Damages, Season 2

Kelly Ripa:
So, tell us about this Arthur Frobisher. Pretty wealthy guy, right?

Patty:
Not anymore. [smiles]

Ellen:
[on Patty] The woman's full of shit. A month ago, she tried to kill me and now, she's acting like my best friend.

Agent Harrison:
You got to relax, okay? Lay low.

Ellen:
That's easy for you to say. You just want to arrest Patty Hewes.

Agent Harrison:
And you don't?

Ellen:
I want to destroy her.

Sam Arsenault:
Ah, girls today could learn something from you, Patty. You know how to wear a skirt, but you're one of the boys. Always have been.

Patty:
Ah, except for the vagina.

Patty:
[to Ellen] I want you to know that if my daughter had survived... if Julia had lived... I'd want her to be just like you.

Patty:
I don't think you realize what's going on here. You were found alone in your house with your wife's body. There's no sign of forced entry, and you lied to the police.

Daniel:
I am going to be a suspect.

Patty:
You're the spouse. You're gonna be the suspect.

Ellen:
[about Daniel] Do you think he killed his wife?

Patty:
I think it's best not to jump to conclusions.

Ellen:
But you know him. Do you think he's even capable of something like that?

Patty:
I think anyone is capable of anything.

[Ellen pulls a printed image from an envelope]

Ellen:
A sonogram?

Tom:
It's a boy.

[Patty and Tom laugh heartily]

Ellen:
You're pregnant?

Tom:
Yeah. Don't tell Deb, though, 'cause I'm supposed to be on the pill.

Claire:
[to Wayne Sutry] In the future, don't demand a day-off meeting to clean up another shit storm that you should have been competent enough to keep from exploding out of your own ass. What is it this time?

Ellen:
I think kids have got a really basic sense of justice. Don't you? And then, as we get older, it just gets all screwed up.

[long pause]

Tom:
I don't think so. I think as you get older, y-you realize that the world is unfair and that, uh, Mommy and Daddy can't make everything okay. If you want justice, you got to fight and claw and, and do whatever you have to... to get it.

Ellen:
You've been working for Patty way too long.

Ellen:
Patty, I was wondering if I could sit in on your meeting with Detective Huntley.

Patty:
Why?

Ellen:
I thought it would be valuable. I don't have any experience with criminal law.

Patty:
I don't think Mr. Purcell would be comfortable with you there.

Ellen:
Okay.

Patty:
And I'm not running a law school.

Detective Huntley:
You know, forgive me. I'm just stuck on why someone would break into a house twice and not steal anything.

Daniel:
There wasn't enough time to steal anything. There was barely enough time to kill her.

Daniel:
Don't manage me. I'm not a goddamned child!

Patty:
Stop acting like one! Just shut your mouth and do as I say.

Polygrapher:
Ever think about killing your wife?

Daniel:
No.

Polygrapher:
It's not a crime to think about doing bad things. If it were, I'd be in jail.

Hollis Nye:
IBC was Patty's first case after she started her own firm. The stakes were very high. Losing was not an option for her.

Ellen:
Is it ever?

Patty:
And Ellen... the next time I give you an assignment, just nod your head and get it done.

Wayne Sutry:
[after teeing off] Goddamn, that's just about long enough to measure my manhood.

Walter:
What's for dinner?

Claire:
A cider-braised pork shoulder.

Walter:
Tell me how a gal like you doesn't have a husband.

Claire:
Uh, maybe because I don't want one.

Patty:
[on choosing a case] It starts with a seed of anger. I can feel it in my hands and my chest, and that seed has to be nurtured, cultivated until it grows into a full-blown rage. Then I know that I can't turn back. I have no choice but to take the case because the rage doesn't abate.

Ellen:
Until someone's punished.

[during Walter Kendrick's roast event]

Arthur Phillips:
Seriously though, I always wondered why birds flew over the state of West Virginia upside down. And then I met this guy-- and I realized there is nothing there worth shitting on.

[after Ellen fires rounds at the paper target in the shooting range]

Ellen:
I didn't hit him once?

Wes:
If nothing else, I'm sure you scared him.

Ellen:
How is that even possible?

Wes:
It takes time. Besides, look at his face, he's terrified. No way he didn't shit himself.

Patty:
If I'm under investigation, God knows what they'll try to use to hurt me.

Uncle Pete:
I've said it before-- the only thing that can hurt you is Ellen Parsons.

Patty:
You see anyone else checking their phone while I'm talking?

Ellen:
No. I apologize.

Patty:
Don't. Just tell me the truth. What do you have in your life that's more important than work?

Ellen:
Nothing. I'm sorry, Patty.

Patty:
I'm not asking you to be sorry. I'm asking you who called.

Greta Van Susteren:
Ms. Hewes, are you implying that Walter Kendrick is responsible for a murder?

Patty:
Implying it? I hope that's not what this sounds like, Greta. I'm stating it outright.

Arthur:
[to Walter about Patty] Don't engage with her. You step into the ring with that woman, she will cut your balls off and jam 'em down your throat. My advice, when she straps one on, bend over, bite down hard and just take it.

Tom:
Well, Ms. Maddox should consider this -- if she pursues this action, our only defense is to prove these murder accusations. Does she really want that aired in open court?

Claire:
And I think Mr. Shayes should consider this -- if he can't prove my client was responsible, a jury is going to ram a $200 million bill up his client's ass.

Walter:
So what do you think?

Claire:
I'd have worn a shorter skirt if I'd known I was getting pimped out.

Walter:
Oh, come on, Claire. Mitch lost his wife three years ago in a car accident. He's not just looking for a roll in the sack. 'Course, it doesn't hurt he's got his own island.

Claire:
[at the settlement meeting] Ten million to Mr. Kendrick's preferred charity.

Tom:
Three.

Claire:
Eight.

Tom:
Four.

Claire:
Seven.

Tom:
Five.

Walter:
Five is fine.

Patty:
I think we have an agreement.

Walter:
Always nice when cooler heads prevail.

Patty:
What is the charity?

Claire:
The NRA.

Manu Singh:
Arthur, if you want to change the world, first change yourself. Then your part in changing the world is finished.

Manu Singh:
One's aim should be to know oneself truly, apart from one's place in the world.

Patty:
[introducing Frobisher to the media] Arthur Frobisher is a great American. Recently, I've had the opportunity to get to know the private man, and I have been deeply impressed by his character and his resolve. I have come to see that he is by nature, a builder. He is an inspiring human being whose passion in life is to create, not destroy.

Agent Werner:
[to Pete] Are you gonna give us Patty? Or are you gonna abandon your dying wife?

Wes:
[to Bearded Man] Okay, look, you slipped up here, right? I'm sure it feels like you're walking around, and your dick's hanging out. It's no fun. I get it.

Dave Pell:
Phil, there's a thing people say when they want you to do something you don't want to do.

Phil:
What's that?

Dave Pell:
'You're gonna thank me someday.'

Manu Singh:
Every gesture has two sides. One faces the sun, the other darkness.

Arthur:
[to Bearded Man] I am prepared to take responsibility, but you, you are still stuck in the past. I'm not. I'm free. Today, I am... I-I walk without fear.

Agent Werner:
What's it gonna be, Pete? Your wife... or Patty Hewes? You are going to a prison hospital. You got to decide, Pete.

Uncle Pete:
Get me a bedpan. I got to take a shit.

Manu Singh:
Arthur, you have invited a jackal into your life. And it is the jackal's nature to hunt until he has made his kill.

Arthur:
What's that supposed to mean?

Manu Singh:
It means you have a choice -- you must either spend the rest of your life running from this man... or turn yourself in and face the repercussions of your past.

Ellen:
[on the death of Uncle Pete] I don't know, but she blames you guys. This is like a call to war for her.

Agent Werner:
Meaning what?

Ellen:
Meaning you're not just targeting her now. She's targeting you.

Agent Werner:
We don't work for the FBI, Ellen.

Ellen:
Who do you work for?

Agent Werner:
The IPF.

Ellen:
The what?

Agent Harrison:
Inter-Planetary Federation. You never saw Men in Black?

Ellen:
Oh, you guys are jackasses.

Patty:
I will give you protection, and I'll put in a good word with your family court judge.

Lonnie Samble:
And if I don't talk to you?

Patty:
Family courts don't take kindly to mothers who are prostitutes. It would be a shame if they found out.

Patty:
Phil makes the mistake of believing that man is inherently good.

Phil:
No, I believe that man is inherently self-interested, and the only way to keep self-interest in check is through free market competition.

Patty:
This investigation is corrupt, and when I prove it, your career will be over.

Don McGraff:
You don't want to threaten me.

Patty:
I don't make threats, Mr. McGraff. This is war.

Ellen:
It's hard to know... what I... owe David.

Wes:
And what you owe yourself.

Ellen:
Yeah.

Claire:
How has retirement been?

Claire's Dad:
Quiet.

Claire:
Quiet's good.

Claire's Dad:
Most of the time. Of course, it wouldn't be so quiet if I had some grandchildren.

Claire:
You know, if you wanted grandkids, Dad, you should have had more than one kid yourself.

Patty:
[about Jill dating her son] You appear to be an intelligent, attractive woman. Why are you dating a child?

Jill Burnham:
We both know that Michael is not a child.

Patty:
Are you mentally ill?

Wes:
You're safe, Rick. You have nothing to worry about.

Bearded Man:
That's right. I don't. 'Cause you're going to do it. Or I call your old lieutenant. I tell him what I know. And I send you to prison for life.

Patty:
[to Jill about Michael] You will break his heart. And when you do, I'll rip your face off.

Ellen:
I want to apologize for pushing you to pursue Frobisher's connection to Calder security. I, uh... I got emotional. I crossed a line.

Patty:
We've talked about your temper, Ellen. It's a shame that you still can't control it.

Ellen:
I said I'm sorry.

Patty:
I heard you the first time.

Patty:
So, you were asking about marriage. Well, you know, it's funny because everyone will tell you it's about trust, commitment.

Ellen:
It isn't?

Patty:
No, that's exactly what it is. Trust, commitment. I mean, some things in this life are simple.

Phil:
I mean, the allure of an older woman is undeniable. In junior high school, I was always more attracted to my older sister's friends.

Michael:
It has nothing to do with Jill's age. Her energy is incredibly attractive. She lives in the moment.

Phil:
I understand. We just don't want to see you get hurt.

Michael:
Thank you, but I can handle it.

Walter:
All this plotting and betrayal isn't in your nature, Claire. Must have kept you up nights. Except those nights when you were sleeping around.

Claire:
Go to hell!

Walter:
I probably will. But while I'm here, no one is going to take away my goddamn company!

[after the news about Patty's husband having an affair]

Patty:
I can't figure out whether I should thank you.

Ellen:
For what?

Patty:
Sending me the pictures. You could have been trying to protect me. Let me know before the... world knew. Or maybe you were just being vindictive.

Ellen:
I met with Judge Oliver. You were right. I think he'll play ball.

Patty:
Did he try to grope you? He can be a very grabby old man.

Ellen:
No, he was a perfect gentleman, except, of course, his willingness to be bought.

Dave Pell:
You know how I made so much money on Wall Street back in the day?

Walter:
How?

Dave Pell:
Every day I'd wake up assuming I was going to lose it all. I'd go to work and make a pile more.

Walter:
See that? I always assume I'm going to win.

Michael:
Let's hear your thoughts on relationships. Why is it that you can't sustain one? Why do you hurt every person you come into contact with?

Patty:
Michael, stop it!

Michael:
Phil, Uncle Pete, Ray Fiske. People either leave you or they die. Those are the only two endings possible with you. Who's it gonna be next, Mom?

Daniel:
When you were seven, your mother told me about you. We fought... over custody, and we went to court. It got ugly... and eventually, I backed down.

Michael:
I'm sure my mom was pretty vicious.

Daniel:
She was fiercely protective of you.

Daniel:
The nine circles of hell are for the unrepentant who try to justify their sins.

Walter:
I'm a businessman, Daniel. I don't give a shit about fire and brimstone.

Patty:
The alternative... is to believe in our case and trust the system.

Ellen:
Judge Oliver doesn't believe in the system. He believes in money.

Patty:
A man's wife was murdered to protect your investments. And the company you've been trading has poisoned thousands of people so you could turn your profits.

Finn Garrity:
I don't know anything about that.

Patty:
Maybe not. Anyway, I don't care, Mr. Garrity. I've been having one hell of a shitty month, and someone is gonna pay.

Michael:
I'm not going to college.

Patty:
Why not?

Michael:
For you, Mom. Look at you.

Patty:
What is that supposed to mean?

Michael:
You need a man in your life. And you have no one left but me.

Patty:
The only one that was loyal to me was Pete... and you.

Ellen:
I haven't stuck by you because of loyalty.

Patty:
No?

Ellen:
I believe in what you do.

Patty:
Well, that's all I can ask for.

Ellen:
[to Patty] what's the matter? You shouldn't be scared. Actually... I take that back. You should be scared. You should be terrified.

Ellen:
You know, working for you this past year, I... think I understand you. You're corrupt, narcissistic, cruel...

Patty:
I can be.

Ellen:
But so is the rest of the world.

Ray:
Patty... there are things far worse than death. Like living with lies. You know what you've done. Now you have a chance to set things right.

Patty:
Ray...

Ray:
There are things far worse than death. Don't worry about dying, Patty. Face your fear. Face yourself.

Note:
This episode is 90 minutes in length