users, but 60% didn't meet the transaction threshold, parsing a likelihood of the fact-- Katrina, English.
60% of these card holders don't even seem to know they have the cards.
Holy shit.
The people are real, but the accounts are fake.
This isn't just shady, this is the type of shit that lands someone in prison.
[laughs.]
- Wait till the judge sees this.
- The judge? Why don't you just leverage them into letting us out? Because I have the upper hand now.
I'm not giving her a chance to get it back.
Samantha, if she has anything to do with this, it would ruin her.
And if she didn't want to be ruined, she shouldn't have gotten involved in this, and she damn sure shouldn't have fucked with me.
I want everything you have ready for court in 36 hours.
[knocking at door.]
Scottie, what are you doing here? I need to know if Samantha Wheeler is really the attack dog Harvey says she is.
No, I heard about you tricking Harvey into giving you information.
I'm not gonna let you do the same thing to me.
This is not about tricking you, Donna.
This is about me staying out of prison.
What? Please.
[heavy music.]
My clients have been creating fake accounts.
I found out about it, and I've been helping them cover it up.
- How could you-- - I know.
I put a stop to it, but if I can buy them some time, they can dig themselves out, and hundreds of good people can keep their jobs.
Scottie, what exactly are you here to ask me? I want you to convince Harvey to make Samantha honor that contract.
Are you crazy? With a company that's committed fraud? They're making up for the fake accounts, but they lose their contract, they go under, and everything comes out.
Okay, let's say that I believe you.
Why are you coming to me and not Harvey? Because he came to me with a deal and I told him to go to hell.
- Why would you do that? Because if we take that deal, they open up the books and everything comes out anyway.
And that all sounds great, but Harvey's gonna find out one way or the other, and you want me to tell him instead of telling him yourself.
So what the hell is really going on? Okay, fine, you want the truth? I'm ashamed of what I did, and maybe I wouldn't have done it if it didn't save those jobs, but maybe I would have because I signed that company.
I put my ass on the line for them, and I wasn't going to let them fail.
And if that's the case, Harvey would definitely understand because he's done the exact same thing himself.
Maybe he would, but I need him to do this, and let's face it.
For a long time now, you've had a lot more sway over him than me.
I convince him to help you.
From now on, you steer clear of our firm.
You mean steer clear of Harvey.
I said what I meant, Scottie.
Yes or no? - Mr.
Grant, you have a moment? - Actually, no.
Yeah, I don't care.
My name is Louis Litt, and I'm representing Dr.
Stanley Lipschitz.
I thought Dick Corman was representing-- You thought you got lucky and Dick Corman was handling this.
Well, unfortunately for you, the big dogs are here.
Well, they better be here with a big, fat settlement 'cause my client lost his livelihood due to your client's mistake.
Your client lost his livelihood because he had a manic episode at work.
And I have 50 years of precedent that says you cannot blame a doctor for reasonably prescribing medication.
Now normally, I would walk in here and say I've got you by the balls, squeeze a little tighter until you beg me for mercy, but I'm not gonna do that.
- Oh, no? - No.
I'm gonna offer you a reasonable settlement that you're gonna take, because there's not one person on the planet that believes my client was at fault here.
Actually, there is one person.
And he just happens to be the leading expert in the field.
So you're gonna take whatever you're offer was and add two more zeroes, because I got you, asshole, and that testimony proves it.
- It proves nothing, and when I get through with your so-called expert, all the jury's gonna see is a quack who is willing to sell his testimony to the highest bidder.
I'll see you in court.
Mr.
Kendrick, did your wife manage her insulin levels all by herself? No, her doctor set her base levels, and I monitored her daily needs.
And isn't it true you recently changed the brand of cartridge you used? Yes, we tried the newest one on the market, but your machine said it would accommodate.
And it does, but it also requires the overnight dosage time to be manually set by the user.
- Who did that? - I did.
And I set the machine for 2:00 a.
m.
like always.
Then why did the machine not deliver the dosage until 3:00 a.
m.
? - I don't know.
- Why don't you ask your client? - I have.
I've also asked an expert third party to check the machine.
And they both said it was working fine, yet that dose wasn't delivered until 3:00.
- Is there a question here? - Yes.
Is it possible, Mr.
Kendrick, that you set the machine for 3:00 a.
m.
? - No, absolutely not.
- How can you be sure? Because I double-checked the time.
I always double-check the time, and it said 2:00.
- When did you double-check it? - Right before we went to bed.
- And what time was that? - I don't remember-- You don't remember the time, but you remember checking the machine.
Yes, I do, and it was probably around 10:00.
So it was late.
You were tired.
- That doesn't mean-- - You could make a mistake? Why not? Because you're perfect? You're a computer? A machine? - That's not fair! - No, what's not fair is you blaming my client for your mistake, because there are only two factors here-- that machine and you.
And when I present all this plus the fact there is no instance of our machine ever failing, even if the jury finds in your favor, the judge will throw it out as a matter of law.
I checked that time.
I see it in my mind, and you are never going to tell me different.
How low can you be to pin this on him? Don't give me that.
My client started this company because his own family needed it, and the world's a better place because he did.
We gave you an offer.
It still stands.
I'd advise your client to take it.
[compelling, tense music.]
Harvey, we need to talk about Scottie.
- No, we don't.
- Yeah, we do, because this isn't just the usual case of you two screwing each other over for fun.
- She's-- - I know.
She's involved in some shady shit.
You know? How? Doesn't matter how.
Okay, then what are you gonna do about it? I'm not gonna do anything about it.
She had every chance to ask for help, she didn't, and when I came to her with a deal, she told me to go to hell.
- Yeah, because if she took that deal, it would all come out.
Well, it's all gonna come out now anyway.
I don't believe this.
What is wrong with you? She's only in this mess because she tried to save people's jobs, and you might have done the exact same thing.
Why the hell are you even defending her? - Why shouldn't I defend her? - Because you've always been-- Been what? Afraid to say it? Yeah, that's not a surprise.
Well, Harvey, believe it or not, I care about her.
And every time we've ever needed her she's been there for us.
Not last year with Stanley Gordon.
Maybe not every time, but when it was you on the line or Mike, she was there for us.
And in case you forgot, you basically did the exact same thing with Teddy Doyle, and not a week ago you came to me to save your ass just like she did this morning.
You two are peas in a pod, you always have been.
And for a guy who says loyalty is a two-way street you sure as hell aren't acting like it.
Because we aren't two peas in a pod.
She's supposed to be better than me.
- Harvey.
- Donna, she did this.
She didn't even tell me about it, and now I'm supposed to make my new partner, who I unknowingly sold out, take it easyon the person I sold her out to.
And I understand all that, but if it were me, I'd get Samantha to back off anyway.
Gretchen, can I talk to you for a second? About what? About how it went with our plaintiff today.
Of course, what happened? I hammered him again and again, but it didn't matter.
He stuck to his story and said he didn't care what I said or the machine said or that report said.
He checked the time, and it was 2:00 a.
m.
Alex, what are you looking for me to tell you? You made a mistake with me you never thought you could make.
I guess I'm looking for you to say the same thing must have happened here.
- I can't tell you that.
- Why not? Because I never followed up with that messenger.
That was my mistake, never following up.
But he's saying that he did follow up, and if that's the case, you painted that man as guilty when he wasn't.
And all that bullshit I said about it being worth it goes out the window.
All right.
- I need some time to think.
- No.
You need someone to help you sort through this mess and figure out what's going on here.
[tense music.]
Alex, what are you doing? Couldn't wait till tomorrow to bill me? I wish that's why I was here, Tony.
But something James said didn't sit right with me, soI went back through everything, and I found this.
- What is that? Turns out the software update on those new cartridges, the ones James used-- Glitched for exactly 12 minutes between 9:43 and 9:55.
The exact window which I suspect Anne Kendrick's machine reset.
Fuck.
Tony, I've got to ask.
Did you know about this? You know me a long time, Alex.
How can you accuse me of that? I'm not accusing you of anything, but I need to know the truth.
Well, the truth is I didn't know about this until eight second ago.
And if you hadn't been looking where you shouldn't of, you wouldn't either.
- What does that mean? It means I need you to pretend you never saw this.
Tony, a woman is dead.
Well, this isn't gonna bring her back, and she was the only person harmed.
No, she was not.
Her husband lost his wife and I as much as told him he killed her so you can keep making this machine.
And I don't keep making this machine, how many people are gonna die? Because I shouldn't have to remind you we don't make sunglasses.
And I shouldn't have to remind you it's my duty to hand this over.
Then back up a truck full of documents and bury it, because your duty doesn't include your guilt putting my company out of business.
So you're telling me they did not accept our settlement? Yes, and before you ask, I did not overreact.
They bought themselves a so-called expert that's saying you should have known better than to change that prescription.
- What? - Stan, trust me.
It happens all the time.
Now the next step-- Who do they have? Some joker named Paul Baxter, and I'll admit that his credentials look good on paper, but trust me, when I get him on the stand-- Louis, I know this man.
His opinion is not for sale, and I will not let you ruin his reputation, because if he's saying I caused this-- No, Stan, he's not saying it.
They're pushing him to say it.
And I just told you they couldn't push him to say anything.
What if I misprescribed, Louis? What if I am truly responsible for my own patient's breakdown? And if a jury decides that, so be it.
But you're the one who told me a thousand times it's not an exact science, right? Craig Boyd is unstable.
Could have had a bad day or a fight with his mother or a thousand other things that could have caused this, but we are not going down without a fight.
Okay, Louis.
Do what you must.
Put Dr.
Baxter on the stand.
Good, and I'm putting Craig Boyd up there too.
What? Louis, you can't do that.
He's my patient.
Stan, if we don't get you out of this, no one's gonna be your patient.
Louis, let's say you're correct.
That he broke down for another reason.
What do you think will happen when you go after him on the stand? Hopefully, he'll have another breakdown which will show that the first one had nothing to do with his medication.
Well, that is not something I can hope for.
Stan, I did what you asked with his lawyer.
I wasn't myself.
But you can't ask me to not do everything I can to get you out of this.
It's him or you.
Then let it be him because if he were to hurt himself or, God forbid, worse, I could not live with that.
- Stan-- - Louis, this is my final word.
So if you insist on going after Craig, I will find another lawyer.
Harvey, whatever it is, it'll have to wait.
- I'm busy preparing.
- I know what you're preparing.
And I know instead of going to the judge, you could go to Scottie with this.
She came to you, didn't she? Because she was in on this thing.
- I didn't say that.
- You didn't have to.
The settlement says it loud and clear.
- Look-- - No.
I've got proof of serious fraud, and you're here to get me to let them off the hook.
I'm here to get you to let her off the hook.
And why should I do that? Because you used to sleep with her? Because she did it for the right reasons just like when you buried evidence.
You said you did it for the right reasons, and by the way, you told me you'd do it again.
That was to save an innocent woman's life.
This is to save innocent peoples' jobs.
I'm not gonna let you do this to Scottie.
This is my case.
You told me you didn't want anything to do with it, and now you want me to sell my client down the river.
I'm not asking you to sell anyone down the river.
I'm asking you to have her back.
This isn't about me having her back.
It's about you having mine.
And you didn't when you told her about me, you didn't when I came to you for help, and you don't have it right now.
Maybe I didn't have your back, but on this one I can't.
Guess I'm saying if you're not willing to have her back, think of it as having mine.
Donna, can I talk to you a second? Does this have something to do with Lipschitz? Yeah.
I have an idea, but it involves going to his patient behind his back and threatening to put him on the stand.
Why can't you just put him on the stand? Because Lipschitz won't let me, and if he found out that I even met with him, could ruin our relationship.
- Then don't do it.
- But if I don't, Donna, then he'll probably lose his license.
And as hard as that is to accept, it's his choice.
So I say if you really care about him, you need to stop representing him and start being his friend.
I'm not sure if I can do that.
I hope you can.
- Louis.
- Yeah.
As long as we're talking about mixing the personal with the professional, there's something that's been on my mind, and I haven't told you and it's time that I did.
What is it? Thomas Kessler and I have been seeing each other, and I know he's a client-- - Say no more, Donna.
Thomas is a good man, and as far as I'm concerned, if you two are okay with seeing each other while he's still a client, then I'm okay with it too.
- Thanks, Louis.
- Of course, Donna.
I just have on question.
Have you told Harvey yet? No, I haven't, but I will.
I should've known.
You did all this.
You went to him, didn't you? - Yes, I did.
- God damn it.
I came to you to help me.
You came to me because I kick ass as an attorney.
And in case you didn't notice, you wouldn't even be in the position to make a decision if it weren't for me.
In case you didn't notice, I have already made my decision, because I don't give a shit what Harvey says.
We're in the fourth quarter, we're up by ten, and I am not taking my foot off the gas.
What the hell is wrong with you? You have a chance to let someone keep their life and still get a win.
- Is revenge that important? - It's not revenge.
- It's protection.
- From what? She went after me in public.
- Tried to expose me as-- - As what? Exactly who you are? Well, here's a thought.
If you don't want to be exposed at that, maybe try not being that in the first place.
I can't change who I was.
No, but you can start turning it around right now.
And at the same time, you'll have Harvey owe you and Scottie owe you.
What good does it do to have those people owe me if they're just gonna be like you and not pay up when the time comes? I am paid up.
You just don't get that because owing you doesn't mean doing whatever you say.
I am a senior partner and I have done everything I can to help you come out a winner in this.
And if you can't see that, that's on you.
So I'll just say you're welcome and leave it at that.
[door clicks.]
Gretchen, not now.
Yes, now.
Because you put in a request for 50,000 documents to all be delivered tonight.
I don't want to talk about it.
Yes, you do or you wouldn't have had the request specifically take priority over my case.
- I didn't-- - Don't bullshit me.
You did that because you don't like what's going on and you wanted me to talk you out of it.
There is no talking me out of it.
Well, we'll just have to see about that then.
Because it doesn't take a genius to guess you don't need that many copies unless you're trying to hide something in them.
Okay, maybe I did want you to talk me out of it, but it's too late now.
They're already gone.
They may already be gone, but it's never too late.
- Gretchen-- - No, imagine it was me.
Imagine you were letting me think I killed my Carl.
Would it still be too late then? [tense music.]
- Can I help you? - Hi, I'm Louis Litt.
- I'm-- - I know who are you.
You're the guy representing Dr.
Lipschitz, which means you can't see me without my lawyer here.
Except I'm not here as his attorney.
I'm here as one of his patients.
- What? - Yeah.
I've been seeing Stan for a very long time, which is why I know how valuable having someone like him in the world is and how much he's probably helped you.
You don't know nothing about me.
No, I don't.
But I know about me and the thing about me is I'd do anything to blame others before I blame myself.
And if you think that's what I'm doing, then you can go to hell-- - What I think is you're protecting yourself, but what you don't know is Stanly Lipschitz is protecting you too.
What are you talking about? I could put you on the stand right now and I can break you.
Look at me.
I can do it in a heartbeat, but he won't let me do that because of what it would do to you even if it means losing his ability to help others.
Isn't that proof enough that the world's a better place with Dr.
Stanley Lipschitz doing what he does best? I lost everything.
I have no job.
If I walk away from this, what am I gonna do? Two things.
First, you meet me in my office tomorrow.
I represent the top construction firms in the country, and we will find you another job.
- And then? - You call Dr.
Lipschitz.
You set up an appointment, and you start talking this through because you need him now more than ever.
- Get the hell off my driveway.
- I get it.
You hate me, but I was doing my job.
It wasn't personal.
You accused me of killing my wife.
Felt pretty goddamn personal to me, so tell me what the hell you're doing here.
There's a truckload of files on the way to your lawyer.
I was just gonna let them go and--needle in a haystack, but I couldn't.
so I made a second copy of one file, and I'm here to give it to you.
Why are you giving it to me and not my lawyer? Because this is the one that says there was a problem with our software.
So you lied to my face.
We didn't lie.
We didn't know.
- Bullshit.
- It's not bullshit.
Antonio offered you that deal when he honestly believed his company had nothing to do with this.
You're not here to give me this.
You're here to ask me to go easy on him.
No, James.
I'm here because in my heart I know you had nothing to do with your wife's death, and I'm sorry I ever said otherwise.
What happened was one in a million thing, and I also know if this comes out, more people are going to die, not less.
I know you're a good man.
Please don't put an end to this company.
[cell phone buzzes.]
Scottie, please tell me it all worked out.
It did.
Samantha came to me with a deal, nothing comes out, we all live to fight another day.
Well, that's great news.
Listen, if I came across as judging you, I-- You didn't.
You came through for me, so thank you.
But? Why did you do it? Why did you help me? There are a lot of things that we're at odds with each other about, Scottie, but the one thing we've always had in common is that we both care about him.
And you've always protected him.
That means something.
I called to tell you that I'm going to live up to my agreement.
From now on, I'll stay away from him.
I told you that's not what I meant.
I know, but I'm going to anyway.
And, DonnaI hope someday he sees what everyone sees.
[phone ringing.]
I'm guessing somebody got a call from Craig.
I did, Louis.
Going to him as a patient instead of as my attorney was a wonderful idea.
I can't thank you enough.
However, there is still one thing we must discuss.
Yeah, if this is about payment, you can just reinstate my weekend texting privileges and we'll just call it even.
You know that's not what I was going to say.
You agreed that once this was over, I would no longer be your therapist.
I am calling to discuss our transition.
No, I don't accept that.
Louis, you know too much for me to effectively continue as your therapist.
Well, pardon my French, Stan, but that is bullshit.
Our best breakthroughs were made by you sharing your personal life with me.
And those were wonderful sessions, but, Louis, you agreed.
- No, I don't care.
- Louis.
- Stan, Even three years ago, I would have gone behind your back, threatened to put Craig on the stand, and God knows what he might have done to himself, but because of you I went to him with compassion.
If that isn't proof showing me your human side is effective, Stan, I don't know what is.
Weekend texting will never return, but I can try to answer your e-mails in a more timely fashion.
- Thank you, Stan.
- No, Louis, thank you.
[soft music.]
Well? He asked for twice the money so he can set up a foundation in his wife's name, but he agreed to keep the settlement sealed.
What about Tony? He figure out what you did? - He did.
- What'd you tell him? What I should have told him in the first place.
That what he asked wasn't right by me, James, or anyone else, and if you ever ask me to do anything like it again, he can find himself another lawyer.
He's lucky to have you.
And I'm lucky to have you.
- Are you hitting on me? - No, but I am inviting you to dinner tomorrow night.
I could invite my father-in-law too.
He's a widower.
Not bad-looking if you ask him.
And I will tell you what I told Carl.
After he's gone, there won't be any other men.
He didn't believe me either.
See you tomorrow night.
Invite Pops.
We'll see what happens.
[bluesy music.]
Hey.
Hey.
I just wanted you to know-- Scottie called to thank me, Harvey.
That's funny.
She just called me.
Well, I guess she's grateful to both of us.
I guess so.
Um did she say something to you about About what? - Oh, perfect timing.
- Thomas.
I thought we were meeting downstairs.
Well, I got here a little early.
I thought I'd come meet you.
- Harvey, this is Thomas-- - Kessler, we've met.
- Nice to see you again.
- You too.
Louis always spoke very highly of you.
You too.
- Well, shall we? - Of course.
- Good night, Harvey.
- Good night.
You look lost.
I was just I'm sorry I didn't say yes sooner.
She pushed a button.
I let my competitive nature get the better of me.
- She does that.
- She sure does.
Hey, I was gonna go to my office and get a drink, but now I'm thinking I want to go out.
- You care to join me? - Why not? But you're buying, 'cause after all, I had your back.
I am never gonna hear the end of this, am I? No, sir, you are not.
You got anymore ex-girlfriend lawyers I should know about? I'll send you a list.