Suits Page #6

Season #1

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buy some better suits. You look like a

Bar Mitzvah boy. And not in a good way.

EXT. AIRPLANE - A LITTLE LATER

The plane takes off as we hear the flight attendant.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT (V.O.)

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Delta

Flight 96 with direct service to Boston.

INT. HARVARD LAW SCHOOL - ADMISSIONS OFFICE - LATER

Mike approaches a dour looking old woman behind a desk.

MIKE:

Excuse me, I was wondering how to sign up

for the four o’clock law school tour?

OLD WOMAN:

You go back in time six weeks, because

that’s when the four o’clock booked up.

(off Mike’s look)

This is Harvard Law School, we get over

seven thousand applications a year. You

think you just walk in and take a tour?

EXT. HARVARD LAW LIBRARY - THREE FIFTY FIVE PM

Twenty people with name tags are in front of a sign: “Harvard

Law School Tour.” Mike sees a very cocky-looking YOUNG MAN

by himself. Mike approaches and reads his name tag...

MIKE:

Clifford Watkins?

CLIFFORD WATKINS

(air of superiority)

Can I help you?

MIKE:

My name is Jonathan Atwater, I work for

Dean Wormer in the admissions office.

Clifford’s attitude instantly changes.

CLIFFORD WATKINS

Yes, of course, what can I --

MIKE:

Dean Wormer personally sent me to invite

you to an intimate cocktail hour for some

of our more... realistic candidates.

Clifford surveys the people around him and smiles knowingly.

MIKE:

We’d like to be discreet, so if you’d be

so kind as to subtly hand me your name

tag you can proceed to the Dean’s office.

Clifford smiles smugly, hands Mike his name tag and exits.

As Mike dons Clifford’s name tag, a YOUNG WOMAN approaches.

As she starts the tour, Mike follows, taking in Harvard...

YOUNG WOMAN:

Harvard Law is the oldest law school in

the country and boasts the most

successful graduates in the world.

Currently, we are six of nine Supreme

Court Justices, and of course, the

President of the United States...

Mike’s going up against the smartest lawyers in the world...

END OF ACT TWO:

ACT THREE:

INT. MIKE’S STUDIO APARTMENT - FOLLOWING MONDAY

Close on a closet with three suits, numerous shirts and ties.

A hand reaches in and pulls out a blue suit, white shirt, red

tie. Pullback to see that it is Mike. He lays his ensemble

on the couch and then heads into the shower.

INT. MIKE’S STUDIO APARTMENT - A LITTLE LATER

Mike is now out of the shower. He puts his ensemble back in

the closet and picks out a brown suit, blue shirt and blue

tie. He lays these out, then goes to shave.

INT. MIKE’S STUDIO APARTMENT - A LITTLE LATER

We are close on Mike, tying his tie in the mirror. We pull

back to see that he’s changed his ensemble again and is now

wearing a grey suit, white shirt and blue tie. He looks in

the mirror, likes what he sees, and heads out.

EXT. STREET MANHATTAN - A LITTLE LATER

Mike comes up from the subway with an excitement in his step

that only comes on the first day of a new career. His cell

rings, it’s Trevor again. He silences it and keeps walking.

INT. PEARSON, HARDMAN LAW FIRM - RECEPTION - A LITTLE LATER

Mike enters the lobby. As he takes in the grandeur of the

firm, the import of what he’s doing finally hits him... He

approaches the receptionist nervously...

MIKE:

Hi, I’m here to see Harvey... oh, my God,

I can’t think of his last name. I’m so

nervous, I’m not sure I know my last name.

RACHEL (O.S.)

Ross. Mike Ross.

Mike turns to see RACHEL LANE, an attractive paralegal. He’s

been hit by a bolt of lightning. He stands there agog...

RACHEL:

We’ve been expecting you. I’m Rachel

Lane, paralegal. I’ll be giving you your

orientation.

She reaches to shake his hand. He blurts out...

MIKE:

Wow, you’re pretty.

RACHEL:

Good, you’ve hit on me. We can get it

out of the way that I’m not interested.

MIKE:

(sincere)

I wasn’t hitting on you. I --

RACHEL:

Please. I’ve given dozens of these, and

without fail, whatever new hotshot it is

thinks because I’m just a paralegal, I’ll

be blown away by his dazzling degree.

Let me assure you that I won’t.

MIKE:

(realizing)

I was. I was hitting on you.

She hands him a pad and pen.

RACHEL:

Now, take notes because I’m not going to

repeat myself.

Rachel turns and starts walking. Mike mouths to himself:

MIKE:

I love you.

As Mike follows we see him take in the firm. The banks of

offices lining the walls are fantastic. The interior walls

are glass, and we see right through them to stunning views of

downtown Manhattan. The interior of the firm is filled with

cubicles of secretaries, paralegals, and associates.

RACHEL:

Each bank of offices specializes in its

own arena of the law and is anchored by

Department Heads at either end. On my

left is mergers and acquisitions, on the

opposite side is high net worth divorce.

MIKE:

Mergers across from divorce. Symmetry.

(off her look)

I’ll just listen.

RACHEL:

The firm operates on a chain of command

model. Harvey’s your commanding officer.

However, Louis Litt oversees all

associates so you also answer to him.

MIKE:

What do you think about Harvey?

RACHEL:

People are in awe of him, they say he’s

the best instinctive attorney anyone’s

ever seen, but I have very little contact

with him, so I don’t really know.

MIKE:

What about Louis Litt?

Rachel looks at Mike, it’s clear she doesn’t think much of

Louis Litt, but doesn’t know Mike well enough to tell him.

RACHEL:

Let’s get on with your tour...

INT. PEARSON, HARDMAN LAW FIRM - 9:30 AM

Harvey arrives, strutting through the halls, even cockier

than usual. As he passes people, he points at them, snaps

his fingers, and generally acts like he is king of the world.

HARVEY:

Hey, Becky, you are glowing. I wonder

why that is? Oh, yeah, it’s the day they

announce my partnership. Nancy, have you

lost weight? Steve-o, looking...

Steve-o is sloppy, fat and ugly.

HARVEY:

...like a guy who came to work.

Harvey heads to his door, which has “Harvey Specter, Partner”

newly stenciled on it. He stops short as a WORKER scratches

the “Partner” off his door. Harvey remains unfazed.

HARVEY:

Excuse me, why are you scratching the

“Partner” off my door?

WORKER:

I got a work order to take it off.

HARVEY:

Who issued the work order?

WORKER:

My supervisor.

HARVEY:

Why did he issue the work order?

WORKER:

If I knew that, I’d be his supervisor.

HARVEY:

You seem to be enjoying yourself.

WORKER:

I haven’t enjoyed myself since 2004.

Harvey laughs. Donna shows up at the door.

HARVEY:

Donna, somebody’s trying to play a joke --

DONNA:

Katherine wants you in her office now.

Harvey’s face falls.

INT. PEARSON, HARDMAN LAW FIRM - LATER

Rachel arrives with Mike at his cubicle.

RACHEL:

Finally, this is where you’ll live.

(then, re:
Mike’s note pad)

What’s wrong with you? I gave you that

for a reason, you haven’t taken one note.

MIKE:

That’s... because --

RACHEL:

Because you’ve been too busy ogling me to

listen to a word I’ve said.

Mike looks Rachel straight in the eye, but points at the

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