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- Previously on "Suits"...
- If you want me gone,

convince me you people
can be trusted to fly right.

- And if we don't?

- If you continue
to cross lines,

then you'll be fired.

- You lied to me.

- All I did was produce
a piece of evidence

that proves exactly
what we know he did.

- You didn't produce it.

You fabricated it,
because you can't stand

someone getting
the better of you.

She is never gonna stop coming.

Zane's name, Louis' title,
Samantha's job.

- How could you betray Harvey
like that?

- I didn't betray anyone.
- Bullshit.

You hide behind morality
when the truth is,

you just can't stand Harvey.

- He won't change,
and he's a cancer to this firm.

- My mom cheated on my dad
for most of my life.

I knew it, and I kept it
a secret from him.

Remember the time we won the
Little League championship?

I walked off the field,
and it was supposed to be

you and Dad and...

- He wasn't there.

- I was so mad at you

for telling me he'd be there.

I'm sorry it took me so long
to forgive you.

- Harvey, I need
to tell you something.

- What is it, Donna?

- Your mother
had a heart attack.

She's gone.

[cheers and applause]

- You got this, Harvey!

[cheers and applause]

Yay!
Yay!

- [grunts]
- [laughs]

[cheers and applause]

[soft dramatic music]

♪

Can I get your autograph?
- Where's Dad?

- Oh, sweetheart.
He wanted to be here.

- You said he would be here.

- Harvey, his gig
got extended last night

and I didn't want
to tell you before the game.

- So you lied and pretended
he was gonna be here

when you knew he wasn't?

- Harvey, stop.
- That was the most important

game of my life,
and he wasn't here.

- And he feels
horrible about it,

but your dad is working
his butt off for us.

- So what?

I just played
the best I ever have,

and every time I looked up,

the only person
I could see was you.

How could you do that to me?

- I'm... I'm doing
the best I can, Harvey.

None of us are perfect.
- Yeah, well, I was today.

Now it's all ruined
because of you!

[soft music]

♪

I always loved baseball.
I got it from my dad.

He taught me everything:
how to pitch, how to hit.

An hour in the batting cage

was my favorite way
of spending an afternoon.

Which is why, until recently,

whenever I thought
about baseball,

I always thought of him.

But the truth is...

it was my mom that took me
to every practice,

cheered me on every game.

Never missed a second.

She was always there,

even when I thought she wasn't.

I didn't know that
for a long time.

But now I do.

[soft piano music]

♪

She used to tell me
that none of us were perfect,

that we all made mistakes.

♪

But she always owned hers.

She taught us
about right and wrong

and forgiveness.

I just have so many things
I wish I could say to you...

♪

Things I should have said
a long time ago.

♪

I am so sorry
it took me so long.

♪

I'll miss you,
and I'll always love you.

♪

- Lord, make me a channel
of thy peace,

that where there is hatred,
I may bring love,

where there is wrong,
forgiveness.

♪

[indistinct chatter]

- It was a beautiful
eulogy, Harvey.

She would have loved it.

- Mike, thanks for coming.
- Yeah, of course.

Listen, Harvey, uh...

about what I said
the last time I was here...

- Don't worry about it.

You being here now
says everything.

- Harvey, I think Marcus
needs you.

- Yeah.

All right, give it
to me straight, Donna.

How's he really doing?

- To tell you the truth,
this couldn't have come

at a worse time.

- You mean because
of the Faye thing?

- I mean his family
has been shattered,

and at the same time,
this woman has been

dismantling his other family.

And, Mike,
she's never gonna stop.

- Don't tell me--you have
an idea of how to fix that.

- I do.

You've obviously forgiven Harvey

for what happened on that case.

But the question is,

can you forgive everyone?

[dramatic music]

♪

- It's just us now.

I knew it had to come sometime,
but, uh, I just wasn't ready.

- I know.
We were making plans.

Talking about her
coming to meet Donna.

- She would have
loved her, Harvey.

Hey, uh, I didn't just call you
in here to have a beer.

I, uh, found this on Mom's desk.

I guess she never got around
to mailing it before.

- What is it?

- I don't know.
I didn't look.

- [exhales]

♪

- Say, why don't you
stick around for a few days?

- I appreciate that, Marcus.

I think I got to get home.

- I get it.

♪

I love you, Marcus.

- I've never seen Harvey
like that.

It was terrible circumstances,
but all the same,

it was touching.

- Maybe, but for me,

I don't ever want to see
Superman laid low.

- Louis.
- Mike.

- Hey, good to see you.
- It's great to see you.

- Listen, you mind giving
Samantha and I a minute?

- No, of course not.
- Thanks.

- I heard you lost your job.

Samantha, I never
wanted that to happen,

and I'm sorry that it did.

- Yeah, well,

if I had known then
what I know now,

I would have
done things differently.

Of course,
that doesn't change the fact

that I'm still
on the outside looking in.

- Well, maybe we should
do something about that.

- What are you talking about?

- Donna told me how miserable
everyone is at work.

She also said that
there's no one better

to get rid of Faye... than us.

- What did you have in mind?
- I don't know.

But if you're willing
to bury the hatchet,

I'm pretty sure the two of us
can come up with something

to send that woman packing.

[tense music]

- ♪ See the money,
wanna stay for your meal ♪

♪ Get another piece of pie
for your wife ♪

♪ Everybody wanna know
how it feel ♪

♪ Everybody wanna see
what it's like ♪

♪ I'll even eat a bean pie,
I don't mind ♪

♪ Me and Missy is so busy,
busy making money ♪

♪ All right

♪ All step back,
I'm 'bout to dance ♪

♪ The greenback boogie

- Hey, you want to get
some breakfast?

- I'm okay, Donna.

You don't need
to stay here with me.

Besides,
Faye probably has some rule

about how many days
a person can miss.

I don't want you
in her crosshairs.

- I don't care about her rules.
It's not her firm.

- Could have fooled me.

- I know you don't mean that.

And with any luck,

Faye won't be at the firm
much longer at all.

- Somebody call for Robin?

'Cause I'm pretty sure I saw
the Bat-Signal last night.

- Mike, what are you doing here?

- Performing a public service.

No one needs to see
those pajamas.

- You're getting off easy.

You should see what Louis wears.

Come on, what are you
really doing here?

- Look, after Grammy died,
I was in a bad place

and you really
helped me through it.

I'm just here
to return the favor.

- What do you mean?
- He means what could be better

than watching the woman who's
been making our lives miserable

finally get
what's coming to her?

- You put him up to this,
didn't you?

- Well, at least
I didn't put him up

to pretending to be a lawyer.

- Oh, God.
- Too soon?

- Right on time.
Why don't you two sidekicks

wait here while I put on my
Batsuit and you can fill me in?

- Sidekicks?
- You're the one

who called yourself Robin.

Would you prefer I said
"grown man who wears underwear

and calls himself a superhero?"

What?
- Nothing, it's just...

good to see you being
a douche again, Harvey.

- Couldn't have
said it better myself.

- [chuckles]

- You too?
- Gretchen.

I was just...
- Taking care of

whatever work
you could for Harvey,

just like you've been doing
all week.

- I didn't think anyone knew.

- Well, I knew because I've
been doing the same thing.

- I told Donna I'd keep track
of things while they were away

so they wouldn't have to worry.

- And so you wouldn't
feel guilty

about avoiding the whole thing.

- I'm not very good at funerals.

Besides, what could I
possibly say?

- You're saying everything you
need to right here, Katrina.

And trust me, when Harvey
gets back, he'll hear it.

- Thanks, Gretchen.

[soft dramatic music]

♪

- Surprise, surprise.
Even your coffee is uptight.

- Samantha, security didn't
alert me you were coming.

- That's because she's my guest.

Or should I say my client?

- And who are you?
- Name's Mike Ross.

I know you've heard of me,
so why don't we

skip the introductions
and jump right to the suing?

- Excuse me?
- I'm suing you

for wrongful termination.

- I see what's going on.

This isn't a lawsuit.
It's a ploy to get me out.

- You're damn right
it's gonna get you out,

because you abused your power
when you took my job.

- I had every right
to take your job.

We both know what you did.

- You have no proof
she did anything.

- Well, I don't believe
for one second

she's innocent,
and neither do you.

So you two can try and make me
look bad all you want...

- Don't you dare
play the victim, Faye.

You came in here
and took Robert's reputation,

Louis' dignity,
and my everything.

You have been
judge, jury, and executioner

from the moment you got here.

Well, now I'm gonna make sure
one of us

finally gets our day in court.

[tense music]

♪

- Harvey.

You're back.
- I am, Louis.

There's about to be
some fireworks,

and I don' want to miss them.

- What do you mean, fireworks?

- Mike and Samantha made peace.

Then they followed it up
with something even better.

They're filing a wrongful
termination suit against Faye.

- Holy shit.
- That's right.

They win, she's gone.
- Harvey, this is great.

When are they gonna
slap her with it?

- My guess is, they just did.
- Louis, Harvey.

I was sorry to hear
about your mother.

Please accept my...
- Keep your condolences, Faye.

You don't give a shit
about me or my mom.

So why don't you get
to why you're really here?

- All right, Samantha is suing
me for wrongful termination,

and Mike Ross is defending her.

- Wait a second.

Louis, didn't she fire Samantha
without any evidence?

- Well, now that you mention it,

that does seem to meet
the criteria

for wrongful termination, yeah.

- It sure does.

Sounds like
you're screwed, Faye,

because you got no defense.

- Yes, I do, because you two
are going to represent me.

- Well, that's not gonna happen.

And if you think
you can order us to...

- I'm not ordering.
I'm dealing.

- I don't make deals
with the devil.

- I'm well aware
how you feel about me.

But if you can feel that way,
defend me, and win,

I'll know my job here is done.

- Bullshit, your back's
against the wall.

You'd promise anything
to get us to agree.

- And whatever else
you might think,

you know I keep my word.

This is your chance.
Win, and I'll go.

But let me be clear:
no colluding,

no telling the other side
about this,

and if you cheat,

I'll go to the Bar
and tell them this firm

should be dismantled
permanently.

- No deal.
- Your decision.

But if I go to someone else,
their strategy

is going to be to prove
Samantha crossed a line.

You handle this, as long
as it's on the up-and-up,

you can use
whatever strategy you want.

- What are we supposed
to tell them?

They'd never believe
that we'd represent you.

- I don't care
what you tell them

as long as you don't tell them

about this agreement.

But you better
think of something soon,

because I filed
a motion to dismiss

and I will have someone
in chambers this afternoon.

- I am not representing
that woman.

- You think I want to?
They filed that suit.

We're in this,
and we have no other choice.

- I'll tell you the choice.

We tell Mike and Samantha
to drop this,

claim victory to Faye,
and send her ------- packing.

- Harvey, you heard her.
If we say anything

and Faye finds out,
you can forget about Samantha

getting her job back
or getting rid of Faye

because this firm is done.

- All right, we don't tell them.

But if you think I'm gonna
keep this from Donna,

you're out of your mind.

- Keep what from me?
- Donna, brace yourself.

We have some things to tell you,

most important of which is...

we're representing Faye.

♪

- Let me get this straight.

You're telling me
Samantha filed suit

to get Faye out,

Faye went to Harvey and Louis
to defend her,

and if they don't win,

we'll be stuck with her
till hell freezes over?

- That is what I'm telling you.

But you can't tell another soul.

- Because if Mike and Samantha

tank the case,
we're all finished.

- So she says.

- What do you mean, so she says?

- That's why I'm here.
I need you to find out

if Faye can really take us down.

- What are you talking about?
Of course she can.

- How do you know that?
- Because she said she can.

- Well, that doesn't mean that...

- Donna, the woman
is a lot of things,

but a liar isn't one of them.

- Damn it, Alex, do you think
that I don't know that?

♪

- Okay.

♪

What's really going on?

- Harvey says
he can do this, Alex, but...

I'm afraid that right now...

- He's not in the right
frame of mind

for something like this.

- And I don't think
he has any idea.

- All right,
I'll look into it, but...

I don't think you're
gonna like what I find out.

- Your Honor, if Faye Richardson

can't even bother to show up

to defend a motion she filed,
then I move to dismiss...

- Faye Richardson
won't be defending anything.

We will.

- Is this some kind of joke?
- No, it's not.

But your lawsuit is.

Harvey Specter and Louis Litt
for the defense, Your Honor.

- Your Honor, my client and I
need to have a moment...

- No, I don't need a moment
to do anything.

- Samantha...
- No, I don't know

what's going on here,
but if Faye thought

I would fold just because
she sent you two,

she's got another thing coming.

- And what you have coming
is a dismissal,

because our client had
every right to fire you.

- Bullshit, she accused me

of crossing the line
with zero evidence.

- She didn't need evidence
because our bylaws say

the managing partner
can terminate anyone

for any reason, without cause.

- You have proof of this?
- Right here.

- Then I have no choice
but to dismiss the case.

- Except for one thing,
Your Honor.

The bylaw you just entered
was from page 72, paragraph 3.

But nine paragraphs down

in a section
he conveniently didn't bring,

it clearly states
that any managing partner

not ratified by a vote
is to be deemed acting

and does not have
certain rights,

including specifically
termination without cause.

- Is this true?
- Technically yes, but...

- Well, then technically
I don't see any reason

why this can't move forward.

- Your Honor, there is...
- Save it.

You tried to put one by me.

I'm moving this up in my docket
to the first available slot.

[dramatic music]

- You're representing her?
What the hell is that?

- Samantha, if they're
defending her,

then no one will suspect them
of helping us.

Harvey, I got to hand it to you.

- Don't, because this
wasn't a move.

- Wait a second. You're
actually representing her?

Bullshit. That's not
what we talked about.

- Well, things changed
when Faye said

she was gonna prove Samantha
fabricated that evidence,

and we all know
what happens after that.

So unless you want
to drop this thing...

- I'm not dropping anything,

and I don't give a shit
what Faye tries.

She's not finding proof.
- Samantha.

Instead of taking that chance,
maybe you should consider this.

- A settlement offer?
Are you kidding me?

We started this to get Faye out.

This lets her stay
and leaves me with nothing.

- It leaves you with $3 million.

- And we didn't do this
for the money,

so why don't you tell us
what's really going on here?

- We already told you
what's going on.

And now we're telling you
that if this goes to trial,

we're not tanking this case.

We're going to war.

So take that offer and end this.

- I'll tell you what you can do
with that offer.

You can shove it up your...
- We'll think about it.

[tense music]

♪

- Donna, do you know
where Gretchen is?

Because I need...

- I don't care
what you need, Faye.

And I'm pretty sure
Gretchen won't care,

and neither will Alex or Katrina

or anybody else around here.

- I see.
Word travels fast.

- Alex and I are the only ones
who know about your deal,

if that's what you mean.

And it's gonna stay that way.

But my comment stands.

- Donna...
- His mother just died.

You knew that, and you put him
in this position anyway.

- Save your blame, Donna.

And you want to talk about
putting people in positions?

You all just spent
two days together,

and the day you get back,
this lawsuit comes down on me.

You're going to say that none
of you knew anything about it?

- I'll tell you what I know.

Not a week ago,
you called Harvey a cancer.

But what you meant was, he's
a cancer until you need him.

- And what do you want me
to say to that, Donna?

- I don't want you
to say anything, Faye.

I just want you gone.

You're the real cancer
around here.

And if you hurt Harvey

more than he's already
been hurt, mark my words.

I'll be the one
coming for you next.

♪

- Okay, obviously

I'll be the first
witness they call.

So I say we tell them
I grew up in the foster system.

I overcame obstacles
to make something of myself,

including serving my country.

- We play the violin until the
jury falls in love with you.

- I did hear
it was your specialty.

- Well, so is knowing
when to make a deal.

- You better not be saying
you were serious

about considering their offer.

- Harvey and Louis
can't stand Faye.

Now all of a sudden,
they want us to make a deal?

I mean, there's got to be
a reason.

- And if we take the deal,
we might as well

have never done this
in the first place.

- I know that.

- Then why are you
suggesting it?

- I'm not saying we take it.
I'm saying...

we should counter.

- And hope it flushes
the rabbit out of the hole.

- We may not get the truth,

but at least
we'll learn something.

What?
- Nothing.

Just... first
you quote the bylaws

like you're reading
a newspaper, now this.

Maybe you really are
as good as they say.

- Maybe I am.

But the two guys we're going
up against are no fools either.

So what do you say
we come up with that counter?

♪

- You think it's too early
for a drink?

- The way this day is going,

I'd say we're already
four hours late.

You think Mike can convince her?

- [sighs] Honestly, I don't
even know if we convinced him.

- What the hell is this?
- What the hell is what?

- I just got a counteroffer

to a settlement
I never authorized.

- You authorized it
the second you told us

to make this go away.

- I didn't say make it go away.
I said win.

And a settlement
makes me look weak.

They could bring it up
at trial to insinuate guilt.

- Bullshit, settlement offers

are inadmissible
and you know it.

- And knowing
how you all operate,

they'll just say it anyway

and have it
stripped from the record.

So stop trying to get out of it

and start trying to win.
- All right, you want to win?

We're gonna put you
on the stand tomorrow morning

right here in front
of the entire firm.

- I don't need that.

- And in case
you haven't noticed,

Samantha's not the one
on trial here.

You are.

- Which means it's my say,
and if I tell you

I don't need it,
that's how it's going to be.

- Here's the thing, Faye.

You don't want someone else
to beat Samantha.

You want me to beat her.
I know it, and you know it.

But I'm not going to court
without preparing you.

So you can take it
or you can ------- leave it,

but that's how it's gonna be.

- Then I'll see you
tomorrow morning.

♪

- How do you always know
when they'll back down?

- It's called playing the man,
and it's what I do.

Now, put the drink down.
We got work to do

if we're gonna make the most
out of tomorrow.

♪

- Waiting for me.
That can't mean anything good.

- Depends on how
you define good.

- What'd you find out?
- Not only can Faye do

everything she said,
including dismantle us.

She's done it before.

- Well, I don't know
how you define good,

but that sounds
pretty shitty to me.

- You haven't heard
the silver lining.

That's not the only thing
she's done before.

- Alex, if you hadn't
caught this...

- I know.
- You think

Samantha and Mike will find it?

- I doubt it.
The only reason I did

is that I went to the Bar
looking for something else.

- Well, if there's
even a chance they'll find it,

Harvey needs to know right away.

♪

- Katrina.

- Mike.

I'm guessing this isn't
a chance encounter.

- Look, something is going on
with Harvey and Louis.

There is no way they would be
defending that woman

unless they thought they had to,

and neither of them
will answer my calls.

- I thought the same thing,
but I asked Donna and Alex

and they insisted
nothing's going on.

- The only thing I can think of
is that Harvey

just lost his mom
and he doesn't have the stomach

to tell Faye to go ---- herself.

But if she's gonna
take advantage of him,

then we can
take advantage of her.

- Mike, if you're asking
for my help on this case,

it doesn't matter
how I feel about Faye.

I can't collude
against my own firm.

- Katrina,
Samantha lost her job.

Louis has been stripped
of his title.

Everybody's miserable.

This is your chance to get rid
of her once and for all.

- Believe me,
I'd like nothing better.

And I'll help if I can.

But I won't cross
any lines to do it.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
we're having a mock trial

this morning
and I don't want to be late.

♪

- Ms. Richardson,
as special master,

do you feel there are any
limitations to your power?

- I can't murder anyone,

if that's
what you're suggesting.

But outside of that,

I'm empowered to do
what I deem necessary.

- And eight years ago,
did you deem it necessary

to dismantle the firm
Samson Kinney?

- I did.
- But before you

ripped that firm apart,
you fired one of its attorneys.

Is that true?
- What?

- I said this isn't
the first time

that you've been sued
for wrongful termination.

Your Honor... I'd like
to submit a settlement

Ms. Richardson signed
into evidence.

- Where did you get that?

That settlement was sealed.
You can't enter it.

- I'll allow it.

- What the hell
is going on here?

- Why'd you fire
that lawyer, Faye?

- It's not relevant.
- I think it is.

Because I think
it's the same reason

you fired Samantha Wheeler.

You hated her.
- You going to just sit there?

- You bet your ass he is,

because you took his dignity
every chance you got,

first by stripping his title,
then by taking Gretchen,

not to mention
you made Donna a secretary.

Because from the second
you got here,

you hated what everyone here
stood for.

- That's not true.
- Bullshit, it's not true.

You called us a pack
of wild dogs

because you are a bitter,
vindictive human being,

and every single person
in this firm hates you.

And you try and deny that,
I'll charge you with perjury.

- Are you going
to defend your client?

It's time we called a recess.

- And as far as I'm concerned,
we have all day.

- Then I'm not sitting here
another second

and this travesty is over.

♪

[tense music]

- God damn it,
what the hell was that?

- Exactly what we talked about:

me preparing you for whatever
they threw at you.

- Bullshit, that was
nothing more than a hit job

in front of the entire firm.

- Just like you've been taking
shots since you got here.

And I've been
your number one target.

Or did you forget
that not a week ago,

you tried to help Malik
get me disbarred?

- And our agreement
didn't say a thing about

letting the firm know exactly
what kind of person you are.

- And all you are is a sheep

going wherever
your master leads you.

You don't even
have the sense to...

- Don't you say another word
about my partner.

When you stripped him
of his title,

you almost cost this firm
the best lawyer it's ever had.

You want to know why
I did that in there?

'Cause you come after
someone I love,

you're gonna get it back
like you've never seen before.

- Well, you better bring

some of that A game
to court tomorrow.

A spot just opened up
on the docket.

So playtime's over.

The real thing's about to begin.

♪

- Okay, let's go over
your testimony one more time.

- Mike, if we go over it
one more time,

I'm gonna scream.
- Well, too bad,

because they're gonna
come after you

with everything they've got.
- I know that.

- Then let's
go over the questions.

- I've heard the questions.

- Then we're gonna come up
with new questions,

because in case you forgot,

you actually did
what they're accusing you of.

- And they'll never prove it.
- God damn it, Samantha.

This thing goes sideways,
you're gonna get disbarred!

[sighs]

Look.

I have been on trial before,
all right?

You don't know what it's like.
Anything can happen.

- Maybe it can, but I'm not
the one on trial here.

She is.
- And if you don't think

they're gonna try to flip that,

then you're not the lawyer
I thought you were.

- And a week ago,
you wouldn't have cared

one way or the other
what happened to me.

- This isn't a week ago.
It's now.

And I am not
going in there unprepared.

♪

- Mind if I join you?

Listen, Harvey, about earlier...

- I know I lost it, Louis.

I'll keep it in check tomorrow,
I promise.

- No, that's not
what I was gonna say.

I was gonna thank you.

- For what?

- For what you said about me.

I mean, I got chills
watching you

thunder away at Faye
in the library.

But in your office...

you have no idea
how much it meant

to hear you say
that you love me.

- I don't think I actually said
out loud, "I love you," Louis.

- Yeah, you did.

- Yeah, pretty much, I did.

Look, I don't know
how tomorrow's gonna go,

but I meant what I said.

You're the best lawyer
I've ever seen,

and you're
an even better friend.

- Well, now that we're on
the subject of tomorrow,

maybe we should talk strategy.

- Well, I know
the strategy, Louis.

We have to stick to the fact

that Faye had the right
to fire her without cause.

- That's not
the problem, Harvey.

We need the jury to think
if they worked with Samantha,

they'd fire her too.

We need to get them to hate her.

- So the question is,
which one of us

is gonna do that to her?

- Let it be me.
- Why?

- Because as good as you are,

no one is meaner than me
when they're cornered.

- And?

- Come on, Harvey,
you gonna make me say it?

Your mother just died.

I don't want you
to go through this too.

[soft music]

- Thanks, Louis.

Hey.

"Thunder away at Faye"?

Thunder away at Kendrick.
[chuckles]

Did you know you were doing
"A Few Good Men"?

- I know what you've been
going through, Harvey.

And I know it's not much.

I just thought it might
make you smile a little.

- Thanks, my friend.

- So you want to try
a little "Top Gun," Maverick?

- Another time, Goose.

- Who the ---- is Goose?

- [chuckles]

Never mind.

[knocking]

- Samantha.
- I hope you don't mind.

Laura let me in.
- I don't mind at all.

But shouldn't you
be getting some sleep?

Tomorrow's gonna be a long day.

- So you heard.

- I was Mike's first call
after you filed.

- Must get old,

being the guy
everyone turns to for help.

- I'm out of the game, Samantha.

Doesn't mean
I don't like playing.

- [chuckles]

- Speaking of which,

I assume you're here
to talk strategy?

- No.
Mike and I are solid on that.

- If you aren't here
to discuss the case,

why are you here?

- I'm here to ask if you'll
come be in my corner tomorrow.

♪

- Nothing in this world...

would keep me away.

♪

- Dear Harvey,

I know we've been talking
about a visit soon,

and I was gonna bring this
with me as a surprise.

But I don't want
to miss my chance.

So I wanted to make sure
you have this,

just in case.

I know your grandmother
would have loved Donna.

I can't tell you how excited
I am to finally meet her.

Love, Mom.

♪

- You're up early.

- A lot on my mind.

- Harvey, you don't ever
have to tell me

what was in that envelope.

I'll understand if you just
want to keep it for yourself.

- I'll tell you, Donna.

But not today.

- I understand.

- We should get going.

- Well, the trail starts today,

and there's something
we haven't done yet.

- Not this time.

- Are you sure? 'Cause...
- No.

I'm going against
Mike and Samantha.

I can't even tell them why.

And that's not something
I want to think about

the next time
we get the can opener.

- Well, then instead
of the can opener,

why don't you practice
your opening statement on me?

♪

- Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury,

every court case in history
has come down to one thing:

proof.

And the facts
of this case are...

- Faye Richardson
fired my client without proof,

and now she is making
the outrageous claim

that she didn't
have to show cause.

- Even though she didn't
need a reason

to fire Ms. Wheeler,
she had one.

Because as anyone who's ever
worked with her knows,

she's a nightmare.

- But not liking someone

is not reason enough
to steal their livelihood.

My client is not only loyal
and fierce,

but she is a brilliant attorney.

- And they can say
she's a saint all they want,

but Faye Richardson...

- Deemed my client guilty

and passed sentence
without proof of anything.

And so, ladies and gentlemen...

- It is your job

to keep them
from getting away with it.

- Counselor, are you ready
to call your first witness?

- We are, Your Honor.

We call Samantha Wheeler
to the stand.

[tense music]

- Ms. Wheeler, when my client
joined your firm,

did she say if you crossed
any lines, you'd be fired?

- Yes, and then she fired me

without any evidence.
- And we're not here to debate

whether you crossed a line
or not.

Of course, knowing your
reputation, you probably did.

- Objection.
He's trying to bias the jury

because his client didn't
have cause and they know it.

- Well, let's talk about cause.

Ms. Wheeler, the day you met,

did you tell my client
to go to hell?

- She had just stripped
my mentor's name

off the wall, and I was...

- In that very same meeting,

did you threaten
to find something

and use it against her?

- You're making it sound worse
than it was.

- Am I?

- You were defiant,
openly hostile

on her very first day in front
of the firm's leadership.

Is that not true?

- Yes, it is, but...

- In fact, haven't you had
numerous dustups

with every single member
of the firm's leadership?

- Having conflict doesn't mean...

- That you're willful,
argumentative,

refuse to follow orders?

Yes, it does, and I think
it's a pattern.

- That's ridiculous.
- Is it ridiculous

that last year,
you tried to induce me

into an illegal plan
to put away a mugger?

- Your mugger, and I didn't
follow through with it.

- No, you just threatened
to have the man's daughter

taken away right before
you slugged him in the face.

- I did all of that for you.

- I didn't tell you
to assault him,

and I'm not the one
who's on trial here.

- Objection.
Neither is my client.

- No, she's just
untrustworthy, insubordinate,

and anyone who's ever worked
with Samantha Wheeler

would want to fire her.

- Your Honor, he's testifying.
- Mr. Litt.

- No, I'm saying poison like her

should be ripped from its root,

just like my client did
for the good of this firm.

- Your Honor!
- Mr. Litt, that's enough.

- I agree!

We've all had enough
of Samantha Wheeler.

[dramatic music]

- How could you do that to her?

- Katrina,
it has been a long day.

- Not half as long
as Samantha's.

Those things you said, Louis...
it was cruel.

- I know what it was, Katrina.
But it had to be done.

- And that's not an answer.
I thought you were her friend.

- I am her friend.

You think I didn't see
that look on her face?

- Then why did you do it?

- Because sometimes
doing the job

means doing something we hate.

And whether you
believe it or not,

I want her to come out
of this with a win.

- Then tell me
what's really going on.

[dramatic music]

- Okay, then.

- Katrina, what's going on?

- I was just leaving.

♪

- You okay?

- She called me out
on today, Harvey.

And she was not wrong.

- Louis...
- It's okay.

I just wish we could tell them.

- Me too.

♪

- ------- Louis.

After everything
I've done for him.

I ought to kill him.
- Samantha, calm down.

- Calm down?
That's what you have

to say to me after
your performance in there?

- Excuse me?

- You ever heard
the word "objection"?

- Samantha, I objected plenty.

- Yeah, a lot
of goddamn good it did.

- I told you they were
gonna come at you.

What the hell did you think
was gonna happen?

- I think none of this
would have ever happened

if you had not come back.

- You mean this time,
or do you mean the first time?

Because just for the record,
nobody forced you

to do what you did either time.

Now, do you want to keep
taking this out on me,

or do you want to talk
about tomorrow?

- I'm sorry.

It just wasn't easy
to sit there and endure that.

- It wasn't.

And I know that I'm not
the one you're really mad at.

But I need you
to keep that anger.

- What are you saying?

- I'm saying tomorrow,
it's our turn.

[knock at door]

- You expecting someone?
- No.

[soft dramatic music]

But if that's who I think it is,

we might finally
have some answers.

♪

Ms. Richardson,
I'll keep this short.

Do you like my client?
- Not particularly, no.

- Do you think
she's a good lawyer?

- I think she wins cases.

- So you thought the firm
would be better off

without a good lawyer
who wins cases

just because
you happen to hate her.

- I didn't say I hate her.

You're putting words
in my mouth.

- Well, then how about
we use some of your own?

♪

- Faye, good afternoon.

Eight years ago,
you fired an attorney,

listed a reason
in her paperwork,

and then she sued you.

Isn't that right?

Don't look at them.
Answer the question.

Were you sued for
wrongful termination?

♪

- Yes, I was.
- Fantastic.

Because I happen to have

my termination paperwork
here today.

Would you mind telling the court

what you listed as cause?

- I didn't list a reason.

- And I bet I know why.

Because you learned
you don't need a reason.

But if you give one,

you better damn well
be able to back it up.

- Objection.
Now who's testifying?

- Did you or did you not
look me in the eye

and say the reason you fired me

was because you knew
I had crossed a line?

- I did.
- But you didn't know.

You had no proof,
and when I pointed that out,

you said you didn't care.

Isn't that true?
- You're not giving

the full context.

- The context is,
you wanted me gone

because you think
I'm an asshole.

- I never said that.
- No, your lawyers did.

But one of those lawyers
just took a road trip

with my client
to find her father.

The other invited her
to his wedding.

- None of this
has anything to do with...

- My character?
It sure as hell does,

because I had friends

at your firm,
Ms. Richardson.

Do you?

- It's not my job
to make friends.

- And is that why two days ago,
your own lawyer publicly stated

that you are a bitter,
vindictive woman

who is hated by everyone
at your firm?

He did say that, didn't he?

And I remind you,
you're under oath.

- Yes, he did.

- Then who really
deserves to be fired,

the lawyer who wins cases
and has friends

or the one who lied about
why she let my client go?

♪

- All right, we're gonna talk
about what happened in there,

and we're gonna
talk about it right now.

- What's to talk about?

It was an effective cross.

Did you think they were just
gonna lay down?

- What I think is,
you're going to prove

she fabricated that evidence

because it's the only way
we can win.

- No, it's isn't, and if it was,

we never would have
taken this deal.

- Well, you did take this deal,

and they just made me
look like shit.

- I get it.
This is because

they embarrassed you
and now you want payback.

- This is because
you all cheated

and I'm not letting that stand.

- What the hell
are you talking about?

- There is no way
they would have known

about that previous lawsuit
if you hadn't fed it to them.

- We didn't feed them anything!

- Then how in the hell else
did they get it?

- I don't know.
Probably the same way we did.

- Which is how?

- None of your goddamn business!

- Well, they didn't
just have that.

They had direct quotes
from the mock trial,

and there's only one way
they could have gotten that.

Someone told them.
So I don't give a shit

if you think I'm changing
our deal or not.

Tomorrow when we go
back in there,

you're going to prove
she crossed that line.

♪

- Louis, we can't prove
she did it.

We can't do that to Samantha.

- Harvey, I don't like this
any more than you do,

but the best way
to protect Samantha now

is to control the narrative.

- You mean prove it
without proving it

and hope that appeases Faye.

Well, once we get Samantha
back on the stand,

she's just gonna take the Fifth.

- And that won't appease Faye.

- And that just leaves me,
which is not happening.

- That leaves us with Mike.

- Louis, he's Samantha's lawyer.

He's bound by privilege.

- Not according to
Kern v. California, he's not.

But he is smart enough to let us

ask the questions Faye wants,
give us the answers we need,

and not say anything
to ruin Samantha.

- I am not putting Mike
through that wringer.

He did this for me and...

- And what?

- You know what?
We wouldn't be in this boat

if someone hadn't
slipped them that shit.

So help me, if it was you...
- Me?

You were the one
who got it in the first place.

- No, I didn't.
I got it from Donna,

and she got it from Alex, and...

Son of a bitch, it was him.

- It wasn't Alex.
It was me.

- What did you just say?
- Louis said he wanted

Samantha to get a win.

And I thought
you'd be happy, but...

- I don't give a shit
what you thought.

You don't do something like
that without running it by me

unless you're a ------- idiot.

- Harvey.
- I'm not an idiot.

I was giving you
plausible deniability

while helping our friends.

- No, you were ruining
the deal we made with Faye.

- I didn't know, and I wouldn't
have done anything

if you had just kept me
in the loop.

- Keep you in the loop?

You're lucky I'm not firing you!

- Don't you talk to me
like that.

I am a senior partner,
and I deserve...

- Yeah, and I'm going against
two of my closest friends.

I am doing all of this
while my mother just died,

and I can't even talk
to the one guy

who could understand what
the hell I'm going through!

So I don't give a shit if
you're a senior partner or not.

[tense music]

♪

- Do I even have to say
that was not okay?

♪

- No, Louis, you don't.
It's just...

this is harder
than I thought it'd be.

♪

- Well, this may come
as a shock to you, Harvey,

but I know a thing or two
about pushing down feelings.

You can't just expect to have a
funeral and it'll all be over.

It is okay to give
yourself a break.

- Since when have you
become so wise?

- [scoffs]

Since spending
all those years with Stan.

I know you don't have Mike now,
but you do have me.

- Thanks, Louis.
That helps.

But right now, we're at war.

- Then what do you say
we do what we have to

to end this thing?

♪

[knocking]

- Donna.
- Can I come in?

- Yeah, of course.

Can I get you something
to drink?

- Actually, I was hoping you'd
have a drink with someone else.

Mike, I started this thing
to help Harvey,

and it's obviously ended up

going in a direction
that none of us expected.

- Donna, are you here
to finally tell me

what's really going on?

- I'm here to say that I know
that we're in the middle

of this thing,
but Harvey's hurting.

He needs a break, and he
needs it to be with you.

- You mean someone
who's lost both parents.

- I'm not saying
you have to talk about that.

But tonight...
he needs his friend.

[dramatic music]

♪

[knocking]

- Faye, do you have a moment?

- Not really, Katrina.
I'm getting ready for tomorrow.

- That's why I'm here.

I heard you're making
Harvey and Louis

prove that Samantha
fabricated that evidence.

- And if you're here to make
an appeal on their behalf...

- I'm here to tell you

they didn't give Mike
that testimony.

I did.

I didn't know about your deal,
and I made a mistake.

- You mean you colluded
against your own firm.

- I did.

And before you say anything,

I once gave Susan
a second chance,

and you disagreed
but you respected it.

- So you're asking me
to forgive you

because you forgave
someone else?

- I'm asking you to understand
that people make mistakes.

And I am begging you not
to make Samantha pay for mine.

Please, Faye, let Harvey
find another way to win

without destroying her career.

- All right.

I respect you
owning up to your mistake.

But sometimes
owning up isn't enough.

So I want you packed
within the hour.

- What?
You just said that...

- Katrina, I'm sorry.
You're fired.

[dramatic music]

♪

- And then you asked me
where I got that bruise.

- And you said sometimes

the good guys
gotta do bad things...

both: To make the bad guys pay.

- I got to say, I miss that.

- Miss what?
Making the bad guys pay?

- Doing it together.

Especially the early years.

"Mississippi Burning,"
going up against Tanner.

- Keeping Louis from
finding out all that time.

- Not just Louis.
How about everybody else?

Jessica.
- Rachel.

- Hardman.
- Not Donna, though.

She knew from day one.

- She did.

Because more than anyone else,
she gets me.

I never did thank you
for helping to make

all that happen.

- Mm, you're welcome, Harvey.

You know, Rachel was just
saying the other day

how the only thing
she regrets about leaving

is not getting to see
you two as a couple.

- The other night,
Donna said the same thing.

- If that really is the case

and you miss
working together so much,

I could always use
another associate.

- You got to be kidding me.

- Okay, okay.
You drive a hard bargain.

Junior partner.
It's the best I can do.

- There are a million reasons
why that's never gonna happen.

Not the least of which,
I never really liked you.

- Mm, finally.
We're on the same page.

- Seriously, Mike,
I'm glad you called.

I appreciate you
being here for me.

Not just tonight,
with all of this.

- Hey, you did it for me.

- Well, it's late.

We both need to be
at our best tomorrow.

- What's this?
- A subpoena.

We're calling you to the stand.
- What?

- Look, I'm sorry.
- You're sorry?

We're supposed
to be here as friends,

and this whole time, you've
been sitting on a subpoena?

- I don't like having
to do this either.

- Well, then why the hell
are you doing any of it?

We had a plan.
Something changed.

I want to know what it is.
- We can't talk about it.

- God damn it, Harvey,
when the hell

did you stop trusting me?

♪

You know what?
You're right.

This was a nice break,
but it is over.

I'll see you in court.

♪

- Aaron. Aaron.