Damages Season 2 Episodes

13 Episodes 2009 - 2009

Season 2 follows cutthroat legal do-gooder Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) as she goes after the murderous CEO of a rapacious energy company, while Patty's no-longer-naive associate Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) goes after her\ because she thinks Patty tried to have her killed. Guiding Ellen in this effort are two FBI agents (Mario Van Peebles, Glenn Kessler) out to entrap Patty in a bribery scheme. Two of the ways they try to get to her are through her second-in-command, Tom Shayes (Tate Donovan), and Uncle Pete (Tom Aldredge), her Mr. Fix-it (with no questions asked). Meanwhile, Ellen meets a sympathetic, if secretive man named Wes Krulik (Timothy Olyphant) at a grief-counseling session, and they're immediately attracted to each other. What Ellen doesn't know is Wes has ties to Rick Messer (David Costabile), the rogue cop Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) hired in Season 1 to murder her fiancé. As for Frobisher, Patty's first-season target, he's now her uneasy ally in her effort to take down Walter Kendrick (John Doman), the CEO of Ultima National Resources. Kendrick is accused by scientist Daniel Purcell (William Hurt) of knowingly polluting land around a UNR facility in West Virginia. Purcell's wife is soon murdered and he's charged with the crime. As it happens, Purcell once had an affair with Patty but now he's secretly seeing Kendrick's lawyer, Claire Maddox (Marcia Gay Harden). Patty's husband, Phil (Michael Nouri), who's having an affair as well, gets mixed up in the UNR affair when he's offered the post of U.S. energy secretary. Working for Kendrick are math whiz Finn Garrity (Kevin Corrigan), a cocaine-snorting, price-rigging energy trader, and the Deacon (Darrell Hammond), whose dirty work is less cerebral.

Episode 1

I Lied, Too

Wed, Jan 7, 2009 103 mins

As Season 2 opens, Patty is setting up a charity foundation when a desperate man (William Hurt) she knows seeks her aid in a corporate-malfeasance case. She's also offered a class-action suit involving child malnutrition by Ellen, who's secretly out to take her down, aided by two government agents (Mario Van Peebles, Glenn Kessler). Executive: Brett Cullen. Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa have cameos as themselves.

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Episode 2

Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 103 mins

Patty decides to take Purcell's case, even though he refuses to tell her everything about it. She also wriggles out of the child-malnutrition suit, leaving Tom in charge of it and frustrating Ellen (not to mention agents Harrison and Werner). In a flash-forward, Ellen has a liaison with Wes Krulick (Timothy Olyphant). Claire Maddox: Marcia Gay Harden. Purcell: William Hurt. Wayne: Brett Cullen.

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Episode 3

I Knew Your Pig

Wed, Jan 21, 2009 103 mins

As Patty probes the murder of Daniel Purcell's wife, she begins to suspect Purcell (William Hurt) of withholding vital information. Meanwhile, Ellen uncovers a decades-old secret about Patty and Purcell.

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Episode 4

Hey! Mr. Pibb

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 103 mins

While Patty works to clear Daniel Purcell (William Hurt) of his wife's murder, Ellen and Tom head to West Virginia to gather information in the case against Ultima National Resources.

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Episode 5

I Agree, It Wasn't Funny

Wed, Feb 4, 2009 103 mins

Patty begins to suspect Ellen's motives for returning to the firm. Patty is also on a mission to stop a corporate merger that she believes is tied to Christine Purcell's murder.

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Episode 6

A Pretty Girl in a Leotard

Wed, Feb 11, 2009 103 mins

Patty wages a media war against Walter Kendrick, whom she believes to be responsible for Christine Purcell's murder. Meanwhile, Ellen gets a step closer to tying Frobisher to David's murder.

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Episode 7

New York Sucks

Wed, Feb 18, 2009 103 mins

As Patty and Frobisher team up to bring Kendrick down, Ellen gives the FBI a new lead that could bring Patty down. And Patty provides Ellen with a lead that could tie Frobisher to David's murder. Uncle Pete: Tom Aldredge.

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Episode 8

They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney

Wed, Feb 25, 2009 103 mins

While Uncle Pete remains in a coma, Patty begins to unravel the UNR energy scheme and an associate of Kendrick's has lunch with Patty's husband (Michael Nouri). Meanwhile, Frobisher's past comes back to haunt him. Rick Messer: David Costabile.

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Episode 9

You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant

Wed, Mar 4, 2009 103 mins

Patty goes on the offensive against the FBI, while Ellen receives troubling news about the probe. Meanwhile, Patty's husband (Michael Nouri) gets an intriguing offer.

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Episode 10

Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons

Wed, Mar 11, 2009 103 mins

As Patty ramps up the pressure on UNR, her foes start to crack. Meanwhile, Wes and Ellen's relationship takes a new turn, and the FBI probe of Patty takes a shocking one.

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Episode 11

London, Of Course

Wed, Mar 18, 2009 103 mins

While Claire Maddox risks everything to oust Kendrick, Ellen discovers a dark secret about Patty's personal life.

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Episode 12

Look What He Dug Up This Time

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 103 mins

Ellen convinces the FBI to change their approach in the investigation. Meanwhile, Daniel Purcell reenters Patty's life and becomes critical to her case against UNR.

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Episode 13

Trust Me

Wed, Apr 1, 2009 103 mins

In the second-season finale, Patty pulls out all the stops to win the UNR case while Ellen's quest for revenge concludes.

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