The Best Episodes of Damages

Patty offers Ellen her job back, however, Ellen declines but volunteers to keep helping Patty with the Frobisher case. Lila is back, and bringing more havoc into David and Ellen's lives. Patty uses the newly acquired evidence to blackmail Ray, and offers him an ultimatum.

Director: Ed Bianchi

Writer: Adam Stein

The first season ends with Ellen talking Patty into defending her in exchange for the Gregory Malina videotape.

Director: Todd A. Kessler

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Patty finally posts bail for Ellen as Frobisher learns about a tape made by Gregory Malina that could ruin him.

Director: Mario Van Peebles

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Patty goes to extremes to win her case against UNR, as Ellen's season long quest for revenge builds to an explosive conclusion.

Director: N/A

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler

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.

Director: Glenn Kessler

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Ellen and Tom take matters into their own hands in an attempt to win the Tobin case; Patty Hewes is haunted by the price of her success.

Director: N/A

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend, Katie Connor, is working for Frobisher.

Director: Allen Coulter

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Ellen tries to get herself back into the mix as Patty and Frobisher fight it out at the deposition.

Director: Timothy Busfield

Writer: Mark Fish, Jeremy Doner

Ellen convinces the FBI to radically change their approach in the investigation. Meanwhile, Daniel Purcell reenters Patty's life and becomes critical to her case against UNR.

Director: Matthew Penn

Writer: Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Patty and Ellen set out to tear the Tobin family apart. When Tom Shayes' job and marriage unravel, he strikes up a deadly alliance.

Director: Timothy Busfield

Writer: Glenn Kessler

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.

Director: Glenn Kessler

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

A whistle-blower case puts Patty and Ellen against each other.

Director: Matthew Penn

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

McClaren's latest leak thrusts Ellen into the spotlight. Tensions between McClaren and Rutger Simon come to a head.

Director: Steve Shill

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Patty works to clear Daniel in his wife's murder; Ellen and Tom go to West Virginia to gather vital information in the case against Ultima National Resources.

Director: Mario Van Peebles

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Convinced that she knows who is responsible for Christine's murder, Patty uses the media to wage war; Ellen gets closer in her attempt to link Frobisher to David's murder.

Director: Greg Yaitanes

Writer: N/A

As she copes with mounting pressure, Patty begins to unravel Walter Kendrick's energy scheme. Meanwhile, Arthur Frobisher's past will come back to haunt him.

Director: Michael Pressman

Writer: Aaron Zelman

As Patty increases the pressure in her case against UNR, the opposition starts to show its cracks; Wes and Ellen's relationship heads in a new direction; the FBI's investigation into Patty takes a shocking turn.

Director: Tate Donovan

Writer: N/A

Claire risks everything to oust CEO Walter Kendrick; Ellen discovers a secret about Patty's personal life.

Director: Andy Wolk

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Patty's star witness is arrested, forcing her to strike an unusual deal with the D.A.'s office. Frobisher reveals a little too much about his past.

Director: Matthew Penn

Writer: Daniel Zelman

A hacker claims to have pertinent information about the leak at Princefield; Patty’s former colleague offers her services to Ellen.

Director: Colin Bucksey

Writer: Hans Tobeason

Ellen detects inconsistencies in McClaren’s story. Later, Ellen’s mother requests her help.

Director: Jean de Segonzac

Writer: Arthur Phillips

Patty Hewes and Arthur Frobisher continue to struggle for dominance as the deposition nears.

Director: Thomas Carter

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Fresh off her legal victory over billionaire CEO Arthur Frobisher, Patty is taking a break from the law and pouring her energies into her new charitable foundation. But when Patty receives a call from Daniel Purcell, a man from her past, she finds herself entangled in a case with personal and professional repercussions, the likes of which she could never have imagined.

Director: N/A

Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman

Ellen, furious at Patty's new alliance, provides the FBI with a new lead to bring her down.

Director: N/A

Writer: Jeremy Doner

Patty Hewes has been appointed by the U.S. government to recover billions of dollars lost to the largest investment fraud in Wall Street history. The new case pits Patty against the powerful Tobin family, which includes Joe Tobin (Campbell Scott), Marilyn Tobin (Lily Tomlin), and the family's trusted attorney Leonard Winstone (Martin Short). Meanwhile, Ellen Parsons adjusts to the challenges of her new job, and life, away from Patty Hewes.

Director: N/A

Writer: Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman