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Which client

are you after?

We know

you can't have Pfizer.

Yes, I can.

Then make me name partner.

You don't slap a name

on the wall to get a client.

I'm not just slapping

his name up.

I'm making him move.

I'm not saying Donna doesn't

deserve a promotion.

I'm saying, making partner

means something,

and I'm concerned

that being one here

won't mean what it used to.

This is an amazing

amount of work.

I stayed up

all night doing it.

You take night shift

with your son.

I told my wife

to take it.

I thought you might

need relief.

You sure?

Support his head.

Here we go.

Holy shit. Gordon

doesn't want a takeover.

He just wants to

orchestrate a deal

where his guys come back,

they vote to merge with Zane,

and we cease to exist.

ROBERT: I just found out

my two partners are willing

to stab me in the back.

Goddamn it,

I'm trying the best I can.

LOUIS:

Then try

something else,

because giving you the reins

a half-hour before

we drive off a cliff

isn't gonna

do shit.

I just came to make sure

the paperwork was in order

for your clients to come over

and join our new firm.

I went and saw

Andy Forsyth today.

You went to see him

about us moving to Seattle?

If we're ever gonna do

something like this,

now is the time.

What about the wedding?

RACHEL:

We could move it up.

MIKE:

If I've learned one thing,

it's that there is nothing

I can't handle

when I have you

by my side.

You're the husband

I've always wanted,

and I can't wait to begin

our adventure together.

MIKE:

Rachel and I were offered

a chance to run

a firm in Seattle.

Mike--

Harvey, this is who I am.

It's who

I've always been.

It's time, Harvey.

[♪♪♪]

HARVEY:

I'll tell you what,

Robert.

Your baby girl

just got married,

I'm gonna throw you

a bone.

Your name goes first.

No, no. Heh...

You think I don't know

what you're doing.

Then I owe you.

Yours goes first.

You saying I owe you?

You do owe me.

I saved your ass.

Well, you only did that

because we put you

in a terrible position.

Wait.

That's against me.

Jesus Christ,

what have I got myself into?

I'll tell you what.

You got yourself

into Zane Specter Litt.

Or Specter Zane Litt.

Either way...

BOTH:

Litt comes last.

[GLASSES CLINK]

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[♪♪♪]

Hey.

Wanna go out

and get a burger?

I do.

But it's 2 a.m.

If I go out for

a burger now,

the only thing

I'm getting is a divorce.

Copy that. I'll get you

one from the kitchen.

Yeah, meet me downstairs.

Hide it in the gift bag

or some shit.

Heh, heh.

♪ So my Oma said to me ♪

♪ Gotta roll up

Your sleeves ♪

♪ Gotta get

All your dreams ♪

♪ You're just a boy ♪

♪ Well ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Are you ready for me? ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Do you like

What you see? ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Are you ready for me? ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

You're here early.

I am.

I know this is the time

you finish your morning run.

Look. If this is

about me

getting into it with Louis

while you were g--

I didn't know

that happened.

You might as well

hear about it now.

I came to him with an idea

to save the firm

that involved making me

temporary managing partner

and he bit my head off.

He thought

you were coming after me.

Harvey, I'd never

do that to you.

I know, but that's not

what I'm here about.

I'm here to tell you that,

as of this morning,

we're merging

with Robert Zane.

What? I don't believe it.

Alex.

When I came over,

you said my name

would be the one

to go up next.

I know,

but this was the only way

to save the firm.

And you know

as well as I do,

Zane has been

a name partner

longer than me

and Louis combined.

All right, I get it.

But we had an agreement.

And I want your word right now

you're gonna honor it.

You have my word.

Your name goes up next.

All right.

One more

thing.

Did Louis know about

the merger before this morning?

Yeah,

why?

Because if he didn't

tell me about it,

he must really

not trust me.

Which means when it is time

to put my name up--

Louis'll be fine, Alex.

What if he's not?

Like I said,

you have my word.

[♪♪♪]

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

Of course I would

do that for you.

I would do anything for you

because I love you.

I promise. I will never

bring it up again.

We never have to get

a Maine Coon.

Sheila?

Yes.

Anyway, I brought you in

because I want--

Katrina,

what's on your mind?

Nothing. It's just,

giving up cats?

Louis, after all she put

you through, are you sure?

I am. And besides,

she's still open

to getting a shorthair.

Then I'm happy for you.

I'm happy for you too.

Today is the day

you get to make

your two greatest loves

more efficient.

We're merging with Zane,

have more associates

than we can handle,

and you need

the person

who worked at both firms

to cull that herd.

Exactly.

I need you to list the 10

least-efficient associates

without telling me names

or whether they come

from Zane or us.

Got it.

And Katrina?

Thanks for your concern

about Sheila and me.

Louis,

you know I care for you deeply

in a completely asexual manner.

And I too

care for you deeply

and see you neither

as man nor woman.

Thank you, Louis.

Kinder words

were never spoken.

I'll have my list for you

by the end of the day.

[♪♪♪]

I'm gonna miss her too.

I'm not sure

which is worse.

Finding out

Mike was a fraud,

or that he's taking

my daughter away.

Pretty sure

it was the fraud thing.

[CHUCKLES]

You probably got a point.

Speaking of frauds

and your daughter...

She left that for me?

A little welcome to the firm

from your little girl.

By the way,

Harvey wants to meet

at 9:30 in

the conference room,

so in the meantime,

why don't you

set yourself up

in Mike's old office.

Thank you, Donna.

It's nice

to have you here, Robert.

Oh, we'll see how nice it is

once I tell Harvey

it's not his old office

that I'm looking to be in.

Claiming managing

partner already.

Isn't that a bold statement

for day one?

Let me tell you

something, Red.

I've been making bold

statements my entire career.

I'm sure as hell

not about to stop now.

[♪♪♪]

[SIGHS]

♪ 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 ♪

LOUIS:

All right,

we know who's gonna be

managing partner

isn't something

we'll decide overnight.

Therefore, for the sake

of firm harmony,

I suggest we start with

conflicts of interest.

Fine with me.

Me too.

Great. As you can see,

I've taken the liberty

of suggesting

who drops which client.

And I am confident you'll agree

with all of my proposals

with the exception--

I'm not dropping Dexterol.

And I'm not

dropping Clavatin.

Exactly.

Exactly what?

What do you mean,

"Exactly what?"

Neither of you

would be willing

to give up those particular

clients. Exactly that.

You mean, you don't have

a suggestion?

I have

a suggestion.

You drop yours,

then next time

we have a major conflict,

I'll drop mine.

You sure?

The next major conflict

we'll have is

who's managing partner.

Then what exactly

is your idea?

I say whoever's

client billed

the most hours

last year stays.

Well, that's pretty

damn convenient

because your client

went through a merger

so their billables

are inflated.

You're saying

the sun got in your eyes

so you dropped the pass?

Wait a second,

Harvey's right.

Come again?

Not about who to drop.

Your client did

just go through a merger.

They're in a new line

of business.

Most of which doesn't conflict

with Clavatin anymore.

Where you going with this?

If we can get

either client

to drop the one division

where they still overlap,

you can keep them both.

Well, in that case,

I'll get my client to drop.

It's the least

I can do.

Oh, no. I'll do the honors.

After all, you welcomed me

into your home.

Why don't we make it

a friendly wager.

We each get our client

to drop.

First one who gets there

wins.

Sure thing.

[♪♪♪]

DONNA:

Don't do it.

Don't do what?

Don't try to get Zane's client

to dump their division

after telling him

you'd get yours to.

How do you know

what happened?

I know because Louis told me.

What do you mean?

The meeting ended

two seconds ago,

and I came

right back here.

In that case,

I mean,

I heard Louis' voice

on the recording device

I had installed

in the room.

You bugged the meeting?

"Bugged"

is a distasteful word.

That's not an answer.

Okay.

You want an answer?

I have been listening

to your conversations

since you were an associate,

and I'm not stopping.

You wanna quibble

about methods,

or get to where I save you

from yourself?

Donna.

Harvey, you heard him.

Zane's got his eye

on managing partner.

I know

what he's after.

Then why would you

give him ammunition?

Because you think

this is gonna be fun.

But trust me,

you go after him,

and it'll get more serious

than you thought.

And in the end,

you'll just prove

that he's better suited

to be in your office than you.

Okay, Donna.

Okay, you're not gonna pick

a fight with Robert Zane?

No. Okay, I'm gonna find

someone else to do it for me.

[♪♪♪]

Thanks.

Twice in one day.

To what do I owe the pleasure

now?

I'm here to tell you,

you want your name

on the door, you earn it.

I thought I already had.

Maybe you have,

maybe you haven't,

but I got something

for you to do.

What is that?

I need you to get

Zane's biggest client

to sell their

manufacturing division.

Harvey,

you point me up the hill,

I'm gonna kill

whoever's at the top.

But?

But in this case,

the guy at the top

is on our side.

Is he?

What are you talking about?

I'm telling you,

this is gonna determine

who runs the firm.

Zane knows it

and I know it.

So if you want me

to be able to live up

to that promise,

I need you to do this.

I don't like

being threatened

for you to uphold

a promise you already made.

I don't either,

but like it or not,

this benefits

both of us.

I guarantee, right now,

Zane's going to

his right-hand man

to ask the same thing.

And who is his right hand?

Your job isn't

to ask who he is.

Your job is

to kick his ass.

[♪♪♪]

♪ It's hitting me bad

And you drove me crazy ♪

♪ It's 36 steps

To the front door, baby ♪

♪ Step 29

Gonna see what you done ♪

♪ But it's too late, too late

The chains are gonna come ♪

♪ You bought my love

You say you need my desire ♪

♪ You got a million dollars

But you still can't buy it ♪

♪ Step 29

In the interspeed, gone ♪

♪ But it's too late, too late

Change, you're gonna come ♪

♪ Love is blind

But now I see ♪

♪ I don't love you no more

I got 20/20 ♪

ROBERT:

You planning

on making it in

to the new offices

anytime soon?

What for? Help you

pick out new lamps?

What's that

supposed to mean?

It means I knew

you'd come in here

and ask me to take care of

what needs taking care of

whenever it needs it.

Unless you want to step in

and take a beating,

why don't you get to it?

You think I couldn't

handle you?

I think if you took your

tie off, we could find out.

Shit, I come up there

and get my ass kicked

by a white girl, my life

would never be the same.

What do we got?

A number two, a number six?

Number 14

with a side of 11.

Leave the file

and the particulars,

I'll get to it when I'm done.

Samantha.

I need you to come through

for me on this one.

Come on,

have I let you down before?

You've never lost,

but you have let me down

a time or two.

Well, then,

I give you my word

this will not be

one of those times.

[♪♪♪]

[GRUNTS]

Damn,

she could kick my ass.

♪ I don't love you no more

I got 20/20 ♪

What are you doing here?

I gave you an assignment--

I finished it.

What do you mean?

I asked you to evaluate

50 associates.

How could you

have done that?

I didn't.

PATTIE did it for me.

Who the hell's Pattie?

Not who, what.

Personal Assessment

Tallying

and Totaling

Individual Efficiency.

Say what now?

I plugged in

16 parameters

and quantifiables.

PATTIE

popped out a list

ranking the associates

from 1 to 50.

This is amazing.

It's completely objective.

The bottom 10 are

the least efficient, period.

I guess all that's left is for

you to tell me who they are

and for me to let them go.

About that.

I'd like to be the one

to do the letting go.

I could never

ask you to do that.

You're not asking.

I am.

I don't understand.

Why would you want to?

You told me I could be

senior partner one day.

I need to be able

to do things like this.

But--

And as Ned Stark would say,

"He who passes the sentence

should swing the sword."

You know I can never argue

with Ned Stark.

I do.

Thank you.

Katrina.

Make them clean deaths.

I will.

[♪♪♪]

SAMANTHA:

Jeremy Stiller.

Who are you?

I work for Robert Zane.

Ah. Well, I'm sorry,

Ms. Works-for-Robert-Zane,

but this is

private property.

I have to ask you

to leave.

I have to say,

it almost feels like you knew

this encounter

would happen.

That's because

Alex Williams told me

a man named Sam Wheeler

would be coming.

He was resourceful enough

to find my name

but didn't have the imagination

to think I might be a woman.

He had the imagination to

tell me not to take your call.

Because he's afraid

you might like what I say.

Well, I don't.

Even if I did,

I'm loyal to Specter Litt.

Look, I'm sorry.

Clearly we got off

on the wrong foot--

We did.

Now if you don't mind,

I have work to do.

[♪♪♪]

I grew up poor.

We lived on a farm,

and my only chance

of going to college was to get

a scholarship, which I did.

Sophomore year, the company

that funded my scholarship

went out of business.

So I had a choice.

Do it myself,

or don't do it at all.

Since then, I have

scratched and clawed

for everything

I have ever had.

Why are you

telling me this?

Because the details

were different,

but I know the same thing

happened to you.

Please.

All I'm asking

is for you to hear me out.

Okay,

I'll hear you out.

But there's no way

I'm dropping my business.

Donna,

do you have a minute?

Does this have to do

with the associates

we're letting go?

It does.

Since I understand

you'll be doing

exit interviews

with them,

I thought you should know

who's going.

That's funny.

That's not what I thought

you'd be asking.

What do you mean?

Are you sure

you're gonna be okay

firing people you've

worked with for years?

I know you value you

the firm, but this--

I know it isn't going

to be easy, Donna.

I was once let go

from here too,

but I'll tell you

what I told Louis.

If I'm going

to grow in my role here,

this is something

I have to learn to do.

Fair enough.

Hang on a second,

has Louis seen this list?

No, why?

There's a problem

with the first name.

He's not gonna like it.

I know that.

Then I suggest

you let him know

before

you pull the trigger.

I can't do that.

Why not?

Because this process

is supposed to be impartial.

If I tell Louis

who I'm going to fire

just because he won't like

one of the names--

LOUIS:

What won't I like?

Louis, Katrina was

just informing me

that it's not a good idea

for you--

What name?

Brian.

Nope.

Louis.

Donna, this is between

Katrina and me.

KATRINA:

No, Louis, it isn't.

This is about the firm

and its integrity.

You asked me to come up

with an objective metric,

and by that metric,

Brian has to go.

So change the metric.

I can't. Even if I could,

he'd be just as likely

to go down as up.

I understand that. I don't give

a shit. Anyone but Brian.

Louis--

Katrina, listen.

You asked for

this responsibility,

so I gave it to you.

I am telling you

to find a way to keep him.

Okay, Louis.

I'll see what I can do.

[♪♪♪]

Harvey,

we need to talk.

Don't tell me,

there's a problem.

There is.

What is it now?

It's not that big

of a deal,

but you have to figure out

what font to use

to put my name

on the letterhead.

Because as of 2 p.m. today,

Robert Zane's client

is dropping their

manufacturing division.

You did it?

Signed, sealed, and delivered.

Now let's get down

to figuring out--

What?

How to counter my last move?

Because you may have them

signed and sealed,

but I'm here to tell you

your delivery

got lost on the way.

Who the hell are you?

Her name is Sam Wheeler.

Truth be told,

I prefer Samantha.

You two know each other?

It doesn't take a genius

to figure out she's Zane's guy.

He didn't.

What I figured out is,

whoever you are,

if you think you can waltz

into my office--

Harvey, I got it.

Do you?

Unless I'm misreading

the situation,

she's saying you don't.

Harvey.

You know what,

you two are obviously

having some trouble.

The good news is

you'll have plenty of time

to work it out because

as of end of business today,

your client is dropping

their manufacturing division.

And we can get back

to the business of running

this firm under

the direction of Robert Zane.

You two

have a nice--

[SCOFFS]

You know I don't mean it.

[♪♪♪]

No.

What do you mean, "No"?

I mean, this is my fight.

You asked me to fight it.

I won't let you step into

the middle of round two.

It may be round two,

but you just told me

you got

a first round knock-out.

I was wrong.

But I'm still in the ring,

my partnership's on the line,

and I'm not getting out.

Then you better win.

Where you going?

To pick a fight

in my own weight class.

Robert, how are you?

Settling in all right?

Doing just fine,

thanks for asking.

What can I do for you?

I just dropped by

to tell you I had

an interesting conversation

with your girl, Sam.

Ha, ha. She's kicking

your ass, isn't she?

Not mine.

Since neither of you

had the balls to invite me

into the ring.

Just like you

didn't invite me.

Don't give me any nonsense

about we had a deal.

You broke it

just as fast as I did.

I did,

but my issue isn't

that she's fighting

your battles for you.

It's that she walked

into my office

like I wasn't the managing

partner of this firm.

I didn't like the way she

introduced herself to me either.

But that's not

your issue.

You're pissed.

Because I didn't get in

the ring myself.

Because if I'm not in there,

you're not in there.

And you can't stand

not being in there.

Are you saying

I always have to shoot?

I'm fine

passing the ball.

I'm talking about

being a coach.

If you were one, you wouldn't

mind just sitting back

and watching Samantha

eat your boy for breakfast.

If you think that's gonna

happen, you don't know Alex.

Oh, I know

that's what's gonna happen.

And the person you don't know

is Harvey Specter.

I know myself just fine.

Then tell me

you'll stay out of this.

No problem, I just gave

Alex my word I'd stay out.

What kind of managing

partner would I be

if I couldn't

live up to my word.

Because,

just so we're clear,

I am managing partner.

Whatever you say, Harvey.

But remember,

you didn't only

give your word

to Alex Williams anymore.

You just gave

your word to me.

[♪♪♪]

BRIAN:

And the next thing I knew...

[LAUGHS]

...there were peas

everywhere!

On me, on the wall,

everywhere but in his mouth.

I'm telling you, it was--

Disgusting.

I was gonna say adorable,

but...

[CHUCKLES]

Anyway, this is nice.

Katrina, I'm glad

you suggested lunch.

So tell me, Brian.

Do you think

that having a baby

has made you more productive

in the workplace?

Are you kidding me?

I see.

Then what about

your efficiency?

I understand children

sometimes necessitate

better time management

skills.

For my wife, maybe.

To tell you the truth,

I'm all over the place.

Then what would you say

are the areas

where you do excel?

With my son?

No, Brian. At work.

Oh, my God.

Am I getting fired?

What? No.

We were just talking

about babies,

and it got me thinking--

About my time management

skills?

Don't lie to me.

I've heard the rumors.

Am I one of the ones

being let go from the merger?

You heard right, Brian.

We are making some cuts.

But you should know

the decisions were based

on completely objective data.

Completely objective?

I work my ass off

for this firm.

Your numbers

certainly don't show that.

My numbers?

Yes, your numbers.

The thing that indicates

how hard you work.

I don't believe this.

You know what,

maybe people

were right about you.

What does that mean?

It means they say

you're cold,

and all you care about

is your job.

Well, maybe they're right.

Maybe you are a robot.

How dare you

say that to me.

How dare I

say that to you?

I've been showing you

pictures of my child,

and the whole time, you've

just been waiting to fire me.

What kind of person

would do that?

You know what,

the kind of person

who's been trying to figure out

how to save your job.

But I haven't heard

one thing that I can use

to justify keeping you.

So as far as I'm concerned,

you're fired.

[♪♪♪]

Louis, Can I talk

to you for second?

What do you need?

I have

something to run by you.

I need to know

if you think it'll work.

What's going on?

Harvey's

trying to get Zane's client

to drop their division,

not ours.

Zane's doing

the same.

Let me guess,

you're on team Harvey.

Exactly.

What's your plan?

Well?

I love it.

You don't think there's

an end around for her

with an injunction?

The only way she could is

if she filed

an ex-parte motion.

Which she can't do

retroactively.

Alex,

this is brilliant.

Do you need help filing it?

No, Louis. I already did.

I was checking to make sure

I didn't miss anything.

Hey, Alex.

Harvey told me you thought

I was still mad at you

because I didn't come

to you about Zane.

That's not true.

As far as I'm concerned,

you are on our side.

You always will be.

When the time comes,

I'll back you as name partner.

I appreciate that, Louis.

Go get 'em.

[♪♪♪]

Hey, Brian, I was just

about to come--

See me? Bullshit.

What do you mean, "Bullshit"?

I mean, there's no way

you were gonna come see me

because you didn't have

the balls to fire me to my face.

What? Brian,

nobody's firing you.

You're gonna

look me in the eye

and tell me Katrina

didn't run her numbers

and determine that

I don't work hard enough?

No, that's not--

You know what?

If you'd at least

come and told me,

but why should I

expect that?

After all, it's not like you

ever held my newborn son.

Brian, please wait.

I told Katrina to find

a way to keep you

because I believe

that you

are more than worthy

of serving this firm.

And I do care about you,

and that is the truth.

Yeah, maybe you did

tell her all that,

but it didn't stop her

from firing me anyway.

Brian--

Know what? If you need me,

I'll spend the next two days

getting my files in order.

Because contrary

to Katrina's analysis,

I care about my clients,

and I'm a damn good lawyer.

[♪♪♪]

Louis,

before you say--

What the fuck

is your problem?

I gave you an order,

and you blatantly ignored me.

I didn't ignore you.

Then what

do you call firing Brian

when I specifically

told you not to?

Listen to me,

I tried not to fire him.

I took him to lunch, and we--

Oh, good, lunch.

I hope the potpie

was delicious.

You still didn't do

what I asked.

Know what,

I did do what

you originally asked.

To objectively evaluate

the associates.

Not coddle

your teacher's pet.

Screw what

I originally asked.

I told you to rejigger

the metrics

to keep a valued associate.

You think fudging numbers

wasn't the first thing

I tried?

It didn't work.

He always came out too low.

I don't care.

Well, I do. Because

I care about this firm.

What kind of message

does rejiggering the metrics

send to the associates

who work 100 hours a week,

who eat dinner here

every night,

who don't even go on dates,

let alone have a baby.

I don't care what

message it sends, Katrina.

Brian is staying.

Then you figure out

who goes instead.

Because I'm not doing

something I don't believe in.

No, Katrina. I told you once,

and I'm telling you again.

You asked for this job,

you are doing it.

[♪♪♪]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Harvey.

You need to take

a look at this.

What is it?

It just came in.

It's a proposed contract

of sale for Clavatin's--

Manufacturing division.

Son of a bitch.

I need to find out

where Judge Thomas is,

and I need to find out

now.

You can't do this without

Alex. It's his case.

Then why are you telling me

this and not him?

He's probably

out fighting

because he thinks

he can still win.

Well, he's got

one thing right.

We can still win.

But he can't.

And if you cut him out,

you won't win either.

You think I can't

take Samantha?

You said

you'd stay out of it.

If you take over now

without even telling Alex,

then you can find out where

Judge Thomas is yourself.

I'm not gonna help you

tell your own team

that you'll cut them out

just to get the better

of Samantha.

You want to tell Alex

what I'm doing?

Go ahead. I am not about

to sit on the sidelines

and watch us lose.

Harvey.

I'm only gonna ask

you this once.

Is there a chance that

you're overreacting

to Mike having just left?

I don't know, Donna.

But to tell you the truth,

I don't care.

Okay.

You win.

I'll find out

where Judge Thomas is.

[♪♪♪]

DONNA:

Heavy is the head.

Especially when what has

to be done is unjust.

You still don't think that

Brian deserves to stay,

do you?

No, I don't.

When I told Louis

that it would send

the wrong kind of message

to the people who work

their asses off for this firm

a lot more than Brian,

he said he didn't

give a shit.

I see.

And what Louis

didn't understand was

that the people you're talking

about weren't just people.

It was you.

How could you--

I know what it's like

to give everything

and still be taken

for granted.

And for what it's worth,

I think Louis

was wrong

to say what he did.

But he isn't wrong

about Brian.

Well, I don't agree.

I understand that.

Probably has something to do

with why you told Harvey

that I

shouldn't be made partner.

You knew about that?

I do now.

Donna, it wasn't--

Tell me.

You ran all the numbers

for Louis,

who are the top five

most efficient associates?

Jesse, Sarah, Ryan,

Carl, and Gina.

Where does Brian sit?

Right here.

Right here in the center

of those five people?

Do you think

that's a coincidence?

I had--

Katrina.

What you have yet to learn

is that there are players

who never put up great stats,

but you keep them around

because they make

the people around them better.

Are you talking about

Brian or you?

I'm talking about both.

So what do I do?

You do what

you said you'd do.

You evaluate the associates.

Only this time,

do it better.

I'm sorry, Donna.

I shouldn't have gone

to Harvey.

It's okay, Katrina.

COO is where I'm meant to be.

[♪♪♪]

ALEX:

Harvey.

Alex, before you say anything--

No, you gave me your word

you were gonna stay out.

Next thing I know,

you have a meeting

about my client without me.

First of all, it's my client.

It's my case.

Which you were about

to lose.

It was a setback.

Bullshit.

You were

getting your ass kicked.

Don't tell me you weren't.

Goddamn it.

Listen, Alex.

This woman is no joke.

You saying I am?

I'm saying I just met

with Judge Thomas,

so I know exactly what

it's gonna take to beat her.

So the hell what? I can play

dirty just as well as you.

Maybe you can,

but I gave you a promise

to put your name on the wall.

If you play dirty to beat

Robert Zane's right hand,

it isn't gonna happen.

Know what I think?

That sounds like

bullshit by a guy

who's gonna do what he wants,

like he always does.

What I want, Alex,

is to stay managing partner.

This is the way

that's gonna happen.

Harvey, I--

That's enough.

I'm taking it from here.

It's done.

[♪♪♪]

I've got a lot

on my plate this morning.

So if you don't mind--

You just want

your coffee, I know.

Was that part of

your efficiency evaluations?

People's

coffee consumption?

Look, Brian,

I was wrong about you.

I understand what you do

for the firm,

and I'm sorry for

the things I said.

Well, I appreciate that,

but if you're just saying this

because Louis told you to--

No, I'm not.

And he didn't.

Then why are you

saying it?

Because I took

this assignment hoping

that it would help me grow.

And if I can't ask for help

when I need it,

then I have even more growing

to do than I thought.

What do you mean,

"ask for help"?

My evaluation

of the associates was flawed.

It didn't take into account

intangibles, and...

I was hoping

you could help me fix that.

You mean, you want me

to help you figure out

who to fire

instead of me.

No, that's not what I meant.

Yes, it is.

And I'm sure

firing my fellow associates

is a value to the firm,

but I'm not gonna

help you do it.

[♪♪♪]

What the hell did you do?

I didn't do anything.

Well, except for

the thing that I did.

You mean going

to Judge Thomas

and having him allow

fabricated testimony

to overrule my motion.

It wasn't fabricated, but

it sure as hell was allowed.

And how did you

get him to do that?

You know how I did it,

or you don't.

And if you don't,

well, I'm not about

to open my playbook

and show you.

Well, Mr. Slick,

I don't give a shit

how you did it.

I'm going to undo it

because this isn't over.

Yes, it is.

We'll see about that.

No, we won't.

Because I'm giving you

a direct order.

You are not to take

any action

to affect the outcome

of this situation.

You can give me

all the orders you want.

The only person I answer to

is Robert Zane.

So if you want to stop

what I'm about to do,

you better talk to him

before I goddamn do it.

Don't you walk away from me.

Kiss my ass.

[♪♪♪]

All right, Robert.

I have been patient,

but it's over, and I've won.

Call off the dogs.

What did you

just say to me?

I said, call off the dogs.

I won't have someone

inside my firm who

doesn't know when she's lost.

The only one in here who doesn't

know they've lost is you.

I didn't lose shit.

If you think I might,

pick up the phone

and call Judge Thomas now?

I'm not talking about

Judge Thomas.

What are you

talking about?

The fact that you stood here

and gave your word

that you would stay

out of this thing.

Not only did you break it,

now you're in here trying

to drag me into it.

Nothing to say?

That's right.

You may have won the battle,

but you lost the war.

Because you just showed

this entire firm

only one of us is

managing partner material.

And it isn't you.

This is my firm,

and I'm not gonna

let you take it.

I'm gonna let you in

on a little secret, Harvey.

I already have.

Now, why don't you let

that rattle around

for a little while,

and then come back

when you're ready

to tell me that I'm right.

[♪♪♪]

You can come in, you know.

Sorry, I didn't mean to--

Yes, you did.

You just wanted

to let me finish

whatever I was

in the middle of.

Not bad.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

No, I mean, thanks for

sticking up for me with Katrina.

You figured it out.

I did.

I was right about you.

Aren't you right

about everybody?

Yeah, pretty much.

And now I have something

else to be right about.

Katrina needs your help.

Maybe she does,

but if I'd thought

about the fact that

me staying would mean

someone I care about

might get fired...

I wouldn't have gone

to Louis in the first place.

And that is the reason

we were right to keep you.

And as I see it...

You can either help Katrina

make the right decision,

or live with the fact that

she might make the wrong one.

Like she almost did

with you.

[♪♪♪]

Harvey,

what can I do for you?

I'll tell you what

you should have done.

Stop me from taking

the case from Alex.

That's what

I tried to do.

Then you changed

your mind.

Because I listened

to you.

Well, you picked

a hell of a time

to start doing that

because Zane set me up.

I don't care

what Zane did,

you went after her

because it's who you are.

You're supposed to

save me from myself.

Which is exactly

what I did.

How the hell do you figure

that?

Harvey, Mike left.

What does that have to do

with this?

It has everything

to do with it.

The reason he left

is because

he finally came to terms

with who he is.

And now that he's gone,

who you are

is a man

who wants back in the game.

Don't you see, you've been

to the top of the mountain.

You've proved

you can do it,

and you may not want

to admit it, but...

you're getting tired

of just sitting up there,

enjoying the view.

Donna,

how's it gonna look

to the rest of the world

if I step down?

I'll tell you how.

Like no other firm

can touch us.

Not with you and Robert

doing what everybody knows

you were meant to do.

And by that...

I mean pulling off

the kind of shit

that only Harvey Specter

can do.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

Katrina.

You wanted to see me?

Yes. Bridget,

please sit down.

Am I getting fired?

Yes.

I'm afraid you are.

Katrina,

I know we merged,

but I have

a ton of student debt.

My landlord just raised

my rent, and...

I promised to pay for

my nephew's daycare

so my sister

could go back to school.

Please.

There's got to be

something I can do

to get a second chance.

I'm sorry, Bridget,

but the decision's

already been made.

I do wish you

the best of luck.

[♪♪♪]

You know, life was simpler

when this was my office.

As I understand it,

when you were in this office

you almost went to

prison for Mike Ross.

I don't see what

was simpler about that.

Yeah, you do.

Robert, you said

that I should come back

when I was ready to admit

that you were right.

Well, I'm back.

Takes a big man

to admit that, Harvey.

I appreciate it.

You're not gonna hug me,

are you?

I don't know what goes on

between you and Louis,

but I'll pass.

Then I guess this is

the part where I make

my first humble request

to my fearless leader.

Heh, that took about

two seconds.

Let's hear it.

My office.

What about it?

I want it back.

In that case,

your fearless leader

is happy to comply.

[♪♪♪]

What do you say

we go out

and grab those burgers?

ROBERT:

Not tonight,

but we will.

I still have something

I have to take care of.

[DOOR KNOCKS]

You were right.

About what?

It wasn't easy firing

those people.

So it's done?

It's done.

You mind if I ask

if Brian ended up

helping with this list?

He did.

And you were right

about him too.

Well, as long as we're

handing out "you were rights,"

You were right about being

the one to let those people go.

You mean,

it's good for my growth.

No, I mean, I'm glad I didn't

have to do it. It sucks.

Hey, you want to grab

a drink or something?

I'd love to.

Katrina.

Robert.

Give me a second

with Red here, will you?

Of course.

I'll be in my office.

Am I in trouble?

Why, you do

something wrong?

[SIGHS]

I guess that depends

on what you mean

by "wrong."

I'm not here

'cause you're in trouble.

I'm here because Harvey

just asked me to swap offices,

and then he told me

I was right.

And I doubt those words

have ever come out

of that man's mouth

without first having

a conversation with you.

You sound pretty sure

of yourself

for a man who's

been here 10 minutes.

You think Rachel

didn't tell her father

about the mighty

Donna Paulsen?

Guess I never thought of her

as much of a chatterbox.

Then again, she did tell me

about the time that you took--

Whatever it is.

Just remember,

once you say it out loud,

we can never pretend

that you don't know it.

And that,

Robert Lucas Zane,

is why you

are managing partner.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Good night, Donna.

Good night, Robert.

[♪♪♪]

You really have no concept

of boundaries, do you?

You know,

most people would be here

to tell you they think

we got off on the wrong foot.

But I'm here to say

we got off on the right one,

And what foot

is that?

The one where you

and I discover

we're not different

after all.

I don't think

I'm anything like you.

You are.

Right down to the fact

that we both grew up

in Riverside, New York.

Which is why we'll always

feel like outsiders

no matter how much

we earn their respect.

How do you know that

about me?

Because I do my homework.

Maybe we are alike.

That's all I wanted to say.

Except for one thing.

You told Jeremy Stiller

that you grew up on a farm,

and last I checked, there

aren't any farms in Riverside.

And that little observation

is the reason

we got off

on the right foot.

I don't follow.

There are three things

that happen

when I tell people

different stories.

One,

they don't recognize it.

Which means I don't need

to worry about them.

Two,

they know I did it,

but don't have the balls

to say anything.

Which means I need to worry

about them even less.

Or three,

they call me on it.

And believe me,

three is my kind of guy.

Well, in that case,

welcome to the firm.

Glad to be here.

Oh, and by the way,

I would have won.

[♪♪♪]

[SHELF RATTLES]

[BOX THUDS]

Alex.

It's 10:00 at night.

what are you doing?

I'm going through

Samantha Wheeler's files.

'Cause a fight's coming,

and I'm gonna be ready.

Okay, listen to me.

Because, believe me,

I've been where you are before.

Don't start something

that you'll regret later.

What am I

supposed to do?

How 'bout

you make a friend now

that you'll be

happy about later.

Are you crazy? She's not

looking to make friends.

Maybe not,

but listen.

In the long run,

this woman is going nowhere.

You got Harvey and me on

your side. You get the trifecta,

I don't care what she does.

Never beat you again.

Are you suggesting

I kiss Robert Zane's ass?

'Cause I'm not gonna do that.

No, Alex.

I'm just saying

get to know the man.

And how exactly

would you suggest I do that?

That's up to you. I happen

to know the man plays golf.

So do you.

If it were up to me,

I would start right there.

[♪♪♪]

Make yourself

at home.

Don't mind if I do.

ROBERT:

Well, as long

as you're here.

You came through,

like always.

Thanks, Samantha.

Like always.

What happened to, "You let me

down a time or two"?

Come on, you know

I get like that sometimes.

What's going on?

Something on your mind?

Yeah, there is.

I did what you asked and

now I have something to ask.

What's that?

I don't want to just be

your Michael Clayton.

I want more.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I'm married.

Come on, Robert.

You know what I want,

and it's time.

Samantha,

we've been over this.

You get name partner, and

you're not going to be able

to operate the way

you always have.

I won't be able

to clean up your messes.

My messes aren't

the only ones you clean up.

You spend half the time

cleaning up your own.

Is that what I spent

the last few days doing?

Samantha--

Robert, I want name partner.

And I want it

before the year is out.

Or what?

Before the year is out,

Robert.

[♪♪♪]