Damages (2007–2012): Season 1, Episode 11 - I Hate These People - full transcript

NARRATOR:
Previously onDamages.

Did you get any
word from Patty?

I've told her that
she's got to come
back here.

She doesn't
wanna come back.

You think
Patty tried to kill
you to protect herself?

I am trying to
settle this case.
Try harder.

She's divorcing me.

Maybe I'll tell him
about you and Gregory Malina.

Give me five minutes, Ray.

I think George Moore
engineered this whole
hit and run.

I think he leaked Arlington.
Get you to settle.



George Moore
made a big show
of going after Frobisher.

But you didn't
believe he was?

I could get killed
for what I told you.

If there is
a connection between
you and Arthur Frobisher,

we will find it.

I spoke with
George Moore.

How could you be so stupid?

Don't bother coming back.

ELLEN: Thanks
for the advice.

But I guess I won't be
needing this anymore.

What happened?

I told her I was
sick of her bullshit.

What? Ellen, you're
a first-year associate.

When Patty was my age,



do you think
she would have
tolerated a boss like her?

No.

Then why should I?

Was this
about the case?

Sort of.
I uncovered some
evidence on my own,

but Patty was more interested
in putting me in my place
than what I found.

I see.

She says it's all about
the case, but it's not.

It's about her
and her mind games.

Yes.

I want
the clients to
win their case,

but I'm not going to
be Patty's punching bag.

You'll bounce back.

Which is why
I'm here, Mr. Nye.

I need a job.

[CHUCKLES] The law
will always be here, Ellen.

But your wedding
is coming up, isn't it?

Yes.

You know, I made similar
mistakes early in my career.

Never took a honeymoon.

Don't let your life
pass you by.

Is that a no?

[LAUGHS]

[WHEN I AM THROUGH WITH YOU
PLAYING]

♪ Little lamb

♪ Smile

♪ When I am through with you

♪ There won't be anything left

♪ When I am through with you

♪ There won't be anything left

♪ When I am through with you ♪

Babe, this is a nightmare.

DAVID: What is?

This seating arrangement.

It's more complicated
than the bar exam.

Can I sit your cousin Jake
next to Heather?

Why are
you always trying
to pimp Heather out?

I just thought, you know,
they both love hiking,
and narcotics.

[LAUGHS]

Lots to talk about.

How'd it go with Nye?

He wouldn't give me a job.
He told me to take a vacation.

[EXCLAIMS]
I love this man.

All right. I will
see you later, okay?

ELLEN: Okay.

Hello, David.
Patty.

May I come in?

Do you want to
call me later?

Yeah. I will.

I was wondering
when you would
show up.

You impressed me with this.

I wasn't trying to.

Just take the information
and use it.

It's all very intriguing,
but how does it help
our case?

George Moore was heading up
the SEC investigation into
Frobisher's company,

but according to a former
SEC investigator...

Laura Watkins.
I met with her.

She believes that Moore
was making a big show

of wanting to
take down Frobisher,
but behind the scenes,

he was torpedoing
the investigation.

And all the rest of this,

the hotel records,
the rental car receipts,

the flight manifest?

All show that George Moore
was in Jacksonville, Florida,

the weekend before
Frobisher sold his stock.

Moore drove
down to Palm Beach
to tip off Frobisher?

It's a nice theory.

No proof.
Use it anyway.

Put pressure on Moore.
To do what?

Get Frobisher to settle.

I could never understand
why Moore leaked Arlington,

but now it makes
perfect sense.

He must be afraid of what
would come out in a trial.

Moore wants the
whole case to go away,

and if he knows that
you're closing in
on him...

He'll give us more dirt
we can use against Frobisher.

So,

we need to go
back to Moore.

I think so.

And you're
the only lawyer in
my firm he'll talk to.

It's a nice apartment.

Isn't it?

Go back to Moore.

And, of course,
you can have your job back.

I don't want it.

But I'll talk to Moore.

I want you to
win this case.

Our court date.
Six weeks, folks.

Tom's running point,

so if he needs you
to do something,
do it.

Exhibits, witness prep,
it is deadline time.

Felicia, do you
have the expert list?

You'll get it tomorrow.

That's it. Make
your mothers proud.

Where was
Ellen this morning?

I don't know. Maybe
she wasn't feeling well.

Tom, half the office saw
her storm out the other day.

Did Patty fire her?

Just focus
on the case.

Everyone's talking about it.
What are we supposed to
tell them?

Whatever you want.
Tell them Ellen's dead.

Just get me the goddamn
expert list.

You know, I hope
she was fired.
I never liked her.

[DOOR OPENING]

MALLORY: Ray?

Hey. What are you doing here?

I thought
you could use some lunch.

Oh!

What have we got here?

A nice fillet,
some asparagus, and
some blackberry cobbler.

Oh, sweetie,
this is stupendous.

I finished
my meetings
this morning,

and I just realized
how much I miss you.

I know, I know,
I'm sorry.

This case is just
taking over my life.

They all do, Ray,
but this one...

This one's different.

I worry about you.

You're so quiet these days.

[LAUGHS]

What?

You've never accused me
of that before.

Well, it's true.

As soon as the case is over,
I'll be a regular old
chatterbox again.

Well, that'd be nice.

We'll take a few days,
go see your sister
in Tacoma.

I'll believe that
when I see it.

Oh, I promise.

Sit. Sit, eat.

Oh, that smells good.

See you tonight, sweetheart.

GREGORY: More wine?

Why not?

We're going to be
closing soon, so...

Looks like
I'm your last customer.

I suppose I just
lost track of the time.

You're always coming
in here with work.
What do you do?

I'm an attorney.

You know, I don't believe
I've ever caught your name.

Gregory.
Ray.

GREGORY: [CHUCKLES]
A blackout?

RAY: You were probably
still in kindergarten.

This was 1977.

Very first week I arrived.
I made an auspicious debut.

Shit.

Now guess
when I got here.
When?

Last September.

You don't say.
Before or after?

Just before.

It almost made me change
my mind, but then I thought,

"If I leave now..."

They win. Right.

I probably should
have left, though.

Why is that?

I don't know, I...

I just can't get going,
you know?

I live in a shithole, and I
barely make enough to pay
my rent.

Why'd you decide to
move here in the
first place?

I'll try anything once,
I guess.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

I'm sorry.

It's my wife.

You're married?
Mmm-hmm.

I've never seen her.
You never bring her in.

Oh, I come in here
to work, clear my head.

You like being an attorney?

I like the relationship
between attorney and client.

There's an intimacy there.

Trust. Someone puts
himself in your hands.

And you like that.

I do.

What are you doing here?

A couple downstairs said
the ceiling was dripping.
Just checking for a leak.

And the lamp?

Noticed a bulb was out.

Does Ellen know
that you're here?

No.

Patty Hewes
told me to take
extra special care of you.

Next time, you call me.

Don't ever do this again.

VOICE ON ANSWERING MACHINE:
You have 57 new messages.

TOM: Patty, it's Tom.
Where are...

Message skipped.

It's Tom.
You got to...

Message skipped.

PHIL: Hi, baby. I'm in Rome now. I'm worried...

Message skipped.

TOM: Hey, it's Tom.
I really need...

Message skipped.

MICHAEL: Yeah, Mom,
I'm up at Henry's, I...

Message skipped.

TOM: I don't know how
to tell you this. I just
got a call from Hollis Nye.

Somehow Ellen's in jail.

I don't know how
to tell you this. I just
got a call from Hollis Nye.

Somehow Ellen's in jail. She was arrested for killing David.

[SIREN BLARING]

How was Sawgrass?

I'm sorry?

Did you
hit the green on 17,
or end up in the drink?

Depends on when
you're talking about.

June 2002.

You were in
Jacksonville, Florida,

the weekend
before Frobisher
dumped his stock.

Yes. I hit the green.

I'm sure you did.

Then you drove four hours
to Palm Beach and tipped
off Frobisher

that the
SEC was about
to release a report

damning his
company's finances.

Frobisher give you
a nice kickback?

I was trying to prosecute
Arthur Frobisher.

Not according
to Laura Watkins.

Look, I don't know
what you think...

I think you want
this case to be over,

and I think that
we can help each other.

Give us something
on Frobisher.

And if I don't?

Then Patty Hewes
starts looking
into you.

Your finances,
your investments,
your bank accounts.

Anything you have hidden,
she'll find it.

I told you,
I can't give
you Frobisher.

But I can
give you somebody.

Who?

Same time tomorrow night.

Meet me here.
I'll bring you a present.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Jesus!

[LAUGHS]

You scared me.

You're so cute
when you think
you're alone.

Yeah?

I'm living life in reverse.
First breakfast, then bed.

What's that?

Our first wedding gift.

Don't get too excited, though.
It's from Aunt Marge and
Uncle Fran.

A garden gnome.

But we live
in an apartment.

Thank God
your family
has some taste.

What did Patty have to say?

She offered me
my job back.

And what did you say?

I said no.

Good.

I don't like having her
in our lives.

Neither do I.

You want breakfast?
Mmm-hmm. Sure.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Oh, no.

Who is it?

Lila DiMeo.

Don't answer it.

But this
is the third time
she's called this week.

Well, we need
to do something.

This girl's
pissing me off.

We need to talk.

How'd it go
with Judge Toomey?

Patty, when are you
going to announce
Ellen's firing?

I'm running around the office
avoiding people's questions.

And?

And I'm a partner now, and
I need you to treat me
like one.

If you have
plans for Ellen,
I need to know them.

There are no plans.

Then you should
tell the associates that.

Ellen approached a key
informant without
our knowledge

and she was fired.
People should know that.

Go announce it.

Thank you.

And Tom.

You're right.
You're a partner.

I should start
treating you like one.

[MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

Goddamn it, Gregory!
You had one task.

One task,
and you screwed it up!

How was I supposed to know
the guy was going to show
up early?

You shouldn't have been in
the condo in the first place!

You were supposed
to rent it, leave the key,
and take a goddamn vacation!

I'm sorry, Ray,

but I'm telling you,
the girl didn't
see anything.

Look, the
important thing now is
for you to say nothing.

You just forget any of this
ever happened, understand?

I understand.

Look, I'm sorry for
raising my voice at you.

It's my fault.
I screwed up.

[EXHALES]

Well, I'm the one
who sent you down there.

Listen.

That gift I gave you
for going down there...

Stock?

Do yourself a favor.

Sell it tomorrow.

ARTHUR:
Let me have
a double scotch.

WAITER: Right away, sir.

You believe this?
I'm staying in
a hotel room.

I can't be in
that house anymore.

You better get me the best
goddamn divorce attorney
in this city.

Of course.

One battle at a time.

Art.

We were right.

About what?

George Moore.

He sold you out.

Arlington.

Gregory Malina.

It's all him.

He sold you out.

So, you meeting
with Moore later?

Yeah.

He won't give up Frobisher,
but he's going to give us
someone else.

You've got him desperate.

He's trying to make the case
go away before it closes in
on him.

If Moore tipped off
Frobisher, that's a crime.

Why shouldn't we just
go after him for that?

Because our clients
come first.

Criminal charges
would take precedence.

Our case
could get pushed
another three years.

We'll get there, Ellen.

One step at a time.

[EXHALES]

Here.
What's this?

It should hold you
over for a few weeks.

I'm not doing
this for money.

I know you're not,
but take it.

Don't be foolish, Ellen.
Everyone needs to eat.

[DOOR OPENING]

MICHAEL: Mom?
Yeah.

Oh! Hey.
Sorry to interrupt.

Michael, this
is Ellen Parsons.

Hi. Nice to
meet you, Michael.

Yeah. Cool.

Are you using
the car tonight?

Me, Henry and Julius are
going to head to Foxwoods.

To the casino?
You can't get in.

Mom, fake IDs.

You guys have a nice night.

She's kind of hot.

Where the hell have you been?
I've been waiting for over...

Are you sure
you're all right?

I'm fine.

Here.

I'm sorry you
went through that.

I hate these people.

Photos link Ray Fiske
to Gregory Malina,

and the documents prove
that Fiske's guilty of
insider trading.

You should be
able to use that.

It's blackmail, Ellen.

Just do what
needs to be done.

So, Mr. Frobisher offered
$500 million to settle,

and Patty Hewes
turned it down.

[CHUCKLES]

At that price,
this case should be over.

She's overplaying
her hand.

Gone and convinced herself
that Arthur's outburst in
that deposition room

will be worth
more to a jury
than it actually is.

My grandfather
adored you, Ray.

I'm told people thought
you were his son.

He was a fine man.
Even better mentor.

He'd be tickled
pink to see what you've
made of yourself, Marshall.

We all have the utmost
respect here for you,
Ray, we truly do.

So, I won't
mince words.

The senior partners have lost
confidence in your ability to
effectively try this case.

You gotta be kidding me.

And as you know,

Mr. Frobisher's case
bears enormous consequence

to the future well-being
of this firm.

The partners want me
to shadow you from
here on out.

You'll consult me on any and
all tactical decisions as we
move to trial.

Look, Arthur Frobisher
is a stubborn man,

stubborn and complicated.

There are complexities
to the case

that are beyond
the normal scope.

Look, Ray...
Marshall.

I'm sorry, no offense,
but I'm going to have to
talk this over with Amos.

It's been decided.

I'll be looking over
your shoulder every
step of the way.

So, you'll turn over
everything you've got,

get me up to speed
by the end of the week.

What do you have
there, girl, huh?

Let me see. Come on.

Come on, girl,
open up.

Don't you just love dogs?

Yeah. They're like people,

only without the bullshit.
Go play, girl. Go.

Client reps
rethink the offer?

What's this?

It's our counter.

The wealthy patron who
paid Gregory Malina's
way down to Florida,

I'm guessing it was you, Ray.

Where'd you get these?

Does it matter?

They're just
pictures, Patty.

They don't mean anything.

Read the document.

You transferred stock
to Gregory Malina,

then told him to sell,

using information
you got from your client.

I don't give a shit
about your private
life, Ray,

but I can't sit on
this kind of information.

Patty...
Unless you and I

come to some arrangement.

There is no way Frobisher
is going to offer you
a better settlement.

I don't want one.

This case is going to
be tried in a courtroom.

I am not tanking
my own case at trial.

Think about it, Ray.
Take your time.

I don't have to think
about it.

Frobisher's my client
and my friend.

We wouldn't be having
this conversation

if Gregory Malina
was still alive.

You're a Baptist, right, Ray?

Repent.

Thank you.

Mr. Phillips wants to
sit down with you later.

[SIGHS]
I'll be here.

I think
we just got our
second wedding gift.

WOMAN ON PHONE: Really?
Yeah.

It's probably
from Aunt Barb.

She told me she ordered
something online last week.

Okay. Wait, just...
Hang on, Mom.

Hang on. I'll open it.

You know, ordering gifts on the Internet is not as easy as people say.

I tried to find your name on the registry page,

but there were six Ellen Parsons in New York alone.

But anyway, you know,

this means you're going to have to start sending thank you notes.

Oh, my God. What?

Who would send this?

What is it?

Honey? Honey, what is it?

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

[GRUNTS]

[COUGHING]

Hey, Ellen.
What's going on?

Yeah, do you still have
Lila DiMeo's phone number?

Ah...

Yeah, I think.

[PHONE RINGING]

LILA ON ANSWERING MACHINE:
Hey there, it's Lila.

Sorry I'm not around,
but I bet you know what
to do and when to do it.

This is Ellen Parsons.

Stay away
from my fiance,
or I swear to God,

I will
come after you,
you crazy bitch!

We're done, Ellen.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

Look, stop, stop, just stop.
Listen to me.

Damn it, will you just...
No! Lila, you need to
stop calling me.

That was great, Ray.
Thanks for dinner.

Had to celebrate
your new job.
Yeah.

It's going
to feel strange
going to work in a suit.

It looks good on you.

Thanks.

Gregory...

What is it?

We can't be in
contact anymore.

Why not?

Looks like
the government is
charging my client.

Ray, I don't know anything.

It's not...
You know enough.
We can't be seen together.

Okay.

I'm going to
miss you, Gregory.

I'll miss you, too, Ray.

Look, Gregory...

What?

What is it?

No.
Gregory, please.

Please.

No, Ray, come on, that's...

That's not who I am.

I don't believe you.

Ray.

Please. Jesus, Ray!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Ray.

I'm sorry. I...

[SOBBING]

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

What is it, Ray?

George Moore is dead.

I heard.

I got a letter
from Gregory Malina.

When?

It's over, Art.

What is?

It's over.

Ray, what's over?

Ray, what the hell
are you talking...

[MALLORY BREATHING]

Hey.

Mallory.

What time is it?

Did you eat?
There's some grilled
salmon in the fridge.

First thing
in the morning,

we have to leave.

[LAUGHS]

To go where?
My sister's?

No.

We have to get out
of the country.

I don't understand.

I'll explain
everything tomorrow.

Right now
I need you to
pack our things.

Ray, you have
to tell me. What...

Mal.

You have to trust me.

Will you do that?

Well, yes.

Yes, of course.

Okay.

A few things
I have to take care of.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

You got my message?

PATTY: I did.

Yeah, so I've been
mulling things over.

I'd like
to sit down with you,
see how we can work this out.

I'm glad to hear it, Ray.

We can get together
first thing in
the morning.

I'd prefer sooner.

I don't want this
hanging over me,
you understand?

Of course.

What are you doing
later tonight?

I can
be anywhere
you want me to be.

[DOOR OPENS]

ELLEN: First movie I saw
in four months where I
actually stayed awake.

DAVID ON PHONE: Okay.
Yeah.

I've got another hour here,
then I'll be home.

Okay, babe.
I love you. Bye.

Love you.

Hey there, Ray.

Hello, Patty.

[SIGHING]
You want a drink?

[SIGHING]
Thanks, no.

Sit.

How you holding up?

[CHUCKLES]

I've been better.

Did I ever tell you why
I became a lawyer, Ray?

No. You never told me.

I thought
I could change the world.

Silly, huh?

I just liked getting
to wear a tie every day.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Now, you and I are
two sides of the
same coin.

How's that?

We love the game.

Another case, a bigger win,
it's an addiction like
any other.

You're blackmailing
me, Patty.

Yes. I'm sorry.

Long as we're clear.

Frobisher is guilty, Ray.

Help me set things right.

You're a friend. We bring
out the best in each other.

After this, we have
100 more rounds to go.

I don't see how
that's possible.

I'm not looking to
destroy you.

We attorneys survive.

It's the clients
that come and go.

I can't go into a courtroom

and deliberately lose
my case.

I know it will
be painful, Ray,

but six months,
a year from now,

it'll all blow over,
and you'll come
work with me.

[EXHALES]

Patty.
I'm serious.

You would do that?

Hire the finest
goddamn litigator
I've ever come up against?

Yes, Ray. Absolutely.

There's a place for you here.

It's win-win
for both of us.

Okay.

Good, Ray.

I'm glad.

[DOOR CLOSING]

You know,

I always wanted to
work with you, Patty.

Not anymore.

[GUN FIRING]

[SHUDDERING]

[WHEN I AM THROUGH WITH YOU
PLAYING]

♪ When I am through with you

♪ There won't be anything left

♪ When I am through with you

♪ There won't be anything left

♪ When I am through with you ♪