Not Just a Pretty Face

Not Just a Pretty Face is the sixteenth and final episode of the fourth season of Suits and the 60th overall. It first aired on March 4, 2015.

Synopsis

When SEC investigator Sean Cahill fails to link his corrupt boss Eric Woodall and corporate raider Charles Forstman, Harvey must revisit his own uncomfortable past in order to find a way to put them away for good; Mike and Rachel confront the fact that, while Rachel is Harvey's associate, Mike is his guy. And Donna helps Louis with an unexpected crisis.

Plot

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Cast

Main Cast

• Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter
• Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross
• Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt
• Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane
• Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen
• Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson

Recurring Cast

• Eric Roberts as Charles Forstman
• Neal McDonough as Sean Cahill
• Željko Ivanek as Eric Woodall

Guest Cast

• Billy Miller as Marcus Specter
• Craig Brown as Mortician
• Tracey Hoyt as Administrator
• Aaron Williams as Waiter

Major/Highlighted Events

Flashbacks

• Harvey Specter, working as an Assistant District Attorney, has successfully won a trial. During his celebratory party, he meets Donna Paulsen, a secretary for the D.A.'s office who wishes to be transferred to his desk, claiming that she would give him her full loyalty and commitment in exchange for him allowing her to leave periodically to attend auditions, citing her desire to become an actress someday. During their meeting, Harvey is accosted by Charles Forstman, a businessman with a shady reputation. Forstman offers Harvey a $1,000,000 signing bonus to come work for him, although Harvey refuses.
• Harvey is informed by his younger brother Marcus Specter that he requires $150,000 to open a restaurant, believing it would turn his life around. As Marcus is unable to apply for loans due to his past history of being a gambling addict and not wanting Marcus to ask money from their mother's boyfriend, the man she cheated on their father with, Harvey decides to help him. He initially requests accelerating the deal he has with Jessica Pearson, but when she refuses, he asks Forstman for the job. Forstman agrees to hire him after having Harvey explain the situation with Marcus, with Harvey also informing him about a case Cameron Dennis is currently trying.
  • Harvey discovers that the inside information regarding Cameron's case was used by Forstman in the stock market, earning him $100 million. Harvey rejects the job and threatens to report Forstman, only for Forstman to present Harvey with a check for $850,000; Forstman had taken $150,000 out of Harvey's $1,000,000 signing bonus and had given it to Marcus. Knowing that taking the money away could cause Marcus' life to spiral and that Marcus could be convicted as well, Harvey elects not to report Forstman to the authorities and returns to his job as an A.D.A.
• Donna begins to work as Harvey's secretary.

Present Day

• Sean Cahill informs Harvey Specter that he cannot find evidence of Charles Forstman paying Eric Woodall in Woodall's bank accounts, and that they only have a few more days until Woodall's suspension expires.
  • Since Forstman had sent the money to Marcus to curb Harvey twelve years prior, Rachel Zane and Mike Ross decide to search Woodall's relatives to find out where Forstman's money went, discovering that Forstman had paid for Woodall's first ex-wife, Mary Ann, who suffers from Alzheimer's, to be transferred to a high-end facility.
  • Harvey ambushes Woodall, informing him that he knows of Mary Ann and implores him to turn on Forstman by admitting that Forstman was paying him. Woodall instead informs Forstman of his meeting with Harvey, prompting Forstman to pay a visit to Harvey's office. During their conversation, Harvey threatens to report Forstman for his actions twelve years ago, although Forstman replies that Marcus would be in complicit as well. Harvey has Forstman admit that he tricked Harvey into using inside information and that Marcus had no involvement in their deal; however, unbeknownst to Forstman, Harvey is wearing a wire, and Cahill and the U.S. Marshals arrest Forstman, while Marcus is exonerated.
  • With Marcus' life no longer in jeopardy, Harvey calls Marcus, and it is revealed that Marcus is happily married with a wife and children.
• Louis Litt's secretary, Norma, passes away. In order to help Louis cope with the situation, and attempting to deal with the fact that Harvey declared his love for her, Donna works as Louis' interim secretary.
  • Donna notifies Harvey that she is quitting her position as his secretary, opting to work for Louis instead.
• Mike and Rachel become engaged after Mike proposes to her and she accepts.

Cultural References

Flashbacks

• Charles Forstman is mentioned to be watching Wall Street, with Forstman mentioning that he watches it every month to remind himself that "Gordon Gekko is a pussy."

Present Day

• Louis mentions Murder, She Wrote and Abe Vigoda.

Trivia

• Goddamn Counter: 4
• It is revealed to have been three months since the events of "Gone".
• Marcus Specter's phone number is 617-665-0138.

Goofs/Inconsistencies

• The song “Bullet In the Barrel” by Australian band Bonjah is heard during the flashback scene with Harvey and Donna, which is set before 2007. However, this song was released in 2014 on their studio album "Beautiful Wild".

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