Lester’s trial explodes in intensity this week. Ted, still reeling from Stuart’s betrayal, dives headfirst into the defense, but things quickly fall apart. Elizabeth Smith is ruthless, stacking her case with solid witnesses and a surprise revelation: a bartender saw the fatal confrontation between Lester and Simon. With Lester looking guiltier by the second, Kevin finally confesses the truth to Ted: Lester killed Simon in self-defense.
The kicker? That was Stuart’s original defense strategy, the one Ted smugly dismissed. Backed into a corner, Ted does the unthinkable: he swallows his pride and asks Stuart for help. After a few barbs and a long night of strategizing, the former friends unearth a loophole using transcripts from Lester’s divorce. Since Elizabeth insisted on including them, the judge begrudgingly allows the plea shift.
Ted puts Lester back on the stand to tell the truth. Combined with Kevin’s earlier video confession, the pieces fall into place. The jury delivers a not-guilty verdict, and just like that, Ted finally wins the case, but not without some serious personal reckoning.
This episode nails what Suits: LA has been aiming for: high-stakes legal drama rooted in personal conflict. Ted’s evolution is the real highlight. He walks into this trial with arrogance, but by the end, he’s practically rebuilt his entire moral compass. Watching him work through his disdain for criminal defense while confronting the ghost of his failed relationship with Samantha? Genuinely compelling.
Speaking of Samantha, the New York flashbacks finally give us the full picture of why she left. Ted’s emotional blindness, especially in the aftermath of Cameron’s death, is brutal to watch. He skips the funeral to gloat over an arrest and misses the one chance to show up for her. That apology in the present day, though? It feels earned. That hug isn’t just forgiveness, it’s a door cracked open.
With the case closed, Stuart and Ted are back on the same page, and things between Ted and Samantha might not be so final after all. If this emotional depth continues alongside the courtroom intrigue, Suits: LA could shape up to be more than just a spinoff; it might just stand tall on its own.
