Damages · Season 1
Patty, I was wondering if I could sit in on your meeting with Detective Huntley.
Why?
I thought it would be valuable. I don't have any experience with criminal law.
I don't think Mr. Purcell would be comfortable with you there.
Okay.
And I'm not running a law school.
You know, forgive me. I'm just stuck on why someone would break into a house twice and not steal anything.
There wasn't enough time to steal anything. There was barely enough time to kill her.
Don't manage me. I'm not a goddamned child!
Stop acting like one! Just shut your mouth and do as I say.
Ever think about killing your wife?
No.
It's not a crime to think about doing bad things. If it were, I'd be in jail.
IBC was Patty's first case after she started her own firm. The stakes were very high. Losing was not an option for her.
Is it ever?
And Ellen... the next time I give you an assignment, just nod your head and get it done.
[after teeing off] Goddamn, that's just about long enough to measure my manhood.
What's for dinner?
A cider-braised pork shoulder.
Tell me how a gal like you doesn't have a husband.
Uh, maybe because I don't want one.
[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.
Until someone's punished.
[during Walter Kendrick's roast event]
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]
I didn't hit him once?
If nothing else, I'm sure you scared him.
How is that even possible?
It takes time. Besides, look at his face, he's terrified. No way he didn't shit himself.
If I'm under investigation, God knows what they'll try to use to hurt me.
I've said it before-- the only thing that can hurt you is Ellen Parsons.
You see anyone else checking their phone while I'm talking?
No. I apologize.
Don't. Just tell me the truth. What do you have in your life that's more important than work?
Nothing. I'm sorry, Patty.
I'm not asking you to be sorry. I'm asking you who called.
Ms. Hewes, are you implying that Walter Kendrick is responsible for a murder?
Implying it? I hope that's not what this sounds like, Greta. I'm stating it outright.
[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.
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