Warning: SPOILERS for the Fits LA episode “Acapulco” are forward!
Fits LA’s flashback storyline has been following Stephen Amell’s Ted Black in 2010, again when he was a federal prosector in New York making an attempt to place away a criminal offense boss named John Pellegrini. Final month, Gabriel Macht’s Harvey Specter got here into the image when he tipped off Ted, a good friend of his from his baseball group, that somebody in his workplace was spying for Pellegrini. This look occurred one yr earlier than Harvey met Mike Ross within the authentic Fits, and we’ve identified that Macht has been set to reprise his character two extra occasions on the spinoff.
Now in “Acapulco,” the newest Fits LA episode to premiere on the 2025 TV schedule, Harvey is again on two fronts. Not solely has Harvey’s 2010 self paved the best way for one more Fits character to come back into the image, he additionally delivered one hell of an twist on the finish of the episode when he confirmed up at Ted’s home within the current day.
How Harvey Got here Again Into Fits LA’s Flashback Storyline
Ted Black’s efforts to putt John Pellegrini away within the flashback storyline hit a hitch in “Acapulco” when considered one of his witnesses, Jimmy Patriale, was caught perjuring himself on the stand. Opposite to his authentic declare, Patriale, who’d killed 15 folks on Pellegrini’s orders, had not been advised to kill 5 particular folks, together with Billy Esposito from Fits LA’s pilot episode, in individual by his boss, however from whereas he was in a foreign country.
Patriale later admitted to Ted and investigator Kevin that he’d lied about how his orders got as a result of he knew Pellegrini would have him killed if he didn’t provide the knowledge that Ted and Kevin wished in alternate for a safety deal. Nevertheless, Patriale was insistent that he did get his order to kill Esposito in individual from Pellegrini, however since he’d been caught mendacity within the trial, the jury wouldn’t imagine anything he needed to say. Nevertheless, after a chat with Stuart Lane, who’d briefly represented Patriale earlier within the season and flew again to New York on his shopper’s behalf, Ted was persuaded to place Patriale again on the stand to speak concerning the Esposito homicide.
It paid off, as Patriale’s heartfelt testimony, mixed with footage exhibiting him and Pellegrini collectively outdoors the latter’s workplace on September 17, 2010, was sufficient to make the homicide cost seem to be it could stick. However earlier than Patriale went again on the stand, Ted and Kevin determined to pursue a distinct avenue: getting Pellegrini on racketeering fees, which weren’t as sturdy. Because of data that’d been saved protected by Billy Esposito’s daughter, The boys realized that there have been 30 firms with ties to Pellegrini, and considered one of them was represented by Harvey Specter’s agency.
Ted met with Harvey at their favourite bar and requested he present this firm’s monetary data as a result of he didn’t have time to subpoena them, however Harvey refused. However following Patriale’s second testimony, he had a change of coronary heart and supplied the data to Ted and Kevin. Why? As a result of the corporate minimize ties with the agency after their lawyer, Daniel Hardman, left. You’ll be able to stream Fits with both a Netflix subscription or Peacock subscription to study the circumstances behind Hardman leaving the agency, however now the stage has been set for David Costabile to reprise the character on Fits LA.
How Harvey’s Come Into Fits LA’s Current Day Narrative
I ought to notice earlier than going additional that I knew Gabriel Macht would get to play Harvey Specter within the current day throughout “Acapulco.” That was abundantly clear within the preview when Harvey was proven at Ted Black’s Los Angeles house. What I didn’t anticipate was that he’d come again into Harvey’s life to speak about John Pellegrini of all issues. 15 years later, the crime boss is about to be let loose of jail, so Harvey got here to take Harvey again to New York to make sure this man stays behind bars for good.
Why this taking place? That’s arduous to say, although upon listening to this information, Ted advised Harvey that, “He wouldn’t be getting something in the event you hadn’t achieved what you probably did.” No matter this was, Harvey refused to apologize for it, so we’ll have to attend till subsequent week to study the complete story. Nevertheless, it’s additionally price mentioning that after Harvey handed alongside the monetary data to Ted and Kevin in 2010, Kevin was hesitant to maneuver ahead on the racketeering entrance, feeling they’d sufficient with the homicide cost and didn’t need to tempt destiny. However Ted determined to press ahead when Harvey instructed they trick Daniel Hardman into testifying in opposition to this firm by arranging it so he doesn’t know he’s talking out in opposition to his shopper.
I don’t know how they’re going to tug that off, and it’s totally potential that this very plan is what’s allowed John Pellegrini to depart jail 15 years later. Regardless of the case, Gabriel Macht has yet one more Fits LA look lined up (and it’s potential we might by no means see him on the present once more), so I stay up for seeing what occurs with Harvey each in 2010 and the current day when the spinoff airs its subsequent episode subsequent Sunday at 9 pm ET on NBC.