Damages - Season 4

Damages - Season 4

Season 4

The fourth season of the legal drama series Damages premiered on the Audience Network, an entertainment channel owned by DirecTV, on July 13, 2011 and concluded on September 14, 2011. The season featured 10 episodes, bringing the series total to 49. The fourth season takes place two years after the Tobin case. Ellen has moved on with her life. Now an attorney at her old mentor's firm, she's content with her cases and colleagues. Deep down, however, she wants a bigger challenge. When she discovers her friend has been through a traumatic experience while working for High Star, a private security firm hired by the U.S. government to carry out special missions in Afghanistan, she suspects foul play and asks Patty for help. Patty knows that trying a case against High Star can make Ellen's career. Or ruin it. It was inspired by recent events and controversies surrounding Blackwater Security Consulting.
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DatesJul 13, 2011 - Sep 14, 2011
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Episodes

There's Only One Way to Try a Case
Season 4Episode 160 min

There's Only One Way to Try a Case

Three years have passed since Patty and Ellen last worked together. Ellen reconnects with her high school friend, Chris Sanchez, who has recently returned from a stint at High Star, a private contractor in the Middle East. Unable to get assistance from the corporation or the government, Ellen decides to look into his case. Both her new boss and Patty warn Ellen about building a case against High Star Security Corp.

Jul 13, 2011
I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl
Season 4Episode 260 min

I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl

Ellen presents the High Star case to senior partners at Nye, Everett and Polk. After the gas explosion, Chris's paranoia heightens as he believes he's being targeted. Patty counsels Ellen on her case. Erickson and Boorman scheme to make the lawsuit go away.

Jul 20, 2011
I'd Prefer My Old Office
Season 4Episode 360 min

I'd Prefer My Old Office

Ellen files the High Star case. She also discovers the motive behind Chris' missions after taking his deposition. Meanwhile, Erickson offers Patty a settlement. And Patty searches for Michael in Boston with the help of Detective Victor Huntley.

Jul 27, 2011
Next One's on Me, Blondie
Season 4Episode 460 min

Next One's on Me, Blondie

Ellen meets Nasim Marwat, the son of Chris' Afghan contact. Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach. Patty discovers important information that High Star extracts terror suspects for the CIA and recruits her mentor Bill Herndon (Judd Hirsch) to investigate the company.

Aug 3, 2011
We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing
Season 4Episode 560 min

We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing

Patty and Ellen prepare Marwat for his deposition while a flu-ridden Boorman sets out to keep it from happening; Erickson works his contacts to ensure that his CIA contracts remain secret. Meanwhile, Catherine Hewes is extremely ill.

Aug 10, 2011
Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew
Season 4Episode 660 min

Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew

Patty and Ellen scramble to gain access to Nasim, while Boorman scrambles to keep that from happening. Ellen enlists a reporter (Griffin Dunne) to find Chris in Afghanistan. Erickson and another businessman (John Cullum) negotiate a land deal; and Michael Hewes surfaces in New York looking for Catherine. 

Aug 17, 2011
I'm Worried About My Dog
Season 4Episode 760 min

I'm Worried About My Dog

Patty uses her drug company case to gain information on High Star. A journalist tries to embed with High Star mercenaries in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Michael demands to see his daughter. 

Aug 24, 2011
The War Will Go On Forever
Season 4Episode 860 min

The War Will Go On Forever

Dean, the Times reporter that Ellen has been talking to, meets with a contact in Afghanistan and tells him he's looking for Chris Sanchez. Boorman arrives at the safe house to find his girlfriend. She confronts him about the boy. Patty and Ellen depose Howard Erickson.

Aug 31, 2011
There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban
Season 4Episode 960 min

There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban

Afghan men hired by one of Erickson's men transport Sanchez in the trunk of a vehicle without AC's knowledge. Jerry Boorman meets with Patty to explain his history with with Erickson and the company. Patty and Ellen don't believe him and they decide they need to speak with the boy Jerry is holding captive.

Sep 7, 2011
Failure Is Lonely
Season 4Episode 1060 min

Failure Is Lonely

As Ellen (Rose Byrne) moves to settle her lawsuit against High Star in exchange for Chris Sanchez's (Chris Messina) safe return, her plans are upended by Patty's (Glenn Close) surprise legal action against Howard Erickson (John Goodman). And while Ellen wants to put the suit behind her, rogue CIA agent Jerry Boorman (Dylan Baker) redoubles his efforts to destroy Erickson as he fights to hang on to his Afghan son.

Sep 14, 2011

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