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Rachel, that was amazing.
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Thank you, Louis.
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We're gonna win.
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You did win.
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Don't worry, I'm not going to take your cat.
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I am a man of honor.
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That's very gracious of you.
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In fact, I'm glad we had this trial, because you and I both know you didn't win on the merits of the case.
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You won because the associates prefer your tough love to my light touch.
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Yeah, they do.
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But Mikado belongs with me.
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And this trial showed me there's something you care about more than her.
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Nothing?
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Yes.
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The associates.
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I'm offering you a settlement.
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No. You get back the associates.
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I get back my cat.
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No. I need a moment to confer with my client. Of course.
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I do love her, you know.
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Louis, as your attorney, I need to say this.
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Please don't make me choose.
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She's Nigel's cat.
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As much as Mikado means to you, I know the associates mean more.
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No, not more.
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The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one.
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What philosopher said that?
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Spock.
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The Wrath of Khan.
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I will take her back to Nigel for you.
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Well, thanks for doing this for me, Rachel.
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But I want to do something for you first.
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A reward of sorts. for your victory.
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See, I was right to pick you to be my lawyer, and as it turns out, Columbia Law School degrees.
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Who's that?
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I saw it on the nail cart this morning.
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I wanted to say it before you.
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Congratulations, Rachel.
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You're gonna be a lawyer.
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A real lawyer.
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Foreman versus Hart Med.
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I want it.
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Good morning, Harvey.
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What can I do for you today?
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I'm serious.
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They're pushing for a settlement because they know our client can afford it.
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I know they are.
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You haven't even looked at the file.
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My name is on the door.
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You think I don't know our cases?
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So why are we settling?
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Because regardless of the merits of this case, it's not worth our time.
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Harvey, listen.
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Hart Med's in-house lawyer negotiated this because the bad PR cost them more than the settlement.
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We'd have to get the thing dismissed to make it worth it.
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That's not gonna happen.
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The lawyer is Nick Rinaldi.
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Who the hell is Nick Rinaldi?
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You don't remember?
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I was 11 years old, a little boy, powerless.
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I watched him boil my parents' lives down to a few dollars.
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Yes.
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I'm not gonna let that piece of shit get a penny from us.
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I said yes.
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Thanks, Harvey.
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If you wanna thank me, why don't you go beat the shit out of this guy?
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Monday, 2.20 PM.
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This conundrum is burning a hole in my brain.
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Think.
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Logically.
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I mean, Sheila is professional and meticulous and wonderfully anal.
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And if she says that nothing gets misplaced in her inner sanctum, then I believe her.
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Which leaves the national security option. Is Mike Ross CIA?
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Tch.
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Please.
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There's a better chance that Esther's in the KGB.
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I mean, I can ask Sheila if I'm no longer fond of my testicles, which...
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Wait a second.
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Missing testicles.
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Missing file.
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It can't be missing if it doesn't exist.
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Holy shit.
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What if Mike Ross never went to Harvard at all?
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What if he just went to some crabby third tier law school like Fordham or Arizona State?
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Yeah, hey, bro.
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Yeah, no, I'll see you at the party.
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I'm not gonna study for the bar.
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Damn straight, that's right.
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Bros before hoes.
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Oh yeah, you know...
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All right, that's enough.
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He's been peeing directly into our pristine pool of eliteness.
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He's been...
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Oh shoot, it's blinking out.
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Norma, really quickly, I need you to get a pack of rechargeable triple...
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Shit, it's out.
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You wanna see me?
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Professor Gerard's legal ethics class, you take it?
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Of course, everyone has to take it.
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What'd you get?
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Killed it.
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You got an A minus.
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Out of curiosity, did you ever hear of anybody ever getting an A plus?
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Plus?
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What?
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No, he's famous for never giving higher than an A.
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He doesn't believe in it.
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Thank you Simon, that'll be all.
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I invited Henry Girard here to give a lecture this Friday.
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That's great.
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You don't even know who he is, do you?
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Professor Henry Gerard, author of the definitive text in legal ethics and chair of the department for the last 20 years.
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Yeah, I know who he is.
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And do you also remember what she got in his class?
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It's pretty hard to forget an A+.
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Yeah, it's pretty hard to forget a grade that never happened.
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No one gets an A-plus in Gerard's class.
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No one can recite an entire chapter of his book from memory, but I can. And did.
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Bullshit.
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You never got an A-plus because you never took his class.
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It's a required class, Lewis.
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Of course I took it.
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Not if you never went to Harvard.
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Lewis, that is insane.
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I have a transcript from Harvard.
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I have a degree from Harvard.
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That's because I...
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Wait, let me guess.
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Because you went to Harvard?
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See, Mike, here's a situation.
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I don't believe you.
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And I don't want to call Gerard up and ask him, because I don't want the world laughing at my firm.
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But if he doesn't walk up to you on Friday and say, Mike Ross, my beloved student who I remember because he's the only one I ever gave an A plus to, well, then I'm gonna know you're lying.
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And if you still don't come clean, I'm gonna launch a formal investigation, whether it makes my firm look bad or not.
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This is crazy.
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There is nothing to investigate.
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Well, I'd rather risk looking crazy to root out an impostor than to risk letting
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that impostor poison everything that I stand for.
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It's over, Mike.
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I'm on to you.
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And I'm gonna expose you for the lying piece of filth that you are.
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Don't forget to rinse your mouth out after you're done throwing up.
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I can't believe this.
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He is not going to be happy until he has a signed full confession proving he was right.
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You're right.
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That's exactly what I'm going to give him.
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What?
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Lewis, I went to Harvard.
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I just changed my grade.
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You expect me to leave that?
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I have always been the smartest kid at every school that I went to.
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High school, college, the first two years of Harvard, I'd get A's without studying.
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I'd ace every test without going to class. But that third year...
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You had to take Gerard.
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I could memorize his books, but his tests weren't about his books.
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They were about his lectures.
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Final exam.
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I failed it.
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I went to his office to beg for a second chance.
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Doesn't give second chances.
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I had to try.
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You wouldn't do it.
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He wasn't there.
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Got to his office, it was empty.
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Empty.
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His computer is just sitting there, logged into the main system.
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He's about to submit his grades.
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I only had a few seconds before he came back, so I decided to save myself.
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No, you decided to give yourself an A+.
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No, Lewis.
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You might not be able to believe me about anything else ever again.
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Believe this.
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You have no idea how much I wish I could do it over again, Because this time, I would do it right.
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I would go to every class, and I would attend every lecture, and I would feast on what that place has to offer like no one ever has.
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But you didn't do it right the first time.
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You cheated.
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And now you're looking at me to help you get away with it.
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No, Louis, get out of my sight.
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What a surprise.
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Louis, please, I just want to...
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I know what you want to do.
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You want to lobby me on behalf of someone who has the audacity?
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I love him.
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What?
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We're moving in together, and we're starting a life together.
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Rachel?
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And I'm telling you this because I know what he did.
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And I still love him.
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Okay, here's the problem.
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I don't.
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Louis.
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Rachel, I respect you.
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I care about you.
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But this isn't about you.
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This is about Mike and what he did to me.
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you know he came to me the night
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that you asked him to be your associate i told him to go with you why
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because he said he had a connection with you that he's never had with harvey
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he said that yes your shared love of the law i told him
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that i know
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and i have the same connection with you rachel you're asking
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me to lewis he didn't do this to you he did it
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so that He can practice the thing that we all love.
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And if you don't let it go, he's never going to be able to practice it again.
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You're here late.
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Life of an associate, right?
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Yeah, I remember.
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I used to live in this room.
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Work piled all around me.
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surviving on coffee, delivery, and no sleep.
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The whole time wondering, man, is it ever going to get any easier? Does it?
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No. But you still love it. So do you.
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Or else you'd be home with a woman who loves you, not spending your night here.
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You know.
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She came to see me.
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I didn't think I could forgive you, but then somehow she made me realize I could.
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Lewis, I don't know how to thank you.
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No, no, no. Don't thank me yet.
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I'm not the one you did this to.
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What are you saying?
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I'm saying you did this to Henry Gerard.
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It's not my place to let it go for him, which is why you're going to have to come clean to him.
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You said it yourself.
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Gerard doesn't give second chances.
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What he does or doesn't do is up to him.
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That's his right, Mike, as the person that you wronged.
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Yeah, but he doesn't have to know that I wronged him.
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Listen to me.
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You said that if you had it to do over, you'd do it right.
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I'm giving you that chance.
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Take it, or I'm gonna have to take it for you.
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So, your great plan backfired.
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Harvey, I'm sorry.
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I don't need you to say I'm sorry, but the next time I tell you to sit tight, I need you to say you will.
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Okay.
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Good, because the next time I tell you to sit tight is right now.
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Wait, what are you gonna do?
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I'm getting on a plane to Boston.
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And doing what?
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I'll let you know when I get back.
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You didn't get it done.
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How did you know?
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Because I know you would call to tell me if it's okay, and you didn't call, so it's not okay.
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Then why are you so calm?
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Because you taught me enough to know that it's going to be okay.
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It's not.
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What?
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It's not going to be okay.
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I don't see what we're going to do.
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What do you mean you don't see what we're going to do?
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You're Harvey Specter.
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What's that supposed to mean?
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It means there's a gun pointed at our heads.
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There's 146 things that we can do.
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We just have to put our heads together and figure it out.
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What the hell do you think I've been doing all goddamn night?
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Lewis has us.
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He's not gonna let it go.
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And there's nothing we can do to stop it.
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There has to be something.
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There isn't.
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I refuse to believe that.
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I don't give a shit what you believe.
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Get it through your head.
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I'm not Superman.
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I failed and I don't know what to do.
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Mike.
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The Time
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to wake up.
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Oh, five minutes mom
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Did you just call me mom what no Lewis I've said before the bedroom There's a no-mom talk zone.
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Understood.
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You have to get your dream.
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I'll take the later one.
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Who are you, and what have you done with my boyfriend, Louis Litt?
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Oh, you mean the guy who sweats profusely before closing an argument?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, the guy's gone.
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Really?
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Oh, my God.
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You're completely dry.
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Your love has made me dry, Sheila.
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I'm a changed man.
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It's hard.
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I wanna rock your world for one more hour and then I wanna kick some ass in court.
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Because today nothing can go wrong.
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Today's my god damn day.
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Yeah.
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It hurts.
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Dammit!
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I'm feeling with the fire.
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No, no. Just the fire.
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It's Lewis.
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Lewis Litt, your boss.
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Don't play your games with me now, woman.
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I'm due for closing arguments in 30 minutes and I need you to stall.
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No, you do not pull the fire alarm as a tactic, okay?
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Okay?
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I need you to just buy me 10 minutes without committing a crime.
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Taxi!
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There we go.
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Come on, baby.
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My man.
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Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Don't you upstream me.
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That's my cab.
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That's my taxi.
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This is my cab.
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This is my cab.
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Hey, I'm gonna sue you.
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I'm gonna sue you for sucking.
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I'm gonna sue you for not being a...
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Okay, I need your name, date of birth, and I need...
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All right, let's lift this up.
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Mr. Lift!
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Sorry, Your Honor.
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Sorry I'm late.
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Are you ready for closing arguments?
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Yes, I am.
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, opposing counsel has accused my client of a great many things.
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But you see, here's the problem.
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They don't have one single fact to back up their claim.
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I mean, not one.
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So you know what I'm gonna do?
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I'm gonna challenge you.
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Actually, no, scratch that.
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dare you to find dispute with the facts of this case as we presented them.
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Because are you a good person?
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Yes.
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Are you a good person?
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Yes. Are you?
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Actually, you took notes so I could see you, Carrie.
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See, this is the kind of jury that they teach about.
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This is the kind of jury that's going to hear me when I say these four words.
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Do you know what those four words are?
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Because I want you to remember these four words to your dying breath.
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He didn't do it!
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He didn't do it.
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Mr. Litt, are you okay?
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I'm alright, yeah, I'm fine.
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Bailiff, call an ambulance.
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I'm sorry to interrupt, do you have a minute?
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What can I do for you?
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The timing on this is terrible, and I apologize for that.
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What is it?
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I need the first check for my law school tuition.
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Excuse me?
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Maybe you don't remember, but when I was wrongfully dismissed, one of the terms of my rehiring was that the firm pays for my law school.
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I remember just fine, and the only term of your rehiring was a 10% increase in salary.
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What?
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No, I'm telling you, this was an agreed-upon term, and...
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And I'm telling you, I know nothing about that.
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And if I had heard about it, I would have never approved it.
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I was scapegoated by this firm.
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And when you agreed to come back, you were given a 10% raise.
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That's standard.
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My situation was not standard.
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In what way?
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Lewis accused me of being disloyal. And?
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And he turned out to be wrong.
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The problem, Rachel, is that you have no record of what you're saying.
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He agreed to it.
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He is your agent.
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You're bound by this.
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I don't know that.
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And the man just had a heart attack.
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And I'm not going to call him and ask him.
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I know that, and I don't want you to.
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Then this conversation is over.
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Donna said you wanted to see me about some more managerial bullshit.
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What?
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Don't you think I learned my lesson with the checks?
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Then why am I here?
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You're here to listen to me.
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Do you know what this is about?
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Yes.
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And I already told you...
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I am not here to ask you to honor Louis' contract.
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I am here to ask you to make a new one with me.
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Our contract with you is the promise of a job when you get out.
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Not paying for you on your way in.
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I have a list here of the signing bonuses of the top three associates who've come into this firm.
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Give me an advance on mine.
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The last time we negotiated?
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You said never sign something without getting something in return.
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What you're getting in return is that I keep working here part-time.
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The advance plus my salary will cover my tuition.
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Paralegals don't make that much.
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Those numbers don't add up.
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I'm not proposing being a paralegal.
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Some of our associates work as lawyers, and I can do the same.
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Came up with that pretty fast.
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It's almost as if you wanted me to ask you what I get in return.
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Do we have a deal?
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One problem.
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You already asked me to break precedent once.
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When I waive the Harvard rule, I'm not breaking it again to pay for law school.
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I'm not asking you to break anything.
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You already established precedent with him when you paid for his law school.
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That is not common knowledge.
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No, it's not.
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That's why she wanted me here.
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I'm Exhibit A.
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You made an investment in Harvey, and I think that turned out pretty well.
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I could argue that point.
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No, Rachel's right.
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I'm pretty awesome.
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Mike?
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Mike, I need to talk to you.
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No, no, I can't even be seen with you.
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Go.
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No, you have to talk to me.
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Alison Holt just fired me out of the blue.
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I'm freaking out, man.
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Pam, listen to me.
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You have to calm down, alright?
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Harold Gunderson, you're not welcome here.
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You know what, Lewis, we're kind of in the middle of something right now.
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Don't give a shit.
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Mike, do me a favor.
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Do not let this unappreciative ex-employee into our offices.
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Harold, you have to go.
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Right now.
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Wait, Mike.
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Please.
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I got a call from the U.S.
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Attorney's Office asking for me to come in.
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Somehow, they're on to what we did, and I think we need to go in.
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Harold, Harold, Harold.
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All I know about that settlement is that you stuck it to us
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because you saw the chance to get back at us for firing you.
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Mike, that's not true.
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I don't want to hear it, Harold.
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What you did was harsh and vindictive, but it was completely legal because you initiated it.
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And nobody can prove anything other than that as long as we both remember it.
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I lost my job, Mike.
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Sorry about that, Harold.
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I wish there was something I could do.
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Now I have to go back inside.
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Michael Ross, Harold Gunnarsson, You're under arrest for conspiracy to defraud the United States government.
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Hey, thanks for meeting with me.
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Donna, you can thank me all you want.
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I don't know anything about Eric Woodall.
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Oh, Stephanie, come on.
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You know everything that goes on in that office.
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You just don't want to tell me.
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What do you want to know?
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Well, how about we start with why he's coming after Harvey?
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Because he hates dirty lawyers.
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He thinks they're the scum of the earth.
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And Harvey got on his radar.
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And the reason Woodall's not on your radar is because the last case he won took him four years.
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So you're saying he'll stop at nothing?
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Not that I've ever seen.
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Then we need to know what he's got.
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No way.
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I called you when they brought your guy in.
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I could lose my jaw for that as it is.
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You have something else a lot more important than your job, thanks to me.
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When are you gonna stop holding that over my head?
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In another 30 seconds, if you tell me what I need to know.
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He's got nothing.
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But the thing is, he wins with nothing.
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You just said he hates dirty lawyers, and now you're saying he'll break the law?
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He may, he may not, but he'll definitely bend the shit out of it.
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I wanna know what's going on.
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I told you what's going on.
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Harvey and I are taking care of a situation.
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That's a bullshit answer, and you know it.
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I don't know how it went with you and Edward Darby, but you come into my office with that attitude, and it won't go well for you with me.
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My attitude comes from the fact that I worked for Edward Darby.
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I don't want to work for another one.
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You're way out of line.
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Your name is not on the door here.
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No, but if this all comes down because of something you and Harvey did, I'm tainted by it.
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Then walk away, Scotty.
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I'm not stopping you.
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No, the non-compete you had means I'm stopping me.
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Is that what's stopping you?
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Jessica, I moved my life back to New York.
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I don't want to move again.
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So I'm asking you one more time.
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What is going on?
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What's going on is you and Harvey made an impulsive deal for you to come here.
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And clearly it's not working out or you'd be having this conversation with him and not me.
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Well, what did the cat drag in?
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I've been in here for two hours.
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You said I was under arrest, but still haven't been processed.
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I demand to call Harvey.
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Sorry, we can't have that.
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I guess you can't have a guilty verdict against me or anybody else, because I know my rights.
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I'm afraid your rights run smack into a little something called the Patriot Act.
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Whatever bullshit you're trying to pull only applies to terrorists.
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And it's a good thing there are allegations of terrorism against those Heskington witnesses.
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You're not gonna get away with this.
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I'm not getting away with anything.
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I'm just being thorough by looking at these allegations.
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Try to be patient.
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Maybe think about the fact that Harold Gunderson's trying to be patient.
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Right next to her.
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Okay, is something wrong?
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Yeah, something's wrong.
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We got into a fight.
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I haven't seen him since.
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Well, I haven't seen him since he was talking to Harold, but I need him to give him...
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He was talking to Harold?
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Yeah, I don't know.
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They're having some idiotic fight outside.
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Why?
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No, it's nothing.
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I have to go talk to Harvey.
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Oh, wait a second.
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Harvey?
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Does this have something to do with why I miss his meeting this morning?
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I can't.
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Rachel.
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You need to tell me what the hell's going on right now.
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Donna, I know you saw what happened in the lobby.
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I don't want to hear about it.
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Harvey, I can't find Mike.
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What?
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I've tried his email, I've tried texting, I've looked everywhere.
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I'm telling you, Mike is nowhere to be found.
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Lewis, not now.
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Yes, now Harvey, I know where he is.
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He's under arrest, along with Harold Gunderson.
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We need to get down there right now.
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Let me get this straight.
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You two were in a heated conversation when we picked you up, and that had nothing to do with this.
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It had everything to do with it.
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You mean you were trying to cover your tracks?
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No, we were having a heated conversation about what bullshit charges these are.
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Okay, I'm done playing your games.
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He was your only friend at that firm.
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You got fired, you got him another job.
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And that's why you went to him to set this whole thing up.
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You've got your information wrong.
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He wasn't my friend.
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I had the chance to save his job.
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But instead, he threw me under the bus.
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That is why I instituted this lawsuit.
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So you can take your bullshit allegations somewhere else because I am not going to roll on Harvey.
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I'm not rolling on Mike and Harold?
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It's not gonna roll on me.
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You guys are well rehearsed.
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So I'll ask you again, is that what you were doing on the street today?
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Jesus Christ, you know you drive like my nana?
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He drives like my nana and she's 102.
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Relax, Louis.
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Ray's on it.
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Nobody's getting us there faster.
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I mean, I can't believe this whole thing's been going on.
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I've been completely out of the loop.
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Louis, I don't want to rehash it.
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Right now, Mike's in custody.
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We need to get him out.
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You need to tell me what the hell happened.
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Are you asking if we broke the law when we made that settlement with Harold?
558
That's exactly what I'm asking.
559
We have exposure.
560
Well, then you better hope that Ray drives a little goddamn faster, because you and I both know what's going on in there.
561
Thank you.
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Real-Life Legal Drama: A Dialogue in Action
The video captures a tense yet heartfelt exchange between characters in a legal setting—think negotiating settlements, asserting priorities, and even sharing personal victories. This kind of dialogue is gold for English learners because it mirrors real-world conversations where emotions, logic, and quick thinking collide. Whether you’re prepping for IELTS speaking practice or just want to sound more natural in daily chats, the back-and-forth here teaches you how to balance formality with warmth.
Useful Chunks & Collocations to Steal
- "I need a moment to confer with my client": Perfect for professional settings when you need time to discuss options.
- "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few": A memorable phrase to argue for collective good—great for debates or persuasive speaking.
- "pushing for a settlement": Common in legal or business talks to describe advocating for an agreement.
- "tough love vs. light touch": A vivid collocation to contrast leadership styles—works in work or personal contexts.
- "a reward of sorts": A casual way to introduce a thank-you gesture, adding nuance to your speech.
Your Shadowing Challenge: Mimic the Mood
Ready to practice? Shadow speech is all about copying the rhythm, tone, and pauses of native speakers. Here’s your task: Pick 30 seconds of the dialogue (try the part where Louis and Rachel negotiate the cat and associates). Play a line, pause, and repeat it—focus on matching the emotion (frustration, warmth, determination). Do this 5 times, then record yourself. Compare it to the video—did you catch the subtle "I do love her, you know" softness? This is how you build natural fluency. For more practice, check out a shadowing site or use apps that let you slow down audio. Remember, shadowspeaks best when you don’t just mimic words, but the feeling behind them. This exercise isn’t just for shadow speak pros—it’s for anyone who wants to sound like they belong in the conversation.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't even looked · have always been · I've said |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was scapegoated · were given · be seen |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | student who I · someone who has · woman who loves |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.