Damages s03e11 Episode Script

Previously on Damages.
Frobisher had my fiancé killed.
This is a tremendous book.
Let me option this.
And I want to play you.
Louis Tobin had to start moving the money down there before he confessed.
And on Thanksgiving night, Tessa started moving it out.
Patty Hewes asked you about Thanksgiving night? I appreciated you not talking to her about it.
We are not going to approach Tessa Marchetti now.
- What are you talking about? - We've got no leverage.
I don't need you or your protection.
I shouldn't have pushed Tessa.
I'll tell Patty.
And if she finds out, blame it on me.
Ellen Parsons.
She's been talking to Patty Hewes.
The truth is, we do believe the Tobins were involved in your mother's death.
- What should I do? - Call this number.
This is Tessa Marchetti.
I'm just a couple blocks away from your office.
You're under arrest.
Do you know who that is? She babysat for you and Carrie.
When we were kids, you used to tell me I was adopted.
Her name's Anne Connel.
All I could get was an address.
It's about a hundred miles out of the city.
Can I help you? Ms Connel? I'm sorry to bother you.
My name's Ellen Parsons.
Yes? Do you remember me? Ellen? Curtis Gates arrested Tessa Marchetti.
For what? I have no idea.
That's why she never showed up here.
So Gates just happened to arrest her right when she was coming to talk to us? Looks like it.
How the hell would he know to do that? I have no idea.
Why am I under arrest? - Because of your boyfriend.
- What? He's a citizen of Antigua.
So? He's been living here in New York for the last three months on an expired visa.
Well, how is that my fault? Well, he entered the country with you and he lives in your apartment.
It's a crime to house an illegal alien, Ms Marchetti.
Look, he's going to get it renewed.
I didn't do anything.
You can't arrest me for this.
Well, I'm sorry, but I can.
I want to talk to a lawyer.
Of course.
I think you should.
Any lawyer in particular? Tessa Marchetti wants Patty Hewes to be her lawyer.
Arresting Tessa was the right move.
Yeah, I should thank you.
We would've missed this opportunity if you hadn't told me that Patty was working with Ellen behind my back.
Just doing my job.
Hey, you're not going to fire Ellen, are you? As soon as she comes back from wherever the hell she is, send her to my office.
Thank you.
Why did you decide to find me? I had a dream about you, actually.
Did you ever cook for me? Many times.
So, you say you're an attorney now? Yes.
I'm glad things worked out so well.
I was always worried about you.
Why's that? And I was very sorry when I had to let you go.
Let me go? What does that mean? Maybe we shouldn't talk about this.
No.
It's okay.
I want you to tell me.
Ms Connel, were you This is a very strange question, but Was I adopted? I'm not your mother, Ellen, if that's what you were thinking.
But I lived with you at some point? No one ever told you? My mother just said that you were our babysitter.
Yes, I was.
When you were four or five.
And that was all it was? Ellen, things in your home were bad when you were young.
Bad how? I never really knew all the details, but your father was very unhappy, very angry.
I always thought your mother should've left him, but with two small girls, she was scared to be on her own.
And she couldn't handle you and your sister.
So she sent me to you? You were happy at my house.
Your mother knew that.
How long did it last? You lived with me maybe six months.
And then, one day, your mother asked if I was interested in making the arrangement permanent.
Your parents didn't adopt you.
It was the other way around.
I don't understand.
Your mother asked me to adopt you.
And what did you say? I said yes.
I adored you.
But your mother decided she couldn't go through with it.
So, she brought you home.
And after that, she didn't want you to see me again.
I understood.
Your mother loved you, Ellen.
She did the best she could.
I talked to my client.
You have nothing on Tessa Marchetti.
You're holding her on a technicality.
So, what's your point? I thought you didn't detain people without cause.
Yeah, well If I've learned one thing on this job, it's to remain flexible.
Tessa is the key to my case right now.
I need her to find the Tobins' money.
Well, she's in my custody.
Sooner or later, you're going to have to let her go.
That's true.
And you can wait for that eventuality, but I doubt you have the time.
So, why don't you just give me what I want? Which is? You've been working behind my back with Ellen Parsons on Danielle Marchetti's murder.
I want evidence.
I'm not ready to make a deal.
You have one message.
Hey, it's Tom.
Look, I'm sorry I screwed up, but your boss arrested Tessa Marchetti and, I don't know, the shit hit the fan.
I've never seen Patty like this.
Where are you? Hello, Ellen.
I left messages.
Why haven't you called me back? Leave it.
How did Gates know you were helping me on the case? I'm sorry.
It was my fault.
Because as soon as he found out, Gates went straight to Tessa Marchetti and arrested her.
I approached Tessa.
I thought that I could get her to cooperate, and then the whole thing blew up in my face.
It was a mistake.
A mistake? Was it? Or have you been trying to humiliate me this whole time? - What? - Pretending to help me.
When what you really wanted was to get close to Gates.
No.
You used me.
'Cause it's always been about ambition with you.
You act like you care about the case.
All that crap about your family.
Your sister's wedding.
I fell for your bullshit.
But I know you now.
I see you.
You're a climber.
A parasite.
And you're ruthless.
Just go.
I want you out of my apartment.
I want you out of my life.
May I remind you, Mr Frobisher, you're under oath.
May I remind you, Mr Frobisher, you're under oath.
Yeah, I'm well aware.
So, you considered your company sort of like a family, didn't you? Very much like a family.
And was it your job to hold the family together? Yes.
It was.
And you failed.
Objection.
I'm warning you, Counsel.
I'll rephrase.
Was it very painful for you when you failed? Objection.
You keep this up, and we're gonna have ourselves a problem.
Would you agree the crumbling of that relationship was nothing less than, really, say, the dissolution of a marriage? You better watch what you say.
Is that your position? Or was the failure of that relationship, as you call it, your failure? Your deceit, your breach of trust, your absolute infidelity to your employees? I admire you, Ms Hewes, I really do.
But we're very different.
Is that so? You've made a career out of crushing people who stand in your way.
And whereas you seek to destroy, I seek to create.
I've always felt it was my duty to inspire the people who work for me.
So that together, together, we can build something remarkable.
What did you think? It is such a huge help to hear this thing out loud.
We're still, you know, doing some fine-tuning, - but it's reading great.
- Something's wrong.
Arthur, do you not think the script's working? There's something off, you know? Something's missing.
I don't know what the protocol is.
Can I By all means.
Tell them whatever you want.
Listen Hey, that was great, by the way.
Now, listen to me.
This is Patty Hewes you're playing.
The kind of woman who eats her young.
I mean, when she looks across the table at the Frobisher character, she is pure, unadulterated evil.
Okay? Yeah.
Okay.
And you Jesus, it's uncanny.
It's like seeing a ghost.
I want to tell you something, though.
Ray Fiske was gay.
Okay? Toss that in and play with it a little bit, all right? And no makeup next time.
It's just a workshop.
Okay, let's take it from the top.
Whenever you're ready.
May I remind you, Mr Frobisher, you're under oath.
I'm well aware.
Do me a favour, will you, Toby, and grab us a couple of coffees? You can finish your shoes later.
Tessa Marchetti's in custody.
Custody of who? The D.
A.
They got her on what charge? It's unclear.
God! Using a 24-year-old girl as a courier? Was that the best idea my father could come up with? He had to scramble, Joe.
Why didn't he have a goddamn plan? He did.
Of course he did.
But the government surprised him, and they started to move in too quickly, and we were forced to improvise.
I brought these, Lou.
You wanted the heels fixed on your boots.
They're going to get me, Stu.
I can't hide it any more.
It's okay.
She knows about the fraud.
You met with the SEC? Yeah.
It's only a matter of time before they put two and two together.
Jesus.
Louis, are you okay? Do you have your pills? Sweetheart, get me a glass of water, please? Okay.
Yes.
Okay.
I'm going to tell my family tonight.
And then I'm going to turn myself in.
It'll be easier on the family if I just get it over with.
Are you ready on your end? Everything's set with the charity, but Thanks, Dani.
Can you give us a minute? Yeah, of course.
We've got to start making those transfers tonight.
Lou, this is happening too fast.
We don't have a courier yet.
How soon can Emanuel authorise a signatory for the account? As soon as you need.
That's not a problem.
But who are you going to use? I don't like doing this.
But there is someone we can trust.
He chose Tessa? Tessa was his daughter.
Of course he trusted her.
How much does she know? Only that she was depositing paycheques.
What about the documents she signed? She know where the money was going? Absolutely not.
She never knew what she was signing, so there's nothing she can tell the authorities.
And you're sure of that how? Because your father was smart and careful.
Smart? He got caught.
Okay? I'm not going to let that happen to us.
Tessa was always loyal to him.
Doesn't mean she's going to be loyal to me.
Listen to what I'm telling you.
Tessa Marchetti doesn't know anything and she's on your side.
So calm down and don't get paranoid.
Arthur, Terry's ready for you.
Oh, my God.
Man, if I knew I was this good-Iooking, I would've tried a different line of work.
Actually, can you give us a minute? - Yeah.
Everything okay? - Yeah, I just want to talk to Art.
Sure.
Take your time.
Fantastic.
Really, really.
Just remarkable, man.
It's not working, Art.
What's not working? Any of it.
I mean, the hair and the clothes are fine.
What's the problem then? None of it feels authentic.
You know, it feels too on-the-surface.
I need to be able to go inside you and figure out what drives you.
That's the only way I can truly find the part.
That sounds great.
Do it.
You don't get it.
See, when we were workshopping the deposition scene No, but that's going to be a great goddamn scene.
Now, once we get, you know, a top-flight actress in there, elevate the whole thing.
Really.
Could be a great scene, but it's dishonest.
What do you mean by that? Why is it dishonest? I read the stenographer's transcription from your actual deposition.
Now, I don't know what you told the screenwriter, but you never waxed philosophical with Patty.
- You went ballistic.
- All right, but No, it was great! It was terrific! It was uncensored! It was unfiltered! That's what I need to get in touch with.
My anger? Your dark side.
I need access to it.
Otherwise, this is just candy coating.
You are a complicated man.
You have an underbelly that most people never get to see.
Of course.
I have to be able to see it.
All right, all right.
Well, I'll just have to show you my underbelly then.
What is this? What you need to arrest Carol Tobin for Danielle Marchetti's murder.
Thank you, Patty.
Give me a chance to look it over.
If it's what I need, I'll release Tessa immediately.
I don't want you to release her.
- I'm sorry? - Not officially anyway.
I would like the Tobins to think that she's still in custody.
So what do you need from me? I can't trust Tessa.
If Zedeck is confident she'll protect us, he must have his reasons, Joe.
I don't give a shit what Zedeck says.
Her mother is dead, okay? The D.
A.
's office is going to use that to win her over.
Your father has supported Tessa her whole life.
She has every reason to protect us I am responsible for this family now, Leonard.
I am responsible! And she is not family.
Why should she be loyal to us? She's a problem.
What do you want to do? You've hired people before, right? To find Carol, to have me followed God knows what else.
There have to be options, Len.
Tessa is in custody.
We can't even get to her.
Well, they can't hold her forever.
Joe, look at me.
I'm your attorney.
I need you to listen.
I can't let you do anything stupid.
It's not about you.
- Lf you're not willing to help me deal with it - I am If you're not willing to help me deal with it, I can understand.
Joe, I am I'll find somebody else who can help me.
Thank you for letting me sit in on the Tessa Marchetti meeting.
It'll be a great experience for you.
I'm going to include you more from now on.
I would love that.
When the Tobin case is over, Tom and I are going to want someone who's ready, Alex.
Someone who could step up, take more responsibility in the firm.
I look forward to it.
That's why I came here.
You sabotaged this office.
You withheld evidence and you took it to Patty Hewes.
- Right? - Nick told you? Yes, Nick told me.
He has respect for his job.
I wasn't trying to undermine you.
I believed Patty would find information that would help us prosecute the Tobin family for the fraud.
So you were doing it to help me? I was doing it to help the case.
That's all you have to say? It's the truth.
Are you firing me? Right now, I don't want you around here.
You're on leave indefinitely till I make my final decision.
Go home, Ellen.
We're going to get you out of here.
Thank you.
But first, we want to know the truth about Thanksgiving.
I lied to you, Ms Hewes.
I was with my mother that night.
We know.
We also know you changed your route with the airline that day.
Yeah, I made my first flight to Antigua.
Why? Who sent you there? Louis wants me to fly tonight? He needs you to.
He's in trouble, Tessa.
He may go to jail.
How often does he want me to go down there? Just once a week.
You'll deposit your paycheque and sign some documents at a bank.
Hello? I left my pills.
Please bring them over.
Isn't your family there? I don't care.
Leave them in the lobby.
Louis, are you sure? Just do it, Danielle.
God damn it, just do it! Okay.
I have to go.
Mom, you know more than you're telling me.
The documents you'll be signing will be sending money to a charity.
That's all you'll be doing.
I promise.
Take this.
Call Lenny.
Tell him to come pick these up.
No one can know that I spoke to Louis tonight.
Okay.
Trust me, baby, it's going to be okay.
Your mother said you were helping transfer money to a charity? Yes.
Was I stupid to believe her? No, no, the Tobins were involved with several charities.
Do you remember if your mother mentioned one by name? I don't think so.
When you were cashing your paycheques at the Royal Antiguan Bank, you mentioned that you signed three documents.
Yeah, in order to get American currency.
Is it possible that a charity's name was on that third document? I don't think so.
I would've seen it.
Do you have copies of that document? No, they keep everything at the bank.
Do you remember anything about that form? Not really.
I signed it so many times, but it was just a bunch of numbers.
Numbers and maybe some random letters.
Could be an IBAN.
What's that? Routing codes for transferring money to an account in the US.
Tessa, how would you feel about going back down to Antigua? Whatever you need.
What does Tessa actually know? We're not sure.
I know that look, Lenny.
What else is wrong? Protecting the money is the only thing that matters to Joe.
He's not thinking clearly.
What do you mean? Tessa isn't safe.
Lou never would've wanted anything to happen to her.
You have to intervene.
How? Tell Joe the truth.
You didn't tell him? It's not my place, Marilyn.
You need to.
Joe needs to know Tessa is his daughter.
I'm Malcolm.
I'll be keeping an eye on you in case you have any sudden urges to contact the Tobins.
Don't worry.
I won't.
Thank you for letting Tessa out.
See what can happen when we decide to work together? Shit.
You are good.
I'm glad you liked it.
You are a fun kid.
So, how does it feel to be me? I could get used to that.
No.
Well, no pressure.
I just I just thought you were looking for the underbelly.
- Come on.
- Shit.
I'll trade you.
Now, there's something you've got to understand.
- Here, cheers.
- Cheers.
This is not just about pleasure.
- No.
- No.
No, all of this All of this releases me.
Matter of fact, I This is the spot I came to to make the biggest decisions of my life.
Who to lay off? Screw you.
No, I mean it.
Screw you.
No, no, I There's a rawness that I get in touch with.
And I find clarity in that.
I find clarity in darkness.
See, this is the kind of stuff I want to know.
How dark do you get? All right.
How far would you go to protect your money? Your family? What would you do if every single thing that mattered was being threatened? Threatened how? Someone out there.
You know, someone who could take everything.
- Shit.
- Shit.
And then, what if a man came up to you and he said, "I can make all your problems go away.
Forever"? - What would you have to do? - Nothing.
Just say the word.
What could he do for you? Anything.
Shit.
That's the dark side, my friend.
It doesn't get any darker than that.
Art What kind of shit are we talking about here? What's up? I want you to cut off any communication with Ellen.
- Why? - Either she was sloppy or she disobeyed me.
What makes you say that? She told me she approached Tessa.
Even after I told her not to.
That's how Gates found out about what we're trying to do.
Patty, hold on.
I let my guard down.
I should never have let her back in.
Look, whatever Ellen told you, she was covering up for me.
She didn't approach Tessa.
I did.
I'm sorry.
I was impatient and I screwed up.
The truth is, Ellen tried to salvage my mistake.
She was the one who steered Tessa back to us.
Why did you do it? I did what I thought I had to do.
So the two of you were strategising behind my back.
And then you lied to me about it.
Yeah.
I lied to you.
Have you ever lied to me? I've got work to do.
I made a judgement call and I took a risk.
I'm done apologising.
I'd like you to start looking for new cases.
Excellent.
Any particular area? Bring me whatever you're most passionate about.
Maybe pharmaceutical class-actions or constitutional violations.
Alex, you can bring me whatever you want.
That's how we work here.
Okay.
- Did you tell him? - Yes.
Joe's going to leave Tessa alone.
Are you okay? Louis should have told Joe sooner.
He couldn't.
Joe wouldn't have been able to handle it back then.
He couldn't take care of himself, much less a child.
Well, now he knows.
- You all set? - Yeah, I'm ready.
All right.
You'll go to the bank like it's business as usual.
Make your deposit, sign the paperwork.
And I keep the third document.
We shouldn't be seen together, so you'll leave now.
I'll be waiting for you across the street from the bank.
Get in the car, and we'll go straight to the airport.
Got it.
- You're out walking in the middle of the day.
- Work's been a bit iffy.
Suddenly got all this time on my hands.
Must be nice.
I guess.
I don't know what to do with myself.
- You went to see that woman.
- Yeah.
My babysitter.
- What were you expecting to find? - I don't know.
I was hoping - Hoping what? - I'm not sure.
It was stupid.
You know, you've always been trying to rewrite your family history.
What do you mean? Well, you started by being the good girl who never got in trouble, then the perfect student.
Now the successful attorney.
I finally figured out you and Patty.
Yeah? You both hate bullies.
It's what drives you.
Your father was a bully.
And I remember, Ellen.
I saw it.
How he treated your mom and Carrie.
And you couldn't stop him.
You were helpless.
And that's why you're drawn to Patty, because she's not.
Ellen, if you want to keep working for Patty, go back to her.
If not, then really move on.
Stop talking to her.
Thanks, David.
I'm sorry.
For what? I haven't been thinking about you as much as I used to.
That's good.
But I haven't forgotten.
I miss you.
It's nice to see you, Mary.
If Tessa comes through, we'll need to cross-reference the routing codes.
With a list of every bank in the US.
I pulled it already.
And we'll need a list of charities.
I've gone through the Tobins' 1040s.
I figured I'd start with the charities they donated to regularly.
If that's how the Tobins laundered the money What did you think of Alex Benjamin? She's smart, ambitious, very dedicated.
She'll fit right in.
Yes? You were saying? - I'm glad you like her.
- I didn't say I liked her.
Patty? I'm sorry, Alex.
It's not working out.
What's not working out? You.
I don't understand.
I think you do.
Are you firing me? It's not personal.
Take the afternoon and clean out your office.
Malcolm? Malcolm? I have the document.
I thought you were gonna meet me at the bank and Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Tessa Marchetti? Please.
No.
No.
Yes? Your fears were well-founded, Mr Tobin.
Ms Marchetti came back to Antigua.
But all is well.
Mr Tobin, are you there? Thank you.
The money's safe.
It's not your fault, Joe.
Your father had a daughter with Danielle Marchetti.
This was his mistake.
You did it for your child.
You did it for all of us, for our For our future.
You had no choice.