Harvey, Robert, and Louis turn Alex and Samantha’s competing name-partner promises into a winner-take-all case. Samantha’s past loyalty to Robert resurfaces, Alex wins by exposing Dexhart’s hidden liability, and Donna pushes Louis into the managing-partner chair before the fight fractures the firm.

Louis’s promotion changes the power balance at the firm and resolves the Alex-Samantha standoff by putting both names on the wall. The episode clarifies Robert’s debt to Samantha, Alex’s limits, Donna’s command of internal politics, and why Louis is finally ready to lead.

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