Damages s05e09 Episode Script
I Like Your Chair
Previously on Damages: I got some stuff about how the military is handling soldiers with PTSD.
I can get you interviews.
I can get you whatever you need.
If you do, then McClarenTruth would love to help you present this to the world.
I lied about Torben.
He is a very important financial backer for this organization.
Why would someone who provided Princefield with insider tips also want to fund us? I would never have made this arrangement if I had known you were involved in that crime.
Soon it will be over.
You'll get everything that was promised to you.
Tell Mr.
Herreshoff I'm not pleased.
You're saying your former boss tried to kill you.
I believe she sent someone to do it.
I think this is the blood from the guy who attacked me.
We got a DNA match.
His name's Patrick Scully.
It seems he left town several years ago.
So there's no way to locate him? Who is this? No, I don't know him.
I never saw him before.
If you think of anything else, please give me a call.
I left Ellen Parsons' card on the table.
Thank you for this.
The trial is scheduled to start in a week and you haven't deposed my clients.
I'm aware of that.
Well, you've had plenty of time, so if you ask for an extension, I'll fight you on it.
I don't need an extension.
I'm looking forward to the trial beginning.
I'll depose your clients this week.
How many days? One.
To depose three people? One day should be sufficient.
One it is.
I see you're making quite a splash in the news.
I understand some very big clients may be coming your way.
Yes.
Be careful, Ellen.
A taste of success can be tricky.
Why is that? It makes failure that much more painful.
Thanks for the advice.
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.
We're looking forward to sharing our strategy with you.
Covered derivatives, long spread commodities-- it's all old news.
We don't want to compete on a field littered with corpses.
The whole idea of Fund 23 is to carve out virgin territory.
Find the 14-year-old girl who will become the next supermodel, no? Molto buono.
Well, I like what I've heard.
Thank you for the private showing.
Beautiful works.
Just really beautiful.
It was my pleasure, really.
So we'll pick up your team tomorrow morning at your hotel and we'll go over the details, okay? Excellent.
Ciao.
Ciao, arrivederci.
Grazie.
That went well.
Cocksucker's on the hook.
If you and Bruce can't reel him in tomorrow, you're fired.
So, uh, late lunch? Someone told me about this little ristorante on the Via Soldati.
Thanks, I'm going to head back to the hotel.
I'm still fighting this jet lag.
Well, what are you doing later? Bennett, I told you.
Come on.
We're in Rome.
One last time.
Let's go out in style.
I got to go.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Well, that wasn't how I thought this was going to go.
This your standard procedure? You don't do this with everyone who offers you information.
No, of course not.
What do you think? It was nice.
I mean Fund 23.
If you see our internal financials, there's a pattern that can only be explained by insider trading.
Well, if I'm gonna help you, I'll need more evidence.
I can get you all the documentation.
Channing, you up? Jesus.
No, it's okay.
It's, uh, it's one of my people.
What's going on? Ready for your interview? Guess you forgot, huh? No, no, no, uh, I'll be ready.
Just ten minutes.
If we could expose Princefield, that'd be a major coup for us.
However, there is one problem.
What? You fucked her, Channing.
What in the name of Christ were you thinking? It won't be an issue.
How can you be such a child? Do you have any idea how many ways this could blow up in our face? You don't have to worry about it.
For the past eight years I've had to worry about everything you do.
Being your nanny has cost me my wife, my daughter.
You're overreacting.
You don't get it, do you? Naomi Walling is a source at one of the biggest investment banks in America.
If you had any idea what it takes to be a real journalist, you would understand how you may just have compromised this entire fucking organization.
All right! What do you want from me? I want you to stop behaving like a fucking half-wit.
You okay? Yeah, fine.
Fine.
You want to be alone? No.
Come on.
Join me.
Give me one of those.
This leak was a good one.
Yeah, it was fun, huh? The way it used to be.
This business with Helmut Torben I don't know how it happened.
I vetted him, ran the same background checks as always.
He appeared totally legit.
I'm sorry.
It's all right.
I know you have my best interests at heart.
Nice grouping, especially for a concealed-carry piece.
Chris teach you how to shoot? No.
Another guy I used to know.
He taught you well.
So what can I do for you? Who is he? His name's Patrick Scully.
He did some time for burglary a few years back and then he left the city.
And now you want me to track him down.
Yeah.
That's his last known address.
What does this have to do with the McClaren case? It's not about the case.
It's personal.
Look, I like this job, but I need to know what it is I'm getting paid to do.
A few years ago, Scully tried to kill me.
Shit.
And the police investigation went nowhere.
I was just able to get this information recently.
Look I can't get involved in some vigilante revenge thing.
This guy is dangerous.
I need to know where he is and what he's doing.
The importance of Mr.
McClaren's latest leak cannot be overstated.
The U.
S.
military has routinely subjected its own soldiers to psychological abuse.
But there have been demonstrations outside the Pentagon for three days straight.
Does Channing McClaren take responsibility for this? My client only takes responsibility for telling the truth.
These demonstrations simply reflect the American public's outrage at learning the facts.
Mr.
McClaren is being sued by Patty Hewes for wrongful death.
How do you think this latest leak will affect the lawsuit? I can't comment on the specifics of the McClaren case, but I will say this.
McClarenTruth is going to continue to hold corrupt institutions responsible for their actions.
My client is not going to be intimidated by Patty Hewes' scurrilous accusations.
Legally Brunette's on a tear.
I hear some major clients are clamoring for her services.
Good.
Good? What's good? What is this, the "harder they fall" gag? Is that the Torben file? Yeah.
There's an article in there that makes for very interesting reading.
Anything I can work with for the deposition? See for yourself.
What's it been like at the V.
A.
since the leak was posted? It's strange to hear everyone wondering who did it, but all the vets are glad the information went public.
That must make you feel good.
Yeah, it does.
Seems like it was okay for you, too.
I keep reading your quotes in all the articles.
I feel guilty I've been getting so much attention.
You're the one who took the risk.
Wait a minute.
Where you going? I've got to get some work done on the deposition.
No, you don't.
Shit.
Sorry.
One sec.
Hey, Mom.
Okay, just calm down.
Tell me what's going on.
He keeps calling.
Every night.
Lecturing me, telling me how stupid I am for leaving.
Telling me I've shamed the family.
Shamed the family? He says I've humiliated him, and he's embarrassed to be seen at work, at church.
Here you go.
Thank you, Chris.
Sure.
I'm gonna take a walk, okay? Okay.
All right.
Bye.
What happened tonight? He came to the new apartment, furious, pounding on the door, screaming for me to come home.
I was terrified.
Thought he was gonna smash the door in.
What did you do? I pretended I wasn't home.
But he sat outside my door for two hours.
I watched him through the peephole.
Finally he left, and I called you.
I'm so sorry.
I can't go back to that apartment alone.
No, of course not.
You're staying here tonight.
No, I can't keep bothering you.
I It'll be easier for everyone if I just go back to him.
Mom, you cannot give in to him, okay? That's the whole problem.
He doesn't respect you, and he never will if you don't stand up to him.
How am I supposed to do that? So This is Parsons & Associates, huh? You even got a sign out front.
Good for you, kid.
Thanks.
Why don't you sit, Dad? Sit? Uh-oh.
Sounds like I'm gonna get a lecture.
I just want to talk.
Yeah, sure.
Let's talk.
You have to leave Mom alone.
I'm sorry.
What? She needs time away from you.
I know it's hard, but GARY: No, it's disrespectful is what it is.
Walking out the way she did.
Dad, I know this is hard for you to understand Hey, don't talk down to me.
I'm going to say what I need to say.
You've never respected Mom.
I've seen you call her "stupid," "moron," "idiot.
" 'Cause she acts like a a moron sometimes.
She's tired of all the judgment, the constant criticism.
No matter how hard she tries, she can't do anything right.
Did you talk her into this? No, Dad.
She came to me.
What does she think she's gonna do without me? Support herself at a drugstore? What's wrong with that? Oh, give me a break.
She doesn't want to be on her own.
She's throwing a tantrum.
That's all.
She wants attention, just like your sister.
You honestly think that Mom is just looking for attention? Oh, you don't know.
Your mother is very difficult to live with.
Dad I love you, I do, but you've got to be fucking kidding me.
Don't you talk to me that way.
You're a nightmare to live with.
All she ever tried to do was please you, make you happy, even when you were treating her like shit.
You watch what you say to me.
And it wasn't just her; it was all of us.
We were all scared we were gonna get yelled at, humiliated.
What, you think because you've got your own office, and your name's in the papers, you can tell me what to do? No, that's got nothing to do with it! Listen to me, big shot.
Tell your mother to come home and to stop acting like a fucking idiot.
Both Hewes and Parsons are aware I gave monies to the McClaren organization.
It is a goat fuck.
That's one way to put it, yes.
How the fuck did all this information get out? You said that Rutger Simon was going to contain the problem.
Obviously, he failed.
Failed? Or did he intentionally let this happen? Why would he? He's got as much to lose as we do.
I'll be damned if I let that impotent limey prick take me down.
Regardless.
Parsons cannot afford to expose me.
It would jeopardize her case, so taking action against her would only increase the risk.
And Patty Hewes? Hewes is focused on McClaren.
For now.
I don't know how long we can rely on that.
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6 billion deal.
In Serbia, the biggest Chinese investment is a $225 million bridge over the Danube River in Belgrade.
Other projects in the region include construction of car and TV Hey.
Hey.
You got to the office early.
Yeah, I wanted to get a jump start on the deposition.
Are you okay? Yeah, fine.
Just feeling a little off.
It's been going on for a few weeks.
Being outside helps.
Maybe you should go and see a doctor, get yourself checked out.
Look what I found.
That's a pigeon's nest.
Funny, you almost never see those.
When did you first become aware of Naomi Walling? She contacted me while I was in Rome.
She said she had knowledge of insider trading at Princefield Bank.
And did you express interest in this information? Absolutely.
But we informed her that if she wanted to help expose Fund 23, she would need more documentation.
So she procured additional evidence.
Then she asked for a meeting in New York.
And did you meet? No, I never met Ms.
Walling.
My job was to help coordinate the technical team while we waited for the Princefield information to arrive.
But we weren't sure the information would arrive.
She was having second thoughts about following through.
So I met with her.
Where did this meeting take place? The Montclair Hotel.
I was entirely unaware of it.
I didn't know they met until weeks later.
I felt I had no choice.
Naomi wanted reassurance face-to-face.
And in this meeting, you sexually assaulted Ms.
Walling? We had no sexual contact whatsoever.
- The accusation is ludicrous.
- That never happened.
She said she would go through with the leak, and I left.
Thank you.
I have no more questions.
That's all? That's all.
So we're done here? I can go? Uh, no.
No, Mr.
Simon, not quite yet.
There's one more topic I'd like to discuss with you.
Do you know this man? Yes.
His name's Helmut Torben.
He is one of our primary donors.
How did you meet Mr.
Torben? About a year ago, he reached out to me.
He strongly believed in what Channing was doing, and wanted to fund us.
I imagine when you take on a new donor, you research them? Extensively.
Due diligence can take months.
So I'm sure you discovered that Mr.
Torben had a financial relationship with Bennett Herreshoff, the CEO of Princefield Bank.
No, I did not.
Mr.
Simon, would you look over this, please.
It's an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal dated September 7, 1987.
Can you tell me what it says? Apparently, 25 years ago, Helmut Torben secured financiers for a hedge fund run by Bennett Herreshoff.
May I see that? Mr.
Simon, you posted a leak about insider trading at Fund 23, and your main donor had financial dealings with the CEO of the bank that managed that fund.
Do you recognize that as an enormous conflict of interest? Well, I suppose one could say that.
But as I've said, I had no knowledge of it.
Well, I find that very hard to believe.
It's your responsibility to oversee finances, is that correct? Yes.
So either this was an egregious oversight on your part or something more sinister was involved.
Objection.
Please refrain from lecturing the witness.
Ask a question.
When you brought on Mr.
Torben as a donor, were you simply negligent or were you intentionally serving his agenda? What agenda would that be? If Mr.
Torben wanted to discredit Naomi Walling, wouldn't the leak of her personal information accomplish just that? We would have no reason to participate in such a thing.
So your negligence wasn't devious.
Certainly not.
Just wildly incompetent.
I didn't say that.
You haven't really said much of anything, have you, Mr.
Simon? Because you can't explain yourself, can you? I promise you, Mr.
Simon, I will pursue this matter through the trial and beyond.
If you are aware Mr.
Torben played any role in this leak, you better tell me now.
I'm aware of nothing.
No more questions.
What can I do for you, Ms.
Parsons? Let's start with insider trading at Fund 23.
You supplied the stock tips.
That is a bare falsehood.
I'm not interested in your denials, Mr.
Torben.
And Patty Hewes won't be either.
She deposed Mr.
Simon today.
It didn't go well.
So perhaps you can explain why you would fund a Web site that could expose your own illegal activity.
I told you I provided no tips.
Bullshit.
Did Rutger Simon know about the insider trading? I can't protect you unless I know the truth.
My dear, you know all you need to know.
You're a criminal, Mr.
Torben.
And, unfortunately, we have similar interests right now.
But that could very well change.
Why would that change? Because Patty Hewes may try and enlist you against McClaren.
And she can be very persuasive.
I have long experience resisting the charms of women.
Good.
Because if you do find a way to fuck up my case I'll go to my friends at the D.
A.
's office and you'll go to prison.
What we doing out here? It's fucking freezing.
I read the transcript of your deposition.
Did you know Torben had a relationship with Herreshoff? No, of course not.
I don't know if I believe you.
Why? Because Patty Hewes slings around accusations in a deposition? No, no, no, no.
Because she asked you questions that you couldn't answer.
So what do you think, Channing? Hmm? That I conspired with Torben and Herreshoff? For what? Why would I do that? I don't know.
But if nothing else, you failed the organization when you brought Torben in.
After everything I've done.
You had nothing when you met me.
You were a clueless kid with a genius for computers.
And how do you thank me? By behaving like a reckless prick, using the celebrity that I created for you to throw a hump at every piece of scut that looks your way.
You sound a little jealous, Rutger.
Fuck off.
McClarenTruth has always been more mine than yours.
You know that as well as I do.
You're fired.
Fired? You having a laugh? How are you gonna run the organization without me? Just you and your little Aussie fuckbuddy? - We'll manage.
- How? What will you do for funds? We have funds.
How you gonna access them? I can't write a check without your signature, same as you can't write a check without mine.
Why do you think I arranged it that way? Whatever it is that you think you created, without my name, my face, you're nothing.
So fuck you.
I'm Channing McClaren.
Where I go, the Web site goes with me.
Come in.
Found Patrick Scully.
Where? Right here in the city.
He came back? How do you know? You were right.
That old lady lied to you.
Stefania McKee does know him.
Scully's been there twice.
Brought her groceries.
Where's he staying? Tailed him to a place in Marine Park.
What now? I need you to follow him.
Track his movements.
Around the clock.
Money's not an issue.
Whatever you need.
Okay.
Just don't let him out of your sight.
He won't come anywhere near you.
I care about Channing.
I do.
But I care about the organization more.
I can't protect him any longer.
What exactly are you protecting him from? I'm not sure where to begin.
Why don't you begin with Rome.
Rome.
Right.
Well, as you know, that's where Channing first met Naomi Walling.
She'd contacted him directly, and he met her without my knowledge.
I should have stopped all of this then.
If you had any idea what it takes to be a real journalist, you would understand how you may just have compromised this entire fucking organization.
All right! What do you want from me? I want you to stop behaving like a fucking half-wit.
It won't happen again.
It better not.
But I'm not abandoning this leak.
It's too big.
Too important.
Yeah, all right, fine.
But from here on out, Walling interacts only with me.
So, you agreed to go forward with the leak.
Unfortunately, yes.
And back in New York, what really happened at the Montclair Hotel? I wasn't there, so I can't say for sure.
But I saw Channing right afterwards.
Where were you? I fucked up.
Why? What happened? Uh, Naomi Walling contacted me again, uh She wanted to meet.
And did you? Yes.
Jesus, Channing She's angry.
I'm afraid she's gonna go to the police, say I assaulted her.
Why the hell would she say that? She came onto me.
Things got out of control.
Channing If she calls the police, if you get arrested It was a misunderstanding.
That won't matter.
You were alone with her in a hotel room.
All she has to do is accuse you.
Your enemies can then use that to destroy you.
I need the codes you gave her to upload the leak.
What for? Just give me the goddamned codes.
And did you give him the codes? Stupidly, yes.
We received the leak.
We scoured it, vetted it.
It was all legitimate.
But later that night, I saw Channing at his laptop.
So, Channing posted Naomi's emails.
Yes.
How did he get them? He's a master.
He simply hacked into her system.
Why did he do it? To discredit Naomi Walling.
If she was going to go to the police and accuse him of sexual assault, he wanted to paint her as a Wall Street slut.
Mr.
Simon, why are you telling me all this? I'll testify for you against Channing, but I want something in return.
What's that? I believe deeply in our cause.
If I give you Channing, I want the organization to continue.
And I want to run it.
Responsibly.
But I'm going to need funding.
I think we can come to an arrangement.
Open the door.
Where is she? She's not here.
Bullshit.
You're wasting your time.
I know you're protecting her.
Yes, I am.
She's in a hotel.
Which one? I'm not telling you.
Which fucking hotel? Gary, stop, please.
Jesus, Mom, go back to your room.
So, now you're lying for her? Don't blame Ellen.
Believe me.
You're the one I blame.
Okay, Dad, just leave her alone.
You file for divorce, and you don't even tell me? I have to find out through the fucking mail? Okay, Dad, you can leave.
Shut up! You listen to me.
There's not gonna be a divorce.
Please, just go.
We'll talk later.
You're gonna come home with me now.
She's staying here.
Stop acting like a fucking child and come home.
Dad, I'm warning You mind your own fucking business.
You come with me now, or I'm gonna drag your fat ass out of here.
Okay, okay, just stop yelling.
Dad.
Shut up! Get the fuck out! - Ellen - Get out! What the hell are you doing? You think you're gonna kill your father? Kill you? No.
But New York State Law recognizes the justifiable use of proportional force in self-defense.
So, I could certainly shoot you if you don't get out of here.
The arm.
Leg.
Where do you want it, Dad? I promise you I won't miss.
This isn't over.
I'm not abandoning this leak.
It's too big, too important.
Yeah, all right, fine.
But from here on out, Walling interacts only with me.
Mr.
Simon.
Thank you for meeting with me.
Your phone call piqued my interest.
Can't imagine at McClarenTruth would want with me.
We've been approached by a source who has evidence of insider trading at Princefield, specifically, your Fund 23 division.
What do you want with me, Mr.
Simon? I have a proposal for you.
Channing McClaren already knows about the leak, so I can't stop it, but I'm offering you the chance to get ahead of the tsunami.
I can delay the leak long enough for you to build a firewall, distance yourself from the trading.
And in exchange, you want? I want to get rid of Channing McClaren.
Once he's gone, I want funding to keep the organization afloat.
How do you intend to get rid of him? By including the identity of the source in the leak.
Channing's entire persona is built upon the promise of absolute anonymity for the whistle-blower.
If he violates that, he'll be ruined.
May I ask the source's name? Naomi Walling.
Thanks for the heads-up.
You okay? I'm fine.
What do you want from me? I know who you are, Mr.
Scully.
And apparently, you know who I am.
Never seen you before in my life.
Strange.
Seeing as you tried to kill me when I was staying in Patty Hewes' apartment.
Why did you do it? Look I ended up with a knife in my chest.
I'd say we're even.
We're not even.
You want to hurt me, go ahead.
Put one in the back of my fucking head.
Just do it already.
That wouldn't make us even, either.
Well, then what do you want? I want to know who hired you.
You see this? I had it on me that day.
You see that corner that's missing? I had the blood on that tested.
And guess what? It's your DNA.
I know you started a new life, Mr.
Scully, and you have a wife, a kid but if you don't tell me what I want to know, then it's all over.
You'll never see them again.
I have two homicide detectives just waiting for my call.
So let me ask you again.
Who hired you? Patty Hewes.
Ms.
Hewes will be with you in moment.
Thank you.
I like your chair.
Thought I'd give it a try.
I need a new one for my office.
No, no, no, don't get up.
Sit.
See how it feels.
I wasn't aware that we had any outstanding business.
We don't.
I didn't think I'd see you before the trial started, and I wanted to wish you luck.
Well Good luck to you.
It's what we wanted, isn't it? A fair fight.
Head to head in a courtroom.
Absolutely.
You know, I'm actually glad you came by because there's something I wanted to talk to you about.
What's that? Our conversation in the airport in Maine.
What about it? Well, as I told you then I didn't have anything to do with your attack.
But PARSONS: But? But I can understand why you thought I did.
And I want to apologize if I was insensitive.
I was just surprised that you still thought I'd been involved.
I should be apologizing to you.
I feel stupid.
'Course you had nothing to do with it.
And I'm sorry.
Ah, I just had a premonition.
Of what? This is the last time you'll ever set foot in this office.
Maybe.
You never know.
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 can get you interviews.
I can get you whatever you need.
If you do, then McClarenTruth would love to help you present this to the world.
I lied about Torben.
He is a very important financial backer for this organization.
Why would someone who provided Princefield with insider tips also want to fund us? I would never have made this arrangement if I had known you were involved in that crime.
Soon it will be over.
You'll get everything that was promised to you.
Tell Mr.
Herreshoff I'm not pleased.
You're saying your former boss tried to kill you.
I believe she sent someone to do it.
I think this is the blood from the guy who attacked me.
We got a DNA match.
His name's Patrick Scully.
It seems he left town several years ago.
So there's no way to locate him? Who is this? No, I don't know him.
I never saw him before.
If you think of anything else, please give me a call.
I left Ellen Parsons' card on the table.
Thank you for this.
The trial is scheduled to start in a week and you haven't deposed my clients.
I'm aware of that.
Well, you've had plenty of time, so if you ask for an extension, I'll fight you on it.
I don't need an extension.
I'm looking forward to the trial beginning.
I'll depose your clients this week.
How many days? One.
To depose three people? One day should be sufficient.
One it is.
I see you're making quite a splash in the news.
I understand some very big clients may be coming your way.
Yes.
Be careful, Ellen.
A taste of success can be tricky.
Why is that? It makes failure that much more painful.
Thanks for the advice.
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.
We're looking forward to sharing our strategy with you.
Covered derivatives, long spread commodities-- it's all old news.
We don't want to compete on a field littered with corpses.
The whole idea of Fund 23 is to carve out virgin territory.
Find the 14-year-old girl who will become the next supermodel, no? Molto buono.
Well, I like what I've heard.
Thank you for the private showing.
Beautiful works.
Just really beautiful.
It was my pleasure, really.
So we'll pick up your team tomorrow morning at your hotel and we'll go over the details, okay? Excellent.
Ciao.
Ciao, arrivederci.
Grazie.
That went well.
Cocksucker's on the hook.
If you and Bruce can't reel him in tomorrow, you're fired.
So, uh, late lunch? Someone told me about this little ristorante on the Via Soldati.
Thanks, I'm going to head back to the hotel.
I'm still fighting this jet lag.
Well, what are you doing later? Bennett, I told you.
Come on.
We're in Rome.
One last time.
Let's go out in style.
I got to go.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Well, that wasn't how I thought this was going to go.
This your standard procedure? You don't do this with everyone who offers you information.
No, of course not.
What do you think? It was nice.
I mean Fund 23.
If you see our internal financials, there's a pattern that can only be explained by insider trading.
Well, if I'm gonna help you, I'll need more evidence.
I can get you all the documentation.
Channing, you up? Jesus.
No, it's okay.
It's, uh, it's one of my people.
What's going on? Ready for your interview? Guess you forgot, huh? No, no, no, uh, I'll be ready.
Just ten minutes.
If we could expose Princefield, that'd be a major coup for us.
However, there is one problem.
What? You fucked her, Channing.
What in the name of Christ were you thinking? It won't be an issue.
How can you be such a child? Do you have any idea how many ways this could blow up in our face? You don't have to worry about it.
For the past eight years I've had to worry about everything you do.
Being your nanny has cost me my wife, my daughter.
You're overreacting.
You don't get it, do you? Naomi Walling is a source at one of the biggest investment banks in America.
If you had any idea what it takes to be a real journalist, you would understand how you may just have compromised this entire fucking organization.
All right! What do you want from me? I want you to stop behaving like a fucking half-wit.
You okay? Yeah, fine.
Fine.
You want to be alone? No.
Come on.
Join me.
Give me one of those.
This leak was a good one.
Yeah, it was fun, huh? The way it used to be.
This business with Helmut Torben I don't know how it happened.
I vetted him, ran the same background checks as always.
He appeared totally legit.
I'm sorry.
It's all right.
I know you have my best interests at heart.
Nice grouping, especially for a concealed-carry piece.
Chris teach you how to shoot? No.
Another guy I used to know.
He taught you well.
So what can I do for you? Who is he? His name's Patrick Scully.
He did some time for burglary a few years back and then he left the city.
And now you want me to track him down.
Yeah.
That's his last known address.
What does this have to do with the McClaren case? It's not about the case.
It's personal.
Look, I like this job, but I need to know what it is I'm getting paid to do.
A few years ago, Scully tried to kill me.
Shit.
And the police investigation went nowhere.
I was just able to get this information recently.
Look I can't get involved in some vigilante revenge thing.
This guy is dangerous.
I need to know where he is and what he's doing.
The importance of Mr.
McClaren's latest leak cannot be overstated.
The U.
S.
military has routinely subjected its own soldiers to psychological abuse.
But there have been demonstrations outside the Pentagon for three days straight.
Does Channing McClaren take responsibility for this? My client only takes responsibility for telling the truth.
These demonstrations simply reflect the American public's outrage at learning the facts.
Mr.
McClaren is being sued by Patty Hewes for wrongful death.
How do you think this latest leak will affect the lawsuit? I can't comment on the specifics of the McClaren case, but I will say this.
McClarenTruth is going to continue to hold corrupt institutions responsible for their actions.
My client is not going to be intimidated by Patty Hewes' scurrilous accusations.
Legally Brunette's on a tear.
I hear some major clients are clamoring for her services.
Good.
Good? What's good? What is this, the "harder they fall" gag? Is that the Torben file? Yeah.
There's an article in there that makes for very interesting reading.
Anything I can work with for the deposition? See for yourself.
What's it been like at the V.
A.
since the leak was posted? It's strange to hear everyone wondering who did it, but all the vets are glad the information went public.
That must make you feel good.
Yeah, it does.
Seems like it was okay for you, too.
I keep reading your quotes in all the articles.
I feel guilty I've been getting so much attention.
You're the one who took the risk.
Wait a minute.
Where you going? I've got to get some work done on the deposition.
No, you don't.
Shit.
Sorry.
One sec.
Hey, Mom.
Okay, just calm down.
Tell me what's going on.
He keeps calling.
Every night.
Lecturing me, telling me how stupid I am for leaving.
Telling me I've shamed the family.
Shamed the family? He says I've humiliated him, and he's embarrassed to be seen at work, at church.
Here you go.
Thank you, Chris.
Sure.
I'm gonna take a walk, okay? Okay.
All right.
Bye.
What happened tonight? He came to the new apartment, furious, pounding on the door, screaming for me to come home.
I was terrified.
Thought he was gonna smash the door in.
What did you do? I pretended I wasn't home.
But he sat outside my door for two hours.
I watched him through the peephole.
Finally he left, and I called you.
I'm so sorry.
I can't go back to that apartment alone.
No, of course not.
You're staying here tonight.
No, I can't keep bothering you.
I It'll be easier for everyone if I just go back to him.
Mom, you cannot give in to him, okay? That's the whole problem.
He doesn't respect you, and he never will if you don't stand up to him.
How am I supposed to do that? So This is Parsons & Associates, huh? You even got a sign out front.
Good for you, kid.
Thanks.
Why don't you sit, Dad? Sit? Uh-oh.
Sounds like I'm gonna get a lecture.
I just want to talk.
Yeah, sure.
Let's talk.
You have to leave Mom alone.
I'm sorry.
What? She needs time away from you.
I know it's hard, but GARY: No, it's disrespectful is what it is.
Walking out the way she did.
Dad, I know this is hard for you to understand Hey, don't talk down to me.
I'm going to say what I need to say.
You've never respected Mom.
I've seen you call her "stupid," "moron," "idiot.
" 'Cause she acts like a a moron sometimes.
She's tired of all the judgment, the constant criticism.
No matter how hard she tries, she can't do anything right.
Did you talk her into this? No, Dad.
She came to me.
What does she think she's gonna do without me? Support herself at a drugstore? What's wrong with that? Oh, give me a break.
She doesn't want to be on her own.
She's throwing a tantrum.
That's all.
She wants attention, just like your sister.
You honestly think that Mom is just looking for attention? Oh, you don't know.
Your mother is very difficult to live with.
Dad I love you, I do, but you've got to be fucking kidding me.
Don't you talk to me that way.
You're a nightmare to live with.
All she ever tried to do was please you, make you happy, even when you were treating her like shit.
You watch what you say to me.
And it wasn't just her; it was all of us.
We were all scared we were gonna get yelled at, humiliated.
What, you think because you've got your own office, and your name's in the papers, you can tell me what to do? No, that's got nothing to do with it! Listen to me, big shot.
Tell your mother to come home and to stop acting like a fucking idiot.
Both Hewes and Parsons are aware I gave monies to the McClaren organization.
It is a goat fuck.
That's one way to put it, yes.
How the fuck did all this information get out? You said that Rutger Simon was going to contain the problem.
Obviously, he failed.
Failed? Or did he intentionally let this happen? Why would he? He's got as much to lose as we do.
I'll be damned if I let that impotent limey prick take me down.
Regardless.
Parsons cannot afford to expose me.
It would jeopardize her case, so taking action against her would only increase the risk.
And Patty Hewes? Hewes is focused on McClaren.
For now.
I don't know how long we can rely on that.
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In Serbia, the biggest Chinese investment is a $225 million bridge over the Danube River in Belgrade.
Other projects in the region include construction of car and TV Hey.
Hey.
You got to the office early.
Yeah, I wanted to get a jump start on the deposition.
Are you okay? Yeah, fine.
Just feeling a little off.
It's been going on for a few weeks.
Being outside helps.
Maybe you should go and see a doctor, get yourself checked out.
Look what I found.
That's a pigeon's nest.
Funny, you almost never see those.
When did you first become aware of Naomi Walling? She contacted me while I was in Rome.
She said she had knowledge of insider trading at Princefield Bank.
And did you express interest in this information? Absolutely.
But we informed her that if she wanted to help expose Fund 23, she would need more documentation.
So she procured additional evidence.
Then she asked for a meeting in New York.
And did you meet? No, I never met Ms.
Walling.
My job was to help coordinate the technical team while we waited for the Princefield information to arrive.
But we weren't sure the information would arrive.
She was having second thoughts about following through.
So I met with her.
Where did this meeting take place? The Montclair Hotel.
I was entirely unaware of it.
I didn't know they met until weeks later.
I felt I had no choice.
Naomi wanted reassurance face-to-face.
And in this meeting, you sexually assaulted Ms.
Walling? We had no sexual contact whatsoever.
- The accusation is ludicrous.
- That never happened.
She said she would go through with the leak, and I left.
Thank you.
I have no more questions.
That's all? That's all.
So we're done here? I can go? Uh, no.
No, Mr.
Simon, not quite yet.
There's one more topic I'd like to discuss with you.
Do you know this man? Yes.
His name's Helmut Torben.
He is one of our primary donors.
How did you meet Mr.
Torben? About a year ago, he reached out to me.
He strongly believed in what Channing was doing, and wanted to fund us.
I imagine when you take on a new donor, you research them? Extensively.
Due diligence can take months.
So I'm sure you discovered that Mr.
Torben had a financial relationship with Bennett Herreshoff, the CEO of Princefield Bank.
No, I did not.
Mr.
Simon, would you look over this, please.
It's an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal dated September 7, 1987.
Can you tell me what it says? Apparently, 25 years ago, Helmut Torben secured financiers for a hedge fund run by Bennett Herreshoff.
May I see that? Mr.
Simon, you posted a leak about insider trading at Fund 23, and your main donor had financial dealings with the CEO of the bank that managed that fund.
Do you recognize that as an enormous conflict of interest? Well, I suppose one could say that.
But as I've said, I had no knowledge of it.
Well, I find that very hard to believe.
It's your responsibility to oversee finances, is that correct? Yes.
So either this was an egregious oversight on your part or something more sinister was involved.
Objection.
Please refrain from lecturing the witness.
Ask a question.
When you brought on Mr.
Torben as a donor, were you simply negligent or were you intentionally serving his agenda? What agenda would that be? If Mr.
Torben wanted to discredit Naomi Walling, wouldn't the leak of her personal information accomplish just that? We would have no reason to participate in such a thing.
So your negligence wasn't devious.
Certainly not.
Just wildly incompetent.
I didn't say that.
You haven't really said much of anything, have you, Mr.
Simon? Because you can't explain yourself, can you? I promise you, Mr.
Simon, I will pursue this matter through the trial and beyond.
If you are aware Mr.
Torben played any role in this leak, you better tell me now.
I'm aware of nothing.
No more questions.
What can I do for you, Ms.
Parsons? Let's start with insider trading at Fund 23.
You supplied the stock tips.
That is a bare falsehood.
I'm not interested in your denials, Mr.
Torben.
And Patty Hewes won't be either.
She deposed Mr.
Simon today.
It didn't go well.
So perhaps you can explain why you would fund a Web site that could expose your own illegal activity.
I told you I provided no tips.
Bullshit.
Did Rutger Simon know about the insider trading? I can't protect you unless I know the truth.
My dear, you know all you need to know.
You're a criminal, Mr.
Torben.
And, unfortunately, we have similar interests right now.
But that could very well change.
Why would that change? Because Patty Hewes may try and enlist you against McClaren.
And she can be very persuasive.
I have long experience resisting the charms of women.
Good.
Because if you do find a way to fuck up my case I'll go to my friends at the D.
A.
's office and you'll go to prison.
What we doing out here? It's fucking freezing.
I read the transcript of your deposition.
Did you know Torben had a relationship with Herreshoff? No, of course not.
I don't know if I believe you.
Why? Because Patty Hewes slings around accusations in a deposition? No, no, no, no.
Because she asked you questions that you couldn't answer.
So what do you think, Channing? Hmm? That I conspired with Torben and Herreshoff? For what? Why would I do that? I don't know.
But if nothing else, you failed the organization when you brought Torben in.
After everything I've done.
You had nothing when you met me.
You were a clueless kid with a genius for computers.
And how do you thank me? By behaving like a reckless prick, using the celebrity that I created for you to throw a hump at every piece of scut that looks your way.
You sound a little jealous, Rutger.
Fuck off.
McClarenTruth has always been more mine than yours.
You know that as well as I do.
You're fired.
Fired? You having a laugh? How are you gonna run the organization without me? Just you and your little Aussie fuckbuddy? - We'll manage.
- How? What will you do for funds? We have funds.
How you gonna access them? I can't write a check without your signature, same as you can't write a check without mine.
Why do you think I arranged it that way? Whatever it is that you think you created, without my name, my face, you're nothing.
So fuck you.
I'm Channing McClaren.
Where I go, the Web site goes with me.
Come in.
Found Patrick Scully.
Where? Right here in the city.
He came back? How do you know? You were right.
That old lady lied to you.
Stefania McKee does know him.
Scully's been there twice.
Brought her groceries.
Where's he staying? Tailed him to a place in Marine Park.
What now? I need you to follow him.
Track his movements.
Around the clock.
Money's not an issue.
Whatever you need.
Okay.
Just don't let him out of your sight.
He won't come anywhere near you.
I care about Channing.
I do.
But I care about the organization more.
I can't protect him any longer.
What exactly are you protecting him from? I'm not sure where to begin.
Why don't you begin with Rome.
Rome.
Right.
Well, as you know, that's where Channing first met Naomi Walling.
She'd contacted him directly, and he met her without my knowledge.
I should have stopped all of this then.
If you had any idea what it takes to be a real journalist, you would understand how you may just have compromised this entire fucking organization.
All right! What do you want from me? I want you to stop behaving like a fucking half-wit.
It won't happen again.
It better not.
But I'm not abandoning this leak.
It's too big.
Too important.
Yeah, all right, fine.
But from here on out, Walling interacts only with me.
So, you agreed to go forward with the leak.
Unfortunately, yes.
And back in New York, what really happened at the Montclair Hotel? I wasn't there, so I can't say for sure.
But I saw Channing right afterwards.
Where were you? I fucked up.
Why? What happened? Uh, Naomi Walling contacted me again, uh She wanted to meet.
And did you? Yes.
Jesus, Channing She's angry.
I'm afraid she's gonna go to the police, say I assaulted her.
Why the hell would she say that? She came onto me.
Things got out of control.
Channing If she calls the police, if you get arrested It was a misunderstanding.
That won't matter.
You were alone with her in a hotel room.
All she has to do is accuse you.
Your enemies can then use that to destroy you.
I need the codes you gave her to upload the leak.
What for? Just give me the goddamned codes.
And did you give him the codes? Stupidly, yes.
We received the leak.
We scoured it, vetted it.
It was all legitimate.
But later that night, I saw Channing at his laptop.
So, Channing posted Naomi's emails.
Yes.
How did he get them? He's a master.
He simply hacked into her system.
Why did he do it? To discredit Naomi Walling.
If she was going to go to the police and accuse him of sexual assault, he wanted to paint her as a Wall Street slut.
Mr.
Simon, why are you telling me all this? I'll testify for you against Channing, but I want something in return.
What's that? I believe deeply in our cause.
If I give you Channing, I want the organization to continue.
And I want to run it.
Responsibly.
But I'm going to need funding.
I think we can come to an arrangement.
Open the door.
Where is she? She's not here.
Bullshit.
You're wasting your time.
I know you're protecting her.
Yes, I am.
She's in a hotel.
Which one? I'm not telling you.
Which fucking hotel? Gary, stop, please.
Jesus, Mom, go back to your room.
So, now you're lying for her? Don't blame Ellen.
Believe me.
You're the one I blame.
Okay, Dad, just leave her alone.
You file for divorce, and you don't even tell me? I have to find out through the fucking mail? Okay, Dad, you can leave.
Shut up! You listen to me.
There's not gonna be a divorce.
Please, just go.
We'll talk later.
You're gonna come home with me now.
She's staying here.
Stop acting like a fucking child and come home.
Dad, I'm warning You mind your own fucking business.
You come with me now, or I'm gonna drag your fat ass out of here.
Okay, okay, just stop yelling.
Dad.
Shut up! Get the fuck out! - Ellen - Get out! What the hell are you doing? You think you're gonna kill your father? Kill you? No.
But New York State Law recognizes the justifiable use of proportional force in self-defense.
So, I could certainly shoot you if you don't get out of here.
The arm.
Leg.
Where do you want it, Dad? I promise you I won't miss.
This isn't over.
I'm not abandoning this leak.
It's too big, too important.
Yeah, all right, fine.
But from here on out, Walling interacts only with me.
Mr.
Simon.
Thank you for meeting with me.
Your phone call piqued my interest.
Can't imagine at McClarenTruth would want with me.
We've been approached by a source who has evidence of insider trading at Princefield, specifically, your Fund 23 division.
What do you want with me, Mr.
Simon? I have a proposal for you.
Channing McClaren already knows about the leak, so I can't stop it, but I'm offering you the chance to get ahead of the tsunami.
I can delay the leak long enough for you to build a firewall, distance yourself from the trading.
And in exchange, you want? I want to get rid of Channing McClaren.
Once he's gone, I want funding to keep the organization afloat.
How do you intend to get rid of him? By including the identity of the source in the leak.
Channing's entire persona is built upon the promise of absolute anonymity for the whistle-blower.
If he violates that, he'll be ruined.
May I ask the source's name? Naomi Walling.
Thanks for the heads-up.
You okay? I'm fine.
What do you want from me? I know who you are, Mr.
Scully.
And apparently, you know who I am.
Never seen you before in my life.
Strange.
Seeing as you tried to kill me when I was staying in Patty Hewes' apartment.
Why did you do it? Look I ended up with a knife in my chest.
I'd say we're even.
We're not even.
You want to hurt me, go ahead.
Put one in the back of my fucking head.
Just do it already.
That wouldn't make us even, either.
Well, then what do you want? I want to know who hired you.
You see this? I had it on me that day.
You see that corner that's missing? I had the blood on that tested.
And guess what? It's your DNA.
I know you started a new life, Mr.
Scully, and you have a wife, a kid but if you don't tell me what I want to know, then it's all over.
You'll never see them again.
I have two homicide detectives just waiting for my call.
So let me ask you again.
Who hired you? Patty Hewes.
Ms.
Hewes will be with you in moment.
Thank you.
I like your chair.
Thought I'd give it a try.
I need a new one for my office.
No, no, no, don't get up.
Sit.
See how it feels.
I wasn't aware that we had any outstanding business.
We don't.
I didn't think I'd see you before the trial started, and I wanted to wish you luck.
Well Good luck to you.
It's what we wanted, isn't it? A fair fight.
Head to head in a courtroom.
Absolutely.
You know, I'm actually glad you came by because there's something I wanted to talk to you about.
What's that? Our conversation in the airport in Maine.
What about it? Well, as I told you then I didn't have anything to do with your attack.
But PARSONS: But? But I can understand why you thought I did.
And I want to apologize if I was insensitive.
I was just surprised that you still thought I'd been involved.
I should be apologizing to you.
I feel stupid.
'Course you had nothing to do with it.
And I'm sorry.
Ah, I just had a premonition.
Of what? This is the last time you'll ever set foot in this office.
Maybe.
You never know.
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.