You're Still the One

The Trial is Set

"I've already talked to him about it Jessica, it's done" said Harvey, "I don't know why you called me in here."

"You're here because you didn't do your job Harvey. You're his mentor, you were supposed to teach him, so he knows how to win a trial" replied Jessica

"It was a mock trial."

"It was a travesty. He was going to win, and he pulled out. What sort of image is that, Harvey?"

Harvey sighed, he couldn't even think of an answer. He knew Jessica was right and Mike failed but he couldn't completely fault the kid despite his actions now, the puppy needed to learn about how ruthless their world was. He was disrupted from his thoughts by the arrival of Louis

'Great, just what I need'

"Louis, thanks for joining us. I was just speaking to Harvey about the associate's mock trial"

"I don't even know if that could be called a mock trial, Jessica. Durant may have won but he would not have stood a chance if it wasn't for Ross. And Ross, well... he gave up, he backed off. I question what Harvey is teaching him, I mean what if that was a real case."

"He would not have done that in a real court, Louis" said Harvey, he might be angry with Mike, but he was still his puppy.

His puppy, his??

"I agree with Louis, if that's what our associates are seeing from the best of their crop then none of them will stand in a real court house; that's why I'm holding another mock trial, so we can show the associates and the other partners just how lawyers at Pearson Hardman are winners."

"Between who, Jessica?" asked Harvey suspiciously.

"The two of you. You against Louis with Ross and Durant as your clients respectively."

"I'm not doing, Jessica. I have real clients and real cases. I don't have the time for something this trivial," said Harvey, walking away.

"You will do this mock trial and you will do with Ross" said Jessica firmly, leaving no room for argument. She handed them a leather-bound brief each and continued, "Neither of you have any important cases right now. The trial will be on this afternoon, that gives you all day to prepare. Good luck gentleman."

"Prepare to lose, especially with Ross on the stand. You don't stand a chance, like mentor like mentee, right Harvey?" taunted Louis, walking away before Harvey could reply.

Harvey was fuming, he couldn't believe he had to do a stupid mock trial, he couldn't believe Louis got the last word. He curtly told Donna to get Mike, knowing he'd have to make it up to her for the way he spoke but at the moment he couldn't care less. It was Mike's fault, he couldn't do what he was told, what he was supposed, that damned kid. He opened the brief and skimmed it, car accident with two deaths and a high-profile drunk driver, not hard he'd defended people like that before, he might hate them, but he's done it.

Mike didn't know what to think when Donna told him to get to Harvey's office, they hadn't exactly been happy with him lately and Donna sounded nice on the phone and Mike didn't know what to think. He walked up to Donna's desk and she grimaced at him and motioned him in, which she hadn't done since his failure of a mock trial. Mike could see that Harvey was mad, that didn't take a genius, so he carefully opened the door.

Harvey spun around when he heard the door open and felt some of his anger leave him when he saw the hesitant expression on Mike's face, the damned kid looked more like a puppy than usual.

"Thanks to you, I have to waste my time with a mock trial" said Harvey, pointing out the brief and waiting for Mike to open it, "we can work together on this and you had better bring you're a-game rookie because I'm going to win, so none of that shit you pulled the paralegal during your trial. You're my high-profile client, Victor Adams, who got in to an accident while drunk. Here's what I need...."

"I'm not," said Mike in disbelief, he could his voice catching as he continued, "You're the lawyer for the family of the deceased. I'm the s...son, Neal and you need someone for the mother, Jean. Harvey..."

"Donna, I need your acting skills," called Harvey

"Harvey, I can't do this. You can't make me do this. I'll do the mock trial but not this case, I can't. Harvey, please ...." Mike begged, he couldn't believe what was being asked of him.

"You don't get to argue, Mike. This is case, prepare for it" said Harvey, staring at Mike. "Go, get me everything I'll need."

"Please Harvey, I ..."

"NOW, Mike."

Mike fled, he ran out of the room. Harvey was surprised with how fast the kid left. Donna looked at Harvey with a look of disbelief.

"What was that?"

"I don't know, I don't care. Can you be the mother, Donna?"

"Of course. Harvey I really think you should talk to Mike, that was strange even for the puppy."

"I know, I will after the trial"