Damages

Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend, Katie Connor, is working for Frobisher.

Patty receives a mysterious threat at her office that could destroy her case against Arthur Frobisher. Ellen continues to struggle with the demands of her new job at Hewes and Associates.

Tom Shayes considers his options as Patty continues to strain to keep her clients happy. Arthur tells Ray that he needs to put more pressure on Patty to make the case go away.

Tom and Ellen think that Patty is trying to control them so they decide to make an alliance and keep information from her. Patty must keep Gregory Malina secure until his deposition because her case will fall apart without it.

Patty Hewes and Arthur Frobisher continue to struggle for dominance as the deposition nears.

Patty offers Ellen her job back, however, Ellen declines but volunteers to keep helping Patty with the Frobisher case. Lila is back, and bringing more havoc into David and Ellens lives. Patty uses the newly acquired evidence to blackmail Ray, and offers him an ultimatum.

The first season ends with Ellen talking Patty into defending her in exchange for the Gregory Malina videotape.

Patty suspects there is more to Daniel Purcells case than simple murder; Ellen secretly assists the FBI in their attempt to flip Tom Shayes and use him against Patty.

Patty works to clear Daniel in his wifes murder; Ellen and Tom go to West Virginia to gather vital information in the case against Ultima National Resources.

Convinced that she knows who is responsible for Christines murder, Patty uses the media to wage war; Ellen gets closer in her attempt to link Frobisher to Davids murder.

As she copes with mounting pressure, Patty begins to unravel Walter Kendricks energy scheme. Meanwhile, Arthur Frobishers past will come back to haunt him.

As Patty increases the pressure in her case against UNR, the opposition starts to show its cracks; Wes and Ellens relationship heads in a new direction; the FBIs investigation into Patty takes a shocking turn.

Ellen convinces the FBI to radically change their approach in the investigation. Meanwhile, Daniel Purcell reenters Pattys life and becomes critical to her case against UNR.

Patty Hewes has been appointed by the U.S. government to recover billions of dollars lost to the largest investment fraud in Wall Street history. The new case pits Patty against the powerful Tobin family, which includes Joe Tobin (Campbell Scott), Marilyn Tobin (Lily Tomlin), and the familys trusted attorney Leonard Winstone (Martin Short). Meanwhile, Ellen Parsons adjusts to the challenges of her new job, and life, away from Patty Hewes.

Patty is forced to race against the clock to prevent a key witness in the Tobin case from fleeing the country. Meanwhile, Ellen learns a dark and shocking family secret.

Patty Hewes squares off with the D.A. over access to a key witness. A job candidate at Hewes & Shayes asks Ellen for insight into Patty.

Patty sends Tom out of the country to follow the money trail of the Tobin fraud. Ellen must choose between her new boss and Patty. Leonard Winstone leaves the city under mysterious circumstances.

Patty finally manages to track down the missing Carol Tobin and forces her to give up the truth about the fateful Tobin Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Ellens home life is turned upside down and Frobisher begins to make his movie.

Pattys star witness is arrested, forcing her to strike an unusual deal with the D.A.s office. Frobisher reveals a little too much about his past.

Ellen and Tom take matters into their own hands in an attempt to win the Tobin case; Patty Hewes is haunted by the price of her success.

Ellen takes the High Star case to the senior partners; Chris feels certain he is being targeted; Erickson and Boorman try to make the lawsuit go away.

Ellen meets the son of Chris Afghan contact; Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach; Patty discovers that High Star extracts terror suspects for the CIA.

Now that Nasim is labeled as a terrorist, he loses his credibility as a witness. Erickson buys land to build a private army. Ellen enlists journalist Dean Gulickson to track down Chris in Afghanistan. Michael comes to see Patty and demands to meet Catherine.

While reporter Dean Gullickson (Griffin Dunne) heads to Afghanistan, Erickson orders his staff there to deal with Sanchez once and for all. He also confronts Boorman. Meanwhile, the judge in the High Star case allows Ellen to depose Erickson. "Just remember that were in the middle of a game," Patty tells her. "We dont have to win it now. We just want to keep playing."

Ellen is furious with Patty for violating their agreement about the High Star case. And tempers come to a head between Erickson and Boorman—with Chris life hanging in the balance.

A hacker claims to have pertinent information about the leak at Princefield; Patty’s former colleague offers her services to Ellen.

Patty and Ellen seek the source of the Princefield leak, while Patty takes on Ellen through the press.

The attack Ellen suffered years ago comes back to haunt her.

Ellen begins to uncover the truth about her attacker. Chris Sanchez approaches McClaren with information.

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