Damages
A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.
- Metascore78
- 2007-2012
- 5 seasons
- FX Network
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.
Season 5 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
You Want to End This Once and for All?
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 53 mins
Already on opposite sides of Michael Hewes's (ZACHARY BOOTH) custody suit against his mother, Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) prepare to face off in court after a cyber-hacker's, Channing McLaren (RYAN PHILLIPPE), revelations about insider trading expose damaging personal information that push an informant over the edge.
Episode 2
Have You Met the Eel Yet?
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 47 mins
As they square off in a wrongful death lawsuit against cyber-hacker Channing McClaren, Ellen (Rose Byrne) worries that her mentor's close relationship with the judge will give Patty (Glenn Close) an unfair advantage. But while she tries to level the playing field even as she begins to doubt McClaren's honesty, Ellen is reminded of how manipulative Patty can be.
Episode 3
Failure Is Failure
Wed, Jul 25, 2012 58 mins
Patty (GLENN CLOSE) looks to prove that Rachel Walling's (JENNA ELFMAN) late mother committed suicide after meeting with cyber-hacker Channing McClaren (RYAN PHILLIPPE). And as Ellen (ROSE BYRNE) struggles to defend the shadowy McClaren, she's surprised to learn of her mother's, Deniece (DEBRA MONK), problems at home.
Episode 4
I Love You, Mommy
Wed, Aug 1, 2012 52 mins
Ellen (ROSE BYRNE) and Patty (GLENN CLOSE) face off in a bidding war after a mysterious computer hacker, Samurai Seven (BILL CAMP), offers them information pertaining to the McClaren wrongful death lawsuit. Meanwhile, family drama dogs Ellen after her mother Deniece (DEBRA MONK) leaves her husband, Gary (GORDON CLAPP).
Episode 5
There's Something Wrong with Me
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 47 mins
As she and Ellen (Rose Byrne) look to exploit the documents offered by a computer hacker, Patty (Glenn Close) secretly pressures a government investigator to provide confidential information to help her case. Meanwhile, Channing McClaren's shadowy past returns to haunt him.
Episode 6
I Need to Win
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 52 mins
A surprise witness threatens to call into question Channing McClaren's account of the night Naomi Walling committed suicide. Meanwhile, Ellen's (Rose Byrne) assistant approaches Patty (Glenn Close) with an unwelcome development in a case they argued years ago.
Episode 7
The Storm's Moving In
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 57 mins
As Channing McClaren learns that a murdered computer hacker was paid for information about the late Naomi Walling, Patty (Glenn Close) and Ellen (Rose Byrne) take a tense trip to Maine to interview an expert witness whom they hope can shed some light on insider trading practices at Princefield Investments. Meanwhile, Chris Sanchez (Chris Messina) discovers that the Army is redeploying mentally unstable soldiers to Afghanistan.
Episode 8
I'm Afraid of What I'll Find
Wed, Aug 29, 2012 55 mins
As Patty (Glenn Close) threatens to expose the insider trading by Channing McClaren's leading financier, Chris Sanchez (Chris Messina) uses McClarenTruth to release information charging the Army with redeploying mentally ill soldiers. Meanwhile, Ellen (Rose Byrne) gets closer to identifying the man she suspects Patty sent to kill her.
Episode 9
I Like Your Chair
Wed, Sep 5, 2012 53 mins
As they prepare to face off in court, Ellen (Rose Byrne) seeks protection from the hit man she believes Patty (Glenn Close) sent to kill her. While Ellen is forced to intervene in the collapse of her parents' troubled marriage, the case against Channing McClaren threatens to destroy both McClarenTruth and Princefield Investments.
Episode 10
But You Don't Do That Anymore
Wed, Sep 12, 2012 70 mins
But You Don't Do That Anymore