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Suits Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 1
Right-Hand Man
Wed, Jul 18, 201842 mins
The newly merged firm has a conflict of interest between two clients, which Harvey and Robert use as a competition to decide which one of them becomes managing partner. Harvey and Robert acquire the help of their right-hand men Alex and Samantha, respectively, to convince one of the clients to drop the overlapping division that cause the conflict. Both Alex and Samantha are invested in order to solidify their claim to become the next name partner, which introduces Specter Litt's lawyers to Samantha's tactics. Donna helps Harvey see that he's tired of the view on top of the mountain, making him concede to Robert. Katrina asks to be tasked with firing the least efficient associates, but it gets complicated when Louis's favorite associate Brian ends up at the bottom of the list.
Episode 2
Pecking Order
Wed, Jul 25, 201843 mins
An old friend of Mike's comes knocking for help when 50 million dollars for a new business venture goes missing, meaning he might be accused of embezzlement. Harvey suspects that his business partner made the money disappear, but Robert fears he's too trusting of Mike's friend and secretly puts Samantha on the case as well. While the two lawyers bicker over the right strategy to find the guilty party, Donna enlists the help of Gretchen to find out who exactly Samantha is and whose team she's playing for. Sheila urges Louis to fight for managing partner, which brings to light Louis's concerns about their relationship dynamics. Meanwhile, Alex sets out to prove his worth for name partner by attempting to poach Gavin Andrews, one of Robert's former important clients from Rand Kaldor.
Episode 3
Promises, Promises
Wed, Aug 1, 201841 mins
Harvey finds out that the firm's cleaning lady does not receive the payments for her overtime, which she needs for her mother's medical costs, because of a manager title given to her by David Fox, the firm's landlord. While the other name partners and Donna tell him not to, he starts a fight with Fox. Alex is successful in signing Gavin Andrews but he is immediately tasked with carrying out a plan set up by Gavin to launder money. Alex pleads with Samantha to help him find a way out without firing him as a client, which would backfire on the new firm's reputation. Later, Samantha informs him that Robert promised her name partner. Meanwhile, Katrina is given the chance to prove her worth for senior partner by showcasing leadership over Brian, but Brian has to step up when stress-induced migraines take her out of the game.
Episode 4
Revenue Per Square Foot
Wed, Aug 8, 201842 mins
Louis and Sheila are trying to conceive. While on his way to dinner with a client and Robert, Louis is mugged. His pride prevents him from telling Robert what truly happened. Robert then assigns Louis' client to Samantha as a punishment, but the two end up working the case together. Samantha notices he's behaving oddly and informs Harvey of this, leading to Harvey providing a safe place for Louis to come clean, even though Samantha ends up the most valuable support of all by teaching Louis self-defense. Harvey helps Alex sign a new client to improve his standing with Robert, who doesn't like the way they pulled it off and demands that Alex either drop the client or forget about making name partner. Donna helps Robert see that his micro-managing caused his previous partners to stab him in the back, suggesting he do things differently this time around.
Episode 5
Good Mudding
Wed, Aug 15, 201842 mins
Alex's daughter Joy is suspended from school and she spends the day at the office. Since she's acting out, Alex asks Samantha to keep an eye on her as she's the cool one from Joy's perspective. After they bond over similar experiences, Samantha ends up using Joy for her deposition, which rubs Alex the wrong way. Following a confrontation, Samantha realizes what she did was wrong and tells Joy that her father is the cool one. Later, Alex informs Samantha about Harvey's promise to him and they openly declare a competition for name partner. Harvey leaves to represent his brother when his sister-in-law files for divorce, which becomes a painful reminder of his family's secretive behaviors. Meanwhile, after Sheila asks him to get a fertility check-up, Louis is told to forego mudding to increase the chances of conceiving.
Episode 6
Cats, Ballet, Harvey Specter
Wed, Aug 22, 201842 mins
After hearing that his brother's divorce is still happening, Harvey lashes out at Louis when he asks Harvey to fill in for him at a meeting so he can spend the afternoon with Sheila. Louis then decides it's time for the two of them to work on their relationship. After a shared session with Lipschitz goes wrong, Harvey goes to therapy by himself and comes to realize he's afraid that Louis will leave him once he has a baby, like Jessica, Mike, Rachel, and his sister-in-law have left him. Alex recommends Samantha for a pro bono case that Donna holds close to her heart because her best friend's charity is involved. The fragile friendship between Samantha and Donna is threatened when the former suspects something shady is going on and acts on her instincts behind Donna's back. Katrina learns the value of friendship when Brian assists her on the case that will determine her future as senior partner.
Episode 7
Sour Grapes
Wed, Aug 29, 201842 mins
David Fox enlists a reluctant Harvey's help to buy a building from his competitor without him knowing he is behind it, which leads to Harvey discovering the reason behind David's tough exterior. Donna asks Samantha to join in on the case to make up for Harvey's reluctance as well as to create a family bond between the lawyers in preparation for the upcoming divisive name partner vote. Alex joins Robert at his vineyard when the latter wants to sue the man who was supposed to deliver barrels for his wine, but in failing to do so caused all of Robert's wine to turn sour. Robert suspects racist motivations behind the delay in delivery and has a hard time accepting Alex's advice. A false-positive pregnancy test causes Louis and Sheila to discuss how they'll raise their child concerning their different religions.
Episode 8
Coral Gables
Wed, Sep 5, 201844 mins
Samantha plans to impress Robert by poaching client from her old boss Eric Caldor, but he backs her into a corner by threatening to reveal that she once buried evidence, which she did to keep an innocent woman out of jail. Samantha plans to silence Eric's smoking Gun, Betty Palmer, a former colleague of hers who tried to stop her back in the day and whose career Samantha destroyed in response. Samantha has to accept defeat when Harvey, who has been helping out on the case, puts his foot down and refuses to let her once again destroy Betty's life. Louis is thrown for a loop when Sheila's top fertility specialist turns out to be his high school bully, making him turn to Lipschitz for guidance. After a mistake of hers costs Alex a client despite calling in all possible favors, Gretchen contemplates retiring.
Episode 9
Motion to Delay
Wed, Sep 12, 201843 mins
Tommy Bratton comes for Zane Specter Litt with a lawsuit claiming that Robert and Harvey conspired to bribe Frank Gallo into entering fabricated evidence. Professional tensions between Samantha and Alex rise when they end up on opposing sides of Dexhart Insurance vs. Gavin Andrews, but Robert orders one of them to drop their client in order to present a united front against Bratton. However, when it becomes clear that Samantha goaded her client into suing Gavin, tensions reach an all-time high and all name partners are drawn in when the case re-ignites the burning question of who will be made name partner. Katrina is officially made a senior partner and she requests Brian to become her associate. Together, they take on a big fashion company knocking off a small designer's work, which forces Katrina to face her growing feelings for Brian when he saves her from opening herself up to exposure.
Episode 10
Managing Partner
Wed, Sep 19, 201845 mins
Robert and Harvey agree to let Samantha and Alex go up against one another in court in order to decide who will make name partner. Flashbacks reveal that, with the FBI pushing her to deliver evidence, Samantha once saved Robert's career by engineering a takeover when their old firm's name partners implicated Robert in their money laundering. Samantha deliberately recused herself since it wasn't her time yet, thus resulting in Robert owing her. While Alex wins the case due to Samantha showing Gavin Andrews some mercy for his family, Samantha presses Robert to disregard the agreement and promote her anyway. Aware that the battle is about to tear the firm apart, Donna orchestrates a plan to make Louis managing partner and have him promote both Alex and Samantha, who agree in order to finally establish a united front in the firm. Sheila gets a chance at being promoted to dean and announces that she is pregnant.
Episode 11
Rocky 8
Wed, Jan 23, 201943 mins
Harvey and Robert work on a case against Andrew Malik who had Jessica disbarred. Harvey tells Louis about case and Louis tells him that he trusts Harvey will win. One of Louis' oldest clients, Thomas Kessler, comes to visit. Louis gives the contract issue to Alex and Donna handles finding a General Council. But when Alex tells Louis something he doesn't like about the contract, Louis gets mad and takes it back from him but with Donna's help, he gives the case back to Alex and Alex saves the day. Donna finds a new General Council for Thomas' company. Malik is bringing charges against a boxing promoter named Jeff Allen. Allen's boxer, Ricky threw a fight and Malik charges that it was Allen's idea to do this. Ricky has brain damage from years of boxing. Harvey and Robert go to Malik's office and hand him a deal, one that he can't refuse. The deal will ruin Malik but charges are dropped against Harvey's clients.
Episode 12
Whale Hunt
Wed, Jan 30, 201943 mins
Brian and Katrina work on a copyright infringement case where one perfume company has plagiarized another's product. There's romantic tension between them who find themselves unusually attracted to each other. Neither is able to fight it off entirely, nor are they able to take it to the next step. Louis asks Harvey to get Steve as client. A game of poker brings Harvey and Louis together to land Steve as client which Harvey wins but in meanwhile they both understand that they both needed to go hand in hand. Samantha and Alex's wife form a bond over a case. Alex told Samantha that he'll stays out of the case because that could cost them their relationship. On the case Samantha won't settle for less when Alex's wife is perfectly fine and content with the amount. Alex convince Samantha and they wins.
Episode 13
The Greater Good
Wed, Feb 6, 201941 mins
Harvey and Donna are caught in the situation when their associate, Stu is being blackmailed by Nick his workmate over stock manipulation, which affects the firm. Harvey goes to Sean Cahill. Turns out Harvey has used up his many favors with Sean, including getting Mike's freedom from prison. If Nick decides to confess to Stu's stock manipulation, Sean doesn't have any problem putting the handcuffs on Harvey. In the end though, Harvey and Sean end up working together after all to take down Nick over blackmail. Samantha ends up meeting with a familiar face with Judy. Judy needs to Samantha's help on a court case with Cory. Judy wants to help other unfortunate kids but she kept trying to save Samantha. In court, Samantha pulls some strings and manages to lessen down Corey's punishment to community service. Katrina tells Brian that in a year's time, he will get a promotion and she will find the right replacement in the empty spot. This just means they cannot be around each other anymore. Feeling lonely, Harvey makes a call to Mike and leaves a heartfelt message.
Episode 14
Peas in a Pod
Wed, Feb 13, 201943 mins
Katrina and Samantha are working on a case with, the two are blindsided by Scottie in court. Samantha swears revenge on Scottie. She discovers the dirt on Scottie. Harvey came to Scottie with a settlement, but she rejected his offer. Meanwhile, Alex is having problems with his own case. In his case, the widower claims the device failed to notify him of his dead wife's diabetes which was the company's fault that his wife died. Louis is conflicted because Dr. Lipschitz doesn't want to believe he could misdiagnose a patient. But in order to prove he is still good at his job, Louis has to show his client is dangerous at the stand. Katrina refuses to play dirty tricks on Scottie. In the end, Samantha makes an offer to Scottie that she cannot refuse. Louis ends up making a deal with the client and saves Dr. Lipschitz. In return, Dr. Lipschitz promise to return Louis' emails in a timely and faster manner. Knowing the widower is right, Alex makes sure his client pays for a charity foundation.
Episode 15
Stalking Horse
Wed, Feb 20, 201943 mins
One of Harvey's client provides Thomas Kessler with an excellent deal. However, after an all but official agreement is made, Harvey finds out that his client is merely using Kessler as a stalking horse to bring another company back into the negotiations. Harvey wants to team up with Alex to make the other company back out, but Donna learns about what's going on and can't help but tell Thomas when she finds out he's about to reject a better deal in favor of the officious agreement. During a fight about her losing faith in him, Harvey and Donna are surprised by Daniel Hardman, who was hired by Harvey's now-former client to sue the firm for breaking privilege. Samantha draws from her own experience to help Louis deal with his attacker when the man is set free in court, but her tactics worry Robert. Meanwhile, Katrina gets pulled into Brian's solo case and an uncharacteristic move of hers makes Brian realizes he can't turn off his feelings for her, causing him to resign from the firm.
Episode 16
Harvey
Wed, Feb 27, 201945 mins
Hardman wants to remove Harvey's license and return to the firm. Robert plans to put Hardman's name on the building of his previous firm, but is asked by a former partner to retire to make that happen. Harvey insists to Thomas the blame resides with him, not Donna, which makes Thomas question their relationship. Donna admits that she wants to cut Harvey out of her life but isn't sure if she will be able to. In the past, Robert went against Samantha's wishes and sent her mugger to prison, where he was murdered. His death has haunted Robert since, and subsequently decides to back his friend, concocting a plan that saves Harvey at the Ethics Hearing, but makes Robert lose his license. Samantha communicates the loss of love to Harvey, while enables him to realize his feelings for Donna, and he rushes to passionately kiss her.
