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While Harvey and Mike have unpleasant work to do for one of their biggest clients, Louis faces a huge challenge and Rachel tries to collect on an old debt.

In being Harvey's #2, Mike meets Jonathan, a bullying client's #2 who, fed up, wants to leave his firm but contractually can't. Mike gives him a way out, causing Harvey to remind him who he works for. Mike, as a fraudulent lawyer, can't escape his "glass ceiling," but Jonathan offers a way to return the favor. Meanwhile, Louis' heart attack prompts him to propose to Sheila, but a deal-breaker arises. Rachel finds herself on the losing end of a verbal contract made with Louis.—statmanjeff

Opens with Louis and Sheila in bed. He's uncharacteristically calm the final day of a trial and he credits her love.

Rachel and Mike discuss the fact she needs to talk to Louis about his agreement to pay for her law school tuition. She's worried it will be awkward.

Louis is late for his trial. He misses a cab and has to run the last few blocks.

Harvey tells Donna about overruling Stevie on the case with Louis. She thinks he needs to apologize.

Louis walks into the courtroom and goes right into his closing argument. It seems to go well, but then he begins to sweat and has to cling to a table to avoid falling down. He collapses into his chair and an ambulance is called.

Jessica talks to Harvey about her conversation with Mike and his realization there is a ceiling on his career with the firm.

During a client meeting with Tony Gionopoulos, Mike suggests what seems to be a logical solution for his desire to fire someone in his employ. His No. 2, Jonathan, agrees with Mike, but Tony isn't interested and shoots the idea down for coming from a mere associate. Harvey doesn't seem to back up Mike.

In the hall, Harvey tells Mike he was more worried about losing Tony's business and, though he agreed with Mike's suggestion, didn't feel it was worth pushing the issue.

Jessica apprise Harvey, Donna and Mike of Louis' heart attack in court. Fortunately the doctors think he should be fine. The plan is for none of Louis' clients to find out what happened. Jessica plans to send Louis flowers under all their names, but Harvey says no because Louis is allergic to all flowers. Harvey knows this because he used to send flowers to Louis every day back when they were associates.

Mike tells Rachel about Louis' heart attack. She feels awful about Louis but also about her situation with tuition. He thinks she should talk to Jessica about it. She disallows Mike from ever having a heart attack.

Donna goes to Louis' bedside. He wants to return to work, but she asks him to cut back.

Jonathan returns to speak to his personal attorney, Louis. Mike say Louis is unavailable, and Jonathan tells him he feels trapped with Tony, who has a history of not letting people move up. Jonathan has an offer to work somewhere else, but Tony's non-compete means he wouldn't be able to continue work in investment banking. Mike sympathetically gives him a precedent that should help him get out of his non-compete.

Rachel asks Jessica about her tuition. Jessica is a hard-nose about it, saying she would never have agreed to such an agreement and Louis never said anything to her about it (leaving Rachel on Excrement River without a paddle).

Sheila goes to see Louis in the hospital. He proposes to her and she says yes.

Tony calls Harvey to his office, furious that Jonathan found a way to break his non-compete. He blames Harvey and says, if he doesn't figure out a way to get Jonathan back, he'll fire the firm. Harvey goes on the offensive and says that he's not like all the other lawyers he's fired, and the next time Tony has a tantrum, Harvey will fire HIM.

Harvey confronts Mike about what happened with Tony. He thinks it's related to Mike's conversation with Jessica. Mike disagrees, but Harvey demands he fix the problem.

Rachel tells Mike about her conversation with Jessica, finding it humiliating that Louis never told Jessica about his verbal agreement to pay for her going to law school. She's pissed that Louis lied to her. Mike thinks her problem is a legal one and she needs to find a way to enforce the verbal contract without emotion.

Louis returns to the office and promptly gives Harvey a huge bear hug. Louis asks Harvey to be his best man, and he accepts.

Mike pays a visit to the man who offered Jonathan the job running his investments. Since the algorithm Jonathan used was developed while working for Tony, Mike threatens to sue if Jonathan uses it while in his employ.

Rachel speaks to Louis about her tuition situation, but phrases it in a theoretical way. Not realizing she's talking about the two of them, he responds that the person in her scenario is basically screwed without having the promise in writing. The person could only sue the person, not the company, but will likely lose. "Stupidity shouldn't be rewarded."

At home, Louis and Sheila talk about whether they should live in Boston or in New York. She doesn't want to leave Harvard and he doesn't want to leave the firm.

At the office, Donna notices Rachel is struggling and they talk about what has been happening.

Jessica gives Louis a welcome back present - a framed picture of a few of the partners on a retreat. He loves it. Louis gets emotional and she tells him he's family.

Donna points out that Rachel didn't give Louis a chance to explain himself. Rachel is upset that he made her a "chump." Getting worked over by Louis makes her think she's not as clever as she thought she was. Donna has an idea.

Jonathan tells Mike his job offer has been rescinded. He gives Mike a guilt trip about the fact that in ten years he'll still be in the same place he is now. Can't move up, can't move out.

Mike goes to Harvey's apartment. He wants to "go legit." Harvey thinks it's a terrible idea, as he'd have to commit another crime (hacking the bar) to achieve his goal. Mike says he can't live his life this way anymore. Harvey thinks the only way he can do it is by going to a small town where nobody would ever connect him to New York. Harvey suggests he find a way to enjoy being in the big leagues, because there's nothing more he can do to stay.

Mike tells Jonathan he should leverage the fact he doesn't love his current job with Tony. That lack of conviction is probably costing Tony money and he should want to let him leave.

Rachel meets with Jessica, making sure Harvey is present. She tells her she'd like an advance on her signing bonus she will get following law school. Jessica doesn't like it, since she's already broken firm protocol once by waiving the Harvard rule for her. Rachel counters that that protocol has already been broken, as Harvey was given an advance before law school as well. Jessica has no choice but to agree to the terms.

Jonathan, able to leave Tony, offers Mike a lucrative job with his new investment corporation, but not as his in-house counsel. He tells him "You're in the minor leagues here; I'm giving you a chance to play in the majors."

Louis tells Sheila his friends at the firm appreciate him in a way that few people do. He doesn't want to leave "his family" and she agrees to move to New York. He mentions kids and her face falls. She tells him she doesn't like kids and she'll never change her mind. "It's who I am." She's upset that, after giving up Harvard for him, he isn't able to give up something for her. It's a deal breaker.

Tidbit scenes at closing of the day: Mike, in his cubicle, reads Jonathan's offer again, puts it away in his desk but continues to think hard about it. Donna sees Sheila sobbing at the elevator and realizes Louis has broken up with her. Rachel reads her contract letter signed by Jessica and smiles. Donna sits consolingly with Louis in his office, together in silence. Rachel shows Mike her letter; Mike feels good for her. Donna, wasting no words, softly demands Harvey call Scottie and apologize.