1 00:00:06,474 --> 00:00:08,474 - I came to see what you think 2 00:00:08,476 --> 00:00:10,109 about me coming with you to Chicago. 3 00:00:10,111 --> 00:00:12,044 - There's a school in upstate New York. 4 00:00:12,046 --> 00:00:14,179 Ten years ago Discharge Power started making batteries, 5 00:00:14,181 --> 00:00:16,081 and those kids started getting lead poisoning. 6 00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:18,517 And they say it's not from the plant, but it is. 7 00:00:18,519 --> 00:00:20,352 - This is a list of children pulled from the school 8 00:00:20,354 --> 00:00:22,454 within the first six months of the plant opening. 9 00:00:22,456 --> 00:00:24,156 The parents are all executives at Discharge Power. 10 00:00:24,158 --> 00:00:25,758 - 100,000 a family. 11 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,559 - It's a lawsuit on behalf of your former partners 12 00:00:27,561 --> 00:00:30,362 for damages incurred by the criminal actions of this firm. 13 00:00:30,364 --> 00:00:31,597 Give these guys their jobs back, 14 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:33,198 this whole thing goes away. 15 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,234 - I got a job offer today. It's in Seattle. 16 00:00:35,236 --> 00:00:36,602 - What if I told you I'd consider it? 17 00:00:36,604 --> 00:00:38,470 - You told me they were gonna offer me a job. 18 00:00:38,472 --> 00:00:40,139 You gave me a reason to take it, 19 00:00:40,141 --> 00:00:41,440 and then when I didn't jump on it, 20 00:00:41,442 --> 00:00:43,275 you put people that I care about out of work. 21 00:00:43,277 --> 00:00:45,244 - Holy shit, Gordon doesn't want to take over. 22 00:00:45,246 --> 00:00:47,346 He just wants to orchestrate a deal where his guys come back, 23 00:00:47,348 --> 00:00:50,382 they vote to merge with Zane, and we cease to exist. 24 00:00:50,384 --> 00:00:52,117 - I just found out that my two partners 25 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:54,119 are willing to stab me in the back. 26 00:00:54,121 --> 00:00:56,355 - I'm sorry I had to be the one to break it to you, Robert, 27 00:00:56,357 --> 00:00:58,424 but you better get your house in order, 28 00:00:58,426 --> 00:01:01,160 because now I have to protect mine. 29 00:01:01,162 --> 00:01:03,328 - I went out there to make a difference, 30 00:01:03,330 --> 00:01:05,831 so I decided to go toe-to-toe 31 00:01:05,833 --> 00:01:09,068 with the mayor's office on a police brutality case. 32 00:01:09,070 --> 00:01:10,836 Two weeks after you put out that statement, 33 00:01:10,838 --> 00:01:12,471 they came after my license. 34 00:01:12,473 --> 00:01:14,506 - What exactly do you want me to do about it? 35 00:01:14,508 --> 00:01:17,810 - I want you to stand next to me on the last case I'll ever have. 36 00:01:17,812 --> 00:01:19,611 - You can have your pick of the top guys out there. 37 00:01:19,613 --> 00:01:22,114 - I don't need the top guy. 38 00:01:22,116 --> 00:01:24,650 I need the best partner I've ever had. 39 00:01:28,155 --> 00:01:30,289 - Robert. 40 00:01:30,291 --> 00:01:32,224 - Oh, you have got to be shitting me. 41 00:01:32,226 --> 00:01:33,559 This is the worst possible time for you to be around here. 42 00:01:33,561 --> 00:01:36,228 - I don't care. I need your help with Gordon. 43 00:01:36,230 --> 00:01:37,663 - What the hell do you need help for? 44 00:01:37,665 --> 00:01:39,298 All you have to do to get out of this mess 45 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:40,632 is not bring those partners back 46 00:01:40,634 --> 00:01:42,468 and just fight this thing on its merits. 47 00:01:42,470 --> 00:01:44,436 - Yeah, if we fight this thing on its own merits and lose, 48 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:47,206 we won't have a firm anymore. - Well, that's not my problem. 49 00:01:47,208 --> 00:01:49,575 And even if it was, what am I supposed to do about it? 50 00:01:49,577 --> 00:01:51,543 - You tell those partners that you're not gonna waive 51 00:01:51,545 --> 00:01:53,178 their non-competes, and if they don't drop the case 52 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:54,346 you'll fire them. - And if I did that, 53 00:01:54,348 --> 00:01:56,315 they'd fire me. - Bullshit. 54 00:01:56,317 --> 00:01:58,550 You have bylaws to protect you. - No, listen to me, God damn it. 55 00:01:58,552 --> 00:02:00,853 I'm gonna tell you the same thing I told Harvey. 56 00:02:00,855 --> 00:02:02,588 I'm in this shitstorm 57 00:02:02,590 --> 00:02:04,623 because of my chummy relationship with your firm. 58 00:02:04,625 --> 00:02:07,159 I do that, bylaws or no, 59 00:02:07,161 --> 00:02:08,861 I'm out on my ass. - Robert, please. 60 00:02:08,863 --> 00:02:11,330 We are talking about your daughter's home. 61 00:02:11,332 --> 00:02:14,500 - Don't you dare use my daughter as a bargaining chip. 62 00:02:14,502 --> 00:02:17,569 She's a grown-ass woman. She can take care of herself. 63 00:02:17,571 --> 00:02:21,573 So, like Harvey said, you take care of your house 64 00:02:21,575 --> 00:02:23,609 because I'm gonna take care of mine. 65 00:02:42,930 --> 00:02:44,630 What the hell? 66 00:02:44,632 --> 00:02:46,431 - Hey, buddy, you just walked into me. 67 00:02:46,433 --> 00:02:48,267 - Are you kidding me? You just walked through me 68 00:02:48,269 --> 00:02:49,635 at 60 miles an hour. 69 00:02:49,637 --> 00:02:51,336 - Well, then I would keep my head up if I were you. 70 00:02:51,338 --> 00:02:53,505 You're not in Kansas anymore. 71 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:56,208 - What'd you say to me? - I said this is Chicago. 72 00:02:56,210 --> 00:02:57,543 And you're not in Kansas anymore. 73 00:02:57,545 --> 00:02:58,644 - Well, it might as well be Kansas to me, 74 00:02:58,646 --> 00:03:00,179 because I'm from New York. 75 00:03:00,181 --> 00:03:01,547 Now get the hell out of my face. 76 00:03:01,549 --> 00:03:04,216 - Oh, I know where you're from, Mr. Specter. 77 00:03:04,218 --> 00:03:05,651 And if you think you're gonna stop Pat McGann 78 00:03:05,653 --> 00:03:07,719 from doing what he does, you might as well turn around, 79 00:03:07,721 --> 00:03:09,388 check your little man purse, 80 00:03:09,390 --> 00:03:11,290 and go back to wherever the hell you came from. 81 00:03:22,403 --> 00:03:24,269 - Where are you going, young lady? 82 00:03:24,271 --> 00:03:26,338 - To school. - Not like that, you're not. 83 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:28,774 Your uniform's supposed to be buttoned up all the way. 84 00:03:28,776 --> 00:03:30,542 - I told you kids make fun of me. 85 00:03:30,544 --> 00:03:34,413 - And I told you that's exactly why you do it. 86 00:03:34,415 --> 00:03:35,781 You're at war, 87 00:03:35,783 --> 00:03:38,283 and you don't let the world see your weak spots. 88 00:03:38,285 --> 00:03:39,985 - And who exactly am I at war with? 89 00:03:39,987 --> 00:03:42,287 - With the world. 'Cause if it was up to them, 90 00:03:42,289 --> 00:03:45,357 you'd be living in poverty your entire life like... 91 00:03:46,961 --> 00:03:48,527 - Like who, Dad? 92 00:03:48,529 --> 00:03:50,562 And what does it have to do with how I dress? 93 00:03:50,564 --> 00:03:52,297 - It has everything to do with it. 94 00:03:52,299 --> 00:03:54,366 Because if they see one imperfection, 95 00:03:54,368 --> 00:03:56,702 they're going to pull on that string. 96 00:03:56,704 --> 00:03:59,504 And the next thing you know, you're going to be laid bare. 97 00:03:59,506 --> 00:04:02,608 - Dad, I'm just a girl. 98 00:04:02,610 --> 00:04:05,978 - And if you think like that, Jessica Pearson, 99 00:04:05,980 --> 00:04:08,447 that's all you'll ever be. 100 00:04:21,662 --> 00:04:23,795 - You getting ready for the hearing this morning? 101 00:04:23,797 --> 00:04:25,797 - You know I am. 102 00:04:25,799 --> 00:04:27,699 - Let me handle this for you, Jessica. 103 00:04:27,701 --> 00:04:29,601 - I told you, I want Harvey on this. 104 00:04:29,603 --> 00:04:31,003 - You did tell me that, 105 00:04:31,005 --> 00:04:33,038 but I'm still a little hazy as to why. 106 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,407 - For one thing, you're a partner in a law firm. 107 00:04:35,409 --> 00:04:38,677 - And so is Harvey. - In New York, not Chicago. 108 00:04:38,679 --> 00:04:42,281 Which means anything I ask him to do won't backfire onto you. 109 00:04:42,283 --> 00:04:44,283 - Jessica, I'm not worried about me. 110 00:04:44,285 --> 00:04:46,618 - Jeff, we've talked about this. 111 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:48,387 I can handle myself. 112 00:04:48,389 --> 00:04:50,055 - And I'm sure that's exactly what 113 00:04:50,057 --> 00:04:52,758 the original plaintiff thought right before he turned up dead. 114 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,626 - Come on. 115 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:56,395 Do you know how many people have been shot 116 00:04:56,397 --> 00:04:59,298 in that neighborhood over the past ten years? 117 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:01,366 One has nothing to do with the other. 118 00:05:01,368 --> 00:05:05,470 - All I'm saying is that you've been through something. 119 00:05:05,472 --> 00:05:07,506 And apart from the loss of a child, 120 00:05:07,508 --> 00:05:11,376 it's--it's the biggest thing that you could ever go through. 121 00:05:11,378 --> 00:05:15,781 - And I love that you're looking out for me. 122 00:05:15,783 --> 00:05:19,518 But that thing is exactly why I'm taking on this fight. 123 00:05:22,356 --> 00:05:25,090 - I know. 124 00:05:25,092 --> 00:05:27,592 And I just wanna make sure that when you march into battle, 125 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:30,495 you've got your eyes open. 126 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:35,467 - Jeff, I'm taking on the city of Chicago. 127 00:05:35,469 --> 00:05:36,735 Believe me, 128 00:05:36,737 --> 00:05:39,838 my eyes are wide goddamn open. 129 00:06:14,608 --> 00:06:18,710 - Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate you coming today. 130 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:22,447 I know your time is valuable, so I'll just cut to the chase. 131 00:06:22,449 --> 00:06:24,549 School. 132 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:27,552 It's where our kids are taught and nurtured. 133 00:06:27,554 --> 00:06:29,688 And it's supposed to be their safest place. 134 00:06:29,690 --> 00:06:32,691 But for the families of Treetop Elementary, 135 00:06:32,693 --> 00:06:35,527 Discharge Power took that safety away 136 00:06:35,529 --> 00:06:36,828 when they built a battery plant 137 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:40,132 1,000 yards away from their playground. 138 00:06:40,134 --> 00:06:42,701 Now, they're gonna say they took the proper precautions. 139 00:06:42,703 --> 00:06:44,503 They didn't. 140 00:06:44,505 --> 00:06:46,838 And now hundreds of innocent children are suffering 141 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,408 the devastating effects of lead poisoning, 142 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:50,876 and they will never be the same. 143 00:06:50,878 --> 00:06:53,512 One of the first things we all learned in school 144 00:06:53,514 --> 00:06:55,814 was to treat others as we would be treated ourselves. 145 00:06:55,816 --> 00:06:57,816 But, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 146 00:06:57,818 --> 00:07:02,621 you and I together are going to teach Discharge Power 147 00:07:02,623 --> 00:07:03,789 the lesson they should have learned 148 00:07:03,791 --> 00:07:05,957 when they were five years old. 149 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:08,593 - How'd it go with Zane? - I'll tell you how it went. 150 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:11,196 I got a big fat bowl of, "You're on your own." 151 00:07:11,198 --> 00:07:12,697 - You told him how serious this was? 152 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:14,433 - Yes, and he already knew. 153 00:07:14,435 --> 00:07:15,634 - What about appealing to the father in him? 154 00:07:15,636 --> 00:07:16,868 - I'm not an idiot, Donna. I tried that. 155 00:07:16,870 --> 00:07:18,603 And the second I did, he bit my head off. 156 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:19,938 - Okay, well, we have to think of something. 157 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:21,640 - I know that, and right now, the only thing 158 00:07:21,642 --> 00:07:23,475 I can think of is letting the partners come back, 159 00:07:23,477 --> 00:07:25,510 because I cannot find a way to prove 160 00:07:25,512 --> 00:07:27,512 that they weren't harmed by what we did. 161 00:07:27,514 --> 00:07:28,880 - I might have a way. 162 00:07:28,882 --> 00:07:30,148 - No time for guessing games, Alex. 163 00:07:30,150 --> 00:07:31,883 What do you got? - Think about it. 164 00:07:31,885 --> 00:07:33,552 What is Gordon offering these guys if they come back? 165 00:07:33,554 --> 00:07:35,187 - They vote us out and they merge with Zane, 166 00:07:35,189 --> 00:07:36,922 which means he offering them better jobs and more money. 167 00:07:36,924 --> 00:07:38,790 - And what if we got them all that somewhere else? 168 00:07:38,792 --> 00:07:40,959 We'd not only get rid of them; we'd proved they weren't harmed 169 00:07:40,961 --> 00:07:42,694 by you, Harvey, or anyone else. 170 00:07:42,696 --> 00:07:44,463 - Well, that's a great idea, Alex, but where the hell 171 00:07:44,465 --> 00:07:46,798 are we gonna find someone to give 25 partners 172 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,701 raises and promotions at some other major law firm? 173 00:07:49,703 --> 00:07:51,570 - I'll tell them where we're gonna find them, Louis. 174 00:07:51,572 --> 00:07:52,838 Where I left them. 175 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,607 Right inside your motherfu--ing Dictaphone. 176 00:08:01,215 --> 00:08:03,482 - You look determined. - I am. 177 00:08:03,484 --> 00:08:05,617 You double-check that power of attorney I sent you? 178 00:08:05,619 --> 00:08:06,918 - I did. - And how about 179 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,653 your application to practice in Illinois? 180 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:09,921 It needs to be airtight. 181 00:08:09,923 --> 00:08:11,723 - I'm good to practice here for a month. 182 00:08:11,725 --> 00:08:14,793 I had Donna file it herself. - Good. 183 00:08:14,795 --> 00:08:17,229 - Jessica... 184 00:08:17,231 --> 00:08:18,964 what have we gotten ourselves into here? 185 00:08:18,966 --> 00:08:20,732 - What do you mean? 186 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:22,801 - I mean someone was waiting for me at the airport, 187 00:08:22,803 --> 00:08:26,004 and it wasn't a town car. 188 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,807 - Harvey, I told you. 189 00:08:28,809 --> 00:08:30,675 These people here are no joke. 190 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:32,544 They're trying to run me out of town. 191 00:08:32,546 --> 00:08:34,679 - Well, they're not too happy about me being here, either. 192 00:08:34,681 --> 00:08:36,882 - Then let's get in there and get this damn thing done. 193 00:08:41,855 --> 00:08:43,622 - Hey, I was looking for you earlier. 194 00:08:43,624 --> 00:08:45,223 How'd it go? 195 00:08:45,225 --> 00:08:46,925 - Far as the opening statements went, it was good. 196 00:08:46,927 --> 00:08:48,760 But then the judge got pulled away, 197 00:08:48,762 --> 00:08:51,062 which means we lost momentum, and then on top of that, 198 00:08:51,064 --> 00:08:52,864 I just found out that the soil samples 199 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:56,701 that we were supposed to have last night got delayed. 200 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:58,570 - You don't think Discharge Power 201 00:08:58,572 --> 00:08:59,738 had anything to do with it, do you? 202 00:08:59,740 --> 00:09:01,573 - I didn't until you just said that. 203 00:09:01,575 --> 00:09:04,276 - I'm just saying, look at what they already did. 204 00:09:04,278 --> 00:09:06,711 They offered you a fake job, and then the same guy 205 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:08,813 had your donor shut down the whole clinic. 206 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:10,248 I mean, Mike, if they're willing to do that-- 207 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:11,983 - Shit. 208 00:09:11,985 --> 00:09:13,785 If we don't get those samples, we are in trouble. 209 00:09:13,787 --> 00:09:15,020 - Maybe we don't need them. 210 00:09:15,022 --> 00:09:16,588 If we can prove they did all that, 211 00:09:16,590 --> 00:09:17,956 it's obstruction. 212 00:09:17,958 --> 00:09:19,558 - We prove that, we don't need any soil samples. 213 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:20,859 - What can I do? 214 00:09:20,861 --> 00:09:22,027 - You work on finding out the connection 215 00:09:22,029 --> 00:09:23,862 between Andy Forsyth and the donors. 216 00:09:23,864 --> 00:09:25,964 I'm gonna figure out what to do if those samples do show up. 217 00:09:31,004 --> 00:09:32,671 - Your Honor, Harvey Specter. 218 00:09:32,673 --> 00:09:33,805 I'm representing the residents 219 00:09:33,807 --> 00:09:35,073 of the North Park Housing Project. 220 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:37,309 - Great. All we need is Ms. Allen, 221 00:09:37,311 --> 00:09:39,010 and we can actually accomplish something. 222 00:09:39,012 --> 00:09:40,879 - Sorry I'm late, Your Honor. 223 00:09:40,881 --> 00:09:42,881 I had to put my contacts in to make sure I was actually 224 00:09:42,883 --> 00:09:44,916 seeing Jessica Pearson in your chambers. 225 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:46,718 - And why wouldn't I be here? - Because this is 226 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,653 a lawyers-only meeting, and you're not licensed 227 00:09:48,655 --> 00:09:50,021 to practice law in this state. - And the last time I checked, 228 00:09:50,023 --> 00:09:51,790 I don't need a license to be the plaintiff. 229 00:09:51,792 --> 00:09:53,858 - No, but you do need to live in public housing, 230 00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:56,895 which generally requires not wearing $3,000 shoes. 231 00:09:56,897 --> 00:09:58,863 - Power of attorney signed by Lillian Cook 232 00:09:58,865 --> 00:10:00,031 to Jessica Pearson, Your Honor. 233 00:10:00,033 --> 00:10:01,766 She's a plaintiff under the law. 234 00:10:01,768 --> 00:10:03,335 - Your Honor, I don't care what that thing says. 235 00:10:03,337 --> 00:10:05,036 This project's been in the works for three years, 236 00:10:05,038 --> 00:10:06,371 and they are just stepping in at the last minute 237 00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:08,073 to get publicity. 238 00:10:08,075 --> 00:10:10,609 - We're stepping in because the wrecking ball is about to fly, 239 00:10:10,611 --> 00:10:12,644 and you are not living up to your end of the bargain. 240 00:10:12,646 --> 00:10:14,045 - If you're referring to the percentage 241 00:10:14,047 --> 00:10:15,680 of low-income housing, 242 00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:16,948 some minor adjustments were made. 243 00:10:16,950 --> 00:10:19,684 - Minor? You stood in front of city council 244 00:10:19,686 --> 00:10:22,153 and gave your word that 35% of this development 245 00:10:22,155 --> 00:10:24,789 would be reserved for public housing. 246 00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:28,126 The latest plans show only 5% are going there, 247 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:30,695 and to hell with everyone else. - Where did you get that? 248 00:10:30,697 --> 00:10:32,364 That is not part of the public record. 249 00:10:32,366 --> 00:10:34,099 - Well, neither is the fact that a shady developer 250 00:10:34,101 --> 00:10:36,868 is ripping off the poor to line his own pockets, 251 00:10:36,870 --> 00:10:39,004 and you're helping him. - Don't you say that to me. 252 00:10:39,006 --> 00:10:40,705 I don't represent Pat McGann. 253 00:10:40,707 --> 00:10:43,108 I represent the city I've lived in my whole life. 254 00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:45,977 And all you care about is making a name for yourself 255 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:48,980 by using some poor woman. - I'm not using anyone. 256 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:50,982 And you can-- - Okay, that's enough. 257 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:52,951 Ms. Pearson, if I deem you to be 258 00:10:52,953 --> 00:10:55,787 manipulating this Lillian Cook for your own purposes, 259 00:10:55,789 --> 00:10:57,422 I will shut this thing down myself. 260 00:10:57,424 --> 00:10:58,690 - Your Honor, how can my client prove to you 261 00:10:58,692 --> 00:10:59,924 what's in her heart? 262 00:10:59,926 --> 00:11:01,059 - I don't care what's in her heart. 263 00:11:01,061 --> 00:11:02,661 I want to hear from this woman, 264 00:11:02,663 --> 00:11:04,162 and I want to hear from her tomorrow. 265 00:11:09,136 --> 00:11:12,370 - Eli, I'm glad I caught you. You got a minute? 266 00:11:12,372 --> 00:11:14,773 - Actually, Alex, I've got a lunch, so-- 267 00:11:14,775 --> 00:11:16,708 - That wasn't a question. It was a statement. 268 00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:18,843 - Let me guess. This is about that lawsuit 269 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:21,946 Stanley Gordon filed on behalf of your ex-partners. 270 00:11:21,948 --> 00:11:23,715 Well, you can just turn yourself right around, 271 00:11:23,717 --> 00:11:25,450 because my heart isn't exactly bleeding for you. 272 00:11:25,452 --> 00:11:27,218 - I don't give a shit what your heart is doing, Eli. 273 00:11:27,220 --> 00:11:29,454 'Cause I'm not here for your sympathy. 274 00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:31,790 I'm here 'cause you're gonna give every one of those 275 00:11:31,792 --> 00:11:33,224 bastards a job. - You son of a bitch. 276 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:34,826 - Don't give me that. 277 00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:35,860 Your partner set me up for murder, 278 00:11:35,862 --> 00:11:37,429 and you didn't bat an eye. 279 00:11:37,431 --> 00:11:40,098 - So I make offers to more than 15 of those guys. 280 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:43,201 They won't take those jobs anyway because we don't have 281 00:11:43,203 --> 00:11:45,136 that kind of money, and everybody knows it. 282 00:11:45,138 --> 00:11:47,872 So it's either 15 or put me away. 283 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:51,009 'Cause that's the best you're gonna get. 284 00:11:51,011 --> 00:11:52,744 - 15. 285 00:11:52,746 --> 00:11:55,146 Raises and promotions for every goddamn one of them. 286 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,855 - You know, the architecture here is stunning. 287 00:12:03,857 --> 00:12:06,124 If I worked here, I'd be in a much better mood 288 00:12:06,126 --> 00:12:07,859 than you seem to be. 289 00:12:07,861 --> 00:12:09,160 - I have nothing to say to you outside of court. 290 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:12,063 - I'm trying to avoid court altogether. 291 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:13,498 - What do you want, Ms. Pearson? 292 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:15,033 - I want a sit-down with the mayor. 293 00:12:15,035 --> 00:12:17,068 Well, that's not gonna happen. 294 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:18,903 - You're his right hand. You can walk right into 295 00:12:18,905 --> 00:12:20,905 his office and make it happen. - I'm not his right hand. 296 00:12:20,907 --> 00:12:22,874 I'm the City Attorney, and I don't have time 297 00:12:22,876 --> 00:12:24,809 to arrange courtesy meetings for people who go after 298 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:26,444 our civil servants. - Look, I know there's 299 00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:29,080 bad blood with the 13th precinct situation. 300 00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:31,850 I'm just looking for some sort of accommodation. 301 00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:35,053 - And what makes you think I have the power to do that? 302 00:12:35,055 --> 00:12:36,988 All I do is represent the city's interest 303 00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:38,923 without passion or prejudice. 304 00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:43,094 - And which one was it without when you came for my license? 305 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:45,063 - I have no idea what you're talking about. 306 00:12:45,065 --> 00:12:46,931 - And what about the mayor? Does he know? 307 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:49,033 Or is that why you don't want me talking to him? 308 00:12:49,035 --> 00:12:51,803 Because if I did, I'd tell him he's up 309 00:12:51,805 --> 00:12:53,471 for reelection in six months, 310 00:12:53,473 --> 00:12:55,774 and this project doesn't look good for him. 311 00:12:55,776 --> 00:12:58,476 - Whatever it is you think you know-- 312 00:12:58,478 --> 00:13:01,212 if there's any understanding to be had on this project, 313 00:13:01,214 --> 00:13:04,015 you're gonna have to come to it with Pat McGann. 314 00:13:04,017 --> 00:13:06,785 Not me, and not the mayor. 315 00:13:06,787 --> 00:13:08,286 And let me give you a free piece of advice. 316 00:13:08,288 --> 00:13:11,089 This is Chicago. If you wanna get something done, 317 00:13:11,091 --> 00:13:12,891 you're gonna need more than your Louboutins 318 00:13:12,893 --> 00:13:14,926 and your holier-than-thou attitude. 319 00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:26,437 - 11, okay? 320 00:13:26,439 --> 00:13:28,072 And don't let them skimp on any of the materials-- 321 00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:29,240 - Patrick McGann? 322 00:13:31,111 --> 00:13:33,077 - Give us a minute, will you? 323 00:13:33,079 --> 00:13:36,047 You must be Jessica Pearson. - You know who I am. 324 00:13:36,049 --> 00:13:37,982 - Well, I've never seen your picture, 325 00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:41,119 but there aren't a lot of women that match your description. 326 00:13:41,121 --> 00:13:43,321 Now, what can I do for you, Jessica? 327 00:13:43,323 --> 00:13:45,423 - You can hire me to find another location 328 00:13:45,425 --> 00:13:47,125 for your project that doesn't throw people 329 00:13:47,127 --> 00:13:48,927 out of their homes. 330 00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:51,930 - As much as I'd like to spend time getting to know you, 331 00:13:51,932 --> 00:13:53,398 there's no way you and I working together 332 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,067 is in our future. 333 00:13:56,069 --> 00:13:59,003 - And what if I told you you'd regret making that decision? 334 00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:02,140 - Well, I'd say that you can stop trying to get to the mayor 335 00:14:02,142 --> 00:14:04,142 because he's not taking a meeting with you. 336 00:14:04,144 --> 00:14:07,045 And you can take that to the bank. 337 00:14:07,047 --> 00:14:10,014 Because I'm the one that makes the decisions here. 338 00:14:10,016 --> 00:14:12,417 - Is that really something you want to be saying to me? 339 00:14:12,419 --> 00:14:14,419 - You think he doesn't know how it works? 340 00:14:14,421 --> 00:14:18,423 - I think it's not legal to trade money for influence. 341 00:14:18,425 --> 00:14:22,160 And you should be careful who you say that to. 342 00:14:22,162 --> 00:14:25,263 - Every nickel I've ever given Bobby Novak 343 00:14:25,265 --> 00:14:27,298 is aboveboard. 344 00:14:27,300 --> 00:14:29,100 So why don't you just go put that woman 345 00:14:29,102 --> 00:14:31,035 on the stand tomorrow and be done with it? 346 00:14:31,037 --> 00:14:34,239 Because I guarantee you, when this is over, 347 00:14:34,241 --> 00:14:36,007 my building's going up. 348 00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:56,461 - Lillian Cook? 349 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:01,199 - Could be. Who are you? 350 00:15:01,201 --> 00:15:02,467 - My name is Harvey Specter. 351 00:15:02,469 --> 00:15:04,469 I'm here to prepare you for court. 352 00:15:04,471 --> 00:15:06,204 - What do you mean, court? 353 00:15:06,206 --> 00:15:08,106 - I mean if you want to stay in your home, 354 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:09,574 you're gonna have to testify. And it's gonna be tomorrow. 355 00:15:09,576 --> 00:15:11,142 - No. Uh-uh. 356 00:15:11,144 --> 00:15:12,377 Jessica Pearson's handling that. 357 00:15:12,379 --> 00:15:14,145 - She sent me here to help. 358 00:15:15,448 --> 00:15:18,216 - Well, you tell her I don't need help from someone 359 00:15:18,218 --> 00:15:20,218 who doesn't know me and, from the looks of him, 360 00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:22,487 thinks this whole place is a piece of garbage. 361 00:15:22,489 --> 00:15:25,957 - What I think is you lived here most of your life, 362 00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:27,558 and now you're gonna get kicked into the street 363 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,029 because they didn't live up to their end of the bargain. 364 00:15:37,003 --> 00:15:38,436 - You a coffee man, or are you one of them 365 00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:41,105 chai latte drinking pretty boys? 366 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:42,273 - Both. 367 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:44,175 I'm a coffee man through and through, 368 00:15:44,177 --> 00:15:46,577 but there's no denying I'm pretty. 369 00:15:46,579 --> 00:15:49,380 - Not as pretty as a young Denzel, but you'll do. 370 00:15:58,391 --> 00:16:00,358 - Where's Harvey? 371 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,126 - Oh, you don't need to worry about where Harvey is, Stanley. 372 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:03,561 I'm handling this negotiation. - Oh, I get it. 373 00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:05,396 He didn't have the balls to face me, 374 00:16:05,398 --> 00:16:07,031 so he dumped it on you. - He didn't dump anything. 375 00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,266 I wanted to be here. - Well, Sparky, 376 00:16:08,268 --> 00:16:10,001 unless you also wanna be in court, 377 00:16:10,003 --> 00:16:11,402 you better have those job offers for my clients. 378 00:16:11,404 --> 00:16:13,371 - Your clients want jobs? Here they are. 379 00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:17,642 - You're telling me Eli Gould wants to hire them? 380 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:20,411 - Yes, he does, because your clients are not damaged goods. 381 00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:24,215 They are hot commodities. And these offers are the proof. 382 00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:26,217 - Spare me the bullshit. - You don't like bullshit? 383 00:16:26,219 --> 00:16:28,619 Then why don't you admit the second we hire those partners, 384 00:16:28,621 --> 00:16:30,154 they vote us out, 385 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:31,556 sell the firm to Rand Kaldor Zane, 386 00:16:31,558 --> 00:16:33,424 and you make a seven-figure finder's fee? 387 00:16:33,426 --> 00:16:35,159 - You're right. That's the plan. 388 00:16:35,161 --> 00:16:36,661 I gotta admit, I didn't think you'd figure it out. 389 00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:38,396 - And you can take that plan and shove it up your asshole, 390 00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:39,497 because there's not gonna be any settlement. 391 00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:41,132 - Then you've got a problem. 392 00:16:41,134 --> 00:16:43,568 Because you may have found something on Eli. 393 00:16:43,570 --> 00:16:45,303 But turns out... 394 00:16:45,305 --> 00:16:47,572 I got more. 395 00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:50,441 - Bullshit, you're bluffing. - Pick up the phone. 396 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:52,410 Ask Eli if those offers are still valid. 397 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:54,579 They're not. And not only that, 398 00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:57,415 we go to trial, he writes me an affidavit saying 399 00:16:57,417 --> 00:16:59,250 you extorted him to employ those partners 400 00:16:59,252 --> 00:17:01,152 after he told you there's no way 401 00:17:01,154 --> 00:17:04,055 he'd ever hire a single lawyer that came from your firm. 402 00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:05,456 - What do you want? - You know what I want. 403 00:17:05,458 --> 00:17:07,325 But I'll tell you what. Since Harvey's not here, 404 00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:09,127 you take my offer right now, 405 00:17:09,129 --> 00:17:11,362 I might even leave your name up on the new firm. 406 00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:14,098 - Get out of my sight, you smug piece of shit. 407 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:16,234 - It's your funeral. 408 00:17:16,236 --> 00:17:17,468 See you in court, Sparky. 409 00:17:26,479 --> 00:17:29,247 - Hey, what's going on? I got your message. 410 00:17:29,249 --> 00:17:31,349 - We just blew a small fortune on jack shit. 411 00:17:31,351 --> 00:17:33,484 - Don't tell me the soil reports still didn't come in. 412 00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:36,320 - Worse. Those samples came back. 413 00:17:36,322 --> 00:17:38,389 And they're all negative. - Negative? 414 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:41,159 No, there's no way. - It's right here, Mike. 415 00:17:41,161 --> 00:17:42,393 - Then they must not have tested deep enough to-- 416 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:44,228 - They took samples down to 10 feet. 417 00:17:44,230 --> 00:17:45,496 There isn't enough lead in there to fill a pencil. 418 00:17:45,498 --> 00:17:47,098 - Oh, my God. I don't believe this. 419 00:17:47,100 --> 00:17:48,566 They fixed the results. - They did, 420 00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:49,734 but not how you think. 421 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:51,335 Six months ago, the school got 422 00:17:51,337 --> 00:17:53,304 an anonymous donation to redo its grounds. 423 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:54,739 They called it a beautification project. 424 00:17:54,741 --> 00:17:56,374 - And let me guess. They beautified 425 00:17:56,376 --> 00:17:58,109 every inch of soil down to 10 feet. 426 00:17:58,111 --> 00:17:59,510 - Yeah, and I didn't think anything of it at the time 427 00:17:59,512 --> 00:18:01,112 because the plans just said it was adding new trees. 428 00:18:01,114 --> 00:18:02,413 - Oh, God. Those fu--ers. 429 00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:04,382 They knew this was coming. 430 00:18:04,384 --> 00:18:05,550 And then they got rid of the evidence. 431 00:18:05,552 --> 00:18:07,385 - Mike. - Rachel, please tell me 432 00:18:07,387 --> 00:18:10,121 you found something. - I did, but it's not good. 433 00:18:10,123 --> 00:18:11,656 - What now? - I did some checking. 434 00:18:11,658 --> 00:18:14,392 Mike, Andy Forsyth's been in Seattle for the past year 435 00:18:14,394 --> 00:18:15,593 opening his own firm. 436 00:18:15,595 --> 00:18:17,261 The job was real.