Damages s01e01 Episode Script
Get Me A Lawyer
Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot (Dimension) mujdat6 iyi seyirler diler Yes ma'am, yes ma'am, I'll take a look.
Blood, half naked, wandering the streets at 7:00 A.
M.
Just your type.
You get a name? She's not responsive.
All we found on her was this.
"Hollis M.
Nye, attorney-at-law.
" The rest is a mess.
I guess we know her lawyer.
Or her John.
Or both.
You want to get her some clothes? Who the hell are you, sweetheart? Ellen, I think you'll find our offer more than fair for someone just out of law school.
6 MONTHS EARLIER We'd like to bring you in as a junior associate, five years guaranteed with a starting salary of Holy shit.
Damn right, "holy shit.
" Congratulations.
You can go ahead and breathe now.
Saying yes is going to be the easy part.
Ellen With whom else have you met? No one, Mr.
Nye, but Hewes & associates called me yesterday.
Patty Hewes.
Well good luck to you.
You might have mentioned that sooner.
Hmm? All right, I'll tell Ms.
Hewes.
$25 million is their final offer.
No, it isn't.
They don't have the stomach for a verdict.
The answer's "no," Mr.
Cutler.
Enough of this shit.
Would you please put Patty on the phone? He wants to talk to you.
Nothing's changed, Mr.
Cutler.
$150 million to settle.
Put her on the goddamned line.
Yes, Martin.
You want to be professional for a second? Spring's almost here.
I adore it.
Rebirth.
Do you think that's because I'm a water sign? I'm trying to do you a favor, Patty.
You see the way that forewoman was looking at me? I'm a pisces, what are you? Who gives a shit? Fine.
Aries.
April 3rd, House of the Rising retrograde Mercury bullshit.
$25 million, Patty.
Aries is a fire sign, Martin.
Throw me back something I can work with.
Your sign's function in life is to resolve conflict.
You're right.
25.
I guess this time you came up short.
This is charity, Patty.
I shredded your experts on cross.
Did you? You didn't prove my client was at fault.
Children died, Martin.
Ms.
Hewes? The verdict's coming in.
It's your last chance to get off cheap.
Reggie Dwayne Thomas.
Who the hell's that? A second grader and a mets fan.
You know him as patient 61.
As his immune system was being decimated, Reggie asked me for two things That his team make the playoffs and that someone punish the company that made him sick.
All right, goddamn it, 150! That's it, we're done.
Soon as you tell it to the judge.
Judge Catrall.
My call is for the defense, your honnor.
We reach the settlement: 150.
You're a real hard-dicked bitch, you know that? Afternoon, madam Foreman.
I thought you just reached a verdict.
Not at Quiznos, we didn't.
We broke for lunch.
If you were a man, I'd kick the living dogshit out of you.
If you were a man, I'd be worried.
And then I left 150 grand on the table.
That's twice the money my parents make in a year.
Combined.
Am I crazy? I hope so.
You want to grab a table? First round's on me.
What the hell is he doing here? Who? Mr.
Nye.
I was told this is your spot.
All my secrets are out, huh? I appreciate your offer today.
Oh, no, no, no, we're fine.
We have a lot of good candidates.
It's you I'm worried about.
Say, is, uh is that your boyfriend? Yeah.
Are you two happy? Very.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Excuse me? There won't be room for him and Patty.
There won't be room for you and Patty.
With Patty Hewes, there's only Patty.
Oh, I came here for a favor.
Could you autograph that for me, please? It'll clear my conscience.
You're special, Ellen.
But that'll only make the fall harder.
What are you talking about? Your ambition.
Maybe we need people like Patty who see their destiny in grander terms than the rest of us.
But that doesn't mean that you should go work for her.
So think about it.
My offer's still good.
My interview is on wednesday.
I haven't even gotten the job yet.
You will.
Once Patty meets you, there's no turning back.
She'll see what I see.
And she'll own you.
I was warned.
Ellen Parsons Hollis M.
Nye, attorney-at-law.
I've invited you to the show a hundred times before.
You've never come, so why now? Well, actually, I thought it was "Deal or No Deal".
I mean, where's the bald guy? He's backstage.
We stuffed him in a briefcase.
So what's the real story? Why now? I'm here because of Arthur Frobisher.
their life savings as a result of his actions.
Alleged actions.
He was found not guilty at a criminal trial.
No, it's a matter of public record.
Arthur Frobisher told his employees to invest in the company and then sold his own stock.
It's classic pump and dump.
He claims he had a prior arrangement with his broker to sell.
You believe that? Arthur Frobisher made hundreds of millions in personal profit while his workers lost their pensions, their 401Ks, everything they had.
Government couldn't prove it.
Greta, I think there's a lot of things our government can't do.
We're gonna take a quick break.
We'll be right back with high stakes litigator, Patty Hewes.
And we're out! - That was great.
- It's good to meet you finally.
- Nice to meet you.
- Tom confirmed the client reps for tomorrow.
Good.
Wish my girlfriend could've been here.
We're huge Greta fans.
You have a girlfriend? She teaches at your son's school.
I thought you were gay.
Ms.
Hewes, tell us what we can do.
You're our lawyer.
We're in the news every day.
Look at this.
Frobisher's lawyer called us greedy in the Wall Street Journal.
On CNN, he said we're the bloodsuckers.
I warned you the media war was coming.
Well, here it is.
I don't want my grandkids hearing these lies.
I know, Larry, it's deeply upsetting.
And Frobisher's people are spinning his case exactly the way we would expect them to.
Well, what can we do about it? I need you to understand this.
We are engaging in a battle with a man who will stop at nothing to preserve his fortune.
High-stakes litigation is a long and painful process.
Frobisher will destroy us in the press, he will attack us personally, he will try to turn our lives upside down so that we'll want to settle.
Meanwhile, his attorneys will spin him as the good guy, the aggrieved innocent victim.
So we have to be patient, and we have to stay strong.
But most of all, we have to all stick together.
If we do that, we'll win.
Okay, enough already.
Sorry.
Was I pushing it? No, it's good, I just haven't exercised in, like, three months.
The restaurant's killing me.
I've never worked so hard in my life.
Did you hire a staff yet? Starting to.
Would you look over some contracts? - Sure.
- Saffron.
Good girl.
Oh, nice work.
You actually got my sister to break a sweat.
- Yeah.
- Oh, you ass.
Oh, my God.
- What is it? - They bumped up my interview.
Ms.
Hewes, we're ready for your briefing in conference room one.
Thank you, Felicia.
I'm sorry, someone helping you? Uh, I'm Ellen Parsons.
Who? I'm here for, um, to interview.
Well, good luck to you.
Ellen? Tom Shayes.
We spoke on the phone.
- Oh.
Hello.
- Right.
Right this way.
Here you go.
So, one of the advantages, you know, you're not going to be buried in paperwork your first year.
Unlike big firms, Patty believes in a team approach, that kind of thing.
Sorry, Tom.
That's okay, it's all right.
Ellen, Uncle Pete.
Uncle Pete's been with Patty longer than any of us.
He's really the one who runs everything around here.
- Good to meet you, Ellen.
- Nice to meet you.
It's dry cleaning.
We've been working on the Frobisher case 24/7.
Some of our associates haven't been able to go home yet.
It's best not to go into an interview with Patty cold.
Most likely, she'll grill you on precedents for our current case, but any topic is fair game constitutional law, torts, contracts.
No problem.
Patty is not looking to see how you handle the facts, she's looking to see how you handle yourself, how you think, how you express yourself.
Okay, got it.
Yeah.
No, you don't.
When it comes to reading people, Patty lives and dies by instinct.
The woman has the sharpes bullshit meter I've ever seen.
And you're at the most difficult step.
It's do or die.
If you're phony with her for one second, she'll skewer you.
Good.
Phony's not my strong suit.
Good.
So we have you sitting down with Patty Saturday.
Come again? Exact time TBD.
We're going to ask that you just leave the whole day available.
I thought the interview was today.
No, no.
We couldn't have you sit down with Patty without you meeting me first.
But I can't do Saturday.
Work it out.
Patty's schedule is impossible.
My sister's getting married on Saturday.
All day? You know, you didn't just think that.
You actually said it.
Look, Ellen, most people never get this chance.
Do you want it or not? My dog's on a leash.
Come on.
Makes you long for the reasoned justice of the courtroom, don't it? Ray, I didn't know you walked your own dog.
Which one is yours? Under the tree.
The Doberman.
Yours? He's that mutt over there trying to hump the Ridgeback.
Sorry.
Hey, you know, I caught you on TV last night.
Seems foolish to get your clients'hopes up when the government already spit the bit.
Federal prosecutors proved nothing against my client.
Heaven knows, neither will you.
I'm at a dog park, Ray.
You're right, you're right.
Let's not have this get pissy like last time.
Give me a number, Patty.
Mr.
Frobisher's already lost three years of his life to a government trial.
Maybe I can talk him into saving himself another three.
A jury will give him a number, Ray.
You in this for your clients or to destroy Arthur Frobisher? Both.
You are so full of shit, Patty.
You know what I like most about you? You have no case.
Come on! Nice seeing you, Ray.
Aunt Barb and Uncle Fran all the way from California.
And, Cathy and Rich, thank you so much, coming all the way from New Jersey.
And I want to thank everyone You know you actually make that dress work? Thanks, babe.
You okay? Yeah, it's the one day of the year I can't interview, and they won't reschedule.
They're Hewes & Associates.
I know, I know.
I especially want to thank my sister, Ellen.
And even though I've got three years on her, Ellie's always been my big sister, you know? Always giving me advice, and I swore to myself I was going to make it through without crying.
I love you, Carrie.
Okay, here she goes again.
I wish I could have been a better role model, you know, but you were always perfect at everything, and there wasn't ever anything you need me for, so Well, if it isn't the maid of honor.
Thought you might need a breather.
Ms.
Hewes.
What are you doing here? I had to meet you.
Why? Because, kiddo, you're the first person stupid enough to turn me down.
I'm glad I'm not in your shoes.
Family toasts, public displays of affection absolute torture.
Bourbon? Helps take the edge off.
I should probably just bite the bullet.
So what about you, Ellen? Do you see a husband in your future? Yeah, I guess.
I hope so.
You know what they say.
"Hope is the thing with feathers.
" Emily Dickinson.
That bitch will say anything.
Ms.
Hewes, I'm sorry I missed our meeting today.
No, no.
I understand.
I understand.
The good sister.
It's just that this is family, and if I skipped the wedding for a job interview You'd confirm their worst fear.
Which is? They're good, hardworking people, and they're afraid of losing you.
Wait.
How long have you been here? They actually remind me of my family.
You love them, you do anything for them.
The problem is, they don't have your ambition.
What's the problem? You try to lead by example, and they want you to lead, and then they resent you for it.
They put you on a pedestal, look up to you, and then blame you for the crick in their necks.
Oh, that problem.
I know how hard you worked to get your shot with me, but you turned it down to be with your family.
That's an interesting choice.
Ms.
Hewes? Is there any way I could still interview? I think it would be a waste of time, Ellen.
You're hired.
I hate to interrupt your morning, Art, but it's not good.
All right, how much does she want? Say again? I can barely hear you.
Yeah, I'm in the middle of a storm here, Ray.
How much does she want? She wouldn't give me a number.
If she's got a pulse, she's got a price.
Well, it's one you can't afford.
She's on a mission here, and she won't stop till you're strung up in the public square.
All right, you know what? It's time you made the call, Ray.
We're not there yet, Art.
I'm sick of this shit First the government, now this bitch, shit! Do you know something? My wife's about to leave me because of this.
My kids are getting harassed at school.
This bullshit never ends.
Make the call.
I want some leverage.
Give me some time.
No.
Time's up.
Hey, Ray, what you called them "bloodsuckers"? What's that about? Come on.
Lighten up on the rhetoric.
Art Yeah, I can't hear you.
Look, if you need me, I'm going to be at the Brewster Trauma Center.
My idiot brother-in-law can't drive those shit.
I'm going with you, so wait just one second.
Arthur Frobisher's dossier, and his broker, Gary Genow.
What do you know? The government lost because they couldn't link these guys.
Frobisher claimed he had a preexisting agreement to sell his stock.
Genow backs him up, but that's a crock.
Very good.
However, Frobisher and Genow were both in Florida the weekend prior to the sell off.
We don't have a case unless we can connect Frobisher with his broker.
Which the government couldn't do even though both men were in Florida? We interviewed every employee, colleague and golf buddy within 100 miles of Arthur Frobisher on the day in question.
And we managed to piece together Frobisher's whereabouts.
On Saturday, June 19, from 9:00 a.
m.
to 1:00 p.
m.
, he plays 18 holes in Palm Beach.
We interviewed club members, guests and employees, but no sign of his broker.
From 1:00 p.
m.
to 3:00, he lunches with a few of his fortune 500 pals lobster bisque, Kobe beef.
But his broker is nowhere to be found.
From 3:00 p.
m.
to 6:00 p.
m.
, Frobisher's at the spa getting a full body treatment.
For three hours? What was he getting waxed? home in his private jet, arrives at Teterboro Airport at 9:00 p.
m.
He's home safe and sound by 10:00.
So somehow Frobisher and his broker communicated down in Florida, but no one saw them together.
So they probably used an intermediary.
Someone played messenger.
Unfortunately, that could be anyone in the entire state of Florida.
Patty's got all her contacts in the Sunshine State looking into it.
Whatever happened, someone down there must know something.
Ellen? You've got a 4:00 p.
m.
at Bergdorf's.
Go to VIP Services.
Talk to Suzanne.
She knows what Patty likes.
First your home away from home.
Free piece of advice.
Don't don't make it your own.
Patty doesn't want family photographs, tchotchkes, knickknacks.
And don't bring anything you can't carry out in one trip when she fires you.
I'm kidding sort of.
Frobisher discovery.
Patty will need a full summary.
She wants to see how you write.
Her name is Ellen Parsons.
- You her lawyer? - Is she okay? Are you her lawyer? No.
A friend.
You have a current address? Yes.
Certainly.
She lives with her fiancé.
Okay, that was insane.
There's more.
Let me grab those.
There were, like, five women helping me try on a pair of pants.
Oh! I'd enjoy that.
At one point, I was half naked, and Barbara Walters walked into the dressing room.
That not so much.
They had everything ready to go, pulled in my size.
Nice.
Can't wait for a reason to wear it.
Oh, wait.
This isn't mine.
No? How did this get in here? I don't know.
Baby.
I hear we're a little behind schedule for the opening.
Frank In the restaurant business, a little behind is a lot ahead.
We're doing just fine.
But you did say you would call before you came.
Oh, my boss wanted me to check up on his investment.
And good news I was able to push this through.
My liquor license! Oh, excellent.
Thank you.
Hey, there, fella.
What's his name? Her.
Saffron.
Got one myself.
Most loyal creatures on God's green Earth.
Oh, one more thing.
I need your Jane Hancock here and here.
I think I've already signed one of these.
Oh, this just clarifies the scope of your existing confidentiality agreement.
I do hate housekeeping.
It's standard boilerplate.
Okay, I'll get my lawyer to take a look.
There's some problem? No, no problem.
I just Permits are coming through, you're getting everything you need? Yeah, absolutely.
You guys have been great.
Good.
I'm glad to hear that.
I'd hate for anything to hold up your opening.
Oh, so would I.
I'm sorry.
I'm going to have to get back to work.
By all means.
Good girl, Saffron.
You be a good girl, too.
My great-great grandfather designed this.
He grew rich on the munition demands of the Civil War.
In fact, he started this club over a hundred years ago.
I hear you know your way around a rifle, Larry.
The Marines was a long time ago, Mr.
Frobisher.
These guns are all that's left of my family's fortune.
The Depression wiped us out.
I didn't know that.
Yeah.
Sit down, come on.
- That's good lemonade, isn't it? - Yeah.
I grew up with nothing.
At 17, I walked out of my father's house without a dime, bull-headed and full of pride.
It took almost three decades, but I built my company from the ground up.
That company meant everything to me.
But what happened to you to all my employees, is a tragedy.
Yes, it is.
But, Larry, Patty Hewes she's not the answer.
I mean, she's an egomaniac, and she's going to lose.
You know why? No, sir.
Because I didn't do it.
I'm a very rich man.
I make no apologies for that.
But I'm also an innocent man, and I want to come to some reasonable solution to this.
What do you want from me? All right I know that you have the employees'ear, that they trust you.
I think that you and I together could end this.
Now, we'll we'll be discreet.
We'll take care of you when this is all settled, but all I'm asking for is a number that you think is fair.
That's all.
Mr.
Frobisher has a number for you.
He wants to settle for $100 million? - That's ridiculous.
- That's total bullshit, but it's our duty to take it to the clients.
What if they accept? It's never going to happen.
This is Patty Hewes.
Watch and learn.
Arthur Frobisher stole your future.
He stole financial security from your children and your children's children.
Now, this offer it might pay for today's bills, but you've got to remember there are 5,000 of you.
There's going to be nothing left for tomorrow.
Frobisher wants this case settled before we can expose the truth.
You want the truth? We're broke.
- Exactly.
- $100 million.
Mrs.
Hewes, that's a one with a hell of a lot of zeroes.
Absolutely, but it's what Frobisher wants to pay to get rid of you.
If you want to send a message to this man, he has to pay a price that he can't afford.
Frobisher's net worth is upward of two and a half billion dollars.
Now $100 million sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but it's less than five percent of what this man is worth.
I think we have a strong case.
I'd like to take it to a jury and let them decide what Mr.
Arthur Frobisher owes you.
Now, hold on, hold on here, people.
We discussed this, and we all agreed if Frobisher ever offered $100 million we'd accept it.
Do you know about this? Of course not.
It's ridiculous.
Mrs.
Hewes, you work the percentage, right? - Right.
- More money from Frobisher means more money for you.
The rich get richer.
You're absolutely right.
I have made a lot of money.
I'm good at what I do.
But it also affords me the luxury to only take cases that I feel passionately about.
And I feel passionately about this case.
If we turn this settlement down, the case could drag on for years and we could end up getting nothing.
You can survive that we can't.
Let's stick to our plan.
Take this money and get on with our lives.
Karen, Larry, if I may, I just want to say one thing All due respect, Mrs.
Hewes, I say we end this here and now.
On behalf of custodial services, I vote to accept the settlement.
I am pleased to present the american bar association's national public service award to Patricia C.
Hewes.
Thank you, George.
I'm particularly touched to receive this award from you and thanks to the ABA for your recognition and support.
I'm deeply honored and grateful.
And all of you for coming out this morning.
I have to admit, I wouldn't want to give up my saturday morning to listen to me, so I will I will try to be brief.
Look at her.
Normally, she turns this shit down.
She hates awards.
Then why is she here? For the P.
R.
has just become another tool Most cases you get your clients $100 million, you're a hero.
But if Frobisher gets off that easy, the whole legal world will know she tanked it.
The powerful corrupt the law when they use it as a club to bludgeon the weak.
Yes, ma'am, my produce is 100% locally grown, organic.
And I was trained at the culinary institute, yes.
The culinary institute.
Ma'am, can I Can I give you a call back? Hey, sis, what's up? David, where are you? I'm at Ellen'S.
Just got off a shift.
What's up? We need to talk.
There you are.
Is this the lawyer of the year? Is this the man who kidnapped my husband? How's London? London? Is that where I am? I've lost track.
Michael's headmaster called.
Yeah, I know.
We're on for monday morning.
I'll have a talk with Michael when I get home.
Another talk's going to help? Probably not.
Any headway with the witness? No.
You eating? Yeah.
More or less.
Sleeping? Phil, stop it.
I'm fine.
No, you're not.
I can hear it in your voice.
Fly safe.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Bye.
The clients want to know to know why Patty hasn't accepted the settlement yet.
What is she waiting for? I don't know.
Why the long face? Lighten up.
I just got a goddamn award.
So who's hungry? I'm thinking steak.
Ellen, do you eat meat? Sure.
Attagirl.
Tom here's a vegan.
Only for health reasons.
Health reasons Right.
I know everything about you, don't I, Tommy? Who's been with me ten years come august? I have.
And who did I trust to be my client liaison on this case? You trusted me.
But who let me get blindsided by their intentions? How could I have possibly? How could you have possibly made such a catastrophic screw up? I wish I could answer that.
Enjoy your tofu, tom, you're fired.
Are you serious? How about sushi? - Patty - Do you like fish? Your clients purposefully misled me.
I know a great place.
- Listen to me - No, you listen to me.
Get out of the car! - Get out of the car! - This is bullshit! Get out! Oh, jesus.
Joe, you know the place I'm thinking about.
That cute little japanese place, second and what in the 70s? You're my sister.
How do you know Arthur Frobisher? I catered a function for him and some businessmen.
When? A few years ago.
Then a week after the event, his lawyer called me and told me Frobisher was a huge fan and that he wanted to help me open a restaurant.
Katie, why the hell didn't you tell me that you worked for Arthur Frobisher? I didn't know anything about him at the time.
But then the government tried him and he was all over the news.
Jesus, Katie, you didn't think that you should mention it? By that time, I couldn't tell you.
I'd already signed the original confidentiality agreement.
And now you've got some guy who's waiting outside He needs them signed today? Oh, okay.
I'll bring them right over.
What's wrong? So this function you catered, was that in florida? Yeah, palm beach.
How did you know? Katie, this whole case turns on one weekend, and you were there.
Turns how? Somehow Frobisher communicated with his broker down in palm beach.
You must have seen something that they didn't want you to see.
I never even spoke to Frobisher.
I just cooked for the guy.
What could I possibly know? I'm not sure.
The government never contacted you? No.
So obviously I thought that their case had absolutely nothing to do with me.
I have to tell Patty you were down there, she should interview you.
She can't.
Katie signed a confidentiality agreement.
A judge can override that.
Wait.
You want me to be a witness against Frobisher? Yes, if you know something.
He's my investor.
He's the only reason I have this restaurant in the first place.
If she goes to Patty, she's going to be screwed.
She will lose everything, won't she? What should I do? I don't know.
Shit! Andrew, yes, yes, I'm on my way.
I'm on my way.
I have to go.
So are you going to tell Patty? Hi, I'm here to see Ms.
Hewes.
Certainly.
Lucia.
Esta es la mujer.
Are you Ellen? Yeah, I guess.
Ms.
Hewes had to go to Michael's school.
She waits for you.
Oh, okay.
Goodbye, Ellen.
You're staring at me.
Sorry.
What, Ellen? Speak.
You think I shouldn't have fired Tom? It's not for me to say.
This moron always keeps me waiting.
You might as well sit down.
Is everything all right? He's threatening to expel my son.
Oh.
I'm sorry.
Do yourself a favor, Ellen, don't have kids.
I read an interview once with a Nobel prize winner physicist, genius, married six times.
He said: "don't have kids.
" Ruins your ambition, keeps you from what you want in life.
He said to have wives instead.
You can leave wives.
You can't leave your own kids.
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
My son came out of me perfectly healthy Ten fingers, ten toes, everything works.
I've managed to keep him alive for 17 years, but I am not a good mother.
I'm sure you are.
Kids are like clients.
They want all of you, all the time.
I mean don't get me wrong, I love my son.
Well, that's the main thing.
No.
Love's nothing, love's easy.
They come out of you, you love them.
What you do after that is the hard part.
You know what I like about you? There's always something going on.
I could see it at your sister's wedding.
And you don't fall for bullshit.
Patty knows about Katie.
You told her? I didn't have to.
I mean, think about it.
My future sister-in-law is a potential witness in the biggest case in Patty's career.
I mean, that's a pretty big coincidence, isn't it? You think Patty hired you just to get to Katie? Keep your heels down, Megan.
So, you want to know if Patty knew about your friend, before she hired you? I know I sound paranoid, but you're the only one I can trust.
No, you sound, you sound smart.
What? Patty was right about you.
You are a force to be reckoned with.
In less than 2 weeks, you're already starting to think like her.
Did she only hire me to deliver her witness? Personally, I try not to guess what Patty Hewes does or doesn't know.
And what about you? Me? Of course not.
Today is the first I'm hearing about your friend.
You know, Patty didn't even know who you were until I briefed her.
Then she read your resume, met you at the wedding, and in ten years, I've never seen her more excited about somebody's potential.
That's the only reason she hired you, Ellen.
There's no way she There's no way she knew about your friend.
Daddy, look at me! Yeah, it's looking good, looking good, Megan! So what are you going to do? Thank you.
Here you go.
Thanks, dad.
Ray, make this quick.
I got a meeting with the chairman of the board.
We're cooking up something big here.
Patty Hewes has a new associate.
So what? I thought they voted to accept the settlement.
I haven't gotten the call yet and I'm worried.
The new associate's been talking to Katie Connor.
Who? Our chef.
Ray, whatever it takes fix this.
Saffron! It doesn't matter what Tom said, I don't want Katie involved.
David.
Saffron? Have you heard of Vanessa Tutto? Who? The whistleblower in that airlines case.
Dateline did a whole thing on her.
Her life turned to shit.
Saffron? David, if I don't tell Patty about Katie, the clients lose the case.
I'm not sure that you can be totally objective about this.
- What is that supposed to mean? - That you'll score points with Patty.
I would never do any to hurt Katie.
Then just keep her out of this! Quiet! Did you call the ER? Yeah, they're waiting for us.
Enough of this Katie.
- Just give these guys what they want.
- No! Call Patty.
I want to nail Frobisher.
You know what this means? They're going to keep coming after her personally, legally, in whatever way they can.
Katie understands.
If Frobisher thought this would shut her up, it's done the opposite.
I want to be very clear with you, Ellen.
This is a big step.
What about the settlement? We'll depose Katie.
If she knows something, we'll get our clients to turn it down.
Good.
I'm glad.
Ellen.
I don't take this for granted.
I know how hard it is for you.
Well, if Katie can help the case, then we're doing the right thing.
I'll do everything in my power to protect her.
Good.
I'm worried.
I know.
But we're in good hands.
Patty knows what she's doing.
You find this place okay, uncle Pete? Hey! I miss seeing you around the office, Tommy.
Everyone thinks you were actually canned.
Yeah, so did I.
What's this? A souvenir for Patty.
I'll get it to her, uncle Pete.
Yeah.
Maybe one of these days I'll stop being impressed.
Ellen figures out why you hired her, and you still get her to deliver the witness.
From uncle Pete.
Are you interviewing for a new associate? No, I like Ellen.
I think she's going to have a brilliant future.
Ellen.
You'd better start talking.
Get me a lawyer.
Blood, half naked, wandering the streets at 7:00 A.
M.
Just your type.
You get a name? She's not responsive.
All we found on her was this.
"Hollis M.
Nye, attorney-at-law.
" The rest is a mess.
I guess we know her lawyer.
Or her John.
Or both.
You want to get her some clothes? Who the hell are you, sweetheart? Ellen, I think you'll find our offer more than fair for someone just out of law school.
6 MONTHS EARLIER We'd like to bring you in as a junior associate, five years guaranteed with a starting salary of Holy shit.
Damn right, "holy shit.
" Congratulations.
You can go ahead and breathe now.
Saying yes is going to be the easy part.
Ellen With whom else have you met? No one, Mr.
Nye, but Hewes & associates called me yesterday.
Patty Hewes.
Well good luck to you.
You might have mentioned that sooner.
Hmm? All right, I'll tell Ms.
Hewes.
$25 million is their final offer.
No, it isn't.
They don't have the stomach for a verdict.
The answer's "no," Mr.
Cutler.
Enough of this shit.
Would you please put Patty on the phone? He wants to talk to you.
Nothing's changed, Mr.
Cutler.
$150 million to settle.
Put her on the goddamned line.
Yes, Martin.
You want to be professional for a second? Spring's almost here.
I adore it.
Rebirth.
Do you think that's because I'm a water sign? I'm trying to do you a favor, Patty.
You see the way that forewoman was looking at me? I'm a pisces, what are you? Who gives a shit? Fine.
Aries.
April 3rd, House of the Rising retrograde Mercury bullshit.
$25 million, Patty.
Aries is a fire sign, Martin.
Throw me back something I can work with.
Your sign's function in life is to resolve conflict.
You're right.
25.
I guess this time you came up short.
This is charity, Patty.
I shredded your experts on cross.
Did you? You didn't prove my client was at fault.
Children died, Martin.
Ms.
Hewes? The verdict's coming in.
It's your last chance to get off cheap.
Reggie Dwayne Thomas.
Who the hell's that? A second grader and a mets fan.
You know him as patient 61.
As his immune system was being decimated, Reggie asked me for two things That his team make the playoffs and that someone punish the company that made him sick.
All right, goddamn it, 150! That's it, we're done.
Soon as you tell it to the judge.
Judge Catrall.
My call is for the defense, your honnor.
We reach the settlement: 150.
You're a real hard-dicked bitch, you know that? Afternoon, madam Foreman.
I thought you just reached a verdict.
Not at Quiznos, we didn't.
We broke for lunch.
If you were a man, I'd kick the living dogshit out of you.
If you were a man, I'd be worried.
And then I left 150 grand on the table.
That's twice the money my parents make in a year.
Combined.
Am I crazy? I hope so.
You want to grab a table? First round's on me.
What the hell is he doing here? Who? Mr.
Nye.
I was told this is your spot.
All my secrets are out, huh? I appreciate your offer today.
Oh, no, no, no, we're fine.
We have a lot of good candidates.
It's you I'm worried about.
Say, is, uh is that your boyfriend? Yeah.
Are you two happy? Very.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Excuse me? There won't be room for him and Patty.
There won't be room for you and Patty.
With Patty Hewes, there's only Patty.
Oh, I came here for a favor.
Could you autograph that for me, please? It'll clear my conscience.
You're special, Ellen.
But that'll only make the fall harder.
What are you talking about? Your ambition.
Maybe we need people like Patty who see their destiny in grander terms than the rest of us.
But that doesn't mean that you should go work for her.
So think about it.
My offer's still good.
My interview is on wednesday.
I haven't even gotten the job yet.
You will.
Once Patty meets you, there's no turning back.
She'll see what I see.
And she'll own you.
I was warned.
Ellen Parsons Hollis M.
Nye, attorney-at-law.
I've invited you to the show a hundred times before.
You've never come, so why now? Well, actually, I thought it was "Deal or No Deal".
I mean, where's the bald guy? He's backstage.
We stuffed him in a briefcase.
So what's the real story? Why now? I'm here because of Arthur Frobisher.
their life savings as a result of his actions.
Alleged actions.
He was found not guilty at a criminal trial.
No, it's a matter of public record.
Arthur Frobisher told his employees to invest in the company and then sold his own stock.
It's classic pump and dump.
He claims he had a prior arrangement with his broker to sell.
You believe that? Arthur Frobisher made hundreds of millions in personal profit while his workers lost their pensions, their 401Ks, everything they had.
Government couldn't prove it.
Greta, I think there's a lot of things our government can't do.
We're gonna take a quick break.
We'll be right back with high stakes litigator, Patty Hewes.
And we're out! - That was great.
- It's good to meet you finally.
- Nice to meet you.
- Tom confirmed the client reps for tomorrow.
Good.
Wish my girlfriend could've been here.
We're huge Greta fans.
You have a girlfriend? She teaches at your son's school.
I thought you were gay.
Ms.
Hewes, tell us what we can do.
You're our lawyer.
We're in the news every day.
Look at this.
Frobisher's lawyer called us greedy in the Wall Street Journal.
On CNN, he said we're the bloodsuckers.
I warned you the media war was coming.
Well, here it is.
I don't want my grandkids hearing these lies.
I know, Larry, it's deeply upsetting.
And Frobisher's people are spinning his case exactly the way we would expect them to.
Well, what can we do about it? I need you to understand this.
We are engaging in a battle with a man who will stop at nothing to preserve his fortune.
High-stakes litigation is a long and painful process.
Frobisher will destroy us in the press, he will attack us personally, he will try to turn our lives upside down so that we'll want to settle.
Meanwhile, his attorneys will spin him as the good guy, the aggrieved innocent victim.
So we have to be patient, and we have to stay strong.
But most of all, we have to all stick together.
If we do that, we'll win.
Okay, enough already.
Sorry.
Was I pushing it? No, it's good, I just haven't exercised in, like, three months.
The restaurant's killing me.
I've never worked so hard in my life.
Did you hire a staff yet? Starting to.
Would you look over some contracts? - Sure.
- Saffron.
Good girl.
Oh, nice work.
You actually got my sister to break a sweat.
- Yeah.
- Oh, you ass.
Oh, my God.
- What is it? - They bumped up my interview.
Ms.
Hewes, we're ready for your briefing in conference room one.
Thank you, Felicia.
I'm sorry, someone helping you? Uh, I'm Ellen Parsons.
Who? I'm here for, um, to interview.
Well, good luck to you.
Ellen? Tom Shayes.
We spoke on the phone.
- Oh.
Hello.
- Right.
Right this way.
Here you go.
So, one of the advantages, you know, you're not going to be buried in paperwork your first year.
Unlike big firms, Patty believes in a team approach, that kind of thing.
Sorry, Tom.
That's okay, it's all right.
Ellen, Uncle Pete.
Uncle Pete's been with Patty longer than any of us.
He's really the one who runs everything around here.
- Good to meet you, Ellen.
- Nice to meet you.
It's dry cleaning.
We've been working on the Frobisher case 24/7.
Some of our associates haven't been able to go home yet.
It's best not to go into an interview with Patty cold.
Most likely, she'll grill you on precedents for our current case, but any topic is fair game constitutional law, torts, contracts.
No problem.
Patty is not looking to see how you handle the facts, she's looking to see how you handle yourself, how you think, how you express yourself.
Okay, got it.
Yeah.
No, you don't.
When it comes to reading people, Patty lives and dies by instinct.
The woman has the sharpes bullshit meter I've ever seen.
And you're at the most difficult step.
It's do or die.
If you're phony with her for one second, she'll skewer you.
Good.
Phony's not my strong suit.
Good.
So we have you sitting down with Patty Saturday.
Come again? Exact time TBD.
We're going to ask that you just leave the whole day available.
I thought the interview was today.
No, no.
We couldn't have you sit down with Patty without you meeting me first.
But I can't do Saturday.
Work it out.
Patty's schedule is impossible.
My sister's getting married on Saturday.
All day? You know, you didn't just think that.
You actually said it.
Look, Ellen, most people never get this chance.
Do you want it or not? My dog's on a leash.
Come on.
Makes you long for the reasoned justice of the courtroom, don't it? Ray, I didn't know you walked your own dog.
Which one is yours? Under the tree.
The Doberman.
Yours? He's that mutt over there trying to hump the Ridgeback.
Sorry.
Hey, you know, I caught you on TV last night.
Seems foolish to get your clients'hopes up when the government already spit the bit.
Federal prosecutors proved nothing against my client.
Heaven knows, neither will you.
I'm at a dog park, Ray.
You're right, you're right.
Let's not have this get pissy like last time.
Give me a number, Patty.
Mr.
Frobisher's already lost three years of his life to a government trial.
Maybe I can talk him into saving himself another three.
A jury will give him a number, Ray.
You in this for your clients or to destroy Arthur Frobisher? Both.
You are so full of shit, Patty.
You know what I like most about you? You have no case.
Come on! Nice seeing you, Ray.
Aunt Barb and Uncle Fran all the way from California.
And, Cathy and Rich, thank you so much, coming all the way from New Jersey.
And I want to thank everyone You know you actually make that dress work? Thanks, babe.
You okay? Yeah, it's the one day of the year I can't interview, and they won't reschedule.
They're Hewes & Associates.
I know, I know.
I especially want to thank my sister, Ellen.
And even though I've got three years on her, Ellie's always been my big sister, you know? Always giving me advice, and I swore to myself I was going to make it through without crying.
I love you, Carrie.
Okay, here she goes again.
I wish I could have been a better role model, you know, but you were always perfect at everything, and there wasn't ever anything you need me for, so Well, if it isn't the maid of honor.
Thought you might need a breather.
Ms.
Hewes.
What are you doing here? I had to meet you.
Why? Because, kiddo, you're the first person stupid enough to turn me down.
I'm glad I'm not in your shoes.
Family toasts, public displays of affection absolute torture.
Bourbon? Helps take the edge off.
I should probably just bite the bullet.
So what about you, Ellen? Do you see a husband in your future? Yeah, I guess.
I hope so.
You know what they say.
"Hope is the thing with feathers.
" Emily Dickinson.
That bitch will say anything.
Ms.
Hewes, I'm sorry I missed our meeting today.
No, no.
I understand.
I understand.
The good sister.
It's just that this is family, and if I skipped the wedding for a job interview You'd confirm their worst fear.
Which is? They're good, hardworking people, and they're afraid of losing you.
Wait.
How long have you been here? They actually remind me of my family.
You love them, you do anything for them.
The problem is, they don't have your ambition.
What's the problem? You try to lead by example, and they want you to lead, and then they resent you for it.
They put you on a pedestal, look up to you, and then blame you for the crick in their necks.
Oh, that problem.
I know how hard you worked to get your shot with me, but you turned it down to be with your family.
That's an interesting choice.
Ms.
Hewes? Is there any way I could still interview? I think it would be a waste of time, Ellen.
You're hired.
I hate to interrupt your morning, Art, but it's not good.
All right, how much does she want? Say again? I can barely hear you.
Yeah, I'm in the middle of a storm here, Ray.
How much does she want? She wouldn't give me a number.
If she's got a pulse, she's got a price.
Well, it's one you can't afford.
She's on a mission here, and she won't stop till you're strung up in the public square.
All right, you know what? It's time you made the call, Ray.
We're not there yet, Art.
I'm sick of this shit First the government, now this bitch, shit! Do you know something? My wife's about to leave me because of this.
My kids are getting harassed at school.
This bullshit never ends.
Make the call.
I want some leverage.
Give me some time.
No.
Time's up.
Hey, Ray, what you called them "bloodsuckers"? What's that about? Come on.
Lighten up on the rhetoric.
Art Yeah, I can't hear you.
Look, if you need me, I'm going to be at the Brewster Trauma Center.
My idiot brother-in-law can't drive those shit.
I'm going with you, so wait just one second.
Arthur Frobisher's dossier, and his broker, Gary Genow.
What do you know? The government lost because they couldn't link these guys.
Frobisher claimed he had a preexisting agreement to sell his stock.
Genow backs him up, but that's a crock.
Very good.
However, Frobisher and Genow were both in Florida the weekend prior to the sell off.
We don't have a case unless we can connect Frobisher with his broker.
Which the government couldn't do even though both men were in Florida? We interviewed every employee, colleague and golf buddy within 100 miles of Arthur Frobisher on the day in question.
And we managed to piece together Frobisher's whereabouts.
On Saturday, June 19, from 9:00 a.
m.
to 1:00 p.
m.
, he plays 18 holes in Palm Beach.
We interviewed club members, guests and employees, but no sign of his broker.
From 1:00 p.
m.
to 3:00, he lunches with a few of his fortune 500 pals lobster bisque, Kobe beef.
But his broker is nowhere to be found.
From 3:00 p.
m.
to 6:00 p.
m.
, Frobisher's at the spa getting a full body treatment.
For three hours? What was he getting waxed? home in his private jet, arrives at Teterboro Airport at 9:00 p.
m.
He's home safe and sound by 10:00.
So somehow Frobisher and his broker communicated down in Florida, but no one saw them together.
So they probably used an intermediary.
Someone played messenger.
Unfortunately, that could be anyone in the entire state of Florida.
Patty's got all her contacts in the Sunshine State looking into it.
Whatever happened, someone down there must know something.
Ellen? You've got a 4:00 p.
m.
at Bergdorf's.
Go to VIP Services.
Talk to Suzanne.
She knows what Patty likes.
First your home away from home.
Free piece of advice.
Don't don't make it your own.
Patty doesn't want family photographs, tchotchkes, knickknacks.
And don't bring anything you can't carry out in one trip when she fires you.
I'm kidding sort of.
Frobisher discovery.
Patty will need a full summary.
She wants to see how you write.
Her name is Ellen Parsons.
- You her lawyer? - Is she okay? Are you her lawyer? No.
A friend.
You have a current address? Yes.
Certainly.
She lives with her fiancé.
Okay, that was insane.
There's more.
Let me grab those.
There were, like, five women helping me try on a pair of pants.
Oh! I'd enjoy that.
At one point, I was half naked, and Barbara Walters walked into the dressing room.
That not so much.
They had everything ready to go, pulled in my size.
Nice.
Can't wait for a reason to wear it.
Oh, wait.
This isn't mine.
No? How did this get in here? I don't know.
Baby.
I hear we're a little behind schedule for the opening.
Frank In the restaurant business, a little behind is a lot ahead.
We're doing just fine.
But you did say you would call before you came.
Oh, my boss wanted me to check up on his investment.
And good news I was able to push this through.
My liquor license! Oh, excellent.
Thank you.
Hey, there, fella.
What's his name? Her.
Saffron.
Got one myself.
Most loyal creatures on God's green Earth.
Oh, one more thing.
I need your Jane Hancock here and here.
I think I've already signed one of these.
Oh, this just clarifies the scope of your existing confidentiality agreement.
I do hate housekeeping.
It's standard boilerplate.
Okay, I'll get my lawyer to take a look.
There's some problem? No, no problem.
I just Permits are coming through, you're getting everything you need? Yeah, absolutely.
You guys have been great.
Good.
I'm glad to hear that.
I'd hate for anything to hold up your opening.
Oh, so would I.
I'm sorry.
I'm going to have to get back to work.
By all means.
Good girl, Saffron.
You be a good girl, too.
My great-great grandfather designed this.
He grew rich on the munition demands of the Civil War.
In fact, he started this club over a hundred years ago.
I hear you know your way around a rifle, Larry.
The Marines was a long time ago, Mr.
Frobisher.
These guns are all that's left of my family's fortune.
The Depression wiped us out.
I didn't know that.
Yeah.
Sit down, come on.
- That's good lemonade, isn't it? - Yeah.
I grew up with nothing.
At 17, I walked out of my father's house without a dime, bull-headed and full of pride.
It took almost three decades, but I built my company from the ground up.
That company meant everything to me.
But what happened to you to all my employees, is a tragedy.
Yes, it is.
But, Larry, Patty Hewes she's not the answer.
I mean, she's an egomaniac, and she's going to lose.
You know why? No, sir.
Because I didn't do it.
I'm a very rich man.
I make no apologies for that.
But I'm also an innocent man, and I want to come to some reasonable solution to this.
What do you want from me? All right I know that you have the employees'ear, that they trust you.
I think that you and I together could end this.
Now, we'll we'll be discreet.
We'll take care of you when this is all settled, but all I'm asking for is a number that you think is fair.
That's all.
Mr.
Frobisher has a number for you.
He wants to settle for $100 million? - That's ridiculous.
- That's total bullshit, but it's our duty to take it to the clients.
What if they accept? It's never going to happen.
This is Patty Hewes.
Watch and learn.
Arthur Frobisher stole your future.
He stole financial security from your children and your children's children.
Now, this offer it might pay for today's bills, but you've got to remember there are 5,000 of you.
There's going to be nothing left for tomorrow.
Frobisher wants this case settled before we can expose the truth.
You want the truth? We're broke.
- Exactly.
- $100 million.
Mrs.
Hewes, that's a one with a hell of a lot of zeroes.
Absolutely, but it's what Frobisher wants to pay to get rid of you.
If you want to send a message to this man, he has to pay a price that he can't afford.
Frobisher's net worth is upward of two and a half billion dollars.
Now $100 million sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but it's less than five percent of what this man is worth.
I think we have a strong case.
I'd like to take it to a jury and let them decide what Mr.
Arthur Frobisher owes you.
Now, hold on, hold on here, people.
We discussed this, and we all agreed if Frobisher ever offered $100 million we'd accept it.
Do you know about this? Of course not.
It's ridiculous.
Mrs.
Hewes, you work the percentage, right? - Right.
- More money from Frobisher means more money for you.
The rich get richer.
You're absolutely right.
I have made a lot of money.
I'm good at what I do.
But it also affords me the luxury to only take cases that I feel passionately about.
And I feel passionately about this case.
If we turn this settlement down, the case could drag on for years and we could end up getting nothing.
You can survive that we can't.
Let's stick to our plan.
Take this money and get on with our lives.
Karen, Larry, if I may, I just want to say one thing All due respect, Mrs.
Hewes, I say we end this here and now.
On behalf of custodial services, I vote to accept the settlement.
I am pleased to present the american bar association's national public service award to Patricia C.
Hewes.
Thank you, George.
I'm particularly touched to receive this award from you and thanks to the ABA for your recognition and support.
I'm deeply honored and grateful.
And all of you for coming out this morning.
I have to admit, I wouldn't want to give up my saturday morning to listen to me, so I will I will try to be brief.
Look at her.
Normally, she turns this shit down.
She hates awards.
Then why is she here? For the P.
R.
has just become another tool Most cases you get your clients $100 million, you're a hero.
But if Frobisher gets off that easy, the whole legal world will know she tanked it.
The powerful corrupt the law when they use it as a club to bludgeon the weak.
Yes, ma'am, my produce is 100% locally grown, organic.
And I was trained at the culinary institute, yes.
The culinary institute.
Ma'am, can I Can I give you a call back? Hey, sis, what's up? David, where are you? I'm at Ellen'S.
Just got off a shift.
What's up? We need to talk.
There you are.
Is this the lawyer of the year? Is this the man who kidnapped my husband? How's London? London? Is that where I am? I've lost track.
Michael's headmaster called.
Yeah, I know.
We're on for monday morning.
I'll have a talk with Michael when I get home.
Another talk's going to help? Probably not.
Any headway with the witness? No.
You eating? Yeah.
More or less.
Sleeping? Phil, stop it.
I'm fine.
No, you're not.
I can hear it in your voice.
Fly safe.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Bye.
The clients want to know to know why Patty hasn't accepted the settlement yet.
What is she waiting for? I don't know.
Why the long face? Lighten up.
I just got a goddamn award.
So who's hungry? I'm thinking steak.
Ellen, do you eat meat? Sure.
Attagirl.
Tom here's a vegan.
Only for health reasons.
Health reasons Right.
I know everything about you, don't I, Tommy? Who's been with me ten years come august? I have.
And who did I trust to be my client liaison on this case? You trusted me.
But who let me get blindsided by their intentions? How could I have possibly? How could you have possibly made such a catastrophic screw up? I wish I could answer that.
Enjoy your tofu, tom, you're fired.
Are you serious? How about sushi? - Patty - Do you like fish? Your clients purposefully misled me.
I know a great place.
- Listen to me - No, you listen to me.
Get out of the car! - Get out of the car! - This is bullshit! Get out! Oh, jesus.
Joe, you know the place I'm thinking about.
That cute little japanese place, second and what in the 70s? You're my sister.
How do you know Arthur Frobisher? I catered a function for him and some businessmen.
When? A few years ago.
Then a week after the event, his lawyer called me and told me Frobisher was a huge fan and that he wanted to help me open a restaurant.
Katie, why the hell didn't you tell me that you worked for Arthur Frobisher? I didn't know anything about him at the time.
But then the government tried him and he was all over the news.
Jesus, Katie, you didn't think that you should mention it? By that time, I couldn't tell you.
I'd already signed the original confidentiality agreement.
And now you've got some guy who's waiting outside He needs them signed today? Oh, okay.
I'll bring them right over.
What's wrong? So this function you catered, was that in florida? Yeah, palm beach.
How did you know? Katie, this whole case turns on one weekend, and you were there.
Turns how? Somehow Frobisher communicated with his broker down in palm beach.
You must have seen something that they didn't want you to see.
I never even spoke to Frobisher.
I just cooked for the guy.
What could I possibly know? I'm not sure.
The government never contacted you? No.
So obviously I thought that their case had absolutely nothing to do with me.
I have to tell Patty you were down there, she should interview you.
She can't.
Katie signed a confidentiality agreement.
A judge can override that.
Wait.
You want me to be a witness against Frobisher? Yes, if you know something.
He's my investor.
He's the only reason I have this restaurant in the first place.
If she goes to Patty, she's going to be screwed.
She will lose everything, won't she? What should I do? I don't know.
Shit! Andrew, yes, yes, I'm on my way.
I'm on my way.
I have to go.
So are you going to tell Patty? Hi, I'm here to see Ms.
Hewes.
Certainly.
Lucia.
Esta es la mujer.
Are you Ellen? Yeah, I guess.
Ms.
Hewes had to go to Michael's school.
She waits for you.
Oh, okay.
Goodbye, Ellen.
You're staring at me.
Sorry.
What, Ellen? Speak.
You think I shouldn't have fired Tom? It's not for me to say.
This moron always keeps me waiting.
You might as well sit down.
Is everything all right? He's threatening to expel my son.
Oh.
I'm sorry.
Do yourself a favor, Ellen, don't have kids.
I read an interview once with a Nobel prize winner physicist, genius, married six times.
He said: "don't have kids.
" Ruins your ambition, keeps you from what you want in life.
He said to have wives instead.
You can leave wives.
You can't leave your own kids.
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
My son came out of me perfectly healthy Ten fingers, ten toes, everything works.
I've managed to keep him alive for 17 years, but I am not a good mother.
I'm sure you are.
Kids are like clients.
They want all of you, all the time.
I mean don't get me wrong, I love my son.
Well, that's the main thing.
No.
Love's nothing, love's easy.
They come out of you, you love them.
What you do after that is the hard part.
You know what I like about you? There's always something going on.
I could see it at your sister's wedding.
And you don't fall for bullshit.
Patty knows about Katie.
You told her? I didn't have to.
I mean, think about it.
My future sister-in-law is a potential witness in the biggest case in Patty's career.
I mean, that's a pretty big coincidence, isn't it? You think Patty hired you just to get to Katie? Keep your heels down, Megan.
So, you want to know if Patty knew about your friend, before she hired you? I know I sound paranoid, but you're the only one I can trust.
No, you sound, you sound smart.
What? Patty was right about you.
You are a force to be reckoned with.
In less than 2 weeks, you're already starting to think like her.
Did she only hire me to deliver her witness? Personally, I try not to guess what Patty Hewes does or doesn't know.
And what about you? Me? Of course not.
Today is the first I'm hearing about your friend.
You know, Patty didn't even know who you were until I briefed her.
Then she read your resume, met you at the wedding, and in ten years, I've never seen her more excited about somebody's potential.
That's the only reason she hired you, Ellen.
There's no way she There's no way she knew about your friend.
Daddy, look at me! Yeah, it's looking good, looking good, Megan! So what are you going to do? Thank you.
Here you go.
Thanks, dad.
Ray, make this quick.
I got a meeting with the chairman of the board.
We're cooking up something big here.
Patty Hewes has a new associate.
So what? I thought they voted to accept the settlement.
I haven't gotten the call yet and I'm worried.
The new associate's been talking to Katie Connor.
Who? Our chef.
Ray, whatever it takes fix this.
Saffron! It doesn't matter what Tom said, I don't want Katie involved.
David.
Saffron? Have you heard of Vanessa Tutto? Who? The whistleblower in that airlines case.
Dateline did a whole thing on her.
Her life turned to shit.
Saffron? David, if I don't tell Patty about Katie, the clients lose the case.
I'm not sure that you can be totally objective about this.
- What is that supposed to mean? - That you'll score points with Patty.
I would never do any to hurt Katie.
Then just keep her out of this! Quiet! Did you call the ER? Yeah, they're waiting for us.
Enough of this Katie.
- Just give these guys what they want.
- No! Call Patty.
I want to nail Frobisher.
You know what this means? They're going to keep coming after her personally, legally, in whatever way they can.
Katie understands.
If Frobisher thought this would shut her up, it's done the opposite.
I want to be very clear with you, Ellen.
This is a big step.
What about the settlement? We'll depose Katie.
If she knows something, we'll get our clients to turn it down.
Good.
I'm glad.
Ellen.
I don't take this for granted.
I know how hard it is for you.
Well, if Katie can help the case, then we're doing the right thing.
I'll do everything in my power to protect her.
Good.
I'm worried.
I know.
But we're in good hands.
Patty knows what she's doing.
You find this place okay, uncle Pete? Hey! I miss seeing you around the office, Tommy.
Everyone thinks you were actually canned.
Yeah, so did I.
What's this? A souvenir for Patty.
I'll get it to her, uncle Pete.
Yeah.
Maybe one of these days I'll stop being impressed.
Ellen figures out why you hired her, and you still get her to deliver the witness.
From uncle Pete.
Are you interviewing for a new associate? No, I like Ellen.
I think she's going to have a brilliant future.
Ellen.
You'd better start talking.
Get me a lawyer.