Damages
Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care
Season 2, Episode 2 · Aired 2009-01-14
Synopsis
Patty decides to take the child mortality case which, unbeknown to her, has been planted by the FBI. She passes the case to Tom Shayes who may be prepared to engage in unethical conduct to get the plaintiff to sign up with them. When his daughter is arrested for cocaine possession, Sam Arsenault decides his chances at a political career have been ruined and asks Patty if he can still invest in the foundation. She manipulates him into upping his donation. Daniel Purcell reveals to Patty that data produced by his company for a client has been doctored and that it involves a highly toxic substance. When Purcell is attacked in his home and his wife killed, Patty decides to represent him. Purcell hasn't been entirely truthful about his relationships, however
In the series
This episode is part of Damages (2007–2012) on FX/Audience.
Patty Hewes will destroy you — and the timeline is already fractured.
Key cast
- Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
- Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons
- Tate Donovan as Tom Shayes
- Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske
- William Hurt as Daniel Purcell
- Marcia Gay Harden as Claire Maddox