1 00:00:00,867 --> 00:00:02,144 Previously on "Suits"... 2 00:00:02,169 --> 00:00:04,825 As of this morning, we're merging with Robert Zane. 3 00:00:04,851 --> 00:00:06,315 When I came over, you said my name 4 00:00:06,316 --> 00:00:07,504 would be the one to go up next. 5 00:00:07,505 --> 00:00:09,492 You have my word. Your name goes up next. 6 00:00:09,493 --> 00:00:11,320 I threw away my diaphragm. 7 00:00:11,321 --> 00:00:14,232 - You're pulling the goalie? - Yes, Louis, I am. 8 00:00:14,233 --> 00:00:16,533 I need you to get Robert Zane's biggest client 9 00:00:16,569 --> 00:00:17,893 to sell their manufacturing division. 10 00:00:17,893 --> 00:00:20,360 This is going to determine who runs the firm. 11 00:00:20,395 --> 00:00:21,940 I need you to come through for me on this one. 12 00:00:21,964 --> 00:00:25,108 Your client is dropping their manufacturing division, 13 00:00:25,108 --> 00:00:26,618 and we can get back to the business of running this firm 14 00:00:26,642 --> 00:00:28,587 under the direction of Robert Zane. 15 00:00:28,612 --> 00:00:30,212 You think I can't take Samantha Wheeler? 16 00:00:30,247 --> 00:00:31,874 I think you said you'd stay out of it, 17 00:00:31,875 --> 00:00:33,815 and I'm not going to help you tell your own team 18 00:00:33,816 --> 00:00:34,794 that you'll cut them out 19 00:00:34,795 --> 00:00:36,495 just to get the better of Samantha Wheeler. 20 00:00:36,495 --> 00:00:38,895 I did what you asked, and now I have something to ask. 21 00:00:38,931 --> 00:00:40,530 - What's that? - You know what I want. 22 00:00:40,566 --> 00:00:42,432 - Samantha. - Robert, I want name partner, 23 00:00:42,467 --> 00:00:44,234 and I want it before the year is out. 24 00:00:44,269 --> 00:00:45,702 You said that I should come back 25 00:00:45,737 --> 00:00:48,106 when I was ready to admit that you were right. 26 00:00:48,131 --> 00:00:50,634 Takes a big man to admit that, Harvey. 27 00:00:50,634 --> 00:00:52,100 - My office. - What about it? 28 00:00:52,136 --> 00:00:54,002 - I want it back. - Your fearless leader 29 00:00:54,038 --> 00:00:56,471 is happy to comply. 30 00:00:58,667 --> 00:01:01,601 [upbeat jazzy music] 31 00:01:01,636 --> 00:01:08,575 ♪ ♪ 32 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,495 - Sheila, what is all this? - A power breakfast. 33 00:01:28,530 --> 00:01:30,330 And it looks delicious, 34 00:01:30,365 --> 00:01:32,444 but you know I usually like to eat light in the morning. 35 00:01:32,468 --> 00:01:35,971 - Just a bowl of Fiber One, or... - Oh, I know, Louis. 36 00:01:36,705 --> 00:01:40,040 I also know the day you take control of the firm 37 00:01:40,075 --> 00:01:41,608 is no usual day. 38 00:01:41,643 --> 00:01:43,643 Before I take control of what now? 39 00:01:43,679 --> 00:01:46,446 Louis, you just merged, which means it's time 40 00:01:46,482 --> 00:01:49,116 for a new king to claim the throne. 41 00:01:49,151 --> 00:01:51,329 All right, Sheila, if you're saying what I think you are, 42 00:01:51,353 --> 00:01:53,320 Harvey's already managing partner, 43 00:01:53,355 --> 00:01:55,697 and Zane's going to fight to take it from him. 44 00:01:55,698 --> 00:01:59,558 Which sets the table for you to take it from both of them. 45 00:01:59,559 --> 00:02:02,960 Louis, you're a king. 46 00:02:02,996 --> 00:02:07,398 And we should all be kissing your ring. 47 00:02:07,433 --> 00:02:09,767 But, Sheila, where is all this coming from? 48 00:02:09,803 --> 00:02:12,270 It's coming from the fact that Harvey left you 49 00:02:12,305 --> 00:02:15,540 to fight off the hordes, and you did just that 50 00:02:15,575 --> 00:02:18,209 by subjugating the army of Robert Zane. 51 00:02:18,244 --> 00:02:20,111 - I suppose I did. - No supposing, Louis. 52 00:02:20,146 --> 00:02:23,080 You're a god. A Viking god. 53 00:02:23,116 --> 00:02:25,516 And Viking gods take what they want. 54 00:02:25,552 --> 00:02:27,952 Now go in there, and claim what's yours. 55 00:02:27,987 --> 00:02:30,822 I will, but not until I claim what's also mine... 56 00:02:31,441 --> 00:02:32,740 Not yet. 57 00:02:32,776 --> 00:02:35,343 Let's do it this afternoon, afterward. 58 00:02:35,378 --> 00:02:39,046 Then we can play "managing partner/secretary." 59 00:02:39,082 --> 00:02:40,559 In that case you'd better be ready to take 60 00:02:40,583 --> 00:02:43,284 a whole lot of dictation. 61 00:02:43,319 --> 00:02:45,553 Oh, I will. Now go. 62 00:02:45,588 --> 00:02:48,423 - And return to me a king. - I know. 63 00:02:48,458 --> 00:02:55,430 ♪ ♪ 64 00:03:10,119 --> 00:03:13,987 - Morning, Robert. - Harvey, I just got in. 65 00:03:14,023 --> 00:03:17,758 - The sign looks good. - Good, I'm glad you liked it. 66 00:03:17,793 --> 00:03:19,927 You ready to do this thing? 67 00:03:19,962 --> 00:03:21,795 If you mean, am I ready to get back to being 68 00:03:21,831 --> 00:03:23,764 a managing partner, I sure as hell am. 69 00:03:23,799 --> 00:03:25,432 Then give me your John Hancock, 70 00:03:25,468 --> 00:03:28,102 I'll get it to Louis, and you will officially be 71 00:03:28,137 --> 00:03:31,105 the managing partner by the end of the day. 72 00:03:31,140 --> 00:03:32,106 [knocking] 73 00:03:32,141 --> 00:03:34,375 Harvey Specter? 74 00:03:34,410 --> 00:03:37,044 That's right, this is my partner, Robert Zane. 75 00:03:37,079 --> 00:03:38,846 My partner and I were clients of Mike Ross. 76 00:03:38,881 --> 00:03:42,249 - We founded Pod Space. - You must be Max Louden. 77 00:03:42,284 --> 00:03:44,051 How do you know I'm not Nick? 78 00:03:44,086 --> 00:03:46,754 Because Mike said if one of you ever came to see me, 79 00:03:46,789 --> 00:03:47,789 it'd be you. 80 00:03:47,823 --> 00:03:50,624 So why don't you tell me what the problem is, 81 00:03:50,659 --> 00:03:51,925 and I'll get you out of it. 82 00:03:51,961 --> 00:03:54,528 Oh, I hope it's that easy. 83 00:03:54,563 --> 00:03:56,797 Nick and I started another business venture. 84 00:03:56,832 --> 00:03:59,833 Raised 100 million to get the thing off the ground. 85 00:04:00,324 --> 00:04:01,923 I can only account for 50 of it. 86 00:04:01,959 --> 00:04:03,525 Well, when 50 million is missing, 87 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,427 the math adds up to embezzlement. 88 00:04:05,462 --> 00:04:08,096 I know that, but I'm telling you, Nick wouldn't do that. 89 00:04:08,131 --> 00:04:09,698 Not to me, and not to the business. 90 00:04:09,733 --> 00:04:11,299 Then if he didn't take it, he got taken. 91 00:04:11,335 --> 00:04:13,268 Look, I don't know what happened. 92 00:04:13,303 --> 00:04:15,937 But what I do know is that if we can't account for the money, 93 00:04:15,973 --> 00:04:18,573 and anyone finds out, we're not just out of business; 94 00:04:18,609 --> 00:04:20,842 - we're in prison. - Trust me, Max. 95 00:04:20,878 --> 00:04:22,911 I'm not going to let that happen. 96 00:04:22,946 --> 00:04:24,713 Thank you. 97 00:04:24,748 --> 00:04:26,481 [tense music] 98 00:04:27,026 --> 00:04:28,359 And, Max, 99 00:04:28,395 --> 00:04:31,162 don't tell Nick you came to me with this. 100 00:04:31,197 --> 00:04:35,032 Well, I wasn't going to, but do you mind if I ask why not? 101 00:04:35,068 --> 00:04:36,768 I don't want him to know I'm coming. 102 00:04:36,803 --> 00:04:40,138 ♪ ♪ 103 00:04:40,531 --> 00:04:43,065 I know you already know this, but he's either guilty 104 00:04:43,100 --> 00:04:44,144 and trying to pin it on his partner, 105 00:04:44,168 --> 00:04:44,967 or it's the other way around. 106 00:04:45,002 --> 00:04:46,502 No way that kid's guilty. 107 00:04:46,537 --> 00:04:47,981 I don't know that, and neither do you. 108 00:04:48,005 --> 00:04:49,505 I know you're managing partner, 109 00:04:49,540 --> 00:04:52,074 but you handle your clients, and I'll handle mine. 110 00:04:52,109 --> 00:04:55,177 Hey, fair enough, but just to be clear, we just merged. 111 00:04:55,212 --> 00:04:57,312 We need to keep every client we've got. 112 00:04:57,348 --> 00:04:58,981 Like I said, Robert. 113 00:04:59,016 --> 00:05:02,117 You handle your clients, I'll handle mine. 114 00:05:02,153 --> 00:05:05,921 ♪ ♪ 115 00:05:07,137 --> 00:05:07,995 I've got an assignment for you. 116 00:05:07,996 --> 00:05:09,797 Oh, good morning, Robert. You look nice today too. 117 00:05:09,798 --> 00:05:11,531 Hey, you get to work on time, 118 00:05:11,567 --> 00:05:12,744 I'll tell you that necklace is pretty all you want. 119 00:05:12,768 --> 00:05:13,700 Right now, I need you to look into 120 00:05:13,736 --> 00:05:14,976 one of Harvey Specter's clients. 121 00:05:15,004 --> 00:05:17,771 Let me get this straight. I just finished tussling 122 00:05:17,806 --> 00:05:20,140 with the guy over sticking my nose into one of his clients, 123 00:05:20,175 --> 00:05:21,608 and now you want me to stick my nose 124 00:05:21,644 --> 00:05:23,377 into another one of his clients? 125 00:05:23,412 --> 00:05:26,313 Samantha, the man needs your help. 126 00:05:26,348 --> 00:05:27,659 And besides, he's already seen the bad. 127 00:05:27,683 --> 00:05:28,827 It's time to show him the good. 128 00:05:28,851 --> 00:05:31,018 And again, what exactly is the good 129 00:05:31,053 --> 00:05:32,486 of me horning in on his territory? 130 00:05:32,521 --> 00:05:34,388 The good is for the firm. 131 00:05:34,423 --> 00:05:37,124 He may not see it now, but he will. 132 00:05:37,159 --> 00:05:40,500 - Okay, give it to me. - He's got two young bucks. 133 00:05:40,501 --> 00:05:41,995 One of them is up to something shady. 134 00:05:42,031 --> 00:05:44,097 I don't know which one, but he has a soft spot 135 00:05:44,133 --> 00:05:45,766 for the one named Max. 136 00:05:46,182 --> 00:05:48,282 If that guy's wrong, he's not going to see it. 137 00:05:48,317 --> 00:05:50,195 And no matter what, we can't afford to lose the client, 138 00:05:50,219 --> 00:05:52,486 - because we just merged. - Exactly. 139 00:05:52,522 --> 00:05:54,355 I knew I keep you around for a reason. 140 00:05:54,390 --> 00:05:55,956 That you do. 141 00:05:55,992 --> 00:05:58,726 Now, what's the "something shady"? 142 00:05:58,761 --> 00:06:01,729 - $50 million is missing. - Ooh, that sounds fun. 143 00:06:01,764 --> 00:06:02,997 So you're on it? 144 00:06:03,032 --> 00:06:04,176 Oh, I'm more than on it, Robert. 145 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:05,549 I know exactly what to do. 146 00:06:05,550 --> 00:06:08,450 ♪ Suits 8x02 ♪ Pecking Order Original Air Date on July 25, 2018 147 00:06:08,461 --> 00:06:11,605 ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 148 00:06:11,641 --> 00:06:14,875 ♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 149 00:06:14,911 --> 00:06:17,978 ♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 150 00:06:18,014 --> 00:06:21,649 ♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 151 00:06:21,684 --> 00:06:24,518 ♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪ 152 00:06:24,554 --> 00:06:28,355 ♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪ 153 00:06:28,391 --> 00:06:30,157 ♪ All right ♪ 154 00:06:30,193 --> 00:06:31,140 ♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪ 155 00:06:31,141 --> 00:06:36,241 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 156 00:06:36,242 --> 00:06:37,820 ♪ The greenback boogie ♪ 157 00:06:44,632 --> 00:06:48,034 - Hi, you must be Donna, I... - Let me guess. 158 00:06:48,491 --> 00:06:50,760 - Samantha Wheeler. - What gave it away? 159 00:06:50,785 --> 00:06:52,888 Several things, not the least of which is you 160 00:06:52,913 --> 00:06:54,331 ambushing me in my office. 161 00:06:54,331 --> 00:06:55,542 Well, it doesn't have to be an ambush. 162 00:06:55,566 --> 00:06:56,958 It could just be a friendly howdy-doo. 163 00:06:56,958 --> 00:06:58,977 In that case, let me grab my ten-gallon hat, 164 00:06:59,002 --> 00:07:00,337 and help make it that. 165 00:07:00,337 --> 00:07:01,603 You don't need a ten-gallon hat. 166 00:07:01,638 --> 00:07:03,571 You just need to sign off on this. 167 00:07:05,275 --> 00:07:07,142 Samantha, this isn't a howdy-doo. 168 00:07:07,177 --> 00:07:08,820 This is an expense account request 169 00:07:08,845 --> 00:07:10,639 three times larger than anyone else's. 170 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:12,616 Huh, it was only two times bigger 171 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:14,392 than anyone else's at Rand Kaldor Zane. 172 00:07:14,392 --> 00:07:16,436 - Try four times bigger. - How do you know that? 173 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:18,503 Because it's my business to know that. 174 00:07:18,539 --> 00:07:21,541 And what I know about this is that I can't sign off on it. 175 00:07:21,566 --> 00:07:23,165 Is it because I didn't say please? 176 00:07:23,201 --> 00:07:24,834 It's because I don't know that it's for. 177 00:07:24,869 --> 00:07:27,280 - It's for me to do my job. - That isn't very specific. 178 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,168 No, it's not, but it's what I had before, 179 00:07:29,169 --> 00:07:30,087 and it's what I need now. 180 00:07:30,088 --> 00:07:32,220 If you want specifics, talk to Robert Zane. 181 00:07:32,352 --> 00:07:33,762 But he doesn't have any, either, 182 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:34,996 which is how he prefers it. 183 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:37,397 Well, I'm not Robert. 184 00:07:37,524 --> 00:07:39,991 But since I'm also not trying to get off on the wrong foot, 185 00:07:40,027 --> 00:07:43,912 I will authorize half of this, which is the most we give. 186 00:07:43,913 --> 00:07:45,298 I get it. 187 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:47,042 The new girl comes in, and you want to make sure 188 00:07:47,066 --> 00:07:49,099 she understands the pecking order. 189 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:51,204 That wasn't my intention. 190 00:07:51,938 --> 00:07:53,181 But if that's the way you see it, 191 00:07:53,205 --> 00:07:54,574 that tells me a lot more about you 192 00:07:54,599 --> 00:07:55,965 than it tells you about me. 193 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,100 [tense music] 194 00:07:58,136 --> 00:07:59,502 Good to finally meet you, Samantha. 195 00:07:59,537 --> 00:08:01,590 Good to meet you too, Donna. 196 00:08:02,006 --> 00:08:06,409 ♪ ♪ 197 00:08:06,707 --> 00:08:09,639 - Harvey, good, you're here. - I am, but not for long. 198 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:10,572 I have to take care of something 199 00:08:10,607 --> 00:08:11,751 for one of Mike's old clients. 200 00:08:11,775 --> 00:08:13,759 That's fine, but I need to talk to you now. 201 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:14,734 You may not like what I have to say... 202 00:08:14,735 --> 00:08:16,712 Oh, I almost forgot. Robert and I signed the papers 203 00:08:16,736 --> 00:08:18,544 for him to take over as managing partner. 204 00:08:18,545 --> 00:08:19,911 - They're on my desk. - You what? 205 00:08:19,946 --> 00:08:21,679 I know, I wouldn't have thought it, either, 206 00:08:21,714 --> 00:08:24,148 but as it turns out, I'd rather not be managing partner. 207 00:08:24,184 --> 00:08:25,728 - That's not what I... - Hey, Louis, do me a favor. 208 00:08:25,752 --> 00:08:27,530 Sign the papers and drop them off to Donna, will you? 209 00:08:27,554 --> 00:08:29,821 I think it's important that we do it as soon as possible 210 00:08:29,856 --> 00:08:31,489 to show Zane the support 211 00:08:31,524 --> 00:08:33,135 that I would have wanted if it would have been me. 212 00:08:33,159 --> 00:08:34,599 Of course, if it would have been you. 213 00:08:34,627 --> 00:08:36,928 - Thanks, Louis. - No problem, Harvey. 214 00:08:37,436 --> 00:08:39,530 I'll get that off to Donna as soon as I can. 215 00:08:39,566 --> 00:08:42,466 [dramatic music] 216 00:08:43,171 --> 00:08:45,066 - Nick Turner? - Yes. 217 00:08:45,066 --> 00:08:46,766 - Harvey Specter. - Mr. Specter. 218 00:08:46,801 --> 00:08:48,201 It's a pleasure meeting you, 219 00:08:48,236 --> 00:08:49,168 but I wasn't aware we had a meeting. 220 00:08:49,204 --> 00:08:51,271 We don't. I know we've never met, 221 00:08:51,306 --> 00:08:52,572 but you meant a lot to Mike, 222 00:08:52,607 --> 00:08:54,340 which means you mean a lot to me, 223 00:08:54,376 --> 00:08:56,342 and I just got a proposal on your behalf. 224 00:08:56,378 --> 00:08:58,813 Smith Barney wants to take you public. 225 00:08:59,047 --> 00:09:01,247 You're kidding. That's fantastic. 226 00:09:01,283 --> 00:09:02,593 And it's not just your main business. 227 00:09:02,617 --> 00:09:04,486 They want your new venture too. 228 00:09:05,820 --> 00:09:09,855 I'd love to say yes, but the new business isn't ready. 229 00:09:09,891 --> 00:09:12,358 Nick, it's not often you get a top rate 230 00:09:12,393 --> 00:09:15,227 investment bank knocking on the doors of a fledgling business. 231 00:09:15,414 --> 00:09:16,890 But if we do that, 232 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:18,391 we won't get the full price of our upside. 233 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:20,324 What if I told you they were willing to send over 234 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,247 500,000 in cash as a good faith advance 235 00:09:24,272 --> 00:09:25,838 against any transaction costs? 236 00:09:25,873 --> 00:09:28,774 - I'm sorry, who are you? - I'm Samantha Wheeler. 237 00:09:28,809 --> 00:09:30,053 I work with Harvey. 238 00:09:31,012 --> 00:09:35,281 Like I said, half a million dollars. 239 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,367 All you have to do is send your books over 240 00:09:37,402 --> 00:09:38,928 to start the business, and we'll get down 241 00:09:38,953 --> 00:09:40,872 to making you and your partner rich. 242 00:09:40,872 --> 00:09:44,751 Well, that's very generous, but as I was just saying 243 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:46,650 to Harvey, we're already rich, 244 00:09:46,686 --> 00:09:48,953 and I don't feel comfortable giving away our upside... 245 00:09:48,988 --> 00:09:51,689 Nick, don't let this briefcase get in the way 246 00:09:51,724 --> 00:09:53,093 - of a great opportunity... - Look. 247 00:09:53,093 --> 00:09:54,778 I appreciate you both coming over, 248 00:09:54,803 --> 00:09:57,270 but we're in the middle of our build out, 249 00:09:57,306 --> 00:09:59,673 so please, for right now, 250 00:09:59,708 --> 00:10:01,541 I prefer to keep things like they are. 251 00:10:01,584 --> 00:10:04,518 [tense music] 252 00:10:04,546 --> 00:10:11,451 ♪ ♪ 253 00:10:13,387 --> 00:10:16,585 - What the hell was that? - That was one cool cucumber 254 00:10:16,620 --> 00:10:18,451 who sounds pretty good, but couldn't hide the fact 255 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:20,295 that he'd rather cut off his arm than show us his books. 256 00:10:20,319 --> 00:10:22,595 I meant, what were you doing coming into my meeting? 257 00:10:22,596 --> 00:10:23,929 I was introducing myself, 258 00:10:23,964 --> 00:10:25,500 so we could get off on a better foot. 259 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:27,211 I thought you said we got off on the right foot. 260 00:10:27,235 --> 00:10:28,770 Well, I think so, but I could tell you didn't. 261 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:30,004 Well, let me tell you something. 262 00:10:30,004 --> 00:10:31,689 Derailing my meeting when it was going 263 00:10:31,714 --> 00:10:33,233 exactly as planned isn't the way 264 00:10:33,258 --> 00:10:34,551 to get off on a better foot. 265 00:10:34,551 --> 00:10:35,927 I don't know what meeting you were in, 266 00:10:35,927 --> 00:10:37,428 but that man was not going to show you his books. 267 00:10:37,428 --> 00:10:39,361 And offering him a bribe is going to get him to? 268 00:10:39,397 --> 00:10:42,016 It wasn't a bribe. It's untraceable cash, 269 00:10:42,016 --> 00:10:44,056 which if he were embezzling, he would have gone for. 270 00:10:44,085 --> 00:10:45,787 We're missing 50 million. 271 00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:48,513 500,000 isn't going to get him out of his jam. 272 00:10:48,549 --> 00:10:50,215 Well, maybe if your ex-assistant 273 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:52,252 hadn't hamstrung me with my expense account, 274 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:53,403 it would have been more. 275 00:10:53,403 --> 00:10:54,696 Samantha, you bring Donna into this, 276 00:10:54,696 --> 00:10:55,974 we're never getting on the right foot. 277 00:10:55,998 --> 00:10:56,963 Look, that wasn't what I meant. I... 278 00:10:56,999 --> 00:10:58,241 That's enough! 279 00:10:58,241 --> 00:10:59,843 I'm going to get to the bottom of this, 280 00:10:59,868 --> 00:11:01,828 and I don't need your help, so why don't you have 281 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:03,371 some respect for the chain of command, 282 00:11:03,371 --> 00:11:04,637 and stay away from my clients. 283 00:11:04,672 --> 00:11:07,573 [dramatic music] 284 00:11:07,609 --> 00:11:09,175 Damn it. 285 00:11:09,210 --> 00:11:11,511 ♪ ♪ 286 00:11:11,546 --> 00:11:13,179 God damn it, what the... 287 00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:15,348 [machine beeps] 288 00:11:15,383 --> 00:11:16,716 [machine beeps] 289 00:11:16,751 --> 00:11:19,318 [machine whirs] 290 00:11:19,746 --> 00:11:21,264 You know I knew that, don't you? 291 00:11:21,447 --> 00:11:22,849 Of course you did, you were just testing 292 00:11:22,849 --> 00:11:24,326 the structural integrity of the machine 293 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:26,551 and the water and the coffee mug. 294 00:11:26,586 --> 00:11:28,252 - Precisely. - Listen, Robert. 295 00:11:28,288 --> 00:11:30,087 I didn't come in here by accident. 296 00:11:30,112 --> 00:11:32,216 I know we were on opposite sides of the Samantha thing, 297 00:11:32,241 --> 00:11:35,153 but I also know you play golf, and I thought it might be nice 298 00:11:35,153 --> 00:11:36,738 to get out there and get to know each other. 299 00:11:36,738 --> 00:11:37,937 I think what you really mean 300 00:11:37,973 --> 00:11:40,610 is you'd like to impress the new managing partner. 301 00:11:40,783 --> 00:11:41,826 And what if I did? 302 00:11:41,826 --> 00:11:43,311 Now let me tell you something. 303 00:11:43,438 --> 00:11:46,664 We get on that course, one of two things is going to happen. 304 00:11:46,664 --> 00:11:47,874 Either you're going to piss me off 305 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:49,774 by being a scratch golfer, or you're going to 306 00:11:49,809 --> 00:11:51,342 piss me off by being worse than me. 307 00:11:51,377 --> 00:11:52,821 What's your point? 308 00:11:53,146 --> 00:11:55,513 You want to impress me, don't do it on a golf course. 309 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:58,149 Do it with a big, fat client. 310 00:11:58,184 --> 00:12:01,118 [tense music] 311 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:07,325 ♪ ♪ 312 00:12:07,775 --> 00:12:10,342 - Harvey, we need to talk. - We sure do. 313 00:12:10,378 --> 00:12:11,671 Did you just give Samantha Wheeler 314 00:12:11,672 --> 00:12:13,806 the keys to Fort Knox to use in my case? 315 00:12:13,841 --> 00:12:15,941 No, I refused to give her an expense account 316 00:12:15,977 --> 00:12:18,655 even bigger than Fort Knox. Why, what did she do? 317 00:12:18,655 --> 00:12:20,154 She tried to hijack my meeting 318 00:12:20,190 --> 00:12:21,883 with a briefcase full of cash. 319 00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:23,284 Let me guess, you didn't like it, 320 00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:25,178 and that's when she said that she got the money from me. 321 00:12:25,203 --> 00:12:27,597 No, she said it would have worked if you'd given her more. 322 00:12:27,622 --> 00:12:28,788 Which explains why she went 323 00:12:28,823 --> 00:12:30,608 over both of our heads to Robert. 324 00:12:31,126 --> 00:12:33,599 I don't believe this. He tripled her expense account. 325 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,054 Yes, he did. Harvey, we need to figure out 326 00:12:36,055 --> 00:12:37,257 what we're going to do about this woman. 327 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:38,301 Well, I'll tell you what I'm going to do. 328 00:12:38,325 --> 00:12:39,801 I'm going to go tell Robert 329 00:12:39,801 --> 00:12:42,320 that if he doesn't shorten her leash, she's gone. 330 00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:44,597 Or you could extend the olive branch, 331 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:46,063 and let her work the case with you. 332 00:12:46,098 --> 00:12:47,576 - And why would I do that? - Because sometimes, 333 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,352 it's best to keep your friends close, 334 00:12:49,352 --> 00:12:52,497 and the new senior partner we know nothing about even closer. 335 00:12:52,522 --> 00:12:53,873 Well, that's all well and fine, 336 00:12:53,898 --> 00:12:55,817 but I am tired of knowing nothing about her. 337 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:57,283 So am I, so while you're 338 00:12:57,318 --> 00:12:58,717 keeping her distracted with work, 339 00:12:58,753 --> 00:13:00,653 I'm going to go digging in her medicine cabinet. 340 00:13:00,688 --> 00:13:02,721 [dramatic music] 341 00:13:09,731 --> 00:13:11,532 Sheila, I need to talk to you. 342 00:13:11,616 --> 00:13:13,726 Louis, you're an hour early. 343 00:13:13,751 --> 00:13:15,378 I hadn't got my steno pad out yet. 344 00:13:15,378 --> 00:13:16,671 - I know, but... - Oh, my God. 345 00:13:16,671 --> 00:13:18,006 You talked to Harvey, didn't you? 346 00:13:18,006 --> 00:13:21,174 I did, and it turns out that Harvey's stepping down... 347 00:13:21,209 --> 00:13:22,742 And now you're managing partner. 348 00:13:22,777 --> 00:13:25,989 I knew it! You're even more of a man than I thought. 349 00:13:26,014 --> 00:13:27,881 - Sheila... - Ah, ah, Mr. Litt. 350 00:13:27,916 --> 00:13:30,784 It's not Sheila anymore. It's Miss Sazs, 351 00:13:30,819 --> 00:13:32,752 secretary to the managing partner, 352 00:13:32,788 --> 00:13:36,149 and I am ready to be managed. 353 00:13:36,450 --> 00:13:38,776 Sheila, as much as I would love to manage you right now, 354 00:13:38,776 --> 00:13:40,576 now is not the appropriate time. 355 00:13:40,611 --> 00:13:43,846 You're right. It's not appropriate at all. 356 00:13:44,182 --> 00:13:47,917 Just like this isn't, and this isn't, 357 00:13:47,952 --> 00:13:49,852 - and this isn't... - Whoa, Nelly. 358 00:13:49,888 --> 00:13:53,166 Manage me, Louis. Manage the shit out of me. 359 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:55,212 Okay, you want me to manage the shit out of you? 360 00:13:55,237 --> 00:13:56,544 I'm going to manage the shit out of you. 361 00:13:56,544 --> 00:13:57,621 And I'm not just Louis Litt. 362 00:13:57,645 --> 00:13:59,047 - I'm... - A joke. 363 00:13:59,047 --> 00:14:00,980 Look at him, pretending to be managing partner. 364 00:14:01,016 --> 00:14:03,249 I can't believe he thinks that we would go for it. 365 00:14:03,285 --> 00:14:04,694 Doesn't he know that the first three letters 366 00:14:04,719 --> 00:14:05,987 of managing is "man"? 367 00:14:06,012 --> 00:14:08,806 Well, at least he's got the "aging" part down. 368 00:14:08,806 --> 00:14:11,784 Speaking of down, looks like managing partner's 369 00:14:11,809 --> 00:14:13,742 not the only job he'd underperform. 370 00:14:13,778 --> 00:14:14,796 Louis? 371 00:14:15,746 --> 00:14:17,924 - Is something wrong? - No, nothing. 372 00:14:19,050 --> 00:14:22,942 Louis, something's wrong. You're not at attention. 373 00:14:23,071 --> 00:14:26,484 - I know, I just... I, uh... - Oh, no, of course. 374 00:14:26,895 --> 00:14:28,034 I should have known. 375 00:14:28,109 --> 00:14:29,994 It's the stress of your new job. 376 00:14:29,994 --> 00:14:31,660 You just became managing partner, 377 00:14:31,696 --> 00:14:33,648 and you're gone in the middle of the workday. 378 00:14:34,399 --> 00:14:35,483 Yes. 379 00:14:36,276 --> 00:14:38,743 - Exactly, that's it. - Then say no more. 380 00:14:39,237 --> 00:14:40,880 Return to your kingdom. 381 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,780 There will be plenty of time for this later. 382 00:14:42,815 --> 00:14:44,415 [tense music] 383 00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:45,983 [chuckles] 384 00:14:46,019 --> 00:14:50,488 ♪ ♪ 385 00:14:53,126 --> 00:14:55,770 Oh, good. You're still here. 386 00:14:55,770 --> 00:14:57,036 Wasn't about to be. 387 00:14:57,071 --> 00:14:59,757 What do you say we both pretend I'm not? 388 00:15:00,608 --> 00:15:02,441 All right, what's going on? 389 00:15:02,477 --> 00:15:04,379 Have you had a run in with Samantha Wheeler yet? 390 00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:07,105 No, but I take that to mean one's coming. 391 00:15:07,140 --> 00:15:09,007 The way she operates, you can bet on it. 392 00:15:09,042 --> 00:15:12,176 - How exactly does she operate? - However the hell she wants. 393 00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:14,622 - Mm-hmm. - My feelings exactly. 394 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:16,641 Which is why I decided to look into 395 00:15:16,666 --> 00:15:18,933 little Miss "I don't answer to anyone" myself. 396 00:15:18,968 --> 00:15:20,735 Don't tell me you came up empty. 397 00:15:20,770 --> 00:15:23,126 Worse, half the people I asked say she's from Kansas. 398 00:15:23,127 --> 00:15:24,674 The other half, Manhattan. 399 00:15:24,674 --> 00:15:26,585 Somehow, she managed to graduate from an Ivy League, 400 00:15:26,609 --> 00:15:28,069 a state school, and the Sorbonne 401 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:29,570 all within the same two years. 402 00:15:29,595 --> 00:15:32,563 One guy even says she's MI6, but that's "just a hunch." 403 00:15:32,598 --> 00:15:36,227 So you're telling me that no one has the same story 404 00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:37,770 and we don't know what's what? 405 00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:40,915 And since the only person with more contacts 406 00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:43,418 than me is you, I was hoping 407 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:44,944 you could help me get some answers. 408 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:47,444 Then turn around and get a good night's sleep, 409 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,340 because by tomorrow afternoon, 410 00:15:49,365 --> 00:15:50,743 you'll have all the answers you need 411 00:15:50,767 --> 00:15:53,269 on little Miss James Bond. 412 00:15:53,770 --> 00:15:56,237 Do you think we should have a secret handshake or something? 413 00:15:56,272 --> 00:15:58,316 - Just go. - Okay. 414 00:15:58,775 --> 00:16:01,409 ♪ ♪ 415 00:16:01,829 --> 00:16:03,271 Louis, what are you doing here? 416 00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:04,755 We don't have a session scheduled. 417 00:16:04,755 --> 00:16:06,716 I'm not here for a session. I'm here for an erection. 418 00:16:06,716 --> 00:16:09,235 - A... A what now? - I need a prescription, Stan. 419 00:16:09,260 --> 00:16:10,926 I don't care if it's for the blue pill, 420 00:16:10,961 --> 00:16:12,839 or for the one with the couples in the bathtubs. 421 00:16:12,863 --> 00:16:14,530 I need it now. 422 00:16:14,565 --> 00:16:17,919 Okay, Louis, why don't you tell me what's going on? 423 00:16:23,441 --> 00:16:24,940 Now that we have merged, 424 00:16:24,975 --> 00:16:27,443 Sheila thinks that I should become managing partner. 425 00:16:27,678 --> 00:16:29,678 I told her that I would bring it up to Harvey. 426 00:16:29,713 --> 00:16:32,147 But before I could do that, he told me that 427 00:16:32,182 --> 00:16:34,360 he had already handed the firm over to Zane. 428 00:16:34,361 --> 00:16:36,094 And as a result of telling Sheila that, 429 00:16:36,129 --> 00:16:37,629 you are now having intimacy issues. 430 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:39,265 As a result of letting Sheila think 431 00:16:39,290 --> 00:16:41,526 that I'm managing partner, I can't get it up. 432 00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:43,961 Then I must tell you, a prescription 433 00:16:43,961 --> 00:16:45,671 is not going to solve your problem, Louis. 434 00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:46,573 Why not? 435 00:16:46,574 --> 00:16:48,573 Because your issue isn't blood flow. 436 00:16:48,608 --> 00:16:50,074 It's that you are lying to Sheila. 437 00:16:50,109 --> 00:16:52,610 - Doc. - Louis. 438 00:16:52,974 --> 00:16:55,615 How long are you planning to hide the fact 439 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:57,225 that you're not really managing partner? 440 00:16:57,225 --> 00:16:58,303 I don't know, two to three years? 441 00:16:58,501 --> 00:16:59,977 My father convinced my mother 442 00:16:59,977 --> 00:17:01,354 that he was a vice president for a decade. 443 00:17:01,378 --> 00:17:02,505 It can be done. 444 00:17:03,145 --> 00:17:04,674 Be that as it may, 445 00:17:05,354 --> 00:17:07,421 as I recall, you accepted Harvey becoming 446 00:17:07,456 --> 00:17:09,056 managing partner after Jessica left. 447 00:17:09,091 --> 00:17:10,588 That's when I realized that I didn't want to 448 00:17:10,613 --> 00:17:11,864 become managing partner. 449 00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:14,832 Then why are you so reluctant to tell Sheila that? 450 00:17:17,236 --> 00:17:20,064 Because she's always been attracted to my power. 451 00:17:21,649 --> 00:17:23,392 I tell her that I don't want to be something 452 00:17:23,417 --> 00:17:24,335 that she wants me to be... 453 00:17:24,335 --> 00:17:26,254 You're afraid she will no longer want you. 454 00:17:26,394 --> 00:17:29,663 - I can't lose her again, doc. - I know, my friend. 455 00:17:30,341 --> 00:17:32,385 But true power is not pretending 456 00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:33,886 to be what you're not. 457 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:36,239 It's admitting the truth of who you are. 458 00:17:36,264 --> 00:17:39,231 [soft music] 459 00:17:39,267 --> 00:17:41,033 ♪ ♪ 460 00:17:41,083 --> 00:17:42,603 Katrina, you have a minute? 461 00:17:42,603 --> 00:17:44,372 Of course, what can I do for you, Alex? 462 00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:46,242 I was actually hoping you might be able to help me 463 00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:47,567 narrow down a list. 464 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:48,878 Seems like that's my specialty these days. 465 00:17:48,902 --> 00:17:50,486 What kind of list? 466 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:52,964 These are the clients who stayed with Rand Kaldor 467 00:17:52,988 --> 00:17:54,674 - after the merger. - That's right. 468 00:17:54,699 --> 00:17:56,075 And I want to know which one of them 469 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:57,875 Robert Zane would like to have back the most. 470 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,421 Well, if you want to know who he'd like to have back 471 00:17:59,445 --> 00:18:01,678 the most, it's Starboard Airlines. 472 00:18:01,714 --> 00:18:04,982 But if you want to know who you should go after, I'm not sure. 473 00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:06,828 Why wouldn't I want to go after Starboard Airlines? 474 00:18:06,852 --> 00:18:08,130 Because they used to be represented 475 00:18:08,154 --> 00:18:10,487 - by Samantha Wheeler. - I see. 476 00:18:10,804 --> 00:18:12,937 Look, Alex, I don't know how much you know about her, 477 00:18:12,972 --> 00:18:14,283 but I wouldn't want to pick a fight 478 00:18:14,307 --> 00:18:15,707 with Samantha Wheeler if it were me. 479 00:18:15,976 --> 00:18:17,153 Well, I appreciate the warning, 480 00:18:17,177 --> 00:18:20,311 but if Starboard's the client Robert would like, 481 00:18:20,347 --> 00:18:21,809 that's the client I'm going after. 482 00:18:21,809 --> 00:18:23,241 Whether Samantha likes it or not. 483 00:18:23,277 --> 00:18:25,644 Then I wish you luck, but do me a favor. 484 00:18:25,679 --> 00:18:26,978 When she finds out about this, 485 00:18:27,014 --> 00:18:28,613 don't tell her you got it from me. 486 00:18:28,649 --> 00:18:31,550 [tense music] 487 00:18:31,585 --> 00:18:33,919 ♪ ♪ 488 00:18:34,628 --> 00:18:37,462 Thanks, Joe. Now, you only owe me one. 489 00:18:39,533 --> 00:18:41,287 - Harvey. - Look. 490 00:18:41,287 --> 00:18:44,121 I'm not that big on apologies, so you're not going to get one. 491 00:18:44,156 --> 00:18:46,790 But I thought about it, and if you're still interested 492 00:18:46,825 --> 00:18:48,803 in working this thing together, I'm good with that. 493 00:18:48,827 --> 00:18:50,093 Good, because I found out 494 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:51,795 some things you might want to know. 495 00:18:51,830 --> 00:18:53,274 You kept working on it, even after 496 00:18:53,299 --> 00:18:54,759 I told you to stay out of it? 497 00:18:54,759 --> 00:18:56,401 I'm not big on apologies, either. 498 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,304 This is the best you're going to get. 499 00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:00,149 As far as I can tell from Nick's bank statements, 500 00:19:00,173 --> 00:19:02,807 he doesn't spend shit on shit; He's clean. 501 00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:04,942 Well, his spending may be accounted for, 502 00:19:04,978 --> 00:19:07,511 but the original 50 million isn't. 503 00:19:07,547 --> 00:19:10,047 - What are you talking about? - I can't find any record 504 00:19:10,083 --> 00:19:12,602 of deposits before the second 50 came in. 505 00:19:12,603 --> 00:19:13,944 As far as I can tell, 506 00:19:13,944 --> 00:19:16,845 that 50 covered the entire cost of the project. 507 00:19:16,881 --> 00:19:20,616 Wait a second. He didn't need the first 50. 508 00:19:21,035 --> 00:19:22,268 He needed the second 50. 509 00:19:22,303 --> 00:19:23,202 And he couldn't get the second 510 00:19:23,237 --> 00:19:24,830 without saying he had the first. 511 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:26,329 Which means he misrepresented himself 512 00:19:26,365 --> 00:19:28,832 to his investors, and this is definitely criminal. 513 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:32,202 Shit, we need to go tell Max, and run through his options. 514 00:19:32,237 --> 00:19:35,250 Harvey, I've fixed a lot of situations like this. 515 00:19:35,251 --> 00:19:36,517 The first thing we need to do 516 00:19:36,552 --> 00:19:38,252 is go to the guy that caused the problem. 517 00:19:38,287 --> 00:19:40,287 And give him a chance to implicate his partner? 518 00:19:40,322 --> 00:19:42,756 No way, we go to the guy who came to us. 519 00:19:42,792 --> 00:19:44,958 - He's our client. - The business is our client. 520 00:19:44,994 --> 00:19:47,244 And I'm okay with you working with me on this, 521 00:19:47,269 --> 00:19:50,439 but I am not okay with you working it against me. 522 00:19:50,839 --> 00:19:53,873 Okay, we'll go to Max first thing in the morning. 523 00:19:53,908 --> 00:19:55,842 I have your word you'll leave it until tomorrow? 524 00:19:55,877 --> 00:19:57,405 You have my word. 525 00:19:57,646 --> 00:20:00,079 Then let's figure out how to get them out of this. 526 00:20:04,078 --> 00:20:06,207 So you're telling me Nick defrauded our investors? 527 00:20:06,290 --> 00:20:08,885 No, Max, I'm telling you that's what it looks like. 528 00:20:08,886 --> 00:20:10,077 I don't give a shit what it looks like. 529 00:20:10,078 --> 00:20:12,336 - We need to know what it is. - No, we don't. 530 00:20:12,337 --> 00:20:14,384 Because right now, it's conjecture. 531 00:20:14,463 --> 00:20:16,529 We prove it, we have an obligation 532 00:20:16,565 --> 00:20:18,884 - to inform your investors. - So inform them. 533 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:20,796 We do that, your whole company goes out of business. 534 00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:23,254 And if I keep this a secret, they'll think I was in on it. 535 00:20:23,289 --> 00:20:25,022 This discussion is over, I need... 536 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,326 What you need is to calm down, 537 00:20:27,351 --> 00:20:30,396 and listen to us right now, because we have a way out. 538 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:33,290 - What is it? - According to your contract, 539 00:20:33,315 --> 00:20:35,182 you have the option to buy out your investors 540 00:20:35,217 --> 00:20:37,083 at a 30% return. 541 00:20:37,239 --> 00:20:41,159 They go away happy, and we put this in our rearview mirror. 542 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,794 And assuming we can even come up with that kind of money, 543 00:20:43,830 --> 00:20:45,774 what if someone finds out before we do? 544 00:20:45,775 --> 00:20:47,371 - No one's going to find... - That's not an answer. 545 00:20:47,371 --> 00:20:48,622 - Max... - No. 546 00:20:49,273 --> 00:20:51,340 This is Nick's mistake, not mine, 547 00:20:51,375 --> 00:20:52,942 and innocent people go to the police. 548 00:20:52,977 --> 00:20:54,944 Listen to me, you turn him in, 549 00:20:54,979 --> 00:20:56,946 you'll look like a guilty man running scared. 550 00:20:56,981 --> 00:20:59,081 - I am scared. - Max. 551 00:20:59,116 --> 00:21:03,719 You used to trust Mike. Now I need you to trust me. 552 00:21:03,903 --> 00:21:06,904 We get these guys paid off; It'll take maybe three days. 553 00:21:06,940 --> 00:21:08,873 Then you're fine. 554 00:21:08,908 --> 00:21:11,609 [tense music] 555 00:21:12,018 --> 00:21:15,466 Okay, Harvey. I trust you. 556 00:21:16,123 --> 00:21:19,858 ♪ ♪ 557 00:21:19,893 --> 00:21:21,993 Okay, we did it your way. 558 00:21:22,028 --> 00:21:25,296 We talked to Max, and we presented a united front. 559 00:21:25,332 --> 00:21:27,899 You better not be saying you want to divide it now. 560 00:21:27,934 --> 00:21:30,635 All I'm saying is there's another option. 561 00:21:30,670 --> 00:21:33,402 We replace the fabricated 50 million with a real 50 562 00:21:33,403 --> 00:21:35,934 from an actual investor; No one will ever know. 563 00:21:35,935 --> 00:21:37,355 Oh, so all we have to do 564 00:21:37,356 --> 00:21:39,006 is commit fraud to get out of fraud? 565 00:21:39,006 --> 00:21:40,316 And how, exactly, is that any different 566 00:21:40,341 --> 00:21:41,233 from what you want to do? 567 00:21:41,258 --> 00:21:43,010 Because my way is protected 568 00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:44,470 under the letter of the law. 569 00:21:44,470 --> 00:21:46,238 And we have to pay a 30% return 570 00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:47,723 on something that isn't worth it. 571 00:21:47,723 --> 00:21:50,493 Keeping Max out of prison seems worth it to me. 572 00:21:50,518 --> 00:21:51,917 So instead of fighting with me, 573 00:21:51,952 --> 00:21:53,263 why don't you start thinking about 574 00:21:53,287 --> 00:21:54,564 where we're going to get that money? 575 00:21:54,588 --> 00:21:57,489 [tense music] 576 00:21:57,525 --> 00:22:01,960 ♪ ♪ 577 00:22:02,196 --> 00:22:03,781 Gavin Andrews. 578 00:22:04,365 --> 00:22:06,865 You must be the guy who wants to be my new lawyer. 579 00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:08,551 I see you like to cut to the chase. 580 00:22:08,619 --> 00:22:09,763 You ever hear the saying "time is money"? 581 00:22:09,787 --> 00:22:11,120 Well, I got a shitload of one, 582 00:22:11,155 --> 00:22:12,331 because I don't waste the other. 583 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:13,916 Then why in God's name are you wasting 584 00:22:13,916 --> 00:22:15,950 either one of them at a firm like Rand Kaldor? 585 00:22:15,985 --> 00:22:17,763 You really want to kick them when they're down, don't you? 586 00:22:17,787 --> 00:22:19,954 This isn't about them. This is about you. 587 00:22:19,989 --> 00:22:22,857 You've got routes under siege. You've lost gates at LaGuardia. 588 00:22:22,892 --> 00:22:25,069 And if you think Kaldor's idea of you merging with Delta 589 00:22:25,094 --> 00:22:26,428 is the answer to your problems, 590 00:22:26,428 --> 00:22:28,305 then you're not the man I thought you were. 591 00:22:28,563 --> 00:22:29,723 Okay. 592 00:22:30,074 --> 00:22:32,117 You get one case; you handle it right, 593 00:22:32,142 --> 00:22:33,352 you can have my business. 594 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:35,704 I'm not in the habit of sharing custody of a client. 595 00:22:35,729 --> 00:22:37,273 You're not sharing, because you're not 596 00:22:37,273 --> 00:22:40,359 officially my lawyer, and it's not business; it's personal. 597 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,371 You're telling me I handle a personal issue for you, 598 00:22:42,395 --> 00:22:45,129 off the record, I get your corporate business? 599 00:22:45,164 --> 00:22:47,197 - Why would you do that? - Because I need someone 600 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:48,784 I can trust to handle both. 601 00:22:48,784 --> 00:22:50,761 Now before you say anything, if you agree to this, 602 00:22:50,786 --> 00:22:53,611 you're my guy, not some associate, not another partner. 603 00:22:53,747 --> 00:22:54,790 You. 604 00:22:55,589 --> 00:22:57,668 Okay, I'm in. 605 00:22:58,786 --> 00:23:01,286 And the only thing left for you to do is tell me what you need. 606 00:23:01,381 --> 00:23:03,652 The truth is, I'm in the middle of a nasty divorce, 607 00:23:03,687 --> 00:23:06,051 which had led to an even nastier custody battle. 608 00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:07,818 How many kids, and what are their ages? 609 00:23:07,853 --> 00:23:09,353 Just one. 610 00:23:09,388 --> 00:23:11,323 And she's 185 years old. 611 00:23:11,348 --> 00:23:14,282 [tense music] 612 00:23:14,317 --> 00:23:19,320 ♪ ♪ 613 00:23:19,525 --> 00:23:20,969 Harvey, I know you're on your way out, 614 00:23:20,993 --> 00:23:23,444 - but you got to see this. - What is it? 615 00:23:24,486 --> 00:23:26,452 - I don't believe this. - What are you going to do? 616 00:23:26,488 --> 00:23:28,221 What I should have done in the first place. 617 00:23:28,256 --> 00:23:31,243 Kick Samantha Wheeler the hell off this case. 618 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:35,379 What the hell did you do? 619 00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:38,767 - I take it Max called you? - No, he sent Donna a letter 620 00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:41,960 formalizing Nick Turner's transition to CEO 621 00:23:41,995 --> 00:23:43,573 since Max is suddenly leaving the company. 622 00:23:43,597 --> 00:23:45,597 Actually, he's stepping down 623 00:23:45,632 --> 00:23:47,132 to spend more time with his family. 624 00:23:47,167 --> 00:23:49,067 I don't give a shit what he's doing. 625 00:23:49,102 --> 00:23:51,469 - I want to know what you did. - I did what you wouldn't do. 626 00:23:51,505 --> 00:23:53,438 - Protect the client. - Bullshit. 627 00:23:53,473 --> 00:23:56,141 Max agreed to exercise the buyout clause. 628 00:23:56,176 --> 00:24:00,122 And yet, he still contacted a criminal defense attorney. 629 00:24:00,147 --> 00:24:01,774 - What? - He panicked, 630 00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:03,542 and he wasn't going to keep his mouth shut, 631 00:24:03,567 --> 00:24:05,867 and our client was going to go out of business. 632 00:24:05,902 --> 00:24:08,238 So you felt the answer was forcing him out? 633 00:24:08,238 --> 00:24:11,450 The answer was and always is protect the company. 634 00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:14,050 And the fact that you were more focused on protecting Max 635 00:24:14,086 --> 00:24:16,066 than our client is exactly why Robert 636 00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:17,973 wanted me to get involved in the first place. 637 00:24:17,998 --> 00:24:18,916 What? 638 00:24:18,916 --> 00:24:21,644 I wasn't trying to make things better with you. 639 00:24:21,669 --> 00:24:24,296 He wanted me to keep an eye on you. 640 00:24:25,923 --> 00:24:27,341 You had no right 641 00:24:27,341 --> 00:24:28,941 to force that kid out of his own company. 642 00:24:28,976 --> 00:24:31,877 - I didn't force him out. - Save your bullshit. 643 00:24:31,913 --> 00:24:33,572 You gave me your word that you weren't going to be 644 00:24:33,597 --> 00:24:34,765 pulling something like this, 645 00:24:34,765 --> 00:24:36,565 so stay the hell away from my client, 646 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,368 or the next time you make a move behind my back, 647 00:24:39,403 --> 00:24:42,137 you'll be finding yourself another job. 648 00:24:42,173 --> 00:24:45,073 [tense music] 649 00:24:45,109 --> 00:24:46,775 ♪ ♪ 650 00:24:46,952 --> 00:24:51,622 Oh, there he is. How was your day, my king? 651 00:24:51,657 --> 00:24:53,557 Not great, actually. 652 00:24:53,592 --> 00:24:56,393 Well, maybe I can release your stress. 653 00:24:56,429 --> 00:24:59,430 Sheila, wait. We need to talk. 654 00:24:59,465 --> 00:25:01,098 Oh, shoot, you've had a hard day. 655 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:03,267 We can talk later. Right now is... 656 00:25:03,302 --> 00:25:05,302 I'm not managing partner. 657 00:25:08,757 --> 00:25:09,575 What? 658 00:25:10,034 --> 00:25:11,534 I went to Harvey, like I said. 659 00:25:11,911 --> 00:25:13,554 Before I could get the words out, 660 00:25:13,554 --> 00:25:15,432 he said that he had already offered the job to Robert. 661 00:25:15,456 --> 00:25:18,042 Well, what happened when you told him you wanted the job? 662 00:25:18,425 --> 00:25:20,336 I didn't say I wanted the job. 663 00:25:21,161 --> 00:25:25,264 Wait, so instead of fighting for what you want, 664 00:25:25,299 --> 00:25:27,776 you decided to lie to me about getting it? 665 00:25:27,776 --> 00:25:30,410 - Oh, Sheila, that's not fair. - How could you lie to me? 666 00:25:30,445 --> 00:25:32,712 I didn't. I came here to tell you the truth. 667 00:25:32,747 --> 00:25:34,225 But you thought I already had the job, 668 00:25:34,249 --> 00:25:35,426 and you seemed so excited about it. 669 00:25:35,450 --> 00:25:36,685 Oh, my God. 670 00:25:37,394 --> 00:25:39,561 That's why you couldn't have sex, isn't it? 671 00:25:39,596 --> 00:25:40,940 Yes. 672 00:25:42,483 --> 00:25:45,060 Yes, so I went to Dr. Lipschitz to talk about it, 673 00:25:45,085 --> 00:25:46,128 and you know what he told me? 674 00:25:46,128 --> 00:25:49,095 He told me that I should trust that you love me 675 00:25:49,131 --> 00:25:51,316 and that I can tell you the truth. 676 00:25:51,341 --> 00:25:53,385 And I think instead of letting your therapist 677 00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:55,118 convince you to give up your dream, 678 00:25:55,153 --> 00:25:57,553 maybe you should have marched back into Harvey's office 679 00:25:57,589 --> 00:25:59,305 - to take what's yours. - Sheila, please. 680 00:25:59,330 --> 00:26:00,434 I'm not giving up anything. 681 00:26:00,434 --> 00:26:02,501 I don't want to be managing partner. 682 00:26:02,537 --> 00:26:04,880 And now you're not only lying to me, 683 00:26:05,273 --> 00:26:08,650 - you're lying to yourself. - No, I'm not. 684 00:26:09,897 --> 00:26:13,597 I don't want managing partner, and you said you love me. 685 00:26:13,919 --> 00:26:15,741 Well, this is who I am, 686 00:26:15,928 --> 00:26:19,259 and you can either accept that or not, but it's not changing. 687 00:26:19,294 --> 00:26:22,162 [tense music] 688 00:26:22,197 --> 00:26:27,100 ♪ ♪ 689 00:26:29,505 --> 00:26:32,357 And it's understandable for you 690 00:26:32,382 --> 00:26:34,191 to be concerned about your brother. 691 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:35,202 But... 692 00:26:36,329 --> 00:26:39,331 why do you believe he's lying to himself? 693 00:26:40,124 --> 00:26:41,917 Because I know my brother, 694 00:26:42,226 --> 00:26:44,426 and I know he wanted that promotion. 695 00:26:44,462 --> 00:26:46,996 And I can't stand seeing him not go after it, 696 00:26:47,031 --> 00:26:50,751 just because some crackpot undermined his confidence. 697 00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:53,837 And who exactly is this... this crackpot? 698 00:26:53,862 --> 00:26:57,558 I'll tell you who it is. It's his... mother. 699 00:26:58,642 --> 00:27:01,261 Uh, forgive me, but wouldn't you refer 700 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,552 to his mother as your mother? 701 00:27:02,588 --> 00:27:04,481 Well, yes, but... 702 00:27:06,108 --> 00:27:07,893 Well, this isn't about me, I'm trying to... 703 00:27:07,918 --> 00:27:09,545 Oh, my God, you're Sheila. 704 00:27:09,545 --> 00:27:10,712 I can't believe I didn't see it before. 705 00:27:10,712 --> 00:27:12,940 I'm sorry, but I told you on the phone. 706 00:27:12,965 --> 00:27:15,526 It is unethical for me to see you without Louis' permission. 707 00:27:15,551 --> 00:27:17,484 I could care less about your ethics. 708 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,354 - Excuse me? - Cut the bullshit, Lipschitz. 709 00:27:20,389 --> 00:27:23,157 Louis came to see you after Zane got managing partner, 710 00:27:23,192 --> 00:27:25,811 and instead of encouraging him to take it back, 711 00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:28,445 - you undermined his confidence. - Hm. 712 00:27:31,508 --> 00:27:34,294 It's interesting that you think I'm the one 713 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:36,986 undermining his confidence, because the only times 714 00:27:37,021 --> 00:27:39,255 in his life that Louis has been unable to perform 715 00:27:39,290 --> 00:27:42,553 have been with you, including most recently 716 00:27:42,578 --> 00:27:44,343 when he went to tell you the truth and couldn't 717 00:27:44,344 --> 00:27:46,845 because he was afraid of how you might view him. 718 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,542 What the hell is that supposed to mean? 719 00:27:48,542 --> 00:27:51,086 It means, as well as you think you know him, 720 00:27:51,086 --> 00:27:52,685 he may know you even better. 721 00:27:52,946 --> 00:27:55,716 Because Louis does not want to be managing partner. 722 00:27:55,716 --> 00:27:57,388 And rather than believe him, 723 00:27:57,593 --> 00:28:01,395 you can only see his admission as cowardice. 724 00:28:01,430 --> 00:28:03,797 [soft music] 725 00:28:03,833 --> 00:28:05,375 But I don't understand. 726 00:28:07,303 --> 00:28:09,288 He wanted managing partner once. 727 00:28:09,313 --> 00:28:10,390 Why would he change his mind now? 728 00:28:10,672 --> 00:28:13,759 Because people are not set in stone. 729 00:28:14,510 --> 00:28:18,979 And I suspect something has replaced 730 00:28:19,015 --> 00:28:21,183 managing partner as his heart's desire. 731 00:28:21,892 --> 00:28:23,702 - A baby. - No, Sheila. 732 00:28:23,961 --> 00:28:25,229 Love. 733 00:28:25,729 --> 00:28:28,248 And I don't think you need me to tell you 734 00:28:28,248 --> 00:28:32,150 Louis Litt would do anything to not lose the woman he loves. 735 00:28:32,185 --> 00:28:36,487 ♪ ♪ 736 00:28:37,090 --> 00:28:39,724 You know, I had heard about the legendary Donna Paulson 737 00:28:39,759 --> 00:28:42,360 - long before I even got here. - Oh, that's interesting. 738 00:28:42,395 --> 00:28:43,972 Because I've never heard of you. 739 00:28:43,972 --> 00:28:46,363 Because that's how I want it, but you want to be known. 740 00:28:46,475 --> 00:28:47,768 And I got to tell you, 741 00:28:47,768 --> 00:28:50,854 the reality is a lot more disappointing than the legend. 742 00:28:51,797 --> 00:28:53,963 - Excuse me? - I had a run-in with Harvey 743 00:28:53,999 --> 00:28:55,899 because you went running to him about Max. 744 00:28:55,934 --> 00:28:57,836 You're damn right I did, he deserves to know 745 00:28:57,861 --> 00:28:59,446 when someone's operating behind his back. 746 00:28:59,446 --> 00:29:00,923 And I deserve the chance to tell him 747 00:29:00,948 --> 00:29:02,616 what's going on to his face. 748 00:29:02,616 --> 00:29:04,468 Oh, so you're upset because I beat you to the punch? 749 00:29:04,493 --> 00:29:06,828 I'm upset because if you have any issue with me, 750 00:29:06,828 --> 00:29:08,789 you should come to me and not go around me. 751 00:29:08,789 --> 00:29:10,303 Like how you went around me to Robert 752 00:29:10,328 --> 00:29:11,333 for your expense account? 753 00:29:11,333 --> 00:29:12,793 So that's what this is really about. 754 00:29:12,793 --> 00:29:15,170 No, this is about your behavior with Harvey 755 00:29:15,170 --> 00:29:17,648 and Alex and me and about 100 other things 756 00:29:17,673 --> 00:29:19,274 that all tell me you don't care about 757 00:29:19,299 --> 00:29:20,467 anyone here but yourself. 758 00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:22,861 If you really think that, you know nothing about me, 759 00:29:22,886 --> 00:29:24,054 and I'll tell you something else. 760 00:29:24,054 --> 00:29:27,541 Secretly digging into me isn't gonna answer your questions. 761 00:29:28,250 --> 00:29:30,591 Yeah, I know you've been doing that too. 762 00:29:30,592 --> 00:29:31,770 And I wouldn't have to 763 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,281 if you'd been upfront about who you are. 764 00:29:33,305 --> 00:29:34,564 You want to know something about me? 765 00:29:34,564 --> 00:29:36,342 - You go ahead and ask. - And how should I trust 766 00:29:36,366 --> 00:29:37,799 that I'd get a straight answer? 767 00:29:37,834 --> 00:29:40,134 Because I am on this team now, 768 00:29:40,170 --> 00:29:41,480 and whether you believe it or not, 769 00:29:41,504 --> 00:29:44,005 I've got its best interests at heart. 770 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:45,867 Well, you got a funny way of showing it. 771 00:29:46,109 --> 00:29:48,309 Because from where I stand, Harvey is the firm, 772 00:29:48,344 --> 00:29:50,522 and you don't seem to have his back at all. 773 00:29:50,914 --> 00:29:53,815 [tense music] 774 00:29:53,850 --> 00:29:57,118 ♪ ♪ 775 00:30:03,493 --> 00:30:04,970 Are you enjoying the ballet? 776 00:30:04,970 --> 00:30:07,237 I most certainly am, and how about yourself? 777 00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:09,032 To tell you the truth, Mrs. Andrews, 778 00:30:09,057 --> 00:30:10,067 I wouldn't be less entertained 779 00:30:10,091 --> 00:30:12,024 if this were a second grade musical. 780 00:30:12,060 --> 00:30:13,793 Who are you, and what are you doing here? 781 00:30:14,171 --> 00:30:15,637 I'm here on behalf of your husband. 782 00:30:15,673 --> 00:30:17,472 Then you can turn around, and walk right out 783 00:30:17,508 --> 00:30:20,075 because you can't contact me without my attorneys present. 784 00:30:20,110 --> 00:30:23,113 And that would be true, if I was his lawyer, but I'm not. 785 00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:26,727 And what exactly did my soon-to-be ex-husband tell you? 786 00:30:26,728 --> 00:30:28,361 That whatever issues you had 787 00:30:28,396 --> 00:30:30,596 led you to take his prized Renoir and loan it 788 00:30:30,632 --> 00:30:33,433 to the Met for the sole purpose of infuriating him. 789 00:30:33,468 --> 00:30:35,335 He's lucky I didn't burn the damn thing. 790 00:30:35,370 --> 00:30:38,338 All the same, I'm here to convince you to take it back. 791 00:30:38,373 --> 00:30:41,307 Now, what will it take to get you to join the team? 792 00:30:41,343 --> 00:30:43,242 [tense music] 793 00:30:43,652 --> 00:30:45,952 The Villa in Bordeaux, free and clear. 794 00:30:45,987 --> 00:30:48,521 And I never want to worry about covering the taxes. 795 00:30:48,557 --> 00:30:50,690 - That's a big ask. - And it's an expensive 796 00:30:50,726 --> 00:30:52,492 painting that I have no interest in, 797 00:30:52,527 --> 00:30:54,786 and he can't get back without looking like an asshole 798 00:30:54,811 --> 00:30:57,689 to the kind of people he wants to do business with. 799 00:30:58,352 --> 00:30:59,191 What? 800 00:30:59,235 --> 00:31:00,751 I can see why you don't really care 801 00:31:00,776 --> 00:31:02,194 if your lawyers are here or not. 802 00:31:02,378 --> 00:31:03,804 So we have a deal? 803 00:31:04,179 --> 00:31:07,114 [tense music] 804 00:31:07,149 --> 00:31:09,216 ♪ ♪ 805 00:31:09,399 --> 00:31:10,727 We need to talk. 806 00:31:11,535 --> 00:31:13,134 Don't tell me Harvey came to you. 807 00:31:13,170 --> 00:31:16,253 - He sure did. - What exactly did he say? 808 00:31:16,278 --> 00:31:17,042 [scoffs] 809 00:31:17,042 --> 00:31:18,608 I'm not here to talk about what he said. 810 00:31:18,643 --> 00:31:20,543 I'm here to talk about what you're doing. 811 00:31:20,579 --> 00:31:22,612 I'm doing what you asked me to do. 812 00:31:22,647 --> 00:31:25,381 I asked you to help the man, not piss him off. 813 00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:27,277 You asked me to save the client. 814 00:31:27,302 --> 00:31:28,568 This is what it's going to take, 815 00:31:28,603 --> 00:31:30,430 and since when do you care if I piss someone off? 816 00:31:30,430 --> 00:31:32,409 Since you made me promise to put your name 817 00:31:32,474 --> 00:31:33,629 up on that wall next. 818 00:31:33,654 --> 00:31:34,807 Because if you do this, 819 00:31:34,843 --> 00:31:36,478 Harvey's going to do anything he can 820 00:31:36,478 --> 00:31:38,776 to stop your name from ever going up on that wall. 821 00:31:38,777 --> 00:31:40,399 You asked me to do it, Robert. 822 00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:42,509 I can't take it back. What do you want me to do now? 823 00:31:43,635 --> 00:31:45,721 Show Harvey what I see in you. 824 00:31:46,505 --> 00:31:50,073 Whatever happens along the way, when push comes to shove, 825 00:31:50,108 --> 00:31:52,719 you will never let him down. 826 00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:55,679 [tense music] 827 00:31:55,714 --> 00:32:01,818 ♪ ♪ 828 00:32:02,230 --> 00:32:03,447 [knocking] 829 00:32:03,989 --> 00:32:05,655 Am I interrupting? 830 00:32:05,690 --> 00:32:07,034 Sheila, what are you doing here? 831 00:32:07,392 --> 00:32:10,178 Well, I realized, that, um... 832 00:32:10,178 --> 00:32:13,824 that you've been to my office a lot recently, 833 00:32:13,849 --> 00:32:17,484 but I haven't come to yours in a long time. 834 00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:19,921 Well, I know it's not the office that you, uh... 835 00:32:21,006 --> 00:32:22,190 wanted for me. 836 00:32:22,190 --> 00:32:24,176 It's the perfect office, Louis. 837 00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:29,030 And you are the perfect man. 838 00:32:29,931 --> 00:32:32,008 And I'm sorry if I made you feel 839 00:32:32,033 --> 00:32:34,077 like I ever thought differently. 840 00:32:34,077 --> 00:32:35,510 So you don't think I'm weak 841 00:32:35,546 --> 00:32:37,245 for not wanting to be managing partner? 842 00:32:37,281 --> 00:32:38,774 No, I don't. 843 00:32:39,950 --> 00:32:41,601 And the reason I got so upset 844 00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:43,493 wasn't because I think you're weak. 845 00:32:43,695 --> 00:32:46,529 It's that I thought Harvey and Robert Zane 846 00:32:46,564 --> 00:32:49,409 didn't even value you enough to hear you out. 847 00:32:50,285 --> 00:32:51,987 - No, they didn't. - And on top of that, 848 00:32:52,012 --> 00:32:54,179 you were so excited to go in there and make your case. 849 00:32:54,214 --> 00:32:56,625 - Yes, I was. - So what happened? 850 00:32:57,584 --> 00:33:01,786 - I went in to see Harvey. - And what? 851 00:33:02,130 --> 00:33:04,631 He didn't even give me the goddamn time of day. 852 00:33:04,666 --> 00:33:06,526 Okay, Louis, I'm not trying to get you worked up. 853 00:33:06,526 --> 00:33:08,336 Because I'm telling you, I don't need you 854 00:33:08,361 --> 00:33:09,821 to be managing partner. 855 00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:11,423 No, and I don't need it either, but what I do need 856 00:33:11,448 --> 00:33:12,782 is to be given the common courtesy 857 00:33:12,782 --> 00:33:14,482 of being treated like an equal. 858 00:33:14,518 --> 00:33:15,936 So what are you going to do? 859 00:33:17,771 --> 00:33:19,389 Well, the first thing I'm going to do 860 00:33:19,414 --> 00:33:20,765 is go home right now and do what I 861 00:33:20,790 --> 00:33:22,158 couldn't do the other day. 862 00:33:22,158 --> 00:33:24,725 Then tomorrow, first thing, I'm going to go tell Robert Zane 863 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,595 and Harvey Specter that there are three names on that wall, 864 00:33:27,630 --> 00:33:30,397 and one of them deserves some goddamn respect. 865 00:33:30,433 --> 00:33:32,299 [dramatic music] 866 00:33:32,335 --> 00:33:33,286 Okay. 867 00:33:34,036 --> 00:33:37,124 I got your mysterious message about meeting in here. 868 00:33:37,624 --> 00:33:38,738 What's going on? 869 00:33:39,344 --> 00:33:41,311 Did you find something out about Samantha? 870 00:33:41,346 --> 00:33:43,279 - She did. - What are you doing here? 871 00:33:43,315 --> 00:33:44,998 She's here because like you, 872 00:33:45,023 --> 00:33:47,442 I got a lot of conflicting information. 873 00:33:47,826 --> 00:33:48,869 She's the only person I know 874 00:33:48,893 --> 00:33:51,596 that's had direct experience with Samantha. 875 00:33:52,897 --> 00:33:53,682 Well? 876 00:33:54,224 --> 00:33:56,625 People either love her or are afraid of her. 877 00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,970 But anyone who's ever used her says the same thing. 878 00:33:58,995 --> 00:34:00,961 She is as good as they come. 879 00:34:00,997 --> 00:34:03,697 And when the chips are down, you want her in your corner. 880 00:34:03,733 --> 00:34:05,966 Do you think she's in our corner? 881 00:34:06,002 --> 00:34:07,868 I guess that depends on whether or not 882 00:34:07,904 --> 00:34:10,170 Robert and Harvey are in the same corner. 883 00:34:10,206 --> 00:34:12,640 [tense music] 884 00:34:18,276 --> 00:34:21,111 [soft music] 885 00:34:21,313 --> 00:34:23,781 ♪ ♪ 886 00:34:24,513 --> 00:34:25,674 I know you're not in the mood. 887 00:34:25,835 --> 00:34:28,233 I just want to explain what happened with Max Louden. 888 00:34:28,359 --> 00:34:29,995 I know what happened. You blackmailed him. 889 00:34:29,996 --> 00:34:33,013 - I did not blackmail him. - Then what did you do? 890 00:34:33,805 --> 00:34:36,572 I asked myself, how the hell did Nick pull this shit 891 00:34:36,607 --> 00:34:38,994 on Max in the first place? He's not an idiot. 892 00:34:39,311 --> 00:34:40,929 He must have been distracted. 893 00:34:40,954 --> 00:34:42,247 What difference does that make? 894 00:34:42,247 --> 00:34:44,180 The difference is, Max was distracted 895 00:34:44,216 --> 00:34:46,416 with his sister who has cancer. 896 00:34:46,451 --> 00:34:48,585 So I pulled some strings, got her into a trial, 897 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:50,954 and he was more than happy to step down. 898 00:34:50,989 --> 00:34:53,909 Okay, so you didn't boot him out the way I thought. 899 00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:55,735 What's going to stop Nick Turner 900 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,470 from putting us in this position again? 901 00:34:57,470 --> 00:34:58,947 What would have stopped him your way? 902 00:34:58,972 --> 00:35:00,040 Max would've. 903 00:35:00,415 --> 00:35:02,667 That was the reason I wanted to back him. 904 00:35:02,985 --> 00:35:06,419 Well, this isn't Max, but maybe it will do. 905 00:35:06,455 --> 00:35:09,389 [tense music] 906 00:35:09,424 --> 00:35:12,225 ♪ ♪ 907 00:35:12,736 --> 00:35:14,669 Let me guess, you want to be the one to do it. 908 00:35:14,704 --> 00:35:17,739 No, I don't. He's your client; you do it. 909 00:35:17,774 --> 00:35:19,807 Unless, of course, you need me to hold your hand. 910 00:35:19,843 --> 00:35:21,509 ♪ ♪ 911 00:35:21,544 --> 00:35:23,611 I'm pretty sure I can take care of this myself. 912 00:35:23,647 --> 00:35:26,547 [exhales] 913 00:35:26,583 --> 00:35:28,383 This is nice work, Samantha. 914 00:35:28,418 --> 00:35:30,518 ♪ ♪ 915 00:35:30,553 --> 00:35:32,553 I just want to be part of the team. 916 00:35:35,959 --> 00:35:38,826 You know, the place is really starting to come together. 917 00:35:38,862 --> 00:35:41,587 Doesn't look any different than the last time you saw it. 918 00:35:41,765 --> 00:35:44,366 I know, I just figured you're a bullshit artist, 919 00:35:44,401 --> 00:35:46,369 so you'd probably appreciate 920 00:35:46,394 --> 00:35:48,313 a little smoke blown up your ass. 921 00:35:48,563 --> 00:35:50,763 - Excuse me? - Okay, have it your way. 922 00:35:50,799 --> 00:35:52,677 We'll cut the bullshit and get to the part where you 923 00:35:52,701 --> 00:35:55,503 defrauded your investors to pay for this place. 924 00:35:55,528 --> 00:35:56,738 - I didn't... - And before you even 925 00:35:56,738 --> 00:35:58,056 lie to me about it, 926 00:35:58,431 --> 00:36:01,132 why don't you start thanking me for getting you out of it? 927 00:36:01,167 --> 00:36:03,267 - You got me new funding? - I did. 928 00:36:03,303 --> 00:36:05,639 Of course, to do that, I had to let the bank in 929 00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:08,665 - on your IPO plans. - I don't have any IPO plans. 930 00:36:08,701 --> 00:36:10,068 You do now. 931 00:36:11,486 --> 00:36:12,821 I get it. 932 00:36:13,356 --> 00:36:15,774 Once we're publicly traded, I'll have a board of directors, 933 00:36:15,799 --> 00:36:17,467 and they'll have full access to my books. 934 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:19,944 Which means I hope you enjoyed breaking the law once, 935 00:36:19,969 --> 00:36:22,263 because it's never going to happen again. 936 00:36:22,263 --> 00:36:25,116 And what if I say no, and then I fire you? 937 00:36:25,141 --> 00:36:26,434 Well, then you end up in prison, 938 00:36:26,434 --> 00:36:29,688 which happens 99% of the time in cases like this anyway. 939 00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:31,373 What happens the other 1% of the time? 940 00:36:31,398 --> 00:36:34,333 You're looking at him. And trust me, Nick. 941 00:36:34,368 --> 00:36:37,436 A guy who can do what I did, you want him on your team. 942 00:36:37,471 --> 00:36:40,405 [dramatic music] 943 00:36:40,441 --> 00:36:41,974 ♪ ♪ 944 00:36:42,009 --> 00:36:44,042 I'll be in touch. 945 00:36:49,332 --> 00:36:52,667 Harvey, you look like the cat that ate the canary. 946 00:36:52,702 --> 00:36:54,869 More like the man who took care of business. 947 00:36:54,905 --> 00:36:57,338 - So you got it done? - Samantha got it done. 948 00:36:57,374 --> 00:36:59,943 - Does that mean we're good? - It means the next time 949 00:36:59,968 --> 00:37:02,028 you're worried about how I handle my clients, 950 00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:03,413 tell me to my face. 951 00:37:03,997 --> 00:37:05,040 Fair enough. 952 00:37:05,632 --> 00:37:07,699 And how about Samantha? You good with her? 953 00:37:07,734 --> 00:37:10,368 I wouldn't go throwing a ticker tape parade just yet, 954 00:37:10,404 --> 00:37:14,439 but yeah, I admit, I'm starting to see what you see in her. 955 00:37:14,474 --> 00:37:16,708 Well, that's all I was hoping for. 956 00:37:16,743 --> 00:37:19,711 Which means now, I can tell you why I was hoping it. 957 00:37:19,746 --> 00:37:23,950 What's going on? What haven't she told me? 958 00:37:23,950 --> 00:37:26,284 That her name goes up on the wall next. 959 00:37:26,319 --> 00:37:29,287 And before you say anything, I gave her my word. 960 00:37:29,322 --> 00:37:31,808 - Listen, Robert... - Whatever it is 961 00:37:31,833 --> 00:37:33,376 you're about to say, it's going to have to wait, 962 00:37:33,376 --> 00:37:34,820 because the three of us are going to have a little talk 963 00:37:34,844 --> 00:37:36,045 about something right the hell now. 964 00:37:36,045 --> 00:37:37,890 - What's going on, Louis? - I'll tell you what it is. 965 00:37:37,914 --> 00:37:40,508 The two of you decided who's running this firm 966 00:37:40,508 --> 00:37:42,141 without including me in the conversation. 967 00:37:42,177 --> 00:37:44,179 What are you talking about? You signed the agreement. 968 00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:45,613 The agreement that you drew up, 969 00:37:45,638 --> 00:37:47,307 and just expected me to be okay with. 970 00:37:47,307 --> 00:37:49,075 You're saying that you want to be managing partner? 971 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:50,466 No, Robbie. 972 00:37:50,669 --> 00:37:53,438 But you wouldn't know that, because you never asked, 973 00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:55,271 and I will not be the third wheel 974 00:37:55,306 --> 00:37:57,066 just because my name comes last. 975 00:37:57,066 --> 00:37:59,142 No one thinks of you as a third wheel, Louis. 976 00:37:59,143 --> 00:38:00,095 Oh, really? 977 00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:02,523 Because you wouldn't be here if it weren't for me, 978 00:38:02,547 --> 00:38:06,182 and you wouldn't have a firm at all if it weren't for me. 979 00:38:06,218 --> 00:38:08,595 I saved both your fucking asses, 980 00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:10,246 and not only didn't you think to thank me, 981 00:38:10,246 --> 00:38:13,858 as far as I can tell, you didn't even clock what I did. 982 00:38:14,183 --> 00:38:16,083 Now, I am a partner just as much as you, 983 00:38:16,118 --> 00:38:18,719 and I am done having to remind you of that. 984 00:38:18,754 --> 00:38:21,608 So the next time there's a decision to be made, guys, 985 00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:23,833 you better pull up a seat for me at that table, 986 00:38:23,868 --> 00:38:27,670 or I swear to God, I will break the whole goddamn thing in two. 987 00:38:27,997 --> 00:38:29,749 Any questions? 988 00:38:30,208 --> 00:38:32,141 No, Louis, no questions. 989 00:38:32,177 --> 00:38:33,497 [dramatic music] 990 00:38:33,498 --> 00:38:34,587 Good. 991 00:38:35,780 --> 00:38:40,683 ♪ ♪ 992 00:38:40,718 --> 00:38:41,996 Looks like you're not the only one 993 00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:43,719 I'm going to have to make good with. 994 00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:45,154 But what were you talking about 995 00:38:45,190 --> 00:38:46,599 before he came storming in here? 996 00:38:46,858 --> 00:38:49,035 It doesn't matter, what matters is 997 00:38:49,811 --> 00:38:52,021 what are we going to do about Louis? 998 00:38:59,332 --> 00:39:02,100 - Beautiful girls. - They take after their mother. 999 00:39:02,135 --> 00:39:03,501 Hm, well, I hear their father 1000 00:39:03,537 --> 00:39:05,203 is going after Starboard Airlines. 1001 00:39:05,238 --> 00:39:07,871 - Where'd you hear that? - I'll take that as a yes. 1002 00:39:08,141 --> 00:39:12,043 - And what if I am? - If I were you, I'd stop. 1003 00:39:12,078 --> 00:39:14,479 And if I were me, I'd say you're only saying that 1004 00:39:14,514 --> 00:39:15,914 because they used to be your client, 1005 00:39:15,949 --> 00:39:17,180 and you're not going to like how it looks 1006 00:39:17,181 --> 00:39:18,314 when they become mine. 1007 00:39:18,314 --> 00:39:20,781 I'm saying that because Gavin Andrews 1008 00:39:20,817 --> 00:39:22,794 is a hell of a lot more than meets the eye, 1009 00:39:22,819 --> 00:39:24,519 and the guy isn't worth the trouble. 1010 00:39:24,554 --> 00:39:25,638 What kind of trouble? 1011 00:39:26,523 --> 00:39:29,958 Let's just say I would have thought a guy with your history 1012 00:39:29,993 --> 00:39:31,426 would want to be more careful 1013 00:39:31,461 --> 00:39:33,496 about who he gets into bed with. 1014 00:39:33,496 --> 00:39:35,240 What the hell are you doing looking into my history? 1015 00:39:35,264 --> 00:39:37,976 I'm doing what you should be doing with him. 1016 00:39:38,001 --> 00:39:39,586 Then tell me what you're talking about, 1017 00:39:39,586 --> 00:39:41,546 or get out of my goddamn office 1018 00:39:41,546 --> 00:39:43,490 because I've got a client to sign. 1019 00:39:44,507 --> 00:39:48,176 Sorry to bother you, Alex. Good luck with that client. 1020 00:39:48,211 --> 00:39:51,112 [tense music] 1021 00:39:51,147 --> 00:39:53,548 ♪ ♪ 1022 00:40:04,688 --> 00:40:09,023 - There's my lion. - Are you naked under there? 1023 00:40:09,059 --> 00:40:10,992 This is my sex robe, isn't it? 1024 00:40:11,027 --> 00:40:12,638 Yeah, of course, I would recognize that anywhere, 1025 00:40:12,662 --> 00:40:14,162 but Sheila, where is this coming from? 1026 00:40:14,162 --> 00:40:16,064 It's coming from right there. 1027 00:40:24,614 --> 00:40:27,916 - Oh, my God, they heard me. - They heard you roar. 1028 00:40:27,941 --> 00:40:31,429 - Because you are a lion. - I am, aren't I? 1029 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:32,472 Yes, you are. 1030 00:40:33,644 --> 00:40:37,412 And you should know that you're not the only one with a clock. 1031 00:40:37,447 --> 00:40:38,914 The dean gave you a clock today, too? 1032 00:40:38,949 --> 00:40:42,717 Not that kind of clock. I have an internal clock. 1033 00:40:43,153 --> 00:40:44,849 Sheila, are you saying what I think you're saying? 1034 00:40:44,874 --> 00:40:48,076 Yes, I am, because when I told you 1035 00:40:48,358 --> 00:40:52,784 you're the perfect man, Louis Litt, I meant it. 1036 00:40:53,268 --> 00:40:56,062 And I want to make a perfect baby with you. 1037 00:41:00,742 --> 00:41:03,609 - Are you sure? - Absolutely. 1038 00:41:03,645 --> 00:41:05,864 And I don't want to just pull the goalie. 1039 00:41:07,115 --> 00:41:08,575 I want to start trying. 1040 00:41:09,217 --> 00:41:11,494 And I want to start trying right now. 1041 00:41:12,387 --> 00:41:13,830 This is incredible. 1042 00:41:14,156 --> 00:41:15,989 [soft music] 1043 00:41:16,024 --> 00:41:18,558 - Can we still do it dirty? - Of course. 1044 00:41:18,893 --> 00:41:20,103 Why couldn't we do it dirty? 1045 00:41:20,103 --> 00:41:21,847 Because I don't want our son to think of us that way. 1046 00:41:21,871 --> 00:41:25,316 Louis, our unborn son will be a Litt. 1047 00:41:25,495 --> 00:41:27,652 He'll respect us for being dirty. 1048 00:41:27,652 --> 00:41:29,737 You're 100% right, we can be as filthy as we want. 1049 00:41:29,737 --> 00:41:31,770 - I'll get the bananas. - What are you, crazy? 1050 00:41:31,806 --> 00:41:33,316 You're going to be the mother of my child. 1051 00:41:33,340 --> 00:41:34,640 I'll get the bananas. 1052 00:41:34,675 --> 00:41:37,576 ♪ ♪ 1053 00:41:44,986 --> 00:41:46,813 You know, the elevators come a lot faster 1054 00:41:46,838 --> 00:41:49,071 when you actually call them. 1055 00:41:49,532 --> 00:41:50,992 I was just thinking. 1056 00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:53,133 Well, I wanted to let you know that I finished 1057 00:41:53,169 --> 00:41:54,871 checking on Samantha. 1058 00:41:55,671 --> 00:41:56,623 And? 1059 00:41:57,234 --> 00:41:59,835 As far as I can tell, she may not be Mother Teresa, 1060 00:41:59,870 --> 00:42:01,703 but she's an asset to the team. 1061 00:42:01,739 --> 00:42:03,839 I guess that depends on who the team is. 1062 00:42:04,172 --> 00:42:06,205 - What do you mean? - Zane promised Samantha 1063 00:42:06,241 --> 00:42:08,092 she'd be the next name partner. 1064 00:42:08,968 --> 00:42:11,502 And did you tell him that you made the same promise to Alex? 1065 00:42:11,868 --> 00:42:12,989 No, I didn't. 1066 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:15,616 Harvey, you can't put them both up at the same time. 1067 00:42:15,616 --> 00:42:17,435 It'll dilute the promotion for both of them. 1068 00:42:17,942 --> 00:42:19,141 I know. 1069 00:42:19,177 --> 00:42:21,377 [elevator dings] 1070 00:42:21,412 --> 00:42:22,982 So what are you going to do? 1071 00:42:23,247 --> 00:42:25,281 I'm going to do what Jessica would. 1072 00:42:25,316 --> 00:42:27,917 I'm going to go home, make myself a drink, 1073 00:42:27,952 --> 00:42:30,152 and figure out how to get my way. 1074 00:42:32,015 --> 00:42:38,915 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man