07x05 - Brooklyn Housing

[bunniefuu]

There's no violation with us seeing each other.

This isn't something that I am trying to get away with.

It's something I'm feeling inside.

My son was up for parole next month.

He wouldn't have gotten into a fight.

There's got to be at least 20 complaints of prisoners being denied their release date.

And every one of them involves injuries and some kind of vague disciplinary action.

If our firm is in any way associated with that case, we lose a huge client.

- I'm not working on it.

Then you're gonna put that in writing.

You have nothing to do with this case.

My job requires a reputation for discretion.

He'll never tell a soul, and your business will stay intact.

You lived a lie for years.

You can't keep a secret about working one g*dd*mn case?

We have a job we'd like to offer you.

I don't do business with people I don't trust.

You can help these people.

I want $50,000.

Oliver, it's me.

I'm in.

What about your promise to Harvey?

You let me worry about Harvey.

Hey.

Wait, you're leaving?

Why didn't you wake me?

'Cause you still have an hour before your alarm goes off.

It's 6:30.

Where are you going?

There's no way you have something this early for Harvey.

I got something at the clinic with Oliver.

He needs my help with a case.

Wait.

I was hoping we could have dinner tonight.

I probably have to meet with Oliver tonight, too.

Well, then why don't you ask Harvey for some time off to take care of what you're working on?

He's already letting me go back and forth.

I don't wanna take advantage.

Mike, I'm just worried about you burning the candle at both ends.

Yeah.

We talked about it last night.

It's not gonna last forever.

I promise.

Okay.

Go back to bed.

[gentle music]

Oliver, I can't be here all day.

So let's get down to it.

What do you got?

I've got us a meeting in Brooklyn with Marc Stevens.

Who's Marc Stevens?

He is plaintiff number 18 in our class.

We're meeting him at nine.

- Great.

That'll give us time to come up with our cover story.

Mike, I know you're not technically allowed to work on this, but no one here is gonna rat you out.

It's not a technicality.

Oliver, we've been over this.

Me working on this case means the whole thing could get tossed out.

I get it.

There's only two people in the loop, me and you.

Exactly.

So if Nathan asks Nathan asks what?

Nathan.

I was just telling Oliver that if you get sick of seeing me around here, then he's gonna have to tell you too bad, 'cause I am not gonna let the Brooklyn Housing Project keep bullying its tenants.

You can't handle the BHP on your own?

I can, but it's nice having Mike give me some backup.

Good.

Tell you the truth, after you made me sign that conflict of interest waiver on Oliver's prison case, I didn't think you'd be around here that much at all.

Is there anything left for me?

No, you slept in late so you missed me making you breakfast.

I see, but for the record, heating up Pop-Tarts isn't making me breakfast.

Well, how 'bout I make it up to you and not take you out to lunch?

I appreciate the non-invitation, but I can't today.

- Come on, why not?

- I have an appointment.

Since when do you see patients at lunch?

It isn't with a patient, Harvey.

It's actually with my lawyer.

What do you mean, your lawyer?

It's nothing.

It's a nuisance suit from an ex-business partner.

Well, who's handling it for you?

I hope you're not about to suggest that you handle it for me.

I'm not, but I can get you to the next best person.

And does this person have a name?

Louis Litt.

The one you punched in the face?

Paula, he's the best man for the job.

I'm telling you, Louis is a pit bull.

And who says I want a pit bull?

Listen to me, if whatever this thing is, it's reached the level of a lawsuit, you're gonna need a lawyer like Louis whether you like it or not.

Well, I appreciate your concern, Harvey, but I prefer to handle this myself.

But if you still want to help, why don't you buy me a new box of Pop-Tarts?

Any flavor will do, as long as it's strawberry.

It was total bullshit.

Are you saying you didn't get in a fight at all?

No, I got in a fight, but it was only to stay alive.

Just tell us what happened.

We're on your side.

Look, I was two months from getting out, okay?

I was gonna keep my head down every single day until I walked.

Next thing I know, some big-ass son of a bitch is on top of me, and I'm the one that gets extra time?

- What was his name?

- I don't know, man.

I have no idea.

Look, Marc, I don't know if you're afraid of payback or something, but we need to know everything if we're gonna-- I'm not afraid of no payback, okay?

I don't know who he was.

And if I knew, I would tell you.

Look, that place took two years of my life.

Two extra years on top of the two for stealing a few TVs.

If you're going after them, then I want in on this.

Then you're in, but I was in prison an even shorter time than you, and I still knew all the guys' names on my cellblock.

So either he was new to yours or you were new to his.

Either way, I need to know what happened.

That's easy.

I had dinner in a different block that night.

- Why did you do that?

- 'Cause they told me to.

- Who told you to?

- The guards.

Look, they would post it on the wall whenever they felt like it to keep us from getting too comfortable.

Which means you don't know the guard who decided to move you, and you don't know the name of the guy you got in a fight with.

I'm telling you guys, man, I'm not lying.

I don't think you are.

I think they set it up that way.

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 Suits 7x05 Brooklyn Housing The greenback boogie - Louis.

- Hold on, man.

What are you doing?

Playing desktop cornhole.

It's supposed to calm my nerves.

Okay, I hate to interrupt, but I need to ask a favor.

Anything.

What do you need?

You know I was seeing a psychiatrist last year, right?

Harvey, if this has to do with your well-being, I'm all ears, but as you know, I'm not a licensed practitioner of mental health services-- Louis, that's not it.

Look, my psychiatrist is being sued.

She has her own attorney, but I don't trust him, and I want you to handle it.

- I don't understand.

If you don't trust him, why aren't you taking it?

I told you, she's my therapist.

Yeah, was.

That doesn't stop you from helping her with a legal issue.

All right, you want the truth?

I'm seeing her.

You're dating your therapist?

Look, I don't need a lecture from you, Louis.

This isn't a lecture, Harvey.

If you're dating your therapist and someone finds out about it, she could lose her license.

No, she can't.

We didn't start dating until after the official waiting period was over.

I want your word on that, because if someone ever asks-- You have my word.

I wouldn't lie about that.

Okay, I'll go talk to her.

But wait a second, Harvey, does Donna have any idea about the two of you?

No, she doesn't, and for right now I'd like to keep it that way.

Six years for stealing a few TVs, that's not right.

- No, it's not.

- What's our next move?

We gotta figure out who decided a guy two months from parole should eat in a different cellblock.

How the hell are we gonna do that?

I don't know, Oliver, but right now you're gonna have to work on that yourself.

What are you talking about?

Where are you going?

If I don't show my face at work, Harvey is gonna get suspicious.

Mike, are you sure what we're doing is worth it?

Oliver, you're the one that pushed me to stick with this in the first place.

You heard that guy, they doubled his sentence.

Chris Reyes is dead.

Yeah, it's worth it.

You must be Harvey Specter.

Thanks for meeting me, Rick.

I know dominating the energy sector is a full-time job.

Get to the point, Mr.

Specter.

I didn't interrupt my day just so you could kiss my ass.

Then let me tell you why you did.

Lockwood Energy is about to release a solar panel that looks a hell of a lot like the one you've been developing for years.

How did you know that?

Because I didn't spend all morning brushing up on my ass-kissing techniques.

Then you also know that Lockwood's green division has only existed for three months.

They stole that technology.

Which is why you should sign with me so I can go get it back.

I already have a law firm.

Why shouldn't I let them handle this?

Because you don't want the guy who's gonna sue Lockwood after they've stolen your girlfriend.

You want the guy who's gonna put them in the ground before they get the chance.

You're pretty sure of yourself.

You want someone handling this who isn't?

Look, why don't you take the week to think it over.

Of course, while you're doing that, Lockwood's gonna be rushing your product to market, and when they do, your board's gonna be wondering why you didn't hire me when you had the chance.

All right, Mr.

Specter, you win.

You've got three days.

Let's see if you're as good as you think you are.

You must be Paula Agard.

I'm sorry, but do we know each other?

Not yet, but it is a pleasure to meet you.

I'm Louis Litt, and I understand you are looking for a lawyer.

I have a lawyer, and his name's Peter Shumpert.

Ah, Peter will not be joining you today.

- Excuse me?

- I mean, I'm sure he's a nice guy, but he's not a litigator.

Well, I don't see what that has to do with this.

When an attorney lets a client meet with another attorney, trust me, you need better representation.

I already know what an excellent attorney you are, Mr.

Litt.

Harvey said as much when he offered your services.

- And why'd you turn him down?

- Because there are things about this situation that I'd rather not share with Harvey.

I can understand that completely, and whatever they are, if I were your attorney, there is no way in hell that he would hear them from me.

That I can assure you.

Okay.

Okay, Louis.

You can represent me.

Good.

So let's start by you giving me the history.

Well, that's just it.

We weren't solely business partners.

We were living together, we had a practice together.

What happened?

He broke it off, and he broke my heart.

I gave him everything in the partnership that he wanted just to be rid of it and of him.

And then?

Some of our group patients didn't respond well to his treatment, so they started coming to see me privately.

Privately or secretly?

If what you're asking is if I knew it was a violation of our agreement, then yes, I did.

But these people were hurting.

And you couldn't in good conscience turn them away.

No, I couldn't.

Paula, you have my word, this stays between you and me.

Thank you.

[phone buzzes]

Oliver, tell me you found something.

Nothing.

They've got a system that randomly assigns changes from time to time.

- Well, what are you calling me for?

Because there might not be a link between our cases and the guards, but I did find one between the fights.

- I'm listening.

- Out of the 20 cases we have so far, the fights have been with a total of only four inmates, and I got the perfect one, JaMarcus Collins.

He's in the middle of a ten-year sentence on cellblock C, one over from Chris Reyes and Marc Stevens.

Well, then we gotta pay Mr.

Collins a visit.

I've already set it up.

I'll pick you up in an hour.

Great.

I will see you at the Brooklyn Housing Authority then.

Okay.

Whatever you're doing, put it on hold.

I've got a good cop/bad cop situation and I need you.

Wait, right now?

No, three months from Thursday.

Come on, let's go.

- Harvey, I can't.

What do you mean you can't?

I ha--I have a meeting with Oliver at the Brooklyn Housing Authority.

I can't leave him hanging.

- Oliver?

You just did a pro bono.

That's not our deal.

I know that, Harvey, but I put this in motion weeks ago.

I didn't know you were gonna give me another pro bono.

Fine, I'll handle it myself.

Look, whatever you're doing with Oliver, wrap it the hell up.

I didn't bring you back to not be here when I need you.

Dr.

Lipschitz, it's Louis.

Um, look, there's no two ways to say this.

I was way out of line the other night, and I know you care about me, and not just because you have an obligation to.

So if it's not too much trouble, I would like to resume our sessions, please.

Please call me back.

Thanks.

Louis, I need to talk to you about Harvey.

What about him?

I just want to make sure that you and he are on good terms.

Yeah, Donna, we're on good terms.

Are you sure?

'Cause we all pulled together to get back on solid footing, and I saw the two of you huddled up in here earlier, and I'd hate to think that things are going in the wrong direction.

No, not going in the wrong direction, Donna.

There is no need to worry.

Well, I do worry, Louis.

Because I know what kind of mental state you're still in, and I know that the slightest thing can touch you off, and I know that-- - Look, Donna, for your information, we are on such good terms that Harvey-- That Harvey what?

Nothing.

Louis, what's going on?

Okay, look, Donna, I'm only gonna tell you this once.

Harvey asked me to handle a matter for him.

It's personal.

He trusts me with it.

Now, if you trust me at all, you'll take my word for the fact that Harvey and I are on good terms.

Okay.

I trust you.

Harvey Specter.

We didn't have a proper introduction the last time we met.

Holly Cromwell.

What do you want, Ms.

Cromwell?

So much for formalities.

I got a lot on my plate.

I don't have time for formalities.

If you brought me on, maybe you would.

Excuse me?

Headhunting isn't cutting it for me, Mr.

Specter.

I want back in the game, and since you're the reason I'm out of the game, you should hire me as a full-time in-house consultant.

So you want me to give you a handout out of guilt?

I don't want a handout.

But you made me a promise you wouldn't ruin my reputation.

What do you want me to say?

What you do is dangerous.

I want you to say you make promises you can't keep.

And by the way, you wouldn't have sent that Rachel woman back to me if you didn't know what I do is worth it.

- Okay, first of all, I never sent anyone back to you.

And second, whatever job you think you're suited for doesn't exist in my firm.

It does at Baker Simms and Walker Stein.

Yeah, well, I'm not looking to make a spot on the payroll for someone whose only skill set is crossing lines.

You mean when you cross them so well yourself.

Like I said, Ms.

Cromwell, I got a lot on my plate.

Give me a Macallan, neat.

The way Lockwood stock sh*t up, why not make it a double?

I'm sorry, I don't recognize you.

Do you work in Business Affairs?

No, I work in suing your ass for trying to pass off Galvadyne's solar panels as your own.

I don't know who you are, and I don't know what you're talking about.

We developed that technology in-house.

Oh, bullshit.

That technology takes years to develop, and your entire division's only been in existence since last Tuesday.

- What can I say?

When you invest in the right talent, you can move mountains, and last I checked, being smarter than your competition wasn't illegal.

Well, if you're half as smart as you say you are, you'd give us our product back now, or we'll take your company from you later.

If you're here without the FBI, it means you're just a shakedown artist without a shred of evidence to back up your claims.

No, it means I'm giving you the chance to make it right.

Because once I prove you stole our technology, the only thing you'll be celebrating is a felony fraud conviction.

Thanks for meeting us, Mr.

Collins.

I'm Oliver Grady, and this is my associate.

Your associate got a name?

My name's not as important as the questions I have.

Like why did you incite a brawl in the cafeteria during lunch on November 4th of last year?

What is this?

I thought you were here to talk about reviving my sh*t at parole.

We can absolutely talk about that, after you tell us why you conspired with this prison to get your fellow inmates' sentences extended.

This is bullshit.

Guard!

Listen, you don't have to talk to us.

But this thing comes out, instead of getting out in five years, you're gonna spend the rest of your life in here.

All right, what do you wanna know?

Let's start with who's telling you to pick fights with guys who are about to get out.

Nobody ever told me to pick a fight with anybody.

All I know is new guy comes into the block, I'm supposed to teach him a lesson.

Well, how do you know that if nobody ever told you?

It happened, like, two years go.

I got in a fight with a guy, they dragged me away.

Thought they were gonna throw me in Solitary.

Instead, they threw him in Solitary.

I get back to my cell, brand-new PlayStation in there.

And let me guess, you never thought to ask why.

I knew why, and I'm not giving up my g*dd*mn PlayStation.

You willing to testify to that in court?

You really gonna get me out of here early?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

Guard!

Hey, how'd it go?

Well, if you're wondering if I convinced Paula to take me on, the answer is yes.

I am her lawyer now.

We have a settlement meeting tomorrow, and this is the last we will speak about it ever again.

- Louis-- - No, Harvey.

Paula is my client now, and I don't wanna have to worry about you sticking your nose in a case that you think you can handle better than me.

- I don't think-- - Because if you could handle it better than me, you would, but you can't, because you're too involved, and you know it.

You're right.

She's in good hands.

I'll stay out of your way.

- Ah, no.

Not good enough.

I want your word, because I will drop it right now.

Okay, Louis, you have my word.

Harvey.

Everything okay with you and Louis?

Yeah.

Why?

'Cause he said he was handling a matter for you, but he wouldn't tell me what it was, and five minutes ago I saw the two of you having an intense discussion.

Everything's okay, and it wasn't an intense discussion.

It was a strategic meeting, so you don't need to get involved.

I wasn't trying to get involved.

I was coming to tell you that Rick Dunn's been waiting in your office for 15 minutes.

15 minutes?

Why didn't you come and get me right away?

Because I only just noticed him when I walked by, and I'm not your secretary anymore.

I'm COO of this firm, so instead of criticizing me for working late, why don't you go see what he wants?

Rick, I could have come to your office if I'd known you wanted to see me.

Well, when someone's avoiding me, I come to them.

No one's avoiding anyone.

I was gonna give you a call later.

And if you had good news, you'd have done it already.

So what the hell happened?

What do you think happened?

They denied everything and said they developed that technology on their own.

Well, I don't give a sh*t what they said.

You said you could get me results.

And I will, but I didn't say it would take just one meeting.

Well, let me tell you what happened after that one meeting.

They just announced they're moving up their launch by a month.

- Rick, listen to me.

They're not moving anything up.

It's a bluff, and I give you my word, they'll never go to market with your product.

Now you listen to me.

You said you wouldn't have anything after one meeting.

Well, you sure as hell better have it after two.

Because if you don't, I'm gonna tell everyone in the city that the only thing Harvey Specter is good at is making promises he can't keep.

[tense music]

sh*t.

There's no paper trail proving any inmates were rewarded for picking fights.

Okay.

Just because Collins didn't talk doesn't mean the other three won't.

Yes, it does, and you know it.

And none of them are close to parole, which means we don't even have that to offer.

Okay, then let's go back through the guards again.

I told you, that's a dead end.

Brunswick has a system of randomly assigning changes.

Then let's start looking outside of Brunswick.

Holy sh*t.

You're right.

They own eight other prisons, and if they're doing this in one-- Then they're doing it at the other seven.

And maybe one of them isn't as good at covering their tracks.

- Bingo.

All right, let's do it.

'Cause I'm supposed to be at dinner right now with Rachel, not going through files with you.

Take your pick.

Wabash, Dalton, Lambert and Blackwell-- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Lambert?

Lambert Correctional Institute is owned by Reform Corp?

Yeah, why?

You know someone there?

No.

No, I know somebody who used to be there.

He the kinda guy who'd know something?

He's the kinda guy that would know everything.

Rachel, have you seen Mike?

He's not in his office.

Uh, he left earlier this morning for the clinic, so he must still be there.

Again?

I told him to wrap that case up.

Harvey, he's working hard to live up to your deal and still come through for his other clients.

Well, right now I need him, and I'm getting a little tired of looking into his office and finding it empty.

Maybe there's something I can do to help you.

No, it's fine.

Just let him know I'm looking for him.

Actually, now that you mention it, there is one thing.

I heard you went back to Holly Cromwell.

Yes, Mike and I did.

Is there a problem?

No, there's no problem.

I just want to know if she came through.

Well, she stuck it to us on the fee a little, but other than that, yeah, she came through.

Was it worth it?

Let me put it this way, the article they wrote about Mike, it never would have existed without her.

Wow.

If it isn't Mike Ross.

I take it you're not here selling Girl Scout cookies, but if you are, I'll take two boxes of go fu-- yourself.

Just sit down, Gallo.

I don't want to be here any more than you do, but I need your help.

Last time I helped you, I got five years for my trouble.

Well, maybe we can do something about that.

What the hell is this?

That is a lawsuit against your former prison, for starting fights with inmates so that they could extend their sentences, and I want you to be an expert witness.

You gotta be sh1tting me.

- Frank-- - Save your breath.

There's not a chance in hell I'm doing this.

What if I told you I could make it worth your while?

It doesn't matter because I don't know what the hell you're talking about anyway.

Bullshit.

You expect me to believe that you own all the guards in here, but you didn't know about a conspiracy at your last prison?

Sounds like you know a whole hell of a lot.

What do you need me for?

- I need somebody to tell me everything, and in exchange I am willing to-- I'll tell you what you're willing to do.

What you promised to do in the first place.

You're gonna get me out of here.

You know I can't do that.

Bullshit.

That Cahill guy owes you big time.

March those pretty little feet in there and say what has to be said, or you won't know anything about anything.

While you're at it, next time you're here bring me a g*dd*mn cookie.

Hope you had time to look over the settlement offer I sent.

To be Frank, Mr.

Litt, this number's so low, we won't even be countering.

We're not negotiating against ourselves.

Oh, no, you want me to negotiate against myself.

Let me tell you something, that number should be zero.

But Dr.

Agard is willing to pay something in order to put this matter behind her.

But she's not willing to face me and own up to what she did.

All she did, Dr.

Manning, was care for your patients.

Which means she violated their partnership agreement.

And according to the Hippocratic Oath, patient care supersedes any legal agreement.

She didn't care about those patients.

She just wanted to steal my business.

Really?

Then why did they contact her?

You have no proof of that.

Yes, I do.

I have phone records.

My client had an ethical obligation to care for those patients.

And what about her ethical obligation not to sleep with a patient?

- What'd you just say?

I know that she's been running around with Harvey Specter, and it's no surprise that it's his partner defending her.

Dr.

Agard's personal life has no bearing on this case.

Oh, it'll have plenty of bearing when the ethics board learn that she started dating one of her patients before the mandatory waiting period elapsed.

That's a bald-faced lie, and now you're twisting facts in order to blackmail my client.

Blackmail is a serious accusation.

My client never asked for anything in exchange for his silence.

Well, he sure as sh*t implied it.

This meeting's over, Mr.

Litt.

Why don't you take the evening to cool down?

Think of a real number.

The great Harvey Specter came all the way below 14th Street to see me.

I'm honored.

- What can I say?

When I have good news, I like to deliver it face-to-face.

Does that mean you're ready to hire me?

Not yet, but if you take care of something for me, I just might be.

Lockwood's launching a solar panel?

Since when are they in the renewable energy business?

Since they stole the technology from Galvadyne.

No way.

They didn't steal it.

How can you know that?

Because there's only six people capable of that kind of work, and if one of them did it, I'd know.

Well, they got it somehow, and I need to know how they did it.

That's not a hell of a lot to go on.

If I had more to go on, I wouldn't need you.

In other words, you want me to do the impossible to audition for a job you told me yesterday didn't even exist?

Then consider it a magic trick.

You make this information appear, all of a sudden, so does that job.

Then start picking out an office, because the next time you hear from me, I'm moving in.

Where the hell have you been all morning?

[door shuts]

I went to see Sean Cahill at the S. E. C.

I hate to break it to you, Mike, but the S. E. C. doesn't have jurisdiction over private prisons.

I know that.

I was trying to cut Frank Gallo a deal.

Whoa.

He said he'll testify?

Not unless he gets parole, and Cahill said no.

Which means we need to go through Gallo's files, see if we can find another way to get him released.

Mike, Mike, hold up a second.

Gallo's files said he got an extra five years for as*ault with a deadly w*apon while he was at Danbury.

So?

So that's pretty damn close to when you got outta there.

Mike.

Is this the guy who tried to k*ll you?

- Oliver-- - Jesus, Mike!

We can't put a guy like that out on the street.

I'm not trying to get him out now.

All right, I'm gonna get him out two years early, which is still five years from now.

And in the meantime if I don't do that, how many guys are gonna end up just like Chris Reyes?

Right now I'm worried about you ending up like Chris Reyes.

If Gallo is gonna come after me, it doesn't matter if it's in five years or seven.

We only have so long before me working on this becomes too risky, which means this is the only way.

Okay.

But I've seen you do things no other lawyer could.

You're sure as sh*t smart enough to convince this guy to take something besides parole.

You don't know Frank Gallo.

What I know is what you taught me.

Everybody has something they want.

Which means all you have to do is find out whatever else Gallo wants and give it to him.

Louis, hello.

How did it go?

Listen to me, if I'm gonna be your attorney, I need you to tell me the g*dd*mn truth.

I'm not sure I like your tone.

I told you the truth.

Did you?

Because I need to know if you started seeing Harvey while he was still your patient.

What?

No.

Who told you that?

Your ex, and he's threatening to go to the board with it.

If there is one shred of proof-- There isn't any proof, because it didn't happen.

And if you don't care to believe that, then you can turn around and walk right out.

Because I don't care to be represented by a man who questions my integrity.

Okay, I am sorry.

I just don't like being blindsided.

Well, I'm glad your shock is behind you, but mine isn't.

What do you mean he's going to the board?

I mean he is blackmailing you with the thr*at of going to the board.

What?

That would ruin my career.

I know, which is why you need to tell me what really happened between you and Jacob now.

Louis, I don't feel comfortable doing that.

I'm sorry, Paula, but you're gonna have to, because the only defense against what he is trying to do is the truth.

When I told you he broke my heart, I was telling the truth.

But what I didn't tell you was that after that he changed his mind.

Donna, I need you to draw up some paperwork for a new employee.

I'll get to it first thing in the morning.

Wait a second, why are we bringing on Holly Cromwell as a consultant?

Because she kicks ass, and I don't want to have to track her down every time I need her help with something.

Harvey, I think this is a mistake.

Well, it's my call.

No, actually it isn't.

Excuse me?

I told you, I'm not your secretary anymore.

I'm COO, and you made me that for a reason.

I know people, and I'm telling you it's reckless to hire someone who betrayed her employer the first chance she got.

Donna, I gave her my word I'd do this if she came through, she's gonna come through, and I already broke my word to her once.

Well, then maybe you shouldn't promise a job at a law firm to someone who isn't a lawyer.

Are you kidding me?

You're not a lawyer, I just promoted you, and that worked out pretty damn well if you ask me.

And you only did that after I proved my loyalty to this firm.

And she's gonna start proving her loyalty now.

Need I remind you that-- That you're in charge?

No, you don't.

And if you try to give me your, "This isn't something we vote on" bullshit, I will find out where Louis is, and I will bring him down here right now with a copy of the bylaws, because I am betting it is something we vote on.

Okay, Donna, you win.

You don't wanna hire her, we won't.

But you wanna be the one to make that call, you're gonna be the one to tell her to her face.

- Hey.

- Hey.

You hungry?

There's some leftover Thai in the kitchen.

Great, I'm starving.

Haven't eaten all day.

Mike, about that, I know I said that maybe you should ask Harvey for a little time off to help with the clinic, but I'm wondering if maybe you should take a little time off from the clinic to help Harvey.

- Rachel-- - He was looking for you today, and it was clear it wasn't the first time.

And you said yourself, he was nice enough to make this deal in the first place, so maybe it's time to remember that.

I do remember that.

It's not like we work on every case together.

He knows that.

And I know that, too.

But he brought you back for a reason, and that's so that when he does need you, you'll be there.

You're right.

I'm just--I'm working on this Brooklyn Housing thing, and there's a deadline.

But as soon as it is over, I will take a break from the clinic.

Promise.

Okay.

Now, did you get the spring rolls that I like?

Yes.

No.

Maybe?

You ate them all, didn't you?

Well, they were calling out my name.

- Every time!

- You know that.

It's the sauce!

Louis, we've never discussed the specifics of a case before.

Why do you think this one is so important all of a sudden?

I don't know.

She kept telling me all these horrible things about this guy, but But what, Louis?

She also told me that all he wanted to do was get her back.

She felt sorry for him.

I guess I felt sorry for him, too.

Sorry for him or for yourself?

What are you talking about?

Louis, I hate to draw comparisons for you, but is there a chance you're putting yourself in this man's shoes because it's so similar to what happened between you and Tara?

- I didn't cheat on her.

- But you behaved poorly.

It ended the relationship, and you wanted her back.

And I told you that I do not want to talk about getting closure with Tara anymore.

I know that, Louis, but it is my duty to keep bringing it up to you.

Otherwise, why are we seeing each other?

Okay, then, Doc, honestly, I don't think that's it.

Then you shouldn't have any trouble doing what you know you have to do.

- Holly, right?

- Yes.

I'm Donna Paulsen.

Thanks for meeting me so early.

No problem.

We can go over the deal points informally, but I will need my lawyer to take a look at the contract before I sign.

Actually, I have a few questions for you first.

What kind of questions?

The kind that determine if you're Pearson Specter Litt material.

I'm not here for my contract, am I?

I'm here because you have a problem with me.

I do have a problem with you.

I see what this is.

I should have known.

I have an MBA from Wharton, I graduated with honors, and you think all I am is a high-priced-- No, I don't give a sh*t what you think about sex and men.

My problem is that you're in the betrayal business.

You betray the men that you prey on, and then the only time we had an interaction with you, you turned on your employer.

Well, why don't you bring that up with your employer?

Because he's the one who got me in that position.

It was the first and last time I ever did anything like that, and I lost my livelihood because of it.

I didn't know that.

Discretion and integrity were the foundations of my business.

Your boss knocked them down, and I don't appreciate you questioning whether or not they were there in the first place.

What's this?

That is what I thought I'd be delivering to my new employer.

This is exactly what Harvey needed.

How the hell did you get this?

What I do is an art.

I find out what people want, what they're afraid of, what makes them tick, and I use it.

And they never know the big picture, so when they give me what I need, they think it's nothing.

And then when you put all the pieces together, it adds up to exactly what your clients are looking for.

That's everything I promised I'd get Harvey, and it took me less than a day.

I kept my word.

Where's my cookie?

Brought you something better than a cookie.

You were a prisoner under Reform Corp, too, which means you are now a member of the class.

We win this, you're not Brooks Hatlen bagging groceries at the Food-Way when you get out.

You're gonna be Andy Dufresne sitting on a beach in Mexico with a bank account full of cash.

I already make a nice living in here.

You do, but I was thinking maybe some of that money might go to your daughter.

- What'd you just say to me?

I did some digging, Frank.

I know you don't talk to her.

And she is not doing great, and this much money could really change her life.

If you're playing with me on this thing-- I'm not playing you, Frank.

And I'm not trying to bully you with this.

I'm trying to help you.

We had an arrangement.

Brokered directly by the prison?

Not at first, but I saw the pattern.

Break some skulls, get a reward.

So I went to the source to get things codified.

- And did you?

- Yeah.

Found out what was what.

It was good at first, then I realized it was like working for the mob.

Great work while you can get it, but you can never quit.

So I tried to put an end to the whole thing.

That night the guards k*lled the cameras, and five of my so-called friends did a number on me.

Wait a second.

Are you saying this the deal that got you to Danbury?

You already informed on this guy?

No, what are you, nuts?

No one cares how prisoners are treated.

I informed on real guys about real crimes.

That's how I got out.

Are you willing to go on the record with this?

Tell me your source?

It's not gonna be that easy, Mikey.

I'm gonna need an advance on that settlement.

Please, sit down.

Glad to see you've come back with a real number, Mr.

Litt.

The only number I'm back with is the one that I'm gonna do on your client.

What the hell?

You said he was ready to cut a check.

Oh, well, what she should have told you, Jacob, is when you thr*aten someone with blackmail, you better g*dd*mn be ready to defend yourself.

And you better watch how you talk to my client.

You client is a lying, cheating piece of sh*t, whose only motive for suing his ex is to get revenge.

- She broke our agreement.

- No, you broke your agreement when you had an affair for two months and you thought you were gonna leave her.

That has nothing to do with this suit.

It's got everything to do with this suit.

You see, you messed up.

You changed your mind and you wouldn't take no for an answer when she ended it, and that's why you've been stalking her for the last year.

I haven't been stalking her.

Bang.

Signed affidavits one and two.

Unlike your bullshit accusations, I have actual proof from the agency that you hired to follow her, to the guy at the news stand who says you stand there half the day watching her building.

Jacob, is this true?

It is true.

He knows it's true.

And that is a Class D felony, Doctor.

I should have you arrested, or maybe I'll just go to the board, have your license removed.

We were going to have a life together.

I planned everything out.

Where we were going to live, how many kids we'd have, where we'd go on our anniversary.

And then I make a mistake, and the next thing I know, my whole life was gone.

We'll be dropping the suit.

You looking for Oliver?

Nathan, hey.

Uh, yeah, just had some things that I wanted to run by him.

On the Brooklyn Housing case or on your prison lawsuit?

Look, Nathan, I had to-- Mike, come on, relax.

I'm not angry.

Though I do wish I had a picture of your face right now.

- What tipped you off?

- Come on, are you kidding me?

I mean, the second you signed that agreement, I knew you'd go back on it.

So then why didn't you say anything?

Because this time you're screwing over Harvey Specter and not me.

Look, you're either gonna win this thing and we're gonna get all the credit, or you're gonna get caught with your hand in the cookie jar, and we'll drop the case.

I have no downside.

Does Oliver know?

Yeah, yeah, I pretended to be pissed at him and sent him home.

Look, Mike, why don't you take the night and think about how much respect you just gained for me, then come back and k*ll it in the morning.

Thanks, Nathan.

You're welcome, Mike.

Donna, before you go home tonight, I need you to cut me a check for Holly.

What do you mean?

I'm gonna put her on the payroll.

She doesn't want to work here anymore.

Said she'd rather do one-off jobs if at all.

Here's the amount.

I don't understand.

I was good with having her.

Well, whatever you said made her not good with having us.

Harvey, we're a tight-knit group.

We don't betray each other and we don't keep secrets from each other.

I had to find out where she stood.

And if the cost of that was her not coming here, then I don't regret it.

I understand, Donna.

I'm not coming down on you.

I just need the check.

Harvey, is there something that you're not telling me about this woman?

'Cause it seems like you've been different lately, andI don't know.

It's nothing about this woman.

I just thought she'd be a good addition.

These things happen.

It's funny.

I love my new position, but I miss this.

I miss it, too.

You want me to pour us a couple drinks?

Maybe tomorrow night.

I have something I have to deal with right now.

Okay.

I'll cut you that check.

You were right, Doc.

I hadn't really dealt with Tara.

But one thing is clear.

The situation was my doing.

Which means I need to keep working on myself, because I don't wanna mess things up with the next Tara.

Louis, typically I refrain from saying things like this to my patients, but I am proud of you.

Good night, Doc.

Good night, Louis.

Time for one more appointment?

Hello.

What are you doing here?

I wanted to take you out and celebrate.

Louis told me what happened.

I just got off the phone with him.

He did an amazing job.

And you did an amazing job recommending him.

Why didn't you tell me about Jacob?

I asked Louis not to tell you that.

- Louis didn't tell me.

- Well, then how do you-- Because I do, and all I could think of was I wish you trusted me enough to know that I wouldn't go nuts on this guy for what he did to you.

Is that why you think I didn't tell you?

Well, you know my history with infidelity.

What else could it be?

Harvey, the man cheated on me.

I trusted him, and he cheated on me, and I was afraid of how you'd see me.

Why would him cheating on you make me see you differently?

Because some people think that a woman who can be cheated on can't be loveable.

How can you know me and think that?

Well, it's not about you.

It's about me.

And if this guy did this to you, then he's an idiot, and all he did is lose out on something great.

Not loveable?

Psychiatrists don't know everything, you know.

I'm starting to realize that.

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You really are burning the candle at both ends.

Hey.

Is this for me?

Mm-hmm.

Since you were too busy to come to dinner, I thought, why can't dinner come to you?

I don't understand.

What do you mean, come to me?

I brought it to the clinic, Mike, but you weren't there.

I just--I must have not been back yet.

Back from where?

Was it the nursing home in Brooklyn or was it the Department of Buildings?

Because Oliver, he couldn't seem to decide which.

- Rachel, I didn't-- - Mike, if you can't tell me what's going on, I'm gonna start to wonder what else you've been keeping from me.

I wasn't lying about working a case with Oliver.

I just didn't tell you which one.

The prison one.

- Yeah.

- You signed an agreement.

This is a fireable offense.

Harvey isn't gonna fire me for-- - Okay, but maybe he should.

- How can you say that?

Because you're taking advantage of his trust, not to mention mine.

Rachel, these prisoners are being exploited for money.

And you trying to do the right thing doesn't change the fact that you gave your word.

- Rachel-- - Look We've been through enough for you to know that I'm still gonna love you in the morning, but you have to ask yourself: What is your word worth?

'Cause with the way things are going, it's not gonna be worth very much.

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