
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.
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.
Guest Stars:
Tom Noonan, Michael Nouri, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase, Michael Chernus
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.
Guest Stars:
Debra Monk, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase, Judd Hirsch, Usman Ally
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.
Guest Stars:
Tom Noonan, Adriane Lenox, Fisher Stevens, Laila Robins, David Pittu
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.
Guest Stars:
Zachary Booth, Tom Noonan, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase, Adriane Lenox
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.
Guest Stars:
Zachary Booth, Chris Messina, Adriane Lenox, Judd Hirsch, Fisher Stevens
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."
Guest Stars:
Chris Messina, David Pittu, Rochelle Bostrom, Hend Ayoub, Derek Webster
Boorman tries to align himself with Patty. Meanwhile, Chris' life remains in jeopardy and the case becomes personal for Erickson.
Guest Stars:
Zachary Booth, Tom Noonan, Chris Messina, Bailey Chase, Judd Hirsch
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.
Guest Stars:
Zachary Booth, Chris Messina, Judd Hirsch, Fisher Stevens, David Pittu