"What?" Harvey asked, seeing Mike wanted to say something else.
"Nothing. Just something she wanted me to ask you about."
Harvey saw the wheels turning. "Katrina's already working with Louis. Same people involved, different case all together, so the kid better have another request." He wasn't about to tell his associate that he was going to make it very difficult for the new hire to make partner after the way she was treating his people.
He didn't stand up for people publicly unless he was representing them in the legal capacity.
"Well, she did say one other thing, but that has to do with the Harvard secret. It can wait."
"Let's talk about it now… Listen, Mike. Should this blow up, anything dealing with that kid's future needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later. Especially if you don't want the Marshal's to take her away from you."
As Harvey thought of the ways the Harvard secret could blow up, Ava's upcoming murder trial was put on the back burner. The client was more important in the eyes of the firm, but to those in the know, would have understood and taken over until Meghan's future was taken care of.
"So, what happens now? She's old enough to have a choice in all this."
"Have you discussed this with Rachel?"
"I'd like to, but…"
"But what?"
"Rachel understands that Megs and I are a package deal, but we haven't really discussed our official status… Neal's FBI handler offered a while back…"
Meghan came in while Mike spoke. Her face read no sign of any wanted or needed progress.
"There's you, Donna, Jessica, maybe even Louis… although I'm not sure I like the idea of Megs learning Donna's tactics of manipulation." He continued as Meghan took the chair next to him. "She's already learned way more than I would have liked from our brother and his friends… One of his friends was a private investigator, which does have to do with my following question… did Mozz find anything?"
"He found evidence of permanently deleted files, but they weren't related to our client. Reconstructing said files would probably be impossible."
Questions ran rampant through Harvey's mind, like who was Mister Tabernacle? Who was this Mozz? Who were they researching?
"So nothing."
"I didn't say that. But as far as our client is concerned, Cameron Dennis' video and photographic evidence do appear to be connected to each other. He's trying to clean up the imaging, see if we can get a better view of the triggerman, see if Ava recognizes anyone."
"Sure she's not in the image herself?" Harvey questioned as if baiting the teen.
"Not the type. Yes, she's willing to break laws to get the job done, but even a crook can have a conscience. I mean, the way Katrina Bennett got a job here wasn't entirely legal. Not trying to call you a crook, Dad, but you did breach client confidentiality because you told her what the client said right before the judge agreed with the ruling."
"You told her?"
"I didn't have to. She was working the case from my cubicle and Katrina was working here the next day."
"Fine. Mike, find someone to represent the other side. Someone Cameron would never think we'd go to. Meghan is going to stay in here for now. I want to know her opinions on what we were discussing before we go any further."
Mike opened his mouth to protest but the look Harvey gave him was silencing enough. He got up, whispered something in Meghan's ear, and left.
Harvey waited for the door to close. He even turned off his side of the intercom because Mike may have left the room, but he'd chosen to stand by Donna's desk instead of going to his own. A grin grew on Harvey's face as he saw the frustration on his associate's. He watched as Mike threw his hands up in the air and walked down the hall.
Meghan turned around to see the scene that entertained Harvey so much.
She started rising from the chair to follow her brother, saying, "Maybe I should-"
"Sit down, Meghan." And she did. "I'll ask about Mister Tabernacle and this Mozz character another time… What did Mike say when you talked to him about custody arrangements?"
The teen lowered her eyes for a moment. "Said we'd talk about it after we've closed the case. I just don't think we have that kind of time."
"What have you heard?"
"You have the same feeling?"
"I don't, but you've been right at almost every turn of each case I've had Mike read you in on. So, I think I should at least hear you out. Have you talked to your brother?"
The previous day's events played through her mind:
She had just taken her brother to the floor. Then she rolled over, flat on her back, and a hand to her chest.
"Megs?" Mike said, kneeling over her. He was quick to change position from lying on the floor to being on his hands and knees. "Megs?"
"Meg(s)han?" by this time, both men were concerned and ready to do more than just say her name.
"I really shouldn't have done that," she replied. The lack of heavy breathing or pain in her voice helped Mike relax a bit, but not enough.
"When was the last time you had your meds?" Mike asked, his hand inching toward the suit pocket that held the teen's pill bottle.
"Well-"
It was answer enough for Mike. He no longer inched toward the pocket, but thrust his hand inside, removing the bottle. What he didn't notice was silence coming form it. Yet.
Once the bottle's weight finally registered, Mike put the empty vessel to his forehead. With everything that had happened in the last week, he'd failed to obtain Meghan's refills. He even ranted guilty and sorry he was that he hadn't been as vigilant as he felt he should have been.
"Will you stop blaming yourself, Dad? I'm the one who neglected to get one from you. Sometimes I need the reminder. What I don't need is for my caretaker to burn himself out because he's not only working a fulltime job fifteen hours a day but also worrying about me fulltime."
"She's right, Mike."
"I know. It doesn't make me feel better… How much pain, Megs?"
"Not enough to see a doctor," she replied. "But maybe Rachel still has the pills you gave her when she came looking for me?"
He never would have considered leaving her side if she was worse than she looked. However, the thought that Rachel may have had the pills somewhere in her office was enough to send him running there after asking Harvey to stay with his sister.
Meghan tried to get up only for Harvey to stop her.
"Slow down, Pipsqueak."
"Really? Of all the nicknames in the world that you could pick from, you choose pipsqueak?"
"I could call you Lippy, but's that's reserved for your brother… Now that he's out of the room, how are you really feeling?"
"I'm fine, Harvey… What happened to you?"
Confusion set in Harvey's eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, when I first met you, you didn't care about anyone but yourself and Donna. I could have done exactly what happened last week and you wouldn't even have gone so far as to send me something… but you did. And it's currently sitting on Dad's desk with a brand-new bottle of my prescription stuffed inside it."
Harvey couldn't believe that someone who seemed so innocent to him was proving to be devious.
"But… you… I'm calling Mike," he ground out.
"Yeah. You probably should. But I think you and I need to talk about something before you do."
"Whatever it is, it can wait." Meghan stood back up, this time with no pushback from Harvey. "I thought-"
"I needed to get Dad out of the room… Considering everything you now know about us, it's pretty much a given that we don't really have anyone. It's just us… well, us minus our brother's criminal friends."
"That doesn't explain why you faked chest pains to get rid of Mike for a few minutes. Or why you asked what changed in me."
"Okay, here it goes. I don't expect an answer right away… and I'm trying to broach the subject with Dad… would you consider signing on as my legal guardian if he gets arrested? I have an offer of said position from Neal's FBI handler, but you know more about us than he and his wife do, so you would be Dad's first choice. And mine."
Meghan looked up at the man and shrugged her shoulders. She'd tried but things didn't go well. Obviously, no one wanted to talk about the possibility of going to jail or prison. But regardless of the subject's discomfort, it was a topic that still needed to be discussed since this was going to affect people other than Mike.
She asked him not to say anything about the day before until the two adults had a chance to talk about it on their own.
"What time are you coming over?" Rachel asked.
"I thought we were doing my place," Mike replied.
"No, because whenever I'm at your place, all I can see is Tess in a bedsheet."
"I'll be there at nine."
"Are you still mad at Meghan?" Rachel asked Mike as she poured herself a cup of breakroom coffee.
"She faked a medical emergency to get rid of me. And I have no idea why." He opened a cabinet and grabbed a bran bar.
"Maybe you should talk to her… before you send her to Mozzie's for the night."
"Oh, she's not going to Mozzie's. Mozz spoils her. No, she's spending the night at Peter's," he said, leaning against the breakroom counter. He opened the bran bar only for Louis to appear out of nowhere, rip it from his grasp and throw it away. "Okaaaaay, what was that for?"
"Bran bars are forbidden to first years," was Louis' reply. "Order of the quarter master who is no longer speaking with you." He then proceeded to speak with Mike through Rachel. To him, the non-dairy creamer he'd asked for was a metaphor for what he felt Mike had done to him.
Louis had a taste of what it was like to have Mike as his associate, and he liked it. But now Mike's apologies, in person, handwritten, and even recorded messages were falling on deaf ears. Mike had accepted his request to be his associate only to go back to Harvey seconds later.
Harvey had spoken with both siblings separately. He had Meghan's opinion. Now he just had to wait on Mike's whose court the ball was now in. It didn't matter that Meghan barely existed on paper, or online. Mike was still her guardian in a legal capacity, so the decision was ultimately his.
Mike really wanted to ask Rachel first, after making their relationship a little more official, of course. They hadn't even discussed if they were a couple or just two people in a casual relationship, something that was brought to his attention upon the words of a woman he might have considered a friend.
He also wanted to talk with Meghan about moving forward both in his relationship and in finding a guardian for her if this went south. And as scary and uncomfortable as the topic was, Mike knew it had to be done.
He found her alone in a storage room after seeing Rachel and Donna come out of a file room. It was nice seeing them as friends again.
"We need to talk," he said, locking the door behind him so no one could interrupt or hear something they weren't supposed to.
"If this is about yesterday, I-"
"This isn't about yesterday. But you are in a lot of trouble for that…"
Meghan hung her head. "I know… Is this about my mentioning Danny's dad?"
"No… well, not entirely. Just listen, okay." She nodded, miming that her lips were sealed, and the invisible key was in Mike's pocket until he was done. "You have been a rock through all of this, Megs. From keeping our own secrets to the Harvard secret, and even trying to get me to talk about uncomfortable topics."
She now understood where he was going. "Prison and custody arrangements."
So much for pretending to lock her mouth, Mike thought. "Yeah. And I know it's something we have to plan for. It's the one thing I've been putting off because-"
"You're afraid."
"Yeah, I am. I'm afraid of a lot of things if something goes wrong. But my biggest fear is losing you."
"Do you honestly think you've cornered the market on that fear? This was something I was afraid of long before you started here. Multiple counts of taking LSATs for people who couldn't handle the pressure, drug possession, practicing law without a license, and however accidental it was, impersonating a federal agent."
"Taking those tests and this job helped put food on the table for you and paid for Grammy's care."
"All I'm saying is that if your clients couldn't handle the pressure of a formal test that never changes its answers, maybe they're not fit for the courtroom setting of said job where witnesses and clients aren't always reliable. Sometimes even the information uncovered is what the client wants you to know instead of what you need to know. Point is, it doesn't matter how academically intelligent a person is in a lawyer's world if they can't relax enough to think on their feet. Same would have gone for a doctor's world had you burst in on one of those interviews instead of Harvey's."
She had just referenced the case they handled for Jessica's ex-husband.
"When did you get to be so smart?" Mike asked the rhetorical question. "Harvey and I are talking about your future if or when something should happen."
"And what did you say?"
"The same thing you did."
"But, I-"
"He never would have brought it up unless both of us had come to him, Megs. I would have to talk to Rachel first. And you, about making my relationship with her a little more official before asking if she would take custody. She's trying to get into law school, she and gets test anxiety. Harvard rejected her so there's not much choice but to look at other schools. And raising a teenager, working fulltime at a law firm as both paralegal and associate, and attending law school at the same time might be a bit much."
"I think you should. Move forward with Rachel that is. I like her, she likes me. You've been pining for her from day one, and from what I can tell, she was doing the same… What exactly brought this on?"
"Katrina said something that really irked me… it also made me realize that people were seeing something we didn't want them to know yet… Called Rachel my little girlfriend and accused me of protecting her when she would slow down. Apparently, word of her rejection letter had made the rounds, and none of us would have spread that around."
"Maybe I should meet this woman… wait. Is that why you were trying to get rid of me this morning? Or was it because you didn't want me working a murder case?"
"How did you..? Harvey."
"Ava was arrested yesterday while having a lunch meeting with Harvey about taking him on as her number two now that Nick was fired. He had given you the rest of the day off, and since I faked it to get rid of you for a couple minutes…"
"I grounded you, and Harvey did something completely out of character by offering to keep an eye on you so that I wouldn't have to change my evening's plans."
"You were so relieved he was talking to you again that you didn't even think twice. Don't forget, my hand has been in this case from the beginning… How much trouble am I in for going to Harvey behind your back?"
"That's a good question. To be honest, I don't have a clue. But while I have you here, I'm going to give you a dose… Hiding it in the stuffed animal Harvey sent you? Are you trying to make me look like a smuggler?" Mike asked as he showed her the new bottle then removed the top.
"I could say the same about hiding Trevor's briefcase in your desk your first week here," Meghan shot back. The pill was placed in her hand. It was as small as the pearl on a sewing pin, but it still made her gag at the sight. She still threw it into her mouth and swallowed, allowing her brother to see that it was, in fact, gone.
"What made you think of Harvey?" he asked her as she gagged on air.
"Well… Rachel… is over… overwhelmed… by a… combination… of factors," the gagging soon came to an end. "Us included. I just think that adding me and all of my medical issues to her daily routine would stress her out even more, especially if and when she does get accepted by a law school."
"You could have asked about Mozz, or Peter and Elizabeth."
"Let's just… think that through, Dad. First, we have Peter, an FBI agent who could be shot and disabled or killed at any time, even a day off. Then we have Elizabeth who might as well have a target on her back just because she's married to Peter. And the icing on the cake, Mozz, who you claim never tells me no. I'd say Harvey is the best choice since you would never throw him under the bus, even if he didn't take you back."
"Donna or Jessica?"
"You may be quick to forgive Jessica because she signs your paychecks, but I don't appreciate being used to blackmail anyone, especially you. And, at this point in time, can you seriously see Donna in the role of mother? The woman scares you more than Jessica does and takes great pride in that… also, when Kyle joked about you running to mommy, she almost jumped over her desk to kill him."
This caused Mike to chuckle. "You really have thought this through." He stopped talking long enough to check his ringing phone. "That's Harvey. Wants me to meet him downstairs… And you're not going anywhere near this case until I've determined it's okay to bring you back in. Got it?"
Meghan nodded her head, though she had no intention of listening to him.
It was taking forever for Mozzie to get back to her with information on Ava Hessington and Stephen Huntly. For someone who seemed to be an open book, Huntly sure lived in the shadows. Only someone with something to hide would delete every connection to a past they didn't want revealed.
Mozzie had been told by Mike that Meghan wasn't to get anymore information from him until she was allowed back on the case.
"Damn, Dad moves fast," she muttered after reading Mozzie's text he had forwarded from Mike.
I don't care about the case right now, Mozz. If anything case related comes up, just say so. What I want to know is if this guy really cares about Donna and isn't using her, she returned. Then added, He seems like an open book, which means there's something he doesn't want us to know.
A shadow came across her table in the file room. She looked up to see Donna looking down at her.
"You'd better not be working either Hessington case," Donna said, taking a mental note of the files in front of the teen. "Mike doesn't want you to. Harvey agrees… Why are you researching Stephen?"
"I really don't know, Donna. Claimed to be here to help Harvey get Jessica's job,
[Elevator bell dings] What do you need me to do? Whatever you have to to get Ava out, because Cameron's gonna try and keep her in. You really think he's gonna try and deny her bail? I know it. Harvey, one thing. Hey, look, if you have a problem defending someone who's accused of m*rder, I don't want to hear it. Look, you won't, 'cause I'm willing to do whatever it takes to win whether she's innocent or not. Then come with me. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm going to see Ava with you? Yep. Yeah, baby! Butch and Sundance are back. Ooh, no go. What do-what do... what do you mean, "no go"? I mean, you're not Butch or Sundance. Why not? 'Cause Butch was the leader, and Sundance was the g*n, and I'm both. Okay, but Sundance couldn't swim, and Butch never sh*t anyone, so that makes you a loser. Better than a fraud. I think it's time for some new material. You write Midnight Train to Georgia, you don't just sing it once. And speaking of Butch Cassidy, let's go start a knife fight. Uh, Norma, I just want you, from now on, to just try to wear socks, because if you... there isn't... and what is that? Hessington oil's earnings per share and market cap growth over the last 11.2 years. Somebody ask you to do this? I didn't do it because somebody asked me to, Louis. I did it because I want in on the case. You know, you realize something like this would entail working hand in glove and possibly even a trip or two to the mud club. I'm in. And what makes you think you're good enough to be my personal associate? I don't want to be your personal associate. What? I'm a fifth year. I don't want to be anyone's personal associate, but I know how good you are, you know how good I am. We can use each other. Hmm. Like a symbiotic relationship. Like between a phytoplankton and a whale. I'm not familiar with their specific dynamic, but, yes, exactly. Well, Katrina, I kind of had enough of being used by associates looking to move one rung up the ladder, so I suggest you get the hell out of my office and find yourself another whale. Did you know about these m*rder? I knew there was a demonstration, it turned ugly, and that people died. Did you know those people were the leaders of the demonstration? No. Did you know the military was responsible? All I know about these deaths is that they happened. On your land. We own thousands of acres. It's a volatile country. People k*ll each other on a regular basis. So you just chalk it up to coincidence that the six leaders of this demonstration, against your company's policies, on your company's private property, were m*rder? It was reported as a combat incident, not a m*rder. You just said all you know about these deaths is that they happened. Now you know it was a combat incident. Which one is it? Harvey, what the hell is this, and who the hell does he think he is? Mike's just doing his job. Well, Mike, every death in that country is reported as a combat incident, and for your information, there were thousands of people opposed to our pipeline. That's all we need right now. Would you please excuse us? [Buzzer] How exactly did you manage to get your head so far up your own ass? You told me to take this deal. I did, and now here I am. I didn't know about these m*rder. What you don't seem to believe is neither did I. We were doing our job. Cameron Dennis will come at you with worse. Do you think I did this? That's irrelevant. I just want to make sure I know all the evidence against you. I have no idea what the evidence is, because I had nothing to do with it, and you say it's irrelevant, but it's not irrelevant to me. Do you think I did this? Do you want a lawyer who thinks you're innocent and loses or a lawyer who doesn't want to know and wins? You know the answer to that. Then don't ask me that question again, 'cause after I win and you're free, what I think won't matter. So what did she want to talk to you about? She wanted to know if you were single. Listen, when you get back to the office- Wait, what do you mean? What do you mean, what do I mean? I mean, I thought we were gonna go back together. I don't know, I thought we could get some lunch or something. Like what? I don't know. Like, maybe steak or something. It's the middle of the day. Yeah, Harvey, that's when people usually eat lunch. This is about Louis, isn't it? What? No. Maybe. So I'm supposed to take you mudding now? That's not the point. Look, let's just concentrate on winning this thing, and when it's over, we can talk about lunch, dinner, or anything else. Whoa, whoa, you really mean that? No. [Laughs] Butch and Sundance are back. [Soul music] What are you doing? Dropping off something for Harvey. You don't have any cases with Harvey. I will when he sees what's in here. [Laughs] No. You're not taking credit for my ideas again. Harvey's gonna know I built this airplane. Harvey's not gonna know anything. You're a little late to the party. He and I are working together again. I'm not looking to take your place. Oh, really? You just happened to prepare a document for him, thinking he didn't have an associate? He's working a case that I'm right for. That's not how it works around here. I handle all of his cases. Does Harvey know that? [Laughs] What Harvey knows is that I'm the "A" team, and you're the "B" team, so you can leave the folder, or you can take it with you, but if you're looking to ride some partner's coattails, you're gonna have to look somewhere else. Well, the "B" team worked at the D.A.'s office and came up with a defense strategy based on a specific knowledge of Cameron Dennis. The "A" team quotes him movies. We'll see who Harvey does and doesn't value. Katrina, Mike is Harvey's guy. When he tells you he's speaking for Harvey, he's speaking for Harvey. And please don't come into this office when I'm away from my desk again. Boy, am I glad I never snuck into Harvey's office when you weren't around before. Thanks, Donna. I still expect free, exotic, caffeinated beverages for the foreseeable future. Cameron Dennis. Son of a bitch. He played us. He slid that guilty plea right by. I should've seen it coming. We should've seen it coming. I'm the one that convinced you to take that deal. What's done is done. Question is, what's being done? I'm working on getting Ava off these charges, and I got Mike working on getting her out on bail. So you're back with him. What's the point of having a right arm without a right hand? Good. Is it? What do you mean? I mean, he threatened you. I've never known you to be forgiving with someone who threatened you. I've never known you to be particularly forgiving either. Um, I'm sorry, I'll come back. It's okay. We're all good. We're good? When you work with tigers, once in a while, they're gonna take a swipe at you. I like working with tigers. Of course, when they get out of hand, you have to put them down. Now, where are we on the prep for Ava's bail hearing? Well, I was thinking, since Cameron used the settlement to double-cross us, why don't we use the bail hearing to double-cross him? Your Honor, this is not a Ponzi scheme or insider trading, this is cold-blooded m*rder. Prosecution moves that bail be denied. That's ridiculous. My client's not going anywhere. She's got a business to run. Let's look at how she does business. Less than 48 hours ago, she admitted to bribery. You want to talk about how she does business? Let's talk about how you do business. Your Honor, I have a list of 87 m*rder cases that Cameron Dennis tried as a D.A. In each instance, he allowed reasonable bail to be set. I allowed bail because gangbangers don't have a fraction of Ms. Hessington's resources. You allowed bail because you didn't give a damn about those guys, and this is personal. It's why you took the case, it's why you hid a witness, and it's why you negotiated a settlement in bad faith. My chambers now. [Bangs gavel] You bring an accusation like that into my courtroom, you better be able to back it up. Your Honor, when I told him he took this case to stick it to me, he said, quote, "I did, and now I got her, and you didn't see it coming." You know what, Your Honor? He's right. I am sticking it to him. Guilty as charged, just like his client. Okay, let me- That's enough. I am not a washing machine. You two are not here to air your dirty laundry. She admitted to bribing a Colonel in the army, and that same army k*ll these people. Three environmentalists died in the polar ice cap. You think she k*ll them also? Maybe I'll look into that. You gonna leak it to a corporate raider too? What's he talking about? I'm talking about the fact that he leaked this whole thing to Tony Gianopolous. This is a personal vendetta, and he has no concrete evidence against my client. Not only do I want no bail, I want you to throw this case out right now. Well, I'm not gonna do that. But I'll tell you something, Mr. Dennis, I am setting bail at $1. And if you don't have any evidence, I'm gonna hear his motion for summary judgment, rule in his favor, and this trial is going to be over before it even starts. [Rock music] [Elevator bell dings] Bloody hell. Um, excuse me, do you not see me sitting here? Yeah, I saw you. I just chose to ignore you. You must like living dangerously. I do, and that's why stopping here, doing this with you, well, that's playing with fire. There's nothing wrong with a little casual conversation. What happens when casual conversation becomes serious fun? Oh, you're good. [Laughs] I can promise you, I'm better than good. Stephen Huntley, senior partner, London office. Donna. Just Donna? Yeah, it's like a name and a title in one. You'll see. I've heard. Secretarial pool's been buzzing about some new, feisty ginger for a fortnight. Look, if you're trying to charm your way into Harvey's office, it's not gonna happen. Mm, no, I'm not trying to charm my way into Harvey's office. Oh, what were you trying for? Well, actually, I was gonna try for- Donna, I need you to send Louis everything we have on Tony Gianopolous. He's running point. Harvey, a pleasure. I'm Stephen. I know who you are, and I know why you're here. You're Darby's fixer, and you're here to hijack my case. Did you text him whilst we were- You said you're good? I'm good too. This isn't over. Is that a threat? Mm, you take it in whatever tone pleases you the most. You're right. I am Darby's fixer, but I'm not here to hijack anything. When I got on a plane at Heathrow, this was still merely bribery. I've only just learned of the m*rder charges now as I touched down. It just means the timing changed, not the motive. Forget the b*mb the prosecution's just dropped. Let's talk about the b*mb outside your office. Donna? She's got a body like Elizabeth Hurley and the sass of Maggie Thatcher. I went out with Liz. Don't sell her short in the sass department. Oh, I'm well aware of her sass. '99. '98. Really? Well, you're obviously a better man than I am. Don't b*at yourself up. You got plenty of company. By the way, before you say anything else, she can hear every word we say. Now, I've got a m*rder charge to defend, so why don't you tell me why the hell you're really here? Well, I'm here to oversee cultural integration. Cultural integration. Standard part of the merger, been on the books for two weeks. And why do you need me? Well, smoothing over these transitional periods is never easy. It's not child's play. You're an influencer here. People listen to you. I want you to help them listen to me. I get it. You want me to pave the way for you. Here's the thing. I don't pave the way for people. People pave the way for me. Mm. I get it. Steer clear of you, and you and I will get along just fine. Welcome to New York. So, have you met Stephen Huntley yet. I did. What'd you think? Turns out we have some things in common. Turns out he didn't show up empty-handed. That's $1/2 million. Mmhmm, first dividend check of the merger. That was my buy-in amount. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea after all. Wait a second. What was your check for? More than that. 1.2? I'm not telling. 1.5? You're three times more valuable than me? Oh, I don't think that. The check thinks that. Does the check think the only thing that guy's here for is cultural integration? The check wasn't born yesterday. He is to Darby what you are to me, and I wouldn't send you to do that. No, you wouldn't. So what'd you tell him? I told him as long as he steers clear of me, he'll be fine. You told him wrong. I want you to find out what the hell that guy's up to. She's right, you know. Cultural integration's scheduled for a week. Stephen Huntley booked a room at the Peninsula for a month. Is it a room or a suite? It's important. A suite. Good work. It's what I do. There's only one problem. Jessica just told me to look into him one second ago. I anticipated her needs. No, you didn't. I anticipated your needs? You anticipated your needs. And by "your needs," I mean- Okay, my needs are not the topic of this conversation. All I'm saying is, you went to the trouble of specifically finding out he booked a suite. W- Save it. Can I talk to you for a second? Not if it's about working with Harvey on this case. Look, this isn't easy for me to do, but for some reason, you and I keep locking horns, and now I'm out in the cold. I know how I got here, but I don't know how to get back. What do you want, Katrina? I want to figure out a way we can coexist in this firm. You want to know a way? When you see me coming, give me a wide berth. You know what? I'm apologizing to you. You don't have to be a dick. I'm a dick? You have treated everyone at this firm below your station like shit. Now all of a sudden you want to be my best friend? Oh, I get it. This isn't about me and you. This is about me and your little girlfriend. Rachel is not my girlfriend. This has nothing to do with her, and this conversation is over. Funny how you know exactly who I was talking about. Thank you. Harvey, to what do I owe the pleasure of this lunch? I wanted to thank you for the check. Oh, I thought that'd change your attitude. It did. In fact, you gave something to me, I want to give something to you. What is it? It's a hotel bill. I paid it. Then I checked you out. Hope you left housekeeping a hefty gratuity. You're not here to deliver checks or make smooth transitions, and if you're not gonna tell me the truth, you don't need to be here at all. Well, that's gonna make it extremely difficult for me to help you take over the firm from Jessica. I know about your deal with Edward. He sent me here to help. Why didn't you tell me this before? Well, you told me Miss Moneypenny was listening. I didn't know whether you wanted her to hear. So you're here to help me take over the firm from Jessica? What exactly does that mean? You know what it means. I don't need you baby-sitting me on this case. I'm not a baby-sitter. I'm a fixer. I'm here to help you. Now why would you turn that down? What's to stop you from using this to take over the firm from me? I'm not like you. I don't care to have my name on the door. So you're here just to help me. You don't need anything in return. Your car club has a pair of mint 1956 Porsche Speedsters. You want to drive one? I want to race you. Harvey, fancy meeting you here. Cameron, you keep showing up unannounced, and I'm not sure why. I can meet you anytime, anywhere, because I'm not afraid of you. Well, you should be. I've got five witnesses who place the Colonel that your client bribed at the scene of those m*rder. You want evidence? Here it is. See you in court. We can schedule it for anytime, anywhere. You still don't want my help? No, I don't. I don't trust you. I'm not telling you to trust me. I'm telling you that this is what Darby wants. Well, Darby isn't here. [Ambient music] [Knocks] Hey, you wanted to talk to me? Hey, yes. So I know you don't want me fighting your battles for you, and I didn't. Uhoh. I just don't want you to get upset with me. What? I went to talk to Donna about her and me, and you came up. What about me? That it's time for you to be accepted back. That's why she did it. Did what? I caught Katrina trying to horn in on my case. Again? Yeah, I know. Donna walked in in the middle, and she took her to the woodshed. So you're okay with what I did? I'm more than okay. Not only did Katrina slink away, but she came back later with her tail between her legs, looking to be my friend. [Laughs] Well, she is not your friend. She's definitely not my friend. She most certainly isn't. What are you talking about? Um... After I told her that she could take her friendship and shove it up her ass, she said that this whole thing was about you and that I was just trying to protect my girlfriend. She called me your girl-girlfriend? Mmhmm. And what did you say? I mean, what... what could I say? We're keeping it a secret. I-I said you weren't. Good. Yeah. Am I? Don't you know? Well, we never really talked about it. You mean, I've never really asked. Nobody asks anybody anymore. [Sighs] [Clears throat] Whoops. Sorry. Are you okay? Rachel Elizabeth Zane, will you be my girlfriend? Yes. [Computer chimes] What the hell is this? What? I'm working with Harvey, my best friend. Harvey gave birth to me. [Baby crying] When you see me coming, give me a wide berth, because I'm a dick. I'm a dick, dick, dick. I'm working with Harvey, my best friend... Oh, my God. [Cartoon audio overlapping throughout office] You're not the fool anymore, Louis. Mike Ross is. And I can't take it back. I put myself out on a limb for you, so if you say no to me, I won't just be a fool. I'll be done. Ugh, this means w*r. And I am not taking any prisoners. If you think I'm staying out of it, you're crazy. I don't want you out of it. I want you in it. So what are we gonna do? Nothing right now. I need to help Harvey. I don't believe it. It's a setback, but it's going away. And what exactly does that mean? I looked into three of the witnesses, and all three were affiliated with a guerilla faction within the last five years. We're gonna paint the entire incident as a firefight between the government and armed rebels. Which, as you pointed out, is exactly how it was reported in the first place. They're still placing the Colonel at these m*rder. I don't think you understand. This is what I found in two hours. In another day... I understand perfectly. You want to tear these people down in court. Well, I'm suggesting they never get there. We find out how to get to them, and we pay them off. Bribery is what got you into this situation. Now you think that's your way out? That's what you said when I suggested that with Nick, and I listened to you. And I was able to neutralize him without a payoff. You were able to get Cameron Dennis to offer me a deal that's now being used against me. And even if you can impugn these five witnesses, your way still goes to a verdict. Mine doesn't. It doesn't if we don't get caught. Then don't get caught. We're not going to get caught, because we're not doing this. You told me you'd do anything it takes to win. Remember that? You'll steal the rival pitcher's girlfriend the night before the big game. This is the night before the big game. Ms. Hessington, what you're proposing is a crime. A crime to get me out of a crime I didn't commit. You said it doesn't matter whether you believe me or not. It doesn't. But it does, because if you thought I was innocent, you'd do this. I won't. Then you're fired. And I'll find someone who will. Where did you get this picture? I friended her on Facebook. She accepted? Not as me. I found an intern at the D.A.'s office that she worked with two years ago who doesn't have a Facebook account. Mm. See? You're not the only one who can away with fraud. Okay, step aside. Aha. [Laughing] Holy shit. Yeah, you do not want to get on my bad side. I can see that. What are you working on? Oh, let me rephrase. Why the hell aren't you working on Ava's defense? Uh, because we got fired. That's no reason not to work on her defense. Look, Harvey, I know we're just getting back on the same team and all, and I don't want to disagree with you, but it's actually a very excellent reason. Wrong. Odds are Cameron's expecting her to do this, and we get a call tomorrow to get her out of a new bribery charge. And then whatever lawyer she replaces us with can't stand up to Cameron in court. 'Cause he's not gonna stop working on this. And neither are we. One more thing. Don't. Don't what? You think I don't know what you were doing in there with Rachel? You saw it too? I did, and I need you to let it go. Wait, so you're saying she threw a punch, and you don't want me to throw a punch back? I'm saying we're in the middle of a m*rder trial, and I need you to let it go. Harvey, is there something you'd like to tell me about Ava? Yeah, some clients can be a pain in the ass. Some ex-clients too. Temporary situation. Good, good. 'Cause I just wanted to make sure you were still all over it. Did you want to make sure the sun was still shining and the sky was still blue? I'd be humble after I got fired. If I ever got fired. I don't know what it's like in the D.A.'s office now, but if I did what you did to someone who was with me in the trenches, I'd be done, like you are now. You have no idea what the story is between me and Mike. I don't care what the story is. You hired me, and then you hung me out to dry. You don't give me cases. You don't give me a word. What am I supposed to do? We both know how you got here. You expect more from me? That's not my problem. I do know how I got here, which is how I know you're not gonna fire me. So keep your empty threats to yourself. When I said, "you're done," I meant your future at this firm is over, because you will never be anything more than you are right now. And if you ever do anything like that to Mike Ross again, I don't give a shit what our deal was. You'll be gone. Hey. Remember that thing we were gonna do to Katrina? We don't need to do it anymore. What are you talking about? Harvey just did it. He went to talk to her? He laid her out. Yeah, you don't want to be on his bad side either. You know, we could still send her that thing. Really? No, actually, Harvey told me not to. So? He's not so tough. Yeah, but we could take him. What's he gonna do? Talk to us with his words? Wag a finger at us. Maybe give us a time-out. Maybe even slap us with a lawsuit. [Chuckles] [Gasps] High five. Okay. Okay. We don't need to bribe the witnesses. We need them to sue us, right? The alien tort statute allows foreign nationals to bring civil claims in U.S. court. And then we settle. Might be a payoff, but it's a legal payoff. And the witnesses aren't Americans, so Cameron can't subpoena them. Exactly. Good, but they need a legitimate claim, or we could be on the hook for bribery ourselves. What are they suing us for? Harvey, they witnessed multiple m*rder. That would be emotionally distressing. Might even suffer from P.T.S.D. Which would prevent them from getting on the plane and testifying in our case. Get it going. You got a lawyer to take the other side? I have someone in mind, but we need a way to get those witnesses to go for it. No, right now our problem isn't getting them to go for it. It's getting to Ava before she gets someone to bribe them. Hey, Harvey. I heard about what you did with Katrina. I know I asked you not to, and I wasn't going to, but I saw her, and I couldn't help it. I get it. She brings that out in people, but listen, just don't let it happen again. Son of a bitch. I'd call you a lying son of a bitch, but you were true to your word. Yeah, what word's that? You're not like me. I didn't hijack your client, Harvey. Oh, no, you waited for her to fire me, and then you swooped in with an illegal fix. You're wrong. You gonna look me in the eye and tell me you didn't just meet with her about bribing those witnesses? That's exactly what I met with her about. She asked me if I was willing, and I said I was. I also told her that in this particular situation, it'd be counterproductive. You looked into Cameron Dennis. She bribes those witnesses, he'll be lying in wait. And that's what you told her? Yeah, amongst other things. You told her to stick with the lawyer she picked in the first place? More or less. Harvey, listen, I told you, you don't have to trust me, okay? But Darby does. And Darby wants this win. Therefore, so do I. I'm guessing you think that means that I owe you. No, I think it means you're gonna pay me. You look happy. Dodged a b*llet. You got Ava back. Stephen got Ava back. Turns out he's here to help. And you believe that? He got Ava back. Mike's on his way over there as we speak. Mike? He made the call. Why not let him score the touchdown? And you must have someplace else to be. Blonde or brunette? Neither. I have to go repay a debt. So once this is all taken care of, I wire the money. And Cameron's witnesses never take the stand. Harvey told me this maneuver was your idea. I'm not one to take credit, but, yes, it was. He trusts you, doesn't he? I like to think so. So you know how he thinks? What I know about how Harvey thinks is that you can never be sure what Harvey's gonna think. What do you think he thinks? I think that he's not really interested in whether you did it or not. He's interested in what the evidence is and what we can make it say. I want to know. Then you should ask him. I'm asking you. I have no idea whether Harvey thinks you had those people m*rder or not, but even if I did, I would never say anything because he wouldn't want me to. He's picked a good number two. I like to think so. What do you think? I think it's my job to represent you to the best of my ability. To say anything else would be as big a betrayal to Harvey as discussing what he thinks. Let me guess, you won the Testosterone 500, and you're here to brag. Actually, Harvey took the checkered flag, and I'm here for you. Why would I go out with a loser? Well, losing has its benefits. If he thinks he's a better man than me, then he won't get jealous. Oh, Harvey's got nothing to be jealous of. Not yet. He will be if you take a ride with me. That could be dangerous. Yeah. Look, if you think a fancy car and some smooth talk is all it takes to get to me... Okay, I understand. I'm sure I can find another connoisseur of the theater to take to MacBeth. Oh, your research came up short. I've already seen MacBeth. Not with me, not in the front row, and certainly not with Daniel Day-Lewis. I'm in trouble. [Mellow electronic music] This is everything I have on Tony Gianopolous. Read it, summarize it, and make it your life. I won't let you down. Welcome to team Litt. Louis. Thank you. Here it is. Fully executed settlement. Signed, sealed, delivered. Who'd you get to represent the other side? Harold g*n. Louis' whipping boy? Yeah, he works for Allison Holt now, which is actually kind of perfect, 'cause everyone knows she would never do anything to help us. But I got Harold the job, so- He owes you one. Not anymore. What'd you say? What? When Ava asked if I thought she was guilty. I told her that I had no idea what you thought and it was none of her business what I thought. Good answer. What about you? You want to know what I think? I know what you think, and I think it too. She did it. We, uh... We never had drinks before. I know. Harvey, we just admitted to each other that we're defending a m*rder. Doesn't really seem like cause for celebration. It's not a celebration. Remember when you said Butch and Sundance were back? They weren't. What do you mean? I mean it's time I told you I made a deal with Darby to take over the firm from Jessica. [Soul music]