Damages (2007–2012): Season 1, Episode 1 - Get Me a Lawyer - full transcript

Yes ma'am, yes ma'am,
I'll take a look.

Blood, half naked,

wandering the streets at 7:00 A.M.

Just your type.

You get a name?

She's not responsive.

All we found on her was this.

"Hollis M. Nye, attorney-at-law."

The rest is a mess.

I guess we know her lawyer.

Or her John.



Or both.

You want to get her some clothes?

Who the hell are you, sweetheart?

Ellen, I think you'll find our
offer more than fair

for someone just out of law school.

We'd like to bring you in
as a junior associate,

five years guaranteed
with a starting salary of...

Holy shit.

Damn right, "holy shit."

Congratulations.

You can go ahead and breathe now.

Saying yes is going to be the easy part.

Ellen...

With whom else have you met?



No one, Mr. Nye, but

Hewes & associates
called me yesterday.

Patty Hewes.

Well... good luck to you.

You might have mentioned
that sooner. Hmm?

All right, I'll tell Ms. Hewes.

$25 million is their final offer.

No, it isn't.

They don't have the stomach
for a verdict.

The answer's "no," Mr. Cutler.

Enough of this shit.

Would you please
put Patty on the phone?

He wants to talk to you.

Nothing's changed, Mr. Cutler.

$150 million to settle.

Put her on the goddamned line.

Yes, Martin.

You want to be professional
for a second?

Spring's almost here. I adore it.

Rebirth.

Do you think that's
because I'm a water sign?

I'm trying to do you a favor, Patty.

You see the way that
forewoman was looking at me?

I'm a pisces, what are you?

Who gives a shit?

Fine. Aries.

April 3rd,

House of the Rising

retrograde Mercury bullshit.

$25 million, Patty.

Aries is a fire sign, Martin.

25, Patty.

Throw me back something
I can work with.

Your sign's function in
life is to resolve conflict.

You're right. 25.

I guess this time you came up short.

This is charity, Patty.

I shredded your experts on cross.

Did you?

You didn't prove my client
was at fault.

Children died, Martin.

Ms. Hewes?

The verdict's coming in.

It's your last chance
to get off cheap.

150.

50, Patty. Tops.

Reggie Dwayne Thomas.

Who the hell's that?

A second grader and a mets fan.

You know him as patient 61.

As his immune system
was being decimated,

Reggie asked me for two things...

75, Patty.

That his team make the playoffs

and that someone punish
the company that made him sick.

All right, goddamn it, 150!

That's it, we're done.

Soon as you tell it to the judge.

Judge Catrall.

My call is for the defense, your honnor.

We reach the settlement: 150.

You're a real hard-dicked bitch,
you know that?

Afternoon, madam Foreman.

I thought you just reached a verdict.

Not at Quiznos, we didn't.
We broke for lunch.

If you were a man, I'd kick
the living dogshit out of you.

If you were a man, I'd be worried.

And then I left 150 grand on the table.

That's twice the money
my parents make in a year.

Combined.

Am I crazy?

I hope so.

You want to grab a table?

First round's on me.

What the hell is he doing here?

Who?

Mr. Nye.

I was told this is your spot.

All my secrets are out, huh?

I appreciate your offer today.

Oh, no, no, no, we're fine.

We have a lot of good candidates.

It's you I'm worried about.

Say, is, uh... is that your boyfriend?

Yeah.

Are you two happy?

Very.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Excuse me?

There won't be room
for him and Patty.

There won't be room
for you and Patty.

With Patty Hewes,
there's only Patty.

Oh, I came here for a favor.

Could you autograph
that for me, please?

It'll clear my conscience.

You're special, Ellen.

But that'll only make the fall harder.

What are you talking about?

Your ambition.

Maybe we need people like Patty

who see their destiny in grander
terms than the rest of us.

But that doesn't mean that
you should go work for her.

So think about it.

My offer's still good.

My interview is on wednesday.

I haven't even gotten the job yet.

You will.

Once Patty meets you,
there's no turning back.

She'll see what I see.

And she'll own you.

I was warned. Ellen Parsons

Hollis M. Nye, attorney-at-law.

I've invited you to the show
a hundred times before.

You've never come, so why now?

Well, actually, I thought
it was "Deal or No Deal".

I mean, where's the bald guy?

He's backstage.
We stuffed him in a briefcase.

So what's the real story? Why now?

I'm here because of Arthur Frobisher.

5,000 of his employees lost
their life savings

as a result of his actions.

Alleged actions.

He was found not guilty
at a criminal trial.

No, it's a matter of public record.

Arthur Frobisher told his employees

to invest in the company

and then sold his own stock.

It's classic pump and dump.

He claims he had a prior arrangement
with his broker to sell.

You believe that?

Arthur Frobisher made
hundreds of millions

in personal profit

while his workers lost their
pensions, their 401Ks,

everything they had.

Government couldn't prove it.

Greta, I think there's a lot
of things our government can't do.

We're gonna take a quick break.

We'll be right back with high
stakes litigator, Patty Hewes.

And we're out!

- That was great.
- It's good to meet you finally.

- Nice to meet you.
- Tom

confirmed the client reps for tomorrow.

Good.

Wish my girlfriend could've been here.

We're huge Greta fans.

You have a girlfriend?

She teaches at your son's school.

I thought you were gay.

Ms. Hewes, tell us what we can do.

You're our lawyer.

We're in the news every day.

Look at this.

Frobisher's lawyer called us greedy
in the Wall Street Journal.

On CNN, he said we're the bloodsuckers.

I warned you the media war was coming.

Well, here it is.

I don't want my grandkids
hearing these lies.

I know, Larry, it's deeply upsetting.

And Frobisher's people are
spinning his case

exactly the way we would expect them to.

Well, what can we do about it?

I need you to understand this.

We are engaging in a battle

with a man who will stop at nothing

to preserve his fortune.

High-stakes litigation is
a long and painful process.

Frobisher will destroy us in the press,

he will attack us personally,

he will try to turn our lives upside
down so that we'll want to settle.

Meanwhile, his attorneys will spin him
as the good guy,

the aggrieved innocent victim.

So we have to be patient,

and we have to stay strong.

But most of all,
we have to all stick together.

If we do that,

we'll win.

Okay, enough already.

Sorry. Was I pushing it?

No, it's good, I just haven't
exercised in, like, three months.

The restaurant's killing me.

I've never worked so hard in my life.

Did you hire a staff yet?

Starting to.

Would you look over some contracts?

- Sure.
- Saffron.

Good girl.

Oh, nice work.

You actually got my sister
to break a sweat.

- Yeah.
- Oh, you ass.

Oh, my God.

- What is it?
- They bumped up my interview.

Ms. Hewes, we're ready for your briefing
in conference room one.

Thank you, Felicia.

I'm sorry, someone helping you?

Uh, I'm Ellen Parsons.

Who?

I'm here for, um, to interview.

Well, good luck to you.

Ellen?

Tom Shayes.

We spoke on the phone.

- Oh. Hello.
- Right.

Right this way.

Here you go.

So, one of the advantages, you know,
you're not going to be

buried in paperwork your first year.

Unlike big firms,
Patty believes in a team approach,

that kind of thing.

Sorry, Tom.

That's okay, it's all right.

Ellen, Uncle Pete.

Uncle Pete's been with Patty
longer than any of us.

He's really the one who runs
everything around here.

- Good to meet you, Ellen.
- Nice to meet you.

It's dry cleaning.

We've been working
on the Frobisher case 24/7.

Some of our associates haven't
been able to go home yet.

It's best not to go into
an interview with Patty cold.

Most likely, she'll grill you
on precedents for our current case,

but any topic is fair game...

constitutional law, torts, contracts.

No problem.

Patty is not looking to see
how you handle the facts,

she's looking to see how you handle
yourself, how you think,

how you express yourself.

Okay, got it.

Yeah. No, you don't.

When it comes to reading people,
Patty lives and dies by instinct.

The woman has the sharpes
bullshit meter I've ever seen.

And you're at the most difficult step.

It's do or die.

If you're phony with her for one second,

she'll skewer you.

Good. Phony's not my strong suit.

Good.

So we have you sitting down
with Patty Saturday.

Come again?

Exact time TBD.

We're going to ask that you just
leave the whole day available.

I thought the interview was today.

No, no.

We couldn't have you sit down with
Patty without you meeting me first.

But I can't do Saturday.

Work it out.

Patty's schedule is impossible.

My sister's getting married on Saturday.

All day?

You know, you didn't just think that.

You actually said it.

Look, Ellen,

most people never get this chance.

Do you want it or not?

My dog's on a leash. Come on.

Makes you long for the reasoned justice
of the courtroom, don't it?

Ray, I didn't know you walked
your own dog.

Which one is yours?

Under the tree. The Doberman.

Yours?

He's that mutt over there trying
to hump the Ridgeback.

Sorry.

Hey, you know,
I caught you on TV last night.

Seems foolish to get
your clients'hopes up when

the government already spit the bit.

Federal prosecutors proved
nothing against my client.

Heaven knows, neither will you.

I'm at a dog park, Ray.

You're right, you're right.

Let's not have this get

pissy like last time.

Give me a number, Patty.

Mr. Frobisher's already lost three years
of his life to a government trial.

Maybe I can talk him into
saving himself another three.

A jury will give him a number, Ray.

You in this for your clients
or to destroy Arthur Frobisher?

Both.

You are so full of shit, Patty.

You know what I like most about you?

You have no case.

Come on! Nice seeing you, Ray.

Aunt Barb and Uncle Fran
all the way from

California.

And, Cathy and Rich, thank you so much,

coming all the way from New Jersey.

And I want to thank everyone...

You know you actually
make that dress work?

Thanks, babe.

You okay?

Yeah, it's...

the one day of the year
I can't interview,

and they won't reschedule.

They're Hewes & Associates.

I know, I know.

I especially want to thank my sister,

Ellen.

And even though I've got
three years on her,

Ellie's always

been my big sister, you know?

Always giving me advice, and...

I swore to myself I was going
to make it through without crying.

I love you, Carrie.

Okay, here she goes again.

I wish I could have been
a better role model, you know, but

you were always

perfect at everything, and...

there wasn't ever anything
you need me for, so...

Well, if it isn't the maid of honor.

Thought you might need a breather.

Ms. Hewes.

What are you doing here?

I had to meet you.

Why?

Because, kiddo, you're the first
person stupid enough to turn me down.

I'm glad I'm not in your shoes.

Family toasts,
public displays of affection...

absolute torture.

Bourbon?

Helps take the edge off.

I should probably just bite the bullet.

So what about you, Ellen?

Do you see a husband in your future?

Yeah, I guess.

I hope so.

You know what they say.

"Hope is the thing with feathers. "

Emily Dickinson.

That bitch will say anything.

Ms. Hewes,
I'm sorry I missed our meeting today.

No, no. I understand. I understand.

The good sister.

It's just that this is family, and

if I skipped the wedding
for a job interview...

You'd confirm their worst fear.

Which is?

They're good, hardworking people,
and they're afraid of losing you.

Wait. How long have you been here?

They actually remind me of my family.

You love them, you do anything for them.

The problem is,
they don't have your ambition.

What's the problem?

You try to lead by example,
and they want you to lead,

and then they resent you for it.

They put you on a pedestal,
look up to you,

and then blame you for
the crick in their necks.

Oh, that problem.

I know how hard you worked
to get your shot with me,

but you turned it down
to be with your family.

That's an interesting choice.

Ms. Hewes?

Is there any way
I could still interview?

I think it would be
a waste of time, Ellen.

You're hired.

I hate to interrupt your morning,
Art, but it's not good.

All right, how much does she want?

Say again? I can barely hear you.

Yeah, I'm in the middle
of a storm here, Ray.

How much does she want?

She wouldn't give me a number.

If she's got a pulse, she's got a price.

Well, it's one you can't afford.

She's on a mission here,
and she won't stop till you're strung up

in the public square.

All right, you know what?

It's time you made the call, Ray.

We're not there yet, Art.

I'm sick of this shit

First the government,
now this bitch, shit!

Do you know something?

My wife's about to leave me

because of this.

My kids are getting harassed at school.

This bullshit never ends.

Make the call. I want some leverage.

Give me some time.

No. Time's up.

Hey, Ray, what...
you called them "bloodsuckers"?

What's that about?

Come on. Lighten up on the rhetoric.

Art...

Yeah, I can't hear you.

Look, if you need me, I'm going
to be at the Brewster Trauma Center.

My idiot brother-in-law
can't drive those shit.

I'm going with you,
so wait just one second.

Arthur Frobisher's dossier,
and his broker, Gary Genow.

What do you know?

The government lost because
they couldn't link these guys.

Frobisher claimed he had a preexisting
agreement to sell his stock.

Genow backs him up, but that's a crock.

Very good. However,

Frobisher and Genow were both
in Florida the weekend

prior to the sell off.

We don't have a case unless
we can connect

Frobisher with his broker.

Which the government couldn't
do even though both men were in Florida?

We interviewed every employee,
colleague

and golf buddy within 100 miles of
Arthur Frobisher on the day in question.

And we managed to piece together
Frobisher's whereabouts.

On Saturday, June 19,
from 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m.,

he plays 18 holes in Palm Beach.

We interviewed club members,
guests and employees,

but no sign of his broker.

From 1:00 p. m. to 3:00, he lunches
with a few of his fortune 500 pals...

lobster bisque, Kobe beef.

But his broker is nowhere to be found.

From 3:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m.,

Frobisher's at the spa getting
a full body treatment.

For three hours?

What was he getting waxed?

6:00 p. m., Frobisher flies
home in his private jet,

arrives at Teterboro
Airport at 9:00 p. m.

He's home safe and sound by 10:00.

So somehow Frobisher and his broker
communicated down in Florida,

but no one saw them together.

So they probably used an intermediary.
Someone played messenger.

Unfortunately, that could be anyone
in the entire state of Florida.

Patty's got all her contacts in
the Sunshine State looking into it.

Whatever happened,

someone down there must know something.

Ellen?

You've got a 4:00 p. m. at Bergdorf's.

Go to VIP Services. Talk to Suzanne.

She knows what Patty likes.

First...

your home away from home.

Free piece of advice.

Don't... don't make it your own.

Patty doesn't want family photographs,

tchotchkes, knickknacks.

And don't bring anything you can't carry
out in one trip when she fires you.

I'm kidding... sort of.

Frobisher discovery.

Patty will need a full summary.

She wants to see how you write.

Her name is Ellen Parsons.

- You her lawyer?
- Is she okay?

Are you her lawyer?

No. A friend.

You have a current address?

Yes. Certainly.

She lives with her fianc?.

Okay, that was insane.

There's more.

Let me grab those.

There were, like, five women helping
me try on a pair of pants.

Oh! I'd enjoy that.

At one point, I was half naked,

and Barbara Walters walked
into the dressing room.

That... not so much.

They had everything ready to go,
pulled in my size.

Nice.

Can't wait for a reason to wear it.

Oh, wait.

This isn't mine.

No?

How did this get in here?

I don't know.

Baby.

I hear we're a little behind
schedule for the opening.

Frank...

In the restaurant business,

a little behind is a lot ahead.

We're doing just fine.

But you did say you would call
before you came.

Oh, my boss wanted me to check up
on his investment.

And good news...

I was able to push this through.

My liquor license!

Oh, excellent. Thank you.

Hey, there, fella.

What's his name?

Her.

Saffron.

Got one myself.

Most loyal creatures
on God's green Earth.

Oh, one more thing.

I need your Jane Hancock...

here and here.

I think I've already
signed one of these.

Oh, this just clarifies
the scope of your

existing confidentiality agreement.

I do hate housekeeping.

It's standard boilerplate.

Okay, I'll get my lawyer to take a look.

There's some problem?

No, no problem. I just...

Permits are coming through,
you're getting everything you need?

Yeah, absolutely.

You guys have been great.

Good. I'm glad to hear that.

I'd hate for anything
to hold up your opening.

Oh, so would I.

I'm sorry.

I'm going to have to get back to work.

By all means.

Good girl, Saffron.

You be a good girl, too.

My great-great grandfather
designed this.

He grew rich on the munition
demands of the Civil War.

In fact, he started this club over
a hundred years ago.

I hear you know your
way around a rifle, Larry.

The Marines was a long time ago,
Mr. Frobisher.

These guns are all that's left
of my family's fortune.

The Depression wiped us out.

I didn't know that.

Yeah.

Sit down, come on.

- That's good lemonade, isn't it?
- Yeah.

I grew up with nothing.

At 17, I walked out of my father's
house without a dime,

bull-headed and full of pride.

It took almost three decades,
but I built my company

from the ground up.

That company meant everything to me.

But what happened to you...

to all my employees, is a tragedy.

Yes, it is.

But, Larry,

Patty Hewes...

she's not the answer.

I mean, she's an egomaniac,

and she's going to lose.

You know why?

No, sir.

Because I didn't do it.

I'm a very rich man.

I make no apologies for that.

But I'm also an innocent man,

and I want to come to some
reasonable solution to this.

What do you want from me?

All right...

I know that you have the employees'ear,

that they trust you.

I think that you and I together...

could end this.

Now, we'll... we'll be discreet.

We'll take care of you
when this is all settled, but

all I'm asking for is a number

that you think is fair.

That's all.

Mr. Frobisher has a number for you.

He wants to settle for $100 million?

- That's ridiculous.
- That's total bullshit,

but it's our duty
to take it to the clients.

What if they accept?

It's never going to happen.

This is Patty Hewes.

Watch and learn.

Arthur Frobisher stole your future.

He stole financial security

from your children and
your children's children.

Now, this offer...
it might pay for today's bills,

but you've got to remember
there are 5,000 of you.

There's going to be nothing
left for tomorrow.

Frobisher wants this case settled

before we can expose the truth.

You want the truth?

We're broke.

- Exactly.
- $100 million.

Mrs. Hewes, that's a one with
a hell of a lot of zeroes.

Absolutely,

but it's what Frobisher wants
to pay to get rid of you.

If you want to send
a message to this man,

he has to pay a price
that he can't afford.

Frobisher's net worth is upward
of two and a half billion dollars.

Now $100 million sounds like
a lot of money, and it is,

but it's less than five percent
of what this man is worth.

I think we have a strong case.

I'd like to take it to a jury
and let them decide

what Mr. Arthur Frobisher owes you.

Now, hold on, hold on here, people.

We discussed this,

and we all agreed
if Frobisher ever offered

$100 million we'd accept it.

Do you know about this?

Of course not.

It's ridiculous.

Mrs. Hewes, you work
the percentage, right?

- Right.
- More money from

Frobisher means more money for you.

The rich get richer.

You're absolutely right.

I have made a lot of money.

I'm good at what I do.

But it also affords me
the luxury to only take cases

that I feel passionately about.

And I feel passionately about this case.

If we turn this settlement down,

the case could drag on for years
and we could end up getting nothing.

You can survive that... we can't.

Let's stick to our plan.

Take this money and
get on with our lives.

Karen, Larry, if I may,

I just want to say one thing...

All due respect, Mrs. Hewes,

I say we end this here and now.

On behalf of custodial services,

I vote to accept the settlement.

I am pleased to present
the american bar association's

national public service award

to Patricia C. Hewes.

Thank you, George.

I'm particularly touched
to receive this award from you

and thanks to the ABA for
your recognition and support.

I'm deeply honored and grateful.

And all of you for coming
out this morning.

I have to admit,

I wouldn't want to give up
my saturday morning to listen to me,

so I will...

I will try to be brief.

Look at her.

Normally, she turns this shit down.

She hates awards.

Then why is she here?

For the P.R.

has just become another tool...

Most cases you get
your clients $100 million,

you're a hero.

But if Frobisher gets off that easy,

the whole legal world
will know she tanked it.

The powerful corrupt the law

when they use it as
a club to bludgeon the weak.

Yes, ma'am, my produce
is 100% locally grown, organic.

And I was trained at
the culinary institute, yes.

The culinary institute.

Ma'am, can I...

Can I give you a call back?

Hey, sis, what's up?

David, where are you?

I'm at Ellen'S.

Just got off a shift. What's up?

We need to talk.

There you are.

Is this the lawyer of the year?

Is this the man who
kidnapped my husband?

How's London?

London? Is that where I am?

I've lost track.

Michael's headmaster called.

Yeah, I know.
We're on for monday morning.

I'll have a talk with
Michael when I get home.

Another talk's going to help?

Probably not.

Any headway with the witness?

No.

You eating?

Yeah. More or less.

Sleeping?

Phil, stop it. I'm fine.

No, you're not.

I can hear it in your voice.

Fly safe. I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye.

The clients want to know to know why
Patty hasn't accepted the settlement yet.

What is she waiting for?

I don't know.

Why the long face?

Lighten up. I just got a goddamn award.

So who's hungry?

I'm thinking steak.

Ellen, do you eat meat?

Sure.

Attagirl.

Tom here's a vegan.

Only for health reasons.

Health reasons...

Right.

I know everything about you,
don't I, Tommy?

Who's been with me
ten years come august?

I have.

And who did I trust to be
my client liaison on this case?

You trusted me.

But who let me get blindsided
by their intentions?

How could I have possibly...?

How could you have possibly

made such a catastrophic screw up?

I wish I could answer that.

Enjoy your tofu, tom, you're fired.

Are you serious?

How about sushi?

- Patty...
- Do you like fish?

Your clients purposefully misled me.

I know a great place.

- Listen to me...
- No, you listen to me.

Get out of the car!

- Get out of the car!
- This is bullshit!

Get out!

Oh, jesus.

Joe, you know the place
I'm thinking about.

That cute little japanese place,

second and what... in the 70s?

You're my sister.
How do you know Arthur Frobisher?

I catered a function
for him and some businessmen.

When?

A few years ago.

Then a week after the event,
his lawyer called me and told me

Frobisher was a huge fan and

that he wanted to help me
open a restaurant.

Katie, why the hell didn't
you tell me that you

worked for Arthur Frobisher?

I didn't know anything
about him at the time.

But then the government tried him
and he was all over the news.

Jesus, Katie, you didn't think
that you should mention it?

By that time, I couldn't tell you.

I'd already signed the original
confidentiality agreement.

And now you've got some guy
who's waiting outside...

He needs them signed today?

Oh, okay.

I'll bring them right over.

What's wrong?

So this function you catered,

was that in florida?

Yeah, palm beach.
How did you know?

Katie, this whole case turns
on one weekend,

and you were there.

Turns how?

Somehow Frobisher communicated
with his broker

down in palm beach.

You must have seen something
that they didn't want you to see.

I never even spoke to Frobisher.

I just cooked for the guy.
What could I possibly know?

I'm not sure.

The government never contacted you?

No.

So obviously I thought that their case
had absolutely nothing to do with me.

I have to tell Patty you were
down there, she should interview you.

She can't.

Katie signed a
confidentiality agreement.

A judge can override that.

Wait. You want me to

be a witness against Frobisher?

Yes, if you know something.

He's my investor.

He's the only reason I have this

restaurant in the first place.

If she goes to Patty,
she's going to be screwed.

She will lose everything, won't she?

What should I do?

I don't know.

Shit!

Andrew, yes, yes, I'm on my way.

I'm on my way.

I have to go.

So are you going to tell Patty?

Hi, I'm here to see Ms. Hewes.

Certainly. Lucia.

Esta es la mujer.

Are you Ellen?

Yeah, I guess.

Ms. Hewes had to go to Michael's school.

She waits for you.

Oh, okay.

Goodbye, Ellen.

You're staring at me.

Sorry.

What, Ellen? Speak.

You think I shouldn't have fired Tom?

It's not for me to say.

This moron always keeps me waiting.

You might as well sit down.

Is everything all right?

He's threatening to expel my son.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

Do yourself a favor,
Ellen, don't have kids.

I read an interview once with a

Nobel prize winner... physicist,

genius, married six times.

He said: "don't have kids. "

Ruins your ambition, keeps you
from what you want in life.

He said to have wives instead.

You can leave wives.

You can't leave your own kids.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

My son came out of me
perfectly healthy...

Ten fingers, ten toes,

everything works.

I've managed to keep him alive
for 17 years, but

I am not a good mother.

I'm sure you are.

Kids are like clients.

They want all of you,

all the time.

I mean...

don't get me wrong,

I love my son.

Well, that's the main thing.

No.

Love's nothing, love's easy.

They come out of you, you love them.

What you do after
that is the hard part.

You know what I like about you?

There's always something going on.

I could see it at your sister's wedding.

And you don't fall for bullshit.

Patty knows about Katie.

You told her?

I didn't have to.

I mean, think about it.

My future sister-in-law is

a potential witness in
the biggest case in Patty's career.

I mean, that's a pretty big coincidence,
isn't it?

You think Patty hired you
just to get to Katie?

Keep your heels down, Megan.

So, you want to know if

Patty knew about your friend,
before she hired you?

I know I sound paranoid, but

you're the only one I can trust.

No, you sound, you sound smart.

What?

Patty was right about you.

You are a force to be reckoned with.

In less than 2 weeks, you're
already starting to think like her.

Did she only hire me
to deliver her witness?

Personally, I try not to guess

what Patty Hewes does or doesn't know.

And what about you?

Me? Of course not.

Today is the first I'm hearing
about your friend.

You know, Patty didn't even know
who you were until I briefed her.

Then she read your resume,
met you at the wedding,

and in ten years,

I've never seen her more excited
about somebody's potential.

That's the only reason she hired you,
Ellen.

There's no way she...

There's no way she knew
about your friend.

Daddy, look at me!

Yeah, it's looking good,
looking good, Megan!

So... what are you going to do?

Thank you.

Here you go.

Thanks, dad.

Ray, make this quick.

I got a meeting with
the chairman of the board.

We're cooking up something big here.

Patty Hewes has a new associate.

So what?

I thought they voted
to accept the settlement.

I haven't gotten the call yet

and I'm worried.

The new associate's been
talking to Katie Connor.

Who?

Our chef.

Ray, whatever it takes... fix this.

Saffron!

It doesn't matter what Tom said,

I don't want Katie involved.

David.

Saffron?

Have you heard of Vanessa Tutto?

Who?

The whistleblower in that airlines case.
Dateline did a whole thing on her.

Her life turned to shit.

Saffron?

David, if I don't
tell Patty about Katie,

the clients lose the case.

I'm not sure that you can be totally
objective about this.

- What is that supposed to mean?
- That you'll score points with Patty.

I would never do any to hurt Katie.

Then just keep her out of this!

Quiet!

Did you call the ER?

Yeah, they're waiting for us.

Enough of this Katie.

- Just give these guys what they want.
- No!

Call Patty.

I want to nail Frobisher.

You know what this means?

They're going to
keep coming after her...

personally, legally,
in whatever way they can.

Katie understands.

If Frobisher thought this would shut
her up, it's done the opposite.

I want to be very clear with you, Ellen.

This is a big step.

What about the settlement?

We'll depose Katie.

If she knows something,
we'll get our clients to turn it down.

Good.

I'm glad.

Ellen.

I don't take this for granted.

I know how hard it is for you.

Well, if Katie can help the case, then

we're doing the right thing.

I'll do everything
in my power to protect her.

Good.

I'm worried.

I know.

But we're in good hands.

Patty knows what she's doing.

You find this place okay, uncle Pete?

Hey! I miss seeing you
around the office, Tommy.

Everyone thinks you
were actually canned.

Yeah, so did I.

What's this?

A souvenir for Patty.

I'll get it to her, uncle Pete.

Yeah.

Maybe one of these days
I'll stop being impressed.

Ellen figures out

why you hired her, and you still get her
to deliver the witness.

From uncle Pete.

Are you interviewing
for a new associate?

No, I like Ellen.

I think she's going to have
a brilliant future.

Ellen.

You'd better start talking.

Get me a lawyer.