1 00:00:30,117 --> 00:00:32,422 Hey, Mike, it's Rachel. 2 00:00:32,423 --> 00:00:33,690 I know I shouldn't be doing this. 3 00:00:33,758 --> 00:00:35,025 I know you're seeing Jenny, 4 00:00:35,092 --> 00:00:37,027 but I can't stop thinking about the kiss, 5 00:00:37,094 --> 00:00:39,362 and I can't go back. 6 00:00:54,045 --> 00:00:57,113 Morning, Jessica. 7 00:00:57,181 --> 00:00:58,682 Ms. Pearson. 8 00:00:58,749 --> 00:01:00,884 Hey, I just wanna thank you so much 9 00:01:00,952 --> 00:01:04,487 for keeping me on despite the-- 10 00:01:04,555 --> 00:01:06,089 I guess, I just want to let you know 11 00:01:06,157 --> 00:01:08,491 that I'm gonna work hard, 12 00:01:08,559 --> 00:01:12,262 and I'm gonna--you know, I'm gonna make you proud. 13 00:01:12,330 --> 00:01:15,432 Not--not like a son-- you know-- 14 00:01:15,499 --> 00:01:20,437 I mean, we don't really look that much alike, I guess. 15 00:01:20,504 --> 00:01:22,339 That's a--that's a strange thing to say. 16 00:01:22,406 --> 00:01:25,175 Uh, I just--what I meant is that I really appreciate 17 00:01:25,243 --> 00:01:27,477 everything that you-- okay. 18 00:01:31,182 --> 00:01:32,882 - Hardman? - One would assume. 19 00:01:32,950 --> 00:01:35,352 - Did he ask you? - No, he did not. 20 00:01:37,521 --> 00:01:38,755 He needs your signature. 21 00:01:38,823 --> 00:01:41,791 And yet there was a wall here yesterday. 22 00:01:41,859 --> 00:01:44,127 Well, at least he didn't ask for his office back. 23 00:01:44,195 --> 00:01:45,428 I wouldn't have given it back. 24 00:01:45,496 --> 00:01:47,030 I wouldn't have given yours back to you. 25 00:01:47,098 --> 00:01:49,866 Unless you asked really nicely. 26 00:01:49,934 --> 00:01:51,968 Isn't that-- 27 00:01:52,036 --> 00:01:54,004 - Mine. - Shot across the bow. 28 00:01:54,071 --> 00:01:55,805 No, an act of war. 29 00:01:55,873 --> 00:01:57,674 I love the smell of napalm in the morning. 30 00:01:59,543 --> 00:02:01,678 It's not taupe. 31 00:02:01,746 --> 00:02:03,446 The color, the walls. 32 00:02:03,514 --> 00:02:05,015 Hardman asked for taupe. 33 00:02:05,082 --> 00:02:07,083 I mean, it might be tan, 34 00:02:07,151 --> 00:02:08,718 or beige with a hint of mauve. 35 00:02:08,786 --> 00:02:09,886 But it definitely isn't taupe, 36 00:02:09,954 --> 00:02:10,954 and don't try to tell me that it is. 37 00:02:11,022 --> 00:02:12,522 Hey, Louis, what color shades 38 00:02:12,590 --> 00:02:13,790 would go well with these taupe walls? 39 00:02:13,858 --> 00:02:15,725 - Enough. - I didn't even say anything. 40 00:02:15,793 --> 00:02:17,594 Did you want something? 41 00:02:17,662 --> 00:02:19,462 Yes, chain of command is everything to me. 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,367 in the middle of Africa. 43 00:02:24,435 --> 00:02:26,469 An option worth considering, though we'd miss you. 44 00:02:26,537 --> 00:02:27,470 Not really. 45 00:02:27,538 --> 00:02:28,805 Your point? 46 00:02:28,873 --> 00:02:29,906 Who do I work for? 47 00:02:29,974 --> 00:02:31,341 I assume I work for you, 48 00:02:31,409 --> 00:02:33,176 but Hardman just asked me to personally summarize 49 00:02:33,244 --> 00:02:34,311 every case at this firm. 50 00:02:34,378 --> 00:02:35,779 And I was hoping maybe that you can 51 00:02:35,846 --> 00:02:37,347 let him know that I answer to you. 52 00:02:37,415 --> 00:02:39,816 You do answer to me, Louis. 53 00:02:39,884 --> 00:02:41,751 And Daniel and I are on the same page on this. 54 00:02:41,819 --> 00:02:45,422 You're the right man for the job. 55 00:02:45,489 --> 00:02:48,591 Well, thank you, that's all I needed to hear. 56 00:02:50,861 --> 00:02:52,562 Why'd you lie? 57 00:02:52,630 --> 00:02:53,730 Because you don't let the children know 58 00:02:53,798 --> 00:02:56,733 that mommy and daddy are fighting. 59 00:03:21,092 --> 00:03:22,292 Uh, Rachel. 60 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,294 Hi. I'm busy. 61 00:03:24,362 --> 00:03:25,328 Oh, okay. How's it going? 62 00:03:25,396 --> 00:03:27,731 Busy, so if you don't mind, I-- 63 00:03:27,798 --> 00:03:31,101 I need to talk to you for a second, okay? 64 00:03:31,168 --> 00:03:32,469 - Okay. - Okay. 65 00:03:32,536 --> 00:03:34,571 So Zane, I need you. 66 00:03:34,638 --> 00:03:36,473 In my office. Now. 67 00:03:36,540 --> 00:03:38,041 - You were saying? - I just, um-- 68 00:03:38,109 --> 00:03:40,443 What part of "now" wasn't clear? 69 00:03:40,511 --> 00:03:42,045 Ugh. 70 00:03:42,113 --> 00:03:43,847 By the time I'm in my chair. 71 00:03:43,914 --> 00:03:44,848 I should probably go. 72 00:03:44,915 --> 00:03:48,351 No, I-- 73 00:03:59,096 --> 00:04:02,031 I got your message. 74 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:16,520 ♪ Suits 2x02 ♪ The Choice Original Air Date on June 21, 2012 75 00:04:19,250 --> 00:04:20,583 Yes! 76 00:04:20,651 --> 00:04:24,020 ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 77 00:04:24,088 --> 00:04:27,290 ♪ get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 78 00:04:27,358 --> 00:04:30,427 ♪ everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 79 00:04:30,494 --> 00:04:33,963 ♪ everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 80 00:04:34,031 --> 00:04:36,966 ♪ living in a beehive of your mind ♪ 81 00:04:37,034 --> 00:04:40,970 ♪ me and missus so busy, busy making money ♪ 82 00:04:41,038 --> 00:04:42,338 ♪ all right 83 00:04:42,406 --> 00:04:47,744 ♪ all that time imagine this ♪ 84 00:04:47,812 --> 00:04:49,312 ♪ the greenback boogie 85 00:04:49,337 --> 00:04:53,337 == sync, corrected by elderman == 86 00:04:56,441 --> 00:04:58,008 We're taking the offensive. 87 00:04:58,009 --> 00:04:59,977 Good, give me a gun and tell me where to point it. 88 00:05:00,044 --> 00:05:01,678 Hardman has designs on my job. 89 00:05:01,746 --> 00:05:03,046 He's gonna need a power base. 90 00:05:03,114 --> 00:05:05,649 I need to make sure every department is happy. 91 00:05:05,717 --> 00:05:06,850 I can't do that alone. 92 00:05:06,918 --> 00:05:08,218 Well, that's where I come in. 93 00:05:08,286 --> 00:05:09,219 Everybody loves me. 94 00:05:09,287 --> 00:05:12,356 Not real estate. 95 00:05:12,423 --> 00:05:14,725 There was a thing once... 96 00:05:14,792 --> 00:05:17,627 with a guy. 97 00:05:17,695 --> 00:05:19,096 With a couple of guys. 98 00:05:19,163 --> 00:05:20,530 But anywhere else-- 99 00:05:20,598 --> 00:05:22,833 No, contracts thinks you're a dick. 100 00:05:22,900 --> 00:05:24,334 Their word, not mine. 101 00:05:24,402 --> 00:05:25,736 Why don't you join us? 102 00:05:25,803 --> 00:05:26,837 Oh, thanks. Love to. 103 00:05:26,904 --> 00:05:29,006 - Taxes? - Oh...no. 104 00:05:29,073 --> 00:05:30,640 - Mergers? - Hate him. 105 00:05:30,708 --> 00:05:32,042 - But I-- - Didn't work. 106 00:05:32,110 --> 00:05:34,144 - Really? - I am tied in, Harvey. 107 00:05:34,212 --> 00:05:36,113 There are a lot of underbelly things that I can tell you, 108 00:05:36,180 --> 00:05:37,647 but trust me, this is not one of them. 109 00:05:37,715 --> 00:05:39,783 - Even Norma knows. - What? 110 00:05:39,851 --> 00:05:41,818 People just don't like that he's right all the time. 111 00:05:41,886 --> 00:05:43,520 You think I like it? 112 00:05:43,588 --> 00:05:45,389 What's his standing in bankruptcy? 113 00:05:45,456 --> 00:05:47,057 Excellent. I think. 114 00:05:47,125 --> 00:05:48,492 We don't do a lot of work with bankruptcy. 115 00:05:48,559 --> 00:05:49,826 Remind me to fire you. 116 00:05:49,894 --> 00:05:52,529 Remind me to give you a raise. 117 00:05:52,597 --> 00:05:54,398 Bankruptcy. 118 00:05:54,465 --> 00:05:55,866 I need you to court Paul Porter. 119 00:05:55,933 --> 00:05:58,201 You don't have some hot coals I could walk across instead? 120 00:05:58,269 --> 00:05:59,302 I don't like him either. 121 00:05:59,370 --> 00:06:00,537 He's always been dubious of me. 122 00:06:00,605 --> 00:06:01,605 I don't know if it's because 123 00:06:01,672 --> 00:06:03,006 I'm a woman or black or maybe 124 00:06:03,074 --> 00:06:04,241 he just doesn't like-- 125 00:06:04,308 --> 00:06:05,342 Your overbearing nature? 126 00:06:05,410 --> 00:06:07,277 Your holier-than-thou attitude? 127 00:06:07,345 --> 00:06:09,513 This is not a joke, Harvey. 128 00:06:09,580 --> 00:06:11,348 How this is gonna go down is he's-- 129 00:06:11,416 --> 00:06:12,783 I know, he's gonna worm his way in, 130 00:06:12,850 --> 00:06:14,117 and then one day, call for a vote. 131 00:06:14,185 --> 00:06:16,887 And when that day comes, every vote will count. 132 00:06:16,954 --> 00:06:19,656 - Even Paul's. - Hardman is awesome. 133 00:06:21,793 --> 00:06:24,861 I mean, he, um, brought in this omelet bar for the associates, 134 00:06:24,929 --> 00:06:28,799 but it's no...big deal. 135 00:06:28,866 --> 00:06:30,534 Really good. 136 00:06:30,601 --> 00:06:36,006 This pineapple was growing on a plantation on Lanai yesterday. 137 00:06:36,074 --> 00:06:39,109 Do not trust it. 138 00:06:39,177 --> 00:06:40,777 Don't trust the pineapple? 139 00:06:40,845 --> 00:06:41,812 Hardman. 140 00:06:41,879 --> 00:06:43,080 Would you--come on. 141 00:06:43,147 --> 00:06:44,147 - I don't want it. - Are you serious? 142 00:06:44,215 --> 00:06:45,615 You're afraid of the pineapple? 143 00:06:45,683 --> 00:06:47,084 I know it's got a rough exterior, but it's all sweet 144 00:06:47,151 --> 00:06:48,485 on the inside, I promise. 145 00:06:48,553 --> 00:06:50,253 "Come on. I love you, Harvey." 146 00:06:50,321 --> 00:06:53,156 It'll be good for you. 147 00:06:53,224 --> 00:06:55,158 - Mmm. - See? 148 00:06:55,226 --> 00:06:56,159 It's spectacular. 149 00:06:56,227 --> 00:06:57,427 But this doesn't change the fact 150 00:06:57,495 --> 00:06:58,428 that this is what he does. 151 00:06:58,496 --> 00:06:59,663 He's coming back and people 152 00:06:59,730 --> 00:07:00,664 are gonna have to choose sides. 153 00:07:00,731 --> 00:07:02,999 Can I choose his side? 154 00:07:03,067 --> 00:07:04,234 Sure. 155 00:07:04,302 --> 00:07:06,203 Support a man you never met over a partner 156 00:07:06,270 --> 00:07:07,704 who knows you never went to Harvard, 157 00:07:07,772 --> 00:07:11,374 knows you're not really a lawyer and is keeping you on anyway. 158 00:07:11,442 --> 00:07:13,610 Jessica it is. 159 00:07:13,678 --> 00:07:15,445 Ready to serve. 160 00:07:15,513 --> 00:07:17,414 I need you on Paul Porter. 161 00:07:17,482 --> 00:07:20,150 - The bowtie guy? - Every case he has-- 162 00:07:20,218 --> 00:07:21,885 read, summarize, find weaknesses. 163 00:07:21,953 --> 00:07:23,053 I want to know everything he knows. 164 00:07:23,121 --> 00:07:24,287 - What, is he getting fired? - Nope. 165 00:07:24,355 --> 00:07:26,923 He's getting lunch. 166 00:07:26,991 --> 00:07:28,992 So, Hardman's back. 167 00:07:29,060 --> 00:07:31,194 It's interesting stuff, huh? 168 00:07:31,262 --> 00:07:32,762 Lots to talk about. 169 00:07:32,830 --> 00:07:35,031 Do you have a question, Louis? 170 00:07:35,099 --> 00:07:36,133 Yes. 171 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:40,237 I mean, you know Jessica. 172 00:07:40,304 --> 00:07:42,305 That's not a question. 173 00:07:42,373 --> 00:07:46,109 - She seems bothered. - Huh. Still not a question. 174 00:07:46,177 --> 00:07:47,911 Hardman was managing partner, now she's managing partner. 175 00:07:47,979 --> 00:07:49,246 Do you even know what a question is? 176 00:07:49,313 --> 00:07:51,414 Donna...look. I need information. 177 00:07:51,482 --> 00:07:53,583 Now I wanna know what the whole story is 178 00:07:53,651 --> 00:07:55,886 so I can formulate some sort of strategy. 179 00:07:55,953 --> 00:08:01,291 You mean formulate whose ass to kiss? 180 00:08:01,359 --> 00:08:03,226 I have two house seats to the stage reading 181 00:08:03,294 --> 00:08:05,996 of a new Albee play. 182 00:08:06,063 --> 00:08:08,598 - Edward Albee? - Yes. 183 00:08:08,666 --> 00:08:10,767 Meryl Streep... 184 00:08:10,835 --> 00:08:14,004 and Glenn Close. 185 00:08:14,071 --> 00:08:15,639 No! 186 00:08:15,706 --> 00:08:19,242 - We can go. - No. No. 187 00:08:26,884 --> 00:08:29,452 I cannot tell you what I do not know, Louis. 188 00:08:33,524 --> 00:08:34,457 Okay. 189 00:08:34,525 --> 00:08:37,761 Well, you know where they are. 190 00:08:37,828 --> 00:08:40,997 Curtain's at 8:00. 191 00:08:53,044 --> 00:08:55,979 Hi. 192 00:08:56,047 --> 00:08:58,014 Wait a minute, I kiss you like that 193 00:08:58,082 --> 00:08:59,816 and all you have to say to me is "hi"? 194 00:08:59,884 --> 00:09:00,951 Come on, admit it. 195 00:09:01,018 --> 00:09:02,652 I kind of rocked your world. 196 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:07,157 Look, Mike, it was a good kiss, but... 197 00:09:07,225 --> 00:09:08,892 Oh... 198 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,195 Jenny? 199 00:09:12,263 --> 00:09:17,200 We broke up. 200 00:09:17,268 --> 00:09:23,139 It turns out I kind of have feelings for this other girl. 201 00:09:23,207 --> 00:09:26,810 So...it's over? 202 00:09:31,182 --> 00:09:33,750 Well, um, in that case, 203 00:09:33,818 --> 00:09:36,553 then, yes, it was a good kiss. 204 00:09:36,621 --> 00:09:41,691 But just so we're clear, I rocked your world. 205 00:09:41,759 --> 00:09:46,229 You did. 206 00:09:46,297 --> 00:09:47,964 Now tell me what would you say... 207 00:09:48,032 --> 00:09:50,133 to helping me with my work 208 00:09:50,201 --> 00:09:52,802 in a professional capacity? 209 00:09:52,870 --> 00:09:54,938 Smooth. 210 00:09:55,006 --> 00:09:56,873 Actually, you know what, you could. 211 00:09:56,941 --> 00:09:59,442 I have to summarize all those cases in bankruptcy over there. 212 00:09:59,510 --> 00:10:00,844 It's funny because I have to summarize 213 00:10:00,911 --> 00:10:03,913 all of the cases at the firm. 214 00:10:03,981 --> 00:10:05,415 For Hardman. 215 00:10:05,483 --> 00:10:07,917 Ooh. 216 00:10:07,985 --> 00:10:09,619 So you don't like him. I don't. 217 00:10:09,687 --> 00:10:14,090 You wanna tell me why over dinner? 218 00:10:14,158 --> 00:10:15,859 - Are you asking me out-- - On a date? 219 00:10:15,926 --> 00:10:18,295 Yeah, I am. 220 00:10:18,362 --> 00:10:19,462 To talk about Hardman? 221 00:10:19,530 --> 00:10:20,764 Hardman who? 222 00:10:20,831 --> 00:10:22,599 No, I wanna talk about our kiss. 223 00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:24,234 And when I say, "talk about," I mean repeat. 224 00:10:24,302 --> 00:10:26,202 And when I say, "kiss," I mean-- 225 00:10:26,270 --> 00:10:28,238 Redacting all those phone calls 226 00:10:28,306 --> 00:10:29,472 in the Slessinger filing. 227 00:10:29,540 --> 00:10:31,541 Mmhmm. Getting better. 228 00:10:31,609 --> 00:10:33,310 - Quick study. - A date it is. 229 00:10:33,377 --> 00:10:34,477 And by "date" I mean-- 230 00:10:34,545 --> 00:10:37,981 - Okay, no more of this. - Yeah, of course. 231 00:10:42,386 --> 00:10:45,655 So this is what it's like, huh? 232 00:10:45,723 --> 00:10:47,023 This is what what's like? 233 00:10:47,091 --> 00:10:51,061 Being closed by Harvey Specter. 234 00:10:51,128 --> 00:10:52,829 I don't resent it. 235 00:10:52,897 --> 00:10:54,497 It's a great meal, great table. 236 00:10:54,565 --> 00:10:56,700 But let's not pretend it's not self-serving. 237 00:10:56,767 --> 00:10:59,302 Hardman is back. 238 00:10:59,370 --> 00:11:01,237 Jessica doesn't want to go back to the kitchen. 239 00:11:01,305 --> 00:11:04,407 Jessica Pearson was never the "housewife." 240 00:11:04,475 --> 00:11:07,577 You know where my office is, Harvey? 241 00:11:07,645 --> 00:11:09,245 46. 242 00:11:09,313 --> 00:11:12,682 I've been knocked down three floors in five years 243 00:11:12,750 --> 00:11:14,584 on Jessica's watch. 244 00:11:14,652 --> 00:11:15,885 We have to look into that. 245 00:11:15,953 --> 00:11:17,487 I don't want a new office. 246 00:11:17,555 --> 00:11:19,089 I want respect. 247 00:11:19,156 --> 00:11:22,926 What you want is for someone to help you with Madison 25. 248 00:11:22,993 --> 00:11:24,961 You've done your homework. 249 00:11:25,029 --> 00:11:27,263 You are about to lose a huge client, Paul. 250 00:11:27,331 --> 00:11:28,331 I don't want to close you. 251 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:29,766 Let me close him. 252 00:11:29,834 --> 00:11:32,802 The problem is Tom Klapperich. He's like you. 253 00:11:32,870 --> 00:11:35,338 He thinks he knows better than everyone. 254 00:11:35,406 --> 00:11:37,440 Truth is he doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. 255 00:11:37,508 --> 00:11:39,609 He needs to declare bankruptcy 256 00:11:39,677 --> 00:11:40,844 and he doesn't wanna hear that. 257 00:11:40,911 --> 00:11:42,212 Well, let me keep him in the family 258 00:11:42,279 --> 00:11:46,015 in exchange for backing Jessica. 259 00:11:46,083 --> 00:11:48,451 Well, you close him, then we'll talk. 260 00:11:48,519 --> 00:11:50,453 That's not so reassuring. 261 00:11:50,521 --> 00:11:53,189 You came to me. 262 00:11:53,257 --> 00:11:55,725 I didn't come to you. 263 00:11:55,793 --> 00:11:57,260 I'll see you on the first tee. 264 00:11:57,328 --> 00:11:59,562 No, you won't. 265 00:11:59,630 --> 00:12:01,798 Oh, is this where you make your threat? 266 00:12:01,866 --> 00:12:04,067 I've had the carrot, now I get the stick? 267 00:12:04,135 --> 00:12:06,102 That's not my style. 268 00:12:06,170 --> 00:12:08,505 The person you're gonna meet on the tee is Fred Couples. 269 00:12:08,572 --> 00:12:10,507 And just so we're clear, 270 00:12:10,574 --> 00:12:14,177 that's being closed by Harvey Specter. 271 00:12:23,083 --> 00:12:24,670 Let's talk football. 272 00:12:24,695 --> 00:12:27,664 Peyton Manning goes down you lose your first 13 games. 273 00:12:28,393 --> 00:12:30,778 You gotta protect your assets and build for the future. 274 00:12:30,781 --> 00:12:32,281 You don't wanna pay 28 million for a guy 275 00:12:32,349 --> 00:12:33,883 who may not play next year. 276 00:12:33,951 --> 00:12:35,118 So what do you do? 277 00:12:35,185 --> 00:12:36,119 You move on. 278 00:12:36,186 --> 00:12:37,887 The season isn't over, Harvey. 279 00:12:37,955 --> 00:12:39,822 You're 200 million in the red 280 00:12:39,890 --> 00:12:42,158 with 1/4 billion due in two days. 281 00:12:42,226 --> 00:12:45,828 Madison 25 is going to be built. 282 00:12:45,896 --> 00:12:49,866 Madison 25 should be built, but the market's changed. 283 00:12:49,933 --> 00:12:51,868 Vacancies are up, rents are down, 284 00:12:51,935 --> 00:12:53,536 and you can't take out a loan against your future 285 00:12:53,604 --> 00:12:55,004 if the money's never gonna flow. 286 00:12:55,072 --> 00:12:57,373 It's time to protect your franchise. 287 00:12:57,441 --> 00:12:58,775 Really? I should just skate 288 00:12:58,842 --> 00:13:00,810 while the hundreds of contractors and subcontractors 289 00:13:00,878 --> 00:13:02,912 that I've made financial commitments to, 290 00:13:02,980 --> 00:13:05,214 they should just wait in line with their hands held out, 291 00:13:05,282 --> 00:13:06,883 hoping for 50¢ on the dollar? 292 00:13:06,950 --> 00:13:09,519 They know how the business works. 293 00:13:09,586 --> 00:13:11,921 Look, I know that Paul feels I should protect myself. 294 00:13:11,989 --> 00:13:13,022 I should protect my family business, 295 00:13:13,090 --> 00:13:15,958 but I want to protect my family name. 296 00:13:16,026 --> 00:13:19,362 There's no shame in declaring bankruptcy, okay? 297 00:13:19,430 --> 00:13:21,297 It's a tool that will allow you to survive. 298 00:13:21,365 --> 00:13:23,666 Wanna know the kind of guy I am, Harvey? 299 00:13:23,734 --> 00:13:25,668 I'm the kind of guy, 300 00:13:25,736 --> 00:13:29,305 that when the clock says, "The game's over, take a knee," 301 00:13:29,373 --> 00:13:31,307 that's when I throw a hail Mary. 302 00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:34,477 Everybody throws a hail Mary when they got nothing to lose. 303 00:13:34,545 --> 00:13:36,846 You got something to lose. 304 00:13:36,914 --> 00:13:38,481 I like long odds. 305 00:13:38,549 --> 00:13:41,484 Let's just say, I won't declare bankruptcy. 306 00:13:41,552 --> 00:13:44,420 What are my other options? 307 00:13:44,488 --> 00:13:47,256 I have an idea. 308 00:13:57,668 --> 00:13:58,801 You were right... 309 00:13:58,869 --> 00:14:00,336 about Hardman and Jessica. 310 00:14:00,404 --> 00:14:04,040 - You want something from me. - I do. 311 00:14:04,107 --> 00:14:06,509 Mike needs an extension on a $1/4 billion loan. 312 00:14:06,577 --> 00:14:08,945 And you want me to believe that you're here for Mike? 313 00:14:09,012 --> 00:14:10,046 Yes. 314 00:14:10,113 --> 00:14:12,215 - Mm-mm. - Mm-mm. 315 00:14:12,282 --> 00:14:14,617 Harvey needs me. 316 00:14:14,685 --> 00:14:17,587 I know you're amazing at dealing with banks, Louis. 317 00:14:17,654 --> 00:14:18,855 What, do you think 318 00:14:18,922 --> 00:14:20,623 I'm gonna fall for that shit? 319 00:14:20,691 --> 00:14:24,060 I mean just, like, the best. 320 00:14:27,364 --> 00:14:28,464 What bank? 321 00:14:28,532 --> 00:14:29,932 - National Metropolitan. - The gatekeeper? 322 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,135 Elaine Cohen? Exactly. 323 00:14:33,203 --> 00:14:36,038 So, you think you can get him in? 324 00:14:36,106 --> 00:14:39,141 Well, you know I can get him in. 325 00:14:39,209 --> 00:14:42,044 But you also know I can keep him out. 326 00:14:42,112 --> 00:14:43,579 Okay, what's it gonna take? 327 00:14:43,647 --> 00:14:45,214 Five details of the Pearson Hardman divide. 328 00:14:45,282 --> 00:14:46,716 - No. No. - Three? One? 329 00:14:46,783 --> 00:14:50,052 One. 330 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,409 And I get the Albee tickets. 331 00:14:53,894 --> 00:14:55,583 We get the Albee tickets. 332 00:15:00,464 --> 00:15:01,731 Tell a soul, deal's off. 333 00:15:01,798 --> 00:15:06,936 Done. 334 00:15:07,004 --> 00:15:08,404 I love Tom. 335 00:15:08,472 --> 00:15:10,306 I love Madison 25, really. 336 00:15:10,374 --> 00:15:12,141 But I'm afraid if you look at the fine print, 337 00:15:12,209 --> 00:15:13,809 the terms of the loan are what they are, 338 00:15:13,877 --> 00:15:15,177 and what they aren't 339 00:15:15,245 --> 00:15:17,547 is subject to renegotiation. Are you kidding me? 340 00:15:17,614 --> 00:15:19,615 The terms of loans are adjusted all the time. 341 00:15:19,683 --> 00:15:21,684 And you can see he has the assets. 342 00:15:21,752 --> 00:15:23,853 What I see? 343 00:15:23,921 --> 00:15:28,224 Is that I'm gonna have to give you a 50% haircut on that. 344 00:15:28,292 --> 00:15:29,559 That is not liquid. 345 00:15:29,626 --> 00:15:31,727 You're never gonna be able to sell 346 00:15:31,795 --> 00:15:34,230 a minority partnership interest, and that-- 347 00:15:34,298 --> 00:15:36,299 a monkey could tell you could never monetize that. 348 00:15:36,366 --> 00:15:38,067 You know what else a monkey could tell you? 349 00:15:38,135 --> 00:15:41,671 You're about to ruin a property that will make you millions. 350 00:15:41,738 --> 00:15:44,273 I'm so sorry, gentlemen, but this is not 2007. 351 00:15:44,341 --> 00:15:46,676 We don't play that game anymore. 352 00:15:46,743 --> 00:15:48,945 The days of you high-flying people 353 00:15:49,012 --> 00:15:50,713 claiming you're richer than God 354 00:15:50,781 --> 00:15:53,449 when all you're really doing is moving assets around are over. 355 00:15:53,517 --> 00:15:54,817 Today we're gonna take a look up your skirt 356 00:15:54,885 --> 00:15:56,352 and see what you have. 357 00:15:56,420 --> 00:16:00,990 And I'm afraid you don't have much. 358 00:16:03,393 --> 00:16:04,393 - She actually said that? - Yes. 359 00:16:04,461 --> 00:16:05,595 Please don't make me relive it. 360 00:16:05,662 --> 00:16:08,497 As it is, I may drink a lot on our date. 361 00:16:08,565 --> 00:16:11,901 You know, if we're really gonna do this, 362 00:16:11,969 --> 00:16:15,538 we should probably be careful talking about it here. 363 00:16:15,606 --> 00:16:17,340 Oh, you're right. Yeah. 364 00:16:17,407 --> 00:16:19,742 We should definitely set some dating ground rules. 365 00:16:19,810 --> 00:16:21,243 You're not taking me home, to my place or yours. 366 00:16:21,311 --> 00:16:25,648 Whoa, okay, I'm not talking about ground rules for sex. 367 00:16:25,716 --> 00:16:28,884 I'm talking about ground rules for keeping this thing quiet. 368 00:16:28,952 --> 00:16:32,722 Oh. So you think if we went to my place or yours, 369 00:16:32,789 --> 00:16:35,625 that means sex? 370 00:16:35,692 --> 00:16:38,894 Uh, no. I mean-- 371 00:16:38,962 --> 00:16:40,663 you-- 372 00:16:40,731 --> 00:16:42,164 Uh-- 373 00:16:42,232 --> 00:16:44,667 What I meant was that I know you didn't want to date anyone 374 00:16:44,735 --> 00:16:48,070 in the office, and I assume you have a reason for that. 375 00:16:48,138 --> 00:16:49,271 Oh, okay, there is. 376 00:16:49,339 --> 00:16:51,841 There's a story. I see it right there. 377 00:16:51,908 --> 00:16:52,975 There's no story there. I dated someone here once. 378 00:16:53,043 --> 00:16:54,644 It didn't work out. That's it. 379 00:16:54,711 --> 00:16:56,979 No more questions. Those are my ground rules. 380 00:16:57,047 --> 00:16:59,915 Hmm, note to self: touchy about dating history. 381 00:16:59,983 --> 00:17:01,851 Wow, I smell pheromones in the air. 382 00:17:01,918 --> 00:17:06,222 Which suggests to me, Ms. Zane, that you failed to grasp 383 00:17:06,289 --> 00:17:08,090 the importance of the task that I assigned. 384 00:17:08,158 --> 00:17:09,325 Or unless you're done. 385 00:17:09,393 --> 00:17:10,326 - Well, I-- - No? 386 00:17:10,394 --> 00:17:11,827 You do realize you asked her 387 00:17:11,895 --> 00:17:14,830 to summarize every case in the firm, right? 388 00:17:14,898 --> 00:17:16,932 I'm so sorry, was I talking to you? 389 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,168 Because I already did your job for you. 390 00:17:19,236 --> 00:17:21,637 Actually, the bank didn't budge. 391 00:17:21,705 --> 00:17:24,173 I got you in, Michael. 392 00:17:24,241 --> 00:17:26,909 What, do you expect me to do everything? 393 00:17:26,977 --> 00:17:29,712 Now, do I have to gather every first year 394 00:17:29,780 --> 00:17:32,148 and make them stay the night because the paralegal 395 00:17:32,215 --> 00:17:34,150 was too busy flirting and couldn't get it done? 396 00:17:34,217 --> 00:17:38,754 Actually, all the associates are leaving early tonight. 397 00:17:38,822 --> 00:17:40,189 Excuse me? 398 00:17:40,257 --> 00:17:43,859 Yeah, Hardman invited everyone to his box at the Garden. 399 00:17:43,927 --> 00:17:46,896 Springsteen. 400 00:17:46,963 --> 00:17:49,098 The boss? 401 00:17:49,166 --> 00:17:53,235 Wait, didn't he invite you? 402 00:17:55,939 --> 00:17:57,173 You think I want to spend my evening with a bunch of 403 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:58,641 douche bag associates at a concert 404 00:17:58,709 --> 00:18:01,844 given by a goddamn octogenarian? 405 00:18:01,912 --> 00:18:04,213 Get it done. 406 00:18:16,393 --> 00:18:19,295 If I wanted to sink his business to keep his business, 407 00:18:19,362 --> 00:18:21,197 I could have done that myself. 408 00:18:21,264 --> 00:18:23,733 Hello, Paul. Make yourself at home. 409 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,635 You made him think he could risk, not just this project, 410 00:18:26,703 --> 00:18:29,972 but everything he owns, on a personal guarantee. 411 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,541 Are you crazy? What I am, Paul, 412 00:18:32,609 --> 00:18:36,645 is working my ass off to make your client happy. 413 00:18:36,713 --> 00:18:39,215 You think I haven't tried everything 414 00:18:39,282 --> 00:18:41,417 to keep his dream alive? 415 00:18:41,485 --> 00:18:43,419 The fact is, the bank is going to foreclose. 416 00:18:43,487 --> 00:18:44,653 Tom needs to be protected, 417 00:18:44,721 --> 00:18:47,690 and your plan is too big a risk. 418 00:18:47,758 --> 00:18:48,758 For you, yes, but not for Tom, 419 00:18:48,825 --> 00:18:50,392 and as I understand it, we work for him. 420 00:18:50,460 --> 00:18:51,494 No, no, no, no. 421 00:18:51,561 --> 00:18:53,763 I work for him. 422 00:18:53,830 --> 00:18:55,831 You are working for me. 423 00:18:55,899 --> 00:18:57,566 I said he needed to declare bankruptcy, 424 00:18:57,634 --> 00:19:01,604 but, oh, you-- you played it your way. 425 00:19:01,671 --> 00:19:06,108 Well, Jessica may give you free rein to do that, 426 00:19:06,176 --> 00:19:08,577 but I can't imagine Hardman will. 427 00:19:08,645 --> 00:19:13,249 You know, Paul, couples passed on a little tip for you. 428 00:19:13,316 --> 00:19:16,685 He said your game was weak because you were too cautious. 429 00:19:16,753 --> 00:19:20,122 I said, "It's not your game, it's who you are." 430 00:19:27,264 --> 00:19:33,135 Harvey, I may have been knocked down to the 46th floor, 431 00:19:33,203 --> 00:19:35,271 but bankruptcy 432 00:19:35,338 --> 00:19:40,876 is on the rise. 433 00:19:40,944 --> 00:19:45,981 My influence in this firm is not nothing. 434 00:19:50,287 --> 00:19:52,922 You get Tom to sign those papers. 435 00:19:52,989 --> 00:19:57,793 Is that a threat? 436 00:19:57,861 --> 00:19:59,762 I don't make threats. 437 00:19:59,830 --> 00:20:03,699 I just do what I do. 438 00:20:19,990 --> 00:20:21,323 You find anything? 439 00:20:21,391 --> 00:20:23,192 Oh, I'm gonna make Paul love you. 440 00:20:23,260 --> 00:20:25,327 That's doubtful. He got wind of our little maneuver. 441 00:20:25,395 --> 00:20:26,495 What? 442 00:20:26,563 --> 00:20:28,497 You said "got wind." 443 00:20:28,565 --> 00:20:31,267 Anyway, I have another maneuver. 444 00:20:31,334 --> 00:20:32,501 A better one. 445 00:20:32,569 --> 00:20:34,503 Paul says we tell Tom there's no other way. 446 00:20:34,571 --> 00:20:35,871 But there is another way. 447 00:20:35,939 --> 00:20:37,139 Oh, wait, you don't even want to hear it? 448 00:20:37,207 --> 00:20:38,541 Of course I want to hear it. 449 00:20:38,608 --> 00:20:41,243 Since when do I take marching orders from a bow tie? 450 00:20:41,311 --> 00:20:42,378 There are eight projects being built 451 00:20:42,445 --> 00:20:44,346 in the two blocks around Madison 25. 452 00:20:44,414 --> 00:20:46,081 Every one of them started after it. 453 00:20:46,149 --> 00:20:48,317 Madison 25 is the centerpiece of the whole development. 454 00:20:48,385 --> 00:20:50,486 If it's not finished, they're all worthless. 455 00:20:50,554 --> 00:20:52,421 That's not the bank's problem. 456 00:20:52,489 --> 00:20:55,224 But it is, 'cause guess what six of these buildings 457 00:20:55,292 --> 00:20:59,228 have in common. 458 00:20:59,296 --> 00:21:00,996 National's backing them all? 459 00:21:01,064 --> 00:21:03,833 Doesn't make sense for them to foreclose and devalue 460 00:21:03,900 --> 00:21:04,867 all their other projects. 461 00:21:04,935 --> 00:21:06,836 Unless they have another agenda. 462 00:21:06,903 --> 00:21:11,607 Huh, I wonder where we could ever find evidence of that? 463 00:21:11,675 --> 00:21:13,909 Think that helps us? 464 00:21:13,977 --> 00:21:15,778 I think we can take this to the bank. 465 00:21:15,846 --> 00:21:16,979 Now, you see, that's funny 466 00:21:17,047 --> 00:21:18,514 because we're actually going to a bank. 467 00:21:18,582 --> 00:21:22,551 That's good. 468 00:21:26,423 --> 00:21:28,824 Twice in one day, Mr. Specter. 469 00:21:28,892 --> 00:21:30,793 I understand how your client must feel. 470 00:21:30,861 --> 00:21:32,428 Actually, he's feeling fantastic. 471 00:21:32,495 --> 00:21:33,896 You know why that is? 472 00:21:33,964 --> 00:21:36,966 'Cause I told him the balloon payment's going away. 473 00:21:37,033 --> 00:21:40,436 Okay, I'll bite. Why is it going away? 474 00:21:40,503 --> 00:21:41,804 Because as much as people hate lawyers, 475 00:21:41,872 --> 00:21:43,706 you know who they hate more? Bankers. 476 00:21:43,773 --> 00:21:45,541 After all, you were the ones 477 00:21:45,609 --> 00:21:47,509 that got us into this recession in the first place, right? 478 00:21:47,577 --> 00:21:50,512 Oh, gentlemen. I do not need a history lesson. 479 00:21:50,580 --> 00:21:52,281 Then let's talk about the future. 480 00:21:52,349 --> 00:21:55,551 What happens to Madison 25 after you force it into bankruptcy? 481 00:21:55,619 --> 00:21:58,120 Maybe someone steps in and finishes it. 482 00:21:58,188 --> 00:21:59,822 Someone whose recent merger leaves them 483 00:21:59,890 --> 00:22:01,957 needing a large downtown address? 484 00:22:02,025 --> 00:22:03,292 Oh, now that you mention it, 485 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:05,127 there's a little item in your shareholder letter 486 00:22:05,195 --> 00:22:07,630 about the search for a new corporate headquarters. 487 00:22:07,697 --> 00:22:10,132 - Yeah, I like to read. - Well, I don't-- 488 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:11,867 You intend to leverage this foreclosure 489 00:22:11,935 --> 00:22:14,069 to get a prime piece of real estate at a song. 490 00:22:14,137 --> 00:22:17,306 You see, Elaine, we looked up your skirt. 491 00:22:17,374 --> 00:22:18,674 And the six clients you represent 492 00:22:18,742 --> 00:22:20,809 surrounding Madison 25-- well, it turns out 493 00:22:20,877 --> 00:22:22,912 Pearson Hardman actually reps three of them. 494 00:22:22,979 --> 00:22:25,180 And when the other three find out about what you've done, 495 00:22:25,248 --> 00:22:26,882 which will happen right after I leave here, 496 00:22:26,950 --> 00:22:28,484 we'll rep all six. 497 00:22:28,551 --> 00:22:30,719 And when we move their business elsewhere, 498 00:22:30,787 --> 00:22:33,555 they'll take roughly, mm-- 499 00:22:33,623 --> 00:22:35,958 Mm, a shitload of money out of your bank. 500 00:22:36,026 --> 00:22:38,928 - Shitload? - Well, give or take. 501 00:22:44,067 --> 00:22:47,269 It's important that nobody knows about this. 502 00:22:47,337 --> 00:22:49,672 I've never... 503 00:22:49,739 --> 00:22:52,875 done anything like this before. 504 00:22:52,943 --> 00:22:56,645 Louis, there's nothing to be ashamed of. 505 00:22:56,713 --> 00:22:58,314 Exploring your options is something 506 00:22:58,381 --> 00:23:01,250 everybody does these days. 507 00:23:01,318 --> 00:23:03,085 Sometimes you're in a relationship, 508 00:23:03,153 --> 00:23:05,054 they take you for granted. 509 00:23:05,121 --> 00:23:08,257 You shouldn't be taken for granted. 510 00:23:08,325 --> 00:23:10,526 I wouldn't take you for granted. 511 00:23:10,593 --> 00:23:12,728 I've never even considered this. 512 00:23:12,796 --> 00:23:14,930 Really? People do it all the time. 513 00:23:14,998 --> 00:23:16,165 Well, not me. 514 00:23:16,232 --> 00:23:17,900 I never even let myself think it, let alone-- 515 00:23:17,968 --> 00:23:19,568 Sometimes, Louis, 516 00:23:19,636 --> 00:23:21,937 the only way to move on 517 00:23:22,005 --> 00:23:26,942 is try something new. 518 00:23:27,010 --> 00:23:28,911 You're trying to seduce me. 519 00:23:28,979 --> 00:23:32,014 I'm merely saying, 520 00:23:32,082 --> 00:23:34,984 if Jessica Pearson can't see the quality of the work that you do, 521 00:23:35,051 --> 00:23:37,453 I know half a dozen firms who will. 522 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,355 Litt, nothing, and nobody. 523 00:23:39,422 --> 00:23:41,357 I mean, who does she think she is? 524 00:23:41,424 --> 00:23:44,460 So... high and mighty. 525 00:23:44,527 --> 00:23:48,430 The question isn't, "Can I get you an offer?" 526 00:23:48,498 --> 00:23:51,500 It's, "How good an offer can I get you?" 527 00:23:55,138 --> 00:23:57,439 Uh, solicitation. 528 00:23:57,507 --> 00:24:00,476 Drugs and prostitution, that's what you think of me? 529 00:24:00,543 --> 00:24:01,910 I've guessed everything else. 530 00:24:01,978 --> 00:24:03,612 Okay, what were you arrested for? 531 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:04,747 Uh, jaywalking? Murder? 532 00:24:04,814 --> 00:24:06,382 Spill it. 533 00:24:06,449 --> 00:24:07,583 Nope, mm-mm. 534 00:24:07,650 --> 00:24:10,185 I will have to remain a mystery to you. 535 00:24:10,253 --> 00:24:12,054 So, um-- 536 00:24:12,122 --> 00:24:14,223 it was a nice date. Great restaurant. 537 00:24:14,290 --> 00:24:17,726 - I actually picked it myself. - Did you? 538 00:24:17,794 --> 00:24:20,462 I actually asked Donna myself. 539 00:24:20,530 --> 00:24:24,099 See, honesty, I-I love that in a man. 540 00:24:28,772 --> 00:24:30,873 Uh 541 00:24:30,940 --> 00:24:32,441 Um-- 542 00:24:32,509 --> 00:24:36,912 Look, I know that we joked about not 543 00:24:36,980 --> 00:24:39,915 going home together-- 544 00:24:44,054 --> 00:24:47,956 I think you were right, so-- 545 00:24:48,024 --> 00:24:50,626 you know, if we're gonna do this, let's-- 546 00:24:50,693 --> 00:24:53,195 let's do it right. 547 00:24:53,263 --> 00:24:56,665 Okay. 548 00:24:59,436 --> 00:25:03,038 Yeah. Let's do it right. 549 00:25:09,212 --> 00:25:11,613 Good night. 550 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:25,227 Remind me to move. 551 00:25:25,295 --> 00:25:27,096 No forwarding address. Come to think of it, 552 00:25:27,163 --> 00:25:28,764 how did you get my address in the first place? 553 00:25:28,832 --> 00:25:30,332 That's a nice tux. Where were you tonight? 554 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,434 It's not where I was, it's where I'm going. 555 00:25:32,502 --> 00:25:34,570 You're going out now? 556 00:25:34,637 --> 00:25:36,738 Oh, I know, it's already past your bedtime. 557 00:25:36,806 --> 00:25:37,806 Go. 558 00:25:37,874 --> 00:25:38,907 So listen, 559 00:25:38,975 --> 00:25:40,876 everything became clear tonight, okay? 560 00:25:40,944 --> 00:25:43,579 - I was out with Rachel-- - Oh, gosh, here it comes. 561 00:25:43,646 --> 00:25:46,048 Days of Our Lives. I'm serious, okay? 562 00:25:46,116 --> 00:25:49,218 I need to--I need to talk to you about this. 563 00:25:49,285 --> 00:25:52,554 I need to tell you something. Listen-- 564 00:25:52,622 --> 00:25:53,922 I need to make sure that you understand that I-- 565 00:25:53,990 --> 00:25:55,924 Look, I understand. I think we've covered this. 566 00:25:55,992 --> 00:25:57,526 I'm not interested in your personal life. 567 00:25:57,594 --> 00:26:01,196 I realize that because you don't have one. 568 00:26:01,264 --> 00:26:03,599 Oh, yeah, great, you're an international man of mystery, 569 00:26:03,666 --> 00:26:05,501 but I'm not you, all right? 570 00:26:05,568 --> 00:26:06,668 I want a personal life. 571 00:26:06,736 --> 00:26:10,038 And I don't want to be a liar, so... 572 00:26:10,106 --> 00:26:13,308 I'm gonna tell Rachel. Everything. 573 00:26:13,376 --> 00:26:15,310 No, you're not. 574 00:26:15,378 --> 00:26:18,280 All these lies keep coming back to haunt me, Harvey. 575 00:26:18,348 --> 00:26:19,348 All right, I-I can't do it. 576 00:26:19,415 --> 00:26:20,816 I-I can't live my life that way. 577 00:26:20,884 --> 00:26:22,117 I wanted to tell you, 578 00:26:22,185 --> 00:26:24,786 now you know. 579 00:26:24,854 --> 00:26:28,757 Have fun in Monte Carlo. 580 00:26:28,825 --> 00:26:30,025 What the hell is wrong with you? 581 00:26:30,093 --> 00:26:31,927 - Harvey, please-- - After everything I did 582 00:26:31,995 --> 00:26:33,996 to keep your job, you're just gonna start spreading it around 583 00:26:34,063 --> 00:26:36,365 that you're a fraud? I'm not spreading it around. 584 00:26:36,432 --> 00:26:38,167 I'm telling Rachel. She's on our side. 585 00:26:38,234 --> 00:26:39,334 No, she's not. 586 00:26:39,402 --> 00:26:40,969 Because when you do something stupid, 587 00:26:41,037 --> 00:26:43,205 which won't take very long, you don't know what she'll do. 588 00:26:43,273 --> 00:26:44,673 Harvey, I understand-- 589 00:26:44,741 --> 00:26:46,375 No, what you fail to understand 590 00:26:46,442 --> 00:26:48,243 is our firm is under attack. 591 00:26:48,311 --> 00:26:50,712 And if this gets to Hardman, we're done. 592 00:26:50,780 --> 00:26:54,816 You, me, and Jessica. 593 00:26:54,884 --> 00:26:57,286 You want to take down the firm, Mike? 594 00:26:57,353 --> 00:26:59,555 So you can get laid? 595 00:26:59,622 --> 00:27:01,423 Hey, maybe for you relationships are all about 596 00:27:01,491 --> 00:27:02,591 getting laid, but not for me. 597 00:27:02,659 --> 00:27:04,059 I actually care about her. 598 00:27:04,127 --> 00:27:05,594 Weren't you just with that other girl last week? 599 00:27:05,662 --> 00:27:06,962 Isn't that what led to Jessica making me 600 00:27:07,030 --> 00:27:09,064 fire you in the first place? What are you saying? 601 00:27:09,132 --> 00:27:10,465 You're saying that I can't date Rachel? 602 00:27:10,533 --> 00:27:12,801 Date Rachel! Or don't, I don't care. 603 00:27:12,869 --> 00:27:14,469 But you're not gonna tell her. 604 00:27:14,537 --> 00:27:16,238 I can't be in a relationship based on a lie. 605 00:27:16,306 --> 00:27:17,940 Then I guess you have your answer. 606 00:27:18,007 --> 00:27:19,808 But being honest with her about this? 607 00:27:19,876 --> 00:27:22,911 - That is off the table. - There is no "about this." 608 00:27:22,979 --> 00:27:25,147 I'm either honest with her, or I'm not. 609 00:27:25,215 --> 00:27:27,216 You tell her, and you're done. 610 00:27:44,460 --> 00:27:49,197 I really do need to move. 611 00:27:49,265 --> 00:27:51,733 I'm telling you, you better be here to tell me that I was-- 612 00:27:51,801 --> 00:27:55,970 Jessica. Come on in. 613 00:27:56,038 --> 00:27:58,139 I just got a call from the bank. 614 00:27:58,207 --> 00:28:01,743 And you ran right over to tell me I was awesome. 615 00:28:01,811 --> 00:28:04,646 You are decidedly not awesome. 616 00:28:04,714 --> 00:28:06,181 Oh, I beg to differ. 617 00:28:06,248 --> 00:28:08,917 I just strong-armed one of the premier financial institutions 618 00:28:08,984 --> 00:28:11,986 in this country into allowing our client to pursue his dreams. 619 00:28:12,054 --> 00:28:14,089 That's almost patriotic. 620 00:28:14,156 --> 00:28:16,391 Did you really miss the point of what I asked you to do, 621 00:28:16,459 --> 00:28:19,127 or can you just not help being a dick? 622 00:28:19,195 --> 00:28:20,628 My word this time. 623 00:28:20,696 --> 00:28:21,730 Jessica-- 624 00:28:21,797 --> 00:28:24,933 Your job was to make Paul happy, 625 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,235 not take over a case and do it your way. 626 00:28:27,303 --> 00:28:30,071 - The client's way. - No, it's the client's way 627 00:28:30,139 --> 00:28:31,840 because you told the client it could be done. 628 00:28:31,907 --> 00:28:33,408 And I was right! 629 00:28:33,476 --> 00:28:35,910 And yet the experts, 630 00:28:35,978 --> 00:28:38,613 the people I pay to know bankruptcy 631 00:28:38,681 --> 00:28:40,315 feel that Paul's client-- 632 00:28:40,382 --> 00:28:43,585 oh, yes, Harvey, Paul's client-- 633 00:28:43,652 --> 00:28:45,286 stands to put more money at risk 634 00:28:45,354 --> 00:28:47,489 when he can get out now and move on. 635 00:28:47,556 --> 00:28:49,691 This is better. This is a win-win. 636 00:28:49,759 --> 00:28:53,928 No, it's lose-lose, and I'm not losing this one. 637 00:28:53,996 --> 00:28:55,497 You are not to pitch this to the client. 638 00:28:55,564 --> 00:28:57,966 - I can't keep it from him. - You're not hearing me, Harvey. 639 00:28:58,033 --> 00:29:00,068 This isn't a discussion. 640 00:29:00,136 --> 00:29:02,904 Tell the client it didn't work. 641 00:29:02,972 --> 00:29:04,939 You tried, you failed. 642 00:29:05,007 --> 00:29:07,208 Move on. 643 00:29:07,276 --> 00:29:09,544 I'm sorry if Paul's ego is bruised-- 644 00:29:09,612 --> 00:29:13,014 This isn't about his ego. It's about yours. 645 00:29:13,082 --> 00:29:15,784 Make it go away, 646 00:29:15,851 --> 00:29:18,753 and then walk away. 647 00:29:32,468 --> 00:29:34,502 I even told him about the time I got arrested. 648 00:29:34,570 --> 00:29:37,906 It's crazy, it's like we can talk about anything. 649 00:29:37,973 --> 00:29:40,008 That's, um-- that's great. 650 00:29:40,075 --> 00:29:41,176 I can tell you're nervous. Don't be. 651 00:29:41,243 --> 00:29:42,644 We're gonna find a secret meeting spot 652 00:29:42,711 --> 00:29:44,179 somewhere outside of the office. 653 00:29:44,246 --> 00:29:47,749 No one here will have any idea what's going on. 654 00:29:47,817 --> 00:29:50,251 Watch this. 655 00:29:50,319 --> 00:29:52,153 Good morning, Mr. Ross. 656 00:29:52,221 --> 00:29:54,823 Eh... Uh, morning. 657 00:29:54,890 --> 00:29:57,192 You still need some work on that. 658 00:30:01,397 --> 00:30:05,066 Harvey told me. 659 00:30:05,134 --> 00:30:07,202 I know you work for him, but he's wrong about this. 660 00:30:07,269 --> 00:30:08,369 If he really cared about me, 661 00:30:08,437 --> 00:30:10,271 he wouldn't be handing out ultimatums. 662 00:30:10,339 --> 00:30:13,942 Ow. 663 00:30:14,009 --> 00:30:16,744 Do you like this office? 664 00:30:16,812 --> 00:30:19,180 Sure. 665 00:30:19,248 --> 00:30:21,783 Do you know how much Harvey likes this office? 666 00:30:21,851 --> 00:30:24,586 Harvey loves this office. 667 00:30:24,653 --> 00:30:27,021 But for you, he was willing to give it up. 668 00:30:27,089 --> 00:30:29,524 He's giving me his office? 669 00:30:29,592 --> 00:30:31,559 How do you think he kept your job, fraud man? 670 00:30:31,627 --> 00:30:35,029 Hmm? Because Harvey said it was a package deal. 671 00:30:35,097 --> 00:30:37,031 She fired you, she fired him. 672 00:30:37,099 --> 00:30:40,535 So before you go mouthing off about him not caring about you, 673 00:30:40,603 --> 00:30:41,803 you think about that. Wait a minute. 674 00:30:41,871 --> 00:30:47,442 He did that for me? 675 00:30:47,509 --> 00:30:51,045 I just-- 676 00:30:51,113 --> 00:30:53,848 what--what am I supposed to say to her? 677 00:30:53,916 --> 00:30:56,251 I mean, Rachel and I are both finally in the right place. 678 00:30:56,318 --> 00:31:00,889 I told her that I wanted this, and now-- 679 00:31:00,956 --> 00:31:02,657 I'm gonna look like such an asshole. 680 00:31:02,725 --> 00:31:06,127 Just do it gently. Firmly, but... 681 00:31:08,764 --> 00:31:10,365 Gently. 682 00:31:10,432 --> 00:31:15,937 - And--and that's gonna help? - No, probably not. 683 00:31:16,005 --> 00:31:19,574 How are we even supposed to work together after that, huh? 684 00:31:22,244 --> 00:31:25,914 It's possible. 685 00:31:29,151 --> 00:31:30,084 It is? 686 00:31:30,152 --> 00:31:34,822 It is. 687 00:31:34,890 --> 00:31:39,527 And how do you get from here to-- 688 00:31:39,595 --> 00:31:42,931 The feelings just go away. 689 00:31:42,998 --> 00:31:45,166 Eventually. 690 00:31:56,512 --> 00:31:57,946 Can I help you, Louis? 691 00:31:58,013 --> 00:31:59,247 Jessica, listen, um, 692 00:31:59,315 --> 00:32:00,848 I know you've got a lot going on right now, 693 00:32:00,916 --> 00:32:02,684 um, but I just wanted to tell you that I-- 694 00:32:02,751 --> 00:32:06,154 Jessica. We need to talk. 695 00:32:06,221 --> 00:32:08,790 Excuse me. Hi, I was-- 696 00:32:08,857 --> 00:32:14,162 Now. 697 00:32:14,229 --> 00:32:19,901 Never mind, it can wait. 698 00:32:19,969 --> 00:32:22,770 Yes, Paul? 699 00:32:22,838 --> 00:32:27,075 I want to make sure that you and I are on the same page. 700 00:32:27,142 --> 00:32:29,811 I gave you and Harvey an opportunity. 701 00:32:29,878 --> 00:32:32,046 I didn't give you a client. 702 00:32:32,114 --> 00:32:36,050 I am well aware of your position, Paul. 703 00:32:36,118 --> 00:32:38,920 If you'll excuse me? Mm. 704 00:32:51,567 --> 00:32:52,667 What? 705 00:32:52,735 --> 00:32:56,537 - Sorry, um-- - Oh, put it right here. 706 00:32:56,605 --> 00:33:01,909 And get out. 707 00:33:11,286 --> 00:33:16,491 Daniel Hardman? 708 00:33:27,369 --> 00:33:28,503 The XJS 5000 dictaphone? 709 00:33:28,570 --> 00:33:33,808 How the hell did he know? 710 00:33:57,032 --> 00:34:00,835 I heard the bank came through. 711 00:34:00,903 --> 00:34:05,206 Jessica told me to tank the deal. 712 00:34:05,274 --> 00:34:07,542 Sucks, doesn't it? 713 00:34:07,609 --> 00:34:11,012 Being told what to do. 714 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:14,082 What not to do. 715 00:34:14,149 --> 00:34:19,320 What are you gonna do about what we talked about? 716 00:34:19,388 --> 00:34:22,156 I don't know. 717 00:34:22,224 --> 00:34:24,125 I think you do know. 718 00:34:24,193 --> 00:34:25,660 I think you know what's right, 719 00:34:25,727 --> 00:34:29,530 whether I had to tell you or not. 720 00:34:37,339 --> 00:34:39,607 So, Tom. 721 00:34:39,675 --> 00:34:44,879 Harvey has something to tell you. 722 00:34:44,947 --> 00:34:48,783 Did you find me my miracle? 723 00:34:48,851 --> 00:34:51,786 The bank agreed to alter the terms of the loan. 724 00:34:51,854 --> 00:34:52,920 No balloon payment. 725 00:34:52,988 --> 00:34:54,222 Madison 25 is safe. No bankruptcy. 726 00:34:54,289 --> 00:34:57,091 Oh, oh, man. Thank you. 727 00:34:57,159 --> 00:35:00,228 Thank you so much. 728 00:35:00,295 --> 00:35:01,562 Well, Paul. Mm. 729 00:35:01,630 --> 00:35:03,731 Looks like you found me the right quarterback 730 00:35:03,799 --> 00:35:05,533 for the fourth quarter. 731 00:35:05,601 --> 00:35:07,735 I won't forget this. 732 00:35:07,803 --> 00:35:12,039 No, nor will I. 733 00:35:30,795 --> 00:35:33,863 I have been irritated by you, exasperated with you, 734 00:35:33,931 --> 00:35:36,399 and angry at you, 735 00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:39,302 but I never thought I'd feel betrayed by you. 736 00:35:39,370 --> 00:35:40,603 I put together a good deal. 737 00:35:40,671 --> 00:35:42,105 - It was a safe deal-- - I don't care. 738 00:35:42,173 --> 00:35:45,008 You just ensured that a voting partner would never back me. 739 00:35:45,076 --> 00:35:47,911 If his mother were dying of cancer and I saved her, 740 00:35:47,978 --> 00:35:49,512 I still wouldn't get his vote. 741 00:35:49,580 --> 00:35:50,713 I know you're angry, 742 00:35:50,781 --> 00:35:52,615 but I took the restructured deal to real estate. 743 00:35:52,683 --> 00:35:53,883 That puts them in your pocket. 744 00:35:53,951 --> 00:35:55,318 Real estate has always been in my pocket. 745 00:35:55,386 --> 00:35:56,953 It's only you they hated. 746 00:35:57,021 --> 00:35:58,354 And I'm beginning to understand why. 747 00:35:58,422 --> 00:36:01,324 - This isn't me against you. - Hardman is back. 748 00:36:01,392 --> 00:36:03,860 You were the one person I could trust. 749 00:36:03,928 --> 00:36:04,861 - Jessica-- - I've always known 750 00:36:04,929 --> 00:36:06,062 what you are, Harvey, 751 00:36:06,130 --> 00:36:09,065 and I thought that was my greatest asset. 752 00:36:09,133 --> 00:36:12,469 Now I'm wondering if you're not my biggest liability. 753 00:36:12,536 --> 00:36:14,637 This isn't about bankruptcy. 754 00:36:14,705 --> 00:36:16,106 You're still pissed off about Mike Ross. 755 00:36:16,173 --> 00:36:18,708 - Damn right I am. - I offered to walk away. 756 00:36:18,776 --> 00:36:20,877 That offer was bullshit, and you know it. 757 00:36:20,945 --> 00:36:23,079 You hired that kid to amuse yourself, 758 00:36:23,147 --> 00:36:24,647 and now I'm vulnerable. 759 00:36:24,715 --> 00:36:27,016 And after everything that's happened, 760 00:36:27,084 --> 00:36:32,122 you still couldn't put me ahead of you. 761 00:36:32,189 --> 00:36:34,190 The client asked me to save his dream. 762 00:36:34,258 --> 00:36:35,658 I did. 763 00:36:35,726 --> 00:36:37,660 You're actually starting to believe your own bullshit. 764 00:36:37,728 --> 00:36:40,296 - Jessica, come on. - Just go, Harvey. 765 00:36:40,364 --> 00:36:44,667 I will get past this. I will move on. 766 00:36:44,735 --> 00:36:48,404 And I will accept that at the end of the day, 767 00:36:48,472 --> 00:36:52,008 that I am alone in this. 768 00:37:16,033 --> 00:37:18,501 - Hey. - Hey. 769 00:37:18,569 --> 00:37:19,602 Four blocks from the office, 770 00:37:19,670 --> 00:37:21,504 I sort of love this clandestine thing. 771 00:37:21,572 --> 00:37:22,839 Kind of sexy, right? 772 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:25,041 Oh, thank you. 773 00:37:25,109 --> 00:37:26,809 Look, I was thinking about what you said last night, 774 00:37:26,877 --> 00:37:29,412 and you're right, I have been so scared about 775 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:33,082 taking the LSATs, I know I have. Rachel, I, uh- 776 00:37:33,150 --> 00:37:35,852 there's something I need to tell you. 777 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:39,589 We can't do this anymore. 778 00:37:39,657 --> 00:37:41,024 Okay. 779 00:37:41,091 --> 00:37:42,292 It's not that I don't want to-- 780 00:37:42,359 --> 00:37:43,626 Wait, where's this coming from? 781 00:37:43,694 --> 00:37:45,795 Because last night you--eh-- this was all your idea. 782 00:37:45,863 --> 00:37:47,030 - I know. - So? 783 00:37:47,097 --> 00:37:50,200 Collin McCarthy? 784 00:37:50,267 --> 00:37:52,268 - What about Collin McCarthy? - You dated him. 785 00:37:52,336 --> 00:37:54,103 - Yeah, I know. - He was a first-year. 786 00:37:54,171 --> 00:37:55,905 You broke up with him, and his work went off a cliff, 787 00:37:55,973 --> 00:37:57,407 and then he was fired two months later. 788 00:37:57,474 --> 00:37:58,675 That's why you don't want to date someone 789 00:37:58,742 --> 00:38:00,076 from the office, right? This is ridiculous. 790 00:38:00,144 --> 00:38:01,477 He has nothing to do with you and me. 791 00:38:01,545 --> 00:38:03,012 But he does. 792 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:06,516 I know that you and I both want this, okay, but-- 793 00:38:06,584 --> 00:38:10,453 chances are, I'm gonna screw it up. 794 00:38:10,521 --> 00:38:11,754 I love my job, 795 00:38:11,822 --> 00:38:14,824 and I love-- I love working with you. 796 00:38:14,892 --> 00:38:16,759 And I'm afraid, okay? I'm afraid that-- 797 00:38:16,827 --> 00:38:20,530 that this will ruin that. 798 00:38:20,598 --> 00:38:21,864 So-- 799 00:38:21,932 --> 00:38:27,870 Wow, that was a lot of words, Mike. 800 00:38:27,938 --> 00:38:30,006 Why don't you just say it? 801 00:38:30,074 --> 00:38:31,641 You know what, actually, don't say it. 802 00:38:31,709 --> 00:38:33,810 I can say it for you because it doesn't take me days 803 00:38:33,877 --> 00:38:34,877 to hear your message. 804 00:38:34,945 --> 00:38:36,446 I hear your message loud and clear. 805 00:38:36,513 --> 00:38:41,751 I'm just not good enough for you. 806 00:38:54,498 --> 00:38:59,269 Have Norma send up a bouquet of flowers, 807 00:38:59,336 --> 00:39:04,340 and make sure that they repolish the cherrywood. 808 00:39:04,408 --> 00:39:07,944 It's walnut. 809 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:13,149 I just wanted to make sure that the place was ready. 810 00:39:13,217 --> 00:39:15,118 I had them redo the walls. 811 00:39:15,185 --> 00:39:19,122 This is taupe. Mm. 812 00:39:19,189 --> 00:39:21,257 I want it to be perfect 813 00:39:21,325 --> 00:39:24,961 for when Daniel gets back. 814 00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:27,196 You wanted something this morning. 815 00:39:27,264 --> 00:39:29,265 I'm sorry, I was rushed. 816 00:39:29,333 --> 00:39:31,968 I'm not now. 817 00:39:32,036 --> 00:39:35,672 Do you still need me? 818 00:39:35,739 --> 00:39:38,141 No. 819 00:40:04,635 --> 00:40:06,836 Checking up on me? 820 00:40:06,904 --> 00:40:08,504 Checking in on you. 821 00:40:08,572 --> 00:40:10,373 Well, don't worry, Harvey. 822 00:40:10,441 --> 00:40:13,142 You were right, as always. 823 00:40:13,210 --> 00:40:15,611 I don't like having to tell you to do something 824 00:40:15,679 --> 00:40:17,113 that you don't want to do. 825 00:40:17,181 --> 00:40:19,782 Why is it that I have to do everything that you tell me to, 826 00:40:19,850 --> 00:40:24,487 but you can ignore whatever Jessica tells you to do? 827 00:40:24,555 --> 00:40:26,889 You have plenty of time to find the right girl, Mike. 828 00:40:26,957 --> 00:40:29,759 Well, thank you. 829 00:40:29,827 --> 00:40:32,095 Guess I should get my book, take some notes. 830 00:40:32,162 --> 00:40:34,297 Harvey Specter's dating tips. 831 00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:38,134 'Cause I'm sure you told yourself that at 25 and 30 832 00:40:38,202 --> 00:40:40,670 and 35, and I'm sure you'll be telling yourself that 833 00:40:40,738 --> 00:40:45,341 when you're 50. 834 00:40:45,409 --> 00:40:50,580 You know I was right. 835 00:40:50,647 --> 00:40:55,118 Doesn't make it any better. 836 00:41:47,571 --> 00:41:49,572 You're not alone in this. 837 00:41:54,244 --> 00:41:57,480 Put it over there. 838 00:41:57,505 --> 00:42:01,505 == sync, corrected by elderman ==