Damages s04e06 Episode Script

Previously on Damages Meet my granddaughter.
Michael had a chance to be a Father and he ran away from it.
You still don't feel well? Oh, you're burning up.
I recommend ordering another round of tests.
- What's the worst-case scenario? - Leukaemia.
- What's this? - It's a medallion from my unit.
Mr Herndon can make some inquiries about High Star on your behalf.
High Star was conducting missions for the CIA? The operation is called Dust Devil.
Nasim must have witnessed one of the Dust Devil missions.
With his testimony and this document to back him up, you've got yourself a case.
I can't turn over my company's records, Trent.
What's it got to do with the Defence Department? If this lawsuit goes forward, it'll blow back on the military and you guys will wind up with another Abu Ghraib on your hands.
Everything fits in the bag.
- What sort of locale you thinking of? - A bus.
It didn't detonate because the kill switch was still engaged.
- Nasim Marwat, you're under arrest.
- What are the charges? - Conspiracy to commit a terrorist act.
- I've done no such thing.
I hacked into the fed database, no problem.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I was able to get your terrorist into the system.
# Little lamb # Smile # 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 # Hey.
Can anyone hear me? Hey! Anyone? AC? I don't need anything.
I'm okay.
I just want to talk.
Could I please talk to someone? Please? Please, brother, why are they doing this? I have done nothing wrong.
Shut the fuck up.
I'm not your brother.
Keep moving.
Where is he? Mr Marwat is being held at the Federal Detention Centre in Brooklyn.
He's my client.
I want to see him.
That's not possible.
Not yet.
Mr Marwat may not be a citizen of this country, but he's entitled to due process.
He has the right to see counsel.
Ma'am, at this moment, he's being interviewed by federal agents.
As you know, he is the prime suspect in an attempted act of terrorism.
Mr Marwat assisted Americans in Afghanistan.
- Does that sound like a terrorist? - We have evidence connecting him to the crime scene.
- What exactly is he charged with? - At this point, he hasn't been.
- Is he under arrest? - Have you even Mirandised him? - They're not required to.
There was an imminent danger to the public safety.
The law says he can be questioned without his attorney present.
Thank you, Bill.
We have this under control.
I was only saying.
So it's been 24 hours, and he hasn't even been read his rights.
Not yet, ma'am.
Agent Rosetti, when can I have access to my client? Once Mr Marwat has been thoroughly questioned, you can talk to him as much as you want.
We'll notify you when we can grant you access.
You got him.
That's a clean shot.
I haven't had a good rabbit stew since my wife passed.
I think I'm going to cook this one up myself.
Howard, I can't tell you how happy I am that you're taking this land.
I mean, the idea of a Home Depot here, it just makes me sick.
Well, I'm honoured you accepted my offer, Ed.
Well, you certainly gave me a good price.
My daddy bought this land back in the '30s.
The old factory's just right over that hill there.
Who'd have guessed you could make a fortune off of gloves? - My dad made a pile in refrigeration.
- No kidding? Yeah, came over here from Norway without a krone.
Settled in Minnesota.
Built an empire.
But, you know what, he never spent a dime on himself.
Well, he wasn't interested in money.
- He believed in the work ethic.
- That's exactly right.
My dad used to say, "Making a profit is God's way of thanking you for working hard".
God and country, that's what he was all about.
Amen.
Well, let me ask you something, Howard.
How are things going over there in Afghanistan? I'm not the government, Ed.
I don't choose where we fight.
I just send men over to help out where they're needed.
I can respect that, but Now don't get me wrong, I fought in Korea, but this war's been going on for 10 years.
And the Taliban is still over there farting falafel and our boys are dying.
Yes, sir.
It's been on my mind because my grandson is just finishing up his boot camp training, and his unit's going to be assigned any day now.
I see.
He joined up without his mother's permission.
My daughter's just terrified he's going to end up in combat.
It's a mother's job to worry.
I respect your grandson's desire to serve.
I'm just praying he stays out of harm's way.
You can add that little hopper to your stew, Ed.
I'm going to file a motion to get us access to Nasim.
- It won't matter.
- Why is he here? I asked him to come, and he's right, it won't matter.
Nasim is finished as a witness.
He's labelled a terrorist.
Any shred of credibility he might have had is gone.
Hey, I wouldn't worry about it.
I mean it's not like you guys are dealing with the CIA or anything.
- You took away the decanter.
- I knew you were coming.
You think the CIA set Nasim up? Your witness was arrested right in the middle of a deposition against High Star.
- Timely.
- Howard Erickson could not have orchestrated this alone.
It had to be the CIA.
So now it's time to get very paranoid.
Assume they'll be listening in on every phone call you make.
- I had the office swept.
It was clean.
- Cell phones.
- We got rid of them.
We're using new ones.
Good.
Well, you still don't have a witness.
You ladies have any further leads, or are we finished here? Nasim said there was another American on Chris's mission who wasn't with High Star.
- I suspect he's CIA.
- Absolutely.
If the Agency was running ops over there, they had to have someone on the ground.
Nasim saw this man in New York.
He can identify him.
That's our lead.
You're gonna try to find a CIA operative in a city of eight million people? Good luck.
Trust me.
He can be useful.
Nasim thought the CIA guy followed him from the mosque.
We could check the surveillance cameras in the area.
It's a long shot.
Worth a try.
The government's paying over We need to know you'll be able to handle the workload.
I can assure you your money is not being wasted.
My apologies.
Sorry I'm late.
No worries, Jack.
You know Trent Prowse from Defence.
- Of course.
Good to see you.
- Likewise.
Trent was just questioning our ability to fulfil our contracts.
As we draw down troops, our need for private forces will increase exponentially.
We'll require additional security, training for the Afghan police force.
- We've anticipated that.
- But you've already got men in Iraq, Middle East, Africa, Japan.
You're not spread too thin? Absolutely not.
The fact is, we're expanding, we're recruiting new men.
- Will you have the facilities to train them? - Jack, show him the thing.
Trent, you got to see this.
I got to show you something.
Thanks, Jack.
We're in escrow on this property here.
That's over 20,000 acres.
Now, we're converting this old factory into a new ops centre doubling our training capacity.
- I see.
Two landing strips here for transport, and a new sniper range right there.
When can you start on all this? We'll be breaking ground at the close of escrow, in seven days.
This looks good, Howard.
I'll bring this back to my people.
In the meantime - Hello? - Here's a complete breakdown of our anticipated needs.
I'm sorry, he's in a meeting.
One moment.
It's Ed O'Malley.
I should take this, Trent.
It's the man that's selling me the property.
I think we're done here anyway.
Always a pleasure, Howard.
Ed! How was that Hasenpfeffer? I have to go to work now.
But Mrs Auroro is going to be with you and she'll call me if you need me.
- Okay.
She's warm.
Yes, but her temperature has been holding steady.
- I'll call you immediately if anything changes.
- Thanks.
Of course When will you hear from Dr Weisler? I'm expecting her test results at the end of the day.
I'll let you know.
Ms Hewes, your son, Catherine's father, does he know she's sick? - No.
- Perhaps you should tell him.
I don't know how to reach him.
So we're looking for the man who followed Nasim from the mosque.
Do you think you could find anything for us? Well, the mosque may have security cameras, and I'm sure there are some banks around there.
- I can try to dig up some footage.
- Okay, great.
I'll take anything you can find.
Dean Gulickson from The Times called again.
He wants to talk to you about the High Star case.
Dean Gulickson? He's a fine reporter.
I've read everything he's written on Afghanistan.
He knows the place inside out.
It's still a no.
Thanks, Maggie.
I'm not talking to the press.
Okay.
I'll tell him.
I'll get on those tapes right away.
Time to pray.
Ms Hewes, it's Dr Weisler.
Put her on.
Yes, it's Patty.
You have the results? Anything? No.
I can't find Nasim, let alone someone who's following him.
- Are you okay? - I just got Catherine's test results back.
And? She's fine.
Piss-poor effort, Riccio.
You throw darts worse than you shoot a rifle.
Man, you can't even shoot your load.
Could if he was aiming at your sister.
Stand aside, boys.
Carry on, boys.
All right, try not to embarrass yourselves.
Nobody pays tonight.
Hope the bar is okay.
It's a little loud.
Ed here is 1st Marines.
- Landed at Inchon.
- Is that so? - Pour him your best whisky.
- Thank you, Howard.
You mind if we sit down? You look a little green.
Did you get word on your grandson? No, everything's fine there.
We got lucky.
His unit was assigned to Japan for humanitarian work.
That's great news.
What's on your mind? It's my daughter.
She doesn't want me selling you the land.
We agreed on a price, but if she wants to renegotiate It's not the money, it's the politics.
She doesn't want the family property going over to a mercenary.
Her word.
- I see.
- It seems there's a slew of lawsuits against your company.
- All dismissed, Ed.
What about the one pending right now? She said that some of your men were killed on an illegal mission.
- Is there any truth to that? - None! All of my work is government sanctioned.
It's totally legit.
That case is It's a left-wing crusade against me.
Well, my daughter is concerned.
It just doesn't sit well with her.
I don't want to butt in here, Ed, but isn't the land yours to sell? Yeah.
The truth is, Howard, it doesn't sit well with me, either.
Now, I've got commitments based on my acquisition of that land.
- I'm sorry.
- No.
We had a deal.
We shook hands.
- I didn't have all the facts.
- Facts? - You have no idea what the facts are.
- Howard.
The men I train protect Americans.
Lives are at stake here.
Forgive me, Ed, but your daughter doesn't have the first fucking clue about what's going on here! I'm sorry, Howard.
The deal's off.
- Ms Hewes? - Yeah.
There's someone here to see you.
He says he's your son.
I am her son.
You can go home, Maggie.
Please shut the door.
New assistant.
She's cute.
Are you going to offer me a drink or anything? No, I'm not.
I heard you were looking for me.
Yeah.
Here I am.
Do you expect a hug or something? I wanted to apologise.
I'm sorry for disappearing.
I just needed to sort some things out for myself.
Is that it? - Because, if it is, I need to get home.
- I want to see my daughter.
After three years of neglect, you suddenly care? How is she? She's perfect.
So, can I see her? I understand if you need to think about it.
Here's my information.
Let me know your answer.
Have a good night.
We never really talked about your case last night.
How's it going? Well, the CIA is now involved and my witness has been arrested as a terrorist.
- Shit.
- Yeah.
- Is he a terrorist? - No, he was set up.
- Sorry, this is me.
- Did you get a new cell phone? Yeah.
We think someone's been listening in on our calls.
And I have my old phone here.
- Shall we crank-call the CIA? - Can you still make dinner? - I'll try.
- Hey, you're in the weeds right now.
- Whatever you can swing is fine with me.
- Thanks for being so understanding.
- Okay, this is me.
- Okay, well, bye, babe.
Help me, please.
I need to speak to my lawyers.
- Stop talking.
- I am innocent.
My family needs me.
- Where are you from? - Brooklyn, NYC.
Born and bred.
But your family.
I heard someone call you Reza.
- That is Iranian, yes? - My family left Iran a long time ago.
- Are you a Muslim? - Eat.
I'm begging you.
Please help me.
Look into my eyes.
I'm like you.
I am an innocent man.
Look, asshole, you're not like me.
I'm not a terrorist.
- Hey, Asgari, your shift's up.
- I just gave him dinner.
I was told an official would be coming by later to see the prisoner.
Thanks.
- How far did you get? - Did about half of it.
Seventeen across is a bitch, though.
Six letters.
- See if you can get it.
- It's not "if", my friend, but "when".
- Have a good one.
- Yeah.
Hello.
- Hi.
- I need to talk about the case with you.
- Anything the matter? - I'd rather not discuss it over the phone.
Can you meet me in a half hour at the park on 15th? Yeah, I'll be there.
- Patty.
- Agent Rosetti called.
Nasim's being Mirandised at 1:00.
We can talk to him this afternoon.
Great.
So, what's so urgent? I wanted you to take a look at this.
Very interesting.
Do you think it's true? Well, if it is, it could answer a lot of questions for us.
You purposely called me on your old phone.
This guy must have been listening in on my calls.
That is the only way that he could have tracked Nasim.
- Very smart, this one.
- So I thought I'd lure him to the park.
- Did you notice anyone watching us? - I wasn't looking.
But I had someone taking photographs.
He's actually quite useful.
- What are we looking for? - Could be anyone.
I mean, just because you made the call doesn't mean the guy was listening.
Or that he showed up.
You don't even know if your phone was tapped.
My bet's on him.
My money's on the kid with the skateboard.
- The CIA are sneaky little bastards.
- Nasim knows who we're looking for.
He's being Mirandised today.
We'll bring him the photos and hope he can make an ID.
- You're white as a sheet.
- I'm just getting over the flu.
Nasim Marwat.
Did you know about this guy? No, sir, but I should've.
An Afghan tries to blow up a New York City bus.
- You're goddamn right you should've.
- He wasn't on any list.
He slipped through the cracks.
No one's heard of this fuck.
I got guys in seven countries trying to round up intel on him right now.
It's a little fucking late.
The device Marwat used had a kill radius of more than 100 feet.
Lucky for you the asshole forgot to arm the damn thing.
- Have the Feds questioned him? - Yeah, but they got nothing.
- They'll be arraigning him today.
- It's a bad idea.
We need to hold this Marwat.
Let's not give him a chance to lawyer up.
The DOJ isn't the Wild West any more.
He's entitled to a speedy trial, access to counsel The longer he's in custody, the longer he's not communicating with any accomplices on the street.
I fucked up.
Let me set it straight, spend some time alone with this guy.
- See what I can get out of him.
- How do you suggest we hold him? Drop all the charges.
And then? Lock him up on immigration violations.
Then we can keep him away from his attorneys as long as we need.
I run this up the flagpole, it comes back to fuck me, you'll be next.
You gonna make the call or not? Dean Gulickson from The Times called again.
- Can you tell him - "No"? I already did.
Car's waiting to take you and Patty to Mr Marwat's arraignment.
- Great.
- We won't be needing a car.
- What happened? - Nasim's arraignment has been cancelled.
The government has dropped the conspiracy charges against him.
Just like that? Now they're holding him on an immigration violation.
Which means that we don't have access to him.
- He's denied the right to attorney.
- They can just do that? Well, it seems like these people have the power to do whatever they damn well please.
We need Nasim to ID the guy in the park.
I'll keep helping you with this, Ellen, but only if you're willing to go all the way.
I am.
All right, then.
Let's get Agent Rosetti back in here.
- I spoke to O'Malley and his daughter.
- And? I offered them the amount we discussed.
They won't budge.
More money's not gonna do it.
- Did they even counter? - Howard, there's no negotiation.
It's the principle of the thing, and you can't negotiate with principles.
No matter how upside down, pretzel-twisted and jack-fucked those principles are! They don't want to sell because of the case against you.
This fucking case! Do we have any options? I checked into the Bruer farm and the golf course.
No one wants to sell.
- At this point, we're hemmed in.
- Unacceptable! Do not speak my language.
Have you told anyone about me? - I don't know you.
- But you saw me outside the mosque.
- Yes.
- What do you know, Nasim? What did Chris Sanchez tell you about me? We know where you live, Nasim.
I'm worried about your wife, your children, without a man around to protect them.
Shame what happened to your father.
Now, I can help you get home, but you're gonna have to tell me the truth.
I saw you once in Afghanistan.
- But Chris told me nothing about you.
- When did you see me? Just before the mission where Chris's men were killed.
- What were you doing there? - I would scout the area for Chris.
Did you tell the lawyers that you saw me over there? - Yes.
- Did you tell them you saw me in New York? Yes, I told them, but they don't know who you are because I don't know who you are.
Okay.
I believe you, Mr Marwat.
Please, send me home.
I beg you.
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.
You're being held here on immigration violations right now.
- I'm gonna get you deported.
- That will get me home? Lickety-split.
I'll just need you to sign some documents to waive your right to speak to an attorney or claim political asylum.
- I will sign anything.
- Good.
I'll be back with the documents.
But Nasim, if you ever tell anyone about me, I'll kill your whole family.
Guard! - So how are you going to find this CIA guy? - I have no idea.
And you still can't get access to your witness? He hasn't even been read his rights.
Mazel tov! It's beautiful.
- Can you believe he did that to her in public? - Well, she looks pretty happy.
Because she has to be.
She has an audience.
So you don't like public displays.
That's too bad because I was going to ask you if you wanted a mint.
You're an asshole.
Oh, Jesus! Your expression was priceless.
- You scared the shit out of me.
- Don't worry.
- I know how you feel about marriage.
- It's just not for me, not right now.
Do you think that you don't want to get married because of what happened to your fiancé? I mean, you don't have to talk about it, if you don't want to.
No, it's fine.
- His name was David, right? - Yeah.
David.
- How'd this get in here? - I don't know.
Maybe it's got something to do with him.
I was a different person.
You know, it was another time.
Is that a good thing? It doesn't really matter.
I can't change it.
Can I come in? Sure.
- Out late last night? - My job keeps me up.
- So, have you thought about it? - Yeah.
I have.
Can I see my daughter? About three weeks ago, I went up to Boston.
- What brought you up there? - I was looking for you.
While I was there, I bumped into your old friend Henry Thain.
Henry.
How's he enioying college life? He led me to the sleazy little place where you used to deal drugs.
I needed a way to get on my feet, which I have, by the way.
Doing quite well.
I don't know what kind of life you're living, but you're not fit to be a father.
I'm not going to let you see Catherine.
That's her name? How'd you choose that? I'm not gonna let her meet you, so you can just run off again.
- It would be cruel.
- I'm not running anywhere.
Well, if you want to see her, just convince me you've changed.
Until then, come within 100 yards of her, and I'll get a restraining order.
I'm sorry that's your position.
But you have been taking care of her, and I'm grateful for that.
So, I guess I have to respect your feelings.
Can anyone hear me? Can I please fucking talk to someone? Ms Parsons? Dean Gulickson from The Times.
Have a seat.
Thanks for agreeing to talk to me about the case.
- I haven't agreed yet.
- I see.
- How often are you in Afghanistan? - Most of the year.
The story I have, it goes way beyond just a civil action against High Star.
- How far beyond? - Extraordinary rendition, CIA, innocent man being framed as a terrorist.
That's pretty far.
I can give you all of it if you do something for me.
- I'm listening.
- There's a High Star employee over there, Christopher Sanchez.
And he's missing.
Or he's been killed.
Either way, I want you to find him.
- What if I can't? - Well, then you don't get the story.
- Trent Prowse.
- Howard Erickson.
Hey, have you seen the mock-up of the new Excalibur drone? It's got 400 pounds of laser-guided munitions.
It can hit a cabbage from 600 miles away.
It's still a few years away from production, though.
Yeah, well, I can't wait to see that baby in action.
You'll be among the first.
Listen, I was talking to the secretary about your expansion plan and he's confident you can handle the job.
Well, he's a smart man.
Provided you're able to stick to your construction schedule.
Yeah, no problem doing that.
Listen, I actually called you up to ask you for a favour.
Yeah? What can I do for you? I was wondering if we could discuss some troop deployments.
What do you have in mind? What the hell is this? It's a record of Mr Marwat's activities.
You'll see that he's being well taken care of.
That's not what we asked for.
This is a lunch menu.
"8:00 a.
m.
breakfast.
Mr Marwat is given oatmeal, scrambled eggs "and a pineapple juice, attested to by Guard Frank Bishop".
It's a daily record of all his meals, his exercise time.
You'll see he's allowed to pray five times a day.
That is not the information we asked for.
We need to know which organisations are questioning him, how long the interrogations last and what methods are being used.
You know that's classified.
We can't give that to you.
- Well, this is useless.
- I'm afraid that's all I'm able to provide.
I'm sorry, Ms Parsons.
Everything we need in there? Yeah.
This should do it.
Courtesy of the Dominican Republic.
Everybody talks about the Cubans, but the Dominicans make the superior cigar.
- No, thank you.
- You sure? I'm sure.
What can I do for you, Ed? My grandson's unit has been reassigned to Afghanistan.
The Arghandab Valley.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I know how much you and your daughter were afraid of that.
You got him sent over there, didn't you? Of course, it might be good for him.
Combat changes a man.
Deepens him.
From the minute he wakes up in the morning, he knows that day could be his last.
- Heightens the senses.
- I'm asking you, man to man - Did you have my grandson sent there? - On the other hand I wouldn't want any of my sons over there right now.
That particular area is getting more dangerous by the day.
Cut the crap, Howard! Place is crawling with snipers, IEDs, RPGs.
Hell, I heard things are so confused over there right now, some of our boys are getting hit with friendly fire.
Are you saying what I think you're saying? This is a war, Ed.
Anything is possible.
I really think you should consider that.
What good is a piece of land if you have no family to share it with? Jesus Christ! My answer is yes.
I did get your grandson sent over there.
And I can pull him out.
It's up to you.
Thank you for meeting with us.
We were given a list of Mr Marwat's daily activities, and of all the guards posted to his detail, you seem to be the one who had the most contact with him.
Yeah, probably.
We believe Mr Marwat is innocent.
And the man that framed him for the crime is in one of these photographs.
Has anyone from these pictures come to talk to Mr Marwat? Do you recognise anybody? - Take your time.
- No, I don't recognise these people.
No.
You work the day shift, That's right.
Would you be willing to take in these photographs to Mr Marwat, give him a chance to identify the man that we're looking for? Are you nuts? You want me to bring this to a terror suspect? You'd be compensated.
Whose side do you think I'm on? Anyway, I get frisked every day when I go to work.
I get caught with these on me, I'll lose my job.
Just meeting with you could get me jammed up.
Then why did you agree to it? You're the only guard who would speak to us.
- Why? - I guess the others aren't as stupid.
Or is something about this not sitting quite right with you? Have you spoken to Mr Marwat? A little, sure.
In your experience, does he behave like someone who could possibly be a terrorist? - I gotta go.
- Mr Asgari, if anyone from these pictures comes to talk to Nasim, please, just let us know.
- Excuse me, sir.
- I'm here to see Marwat, Nasim.
Six fuckin' letters.
Hey, Asgari.
Hey, Tommy, stay out of trouble, huh? - You're late.
- Two minutes.
Had to make a pit stop.
I still can't find this bitch.
All I know is the second letter's a U.
- "Cupcake".
- Nah, seven letters.
Doesn't fit.
I need to speak to the detainee.
- Good to see you again, sir.
- Yeah.
"Muffin".
Seventeen across, it's "muffin".
Quiet, man, the prisoner is being questioned.
Sorry.
"Muffin".
"Muffin" fits.
- This is the guy.
He came to see Mr Marwat.
- Are you sure? Definitely.
I saw him last night.
Thank you so much.
You'll be compensated, as promised.
Keep the money, I just hope I'm right about this.
- You are.
He's innocent.
- Then get him out of there.
How's the weight? You know, I don't hunt very much, so it's hard to say.
Well, you could use a .
22, but since we're walking rabbits, that shotgun'll make it easier for you to snap shoot.
Right.
Any word on flight restrictions? I'm in contact with the FAA as to fixed-wing aircraft, but helicopters are no problem.
Good, good.
Nice piece of property.
She'll make a beautiful compound.
- What changed O'Malley's mind? - He wanted to do his part for the war effort.
Some people, Jack, you give them enough time, eventually they'll see the light.
We have a face, now we need a name.
- I'll call Bill, see if he can help us.
- Ms Hewes, this came for you.
What is it? A summons.
Michael's suing me for custody of Catherine.
Can anyone hear me? Anyone? I just want to fuckin' talk! I just want to talk! Open the fuckin' door! Can we please talk? Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.