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- You can't put the needs

of our child

above your own.

- I'm not saying that.

- Then what are you saying?

Because I may not be

a mother yet,

but I know that's what

parenthood means.

- You wanna take me on,

you go for it.

'Cause I didn't get where I am

by letting people like you

push me around.

- David Fox wants a fight,

and I'm gonna give him one.

- Are you threatening my job?

- I like you, always have.

But if you don't get yourself

on the right of this thing,

you're never gonna go further

than you are right now.

- I care about the kids this

charity is supposed to serve.

But you wouldn't know that

because I just don't...

trust...

- People.

- Are you saying

you took another job?

- No, I'm saying I got someone

else to take another job.

- You still didn't do

what I asked.

- I signed a client

that's gonna be worth

a huge amount

to this firm.

I'm a hell of a goddamn lawyer.

- You start paying those people

what they're worth...

- And?

- You get free legal services

from Harvey Specter himself

for the next year.

You didn't notice that one

of your star attorneys

was thinking about leaving.

And now, thanks to me,

he's gonna stay.

- You're talking about Alex.

- Sometimes, you need

to let us do what we do

the way we do it.

[cell phone buzzes]

- Hello, stranger...

seems the only thing

I see of you lately

is your name on the wall.

- That's because I've been

out of town a few days,

and I need your help.

- Give it to me.

- I've got a legal situation,

and it's personal.

- Which means you need me

to send one of ours your way.

- I was thinking Alex Williams.

- Would you mind if I ask

why you didn't

just call him yourself?

- I was thinking about

a conversation we had

a few weeks ago.

You helped me see some things

about fostering firm harmony.

- And if you called him

directly,

you wouldn't have had a chance

to tell me that.

- Right again, Red.

- I'm guessing

firm harmony is also why

you want Alex and not Samantha.

- A little bit of that,

and a little

of the nature of the case.

- Then why don't you tell me

where you are,

what Alex needs to bring,

and I will make sure

that he is on his way.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Harvey Specter.

- David Fox.

To what do I owe the--

what's the opposite

of pleasure?

- I'm here 'cause of this.

It's a deal.

It just needs

a little taking care of.

- Well, in that case,

just go ahead

and throw it in the trash,

'cause I don't work for you

and I'm never going to.

- Uh, I don't think

you understand.

I'm not asking.

I'm assigning.

This is part of our deal.

- I don't have any deal

with you.

- She didn't tell you, did she?

[suspenseful music]

- Who didn't tell me what?

- Donna.

We made a deal

where you're my lawyer.

I'm holding you both to it.

And if you got a problem

with that...

♪ ♪

Take it up with her.

♪ ♪

- Donna.

What can I do for you?

- You can get your ass

into the limo

that's waiting for you

downstairs.

- I didn't call a limo.

- I know you didn't.

Robert Zane did.

- And where exactly

is Robert sending me?

- Upstate New York.

He has some business

he needs help with.

So whatever needs fixing,

fix it fast.

- Did you go through

my underwear drawer?

- As fun as that would have

made my morning,

no, Alex, I didn't.

I bought you a bag

with exactly everything

you'll need

for as long as you're gone.

- And how could you

possibly know

that's everything I'll need?

- Because Robert needed me to.

And because I'm Donna.

Limo's not gonna wait

all day, Alex.

♪ ♪

Morning, Harvey.

What can I do for you?

- You can tell me

David Fox isn't my client.

- I'm sorry, I can't do that,

because he is.

For a year.

Free of charge.

- How is that possible?

- It's possible

because you empowered me

to negotiate with him,

and that's what it took

to get it done.

- And when were you

gonna tell me

about this brilliant idea

of yours?

- I already did tell you

when I added him

to your updated client roster.

- You know damn well

I don't read

my updated client roster.

- Okay.

You got me.

I just wanted to see

the look on your face

when he came to you

and you realized

you didn't have a choice.

And there it is.

- You think this is funny?

- No, Harvey.

I don't.

And the real reason

I didn't tell you

is because I knew

you'd react like a child.

But I made a deal

that you gave me

the authority to make

because you knew

you couldn't come to one

yourself,

so whatever it is

you're feeling,

suck it up,

take one for the team,

and get this thing done.

♪ ♪

- ♪ 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 ♪

.

[cell phone vibrates]

- Sheila, I know

we're trying to conceive,

but I can't have sex with you

right now.

I just ate an onion bagel.

- I'm not calling for that,

Louis.

- Well, then, why'd you call

on the sex phone?

- Because I knew you'd answer,

and...

I just couldn't wait

to tell you.

Louis...

We hit the jackpot.

- What jackpot?

- The jackpot.

- Publisher's Clearing House?

- No.

I mean we don't need

the sex phone anymore

because... well, Louis...

you hit the bull's-eye.

- Oh, my God!

My boys can swim?

- Yes, my king.

Yes, they can.

- Sheila, this is amazing!

We need to tell my--

- Louis... I know you're gonna

want to tell everyone,

but, before you do,

I want you to promise

that we'll keep this between

the two of us for a while.

- Wait, so you mean

not tell anyone?

- Yeah, just for a while.

- Okay, Sheila,

can you hold on a sec?

I think I'm getting a call.

Oh. Okay.

It was just a billing question.

All taken care of.

- You just jumped up and down

in your entirely glass office,

didn't you?

- Yes, but I stopped now.

[uplifting music]

- Then I'll see you tonight.

And we can celebrate properly.

♪ ♪

- Ah, Gretchen.

Good, you're here.

Listen, I need you to file--

- Sheila's pregnant, isn't she?

- Oh, shit,

how could you know that?

- Two minutes ago,

you were on your sex phone.

Then you started dancing

up and down like "Footloose,"

pointing

to your nether regions.

What else could it be?

- Nothing else.

Gretchen.

I'm gonna have a baby.

- I can't believe

I'm saying this, Louis.

You're gonna be

a world-class father.

- That I am.

And I intend to be a part

of every moment,

which is why I need you

to look into what it takes

to get certified as a midwife.

- If you think I'm gonna

be midwife to your baby,

you got a whole

nother thing coming.

- No, not for you, for me.

- And I'm out.

- What?

You think I couldn't do it?

- I know you couldn't.

- Well, damn it, Gretchen.

- Do you want to be

a wet nurse too?

- You know what?

I would if I could.

And you just said

that I would be a great father.

So are you gonna help me

with this or not?

- All right, Louis.

I'll look into it.

But it's like I said before.

You're gonna be a great father.

[laughs]

♪ ♪

- Okay, David.

What exactly is it

that you want?

Because you certainly don't

need me to hold your hand

while you buy a building.

- I do if that building's owner

is my biggest rival.

- And because that owner knows

what an asshole you are,

you need to make sure

he doesn't know

you're the one

doing the buying.

- See, this is why

I'm paying you the big bucks.

Oh, wait,

I'm not paying you anything.

- Just so we're clear,

you get one of those.

Because I may

have to represent you,

but I don't have to tolerate

your mouth.

- And just so we're clear,

this guy's a douche,

not an idiot.

He's gonna be looking

for me to try to buy

that building,

so I need you to be smart.

- And that's the second time

you've brought this up.

Which makes me wonder

if there's something

going on here,

because hiding a buyer

isn't illegal,

but it sure as hell can be.

- The only thing going on here

is that John Billows has

a piece of candy

and I want to take it from him.

One other thing.

This is my business.

So you take this on,

you get it done,

or you don't take it on at all.

♪ ♪

- Robert.

Good to see you.

- Thanks for coming, Alex.

How was the drive?

- Scenic. Let me guess.

The owner's our client.

- The owner's me.

- I gotta tell you, Robert,

making wine's

not exactly the hobby

I pictured for you.

- It's not a hobby,

it's an investment.

And right now,

it's netting less than zero.

- What can I do to help?

- Why don't we first start

with a little tour?

♪ ♪

- Samantha, can I talk to you

for a second?

- Sure, what's on your mind?

- You and Alex

and Robert and Harvey...

Harvey's got a case

that he doesn't want,

but there's nothing that says

that he can't

get a little outside help

on it.

- Don't tell me you're trying

to give me a leg up

with Harvey,

because you wouldn't do that

and I don't need it.

- You're right.

I wouldn't.

But sooner or later,

it's gonna be

either you or Alex

who go up on that wall next,

and no matter who

goes up there first,

the other team isn't gonna

be happy about it.

But the more we're bonded

as a family

before that happens,

the more likely

we'll stay a family

after it does.

- Then I just have

one question.

When you said

Harvey doesn't want

to take the case

but he has to...

- I did.

- Why?

- Because I struck a deal

with David Fox,

and Harvey can't stand him.

- Can you?

- Not particularly.

- Then why don't you

get me up to speed

before I go pay a visit

to this David Fox.

[dramatic music dissipates]

- Well?

- I'm more of a craft brew--

- Oh, save the bullshit.

I know. It tastes like ass.

That's my problem.

- So you want me

to fire your winemaker?

- No, I want you

to go after the son of a bitch

who didn't deliver the barrels

that I paid for.

Because I had to let my wine

stay in these vats,

and it turned into that vinegar

you're now holding.

- And no one's interested

in buying vinegar.

- I lost my entire harvest!

- Shit.

What did the guy say

when you called

about the barrels?

- That they'd be here tomorrow.

And tomorrow. And tomorrow.

And meanwhile, all my neighbors

got their barrels just fine.

Which makes me think

there's more going on here

than it looks like.

- You think this is about race?

- I think, between the looks

I got at the bank

and the cold shoulder

I got at the market

and now this...

- You've seen this movie

before.

- Different cast,

different location,

but the same damn script.

- Robert,

if that's what's going on here,

I'm not sure a lawsuit is gonna

get these guys to back off.

- Look, I'm not saying

they're wearing white robes.

I'm saying

they're trying to keep me

out of the country club.

- What do you want to do?

- I want to send a message

that if they try this shit

again,

there's not gonna be

a country club.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- The great Harvey Specter

walking through my door.

Now I know I'm a big deal.

- Not as big as the deal

I'm about to offer you,

Mr. Billows.

- Oh, I like you already.

- Then you're really gonna love

my client.

Santana Developers.

They're an up-and-coming

real estate firm

from the southwest,

and, fortunately for you,

they've taken an interest

in your redevelopment project

on Liberty Avenue.

- Have they, now?

Well, that's a shame,

'cause it's not for sale.

And there's no southwest firm

that I've never heard of.

- All right. You got me.

My client's associated closely

with the government of Dubai.

A fact

they'd rather not announce,

and, in exchange

for that secrecy,

they're willing

to offer you this.

- Thank you for your time.

- John, that's 25%

over market value.

All cash.

- And I told you,

I'm not selling.

Least of all to David Fox.

- All right, John, look--

- [scoffs]

All right, look,

I'll give you credit.

I mean, you do live up

to your reputation.

'Cause a fallback straw man

is something

even I never thought of.

- And if you really knew

my reputation,

you'd know a straw man

is just my first move.

You don't want to see

what I'm gonna

come at you with next.

- Well, I believe you'll try

to cut off my financing.

But my partners are in China.

And I've been in bed with them

for ten years.

They trust me implicitly.

Good day, Mr. Specter.

My regards to David Fox.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

.

- Louis, I can't believe

you got us a reservation here

so quickly.

- Sheila, you're gonna be

the mother of my son.

I'm getting you in

wherever you want to go.

- Son?

- Or daughter.

- Well, here's to watching

either one of them

take ballet lessons and tap

and learn to twirl the baton.

- Oh, my God,

I get to teach him the baton.

I can't wait.

It's why I want to have a boy.

- And I can't wait because

we're gonna be a family.

And we're gonna

do everything together.

We're gonna get ready

in the morning together.

We're gonna go

on vacations together.

- We're gonna get to visit him

at Camp Brucha

and see him come running out

in his little--

- Wait a second.

Camp Brucha?

- No, Sheila, I know I told you

that the kids there

burned all my underwear,

but I'm telling you,

it made me stronger.

- Louis, your underwear

isn't what I'm talking about.

I meant

Brucha is a Jewish camp.

- Yeah, so what?

- So it never occurred to me

that you'd want

to raise our child Jewish.

- Of course I do.

I thought

it went without saying.

- Just like I thought

it went without saying

that we wouldn't

raise them anything.

- Why would you think that?

- Okay, Louis.

How would your parents feel

if we said

we were gonna raise

our child Catholic?

Exactly.

That's how my parents

would feel

if we raised our child Jewish.

- Yeah, but it's different.

- Not to me, it isn't.

- Sheila--

- Louis, please.

This is supposed to be

a celebration.

Can't you just let it go?

- Of course, Sheila.

Consider it gone.

♪ ♪

- Miles Newton.

- Yes?

- My name is Alex Williams.

I represent Robert Zane.

- Represent?

- That's right.

He's suing you

for breach of contract.

- This is ridiculous.

I told him

it was a clerical error.

- And that error cost him

his yield for the season.

- Look, I also told him

that I'll comp him

all the barrels that he needs

next year to make up for it.

- There may not be a next year

because you

cheated my client out of money,

and now

you're gonna pay him back,

plus his lost revenue,

and any other damages

I can hang on you.

- If I cheated him,

then why would I give

the new guy in town,

your guy, a cut-rate deal?

- What are you talking about?

- My other clients

paid 5% more.

Your client was the one

who actually got a break.

A 30% discount.

- And did the other vintners

know you were doing that?

- We're a community up here,

Mr. Williams.

We protect our own.

So they gave the new guy

a break,

and they took the hit,

so you want to slap me

with a lawsuit?

Go ahead,

and we will just see who wins.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Look at you sweating it out

in the law library

like a first-year.

I didn't know you could read.

- I'm just looking

at the pictures.

- Then why don't you

let me help you

figure out

how to get that building.

- Excuse me?

- Donna thought you could use

some backup

dealing with David Fox.

- Donna did, or you did?

- What does that mean?

- It means

you want to impress me

so when the time comes,

I'll vote for you.

Well,

let me tell you something,

that's never gonna happen.

- I know that.

And I'm here

because I just might have

a solution to your Fox problem.

So you can either trust me

or you can figure out

how to get out of this

yourself.

But for the record,

not everything I do

comes with a price tag.

- This was Donna's idea?

- Yeah, it was.

- Well, then,

why don't you sit down,

and I'll bring you up to speed.

- I have a better idea.

Why don't I sit down

and tell you

how we're gonna get

that building.

♪ ♪

- How did it go?

- Exactly as planned.

- In that case, why don't we

have a drink to celebrate,

and then we'll take care

of everything tomorrow.

- As long as you have

a beer or some scotch,

because I'm not drinking

any more of that vinegar shit.

- [chuckles]

Don't worry.

Neither am I.

- Robert, I gotta ask.

You're a scotch guy.

You're a lawyer.

Why come up here

to buy a vineyard?

- My sister.

She died years ago.

We used to drink wine together,

and we didn't know shit

about vintage or tannins.

We just knew what we liked.

And when I drink wine,

I think about her.

- I didn't know

you had a sister.

- Well, now you do.

I worked a case with Rachel

last year,

got me thinking about her

even more.

And I realized...

[stirring music]

I like thinking about her

even more.

- Then here's to making sure

you're thinking of her

till you're old and gray.

- Got that right.

♪ ♪

- Oh, thanks for making time

for me, Esther.

I really appreciate it.

- I have to tell you, Louis,

I haven't stopped smiling

since you told me the news.

Have you told Mom and Dad?

- Actually, that's the reason

I wanted to talk to you.

- Okay.

- Sheila and I were talking.

We're not

raising the baby Jewish.

I need you to help me

explain that to Mom and Dad,

and I need to know

how upset you think they'll be.

- How much would it upset you

to be ostracized by them

for the rest of your life?

- Tell you the truth,

I could think of worse things.

- Louis.

It would crush them,

and you know it.

You're Jewish.

You should

raise your children Jewish.

- Wait a second, wait a second.

You feel the same way too?

- I think

this is between you and Sheila.

It's not up to me.

But if you want the truth,

I always thought

if you ever had kids, that

they would go to Camp Brucha

like mine did,

like you and I did.

- I know. I do too.

Remember?

♪ Because... ♪

both: ♪ We're all mishpucha ♪

♪ Here at Camp Brucha ♪

- Anyway,

that's not gonna happen,

because the way

this whole thing started,

when I brought up Brucha

to Sheila,

she nearly choked on her water.

- Wait a second,

she's driving this?

- Of course she is.

You think I want this?

I just said

the goddamn camp pledge.

- Then you need to tell her

how you're feeling.

- I tried

talking to her about it.

She made it clear

she didn't want to,

and here we are.

- [sighs]

Louis, I want to talk to you

about Jeffrey.

- Jeffrey's an asshole.

- No, he's not, Louis.

He's the father of my children,

and the reason

our marriage fell apart

wasn't because of

what he did to me

but because of what

he didn't do with me.

- Express how he felt about

you being the breadwinner.

- Yes.

So if you want me

to help you break the news

to Mom and Dad, I will,

but I'm not gonna do it

until you tell Sheila

how you're feeling.

[dramatic music]

- All right,

what do we have here?

- I'll tell you what we have.

I got a building;

I don't want to sell it;

and these two are in here

crying to you.

- You don't have a lawyer?

- I don't need

a goddamn lawyer.

- We're not crying.

We are representing

the community.

Because that building

was built in 1896,

and all we're asking for

is a TRO

until the landmark commission

can make a decision.

- Give me a break.

They're not representing

the community.

They're representing David Fox.

- I did not say

he was my client.

- And even if he did,

that doesn't mean

this is connected to that.

- How about the fact

that Mr. Fox has been shoveling

my biggest tenant

tens of thousands of dollars

a month to stay in his lease

so I couldn't kick him out?

Is that connected?

- What?

- Your Honor.

Those payments are repayments

for an unrelated debt.

- Bullshit.

Peter Minto doesn't have

two pennies to rub together,

much less tens of thousands

to loan David Fox.

- And the details of someone's

personal financial arrangements

are not your business.

- That's enough.

You two want to push this

up the hill

with the landmark commission,

be my guest,

but I see no reason

to stop this man

from making a living

in the meantime.

Your restraining order

is denied.

[dramatic music]

- Okay, what we need to do--

- How the hell did you find out

about those payments?

I'll tell you how.

You went to Fox behind my back.

- No.

I had your back.

You had nothing.

I brought you something.

- Well, that something

just blew up in our faces,

because he's been using

those payments

to launder money,

peddle influence,

or God knows what other crime.

- And that is exactly why

I didn't tell you,

because Donna told me

you don't trust him.

- You're damn right

I don't trust him.

Because when a man like that

hides money,

it's not because he's

secretly donating to Goodwill.

- Harvey, he is our client.

- No. He's not.

- You can't just drop him.

- Yes, I can.

Because I don't give a shit

about Donna's deal.

I'm not representing a client

that lies to my face!

.

- What's the matter,

Mr. Newton?

You don't look happy

to be here.

- I'm not.

I don't appreciate

being subpoenaed.

- Well,

if you don't appreciate that,

you're definitely not

gonna appreciate this.

- You're accusing my client

of intent to defraud?

- That's what he did, isn't it?

- I didn't do anything

except be a little bit late

with your barrels.

- What you did

was entice my client

with a discount,

then sabotage his yield

because you knew

the other vintners

would make you whole.

- My client did no such thing.

- Yes, he did.

He admitted it to my face

last night, and now,

instead of a lawsuit,

you're looking

at criminal charges.

- Criminal charges?

Are you out of your mind?

They can't do this to me,

can they?

- Look at his face.

It says we can.

It should be more than that,

you son of a bitch.

- What the hell

is your problem?

- You know what my problem is?

The oldest problem in the book

for a man like me.

And I'm putting a stop to it

right now.

- Race? Race, is that what

you think this is about?

- I know

that's what this is about.

- Oh, you pompous

piece of shit.

- Miles.

- No, no.

I am not gonna sit here

and let him accuse me of that.

You want to know why

you didn't get your barrels?

Because you don't deserve them.

- And there it is.

- No, no, no, no.

See, our families have worked

those vineyards

for generations,

and you just come

waltzing in here

with your Wall Street money,

acting like you own the place,

and you've been here

for, what, ten minutes?

We've been here

our whole lives.

You bought out that man

before you

after he had one down year.

And we're not gonna let you

get away with it.

- You tell yourself

whatever you want.

But you're right

about one thing.

I'm a big, bad mother----er,

and I'm here to drink

your goddamn milkshake.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Let me guess,

Samantha told you

what I'm about to do.

- Yeah, she did.

- Oh, so she keeps shit from me

but shares it with you.

- Don't make this about her.

She does what she wants,

just like you do.

- You're taking her side?

- I'm taking my side.

Because you may be done

with this case,

but she's

gonna keep working on it

because, unlike you,

she cares about my reputation.

- You think

I don't care about you?

You're in your position

because I put you there.

- No, Harvey,

I'm in my position

because I ----ing earned it!

Now, if you want to talk

about things you did,

you authorized me

to negotiate this deal,

and if you don't honor it,

Fox is gonna tell the world,

and how's that gonna go

the next time

I try to come to an agreement

with anyone?

- It'll go fine

because he has no integrity.

Nobody will believe him.

- Okay.

Let me put this in words

that you'll understand.

I have integrity.

You let him go,

you're making me a liar.

- You want to talk

about a liar?

He lied to my face.

- And so have

a thousand other clients.

You were just waiting

for an opportunity

to let him go.

- Because we never

should've taken him

on in the first place.

- Well, we did,

and like I said,

you drop him,

you're making me a liar.

And I don't care if the rest

of the world knows it or not.

You'll know it,

and I'll know it.

Now, you go ahead

and do what you want.

You always do anyway.

[uncertain music]

- Louis, what a surprise.

I was just reading.

- Listen.

Sheila... we need to talk.

- About what?

- I want to raise

our child Jewish.

- Louis, I thought

we talked about this.

- No, Sheila, we didn't,

because we were celebrating,

and you told me to let it go.

And I tried to let it go,

but then I talked to Esther.

And now I can't.

- Okay, so you talked to Esther

after you said

we wouldn't tell anyone yet?

- Yes, I did,

because she's my family.

- I get it,

so you and your sister

have a long conversation

about Sheila, the shiksa.

- Sheila, it's not like that.

Esther helped me realize

that I don't care

what my parents think.

I don't care what

your parents think.

It's what's important to me.

- And how about

what's important to me?

- That's why

I want to talk this out.

Because I don't want to end up

resenting you for this.

- And I don't want

to resent you either,

so why don't you tell me why

this is so important to you.

- What's so important is that

it's a part of who I am.

- And being Catholic

is a part of who I am.

- But you said

you were not religious.

- And so did you.

- That's what I am trying

to explain to you.

Being Jewish

isn't just a religion to me.

It's in my blood.

- And you don't think

it's the same for me?

- No, I don't.

- Then you don't get it.

Because when I said

my parents wouldn't like this,

what I meant was,

the people who raised me,

who are my blood,

have had a hard enough time

accepting the fact

that I don't practice anymore.

And I don't want

to separate myself from them

by telling them that my child

is going to be different

than all of us.

- Sheila, I can't just

rip this out of me.

- Louis, I'm not asking you

to rip it out of you.

I just don't want to raise

our child one way or another.

- You know what, to me,

it's the same damn thing.

- Then I don't know

what to tell you.

- Neither do I.

[dramatic music]

Neither do I.

♪ ♪

- Samantha, can I talk to you

for a minute?

- Looks like you need

more than that.

- I tried to talk Harvey

out of dropping Fox,

but I'm not sure

I convinced him.

- And?

- I told him you said

you'd keep working on the case

anyway.

- That's funny,

because I didn't say that.

- No. You didn't.

But the reason

I told him you did is--

- Because you gave Fox

your word.

And even if Harvey doesn't

live up to it, I can.

- Exactly.

- It looks like I've got

some more work to do.

Because I'm not gonna

make a liar out of you.

- Thank you, Samantha.

- No need to thank me, Donna.

I'm sure

you'd do the same for me.

[mellow music]

- Louis, what's going on?

It's not usual for you to come

in so many times in one week.

What did Harvey get into now?

- This isn't about Harvey.

It's about Sheila.

I need you to convince her

to raise our children Jewish.

- Louis,

I'm not going to do that.

- Why not?

I know she came

to see you that time.

Did you think I wouldn't

find out about that one?

- No,

I assumed you would find out

when I explicitly told her

to tell you about it.

- Well, if you can order her

to do that,

why can't you order her

to raise our children Jewish?

What kind of therapist are you?

- Louis.

I know

I've told you this before,

and I know

you refuse to believe me,

but my parents were Jews

in Nazi Germany,

and there was a point for them

where they discussed

renouncing their Judaism

for a chance

to save their lives.

They didn't.

So I understand

as much as anyone

the value of maintaining

a Jewish identity.

- But?

- But, to me,

the heart of Judaism is family.

- What're you saying?

- I'm saying,

if you can't be on

the same page about how

to raise your children,

maybe you should discuss

not having them.

[tender music]

- It's too late for that.

- Ah.

Then, Louis,

I would say it's more important

that you make a decision

together

than what that decision is.

- Thanks, Stan.

- You're welcome, Louis.

And there's just one more

small matter before we move on.

- What's that?

♪ ♪

- Mazel tov, my friend.

Mazel tov.

♪ ♪

- Where have you been?

- I gave you a chance

to calm down.

Because, Robert,

we need to talk.

- We do.

About how

we're gonna make them pay.

- That's the thing.

I think we should try

to work this out.

- Are you goddamn kidding me?

- Robert, he admitted

to a crime

to convince us

he was telling us the truth.

- Because he probably believes

his own bullshit.

Well, I don't care

what he believes.

There's no way, if I'm white,

we're in this situation

right now.

- I'm not gonna tell you

you're wrong.

But you are wrong about

how to handle this situation.

- What is that

supposed to mean?

- It means

we take him at his word.

- Okay.

Let's say that you're right

and this is more about my money

than the color of my skin.

I'm not gonna let

that son of a bitch

push me out

no matter what the reason.

I've been putting up

with this shit

for more years

than you've been on this earth,

and I've accepted

that the way to deal with it

is to bury a part of myself.

Well, I don't

have to do that anymore,

and you're gonna do what I say.

- No, sir, I'm not,

because the world's

a shitty place

and I'm not

gonna make it worse.

And I don't give a shit

if you're my boss.

I'm your goddamn lawyer.

And you're either

gonna take my advice

or you can hire someone else.

- Then call yourself a car,

and get the hell out of here.

I'll handle it myself.

[dramatic music]

.

- I hope you're here to tell me

you got it done.

- I'm here to give you

one last chance.

'Cause I know

about the payments

to Peter Minto,

and so does Billows.

- Shit.

Well, how much does he know?

- I'm not here

about what he knows.

I'm here about what I don't,

because I asked you

if something shady is going on,

you lied to my face,

and the only reason

I haven't dropped you yet

is Donna gave you her word.

- You know what,

you wouldn't understand.

- I understand

money laundering,

and, knowing the kind

of man you are,

it's exactly what's

going on here.

- You know, you don't know shit

about the kind of man I am.

- Then tell me right now.

What the hell

is Peter Minto giving you

in exchange

for $10,000 a month?

It was nice

representing you, David.

- It's not what he's giving me.

It's what he gave me.

- What does that mean?

- I was 13 years old.

I didn't have any money.

I needed a pack of cigarettes.

So I took one

from Minto's Market.

And then I thought, you know,

while I'm at it,

I might as well take

a bunch of other shit.

- He didn't press charges.

- No, he didn't.

But he did make me work it off.

Next thing I knew,

he took me under his wing.

Look, I gave him that money

because if I didn't,

he'd go out of business,

and if I can't

get this building,

he's gonna

go out of business anyway.

- Why didn't you just tell me

this in the first place?

- For the same reason

I don't want anyone to know it.

All right, I need people

to believe that I'm ruthless.

- Well, wouldn't you rather

have people know you're loyal

than have them think

you're an asshole?

- Look, Peter Minto taught me

how to do business

as a gentleman,

but there's a reason

he can't keep his business

alive and I can.

- Well...

I can't say I agree with you...

but I'll get you your building.

[dramatic music]

[line trilling]

- Donna. You're up late.

- I'm up late because you said

this thing would be done

by now,

and I haven't heard from you,

which makes me wonder...

how's it going?

- I'll tell you

how it's going.

Instead of getting closer

with Alex,

I had to send him packing.

- What? How did that happen?

- It happened

because I'm his client

and he wouldn't listen

to a word I said.

- Look,

I want to say something,

but I'm hesitant to say it

because it's not something

I would normally say

to a managing partner.

- Speak your mind.

- Well, I don't know

what the issue is,

but I do know

when a lawyer and a client

have a falling out,

more often than not,

it's because

the client wouldn't listen

to the lawyer,

not the other way around.

In particular,

when that lawyer

is Alex Williams.

- Is that all?

- That's it.

I hope you get whatever it is

taken care of, Robert.

[uncertain music]

- Are you still working

the Fox case?

- I believe

Donna told you I was,

and Donna's no liar, why?

- Because I'm back in.

- What changed your mind?

- Fox did.

Turns out those payments

were because Peter Minto

was Fox's mentor.

He wasn't laundering anything.

He was trying

to save that market.

- So he was basically donating

to Goodwill after all.

- I guess he was.

- Wait a minute.

Goodwill.

Public good.

- What do you got?

- There's a public good

requirement for any project.

- Yeah, and this one

has it covered

with the subsidized housing.

- Because that way,

his Chinese investors

have to cover it.

- How do you know that?

- Because I got a copy

of their agreement,

and if that good

is residential,

they take the hit.

If it's commercial,

Billows does,

and Minto's Market

is a commercial public good.

- Which means all we need to do

is tell those Chinese investors

their trusted partner's

been screwing them.

- And Billows either loses

his partners

or foots the bill himself.

which puts him between a rock

and a hard place.

- And his only way out

is to sell to David Fox.

- Look at that.

We make a pretty good team,

don't we?

- Maybe.

But the only problem is,

it makes this whole project

a money loser for Fox.

- So what? He said he's been

subsidizing Minto anyway.

- Privately.

This is in the public eye,

which means

everyone's gonna think

he's either soft or stupid,

and I'm telling you,

it's that man's

worst nightmare.

- What do you want to do?

- Can you get to the Chinese?

- I can.

[dramatic music]

- You handle them,

and I'll handle David Fox.

- Sounds like a plan.

♪ ♪

- Are you sure

you can handle them?

- Ni gan dadu wo keyi.

- Yeah,

but can you handle them?

♪ ♪

[cell phone vibrating]

- What now?

- I'm calling to say I'm sorry.

I lost my shit.

- Truth is,

if I was in your position,

I'd probably feel the same way.

- Well,

you're not in my position.

You're my lawyer.

And if I'm not

gonna listen to you

and go ahead

and handle this thing myself...

- You've got a fool

for a client.

- Something like that.

Anyway, I think I may

have a way through this.

- What you got?

- You said that you wanted

to take them at their word.

If we did that, the problem is,

we're dealing with a community

that feels threatened.

So I was thinking,

insurance covers my losses

this year.

Next year,

my barrels are free,

and then I can build

a community tasting room

that we all can share.

- That's very generous of you,

Robert.

Mind if I ask you

what brought you around?

- Two things.

A conversation with a friend.

- And?

- Where I grew up,

community was everything.

We were tight and close,

mistrusting of outsiders,

and...

if someone had come in

and done what I did to them...

[tender music]

The community wouldn't

have taken too kindly to it,

no matter what

the color of their skin.

♪ ♪

So I thought maybe we're not

so different after all.

- Copy that.

- So you're gonna propose

all of that to them tomorrow.

- Robert, I think

if you're gonna be

a part of this community,

we ought to propose it

to them together.

- So get your ass

back up here then.

And Alex... don't ever

call me a fool again.

♪ ♪

- Welcome home, Louis.

- Is that...

- Yes, it is.

Your mother's kugel.

- How did you...

- Your sister called.

- Don't tell me.

She tried to convince you

to see it my way.

- No, Louis, she called

to tell me, whatever happens,

she loves me

and wants to welcome me

to the family.

- So why the kugel?

- Because my sister never

would have done that for me.

Louis, I may not be ready

to make this decision

right now,

but what we were

really struggling with

was how to blend

our identities.

So I thought,

what better way to do that

than by starting with kugel?

[uplifting music]

- Well, if we're gonna

be doing that,

I don't see

why we can't also have

a Christmas tree this year.

- You'd be open to that?

- Yes, I would.

♪ ♪

Because I saw

Dr. Lipschitz today.

Sheila, he reminded me

that the foundation

of everything is family.

♪ ♪

So I've been thinking...

- Stop right there.

I've been thinking too.

You asked me last time.

I'd like to ask you this time.

♪ ♪

Louis Marlowe Litt...

♪ ♪

Will you marry me?

- Yes, Sheila, I will.

♪ ♪

.

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

- Morning.

I was just thinking

about our wedding.

- Louis...

- I was thinking maybe

we can make it a destination.

- I don't want to talk

about our wedding right now.

- Why not?

- I got my period.

I'm not pregnant.

- But the test said that you--

- It was a false positive.

- Hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

You know what this is?

It's just a bump in the road.

That's all this is.

Just a pause.

And sweetie,

there's a bright side.

Because it gave us a chance

to have

really tough conversations.

And that way,

when we do get pregnant,

and we will get pregnant,

we'll be ready in a way

that we weren't ready before.

♪ ♪

Are you okay?

- I will be.

Please tell me you didn't tell

anyone other than Esther.

♪ ♪

- I told Gretchen.

- You need to untell her that.

♪ ♪

[cell phone buzzing]

- Hello, Robert.

I assume you're calling me

with good news.

- How do you know that?

- Don't you know by now I have

a sense for these things?

- I just wanted to call

and say thank you, Donna.

We worked it out.

- You and Alex?

- Me, Alex, everybody up here.

And it wouldn't have happened

without you calling me

on my shit.

- You know how they say doctors

make the worst patients?

- Same goes for lawyers?

- No. [laughs]

Lawyers are much worse.

- I guess they are.

Which is why I'm glad

I have someone like you.

- Wow... calling to thank me,

valuing my leadership,

and giving me

an endearing nickname--

Robert, if we're not careful,

we could become

full-blown friends.

- Oh, that's a chance

I'm willing to take.

- See you soon, Pops.

- Right back at you, Red.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Let me get this straight,

you're telling me

you can get me the building,

but it's gonna

cost me more

to keep Peter in business

than I was paying

in the first place?

- And on top of that,

the whole world's

gonna know about it,

because Billows is gonna

make sure they know it.

- Are you trying

to stick it to me even more?

- I want you to know

the cost of this thing

before you make a decision.

- This is bullshit.

- David.

- God damn it.

You could have done better.

- And you could've told me

the full ---ing story

before I only had two days

to stop it.

- So either

I look like a sucker

or I let the guy who gave me

my start go out of business.

- Helping Peter Minto

stay in business

doesn't make you a sucker.

- It does to the world.

- David,

the deal is what it is.

If I could make it any better,

I would, but I can't.

[suspenseful music]

- What would you do?

- As your lawyer, I'd tell you

get your emotions in check.

It's a shitty deal

and a stupid move.

But if I were in your shoes,

I'd take it.

♪ ♪

- Take it.

- You know, I never thought

I'd be saying this,

but... you earned my respect.

♪ ♪

- Well, don't you look like

the cat that ate the canary.

- I do. And that canary's name

is Robert Zane.

- Let me guess.

He called you and started

unleashing compliments

like you were his family.

- How'd you know?

- He gets like that sometimes.

- Well, I was thinking

that I wanted

to treat him like family

right back,

and maybe you could

give me some advice

on getting him a gift.

- Oh, no, Donna.

You don't want to do that.

- What? Why not?

- He's a terrible

gift receiver.

- You're kidding.

- I once gave him

vintage copies

of "Inherit the Wind,"

"To Kill a Mockingbird,"

and "Twelve Angry Men"

for his birthday.

The next year,

I found them in his drawer

with the bow still tied on.

He's a lawyer.

They're books about the law.

- Did you say something?

- No.

I just took them back.

He didn't even notice.

I'm gonna regift it to him

when he retires.

What?

- Harvey's the opposite.

- Great gift receiver.

- Awful gift giver.

Heart's in the right place,

but two weeks in,

I realized

if I ever really wanted

to enjoy my birthday present,

I was gonna

have to buy it myself.

- Do you still?

- Got these for the last one.

32,

if you're wondering.

Speak of the devil.

Look who's walking in

empty-handed.

- What are you talking about?

- Nothing, Harvey.

- Well, as long as

you're both here,

you weren't just right

about Fox.

You were right about taking him

on in the first place,

and you were also right

about getting her to help me.

- If I didn't know any better,

Donna,

I'd say

he's apologizing to you.

- That's funny, I was thinking

he was apologizing to you.

- Well, I can understand

why we're both confused.

It's a pretty weak apology.

He didn't even use

the word "sorry."

- I don't even think

he knows the word "sorry."

- Are you two finished?

- We're just getting started.

- Take a chair, Harvey.

- And pour us a couple

of drinks while you're at it.

- If I'd known

this was gonna happen,

I wouldn't have said anything,

much less "I'm sorry."

- Ooh, look at that.

He does know the word.

- Yeah, just not how to use it.

- Mm-hmm.

[mellow music]

- Louis, where have you been

all day?

♪ ♪

- I needed to spend some time

with Sheila.

- Well, I've got good news.

I found a midwife class

for you.

Turns out, you're not the only

mid-aged white man

that wants to be

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

- That's great.

But I'm gonna need you

to cancel it.

- Louis, what's wrong?

- It was a false positive.

We're not gonna have a baby.

- I'm so sorry.

But that doesn't mean

that she--

- I know that, Gretchen.

I just need a little time

to myself.

- Of course.

♪ ♪

You don't have to be strong

for me, Louis.

♪ ♪