Damages: Season 4

2011 · 10 episodes · ★ 6.8

What Season 4 of Damages

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.

10episodes

Jul 13, 2011premiered

Sep 14, 2011last episode

8.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 There's Only One Way to Try a Case
Jul 13, 2011 · 50 min · ★ 7.0
Ellen investigates Howard Erickson's company despite warnings from her boss and from Patty; Patty takes on a big pharmaceutical firm; Erickson goes after defense contracts for his company.
Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Tom Noonan, Michael Nouri, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase
4x02 I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl
Jul 20, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen takes the High Star case to the senior partners; Chris feels certain he is being targeted; Erickson and Boorman try to make the lawsuit go away.
Starring: Tom Noonan, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase, Michael Chernus
4x03 I'd Prefer My Old Office
Jul 27, 2011 · 50 min · ★ 5.2
Ellen learns that Chris used to hunt down terror suspects; Patty rejects Erickson's settlement suggestion for the High Star case.
Directing: Nick Gomez · Starring: Zachary Booth, Tom Noonan, Chris Messina, Todd A. Kessler
4x04 Next One's on Me, Blondie
Aug 3, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen meets the son of Chris' Afghan contact; Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach; Patty discovers that High Star extracts terror suspects for the CIA.
Directing: Timothy Busfield · Starring: Debra Monk, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase, Judd Hirsch
4x05 We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing
Aug 10, 2011 · 50 min · ★ 5.2
Ellen and Patty move Nasim to a safer place as they gather evidence against High Star; Boorman frames Nasim for an attempted bombing to prevent his deposition; Erickson struggles to maintain his CIA contact.
Directing: David S. Tuttman · Writing: Nancy Fichman, Jennifer Hoppe · Starring: Tom Noonan, Adriane Lenox, Fisher Stevens, Laila Robins
4x06 Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew
Aug 17, 2011 · 50 min
Now that Nasim is labeled as a terrorist, he loses his credibility as a witness. Erickson buys land to build a private army. Ellen enlists journalist Dean Gulickson to track down Chris in Afghanistan. Michael comes to see Patty and demands to meet Catherine.
Directing: Timothy Busfield · Starring: Zachary Booth, Tom Noonan, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase
4x07 I'm Worried About My Dog
Aug 24, 2011 · 50 min
Patty uses her drug-company case to gain information on High Star; and a journalist tries to embed with High Star mercenaries in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Michael Hewes seeks out his daughter, Catherine.
Directing: Glenn Kessler · Starring: Zachary Booth, Chris Messina, Adriane Lenox, Judd Hirsch
4x08 The War Will Go on Forever
Aug 31, 2011 · 50 min
While reporter Dean Gullickson (Griffin Dunne) heads to Afghanistan, Erickson orders his staff there to deal with Sanchez once and for all. He also confronts Boorman. Meanwhile, the judge in the High Star case allows Ellen to depose Erickson. "Just remember that we're in the middle of a game," Patty tells her. "We don't have to win it now. We just want to keep playing."
Directing: Nick Gomez · Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Chris Messina, David Pittu, Rochelle Bostrom, Hend Ayoub
4x09 There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban
Sep 7, 2011 · 50 min
Boorman tries to align himself with Patty. Meanwhile, Chris' life remains in jeopardy and the case becomes personal for Erickson.
Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Zachary Booth, Tom Noonan, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase
4x10 Failure Is Lonely Season Finale
Sep 14, 2011 · 50 min
Ellen is furious with Patty for violating their agreement about the High Star case. And tempers come to a head between Erickson and Boorman—with Chris' life hanging in the balance.
Directing: Glenn Kessler · Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Zachary Booth, Chris Messina, Judd Hirsch, Fisher Stevens