Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for Suits LA Episode 7.With Lester’s (Kevin Weisman) trial wrapped up on Suits LA, it’s time for Ted (Stephen Amell) to focus on the future. Of course, since this is Ted, that actually means doing a victory lap first. The celebrations are unfortunately cut short when he finds out his client, John Amos, played by the Roots actor himself, has died. (The real-life actor passed away in August of last year, when Suits LA was in production.) Ted joins up with Rick (Bryan Greenberg) for some memorial drinks and hatches an idea to honor their first shared client.
As Ted and Rick bond, Stuart (Josh McDermitt) finds himself defending a Hollywood fixer by the name of David Bowie (Maury Sterling). No, he’s not that David Bowie, and yes, that joke is made as soon as he is brought up in the Railsback Lane staff meeting. Unfortunately for Stuart, this David Bowie is less interested in helping him build a defense and more interested in getting Samantha (Rachelle Goulding) to publicly save his reputation. Elsewhere, Erica (Lex Scott Davis) plots to keep Kevin (Troy Winbush) in Los Angeles, and Leah (Alice Lee) faces a career crossroads. Meanwhile, in the past timeline, Ted’s all-important case hits a career-altering roadblock.
Ted and Rick Pay Tribute to John Amos in ‘Suits LA’ Episode 7
Ted and Rick come up with the stellar idea to get John Amos a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after a half-dozen Old Fashioneds at the iconic Musso and Frank Grill. The drinks also lead to a hilariously drunk Rick teasing his former mentor and revealing that he misses working with Ted… and Erica. The audience is teased by a mysterious drunken request Rick makes to Erica, but first, he and Ted have to secure that star.
The initial talks are a disaster after Ted exploded on the Walk of Fame rep (Joe Adler) after he admitted he’d never seen Good Times. Rick is able to pull the negotiations back from the brink and get John on the list for a star, but that doesn’t stop Ted from exploding on him as well. Another flashback helps Ted realize that once again, he’s being an ass. He calls Rick to apologize, and the former colleagues are able to patch things up. They had their moments to remember John by watching one of his most famous episodes of Good Times (the request to Erica); Ted watches with Kevin while Erica joins Rick at his office, and Suits LA pays tribute to their famous castmate.
Kevin Says Farewell (For Now) in ‘Suits LA’ Episode 7
Lester’s trial concluding also means that it’s time for Kevin to head back to the East Coast, though Ted leaves the door open for his return any time he wants. Before Kevin packs his bags, Erica asks for his help in tracking down an old friend of her mother’s for the older woman’s upcoming birthday. It takes Kevin only a few hours to find the missing friend, and the case leads him to meet Erica’s mother, played by Crystal Fox. The two hit it off immediately, and Anita tells Erica during their pre-birthday dinner that she could tell Kevin is still mourning his dead wife and needs something to liven him back up again.
Erica decides that giving Kevin a push to stay in LA is exactly what both of them need. However, Kevin can’t leave New York because he’s still running the investigation firm that his deceased father had left him. Said firm saved him after he got kicked out of the FBI (probably for helping Ted with the Pellegrini case), and he couldn’t give it up yet. Is this the last we’ll see of Kevin? Probably not. But it does seem like he’s saying farewell for now.
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Stuart Defends Defense Work in ‘Suits LA’ Episode 7
Stuart takes his potential new client’s request to Samantha, who promptly tells him to shove it. She doesn’t get her hands dirty with criminals. Stuart takes a stand for himself and all defense attorneys by pointing out that Samantha is no better than Ted with her self-righteousness. If she isn’t willing to say three sentences into a microphone to help one of his clients when both of their names were on the wall, then he doesn’t understand why he sold out Ted to join forces with her.
Samantha takes what Stuart said to heart, but she doesn’t back down. After a pep talk from Ted, Samantha offers to meet David Bowie with Stuart to show solidarity, but she won’t make a public statement — and she won’t take responsibility for the chip on Stuart’s shoulder about his chosen line of work. It turned out that all Stuart needed was the offer for her to back him up.
Leah Gets Some Harsh Guidance in ‘Suits LA’ Episode 7
Leah has things of her own to celebrate in this episode, especially after landing her first client, Tina (Camille Chen), from the second episode. After reading Tina’s new script, Leah determines that she could write a better one and asks Rosalind (Azita Ghanizada) for a sabbatical to try it. Rosalind comes in harsh and says that Leah needs to figure out what she actually wants to do with her life — but she also gives her two days to think about it. The junior lawyer takes her already-completed spec scripts to Rick under the guise that she is trying to get a potential new client representation because Ted’s firm has a conflict. Rick offers some brutal feedback after he takes a look at the scripts, not knowing they were Leah’s, and says that her client/friend should stick to giving feedback because it isn’t the same as being a talented writer.
Props to Leah for being able to hear what Rick was saying without letting it destroy her. She may not be the writer she dreamed of being, but she now knows what lane she wants to occupy. She has Tina sign a letter of engagement and tells her how to get her script to the next level. That’s not typically what an entertainment lawyer is for, but Leah embraces her talents and makes a stand for the kind of influential lawyer that she wants to be.
It’s Ted vs. Dad in ‘Suits LA’ Episode 7
It’s time for another tense father-son interaction in the 2010 storyline. Ted’s father (Matt Letscher) comes back to his son for help after receiving a targeting letter from the U.S. Attorney’s office. Pellegrini (Anthony Azizi) discovers that Ted’s dad had done something illegal and used it to extort him into offering Ted that job in the pilot. When Ted didn’t take the bait, Pellegrini handed Ted’s dad over to the feds. Now, daddy dearest wants help, and Ted has no desire to provide it.
Ted’s alternative plan is to have his father testify against Pellegrini. It would allow Ted to get him immunity, help the Pellegrini case, and save Ted’s career. The drawback is that it will put Ted’s father right in Pellegrini’s crosshairs, and we’ve seen multiple people suffer horrific fates for turning on the mobster. He refuses to take the stand because he’s scared, which means Ted’s case is weakened and he’ll be forced to leave the U.S. Attorney’s office once the Pellegrini trial concludes. That leaves Ted at a major crossroads, and there are still many unanswered questions about how all of this will lead to Eddie’s (Carson A. Eagen) death and Ted leaving for Los Angeles to sign John Amos and Denzel Washington as clients.
Suits LA continues Sundays at 9 PM on NBC. Episodes are available the next day on Peacock.
The firms celebrate John Amos and build stronger bridges in Suits LA Episode 7.
- Release Date
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February 23, 2025
- Network
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NBC
- Writers
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Aaron Korsh
- Let Rick get drunk in every episode.
- We should also get more of Erica’s mom.
- We’re finally getting somewhere with the New York storyline.
- It’s a shame to see Kevin go.
- There is a lot going on in this show at every given time.
