After five seasons of nearly everyone at Pearson Specter Litt doing at least one shady thing to protect Mike Ross’ (Patrick J. Adams) secret on Suits, it finally came out: He was charged with fraud for practicing law without a license (or even a completed undergraduate degree, for that matter). He defended himself — and was even going to get a “not guilty” verdict from the jury — but when the ADA threatened to go after his friends and co-worker following closing arguments, Mike decided to take a plea deal.
When Season 5 ended, the now-outed fake lawyer was headed for two years in prison and his former law firm was headed for trouble as well. Given all the legal trouble with Mike, Robert Zane (Wendell Pierce) decided to go after the firm for not protecting his daughter and poached every lawyer in the place. When Season 6 begins, all who remain are the three with their names on the door.