Damages: Season 4
The fourth season of Damages takes place two years after the Tobin case. Ellen Parsons has moved on and is now working as an attorney at her old mentor's firm, where she is content with her cases and colleagues, though she secretly desires a bigger challenge. The narrative shifts focus when Ellen discovers that a friend has suffered a traumatic experience while working for High Star, a private security firm hired by
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Patty Hewes is established as the nation's most revered and most reviled litigator operating in New York's world of high stakes litigation.
- Ellen Parsons serves as Patty's bright and ambitious protege.
- The series follows the complex professional and personal relationship between Patty and Ellen as they become embroiled in high-stakes legal battles.
- The events of the fourth season take place two years after the conclusion of the Tobin case.
Season overview
The fourth season of Damages takes place two years after the Tobin case. Ellen Parsons has moved on and is now working as an attorney at her old mentor's firm, where she is content with her cases and colleagues, though she secretly desires a bigger challenge. The narrative shifts focus when Ellen discovers that a friend has suffered a traumatic experience while working for High Star, a private security firm hired by the United States government to carry out special missions in Afghanistan. Suspecting foul play, Ellen asks Patty Hewes for help. Patty recognizes that taking on a case against High Star has the potential to either make or ruin Ellen's career. This season's storyline is inspired by recent events and controversies surrounding Blackwater Security Consulting.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
There's Only One Way to Try a Case
Jul 13, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen investigates Howard Erickson's company despite warnings from her boss and from Patty; Patty takes on a big pharmaceutical firm; Erickson goes after defense contracts for his
I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl
Jul 20, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen takes the High Star case to the senior partners; Chris feels certain he is being targeted; Erickson and Boorman try to make the lawsuit go away.
I'd Prefer My Old Office
Jul 27, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen learns that Chris used to hunt down terror suspects; Patty rejects Erickson's settlement suggestion for the High Star case.
Next One's on Me, Blondie
Aug 3, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen meets the son of Chris' Afghan contact; Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach; Patty discovers that High Star extr
We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing
Aug 10, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen and Patty move Nasim to a safer place as they gather evidence against High Star; Boorman frames Nasim for an attempted bombing to prevent his deposition; Erickson struggles t
Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew
Aug 17, 2011 · 50 min
Now that Nasim is labeled as a terrorist, he loses his credibility as a witness. Erickson buys land to build a private army. Ellen enlists journalist Dean Gulickson to track down C
I'm Worried About My Dog
Aug 24, 2011 · 50 min
Patty uses her drug-company case to gain information on High Star; and a journalist tries to embed with High Star mercenaries in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Michael Hewes seeks out his
The War Will Go on Forever
Aug 31, 2011 · 50 min
While reporter Dean Gullickson (Griffin Dunne) heads to Afghanistan, Erickson orders his staff there to deal with Sanchez once and for all. He also confronts Boorman. Meanwhile, th
There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban
Sep 7, 2011 · 50 min
Boorman tries to align himself with Patty. Meanwhile, Chris' life remains in jeopardy and the case becomes personal for Erickson.
Failure Is Lonely
Sep 14, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen is furious with Patty for violating their agreement about the High Star case. And tempers come to a head between Erickson and Boorman—with Chris' life hanging in the balance.