Shadowing Practice: Suits Clips to Watch When Life Gets Too SERIOUS - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, Ross.
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You left your searches for the rookie dinner on your computer.
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Why don't you just save time and take us to Fridays?
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Ooh, ooh, somebody's mad.
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Devin, looking at my computer is a violation of exactly seven hostile workplace environment statutes.
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What are you gonna do, sue me?
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No, no, no, no. I'm just gonna use it as legal cover if I decide to kick your ass.
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Louis Litt wants to see you.
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This time, he doesn't want to wait.
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Hey.
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I said don't be late.
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Late?
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I'm not late.
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When you host your dinner here, not being late means getting here a half hour early.
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Aha.
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So what made you change your mind?
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The food items are samples to help you select your menu.
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So, since I could never really afford to eat here myself...
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Hmm.
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Hmm.
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Okay.
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Start there.
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Try that.
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Yes.
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It looks kind of funny.
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So does an egg roll.
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I don't accept that premise.
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You want my help or not?
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Whoa, what is that?
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Squid.
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I think it's still moving.
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That's what I'm talking about.
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I don't get it.
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How do you have no appreciation for fine food?
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We didn't have a lot of money growing up.
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I guess I'm just comfortable with what I'm comfortable with.
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That is the exact opposite of me opposite of me.
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I've always loved new experiences.
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And your parents?
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They're loaded.
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Mmm.
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So then what do you need a free meal for?
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I want to live on what I make.
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Hmm.
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What?
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Nothing.
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I was just thinking about Dominic for a second, and then I realized this was the first time in weeks that I haven't been thinking about work.
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That's what new experiences do for you.
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Being a foodie doesn't mean only liking fancy food.
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It means having the courage to try it.
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And then you get to serve what you like.
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Except strawberries, peanuts, gluten, and chicken.
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OK, why not those things?
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Because Louis is an asshole.
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If you can't serve things just because Louis is an asshole, you're not going to have that many choices.
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Good point.
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So what really made you change your mind?
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Hitty.
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I'll take it.
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I have
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to admit, you don't suck.
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I wish I could say the same for you.
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Time to pay the piper.
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Just say now I took the liberty of ordering some really expensive wines.
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Oh, that's okay.
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Uh...
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Sorry, sir, but the check's been paid for in full by a Harvey Specter.
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There, uh, might have been some gluten and the ravioli.
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Hello?
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You figure out how to get the most profitable trades yet, Mike?
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The Morello brokers hang out at a bar called The Closing Bell.
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I'm on my way now.
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Just remember, you're working.
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I'll talk to you later.
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Get a beer?
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Thank you.
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Hey, hey, hey, what's up?
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Tool locks?
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Oh, man.
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You drink that beer any slower, I'm gonna have to get you a nipple.
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That's why...
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No humor.
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Vince Landis, Morello Assets.
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Yeah, that's me.
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Yeah.
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Russell Ginther.
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The Gin.
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The Gin-the-sizer.
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Come on.
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Gurvich Investments, man.
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We got Shain House here a couple weeks ago.
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No idea what you're talking about.
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You, me, Pepeole, Coswell, Williamson, that guy dick.
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Still owe me 20 bucks.
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Yeah, right.
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Russell.
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Right, right.
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Still begging for scraps over there at Gervin's or what?
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Wish.
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I need a shot.
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What is this?
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Oh, drink mine, please.
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Baker?
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You're better than that, man.
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Money!
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God, you guys are a bunch of pussies.
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I guarantee you, my biggest trades kick the ass out of your biggest trades.
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I don't think so, brother.
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Last month, I made $2 million on Cahill Metals in one hour.
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$2 million?
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I made $4 million off of Montrolux back in February.
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That stock tripled overnight.
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What's up?
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$4 million?
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Oh, that's adorable.
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How about the $6 million I just cleared on ripy and micro devices?
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Oh, yeah?
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What do you think my boy here made on Piper Webb Systems?
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What, this guy?
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Right here.
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Uh, I don't know, a pack of chewing gum in your sister's panties?
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Oh, it's on.
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Miss Landis!
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Seven million off of Drogon Limited.
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Eight million off of Epling RTX.
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Nine million dollars off of RMA Integrated Products.
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Well, gentlemen, Reid is good.
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And so does his sister.
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Come on, man, that's his sister.
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That's not cool.
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Dude, you just made, like, the same joke.
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Hey, Bradley's finally here.
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Uh, all right, ladies, listen, I gotta split.
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It's been real.
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I'll get drinks next time, all right?
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Right.
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Make money, money, make money!
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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Harvey!
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I got the trades.
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Good.
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We'll talk tomorrow.
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What?
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No, I'm coming over now.
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You're drunk.
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Do not come over.
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Alright, cool.
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I'll see you in a minute.
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Hey!
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Harvey, come on.
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We gotta save Gabby.
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Oh, oh, you got a sweet place, dude.
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Don't ever call me dude.
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Do you think that maybe I could take it off your hands, like when you're going out of town, like a house-sitting type situation?
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Remind me to have Donna get you a spare key.
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You have the trades?
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Ta-da.
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Good.
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Hey, when can we, uh...
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Lewis, I'm only gonna say this once, so you better enjoy it.
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You're the man.
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You're the man.
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You're the man.
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Harvey, did you say somebody is the man?
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You're the man.
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Thanks.
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Appreciate it.
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Who's the man?
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Yeah, the man.
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You know him.
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What'd you say?
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Yeah, the man.
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Damn straight.
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Come on.
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The Spinners?
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Really?
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For your information, the Spinners were one of the defining pop bands of their time.
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Oh.
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Oh, wow.
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Sorry.
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Yeah, that's cool.
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Like the Jonas Brothers, or Hanson, or NSYNC, or Selena Gomez.
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Yeah.
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Come here, lippy.
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I want to show you something.
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Yeah?
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Prepare motions to dismiss by end of day Thursday.
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And don't puss out when Judge Edelstein tries to stifle my brilliance.
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He's all yours.
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What?
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Why the sudden change of mind?
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Does it matter?
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You're punishing him, aren't you?
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Yes.
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So you're saying working for me is punishment?
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As far as I'm concerned, this whole conversation is punishment.
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Oh, here we go.
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Duration?
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One case.
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Jurisdiction?
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Exclusive.
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What can I do to him?
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What do you want to do to him?
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RV.
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Things.
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That is not a legitimate answer.
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Honor the boundaries of labor law.
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I prefer the Geneva Convention.
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Then we have a deal.
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I think I need a sick day.
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Did you find what you're not looking for?
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No, did you find what you're not looking for?
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Nope.
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Oh, my God, it is so stuffy in here.
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What are the symptoms of carbon dioxide poisoning?
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Uh, headaches, dizziness, mental confusion, mental confusion.
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Kevin, trust an estate?
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No, it's too meek.
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It's gotta be a woman. Who is it?
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Harold, I need a stapler.
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I was right.
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Okay, there are files everywhere.
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He's gonna be suspicious.
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What are we doing?
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Don't worry, I got it.
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I got this.
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What are you...
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Ow!
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Ow?
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Okay, what's going on?
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Come in!
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Hi, Harold.
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Honey.
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Is this why it says do not enter?
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Is this why it says do not enter?
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We're kinda busy in here.
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Do you mind if, um, you know, you just don't bother us anymore?
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Sure.
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No problem.
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Yeah, he didn't notice the files.
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Oh, sh, I'm late to the Rister settlement conference.
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Uh, and.. thanks.
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You're welcome.
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When I sent you home, I didn't mean for you to never come back.
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My grandmother died.
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I know.
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Look, you obviously weren't ready to deal with it.
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So I respected that by keeping you busy.
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Was I wrong?
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No. You stoned?
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Yep.
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I'm not interested in a lecture, so...
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Good.
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Because I'm not interested in giving one.
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Yeah, help yourself.
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Don't mind if I do.
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Is this a coffee cart guy?
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The whole bag?
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How do you even do that, man?
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I got, like, crazy cottonmouth right now.
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Harvey Specter doesn't get cottonmouth.
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Cottonmouth?
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Mouth.
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I guess Harvey Specter does get cottonmouth.
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I can't help it, these pretzels are making me thirsty!
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Here, drink this, Ricky.
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Do you ever hear of a hanger?
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Oh, my God, wow!
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I just got an image of you as a dad.
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Like a little Harvey Specter, you know, all hair gelled and like, pinstripe Oshkosh bagosh.
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Dad, don't play the odds.
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Play the man.
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It's a win-win.
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You being like, go to your goddamn room.
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Oh, look at this.
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You bought an apartment in Manhattan.
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I got it for her.
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Oh.
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I always hated the word orphan.
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I mean, I just.. never felt like one.
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Until now.
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Did I ever tell you about my dad?
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I think you know the answer to that question.
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He was a saxophone player.
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He sat in with everybody because everybody loved him.
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He believed in love at first sight. And unfortunately...
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His first sight was a groupie.
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Your mother?
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I was 16 when I caught her cheating.
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I knew if I told my dad he'd...
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The next two years went by, I didn't say a thing, and she went right on just making him a fool.
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Look, this is all to say that I lived in a house I lived in a house surrounded by family, but I know what it's like to be totally alone.
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Wow.
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Your stoned is depressing.
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You should never share your feelings ever again.
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I mean, not with me.
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What can I say?
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It's been a tough week for both of us.
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Hardman.
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Oh, what I wouldn't give to pissing that bastard's office.
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Pretty quick off the tongue?
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I've done it before. To Louis.
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No way.
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Way.
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Wait a minute.
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If you've done that before, why not do it again?
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Hi.
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Excuse me?
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But I think you might be in the wrong office.
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No, I'm in the right office.
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You're Katrina Bennett, Harvey's mysterious new hire.
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I'm afraid that puts me at a disadvantage because I don't know who you are.
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That's our problem right there.
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We have a problem?
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Oh yeah, big one.
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You haven't come to see me yet.
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Again, I don't know who you...
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I oversee the first and second year associates.
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It's a responsibility that I take as seriously as holding the nuclear launch codes in my hands.
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Well, if you take it so seriously, then why are you in a fifth year associate's office trimming your fingernails at her desk?
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Trimming?
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This is a gold-plated nickel alloy cuticle sculptor from the south of Denmark, and I will sculpt my nails wherever I damn well please.
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Why don't we see what you're up to?
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That's password protected.
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Please.
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Prosecutor 99, third try.
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That's a violation of my privacy.
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Oh, yeah?
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You're gonna tell.
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See, you're representing Chad Ritter.
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And this is your defense.
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Wow, it's like you're a baboon.
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I'm in full control of Mr. Ritter's defense strategy.
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It's not a strategy, it's a prayer, which is why I'm gonna be forced to supervise you.
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I don't need a babysitter.
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You're not getting a babysitter.
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You're getting Lewis lit.
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This is unacceptable.
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Be that as it may, you can either welcome my tutelage, or you can crawl back to the DA's office from whence you came.
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Welcome to Pearson Hartman.
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Okay, I came to give you your files back.
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All rise!
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No way.
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I wasn't born yesterday.
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I've got my files right here.
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Okay, Katrina, I'm offering us both a way out here.
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You keep whatever's in those files the hell away from me.
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Okay.
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You got me.
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Not to be trusted.
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All right, let's get to it.
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Ms. Bennett, I believe you have something for me.
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Your Honor, Mr. Gibbs charged my client with securities fraud, but he neglected to disclose discrepancies between the SEC's findings and the IRS's.
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I have with me an exhibit.
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I'm sorry, you must have accidentally somehow gotten the file with pictures of me photoshopped as various American presidents.
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I actually like that one.
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It looked pretty sharp, don't it?
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What you were really looking for was this, like I offered.
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But per your request, I'm gonna keep it the hell away from you.
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Is this some sort of joke?
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No, Your Honor.
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Bring that folder up here right now, and if they're not legitimate court documents, you are in for one hell of a fine.
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Sir, need you to step over here, please.
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Easy, Batman.
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I left my belt on.
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Well, if it's okay with you, I'm gonna break out my trusty bat metal detector.
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Sir, I need you to raise your arms above your head, please.
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Okay, and I'm gonna need your badge number.
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How did those get there?
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So this is a weapon?
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A weapon?
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They're my nail scissors, you asshole.
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They're gold-plated.
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They cost $2,000.
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You're gonna bring a $2,000 weapon into my courthouse?
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I'm just saying, I don't even know how they got there.
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Oh, well, maybe the Riddler put them there.
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Okay, that's very funny.
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I'm just saying.
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Maybe it was, like, a big misunderstanding.
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You say you don't know who those are?
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Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Okay.
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I'm sorry.
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Okay, let's just start over.
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Just gonna need him back.
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I'm placing you under arrest for carrying a concealed weapon into a courthouse of the state of New York
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and for assaulting an officer of the court.
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What?
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Hey, Eddie.
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Hey, Eddie.
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Hey, Miss Benner.
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Nice to see you again.
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How are Shelly and the kids?
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Oh, they're doing great, you know?
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I mean, you know, she's...
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Yeah, no, they're doing great.
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Thanks for asking.
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It was her!
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You think I don't know that?
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Get in.
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No, I think I'm good.
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Mike, there's nothing to be afraid of.
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It's just good, clean mud.
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That doesn't make any sense.
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Is this about the fact that I'm in the nude?
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Please don't harp on that.
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Yeah, I'm just saying.
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I know how the younger generation gets hung up on that stuff.
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But you don't have to worry, because you have your own self-contained unit.
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Okay, if I get in, will you stop saying words?
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You know, if you're going with boxers, you're not gonna have them later.
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You're gonna have to go smokeless.
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I know why you picked me for this case.
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I wouldn't have picked you if you didn't.
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If you wanted me to be your associate, why didn't you just ask?
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You would have said no. Lewis, come on.
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No. I know what people think of me.
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I know what you think of me.
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I knew you'd remember all the bad things about working with me.
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I just want to remind you of some of the good ones.
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I remember all the good ones.
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But I also remember after those things, you going back to being the same Lewis I met the first day of work.
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The Lewis who fired someone right in front of my face for the sole purpose of teaching me to be afraid.
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You're right.
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I remember you once said that my actions matter and that it's not water under the bridge.
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You've changed me.
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You make me want to be a better man.
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Wait, are you saying I complete you?
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You have seen Jerry Maguire.
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No, I'm quoting my cinema hero, the character of Melvin Udall, expertly portrayed by Jack Nicholson in as good as it gets.
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Ah, never saw it.
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Ah, well, then you're lucky.
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Well, why is that?
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Because you can still see it for the first time.
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The first time?
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Yeah, that's it.
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The first time.
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What?
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The judge.
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You were making your argument about the first time.
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He wanted to rule in our favor, but he couldn't.
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I know.
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That's why we need him to rewrite the law.
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No, we don't.
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Because there's already a provision in the law that works for us.
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It's in section...
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No, no, no, no, no. First of all, I cannot mix work with money, okay?
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Let's get the showers.
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And we can't wait to stick it to opposing counsel.
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We won.
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We did.
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We did.
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I just want to say one thing.
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You know, if Harvey had the power to become Mariano Rivera, he would.
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Because Harvey doesn't love the law.
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It's just his vehicle for forcing his will on his opponents for winning.
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But you see, Mike, that's not how I feel about the law.
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I love the law.
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And I never trade it for anything.
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I love it, too.
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I also like winning.
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I know.
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You know what I think?
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I think you're half Harvey and you're half me.
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You've had your time with him.
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Now have your time with me.
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I can't let you do this.
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Let me?
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Don't do this.
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I already said yes.
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I...
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I can't go back on my word.
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You're not going back on your word.
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You're going back where you belong.
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I am.
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I am sorry.
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I know.
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Look, why don't you take tonight off and go out with your girlfriend?
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I'm a girlfriend.
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Thanks, Harvey.
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No, we're going up top.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah, but if you come in late tomorrow, you're fired.
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We'll see.
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I'm sorry.
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You know what non-dairy creamer is, Rachel?
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It's a metaphor.
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The first sip you think it's real.
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You know, after all, it wants you to believe that it's genuine, and it's good, and it's gonna deliver on its promise.
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But then with time, you realize
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that it's just a concoction of chemicals that's designed to disguise the truth that's actually full of shit.
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Then why are you drinking it?
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I'm lactose intolerant.
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Norma, I just want you from now on to just try to wear socks, because if you.. there isn't... And what is that?
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Hessington Oil's earnings per share and market cap growth over the last 11.2 years.
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Did somebody ask you to do this?
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I didn't do it because somebody asked me to, Louis.
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I did it because I want in on the case.
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You know, you realize something like this would entail working hand in glove
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and possibly even a trip or two to the mud club.
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I'm in.
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And what makes you think you're good enough to be my personal associate?
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I don't want to be your personal associate.
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What?
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I'm a fifth year.
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I don't want to be anyone's personal associate.
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But I know how good you are.
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You know how good I am.
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We can use each other.
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Hmm.
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Like a symbiotic relationship.
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Like between a phytoplankton and a whale.
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I'm not familiar with their specific dynamic, but yes.
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Exactly.
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Well, Katrina, I kind of had enough of being used by associates looking to move one rung up the ladder, so I suggest you get the hell out of my office and find yourself another whale.
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What the hell is this?
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What?
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I'm working with Harvey, my best friend.
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Harvey, give birth to me.
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When you see me coming, give me a wide birth, because I'm a dick.
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I'm a dick, dick, dick.
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Oh my god.
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I'm working with Harvey, my best friend.
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Harvey, I'm working with Harvey, my best friend.
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Harvey, do you see what we're coming?
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Give me a whiper, because I'm a dick.
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You're not the fool anymore, Lewis.
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Mike Ross is.
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And I can't take it back.
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I put myself out on a limb for you, so if you say no to me, I won't just be a fool.
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I'll be done.
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Katrina said you wanted to see me.
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Hey, Simon, come on in.
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I have a question for you.
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I'll show you this for you.
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You need to see this.
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Look at this.
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This is so funny.
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Is that some sort of joke?
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Nominal in the first paragraph, pagination on the left-hand side, Times New Roman, stupid little feet walking all across the page.
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And what's that word? Shall?
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Mm.
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At this firm, we instruct, we advise, we order, we must, but we do not shall.
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It's not really a...
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Why must we must?
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Because we thrust.
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We don't parry.
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Rewrite this.
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I can't.
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Excuse me?
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Mr. Nesbeth has clearly instructed us.
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Oh.
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This was Nigel's doing?
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For his most recent memo?
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He's communicating with you through memos?
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You've been left adrift on Lady Law's fickle ocean with no rudder, no captain?
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He hasn't been in the office since he took over the program, if that's what you're asking.
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No, I think I was perfectly clear on what I was asking, Simon.
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Are you supposed to respond to that?
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Yeah, by going back to your desk right now and doing it correctly. But...
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Simon, a memo from Nigel is not gonna stick its boot in your ass.
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A memo from me will.
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Get out.
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Could you possibly keep your thwacking to yourself?
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This is a private club.
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With a sister club in London.
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Courtesy mudding privileges.
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And yes, it's Turkish.
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Outside mud is a clear violation of club policy.
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There are rules, Nigel.
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Just as there are rules forbidding interference with my associates.
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Yeah.
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Well, you don't give a rat's ass about them.
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How dare you?
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You know, let me tell you something you may not know.
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Now, associates, they're like grains of sand.
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They need pressure and heat to shape them into chihuly glass.
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Memos from a distant land don't shape shit to shit.
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Nonsense.
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I attended boarding school from the tender age of four, during which time I received weekly memos from my father.
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Yeah, and look how you turned out.
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Graduating summa cum laude from both Cambridge and Harvard is quite the failure.
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Your parents' choice to home school, much better.
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Okay, that was only till I was 10, and my mother's science fair was legendary.
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You must be so proud of your uncontested blue ribbons.
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Okay, you know what?
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I'm not gonna let you shatter the glass that I spent years blowing.
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And I'm certainly not gonna let the likes of you tell me who I can and cannot blow.
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Oh, what's going on?
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Nothing.
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Simon.
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Mr. Nesbitt gave us all gifts. And they're funny?
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I think they're meant to be.
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Well, you know, he has trouble connecting.
600
He's making an effort.
601
Maybe he took my words to heart.
602
What did you say to him?
603
Hmm.
604
Turned out quite well.
605
You crossed the line.
606
I did no such thing.
607
You took a private feud and you made it public.
608
After you tried to undermine my authority.
609
Because you don't know what you're doing.
610
I knew what I was doing when I took them from you, like biscuits from a schoolboy.
611
All right, you son of a bitch.
612
You better get yourself ready, because I'm about to kick.
613
I know it's generally against regulations, but her nanny fell ill and...
614
No, no, no, no, say no more.
615
A father's love knows no rule.
616
I didn't know you were a cat man.
617
Do I have brains in my head?
618
Do I have a heart in my chest?
619
Who is this stunning creature?
620
Her moniker is Mikado.
621
So does that mean she enjoys...
622
Yes.
623
Whenever we travel, I make sure she has Gilbert and Sullivan than playing in her Sherpa.
624
Do be careful, she doesn't normally like...
625
My God.
626
What?
627
Oh, does she prefer the left side?
628
She doesn't normally let anyone touch her except me.
629
I happen to have a way with those of the feline persuasion.
630
Do you have any cream?
631
You may answer.
632
I'm afraid I've got a bit of a sticky wicket. That sounds uncomfortable.
633
The Hong Kong office urgently requires me for a few weeks.
634
Normally I'd bring Mikado, but...
635
Oh, wait, are you asking me to...
636
I can't get her papers in time.
637
She'd be facing quarantine.
638
She'd sooner die.
639
You already understand her so well.
640
I do, yet a request of this magnitude...
641
No, you're probably right.
642
It's too much to ask.
643
I'm sure there is a suitable luxury feline hotel.
644
Don't play games, okay?
645
You both know there isn't.
646
So you'll do it?
647
Yes, can I have her?
648
Call me when she's back.
649
I will.
650
Rachel, Lewis, Code Red.
651
You're suing me for ownership of Mikado. On what grounds?
652
On the grounds that I provide a better home, because you're constantly flying around the world.
653
Mary Poppins doesn't get custody of the children in her care.
654
The Bontrapp children fell in love with Maria.
655
She became their mother.
656
Because their mother was dead.
657
There's no legal basis for this.
658
You're confident in that fact?
659
Most assuredly.
660
Then let's put it to our own jury.
661
You're suggesting a mock trial?
662
You get to prove you're the better man in front of our associates.
663
You agree to hand her back the moment the verdict is in?
664
I agree to let you say goodbye to her the moment that you're defeated.
665
Fa-teng-gim.
666
Whatever the hell that means.
667
Mr. Litt, without speaking for Mikado, would you describe for the court her emotional condition?
668
When Mikado first entered my home, she was aloof and standoffish.
669
She's a cat.
670
Sorry, I'll wait my turn.
671
She was listless, you know?
672
Like, I would take her out to see a bird or a dog, and there'd just be nothing.
673
You know what I think?
674
I think that she was the victim of neglect due to the absence of a consistent father figure
675
because he's traveling all the time.
676
I object. To what?
677
To you letting him talk about my cat that way.
678
You changed the rules to get Miss Zane.
679
I'm changing the rules.
680
I'm going to represent myself.
681
You're dismissed.
682
Getting hot in here, Nesbitt?
683
Mr. Litt, I'll ask you not to address the defendant directly.
684
I'm not the defendant.
685
This isn't a criminal trial.
686
Well, it should be.
687
Where were we?
688
You were describing the deplorable condition in which you found Mr. Nesbitt's cat.
689
Oh, yeah.
690
Tell me about...
691
Bruno.
692
He was Louis' cat.
693
I was made to take care of him.
694
He didn't do it himself?
695
No. Do you like cats, Harold?
696
No. I'm allergic.
697
I don't even know what to do with them.
698
But he left this cat, his cat, in your care?
699
What happened?
700
Hey, you know what?
701
This would be a good time to object.
702
I can't, Lewis.
703
It's a valid line of question.
704
What happened, Mr. Gunderson?
705
He died a day later.
706
And what did he say to you prior to that day?
707
He said he might as well have left his cat with Michael Vick.
708
You justified that you now work at Bratt & Gould, is that correct?
709
Yes.
710
And when they hired you, did they know you'd been trained by Lewis Litt?
711
It came up.
712
So they knew that you were nurtured by Lewis, They hired you, and now...
713
Are you happy?
714
Yes.
715
So with Louis' nurturance, your mistakes were covered, you landed another job, and you're happy.
716
Isn't that correct?
717
But he was mean to me.
718
No, this isn't about how he treated you, Harold.
719
This is about how he treated his cat.
720
And isn't the truth that he loved that cat and cared for him with all of his heart?
721
Harold, you're under oath.
722
No, I'm not.
723
Harold.
724
Yes.
725
He loved Bruno with all of his heart.
726
I have no further questions.
727
I'm offering you a settlement you a settlement.
728
No. You get back the associates, I get back my cat.
729
No. I need a moment to I confer with my client. Of course.
730
I do love her, you know.
731
Louis, as your attorney, I need to say this.
732
Please don't make me choose.
733
She's Nigel's cat.
734
You want to see me?
735
Yes, and it's important.
736
What can I do for you?
737
Adjust the font on the new business cards?
738
Order some pens?
739
I don't know.
740
If we don't have any pens, what would you sign the order with?
741
What do you want, Jessica?
742
I was just making a little joke.
743
Oh, I thought I was the only joke around here.
744
Lewis, you are no joke.
745
And you're right.
746
You have been on the sidelines far too long.
747
I want you to handle the negotiations.
748
You won't be sorry.
749
You want a pound of flesh, I'm going to bring you the whole carcass.
750
I believe you would, but I'm going to ask you to do something else.
751
Anything you need.
752
I need you to be fair.
753
Fair?
754
Yes.
755
Fair.
756
That's one way to go.
757
It's the way to go.
758
Because I need them to think that we're moving on, when in fact, we're going after their clients.
759
Oh, my God.
760
Oh, my God.
761
You and Harvey are letting me know one of your missions?
762
This is lit-tastic.
763
Lewis, calm down.
764
Calm down?
765
No. This is just like the Great Escape.
766
You're recruiting me to go behind enemy lines.
767
I'm Steve McQueen.
768
You know the Great Escape.
769
Are you kidding?
770
Charles Bronson grew up in my grandmother's shtetl.
771
Then you know.
772
Steve McQueen was the cooler king.
773
Lewis, I need you to be my cooler king.
774
Yeah, I'm gonna cool.
775
So you're authorizing me to sign on your behalf?
776
Yes.
777
but under no circumstances are you to lock in the existing client allocations
778
please i die before that happens let's hope it doesn't come to that
779
nesbitt lit i see you're wearing your checkered suit with your
780
crimson power tie you see correctly looks like you came to
781
play hardball i didn't come to play anything i came to
782
win well i'm not here to win i'm here to make sure we hammer out a fair agreement
783
And to help you achieve that, I see you brought along Tinkerbell.
784
And you were so scared of Tinkerbell, you sent her to Barcelona for your CAT trial.
785
During which time she worked closely with a different senior partner.
786
Again and again.
787
Mmm, don't worry.
788
Dr. Banner's not turning green today.
789
See, whatever you thought was gonna happen to me here isn't.
790
So go ahead.
791
Wind me up all you want, cause I ain't losing my cool.
792
Fine.
793
This is my initial proposal.
794
Those are letters I wrote to Mikado.
795
Unopened.
796
You never read them to her?
797
Not a single word.
798
You son of a bitch.
799
You think you can rattle me?
800
I'm unrattleable.
801
Really?
802
This portrait that you sent her.
803
Get out.
804
Lewis.
805
I said go.
806
Oh, yeah.
807
You and I are going to war.
808
Everything's on the goddamn table.
809
Including the existing client list allocations?
810
Do you hear what I just said?
811
I said everything!
812
Lewis, we gave you one job and you blew it.
813
How the hell did you screw up those negotiations?
814
Screw up?
815
Come on.
816
What are you talking about?
817
They got us the corporate jet, we keep our first dividend checks, and they pay for our new letterhead.
818
So, you know what?
819
You just put that in your pipe, and you smoke it.
820
I don't give a about the goddamn letterhead.
821
You don't think I know that?
822
Nobody cares about the goddamn letterhead, okay?
823
Nigel went after Mikado.
824
What the hell is Mikado?
825
Not what, who.
826
She's a cat.
827
He went after your cat.
828
He went after his cat.
829
He tortured his cat?
830
Yeah.
831
He deprived her of my letters.
832
Louis?
833
You lost your sh-t during a negotiation because someone didn't read your letters to their cat?
834
Oh, hey there.
835
Hey.
836
Louis, listen, I just, um, I just wanted to say one more time how much I'm really looking forward to working with you.
837
Aw, well, I would just like to say for the first time
838
that you will not be working with me because I will not be giving you my jock, let alone my case.
839
Yeah.
840
Okay, I get it. So you're the guy?
841
Yeah, I am the guy.
842
No, not that guy, Lewis.
843
Definitely not that guy.
844
You're the guy in every office who wants to piss on the new guy.
845
You know, to mark your territory.
846
So why don't I just walk you on down to my office?
847
I'm gonna let you get your little piss on in my corner, and then we can move on.
848
Oh, I've moved on.
849
I've set up the deposition for Todd Smith tomorrow.
850
You don't think I know about that?
851
I don't give a whether you know it or not.
852
It's my job to determine whether Todd Smith is guilty.
853
And who do you actually think is better at determining whether a guy is guilty of insider trading, Lewis?
854
A career prosecutor for the SEC or a monkey in some Italian suit?
855
A monkey?
856
Monkey.
857
Well, you're nothing but a crowing cock.
858
And the last cock that walked into my office learned what all the other cocks learned, that I eat cock for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
859
Lewis, you're gonna let me in that deposition tomorrow, whether you like it or not.
860
Why, because you're gonna run to Jessica?
861
No, simply because I'm gonna tell everyone here in the office that you said you eat cock for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
862
Yeah, that's right.
863
It's goddamn delicious.
864
Mmm!
865
Mmm-mmm.
866
Arrgh!
867
So what, you think you can handle Todd Smith better than me?
868
Well, let's just see.
869
Let's just see what you got.
870
Here's Inspector, how may I direct you call?
871
Take a bite to leeny-meeny-money-moe and flower, you're the chosen one.
872
Uh...
873
Well, your left hand's green, and your right-wing grip, Give another hand,
874
and what you might ever sell, Swartz is gone.
875
Ram, Caldera Zane.
876
Hello, liar.
877
Excuse me?
878
Rand Kaldor Zane.
879
You know what that is?
880
That's how they answer the phone.
881
It Rand Kaldor Zane.
882
Louis, I'm sorry.
883
Oh, save your sorries.
884
Do you know the receptionist at the front desk?
885
Yes, her name is Elise.
886
Good, you can use her name when you fire her.
887
I don't have the authority to fire people, but I did just talk to her.
888
You did?
889
Mm-hmm.
890
Just set her straight, that's good.
891
No, not good.
892
She came to see me.
893
She said that you've been harassing her.
894
What happened?
895
She said that you called and hung up on her over 50 times.
896
What?
897
How did she even know it was me?
898
Because you called from your office.
899
Well, it wasn't harassment because it wasn't sexual.
900
Well, she also said that you were leering at her when you stepped off the elevator.
901
I wasn't leering.
902
I was mad about how she answered the phone.
903
Lewis, it doesn't matter why you did it.
904
She felt violated.
905
Well, you know what?
906
You tell her it's not like that, and then you violate her ass out the door.
907
Lewis, is this really the kind of name partner the kind of name partner you want to be.
908
No, I want to be the kind of name partner that has his name set on the goddamn phone.
909
Okay, well, in order to fire her, without getting sued for harassment, you'd have to fire the entire support staff, and you and I both know that that's never going to happen.
910
We are not firing all of our support staff.
911
Well, it's easy for you to say, being that your name is first.
912
So what are you talking about?
913
Jessica, I am talking about respect.
914
R-E-S-B-E-C-T.
915
Find out what it means to me.
916
But I guess I'll just find my own way to be treated how I deserve.
917
I know, I'm gonna regret asking this.
918
Lewis, tell me specifically what it is you're talking about.
919
They are answering the phones, Pearson Spector.
920
Not Pearson Spector lit.
921
Lewis.
922
You don't believe me?
923
Check it yourself.
924
I'm not harassing our support staff.
925
It's not harassment, goddammit!
926
Lewis?
927
Jessica, it's like they've been specifically instructed to leave my name off.
928
Now you're just being paranoid.
929
I am not paranoid.
930
They're in lockstep.
931
I'm telling you, someone paid them off.
932
Lewis, that's insane.
933
But if you want them to say your name, I will get them to say your name.
934
Of course I'm thinking about myself.
935
What, you wouldn't?
936
Please.
937
You'd throw a giraffe off of Noah's Ark just to save your sorry ass.
938
The world's probably without unicorns because of one of your ancestors. And I...
939
Will you just let me finish a thought for God's sake?
940
Lewis, what exactly are you doing?
941
Well, what does it look like I'm doing?
942
I'm having a discussion about the fate of the firm with my dead secretary's ashes.
943
Well, as long as it's not something weird.
944
What exactly have you two been doing the last half hour?
945
For the same thing you're about to do.
946
No way, I'm not doing the Mary Jane.
947
Yes, you are.
948
I'm not huffing and puffing.
949
Lewis, it's the only way.
950
No, I'm not doing the dirty.
951
It's okay, I got this.
952
I mean, if Lewis doesn't want to smoke it, maybe Norma does.
953
Oh, don't you dare.
954
Relax, Lewis.
955
It's not like it's going to kill her.
956
Harvey, that is not funny, okay?
957
You're going to get ashes in her ashes.
958
Then why don't you just smoke it yourself?
959
Put that out.
960
Nope.
961
I'm going to light this joint on the count of one.
962
Harvey, I'm telling you.
963
Two.
964
Harvey.
965
Three.
966
Did you pull your back out?
967
Give me the goddamn thing.
968
You, sir, are in violation of subsection 3C of your lease, which means if it happens again, you're out in your ass.
969
What?
970
What kind of dildo puts bran bars and prune juice in a lease agreement?
971
This dildo.
972
This dildo right here.
973
Are you nuts?
974
No. I'm your worst nightmare.
975
Because this quivering, angry dildo isn't going away until it gets its satisfaction.
976
What did you just say to me?
977
I just said, this dildo is going to be in your face, slapping it around, then up your ass,
978
marching you right out the door if it catches you in violation of your lease ever again.
979
Now all I need to do is pick the perfect wood.
980
I don't follow.
981
Donna, the kind of wood you get says everything you need to know about what kind of man you are.
982
How hard or soft it is, how much it bends when you're working it, how firm it is compared...
983
I got the picture, Louis.
984
No, I don't think you do.
985
Making Tara love my wood is the first step toward making her love me.
986
Okay, Louis, calm down.
987
No, I don't really want to calm down, because all I can think about is my wood.
988
So tell me, exactly how many different kinds of wood have you sampled in your day?
989
All of them.
990
Mahogany, chestnut, walnut, all the nuts.
991
Ebony?
992
Ebony, don't even get me started on Ebony.
993
When I see Ebony, all I want to do is put my hands all over it.
994
Oh, God.
995
I want to live in it.
996
I want to smack it and hit it and rub it down.
997
I just want to eat it.
998
What's so funny?
999
Nothing.
1000
Um, I just think that a man needs to, uh, to follow his heart and choose the wood that just feels right.
1001
Feels right.
1002
Yeah.
1003
That's it.
1004
Donna, I need you to help me feel my wood.
1005
Oh, dear God.
1006
I pay for this.
1007
Trippin' in the world could be dangerous.
1008
Negative and appetite.
1009
Whip, whip, run me like a race, boss.
1010
Pull me like a rip, cord.
1011
Break me down and build me up.
1012
I wanna be the slip, slip, put it on your lips.
1013
There he is.
1014
Hey, Harvey, this is a great idea, huh?
1015
Glad I thought of it.
1016
You having fun?
1017
If you call a talking geopolitics with a model named Svetlana fun, then that would be a big fat bolla yes.
1018
Easy, tiger.
1019
The bartender's pulling doubles.
1020
And what are you doing here?
1021
I'm having another drink.
1022
I said for you to be careful.
1023
I can handle my liquor.
1024
Okay.
1025
How many fingers am I holding up?
1026
Huh?
1027
Huh?
1028
You can't tell, can you?
1029
You can't handle my liquor now.
1030
I tell you to put food in your stomach, but unfortunately I only ordered enough to give the appearance of having food.
1031
So basically you're just trying to get these guys hammered so you can drive up the bidding.
1032
No, I told you, the guys hitting on the models aren't serious.
1033
Now I'm telling you that the guys who let themselves get drunk aren't serious aren't serious.
1034
Which means whoever's left are the bids that we have in our hands at the end of the night.
1035
You knew it the whole time, didn't you?
1036
Who do you think you're talking to?
1037
Good man.
1038
Just one small problem.
1039
What if, by accident, I happen to be one of the people that let himself get too drunk?
1040
Might as well keep drinking, because we're not having fun.
1041
What the hell are we doing here?
1042
Yes!
1043
Copy that.
1044
Spetlana!
1045
I have to say...
1046
I've been wanting this for so long.
1047
Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would come true.
1048
We're the only named partners now, Lewis.
1049
And I meant it when I said it.
1050
I want us to share things like this.
1051
I can't tell you how happy that makes me.
1052
You're not gonna cry, are you?
1053
What, are you kidding?
1054
The last time I cried in here, I messed up the pH, I had a yeast infection for weeks.
1055
You're not gonna do the other thing you told me you did in the mud, are you?
1056
Harvey, I told you that was a one-time thing.
1057
And believe me, you're no Missy Dietler.
1058
Who's Missy Dietler?
1059
What is he doing here?
1060
What do you mean?
1061
Harvey and I go mudding together all the time.
1062
So why don't you lug yourself out of there so I can get my tub back?
1063
This is my tub.
1064
And you always told me it was weird for male friends to mud together.
1065
But Harvey and I are more than just friends.
1066
We're best friends.
1067
Lewis, if this is some kind of Jedi mind trick that Lipschitz taught you...
1068
I don't even know who Jed Mind Trick is, but what I do know is that I intend to be the world's best alligator.
1069
And if I'm gonna do that, there's no way I can try to tame you.
1070
Well, in that case...
1071
And what I definitely can't do is put a saddle on you, much less try to ride you bareback.
1072
Ride me what now?
1073
Bareback.
1074
I said ride you bareback.
1075
Please don't...
1076
Don't say bareback again.
1077
Why not?
1078
Harvey.
1079
Listen to me.
1080
You are a wild stallion.
1081
and wild stallions have to run free.
1082
Lewis, I'm really not comfortable with where this conversation's going.
1083
No, no, shh.
1084
All I'm saying is that you're a magnificent steed that gallops wherever the wind takes him.
1085
And I'm not going to ride you hard until, you know, you're able to start bucking underneath me.
1086
Now, you tell me, how is that possibly uncomfortable?
1087
Nothing, Lewis.
1088
Nothing is uncomfortable.
1089
Giddy up, Harvey.
1090
Giddy up.
1091
Hi-ya!
1092
Oh, my God.
1093
I know exactly what you two are doing.
1094
Louis, before you jump...
1095
You were up all night trying to figure out how you were going to handle the Zane situation.
1096
We were, indeed.
1097
Up all night.
1098
Thinking about the situation.
1099
Well, I can't believe it.
1100
You should have called me.
1101
We could have done it together.
1102
Could have, but it's probably best that we didn't.
1103
I don't know.
1104
They do say the more the merrier.
1105
Harvey.
1106
You know, I don't care that you left me out.
1107
The most important thing is that you guys were banging it out all night.
1108
That we were.
1109
So what'd you come up with?
1110
Probably nothing as helpful as what you've come up with.
1111
Well, the only thing I know is that we need to put out a press release as soon as possible.
1112
Then you came to the right place, because Donna is top notch at releases.
1113
Thank you, Harvey.
1114
You know, you're not so bad yourself.
1115
Will you please stop stroking each other's egos?
1116
I'm just as good at releasing as either one of you.
1117
In fact, I hammered one out this morning.
1118
Don't.
1119
All right, you sons of bitches.
1120
Excuse me?
1121
Excuse yourself, asshole.
1122
Because you just had the B team.
1123
Now you get the A team.
1124
You're going to sue us?
1125
You don't sue us.
1126
We sue you.
1127
I'm going to have your balls in a vice so tight, you're going to wish you were born without balls.
1128
That's right, lady.
1129
I'm talking to you.
1130
I'm going to shove this lawsuit so far up your ass, you're going to be the first lawyer in history to die with a lawsuit in her ass.
1131
I'm going to burn you to the ground.
1132
I'm going to do a rain dance on your ashes.
1133
Nobody messes with Louis Litt.
1134
Least of all two slobs from the firm Shitty and Shitty.
1135
We're not lawyers.
1136
What happened?
1137
We are Susan's parents.
1138
She said we could visit.
1139
She said the people here were so nice.
1140
Well, of course she's Susan's parents.
1141
You look exactly like her.
1142
Job well done.
1143
She's very attractive.
1144
Not in a cause of action type of way.
1145
I'm just giving you a mock example of how not to behave when Susan's parents are in the conference room.
1146
Holy .
1147
Carry on.
1148
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Suits Clips to Watch When Life Gets Too SERIOUS”. This video has 1148 sentences and 7604 words to shadow. The speech runs for 50:31. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 242 of its 1148 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| memo noun | /ˈmɛməʊ̯/ | A short note; a memorandum. |
| violation noun | /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ | An infraction or a failure to follow a rule. |
| bareback adverb | /ˈbɛɚbæk/ | Without a saddle. |
| cottonmouth noun | An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs. | |
| ash noun | /ˈæʃ/ | The solid remains of a fire. |
| letterhead noun | /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/ | A portion of text at the top of a letter, identifying the sender and often giving their address etc., used for formal correspondence. |
| harassment noun | /həˈɹæsmənt/ | Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| hammer noun | /ˈhæmɚ/ | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. |
| lease noun | /liːs/ | An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold. |
| uncomfortable adjective | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | Not comfortable; causing discomfort. |
| feline adjective | /ˈfiːlaɪn/ | Of or pertaining to cats. |
| giddy adjective | /ˈɡɪd.i/ | Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. |
| harass verb | /həˈɹæs/ | To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester. |
| instruct verb | /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/ | To teach by giving instructions. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| go back on verb | To be treacherous or faithless to; to betray. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'll get drinks next time, all right?
- You're punishing him, aren't you?
- Did you find what you're not looking for?
- No, did you find what you're not looking for?
- Why don't we see what you're up to?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if I told my dad he'd · if I get in, will you |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | haven't been thinking · you've been harassing · I've been wanting |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've always loved · I've done · you've done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been paid · be forced · wasn't born |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 382 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, ash /ˈæʃ/, deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/, allocation /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/, allocation /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like memo, violation, bareback.
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.