1 00:00:02,332 --> 00:00:03,652 I can't afford Zane's buy-in. 2 00:00:03,653 --> 00:00:05,886 I pay you out of my own pocket 3 00:00:05,921 --> 00:00:08,926 and the partner's find out, it will cost me millions. 4 00:00:08,927 --> 00:00:10,693 Jessica, I need this. 5 00:00:10,729 --> 00:00:12,295 I'm actually loaning you this money, 6 00:00:12,490 --> 00:00:13,856 and you're gonna loan it to him, 7 00:00:13,892 --> 00:00:16,292 and if nobody ever repays anybody, 8 00:00:16,327 --> 00:00:18,728 nobody's gonna give a shit. - Thank you. 9 00:00:18,763 --> 00:00:20,603 Harvey, it's time to take my name off the wall. 10 00:00:20,645 --> 00:00:22,312 And what if I say I accept it? 11 00:00:22,347 --> 00:00:23,791 Then you've got two things to figure out. 12 00:00:23,815 --> 00:00:25,682 How much are you gonna spend to buy me out, 13 00:00:25,717 --> 00:00:27,261 and how're you gonna spin this thing? 14 00:00:27,262 --> 00:00:28,428 The second we cut her a check, 15 00:00:28,463 --> 00:00:29,954 we don't have a leg to stand on in court. 16 00:00:29,955 --> 00:00:31,171 It's a one-way ticket to bankruptcy. 17 00:00:31,172 --> 00:00:32,857 Well, I'm not letting that son of a bitch 18 00:00:32,858 --> 00:00:34,736 back into the house Jessica took from him. 19 00:00:34,737 --> 00:00:36,854 Wait a second. Stanley Gordon doesn't need money. 20 00:00:36,855 --> 00:00:39,033 He just wants the world to know that Jessica's name's dog shit. 21 00:00:39,057 --> 00:00:40,390 If we put out a public statement 22 00:00:40,425 --> 00:00:41,736 that throws Jessica under the bus-- 23 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:43,159 - No way. - We do this, 24 00:00:43,195 --> 00:00:45,395 Jessica gets paid, we are free and clear. 25 00:00:45,430 --> 00:00:47,688 I was just wondering if there's a reason why 26 00:00:47,689 --> 00:00:48,833 I just got a new lease on my desk 27 00:00:48,857 --> 00:00:50,590 that's 10% less than our last one. 28 00:00:50,626 --> 00:00:52,594 I just wanted to thank you for keeping me. 29 00:00:52,595 --> 00:00:53,794 Before you go. 30 00:00:53,830 --> 00:00:55,462 Do you want me to pour us a drink? 31 00:00:55,498 --> 00:00:57,331 What do you say we shake things up 32 00:00:57,366 --> 00:00:58,799 and make it two? 33 00:01:05,717 --> 00:01:07,417 [knocking] 34 00:01:13,592 --> 00:01:16,092 Nathan, what are you doing here? 35 00:01:16,128 --> 00:01:19,029 - Can I come in? - Yeah, of course. 36 00:01:19,064 --> 00:01:19,863 - Thanks. - Can I get you 37 00:01:19,898 --> 00:01:21,531 a coffee or something? 38 00:01:21,567 --> 00:01:26,036 - No, I'm, I'm good. - What's going on? 39 00:01:26,479 --> 00:01:29,013 Well, I don't know how to say this, 40 00:01:29,048 --> 00:01:30,948 so I'm just going to say it. 41 00:01:30,984 --> 00:01:33,985 I got into a case. It started getting to me, 42 00:01:34,020 --> 00:01:38,255 and the next thing I knew, it turned into a class action. 43 00:01:38,733 --> 00:01:39,810 Nathan, you don't have the resources 44 00:01:39,834 --> 00:01:41,382 to take on a class action. 45 00:01:41,383 --> 00:01:43,316 That didn't stop you from taking on 46 00:01:43,352 --> 00:01:44,629 those miners last year. - No, it didn't. 47 00:01:44,653 --> 00:01:48,121 But I ended up needing to go to Pearson Specter for help. 48 00:01:48,157 --> 00:01:50,257 Why do you think I'm here now? 49 00:01:50,292 --> 00:01:52,626 You want me to ask my firm to help you? 50 00:01:52,661 --> 00:01:55,595 I want your firm to make an investment in the clinic. 51 00:01:55,631 --> 00:01:57,230 Nathan, that's never going to happen. 52 00:01:57,266 --> 00:01:58,732 Well, I need some kind of help. 53 00:01:58,767 --> 00:02:00,233 Because there are a bunch of children 54 00:02:00,269 --> 00:02:01,713 who are never going to live normal lives, 55 00:02:01,737 --> 00:02:03,170 and if I don't think of something, 56 00:02:03,205 --> 00:02:04,482 I'm going to have to choose between them, 57 00:02:04,506 --> 00:02:05,872 and keeping the clinic in business. 58 00:02:05,908 --> 00:02:06,951 Wait, wait, wait, what do you mean 59 00:02:06,975 --> 00:02:08,575 they're never going to have normal lives? 60 00:02:08,610 --> 00:02:10,177 There's a school in upstate New York. 61 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:12,531 About ten years ago, Discharge Power started making 62 00:02:12,555 --> 00:02:14,440 batteries a thousand yards away. 63 00:02:14,482 --> 00:02:17,749 Those kids started getting lead poisoning. 64 00:02:17,785 --> 00:02:22,120 And they say it's not from the plant, but it is. 65 00:02:22,156 --> 00:02:24,623 All right, I have an idea. 66 00:02:24,658 --> 00:02:26,024 But it's not giving you money, 67 00:02:26,060 --> 00:02:28,427 and it's not giving you our associates. 68 00:02:28,462 --> 00:02:32,064 [tense music] 69 00:02:32,099 --> 00:02:33,632 I know we drank a few last night, 70 00:02:33,667 --> 00:02:36,268 but I'm pretty sure you're in the wrong office. 71 00:02:36,303 --> 00:02:38,203 I was going to replace the bottle we finished, 72 00:02:38,239 --> 00:02:40,172 but I can find it another home. 73 00:02:40,207 --> 00:02:42,207 What's that they say about great minds? 74 00:02:42,243 --> 00:02:44,576 [laughs] 75 00:02:44,612 --> 00:02:47,641 Seriously, Donna, it was nice just to hang out, 76 00:02:47,642 --> 00:02:49,976 and enjoy each other's company. 77 00:02:50,011 --> 00:02:52,278 It sure was. 78 00:02:52,313 --> 00:02:55,848 So, things between us are-- 79 00:02:55,884 --> 00:02:57,717 Back to normal? 80 00:02:57,752 --> 00:02:59,685 If they are for you, they are for me. 81 00:02:59,721 --> 00:03:00,820 Good. 82 00:03:00,855 --> 00:03:02,622 [knocking] 83 00:03:02,850 --> 00:03:05,751 I hope you two didn't break out the scotch on my behalf. 84 00:03:05,786 --> 00:03:07,820 I don't imbibe this early unless I'm on vacation. 85 00:03:08,169 --> 00:03:09,280 I know you're getting old, Stanley, 86 00:03:09,304 --> 00:03:11,170 but you're on permanent vacation. 87 00:03:11,205 --> 00:03:12,679 Well, I hate to break it to you, 88 00:03:12,731 --> 00:03:14,164 but I'm stepping back into the ring. 89 00:03:14,199 --> 00:03:16,013 That doesn't look like a Christmas present. 90 00:03:16,014 --> 00:03:18,314 It's a lawsuit on behalf of your former partners 91 00:03:18,349 --> 00:03:21,651 for damages incurred by the criminal actions of this firm. 92 00:03:21,686 --> 00:03:23,286 What the hell are you talking about? 93 00:03:23,321 --> 00:03:24,598 Every single partner who left this firm 94 00:03:24,622 --> 00:03:27,256 after Mike Ross went to jail is damaged goods. 95 00:03:27,316 --> 00:03:29,143 - Bullshit. - It's not bullshit. 96 00:03:29,258 --> 00:03:30,736 And in case it hasn't occurred to you, 97 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,971 once you put that statement out about Jessica's disbarment, 98 00:03:32,995 --> 00:03:33,992 you made my case for me. 99 00:03:33,993 --> 00:03:37,627 Son of a--we issued that statement to appease you. 100 00:03:37,663 --> 00:03:39,903 Hey, it wasn't my idea to throw your mommy under the bus. 101 00:03:39,932 --> 00:03:41,498 It was your partner's. 102 00:03:41,533 --> 00:03:43,867 All I did was take advantage of an opportunity. 103 00:03:43,902 --> 00:03:47,671 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a trial to prepare for. 104 00:03:47,706 --> 00:03:52,008 ♪ ♪ 105 00:03:56,195 --> 00:03:58,095 Harvey, we have a problem. 106 00:03:58,130 --> 00:03:59,508 Well, whatever it is, it's going to have to wait. 107 00:03:59,532 --> 00:04:01,999 Because I just got a visit from Stanley Gordon. 108 00:04:02,034 --> 00:04:03,779 - Me too, he's suing us. - And what exactly are you 109 00:04:03,803 --> 00:04:05,102 planning to do about it? 110 00:04:05,137 --> 00:04:06,670 Because this whole thing is your fault. 111 00:04:06,706 --> 00:04:08,272 My fault? How is it my fault? 112 00:04:08,307 --> 00:04:10,185 You were the one who came up with that idea to release 113 00:04:10,209 --> 00:04:12,187 that statement condemning Jessica in the first place. 114 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:14,678 Harvey, I am not the enemy Stanley Gordon is. 115 00:04:14,714 --> 00:04:15,991 And I don't care how he twisted it. 116 00:04:16,015 --> 00:04:17,181 It was a good idea. 117 00:04:17,216 --> 00:04:18,360 Well, we need another good idea. 118 00:04:18,384 --> 00:04:20,651 Because he's suing for the exact amount 119 00:04:20,686 --> 00:04:21,752 of their original buy-ins. 120 00:04:21,787 --> 00:04:23,654 Wait a second. 121 00:04:23,689 --> 00:04:24,955 This is about their buy-ins. 122 00:04:24,990 --> 00:04:27,024 Of course it's about their buy-ins. 123 00:04:27,059 --> 00:04:28,937 What difference does that make? - If we can prove 124 00:04:28,961 --> 00:04:30,906 that this is just a back door way of getting that money back, 125 00:04:30,930 --> 00:04:32,262 we can get this thing dismissed 126 00:04:32,298 --> 00:04:34,098 before it ever gets off the ground. 127 00:04:34,133 --> 00:04:35,499 All right. 128 00:04:35,534 --> 00:04:37,501 You get to work on drafting a motion, 129 00:04:37,536 --> 00:04:40,437 I'm going to try and get us some proof. 130 00:04:40,473 --> 00:04:42,573 Harvey, you think we should let Jessica know? 131 00:04:42,608 --> 00:04:44,375 No, Louis, I don't. 132 00:04:44,410 --> 00:04:46,110 Because I'm not about to tell Jessica 133 00:04:46,145 --> 00:04:48,746 that we issued a statement condemning her for nothing. 134 00:04:48,781 --> 00:04:50,249 [dramatic music] 135 00:04:50,250 --> 00:04:54,250 ♪ Suits 7x15 ♪ Tiny Violin Original Air Date on April 25, 2018 136 00:04:54,253 --> 00:04:57,455 ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 137 00:04:57,490 --> 00:05:00,792 ♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 138 00:05:00,827 --> 00:05:03,928 ♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 139 00:05:03,963 --> 00:05:07,532 ♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 140 00:05:07,567 --> 00:05:10,334 ♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪ 141 00:05:10,370 --> 00:05:14,138 ♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪ 142 00:05:14,174 --> 00:05:15,907 ♪ All right ♪ 143 00:05:15,942 --> 00:05:16,812 ♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪ 144 00:05:16,813 --> 00:05:21,313 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 145 00:05:21,314 --> 00:05:22,447 ♪ The greenback boogie ♪ 146 00:05:26,031 --> 00:05:28,699 - Donna, have you seen Harvey? - He's out, Mike. 147 00:05:28,735 --> 00:05:31,002 And he's going to be out for a while. 148 00:05:31,037 --> 00:05:33,004 - What happened? - We got hit with a lawsuit 149 00:05:33,039 --> 00:05:34,772 from Stanley Gordon. 150 00:05:34,808 --> 00:05:36,352 The partners are coming after their money, 151 00:05:36,376 --> 00:05:38,009 and they hired him to do it. - Shit. 152 00:05:38,044 --> 00:05:39,877 If we lose that-- - I know. 153 00:05:39,913 --> 00:05:42,280 But it's Harvey and Louis, so we don't need to go there yet. 154 00:05:43,783 --> 00:05:46,117 Is there something I can help you with? 155 00:05:46,724 --> 00:05:49,125 Donna, the clinic's in trouble. 156 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,761 Nathan came to me this morning about asking Harvey for money, 157 00:05:51,796 --> 00:05:53,229 and-- - Mike, there's no way. 158 00:05:53,264 --> 00:05:54,864 I know, and that's what I told Nathan. 159 00:05:54,899 --> 00:05:56,942 - Then what do you need? - I need to pour everything 160 00:05:56,943 --> 00:05:58,910 I have into one of his cases until we win. 161 00:05:58,945 --> 00:06:02,046 And I know Harvey and I had our share of problems this year, 162 00:06:02,081 --> 00:06:03,714 and I don't want to add to them. 163 00:06:03,891 --> 00:06:06,925 Well, if you're asking for my blessing, you have it. 164 00:06:07,656 --> 00:06:10,356 Thanks, Donna. 165 00:06:10,627 --> 00:06:12,727 - Mike? - Yeah? 166 00:06:12,762 --> 00:06:14,528 What's the case? 167 00:06:14,564 --> 00:06:17,565 Kids with lead poisoning. 168 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,200 Go get 'em. 169 00:06:19,235 --> 00:06:22,136 [tense music] 170 00:06:22,171 --> 00:06:26,674 ♪ ♪ 171 00:06:27,188 --> 00:06:28,454 I was wondering when you'd find me. 172 00:06:28,455 --> 00:06:31,212 What the hell is your name doing on that suit? 173 00:06:31,213 --> 00:06:32,223 - Harvey-- - Because we both know 174 00:06:32,247 --> 00:06:33,747 Jessica made you whole. 175 00:06:33,782 --> 00:06:36,883 Which means you got no business stabbing us in the back. 176 00:06:36,919 --> 00:06:38,627 I'm not stabbing anyone, Harvey. 177 00:06:38,628 --> 00:06:40,861 Not only are you shoving the knife in, 178 00:06:40,897 --> 00:06:43,097 you're getting paid twice in the process. 179 00:06:43,132 --> 00:06:44,932 Think it through, Harvey. 180 00:06:44,967 --> 00:06:46,901 You know Jessica gave me the buy-in. 181 00:06:46,936 --> 00:06:48,769 None of them do. 182 00:06:48,805 --> 00:06:50,738 I refuse to sign on to this thing, 183 00:06:50,773 --> 00:06:52,807 every one of them figures out what happened, 184 00:06:52,842 --> 00:06:55,142 and it opens the floodgates to them coming after 185 00:06:55,178 --> 00:06:56,178 their money legitimately, 186 00:06:56,212 --> 00:06:58,045 instead of through the back door. 187 00:06:58,081 --> 00:06:59,391 So you're saying I should thank you? 188 00:06:59,415 --> 00:07:01,882 I guess I am. Not that you ever would. 189 00:07:01,918 --> 00:07:03,651 I'll thank you when you get those clowns 190 00:07:03,686 --> 00:07:05,353 to back the hell off this claim. 191 00:07:05,388 --> 00:07:07,254 - I can't do that. - Sure you can. 192 00:07:07,290 --> 00:07:08,923 You've always been the ringleader. 193 00:07:08,958 --> 00:07:10,991 You give them some line about this opening them up 194 00:07:11,027 --> 00:07:13,427 to countersuits for breach of contract. 195 00:07:13,463 --> 00:07:15,129 They'll drop this before the sun comes up. 196 00:07:15,164 --> 00:07:18,165 They're not idiots. I try a stunt like that, 197 00:07:18,201 --> 00:07:20,935 I might as well have refused to sign on in the first place. 198 00:07:20,970 --> 00:07:24,705 Jack, listen to me. 199 00:07:24,741 --> 00:07:26,741 This could put us under. 200 00:07:27,138 --> 00:07:29,405 Look, I'm no fan of Stanley Gordon, 201 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,041 so if there's a way that I can help that doesn't screw me, 202 00:07:32,076 --> 00:07:33,642 I will. 203 00:07:33,678 --> 00:07:35,578 But you did this, 204 00:07:35,613 --> 00:07:38,447 when you issued that statement about Jessica. 205 00:07:38,483 --> 00:07:39,582 Now, if you'll excuse me, 206 00:07:39,617 --> 00:07:41,684 I'm not looking to be seen talking to you. 207 00:07:41,719 --> 00:07:44,653 [dramatic music] 208 00:07:44,689 --> 00:07:46,922 ♪ ♪ 209 00:07:47,117 --> 00:07:49,751 Hey, Mike. What are you doing here? 210 00:07:49,786 --> 00:07:51,819 I just came to tell the king of class action here 211 00:07:51,855 --> 00:07:52,954 that I'm in. 212 00:07:52,989 --> 00:07:54,956 You got me for as long as you need me. 213 00:07:55,430 --> 00:07:56,596 Mike, that's great. Thank you. 214 00:07:56,631 --> 00:07:58,365 Wait a second, you're telling me you brought 215 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,096 this jerkoff onto our case? - Excuse me. 216 00:08:00,097 --> 00:08:01,529 Mr. Jerkoff, please. - Oh, yeah? 217 00:08:01,565 --> 00:08:04,366 How about Johnnie Dickface? - How about Jonathan Dickface? 218 00:08:04,401 --> 00:08:06,045 Okay, are you two finished? Because we actually 219 00:08:06,069 --> 00:08:07,602 have a case to prepare for. 220 00:08:07,637 --> 00:08:08,815 And they just filed a motion to dismiss 221 00:08:08,839 --> 00:08:10,605 based on insufficient class certification. 222 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:11,940 What? 223 00:08:11,975 --> 00:08:13,319 I filled out that paperwork myself, 224 00:08:13,343 --> 00:08:15,844 and you filed it yesterday. - No, you filed it. 225 00:08:15,879 --> 00:08:17,724 Because you said you were going to take care of it yourself. 226 00:08:17,748 --> 00:08:19,781 And then you said you were going down to the court. 227 00:08:19,816 --> 00:08:21,716 Shit. 228 00:08:21,752 --> 00:08:23,301 I got caught up. - God damn it, Nathan. 229 00:08:23,302 --> 00:08:24,646 This ruins three months worth of work. 230 00:08:24,670 --> 00:08:26,748 - You think I don't know that? - I don't care whether 231 00:08:26,772 --> 00:08:27,733 you know it or not, it was your idea to-- 232 00:08:27,734 --> 00:08:29,366 All right, all right, that's enough. 233 00:08:29,402 --> 00:08:31,702 Guys, pointing fingers isn't going to get us anywhere. 234 00:08:31,737 --> 00:08:33,137 Mike's right. 235 00:08:33,172 --> 00:08:35,472 The question is, what are we going to do? 236 00:08:35,508 --> 00:08:36,518 We're going to do what you do 237 00:08:36,542 --> 00:08:38,776 when the law isn't on your side. 238 00:08:38,811 --> 00:08:40,188 We're going to tell the truth, and hope to hell 239 00:08:40,212 --> 00:08:41,345 the judge sees it our way. 240 00:08:41,380 --> 00:08:44,181 [dramatic music] 241 00:08:44,408 --> 00:08:46,108 Your Honor, the law is clear on this. 242 00:08:46,143 --> 00:08:48,010 They missed the deadline, and you are obligated 243 00:08:48,045 --> 00:08:49,518 to dismiss this case. - He's right, Your Honor. 244 00:08:49,519 --> 00:08:52,376 I missed the deadline, but there are 150 children 245 00:08:52,377 --> 00:08:53,902 with elevated levels of lead in their blood 246 00:08:53,903 --> 00:08:55,981 that shouldn't have to suffer because I made a mistake. 247 00:08:56,005 --> 00:08:57,371 Well, that is a wonderful story, 248 00:08:57,406 --> 00:08:59,006 but the truth is, he doesn't care 249 00:08:59,041 --> 00:09:00,552 about these children because this is a cash grab, 250 00:09:00,576 --> 00:09:02,643 plain and simple. - Cash grab? 251 00:09:03,190 --> 00:09:04,990 Our fees are capped at $50,000. 252 00:09:05,025 --> 00:09:06,725 $50,000 keeps your clinic running 253 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,894 for a hell of a long time, and I still haven't heard 254 00:09:08,929 --> 00:09:10,662 one piece of evidence that we even knew 255 00:09:10,698 --> 00:09:12,831 about these lead levels. - Your Honor, if I may, 256 00:09:12,866 --> 00:09:14,978 I have some evidence I'd like to share with the court. 257 00:09:15,002 --> 00:09:17,002 - And you are? - Mike Ross, Specter Litt, 258 00:09:17,037 --> 00:09:18,848 Your Honor, and I think it might interest the court 259 00:09:18,872 --> 00:09:20,605 to know a little of Mr. Collins' history 260 00:09:20,641 --> 00:09:22,874 with cases like this. - What are you talking about? 261 00:09:22,910 --> 00:09:24,943 Your last case against a clinic. 262 00:09:25,394 --> 00:09:27,660 You created 16 situations just like this, 263 00:09:27,696 --> 00:09:29,362 and then, on the 17th, it got thrown out, 264 00:09:29,398 --> 00:09:31,438 because they finally missed a deadline. 265 00:09:31,439 --> 00:09:33,483 That is a mischaracterization of the facts, Your Honor. 266 00:09:33,507 --> 00:09:36,241 Whereas only 10% of Nathan Krueger's cases 267 00:09:36,277 --> 00:09:38,944 even involve monetary damages, because this man 268 00:09:38,980 --> 00:09:41,213 spends most of his time trying to keep poor people 269 00:09:41,248 --> 00:09:43,349 in their homes and protecting their civil rights. 270 00:09:43,384 --> 00:09:45,517 Well, then give him the Congressional medal of honor 271 00:09:45,553 --> 00:09:48,287 and dismiss this case because he still missed the deadline. 272 00:09:48,322 --> 00:09:51,055 And it's within my power to extend it, Mr. Collins. 273 00:09:51,056 --> 00:09:53,335 So if your company did nothing wrong, 274 00:09:53,336 --> 00:09:54,669 you have nothing to worry about. 275 00:09:54,704 --> 00:09:56,537 Because this case is moving to trial. 276 00:09:56,573 --> 00:09:58,640 Your Honor, this action is nothing more 277 00:09:58,675 --> 00:10:00,620 than a backdoor attempt to get our former partners 278 00:10:00,644 --> 00:10:02,277 their buy-ins back. - Where's your proof? 279 00:10:02,312 --> 00:10:04,279 I'll tell you where. You helped us rewrite 280 00:10:04,314 --> 00:10:07,248 our bylaws to stop this claim. Now, you're using the statement 281 00:10:07,284 --> 00:10:10,440 you made us issue to revive that very same claim. 282 00:10:10,638 --> 00:10:11,916 Every one of these former partners 283 00:10:11,940 --> 00:10:13,272 suffered damage to their career 284 00:10:13,308 --> 00:10:15,508 due to their association with a firm that hired a fraud, 285 00:10:15,543 --> 00:10:17,109 and you know it. - Wow, Stanley. 286 00:10:17,145 --> 00:10:19,056 Isn't it convenient that all you have to back that up 287 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,090 is the word of the very same partners 288 00:10:20,114 --> 00:10:20,880 that'll say anything they have to 289 00:10:20,915 --> 00:10:23,101 to get their money back? 290 00:10:23,102 --> 00:10:24,146 I'm glad you brought that up, Louis. 291 00:10:24,170 --> 00:10:26,270 Because I happen to have the statement 292 00:10:26,305 --> 00:10:28,283 of a former partner who's not a part of this lawsuit at all. 293 00:10:28,307 --> 00:10:29,484 What the hell are you talking about? 294 00:10:29,508 --> 00:10:31,708 Your Honor, this is a court transcript 295 00:10:31,744 --> 00:10:34,055 of a case tried by Dana Scott, former partner of their firm. 296 00:10:34,079 --> 00:10:35,190 I'd like to draw your attention to the section 297 00:10:35,214 --> 00:10:36,980 where Ms. Scott talks about having 298 00:10:37,016 --> 00:10:38,982 her credibility questioned as a direct result 299 00:10:39,018 --> 00:10:40,784 of working at Pearson Specter. 300 00:10:40,819 --> 00:10:42,928 Your Honor, there must be some other explanation for-- 301 00:10:42,929 --> 00:10:44,206 Then get her ass in here to give it. 302 00:10:44,230 --> 00:10:46,097 - Watch your mouth! - That's enough. 303 00:10:46,132 --> 00:10:48,199 He's right. If you can't get Ms. Scott 304 00:10:48,234 --> 00:10:49,901 to refute this testimony by tomorrow, 305 00:10:49,936 --> 00:10:51,636 then this trial is moving forward. 306 00:10:51,671 --> 00:10:54,572 [dramatic music] 307 00:10:54,607 --> 00:10:56,974 ♪ ♪ 308 00:11:03,043 --> 00:11:04,610 Mr. Ross! 309 00:11:06,339 --> 00:11:07,583 If you've got anything to say to us, 310 00:11:07,607 --> 00:11:08,751 you're going to have to say it to Nathan, too. 311 00:11:08,775 --> 00:11:10,909 I get it, you're the guy from the big firm 312 00:11:10,944 --> 00:11:12,422 who comes in to finish what they couldn't. 313 00:11:12,446 --> 00:11:13,923 But as soon as you get bored and walk away, 314 00:11:13,947 --> 00:11:15,024 I'm going to litigate circles around them. 315 00:11:15,048 --> 00:11:16,058 Go ahead and give it a shot. 316 00:11:16,082 --> 00:11:17,315 Here's the thing, Mr. Collins. 317 00:11:17,350 --> 00:11:20,018 I don't get bored, and I'm not going anywhere. 318 00:11:20,053 --> 00:11:22,120 You couldn't even make it to court on time. 319 00:11:22,155 --> 00:11:23,666 You're serving your annual pro Bono sentence. 320 00:11:23,690 --> 00:11:24,901 You can't wait for this to be over. 321 00:11:24,925 --> 00:11:26,991 You don't know shit about me. 322 00:11:27,027 --> 00:11:28,627 These guys were there when I needed them, 323 00:11:28,662 --> 00:11:30,895 which means I'm going to stick with them forever. 324 00:11:30,931 --> 00:11:33,164 Then what do you say we settle this thing right now? 325 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:34,566 Not interested. 326 00:11:34,601 --> 00:11:36,100 Come on, there's got to be a number. 327 00:11:36,136 --> 00:11:38,091 I'm sure there is, and when you find it, 328 00:11:38,092 --> 00:11:40,259 you can bring it to us tomorrow. 329 00:11:40,294 --> 00:11:43,061 But in the meantime, we've got a class action to prepare for. 330 00:11:43,097 --> 00:11:44,630 Fine. 331 00:11:44,665 --> 00:11:46,243 I'll meet you at your office tomorrow at 10. 332 00:11:46,267 --> 00:11:48,667 Make it 9, and at the clinic. 333 00:11:48,702 --> 00:11:51,303 Oh, and Mr. Collins, you better be on time, 334 00:11:51,338 --> 00:11:52,604 and it better be good. 335 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,307 [tense music] 336 00:11:55,342 --> 00:11:58,110 Mike, what are you doing playing chicken with this guy? 337 00:11:58,145 --> 00:12:00,512 He's ready to settle. - You know what I'm doing. 338 00:12:01,069 --> 00:12:02,880 The less interested he thinks we are in settling, 339 00:12:02,904 --> 00:12:04,214 the higher the number goes. - Then why didn't you at least 340 00:12:04,238 --> 00:12:05,249 let him meet you at your office? 341 00:12:05,273 --> 00:12:06,639 Use the big guns to intimidate him. 342 00:12:06,674 --> 00:12:09,675 Because he knows we'll never throw our resources at this. 343 00:12:09,711 --> 00:12:11,155 Well, in case you haven't been paying attention, 344 00:12:11,179 --> 00:12:12,579 we don't have the resources, either. 345 00:12:12,613 --> 00:12:14,747 I know that, Oliver. He doesn't. 346 00:12:14,782 --> 00:12:16,315 ♪ ♪ 347 00:12:16,351 --> 00:12:18,117 Now, come on, here's what I need you to do. 348 00:12:18,152 --> 00:12:20,720 ♪ ♪ 349 00:12:20,755 --> 00:12:23,489 Hey, you have a minute? 350 00:12:23,524 --> 00:12:25,624 Not really, because I know why you're here. 351 00:12:25,660 --> 00:12:27,026 No, you don't. 352 00:12:27,061 --> 00:12:28,594 You're here because Louis sent you 353 00:12:28,629 --> 00:12:31,097 to get me to make Scottie retract that statement. 354 00:12:31,132 --> 00:12:32,865 Okay, maybe you do know why I'm here. 355 00:12:32,900 --> 00:12:34,533 But Louis didn't send me, Harvey. 356 00:12:34,569 --> 00:12:36,335 I volunteered. - Donna. 357 00:12:36,724 --> 00:12:38,924 Nothing I say is going to make her take it back. 358 00:12:38,959 --> 00:12:40,459 You don't know that. 359 00:12:40,494 --> 00:12:42,627 And if anybody can make her do it, it's you. 360 00:12:42,663 --> 00:12:44,596 Why, because I have history with her? 361 00:12:44,631 --> 00:12:46,209 Of course because you have history with her. 362 00:12:46,233 --> 00:12:47,566 Well, maybe I don't want it to be 363 00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:49,557 that every time I have to go to Scottie, 364 00:12:49,558 --> 00:12:51,658 it's to use our history to get her to do something 365 00:12:51,693 --> 00:12:53,226 that she's not going to want to do. 366 00:12:53,262 --> 00:12:55,395 Harvey, Scottie's not the only person who 367 00:12:55,430 --> 00:12:57,531 every time you go to her, you need something. 368 00:12:57,991 --> 00:13:00,036 She's just the only one who makes you feel bad about it. 369 00:13:00,060 --> 00:13:01,804 Why the hell do you think I don't want to go over there? 370 00:13:01,828 --> 00:13:03,939 To tell you the truth, I don't really care why. 371 00:13:03,940 --> 00:13:05,373 Because this isn't just about you. 372 00:13:05,408 --> 00:13:07,175 This is about keeping this place alive. 373 00:13:07,210 --> 00:13:09,844 - You think I don't know that? - I think you do know that. 374 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:11,720 And I think you also know if you don't do this, 375 00:13:11,748 --> 00:13:15,283 we're going to trial, and we may not win. 376 00:13:15,318 --> 00:13:17,952 And by the way, if you didn't have a history with Scottie, 377 00:13:17,988 --> 00:13:19,854 she never would have put us in this position 378 00:13:19,890 --> 00:13:21,155 in the first place. 379 00:13:21,191 --> 00:13:24,058 [tense music] 380 00:13:24,094 --> 00:13:29,664 ♪ ♪ 381 00:13:30,015 --> 00:13:34,151 Can't say I know many lawyers who bike to work. 382 00:13:34,186 --> 00:13:35,986 Old habit. 383 00:13:36,021 --> 00:13:38,322 Helps me clear my head before I start a new trial. 384 00:13:38,357 --> 00:13:41,325 Whatever it does, I'd say it's working. 385 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,193 You were in the courtroom. 386 00:13:43,229 --> 00:13:45,562 Six rows back, three seats in. - I was. 387 00:13:45,598 --> 00:13:47,097 Andy Forsyth. 388 00:13:47,132 --> 00:13:48,532 - Mike Ross. - I know. 389 00:13:48,567 --> 00:13:51,501 In fact, you're the reason I took a red-eye from Seattle. 390 00:13:51,537 --> 00:13:53,248 - Why'd you do that? - Because I'm about to take on 391 00:13:53,272 --> 00:13:57,165 the largest health insurer on the west coast, 392 00:13:57,166 --> 00:13:58,899 and I'm building a firm of my own. 393 00:13:58,935 --> 00:14:01,113 And from that Times article, you sound like the kind of guy 394 00:14:01,137 --> 00:14:02,403 I want as a partner. 395 00:14:02,438 --> 00:14:04,038 Well, if you really read that article, 396 00:14:04,073 --> 00:14:06,040 you'd know I already have a job. 397 00:14:06,075 --> 00:14:08,442 Not really looking to leave. - Yeah, not yet. 398 00:14:08,879 --> 00:14:11,546 But it's inevitable. - How is it inevitable? 399 00:14:11,581 --> 00:14:13,748 Because eventually, you're going to be in a position 400 00:14:13,784 --> 00:14:16,284 where it's your job to defend the indefensible. 401 00:14:16,549 --> 00:14:18,750 Look, I'm flattered, but I'm in the middle 402 00:14:18,785 --> 00:14:20,363 of a case right now, and the clinic that I'm 403 00:14:20,387 --> 00:14:22,653 partnered up with does not have the resources. 404 00:14:22,689 --> 00:14:24,100 I'm sorry, but I'm not just going to abandon them. 405 00:14:24,124 --> 00:14:25,723 You won't have to. 406 00:14:25,759 --> 00:14:27,643 You just put the fear of God in the other side. 407 00:14:27,644 --> 00:14:28,954 They're going to want to settle this thing by tomorrow. 408 00:14:28,978 --> 00:14:31,042 - And if they don't? - Let me lay this out for you. 409 00:14:31,043 --> 00:14:33,611 I'm looking to start a firm that takes on the big guys 410 00:14:33,646 --> 00:14:35,412 without relying on funding from anyone. 411 00:14:35,448 --> 00:14:37,681 This is the case that's going to make that happen. 412 00:14:37,717 --> 00:14:40,317 And when it's over, I want someone to run the place. 413 00:14:40,353 --> 00:14:43,787 And that person is you. And before you say anything, 414 00:14:43,823 --> 00:14:46,891 Rachel Zane can run it right by your side. 415 00:14:46,926 --> 00:14:49,059 [tense music] 416 00:14:49,095 --> 00:14:51,629 But I need a yes, soon. 417 00:14:51,664 --> 00:14:54,832 Or I need to move on. 418 00:14:55,049 --> 00:14:58,717 I'm staying at the Carlyle. You have 48 hours. 419 00:14:58,753 --> 00:15:02,988 ♪ ♪ 420 00:15:03,322 --> 00:15:05,689 Hell of a view. 421 00:15:05,724 --> 00:15:07,224 Hard to believe working for me 422 00:15:07,259 --> 00:15:08,725 almost kept you from getting it. 423 00:15:08,761 --> 00:15:10,560 Hello to you too, Harvey. 424 00:15:10,596 --> 00:15:13,096 If you're here in person, Stanley Gordon must really 425 00:15:13,132 --> 00:15:14,898 have you by the balls. 426 00:15:15,123 --> 00:15:17,591 - You know about the suit. - He called looking to get me 427 00:15:17,626 --> 00:15:18,703 to throw you under the bus three weeks ago. 428 00:15:18,727 --> 00:15:21,176 I told him I didn't have anything to say. 429 00:15:21,177 --> 00:15:22,810 That's funny, because he's using you 430 00:15:22,846 --> 00:15:25,847 to make his case anyway. - What are you talking about? 431 00:15:25,882 --> 00:15:27,481 I'm talking about a closing statement 432 00:15:27,517 --> 00:15:30,351 you made in court six months ago. 433 00:15:36,754 --> 00:15:38,053 Well, shit. 434 00:15:38,089 --> 00:15:39,621 Scottie, why would you say that? 435 00:15:39,657 --> 00:15:41,268 The other side was attacking my credibility, 436 00:15:41,292 --> 00:15:43,092 and I had to appeal to the jury. 437 00:15:43,127 --> 00:15:44,538 And I'm not going to apologize for it. 438 00:15:44,562 --> 00:15:46,095 Apologize for it? It's not even true. 439 00:15:46,130 --> 00:15:47,396 Yes it is. 440 00:15:47,851 --> 00:15:49,451 How the hell were you damaged? 441 00:15:49,486 --> 00:15:51,231 You're a name partner here. - That doesn't mean 442 00:15:51,255 --> 00:15:53,488 that I haven't suffered from my association with you. 443 00:15:53,524 --> 00:15:55,390 Oh, bullshit. I know you. 444 00:15:55,425 --> 00:15:57,292 I know you'll say anything you have to to win, 445 00:15:57,327 --> 00:15:59,928 and that's what you did. - So what if I did? 446 00:15:59,963 --> 00:16:02,831 You know what. 447 00:16:02,866 --> 00:16:05,200 No, I don't. 448 00:16:05,235 --> 00:16:08,316 Because if you are asking me to get up on a stand 449 00:16:08,317 --> 00:16:09,628 and tell a jury that when I try a case, 450 00:16:09,652 --> 00:16:12,152 I am full of shit, then must you be out of your mind. 451 00:16:12,188 --> 00:16:13,620 Scottie, I am in trouble here. 452 00:16:13,656 --> 00:16:16,757 I need you to help me. It is my firm now. 453 00:16:16,792 --> 00:16:18,859 If it goes down after I took it over-- 454 00:16:18,894 --> 00:16:20,694 I understand that, Harvey. 455 00:16:20,729 --> 00:16:22,729 But I didn't get you into this mess, you did. 456 00:16:22,765 --> 00:16:24,442 And I'm not going to put my career on the line 457 00:16:24,466 --> 00:16:26,567 to get you out of it. - Scottie-- 458 00:16:26,602 --> 00:16:28,235 I'm sorry, Harvey. 459 00:16:28,270 --> 00:16:30,971 But I've said yes to you too many times. 460 00:16:31,006 --> 00:16:32,940 [tense music] 461 00:16:32,975 --> 00:16:34,841 You know what? I'm sorry I asked. 462 00:16:34,877 --> 00:16:38,545 ♪ ♪ 463 00:16:40,291 --> 00:16:41,590 [exhales] Hey. 464 00:16:41,625 --> 00:16:43,425 Hey. 465 00:16:43,460 --> 00:16:45,294 Want to go out and grab a bite to eat? 466 00:16:45,329 --> 00:16:47,763 Oh, I can't. I got to prepare 467 00:16:47,798 --> 00:16:49,698 for this settlement meeting in the morning. 468 00:16:49,733 --> 00:16:51,667 For the class action? Wait, that's great. 469 00:16:51,702 --> 00:16:53,702 Nothing about this case is great. 470 00:16:57,007 --> 00:17:00,842 [sighs] Look at these kids, Rachel. 471 00:17:00,878 --> 00:17:05,147 It's just one after another. 472 00:17:05,182 --> 00:17:07,916 Aw, she's just a baby. 473 00:17:07,952 --> 00:17:10,552 She's three. 474 00:17:10,587 --> 00:17:14,289 They already know she's got cognitive damage from the lead. 475 00:17:14,325 --> 00:17:18,260 - This is heartbreaking. - It's so unfair. 476 00:17:18,295 --> 00:17:21,163 The worst part is, even if we win, 477 00:17:21,198 --> 00:17:23,332 money's not going to cure her. 478 00:17:23,367 --> 00:17:25,600 Or any of these other kids. 479 00:17:25,636 --> 00:17:29,037 Well, you're helping them the best way that you can. 480 00:17:29,561 --> 00:17:32,462 Am I? 481 00:17:32,497 --> 00:17:35,298 Hey. 482 00:17:35,333 --> 00:17:37,500 What's going on? 483 00:17:37,535 --> 00:17:40,369 I got a job offer today. 484 00:17:40,405 --> 00:17:41,904 Okay. 485 00:17:41,940 --> 00:17:45,775 What does that have to do with any of this? 486 00:17:45,810 --> 00:17:48,244 The guy who offered it to me is opening up a practice 487 00:17:48,279 --> 00:17:51,247 dedicated to doing this kind of work. 488 00:17:51,282 --> 00:17:54,317 It's like a clinic, but with big firm money. 489 00:17:54,352 --> 00:17:56,486 Hmm. 490 00:17:56,521 --> 00:17:59,088 And he wants us to run it. 491 00:18:00,625 --> 00:18:04,093 Us? He asked for us to do it? 492 00:18:04,128 --> 00:18:05,628 Yeah. 493 00:18:05,663 --> 00:18:08,030 [tense music] 494 00:18:08,066 --> 00:18:11,701 Well, what if I told you I'd consider it? 495 00:18:11,736 --> 00:18:13,135 That's... 496 00:18:13,171 --> 00:18:16,172 No, that's not the point. It's in Seattle. 497 00:18:16,207 --> 00:18:17,573 He wants an answer in two days. 498 00:18:17,609 --> 00:18:19,642 We can't do it. 499 00:18:19,677 --> 00:18:22,378 It just got to me, that's all. 500 00:18:25,038 --> 00:18:27,772 Then go in there tomorrow 501 00:18:29,211 --> 00:18:31,712 and use whatever this did to you 502 00:18:31,747 --> 00:18:35,382 to get those families the most that you possibly can. 503 00:18:35,417 --> 00:18:38,218 Because, Mike, we're going to have children someday. 504 00:18:38,254 --> 00:18:39,987 And I don't want them to live in a world 505 00:18:40,022 --> 00:18:41,522 where things like this happen. 506 00:18:41,557 --> 00:18:44,892 ♪ ♪ 507 00:18:48,997 --> 00:18:51,465 Make yourself at home. 508 00:18:51,500 --> 00:18:52,533 What'd she say? 509 00:18:52,568 --> 00:18:54,735 She said she's not going to testify for us. 510 00:18:54,770 --> 00:18:58,372 So you mean they get to enter that statement 511 00:18:58,407 --> 00:18:59,339 she made in court, and there's nothing 512 00:18:59,375 --> 00:19:01,341 we can do to counter it? - Yeah. 513 00:19:01,377 --> 00:19:05,879 That's what I mean. - Well then, we're fucked. 514 00:19:05,915 --> 00:19:08,248 Because that right there is proof that 515 00:19:08,284 --> 00:19:10,751 they were damaged by our firm. - Louis-- 516 00:19:10,786 --> 00:19:12,519 She was a partner just as much as they were, 517 00:19:12,555 --> 00:19:13,832 and there's nothing that we can say 518 00:19:13,856 --> 00:19:18,191 that's going to change that. 519 00:19:19,165 --> 00:19:21,866 - No, she wasn't. - What are you talking about? 520 00:19:21,901 --> 00:19:25,970 Louis, Scottie wasn't a partner as much as they were. 521 00:19:26,005 --> 00:19:27,371 She's not part of the class, 522 00:19:27,406 --> 00:19:29,640 and she left way before any of them. 523 00:19:29,675 --> 00:19:32,276 And even if we stipulate that she was hurt by us, 524 00:19:32,311 --> 00:19:34,211 that doesn't prove they were. - I get it. 525 00:19:34,956 --> 00:19:38,057 We need to show if these guys aren't succeeding, 526 00:19:38,092 --> 00:19:39,725 it's not our fault. It's theirs. 527 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:41,160 Exactly. 528 00:19:41,195 --> 00:19:43,629 And I know just the man to help us do it. 529 00:19:51,853 --> 00:19:55,022 I hope you don't mind. Sylvia told me I could come in. 530 00:19:55,408 --> 00:19:56,807 I assume you're here to ask me 531 00:19:56,842 --> 00:19:59,209 about your old partners suing you. 532 00:19:59,245 --> 00:20:00,444 You know the whole story? 533 00:20:00,479 --> 00:20:02,980 I know they're looking for their share of the pie, 534 00:20:03,015 --> 00:20:04,826 and I know you're not here to get me to try to stop them, 535 00:20:04,850 --> 00:20:06,370 because I can't. - I know that, Robert. 536 00:20:06,831 --> 00:20:08,364 But-- - I don't think you do. 537 00:20:08,399 --> 00:20:10,466 I don't think you understand what's happened 538 00:20:10,501 --> 00:20:12,902 to my reputation here. - What are you talking about? 539 00:20:12,937 --> 00:20:15,738 I bailed you out with Bratton Gould, 540 00:20:15,773 --> 00:20:17,473 and then again on that prison case. 541 00:20:17,508 --> 00:20:20,710 I help you out with this, well, I might as well just move in. 542 00:20:20,745 --> 00:20:23,179 Because no one here will ever trust me again. 543 00:20:23,214 --> 00:20:26,349 All I need is access to their performance reviews. 544 00:20:26,384 --> 00:20:29,585 Are you out of your mind? Those are confidential. 545 00:20:29,621 --> 00:20:32,588 And we both know I can have them subpoenaed if I have to. 546 00:20:32,624 --> 00:20:34,156 Well then, do that. I can't afford 547 00:20:34,192 --> 00:20:35,803 to look complicit with you, no matter how much 548 00:20:35,827 --> 00:20:37,193 you play that tiny violin. 549 00:20:37,228 --> 00:20:39,795 This isn't a tiny violin, Robert. 550 00:20:39,831 --> 00:20:42,531 This lawsuit could burn my firm to the ground. 551 00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:45,468 [tense music] 552 00:20:45,503 --> 00:20:46,469 ♪ ♪ 553 00:20:46,504 --> 00:20:49,672 All right. 554 00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:51,540 There is one way. 555 00:20:52,074 --> 00:20:53,573 But it needs to happen tonight, 556 00:20:53,609 --> 00:20:55,942 while I'm having dinner with Rand and Kaldor. 557 00:20:55,978 --> 00:20:57,677 What is it? 558 00:20:57,713 --> 00:21:01,982 ♪ ♪ 559 00:21:02,017 --> 00:21:04,851 Mr. Collins. We appreciate the punctuality. 560 00:21:04,887 --> 00:21:06,386 What are all these people doing here? 561 00:21:06,422 --> 00:21:08,255 This is supposed to be a settlement meeting. 562 00:21:08,290 --> 00:21:10,090 Well, we thought before we heard your offer, 563 00:21:10,125 --> 00:21:12,325 we'd show you what you up against. 564 00:21:12,361 --> 00:21:14,127 And you don't think Discharge Power 565 00:21:14,163 --> 00:21:16,930 can afford an army of its own? - No, I'm sure they can. 566 00:21:17,368 --> 00:21:18,935 But unlike yours, every one of my people 567 00:21:18,970 --> 00:21:22,572 is prepared to shed blood for this case. 568 00:21:22,607 --> 00:21:24,207 Then maybe this will keep them 569 00:21:24,242 --> 00:21:26,742 from shedding anything at all. 570 00:21:34,509 --> 00:21:35,942 What the hell are you doing? 571 00:21:35,977 --> 00:21:38,668 This is less than $60,000 per family. 572 00:21:38,669 --> 00:21:40,136 Which is a hell of a lot of money 573 00:21:40,171 --> 00:21:41,837 for lead poisoning we knew nothing about. 574 00:21:41,873 --> 00:21:43,839 Bullshit, your people knew what was going on here. 575 00:21:43,875 --> 00:21:45,574 And you have no proof of that. 576 00:21:45,610 --> 00:21:47,521 This is a list of children pulled from the school 577 00:21:47,545 --> 00:21:50,779 within the first six months of the plant opening. 578 00:21:50,815 --> 00:21:53,048 You want to take a guess what they have in common? 579 00:21:53,084 --> 00:21:55,985 Their parents are all executives at Discharge Power. 580 00:21:56,020 --> 00:21:57,987 So don't try to tell us that no one knew. 581 00:21:58,022 --> 00:22:00,356 Where did you get that? 582 00:22:00,391 --> 00:22:04,827 Is that how you're going to counter in front of a jury? 583 00:22:04,862 --> 00:22:07,163 $100,000 a family, that's the best you're going to do. 584 00:22:07,198 --> 00:22:08,230 - No, it isn't. - Mike-- 585 00:22:08,266 --> 00:22:09,832 No, these are children. 586 00:22:09,867 --> 00:22:11,333 We have the resources, and this isn't 587 00:22:11,369 --> 00:22:12,546 going to go down like this, so why don't you 588 00:22:12,570 --> 00:22:14,603 go back to your masters and tell them 589 00:22:14,639 --> 00:22:16,672 that unless they want to be exposed to the world, 590 00:22:16,707 --> 00:22:18,841 they're going to need to add some more zeroes. 591 00:22:18,876 --> 00:22:22,878 - We're never going to do that. - You can, and you will. 592 00:22:22,914 --> 00:22:25,147 Now get out of my face. 593 00:22:25,183 --> 00:22:29,752 ♪ ♪ 594 00:22:30,797 --> 00:22:32,897 My office, now. 595 00:22:32,933 --> 00:22:39,771 ♪ ♪ 596 00:22:41,841 --> 00:22:44,442 God damn it. What the hell did you do? 597 00:22:44,477 --> 00:22:45,977 What do you mean, what did I do? 598 00:22:46,012 --> 00:22:48,019 It was a good cop, bad cop. That was the plan. 599 00:22:48,020 --> 00:22:49,519 No, the plan was to close in the room. 600 00:22:49,554 --> 00:22:51,388 Not blow the whole thing up for some number 601 00:22:51,423 --> 00:22:53,434 they're never going to go for. - Nathan, they'll come back. 602 00:22:53,458 --> 00:22:54,224 What the hell is wrong with you? 603 00:22:54,259 --> 00:22:55,759 What's wrong with me? 604 00:22:55,794 --> 00:22:57,427 Those kids are going to be fucked up 605 00:22:57,462 --> 00:22:59,273 for the rest of their lives, and you seem to care more 606 00:22:59,297 --> 00:23:01,309 about closing in the room than getting them the best deal. 607 00:23:01,333 --> 00:23:03,299 Did you not hear me when I first came to you? 608 00:23:03,335 --> 00:23:05,435 I needed money, because if this goes to trial, 609 00:23:05,470 --> 00:23:07,281 we are out of business. - Nathan, it's not going 610 00:23:07,305 --> 00:23:08,938 to go to trial. 611 00:23:08,974 --> 00:23:10,752 And the only thing that's going to stop this guy 612 00:23:10,776 --> 00:23:12,854 from tripling that offer is if you don't have the balls 613 00:23:12,878 --> 00:23:16,212 to wait it out. 614 00:23:16,891 --> 00:23:18,957 Nathan, look, I know you got into this 615 00:23:18,993 --> 00:23:20,626 because you care about these people, 616 00:23:20,661 --> 00:23:22,227 and you're a good man for doing it. 617 00:23:22,263 --> 00:23:25,431 But you need to trust me. I know what I'm doing. 618 00:23:25,466 --> 00:23:28,801 All I'm asking is that you just wait one day. 619 00:23:28,836 --> 00:23:31,203 ♪ ♪ 620 00:23:31,238 --> 00:23:33,872 Okay, Mike. 621 00:23:33,908 --> 00:23:35,441 One day. 622 00:23:35,476 --> 00:23:39,778 ♪ ♪ 623 00:23:40,501 --> 00:23:42,078 Harvey, if this is about the Bartlett case, 624 00:23:42,102 --> 00:23:43,869 I have already made plans to work late. 625 00:23:43,904 --> 00:23:45,737 I'm here to tell you to leave early 626 00:23:45,773 --> 00:23:48,607 to get to your parent's house for your mom's chicken piccata. 627 00:23:48,642 --> 00:23:50,909 It's Wednesday. My mom makes lasagna. 628 00:23:50,944 --> 00:23:53,211 I don't care if she's making cow-shit soufflé. 629 00:23:53,247 --> 00:23:54,913 I need you to get to that dinner, 630 00:23:54,948 --> 00:23:56,782 and look through your father's files. 631 00:23:57,242 --> 00:23:59,609 With all due respect, I'm not in the habit 632 00:23:59,644 --> 00:24:01,656 of going through my father's things without him knowing. 633 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,514 Then you don't have to worry, because he does know. 634 00:24:04,549 --> 00:24:06,449 Harvey, what's going on? 635 00:24:06,485 --> 00:24:09,586 Stanley Gordon's suing us on behalf of our ex-partners 636 00:24:09,621 --> 00:24:11,454 claiming that their time at Pearson Specter 637 00:24:11,490 --> 00:24:13,022 hurt their careers. - I get it. 638 00:24:13,058 --> 00:24:15,026 And some of those partners work for my dad, 639 00:24:15,027 --> 00:24:16,839 and he wants to help us prove that it's not true, 640 00:24:16,863 --> 00:24:18,863 but he doesn't want to be seen doing it. 641 00:24:19,204 --> 00:24:20,314 Which is why he's going to leave 642 00:24:20,338 --> 00:24:22,272 their performance reviews out. 643 00:24:22,307 --> 00:24:24,085 And you're going to tell me exactly what they say. 644 00:24:24,109 --> 00:24:25,408 Well then, I'd better get going. 645 00:24:25,444 --> 00:24:27,811 Because you might not care, but my mom's lasagna? 646 00:24:27,846 --> 00:24:29,312 It's the best you've ever had. 647 00:24:29,347 --> 00:24:33,883 ♪ ♪ 648 00:24:33,919 --> 00:24:35,885 Hey, what's going on? Oliver told me to come in, 649 00:24:35,921 --> 00:24:37,454 but he didn't give me a reason. 650 00:24:39,458 --> 00:24:41,958 Where is everyone? - I sent them home. 651 00:24:41,993 --> 00:24:43,593 What? Why? 652 00:24:43,628 --> 00:24:45,161 We lost our funding. 653 00:24:45,197 --> 00:24:47,197 What the hell are you talking about? 654 00:24:47,232 --> 00:24:49,466 Discharge Power called our five biggest angel investors, 655 00:24:49,501 --> 00:24:51,601 and got them to pull their funding. 656 00:24:52,431 --> 00:24:54,231 So we're shut down. - They can't do that. 657 00:24:54,267 --> 00:24:56,233 They just did it. 658 00:24:57,870 --> 00:24:59,570 Oh, my God. I don't believe this. 659 00:24:59,605 --> 00:25:02,973 Well, you should believe it, because it's game over. 660 00:25:03,349 --> 00:25:04,681 The clinic, the case, everything. 661 00:25:05,009 --> 00:25:06,608 Nathan, you can't just roll over. 662 00:25:06,644 --> 00:25:08,188 As long as your lights are on, I'm sure you've got people 663 00:25:08,212 --> 00:25:09,611 who are willing to work on this-- 664 00:25:09,647 --> 00:25:11,280 Our charter doesn't allow it, okay? 665 00:25:11,315 --> 00:25:13,482 And you can't work here, either, so just go. 666 00:25:13,517 --> 00:25:15,350 Go back to PSL, or SL, or whatever the hell 667 00:25:15,386 --> 00:25:17,197 you call the place that teaches you to turn down 668 00:25:17,221 --> 00:25:19,399 multi-million dollar offers. - You think this is my fault? 669 00:25:19,423 --> 00:25:22,324 It's not, Nathan, it's theirs, and that monster of a lawyer 670 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:23,625 that they've got-- 671 00:25:23,661 --> 00:25:25,294 I don't care whose fault it is. 672 00:25:25,329 --> 00:25:27,863 If that offer is still on the table, I am taking it. 673 00:25:27,864 --> 00:25:29,308 Because it's the only way that we're going to be able 674 00:25:29,332 --> 00:25:31,358 to get our funding back. - Nathan, you go back 675 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:32,292 to Collins now, you're going to be lucky to get 676 00:25:32,327 --> 00:25:34,260 ten cents on the dollar. 677 00:25:34,296 --> 00:25:35,373 Then I'll get ten cents on the dollar. 678 00:25:35,397 --> 00:25:37,530 Would you wait a minute and listen to me? 679 00:25:37,566 --> 00:25:40,366 Because I am trying to help-- - I am done listening to you! 680 00:25:40,402 --> 00:25:42,368 Go! 681 00:25:42,404 --> 00:25:43,970 And stay the hell out of this case. 682 00:25:44,005 --> 00:25:46,940 [dramatic music] 683 00:25:52,140 --> 00:25:54,875 [tense music] 684 00:25:54,910 --> 00:25:59,746 ♪ ♪ 685 00:25:59,782 --> 00:26:01,893 Mike, hey, this is great. I didn't think I'd see you-- 686 00:26:01,917 --> 00:26:03,183 What the fuck did you do? 687 00:26:04,109 --> 00:26:05,153 What the hell are you talking about? 688 00:26:05,177 --> 00:26:06,556 I didn't do anything. - Bullshit. 689 00:26:06,557 --> 00:26:07,813 You cut the clinic's funding off 690 00:26:07,814 --> 00:26:09,659 because I told you they didn't have the resources. 691 00:26:09,683 --> 00:26:11,309 I have no idea what you're talking about. 692 00:26:11,310 --> 00:26:13,163 You're going to deny that up until nine months ago, 693 00:26:13,164 --> 00:26:15,764 you worked for the firm that represented the parent company 694 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,310 of that battery plant? - I worked there, 695 00:26:17,334 --> 00:26:19,068 and I hated it. It's why I left. 696 00:26:19,103 --> 00:26:20,681 And if that were the truth, you would have said something 697 00:26:20,705 --> 00:26:22,938 the first time we met, but you didn't. 698 00:26:22,973 --> 00:26:24,518 No, you told me they were going to offer me a job. 699 00:26:24,542 --> 00:26:25,619 You gave me a reason to take it, 700 00:26:25,643 --> 00:26:27,376 and then when I didn't jump on it, 701 00:26:27,411 --> 00:26:29,278 you put people that I care about out of work. 702 00:26:29,313 --> 00:26:31,080 I didn't do shit to that clinic. 703 00:26:31,115 --> 00:26:32,726 You're being paranoid. - I'm being paranoid, really? 704 00:26:32,750 --> 00:26:34,494 And what's more likely? That I'm being paranoid, 705 00:26:34,518 --> 00:26:36,118 or that you appeared out of nowhere 706 00:26:36,153 --> 00:26:38,387 to offer me some magical opportunity 707 00:26:38,422 --> 00:26:40,856 the day before we lose our funding? 708 00:26:40,891 --> 00:26:42,035 You are making a big mistake. 709 00:26:42,059 --> 00:26:43,625 I need you to stay the hell away 710 00:26:43,661 --> 00:26:46,361 from me, the clinic, and this case. 711 00:26:46,397 --> 00:26:53,268 ♪ ♪ 712 00:27:02,969 --> 00:27:05,002 Harvey, what are you doing here? 713 00:27:05,037 --> 00:27:06,582 I'm here to give you your performance review. 714 00:27:06,606 --> 00:27:08,839 - I don't work for you. - No, but you're going to 715 00:27:08,875 --> 00:27:12,576 answer to me when I put you on the stand. 716 00:27:12,612 --> 00:27:14,412 Read it. 717 00:27:17,150 --> 00:27:20,050 When I read it, I don't see a man that was held back 718 00:27:20,086 --> 00:27:22,453 because his old firm had a bad reputation. 719 00:27:22,488 --> 00:27:25,156 I see a man that reached his limitation. 720 00:27:25,191 --> 00:27:26,924 Everyone knew it, except for him, 721 00:27:26,959 --> 00:27:29,236 and now, he's looking for someone to blame. 722 00:27:29,237 --> 00:27:31,737 - I didn't bring this suit. - I don't care, because as far 723 00:27:31,772 --> 00:27:34,044 as they're concerned, you're the leader of the band. 724 00:27:34,045 --> 00:27:35,845 Which means you're the first one up. 725 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,580 You must want something. 726 00:27:37,615 --> 00:27:39,193 Because you didn't come all the way down here 727 00:27:39,217 --> 00:27:40,761 just to tell me you're going to humiliate me. 728 00:27:40,785 --> 00:27:42,885 I'm here to give you a chance. 729 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,554 Get Gordon and the rest of them to back off, 730 00:27:45,590 --> 00:27:47,835 and this never sees the light of day. 731 00:27:47,836 --> 00:27:50,270 If not, you're going on the stand tomorrow, 732 00:27:50,305 --> 00:27:52,138 because I'm telling you, there's no way 733 00:27:52,174 --> 00:27:55,408 I am letting them use you or Scottie or anybody else 734 00:27:55,444 --> 00:27:57,377 to take my firm from me. 735 00:27:57,412 --> 00:28:00,347 [tense music] 736 00:28:00,382 --> 00:28:03,416 ♪ ♪ 737 00:28:04,060 --> 00:28:05,938 Please tell me you didn't go back to see Collins. 738 00:28:05,962 --> 00:28:07,294 You know, I tried. 739 00:28:07,330 --> 00:28:09,597 He wouldn't give me the time of day. 740 00:28:09,632 --> 00:28:11,065 Good. 741 00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:13,500 [scoffs] Good? 742 00:28:13,536 --> 00:28:14,947 My only chance to keep this place alive 743 00:28:14,971 --> 00:28:18,372 is to dump this thing, beg our donors to come back, 744 00:28:18,407 --> 00:28:19,974 and accept that these kids get nothing. 745 00:28:20,009 --> 00:28:23,010 - No, it isn't. - What are you talking about? 746 00:28:24,580 --> 00:28:26,814 I got a job offer yesterday. 747 00:28:27,208 --> 00:28:29,041 This guy said he's starting a firm 748 00:28:29,077 --> 00:28:32,511 dedicated to doing the kinds of cases we do now. 749 00:28:32,547 --> 00:28:34,425 Well, if you came to me for advice, I'd say take it. 750 00:28:34,449 --> 00:28:37,249 It's not about... 751 00:28:37,285 --> 00:28:39,986 Nathan, he's the one that got the donors to pull out. 752 00:28:40,021 --> 00:28:41,687 - What? - He used to work 753 00:28:41,723 --> 00:28:44,490 for Porter Lofton, and this whole thing was a ploy. 754 00:28:45,424 --> 00:28:46,835 So you're here to tell me you got played? 755 00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:48,403 No, I'm here to tell you that even though 756 00:28:48,427 --> 00:28:51,862 that job was bullshit, the idea is a good one. 757 00:28:51,898 --> 00:28:52,975 You want to start a firm like that? 758 00:28:52,999 --> 00:28:55,299 I want you to start a firm like that. 759 00:28:55,334 --> 00:28:58,068 Instead of begging donors to keep you alive, 760 00:28:58,104 --> 00:28:59,937 just let your non-profit status go. 761 00:28:59,972 --> 00:29:01,850 - Why would I do that? - Because then, you'd have 762 00:29:01,874 --> 00:29:03,007 no cap on your fees. 763 00:29:03,042 --> 00:29:05,142 You could make enough from this one case 764 00:29:05,177 --> 00:29:06,188 to get these families what they deserve, 765 00:29:06,212 --> 00:29:08,445 and keep yourself running for years. 766 00:29:08,481 --> 00:29:11,215 Mike, this clinic has meant everything to me. 767 00:29:11,398 --> 00:29:14,132 I spent 11 years running it. I'm not about to let it die 768 00:29:14,168 --> 00:29:17,536 based on a gamble. - It's not a gamble if you win. 769 00:29:17,896 --> 00:29:20,697 I will help you. Oliver will help you. 770 00:29:20,732 --> 00:29:22,899 And then, when it's over, nobody will ever be able 771 00:29:22,934 --> 00:29:24,334 to force you to abandon a client 772 00:29:24,369 --> 00:29:26,302 by cutting off your wallet ever again. 773 00:29:26,493 --> 00:29:28,471 Even if I could say yes, you're forgetting the reason 774 00:29:28,495 --> 00:29:30,361 I came to you in the first place. 775 00:29:30,397 --> 00:29:32,297 [sighs] You need money. 776 00:29:32,332 --> 00:29:33,965 We don't have anywhere near enough 777 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,600 to even see this to trial. 778 00:29:35,635 --> 00:29:37,268 How much do you need? 779 00:29:37,304 --> 00:29:39,037 - To float the whole firm? - Yes. 780 00:29:39,072 --> 00:29:42,440 Half a million dollars. 781 00:29:43,236 --> 00:29:44,202 I'll get you the money. 782 00:29:44,237 --> 00:29:47,405 ♪ ♪ 783 00:29:48,344 --> 00:29:50,577 Scottie, if you're here because you've been subpoenaed, 784 00:29:50,612 --> 00:29:51,945 I've got something in the works. 785 00:29:51,981 --> 00:29:53,714 I haven't been subpoenaed, Harvey. 786 00:29:53,749 --> 00:29:57,317 That's not why I'm here. - Then why are you here? 787 00:29:57,353 --> 00:30:00,787 To say that I'm sorry. 788 00:30:00,823 --> 00:30:03,890 I don't want to see you lose your firm, Harvey. 789 00:30:04,602 --> 00:30:06,468 I care about you. 790 00:30:06,504 --> 00:30:11,507 I always have, I always will. And I just wanted to say that. 791 00:30:11,542 --> 00:30:13,342 And? 792 00:30:13,377 --> 00:30:15,277 And what? 793 00:30:15,312 --> 00:30:19,081 You didn't come all the way down here just to tell me that. 794 00:30:20,117 --> 00:30:22,384 You don't make it easy, do you? 795 00:30:24,422 --> 00:30:26,722 The last time that we saw each other, 796 00:30:26,757 --> 00:30:30,859 you told me that you were seeing someone about yourself. 797 00:30:30,895 --> 00:30:34,229 And you asked if when you were done, 798 00:30:34,265 --> 00:30:35,998 could you call me. 799 00:30:36,033 --> 00:30:40,202 - I remember. - Well, are you done? 800 00:30:40,237 --> 00:30:44,006 Did you fix yourself? [laughs] 801 00:30:44,041 --> 00:30:47,309 Let's just say I'm a work in progress. 802 00:30:48,286 --> 00:30:50,453 What does that mean? 803 00:30:52,090 --> 00:30:56,459 - You want the truth? - Yes. 804 00:30:56,495 --> 00:31:00,130 A year after I stopped with my therapist, 805 00:31:00,165 --> 00:31:02,666 I started seeing her. 806 00:31:02,701 --> 00:31:04,801 - A year? - A year and three weeks. 807 00:31:04,836 --> 00:31:08,371 [chuckles] 808 00:31:08,407 --> 00:31:10,674 Three weeks longer than the waiting period. 809 00:31:10,709 --> 00:31:13,276 I am a lawyer, after all. 810 00:31:13,311 --> 00:31:16,346 I'm guessing it didn't work out. 811 00:31:16,381 --> 00:31:19,716 It didn't. It was complicated. 812 00:31:19,751 --> 00:31:22,452 Did Donna have anything to do with that complication? 813 00:31:22,487 --> 00:31:25,021 Why do you ask? 814 00:31:25,057 --> 00:31:27,223 That's all I needed to know. 815 00:31:30,237 --> 00:31:31,314 Sorry to interrupt, but Harvey, 816 00:31:31,338 --> 00:31:33,171 Stanley Gordon's in the conference room. 817 00:31:33,207 --> 00:31:34,639 He wants to see us both. 818 00:31:34,675 --> 00:31:37,442 Hi, Scottie. - Louis. 819 00:31:40,514 --> 00:31:42,247 Good luck, Harvey. 820 00:31:42,282 --> 00:31:48,386 ♪ ♪ 821 00:31:48,683 --> 00:31:50,483 You know, I never liked this conference room. 822 00:31:50,518 --> 00:31:52,785 Too much glass. - What do you want, Stanley? 823 00:31:52,820 --> 00:31:54,787 We've got a trial to prepare for. 824 00:31:54,822 --> 00:31:56,756 Nice job getting Soloff to drop out. 825 00:31:56,791 --> 00:31:58,635 We did it with him, we can do it with all of them. 826 00:31:58,659 --> 00:32:00,159 Maybe you can, maybe you can't. 827 00:32:00,194 --> 00:32:01,372 One thing's for sure. You don't have to. 828 00:32:01,396 --> 00:32:03,729 - Why not? - Give them their jobs back. 829 00:32:03,765 --> 00:32:05,275 That's all they wanted in the first place. 830 00:32:05,299 --> 00:32:06,732 - What? - Give these guys 831 00:32:06,768 --> 00:32:08,934 their jobs back, this whole thing goes away. 832 00:32:09,529 --> 00:32:11,362 - Bullshit. - It's not bullshit. 833 00:32:11,397 --> 00:32:13,564 It's what they want. - And what about what you want? 834 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:16,033 This whole thing was a setup for you to get 835 00:32:16,069 --> 00:32:18,002 back behind the wheel of Jessica's car. 836 00:32:18,037 --> 00:32:19,704 It's not Jessica's goddamn car. 837 00:32:19,739 --> 00:32:21,038 it's mine. 838 00:32:21,543 --> 00:32:23,109 But that's not what this is about. 839 00:32:23,144 --> 00:32:24,658 - I don't believe you. - I don't care whether 840 00:32:24,659 --> 00:32:26,165 you believe me or not, because that's the deal 841 00:32:26,166 --> 00:32:28,133 that's on the table. 842 00:32:28,168 --> 00:32:29,868 So you can take your chances in court, 843 00:32:29,903 --> 00:32:31,347 or you can put this in the rearview mirror 844 00:32:31,371 --> 00:32:32,849 right the hell now. - Never going to happen. 845 00:32:32,873 --> 00:32:34,456 If it'll sweeten the deal any, I'll put it in writing. 846 00:32:34,457 --> 00:32:37,124 Anyone tries to make me a partner in the new firm, 847 00:32:37,159 --> 00:32:39,960 the deal's off, and we walk away with nothing. 848 00:32:39,996 --> 00:32:42,663 Didn't expect that, did you? I'm not like Jessica. 849 00:32:42,698 --> 00:32:45,332 I actually care about the people I left behind. 850 00:32:45,368 --> 00:32:49,236 So take the deal, or don't. 851 00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:51,238 But with or without Jack Soloff, 852 00:32:51,273 --> 00:32:52,539 we're going to trial. 853 00:32:52,575 --> 00:32:55,509 [dramatic music] 854 00:33:06,048 --> 00:33:07,259 [knocks softly] 855 00:33:07,260 --> 00:33:08,926 You look tired. 856 00:33:10,230 --> 00:33:12,730 Look, Donna, I don't want to ask what I'm about to ask, 857 00:33:12,765 --> 00:33:14,832 but-- [exhales] 858 00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:17,802 I've got nowhere else to go. 859 00:33:17,837 --> 00:33:20,571 That doesn't sound good. 860 00:33:20,864 --> 00:33:23,264 I need you to back my request for the firm to loan 861 00:33:23,299 --> 00:33:25,833 the clinic money against its fee on my case. 862 00:33:25,869 --> 00:33:27,802 How much? 863 00:33:27,837 --> 00:33:30,404 - 500,000. - What? 864 00:33:30,584 --> 00:33:32,450 Mike, that is never going to fly with Harvey. 865 00:33:32,486 --> 00:33:34,953 I know that, which is why I need you to make it fly. 866 00:33:34,988 --> 00:33:37,066 And I already helped you by saying okay to this case 867 00:33:37,090 --> 00:33:39,328 when Harvey wasn't here. I'm not going to double down 868 00:33:39,329 --> 00:33:41,297 on that by saying we should give the clinic money 869 00:33:41,298 --> 00:33:42,631 at the worst possible time. 870 00:33:42,666 --> 00:33:43,810 Well, when exactly is a good time? 871 00:33:43,834 --> 00:33:46,701 Never, because we're a corporate law firm. 872 00:33:46,737 --> 00:33:48,348 We give them money, we might as well tell our clients 873 00:33:48,372 --> 00:33:49,938 that they're our second priority. 874 00:33:49,973 --> 00:33:51,806 I'm not talking about an investment, Donna. 875 00:33:51,842 --> 00:33:53,942 I'm talking about a loan. - And if you can't see 876 00:33:53,977 --> 00:33:57,512 that to the rest of the world, there's no difference, then... 877 00:33:57,548 --> 00:34:01,116 - Then what? - Then nothing. 878 00:34:01,151 --> 00:34:04,719 Does this have something to do with me not being ready? 879 00:34:05,232 --> 00:34:07,365 - What? - Harvey said I wasn't ready 880 00:34:07,401 --> 00:34:09,868 to be senior partner, but he doesn't come to a conclusion 881 00:34:09,903 --> 00:34:13,171 like that without running it by you first. 882 00:34:13,206 --> 00:34:15,006 Okay. 883 00:34:17,411 --> 00:34:19,511 Then yes, Mike. 884 00:34:20,013 --> 00:34:22,280 You not being able to accept something like this 885 00:34:22,315 --> 00:34:25,150 is exactly what I meant about you not being ready. 886 00:34:25,185 --> 00:34:26,985 I understand. 887 00:34:27,020 --> 00:34:30,455 And I know if Gordon wins, then we might not even survive. 888 00:34:30,490 --> 00:34:33,858 But Donna, what is the point of trying to survive 889 00:34:33,894 --> 00:34:36,361 if we can't do something like this? 890 00:34:36,396 --> 00:34:38,830 [tense music] 891 00:34:39,278 --> 00:34:41,156 I'm telling you, I've gone through his financials, 892 00:34:41,180 --> 00:34:43,113 the partner's financials, the by-laws. 893 00:34:43,149 --> 00:34:44,709 I haven't found a goddamn thing. 894 00:34:44,710 --> 00:34:46,416 Then we keep looking until we do. 895 00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:47,928 Harvey, has it occurred to you it's possible 896 00:34:47,929 --> 00:34:49,139 that this isn't the worst outcome in the world? 897 00:34:49,163 --> 00:34:52,832 Yeah, and I could also get shot in the face. 898 00:34:52,867 --> 00:34:54,111 But that's not what we're talking about right now. 899 00:34:54,135 --> 00:34:56,335 I'm saying, let Gordon think he pressured us 900 00:34:56,370 --> 00:34:58,248 into taking those partners back, because the truth is, 901 00:34:58,272 --> 00:34:59,717 we're a more powerful firm if they're here. 902 00:34:59,741 --> 00:35:03,609 And you and I both know if Stanley Gordon wants them back, 903 00:35:03,644 --> 00:35:05,678 he wants it for a reason, and it sure as hell 904 00:35:05,713 --> 00:35:07,613 isn't to help us out. - I have some information, 905 00:35:07,648 --> 00:35:08,814 but I don't know if it has 906 00:35:08,850 --> 00:35:10,249 anything to do with this or not. 907 00:35:10,284 --> 00:35:11,450 What is it? 908 00:35:11,486 --> 00:35:13,853 Last week, when we almost lost our lease, 909 00:35:13,888 --> 00:35:16,122 I did some checking in case we had to move, and-- 910 00:35:16,157 --> 00:35:18,057 Hold on, I'm sorry. We almost lost our lease? 911 00:35:18,092 --> 00:35:19,336 That's not the point, Louis. I took care of it. 912 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,360 The point is there were three floors 913 00:35:21,395 --> 00:35:23,427 in Robert Zane's building listed as vacant, 914 00:35:23,428 --> 00:35:25,395 but when I looked into renting them, 915 00:35:25,430 --> 00:35:28,298 they were no longer available, because as it turns out, 916 00:35:28,333 --> 00:35:30,300 Rand Kaldor Zane is expanding. 917 00:35:30,335 --> 00:35:31,734 - That can't be. - Harvey's right. 918 00:35:31,770 --> 00:35:32,914 For those partners to come back here, 919 00:35:32,938 --> 00:35:35,872 Zane would need to waive their non-competes. 920 00:35:35,907 --> 00:35:38,041 Why would he do that at the same time he's expanding? 921 00:35:38,076 --> 00:35:39,776 I don't know, but three floors 922 00:35:39,811 --> 00:35:42,712 is exactly how much space we use. 923 00:35:42,747 --> 00:35:43,880 Holy shit. 924 00:35:43,915 --> 00:35:46,049 Gordon really doesn't want to take over. 925 00:35:46,084 --> 00:35:48,651 He just wants to orchestrate a deal where his guys come back, 926 00:35:48,687 --> 00:35:51,554 they vote to merge with Zane, and we cease to exist. 927 00:35:51,590 --> 00:35:54,157 That's not possible. Our by-laws prevent that. 928 00:35:54,192 --> 00:35:55,925 No, Harvey, they don't. 929 00:35:55,961 --> 00:35:57,760 And I've been focusing on the wrong thing. 930 00:35:57,796 --> 00:35:59,395 He doesn't need to be managing partner 931 00:35:59,431 --> 00:36:01,564 for them to outvote us on this. 932 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:03,800 Harvey, if that's true, 933 00:36:03,835 --> 00:36:06,703 Zane would have to be in on it. 934 00:36:06,738 --> 00:36:08,471 Then I'm going to go and find out. 935 00:36:11,308 --> 00:36:14,509 - Good work, Donna. - Thanks, Louis. 936 00:36:15,479 --> 00:36:18,513 Listen, while we're here, I have something 937 00:36:18,549 --> 00:36:20,148 I need to talk to you about. 938 00:36:20,184 --> 00:36:23,085 [dramatic music] 939 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:27,990 ♪ ♪ 940 00:36:28,458 --> 00:36:31,125 You must have known I'd find out sooner or later. 941 00:36:31,599 --> 00:36:32,809 What the hell are you talking about? 942 00:36:32,833 --> 00:36:34,144 I'm talking about your plan to swallow us up, 943 00:36:34,168 --> 00:36:36,501 and you not being man enough to do it in the open. 944 00:36:36,537 --> 00:36:38,103 You better start making sense, 945 00:36:38,138 --> 00:36:39,716 or I'm going to drive you to Bellevue myself. 946 00:36:39,740 --> 00:36:41,218 You're telling me you had nothing to do with this? 947 00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:42,774 I don't goddamn know what this is. 948 00:36:42,810 --> 00:36:45,444 Okay, I'll lay it out for you. 949 00:36:45,479 --> 00:36:47,813 The second we released that statement about Jessica, 950 00:36:47,848 --> 00:36:50,816 Stanley Gordon contacted you with a side deal. 951 00:36:50,851 --> 00:36:52,618 He whipped up a lawsuit to get his clients 952 00:36:52,653 --> 00:36:55,227 back into our house so they can vote in favor 953 00:36:55,228 --> 00:36:56,494 of selling out to you. 954 00:36:56,530 --> 00:36:57,929 If I wanted to swallow you up, 955 00:36:57,964 --> 00:37:00,765 I wouldn't just be man enough to tell you to your face. 956 00:37:00,801 --> 00:37:02,734 I would be jumping out of this chair to do it. 957 00:37:02,769 --> 00:37:04,936 Then why did you lock down a five year lease 958 00:37:04,971 --> 00:37:08,406 on the three floors below you? 959 00:37:08,442 --> 00:37:10,809 That's your signature, isn't it? 960 00:37:10,844 --> 00:37:13,745 [tense music] 961 00:37:13,780 --> 00:37:15,880 God damn it. 962 00:37:16,259 --> 00:37:18,325 Did you know about this and keep it from me? 963 00:37:18,361 --> 00:37:22,263 No, they kept it from me. 964 00:37:22,518 --> 00:37:26,387 - Who's they? - Eric Kaldor and Ellen Rand. 965 00:37:26,422 --> 00:37:28,822 I just found out that my two partners, 966 00:37:28,858 --> 00:37:30,691 who I've worked with for 26 years, 967 00:37:30,726 --> 00:37:33,827 are willing to stab me in the back. 968 00:37:33,863 --> 00:37:35,562 Look, I am sorry I had to be the one 969 00:37:35,598 --> 00:37:38,565 to break it to you, Robert. 970 00:37:38,601 --> 00:37:40,968 But you better get your house in order. 971 00:37:41,003 --> 00:37:43,704 Because now, I have to protect mine. 972 00:37:43,739 --> 00:37:46,640 [dramatic music] 973 00:37:46,675 --> 00:37:52,346 ♪ ♪ 974 00:37:53,363 --> 00:37:55,130 Bullshit. 975 00:37:55,165 --> 00:37:59,034 - What? - Bullshit. 976 00:37:59,069 --> 00:38:01,136 I want to talk about the job offer, 977 00:38:01,171 --> 00:38:03,271 and what it means if we take it. 978 00:38:06,009 --> 00:38:08,243 Well, I don't know what to say, Rachel, 979 00:38:08,278 --> 00:38:10,712 because it turns out that offer was bullshit. 980 00:38:10,747 --> 00:38:13,148 What? What are you talking about? 981 00:38:13,183 --> 00:38:15,917 There was no job. 982 00:38:15,952 --> 00:38:17,886 He was just trying to get me to drop the case. 983 00:38:17,921 --> 00:38:21,022 - Oh, Mike, I'm so sorry. - It's even worse. 984 00:38:21,677 --> 00:38:24,044 I told him that the clinic had limited resources, 985 00:38:24,079 --> 00:38:26,190 and he used that information to strong-arm the donors, 986 00:38:26,214 --> 00:38:28,515 and get them to pull the plug. 987 00:38:28,550 --> 00:38:30,650 Well, he didn't contact me. 988 00:38:30,686 --> 00:38:32,719 Louis, now is not a good time. 989 00:38:32,754 --> 00:38:34,332 Well, that's where you're wrong, my friend. 990 00:38:34,356 --> 00:38:35,433 Because it's always a good time 991 00:38:35,457 --> 00:38:38,258 to get a half a million dollar donation. 992 00:38:43,572 --> 00:38:45,016 I thought the firm couldn't do this. 993 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:46,874 Well, the firm can't. 994 00:38:46,909 --> 00:38:49,977 It's an anonymous gift, from me to the Eastside Legal Clinic. 995 00:38:50,012 --> 00:38:52,513 I don't ever need it back, and no one ever needs to know. 996 00:38:55,151 --> 00:38:57,284 Was this your idea, or Donna's? 997 00:38:57,319 --> 00:38:59,286 Team effort. 998 00:38:59,321 --> 00:39:01,321 - I don't know what to say. - Say thank you. 999 00:39:01,357 --> 00:39:03,957 - Thank you. - No, Mike, thank you. 1000 00:39:03,993 --> 00:39:04,758 Because you've been doing the right thing 1001 00:39:04,794 --> 00:39:06,627 ever since you got here. 1002 00:39:06,662 --> 00:39:09,163 The world could use a lot more people like you. 1003 00:39:09,198 --> 00:39:11,498 I couldn't agree more. 1004 00:39:11,534 --> 00:39:14,401 [soft music] 1005 00:39:14,437 --> 00:39:19,006 ♪ ♪ 1006 00:39:19,041 --> 00:39:21,041 What? [both laugh] 1007 00:39:25,749 --> 00:39:27,282 Can't say that the place looks nicer 1008 00:39:27,317 --> 00:39:28,950 since I've been gone. 1009 00:39:28,986 --> 00:39:31,453 - You don't like it? - It's fine. 1010 00:39:31,488 --> 00:39:33,155 If you don't care about color or texture. 1011 00:39:33,190 --> 00:39:34,289 Fair enough. 1012 00:39:34,324 --> 00:39:36,191 Now tell me why you're really here, 1013 00:39:36,226 --> 00:39:37,859 because it sure as hell isn't to tell me 1014 00:39:37,895 --> 00:39:40,495 what a shitty job I did decorating your office. 1015 00:39:40,531 --> 00:39:43,565 Harvey, I know what's going on with Stanley Gordon. 1016 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:45,133 But I need a favor. 1017 00:39:45,169 --> 00:39:47,602 - What kind of favor? - You remember that thing 1018 00:39:47,638 --> 00:39:49,971 I said wouldn't follow me to Chicago? 1019 00:39:50,732 --> 00:39:53,366 Well, it did. - Aw, shit. 1020 00:39:53,401 --> 00:39:54,767 They're coming after your license? 1021 00:39:54,802 --> 00:39:56,536 They already took it. 1022 00:39:56,571 --> 00:39:58,905 I'm here because I need you to fly out there tomorrow 1023 00:39:58,940 --> 00:40:01,040 and file a TRO or 500 people 1024 00:40:01,075 --> 00:40:02,742 aren't going to have a place to live. 1025 00:40:02,777 --> 00:40:05,545 You want me to file a TRO for a housing project? 1026 00:40:05,580 --> 00:40:07,813 I am in the middle of a fight for this firm's life. 1027 00:40:07,849 --> 00:40:09,426 I don't care what you're in the middle of. 1028 00:40:09,450 --> 00:40:11,918 You owe me, because along with about 100 other things, 1029 00:40:11,953 --> 00:40:14,253 you threw me under the bus. - And as I recall, 1030 00:40:14,289 --> 00:40:15,922 you said you were okay with it. 1031 00:40:15,957 --> 00:40:18,891 And now, I need a goddamn favor. 1032 00:40:19,709 --> 00:40:21,909 Okay, you want my help? 1033 00:40:21,944 --> 00:40:23,477 You tell me what the hell is going on. 1034 00:40:23,512 --> 00:40:26,847 Okay, Harvey. Here it is. 1035 00:40:26,882 --> 00:40:29,950 I went out there to make a difference 1036 00:40:29,986 --> 00:40:32,319 and all I was doing was scratching the surface, 1037 00:40:32,355 --> 00:40:34,154 one pro Bono at a time. 1038 00:40:34,190 --> 00:40:37,124 So I decided to go toe-to-toe 1039 00:40:37,159 --> 00:40:41,161 with the mayor's office on a police brutality case. 1040 00:40:41,197 --> 00:40:43,764 I got a $4 million settlement. 1041 00:40:43,799 --> 00:40:46,815 And two weeks after you put out that statement, 1042 00:40:46,816 --> 00:40:48,916 they came after my license. 1043 00:40:48,952 --> 00:40:50,229 So you're saying this is payback? 1044 00:40:50,253 --> 00:40:52,587 I'm saying they're trying to run me out of town. 1045 00:40:52,622 --> 00:40:54,922 What exactly do you want me to do about it? 1046 00:40:54,958 --> 00:40:57,458 I want you to stand next to me on the last case 1047 00:40:57,494 --> 00:41:00,595 I'll ever have, because I'm not going out like this. 1048 00:41:00,630 --> 00:41:02,830 Jessica, if all you need is a lawyer, 1049 00:41:02,866 --> 00:41:04,799 you can have your pick of the top guys out there. 1050 00:41:04,834 --> 00:41:07,602 Harvey, you're not hearing me. 1051 00:41:08,142 --> 00:41:11,243 I am going to war with the people that took my license. 1052 00:41:11,279 --> 00:41:14,380 I don't need the top guy. 1053 00:41:14,415 --> 00:41:17,316 I need the best partner I've ever had. 1054 00:41:17,351 --> 00:41:19,718 And I need him to have my back. 1055 00:41:19,754 --> 00:41:22,388 ["Conquer" by RIVVRS] 1056 00:41:22,423 --> 00:41:27,693 ♪ But I ♪ 1057 00:41:27,728 --> 00:41:29,995 ♪ Will conquer ♪ 1058 00:41:30,031 --> 00:41:33,132 ♪ ♪ 1059 00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:35,747 Is this an intervention? Because if it is, 1060 00:41:35,782 --> 00:41:38,449 you might want to put those drinks away. 1061 00:41:38,485 --> 00:41:40,285 Jessica told us what's going on, Harvey, 1062 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:41,753 Whatever it is she needs you for, 1063 00:41:41,788 --> 00:41:43,232 we came here to tell you that we'll take care 1064 00:41:43,256 --> 00:41:45,423 of things back here. - You sure about that? 1065 00:41:45,458 --> 00:41:47,792 Because I'm not. - The one thing I'm sure of 1066 00:41:47,828 --> 00:41:49,961 is that none of us would be here without Jessica. 1067 00:41:49,996 --> 00:41:52,330 And we're willing to do whatever it takes to help her. 1068 00:41:52,365 --> 00:41:56,034 - Whatever it takes? - Yes. 1069 00:41:56,799 --> 00:41:59,133 Then I want your word right now. 1070 00:41:59,168 --> 00:42:01,368 If you have to choose between the clinic and the firm, 1071 00:42:01,404 --> 00:42:02,770 you drop the clinic. 1072 00:42:02,805 --> 00:42:04,449 You don't think, how can I get out of this, 1073 00:42:04,473 --> 00:42:06,607 how can I pawn this off, or anything else. 1074 00:42:06,642 --> 00:42:08,609 You drop it inside of two seconds, 1075 00:42:08,644 --> 00:42:10,945 and you help Louis with whatever he needs. 1076 00:42:10,980 --> 00:42:13,981 - Done. - They're right, Harvey. 1077 00:42:14,016 --> 00:42:16,617 Jessica sacrificed everything for us. 1078 00:42:16,652 --> 00:42:18,819 We'll have your back. 1079 00:42:19,438 --> 00:42:21,205 Just get on the plane. 1080 00:42:21,240 --> 00:42:23,006 ♪ ♪ 1081 00:42:27,413 --> 00:42:29,151 Well, then... 1082 00:42:29,175 --> 00:42:31,112 Hope to God you guys are right. 1083 00:42:34,100 --> 00:42:38,234 ♪ It ain't easy but it's almost over ♪ 1084 00:42:38,258 --> 00:42:40,258 ♪ ♪ 1085 00:42:41,082 --> 00:42:43,982 ♪ Every day I get a little closer ♪ 1086 00:42:44,006 --> 00:42:50,906 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man