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Trust issues are brought to the forefront as Harvey and Scottie battle again. Louis wants to handle the dissolution talks. Mike wants to move forward in his relationship with Rachel.

With the time of dissolution for the Jessica, Harvey and Edward Darby merger at hand, Jessica permits cool-headed Louis to negotiate. Nigel, however, knows how to push buttons to make Louis boil over and screw up. Now Harvey and Mike head down a different path to gain the desired leverage. Katrina approaches Louis with a similar plan, which Louis turns over to Harvey to get it pushed through. Donna advises Mike over his dust-up with Rachel; and, as Harvey confronts Dana Scott over who stabbed who in the back, Jessica drops an information bombshell that changes everyone's priorities.—statmanjeff

Opens with Rachel and Mike's relationship seeming to be going as strong as ever.

Harvey picks Donna up in his car and takes her out for breakfast and a shopping trip. He says they deserve a celebration.

Louis tells Jessica he wants to handle the dissolution of the merger. He promises he'll get her everything she has coming, and more. Harvey walks in with Darby's terms, furious that Darby thinks he can dictate to them. When Harvey learns Louis wants to run the dissolution, he is dismissive. Jessica asks Louis to leave the room then tells Harvey he needs to act differently as a name partner. She says she's going to put Louis "in at quarterback, then snap the ball to you."

Harvey tells Mike whichever side has more revenue at the time of dissolution will be able to dictate terms. The plan then is to get as much from Darby's side as possible. Harvey suggests they need a client that wants to keep their crown. Both decide on Samsung.

Jessica tells Louis she's going to let him handle the dissolution. She tells him that they're going after Darby's clients and wants him to play fair during negotiations. She authorizes him to sign on her behalf, but her one request is that he does not lock in the current client allocations.

Mike and Rachel get into an argument about things that irritate her when he spends time at her place. It gets tense and Mike ends up blowing her off.

Louis tells Katrina about the strategy for the negotiations. Her job is to make sure he doesn't get out of control. The two enter an office and begin negotiating with Nigel. For the opener, Nigel shows Louis he never read his cat the letters Louis sent. Louis i rattled. When Nigel then rips up a picture Louis sent to the cat, Louis burns and sends Katrina out of the room, then tells Nigel everything is on the table, including current client allocations (which seems what Nigel wanted to hear).

Harvey speaks with Scottie outside Samsung. Darby told her that if she beats Harvey she'll become a name partner. During the conversation, she gets a text that the client list just got locked.

Mike apologizes to Rachel. He says he thinks the reason he was so upset is that he wishes they weren't always at her place. She doesn't like his place because it reminds her of him sleeping with Tess. He has a solution.

Harvey storms into Louis' office and rips him a new one. Louis has no real answer, admitting he dropped the ball. Harvey tells Louis he was finally given a chance and totally blew it.

Mike brings Rachel into his grandmother's apartment, which he's kept. He says some incredibly romantic things and says he wants them to move in together.

Harvey, Mike and Jessica decide their only option now is to get a previous case to pay sooner and add it to their numbers. The best option is Fulsome Foods, which is represented by Robert Zane, Rachel's father.

Mike visits Robert Zane on the golf course. He offers his client a 20 percent discount on the settlement if they pay one quarter earlier. Robert doesn't have any interest, primarily because he doesn't want to help Harvey and Jessica. Mike wonders how Rachel will feel that her father is being a jerk to the man she loves (because sticking it to Harvey means sticking it to Mike).

Katrina has figured out a similar strategy to the one pursued by Harvey and Mike, getting new revenue from an existing client.

Louis pays a visit to Tony Gionopoulos' right-hand man. He's fiddled with the man's personal finances in a way that will mean he'll never have to pay taxes again. The idea is to prove what a wizard he is with numbers. The guy is impressed but says Gionopoulos will never agree to a larger relationship because Louis is a nobody. Louis is devastated.

Harvey tells Mike his tactic with Zane worked, they've gotten a check from Fulsome for the rest of what they owed them.

Harvey returns home to find Scottie waiting for him. In order to save her career, she asks him to exclude Fulsome from the settlement numbers. She gives him her word that she won't screw him.

Rachel learns from her father than Mike used her to help get one over on him. Zane seems very impressed with Mike, but Rachel isn't happy.

Rachel, very upset, goes to see Mike. She tells him her father loved what he did, but she doesn't feel the same way. She'd been thinking of moving in with him but now wants to take more time.

Jessica asks Harvey about his excluding the Folsom Foods payment from the settlement draft. He admits his personal relationship with Scottie is part of it, but says completely severing ties with Darby could pay dividends if it means he'll have no need to come after them. Jessica gives her approval.

Katrina thinks Louis should take his strategy to Gionopoulos and have him use his high-profile name to finish the job. Louis doesn't think Harvey needs the help anymore, but Katrina knows something he doesn't.

Donna tells Harvey they've been fired by Hessington Oil. Harvey is sure that Scottie has screwed him. Donna wants him to pick up the phone and ask Scottie, but Harvey won't do it. He says he's going to find a way to get back at her.

Louis brings Harvey his Gionopoulos gameplan. Harvey is impressed and tells Louis that he respects him as an attorney. Louis is emotional. Harvey tells Louis to join him when they meet with Gionopoulos.

Mike and Donna talk about Rachel. Donna thinks Mike should give her some time.

Harvey and Louis meet with Gionopoulos. He agrees to a large partnership with their firm, very much aware that it is part of the firm's dissolution.

Mike goes to see Rachel and tells her to take as much time as she needs. She tells him she got into Stanford.

Scottie goes to see Harvey and says she had nothing to do with Hessington firing them. He doesn't believe her and refuses to take back what he's done. She then says she'll do whatever she can to stop the merger, which would cripple the firm. Jessica walks in and validates that Scottie was telling the truth. Hessington Oil fired them because Ava is suing the firm for malpractice.