1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,358 Previously on "Suits"... 2 00:00:04,359 --> 00:00:05,859 - It's an offer letter. - We need you. 3 00:00:05,894 --> 00:00:08,429 I just got out of prison. I'm not trying to go back. 4 00:00:08,430 --> 00:00:09,362 You're not going back. 5 00:00:09,398 --> 00:00:11,031 Your title's gonna be consultant. 6 00:00:11,066 --> 00:00:12,177 You don't have to do this for me. 7 00:00:12,201 --> 00:00:14,234 Do me a favor. Just think about it. 8 00:00:14,269 --> 00:00:16,236 Your last LSAT score was significantly higher 9 00:00:16,271 --> 00:00:17,671 than your previous ones. 10 00:00:17,706 --> 00:00:19,873 I studied incredibly hard the last time. 11 00:00:19,908 --> 00:00:21,007 Did you study hard, 12 00:00:21,043 --> 00:00:22,642 or did your fiancé study hard for you? 13 00:00:22,678 --> 00:00:24,044 I'm pregnant. 14 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:25,356 This has to be some kind of record-- 15 00:00:25,380 --> 00:00:27,214 - Louis. - It's his. 16 00:00:27,249 --> 00:00:28,393 You make impulsive decisions, 17 00:00:28,417 --> 00:00:30,050 and you go back on them all the time. 18 00:00:30,085 --> 00:00:30,884 - This is different. - How? 19 00:00:30,919 --> 00:00:32,052 Because it's a baby. 20 00:00:32,087 --> 00:00:33,320 You want to merge? 21 00:00:33,355 --> 00:00:35,355 Jessica, you got knocked down the mountain. 22 00:00:35,390 --> 00:00:37,235 Without help, you're not gonna be able to get back up. 23 00:00:37,259 --> 00:00:39,659 I've had my name first for too long. 24 00:00:39,695 --> 00:00:41,695 I can't go back to having it last. 25 00:00:41,730 --> 00:00:44,331 Tara Messer, will you marry me? 26 00:00:44,366 --> 00:00:46,266 Yes, Louis, I'll marry you. 27 00:00:46,301 --> 00:00:47,834 You can't just throw this all away 28 00:00:47,870 --> 00:00:49,569 after we gave everything to save it! 29 00:00:49,605 --> 00:00:51,838 No one's saying you have to give up the firm, Louis. 30 00:00:51,874 --> 00:00:53,206 You just have to let me go. 31 00:00:53,242 --> 00:00:54,407 You sure about this? 32 00:00:54,443 --> 00:00:55,909 I'm not sure about anything, 33 00:00:55,944 --> 00:00:57,744 and it scares the shit out of me. 34 00:00:57,779 --> 00:00:58,578 You gonna be okay? 35 00:00:58,614 --> 00:01:00,280 She was my mentor. 36 00:01:00,315 --> 00:01:02,048 But, yeah, I'm gonna be okay. 37 00:01:17,099 --> 00:01:19,299 Hey, if it's gonna be much longer, 38 00:01:19,334 --> 00:01:22,736 I could just get some on the way. 39 00:01:22,771 --> 00:01:23,871 Hold your horses, mister. 40 00:01:33,015 --> 00:01:34,981 That was the best cup of coffee I've ever had. 41 00:01:35,017 --> 00:01:36,917 I told you it was worth the wait. 42 00:01:49,698 --> 00:01:50,597 That was nice. 43 00:01:50,632 --> 00:01:52,732 It was. 44 00:01:52,768 --> 00:01:55,502 And as much as I'd like to spend all day doing it, 45 00:01:55,537 --> 00:01:57,270 we should get going. 46 00:01:57,306 --> 00:01:58,371 Just do me a favor-- 47 00:01:58,407 --> 00:01:59,906 Harvey. 48 00:01:59,942 --> 00:02:01,241 I don't think you understand. 49 00:02:01,276 --> 00:02:02,587 I told you once this happened again, 50 00:02:02,611 --> 00:02:04,110 I don't work for you anymore. 51 00:02:04,146 --> 00:02:06,046 Donna, you can't leave me. 52 00:02:06,081 --> 00:02:08,293 I'm not leaving you, Harvey. I just don't work for you. 53 00:02:08,317 --> 00:02:09,883 - That's leaving me. - No, Harvey. 54 00:02:09,918 --> 00:02:12,218 That's not leaving you. 55 00:02:12,254 --> 00:02:14,854 Jessica left you. 56 00:02:14,890 --> 00:02:16,556 And you need to get it through your head, 57 00:02:16,591 --> 00:02:18,291 she's never coming back. 58 00:02:34,242 --> 00:02:35,809 What you thinking about? 59 00:02:38,113 --> 00:02:41,681 Just thinking about names. 60 00:02:41,717 --> 00:02:43,950 I always wanted a boy named Cooper... 61 00:02:45,721 --> 00:02:48,521 And a girl named Lucy. 62 00:02:48,557 --> 00:02:51,858 Louis, I appreciate you thinking about this, but-- 63 00:02:51,893 --> 00:02:54,561 I know. I'm not the father. 64 00:02:54,596 --> 00:02:55,940 It's just that if I'm gonna help raise him, 65 00:02:55,964 --> 00:02:57,430 I'd like to give him something. 66 00:02:57,466 --> 00:02:59,866 It doesn't matter. 67 00:02:59,901 --> 00:03:03,603 Because whatever his first name ends up being, 68 00:03:03,638 --> 00:03:05,638 you're gonna be the one who gave him his last name. 69 00:03:07,209 --> 00:03:11,378 Louis, I'm gonna be a Litt, 70 00:03:11,413 --> 00:03:15,382 which means our children are going to be Litts. 71 00:03:15,417 --> 00:03:16,549 You really mean that? 72 00:03:16,585 --> 00:03:18,985 Of course I do. 73 00:03:26,061 --> 00:03:27,660 Tara, I got to get going. 74 00:03:27,696 --> 00:03:28,828 Wh--what's wrong? 75 00:03:28,864 --> 00:03:29,829 Oh, nothing's wrong. 76 00:03:29,865 --> 00:03:31,031 Jessica left last night, 77 00:03:31,066 --> 00:03:32,543 which means Harvey and I got to figure out 78 00:03:32,567 --> 00:03:34,100 what we're gonna do. 79 00:03:40,542 --> 00:03:42,475 Dad, what are you doing here? 80 00:03:42,511 --> 00:03:43,877 I know I'm a little early. 81 00:03:43,912 --> 00:03:47,313 But I came to bring you... 82 00:03:47,349 --> 00:03:48,415 a graduation present. 83 00:03:55,123 --> 00:03:56,890 This is a job offer. 84 00:03:56,925 --> 00:03:58,758 Not just any job offer. 85 00:03:58,794 --> 00:04:00,260 An associate, 86 00:04:00,295 --> 00:04:01,928 at Rand Kaldor Zane. 87 00:04:03,298 --> 00:04:05,365 I already have a job when I graduate. 88 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,000 Rachel, we talked about this. 89 00:04:07,035 --> 00:04:08,268 When you graduate, 90 00:04:08,303 --> 00:04:09,969 you're gonna have to stand before the bar 91 00:04:10,005 --> 00:04:12,305 and pass the character and fitness test. 92 00:04:12,340 --> 00:04:13,807 And you think working at your firm 93 00:04:13,842 --> 00:04:15,542 looks better than looking at mine. 94 00:04:15,577 --> 00:04:17,510 Yes, I do. 95 00:04:17,546 --> 00:04:19,345 Dad, I... 96 00:04:19,381 --> 00:04:22,515 Rachel, I understood when you wanted to work there 97 00:04:22,551 --> 00:04:24,317 when Jessica was still there. 98 00:04:24,352 --> 00:04:26,052 But now that she's gone, 99 00:04:26,088 --> 00:04:28,121 that firm is gonna turn upside down, 100 00:04:28,156 --> 00:04:30,090 and I don't want you there when it does. 101 00:04:31,993 --> 00:04:35,195 Dad, you are my family, and I would do anything for you. 102 00:04:35,230 --> 00:04:37,197 But Pearson Specter Litt is my work family, 103 00:04:37,232 --> 00:04:39,666 and they've always been there for me. 104 00:04:39,701 --> 00:04:41,968 I'm not going to leave them when they need me the most. 105 00:04:42,003 --> 00:04:43,670 Just remember, 106 00:04:43,705 --> 00:04:46,673 as long as I'm running my firm, 107 00:04:46,708 --> 00:04:49,375 the offer will always be there. 108 00:04:57,119 --> 00:04:58,262 Mike, what are you doing here? 109 00:04:58,286 --> 00:04:59,486 Can I come in? 110 00:04:59,521 --> 00:05:01,855 Of course. 111 00:05:01,890 --> 00:05:04,290 You want a cup of coffee? 112 00:05:04,326 --> 00:05:05,625 Yeah, that'd be good. 113 00:05:08,196 --> 00:05:10,163 Look, I want to talk to you about your offer. 114 00:05:10,198 --> 00:05:11,498 You thought about it. 115 00:05:11,533 --> 00:05:13,500 - I did. - Good. 116 00:05:13,535 --> 00:05:15,179 Don't tell me you're here to renegotiate the terms. 117 00:05:15,203 --> 00:05:16,703 I'm not taking it. 118 00:05:20,008 --> 00:05:21,808 - Mike-- - Just listen to me. 119 00:05:21,843 --> 00:05:23,020 When I was on trial, I said that 120 00:05:23,044 --> 00:05:25,178 I was given a gift and I threw it away. 121 00:05:25,213 --> 00:05:26,824 Well, I wasn't just trying to bullshit the jury. 122 00:05:26,848 --> 00:05:27,947 I meant that. 123 00:05:27,983 --> 00:05:29,527 And as easy as it would be for me to just 124 00:05:29,551 --> 00:05:31,551 come back and pick up right where we left off, 125 00:05:31,586 --> 00:05:33,052 I can't look myself in the mirror 126 00:05:33,088 --> 00:05:35,221 if all I'm doing is going back to corporate law. 127 00:05:35,257 --> 00:05:36,990 Why don't you just come back for a month? 128 00:05:37,025 --> 00:05:38,391 What are you talking about? 129 00:05:38,426 --> 00:05:39,871 Well, it's easier to find a job when you have one. 130 00:05:39,895 --> 00:05:41,060 Come back, pad your résumé 131 00:05:41,096 --> 00:05:42,462 while you look for something else-- 132 00:05:42,497 --> 00:05:43,641 Come on, Harvey, if I come back 133 00:05:43,665 --> 00:05:45,131 for one month, it'll be two months, 134 00:05:45,167 --> 00:05:46,410 then six months; the next thing I know, 135 00:05:46,434 --> 00:05:48,179 I won't have helped a single person in ten years. 136 00:05:48,203 --> 00:05:49,413 Not true. You'll have helped me. 137 00:05:49,437 --> 00:05:51,048 That's not what I meant and you know it. 138 00:05:51,072 --> 00:05:53,039 I don't care what you meant. 139 00:05:53,074 --> 00:05:54,974 Jessica left last night. I know you know that. 140 00:05:55,010 --> 00:05:57,054 I just need somebody I can trust until we figure things out. 141 00:05:57,078 --> 00:05:58,689 - Harvey, I'm not doing this-- - God damn it. 142 00:05:58,713 --> 00:06:00,046 You stood in front of me once 143 00:06:00,081 --> 00:06:01,848 begging me to hire you, and I did. 144 00:06:01,883 --> 00:06:03,427 And now I'm asking you to do the same thing, 145 00:06:03,451 --> 00:06:05,084 and you're telling me to go screw myself. 146 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,531 That's not what I'm doing and you know it. 147 00:06:06,555 --> 00:06:08,521 Mike, I need this. 148 00:06:08,557 --> 00:06:11,324 Look, I'm sorry, Harvey, I--I can't. 149 00:06:13,562 --> 00:06:15,328 I just can't. 150 00:06:15,363 --> 00:06:21,367 ♪ Suits 6x11 ♪ She's Gone Original Air Date on January 25, 2017 151 00:06:21,403 --> 00:06:25,004 ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 152 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,174 ♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 153 00:06:28,210 --> 00:06:31,377 ♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 154 00:06:31,413 --> 00:06:35,348 ♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 155 00:06:35,383 --> 00:06:38,218 ♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪ 156 00:06:38,253 --> 00:06:41,988 ♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪ 157 00:06:42,023 --> 00:06:43,556 ♪ All right ♪ 158 00:06:43,592 --> 00:06:44,062 ♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪ 159 00:06:44,063 --> 00:06:49,063 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 160 00:06:49,064 --> 00:06:50,563 ♪ The greenback boogie ♪ 161 00:06:53,104 --> 00:06:55,160 Harvey, where you been? We need to talk. 162 00:06:55,528 --> 00:06:56,994 Louis, if you're here to tell me 163 00:06:57,029 --> 00:06:59,163 our bank account is empty and we're on our knees, 164 00:06:59,198 --> 00:07:01,176 then I need to have this conversation some other time. 165 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:02,433 Well, you're in luck 166 00:07:02,468 --> 00:07:04,012 because I'm here to tell you the opposite. 167 00:07:04,036 --> 00:07:05,402 What? 168 00:07:05,438 --> 00:07:07,015 Been here since 6:00, going through the books. 169 00:07:07,039 --> 00:07:08,684 You're never gonna believe this, but between not having to pay 170 00:07:08,708 --> 00:07:10,452 any of the partners, signing a few new clients, 171 00:07:10,476 --> 00:07:12,654 and subletting our space, we're actually flush with cash. 172 00:07:12,678 --> 00:07:14,311 - You kidding me? - Take a look. 173 00:07:16,048 --> 00:07:18,248 Finally, some good news. 174 00:07:18,284 --> 00:07:19,628 Now, if it's not too much to ask, can we 175 00:07:19,652 --> 00:07:21,263 go back to your office and work on a game plan? 176 00:07:21,287 --> 00:07:23,087 No, Louis, it's not too much to ask. 177 00:07:47,980 --> 00:07:51,048 Hey, uh, we don't open for another 15 minutes, 178 00:07:51,083 --> 00:07:52,850 but if you got a delivery, I can take it. 179 00:07:52,885 --> 00:07:54,384 Oh, no, I appreciate that, 180 00:07:54,420 --> 00:07:56,120 but I'm--I'm not here to deliver anything. 181 00:07:56,155 --> 00:07:57,988 I'm here for a job. 182 00:07:59,225 --> 00:08:01,425 Not a lot of lawyers show up to work on a bike. 183 00:08:01,460 --> 00:08:04,728 Well, I'm not like a lot of lawyers. 184 00:08:04,764 --> 00:08:07,064 Tell you the truth, I'm not like any other lawyer. 185 00:08:07,099 --> 00:08:08,499 I like you. 186 00:08:08,534 --> 00:08:09,945 Was up to me, you'd be starting today, 187 00:08:09,969 --> 00:08:11,735 but what I can do is let you go in on there, 188 00:08:11,771 --> 00:08:14,304 so you'll be the first person they see when they get in. 189 00:08:14,340 --> 00:08:16,106 Thanks. Hey, what's your name? 190 00:08:16,142 --> 00:08:17,374 - Darryl. - Mike. 191 00:08:17,409 --> 00:08:19,243 Good luck in there, Mike. 192 00:08:22,782 --> 00:08:24,025 I think the first thing we should do 193 00:08:24,049 --> 00:08:25,582 is send a message that we're back 194 00:08:25,618 --> 00:08:27,018 by hiring a new class of associates. 195 00:08:27,052 --> 00:08:28,986 Yeah, I love the idea of sending a message, 196 00:08:29,021 --> 00:08:31,622 but I'm not ready to talk about hiring associates right now. 197 00:08:31,657 --> 00:08:33,791 - Why not? - Because I'm not. 198 00:08:33,826 --> 00:08:36,004 In that case, maybe you're ready to talk about a merger. 199 00:08:36,028 --> 00:08:37,661 Robert, what are you doing here? 200 00:08:37,696 --> 00:08:39,329 Jessica didn't tell you? 201 00:08:39,365 --> 00:08:41,498 Before she left, I offered her a lifeline, 202 00:08:41,534 --> 00:08:44,101 and now I'm gonna offer the same thing to you. 203 00:08:44,136 --> 00:08:45,502 We appreciate your offer, 204 00:08:45,538 --> 00:08:47,037 - but... - But what? 205 00:08:47,072 --> 00:08:48,116 But we don't need your charity. 206 00:08:48,140 --> 00:08:49,640 Yes, you do. 207 00:08:49,675 --> 00:08:51,642 You were struggling before she left. 208 00:08:51,677 --> 00:08:54,545 And at noon today, the whole world is going to know 209 00:08:54,580 --> 00:08:56,647 that you suffered another blow. 210 00:08:56,682 --> 00:08:58,193 The only thing the world's gonna know 211 00:08:58,217 --> 00:09:00,651 is, Jessica had such confidence in our abilities 212 00:09:00,686 --> 00:09:02,831 that she decided to move on to another phase of her career. 213 00:09:02,855 --> 00:09:04,988 I don't care how you want to spin it. 214 00:09:05,024 --> 00:09:06,468 Even if you manage to keep your clients, 215 00:09:06,492 --> 00:09:08,570 you've got a boulder headed your way, and you know it. 216 00:09:08,594 --> 00:09:09,927 What are you talking about? 217 00:09:09,962 --> 00:09:11,339 Which one of you two is gonna take 218 00:09:11,363 --> 00:09:12,896 Jessica's seat at the table? 219 00:09:12,932 --> 00:09:14,676 Because you can only avoid that question for so long, 220 00:09:14,700 --> 00:09:16,900 and my money says that the second I leave this room, 221 00:09:16,936 --> 00:09:18,602 you two are gonna fight to the death. 222 00:09:18,637 --> 00:09:19,970 And what's left of this firm 223 00:09:20,005 --> 00:09:22,573 is gonna be ripped apart. 224 00:09:22,608 --> 00:09:24,842 So... come see me 225 00:09:24,877 --> 00:09:26,376 when that reality sets in. 226 00:09:32,451 --> 00:09:33,617 You were right. 227 00:09:33,652 --> 00:09:35,485 We should hire a new class of associates. 228 00:09:35,521 --> 00:09:36,920 What, are you kidding me? 229 00:09:36,956 --> 00:09:38,700 You're gonna ignore that gauntlet he just threw down? 230 00:09:38,724 --> 00:09:40,435 He wasn't throwing down a gauntlet, Louis. 231 00:09:40,459 --> 00:09:42,359 He was trying to capitalize on an opportunity. 232 00:09:42,394 --> 00:09:44,361 Bullshit. He challenged our leadership. 233 00:09:44,396 --> 00:09:45,974 And if we don't get it together right now, 234 00:09:45,998 --> 00:09:47,497 he's gonna tell the entire city 235 00:09:47,533 --> 00:09:49,299 that we can't even agree on who's in charge. 236 00:09:49,335 --> 00:09:51,535 Louis, Jessica's flight hasn't even touched down yet. 237 00:09:51,570 --> 00:09:53,437 I'm not gonna get in a pissing contest with you 238 00:09:53,472 --> 00:09:55,305 over who should run the firm. I knew it. 239 00:09:55,341 --> 00:09:56,918 You don't think I should be the one in charge. 240 00:09:56,942 --> 00:09:58,709 What I think is, you were here at 6:00 a.m. 241 00:09:58,744 --> 00:10:00,522 looking at the books, figuring out a game plan 242 00:10:00,546 --> 00:10:03,113 that I wasn't ready to implement, and now I am. 243 00:10:03,148 --> 00:10:04,715 So instead of picking a fight with me 244 00:10:04,750 --> 00:10:06,717 that I'm not in the mood to have, 245 00:10:06,752 --> 00:10:08,496 why don't you do what you said you were going to 246 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,387 and hire a new class of associates? 247 00:10:20,165 --> 00:10:21,498 Hey. Oliver. 248 00:10:21,533 --> 00:10:23,133 Oh, uh, Mike. 249 00:10:23,168 --> 00:10:24,501 Mike, sorry to keep you waiting. 250 00:10:24,536 --> 00:10:26,069 What can I do for you? 251 00:10:26,105 --> 00:10:28,171 - I'd like to apply for a job. - That's great. 252 00:10:28,207 --> 00:10:29,807 We are definitely short-handed right now. 253 00:10:29,842 --> 00:10:30,908 Are you a lawyer? 254 00:10:30,943 --> 00:10:32,409 Not exactly. 255 00:10:32,444 --> 00:10:33,644 Okay? 256 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,046 I mean, no, I'm--I'm not. 257 00:10:36,081 --> 00:10:38,315 That's all right. We need help across the board. 258 00:10:38,350 --> 00:10:39,917 Do you have any legal experience? 259 00:10:39,952 --> 00:10:42,886 A lot, actually. It's a long story. 260 00:10:42,922 --> 00:10:45,522 Well, I look forward to hearing it... 261 00:10:45,557 --> 00:10:47,758 After you fill this out. Great. 262 00:10:47,793 --> 00:10:49,526 Um, you want me to take it home or-- 263 00:10:49,561 --> 00:10:50,928 It's only two pages. 264 00:10:50,963 --> 00:10:52,073 Why don't you do it here, get it back to me? 265 00:10:52,097 --> 00:10:53,597 I'm just right back there. 266 00:10:53,632 --> 00:10:56,166 There's about a dozen miniature Deadpools on my desk. 267 00:10:56,201 --> 00:10:58,079 Don't judge. It's a great movie, and you know it. 268 00:10:58,103 --> 00:11:00,270 I do know it. Saw it three times. 269 00:11:00,306 --> 00:11:01,471 You bullshitting me? 270 00:11:01,507 --> 00:11:03,307 Of course I am. I want to work here. 271 00:11:04,810 --> 00:11:06,221 Get it back to me. I'll take care of you. 272 00:11:06,245 --> 00:11:07,711 - Thanks, Oliver. - Anytime, Mike. 273 00:11:21,060 --> 00:11:23,226 You want to talk about it? 274 00:11:23,262 --> 00:11:24,561 Talk about what? 275 00:11:26,198 --> 00:11:27,758 You saw Mike this morning, didn't you? 276 00:11:29,902 --> 00:11:31,034 How'd you know? 277 00:11:31,070 --> 00:11:32,669 Because instead of telling Louis 278 00:11:32,705 --> 00:11:34,137 that you need to be managing partner 279 00:11:34,173 --> 00:11:35,517 because you know he can't handle it, 280 00:11:35,541 --> 00:11:37,040 you avoided the conflict 281 00:11:37,076 --> 00:11:39,176 because you already had one this morning. 282 00:11:39,211 --> 00:11:40,377 He turned me down 283 00:11:40,412 --> 00:11:42,012 because he wants to do good in the world. 284 00:11:42,047 --> 00:11:43,213 Good for him. 285 00:11:43,248 --> 00:11:46,049 No, Donna, not good for him. Jessica left. 286 00:11:46,085 --> 00:11:48,018 I need him, and he's hanging me out to dry. 287 00:11:48,053 --> 00:11:49,920 He's not hanging anyone out to dry. 288 00:11:49,955 --> 00:11:52,356 And in case you forgot, he went to prison. 289 00:11:52,391 --> 00:11:54,002 So he's probably trying to figure out a way to make up 290 00:11:54,026 --> 00:11:55,537 for what put him there in the first place. 291 00:11:55,561 --> 00:11:56,760 That's my point, Donna. 292 00:11:56,795 --> 00:11:57,995 He's a convicted criminal. 293 00:11:58,030 --> 00:12:00,263 I don't care if he tries Mother Teresa. 294 00:12:00,299 --> 00:12:02,310 Any place he goes isn't gonna give him the time of day, 295 00:12:02,334 --> 00:12:03,945 which means he's not gonna be able to do good for anyone. 296 00:12:03,969 --> 00:12:05,502 Then maybe instead of telling me 297 00:12:05,537 --> 00:12:08,038 why he'll never be able to accomplish his dream, 298 00:12:08,073 --> 00:12:10,173 you should be figuring out a way to help him do it. 299 00:12:14,913 --> 00:12:17,114 What are you doing here, Gretchen? 300 00:12:17,149 --> 00:12:19,060 I heard you were looking for a new class of associates, 301 00:12:19,084 --> 00:12:21,029 so I went ahead and contacted every top law school 302 00:12:21,053 --> 00:12:22,419 in the country. 303 00:12:22,454 --> 00:12:25,789 These are the résumés of the best 100 candidates. 304 00:12:25,824 --> 00:12:28,125 - Throw 'em away. - What? 305 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,727 Louis, you're not telling me you're still going 306 00:12:30,763 --> 00:12:32,662 with that Harvard-only bullshit, are you? 307 00:12:36,035 --> 00:12:39,069 I'm saying, instead of picking fresh fruit off the vine, 308 00:12:39,104 --> 00:12:40,248 I'm gonna steal some ripe bananas 309 00:12:40,272 --> 00:12:41,671 right out the grocery store. 310 00:12:41,707 --> 00:12:42,884 The question is, whose grocery store 311 00:12:42,908 --> 00:12:44,574 are you planning on knocking over? 312 00:12:44,610 --> 00:12:45,987 It's Robert Zane, and before you try 313 00:12:46,011 --> 00:12:47,544 to talk me out of it, he just said that 314 00:12:47,579 --> 00:12:49,679 I'm not fit to lead right to my face. 315 00:12:52,951 --> 00:12:54,918 Then give me a gun and point me up a hill, 316 00:12:54,953 --> 00:12:57,687 because if he's coming after you, he's coming at me. 317 00:12:57,723 --> 00:12:59,523 And I got your back. 318 00:13:08,506 --> 00:13:10,906 You convinced Simms Chemical they had no proprietary right 319 00:13:10,941 --> 00:13:12,441 to your client's patent? 320 00:13:12,476 --> 00:13:14,910 Not only that. I got them to pay for half the research. 321 00:13:14,945 --> 00:13:16,879 It's good to see you, Louis. 322 00:13:16,914 --> 00:13:18,580 It's good to see you too, Katrina. 323 00:13:18,616 --> 00:13:20,661 Listen, if you came here to make sure that I kept my word-- 324 00:13:20,685 --> 00:13:22,384 Oh, Katrina, that was a long time ago. 325 00:13:22,420 --> 00:13:24,486 I'm here because I want you to come home. 326 00:13:24,522 --> 00:13:25,287 Back to the firm? 327 00:13:25,323 --> 00:13:26,755 Yes. 328 00:13:26,791 --> 00:13:28,490 Back where you belong. 329 00:13:28,526 --> 00:13:30,959 - Louis, I can't do that. - Yes, you can. 330 00:13:30,995 --> 00:13:33,073 And not only that, you can get the ten best associates 331 00:13:33,097 --> 00:13:35,230 from Robert Zane's stable to come with you. 332 00:13:35,266 --> 00:13:36,432 Louis... 333 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:38,067 assuming I agreed to do that, 334 00:13:38,102 --> 00:13:39,646 what makes you think I could even convince 335 00:13:39,670 --> 00:13:41,637 the ten worst associates to come with me? 336 00:13:41,672 --> 00:13:43,238 - This does. - What is this? 337 00:13:43,274 --> 00:13:45,018 It's the class list of Rand Kaldor Zane associates 338 00:13:45,042 --> 00:13:47,109 in the last 20 years. 339 00:13:47,144 --> 00:13:49,044 Back then, six of ten made partner. 340 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:50,979 Ten years ago, it was down to three. 341 00:13:51,015 --> 00:13:52,748 Class of '09-- Don't tell me. 342 00:13:52,783 --> 00:13:54,350 Zero. Look it up. 343 00:13:54,385 --> 00:13:56,185 None of you are ever going to make partner 344 00:13:56,220 --> 00:13:57,953 because there is no room at the top. 345 00:13:57,988 --> 00:13:59,588 And what's in this for me? 346 00:13:59,623 --> 00:14:02,591 You make this happen by the end of the week... 347 00:14:02,626 --> 00:14:04,571 I'll make sure that you are the youngest senior partner 348 00:14:04,595 --> 00:14:05,861 we have ever had. 349 00:14:15,172 --> 00:14:17,005 Michael. 350 00:14:19,143 --> 00:14:21,076 What are you-- what are you doing here? 351 00:14:21,112 --> 00:14:23,078 It's a long story, but I, uh-- 352 00:14:23,114 --> 00:14:25,647 I ended up getting out early. 353 00:14:25,683 --> 00:14:27,149 I'm glad. 354 00:14:27,184 --> 00:14:28,917 Uh, what's on your mind? 355 00:14:31,856 --> 00:14:33,956 Been out job-hunting all day. 356 00:14:33,991 --> 00:14:35,958 Nice. 357 00:14:35,993 --> 00:14:37,493 What kind of work? 358 00:14:37,528 --> 00:14:39,428 Uh, legal clinics. 359 00:14:39,463 --> 00:14:41,630 I want to find a way to give back. 360 00:14:41,665 --> 00:14:43,610 Well, you didn't come here just to tell me that. 361 00:14:43,634 --> 00:14:44,634 I came to tell you that 362 00:14:44,668 --> 00:14:45,979 every application I filled out today 363 00:14:46,003 --> 00:14:48,604 asked if I was a convicted felon. 364 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:50,172 Michael, please tell me 365 00:14:50,207 --> 00:14:52,007 that you're not thinking about lying again. 366 00:14:52,042 --> 00:14:54,143 No, I'm not. I just don't know what to do. 367 00:14:54,178 --> 00:14:55,655 You know, I know that none of these places 368 00:14:55,679 --> 00:14:57,624 are gonna hire me after seeing I checked that box. 369 00:14:57,648 --> 00:14:59,915 You don't know that, Michael. It's the first day. 370 00:14:59,950 --> 00:15:02,217 I know I saw 30 different looks on 30 different faces, 371 00:15:02,253 --> 00:15:03,619 and they all said the same thing. 372 00:15:03,654 --> 00:15:05,354 Well, what if I told you I know a place 373 00:15:05,389 --> 00:15:07,289 where they won't give you that look? 374 00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:09,091 You offering me a teaching job? 375 00:15:09,126 --> 00:15:12,528 Yeah. I am. 376 00:15:12,563 --> 00:15:15,230 I mean, a legal clinic isn't the only way to give back. 377 00:15:15,266 --> 00:15:18,133 Father, I'm not sure if you heard me. 378 00:15:18,169 --> 00:15:19,968 I'm a convicted felon. 379 00:15:20,004 --> 00:15:21,970 Michael, you-- you came from here. 380 00:15:22,006 --> 00:15:24,940 And if we can't offer redemption 381 00:15:24,975 --> 00:15:27,443 to one of our own, then... 382 00:15:27,478 --> 00:15:29,778 what kind of church are we? 383 00:15:29,814 --> 00:15:31,980 I don't know, Father, I... 384 00:15:32,016 --> 00:15:34,983 Father Conroy's going on vacation for two weeks. 385 00:15:35,019 --> 00:15:37,152 Just take his classes. See what it's like. 386 00:15:37,188 --> 00:15:38,954 The worst thing is, you'll realize 387 00:15:38,989 --> 00:15:40,856 that this isn't right for you. 388 00:15:49,533 --> 00:15:52,234 Dean Herrick? 389 00:15:52,269 --> 00:15:53,802 Is this a good time? 390 00:15:53,838 --> 00:15:55,637 Of course. 391 00:15:55,673 --> 00:15:58,106 Have a seat, Rachel. 392 00:15:58,142 --> 00:16:00,676 What's on your mind? 393 00:16:03,547 --> 00:16:06,114 I wanted to know what you think my chances are 394 00:16:06,150 --> 00:16:07,627 of passing the character and fitness portion 395 00:16:07,651 --> 00:16:08,784 of the bar. 396 00:16:13,057 --> 00:16:14,623 Why are you coming to me with this? 397 00:16:14,658 --> 00:16:16,792 Because you questioned my integrity once before, 398 00:16:16,827 --> 00:16:18,961 and I--I want to know, did you mean it, 399 00:16:18,996 --> 00:16:21,430 or were you just helping Anita Gibbs? 400 00:16:21,465 --> 00:16:22,764 You want the truth? 401 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,366 It's why I'm here. 402 00:16:24,401 --> 00:16:26,935 Then my answer is, if I were on the ethics committee, 403 00:16:26,971 --> 00:16:29,137 I don't know whether I'd pass you or not, 404 00:16:29,173 --> 00:16:31,940 because the fact is, you're engaged to a man 405 00:16:31,976 --> 00:16:33,742 who pretended to be a lawyer. 406 00:16:33,777 --> 00:16:36,311 And I find it hard to believe 407 00:16:36,347 --> 00:16:38,280 that you didn't know about it the whole time. 408 00:16:38,315 --> 00:16:41,984 And since then, he's paid his dues. 409 00:16:42,019 --> 00:16:43,552 And what about you? 410 00:16:43,587 --> 00:16:44,920 What about me? 411 00:16:44,955 --> 00:16:46,321 Do you think the committee 412 00:16:46,357 --> 00:16:48,134 would have me break up with the man that I love 413 00:16:48,158 --> 00:16:50,559 just because he went to prison? 414 00:16:50,594 --> 00:16:53,395 What does that say about character and fitness? 415 00:16:53,430 --> 00:16:55,764 You make a good point. 416 00:16:55,799 --> 00:16:57,165 And if I were you, 417 00:16:57,201 --> 00:16:58,901 I'd be prepared with some others, 418 00:16:58,936 --> 00:17:00,736 'cause I'd say one day soon, 419 00:17:00,771 --> 00:17:02,371 you're gonna have to make your case. 420 00:17:02,406 --> 00:17:03,783 And do you think I have a better chance 421 00:17:03,807 --> 00:17:06,074 of making my case 422 00:17:06,110 --> 00:17:08,210 if I work for my father 423 00:17:08,245 --> 00:17:10,679 instead of at Pearson Specter Litt? 424 00:17:10,714 --> 00:17:11,947 Yes, I do. 425 00:17:17,421 --> 00:17:18,754 Hey. 426 00:17:18,789 --> 00:17:21,189 You look like that famous professor Henry Gerard, 427 00:17:21,225 --> 00:17:24,059 but there's no way that guy's still teaching at his age. 428 00:17:24,094 --> 00:17:25,272 I don't think you could ever call 429 00:17:25,296 --> 00:17:26,695 what that clown did "teaching." 430 00:17:26,730 --> 00:17:28,597 He had his moments. 431 00:17:28,632 --> 00:17:30,599 Good to see you, Harvey. 432 00:17:30,634 --> 00:17:31,967 I'd ask you to join me for dinner, 433 00:17:32,002 --> 00:17:34,036 but I'm pretty sure 434 00:17:34,071 --> 00:17:35,971 that that's not what you came here for. 435 00:17:36,006 --> 00:17:38,540 Mike Ross got out of prison. 436 00:17:38,576 --> 00:17:40,153 As far as I'm concerned, there's no reason 437 00:17:40,177 --> 00:17:41,977 he shouldn't be able to practice law again. 438 00:17:42,012 --> 00:17:44,580 I don't disagree, but technically, 439 00:17:44,615 --> 00:17:46,415 he didn't practice it in the first place. 440 00:17:46,450 --> 00:17:47,983 Well, that's exactly why I'm here. 441 00:17:48,018 --> 00:17:50,385 If Mike's gonna have a chance to pass the character portion 442 00:17:50,421 --> 00:17:52,132 of the bar, he's gonna need someone like you 443 00:17:52,156 --> 00:17:53,956 to testify on his behalf. 444 00:17:53,991 --> 00:17:56,458 Someone like me? Or me? 445 00:17:56,493 --> 00:17:57,859 I didn't fly all the way up here 446 00:17:57,895 --> 00:17:59,261 for someone like you. 447 00:17:59,296 --> 00:18:01,263 Harvey, I'd love to help, 448 00:18:01,298 --> 00:18:03,098 but you know as well as I do, 449 00:18:03,133 --> 00:18:05,033 I'm not the one you should be coming to. 450 00:18:05,069 --> 00:18:06,746 You're exactly who I should be coming to. 451 00:18:06,770 --> 00:18:08,704 It's the New York bar. 452 00:18:08,739 --> 00:18:10,272 I'm a Massachusetts professor. 453 00:18:10,307 --> 00:18:11,740 Henry, please. 454 00:18:11,775 --> 00:18:15,744 Harvey, even if I did what you're asking, 455 00:18:15,779 --> 00:18:18,246 I'm not the one that's going to make the difference. 456 00:18:20,284 --> 00:18:21,683 Then who is? 457 00:18:21,719 --> 00:18:23,385 You know who is. 458 00:18:25,089 --> 00:18:27,456 You're just afraid to go and see them. 459 00:18:37,912 --> 00:18:40,712 Hey, what's going on? 460 00:18:40,748 --> 00:18:42,147 What do you think? 461 00:18:42,182 --> 00:18:44,383 Blue or this maroon one? 462 00:18:44,418 --> 00:18:48,186 You got a job in one day? 463 00:18:48,222 --> 00:18:50,455 I wouldn't be trying on ties if I didn't. 464 00:18:50,491 --> 00:18:52,658 Mike, that's amazing. 465 00:18:52,693 --> 00:18:54,593 I knew people would see the real you. 466 00:18:56,497 --> 00:18:57,462 Wait, don't tell me-- 467 00:18:57,498 --> 00:18:59,631 the clinic in Morningside Heights. 468 00:18:59,667 --> 00:19:02,267 Actually, uh, the church... 469 00:19:02,303 --> 00:19:04,002 in Queens. 470 00:19:04,038 --> 00:19:05,837 What? 471 00:19:05,873 --> 00:19:07,651 Father Walker offered me a teaching position 472 00:19:07,675 --> 00:19:09,675 at Saint Andrews, and I... 473 00:19:09,710 --> 00:19:11,677 said yes. 474 00:19:11,712 --> 00:19:14,112 So you're gonna be a teacher? 475 00:19:14,148 --> 00:19:15,948 Why? 476 00:19:15,983 --> 00:19:17,482 You think it's a bad idea. 477 00:19:17,518 --> 00:19:19,117 No, no. 478 00:19:19,153 --> 00:19:20,485 I just, I-- 479 00:19:20,521 --> 00:19:24,289 I thought that you wanted to stay connected to the law. 480 00:19:24,325 --> 00:19:27,259 I do, but none of those places are ever gonna call me back. 481 00:19:27,294 --> 00:19:29,372 You don't know that because it's only been one day. 482 00:19:29,396 --> 00:19:31,763 Rachel, it's time for me to accept the truth. 483 00:19:31,799 --> 00:19:34,333 I am a convicted felon. 484 00:19:34,368 --> 00:19:38,136 I am never gonna be able to practice law again. 485 00:19:38,172 --> 00:19:41,840 At least this way, I'll be able to do some good. 486 00:19:43,744 --> 00:19:46,144 Then I'm glad, 487 00:19:46,180 --> 00:19:49,615 because you are going to make a great teacher. 488 00:20:00,594 --> 00:20:02,628 Hey, everyone. 489 00:20:02,663 --> 00:20:04,830 Morning. 490 00:20:04,865 --> 00:20:07,232 As most of you are aware, 491 00:20:07,267 --> 00:20:10,569 Father Conroy is on a well-deserved vacation. 492 00:20:10,604 --> 00:20:12,048 I should know; I don't think he's had one 493 00:20:12,072 --> 00:20:14,039 since I had him here 15 years ago. 494 00:20:17,511 --> 00:20:19,478 I get it. 495 00:20:19,513 --> 00:20:20,979 I wouldn't be impressed by me either. 496 00:20:21,015 --> 00:20:23,582 Um, I don't know if you guys like movies, 497 00:20:23,617 --> 00:20:25,395 but, uh, every movie I've ever seen starts with 498 00:20:25,419 --> 00:20:27,085 the sub writing his name on the board, 499 00:20:27,121 --> 00:20:29,554 and the kids can throw something at him. 500 00:20:29,590 --> 00:20:32,557 So let me get that part out of the way right now. 501 00:20:32,593 --> 00:20:35,727 I have a short name, so I'll take my time. 502 00:20:35,763 --> 00:20:38,864 Mr. Ross. 503 00:20:38,899 --> 00:20:40,699 But you guys can call me Mike. 504 00:20:43,370 --> 00:20:46,038 Okay, what'd you guys come up with? 505 00:20:54,715 --> 00:20:56,682 Who did this? 506 00:20:56,717 --> 00:20:58,483 Team effort. 507 00:20:58,519 --> 00:21:00,519 Think this is funny? 508 00:21:00,554 --> 00:21:02,954 I sure do. How about you, Chris? 509 00:21:02,990 --> 00:21:05,190 Cracks me up that our teacher was in prison last week. 510 00:21:09,029 --> 00:21:10,874 All right, well, now that we've all had our fun, 511 00:21:10,898 --> 00:21:12,208 why don't we open up our textbooks? 512 00:21:12,232 --> 00:21:14,733 Chapter seven, Battle of Appomattox. 513 00:21:14,768 --> 00:21:16,168 We did that yesterday. 514 00:21:16,203 --> 00:21:18,804 No, you didn't. 515 00:21:18,839 --> 00:21:20,739 Father Walker gave me your syllabus. 516 00:21:20,774 --> 00:21:22,352 This is what we're covering today. Come on. 517 00:21:22,376 --> 00:21:25,811 Yeah, well, we all forgot our books. 518 00:21:25,846 --> 00:21:28,146 Well, then I guess we have no choice 519 00:21:28,182 --> 00:21:31,049 but for you to read from mine. 520 00:21:36,023 --> 00:21:38,056 I just have one question before I read. 521 00:21:40,961 --> 00:21:42,728 You ever drop the soap in the shower? 522 00:21:52,606 --> 00:21:54,451 Donna, do you mind calling Dr. Lipschitz for me? 523 00:21:54,475 --> 00:21:55,841 Gretchen's at her grandson's play. 524 00:21:55,876 --> 00:21:57,053 I know where Gretchen is, Louis. 525 00:21:57,077 --> 00:21:58,977 I've been answering her phone all morning. 526 00:21:59,012 --> 00:22:01,947 Now, would you like to tell me why a "Katroina Bonnet" 527 00:22:01,982 --> 00:22:03,682 just called to say Operation Fly The Coop 528 00:22:03,717 --> 00:22:05,717 was a resounding success? 529 00:22:05,753 --> 00:22:07,619 - Sounds like the wrong number. - Oh. 530 00:22:07,654 --> 00:22:09,065 It sounds like you just got Katrina Bennett's help 531 00:22:09,089 --> 00:22:10,822 poaching half Robert Zane's associates. 532 00:22:15,229 --> 00:22:16,629 How could you possibly guess that? 533 00:22:16,663 --> 00:22:18,530 Gretchen's grandson could have guessed that. 534 00:22:18,565 --> 00:22:20,966 Louis, Robert Zane is a bear, and you just poked him. 535 00:22:21,001 --> 00:22:22,045 I didn't poke him; he poked me 536 00:22:22,069 --> 00:22:23,401 when he came all the way down here 537 00:22:23,437 --> 00:22:25,048 to question my ability to be managing partner. 538 00:22:25,072 --> 00:22:26,416 No, he came all the way down here 539 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,039 because he's trying to help us. 540 00:22:28,075 --> 00:22:29,419 And if you're trying to prove something to him, 541 00:22:29,443 --> 00:22:30,920 it's not gonna work. Oh, it is gonna work. 542 00:22:30,944 --> 00:22:32,722 And for your information, I'm just getting started. 543 00:22:32,746 --> 00:22:33,986 What's that supposed to mean? 544 00:22:34,014 --> 00:22:35,058 It means that Gretchen's still out, 545 00:22:35,082 --> 00:22:37,162 and I need you to set up a meeting with Jeremy Cohen. 546 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,520 Louis, that's Zane's biggest client. 547 00:22:41,555 --> 00:22:43,021 I know he goddamn is. 548 00:22:43,056 --> 00:22:44,267 He's about to be my biggest client. 549 00:22:44,291 --> 00:22:45,223 I don't believe this. 550 00:22:45,259 --> 00:22:46,499 You're trying to tell the world 551 00:22:46,527 --> 00:22:48,093 that you should be managing partner, 552 00:22:48,128 --> 00:22:50,106 and the first thing you do is burn every bridge in sight? 553 00:22:50,130 --> 00:22:52,364 I don't care if I burn every bridge ever built. 554 00:22:52,399 --> 00:22:54,032 I am not letting Robert Zane come in here 555 00:22:54,067 --> 00:22:56,301 and push me around the day after Jessica leaves. 556 00:22:56,336 --> 00:22:58,303 So get Jeremy Cohen on the goddamn phone, Donna, 557 00:22:58,338 --> 00:22:59,938 or I'm not gonna forget you didn't. 558 00:22:59,973 --> 00:23:02,541 Then don't forget it, Louis. 559 00:23:02,576 --> 00:23:04,643 Because when this comes back to bite you in the ass, 560 00:23:04,678 --> 00:23:06,645 I want you to remember that I tried to stop you 561 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,313 and you didn't listen. 562 00:23:19,927 --> 00:23:21,626 What are you doing here, Harvey? 563 00:23:21,662 --> 00:23:23,195 I'm here for a fresh start. 564 00:23:23,230 --> 00:23:24,729 I assume by "fresh start," 565 00:23:24,765 --> 00:23:26,364 you mean you want me to do something 566 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,011 to help Mike Ross now that he's out in the world. 567 00:23:28,035 --> 00:23:30,402 Anita, you heard his speech to that jury. 568 00:23:30,437 --> 00:23:32,337 He was given a gift and he threw it away. 569 00:23:32,372 --> 00:23:34,551 And the reason it was so effective is 'cause he meant it. 570 00:23:34,575 --> 00:23:36,374 Get to the point, Harvey. 571 00:23:36,410 --> 00:23:37,709 If Mike puts himself in front 572 00:23:37,744 --> 00:23:39,222 of the character and fitness committee, 573 00:23:39,246 --> 00:23:41,546 will you stand up there with him? 574 00:23:41,582 --> 00:23:44,216 I don't believe this. 575 00:23:44,251 --> 00:23:46,251 He's not been in there three months, 576 00:23:46,286 --> 00:23:48,887 and you want me to help him con more people? 577 00:23:48,922 --> 00:23:51,267 He's not trying to con people; he's trying to help people. 578 00:23:51,291 --> 00:23:54,192 Then let him go work in a soup kitchen. 579 00:23:56,496 --> 00:23:59,030 Look, you proved your point. 580 00:23:59,066 --> 00:24:00,932 The whole world knows he's a fraud, 581 00:24:00,968 --> 00:24:03,668 and he may not have served his entire sentence, 582 00:24:03,704 --> 00:24:05,136 but he deserves a chance 583 00:24:05,172 --> 00:24:07,138 to lead a life now that he's out. 584 00:24:07,174 --> 00:24:08,818 So why don't you go back to the same person 585 00:24:08,842 --> 00:24:10,186 that got him out in the first place? 586 00:24:10,210 --> 00:24:12,010 What? 587 00:24:12,045 --> 00:24:14,679 Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. 588 00:24:14,715 --> 00:24:17,716 Sean Cahill has as much sway over that committee as I do, 589 00:24:17,751 --> 00:24:19,851 and he owes Mike; I don't. 590 00:24:19,887 --> 00:24:21,686 So why aren't you going to him? 591 00:24:21,722 --> 00:24:24,489 Because a word from the woman who put him away 592 00:24:24,524 --> 00:24:26,691 is worth a thousand from the guy who got him out. 593 00:24:26,727 --> 00:24:29,127 Nice try, but you two did something to get that kid out, 594 00:24:29,162 --> 00:24:30,707 and you don't want to shine a light on that 595 00:24:30,731 --> 00:24:32,864 by appearing together in public. 596 00:24:32,900 --> 00:24:35,233 - That's not true. - No? 597 00:24:35,269 --> 00:24:37,013 Well, let's get Cahill on the phone right now 598 00:24:37,037 --> 00:24:39,537 and see if his lies match your lies. 599 00:24:41,174 --> 00:24:44,075 I didn't think so. 600 00:24:44,111 --> 00:24:46,311 You're the same man you were when Mike went in. 601 00:24:46,346 --> 00:24:48,046 And the fact that he made a crooked deal 602 00:24:48,081 --> 00:24:51,383 to get himself out lets me know that he is too. 603 00:24:51,418 --> 00:24:53,752 Anita. 604 00:24:53,787 --> 00:24:55,453 Sell it somewhere else, Harvey. 605 00:24:55,489 --> 00:24:57,122 Because I'm done. 606 00:25:01,528 --> 00:25:03,595 Now I know why school ends at 3:00. 607 00:25:03,630 --> 00:25:05,196 Why's that? 608 00:25:05,232 --> 00:25:06,631 'Cause if it went till 6:00, 609 00:25:06,667 --> 00:25:08,700 no teacher would ever come back again. 610 00:25:08,735 --> 00:25:11,503 I take it you had a rough first day. 611 00:25:11,538 --> 00:25:12,949 You never told me you were gonna put me 612 00:25:12,973 --> 00:25:14,517 in a class full of juvenile delinquents. 613 00:25:15,742 --> 00:25:19,144 Would you have taken my offer if I had? 614 00:25:19,179 --> 00:25:21,146 I don't know. 615 00:25:21,181 --> 00:25:22,659 Michael, you said you wanted to help people. 616 00:25:22,683 --> 00:25:24,015 These kids need your help. 617 00:25:24,051 --> 00:25:25,328 I wanted to help people as a lawyer, 618 00:25:25,352 --> 00:25:26,518 not as a teacher. 619 00:25:26,553 --> 00:25:28,153 What's the difference? 620 00:25:28,188 --> 00:25:30,028 Difference is, clients actually want my help. 621 00:25:30,057 --> 00:25:32,157 Michael, these kids need it. 622 00:25:32,192 --> 00:25:33,959 They just don't know it. 623 00:25:33,994 --> 00:25:35,894 I don't know, Father. This is... 624 00:25:35,929 --> 00:25:37,996 Michael, if I just needed someone 625 00:25:38,031 --> 00:25:40,832 to grade papers and take attendance, 626 00:25:40,867 --> 00:25:42,968 I could've got a trained monkey to do that. 627 00:25:43,003 --> 00:25:44,703 I wanted you because I thought you, 628 00:25:44,738 --> 00:25:46,316 of all people, could get through to them. 629 00:25:46,340 --> 00:25:48,873 Yeah, how am I supposed to do that in two weeks? 630 00:25:48,909 --> 00:25:50,675 If it takes more than two weeks, 631 00:25:50,711 --> 00:25:52,010 so be it. 632 00:25:55,682 --> 00:25:57,682 Father Conroy's not on vacation, is he? 633 00:26:00,554 --> 00:26:02,454 No, Michael, he's not. 634 00:26:02,489 --> 00:26:04,489 He's got cancer. 635 00:26:04,524 --> 00:26:06,291 He's probably never coming back. 636 00:26:06,326 --> 00:26:07,826 And when exactly were you planning 637 00:26:07,861 --> 00:26:10,061 on letting them in on that? 638 00:26:10,097 --> 00:26:11,541 'Cause you're not doing them any favors 639 00:26:11,565 --> 00:26:12,597 by keeping it from them. 640 00:26:12,632 --> 00:26:15,200 You're right. I'm not. 641 00:26:15,235 --> 00:26:18,036 I was gonna tell them this week, but then you showed up. 642 00:26:18,071 --> 00:26:20,805 I know you don't think things happen for a reason, Michael, 643 00:26:20,841 --> 00:26:22,340 but I do. 644 00:26:22,376 --> 00:26:24,676 I thought maybe the reason you came to see me when you did 645 00:26:24,711 --> 00:26:26,745 is because teaching's your real calling. 646 00:26:28,982 --> 00:26:31,983 I'll understand if you don't want to come back tomorrow. 647 00:26:32,019 --> 00:26:34,819 Just let me know. 648 00:26:34,855 --> 00:26:36,388 I'll take the class myself. 649 00:26:45,954 --> 00:26:48,922 All right, everyone take your seats. 650 00:26:48,957 --> 00:26:51,658 Could you put the ball away? 651 00:26:51,693 --> 00:26:53,293 Cell phones too. 652 00:26:55,363 --> 00:26:58,398 I'm not gonna say it again. 653 00:27:02,337 --> 00:27:04,404 Sit the hell down! 654 00:27:14,883 --> 00:27:16,049 I was gonna come in here 655 00:27:16,084 --> 00:27:19,485 and talk about what happened yesterday. 656 00:27:19,521 --> 00:27:20,665 I figured if you guys had the balls 657 00:27:20,689 --> 00:27:22,055 to put that picture on my desk, 658 00:27:22,090 --> 00:27:23,568 then you're probably old enough to hear 659 00:27:23,592 --> 00:27:25,992 about what prison was like, 660 00:27:26,027 --> 00:27:28,394 what I did to get there, 661 00:27:28,430 --> 00:27:31,097 how I thought about being killed every single day. 662 00:27:35,437 --> 00:27:37,170 I don't want to talk about me. 663 00:27:37,205 --> 00:27:41,040 I'm--I'm nobody to you. 664 00:27:41,076 --> 00:27:44,410 Father Conroy's dying. 665 00:27:44,446 --> 00:27:45,845 What? 666 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,615 That's right. 667 00:27:48,650 --> 00:27:50,183 He's got cancer. 668 00:27:50,218 --> 00:27:52,852 He's probably not gonna make it. 669 00:27:52,887 --> 00:27:54,988 That's the reason that I'm here and he's not. 670 00:27:55,023 --> 00:27:58,658 So we can get to work... 671 00:27:58,693 --> 00:28:00,805 or we can spend the morning sharing our memories of a man 672 00:28:00,829 --> 00:28:02,740 who spent the last 40 years giving his life to kids 673 00:28:02,764 --> 00:28:04,731 like you and me. 674 00:28:14,609 --> 00:28:16,576 Third grade. 675 00:28:16,611 --> 00:28:18,745 Camping trip to Lake Kanawauke. 676 00:28:20,515 --> 00:28:24,183 Fishing with a stick. 677 00:28:24,219 --> 00:28:26,919 He's still fishing with a stick? 678 00:28:26,955 --> 00:28:28,755 Still coming up empty. 679 00:28:30,759 --> 00:28:33,526 He taught me how to swim on that trip. 680 00:28:33,561 --> 00:28:35,528 Yeah, me too. 681 00:28:49,377 --> 00:28:50,777 I don't mean to interrupt you, 682 00:28:50,812 --> 00:28:52,845 but I'm pretty sure you didn't mean to leave this 683 00:28:52,881 --> 00:28:54,147 in the McKenzie file. 684 00:28:55,984 --> 00:28:57,150 Oh, my God. 685 00:28:57,185 --> 00:28:59,652 Gretchen, I'm sorry 686 00:28:59,688 --> 00:29:01,154 to put you in this position, 687 00:29:01,189 --> 00:29:03,156 but I have to ask you to please don't tell anyone. 688 00:29:03,191 --> 00:29:04,724 You don't have to ask me anything. 689 00:29:04,759 --> 00:29:06,726 What you do is your business. 690 00:29:06,761 --> 00:29:08,372 You don't understand. It's not what you think. 691 00:29:08,396 --> 00:29:09,829 Doesn't matter what I think. 692 00:29:09,864 --> 00:29:11,297 You got to take care of yourself. 693 00:29:11,333 --> 00:29:13,132 If my father offered me a job 694 00:29:13,168 --> 00:29:14,901 in a firm with my name on it, 695 00:29:14,936 --> 00:29:17,236 well, I'd be leaving things in files by mistake too. 696 00:29:19,407 --> 00:29:20,907 Gretchen? 697 00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:24,510 If this was just about that, 698 00:29:24,546 --> 00:29:26,312 then I--I wouldn't be thinking twice. 699 00:29:26,348 --> 00:29:27,947 I would just tell him no. 700 00:29:27,982 --> 00:29:30,350 Then if you don't mind my asking, 701 00:29:30,385 --> 00:29:31,984 what is it about? 702 00:29:32,020 --> 00:29:33,753 My father thinks I have a better chance 703 00:29:33,788 --> 00:29:35,321 of getting past the bar 704 00:29:35,357 --> 00:29:37,401 if I'm not still working at the firm that hired Mike. 705 00:29:37,425 --> 00:29:39,826 But you're loyal to the people here, 706 00:29:39,861 --> 00:29:41,728 and you don't want to leave them. 707 00:29:41,763 --> 00:29:45,098 Yes, but if it means that I can't... 708 00:29:45,133 --> 00:29:46,899 be a lawyer at all, I... 709 00:29:46,935 --> 00:29:49,435 I can't help you with that part of the equation. 710 00:29:49,471 --> 00:29:53,039 But if Tweedledee and Tweedledum 711 00:29:53,074 --> 00:29:54,841 don't get it together, 712 00:29:54,876 --> 00:29:57,343 you may not have to make that decision at all. 713 00:30:08,289 --> 00:30:10,256 Katroina Bonnet, as I live and breathe. 714 00:30:10,291 --> 00:30:12,058 Pouis Pitt. I do declare. 715 00:30:12,093 --> 00:30:14,427 No, um, you see, 716 00:30:14,462 --> 00:30:16,440 Katrina, you need to work on your code name for me, 717 00:30:16,464 --> 00:30:17,764 'cause it's way too obvious. 718 00:30:17,799 --> 00:30:19,132 You're right, Louis. 719 00:30:19,167 --> 00:30:21,601 "Katroina Bonnet" is the gold standard in spycraft. 720 00:30:21,636 --> 00:30:23,469 Precisely. Now get your game face on 721 00:30:23,505 --> 00:30:25,383 because I just set up our first meeting for tomorrow. 722 00:30:25,407 --> 00:30:27,240 I was born with my game face on. 723 00:30:27,275 --> 00:30:29,809 Who are we going after? J.C. Analytics. 724 00:30:29,844 --> 00:30:32,812 What? That's Zane's biggest client. 725 00:30:32,847 --> 00:30:34,592 Yeah, that's exactly why we're going after him. 726 00:30:34,616 --> 00:30:36,149 Listen to me. 727 00:30:36,184 --> 00:30:37,884 Whatever time you set up that meeting, 728 00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:40,820 I guarantee you, Jeremy Cohen called Robert two minutes later, 729 00:30:40,855 --> 00:30:42,767 which means we need to figure out a way to make amends. 730 00:30:42,791 --> 00:30:44,323 No, I don't need to make amends. 731 00:30:44,359 --> 00:30:46,459 I need to make a statement, and that statement is, 732 00:30:46,494 --> 00:30:48,761 "Do not mess with the new managing partner 733 00:30:48,797 --> 00:30:50,329 of Pearson Specter Litt." 734 00:30:50,365 --> 00:30:52,598 Louis, that is the wrong statement to make. 735 00:30:52,634 --> 00:30:55,401 And if you insist on making it, I won't come work for you. 736 00:30:55,437 --> 00:30:57,047 God damn it, Katrina, I thought you were a killer. 737 00:30:57,071 --> 00:30:59,038 I am, but I'm not gonna take a shot at the man 738 00:30:59,073 --> 00:31:00,673 who's doing both of us a favor. 739 00:31:00,708 --> 00:31:03,075 What? 740 00:31:03,111 --> 00:31:06,345 Louis, we have noncompetes. 741 00:31:06,381 --> 00:31:08,548 And I was working on a way to get around them 742 00:31:08,583 --> 00:31:10,094 when Zane caught wind of what we were doing, 743 00:31:10,118 --> 00:31:12,051 and he not only waived them; 744 00:31:12,086 --> 00:31:13,453 he wished us luck. 745 00:31:16,925 --> 00:31:19,091 Oh, my God. 746 00:31:19,127 --> 00:31:22,061 He really was trying to help us, and I couldn't see it. 747 00:31:22,096 --> 00:31:24,530 Does that mean you're not gonna go after his client? 748 00:31:24,566 --> 00:31:27,767 It means a whole lot more than that, Katrina. 749 00:31:27,802 --> 00:31:29,635 It means I'm not ready to be managing partner. 750 00:31:33,308 --> 00:31:35,074 You wanted to see me, Father? 751 00:31:35,109 --> 00:31:36,476 Yeah, uh, sit down, Michael. 752 00:31:38,913 --> 00:31:41,113 Look, if this is about what happened in class today, 753 00:31:41,149 --> 00:31:43,216 I know it wasn't my news to share, 754 00:31:43,251 --> 00:31:44,884 but if I'm gonna get through to them, 755 00:31:44,919 --> 00:31:46,552 I have to be honest with them. 756 00:31:46,588 --> 00:31:49,288 It's not about that. It's... 757 00:31:49,324 --> 00:31:50,857 One of the students told his parents 758 00:31:50,892 --> 00:31:53,226 that you were in prison. 759 00:31:53,261 --> 00:31:54,927 Parents called the archdiocese 760 00:31:54,963 --> 00:31:56,262 to see if it was true, and then-- 761 00:31:56,297 --> 00:31:58,531 Don't say it. 762 00:31:58,566 --> 00:32:02,935 I'm sorry, Michael. 763 00:32:02,971 --> 00:32:05,238 I tried to explain the situation to them, 764 00:32:05,273 --> 00:32:06,606 but they-- they wouldn't budge. 765 00:32:11,579 --> 00:32:13,613 You have nothing to feel bad about, Father. 766 00:32:15,884 --> 00:32:18,184 You took a chance. 767 00:32:18,219 --> 00:32:20,353 Someone else will too. 768 00:32:23,791 --> 00:32:25,391 See you around, Father. 769 00:32:25,426 --> 00:32:26,759 Take care of yourself, Michael. 770 00:32:30,899 --> 00:32:33,900 I know it's only been a couple of days, but, uh, 771 00:32:33,935 --> 00:32:37,069 will you say good-bye to the kids for me? 772 00:32:37,105 --> 00:32:38,337 Of course I will. 773 00:32:47,749 --> 00:32:50,483 Robert. 774 00:32:50,518 --> 00:32:52,919 Twice in one week? What brings you by? 775 00:32:52,954 --> 00:32:54,820 Do you really think you could try to poach 776 00:32:54,856 --> 00:32:56,856 my oldest client without me finding out? 777 00:32:56,891 --> 00:32:58,202 What the hell are you talking about? 778 00:32:58,226 --> 00:32:59,759 I'm talking about Jeremy Cohen! 779 00:32:59,794 --> 00:33:01,405 I don't know anything about Jeremy Cohen, 780 00:33:01,429 --> 00:33:03,095 and I'm not trying to poach anyone. 781 00:33:03,131 --> 00:33:05,609 Then you're even less prepared to be a leader than I thought, 782 00:33:05,633 --> 00:33:07,645 because your partner's out there coming after my firm, 783 00:33:07,669 --> 00:33:09,068 and you don't even know it! 784 00:33:09,103 --> 00:33:11,070 Maybe Louis wouldn't be doing that 785 00:33:11,105 --> 00:33:13,205 if you hadn't come here with some bullshit merger 786 00:33:13,241 --> 00:33:14,840 designed to rip us apart. 787 00:33:14,876 --> 00:33:16,275 Are you really that stupid? 788 00:33:16,311 --> 00:33:18,255 Are you really telling me that isn't what you wanted? 789 00:33:18,279 --> 00:33:20,457 If I wanted to rip you apart, you'd be in million pieces 790 00:33:20,481 --> 00:33:22,048 right now, because Jessica is gone, 791 00:33:22,083 --> 00:33:23,749 and you're not in my league. 792 00:33:23,785 --> 00:33:26,385 I offered the merger because my daughter has some kind of 793 00:33:26,421 --> 00:33:28,354 misguided loyalty to you, and I didn't want 794 00:33:28,389 --> 00:33:30,122 to extinguish that spark in her. 795 00:33:30,158 --> 00:33:32,124 If I'm not in your league, 796 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,093 why is she loyal to us instead of you? 797 00:33:34,128 --> 00:33:36,762 - Watch yourself, Harvey. - Robert... 798 00:33:36,798 --> 00:33:39,231 I'm not looking to get in a fight with you. 799 00:33:39,267 --> 00:33:42,068 But as my partner told you before, 800 00:33:42,103 --> 00:33:43,869 we don't need your charity. 801 00:33:43,905 --> 00:33:47,073 Then I'll stop giving it to you. 802 00:33:47,108 --> 00:33:48,419 But you better put that dog on a leash 803 00:33:48,443 --> 00:33:50,176 and shut that shit down, 804 00:33:50,211 --> 00:33:51,978 or I'll shut you down. 805 00:34:00,455 --> 00:34:02,588 The next time you want something from me, Mr. Ross, 806 00:34:02,624 --> 00:34:04,323 at least have the balls to ask me yourself. 807 00:34:04,359 --> 00:34:05,558 What are you talking about? 808 00:34:05,593 --> 00:34:07,393 You gonna tell me you had nothing to do 809 00:34:07,428 --> 00:34:10,663 with Harvey asking me to help you get a law license? 810 00:34:10,698 --> 00:34:12,531 That's exactly what I'm telling you. 811 00:34:12,567 --> 00:34:14,033 I didn't even know about it 812 00:34:14,068 --> 00:34:15,512 till you just showed up here and told me. 813 00:34:15,536 --> 00:34:16,936 Then why did I get five calls 814 00:34:16,971 --> 00:34:18,537 from five different legal clinics 815 00:34:18,573 --> 00:34:20,373 all asking about your case? 816 00:34:20,408 --> 00:34:22,375 Because the day after I got out, 817 00:34:22,410 --> 00:34:24,088 I followed through on my promise to that jury 818 00:34:24,112 --> 00:34:25,444 to try to do some good. 819 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:26,879 If that's all you came here to say, 820 00:34:26,914 --> 00:34:28,214 why don't you leave me alone? 821 00:34:28,249 --> 00:34:30,683 I've had a rough day. 822 00:34:30,718 --> 00:34:32,529 I'm gonna leave you alone but not before I tell you 823 00:34:32,553 --> 00:34:34,620 what I tried to tell your old boss. 824 00:34:34,656 --> 00:34:37,857 You want to do good, be my guest, 825 00:34:37,892 --> 00:34:39,625 but do it in another profession, 826 00:34:39,661 --> 00:34:42,061 because if I ever even catch wind 827 00:34:42,096 --> 00:34:44,363 of you trying to get work at any of these places, 828 00:34:44,399 --> 00:34:47,233 you can bet your ass I will do everything I can to stop it. 829 00:34:57,133 --> 00:35:00,901 Did you know what Louis was up to? 830 00:35:00,936 --> 00:35:02,236 I did. 831 00:35:02,271 --> 00:35:05,072 Why didn't you tell me? 832 00:35:05,107 --> 00:35:07,775 Because I said Louis wasn't ready to be managing partner, 833 00:35:07,810 --> 00:35:10,088 but maybe you aren't either, because you're not around enough 834 00:35:10,112 --> 00:35:11,423 to know what's going on around here. 835 00:35:11,447 --> 00:35:12,624 I don't believe this. You're the one 836 00:35:12,648 --> 00:35:13,925 who said, "Do something about Mike." 837 00:35:13,949 --> 00:35:15,093 Yes, I did, but I didn't say that you should 838 00:35:15,117 --> 00:35:16,528 spend your entire existence doing it. 839 00:35:16,552 --> 00:35:17,951 Donna-- 840 00:35:17,987 --> 00:35:20,387 Harvey, you can't do whatever you want. 841 00:35:20,423 --> 00:35:22,267 Jessica's not here to pick up the slack anymore. 842 00:35:22,291 --> 00:35:24,024 You think I don't know that? 843 00:35:24,060 --> 00:35:25,537 Well, if you do, then it's time you do 844 00:35:25,561 --> 00:35:27,361 what she would've done already. 845 00:35:31,233 --> 00:35:33,434 You need to tell Louis he can't be managing partner. 846 00:35:33,469 --> 00:35:34,735 He doesn't want to hear it. 847 00:35:34,770 --> 00:35:36,403 I know that. 848 00:35:36,439 --> 00:35:38,216 But the real reason we're having this conversation 849 00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:39,973 is that you're afraid to say it. 850 00:35:40,009 --> 00:35:41,709 It's up to you, Harvey. 851 00:35:41,744 --> 00:35:43,377 Either step up and take the reins 852 00:35:43,412 --> 00:35:45,579 or start looking for another job, 853 00:35:45,614 --> 00:35:49,083 because if you don't tell Louis he's not ready to run this firm, 854 00:35:49,118 --> 00:35:51,218 we're gonna be out of business one way or the other. 855 00:36:01,564 --> 00:36:04,198 What the hell did you do? 856 00:36:04,233 --> 00:36:06,200 Mike, not now. I'm not in the mood. 857 00:36:06,235 --> 00:36:08,001 Well, I wasn't in the mood when I got home 858 00:36:08,037 --> 00:36:09,536 to find Anita Gibbs waiting for me. 859 00:36:09,572 --> 00:36:12,106 - Mike, I'm sorry. - You're sorry? 860 00:36:12,141 --> 00:36:13,674 She came to my house to tell me that 861 00:36:13,709 --> 00:36:16,110 if I even so much as try to get a job at a legal clinic, 862 00:36:16,145 --> 00:36:18,112 she's gonna make it her life's mission to stop me. 863 00:36:18,147 --> 00:36:20,280 - She can't do that. - Did you hear me? 864 00:36:20,316 --> 00:36:22,282 I wasn't even on her radar. 865 00:36:22,318 --> 00:36:23,884 I had one thing I wanted to do, 866 00:36:23,919 --> 00:36:25,285 and you ruined it for me 867 00:36:25,321 --> 00:36:26,698 just because you can't accept the fact 868 00:36:26,722 --> 00:36:27,899 that I don't want to come back here. 869 00:36:27,923 --> 00:36:29,256 I wasn't trying to get you back. 870 00:36:29,291 --> 00:36:30,469 I was trying to help-- I don't believe you! 871 00:36:30,493 --> 00:36:31,692 - Mike-- - Are you telling me 872 00:36:31,727 --> 00:36:33,227 you don't want me to come back here? 873 00:36:33,262 --> 00:36:35,107 Of course I do, and you can come back at any time, 874 00:36:35,131 --> 00:36:37,931 but that doesn't mean that-- I don't care what it means. 875 00:36:37,967 --> 00:36:39,311 And just to make it absolutely clear, 876 00:36:39,335 --> 00:36:41,101 in case there is any doubt, 877 00:36:41,137 --> 00:36:43,470 if by some miracle the hand of God touches me 878 00:36:43,506 --> 00:36:45,873 and I'm somehow able to practice law again, 879 00:36:45,908 --> 00:36:48,876 this is the last place that I am ever coming back to. 880 00:36:48,911 --> 00:36:50,744 - Mike-- - Stop messing with my life! 881 00:37:00,523 --> 00:37:02,022 Harvey. I'm glad you're here. 882 00:37:02,057 --> 00:37:03,268 I was just gonna come talk to you. 883 00:37:03,292 --> 00:37:04,658 What for? 884 00:37:04,693 --> 00:37:06,238 To tell me how you tried to ruin everything 885 00:37:06,262 --> 00:37:08,862 that Jessica's ever worked for by making an enemy 886 00:37:08,898 --> 00:37:10,509 of the one man who's been trying to help us? 887 00:37:10,533 --> 00:37:11,910 That's what I wanted to talk to you about. 888 00:37:11,934 --> 00:37:13,111 You couldn't even shine Jessica's shoes 889 00:37:13,135 --> 00:37:14,279 and now you're trying to tear her legacy down. 890 00:37:14,303 --> 00:37:15,447 I was trying to live up to her legacy. 891 00:37:15,471 --> 00:37:16,437 Yeah, I don't give a shit 892 00:37:16,472 --> 00:37:17,549 what you think you've been doing. 893 00:37:17,573 --> 00:37:18,750 - Harvey, please. - You know what? 894 00:37:18,774 --> 00:37:20,051 Just let me say what I was gonna-- 895 00:37:20,075 --> 00:37:21,553 I don't care what you were going to say to me, 896 00:37:21,577 --> 00:37:23,110 Louis, because all you care about 897 00:37:23,145 --> 00:37:25,379 is proving to me that you should be managing partner 898 00:37:25,414 --> 00:37:27,459 when everyone in the world knows that you shouldn't-- 899 00:37:27,483 --> 00:37:30,417 me, Robert Zane, even Donna. Harvey, please! 900 00:37:30,453 --> 00:37:32,230 Jessica didn't even want your name up on the wall, 901 00:37:32,254 --> 00:37:34,099 so if you think I'm gonna let you be managing partner 902 00:37:34,123 --> 00:37:35,722 while she's still breathing, 903 00:37:35,758 --> 00:37:37,458 you're out of your goddamn mind! 904 00:37:37,493 --> 00:37:39,426 Harvey! 905 00:37:39,462 --> 00:37:40,794 That's enough. 906 00:38:00,683 --> 00:38:02,816 I have the start paperwork for those associates 907 00:38:02,852 --> 00:38:05,352 in case you want to look it over. 908 00:38:07,690 --> 00:38:09,389 I'll just leave it here. 909 00:38:11,293 --> 00:38:13,260 I was gonna tell him, you know. 910 00:38:13,295 --> 00:38:14,995 I was gonna tell him that he's the one 911 00:38:15,030 --> 00:38:16,763 that should be managing partner. 912 00:38:16,799 --> 00:38:19,166 Louis, you may have your flaws, 913 00:38:19,201 --> 00:38:21,535 but he had no right to talk to you like that. 914 00:38:21,570 --> 00:38:24,438 Yes, he did. 915 00:38:24,473 --> 00:38:26,418 I did everything he said I did, and the reason I did it 916 00:38:26,442 --> 00:38:28,242 is because all I ever care about 917 00:38:28,277 --> 00:38:30,577 is for people to see me as more than I am. 918 00:38:30,613 --> 00:38:32,579 - Louis... - The funny thing is, 919 00:38:32,615 --> 00:38:35,582 all I ended up with was the shortest, 920 00:38:35,618 --> 00:38:37,551 most humiliating run as managing partner 921 00:38:37,586 --> 00:38:40,420 in the history of the world. 922 00:38:40,456 --> 00:38:42,256 If you ask me, 923 00:38:42,291 --> 00:38:43,690 you may have had a short run, 924 00:38:43,726 --> 00:38:46,226 but you made your mark. 925 00:38:50,666 --> 00:38:51,810 What are you talking about? 926 00:38:51,834 --> 00:38:53,534 Well, unless I'm mistaken, 927 00:38:53,569 --> 00:38:55,335 we have ten associates starting tomorrow 928 00:38:55,371 --> 00:38:56,670 who chose to come here 929 00:38:56,705 --> 00:38:59,239 over one of the best law firms in the city. 930 00:38:59,275 --> 00:39:02,543 They did that because of you. 931 00:39:02,578 --> 00:39:05,045 It was because of me, wasn't it? 932 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,214 Yeah. 933 00:39:07,249 --> 00:39:09,082 And you did that all on your own. 934 00:39:09,118 --> 00:39:11,485 Nobody asked you to do it. 935 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:14,655 Where I come from, they call that stepping up. 936 00:39:14,690 --> 00:39:18,926 You're right. It is. 937 00:39:18,961 --> 00:39:20,171 Thank you for being the secretary 938 00:39:20,195 --> 00:39:22,763 to the shortest-tenured managing partner in history. 939 00:39:22,798 --> 00:39:24,765 Well, now that you mention it, 940 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:26,600 before you hand over your reins, 941 00:39:26,635 --> 00:39:27,768 there's something you can do 942 00:39:27,803 --> 00:39:29,736 to cement the future of this firm. 943 00:39:29,772 --> 00:39:31,004 What's that? 944 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:32,606 Show a little love to someone 945 00:39:32,641 --> 00:39:35,909 who's been loyal to us for as long as I've known her. 946 00:39:40,716 --> 00:39:42,716 Rachel, you have a minute? 947 00:39:42,751 --> 00:39:45,185 Honestly, Louis, I am swamped. 948 00:39:45,220 --> 00:39:46,853 So if it can wait until tomorrow-- 949 00:39:46,889 --> 00:39:49,356 Oh, I wish it could, but it can't. 950 00:39:49,391 --> 00:39:50,924 - Is everything okay? - Yeah. 951 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:52,759 Except for one thing. 952 00:39:52,795 --> 00:39:54,595 I have been derelict in my duties 953 00:39:54,630 --> 00:39:56,630 as head of the associates. 954 00:39:56,665 --> 00:39:58,432 I don't understand. 955 00:39:58,467 --> 00:40:00,045 Rachel, you've given your heart and soul to this firm 956 00:40:00,069 --> 00:40:02,235 for almost ten years, 957 00:40:02,271 --> 00:40:04,111 and now that you're about to become a lawyer... 958 00:40:06,275 --> 00:40:07,819 I'd like to formally extend you an offer 959 00:40:07,843 --> 00:40:09,743 to work here as soon as you graduate. 960 00:40:20,789 --> 00:40:22,322 This says second-year associate. 961 00:40:22,358 --> 00:40:23,724 I know it does. 962 00:40:23,759 --> 00:40:25,759 I... 963 00:40:25,794 --> 00:40:26,927 I don't know what to say. 964 00:40:26,962 --> 00:40:28,261 I think you do. 965 00:40:33,102 --> 00:40:34,635 You're right. 966 00:40:43,278 --> 00:40:45,078 Yes, Louis. 967 00:40:45,114 --> 00:40:46,680 I accept your offer. 968 00:40:50,486 --> 00:40:52,052 All right, you drive a hard bargain. 969 00:40:52,087 --> 00:40:53,387 Third-year associate it is. 970 00:40:59,428 --> 00:41:00,560 Thank you, Louis. 971 00:41:00,596 --> 00:41:03,363 No, thank you, Rachel. 972 00:41:10,139 --> 00:41:12,706 She's not coming back, you know. 973 00:41:12,741 --> 00:41:15,108 - I know she's not. - Do you? 974 00:41:15,144 --> 00:41:16,977 Because you just lashed out at Louis 975 00:41:17,012 --> 00:41:19,446 when your intention was to let him down gently, 976 00:41:19,481 --> 00:41:21,448 and I find it hard to believe it had nothing to do 977 00:41:21,483 --> 00:41:23,150 with this office being empty. 978 00:41:25,287 --> 00:41:27,988 She didn't even come back to say good-bye. 979 00:41:28,023 --> 00:41:31,258 She just packed up her things. 980 00:41:31,293 --> 00:41:35,162 - Harvey... - They're all leaving, Donna. 981 00:41:35,197 --> 00:41:36,930 First Jessica, now Mike. 982 00:41:39,535 --> 00:41:42,836 They're family. 983 00:41:42,871 --> 00:41:44,838 And family's not supposed to... 984 00:41:49,378 --> 00:41:51,611 Harvey, I've always stayed away from a certain subject 985 00:41:51,647 --> 00:41:54,848 with you, but I can't anymore. 986 00:41:54,883 --> 00:41:58,585 You always talk like we're your only family. 987 00:41:58,620 --> 00:41:59,720 We're not. 988 00:42:01,490 --> 00:42:03,090 You have another one, 989 00:42:03,125 --> 00:42:04,791 and you need to reconcile with them. 990 00:42:07,229 --> 00:42:10,197 - Donna, I am not gonna-- - Enough is enough. 991 00:42:10,232 --> 00:42:13,800 You need to go make things right with your mother. 992 00:42:13,836 --> 00:42:16,403 Because as long as you keep her at arm's length, 993 00:42:16,438 --> 00:42:19,372 you're gonna keep looking to us to fill that void. 994 00:42:19,408 --> 00:42:22,976 And I'm not sure that any of us can. 995 00:42:23,011 --> 00:42:25,579 Please? 996 00:42:25,614 --> 00:42:26,913 Go see her. 997 00:42:33,895 --> 00:42:40,695 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man