Suits Page #14

Season #1

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Phillip looks at Katherine, “Didn’t I?”

PHILLIP:

Those cheap shots forged you into the

woman you are today.

KATHERINE:

My point is most men get hazed and think,

“I went through it, I’m gonna stick it to

the next guy.” I always felt, “I hated

that. Why put someone else through it?”

Phillip drinks his whiskey and smiles at the irony.

PHILLIP:

Then you need to learn to be harder, so

Harvey can learn to be softer.

INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - LATER THAT NIGHT

Harvey knocks on Joanna Webster’s front door. She opens it.

JOANNA:

Who are you? What do you want?

HARVEY:

I work with Mike Ross.

JOANNA:

Well, you can save your breath, because I

told Mike there’s no way I’m going

testify at that hearing tomorrow.

She closes the door. Harvey stops it.

HARVEY:

That’s not why I’m here. I know what you

did.

JOANNA:

What are you talking about?

Harvey enters her place as she slowly backs away.

HARVEY:

You’re a plant. A fake employee. You

never worked at Devlin McGreggor, and you

were never harassed by Mr. Hunt.

JOANNA:

That’s not --

HARVEY:

I could tell you I’ve got the canceled

check, or the wire transfer, or whatever

smoking gun that exists, but I don’t.

Harvey looks her dead in the eye.

HARVEY:

But I will. And when I do, you’ll be

going to jail. Unless you tell me what

happened right now.

Joanna Webster doesn’t know what to do.

HARVEY:

I’m the guy you tell.

A moment.

JOANNA:

All I had to do was waste your time until

the hearing tomorrow. Please, I needed

the money, I don’t want to go to jail...

HARVEY:

Here’s what you’re going to do...

INT. HARVEY’S OFFICE - NEXT MORNING

Harvey’s at his desk. Mike enters, sheepishly. Harvey

smiles.

HARVEY:

I see you came to work today. Nice suit.

MIKE:

It was a barter transaction. I got

twelve of them for one little briefcase.

Harvey smiles. He’s proud of Mike. Mike gets serious.

MIKE:

Listen, I’m sorry and --

HARVEY:

Forget it. When I started, Katherine

rode me so hard, I quit once a month. I

just told you what you needed to hear.

Mike still needs to say what he was going to say...

MIKE:

That’s just it. When I was ten my mom

and dad died in a car accident. After a

thing like that, you don’t trust anything

or anyone. Except my Grammy. She raised

me, she did the best she could...

Mike takes a deep breath and gets emotional.

MIKE:

She always told me what I needed to hear.

Mike looks at Harvey.

MIKE:

I guess it’s time I trusted someone else.

A moment. Harvey is moved. He tosses Mike a file.

HARVEY:

Merry Christmas.

Mike looks through the file, absorbs it contents, then:

MIKE:

What would you have done with this if I

hadn’t come in today?

HARVEY:

I’d have used it myself.

Harvey lets it sink in that if Mike hadn’t come in today,

Harvey wouldn’t have tracked him down. Then:

HARVEY:

You know what to do?

MIKE:

Yeah. Press until it hurts.

INT. COURTHOUSE CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER THAT DAY

Mike slaps down a piece of paper. SLAM!

MIKE:

Wire transfer from your account in the

amount of five thousand dollars.

We reveal that Mike is standing in front of Mr. Hunt and his

defense counsel. Harvey sits quietly at the table along with

Nancy. Mike slaps down another piece of paper. SLAM!

MIKE:

Phone records proving multiple contacts

with Joanna Webster prior to her testimony.

Another document. SLAM!

MIKE:

An affidavit stating you paid Ms. Webster

to falsely testify.

(MORE)

Mr. Hunt, harassment is a civil

violation, for which you were being sued.

Witness tampering is a crime, for which

you will go to prison.

Mike gathers up the pieces of paper.

MIKE:

And I guarantee you’re going to learn

more about the act of unwanted sexual

advances than you ever thought possible.

MR. HUNT

You think this is gonna intimidate me?!

Even if this evidence was credible, who

are you going to get to prosecute me for

some piss-ant witness tampering charge?

Mike turns to Harvey.

MIKE:

Harvey, didn’t you graduate law school

with New York’s current U.S. Attorney?

HARVEY:

In fact I did. I think he might be

interested in pursuing a case like this.

MIKE:

Are you two close?

HARVEY:

I was the best man at his wedding.

MR. HUNT

No you weren’t. You’re bluffing.

Harvey nods to Mike, who puts pictures in front of Mr. Hunt.

HARVEY:

Here’s us at graduation. He’s sad ‘cause

he just found out I outranked him.

(then)

Here’s one with the District Attorney. I

wouldn’t show him this case, though.

He’d push for the death penalty.

(then)

Here’s one of us at a bachelor party. It

was lame, no strippers. But he can’t put

guys like you away for sexual harassment

then go to strip clubs now, can he?

DEFENSE COUNSEL:

What do you want?

MIKE (CONT'D)

Mike looks at Nancy, then addresses Mr. Hunt.

MIKE:

A statement admitting what you did, your

resignation, and a guarantee you will

obtain treatment before working again.

Mr. Hunt nods his head yes.

MIKE:

And Nancy gets reinstated with back pay,

a raise, and damages in the amount of

four years tuition for her son at the

most expensive university in the country.

DEFENSE COUNSEL:

Are we done?

MIKE:

Yes, we’re done.

Defense counsel and Mr. Hunt exit. Nancy turns to Mike.

NANCY:

This is everything I wanted. My job

back, my dignity, a future for Freddie...

Harvey smiles as Nancy hugs Mike...

NANCY:

I can’t thank you enough.

MIKE:

It was my pleasure.

Nancy shakes Harvey’s hand. Harvey and Mike exit the room...

EXT. STREET OUTSIDE COURTHOUSE - A LITTLE LATER

Harvey and Mike walk out of the courthouse.

MIKE:

Okay, I just have one question, why did

you go to Joanna Webster’s house?

HARVEY:

Because I figured it out.

MIKE:

I think you did it because you cared

about me.

HARVEY:

I did it because it’s my job.

MIKE:

Admit it, you cared. I saw the smile on

your face when I showed up this morning.

HARVEY:

I didn’t smile.

MIKE:

Say what you want. You know it, and I

know it, you smiled.

A beat.

HARVEY:

I was thinking of a funny joke.

INT. KATHERINE’S OFFICE - THAT NIGHT

Harvey enters, contrite.

HARVEY:

You know we won.

KATHERINE:

Frankly, Harvey, I don’t care.

A moment. This lands on Harvey. He’s probably never said:

HARVEY:

I broke a promise to you. I’m sorry.

KATHERINE:

(steely)

Make it up to me.

She tosses him a file. He reads it.

HARVEY:

This is a criminal case. I don’t --

KATHERINE:

The man’s innocent. He’s got a family.

He needs a winner.

HARVEY:

(putting it together)

You took my partnership away, folded

instantly when I threatened you, then

asked me to take a pro bono. Now you’re

asking me to do this?

KATHERINE:

I’m not saying you can’t still do the fun

stuff. And this is a paying case...

HARVEY:

What I’m wondering is, have you just been

manipulating me this whole time into some

kind of... personal growth?

KATHERINE:

Am I smart enough to do that?

Harvey holds up the file.

HARVEY:

Is this the last one?

KATHERINE:

I don’t make promises I can’t keep.

INT. MIKE’S CUBICLE - LATER THAT NIGHT

Mike heads out, Harvey joins him and hands him the file...

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