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Suits Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
Pilot
Thu, Jun 23, 201190 mins
Even the best lawyer in New York City can use some help. While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
Episode 2
Errors and Omissions
Thu, Jun 30, 201160 mins
An open and closed case becomes anything but when Harvey discovers that the judge in his case has a personal vendetta against him. Louis tries to blackmail Mike in order to get his help bringing in a valuable client.
Episode 3
Inside Track
Thu, Jul 7, 201160 mins
Harvey asks Mike to find a loophole so that he can oust the incoming CEO of a motor company he represents. Louis puts outrageous demands on Mike as he tries to make arrangements for the Rookie Dinner.
Episode 4
Dirty Little Secrets
Thu, Jul 14, 201145 mins
Jessica asks Harvey to represent her ex-husband, a drug manufacturer for ALS treatment, who is being sued by people who took the drug and developed side effects. Harvey learns that the man has been keeping secrets, which makes him doubt him, and tells Jessica, which makes her also doubt him. Meanwhile, Mike is given a case wherein he represents a guy whose landlord refuses to fix his apartment, making it unlivable. The landlord countersues over unpaid rent, meaning the client has to vacate. When Mike tells Harvey about the tough lawyer finds himself going up against, Harvey surmises that the landlord is probably trying to force his tenant out, sending Mike to find proof.
Episode 5
Bail Out
Thu, Jul 21, 201145 mins
Harvey, a witness for his driver in a civil suit, has to rely on Louis for help. Mike bails his old friend Trevor out of jail.
Episode 6
Tricks of the Trade
Thu, Jul 28, 201142 mins
Harvey and Mike try to prove that a woman accused of insider trading is innocent. Mike also tries to help Rachel study for the LSAT, but he soon finds her close to uncovering his secret.
Episode 7
Play the Man
Thu, Aug 4, 201142 mins
It's mock trial time at Pearson Hardman as Mike faces off against Louis' protege, Kyle. Harvey's history with opposing counsel creates complications during a sweetheart merger between two global hotel chains.
Episode 8
Identity Crisis
Thu, Aug 11, 201143 mins
Harvey and Louis work together uneasily on a case, trying to prove that a financial manager misappropriated the money of one of their clients (who needs the money for some important projects). Harvey doesn't let Louis in on his plan, and while Harvey's supposed to depose a man who knows what happened, Louis steps in, coming down on the man so hard that he dies. Now they have to start from scratch, but Louis keeps messing things up. Mike, asked to find what happened to a client's money, learns that the client's daughter took it as some kind of rebellion against her father. After Mike tells her to give it back, she checks Mike out and, discovering his secret, threatens to reveal if he doesn't back off.
Episode 9
Undefeated
Thu, Aug 18, 201145 mins
Harvey is brought on to help with a class action lawsuit involving an oil company while engaging in battle with an unknown foe. He must decide whether he will compromise his ethical code when it is clear that it is the only way he will win this case. Meanwhile, Rachel is suspected of disloyalty to the firm and Mike must defend her when it is clear that things are not what they appear to be.
Episode 10
The Shelf Life
Thu, Aug 25, 201145 mins
The owner of the firm's accounting firm wants them to help her fire one of her employees for lying on his application. Harvey tells Mike to do all the paperwork, which includes the background check that proves his duplicity. When they meet the man, Mike lets it slip that they didn't know the truth about him recently but for several years. That's when the man claims that this is about something he discovered about their practices; so, Mike sets to find out if what he is saying is true. Harvey at first doesn't want him to do it but thinks something is going on.
Episode 11
Rules of the Game
Thu, Sep 1, 201145 mins
Harvey is threatened with disbarment if he doesn't testify against his old mentor in the DA's office. Meanwhile, Harvey wagers Mike's services in a bet with Louis, and Mike goes out on an awkward double date.
Episode 12
Dog Fight
Thu, Sep 8, 201145 mins
In the first-season finale, Harvey tries to free innocent man Clifford Danner (Neil Brown Jr.) but hits a wall when he goes to the district attorney (Chi McBride), who seems more focused on preserving the system than seeking justice. Elsewhere, Trevor causes problems for Mike when he shows up on his doorstep.
