Damages (2007–2012): Season 5, Episode 5 - There's Something Wrong with Me - full transcript

Previously onDamages...

Naomi Walling found herself
in an insider-trading scandal.

She went to Channing McClaren
to be a whistleblower.

Miss Walling's e-mails
were included in the leak.

As a result of which,
she took her own life.

Suppose Naomi Walling
refused to leak what she knew.

The easiest way would be
to steal it from Princefield.

A guy like McClaren would have
no problem hacking in.

The S.E.C. has seized everything
for their own investigation.

I'm not about
to let my agency

get drawn into a civil suit
against Channing McClaren.



Your leak-- you don't know
the whole story.

Have you ever known me
to pay for information?

What's this information?

It involves Naomi Walling
and Princefield.

We can't get the cash.
We were hoping you could.

This thing you're doing...I'll be fine.

They're both going to pay.

Good luck with your case.

Come give me the information,
and I'll transfer the money.

Shit.

Help is on the way.

[SCREAMS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Come in.



You okay?

Yeah, yeah.
I must have nodded off.

I haven't been sleeping
very well.

Oh. It's probably
just the stress of the case.

Patty just called.
She's on her way for your 10:00.

Okay. I, um, I think I need
to meet with her alone.

Of course.

♪ Little lamb ♪

♪ 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 ♪

I like your office.

Thank you.

It's sweet.

Have a seat.

Can I offer you
coffee, tea?

No, thank you.

Shall we get down
to it, then?

I had exposed brick
in my first office.

Back then, it was considered
kind of edgy, daring.

So, I was hoping
we could discuss

the discovery calendar.

Absolutely.

There's a piece of discovery
in particular

that we may
want to address.

What's that?Well, I think you know.

No. Nothing's
popping to mind.

Think a little harder.

I know he approached you.

And who are you
talking about?

The hacker gentleman.

Oh, him.

Samurai Seven.

Yes, he did.

I bought the information.

I thought it was
a small price to pay

for something
of that significance.

Yes, it is.

As CEO
for Princefield Investments,

I have called
this press conference

to address recent allegations
of insider trading at Fund 23.

I have disbanded Fund 23.

We are working alongside
the S.E.C.

to determine the reach
and extent of the damage

and to return funds
to our investors.

This is a dark chapter
in Princefield history,

but I am confident
that we have turned the page.

To our investors,
we appreciate your patience,

and I give you
my personal pledge

to right our course.

I-I would also like to extend
a personal thank you

to Channing McClaren
and his organization

for making
this information public,

and if Naomi Walling

leaked the wrongdoing at Fund 23
to Mr. McClaren,

I want to thank her
as well.

I am deeply saddened by
Miss Walling's tragic passing.

Our hearts and prayers
go out to her and her family.

And as to this lawsuit,
I take no sides.

I'm back.

Yeah. Did the Samurai sell that
information to Parsons, too?

Hard to tell. She's developed
quite a poker face.

Well, I, for one,
am assuming she has it.

I mean, I've been through
everything the hacker sent us.

What did you find?Well, it's like you said.

Bennett Herreshoff
was conducting

an internal investigation
on Naomi Walling.

Yes. The question becomes

if Herreshoff
was investigating Naomi,

what did he find out
about her?

Go talk to Herreshoff.

Say my name.

Say my name.

Say it.

Will you open these
for me, please?

Is there something wrong
with you?

Seriously, is there
something wrong with you?

Why is that
so important right now?

Have you ever been in
a serious relationship?

What do you mean?

Where people communicate.

Have you ever
been serious with anyone?

What are you doing?

I'm leaving.

This was waiting for me
at my office when I arrived.

Addressed to you,
care of me.

No stamp. Someone must have
dropped it off.

Who is it from?

I have no idea.

What does it say?

It says I can't stomach
the smell of your lunch.

You guys enjoy yourselves.
I'm going for a walk.

Hey, did you get to meet
with Patty Hewes?

Yeah. She asked me about
the hacker information.

What did you say?

I lied.
I told her I had it.

Does she have it?

I don't know for sure.
I couldn't read her.

But I think we have to assume
that she does.

Can the judge force her
to disclose it?

I can formally request it
during discovery,

but I have to prove
that Patty has it.

And Patty will lie about
having it, which is illegal,

but that's exactly
what she'll do

until I have evidence
to prove otherwise.

We've been keeping our eye out.
There's been no sign of him.

I've got my own investigator
looking into it on the ground.

We did discover
through other leads

that he has someone else
that he works with.

Do you have a name?

Not a real one.
A screen name.

Great.We're not familiar with him.

I'll see what my guy
can do with it.

It's a pleasure
to meet you, Miss Hewes.

I've been
a long-time admirer from afar.

That's a surprise.

I haven't been much of a friend
to your industry.

I respect conviction.
Please sit.

So obviously I've been
following your case.

I have to say, it's hard for me
to take sides.

And why is that?

What Naomi Walling and
Channing McClaren did together

revealed a growing cancer
within my company.

And as a cancer survivor,
I don't use the term lightly.

I'm grateful to them both.

I hate to see
Naomi's daughter

and Channing McClaren
at each other's throats.

So Naomi Walling was
a valued employee of yours?

Nice woman,
very smart trader.

Then why were you conducting

an internal investigation
on her?

These are copies of documents
I have obtained

that clearly indicate
that Princefield Investments

was actively investigating
Naomi Walling.

How did you get them?

The point is, I have them.

Has this been leaked
to the public?

That's not how I work,
Mr. Herreshoff.

The memos indicate
that you suspected

Miss Walling's
trading patterns.

Yes. She was involved
in insider trading

before she decided
to blow the whistle.

Why are you showing these to me?

I'm representing
Naomi's daughter.

I need to know everything about
what happened to her mother.

Of course.

So what do you have
on Miss Walling?

Where did
your investigation lead?

I would love to help,
but unfortunately I can't.

The S.E.C. took over
the investigation.

I am bound by law
not to talk about it.

The S.E.C.?

Yes. We felt it was best handled
by an outside agency.

And who at the S.E.C.
did you speak to?

Reinsdorf, Clark.

He'll tell you
we've done everything

the S.E.C. has asked
of us to cooperate.

I'm not coming after you,
Mr. Herreshoff.

That's a relief.

Not yet, anyway.

I'm glad
you got my letter.

I saw on the news
you were back in New York.

I didn't know how else
to get in touch with you.

I thought our arrangement
was more than fair.

It was,
but things change.

How's that?

Charlie's getting worse.

What's wrong with him?

No one really knows.

One doctor says it's autism.

Another one
says it's Asperger's.

All I know is he's not relating
to the other kids.

No one knows how
to get close to him.

He just shuts out the world,
holes up, and draws.

Draws what?

I don't know.
Maps, fantasy shit.

Worlds that he makes up
in his mind.

You are the last fucking person
I want to beg from,

but something's wrong
with him.

I need to put him in a school
where he gets help.

He and Jeff just don't mix.

Who?
No one.

Who is he?

Just some guy
I shouldn't be seeing.

So, you gonna
help us out or not?

I'll send more money.
But first, I want to meet him.

You do not
want to meet Jeff.

I'm talking about Charlie.

Charlie does not need
another man in his life.

He's got enough going on.

You want the money,
you heard my condition.

Look, you really
want to help him,

why don't you
put him in a program?

But I don't need you
dicking with his mind.

I want to meet my son.

Yeah, well, why don't you
go fuck yourself?

So?

Your man, Samurai Seven,
is not so easy to find.

Did you try
contacting him online?

Yeah. No response.

I went and talked to some
computer guys from the corps.

Military intelligence guys.

They know something
about hacking.

They ever heard of
Samurai Seven?

Heard of him,
but only his handle.

They don't know his real name.

What about the bank account
I transferred the money to?

I looked. The account number
belongs to a shell company,

an S7 Enterprises?

S7. That's him.

There's no name on the account,
just the company address.

I've been staking out the place
for two days.
And?

A few women have come
and gone, but there's no guy.

You sure Samurai Seven
is a man?

Yeah. Yeah. I spoke to him
on the phone.

Then I don't know
what to tell you.

You get anything
from McClaren's people?

Apparently Samurai Seven
hangs out with this guy.

They work together sometimes.

Blackbird?

That's just his screen name.
I don't know how it'll help.

Blackbird.

Shit.

Bennett Herreshoff
sent you here.

He claims he turned over
the Naomi Walling investigation

to your agency.

Is that true?

Yes. Herreshoff
contacted us

after he suspected
Walling and her fund

of placing
improper trades.

What did you find?

The nature of the fund's returns
was highly unusual.

If you knew there was
insider trading,

why didn't you do anything?

Investigation's ongoing.
We aren't finished.

Is that the best you can do,
Mr. Reinsdorf?

It's the truth.

Maybe.

But what will
the public think?

Channing McClaren blew the lid
off information

the S.E.C. already had
but didn't act on.

That is completely unfair.

Nevertheless,
perception is everything.

What's that?

Just a little press release
I've prepared.

It exposes the criminal inaction
on the part of the S.E.C.

in regards to insider trading
at Fund 23.

There's a reporter at the Times
waiting on my call to print it.

Fuck you.

I'm not looking to sink you.

I just want you
to do something for me.

And what would that be?

Get me access
to everything you know

about the Walling investigation.

How about narrowing it down
a little bit?

All right. Specifically,
did you find any evidence

that Naomi Walling

was in communication
with Channing McClaren?

Offhand,
I couldn't tell you.

We have thousands of recordings
of Walling's communications.

But we were just looking at
insider trading.

Do you still have
the recordings?

Of course.
Good.

Go through them.

Get me anything
that will help me in my case.

Otherwise, first thing tomorrow,
your name's on the front page.

I will see
what I can find.

Now get the fuck
out of my office.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

MAN: Yeah, leave a message.

Call me, please.
I'm leaving you the messages.

I'm not hearing from you.
I'm scared.

I think maybe
I should leave town.

Blackbird.

Well, this witness list

has hardly changed
from the last one.

Nevertheless,
you requested it.

I thought Ellen would have
made more progress by now.

Well, the burden is on
the plaintiff, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Thank you
for bringing this by.

Now, if you excuse me,
I have work to do.

I brought cookies.

Ever since Ted died, I have
those nights from time to time,

and it's hard to sleep
in an empty bed, so...

well, I bake.

Well, thanks
for the offer, but...

You know what?

In case
you change your mind.

I can see that you're busy,

but there is something
that we need to discuss.

You received my letter?

Yes, I did.

You never responded.

No need to. I'm focused on
the McClaren case.

I have no further business
with your other client.

But he would very much
like to sit down with you.

He is ill, and given
his condition,

there are certain matters
that he would like to tie up.

That case is long settled.

Tell your client there is
nothing more to discuss.

Maggie.Yes, Miss Hewes.

Would you show
Mrs. Franklin out?

No need.

Oh, you can get the Tupperware
back to me whenever.

This is desert.
These are mountains.

The only way to get
from here to here

is to drive in
an all-terrain vehicle.

This is desert.
These are mountains.

The only way
to get from here to here

is to drive in
an all-terrain vehicle.

Charlie, did you order?

You have ten seconds,
or you're not eating lunch.

The only way
to get from here to here...

Order. I'm serious.
My shift starts in 20 minutes.

I'm not waiting here
the rest of my life.

This is desert...Let me call you back.

Order your goddamn lunch.

The only way to get
from here to here...

I'm serious.
Are you gonna order?

This is desert.
These are mountains.

Are you gonna order?

--an all-terrain vehicle.Fuck it. Let's go.

You ripped it.

You don't shut your face,
I'm gonna rip your head off.

Why do you got to be such
a fucking idiot all the time?

[RINGS] Yeah, leave a message.

[BEEPS]

Hi. It's me.

I'm getting on a plane to see
my parents. Call me, please.

I'm very worried.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Who is it?

I'm a friend of the Samurai.
I need to talk to you.

You Blackbird?

You know who I am?

Yes. He explain
everything to me.

Then you know your friend
didn't follow through

on the deal
he made with me.

This is not true.
You pay him, he provide data.

No. I paid him, and he ran off
before he provided anything.

How did you know
I paid him?

I s... I see your funds
come into his account.

I monitor at home everything
so to see nothing will go wrong.

So you have access
to his account?

Not monies, just records.

So you must know
if Patty Hewes paid him.

She did.

Yes, absolutely.

She meet with him
before you meet with him.

She... pay him, he provide data.

So if I didn't get
the information,

how do you know
that Patty Hewes did?

He s...

he send me confirmation
transaction was complete.

Then Samurai meet with you.

You give him money, but...

But what?

I never hear from him again.

So he ran out
on both of us?

No, not run away.

Not without laptop, hardware.
Everything still here.

Something must happened
to him.

This information
he sold Patty Hewes,

do you know what that was?

This he does not tell me.

Okay.

I really need your help.

Can I help you?

You're Jeff, right?

Who are you?

I'm a friend of Sally's.
I was hoping we could talk.

About what?

Charlie.

You got a problem with Charlie,
talk to his mother.

I want to talk to you.

I don't think
you understand Charlie.

Oh, really?

He thinks differently
than most people.

He sees things differently.

No shit.
Something wrong upstairs.

No. You don't understand.
There's nothing wrong.

Yeah. I-I've heard
the bullshit. He's special.

So he acts like a fucking moron.

The kid can't talk
to people, okay?

He's a freak.

He's not a freak.

A kid like Charlie
will never be good with people,

and that's okay.

He'll be good at other things.
Very good.

He just needs...
a little patience.

That's the last thing
he needs.

He's the way he is because Sally
lets him do whatever he wants.

No.

He needs discipline, okay?
She can't give it to him.

That's why she needs me around.

What you're doing
doesn't help.

You're making things worse.

I'd like you to be
a little more patient with him.

Can you do that?

I'd like you to get the fuck
out of my face.

It's clear you don't know
who I am.

I can do things to you, Jeff.
I can get to you if I want to.

Are you threatening me?

'Cause it sounds like
you're threatening me.

I'm asking you nicely.

Do not touch Charlie.

You leave him alone,
I'll leave you alone.

You want me
to leave the kid alone?

That's all I'm asking.

Okay.

There's your answer.

Now get the fuck out of here,
you fucking faggot.

WOMAN: She's not in right now.

What's this?Discovery request.

Parsons demands you hand over
the Samurai information.

So she didn't buy it
from him after all.

Guess not.
She lied.

Now she's using the court
to make you cough it up.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

WOMAN: Hewes and Associates.

Your Honor, I simply
don't have the information

that Miss Parsons
is requesting.

Miss Hewes is lying.

She bought the information
for $500,000

from a computer hacker.

How do you know this?

The same hacker offered
to sell the information to me.

That means nothing,
Your Honor.

Really, Miss Parsons, you're
just tossing out accusations.

You want me to help you,
you got to help me.

Yes, Your Honor.

Is there anyone who can attest
to the validity of your claims?

Okay, you can come in.

And how do you know
the money was transferred

from Miss Hewes
to your boyfriend?

I see it go into
his account.

Why isn't your boyfriend here
to tell me this himself?

He's missing, Your Honor, since
his meeting with Miss Hewes.

Alleged meeting.

Your Honor, this is
a very colorful story,

but hardly evidence
that I bought information.

I have bank records.

Here's a copy
of the transaction.

The timing and amount
of the transfer

back up Miss Kim's story.

And this is Miss Kim's
sworn statement.

I'm not gonna ask you

if you have this
Samurai information, Patty,

because that would just be
awkward for both of us.

I am going to require that you
hand it over to Miss Parsons.

One week.

Today.

72 hours.

Tomorrow morning.

Good day, all.

[MAN COUGHS AND WHEEZES]

Hi.

Hey.

They said you had a rough night.

How you doing today?

Like a brittle pile
of old cow turds

scorched by the sun
and run over by a train.

Oh, good. Better, then.

They're trying to kill me.

Who are?

The fucking nurses.
Every goddamn one of them.

[COUGHS]

I told you before, getting angry
just makes it worse.

They want me dead.

No. They are trying
to save your life.

What's to save?
I'll be dead in a month.

What are they trying to prove?

So...
did you talk to her?

Yeah.

Well?

I warned you when you asked me
to approach her

that she probably
wouldn't be interested.

And I was right. She's not.

Well, keep chipping away
at her.

She's not half as smart
as everybody thinks.

All right.

In the meantime,
I got you these.

I don't read anymore.

Suit yourself.

But there is an article
in American Lawyer

that you may find
particularly interesting.

See ya.

Try and behave.

Heh-heh-heh.

Bottom line is, we agreed
to financial terms

about nine years ago
when she got pregnant.

I didn't want her
to keep the baby

because I knew we weren't
gonna be together long term.

And Sally was aware
of your position on this?

Couldn't have been clearer.
I was definitive.

And has she abided by
her side of the agreement?

Yes.

But now she wants more money?

The money isn't the issue.
I can get her additional funds.

It's her current boyfriend
that I'm pissed off about.

Is he physically abusing
Charlie?

I want the guy
removed from the picture.

He doesn't understand that
Charlie is a complicated kid.

How can I make that happen?

Well, legally,
you would need evidence

that abuse is occurring,
which, if it isn't physical,

can be very difficult
to substantiate

and take several months
to prove.

I want the guy out today.

Best thing to do
is be aggressive

and start the process,
but it will be a process.

I don't have time for that.

Well, legally,
it's our only option.

You've been very helpful.
Thank you for your time.

I'm sorry we can't tell you
what you want to hear.

No, thank you.

You sure?

Just tell me
what you found.

Well, that's the thing,
Miss Hewes.

There's nothing.

We have no record
of Miss Walling

ever having communicated
with McClaren.

Do you spell Reinsdorf
with one "F" or two?

What are you doing?

I'm e-mailing my friend
at the Times.

Oh, whoa. Wait.
Stop, please.

Come on, come on.

What... what do you want
from me, huh?

I mean, I tried.

There is nothing
in the Walling investigation

that will help your case.

Maybe we're looking at
the problem

from the wrong angle.

Maybe you've got something that
would help my opponent's case.

Such as?

In your investigation,
did you ever turn up anyone

who may have wanted to
hurt Naomi Walling?

Who may have been motivated
to expose her personal life?

I'd have to go back and look.

Do that.

You have 24 hours.

After that, I make the call.

[HORN BLARING]

[SIREN WAILING]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hello.

Hello, Patty.

Is it wine
or Bourbon tonight?

Wine.

Well, I wanted to
touch base.

Tomorrow's the deadline

for handing over
the information to me,

not that you need reminding.

No, of course not.

I'm just calling to ask
if I could get a hard copy

as well as the disk.

Anything you want.

That would be great.

And, Patty,
if for some reason

you decide not to comply
with the judge's order,

I have a motion
for summary judgment

all ready to go.

You'll have
the information, Ellen.

Have a good night.

Sorry I'm late, Judge.

The three train must have been
stuck in molasses.

That's okay.
Have a seat.

I'll be right with you both.

Still scrambling
for a defense, are you?

Well, too bad, Toots,
'cause there's nothing in there.

Funny that Patty would lie
about having it, then.

Well, cost her half a mil.
Must have felt proprietary.

Anyway, lots of luck.

I'm sure it'll make
for interesting reading.

So... you've brought everything

that Miss Hewes procured
from this hacker?

You betcha, Judge.
Here's a copy of the disk.

And these are the files.

Oh, Miss Hewes is sorry

she couldn't be here
to deliver them herself.

Satisfied, Miss Parsons?

Yes, Your Honor,
satisfied.

Goody.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

Samurai's documents
clearly indicate

that Princefield
and Herreshoff

were investigating
Naomi Walling.

Why would Patty Hewes
lie about having this?

What good does it do her?

Knowledge is power.

The question is, where does
this information lead?

If Princefield was investigating
Naomi prior to the leak,

then what did they find out
about her?

Exactly. I'm going to
look into that.

Well, this is of no concern
to me, Miss Parsons.

Our investigation
of Naomi Walling

followed standard protocol.

We dotted every "i,"
we crossed every "t."

Patty Hewes approached you
already, didn't she?

You two came to
some sort of arrangement?

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, you lawyers.
You all think alike.

Always some conspiracy.

No. There's only one reason

Patty wouldn't have leaked
this information to the press.

Whatever it is you're implying,
I don't appreciate it.

You cut a deal.

She sat on the information, and
you helped her with her case.

You are way off base.

Yes, Miss Hewes did approach me.

And I explained it to her
like I'll explain it to you.

The S.E.C.'s investigation
is ongoing.

We had no intention of taking
action against Naomi Walling

until we understood

the full scope
of her illegal activity.

With all due respect,
that's bullshit.

Jeff's in jail.

He got arrested this morning.

Tell me that you didn't have
anything to do with it.

This is for a fresh start.

Oh, my God.

Should be enough
for a while.

And I want you to put Charlie
in the right kind of school.

Okay.

You want to meet him?

Now?

No, he's in school
right now.

I mean, when he's free?

You sure?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'd like that.

Thank you.

Tell me, Naomi.

Bennett, calm down.

Who is this new guy
you're seeing?

It doesn't matter.It fucking matters to me.

You're married.

Did you think that I wouldn't
start seeing someone else?

Do not fuck with me, Naomi.

My daughter's
coming home soon.

I have to go.

Do not fuck with me.

Naomi Walling was having
a relationship with Herreshoff.

And it sounds like
it didn't end well.

Do you have any other
conversations between them?

No. This is the only one
we picked up.

I think you'll agree

that I've given you
everything you asked for.

This call is a silver bullet
for Ellen Parsons.

She gets her hands on it,
your case is sunk.

Then she better not hear it.

Oh, she won't.

I deleted the call
from our records.

And I'm leaving
the only copy with you.

Thank you, Mr. Reinsdorf.

I trust your friend
at the Times

won't be
running the story.

No, he won't.

Your total incompetence
will remain just between us.

Your friend is very late.

Yes, he is.

When's your friend
gonna be here?

Soon, baby. Soon.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

You're not going to
answer that, are you?

The other day,
you asked me a question.

The answer is yes.

There is something wrong
with me.

[GASPS]

I was told you wanted
nothing to do with me.

I don't.

Then why are you here?

I heard you were dying.

So you wanted to come and see
what that looks like. Heh-heh.

Boy.

You look so much
like your mother.

Don't talk about my mother.

I don't mean to trample on
sacred ground.

I know you two
were devoted to each other.

'Course, she was always easy
to boonswaggle.

Never really...
had a clear... idea

of what kind of a person...

you really are.

Well, she certainly knew

what kind of person
you really are.

What do you want from me?

What if I told you
I put you in my will?

I'd tell you to take me out.

Is that all?

Don't you ever try
to contact me again.

♪ 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 ♪