Suits Page #5

Season #1

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INT. EXQUISITE WEST END TOWN HOME - SAME

Katherine is eating an early breakfast with her mentor,

PHILLIP, a distinguished man in his seventies. His elegantly

appointed home resembles the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

KATHERINE:

...point is I can see myself stepping

down as senior partner in five years.

PHILLIP:

Seems like it’s only been ten minutes

since I handed the reins to you.

KATHERINE:

It hasn’t. Time just moves a lot faster

when you’re a hundred and sixty.

She smiles. There’s a pause...

PHILLIP:

What’s the matter?

KATHERINE:

How did you know I was your successor?

PHILLIP:

The truth? My gut. It told me you were

the only one with the balls for the job.

KATHERINE:

That’s what I was afraid you were going

to say. My gut tells me it’s Harvey.

But my heart tells me he’s not ready.

PHILLIP:

What’s he missing?

KATHERINE:

Compassion.

PHILLIP:

Makes sense. The killer instinct that

makes him a great lawyer is what concerns

you about making him senior partner.

KATHERINE:

Exactly. If the leader of a firm doesn’t

care about the people who work for him or

the clients he represents... there won’t

be much of a firm left to lead.

Phillip refills her coffee.

PHILLIP:

You know, you weren’t completely ready.

And he does have some years to learn.

KATHERINE:

But compassion. I’m not sure you can

learn that.

PHILLIP:

What are you going to do about it?

KATHERINE:

What would you do about it?

PHILLIP:

A man’s missing compassion? I’d shove

it down his throat.

KATHERINE:

How?

PHILLIP:

I imagine the opportunity will present

itself.

INT. HARVEY’S BEDROOM - SAME

Expansive, overlooking Central Park... if this bedroom were

an apartment, it’d go for $7,000 a month. Harvey leans over

a sleeping Lisa, the waitress from the night before and gives

her a kiss. She looks at the time.

HARVEY:

Lisa, this was lovely, but it’s time to

go. I need to be in the office by 7:30.

LISA:

Can’t we hang out a little? I can make

you some breakfast.

HARVEY:

As tempting as that sounds, I’m afraid I

hate to miss a workout, and I really want

to get into the office before 7:30.

LISA:

That’s too bad. I was thinking maybe you

could eat it off my stomach.

She pulls her shirt up. Harvey takes in her fantastic body.

HARVEY:

I guess if I skip the gym, I can still

get in by nine.

INT. NURSING HOME HALLWAY/MIKE’S GRANDMOTHER’S ROOM - LATER

Mike walks with the head physician at his grandmother’s

nursing home, DOCTOR SHRAGER. She’s a kindly, older woman.

DOCTOR SHRAGER:

Your grandmother’s getting worse. I need

to move her to full care, or I’ll have to

transfer her to a state facility.

MIKE:

I won’t put her in a state facility.

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