Damages (2007–2012): Season 4, Episode 5 - We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing - full transcript

NARRATOR:
Previously onDamages.

I thought you didn't
believe in therapy.

Yeah, well, this
is court-ordered.

You might as well talk to me.

We need to discuss
how you ended up here,

and then I have to
sign off on your progress.

Are you still taking care
of your granddaughter?

Catherine's sick.
She has a fever.

So what's going on with
this wrongful death suit
against High Star?

Who else at High Star
knew about the programme?

I've withheld
nothing from you.



Well, somehow
there's a new witness
in town.

My name is Nasim Marwat.

On Chris' last mission,
three of his men were killed.

Do you know the purpose
of that mission?

Every mission,
they take someone away.

Chris explained this
to my father.

And now my father is dead.

If High Star was running
some sort of terrorist
extraction programme,

they couldn't
have done it alone.

MARWAT: The other American
from Chris' mission,
I saw him.

He was following me.

I need to get
your testimony.

Mr Herndon can
make some inquiries
about High Star.

You were able to
confirm our witness' story?



High Star was extracting
terror suspects for the CIA.

[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 ♪

Just keep the meter running.
We'll be right back.
Just grabbing his bags.

[UPBEAT MUSIC
PLAYING ON RADIO]

I need to
borrow your hat.

Get the fuck out of here.

And your cab.

All right, all right.
Whatever you want.

Here's $1,000.

You'll have them
both back in an hour.
And you can take that, too.

[TYRES SCREECHING]

Come with us, ma'am.

ELLEN: Who are you?

Sir,
please step out of the car.

Stay right where you are.

It's okay, Ms Parsons.
Ms Hewes hired
security for you.

You're gonna come with me.

It's okay. I know
this man. He's with us.

Let me just... Sir?

Thank you for your trouble.

No trouble at all.

Ms Parsons told me
that you were
followed earlier today.

Yes. The man
from Chris' mission
is in New York.

We are taking
every precaution
to ensure your safety.

Who is this man?

We don't know,

but Detective Huntley
will take your
description of him

and we'll try to find out.

I'd like to move you
to a secure location.

We'll provide
24-hour protection.

I can't stay here any more.
I would like to go
back to my country.

Are you still willing
to give a statement,
Mr Marwat?

If it can be done quickly.

Absolutely.
We won't keep you in New York
any longer than necessary,

and of course,
this would be
a great help to us.

Let's get you some dinner
and a bed.

It'll be safer this way.

Thank you, Mr Marwat.

Thank you.
We'll talk in the morning.
Thank you, Detective.

ON VOICEMAIL: You've reached
Howard T. Erickson.

I'm not available
to take your call.

Please leave a message
and have a blessed Christmas.

[BEEPS]

Give me a call!

Bill Herndon was
able to get this for us.

High Star was
conducting missions
for the CIA?

The operation is
called Dust Devil.

When did Herndon
give this to you?

Earlier tonight.

He lied to me.

He told me he
couldn't get anything.

I think he just wanted me
to see it first.

I think he's
a little worried about you.

Thinks you may be
in over your head.

Any information that
you get, I want to know
about it immediately.

Ellen,
I'm showing it to you now.

I couldn't call
you on the phone
because we have to assume

that all communications
are compromised.

Huntley's gonna sweep
the office for any bugs.

We won't use
our phones or computers

until we are
absolutely sure

that all lines of
communication are secure.

"Dust Devil."

DD.

Dust Devil.
That's what it says

on the back of
Chris' medallion.

Nasim must have witnessed

one of
the Dust Devil missions.

With his testimony

and this document
to back him up,

you've got yourself a case.

[SIGHS] I'm gonna begin
drafting a motion

that compels
High Star to deliver

all of their documents
on Dust Devil.

Good. Then we could
start prepping
Marwat's deposition.

What do you mean
there's another witness?

It's news to me, too.
I found out,
I called you immediately.

I was carving
our Christmas bird.

You said her
entire case rested
on Chris Sanchez's testimony.

It did. As far as I knew,
we were through
that shit storm.

It's possible Sanchez
sent somebody back
from Afghanistan.

How do you know?

Through a CIA contact.

A friend?

I can't divulge
my sources, Jack.

You know how that goes.

How would a source in the CIA
know anything about this?

I'm here to
protect this company.

[SIGHS]

You have to
tell me, Howard.

It was a CIA programme.

Dust Devil?
That's right.

Okay, when did it start?

It's been a while now.

I need anything and
everything that exists.

Now, listen, Jack,

my friend in the Agency
is the man

that guarantees I get
my contracts renewed.

I can't betray his confidence
in any manner.

Of course not.

[MOBILE RINGING]

Yeah, buddy.
You keeping an eye
on your brothers?

Yeah, go ahead and
start unwrapping them.
I'm leaving right now.

It was a matter of
national security.
Highly classified.

Up in
the stratosphere classified.

Understood.

Get me all the paperwork
on this thing.

E-mails, memos,
whatever there is.

If Ellen Parsons
produces this witness,
I'll depose him,

and we'll find out
everything he knows.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SNIFFLING]

Still don't feel well?

You're burning up.

Catherine's fever went away
for a couple of days,

but it's come back.
[COUGHS]

That is slightly unusual,
but there is
a flu going around.

She's abnormally tired.

She has no energy.

Her check-up seemed okay.

I wouldn't get alarmed,
but I'll run
some blood tests,

and the nanny should
make sure that
Catherine stays hydrated.

I don't currently
have a nanny.

Well, if you're interested,
I could recommend
a private nursing service.

There's a woman there
who specialises
in paediatrics.

She's wonderful with kids.

Thank you.

With the holiday
and everything,

I should get the test
results late tomorrow.

I understand.

There's nothing to
worry about, Patty.

Kids get bugs all the time.

It usually turns out
to be nothing.

BOORMAN: I'm looking
for something crude,

like an explosive
with an arming switch
that looks homemade

or a cobbled-together
pipe bomb.

What sort of locale
are you thinking of?

A bus.

Could retrofit a device
with a little ignition
generator.

Nothing fancy.
Exactly.

Sounds like a rerun
of North Africa.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
I was thinking
the same thing.

You ever see
that little tiki tiki girl?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

No?

This is for you.

Okay. I'm on it.

I'll have it to you tomorrow.

Mr Marwat,
you asserted previously

that you recognised
this medallion.

Yes or no, sir?
You must state
your reply.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.
Everyone forgets
when they're nervous,

but there will
be a stenographer

typing every word
you say for the record,

so it's important
that you speak clearly.

Do you recognise it?

Objection.
Yes, I do.
Chris Sanchez wore it.

Got to wait for
the full objection.

Sorry.
Objection.

Previously asked
and answered.
You may continue.

Would you kindly read
what's on the back?

"DD."

Do you know what
those initials stand for?

The DDs are what Chris
and his men used
to call themselves.

Have you ever heard of
Operation Dust Devil?

No.

So "DD" does not
stand for "Dust Devil"?

No. I...

No, it does stand
for "Dust Devil,"
or no, it doesn't?

I'm sorry. I...

Mr Marwat, to the best
of your knowledge,

does "DD" stand
for "Operation Dust Devil"?

To the best of my
knowledge, no, but...

So Chris Sanchez and
his men had nothing

to do with
Operation Dust Devil?

I didn't say that.

Okay, so, let's stop here.

This is a trap
Mr Erickson's lawyers
will set for you.

If they ask if "DD" stands
for "Operation Dust Devil,"

just say, "I don't know."

This lawyer
represents the company

that may
have murdered your father,

so he will do whatever he can
to try to confuse you.

It is very important
that you take your time

and you don't let
anyone rush you.

Yes. Okay.

Please, let's keep practising.

PATTY: Catherine?

Can you say hello
to Ms Auroro?

Hi, Catherine. Hi.

Can I meet your friend?
What's her name?

Blueberry.

Well, I can tell
Blueberry watches over you
and protects you, right?

Mmm. [CHUCKLES]

Ms Auroro is going
to stay with you today
when I go to work, okay?

Okay, Catherine,
you close your eyes

and I'll be sitting
right over there.

I'll see you
when you wake up.
There you go.

What a beautiful girl.

Thank you.

I'm so grateful
you were available.

Happy to help, Ms Hewes.

God bless you, child.

Parsons has requested
every High Star document

that references
Operation Dust Devil.

What happens if we
don't fork them over?

It's part of
the discovery process.

They file a subpoena,
the judge enforces it.

I'm not optimistic
about our grounds
for a challenge.

I see.

And they put their
witness on the list.

He needs to leave
the country, so they're
expediting his deposition.

My team's done
an extensive review

of all the company records
Parsons has requested.

We cannot let Parsons
get these documents.

So we'll just have
to find another way

to cut the balls
off this thing.

I'll talk to my guy
at the Agency.

Be careful.

The CIA may be
on your side now,

but they'll
throw you under a bus

to cover their ass
if they want to.

I know how the game
is played, Jack.

That's a good girl,
Catherine.

I'm going to take
it out of your ear
and you are all done.

Okay, let's tuck you in.

Tuck you in and
get you all cosy.

All right.

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord
my soul to keep.

See me safely
through the night,

and wake me with
the morning light.

Amen.

[CHUCKLING]

Would you like
anything to drink?

No, thank you.
I should get home.

I'll be back first thing.
6:00 a.m. is okay?

Yes, thank you.

And I'd appreciate it
if you wouldn't
pray with Catherine.

We were just saying
a good night prayer.

I understand.
I'm not making
any judgements.

But I'd prefer
that Catherine
not be exposed to it.

I have my faith.
It's very important to me.

I respect that.

And I hope you'll
respect my wishes.

Certainly.

Were you raised
in any faith?

Catholic.
I was raised Catholic.

Were you baptised?

I must have been.

But Catherine
definitely wasn't baptized?

No.

Thank you.
I'll see you tomorrow.

Mmm-hmm.

Why can't you just
kick this up to your boss?

Have him seal
the Dust Devil documents.
[SNEEZING]

Classified and confidential.
End of problem.

We can't get
the Agency involved.

How the fuck did
you let this guy
slip through the cracks?

A little less volume, please.

I'm working on a flu here.

[SIGHS] You were responsible
for knowing everything

that happened on
the ground over there.

Don't worry about
the deposition.

Why not? They have
a witness and we cannot
let him be deposed.

I'm taking care of it.

I promise you Parsons
will not get this
witness on the record.

Is that what I asked for?

Yeah. [COUGHING]

Those are the only copies.
What are you
going to do with them?

Protect my company.

How?

Have a friend from
the Department of Defence
take a look.

He won't want to see that.

Which is exactly
why I'm going to
show it to him.

[LAUGHS]
I like it, Howard.

Good. Suck a lozenge.
And stop this deposition.

[DOOR CLOSES]
[GRUNTS]

Patty, I heard from the lab.

What did they find?

Nothing definitive yet.

What are the possibilities?

I'd prefer to speak to
you in person. Can you
meet me at my office?

Sure. I'll be right over.

Have you taken Catherine
to California or anywhere
in the Southwest?

No. We haven't left New York.

What about your beach house?
Have you taken her there?

No.
Not since last summer. Why?

Lyme disease.

But this would be
an unusually long time
for it to present.

So, if it's not that, what?

It could be
as simple as mono.

For a child?

You mentioned Catherine's been
to your office regularly?

She's spent
a fair amount of time
around adults?

Isn't there a very
quick test for mono?

No. Children under four
don't produce
the heterophile antibody,

so the test
you're referring to

will always return
with a negative result
even if the child's infected.

The only way to
rule out mono is to
check her liver enzymes.

So I have to wait
for another test?

I'm afraid so, Patty.

[SIGHS]

Very simple. Black powder,

throw in some nails,
roof tacks.

Everything fits in the bag.

It detonates
with a cell phone?

No need.

You said it was
better low-tech, right?

Yeah. [COUGHING]

This beaut will work,
no questions asked.

Most important,
set the timer to 10 minutes,

turn off the kill switch
and it's armed.

Stash the bag, and get
your ass out of there.

It won't work
if the kill switch
is still engaged.

Copy that.

[SIGHS]

What?

I didn't say a word.

Your worry takes
up all the air.

And it's making you sick.

No, no, there's
a flu going around.

And now you give it to me?

You should have
told me first.

I'm sorry.

[GROANS]

I fucked up.

I...

I miscalculated
the risk on an operation.

I didn't have
all the intel.

What did it cost?

Cost in terms of what?

Lives.

I'm not sure yet.

Okay.

So, fix it or move on,

but don't brood.

You're burning up.

Why didn't you tell me
you'd come to New York?

If I hadn't seen you,
we'd have missed each other.

It was
a last-minute assignment.

You know my agency.

We make it up
as we go along.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

When did you let
your hair get like this?

Does that mean you like it?

[LAUGHING] No.

[COUGHING]

How come you never settled
down, started a family?

The life I lead?

What's the point?

You're getting old.

The mess I made,

to fix it,

I'm going to have to do
things I'd rather not.

MAN ON PA: 14th Street.

The bus will now be making
express stops only.

Running express
only from 14th.

[SIRENS WAILING]

I need to speak
to your lieutenant.

Everyone's going
to be interviewed
in a while, ma'am.

No, not in a while. Now.

I think I might
have been the target.

Ma'am, there was
28 other passengers
riding that bus.

Typically, an act like this
doesn't target
one specific person.

I understand.
What's atypical here

is the nature
of the case
I'm involved in.

In my opinion,
Agent Rosetti,

this could have been
a threat against the firm.

Detective Huntley
is handling
our private security.

You're NYPD?

Retired, yes.

ROSETTI: Anyway, why don't
you bring me up to speed
on the relevant details?

Excuse me one moment.

Yes?

I wanted you to know
I got the test results back.

And?

I'm sorry,
we still don't have clarity.

What do you mean?

I'm not happy
with what I'm seeing.

I recommend ordering
another round of tests.

So Catherine
doesn't have mono?

No. She doesn't.

What's
the worst case scenario?

Leukaemia, but we won't
know anything for certain

until the additional
tests come back.

It can present in
several different ways.

What are the odds?

I prefer not to
think that way.

What are the odds
that Catherine has leukaemia?

Based on what I'm seeing,

the literature says
there's a 2.8% chance.

Roughly one in 36
who present this way
are positive.

Patty, are you there?

Yeah.

I'll call you as soon as
I know anything.

All right.

Anything you want to share
about the waiting?

Will sharing get me
Catherine's test
results any faster?

When you're feeling
uncertain about
things like this,

do you tend to
think the outcome

will be positive
or negative?

No answer?

It depends
on the situation.

The situation
we're talking about
is Catherine.

Do you fear the worst?

Of course I do.
I mean, wouldn't you?

You're angry.

It was a stupid question.

Anger often covers up
other feelings.

Fear,

sadness, hurt.

You're here because
of your anger issues,
Patty.

Can you at least acknowledge
that you have a rather large
capacity for anger?

When I'm asked
a stupid question, yes.

I'm sorry.

Catherine's nurse
asked if she was baptised.

Was she?

I'm not religious.

So she wasn't.

No.

Often, people
turn to religion
in times like this.

It would make sense if
waiting for the test results
made you feel helpless.

And often when
people feel helpless,

it's common for them
to turn to religion.

Are you suggesting
religion for me?

I didn't bring it up.

You're the one
who talked about your
granddaughter's baptism.

Do you wish you could
turn to religion now?

My mother was religious
because she was weak.

That's interesting.

Why do you think
she was weak?

She couldn't
stand up to my father.

So she felt helpless.

She did nothing
to help herself.

There's a difference.

Maybe that's why
she found religion.

To help herself.

It was pathetic.

I think religion for her
was like a...

Insurance policy.

I have a civil suit
pending against me.

I'm being asked to turn over
High Star's records.

You sure you
don't want something?
They make a great Caesar.

No. I need your help.

I can't turn over
my company's records, Trent.

Neither can you.

Why? What's it got to do
with the Defence Department?

It'll compromise
national security.

I can't interfere with
a civil case, all right?

You know how
I stick my beak out
for you when I can,

but you're getting
too much attention
right now, Howard.

You should probably
take a look at this.

The Defence Department's
okay with that going public?

You weren't doing this
on your own?

Of course not.
I was helping out the Agency.

We kept DOD out of it
for obvious reasons.

But believe me,
you guys benefitted
from the intelligence.

I can't even count
how many different
ways this is illegal.

Trent,
if this lawsuit goes forward,

it not only
gives me a black eye,

but it'll blow back
on the military

and you guys will wind up
with another Abu Ghraib
on your hands.

Help yourself by helping me.

[WHISTLING]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

ELLEN: I think Nasim is ready
for the deposition tomorrow.

[EXHALES]

Opposing counsel
is Jack Shaw.

[SCOFFS]

Hired by Ashcroft
to work for the DOJ

during the Bush
administration.

Yeah.

He and Erickson
share the same politics.

Have you ever
gone up against Shaw?

We appeared on
a panel together once.

He's smart,

measured,

doesn't shoot off his mouth.

How's Catherine?
The doctors made
any progress?

No.

One test just
leads to another.

There's a one in 36 chance
that she has leukaemia.

If it's not that,
it's another flu.

Jesus, one in 36.

That's kind of scary.

I grew up with a guy
whose younger brother

had some type of leukaemia.

He was diagnosed age five.

And he was fine.
He made a full recovery.

Happy holidays.

TRENT: It's done, Howard.

The documents have
been taken care of.

Shit.

Shit. This is bullshit.

PATTY: Hello.

Patty,
we can't use any of this.

By order of
the Defence Department,
it's all been redacted.

It's okay.
We still have
the deposition.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

[THUMPING]

The bomb had enough juice
to take out
everyone on the bus,

but it didn't detonate
because the kill switch
was still engaged.

Well, thanks for
keeping me apprised,
Agent Rosetti.

The guy screwed up.

We were able to
find a strand of hair

and we're analysing it
for DNA.

How's it going in here?

I think we've got enough.
It's a good sample.

What's our ETA?

We should be able
to run this guy's DNA

through the database
in an hour.

[MOBILE VIBRATING]

What the hell is
going on, Jerry?

My lawyer just left
for Patty Hewes' office.

The deposition's
going forward.

I did my job. [SHOUTS]
What the fuck are you doing?

So, we'll sit together
on this side of the table.

This woman will
record all that I say?

Yes. And it's going
to take several hours,

so if you get uncomfortable
or you need a minute,

just let either of us know.

Good afternoon.
Jack.

Pleasure to see
you again, Patty.

Ms Parsons. Mr Marwat,
nice to meet you.

I'm Jack Shaw,
opposing counsel.

It's okay.

Hello.

Okay, let's have a seat,
shall we?

ROSETTI: Listen up.
We got lucky.

We found the suspect
in the database.

We have a name,
address and profile.

The suspect is to
be considered armed
and extremely dangerous.

Thank you very much
for appearing here today,
Mr Marwat.

I'd like to begin
by asking you

if you are familiar
with any employee

of the High Star
Security Corporation.

Yes.

And what is
the name of the employee
that you allegedly know?

Christopher Sanchez.

[COUGHING]

How would you
describe your relationship
with Mr Sanchez?

Chris is my friend.

I see. So your friend
worked for the company?

[COUGHING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Mr Marwat, you stated that
you provided area maps
for a High Star employee.

Is that correct?
Yes.

Do you know what
those maps were used for?

To locate men suspected
of terrorist activities.

ROSETTI: Okay, let's go.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

What?

What do you believe
a High Star employee would do

if he located the type of man
that you're referring to?

High Star employees
would remove these men
for questioning.

Excuse me,
I'm sorry to interrupt,

but you're going
to have to stop.

What's wrong?

What took you so long?

I stopped for a massage.

FBI. Nasim Marwat,
you're under arrest.

What are the charges?

Conspiracy to commit
a terrorist act.

I've done no such thing.

When? He's been in
protective custody.

This is not possible.
ELLEN: What the
hell is going...

He's not even
in the system.
Sir, excuse me.

I hacked into the fed
database, no problem.

BOORMAN: Good.

I was able to
get your terrorist
into the system.

Didn't know if you
needed this back.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

How'd you get that, anyway?

After he checked
out of his hotel.

Sir, thank you
for your trouble.

No trouble at all.

I went into his room,
found some hair
in the wastebasket.

He must have shaved his beard
after he came to the States.

I imagine
he wanted to blend in.

[HYMN PLAYING]

One in 36.

GUARD: Keep moving.

[CELL DOOR CLOSES]

[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 ♪