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Previously on Damages.

He's my only child.

He left me with his baby
daughter to take care of.

Michael's suing me
for custody of Catherine.

If I'm going to find
your friend Sanchez,

I need to know there's actually
a story worth writing about.

They were conducting
offensive operations

for the CIA,
and High Star knew about it.

I need this thing with Sanchez
wrapped up quickly.

You keep Carter out of this.

Those two go back a long ways.

I need it to look just like that.
You understand?

Mr. Erickson, can you identify
the person in this photograph?

No, I cannot.

Well, that's surprising, because
on the day that your men were killed,

Mr. Boorman instructed
your men to seize this boy.

That last mission,
was the asset a child?

You have very
important information.

I want to know the truth about
what happened to your mother.

You are the devil.

You still interested in what
I know about Howard Erickson?

That depends on what you know.

I can serve him up to you, Ms. Hewes.
On a platter.

♪ Little lamb ♪

♪ Smile ♪

♪ When I am through with you ♪

♪ There won't be anything left ♪

♪ When I am through with you ♪

♪ There won't be anything left ♪

♪ When I am through with you ♪

Clear. Clear.

Wait out here.

I told you I would come.

So what have you got for me.

I figure we might as well
start from the beginning.

And when was that?

Late '80s. Afghanistan.

The Marines sent over
a Special Forces unit

to help the Agency train the
mujahideen against the Soviets.

Erickson led the team.

So you and Erickson
hit it off, I gather.

I realised that
he could be useful.

Howard was a rare breed,
a true believer.

So how did Dust
Devil come about?

After Abu Ghraib, it suddenly
seemed like a bad idea

to have the United States
military handling terror suspects.

So you recruited Erickson.

High Star was a perfect fit.

Howard was ready to pitch in.

There was only one
thing he wanted from us.

His government
contracts guaranteed.

He was risking his whole company

by doing something illegal.

He just needed to
ensure an upside.

So I used my
influence to make sure

the contracts
kept going his way.

We started snatching low-level
Taliban and al-Qaeda types.

Used some enhanced
interrogation techniques.

You mean torture.

Did any innocent civilians

get caught in the net?

In my line of work,
you never bat a thousand.

Tell me about the last mission.

Well, you were right.

The Agency shut down
Dust Devil way before then,

but Howard decided to be a hero.

He went in after
a target on his own.

Turned out what made him
useful also made him unreliable.

And now, we can't
control him anymore.

So that's why you're
willing to give him up?

We would be very happy if
you took him off our hands.

What about the boy?

Now, that piece...

You got that all wrong.

I'm protecting the boy.

And it's not connected
with Dust Devil at all.

He's a political refugee.

Afghanistan's no
longer safe for him.

Who is he?

I had an asset in the region.

That asset provided information,

in return, I'm
protecting her son.

So why do you want to
make a deal with me?

Because you know about the boy.

And if you pursue him,

you could put the kid in danger.

So you'll give me Erickson,

if I keep away from the boy?

Mmm-hmm.

Seems reasonable.

I'll be in touch, then.

You and Ms. Parsons will
have everything you need

to topple Erickson's empire.

He can't be more than 11 or 12.

We know where Boorman
is holding him, right?

Yes.

The Frenchwoman gave an
address along with the photograph.

Probable cause for a search
warrant is going to be a challenge.

I don't see how we can
contact the police on this.

No, we can't.

Boorman will just claim
that he's seeking asylum

on the child's behalf.

The woman who gave you the
information, what did she think?

She thought Boorman
was interrogating him.

But she wasn't certain that the
boy was the target for Chris' mission.

Ellen, we both saw Erickson's
reaction to this at the deposition.

I know, I'm just saying, we can't
be sure Chris knew about this.

Well, there's only
one way to find out.

We have to
somehow talk to the boy.

If you don't
eat today, Sancho...

Drink, Mr. Sanchez.

We have a long way to go yet.

I'm sorry, sir,
but this is unacceptable.

I just had Sanchez moved,
that's all.

Why?

It's precautionary, I don't like
that reporter hanging around.

Bullshit, sir.

Excuse me?

You didn't just have him
moved. I know what's going on.

I don't like what
you're implying, AC.

Sir, I don't think you
understand why I'm upset.

Now if Sanchez has
to go, he has to go,

but what pisses me off is
you keeping me out of the loop.

Have I not proven my
loyalty to you, sir?

Yes, you have.

I'm here to serve you.

And the mission of this company.

But I can't do my job
if I'm kept in the dark.

AC, whatever's going on...

I'm trying to protect you.
Do you understand?

And if I'm going to keep
working for this company,

I need to know.

I understand.

Who's running
point for you on this?

Bartkowski.

With your permission, sir,
I'd like to talk to him.

I'll see that he brings
you up to speed ASAP.

Thank you, sir.

Now, the judge has looked over
both of your custody claims,

and she's ordered mediation
as a means of resolving this dispute.

Yes, sir.

Now, experience has shown that

we tend to get a better result

if we just have a conversation
and keep it casual.

Sounds good.

Now, I would like to get a feel

of how far apart we really are,

so what custody arrangements
would seem fair to you, Ms. Hewes?

Well, my son abandoned
his child, I legally adopted her,

and I will never
let him see Catherine.

Okay. So we have some
distance to bridge here.

May I say something?

Of course.

For as long as I can remember,
my mother and I have been at war,

and it's gotten to
the point where, honestly,

I don't even know what
we're fighting about any more,

but it's not about Catherine.

All right,
I'm not sure I follow you.

There's a reason I ran away
when my daughter was born.

I wasn't ready to be a father.

See, I've made
a lot of mistakes.

There's a lot about
myself I don't respect.

I probably don't
even like myself.

But...

It's time I stopped blaming you.

Since I was a kid, I knew if
I made my mom the enemy,

my life had a purpose.

As long as I could
label her the bully,

I could maintain
a self-righteous fury

that justified whatever
bad behaviour I needed it to.

But it's a lie.

She's not the enemy.

My mom has shown me
love the best way she could.

I see that now.

And I know she'll be a
better parent than I ever will.

What exactly are you
trying to achieve here today?

I want to withdraw my claim.

I want to make
peace with my mother.

I want her to
know that I love her

and I'm grateful she
loves Catherine enough

to give her
everything that I can't.

Mom,

will you please stand up?

You okay? You don't want to eat?

Hmm?

You miss your daddy, don't you?

So do I.

Talking to dogs now?

Hey.

Ghwarri won't eat.

Something's off.

Patty lets you
bring her to work?

She likes dogs. She didn't mind.

I was going to leave her home,

but the idea of her
in the apartment by herself.

I just didn't have the heart.

What?

Nothing.

It's sweet how you take care of
her. I was wondering, though...

What?

I can't think of a
restaurant that seats dogs.

Oh, shit. I'm sorry, I didn't...

Don't worry about it.

Let's just go to my place
and order takeout.

Sounds good.

Okay.

Come on. Come on.

And where should I go? America?

You know I can't
leave my homeland.

Why not?

It is not possible.

It is my blood.

You will be found out.

My life is here.

Your life will be over

once they learn
what you've been doing.

Why wasn't she there?

Your mother was supposed to
be there when I came for you.

Was she taken?

Was she killed?

I can make you tell me.

I could do things to you.

I don't want to.

You are the Devil.

Yeah, that's right, kid.

I'm the devil.

What do you want me to say?

What do you want me to say?

Please tell me what to say.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Go talk to that guy.

What?

Money for cigarettes.

It sounds like they were here.
Three men driving yellow car.

Did they say
where they were going?

North to Waygal district. You
cannot go there. Too dangerous.

I've heard. Taliban-controlled.

Very religious.
Very anti-American.

You will not last three minutes.

You know what? That
cabdriver overcharged me.

I know because
the fucking meter was rigged.

I mean, because the numbers
kept going up and up and up.

You know what I mean? Hey.

Hey! Come on.

What? What?

What do you want from me now?

Come on. Come on inside.

Let me make you a cup of coffee.

Right in here.

Okay, Boorman has
got this boy locked up,

and he wants you to believe
he's protecting the kid?

That's bullshit.

Yeah, it is.
Yeah, that's bullshit.

We just wanted to
update you on the case.

"We"?

Gidget's still on
this thing with you?

Yes. That's nice.

We know we never would've
gotten this far without you, Bill.

And your friend.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I am just so sorry.

Yeah. Julius, he was loyal.

He was one of the
good guys. Yeah, Julius.

He fed me information
for over 20 years.

Bill, please. Please!

Let me get you some help.

You want to help me? Yes.

You really want to help me?

Then you get the son of a bitch.

You do not let
Boorman off the hook.

I don't intend to.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You mean, you're
not going to make

a deal with him
to get to Erickson?

Of course not.

I want them both.

Sure is sitting nice
and pretty up there.

Next week, we'll go to Arthur
Kill Park across from Staten Island.

You'll like it there.

Sorry I haven't been able to get
you outside as often as I'd like.

Circumstances really
haven't allowed for it.

I told you I would come.

Where is she?

Where is your mother?

She said she would be here!

I don't know where she is.

Was she here?
Did somebody take her?

Where is she?

Please!
I don't know where she is!

God damn it!

You don't know, do you?

You never knew what
happened to your mother.

I'm not sure
what to do with you.

First time in my life
I haven't got a plan.

That's how it'll look.
No tracks, no traces.

Sanchez was captured and
killed for terrorist propaganda.

Where they taking him?

Waygal district.

Smart.

If it happens there,
nobody can question it.

That was the idea.

I'm putting you up for
promotion, Bartkowski.

Let me get this straight. You
want me to kidnap this child?

I just want to know
how we can get to him.

I need to ask him
some questions.

And in order to do that,
I've got to kidnap the kid?

Or break into a CIA safe house.

Well, I believe this boy is
being held against his will.

Right, but you have
no evidence for that.

I mean, you do realise
you're speaking to

a former police officer?

Let me explain to you exactly

what the stakes are here,

then you decide whether or
not you want to be involved.

Oh, I'm listening.

Sorry. I was just texting you.

For once, I'm not late.

Actually, I wasn't
going to come,

but I figured we
should talk in person.

Oh, what is it?

Us.

What?

It's not working for me.
I need to move on.

I'm sorry, I just did not
expect you to say that.

You've been thinking about
your friend in Afghanistan.

I've been focusing
on his case, yeah.

I understand that.

Anyway, that's not what
I really wanted to say.

Look, I know we agreed that this
thing between us would be casual,

but I realised it's
too casual for me.

I know my head has been
buried in work. I'm sorry...

Don't apologise. I'm not
blaming you for being yourself.

And who is that?

I don't want to
psychoanalyse you or anything.

No, it's okay.
I want to hear it.

You have no idea
how ambitious you really are.

Your whole identity
is wrapped up in success.

It's like you're
on the career carousel,

and if you got off,
you'd be lost.

I should probably stop talking.

It's okay. I'm interested.

It's fine.

I've seen a lot of brilliant
lawyers come through the firm.

They all start out hungry, they
all put in the hours and kick ass.

But there are really two types.

Half of them,
especially the women,

they realise they want
something more than just a career.

They want kids, a family.

They start looking for ways
to create a balance,

they scale back or quit.

And the other type?

They never stop. They can't.

They just keep driving,
because success

is what makes them
feel good about themselves.

Most of the men are too dumb to
realise it, but some of the women,

as they get older,
an emptiness creeps in.

And by the time they're ready
for something else, it's too late.

They try to fill that
emptiness with more success,

but they can't.

I see their loneliness,
their regret.

You say you want a life.

You've told me you don't
want to end up like Patty.

I hope you're not
headed in that direction.

Please understand I'm telling you
all this because I care about you.

I'm sorry.

I should go.

Jerry. Good to see you.

Never heard of a rain check?

Kid had his heart
set on a barbecue.

I brought him
a little something.

You didn't have to do that.

You don't turn 13
every day, now, do you?

I got something for you, too.

It's all there.

Social Security card,
birth certificate,

and the adoption papers.

He's an American citizen now.

He's officially yours.

Thank you for your help.

Good luck with this, Jerry.

Hope it all works out.

Do you have any sparkling?

Thank you. Sorry I'm late.

Ms. Hewes, Mr. Hewes.
Good to see you both again.

So, Ms. Hewes, you
were going to start today.

What's that?

It's a panda.

Okay.

I instructed my son that he
was not to go near Catherine.

He approached her in the
street and he gave her this.

What's the problem?

It's a choking hazard, not
suitable for children under four.

Are you serious?

Now, either Mr. Hewes didn't
read the label or he doesn't care.

In either case, I don't
want him near my daughter,

and I will not amend the
terms of Catherine's custody.

You don't remember this, do you?

You gave it to Catherine.

No, you gave it to me.

When I was a kid,

my mother was working
a case round the clock.

Which was nothing new.

But on this particular morning,

there was a mix-up
at the nanny service

and no one showed up
to take care of me.

My mother had
a court appearance.

Instead of rescheduling, she
handed me this stuffed animal.

She told me he would be my
friend and would watch over me.

I didn't see her
again for a few hours.

I couldn't have
been more than five.

That never happened.

Yeah, Mom, it did.

He just made up
that entire story.

Every word of it is true.

I know you think you
can convince this guy

that you'll be a better
parent for Catherine,

but you're a fraud and
you'll never convince me.

Well, I can see the court is
going to have to settle this.

I'm sorry the two of you
can't find some middle ground.

I've been
thinking about the kid.

Oh, Howard, you don't
have to worry about that.

Why not?

I told you the lawyers
know about him.

Doesn't matter.

They can't prove he was
the target of the mission.

They can't touch you.

Hey, did you draw this?

Just something I was
fucking around with.

You got a little talent.

Very little.

You know who this reminds me of?

That asset of yours in Charikar.

Which asset?

Oh, come on, Jerry.

How many women were supplying
you with information in Charikar?

Plenty.

Turns out there's
a whole slew of ladies

with bad things to
say about the Taliban.

I only met the one, and
this sure looks like her.

Anyway, Howard, you don't
have to worry about the boy.

Long as you take care of
Sanchez, you're in the clear.

That's good to know.

Just out of curiosity, what
exactly does the kid know?

You know I can't tell you that.

But if he gives
us any information

that'll help you do
your job over there,

you'll be the first to know.

Thank you, Jerry.

Have a good night.

You've known Erickson
for 25 years.

All of a sudden, you're
willing to sell him out?

Erickson was an asset,
nothing more.

So this is just about you
protecting the Agency?

Just as I've always done.

The man went rogue.

He ordered
an unauthorised mission

to pull out
an unauthorised target,

and he did it using
the Agency for cover!

You seem pretty
worked up about this.

He did it on my watch.

I don't believe you're
telling me the truth.

You tell me Erickson went rogue.

I just don't see what
would be in it for him.

That's my point exactly.
Man acts without reason.

If you want Erickson,
I need proof.

I want to know who he pulled out
and why. I want details, specifics.

Fuck you.

Excuse me?

You don't believe me?

Fuck you.

You aren't helping your cause.

You're right.

I'm lying to you.

It was me.

I ordered that last mission.

Not Erickson, I did it.

Why?

Don't matter.

You're going to back me anyway.

You are going to burn
Erickson for me.

No, I'm not.

You want me to blow the whistle?

Leak the whole
fucking operation?

When Dust Devil goes public,
heads will roll,

and sure as shit, yours
is going to be one of them.

Then yours.

I don't give a fuck
what happens to me!

I don't have a wife!

I don't have kids!

I don't have a hard-on

to be director someday.

But you do.

So I suggest you give
me what I want, Bob.

Welcome home, soldier.

Good to be home, sir. I
brought in that container for you.

Got a few more if you need them.

I only need the one.

It's temporary office space
for the construction.

New property's impressive.

Oh, it's a shithole right now, but
she'll clean up fine, just you wait.

Listen.

You did a hell of a job
over there. A hell of a job.

I know it was
a tough assignment.

Some tours are
easier than others.

Nature of the beast.

Carter put in papers
nominating you for a promotion.

I couldn't agree with him more.

I signed them as soon
as they hit my desk.

I'm honoured, sir.

Nobody deserves it more.

Why don't you take a break?

Come back to the office.

Sign the documents
and have a drink to celebrate.

Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

Ghwarri.

Ghwarri.

Remember me?

Good girl.

I met her over in Afghanistan. Last
time I saw her, she was skin and bones.

What do you want, Mr. Boorman?

I assume you heard
I spoke with Patty Hewes.

She told me. Do you
have information for me?

Well,
I'm not a messenger service.

You'll have to subpoena
the CIA to get what you need.

Well, we both know they're
not going to give me anything.

I made arrangements

to sidestep any
clearance issues.

Trust me. You'll be
pleasantly surprised.

Have you made any
arrangements for Chris Sanchez?

Afraid you got the wrong guy.

Howard Erickson is responsible
for Mr. Sanchez.

I don't even know where
your friend is right now.

Subpoena that file, Ms. Parsons.

Any demand you have,
Erickson will have to oblige.

Traffic.

Lincoln Tunnel's
a fucking shit show.

Here's the address.

They're holding a young boy,
11 to 12 years old, against his will.

You want to get him out?
Yeah, ideally.

Assume the place is wired,
cameras, the whole bit.

When would you want this done?

As soon as possible.

And we just want to take him
long enough to ask some questions.

Won't be easy.
But I'll see what I can do.

Thanks.

I don't have good news.

What's going on?

They've taken him to a region
I don't have access to.

It's Taliban central.

There's no one else
you can go to?

I've contacted the military,
the US embassy,

you know, none of them
have influence there.

I'm sorry, Ellen.

I don't know what to do next.

It's okay.

I do.

This is a nice little spot.
My wife would've liked it.

Get a scotch over here, please?

Nice job at my deposition.
You handled yourself very well.

You really got my guff.

I'm not here to banter,
Mr. Erickson.

You're a murderer, and Chris
Sanchez is next on your list.

Mr. Sanchez is one of my
most valued employees.

He's also
a witness to your crimes.

He's not the only one, of course.
There's also Gerald Boorman.

You really screwed up,
Mr. Erickson.

You should've thought twice
before you got into bed with the CIA.

Why is that?

Because Boorman
has hung you out to dry.

He's willing to give me everything
I need, so I can win my case.

He has proof that you sent your
men on an unauthorised operation.

The mission that killed Rayburn, Franks
and Lowry wasn't officially sanctioned.

If he told you that,
then he's lying.

I assume that he is.
And I don't care.

Because those redacted
documents that you sent over to us,

Boorman is getting them
unredacted.

And once he's through,

you'll publicly
be declared a traitor,

High Star will be dissolved, and
the CIA will skate through unscathed.

But your life does not
have to end in prison.

I'll throw away everything
Boorman gives me. Everything.

I'll drop the case altogether.

In exchange for what?

Bring Christopher
Sanchez home, alive.

This is quite a little fairy
tale you've concocted.

But suppose,
for the sake of argument,

that I were unhappy
with one of my employees.

If you were to drop the case,
wouldn't Patty Hewes just pick it up

and keep coming right after me?

I won't let her.

You won't let her?

No, Mr. Erickson.
This is my case.

Deliver me Sanchez,

and I'll make it all go away.

Mmm.

We could both use a
happy ending, Ms. Parsons.

So you talk to Patty Hewes,

make sure she's on board,

and maybe you and I will
have something to talk about.

Where have you been? I'm hungry.

I couldn't get to the kid.
What happened?

Someone beat us to it.

It's okay.

I've got boys of my own.
One of them is about your age.

I would never hurt you.

Let's you and I
go have some fun.

Hey, there, Jerry.

You took him.

Yeah, I did.

Got him right here next to me.

Imagine he's getting hungry.

What the fuck are you doing?

You're selling me out
to the lawyers, Jerry.

Who the hell put
that in your mind?

No, no, no, no, no.

Don't pull that shit.

Howard!

I know who the kid is.

Your asset was his mother.

He's not a terrorist.

You didn't take
him out of there for information.

You got three of my men killed

carrying out your
personal business.

You don't know what
you're talking about.

And if you ever want
to see the kid again,

you're going to take
the fall for Dust Devil.

This is a very big decision.

I know.

A case like this doesn't
come along every day.

I'm aware of that, but
Chris' life is in danger.

How do you know?

I've been in contact
with Dean Gulickson.

He found out that High Star
is going to have Chris killed.

It's my fault.

Dropping the case is
the only way to stop it.

And I've
spoken to Howard Erickson.

I told him the CIA was
willing to give him up,

Boorman was turning against him,

so I offered him a deal.

I said I'd drop the case

if he brings Chris home safely.

Did he agree to that?

No.

Why not?

Because of you.

He's worried that
you'll pick up the cause,

pursue High Star without me.

He needs assurance from
you that you won't, Patty.

I need assurance from you.

We have reached our
destination, Mr. Sanchez.

Tell Howard Erickson
it was a pleasure working for him.

Take him.

Are you sure that you want
Howard Erickson to go unpunished?

I don't have a choice.

Chris' life is in my hands.

All right.

I'll stay away from the case.

Thank you.

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