Damages (2007–2012): Season 3, Episode 7 - You Haven't Replaced Me - full transcript

Previously onDamages.

Josh Reston.

Just got a job reporting crime
at theManhattan Observer.

This is a nice place.

What did you think
of Alex Benjamin?

She's just what
you're looking for.

I'm glad you like her.

Patty just called
and she hired me.

Tobin would've needed
someone he trusted

to conduct his business
in the Caribbean.

Mr. Zedeck, my father
told me about the money.



I need proof you can produce.

What kind of proof?

Carol, I am really
sorry for your family.

Miss Marchetti?

The initial ME report on Danielle
Marchetti. She died of heart failure.

Same as Louis Tobin.

There's got to be a
connection between the two.

Tell me the truth about
Danielle Marchetti.

Louis had a child with her.

Yes.

I think I know who
the Tobins used

to move money into
the Caribbean.

Danielle Marchetti's daughter.

Hello?



I woke you up.

What time is it?

It's almost00.

I thought you'd be asleep. I
was about to leave a message.

You're okay? Is
everything okay?

I'm having a few friends
over for dinner on Thursday.

Hoping you could join.

Thursday night? Yeah.

Yeah. Sure. It's okay.

Good. Go back to sleep.

Everything okay?

Yeah, everything's fine.

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

Miss Marchetti. Welcome.

Nice to see you, Mary.

I'll take you back
for your deposit.

Excuse me, sir. Is the
girl a friend of yours?

What girl?

Ah, I must have been mistaken.

Is there something
I can help you with?

No, I'm doing great.

Sorry for asking, sir,

but do you have an account here
at the Royal Antiguan Bank?

No, I'm meeting someone here.
We're going sightseeing.

Well, sir, I'm afraid if you
don't have an account with us,

I'm going to have to
ask you to wait outside.

No problem.

Maybe you can help me with this.

If I head over to the
Chesterton dockyard,

where's the best place
to see the regatta?

Well, this is a bank, sir.

Perhaps you should check
with your hotel concierge.

My apologies. I'll,
uh... I'll wait outside.

What's the matter? You
don't seem yourself.

My mother passed away.

Oh, dear. I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

You know where to sign.

You sure you don't
want to count it?

It's always all there.

I'm so sorry about your mother.

Yeah.

How many branches of the
Royal Antiguan Bank are there?

Only the one.

And Tessa Marchetti didn't
visit any other banks?

That's right. She must
have an account at RAB.

They clearly know
her over there.

Now we have the name of
a bank. It's a start.

Do you want me to
head back to New York?

No, stay down there.

See if you can
get Tessa to talk.

Okay.

Yes, my friend. I have
your list right here.

One of the names you requested
that I watch out for turned up.

Which one is it?

Thomas Shayes.

Son of a bitch.

Customs confirmed that he entered
the country and has yet to leave us.

He needs to be watched.
Can you do that?

Anything you ask, I can
make possible, Mr. Zedeck.

Good. Let me know
what he's doing.

No need to worry. You have
yourself a good day now, my friend.

Yeah, yeah. You, too.

God damn it!

Here's the list of
possessions your office seized

from the Tobin family's home.

I filed an injunction
with Judge Reilly

to prevent you from auctioning
off any item marked in red.

Marilyn Tobin actually
believes she has a right

to keep her Chippendale desk?

Absolutely. The desk, the
clocks, the mink coat.

Every item on that list
belonged to Marilyn's mother.

I didn't take you for a hunter.

Excuse me?

Or maybe you fancy
yourself more as a warrior.

African art is one of
Marilyn's many passions.

Having confiscated most of
it, I suspect you knew that.

You let Mrs. Tobin
do your decorating?

She enjoys it.

Well...

Judge Reilly is not going to stop
me from selling any of these.

But while I'm here...

I want to offer you a deal.

My clients aren't
guilty of anything.

They're not
interested in a deal.

I'm not talking about your
clients. I'm talking about you.

There's still time for you
to walk away from this case

before it destroys what's
left of your reputation.

That's very gracious of
you. But I'm not worried.

So, after 27 years, you're
entirely loyal to the Tobins.

You probably think you're
like family to them.

Other than my loyalties, Patty,

is there anything else
you'd like to discuss?

You're not a Tobin,
Mr. Winstone.

Keep acting like a Tobin and
I'll punish you like one.

It's open.

Hello?

Ellen?

Come in.

I'm sorry, am I early?

Early for what?

For the dinner party. You
called and invited me.

No, that's for tomorrow.
Tomorrow night. Friday.

But you said Thursday.

Did I? I don't think so.

Hi, Ellen.

Oh. Hi.

You remember Alex.

Yeah, of course.
Nice to see you.

I'm told that you were very
helpful with her interview process.

I'm glad to hear that.

I'm just bringing Alex up
to speed on the Tobin case.

I'd invite you to join...

No, no. You're talking shop.

Sorry about the mix-up.

My mistake.

So, same time
tomorrow night, then?

We'll see.

Is this the bottle
you asked for?

That's perfect.

I like Ellen. You must
miss having her around.

Let's have some wine.

Thanks for coming
in, Miss Parsons.

I was hoping you
could help me with...

You know, clear
up a few details.

So...

Do you recognize this handbag?

Yeah. I... I had
one just like it.

'Cause we, uh... we
found this inside it.

So, I mean, I have to
think this is yours. Right?

I guess so.

I want you to tell me how
this bag ended up bloody in

a homeless man's shopping cart.

I couldn't say.

Why not?

Because it was stolen.

You were talking in
your sleep last night.

Really? What was I saying?

Well, I couldn't
really understand.

You were mumbling. But do
you remember the dream?

No, I don't think I had one.

So, did you find anything
out on an Alex Benjamin?

Just the basics, you know.
She was born in the UK,

came to the States to go to
Princeton, graduated Yale Law.

Mmm.

So she's an idiot.

But...

Why do you want to
know about this girl?

I'm just curious. I like Alex.

You're not jealous that
she's working for Patty?

No, not at all. She deserves
it. She's very talented.

In fact, I was wondering if you
could write an article on her.

What kind of article?

Like a personal-interest piece on
a rising star in the legal world.

Yeah?

Joe, it's me.

Hey. Sorry. I thought we
were meeting in an hour.

No. You know, I'm
sorry, I have to cancel.

Everything okay?

I'm going out of town.
An old friend's sick.

Who's that?

Just someone from law school.

How long will you be gone?

Just a day.

Okay. I'm sorry. I hope
everything works out.

Yeah. Me, too.

So, I'm on my cell phone
if you need anything, okay?

You all right?

Yeah. All right. Okay.

Tessa Marchetti?

Yes.

Hi, I'm Tom Shayes. I'm an
attorney handling the Tobin case.

I'm working with the
trustee's office in New York.

I'm sorry, I don't know
anything about that.

Well, good, then I won't take
up too much of your time.

I um... I understand that your
mother passed away recently.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Thank you.

I'm afraid it's my job to
ask you a few questions.

Do you mind if I sit?

Yeah.

I saw you go into a bank,

and I'm just curious what kind
of business you have there.

Why?

Look, Tessa, I
could subpoena you,

but I don't want
to have to do that.

I think it would be easier on both
of us if you just talk to me now.

Okay. I get my paycheck
from the airlines.

I walk in, I sit down, I sign some
documents, they give me my money.

It's very fascinating stuff.

Documents? What
kind of documents?

I get my money in US dollars,
so I have to sign documents.

It's protocol.

How many documents do you sign?

What difference does that make?

Might be important.
Just try and think.

I don't know. Three.
I think three.

Tessa, one last thing. Are
you a citizen of Antigua?

I was born here, but I
have dual citizenship.

Am I in trouble?

Not if you keep
telling the truth.

Thank you.

Why me?

Well, I've been
following the Tobin case,

and I heard that you were
just hired by Patty Hewes.

That's right.

Congratulations, by the way.

Thank you.

So, I was hoping to write a feature
on a young lawyer on the rise.

As long as you don't ask me anything
about Patty or the Tobin case.

Absolutely.

Okay, then.

Do you mind if I record this?

Hey, give us a
minute, would you?

Want a drink, Joe?

Not right now. Thanks.

Did you give your
mother that sable yet?

I will do that.

And thank you for the money.

Ah. So you trust me now.

You said there was a problem.

You know about Antigua?

The bank, yeah.

It was in the information
my father left.

Well, I have a
contact down there

and he said that Patty Hewes

sent her partner on a little
trip to the Caribbean.

How does Patty Hewes
know about Antigua?

I have to tell you
something, Joe. Ben...

Sure thing.

Your father used a courier
to help move the money.

Yeah? Who did he use?

Someone he could trust.

Family.

I don't understand you.

Your father had a daughter, Joe,

with Danielle Marchetti.

What?

I'm sorry to be the one to
tell you, but it's true.

I guess Patty Hewes
found out about her.

How? How did she find out?

Someone must have told her.

Do you have any idea who?

I don't think Tessa Marchetti is
aware of what she's actually doing.

What documents is she signing?

She says they're for cashing
her paychecks into US dollars.

Is she right?

Well, only two forms are
required for that transaction.

She says she signs
three each week.

They're using the third
form to move money.

I think she may be signing
something she doesn't understand.

I'll bring this information
to Judge Reilly,

see if he can pressure
the Antiguan government

to give us access
to her accounts.

Tom, we're making progress.

Thank you.

So, what's up?

Well, I wanted to
warn you, actually.

Warn me? About what?

A writer from the Observersent
me an article on you.

He wanted a quote from me about
working for Patty in my first year.

Did you read it?

Yeah, it's great.
Very flattering.

I love what you say about law
school versus the real world.

So, what's the problem?

Patty. She'll hate it.

She doesn't want her attorneys
promoting themselves,

says it shines a negative
light on the firm.

Got it. I should
stop the piece.

Well, I hope you don't
mind, but I already tried.

I asked the journalist, but he
said he's going to run it anyway.

What should I do?

Get in front of the situation.

Take it to Patty, and tell
her you made a mistake.

It'll be fine. Trust me.

Pretty terrific, huh?

What?

The birds.

Can I help you, sir?

Yes. I'm here to
see Barbara Wiggins.

One moment, please.

Wouldn't want to
miss her birthday.

Oh, you know, actually...

What's your name, sir?

Leonard Winstone.

Mr. Winstone, would you mind
stepping through the door?

Okay.

I find it's always best to
discuss these things privately.

What things? I'm sorry, I don't
know what we're talking about.

Well, um...

The fact is that...

I'm sorry to be the
one to inform you,

but Barbara Wiggins passed away.

When?

Almost five months ago.

I don't understand, why wasn't I
notified if it was five months ago?

Well,

it says here that her
husband, Mr. Albert Wiggins,

asked to make the arrangements,

and he took care of everything.

Mr. Wiggins did?

Yes, um...

Mr. Wiggins saw to
all the particulars.

I see.

Well...

I'm sure dying in your care was

a blessing.

Hey. Hey.

All right, so we
have both Louis Tobin

and Danielle Marchetti dying
of potassium overdoses.

But we still can't find any
definitive link between the deaths.

Who's the last family member
to see Louis the night he died?

Joe.

What do you think, Joe helped
his father commit suicide?

If he did, he might also have
something to do with Danielle's death.

All right, so let's bring him
down here and question him.

No, I don't want to give him
time to prepare a response.

It'd be better to catch him off
guard and see how he reacts.

Sure you don't want one, honey?

No, Mom, and you
shouldn't, either.

You're losing weight, Carol.

Screw depression.

At lunch, I want to
see you eat something.

I'm going down to get some
cigarettes. Do you need anything?

No, thanks.

Now is not a good time for
you to fall apart on me.

I'll meet you at the lobby.

What?

Did you talk to Patty Hewes?

I'm worried about Carol.

You need to take it
easier on her, Mom.

I asked you a question.

Yes, I talked to
Ms. Hewes. So what?

Did you tell her about the daughter
that Dad had with Danielle?

There's no point in protecting
your father anymore.

Yes, there is.

Open it.

What is this?

The tip of the iceberg.

What do you mean?

Dad had a plan to
take care of us.

Before he died,
he hid some money.

How much?

A lot of money, Mom.

We're going to be
okay, understand?

But I promise you as soon
as this case is done,

I'm going to take everyone
on a real vacation, okay?

But, honey, I got to go,

all right?

All right, I love you, and
I'll speak to you later.

Bye-bye.

I want to talk to you
about Miss Tessa Marchetti.

At the bank, I could see
you have an interest in her.

Yes, I do.

You will never get the information
you need from the institution.

I know about your
country's privacy laws.

I can help you
circumvent that problem.

I can get access to her account.

In exchange for what?

This is my daughter.

She's an angel, but
she's very sick.

I'm sorry to hear that.

My wife and I lack resources
to seek treatments abroad.

In exchange for visas to the
US, I can get you what you need.

I see.

I realize it is an
unusual request.

I hope I have not
offended you in any way.

No, no, no.

I'll see what I can do.

I would be most grateful. But, sir,
please don't come back to the bank.

If you need to reach
me, call this number.

Joe Tobin?

I'm Ellen Parsons. I work
for the district attorney.

How'd you find me?

I know your hotel's
across the street.

Well, talk to my lawyer, okay?

It's personal.

I thought you should know the
actual cause of your father's death.

It was a heart attack. I
read the coroner's report.

Well, we have reason to
believe it was a suicide,

most likely caused by
elevated levels of potassium,

the same chemical used
in lethal injections.

Listen, Miss...

Parsons.

Miss Parsons. Um... I was the
one who found his body, okay?

There were no

chemicals.

He was an old man with a bad
heart under too much stress.

I'm sorry. You're probably
right. That makes sense.

But that doesn't explain
Danielle Marchetti.

What about her?

She also died of a heart attack
from a potassium overdose.

I don't know anything about it.

So?

Well, then,

I'll let you enjoy your dinner.

We're all set. I was able to secure
three visas for your contact.

Great. You make any
progress with the judge?

No, his people are
having a tough time

trying to find an official
in Antigua we can trust.

I don't doubt it.

There is a man in
the Finance Ministry

who's been cooperative
in the past,

so we're trying to
reach out to him.

If I can meet with him while
I'm down here, I should do that.

I'll let you know if we
can arrange something.

All right. Thanks, Patty.

Heading home?

Or do you have time
for one more customer?

Oh. Sir, I'm sorry.
The bank is closed.

You know who I am?

Yes, I think so.

Good.

I have one quick question
about a recent transaction.

What kind of transaction?

Between yourself
and an American.

Look who's here. If
it ain't Prince Shit.

Welcome home.

Why didn't you tell me she died?

Oh, you know about that?

I went to visit her. You think
I wasn't going to find out?

Why didn't you tell me?

Why the hell would I do that?

You never gave a shit
about your mother anyway.

Grab that trash, will you?

You've been cashing those
checks. I sent for her.

That money was for Mom, not you!

You calling me a thief?

That's exactly what
I'm calling you!

You open your trap
again, you little prick,

and we're going
to have problems.

Go for it, Dad.
I am right here.

I see you on TV
defending that family.

Hiding their crimes, huh?

It's almost funny. You're a
bigger fraud than they are.

You're going to get
that money back to me.

No, actually, I'm not.

You're going to keep
those checks coming.

In fact, let's double them up.

Why would I possibly do that?

Because I got a big
mouth, Mr. Winstone.

What's that family going
to do when they find out

you've been lying to
them all these years?

You ever wonder that?

What?

Forensics came back on
the girl's stolen bag.

And?

We've got an ID on a
partial fingerprint.

Whose is it?

There's only one
match in the system.

Dates back to 1984.

Guy was a small-time grifter,

a petty thief by the
name of Lester Wiggins.

And the blood, was
it Wiggins' as well?

No way to tell.

DNA database doesn't
go back that far.

Okay, well, I guess you better
find this Lester Winnows.

Wiggins.

Just find him.

Righty-o.

Toodle-loo.

Very complimentary.

It was wrong for me to
grant the interview.

I should have asked you first.

Yes. You should have.

Sorry.

So, what have we learned here?

That I've got a big mouth.

And if someone flatters you,

you have a hard time
keeping it shut.

The journalist's
name is Josh Reston?

Yes.

Do you know him?

No. Never met him before.

How do you think he found you?

He heard you hired
me and called.

Just like that, out of the blue?

Yeah, I guess so.

Am I missing something?

Do yourself a favor.

Don't talk to strangers.

Mr. Simmons. Yeah?

Hi. I'm Ellen Parsons
from the D.A.'s office.

Oh, hey.

I know the police have
already spoken with you.

Thank you for agreeing
to meet with me.

No problem. I was real
sorry about Miss Marchetti.

I mean, God, it was
a shock, you know?

Yeah. You were working
the day she died.

I was hoping you might
remember if anyone visited her.

Well, I'm a doorman, I
remember faces. That's my job.

Uh, so, that man there, did he enter
or leave the building that day?

That's Joe Tobin, right? I
recognized him from the papers.

He came by, but it was
a couple days before.

He wasn't there at all that day?

No. Are you sure?

Positive.

Who's this?

That's Joe's sister, Carol.

Why do you ask?

Because she was there.

Oh, you want the Tobins in jail?

Well, that's very decisive of you,
Jim, but we have a little problem.

There's no evidence the family
knew anything about the fraud.

Well, if you want
to fire me, fire me,

but until then, cut the bullshit

and quit questioning my
professional integrity.

I didn't mean to interrupt.

You know who that was?

District attorney? Yeah.

I have the best conviction
record on his staff,

but the man has the
memory of a second grader.

So, if I don't put
a Tobin in jail,

I'll be out on my
ass by this summer.

I know we've spoken
about this before,

but I really think Patty
Hewes would be a useful ally.

You've been here
less than a year.

You really want to
dictate strategy?

No. I'm sorry.

Why don't you forget about Patty
Hewes? You work for me now.

And over here, we prosecute
criminals. We don't bill by the hour.

I just think Patty
has a good chance

of getting the victims
their money back.

Wow. You really don't get it.

I don't give a shit
about the victims' money.

My job is to prove
the Tobins are guilty.

You understand?

Perfectly. Okay, good.

Now, what did you
get from the doorman?

Please tell me a Tobin
had something to do

with Danielle Marchetti's death.

I didn't get anything.

I'm sorry.

I've arranged for the visas.

If you get me your family's
information, I can have them tomorrow.

Thank you. I won't
be needing them.

Why not?

I'm afraid I cannot help you with
the information you requested.

You've been threatened.

Threatened? No.

I've reconsidered.

What about your sick daughter?

She's feeling much better.

No, she's not.

I'm sorry. I cannot help you.

Take my advice, sir.

Stop asking questions.
Leave this island.

Yes, I knew that your father
had a daughter with Danielle.

He didn't want the family to
know, so I respected his wishes...

You can't keep these
things from me, Lenny.

It was something that your
father... Or I will cut you

out of the whole thing.

The money. The
family. All of it.

You understand?

I understand.

There's something else.

I was approached by some
woman in the D.A.'s office.

They're looking into
Danielle's death.

Let Zedeck know I want to meet.

I'll call him. Okay, good.

How's your friend? Okay?

Yeah, doing much better.
Thanks for asking.

Okay.

Sorry about the confusion
the other night.

No problem.

So, Josh Reston is back in town?

Oh, I didn't know.

You had him interview Alex

for a piece you knew
I wouldn't like.

And then you sent
Alex to apologize.

Why would I do that?

To show me that you
could get to her.

You're upset that
I replaced you.

I think Alex is great. She's very
excited about working at the firm.

So you're not upset
that I replaced you?

Patty,

you hired someone.
You didn't replace me.

Anyway, Alex Benjamin
isn't why I'm here.

I have some information.

What kind of information?

I think Carol Tobin may have
killed Danielle Marchetti.

Why do you say that?

Danielle's doorman told me that
Carol visited her the day she died.

What does your boss think?

I haven't told him.

So why are you telling me?

Because Gates is only
interested in making arrests.

But if you can get to Carol,

you can use her as leverage
to find the Tobins' money.

Maybe.

I think it's time we
worked together on this.

I thought that you had moved on.

The case is what matters, Patty.

I want you to find that money.

Your contact's name
is Horatio Emanuel.

Thank you, Your Honor.

You'll see he worked
in the country's

Financial Services Regulatory
Commission for over a decade.

If anyone down there knows how
Louis Tobin set up his accounts,

and started moving
money, it's Mr. Emanuel.

I appreciate the trouble
you went through to vet him.

May I advise you here,
Patty? See him in person.

Word is a lot of people have
a lot to protect down there.

I think he'll speak more
freely face-to-face.

Sir, we respect
your country's need

to protect the identity
of account holders.

But as a friend of
the US government,

I'm sure you recognize
the importance

we place on locating
Louis Tobin's funds.

Of course.

And it is an honor to
have you both visiting.

How may I be of assistance?

We need access to
this bank account.

I will do everything possible
to provide you what you need.

In the meantime, enjoy
your stay on the island.

Cheers.

When I am through with you

There won't be anything left

When I am through with you

There won't be anything left