Admission of Guilt

"No matter what we sue them for, they're just gonna want to settle."
"I know that. Which means we need to insist on an admission of guilt."
— Mike Ross and Harvey Specter

Admission of Guilt is the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of Suits and the 90th overall. It first aired on February 15, 2017.

Synopsis

Harvey and Mike walk a fine line when they partner on a class action; Louis needs Rachel's help impressing a client during an annual presentation; Donna and Benjamin refine their product.

Plot

To be added

Cast

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett
Peter Cambor as Nathan Krueger
Carly Pope as Tara Messer
David Reale as Benjamin
Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Oliver Grady

Guest Cast

Scott Lawrence as James Palmer
Michael B. Silver as Craig Seidel
Wayne Best as Robert Stamos

Major/Highlighted Events

Harvey Specter informs Mike Ross that the lawsuit against Velocity Data Solutions should be run through the Eastside Legal Clinic to prevent it from being tied to Pearson Specter Litt; however, when Velocity CEO James Palmer mentions that the clinic does not have the resources to finance or handle a huge lawsuit, Mike appoints P.S.L. as co-counsel.
- Oliver Grady begins to suspect Mike when Mike has the clinic handle a corporate lawsuit alongside his old law firm, and Mike admits that he is doing so in order to become admitted into the Bar; Oliver threatens to inform Nathan if Mike does not do so first.
Katrina Bennett has returned to the firm and has been promoted from Senior Associate to Junior Partner.
Rachel Zane becomes an official member of the New York State Bar.
Palmer offers a $100 million settlement which he later increases to $350 million, which Mike and later Harvey refuse. Palmer then informs Harvey that Craig Seidel was involved in his own technology being sold to Velocity. When Harvey finds proof, Seidel explains that Velocity had offered him a job if he sold out his company and his technology, but that after he had done so, they pulled the job and had deposited $300,000 into an offshore account to implicate him. Harvey decides to drop the suit against Velocity and threatens to expose Seidel to his employer unless Seidel has Mike approved by the Bar.

Cultural References

Mike calls Oliver Grady "Tyson", a reference to Mike Tyson.
Benjamin and Donna mention Enya.
Oliver mentions Otis Redding and holds up Otis' debut album Pain in My Heart from Harvey's record collection.
Mike compares Harvey to Mahatma Gandhi.
Westworld is mentioned by Benjamin.
Harvey mentions Luke Perry.

Trivia

Goddamn Counter: 5
It is revealed that Louis was Captain of his high school's Glee club and that he has undergone a few medical procedures for his nasal passages and a former skin tag epidemic as well as foot surgeries.

Goofs/Inconsistencies

Mike informs Oliver Grady that he could never take on Velocity Data Solutions while he worked at Pearson Specter since they represented Velocity; however, not only did the firm never represent Velocity, Pearson Hardman took on Velocity and won in "Errors and Omissions", the second episode in the series. However, it is highly likely that Mike was merely lying to Oliver.