Why does Harvey Specter tell Donna that finding an allegedly buried document will help the case?
In Season 2 episode "Break Point", Donna found that she signed in an allegedly buried document and then lost it, when Harvey knows that Donna found the document he react pretty "normal", telling that the appearance of that document will help the case...
How is that going to help the case?
- For me it will look like the firm (Donna or Harvey) did buried the document.
- If that help someone is to Harvey's cause not Donna's, as he can state that Donna did a mistake or buried the document without Harvey's consent.
- As is known in later episodes hardman planted this document, If finding the document help the case.. then why planted in the first place to be found afterwards?
Or maybe I'm missing something else or legal hole... Im not an expert just trying to understand the logical explanation of the argument
Best Answer
If they had document and they buried it, it would be perjury, in which case the opposition would have the upper hand if they found out that Harvey and Donna perjured themselves.
Donna knows that she did not receive the document, so she initially told Harvey that the document must have never arrived. In later episodes, Donna found the document with her name on it. She freaked out and buried it with out telling Harvey about it. Now, Hardman knows that the document is in the firm (since he planted it). So if Harvey denies of having that document, it would be perjury.
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What document did Donna find?
In the file room, Donna discovers to her horror the confidential memo buried in the case files, personally date stamped by her in 2008.Did Donna really miss the document?
She hadn't realized that finding the memo was a good thing. With it in hand, they could have proved that Harvey hadn't buried the memo. Instead, after Allison Holt (guest star Diane Neal) aggressively questioned Donna, she got scared. She finally shredded the document that she had tried to shred several times before.Why did Donna shred the document?
Donna tries to shred the memo to protect Harvey, but Mike finds out. Harvey almost signs the affidavit that states that the firm never got the memo, but Mike interferes by spilling coffee over it. He then tells Harvey that signing the affidavit would be committing perjury and the destruction of evidence.Is Donna in love with Harvey?
It's not until season seven that Donna finally kisses Harvey. Even though fans thought that this was a sign they would be together finally, it wasn't meant to be. Not yet at least. It's not until season eight that the two finally became a couple.Darvey | Season 1-8
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