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Sean Cahill

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"I don't have a propensity for anything. I'm a simple man trying to do my job."
— Sean Cahill

Sean Cahill is a prosecutor for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Initially targeting Pearson Specter at the suggestion of his friend and superior Eric Woodall, he was soon notified by Harvey Specter and Mike Ross that Woodall was corrupt and stopped prosecuting them.

Sean became one of Harvey and Mike's trusted allies and worked with them to incarcerate Charles Forstman and was responsible for having Mike released from prison early after he was convicted of being a fraud.

History

Season 4

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Season 6

After Mike Ross is sent to prison, Harvey Specter contacts Sean to see if he can help get Mike out. Although Sean can't transfer Frank Gallo to another prison, he offers Mike a deal for full immunity in exchange for Mike turning on his cellmate Kevin Miller so that Sean can get to Kevin's father-in-law William Sutter. Sean eventually admits to Harvey that the Sutter case is personal for him: Sutter's fraud had drained the teachers' pension fund, preventing Sean's mother from ever being able to retire before her death. Despite Sean's best efforts, the S.E.C. later pulls Mike's deal. Eventually, Mike and Harvey are able to get Kevin's wife Jill Miller, Sutter's daughter, to turn on him, forcing Sutter to take a deal. As Mike brought Sean the witness, his own deal is reinstated, and Sean agrees to an immunity deal for Jill written by Mike.

However, before Mike can be released, he and Sean clash when Sean seizes all of Jill's assets, including what she had earned legitimately. Sean refuses to give them back to her or to at least release Kevin so that he can provide for his family, causing Mike to sue Sean for abuse of power. In retaliation, Sean pulls Mike's deal, leaving him stuck in prison with a vengeful Frank Gallo. Eventually, Mike reaches a deal with Cameron Dennis who gets Kevin released in exchange for Mike testifying against Frank at his parole hearing. Mike then drops his suit against Sean who once again reinstate Mike's deal, but holds off on filing the paperwork until the next morning at Mike's own request. Mike, Harvey and Sean then work together to get Frank off of Mike and Harvey's backs permanently, getting him on camera attempting to murder Mike and threatening to have Sean send him back to a maximum-security prison with a reputation as a rat if he doesn't relent. The next morning, Mike's deal goes through as Sean had promised and he's finally released from prison.

Season 8

Harvey pays a visit to Sean after Stu Buzzini, a friend of Harvey's, is blackmailed by a trader at his firm, Nick Pavonotti, who has evidence that Stu manipulated the Teddy Doyle shares the year before. Since Harvey the ones who had asked Stu to commit the crime, Donna urges Harvey to help him. Nick threatens to expose Stu to the S.E.C. if Stu does not resign, prompting Harvey to ask Sean to drop the case. Sean refuses, notifying Harvey that he is lucky he is not being arrested on the spot. Nick eventually informs Cahill of Stu's crimes, only for Sean to inform Nick that he does not like blackmailers and that he would be implicit in the crime as well if he officially reports it, prompting Nick to withdraw his claim.[1]

Season 9

Harvey and Sean are targeted by prosecutor Andrew Malik for their role in bringing down William Sutter. After Sutter dies of a heart attack, their old enemy Charles Forstman claims that Sutter had revealed on his death bed that Harvey had broken attorney client privilege to get him put away. It's eventually discovered that Forstman is lying as Sutter had dropped dead on the spot and had no time for a death bed confession. The two men get Malik arrested and Harvey informs Forstman that Sean will be adding a number of years to his sentence for perjury.

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References

  1. ↑ The Greater Good
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