The Man in the Suit

The Man in the Suit is the ninth episode of the first season of NBC's Iron Man. It premiered on November 21, 2011. It was directed by Dean White and written by Jeffrey Bell. It was also the ninth episode of Iron Man overall.

Synopsis
When Iron Monger attacks a Stark Industries Fundraiser, Tony decides to stop the man in the suit forever. Olivia is revealed to be doing more than just going out to dinner with Craig.

Plot
At a Stark Industries Fundraiser, Tony, Pepper, Happy, and Bethany try to collect money to use on helping families in need as Christmas is just two weeks away. Pepper and Tony have agreed to not speak of sleeping together, as it was almost a month ago. They have made a lot of money until Iron Monger arrives and Tony escapes with the others, afterward becoming Iron Man and fighting Iron Monger. Iron Monger is actually defeated but manages to escape. The fundraiser is shut down, though the money they got is good enough. Olivia and Carig are at dinner together and the latter asks if Tony knows what they're doing. Olivia reveals he only knows they are at dinner, not that they are having sex. The two finish up their meal and then go back to Craig's apartment, where they have sex.

Tony angrily gets into the new base where he tells Rhodey they need to stop Iron Monger. Tony tries to come up with a plan on how to stop the villain, but every plan they think of, there is a way for Iron Monger to escape. Rhodey asks to use his suit, Mach II of the original, but Tony denies it, saying Rhodey is not well enough trained to fight in the field. Rhodey sadly accepts it.

Starring

 * Rupert Friend as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Kate McKinnon as Pepper Potts
 * Edi Gathegi as James Rhodes
 * Sarah Hyland as Olivia Stark
 * Maggie Grace as Bethany Cabe
 * Maxwell Caulfield as Edwin Jarvis (credit only)
 * Dave Legeno as Obadiah Stane (credit only)

Guest Starring

 * Jason Ritter as Happy Hogan
 * Evan Peters as Craig

Trivia

 * This episode takes place on December 11 and 12.
 * This episode achieved 12.56 million U.S. live viewers.
 * The episode received positive reviews. It scored 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 75 out of 100 on Metacritic, and a 8/10 on IGN.
 * This episode is rated TV-14 for D-S-V.