Damages

Last Season on Damages:

Uh, I'm Ellen Parsons.

I'm here to interview.

You're hired.

A young lawyer with a fantastic new job and a dreamy doctor fiancéé?

Arthur Frobisher told his employees to invest in the company,

and then sold his own stock.

It's classic pump-and-dump.

Let her depose me.

We're going to trial, Ray.

There are 5,000 people who lost everything.

They deserve justice.

I mopped your floors 34 years.

I cleaned your shit!

You watch what you say.

You are out of line

I'm done here.

Now you don't owe me nothing

You're blackmailing me, Patty.

No one can ever know what he was doing here.

You're a lawyer. Lies come with the territory.

Make up your mind, Ellen.

Do you want to play mind games like these people, or do you want to be yourself?

We crossed a line.

Do you regret what we did? Because I do.

You do?

While I'm gone, you're welcome to stay here.

It's done.

I'm agent Harrison. This is agent Werner. We're with the FBI.

What is this about?

It's about Patricia Hewes.

Mr. Nye tells us you might have reasons of your own for wanting to take down ms. Hewes.

She tried to kill me.

Come back, Ellen.

I'll come work for you again on one condition.

Let me use the firm's resources to prove that Frobisher had David killed.

It's a deal.

You want me to go back and work for her?

Miss Parsons...

You will be working for us.

See you on monday.

What's the matter?

You shouldn't be scared.

Actually...

I take that back.

You should be scared.

You should be terrified.

It would just be so much easier if you said the words.

I can never remember the name of this song.

All I want you to do is tell the truth.

But I know that can be hard for you...

so...

I brought something that I thought might help.

And who knows?

Maybe the truth will set you free.

6 MONTHS EARLIER

And now, here's one of our good friends, just off a big courtroom win.

- Please welcome back Patty Hewes. - Yes!

Yes, look who's here!

- Patty, it's so good to see you. - You're gorgeous.

- You're stunning. Good to see you. - It is great to be here.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

- You look good, Patty. - Thank you.

Oh, boy. So, be honest now.

- How much did you rake in on this latest case of yours? - Oh, Regis!

What? Really, what was it, two-billion dollar settlement?

People want to know how rich she is-- you know that.

Well, I'll tell you if you tell me.

Gelman, Gelman, what do I make?

What do I make, the union scale?

Of course, that's all. That's all I got.

Oh, please. So, tell us about this Arthur Frobisher.

Pretty wealthy guy, right?

Not anymore.

Our plaintiffs were very well taken care of.

So, what are you gonna do with all that money?

Well, actually, I'm gonna use a good portion of the money to fund a foundation

to fight hunger in New York city.

It's very important to give back to the community.

Yeah, I think so, and I'm also partnering in the charity with my good friend, Sam Arsenault.

Saving the world's great, but you've got to be chomping at the bit to take your next case, huh?

Not at the moment.

It's my son's last year in high school, and this charity is keeping my hands pretty full.

Wow, that's amazing.I mean, you know, a high-profile attorney, of course,

but committed mother working full-time.

I don't know how you manage to balance it all.

Well, I mean, you... you do the Same thing.

It is difficult, but I have a fantastic team at the firm.

You know, I believe i chatted with one of your associates backstage in the green room.

Ellen Parsons, yeah. She's fantastic.

Isn't she standing in the wings? You want to say hello, Ellen?

- Ellen! - There she is.

Ellen's been with, uh...

she's been with the firm not even a year.

And I can tell you, I would be absolutely lost without her, so she deserves a lot of credit.

The woman's full of shit.

A month ago, she tried to kill me, and now she's acting like my best friend.

The bureau's putting together a case we'll want Patty to take.

We're gonna need you to pitch it to her.

Okay. What is it?

A setup.

We'll use you to monitor it from the inside.

Great. When do we start?

Soon, Ellen. We're just working out a few details.

How soon?

You got to relax, okay? Lay low.

That's easy for you to say.

You just want to arrest Patty Hewes.

- And you don't? - I want to destroy her.

Oh, no. No. Please.

Revenge fantasies are normal when we're dealing with posttraumatic stress.

See, the right side of the brain tries to process our trauma

to help us understand what we've been through.

Ellen, how about you?

Have you had any more revenge fantasies about the man that you think killed your fiancé?

No!

Nothing comes to mind.

Ellen is in counseling three or four times a week.

She's moving to the Sullivan Grand Hotel.

You don't need to watch her anymore, pete.

Are you sure you can trust her?

Maybe it's best if I keep an eye on her.

No. That's all in the past.

Okay.

Fine. Watch her.

I'm concerned about her well-being.

Tommy.

So, you gonna make me say it?

How about today? You ready to jump back in?

The firm is trying plenty of cases.

But you aren't.

I hear what you're saying.

Good. All right, I'll bring you the top three cases, and you just...

you pick the one you like.

Excuse me.

We're hearing rumors their findings could come out as soon as next month.

The Kentucky operations have been calling in nonstop.

They're getting nervous about New York.

Tell them to relax. We're prepared.

Assure them that there's nothing to worry about.

Mr. Purcell? Mr. Purcell.

This isn't my work.

Mr. Purcell, calm down.

This is... horseshit.

I'm not gonna sign off on this.

We're in a meeting here.

A very important meeting?

This ends today. You hear me?

Where are we with the IRS?

They expedited our charitable tax-exempt status based on Sam Arsenault's verbal commitment,

so as soon as he makes it official, we're off to the races.

With any luck, we can start doing some good.

That's the general idea.

- What, Ellen? - Nothing.

I think the foundation's great.

It will leave an imprint for generations.

No.

You think I'm just creating this to clear my conscience.

Why would you need to clear your conscience?

Because of what we did to win the Frobisher case.

You mean, Ray Fiske's suicide?

My conscience is clear about that.

So how are you doing?

- Counseling... - No, I'd... rather not talk about it.

Well, I just want you to know you can have time off if you ever need it.

Work's the best thing for me right now.

Where are you on Frobisher?

Is there anything new on David's murder?

Has my investigator been helpful?

He found out Frobisher was in critical condition after the shooting.

A construction crew found him and had him airlifted to St. Anthony'S.

He had abdominal surgery there.

- Last week, he was transferred. - Where?

Your guy doesn't know. There's been a total press blackout.

Frobisher doesn't want anyone to find him.

Mr. Frobisher? How you feeling?

Like shit.

Yeah, well, four surgeries in a month will do that to you.

How am I doing?

The doc says the kidney should take.

I'm parched.

Thank you for taking care of me like this.

Just doing my job.

You don't know who I am, do you?

Of course I do. Why do you ask?

'Cause I'm the most hated man in America.

And you're being nice to me.

I want you on the board of directors.

Of course you can say "no."

But these things have a way of coming to bite you on the ass.

We have a big problem.

Think about it, senator. You've got 24 hours.

What is it?

Sam Arsenault's people just called. He's backing out.

They didn't want to tell me over the phone, but I forced their hand.

He's withdrawing his entire contribution from the foundation.

Hey, what can I get you? Coffee? Latte?

- Too early for bourbon? - Never.

Ah, girls today could learn something from you, Patty.

You know how to wear a skirt, but you're one of the boys, always have been.