1 00:00:06,808 --> 00:00:08,276 Previously on "Suits"... 2 00:00:08,276 --> 00:00:09,794 I got approached today by the New York Bar. 3 00:00:09,795 --> 00:00:10,869 The guy pretty much told me 4 00:00:10,870 --> 00:00:13,182 if we don't take Zane's name down, they'll do it for us. 5 00:00:13,183 --> 00:00:14,883 If you can't tell me who you are to him, 6 00:00:14,918 --> 00:00:16,602 maybe you can tell me who he is to you. 7 00:00:16,603 --> 00:00:18,637 I just know that he's somebody 8 00:00:18,672 --> 00:00:20,150 that I can't seem to figure out how to cut out of me. 9 00:00:20,174 --> 00:00:21,484 I know exactly what you two are doing. 10 00:00:21,508 --> 00:00:22,808 Louis, before you jump-- 11 00:00:22,843 --> 00:00:24,387 You were up all night trying to figure out 12 00:00:24,411 --> 00:00:25,344 how you were gonna handle the Zane situation. 13 00:00:25,379 --> 00:00:26,078 You're my lawyer. You knew something, 14 00:00:26,113 --> 00:00:28,080 and you kept it from me. 15 00:00:28,115 --> 00:00:28,880 We've been over this. The reason I-- 16 00:00:28,916 --> 00:00:29,815 What we haven't been over 17 00:00:29,850 --> 00:00:30,860 is that I was forced to lie yesterday. 18 00:00:30,884 --> 00:00:33,051 The longer we leave his name up there, 19 00:00:33,087 --> 00:00:34,364 the more damage we inflict on ourselves. 20 00:00:34,388 --> 00:00:36,121 No, I'm not doing it. 21 00:00:36,156 --> 00:00:37,734 The Bar tried to get me to take over as managing partner. 22 00:00:37,758 --> 00:00:38,557 You're here to tell me you're taking over? 23 00:00:38,592 --> 00:00:40,325 I'm here to tell you 24 00:00:40,361 --> 00:00:41,404 that if they can do that, what else can they do? 25 00:00:41,428 --> 00:00:42,194 We need to put an end to this. 26 00:00:42,229 --> 00:00:43,373 What are you talking about? 27 00:00:43,397 --> 00:00:45,230 I'm talking about taking Robert's name down. 28 00:00:45,265 --> 00:00:46,765 What's going on here? 29 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,078 If we don't do this, this firm has no future. 30 00:00:48,102 --> 00:00:48,834 If you do this, you'll be lucky 31 00:00:48,869 --> 00:00:50,035 if I don't go to the Bar 32 00:00:50,070 --> 00:00:50,836 and tell them what really happened. 33 00:00:50,871 --> 00:00:51,837 This is a court order 34 00:00:51,872 --> 00:00:53,249 granting me full control of your law firm. 35 00:00:53,273 --> 00:00:57,309 You can refuse, in which case the Bar will suspend 36 00:00:57,344 --> 00:00:59,578 every partner in this firm for six months. 37 00:01:03,851 --> 00:01:05,283 You up for another round? 38 00:01:06,620 --> 00:01:08,020 You're probably the only one here 39 00:01:08,055 --> 00:01:09,099 who could give me a real fight, 40 00:01:09,123 --> 00:01:11,990 but I doubt a workout is why you texted. 41 00:01:12,026 --> 00:01:13,658 You always did call me on my shit. 42 00:01:14,561 --> 00:01:15,994 So what's going on, Lucas? 43 00:01:16,030 --> 00:01:17,140 To put it bluntly, I got fired. 44 00:01:17,164 --> 00:01:19,231 What? Last I heard the job was going great. 45 00:01:19,266 --> 00:01:21,833 It was, but we just missed out on a DOD contract. 46 00:01:21,869 --> 00:01:23,969 Which means they're letting guys go. 47 00:01:24,004 --> 00:01:25,315 But only one from my department. 48 00:01:25,339 --> 00:01:27,939 And the guy they're keeping is the CEO's son-in-law. 49 00:01:27,975 --> 00:01:29,708 It's nepotism, no two ways about it. 50 00:01:29,743 --> 00:01:31,276 It's more than that. It's a lawsuit. 51 00:01:31,311 --> 00:01:32,677 I thought so too. 52 00:01:32,713 --> 00:01:33,913 So you know any hotshot lawyers 53 00:01:33,947 --> 00:01:34,958 that might be interested in my case? 54 00:01:34,982 --> 00:01:36,648 I might. 55 00:01:36,683 --> 00:01:38,617 Why don't we get breakfast? You can fill me in. 56 00:01:38,652 --> 00:01:40,630 Okay, but if you're buying, it better show up on my bill, 57 00:01:40,654 --> 00:01:42,198 because I didn't come looking for charity. 58 00:01:42,222 --> 00:01:44,589 It's not charity. It's called pro Bono. 59 00:01:44,625 --> 00:01:46,825 - Samantha-- - Lucas, we served together. 60 00:01:46,860 --> 00:01:49,661 I'm not taking no for an answer. 61 00:01:52,733 --> 00:01:56,201 Harvey, Donna. What a pleasant surprise. 62 00:01:56,236 --> 00:01:58,136 Can I interest you in some Weetabix? 63 00:01:58,172 --> 00:01:59,771 Wow. What are you wearing? 64 00:01:59,807 --> 00:02:00,772 What do you mean, what am I wearing? 65 00:02:00,808 --> 00:02:01,840 It's my mankini. 66 00:02:01,875 --> 00:02:03,053 - Your what now? - It's a Speedo. 67 00:02:03,077 --> 00:02:04,709 I wear it instead of underwear. 68 00:02:04,745 --> 00:02:06,456 It's incredibly supportive. Here, let me show you. 69 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,280 - Donna? - Louis, as much as we would 70 00:02:08,315 --> 00:02:11,083 love for you to show us how supportive your underwear is, 71 00:02:11,118 --> 00:02:14,019 Harvey and I are here to share some news... 72 00:02:14,054 --> 00:02:15,698 about why we were together the other morning. 73 00:02:15,722 --> 00:02:16,900 Yeah, I know why you were together. 74 00:02:16,924 --> 00:02:18,356 You were worried about the firm. 75 00:02:18,392 --> 00:02:19,702 Except the firm isn't the reason why 76 00:02:19,726 --> 00:02:21,304 Harvey came over the other night, and it's... 77 00:02:21,328 --> 00:02:23,295 definitely not why he stayed over. 78 00:02:23,664 --> 00:02:25,708 Wait, Harvey, you have a problem with your plumbing? 79 00:02:25,732 --> 00:02:27,365 'Cause if you need to use my shower-- 80 00:02:27,401 --> 00:02:29,167 That's not what she's saying, Louis, and... 81 00:02:29,203 --> 00:02:30,280 I'm never gonna use your shower. 82 00:02:30,304 --> 00:02:31,436 It's got a steam feature! 83 00:02:31,472 --> 00:02:32,437 Come on upstairs. I'll show you. 84 00:02:32,473 --> 00:02:34,272 Louis! 85 00:02:34,308 --> 00:02:35,618 - Harvey and I are together. - Yeah, I know you're together. 86 00:02:35,642 --> 00:02:37,053 You're standing right in front of me. 87 00:02:37,077 --> 00:02:38,221 See? This is what I'm talking about. 88 00:02:38,245 --> 00:02:39,923 I mean, like, how did even make it through law school? 89 00:02:39,947 --> 00:02:40,879 No, no, no, no, no. 90 00:02:40,914 --> 00:02:43,482 Harvey and I are in a relationship. 91 00:02:45,152 --> 00:02:47,819 - Oh, my God. - Yeah. 92 00:02:47,855 --> 00:02:49,232 And we didn't want to tell you before 93 00:02:49,256 --> 00:02:50,967 because it wasn't the right time but we're telling you now 94 00:02:50,991 --> 00:02:52,524 because we're happy 95 00:02:52,559 --> 00:02:53,837 and we don't want to hide that anymore. 96 00:02:53,861 --> 00:02:55,594 Especially not from our partner 97 00:02:55,629 --> 00:02:56,928 and our friend. 98 00:02:56,964 --> 00:02:58,463 I really appreciate that, Harvey, 99 00:02:58,499 --> 00:03:00,499 and I am so happy for you both. 100 00:03:00,534 --> 00:03:01,900 But? 101 00:03:01,935 --> 00:03:03,613 A proper celebration's gonna have to wait 102 00:03:03,637 --> 00:03:04,781 because I have some news too. 103 00:03:04,805 --> 00:03:06,771 What is it, Louis? 104 00:03:06,807 --> 00:03:08,807 We have a problem. 105 00:03:11,478 --> 00:03:12,622 How long is she gonna be here? 106 00:03:12,646 --> 00:03:14,346 I don't know. 107 00:03:14,381 --> 00:03:15,347 Apparently, it's left to the Bar's discretion. 108 00:03:15,382 --> 00:03:17,048 Bullshit! 109 00:03:17,084 --> 00:03:18,583 There's no way I'm letting the Bar 110 00:03:18,619 --> 00:03:21,920 move someone into my house and tell me how to run it. 111 00:03:21,955 --> 00:03:23,522 - What? - You know what. 112 00:03:23,557 --> 00:03:24,968 This never would've happened if you just-- 113 00:03:24,992 --> 00:03:26,091 Don't even say it. 114 00:03:26,126 --> 00:03:27,303 You don't even know what I was going to say. 115 00:03:27,327 --> 00:03:29,294 I can take a guess. You were gonna say 116 00:03:29,329 --> 00:03:31,040 this all happened because of what Robert did. 117 00:03:31,064 --> 00:03:33,131 It happened because of your collective choices. 118 00:03:33,167 --> 00:03:34,666 This is a private meeting, Faye. 119 00:03:34,701 --> 00:03:36,301 Well, it's also the perfect opportunity 120 00:03:36,336 --> 00:03:39,404 for me to introduce myself to the firm's leadership... 121 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:40,805 such as it is. 122 00:03:40,841 --> 00:03:42,641 - Such as it is? - Ms. Paulsen, 123 00:03:42,676 --> 00:03:45,510 when a firm's out of control, that starts at the top. 124 00:03:45,546 --> 00:03:47,290 And if you think you can waltz right in here 125 00:03:47,314 --> 00:03:48,947 and start throwing around accusations-- 126 00:03:48,982 --> 00:03:50,882 Then how about we throw around some facts? 127 00:03:50,918 --> 00:03:52,517 You've had two managing partners 128 00:03:52,553 --> 00:03:54,119 disbarred in as many years, 129 00:03:54,154 --> 00:03:55,687 a junior partner go to prison, 130 00:03:55,722 --> 00:03:57,389 and if you think anybody believes 131 00:03:57,424 --> 00:03:59,435 that you weren't a party to that fraud, think again. 132 00:03:59,459 --> 00:04:01,393 But... 133 00:04:01,428 --> 00:04:03,528 as of today... 134 00:04:03,564 --> 00:04:06,431 I'm wiping the slate clean of everything you've ever done. 135 00:04:06,466 --> 00:04:08,266 You have no proof we've ever done anything. 136 00:04:08,302 --> 00:04:10,035 I have experience. 137 00:04:10,070 --> 00:04:12,804 And when there's this much smoke, there's always fire. 138 00:04:12,839 --> 00:04:14,172 So if you want me gone, 139 00:04:14,208 --> 00:04:15,907 there's only one way to make that happen: 140 00:04:15,943 --> 00:04:18,543 convince me you people can be trusted to fly right. 141 00:04:18,579 --> 00:04:20,011 And if we don't? 142 00:04:20,047 --> 00:04:23,448 You mean if you continue to cross lines? 143 00:04:23,483 --> 00:04:24,816 Then you'll be fired. 144 00:04:24,851 --> 00:04:26,062 You don't have the authority to do that. 145 00:04:26,086 --> 00:04:27,752 Yes, I do. 146 00:04:27,788 --> 00:04:29,854 As I have the authority to approve new cases, 147 00:04:29,890 --> 00:04:32,791 allocate resources, and just about anything else I see fit. 148 00:04:32,826 --> 00:04:34,192 And the first order of business 149 00:04:34,228 --> 00:04:35,727 is doing what you all should have: 150 00:04:35,762 --> 00:04:37,596 taking Robert Zane's name off that wall. 151 00:04:37,631 --> 00:04:39,497 No. That is not happening. 152 00:04:39,533 --> 00:04:41,333 If you think you have a say in the matter, 153 00:04:41,368 --> 00:04:43,301 you haven't grasped the situation. 154 00:04:43,337 --> 00:04:45,337 If you so much as reach for that name, 155 00:04:45,372 --> 00:04:48,840 you haven't grasped that I will find something on you. 156 00:04:48,875 --> 00:04:52,811 And that mentality perfectly underlines why I am here. 157 00:04:52,846 --> 00:04:55,013 And leaving that name up sends the wrong message. 158 00:04:55,048 --> 00:04:56,715 It sends the message 159 00:04:56,750 --> 00:04:58,228 that we don't throw our friends to the wolves. 160 00:04:58,252 --> 00:05:00,552 You want to throw your friend a retirement party 161 00:05:00,587 --> 00:05:02,131 or help him launch a charter boat company 162 00:05:02,155 --> 00:05:04,322 to show your support, be my guest. 163 00:05:04,358 --> 00:05:07,826 But that name comes down today. 164 00:05:09,596 --> 00:05:11,062 I don't believe this. 165 00:05:11,098 --> 00:05:12,597 You're just gonna let her do this? 166 00:05:12,633 --> 00:05:13,943 Samantha, it's not our decision. 167 00:05:13,967 --> 00:05:15,700 Well, whether I stay here or not is. 168 00:05:15,736 --> 00:05:17,402 So you can go to hell. 169 00:05:19,906 --> 00:05:22,140 Fortunately, I'm used to reactions like that. 170 00:05:22,175 --> 00:05:25,944 So as I said to Louis when he signed off on this, 171 00:05:25,979 --> 00:05:28,313 I suggest you start getting used to doing things my way, 172 00:05:28,348 --> 00:05:30,248 because this isn't the Wild West. 173 00:05:30,284 --> 00:05:31,750 And your days of operating 174 00:05:31,785 --> 00:05:35,387 however the hell you want are over. 175 00:05:36,393 --> 00:05:40,393 ♪ Suits 9x02 ♪ Special Master Original Air Date on July 24, 2019 176 00:05:40,394 --> 00:05:44,095 ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 177 00:05:44,131 --> 00:05:47,098 ♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 178 00:05:47,134 --> 00:05:50,769 ♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 179 00:05:50,804 --> 00:05:53,872 ♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 180 00:05:53,907 --> 00:05:57,175 ♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪ 181 00:05:57,210 --> 00:06:00,712 ♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪ 182 00:06:00,747 --> 00:06:02,380 ♪ All right ♪ 183 00:06:02,416 --> 00:06:02,994 ♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪ 184 00:06:02,995 --> 00:06:07,595 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 185 00:06:07,596 --> 00:06:09,220 ♪ The greenback boogie ♪ 186 00:06:13,608 --> 00:06:15,442 Don't bother, Harvey. I'm outta here. 187 00:06:15,478 --> 00:06:16,744 This place is not for me. 188 00:06:16,779 --> 00:06:18,974 Samantha, you can't quit. We need you. 189 00:06:18,975 --> 00:06:20,175 Well, she doesn't need me, 190 00:06:20,210 --> 00:06:21,220 and she's the one calling the shots. 191 00:06:21,244 --> 00:06:22,811 And if you think just because 192 00:06:22,846 --> 00:06:24,713 you gave me a client I'm going to stay here-- 193 00:06:24,748 --> 00:06:26,759 Samantha, like it or not, the world thinks Robert is dirty. 194 00:06:26,783 --> 00:06:27,749 People also think that 195 00:06:27,784 --> 00:06:30,318 the apple doesn't fall far from tree. 196 00:06:30,353 --> 00:06:32,587 So if you leave, it's not gonna look like a protest. 197 00:06:32,622 --> 00:06:34,422 It'll look like what they all think is true. 198 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,400 I just don't have it in me to roll over to her, Harvey. 199 00:06:39,429 --> 00:06:40,929 I'm not asking you to roll over. 200 00:06:40,964 --> 00:06:41,863 I'm asking you to wait this thing out. 201 00:06:41,898 --> 00:06:42,975 Because the second she leaves, 202 00:06:42,999 --> 00:06:45,567 we're gonna put his name right back on that wall. 203 00:06:45,602 --> 00:06:47,035 And what about the fact 204 00:06:47,070 --> 00:06:48,737 she gets approval over all new cases? 205 00:06:48,772 --> 00:06:50,450 Because I met with an old friend this morning. 206 00:06:50,474 --> 00:06:54,142 He can't afford us, and there is no way I'm not helping him. 207 00:06:54,177 --> 00:06:56,578 Then as far as I'm concerned, you met with him last night, 208 00:06:56,613 --> 00:06:58,213 which means it's not a new case. 209 00:06:58,248 --> 00:07:00,548 She has a problem with that, she can take it up with me. 210 00:07:03,787 --> 00:07:05,920 - Louis, we need to talk. - What is it? 211 00:07:05,956 --> 00:07:08,167 You didn't mention that you signed off on this whole thing. 212 00:07:08,191 --> 00:07:09,502 What difference does it make? I didn't have a choice. 213 00:07:09,526 --> 00:07:11,192 Yes, you did. You could've used her 214 00:07:11,228 --> 00:07:12,605 to convince Harvey to take that name down. 215 00:07:12,629 --> 00:07:13,740 Which, thanks to you, is happening anyway. 216 00:07:13,764 --> 00:07:15,296 Thanks to me? 217 00:07:15,332 --> 00:07:16,342 I don't see anybody else in this room. 218 00:07:16,366 --> 00:07:18,533 You weren't there last night, Alex. 219 00:07:18,568 --> 00:07:20,179 If I had refused, they would've suspended everybody's license 220 00:07:20,203 --> 00:07:21,936 for six months right then and there. 221 00:07:21,972 --> 00:07:23,249 So do you want to keep fighting with each other, 222 00:07:23,273 --> 00:07:24,383 or do you want to start fighting her? 223 00:07:24,407 --> 00:07:26,141 There is no fighting her. 224 00:07:26,176 --> 00:07:27,453 Gretchen, please, this doesn't involve you. 225 00:07:27,477 --> 00:07:29,110 Well, maybe it should. 226 00:07:29,146 --> 00:07:31,079 Since I'm the only one who knows Faye Richardson. 227 00:07:31,114 --> 00:07:33,648 - You know her? - Worked in her firm years ago. 228 00:07:33,683 --> 00:07:36,851 Back before she became the Bar's special asshole. 229 00:07:36,887 --> 00:07:39,354 Word was when she was managing partner, 230 00:07:39,389 --> 00:07:42,457 she found out her husband crossed some kind of line. 231 00:07:42,492 --> 00:07:45,360 She stripped his name off the wall and fired him. 232 00:07:45,395 --> 00:07:46,761 Damn. 233 00:07:46,797 --> 00:07:48,307 A woman who could do that to her own husband 234 00:07:48,331 --> 00:07:49,509 isn't going to care what we do to her. 235 00:07:49,533 --> 00:07:52,066 But she'll care what the Bar does. 236 00:07:52,102 --> 00:07:54,235 You got something? 237 00:07:54,271 --> 00:07:56,171 I might. 238 00:07:56,206 --> 00:07:58,206 And just how long is this woman going to be here? 239 00:07:58,241 --> 00:08:03,178 Well, according to her, as long as she deems it necessary. 240 00:08:03,213 --> 00:08:05,246 What is it, Katrina? 241 00:08:05,282 --> 00:08:06,815 This is exactly why 242 00:08:06,850 --> 00:08:08,194 I went to Alex to take Robert's name down. 243 00:08:08,218 --> 00:08:09,629 Something like this was bound to happen. 244 00:08:09,653 --> 00:08:11,753 Well, I can understand how you feel that way, 245 00:08:11,788 --> 00:08:13,755 but at the time, standing by Robert 246 00:08:13,790 --> 00:08:15,757 felt like the right thing to do. 247 00:08:16,426 --> 00:08:19,727 - Am I interrupting? - I was actually heading out. 248 00:08:19,763 --> 00:08:21,396 - Katrina Bennett. - Faye Richardson. 249 00:08:21,431 --> 00:08:23,598 Pleasure to meet you. 250 00:08:25,435 --> 00:08:27,468 Ms. Richardson. Is there something you need? 251 00:08:27,504 --> 00:08:28,937 Please, call me Faye. 252 00:08:28,972 --> 00:08:30,772 I may be here as a special master, 253 00:08:30,807 --> 00:08:32,885 but it doesn't mean we can't be on a first name basis. 254 00:08:32,909 --> 00:08:35,143 Well, is there something that I can do for you, Faye? 255 00:08:35,178 --> 00:08:36,178 I understand as COO 256 00:08:36,213 --> 00:08:39,013 you handle administrative coordination? 257 00:08:39,049 --> 00:08:40,315 That's right. 258 00:08:40,350 --> 00:08:41,916 Are you looking to get a secretary, or-- 259 00:08:41,952 --> 00:08:42,995 I'm looking to schedule an exit interview 260 00:08:43,019 --> 00:08:44,719 with Thomas Kessler. 261 00:08:44,754 --> 00:08:46,532 And why would you want to meet with Mr. Kessler? 262 00:08:46,556 --> 00:08:49,991 Because this firm's troubles started when it put 263 00:08:50,026 --> 00:08:52,060 Mr. Kessler's interests above another client's. 264 00:08:52,095 --> 00:08:54,696 I don't understand why someone they did that for 265 00:08:54,731 --> 00:08:56,364 would suddenly leave. 266 00:08:56,399 --> 00:08:57,732 And you think his reasons 267 00:08:57,767 --> 00:08:59,801 might indicate an underlying problem? 268 00:08:59,836 --> 00:09:01,603 Do you think there's an underlying problem? 269 00:09:01,638 --> 00:09:03,204 I get the feeling you're really asking 270 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,174 whether I'd tell you if I thought there was. 271 00:09:06,209 --> 00:09:08,476 And what if I were? 272 00:09:08,511 --> 00:09:10,945 Faye, if you know anything about me, you'd know that 273 00:09:10,981 --> 00:09:15,049 I have a reputation for solving problems, not hiding them. 274 00:09:15,085 --> 00:09:17,986 Which is why I already sent Mr. Kessler our exit survey, 275 00:09:18,021 --> 00:09:20,755 so when I get his responses, I will forward them to you. 276 00:09:20,790 --> 00:09:22,690 Oh, please do. 277 00:09:22,726 --> 00:09:25,293 In the meantime, I'd appreciate you setting up that interview. 278 00:09:25,328 --> 00:09:27,061 - I just explained-- - I know. 279 00:09:27,097 --> 00:09:30,798 I just find face-to-face meetings much more informative, 280 00:09:30,834 --> 00:09:32,734 don't you? 281 00:09:32,769 --> 00:09:35,370 I certainly do. 282 00:09:35,405 --> 00:09:37,171 - I'll set that up. - Wonderful. 283 00:09:37,207 --> 00:09:38,606 Anytime tomorrow should be fine. 284 00:09:44,247 --> 00:09:46,581 - Harvey, we need to talk. - We sure do. 285 00:09:46,616 --> 00:09:48,216 And I'm sorry, Donna. I know you're gonna 286 00:09:48,251 --> 00:09:50,162 disagree with me, but-- - That woman needs to go. 287 00:09:50,186 --> 00:09:51,319 - Now. - What? 288 00:09:51,354 --> 00:09:52,787 What do you mean, what? 289 00:09:52,822 --> 00:09:54,255 - That's what I was gonna say. - So? 290 00:09:54,291 --> 00:09:55,968 So you're not gonna try and talk me out of it. 291 00:09:55,992 --> 00:09:57,292 That's so unlike you. 292 00:09:57,327 --> 00:10:00,028 Hmm. That is unlike me. 293 00:10:00,063 --> 00:10:01,908 Maybe you're not going to try and talk me out of it 294 00:10:01,932 --> 00:10:03,631 because you're less uptight since we, uh... 295 00:10:03,667 --> 00:10:06,000 Since we...what? 296 00:10:06,036 --> 00:10:07,869 Nothing. Since we nothing. 297 00:10:07,904 --> 00:10:09,437 That's right. 298 00:10:09,472 --> 00:10:10,483 Because if anybody was uptight, it was you. 299 00:10:10,507 --> 00:10:12,006 But I'm the one acting consistently. 300 00:10:12,042 --> 00:10:13,775 Okay, maybe I was uptight. 301 00:10:13,810 --> 00:10:15,743 Or maybe I've had it with Faye's bullshit. 302 00:10:15,779 --> 00:10:17,412 I prefer my own take here. 303 00:10:17,447 --> 00:10:18,891 Well, I prefer that Faye not find out that 304 00:10:18,915 --> 00:10:21,182 it wasn't Robert who broke privilege; it was us. 305 00:10:21,217 --> 00:10:23,084 Wait, what are you talking about? 306 00:10:23,119 --> 00:10:24,997 She just asked me to schedule an exit interview with Thomas. 307 00:10:25,021 --> 00:10:26,332 Donna, we can't let that happen. 308 00:10:26,356 --> 00:10:28,456 - Thomas won't lie for us again. - I know! 309 00:10:28,491 --> 00:10:30,224 So the question is, how do we stop it? 310 00:10:32,128 --> 00:10:33,962 Well, if we can't ask Thomas to lie again, 311 00:10:33,997 --> 00:10:35,763 there's only one way out. 312 00:10:35,799 --> 00:10:38,800 Make it so he doesn't have to talk to her at all. 313 00:10:41,638 --> 00:10:44,539 Sorry to keep you waiting, Ms. Wheeler. 314 00:10:44,574 --> 00:10:46,941 - Now, what's this about? - Let's see. 315 00:10:46,977 --> 00:10:51,346 How about nepotism and wrongful termination? 316 00:10:51,381 --> 00:10:53,581 You're here about Lucas Hodges. 317 00:10:53,616 --> 00:10:55,383 That was fast. 318 00:10:55,418 --> 00:10:57,385 Well, he's the only person we've let go recently 319 00:10:57,420 --> 00:10:59,687 and we were perfectly justified in our decision. 320 00:10:59,723 --> 00:11:01,589 Why don't we let a judge decide that? 321 00:11:01,624 --> 00:11:03,992 You might want to get your facts straight first. 322 00:11:04,027 --> 00:11:06,327 The facts are you needed to cut someone loose 323 00:11:06,363 --> 00:11:08,162 and you chose to keep your son-in-law 324 00:11:08,198 --> 00:11:09,398 over a more qualified employee 325 00:11:09,432 --> 00:11:10,609 who happens to be a two-tour veteran. 326 00:11:10,633 --> 00:11:13,067 - I know what he is. - Then you should know 327 00:11:13,103 --> 00:11:14,369 if you don't reinstate him, 328 00:11:14,404 --> 00:11:16,170 I'm gonna wrap Lucas up in a flag, 329 00:11:16,206 --> 00:11:17,817 put him in front of a jury, and then we'll see 330 00:11:17,841 --> 00:11:19,874 exactly how many government contracts you get. 331 00:11:19,909 --> 00:11:21,676 Then we'll wrap you in time cards 332 00:11:21,711 --> 00:11:23,711 and the medical bills we footed 333 00:11:23,747 --> 00:11:25,580 for an employee that Lucas injured. 334 00:11:25,615 --> 00:11:27,582 - What? - Lucas was... 335 00:11:27,617 --> 00:11:29,784 far from perfect, Ms. Wheeler. 336 00:11:29,819 --> 00:11:33,287 He missed work at crunch time. He didn't always even call in. 337 00:11:33,323 --> 00:11:34,834 Says the man trying to get out of a lawsuit. 338 00:11:34,858 --> 00:11:37,658 You don't have a lawsuit because we had cause. 339 00:11:37,694 --> 00:11:39,027 And if you don't believe me, 340 00:11:39,062 --> 00:11:40,528 ask my secretary for his records. 341 00:11:40,563 --> 00:11:42,330 They'll show that he was erratic; 342 00:11:42,365 --> 00:11:44,365 he was impossible to work with. 343 00:11:44,401 --> 00:11:46,334 For God's sakes, one day someone startled him, 344 00:11:46,369 --> 00:11:47,413 he practically attacked the man. 345 00:11:47,437 --> 00:11:49,103 And if that's true, 346 00:11:49,139 --> 00:11:50,916 why didn't you bring this up when you let him go? 347 00:11:50,940 --> 00:11:53,775 Because I like Lucas, so we said 348 00:11:53,810 --> 00:11:56,122 it was because of that contract to give him a soft landing. 349 00:11:56,146 --> 00:11:58,913 But the truth is, we were gonna fire him no matter what. 350 00:11:58,948 --> 00:12:02,250 So I'm sorry that he lied to you, 351 00:12:02,285 --> 00:12:04,819 but the suit has no merit. 352 00:12:04,854 --> 00:12:07,789 You can show yourself out. 353 00:12:20,793 --> 00:12:22,894 Louis, if you're here 354 00:12:22,929 --> 00:12:23,695 about changing our default font back to Helvetica, 355 00:12:23,730 --> 00:12:25,030 I already told you-- 356 00:12:25,065 --> 00:12:26,209 I'm not here about that, Benjamin. 357 00:12:26,233 --> 00:12:28,433 I'm here because of Faye Richardson. 358 00:12:28,468 --> 00:12:30,046 I just set up her firewall this morning. 359 00:12:30,070 --> 00:12:31,669 - What about her? - She's an intruder. 360 00:12:31,705 --> 00:12:34,739 And she just fired a shot across our beloved bow. 361 00:12:34,775 --> 00:12:36,775 - Give me an order, Captain. - It's Admiral. 362 00:12:36,810 --> 00:12:38,977 And I want you to find a loophole in the Bar's bylaws 363 00:12:39,012 --> 00:12:41,112 that I can use to force them to remove her. 364 00:12:41,148 --> 00:12:43,448 But the Bar's bylaws are, like, 1,000 pages long. 365 00:12:43,483 --> 00:12:44,449 3,000. 366 00:12:44,484 --> 00:12:46,317 And somewhere in there is a technicality 367 00:12:46,353 --> 00:12:47,318 that'll get rid of that woman, 368 00:12:47,354 --> 00:12:49,487 and you're going to build a program to find it. 369 00:12:49,523 --> 00:12:51,523 Louis, I don't know if I can do that. 370 00:12:51,558 --> 00:12:53,358 Benjamin... 371 00:12:53,393 --> 00:12:55,960 our home is under attack, and I can't defend it alone. 372 00:12:55,996 --> 00:12:57,874 I need you to do this, and I need you to do it quietly. 373 00:12:57,898 --> 00:12:59,998 Now, can I count on you or not, sailor? 374 00:13:00,033 --> 00:13:01,599 - Aye-aye, Captain. - It's Admiral. 375 00:13:01,635 --> 00:13:02,812 - Admiral, whatever. - That's right. 376 00:13:05,939 --> 00:13:08,540 I can't believe they're using those days I missed against me. 377 00:13:08,575 --> 00:13:10,486 They're using them because they constitute cause. 378 00:13:10,510 --> 00:13:11,988 The question is, why didn't you tell me? 379 00:13:12,012 --> 00:13:13,545 It was a couple days here and there. 380 00:13:13,580 --> 00:13:15,613 Lucas, I never saw you be late to one exercise, 381 00:13:15,649 --> 00:13:17,449 one training session-- - So what? 382 00:13:17,484 --> 00:13:19,784 So you know what. The absences, the aggression-- 383 00:13:19,820 --> 00:13:21,553 all worse during high-stress periods. 384 00:13:21,588 --> 00:13:23,588 - Samantha. - You have PTSD, don't you? 385 00:13:23,623 --> 00:13:25,623 No, I do not. 386 00:13:25,659 --> 00:13:27,725 Check my medical records. There's nothing in them. 387 00:13:27,761 --> 00:13:29,394 Because you never saw a doctor? 388 00:13:29,429 --> 00:13:31,269 - Of course I saw a doctor. - And why was that? 389 00:13:31,298 --> 00:13:32,864 Because I had trouble sleeping. 390 00:13:32,899 --> 00:13:34,933 Because of nightmares, flashbacks? 391 00:13:34,968 --> 00:13:35,900 I don't wanna talk about this. 392 00:13:35,936 --> 00:13:36,868 Well, we're gonna talk about it 393 00:13:36,903 --> 00:13:38,903 because I can't defend you 394 00:13:38,939 --> 00:13:39,982 if you're not being honest with me. 395 00:13:40,006 --> 00:13:41,840 Honest about what? 396 00:13:41,875 --> 00:13:43,886 About how there are nights I'm afraid to close my eyes 397 00:13:43,910 --> 00:13:46,678 and days I never get out of bed? 398 00:13:47,981 --> 00:13:49,914 Listen to me. 399 00:13:49,950 --> 00:13:53,585 You have nothing to be ashamed of. 400 00:13:53,620 --> 00:13:55,386 There are literally thousands of people 401 00:13:55,422 --> 00:13:56,855 going through the exact same thing 402 00:13:56,890 --> 00:13:58,301 and once we get you diagnosed, we can-- 403 00:13:58,325 --> 00:13:59,824 I'm not getting diagnosed. 404 00:13:59,860 --> 00:14:01,437 - Lucas, it'll protect you. - Samantha, I told them 405 00:14:01,461 --> 00:14:02,505 I didn't want to be diagnosed back then. 406 00:14:02,529 --> 00:14:03,294 I'm not getting reclassified now. 407 00:14:03,330 --> 00:14:04,796 That's the end of it. 408 00:14:04,831 --> 00:14:07,332 Wait a minute, you told them? You told your psychiatrist? 409 00:14:07,367 --> 00:14:08,199 I didn't go to a psychiatrist. 410 00:14:08,235 --> 00:14:10,168 I went to an MD. 411 00:14:10,203 --> 00:14:11,547 I begged him not to put it in my record. 412 00:14:11,571 --> 00:14:14,072 He put it down as anxiety and gave me pills. 413 00:14:14,107 --> 00:14:15,673 And they kept me going through my tour. 414 00:14:15,709 --> 00:14:16,841 And once you got out? 415 00:14:16,877 --> 00:14:19,010 I thought it would get better. 416 00:14:19,045 --> 00:14:21,813 - But it didn't. - No. 417 00:14:21,848 --> 00:14:24,682 - It got worse. - Well... 418 00:14:24,718 --> 00:14:28,186 if your employer won't pay, maybe someone else will. 419 00:14:32,859 --> 00:14:34,125 Harvey. 420 00:14:34,161 --> 00:14:35,860 Thomas, do you mind if I come in? 421 00:14:35,896 --> 00:14:37,673 I really don't think we have much to talk about. 422 00:14:37,697 --> 00:14:39,531 Well, unfortunately, we do. 423 00:14:39,566 --> 00:14:44,068 Because as a result of that hearing, 424 00:14:44,104 --> 00:14:47,105 the Bar installed someone to watch every move we make. 425 00:14:47,140 --> 00:14:50,208 And now she wants to ask you why you're leaving. 426 00:14:50,243 --> 00:14:51,354 And you know I'm not gonna lie again. 427 00:14:51,378 --> 00:14:54,345 Which is why I'm here to ask you not to leave. 428 00:14:54,381 --> 00:14:55,947 You've gotta be joking. 429 00:14:55,982 --> 00:14:58,116 Just hear me out, please. 430 00:14:58,151 --> 00:14:59,228 You've been with us a long time. 431 00:14:59,252 --> 00:15:02,320 And in that time we've tripled your business, 432 00:15:02,355 --> 00:15:03,655 we've taken you public-- 433 00:15:03,690 --> 00:15:04,800 And completely betrayed my trust. 434 00:15:04,824 --> 00:15:05,657 No. 435 00:15:05,692 --> 00:15:07,992 I betrayed my own client for you. 436 00:15:08,028 --> 00:15:12,063 I lost my friend and my partner for you. 437 00:15:12,098 --> 00:15:16,434 And if I'd done the technically right thing, 438 00:15:16,469 --> 00:15:17,835 you'd have lost your expansion. 439 00:15:17,871 --> 00:15:20,238 Now, I'm not saying we didn't make mistakes, 440 00:15:20,273 --> 00:15:23,141 and I know I need to earn back your trust. 441 00:15:23,176 --> 00:15:26,911 I'm just asking you to give us a chance to do that. 442 00:15:26,947 --> 00:15:29,380 Let me ask you this. 443 00:15:33,253 --> 00:15:34,953 Who is Donna to you? 444 00:15:37,224 --> 00:15:40,825 She's the most important person in my life, Thomas. 445 00:15:40,860 --> 00:15:42,760 And she knows it. 446 00:15:45,131 --> 00:15:47,265 When? 447 00:15:47,300 --> 00:15:48,866 The night I was cleared. 448 00:15:50,103 --> 00:15:51,603 Okay. 449 00:15:54,007 --> 00:15:55,840 Okay. 450 00:15:55,875 --> 00:15:59,777 I'll stay with your firm on one condition. 451 00:15:59,813 --> 00:16:01,746 From now on you're my lawyer, not Alex. 452 00:16:01,781 --> 00:16:03,615 Thomas, I'm not sure that's the best idea. 453 00:16:03,650 --> 00:16:04,994 Well, it's the only one that's gonna work for me 454 00:16:05,018 --> 00:16:07,285 because I don't trust him anymore. 455 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:08,364 And you were just honest with me 456 00:16:08,388 --> 00:16:11,456 about the most difficult question I'll ever ask. 457 00:16:11,491 --> 00:16:14,225 And you didn't flinch. 458 00:16:14,261 --> 00:16:17,195 Okay...but now that you know the truth-- 459 00:16:17,230 --> 00:16:19,130 I can get past all that. 460 00:16:19,165 --> 00:16:21,466 Are you sure? 461 00:16:21,501 --> 00:16:23,501 Yeah, I'm sure. 462 00:16:37,250 --> 00:16:39,350 Samantha, there you are. 463 00:16:39,386 --> 00:16:41,019 Whatever it is, the answer is no. 464 00:16:41,054 --> 00:16:42,587 Well, that's too bad, 465 00:16:42,622 --> 00:16:44,555 because I just heard you assigned an associate 466 00:16:44,591 --> 00:16:46,958 to subpoena military records for a new case. 467 00:16:46,993 --> 00:16:51,195 - So what if I did? - So...I want you to drop it. 468 00:16:51,231 --> 00:16:53,197 - Excuse me? - As I mentioned this morning, 469 00:16:53,233 --> 00:16:55,166 I have approval over all new matters, 470 00:16:55,201 --> 00:16:56,612 and this one has red flags all over it. 471 00:16:56,636 --> 00:16:58,202 Well, I don't see any red flags, 472 00:16:58,238 --> 00:16:59,248 and I'm not hanging my friend out to dry. 473 00:16:59,272 --> 00:17:02,273 The fact that he's a friend is the red flag, 474 00:17:02,309 --> 00:17:04,108 because if you start to lose, 475 00:17:04,144 --> 00:17:05,710 you may not fight the right way. 476 00:17:05,745 --> 00:17:07,323 That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. 477 00:17:07,347 --> 00:17:08,991 But it doesn't matter, because this case isn't new. 478 00:17:09,015 --> 00:17:10,948 I took it last night. 479 00:17:10,984 --> 00:17:13,351 You don't think I know a cover story when I hear one? 480 00:17:13,386 --> 00:17:14,986 I don't care what you think you know. 481 00:17:15,021 --> 00:17:16,921 I told Harvey about the case when I took it, 482 00:17:16,956 --> 00:17:18,756 which means, according to your own rules, 483 00:17:18,792 --> 00:17:21,526 you don't get a say as to whether I drop this or not. 484 00:17:21,561 --> 00:17:23,928 Well, I do get a say in the use of firm resources, 485 00:17:23,963 --> 00:17:26,331 in particular on the cases that pay us nothing. 486 00:17:26,366 --> 00:17:27,865 So if you pursue this, 487 00:17:27,901 --> 00:17:29,378 you do this without your expense account, 488 00:17:29,402 --> 00:17:31,235 our associates, and anything else. 489 00:17:31,271 --> 00:17:35,239 And if I find out otherwise, I'll drop the client myself. 490 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:41,879 Let me get this straight. 491 00:17:41,915 --> 00:17:43,292 You want my help to go after the military? 492 00:17:43,316 --> 00:17:46,584 Yes, but first I need access to your expense account. 493 00:17:46,619 --> 00:17:48,219 Why? 494 00:17:48,254 --> 00:17:49,732 Because if I'm gonna get them to settle, 495 00:17:49,756 --> 00:17:50,933 I need to hire PIs, expert witnesses-- 496 00:17:50,957 --> 00:17:52,924 No, I mean why do you need my account? 497 00:17:52,959 --> 00:17:56,728 Because Faye banned me from using firm resources. 498 00:17:56,763 --> 00:17:58,830 So you don't just want my help, 499 00:17:58,865 --> 00:18:01,032 you want me to defy a direct order? 500 00:18:01,067 --> 00:18:02,667 If we do it right, she'll never know. 501 00:18:02,702 --> 00:18:04,502 Samantha, it's the military. 502 00:18:04,537 --> 00:18:06,115 There's no way they'll ever give in before Faye finds out. 503 00:18:06,139 --> 00:18:08,072 Fine, I will use my own money for expenses, 504 00:18:08,108 --> 00:18:09,841 but I can't do it all on my own. 505 00:18:09,876 --> 00:18:11,654 I'm working without an associate myself right now. 506 00:18:11,678 --> 00:18:13,878 Katrina, it's not easy for me to ask for this. 507 00:18:13,913 --> 00:18:16,547 And it's not easy for me to say no. 508 00:18:16,583 --> 00:18:18,549 Don't you get it? I cannot let him down. 509 00:18:22,088 --> 00:18:25,156 Lucas and I didn't just train together. 510 00:18:25,191 --> 00:18:27,959 We served together. 511 00:18:27,994 --> 00:18:32,797 And after my four years, he asked me to stay, but I didn't. 512 00:18:32,832 --> 00:18:36,234 I got out. He did two more tours. 513 00:18:36,269 --> 00:18:38,803 And in his head, he is still there 514 00:18:38,838 --> 00:18:44,575 while I wear $2,000 dresses and negotiate million dollar deals. 515 00:18:44,611 --> 00:18:47,945 All right. I'll help you. 516 00:18:47,981 --> 00:18:49,781 On two conditions: 517 00:18:49,816 --> 00:18:52,417 we do it on the up-and-up, 518 00:18:52,452 --> 00:18:54,318 and we pick a fight we can win. 519 00:19:03,347 --> 00:19:04,712 I know things are rough, Harvey, 520 00:19:04,713 --> 00:19:06,838 but shots for breakfast with my Scotch? 521 00:19:06,839 --> 00:19:08,272 One of them is for you. 522 00:19:08,308 --> 00:19:11,475 And they're not because of bad news, but because of good. 523 00:19:11,511 --> 00:19:13,010 Then lay it on me. 524 00:19:13,046 --> 00:19:14,657 Because it is past time I heard something good. 525 00:19:14,681 --> 00:19:16,480 I got Kessler to stay. 526 00:19:16,516 --> 00:19:18,460 He's gonna come in today and sign a new engagement letter. 527 00:19:18,484 --> 00:19:20,384 No shit. That is good. 528 00:19:20,420 --> 00:19:21,730 I'll call him right now, set up a meeting. 529 00:19:21,754 --> 00:19:23,020 That's the thing, Alex. 530 00:19:23,056 --> 00:19:25,456 He wants me to represent him. 531 00:19:25,491 --> 00:19:27,191 - You? - Yes. 532 00:19:27,226 --> 00:19:29,927 And before you say it, I was surprised as anyone. 533 00:19:29,963 --> 00:19:32,430 Harvey, surprised is what you feel when you come home 534 00:19:32,465 --> 00:19:34,298 and your friends are there for your birthday, 535 00:19:34,334 --> 00:19:36,178 not when you find out your partner's taking your client. 536 00:19:36,202 --> 00:19:38,047 Look, I know it's not ideal, but what do you want me to say? 537 00:19:38,071 --> 00:19:39,704 This is his condition for staying. 538 00:19:39,739 --> 00:19:41,105 I don't want you to say anything, 539 00:19:41,140 --> 00:19:42,351 but I also don't want you to come in here 540 00:19:42,375 --> 00:19:43,752 and try to tell me this is a celebration. 541 00:19:43,776 --> 00:19:44,542 You're right. 542 00:19:44,577 --> 00:19:46,644 It's not a celebration. 543 00:19:46,679 --> 00:19:47,890 But Faye wanted to ask him why he left, 544 00:19:47,914 --> 00:19:49,747 and we can't have that. 545 00:19:53,853 --> 00:19:55,519 Ms. Bennett... 546 00:19:55,555 --> 00:19:59,557 I'm not one for small talk, so I'll jump right in. 547 00:19:59,592 --> 00:20:02,426 I saw you added yourself as attorney of record 548 00:20:02,462 --> 00:20:05,296 on Ms. Wheeler's case. - I did. 549 00:20:05,331 --> 00:20:07,365 And did she inform you 550 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,401 that I specifically forbade her from using firm resources? 551 00:20:10,436 --> 00:20:12,203 Yes, she did. 552 00:20:12,238 --> 00:20:14,338 Which is why I worked on my own time, 553 00:20:14,374 --> 00:20:17,742 and I won't be attending a deposition scheduled for today. 554 00:20:17,777 --> 00:20:18,909 I respect that. 555 00:20:18,945 --> 00:20:21,946 It shows a willingness to work within the rules. 556 00:20:21,981 --> 00:20:23,514 But I'd like to explain why 557 00:20:23,549 --> 00:20:25,182 I didn't want her to take that case. 558 00:20:25,218 --> 00:20:28,586 Because she's emotionally invested. 559 00:20:28,621 --> 00:20:30,087 And you're worried she'll be tempted 560 00:20:30,123 --> 00:20:31,922 to do something that she shouldn't. 561 00:20:31,958 --> 00:20:34,759 And if you understand that, I'm sure you'll understand 562 00:20:34,794 --> 00:20:36,527 if you really want to help Ms. Wheeler, 563 00:20:36,562 --> 00:20:40,097 you'll help her avoid doing just that. 564 00:20:44,137 --> 00:20:46,037 How did Alex take it? 565 00:20:46,072 --> 00:20:48,272 He didn't love it, but he'll live with it. 566 00:20:48,307 --> 00:20:51,242 So...Thomas is coming here today? 567 00:20:51,277 --> 00:20:53,411 Because Faye's gonna be asking about that interview, 568 00:20:53,446 --> 00:20:55,713 and we need him to have signed that engagement letter. 569 00:20:55,748 --> 00:20:57,048 Donna, he gave me his word. 570 00:20:57,083 --> 00:21:01,185 Great, then that means that he'll be here. 571 00:21:01,220 --> 00:21:03,120 What's going on? 572 00:21:03,156 --> 00:21:06,390 Are you sure this is the best idea? 573 00:21:06,426 --> 00:21:08,125 You representing him? 574 00:21:08,161 --> 00:21:10,005 I mean, what happens the first time he doesn't like something 575 00:21:10,029 --> 00:21:12,430 that you've done, or you think that he's being short-sighted? 576 00:21:12,465 --> 00:21:14,765 How long before one of you brings up what happened? 577 00:21:14,801 --> 00:21:18,736 Donna...he's a grown man. It was his idea. 578 00:21:18,771 --> 00:21:20,571 If he thinks he can make it work, 579 00:21:20,606 --> 00:21:22,773 I'm gonna trust him. 580 00:21:22,809 --> 00:21:24,542 How is it that you always 581 00:21:24,577 --> 00:21:27,244 make it feel like everything's gonna be okay? 582 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:28,412 Because I'm Superman. 583 00:21:28,448 --> 00:21:30,081 No, you're supposed to say, 584 00:21:30,116 --> 00:21:31,727 "I was just thinking the same thing about you." 585 00:21:31,751 --> 00:21:33,295 But Superman wouldn't say something like that. 586 00:21:33,319 --> 00:21:35,119 He'd just expect Lana Lang to get it. 587 00:21:35,154 --> 00:21:37,032 Well, in case you haven't noticed, I'm not Lana Lang. 588 00:21:37,056 --> 00:21:38,923 I'm Lois Lane. 589 00:21:38,958 --> 00:21:40,903 You have the best of both because Lana was a redhead. 590 00:21:40,927 --> 00:21:42,226 Is that mushy enough for you? 591 00:21:42,261 --> 00:21:43,961 'Cause I've got to go save Metropolis. 592 00:21:46,099 --> 00:21:47,965 Save Metropolis. 593 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,468 You don't even know your own phone number. 594 00:21:51,871 --> 00:21:54,238 Okay, people! Listen up. 595 00:21:54,273 --> 00:21:57,808 As you may know a new attorney has joined us, Faye Richardson. 596 00:21:57,844 --> 00:22:00,611 And I would like you all to give her a very, 597 00:22:00,646 --> 00:22:03,380 very warm welcome, but don't bother her. 598 00:22:03,416 --> 00:22:06,283 Just give her a wide berth. Any questions? 599 00:22:06,319 --> 00:22:07,985 Yes. 600 00:22:08,020 --> 00:22:10,688 You want us to make her feel welcome by avoiding her? 601 00:22:10,723 --> 00:22:12,323 Excellent question, Susan. 602 00:22:12,358 --> 00:22:14,391 The answer is yes. Yes, I do. 603 00:22:14,427 --> 00:22:16,927 Um, why? 604 00:22:16,963 --> 00:22:18,829 Another good question, Susan. 605 00:22:18,865 --> 00:22:21,832 Because as your leader, I know what's best-- 606 00:22:21,868 --> 00:22:24,769 and make no mistake, I am your leader. 607 00:22:24,804 --> 00:22:27,438 - Um, okay, but-- - No one likes a talker, Susan. 608 00:22:27,473 --> 00:22:29,640 Any other questions? No? 609 00:22:29,675 --> 00:22:31,509 - Great. - I have a question. 610 00:22:31,544 --> 00:22:32,877 Why is she here? 611 00:22:32,912 --> 00:22:34,690 Is she heading up a new division or something? 612 00:22:34,714 --> 00:22:35,846 Sort of. 613 00:22:35,882 --> 00:22:38,315 She's actually an ethics expert. 614 00:22:38,351 --> 00:22:40,329 In light of recent events, I thought it would be wise 615 00:22:40,353 --> 00:22:43,687 to bring someone in to buttress the firm's reputation. 616 00:22:43,723 --> 00:22:47,358 Actually, truth is, she was reluctant to come-- 617 00:22:47,393 --> 00:22:50,194 Oh, don't let me interrupt, Louis. 618 00:22:50,229 --> 00:22:52,797 You were saying I was reluctant to come here. 619 00:22:52,832 --> 00:22:55,332 - Maybe not reluctant-- - But it was your idea. 620 00:22:55,368 --> 00:22:57,134 Isn't that what you said? 621 00:22:57,170 --> 00:22:59,214 And you would never lie to your associates, would you? 622 00:22:59,238 --> 00:23:02,106 Framing things in context isn't lying, Faye. 623 00:23:02,141 --> 00:23:04,942 Then let me ask a question that needs no context. 624 00:23:04,977 --> 00:23:07,478 The Bar's leadership had doubts 625 00:23:07,513 --> 00:23:08,979 about your ability to follow the law, 626 00:23:09,015 --> 00:23:11,282 and that's why I'm here. 627 00:23:11,317 --> 00:23:14,552 Isn't that the case? 628 00:23:14,587 --> 00:23:17,421 Yes. 629 00:23:17,456 --> 00:23:19,190 Thank you for helping me 630 00:23:19,225 --> 00:23:21,392 get off on the right foot with the associates, Louis. 631 00:23:21,427 --> 00:23:23,460 I appreciate it. 632 00:23:30,670 --> 00:23:32,903 - Alex, not now. - Yes, now, 633 00:23:32,939 --> 00:23:34,583 because Bromwell just told me they're being sued again. 634 00:23:34,607 --> 00:23:37,041 - Shit, we just got them off. - I know that. 635 00:23:37,076 --> 00:23:39,143 And to make matters worse, we drew Judge Dorsey. 636 00:23:39,178 --> 00:23:41,812 Goddamn it! What? 637 00:23:41,848 --> 00:23:43,614 Louis, do you have a minute? 638 00:23:43,649 --> 00:23:46,617 Because I've hit a snag with our new...server problem. 639 00:23:46,652 --> 00:23:48,452 Cut the code. Alex is on our side. 640 00:23:48,487 --> 00:23:50,287 In that case, I need a digital copy 641 00:23:50,323 --> 00:23:51,934 of the Bar's bylaws, but they're password protected. 642 00:23:51,958 --> 00:23:54,191 - Scan the ones I gave you. - I tried that, but-- 643 00:23:54,227 --> 00:23:56,093 Are you shitting me? 644 00:23:56,128 --> 00:23:58,240 You can't even scan a simple document without screwing up? 645 00:23:58,264 --> 00:23:59,597 It wasn't my fault. 646 00:23:59,632 --> 00:24:01,543 Well, it isn't my fault that we're in this situation, 647 00:24:01,567 --> 00:24:04,401 but here I am, busting my ass, getting humiliated. 648 00:24:04,437 --> 00:24:06,303 And the one person that I ask to help me 649 00:24:06,339 --> 00:24:08,806 can't even tie his own goddamn shoes. 650 00:24:08,841 --> 00:24:12,209 So I don't care what it takes, get that copy and get it today. 651 00:24:12,245 --> 00:24:13,644 - But-- - Benjamin... 652 00:24:13,679 --> 00:24:16,080 give us a few minutes. 653 00:24:17,250 --> 00:24:19,717 Okay, Louis. What's going on? 654 00:24:19,752 --> 00:24:21,986 - You know what's going on. - Yeah, I do. 655 00:24:22,021 --> 00:24:23,754 Because I bit my own secretary's head off 656 00:24:23,789 --> 00:24:25,801 three seconds after getting off the phone with Bromwell. 657 00:24:25,825 --> 00:24:27,892 - Not to mention-- - Not to mention what? 658 00:24:27,927 --> 00:24:29,460 Nothing. It's not important. 659 00:24:29,495 --> 00:24:31,795 What is important is you and I are going out, 660 00:24:31,831 --> 00:24:33,163 and we're going out right now. 661 00:24:33,199 --> 00:24:34,331 Alex, I don't need to-- 662 00:24:34,367 --> 00:24:35,410 Yes, you do, and so do I. 663 00:24:35,434 --> 00:24:36,545 Because if we don't blow off some steam, 664 00:24:36,569 --> 00:24:38,402 one of us is gonna kill someone. 665 00:24:38,437 --> 00:24:39,203 Well, then, what do you suggest? 666 00:24:39,238 --> 00:24:41,005 Because there's no opera today. 667 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:42,517 I have not gotten my mud membership card back yet. 668 00:24:42,541 --> 00:24:45,042 And unless there's a cat fair that I don't know about, 669 00:24:45,077 --> 00:24:47,778 we have got nothing. 670 00:24:47,813 --> 00:24:50,948 I have just the thing. 671 00:24:51,250 --> 00:24:53,784 Mr. Daly, how many of your employees are veterans? 672 00:24:53,819 --> 00:24:56,720 I'm proud to say anywhere from 30% to 40% 673 00:24:56,756 --> 00:24:57,788 at any given time. 674 00:24:57,823 --> 00:24:59,523 So it's safe to say 675 00:24:59,558 --> 00:25:00,491 you're familiar with the struggles 676 00:25:00,526 --> 00:25:01,892 many veterans face. 677 00:25:01,928 --> 00:25:03,727 I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific. 678 00:25:03,763 --> 00:25:05,429 Post traumatic stress disorder. 679 00:25:05,464 --> 00:25:06,830 Is that specific enough? 680 00:25:06,866 --> 00:25:09,199 Yes, I'm familiar, but what's your point? 681 00:25:09,235 --> 00:25:12,803 My point is, do you think Lucas Hodges suffers from PTSD? 682 00:25:12,838 --> 00:25:14,471 My client's not a psychiatrist. 683 00:25:14,507 --> 00:25:16,084 He's the one who said he's familiar with it. 684 00:25:16,108 --> 00:25:17,708 That doesn't necessarily mean-- 685 00:25:17,743 --> 00:25:19,643 You had his office furniture rearranged 686 00:25:19,679 --> 00:25:21,946 so his back wouldn't face the door, Tom. 687 00:25:21,981 --> 00:25:23,225 And the only reason you would do something like that 688 00:25:23,249 --> 00:25:24,915 is if you suspected the truth. 689 00:25:24,951 --> 00:25:27,251 - Suspicion is not knowing. - Answer the question. 690 00:25:27,286 --> 00:25:30,154 Did you or did you not suspect PTSD? 691 00:25:35,728 --> 00:25:38,195 Are you sure you want me to answer that question? 692 00:25:38,230 --> 00:25:41,765 Because if you do, I'm going to say, "Yes, I did." 693 00:25:41,801 --> 00:25:43,767 And then I'm gonna demand proof 694 00:25:43,803 --> 00:25:46,403 that he is a member of a protected class, 695 00:25:46,439 --> 00:25:47,938 which means an official diagnosis 696 00:25:47,974 --> 00:25:50,174 on his permanent record. 697 00:25:50,209 --> 00:25:53,477 Is that really what your client wants, Ms. Wheeler? 698 00:25:55,314 --> 00:25:57,348 We didn't think so. 699 00:25:57,383 --> 00:25:58,949 Which is why we're prepared 700 00:25:58,985 --> 00:26:01,185 to offer a sealed settlement of $25,000. 701 00:26:01,220 --> 00:26:02,553 That isn't even a third 702 00:26:02,588 --> 00:26:04,121 of what he was gonna make this year. 703 00:26:04,156 --> 00:26:06,790 That's the best you're gonna get. 704 00:26:06,826 --> 00:26:08,959 Take the deal, and let everyone walk away, 705 00:26:08,995 --> 00:26:12,096 or he can turn the camera back on and answer your question. 706 00:26:16,002 --> 00:26:18,435 Our offer stands for 24 hours. 707 00:26:34,001 --> 00:26:35,713 All right, so what, I just roll this thing down there 708 00:26:35,737 --> 00:26:37,370 and knock over the sticks? 709 00:26:37,405 --> 00:26:38,738 Pins. 710 00:26:38,773 --> 00:26:40,050 How have you never bowled before? 711 00:26:40,074 --> 00:26:41,741 Fourth grade, 712 00:26:41,776 --> 00:26:43,843 Joshua Hirshheiser had a bowling birthday party. 713 00:26:43,878 --> 00:26:46,212 Before we even started, I got my fingers stuck in the ball. 714 00:26:46,247 --> 00:26:48,247 They called me sausage fingers till eighth grade. 715 00:26:48,283 --> 00:26:49,515 So what do I do? 716 00:26:49,550 --> 00:26:51,150 I just throw-- how do I throw it? 717 00:26:51,185 --> 00:26:53,019 Just walk to the line, release it. 718 00:27:02,230 --> 00:27:04,997 That's okay. Happens to everyone. 719 00:27:05,033 --> 00:27:07,233 Just...try to keep your arm straight. 720 00:27:07,268 --> 00:27:08,668 Oh. 721 00:27:15,009 --> 00:27:16,009 Shit! 722 00:27:17,879 --> 00:27:19,123 Maybe we should try some bumpers. 723 00:27:19,147 --> 00:27:20,813 No! This is so stupid. 724 00:27:20,848 --> 00:27:22,381 If it weren't for the shoes, 725 00:27:22,417 --> 00:27:23,249 nobody would play this ridiculous game at all. 726 00:27:23,284 --> 00:27:25,751 Okay, let's try granny style. 727 00:27:27,121 --> 00:27:28,587 Oh. Okay, yeah. 728 00:27:28,623 --> 00:27:30,389 No problem. 729 00:27:36,030 --> 00:27:37,263 Goddamn it! 730 00:27:37,298 --> 00:27:38,531 This is worse than when I lost 731 00:27:38,566 --> 00:27:39,932 the junior wrestling championship! 732 00:27:39,968 --> 00:27:41,767 - You wrestled? - I don't know if 733 00:27:41,803 --> 00:27:43,047 you know this about me, Alex, but I have a lot of rage. 734 00:27:43,071 --> 00:27:46,105 Wait a second. Rage. That's it. 735 00:27:46,140 --> 00:27:48,708 Louis, I want you to imagine Faye's face 736 00:27:48,743 --> 00:27:50,643 on all those pins. 737 00:27:50,678 --> 00:27:53,179 Imagine she's taking your firm and laughing at you. 738 00:27:55,550 --> 00:27:56,994 Of course I'm taking your firm, Louis. 739 00:27:57,018 --> 00:27:59,018 Because you're weak and ineffectual, 740 00:27:59,053 --> 00:28:00,653 and you don't deserve it. 741 00:28:00,688 --> 00:28:02,421 Because you're nothing. 742 00:28:02,457 --> 00:28:05,157 You're a sausage-fingered failure! 743 00:28:36,157 --> 00:28:38,024 Excuse me, miss, 744 00:28:38,059 --> 00:28:39,536 I'm here to sign an engagement letter. 745 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:40,893 Perhaps you could help me? 746 00:28:40,928 --> 00:28:42,762 Thomas! Right on time. 747 00:28:42,797 --> 00:28:44,375 What can I say? I'm nothing if not punctual. 748 00:28:44,399 --> 00:28:46,065 Well, Louis always did say 749 00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:47,211 that it was one of your many stellar qualities. 750 00:28:47,235 --> 00:28:48,401 Oh, really? 751 00:28:48,436 --> 00:28:49,580 And what were some of my others? 752 00:28:49,604 --> 00:28:51,037 Loyalty. 753 00:28:51,072 --> 00:28:52,605 Integrity. Height. 754 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:53,372 Height? 755 00:28:53,408 --> 00:28:54,540 What can I say? 756 00:28:54,575 --> 00:28:55,941 Louis prizes what he doesn't have 757 00:28:55,977 --> 00:28:58,110 and the fact that you've got that full head of hair? 758 00:28:58,146 --> 00:29:00,079 That makes you practically a god. 759 00:29:01,983 --> 00:29:03,916 Well, as much as I could talk 760 00:29:03,951 --> 00:29:05,751 about my stellar qualities all day, um... 761 00:29:05,787 --> 00:29:06,919 If we do that, 762 00:29:06,954 --> 00:29:09,155 then this engagement letter won't sign itself. 763 00:29:09,190 --> 00:29:11,857 No, it won't. 764 00:29:11,893 --> 00:29:14,360 Well, all you have to do is sign it, 765 00:29:14,395 --> 00:29:16,762 and I will make sure that Harvey gets it right away. 766 00:29:16,798 --> 00:29:18,464 Oh, it's okay, Donna. I can drop it off. 767 00:29:18,499 --> 00:29:21,634 He and I have some business to discuss, anyway. 768 00:29:22,370 --> 00:29:24,603 It was good to see you, Thomas. 769 00:29:24,639 --> 00:29:26,772 It was good to see you too. 770 00:29:32,246 --> 00:29:34,547 I can't believe you bowled a perfect game! 771 00:29:34,582 --> 00:29:36,182 I can't believe they didn't have rosé. 772 00:29:36,217 --> 00:29:38,017 So I see you went with piña colada instead. 773 00:29:38,052 --> 00:29:39,385 Never disappoints. 774 00:29:39,420 --> 00:29:41,787 Thanks for bringing me here, Alex. 775 00:29:41,823 --> 00:29:45,257 I haven't felt this relaxed in days. 776 00:29:45,293 --> 00:29:47,026 It's like ever since you got here, 777 00:29:47,061 --> 00:29:48,794 I've been on the outside of my own firm. 778 00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:51,730 Believe it or not, Louis, I know exactly how you feel. 779 00:29:51,766 --> 00:29:53,999 When I first got to the firm, I thought Harvey and I 780 00:29:54,035 --> 00:29:56,368 were going to be like Stockton and Malone. 781 00:29:56,404 --> 00:29:59,371 But, for whatever reason, that didn't happen. 782 00:29:59,407 --> 00:30:01,373 Then I thought I was getting my name on the wall, 783 00:30:01,409 --> 00:30:03,242 and I found myself in a death match 784 00:30:03,277 --> 00:30:04,877 with Samantha instead. 785 00:30:04,912 --> 00:30:07,980 - I was no picnic either. - Mm-hmm. 786 00:30:08,015 --> 00:30:09,515 No, you were not. 787 00:30:09,550 --> 00:30:11,117 But the thing is, 788 00:30:11,152 --> 00:30:12,918 all that happened, and I'm still standing. 789 00:30:12,954 --> 00:30:17,189 And, Louis, when this is done, you'll be standing too. 790 00:30:17,225 --> 00:30:19,792 We'll be standing. 791 00:30:19,827 --> 00:30:22,962 So... 792 00:30:22,997 --> 00:30:26,132 about this wrestling thing. 793 00:30:26,167 --> 00:30:27,500 Not many people know. 794 00:30:27,535 --> 00:30:31,070 When I told Harvey, he got me a onesie for my birthday. 795 00:30:31,105 --> 00:30:33,839 You ever wear it? 796 00:30:33,875 --> 00:30:35,574 That's not the point. 797 00:30:35,610 --> 00:30:37,343 Well... 798 00:30:37,378 --> 00:30:39,845 since we're talking about things people don't know... 799 00:30:39,881 --> 00:30:41,213 I tap. 800 00:30:41,249 --> 00:30:43,115 No way. 801 00:30:48,122 --> 00:30:50,923 Holy shit! How? When? 802 00:30:52,627 --> 00:30:54,527 My mom made me take lessons when I was a kid. 803 00:30:54,562 --> 00:30:57,830 I don't believe it. You have cats, you dance. 804 00:30:57,865 --> 00:30:59,009 You might be the manliest man I've ever met. 805 00:30:59,033 --> 00:31:02,101 Well, what do you say we keep my manliness between us? 806 00:31:02,136 --> 00:31:03,569 Oh, please, say no more. 807 00:31:03,604 --> 00:31:04,970 I've had to downplay my masculinity 808 00:31:05,006 --> 00:31:06,639 in front of Harvey for years. 809 00:31:06,674 --> 00:31:09,642 I'm sure you have, Louis. I'm sure you have. 810 00:31:11,846 --> 00:31:14,046 - Well? - Well, what? 811 00:31:14,081 --> 00:31:16,615 - How did it go? - Shitty. 812 00:31:16,651 --> 00:31:19,418 They offered us $25,000 and then said if we want more, 813 00:31:19,453 --> 00:31:21,720 we'll have to go on record with an official diagnosis. 814 00:31:21,756 --> 00:31:24,390 Okay, if they're offering that, 815 00:31:24,425 --> 00:31:26,158 we can probably get them up another 25. 816 00:31:26,194 --> 00:31:28,661 $50,000 isn't enough. I want 500. 817 00:31:28,696 --> 00:31:30,563 Samantha, that's never going to happen. 818 00:31:30,598 --> 00:31:32,431 - We have no leverage. - So we'll get some. 819 00:31:32,466 --> 00:31:33,899 You're going to blackmail him? 820 00:31:33,935 --> 00:31:34,978 I'm gonna do right by my client. 821 00:31:35,002 --> 00:31:37,002 And if you think extorting a settlement 822 00:31:37,038 --> 00:31:40,172 is doing right by your client, then... 823 00:31:40,208 --> 00:31:42,085 Faye was right; you shouldn't have taken this case. 824 00:31:42,109 --> 00:31:43,909 I don't believe this. 825 00:31:43,945 --> 00:31:47,079 - She got to you. - No, Samantha, I got to me. 826 00:31:47,114 --> 00:31:49,915 And what you're talking about is exactly the type of thing 827 00:31:49,951 --> 00:31:52,017 that got us handcuffed to her in the first place. 828 00:31:52,053 --> 00:31:53,652 And if you think I asked for your help 829 00:31:53,688 --> 00:31:55,032 so you could be little Sally Girl Scout-- 830 00:31:55,056 --> 00:31:57,456 I think you're letting your guilt blind you 831 00:31:57,491 --> 00:31:59,325 to what Lucas really needs, 832 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,927 which is treatment for his condition. 833 00:32:01,963 --> 00:32:04,196 You don't think I know that? 834 00:32:04,232 --> 00:32:07,199 I tried, but I can't make him get help 835 00:32:07,235 --> 00:32:09,501 any more than I could... 836 00:32:09,537 --> 00:32:12,171 Samantha, I understand what you're feeling. 837 00:32:12,206 --> 00:32:15,407 But this isn't the way to help your friend. 838 00:32:24,752 --> 00:32:27,686 Donna, there you are. I was looking all over for you. 839 00:32:27,722 --> 00:32:29,922 Listen, I wanted to tell you 840 00:32:29,957 --> 00:32:32,725 how sorry I am about the other morning. 841 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:33,959 Am I missing something? 842 00:32:33,995 --> 00:32:35,594 What do you have to be sorry about? 843 00:32:35,630 --> 00:32:38,430 Well, you and Harvey came to me with wonderful news, 844 00:32:38,466 --> 00:32:41,300 and I got so caught up with the firm situation, that I really 845 00:32:41,335 --> 00:32:43,302 didn't get a chance to say how happy I am for you. 846 00:32:43,337 --> 00:32:44,781 Oh, that's really thoughtful of you, Louis, 847 00:32:44,805 --> 00:32:46,171 but I completely understood. 848 00:32:46,207 --> 00:32:47,606 All the same. You're my friend. 849 00:32:47,642 --> 00:32:50,909 Monumental thing happened for you, and... 850 00:32:50,945 --> 00:32:52,311 I want to hear all about it. 851 00:32:52,346 --> 00:32:55,080 - You mean girl talk? - You know it. 852 00:32:55,116 --> 00:32:56,793 Which means I want to hear how it happened. 853 00:32:56,817 --> 00:32:58,183 I will tell you. 854 00:32:58,219 --> 00:32:59,151 - When it happened. - All the details. 855 00:32:59,186 --> 00:33:00,386 What was it like? 856 00:33:00,421 --> 00:33:01,431 Okay, I'm shutting this down right now. 857 00:33:01,455 --> 00:33:03,322 No, Donna, I don't mean like that. 858 00:33:03,357 --> 00:33:04,835 I just want to do a side-by-side comparison 859 00:33:04,859 --> 00:33:06,992 of Harvey's style to mine. 860 00:33:07,028 --> 00:33:09,595 - What is wrong with you? - Okay, fine. 861 00:33:09,630 --> 00:33:11,030 I'm sorry. 862 00:33:11,065 --> 00:33:12,564 What I mean to say is... 863 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:14,900 I'm thrilled for you. 864 00:33:14,935 --> 00:33:17,569 - I'm even happier for Harvey. - Oh, really? 865 00:33:17,605 --> 00:33:19,338 And why is that? 866 00:33:19,373 --> 00:33:22,808 Because you're the best thing that's ever happened to him. 867 00:33:22,843 --> 00:33:25,177 And he finally knows it. 868 00:33:26,514 --> 00:33:28,425 That's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me. 869 00:33:28,449 --> 00:33:29,660 Does this mean you'll reconsider 870 00:33:29,684 --> 00:33:31,084 describing Harvey's technique to me? 871 00:33:32,453 --> 00:33:34,386 All right, then we'll do it later. 872 00:33:36,290 --> 00:33:39,058 You are not gonna believe what Louis just tried to-- 873 00:33:39,093 --> 00:33:40,959 Thomas backed out, Donna. 874 00:33:42,096 --> 00:33:43,595 What? 875 00:33:43,631 --> 00:33:44,330 He said he thought he could handle it, 876 00:33:44,365 --> 00:33:46,165 but he couldn't. 877 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,901 Harvey, I--I told Faye that he was signing with us. 878 00:33:48,936 --> 00:33:51,904 - This means that he's gonna-- - I know what it means. 879 00:33:51,939 --> 00:33:54,973 She's gonna want to go back to interviewing him. 880 00:33:55,009 --> 00:33:58,677 No. She won't. 881 00:33:58,713 --> 00:34:01,280 'Cause I'm gonna tell her the truth. 882 00:34:09,937 --> 00:34:12,739 Donna, what can I do for you? 883 00:34:13,168 --> 00:34:16,069 You can listen. 884 00:34:16,104 --> 00:34:18,838 And hopefully understand. 885 00:34:18,874 --> 00:34:20,173 Understand what? 886 00:34:20,208 --> 00:34:22,642 Why Thomas Kessler left. 887 00:34:22,678 --> 00:34:25,011 I was under the impression it didn't matter 888 00:34:25,047 --> 00:34:26,746 when you told me he was coming back. 889 00:34:26,782 --> 00:34:28,048 He's not. 890 00:34:28,083 --> 00:34:30,350 And the reason he's not is the same reason he left. 891 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:33,653 Thomas wasn't just a client. 892 00:34:33,689 --> 00:34:35,755 He and I were in a relationship. 893 00:34:35,791 --> 00:34:37,657 - Were? - Yes. 894 00:34:37,693 --> 00:34:39,192 We ended it a few days ago, 895 00:34:39,227 --> 00:34:40,705 and you can ask him about it yourself, 896 00:34:40,729 --> 00:34:43,229 but you would just be making him reopen a wound 897 00:34:43,265 --> 00:34:44,564 that he is trying to close. 898 00:34:44,599 --> 00:34:46,533 Why didn't you tell me this before? 899 00:34:46,568 --> 00:34:48,468 Have you ever been in a relationship 900 00:34:48,503 --> 00:34:50,303 that you thought would last but didn't, 901 00:34:50,339 --> 00:34:54,074 and when it ended there was collateral damage 902 00:34:54,109 --> 00:34:57,243 that you never could've anticipated, but... 903 00:34:57,279 --> 00:34:59,112 still felt responsible for? 904 00:35:04,686 --> 00:35:07,053 That's why. 905 00:35:07,089 --> 00:35:10,824 You can cancel the interview, Donna. 906 00:35:10,859 --> 00:35:14,227 And thank you for telling me the truth. 907 00:35:20,569 --> 00:35:22,635 What's that? 908 00:35:22,671 --> 00:35:25,905 It's a settlement offer for $25,000. 909 00:35:25,941 --> 00:35:28,041 I don't want a settlement. I want my job back! 910 00:35:28,076 --> 00:35:30,310 Lucas, listen to me. 911 00:35:30,345 --> 00:35:34,047 It took me a long time to admit that sometimes I need help. 912 00:35:34,082 --> 00:35:37,083 And right now you need professional help. 913 00:35:37,119 --> 00:35:38,930 You're not gonna get out of this hole without-- 914 00:35:38,954 --> 00:35:42,622 - Damn it, I told you! - I know what you told me. 915 00:35:42,657 --> 00:35:43,757 But you're my friend. 916 00:35:43,792 --> 00:35:45,425 You're still living back there, 917 00:35:45,460 --> 00:35:47,060 and I am not gonna leave you behind. 918 00:35:47,095 --> 00:35:48,973 What do you know about this? You weren't even there! 919 00:35:48,997 --> 00:35:51,998 And I will feel guilty about that for the rest of my life. 920 00:35:52,034 --> 00:35:53,767 But what I'm not gonna do 921 00:35:53,802 --> 00:35:58,571 is let you leave here without signing this job offer. 922 00:35:58,607 --> 00:36:00,340 What? I thought you couldn't-- 923 00:36:00,375 --> 00:36:02,742 I can't. 924 00:36:02,778 --> 00:36:05,445 I created a corporation. 925 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:09,015 That is a contract between you and SW Industries. 926 00:36:09,051 --> 00:36:10,950 To the world, you have a job. 927 00:36:10,986 --> 00:36:13,286 One year, the pay is $100,000. 928 00:36:15,223 --> 00:36:17,290 I can't take your money. 929 00:36:17,325 --> 00:36:18,925 It's not charity. 930 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:20,894 If you don't get the help you need, 931 00:36:20,929 --> 00:36:23,696 that contract is null and void. 932 00:36:25,300 --> 00:36:29,869 Lucas, I have only ever told one other person this... 933 00:36:32,474 --> 00:36:35,842 I was beaten as a kid. 934 00:36:35,877 --> 00:36:38,845 And it took admitting that I needed professional help 935 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,413 to get over it. 936 00:36:42,551 --> 00:36:45,018 You've been to war. 937 00:36:51,893 --> 00:36:54,227 I told myself I could handle it. 938 00:36:54,262 --> 00:36:57,330 You can. 939 00:36:57,365 --> 00:36:59,732 You just can't do it alone. 940 00:37:05,173 --> 00:37:08,708 Mmm, that looks delicious. Mind if I have some? 941 00:37:08,743 --> 00:37:10,543 - You want some prunie? - I would. 942 00:37:10,579 --> 00:37:12,445 In fact, why don't you pour another glass 943 00:37:12,481 --> 00:37:13,658 and we could take it down to Benjamin? 944 00:37:13,682 --> 00:37:14,914 He's been working so hard. 945 00:37:14,950 --> 00:37:16,850 - Benjamin? - Mm-hmm. 946 00:37:16,885 --> 00:37:18,796 Yeah, I was having a little trouble with my email, 947 00:37:18,820 --> 00:37:20,565 so I went to get him, and wouldn't you know it, 948 00:37:20,589 --> 00:37:22,822 I found him hip deep in the Bar's bylaws. 949 00:37:22,858 --> 00:37:24,569 Well, you know, Benjamin is an avid reader. 950 00:37:24,593 --> 00:37:26,726 Especially when he's given an assignment... 951 00:37:26,761 --> 00:37:29,062 by the managing partner. 952 00:37:29,097 --> 00:37:30,630 I don't believe it. He told you. 953 00:37:30,665 --> 00:37:33,399 That's what you're concerned about? 954 00:37:33,435 --> 00:37:35,735 You people! 955 00:37:35,770 --> 00:37:39,038 I come here and give you a chance to clean up your act, 956 00:37:39,074 --> 00:37:40,673 and inside of two days, 957 00:37:40,709 --> 00:37:42,675 not only am I openly defied left and right, 958 00:37:42,711 --> 00:37:45,512 but I find out the managing partner wants me gone so badly, 959 00:37:45,547 --> 00:37:47,258 he ordered someone to hack the New York Bar! 960 00:37:47,282 --> 00:37:48,960 Bullshit, I didn't order Benjamin to do that! 961 00:37:48,984 --> 00:37:50,683 Are you saying he's lying to me now? 962 00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:51,951 I'm saying I told him 963 00:37:51,987 --> 00:37:53,620 that I didn't give a shit what it took. 964 00:37:53,655 --> 00:37:55,688 I wanted the bylaws. I didn't mean for him to-- 965 00:37:55,724 --> 00:37:57,257 To hack them? 966 00:37:57,292 --> 00:37:58,369 Well, that's what he took it to mean. 967 00:37:58,393 --> 00:37:59,859 Because you gave him an order. 968 00:37:59,895 --> 00:38:01,606 Said you didn't care how he accomplished it. 969 00:38:01,630 --> 00:38:03,429 And you know what? As far as I'm concerned, 970 00:38:03,465 --> 00:38:05,565 you're lucky I'm not letting you go right now. 971 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:07,100 You can't talk to me like that. 972 00:38:07,135 --> 00:38:08,601 That's the problem with this place. 973 00:38:08,637 --> 00:38:10,670 You're a bunch of wild dogs running around, 974 00:38:10,705 --> 00:38:13,640 defecating all over the legal standards you swore to uphold. 975 00:38:13,675 --> 00:38:15,208 You can bet your ass 976 00:38:15,243 --> 00:38:18,811 I'm gonna put a leash on every one of you. 977 00:38:28,056 --> 00:38:30,690 - Well? - It's done. 978 00:38:30,725 --> 00:38:32,825 We're off the hook. 979 00:38:32,861 --> 00:38:35,395 - Then she bought it. - It was the truth, Harvey. 980 00:38:35,430 --> 00:38:36,430 There was nothing to buy. 981 00:38:37,199 --> 00:38:40,767 Hey, what do you say we break out the can opener? 982 00:38:40,802 --> 00:38:43,536 Whoa, that is a pretrial thing, 983 00:38:43,572 --> 00:38:45,305 not a we-just-got-out- of-trouble thing. 984 00:38:45,340 --> 00:38:46,639 Who says it can't be both? 985 00:38:46,675 --> 00:38:48,241 The can opener says it can't be both. 986 00:38:48,276 --> 00:38:50,143 You can't argue with the can opener. 987 00:38:50,178 --> 00:38:52,190 - Hey, I'm not the bad guy here. - You might not be the bad guy, 988 00:38:52,214 --> 00:38:53,824 but that doesn't mean that-- - I hate to interrupt, 989 00:38:53,848 --> 00:38:55,582 but you need to get yourselves over to IT, 990 00:38:55,617 --> 00:38:57,050 and you need to do it right now. 991 00:39:02,290 --> 00:39:03,590 What the fuck did you do? 992 00:39:03,625 --> 00:39:04,857 Louis, you don't understand. 993 00:39:04,893 --> 00:39:06,003 She knew before I even told her. 994 00:39:06,027 --> 00:39:07,760 Bullshit. She knew because you told her. 995 00:39:07,796 --> 00:39:09,629 You betrayed me. You betrayed this firm-- 996 00:39:09,664 --> 00:39:10,463 I tried to hide it, I swear. 997 00:39:10,498 --> 00:39:11,764 Save your pathetic excuses, 998 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:12,532 and get the hell out of my firm. 999 00:39:12,567 --> 00:39:14,000 You are fired. 1000 00:39:14,035 --> 00:39:15,969 - Louis, stop! - Stay out of this. 1001 00:39:16,004 --> 00:39:17,415 She's not staying out of it, and neither am I. 1002 00:39:17,439 --> 00:39:18,905 What the hell is going on here? 1003 00:39:18,940 --> 00:39:20,451 I asked this traitor to help us get rid of Faye. 1004 00:39:20,475 --> 00:39:21,953 Instead of doing it, he ratted me out. 1005 00:39:21,977 --> 00:39:23,321 Louis, what was I supposed to do? 1006 00:39:23,345 --> 00:39:24,422 She found out about the hack. 1007 00:39:24,446 --> 00:39:26,179 What hack? 1008 00:39:26,214 --> 00:39:27,558 He asked me to find a loophole in the Bar's bylaws 1009 00:39:27,582 --> 00:39:29,115 that he could use to get Faye out. 1010 00:39:29,150 --> 00:39:30,950 Louis, you had no right to ask him that. 1011 00:39:30,986 --> 00:39:33,186 Bullshit, I had every right! I'm the managing partner. 1012 00:39:33,221 --> 00:39:34,498 Just like I have the right to fire him. 1013 00:39:34,522 --> 00:39:36,589 No, you don't. There's three of us here. 1014 00:39:36,625 --> 00:39:38,391 I'm calling it to a vote. I'm against. 1015 00:39:38,426 --> 00:39:40,126 You can't do that. He's support staff. 1016 00:39:40,161 --> 00:39:41,327 It's not subject to a vote. 1017 00:39:41,363 --> 00:39:42,295 The hell it isn't! 1018 00:39:42,330 --> 00:39:44,130 Right, Harvey? 1019 00:39:44,165 --> 00:39:46,032 Right. Louis-- 1020 00:39:46,067 --> 00:39:47,645 Okay, this is horseshit. You're just agreeing with Donna 1021 00:39:47,669 --> 00:39:49,146 because you don't want her to be mad at you 1022 00:39:49,170 --> 00:39:50,181 now that you're in a relationship. 1023 00:39:50,205 --> 00:39:51,938 Louis, that's ridiculous. 1024 00:39:51,973 --> 00:39:55,275 Harvey would never side with me just because of that. 1025 00:39:55,310 --> 00:39:58,077 Yeah, I knew it. Which means it's my call. 1026 00:39:58,113 --> 00:39:59,078 Benjamin's gone. 1027 00:39:59,114 --> 00:40:00,847 No, he's not. 1028 00:40:00,882 --> 00:40:03,449 Because this shows an utter lack of judgment. 1029 00:40:03,485 --> 00:40:04,495 And I'm not letting it stand. 1030 00:40:04,519 --> 00:40:06,719 No, you're just going to come in here 1031 00:40:06,755 --> 00:40:08,699 and publicly humiliate me for the third time in as many days. 1032 00:40:08,723 --> 00:40:10,423 Well, forgive me 1033 00:40:10,458 --> 00:40:12,498 if I don't feel like sticking around for your party. 1034 00:40:15,897 --> 00:40:17,263 Bowling? 1035 00:40:17,299 --> 00:40:19,932 He's already telling people? 1036 00:40:19,968 --> 00:40:21,467 No, I went by his office earlier 1037 00:40:21,503 --> 00:40:24,771 to see how he's doing with the whole Faye thing, 1038 00:40:24,806 --> 00:40:26,350 and Gretchen told me where you two were. 1039 00:40:26,374 --> 00:40:28,675 Well, if you want to know how it went, 1040 00:40:28,710 --> 00:40:30,677 the man's actually a natural. 1041 00:40:30,712 --> 00:40:32,912 - I'm not surprised. - You aren't? 1042 00:40:32,947 --> 00:40:35,448 No, once he puts his mind to things, 1043 00:40:35,483 --> 00:40:37,717 Louis is an incredibly quick study. 1044 00:40:37,752 --> 00:40:40,453 - You really do know him. - I do... 1045 00:40:40,488 --> 00:40:42,188 which is why I know 1046 00:40:42,223 --> 00:40:44,657 he's going to need his friends now more than ever. 1047 00:40:44,693 --> 00:40:47,427 You were there for him today, and I appreciate that. 1048 00:40:47,462 --> 00:40:49,629 Well, I'll be there for him tomorrow too. 1049 00:40:49,664 --> 00:40:51,064 We all will. 1050 00:41:05,046 --> 00:41:06,679 What are you doing here? 1051 00:41:06,715 --> 00:41:07,992 I heard what you said about humiliating you, 1052 00:41:08,016 --> 00:41:10,783 so I'm coming to you in private to say what I have to say. 1053 00:41:10,819 --> 00:41:12,218 What is it? 1054 00:41:12,253 --> 00:41:13,764 Well, for starters, Benjamin is staying 1055 00:41:13,788 --> 00:41:15,621 because he doesn't deserve to be punished 1056 00:41:15,657 --> 00:41:17,090 for doing something you made him do. 1057 00:41:17,125 --> 00:41:18,302 I told you, I didn't make him do anything-- 1058 00:41:18,326 --> 00:41:19,892 And Wells Fargo 1059 00:41:19,928 --> 00:41:22,528 didn't make its employees open those fake accounts. 1060 00:41:22,564 --> 00:41:25,264 But pressure from the top is hard to withstand. 1061 00:41:25,300 --> 00:41:27,311 Well, then why don't you have that engraved on a paperweight? 1062 00:41:27,335 --> 00:41:28,668 Because you may be special master, 1063 00:41:28,703 --> 00:41:30,303 but I'm managing partner. 1064 00:41:30,338 --> 00:41:33,339 - That gives me certain rights-- - Not anymore. 1065 00:41:33,375 --> 00:41:34,273 What? 1066 00:41:34,309 --> 00:41:35,386 Because I went after your bylaws, 1067 00:41:35,410 --> 00:41:37,176 you think you can go after mine? 1068 00:41:37,212 --> 00:41:38,611 Good luck. They're airtight. 1069 00:41:38,646 --> 00:41:42,515 I meant you're not managing partner anymore. 1070 00:41:42,550 --> 00:41:44,417 Effective immediately. 1071 00:41:44,452 --> 00:41:45,918 You're stripped of your title 1072 00:41:45,954 --> 00:41:47,387 and all the duties that go with it. 1073 00:41:47,422 --> 00:41:50,656 You can either accept this or resign. 1074 00:41:57,435 --> 00:42:04,435 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man