I came to see what you think about me coming with you to Chicago.
There's a school in upstate New York.
Ten years ago, Discharge Power started making batteries,
and those kids started getting lead poisoning.
They say it's not from the plant, but it is.
This has a list of children pulled from the school
within the first six months of the plant opening.
Parents are all executives at Discharge Power.
A hundred thousand a family.
It's a lawsuit on behalf of your former partners,
for damages incurred by the criminal actions of this firm.
Give these guys their jobs back, this whole thing goes away.
I got a job offer today. It's in Seattle.
What if I told you I'd consider it?
You told me they were gonna offer me a job.
You gave me a reason to take it,
and then, when I didn't jump on it,
you put people that I care about out of work.
Holy shit. Gordon doesn't wanna take over.
He just wants to orchestrate a deal where his guys come back,
they vote to merge with Zane, and we cease to exist.
I just found out that my two partners were willing to stab me in the back.
I'm sorry I had to be the one who break it to you, Robert,
but you better get your house in order,
because now I have to protect mine.
I went out there to make a difference.
So, I decided to go toe-to-toe with the mayor's office
on a police brutality case.
Two weeks after you put out that statement,
they came after my license.
What exactly do you want me to do about it?
I want you to stand next to me on the last case I'll ever have.
You can have your pick of the top guys out there.
I don't need the top guy.
I need the best partner I've ever had.
Robert. Oh, you have got to be shitting me.
This is the worst possible time for you to be around here.
I don't care. I need your help with Gordon.
What the hell do you need help for?
All you have to do to get out of this mess is not bring those partners back.
You just fight this thing on its merits.
If we fight this thing on its own merits and lose,
we won't have a firm anymore. Well, that's not my problem.
And even if it was, what am I supposed to do about it?
You tell those partners that you're not gonna waive their non-competes.
And if they don't drop the case, you'll fire them.
And if I did that, they'd fire me.
Bullshit. You have bylaws to protect you.
No. Listen to me, God damn it.
I'm gonna tell you the same thing I told Harvey.
I'm in this shitstorm
because of my chummy relationship with your firm.
I do that, bylaws or no, I'm out on my ass.
Robert, please. We are talking about your daughter's home.
Don't you dare use my daughter as a bargaining chip.
She's a grown-ass woman. She can take care of herself.
So, like Harvey said, you take care of your house.
Because I'm gonna take care of mine.
What the hell? Hey, buddy, you just walked into me.
Are you kidding me?
You just walked through me at 60 miles an hour.
Well then, I would keep my head up if I were you.
You're not in Kansas anymore.
What'd you say to me? I said this is Chicago.
And you're not in Kansas anymore.
Well, it might as well be Kansas to me, because I'm from New York.
Now, get the hell out of my face.
I know where you're from, Mr. Specter.
And if you think you're gonna stop Pat McGann from doing what he does,
you might as well turn around, check your little man purse,
and go back to wherever the hell you came from.
Where are you going, young lady?
To school. Not like that, you're not.
Your uniform is supposed to be buttoned up all the way.
I told you, kids make fun of me.
And I told you that's exactly why you do it.
You're at war,
and you don't let the world see your weak spots.
And who exactly am I at war with?
With the world, 'cause if it was up to them,
you'd be living in poverty your entire life, like...
Like who, Dad?
And what does that have to do with how I dress?
It has everything to do with it.
Because if they see one imperfection, they're going to pull on that string.
And the next thing you know, you're going to be laid bare.
Dad, I'm just a girl.
And if you think like that, Jessica Pearson,
that's all you'll ever be.
You getting ready for the hearing this morning?
You know I am.
Let me handle this for you, Jessica.
I told you, I want Harvey on this.
You did tell me that, but I'm still a little hazy as to why.
For one thing, you're a partner in a law firm.
And so is Harvey. In New York, not Chicago.
Which means anything I ask him to do won't backfire onto you.
Jessica, I'm not worried about me. Jeff,
we've talked about this. I can handle myself.
And I'm sure that's exactly what the original plaintiff thought,
right before he turned up dead. Come on.
Do you know how many people have been shot
in that neighborhood over the past 10 years?
One has nothing to do with the other.
All I'm saying is that you've been through something.
And apart from the loss of a child,
it's the biggest thing that you could ever go through.
And I love that you're looking out for me.
But that thing is exactly why I'm taking on this fight.
I know.
And I just wanna make sure that when you march into battle,
you've got your eyes open.
Jeff, I'm taking on the city of Chicago.
Believe me, my eyes are wide goddamn open.
See the money, wanna stay for your meal
Get another piece of pie for your wife
Everybody wanna know how it feel
Everybody wanna see what it's like
I'll even eat a bean pie I don't mind
Me and missy is so early
Busy, busy making money
All right!
All step back I'm 'bout to dance
The greenback boogie
Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate you coming today.
I know your time is valuable, so I'll just cut to the chase.
School.
It's where our kids are taught and nurtured.
And it's supposed to be their safest place.
But for the families of Treetop Elementary,
Discharge Power took that safety away
when they built a battery plant
one thousand yards away from their playground.
Now, they're gonna say they took the proper precautions.
They didn't.
And now, hundreds of innocent children are suffering the devastating effects
of lead poisoning. And they will never be the same.
Now, one of the first things we all learned in school
was to treat others as we would be treated ourselves.
Well, ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
you and I, together, are going to teach Discharge Power
the lesson they should have learned
when they were five years old.
How'd it go with Zane? I'll tell you how it went.
I got a big, fat bowl of "You're on your own."
You told him how serious this was?
Yes, and he already knew.
What about appealing to the father in him?
I'm not an idiot, Donna. I tried that. And the second I did, he bit my head off.
Well, we have to think of something.
I know that. And right now, the only thing I can think of
is letting the partners come back,
because I cannot find a way to prove
that they weren't harmed by what we did.
I might have a way.
No time for guessing games, Alex.
What do you got? Think about it.
What is Gordon offering these guys if they come back?
They vote us out, and they merge with Zane.
Which means he's offering them better jobs and more money.
And what if we got them all that somewhere else?
We'd not only get rid of them, we prove they weren't harmed
by you, Harvey, or anyone else.
Well, that's a great idea, Alex.
But, where the hell are we gonna find someone to give 25 partners
raises and promotions at some other major law firm?
I'll tell you where we're going to find them, Louis.
Where I left them.
Right inside your motherfucking Dictaphone.
You look determined. I am.
Did you double-check that power of attorney I sent you?
I did.
And how about your application to practice in Illinois?
It needs to be airtight.
I'm good to practice here for a month. I had Donna file it herself.
Good.
Jessica.
What have we gotten ourselves into here?
What do you mean?
I mean, someone was waiting for me at the airport,
and it wasn't a town car.
Harvey, I told you,
these people here are no joke.
They're trying to run me out of own.
They're not too happy about me being here either.
Then let's get in there and get this damn thing done.
Hey, I was looking for you earlier. How'd it go?
As far as the opening statements went, it was good.
But then the judge got pulled away,
which means we lost momentum.
And then, on top of that, I just found out that the soil samples
that we were supposed to have last night got delayed.
You don't think Discharge Power had anything to do with it, do you?
I didn't until you just said that.
I'm just saying. Look at what they already did.
They offered you a fake job, and then the same guy
had your donors shut down the whole clinic.
I mean, Mike, if they're willing to do that...
Shit.
If we don't get those samples, we are in trouble.
Maybe we don't need them.
If we can prove they did all that, it's obstruction.
We prove that, we don't need any soil samples.
What can I do? You work on finding out the connection
between Andy Forsyth and the donors.
I'm gonna figure out what to do if those samples do show up.
Your Honor, Harvey Specter.
I'm representing the residents of the North Park Housing Project.
Great. All we need is Ms. Allen,
and we can actually accomplish something.
Sorry I'm late, Your Honor.
I had to put my contacts in to make sure
I was actually seeing Jessica Pearson in your chambers.
And why wouldn't I be here?
Because this is a lawyers-only meeting,
and you're not licensed to practice law in this state.
And the last time I checked,
I don't need a license to be the plaintiff.
No, but you do need to live in public housing,
which generally requires not wearing $3,000 shoes.
Power of attorney signed by Lillian Cook to Jessica Pearson, Your Honor.
She's a plaintiff under the law.
Your Honor, I don't care what that thing says.
This project has been in the works for three years,
and they are just stepping in at the last minute to get publicity.
We're stepping in because the wrecking ball is about to fly,
and you're not living up to your end of the bargain.
If you're referring to the percentage of low-income housing,
some minor adjustments were made. Minor?
You stood in front of city council
and gave your word that 35% of this development
would be reserved for public housing.
The latest plans show only 5% are going there,
and to hell with everyone else. Where did you get that?
That is not part of the public record.
Neither is the fact that a shady developer
is ripping off the poor to line his own pockets, and you're helping him.
Don't you say that to me. I don't represent Pat McGann.
I represent the city I've lived in my whole life.
And all you care about is making a name for yourself
by using some poor woman. I'm not using anyone.
- And you can... - Okay, that's enough.
Ms. Pearson, if I deem you to be
manipulating this Lillian Cook for your own purposes,
I will shut this thing down myself.
Your Honor, how can my client prove to you what's in her heart?
I don't care what's in her heart.
I wanna hear from this woman.
I want to hear from her tomorrow.
Eli, I'm glad I caught you.
You got a minute? Actually, Alex, I've got a lunch. So...
That wasn't a question. It was a statement.
Let me guess, this is about that lawsuit Stanley Gordon filed
on behalf of your ex-partners.
Why, you can just turn yourself right around,
because my heart isn't exactly bleeding for you.
I don't give a shit what your heart is doing, Eli.
Because I'm not here for your sympathy.
I'm here because you're gonna give every one of those bastards a job.
You, son of a bitch! Don't give me that.
Your partners set me up for murder, and you didn't bat an eye.
So, I make offers to more than 15 of those guys?
They won't take those jobs anyway, because we don't have that kind of money.
And everybody knows it. So, it's either 15, or put me away.
'Cause that's the best you're gonna get.
Fifteen. Raises and promotions for every goddamn one of them.
You know, the architecture here is stunning.
If I worked here, I'd be in a much better mood
than you seem to be.
I have nothing to say to you outside of court.
I'm trying to avoid court altogether.
What do you want, Ms. Pearson?
I want a sit-down with the mayor.
Well, that's not gonna happen.
You're his right hand. You can walk right into his office
and make it happen. I'm not his right hand,
I'm the City Attorney. And I don't have time
to arrange courtesy meetings for people who go after our civil servants.
Look, I know there's bad blood with the 13th precinct situation.
I'm just looking for some sort of accommodation.
And what makes you think I have the power to do that?
All I do is represent the city's interest without passion or prejudice.
And which one was it without when you came for my license?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
And what about the mayor? Does he know?
Or is that why you don't want me talking to him?
Because if I did, I'd tell him he's up for reelection in six months,
and this project doesn't look good for him.
Whatever it is you think you know,
if there's any understanding to be had on this project,
you're gonna have to come to it with Pat McGann.
Not me, and not the mayor.
And let me give you a free piece of advice.
This is Chicago. If you wanna get something done,
you're gonna need more than your Louboutins
and your holier-than-thou attitude.
Eleven, okay? And don't let them skimp on any materials...
Patrick McGann?
Give us a minute, will you?
You must be Jessica Pearson. You know who I am?
Well, I've never seen your picture,
but there aren't a lot of women that match your description.
Now, what can I do for you, Jessica?
You can hire me to find another location for your project
that doesn't throw people out of their homes.
As much as I'd like to spend time getting to know you,
there's no way you and I working together is in our future.
And what if I told you you'd regret making that decision?
Well, I'd say that you can stop trying to get to the mayor
because he's not taking a meeting with you.
And you can take that to the bank.
Because I'm the one that makes the decisions here.
Is that really something you wanna be saying to me?
You think he doesn't know how it works?
I think it's not legal to trade money for influence.
And you should be careful who you say that to.
Every nickel I've ever given Bobby Novak is aboveboard.
So, why don't you just go put that woman on the stand tomorrow and be done with it?
Because I guarantee you, when this is over,
my building's going up.
Lillian Cook?
Could be. Who are you? My name is Harvey Specter.
I'm here to prepare you for court.
What do you mean, court?
I mean if you want to stay in your home, you're gonna have to testify.
And, it's gonna be tomorrow.
No. Uh-uh. Jessica Pearson's handling that.
She sent me here to help.
Well, you tell her I don't need help from someone
who doesn't know me. And, from the looks of him,
thinks this whole place is a piece of garbage.
What I think is you lived here most of your life,
and now you're gonna get kicked into the street
because they didn't live up to their end of the bargain.
You a coffee man,
or are you one of them chai latte-drinking pretty boys?
Both. I'm a coffee man through and through,
but there's no denying I'm pretty.
Not as pretty as a young Denzel, but you'll do.
Where's Harvey? Oh, you don't need to worry
about where Harvey is, Stanley.
I'm handling this negotiation.
Oh, I get it. He didn't have the balls to face me.
So, he dumped it on you. He didn't dump anything.
I wanted to be here. Well, Sparky,
unless you also wanna be in court,
you better have those job offers for my clients.
Your clients want jobs? Here they are.
You're telling me Eli Gould wants to hire them?
Yes, he does. Because, your clients are not damaged goods.
They are hot commodities. And these offers are the proof.
Spare me the bullshit. You don't like bullshit?
Then why don't you admit the second we hire those partners,
they vote us out, sell the firm to Rand, Kaldor, Zane,
and you make a seven-figure finder's fee?
You're right. That's the plan.
I gotta admit, I didn't think you'd figure it out.
And you can take that plan and shove it up your asshole,
because there's not gonna be any settlement.
Then you've got a problem.
Because you may have found something on Eli, but turns out,
I got more.
Bullshit, you're bluffing. Pick up the phone.
Ask Eli if those offers are still valid. They're not.
And not only that, we go to trial, he writes me an affidavit saying
you extorted him to employ those partners
after he told you there's no way he'd ever hire
a single lawyer that came from your firm.
What do you want? You know what I want.
But I'll tell you what. Since Harvey's not here,
you take my offer right now,
I might even leave your name up on the new firm.
Get out of my sight, you smug piece of shit.
It's your funeral.
See you in court, Sparky.
Hey, what's going on? I got your message.
We just blew a small fortune on jack shit.
Don't tell me the soil reports still didn't come in.
Worse. Those samples came back,
and they're all negative.
Negative? No, there's no way. It's right here, Mike.
They must not have tested deep enough...
They took samples down to 10 feet.
There isn't enough lead in there to fill a pencil.
I don't believe this thing.
They fixed the results. They did, but not how you think.
Six months ago, the school got an anonymous donation to redo its grounds.
They called it a beautification project.
And let me guess. They beautified every inch of soil down to 10 feet.
Yeah, and I didn't think anything of it at the time,
because the plans just said it was adding new trees.
Those fuckers. They knew this was coming, and then they got rid of the evidence.
Mike. Rachel, please tell me
you found something. I did, but it's not good.
What now? I did some checking.
Mike, Andy Forsyth's been in Seattle for the past year,
opening his own firm.
The job was real.
He had nothing to do with cutting the funding for the clinic.
We might not have a way to get them on that,
but we know that they did this.
We need to find the connection between this beautification project
and Discharge Power, and we need to find it now.
I went to every single meeting at the city council.
They promised to build new apartments before they tore this place down.
I've got the contract right here, see?
Memorandum of Agreement.
How did you feel when you found out
a Memorandum of Agreement isn't legally enforceable?
I felt like a fool. That's what I felt like.
That apartment is my home. I've paid rent on it for 51 years.
I live there with my daughter and my grandchildren.
This is our community, our home.
We don't deserve to be thrown out in the street like dogs.
No, Lillian, you don't.
But the developer is saying there's other housing available
out there for you. Maybe. But he didn't say none of that
when he asked us to sign on that dotted line.
And a man who would lie like that would
sell his own mother to make a dollar.
Thank you.
I'm glad you brought up the question of character, Ms. Cook,
because I'd like to ask you about yours.
I don't have anything to hide.
Ms. Cook, are you related to anyone in this courtroom?
What? It's a simple question.
Are you a relative of anyone in this room?
And I'd like to point out, you lie under oath,
the state penitentiary will be your next home.
Jessica Pearson is my niece.
Well, isn't that a small world?
Relevance? The relevance is that
Jessica Pearson is using her own aunt
- to make a name for herself. - That's not true.
My niece cares about the people of my community.
And after a lifetime of no contact,
did she call you to offer help, or did you call her?
She called me, but... So, you're telling the court
she contacted you out of nowhere,
because she cares about the people of Chicago?
Your Honor, Ms. Cook can't speak to that.
No, she can't. But somehow she has.
And, Your Honor, you said if you found Jessica Pearson
to be using a straw man, you would remove her power of attorney.
If this isn't proof of that, then I don't know what is.
- Your Honor... - I agree. Ms. Pearson,
you're no longer permitted in my courtroom on this matter.
As for the TRO, you'll have my ruling within 48 hours.
What the hell?
What the hell, what?
When were you gonna tell me who this woman was?
I didn't keep it from you, Harvey. Don't bullshit.
I spent half the night with her last night, and there is no way
that doesn't come up unless you hid it from me.
What difference does it make
that I have a personal connection to this case?
The difference is, they just blindsided me.
Harvey, I... Look,
I put my firm in jeopardy for you.
You're playing me, and I'm done with it.
No, you can't be done.
I still need you. I don't give a shit of what you need.
I'm getting on the next plane. You can finish this thing yourself.
What do you want me to say, Harvey?
That my father grew up here? And he was poor?
And I didn't live on Park Avenue
for the first 10 years of my life?
'Cause I didn't.
I didn't know that.
Now you do.
Well, what does all of that have to do with this?
My father died eight weeks ago.
That woman is his sister.
And he turned his back on her and everyone else here.
And it ate away at him for his entire life.
So, you decided to do something about it.
Yes, I did.
Okay.
Okay, what? I know you have a plan.
Tell me what you need.
I'm trying to figure out which costs more.
The King of the Jungle up there
or putting the mayor in office.
I put that thing down myself.
And I'm trying to figure out why you New Yorkers
don't know how to make an appointment.
What I know, Mr. McGann, is how to make a deal.
Yeah, well, after what happened in court this morning,
I don't think I need to.
If you think you got this in the bag, you are dead wrong.
But you are right about one thing.
Jessica Pearson wants to make a name for herself,
starting with a seat on city council.
And what does that have to do with me?
Because all you have to do to make this thing go away
is give back enough units to make it look like she got a win.
Guarantee her aunt a spot in the new building,
then back her when she runs. Anything else?
You want a park or a bridge named after her?
Yeah, there is one more thing.
You're not just gonna endorse her,
you're gonna make a donation.
Because, without it, everybody's gonna know it's bullshit.
You people.
You think I'm gonna give that woman a dime?
That's the beauty of it, Pat.
You don't have to give her a penny.
A million dollars.
Cashier's check. Untraceable.
All you're doing is giving her own money back.
Just so we're clear,
your client is dealing her way into office.
That's the Chicago way, isn't it?
So is when she gets there, she remembers who did this for her.
She wouldn't have it any other way.
Well? It didn't work.
What the hell do you mean, "It didn't work"?
I mean, I went back to Gould.
And he told me he doesn't care what we have on those tapes,
he's not helping us because Gordon's got worse.
Well then, what the hell do you suggest? We can't go to court.
The second we sign those partners back,
we're gonna be signing our own death warrants.
Not necessarily. What do you mean, "not necessarily"?
I mean, if we make the deal sweet enough, when they come back over,
they'll forget all about Rand and Kaldor's promises.
And that would work,
except for the fact that there are years of bad blood
between me, Harvey, and every one of those people.
They don't trust us. But maybe they'll trust me.
What? I know this sounds crazy.
But if you make me managing partner until we can...
I don't believe this. Harvey leaves for two days,
and you wanna throw his shit into the street?
I'm not saying that. Well, it sure as hell
sounds like you are. God damn it, Louis.
I'm trying the best I can. Well, try something else.
Because giving you the reins a half hour before we drive off a cliff
isn't gonna do shit.
Hey. Uh... Can I come in?
It's late. Everyone's sleeping.
Please. I'll only be a minute.
I'm sorry about what happened this morning.
I know they used your mother to try to paint me
as self-serving, but... That's all well and good, Jessica.
But right now, I'm wondering if it's them using her or you.
Angela, I'm not using your mother.
Then why did they give us our choice of apartments
if she sells out everyone around us?
Who's "they"? That's all you have to say?
"Who's 'they""?
No, I didn't mean it that way.
Look, "they" is the lady you say is using us.
She told us all about the deal your handsome friend is making.
Angela, that woman is not your friend.
She's trying to... I know what she's trying to do.
I wanna know what you're trying to do.
I'm trying to reconnect with my family.
And make things better at the same time.
I remember when you first started coming around here.
My mother was so happy.
She just took you right in, 'cause that's all she ever wanted.
And don't get me wrong, I got nothing against you.
But your famous surgeon father, he turned his back on us.
And from what I can tell, you're no different.
No, the difference is I'm trying to get to know you.
Well, if you knew us, you'd know that selling out
the people around us ain't gonna make things better.
Come here, baby.
Wait a second.
When did you say the beautification happened?
They redid the entire grounds
six weeks after we filed suit.
That doesn't make any sense. Six weeks is nothing.
Something like this doesn't happen without planning.
Which means they didn't just know they had liability
after we brought the suit, they knew they had it long before that.
Of course, they knew. The question is, how do we prove it?
No, I think what Mike's saying is,
they knew they had liability.
So, they must've had liability insurance. They always do.
Yeah. But when they know they need it, they get more.
I mean, think about it. Collins offered us 100,000 a family
inside of 15 seconds. Okay, hold on.
I'm getting confused about the math. Then how's this for math?
The settlement he offered is exactly
five times what they're normally insured for.
And if a bus driver takes out a policy for $10 million,
and his wife runs him over with a bus,
that's not a coincidence. Mike, I need to talk to you.
Donna, what is it? It's Louis.
What about him? I just talked to him earlier.
He was fine. He's not fine.
He needs your help. And I'm here to make sure he gets it.
Donna, this... Mike, Harvey said
something like this might happen. You gave him your word.
Let's go. Mike. We got this.
How did you get in here? - What the hell is wrong with you?
You had no goddamn business calling my aunt.
Sorry to disappoint you. But we're not entering into an agreement
without making sure all of the parties are on board.
And it's up to me to deliver her.
Did you really think that we weren't gonna do our due diligence?
I know you think Harvard is the only law school in the country,
but we have a pretty good one here, too. And I was president of its law review.
I don't give a shit if you're the Sultan of Brunei.
You're gonna set up that meeting between me and the mayor.
And I don't know how many times
I have to tell you this, that's not gonna happen.
And I know what you're gonna ask, and the answer's no.
He's never gonna cut me loose.
And why would I ask him that? Because we both know you're right.
I was the one who went after your license.
But if you think he's gonna get rid of me for that,
you don't understand the way things work around here.
Oh, I understand how things work.
And it's been going on since the beginning of time.
He keeps me around because I do what it takes
without having to be asked.
I don't complain about it,
and it never comes back on him.
So, you get your aunt on board or don't,
but don't ever come in here thinking the mayor
is gonna be the answer to your problems again.
I don't need the mayor, Keri,
because I have the man you said
was the real player here in the first place.
So, if I were you, I'd start brushing up on my résumé.
- How'd it go? - Change of plans.
You're calling Pat McGann and telling him it's me or her.
Jessica, they don't know you. You can't ask that much.
Yes, I can. I'm telling you, it's a bad idea.
And I need you to do it anyway.
You need a lift?
I have a car coming.
Thanks. You sure?
Beautiful woman, downtown all alone, middle of the night.
It isn't safe.
And isn't your usual route the airport?
My work takes me all kinds of places.
And what exactly is your work?
I make problems go away. And I love my job.
You think you can scare me with your threats?
Lady, if all I did were make threats,
then I wouldn't even have a job.
Looks like your ride's here after all.
You have a safe night.
Where the hell were you?
The police came. They told me I couldn't stay here.
I had to drive around the block.
Next time, goddamn text me.
Ma'am, are you okay?
Just take me home.
Louis, are you working in here?
Sometimes I like to sit at my old desk after everyone's gone.
What are you doing here?
I, uh, thought maybe you could use some help on the Gordon lawsuit.
What about the clinic? You said you were in the middle of it.
Ah, it's okay.
Rachel and Oliver are working on it.
Donna told you, didn't she?
Yeah, she did. God damn it.
She was just doing her job, Louis.
It's not her job to get you to bail me out, Mike.
Louis...
It's not your fault. That statement was my idea.
I went to Gordon with it in the first place.
And we can pretend that it's not what got us here, but it is.
Well, right now, I'm less concerned with what got us here
than what's gonna get us out.
You have an idea? I do.
They want us to offer them partnerships here.
So, what if we do that, but we also ask Zane to come over,
and to bring enough people so that we can outvote them?
Zane would never go for it. We've asked him 1,000 times.
Have we ever asked him right after Rand and Kaldor cut his legs out?
What about Harvey? He comes back and finds out we've merged?
He trusted us enough to take care of this.
If this is what we have to do, then this is what we have to do.
You make sure they get the offer in the morning.
Leave the rest to me.
First Louis, then Rachel.
My money was on Harvey being next.
He's in Chicago helping Jessica.
He's in Chicago?
When his firm is in an all-out war?
We're a family, Robert. We told him we'd have his back.
Uh-huh.
Then get to it.
The world thinks my heart lies with you, anyway.
So, you might as well tell me what you need.
All right, I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna say it.
We need you to come over and join the firm.
What?
You come over, you bring 20 people who are loyal to you.
And we will have enough votes to still keep control.
Okay, let me get this straight.
You want me to sneak out of my own house in the middle of the night?
You're talking about a place I built with my own two hands.
A place that we both know isn't yours anymore.
How is this even supposed to work?
Whose name comes first? Who is the managing partner?
We can work it out later.
No, we're gonna work this out goddamn now!
Well, I can't do that. Are you shitting me?
Does Harvey even know you're here? No. But he told us to do
whatever it takes to save the firm, and as far as I can tell,
this is the best way to save both our asses.
Would you leave your home?
Would Jessica?
Would Harvey? Because I don't think so.
Maybe not. But like you said,
the world thinks your heart lies with us, anyway.
Maybe it really does.
Hey, how did it go with Oliver?
He got a lead on the policies,
but he can't get to them till morning. Good.
Well? Well, what?
Did you talk to my dad?
Louis told me.
He said he'd think about it.
So, basically if my dad doesn't come around by tomorrow,
Specter Litt could cease to exist.
Which, ironically, means the only way we still have jobs
is if we're both working for your dad.
Unless we aren't.
What are you talking about? Mike, I went and saw Andy Forsyth today.
That job still exists.
Wait a second, you went to see him about us moving to Seattle?
I asked you what you would think if I said I'd consider it.
Rachel... Just hear me out.
And if you don't wanna do it, we won't do it.
But, Mike, we're young and we don't have any kids yet,
and if we're ever gonna do something like this in our lives,
now is the time.
If we do this, we'd have to leave within days.
I know. And what about the wedding?
What about it? We're not gonna fly back here
in six weeks to have it. We could delay it.
I don't wanna delay it. We could move it up.
Then let's move it up.
I'm serious. We can make that happen.
Whoever can make it makes it. Whoever can't, can't.
Wait, do you really wanna take this job?
I don't know if I wanna take this job or not.
But what I do know is that I've wanted to marry you
from the second I met you, and I am tired of waiting.
So, tomorrow Oliver is gonna find the answer or not, either way,
we should do this.
I can't believe it. I'm so excited.
Oh, Jesus Christ, what is it now?
It's nothing bad, but it is urgent.
What's going on? I don't wanna get into why,
but Mike and I decided to move up the wedding.
And we need a miracle worker to make it happen.
Holy shit, are you sure?
I'm not just sure, I'm excited.
Then I just have three questions for you.
Band or DJ? What kind of food?
And rustic chic, or glam all the way?
And if I thought you didn't already have the answer to all those questions,
I wouldn't have come to you in the first place.
I love you, Rachel. I love you, too, Donna.
One more thing,
you can't tell Harvey or Jessica.
Rachel... Please, Mike and I
don't want the start of our new life to ruin theirs.
Okay.
Ms. Pearson. Aren't you a gentleman?
Well, I was taught to stand for a lady.
Well, whoever taught you, taught you well.
I'm glad you decided to call.
What's good here?
I don't give a shit what's good here.
I just came to give you this.
I'm not used to being stuck with the check.
And I'm not used to being played by two assholes from out of town.
No one's playing anybody, Pat.
This is a simple business transaction.
Well, I don't do business with people
who force me to fire my friends.
Listen to me, this doesn't have to...
Enjoy your meal. It's on me.
Then I guess I'll see you in court.
Maybe.
But you're gonna have to have someone else handle your case for you.
What did you do? I didn't do anything.
See, apparently Mr. Slick didn't follow all the procedures
for filing out of state.
Turns out Judge Merrick is a real stickler about these things.
But don't worry, I'm sure your boy is gonna be able to reapply
in another 12 months.
God damn it, Mike, Gordon's about to get here,
and I have to make a decision.
I have not heard from you, and I have not heard from Zane.
Please, call me back as soon as you get this.
Okay, Louis. I'm here. Court is starting in 10 minutes.
So, what is it? We going to trial,
or are you gonna take on these partners?
What the hell's going on? Are we doing this or not?
All right, Stanley, you win.
Give me the agreement.
Signed and ready to go.
Stanley.
Robert, what the hell are you doing here?
I just came to make sure
that the paperwork was in order
for your clients to come over and join our new firm.
Before you can say your little army can block it,
it already happened this morning while you were in here.
You son of a bitch.
I always knew you had a thing for Jessica Pearson.
You watch your mouth! Robert. I got this.
Stanley, why don't you move your fat face away from mine?
Because I need to talk to my new partner,
Sparky. This isn't over.
Why the hell did you not tell me about all of this?
Because if there's one thing I know about my new partner,
if he would have known what we were up to,
he would have found a way to shit it up.
One other thing.
When Harvey gets back, you tell him,
my name goes up there first.
What's going on? Did the judge make a ruling?
More like a statement. McGann had you kicked off the case.
What? Bullshit. He can't get away with that.
He can.
But it doesn't matter anymore. I got this.
Jessica, these people aren't messing around.
They do this to me, you don't know what else they'll do.
And my record is as good on the road as it is at home.
I'm sticking to the plan. Then I'm riding shotgun with you.
The hell you are. You're going home.
I'm not going anywhere. Harvey.
When were you gonna tell me Mike and Rachel moved up their wedding?
When you were out of trouble. That's when.
I didn't know myself, until an hour ago. Well, now you know.
You're the closest thing that kid has to family.
If you're not there for him, you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life.
Jessica. Harvey.
This is my family here.
I denied they existed for too long,
and I'm going to take care of them.
Now, you need to go.
Take care of yours.
Be careful with these people.
I will.
Before I ask you my question, I wanna make sure you understand
what the penalty for perjury is. I know what perjury is.
And you also know that 20 of your executives pulled their kids
from Treetop Elementary School within the first six months
of the plant opening. Objection. Relevance?
The relevance is that they knew what they were doing.
That's why they pulled their kids from school.
Pulled soil from the ground.
You have no proof of that.
No. But I do have proof that your client increased
the insurance policy on that plant to $15 million,
the exact amount of the settlement you offered us,
and five times the amount you have on any other plant.
That was a very generous offer.
No, it's what you've been prepared to pay for almost a year.
That's not true. Which part isn't true?
The insurance policy? Because I have that right here.
- Objection, badgering. - Overruled.
Mr. Evans, I am asking you under oath,
why is one plant insured for so much more than all the others?
I'm not in charge of our insurance policies.
Your name is on the policy. Isn't that right?
I remind you, Mr. Evans, you're under oath.
I'd like a moment with my client.
And I'd like him to answer the goddamn question.
The witness will answer the question. Why so much insurance?
What do you want me to say?
I want you to admit that you knew the plant was toxic
and you covered it up. All right, we knew.
We took precautions, but they didn't work. And the plant was already open.
So, we offered to make things right. What else do you want?
What I want is for those kids to have never gotten sick
in the first place.
But that's not gonna happen now, thanks to you.
You can't make this right.
But you sure as hell can do better
than say each of these innocent children's lives
is only worth $100,000.
What's it gonna take?
$1 million a family.
Right now. Take it or leave it.
Done.
I know you prefer appointments,
but you left something at the restaurant.
I didn't leave anything.
You left your leverage. What is this?
It's a photo shoot,
starring you giving me a cashier's check for $1 million.
Not 10 minutes before removing my lawyer from the case
and one day before I withdraw my suit to shut you down.
Which would mean I paid you off to drop this thing.
It sure looks that way, doesn't it?
You're willing to make it look like you're that corrupt?
Your people did that when they took away my license.
And now that I'm not an attorney anymore,
it's not illegal for me to drop this thing.
But for you to pay me to drop it,
that's a crime. I didn't pay you.
Good luck convincing a jury of that.
I will.
Because that was a cashier's check.
It didn't come from me.
And all you'd have to do to prove that is to open up your bank account.
I didn't think so.
And, Pat, this is a federal housing project,
so in case you're thinking of trying anything funny,
the judge, the jury, and the prosecution
will not be from Chicago.
Have a good night.
How's your night going?
My night is just fine.
And you can tell your boss if he's still trying to intimidate me,
he's wasting his time.
Or you can tell him yourself. I just did.
I'm not talking about Patrick McGann.
I'm talking about Mayor Novak.
You work for the mayor? Yeah, I do.
And he would like to see you right now.
And how do I know you're not gonna take me somewhere
and drop me off the roof of a building?
'Cause that's a city car, I'm on duty,
and we both know the man who took your little photo shoot
with Mr. McGann, is camped out across the street.
Then let's go. One condition.
The paparazzi stays here.
This is pretty far out of the way.
I'm not even sure we're in Chicago anymore.
I usually try to meet blackmailers outside the office.
Just for the record, I'm not the one who started this throwdown.
It doesn't matter who started it.
We're here to finish it. What'd you have in mind?
Guns or knives?
I was thinking more along the lines of an embrace.
Here's the thing, Ms. Pearson.
Your little stunt could cost me the election, no doubt about it.
But if you pull the pin on that grenade,
I guarantee the least that happens is your hand gets blown off, too.
I'm waiting for the embrace part.
Well, here it is. You're a formidable woman.
Instead of creating problems for me,
you should be fixing them. Are you offering me a job?
I'm offering you an opportunity.
What the hell does Pat McGann have on you?
We're not talking about Pat.
We're talking about you.
Okay. Let's talk about me.
Why the hell should I get into bed with a man like you?
Because you ran one of the best law firms in New York.
You had money. You had power. You had influence.
You're gonna have to do a hell of a lot better than that,
because I left it all behind to make a difference.
And how's that going? You're not even a lawyer anymore.
You really wanna make a difference?
Take this job. Do things from the inside.
It sounds like you want me to clean up your messes.
Not make a difference.
I'm not a charity. I'm a politician.
And you can't have one without the other.
Well, tell me this, Mr. Mayor.
How's your current number two
going to feel if I replace her?
Because if I come work for you,
it's not gonna be as number three.
That's between you and her.
The only thing I give a shit about is that you drop that lawsuit,
and never mention the North Park Housing Project again.
What? Did you really think
you were gonna get something for nothing here?
The lawsuit disappears. That is non-negotiable.
No way. What choice do you have?
Your sidekick's gone. You're off the case.
Bullshit. It's over anyway.
Nothing is over. I'll find a way.
What the hell are you fighting for?
I made a promise to my family.
We'll take care of your family.
They don't want taking care of.
They want their community taken care of.
So, figure out how to do it working for me.
Because I don't care what you think you have on Pat McGann,
that project's going up.
And I need an answer by tomorrow.
I can't believe you actually pulled this off.
Mmm, yeah, you can.
- You told him. - Yeah, Mike, I did.
Because Rachel trusted me to put this wedding together,
and it wouldn't have felt like a celebration without Harvey.
Thanks, Donna.
See you up there. Yeah.
Just in time.
I didn't think you were gonna be able to make it.
What can I say? I like to make an entrance.
It's gonna be awkward when my real best man shows up.
Oh, I think it's clear who the best man is.
Mmm. Okay, maybe.
Good.
Not the best.
Hey, you ready for this?
Yeah, I am.
I think you are, too.
From the first second I met you,
I knew I wanted to be here with you someday.
Walking down the aisle arm in arm.
I know that I fought it at first,
but now, Mike, I can't imagine living alongside anyone else
for the rest of my life.
If I've learned one thing,
it's that we never know what the future holds.
And that could be a scary thing.
But I know that there is nothing
that I can't handle when I have you by my side.
You are the strongest man I've ever met.
And you make me stronger.
You're the husband I've always wanted.
And I can't wait to begin our adventure together.
Do you, Michael James Ross,
take Rachel Elizabeth Zane
to be your lawfully wedded wife?
I do.
And do you, Rachel, take Michael to be your lawfully wedded husband?
I do.
Then I now pronounce you man and wife.
Cheers.
I gotta say, Mike, those were some beautiful vows.
Especially the part about family.
Thanks, Harvey.
And I didn't get to say it before,
but I'm really glad you made it.
Me, too. But I should be the one
who's saying thank you. You saved the firm.
Harvey... And before you say anything,
let me just say I was wrong.
You're senior partner material. You are ready.
And when you come back from your honeymoon...
We're not coming back, Harvey.
Rachel and I were offered a chance to run a firm in Seattle.
It's a place that only takes class action cases
against Fortune 500 companies, and...
Well, we decided to go for it.
Mike... Harvey, when Donna came to me,
and told me the firm was in trouble,
I did exactly what I told you I would.
But I don't ever wanna have to make a choice like that again.
You don't have to. If you wanna do more pro bono cases...
That's not the point, Harvey, and you know it.
This is who I am.
It's who I've always been.
It's time, Harvey.
It's time.
Jessica, good. I'm glad you're here.
I need to talk to you. I need to talk to you first.
What is it?
Starting on Monday, I'm working for the mayor.
What? Jeff...
You sold out your family?
I didn't sell them out. He's giving me an opportunity
to change things from the inside, and I'm taking it.
Jessica, you're making a mistake.
I told you. I can take care of myself.
And what if you can't?
What is that supposed to mean?
I talked to my friend over at Justice.
They're looking at your new friends
for the murder of that original plaintiff.
Which means if you get into bed with them,
you either end up like that plaintiff,
or you end up like them.
What makes you think I can't handle
a local politician and a shady real estate developer?
So, you've already made up your mind?
Yes.
I have.
Well,
I just hope that you're the first person in the world
who can lie down with dogs and not come up with fleas.
Hey.
What do you say?
I don't mind if I do.