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Suits: Season 3

16 episodes Premiered Jul 16, 2013
Previously on Suits

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Suits Season 2.
  • Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S3·E1 Mytharc

The Arrangement

Jul 16, 2013

Jessica's new partnership is tested; Harvey must prove a high-profile client's innocence; Mike tries to manage the fallout from his revelation.

S3·E2 Core

I Want You to Want Me

Jul 23, 2013

Louis offers Mike a future-changing case; Harvey and Jessica work together to bring down an old nemesis.

S3·E3 Core

Unfinished Business

Jul 30, 2013

Cameron has Harvey's client arrested for murder; Katrina tries to win over Louis; a British version of Harvey arrives at the firm.

S3·E4 Core

Conflict of Interest

Aug 6, 2013

Harvey’s defense of Ava hits a roadblock when the interests of her murder trial are at odds with Louis’ work to thwart a hostile takeover of Hessington Oil by a rival businessman.

S3·E5 Core

Shadow of a Doubt

Aug 13, 2013

Lines between the personal and the professional get blurred when Harvey and Stephen work together on Ava's case, and Mike invites Rachel to join him on a case that gets complicated

S3·E6 Core

The Other Time

Aug 20, 2013

Cameron continues to use dodgy tactics on Ava's case; Rachel visits law schools; Mike reflects on the past.

S3·E7 Core

She's Mine

Aug 27, 2013

Harvey and Stephen clash over Ava's case; Harvey and Jessica strategize; Louis gets Rachel's help with a broken contract.

S3·E8 Mytharc

Endgame

Sep 3, 2013

As Ava Hessington’s murder trial begins, Harvey, Mike and Jessica fight off betrayal from both inside the firm and out. Meanwhile, Louis and Donna seek to even the score with those

S3·E9 Core

Bad Faith

Sep 10, 2013

An old nemesis returns; Harvey and Scottie are on opposing sides again; Louis ends up in Sheila's crosshairs; Mike and Rachel are under Jessica's scrutiny.

S3·E10 Core

Stay

Sep 17, 2013

An old nemesis returns to complicate the Pearson Darby negotiations and put Harvey and Scottie on opposite sides once again. Meanwhile, Mike and Rachel find themselves under Jessic

S3·E11 Core

Buried Secrets

Mar 6, 2014

Things get complicated when Harvey mixes business with pleasure and gets caught between Jessica and Scottie. Painful memories plague Mike as he uses a case to exorcise demons again

S3·E12 Core

Yesterday's Gone

Mar 13, 2014

Both Mike and Jessica lean on Harvey for support when things from their respective pasts throw them off their game.

S3·E13 Core

Moot Point

Mar 20, 2014

Harvey faces an old rival from law school; Jessica tries to stay out of Louis and Scottie's feud.

S3·E14 Core

Heartburn

Mar 27, 2014

A major client demands that Harvey and Mike perform an unpleasant task; Louis faces a difficult challenge; Rachel collects an old debt.

S3·E15 Mytharc

Know When to Fold 'Em

Apr 3, 2014

A persistent attorney goes after one of Harvey's clients; Mike is faced with a difficult decision; former name partner Charles Van Dyke returns with revenge on his mind.

S3·E16 Mytharc

No Way Out

Apr 10, 2014

Things are anything but business as usual when Harvey and Mike find themselves at odds with a tenacious U.S. Attorney. Scottie and Harvey can’t seem to get on the same page and Mik