Damages: Season 5

2012 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 5 of Damages

Season 5, the final season, opens with Patty Hewes and Ellen Parsons on the verge of facing off in court, after a hacker leaks privileged information. Ellen wants to find out whether she has surpassed her mentor. The McClaren case takes up much of the storyline, with pressure from Ellen's team and from their financial backers. Ellen also keeps returning to the attack she suffered years earlier, and her mother asks her for help. Patty sticks to her relentless style of litigation, while Helen faces personal and professional challenges that push everyone toward an increasingly direct clash.

10episodes

Jul 11, 2012premiered

Sep 12, 2012last episode

8.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 You Want to End This Once and for All?
Jul 11, 2012 · 50 min · ★ 6.0
A whistle-blower case puts Patty and Ellen against each other.
Directing: Matthew Penn · Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Zachary Booth, Chris Messina, Casey Siemaszko, Maya Days
5x02 Have You Met the Eel Yet?
Jul 18, 2012 · 50 min
A hacker claims to have pertinent information about the leak at Princefield; Patty's former colleague offers her services to Ellen.
Directing: Colin Bucksey · Writing: Hans Tobeason · Starring: Michael Kostroff, Judd Hirsch, John Hannah, Li Jun Li
5x03 Failure Is Failure
Jul 25, 2012 · 50 min
Ellen detects inconsistencies in McClaren's story. Later, Ellen's mother requests her help.
Directing: Jean de Segonzac · Writing: Arthur Phillips · Starring: Debra Monk, Chris Messina, Adriane Lenox, Judd Hirsch
5x04 I Love You, Mommy
Aug 1, 2012 · 50 min
Patty and Ellen seek the source of the Princefield leak, while Patty takes on Ellen through the press.
Directing: Marcos Siega · Starring: Zachary Booth, Debra Monk, Michael Gaston, Adriane Lenox
5x05 There's Something Wrong with Me
Aug 8, 2012 · 50 min
Someone from McClaren's past turns up and sheds light on his personal life; Patty has a confrontation with an adversary.
Directing: Tate Donovan · Writing: Hans Tobeason · Starring: Angel Desai, Michael Kostroff, Jeff Binder, M. Emmet Walsh
5x06 I Need to Win
Aug 15, 2012 · 50 min
The attack Ellen suffered years ago comes back to haunt her.
Starring: Noah Bean, Chris Messina, Jeff Binder, Christopher Kelly
5x07 The Storm's Moving In
Aug 22, 2012 · 50 min
A blizzard strands Patty and Ellen; McClaren uncovers a major player in the trading scandal.
Directing: Tate Donovan · Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Debra Monk, Chris Messina, Angel Desai, Michael Kostroff
5x08 I'm Afraid of What I'll Find
Aug 29, 2012 · 50 min
Ellen begins to uncover the truth about her attacker. Chris Sanchez approaches McClaren with information.
Directing: Ken Girotti · Writing: Hans Tobeason · Starring: Zachary Booth, Chris Messina, Michael Gaston, Casey Siemaszko
5x09 I Like Your Chair
Sep 5, 2012 · 50 min
McClaren's latest leak thrusts Ellen into the spotlight. Tensions between McClaren and Rutger Simon come to a head.
Directing: Steve Shill · Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Debra Monk, Chris Messina, Gordon Clapp, Judd Hirsch
5x10 But You Don't Do That Anymore Season Finale
Sep 12, 2012 · 50 min · ★ 9.0
Series Finale: While looking to use Michael Hewes' custody hearing to bring down Patty (Glenn Close), Ellen (Rose Byrne) is double-crossed by a key witness in the McClaren trial.
Directing: Glenn Kessler · Writing: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman · Starring: Noah Bean, Zachary Booth, Chris Messina, Michael Kostroff