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Failure is Lonely

S4 : E10

TV-MA | 59 min | Aired: 09.14.11

As Ellen moves to settle her lawsuit against High Star in exchange for Chris Sanchez's safe return, her plans are upended by Patty's surprise legal action against Howard Erickson.

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A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.

Cast

Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, Zeljko Ivanek, Noah Bean

Executive Producers

Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman

full-episodes (10)

Get Me a Lawyer

S1 : E1 | TV-MA | 56 min | Aired: 07.24.07

An ambitious young lawyer joins a high-profile litigator to expose a billionaire's stock market manipulation and ends up as a suspect in a gruesome murder.
Jesus, Mary And Joe Cocker

S1 : E2 | TV-MA | 48 min | Aired: 07.31.07

After Katie is prepped to testify in the case against Frobisher, Patty suspects she's withholding key information that could undermine her credibility on the witness stand.
And My Paralyzing Fear of Death

S1 : E3 | TV-MA | 45 min | Aired: 08.07.07

As a bomb threat puts Patty on edge, Ellen's loyalty to the firm is tested when she must choose between delivering an important brief and attending her own engagement party.
Tastes Like A Ho Ho

S1 : E4 | TV-MA | 45 min | Aired: 08.14.07

Though sure that she's ready to help nail Frobisher, Katie sees that she's been used after the accuracy of her deposition is called into question.
A Regular Earl Anthony

S1 : E5 | TV-MA | 47 min | Aired: 08.21.07

As Tom faces a decision between a lucrative partnership at a big firm and taking over the Frobisher lawsuit, Ellen and David's long hours at work jeopardize their relationship.
She Spat At Me

S1 : E6 | TV-MA | 46 min | Aired: 09.04.07

With the case pushing Ellen and David's relationship to a breaking point, Gregory Malina comes under increasing pressure to testify.
We Are Not Animals

S1 : E7 | TV-MA | 46 min | Aired: 09.11.07

As Fiske works to keep Gregory Malina from being deposed, Patty sows seeds of doubt between Tom and Ellen while working to get her son to come home from a reform academy.
Blame The Victim

S1 : E8 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 09.18.07

As Patty tries to contain the damage caused by Gregory's disappearance and an insider who's leaking information, Ellen's attentions are diverted by her own father's legal troubles.
Do You Regret What We Did?

S1 : E9 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 09.25.07

As the Executive looks to force a settlement by providing Patty's team some critical information, Gregory emerges from hiding to testify against Frobisher.
Sort of Like a Family

S1 : E10 | TV-MA | 45 min | Aired: 10.02.07

As the deposition is getting underway, Patty suspects someone on her staff has been leaking confidential information to Frobisher's legal team.
I Hate These People

S1 : E11 | TV-MA | 45 min | Aired: 10.09.07

Though she refuses Patty's offer to come back to work, Ellen does agree to return to press Moore for more information that could help nail Frobisher.
There's No We Anymore

S1 : E12 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 10.16.07

Ray Fiske's suicide prompts Frobisher to unleash everything he has in order to gain control of evidence that could undermine him in court.
Because I Know Patty

S1 : E13 | TV-MA | 49 min | Aired: 10.23.07

As Ellen uses the Malina videotape to fight the charges that she killed her fiance, Patty engineers a confrontation with Frobisher to bring the lawsuit to a dramatic conclusion.
I Lied, Too

S2 : E1 | TV-MA | 60 min | Aired: 01.07.09

As Ellen Parsons struggles to deal with her fiance's murder, an old acquaintance reappears to seek Patty Hewes' help in protecting him from an employer's deadly revenge.
Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care

S2 : E2 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.14.09

With Patty going after those who killed Daniel's wife, Ellen works with the FBI to lure Tom into making an illegal payment.
I Knew You Were A Pig

S2 : E3 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 01.21.09

Patty's efforts to defend Daniel uncover their complicated history together and force an energy industry giant to take drastic measures to keep its malfeasance from being exposed.
Hey! Mr. Pibb!

S2 : E4 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 01.28.09

As the arrest of a suspect clears Daniel Purcell in the murder of his wife, Tom and Ellen uncover evidence that could support Patty's lawsuit against UNR.
I Agree, It Wasn't Funny

S2 : E5 | TV-MA | 40 min | Aired: 02.04.09

As Patty refuses to back off her efforts to punish UNR for dumping toxic waste, Ellen looks to keep the government's case against her boss from being derailed.
A Pretty Girl in a Leotard

S2 : E6 | TV-MA | 41 min | Aired: 02.11.09

After using a television news interview to accuse CEO Walter Kendrick of murder, Patty tracks down an unlikely shareholder to be the plaintiff in a lawsuit against URN.
New York Sucks

S2 : E7 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 02.18.09

As Frobisher prepares for his role as the plaintiff in the URN lawsuit, Ellen's FBI handlers focus on Uncle Pete in order to get the information they need to nail Patty.
They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney

S2 : E8 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 02.25.09

In the wake of Uncle Pete's suicide attempt, Patty continues to forge ahead with the URN lawsuit, even as her lead plaintiff, Arthur Frobisher, is being pressured to drop out.
You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant

S2 : E9 | TV-MA | 40 min | Aired: 03.04.09

Though Patty suspects a government conspiracy aimed at undermining her lawsuit against URN, her efforts to prove it fail to uncover any evidence.
Uh oh. Out Come the Skeletons

S2 : E10 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.11.09

As Patty refuses an offer to drop the lawsuit, Maddox begins to suspect Kendrick of an illegal market manipulation scheme that could place the company in jeopardy.
London. Of Course

S2 : E11 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 03.18.09

In the wake of Agent Harrison's death, Ellen hires her own investigator to connect Patty and Frobisher to David's murder.
Look What He Dug Up This Time

S2 : E12 | TV-MA | 45 min | Aired: 03.25.09

As Daniel Purcell struggles to conceal his involvement in his wife's murder, Ellen and the FBI set out to catch Patty bribing a judge in the URN lawsuit.
Trust Me

S2 : E13 | TV-MA | 63 min | Aired: 04.01.09

As she looks to finally have Patty jailed, Ellen's plan unravels amid a series of complex double-crosses.
Your Secrets Are Safe

S3 : E1 | TV-MA | 52 min | Aired: 01.25.10

As Patty pursues a lawsuit against an investor responsible for a ponzi scheme, Ellen starts her life over prosecuting drug crimes in the Manhattan D.A.'s office.
The Dog Is Happier Without Her

S3 : E2 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 02.01.10

As Joe learns of a fortune stashed away as a result of his father's Ponzi scheme, Patty and Tom pursue justice on behalf of the fraud's angry investors.
Flight's at 11:08

S3 : E3 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 02.08.10

As Joe and his lawyer try to hide an incriminating witness, Patty seeks leverage with the D.A.'s investigation.
Don't Throw That at the Chicken

S3 : E4 | TV-MA | 41 min | Aired: 02.15.10

As Patty pressures him to reveal the location of the money he stashed following his fraud, Louis looks to keep his son Joe's drinking from jeopardizing the family.
It's Not My Birthday

S3 : E5 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 02.22.10

As details about Louis's affair emerge, Ellen is surprised by a reporter she worked with on the UNR case.
Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck

S3 : E6 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 03.01.10

As Patty and Tom work to help the investors bankrupted by the late Louis Tobin, Joe Tobin follows a circuitous series of clues to gain access to the money his father stashed away.
You Haven't Replaced Me

S3 : E7 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.08.10

As the search for Tobin's ill-gotten gains leads Tom and Patty to Antigua, Ellen's investigation sheds light on the deaths of the convicted financier and his longtime girlfriend.
I Look Like Frankenstein

S3 : E8 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 03.15.10

After coming up empty-handed in Antigua, Patty and Tom turn their attention to the missing Carol Tobin in their search for her late father's money.
Drive It Through Hardcore

S3 : E9 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 03.22.10

As Patty and Tom zero in on Carol Tobin in their search for her father's hidden fortune, Ellen becomes a reluctant participant in an effort to help her jailed sister, Carrie.
Tell Me I'm Not Racist

S3 : E10 | TV-MA | 41 min | Aired: 03.29.10

As Patty and Tom face their removal from the Tobin case, Ellen pressures Tessa Marchetti to cooperate with the D.A.'s investigation.
All That Crap About Your Family

S3 : E11 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 04.05.10

As Tessa Marchetti's arrest pushes Patty into making a deal with the D.A., and Ellen uncovers the truth about her parents.
You Were His Little Monkey

S3 : E12 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 04.12.10

As his personal involvement in the Tobin case forces him to resign, Tom looks to cut a deal that will help recoup his losses.
The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat

S3 : E13 | TV-MA | 61 min | Aired: 04.19.10

Patty's relentless pursuit of Tobin's hidden fortune exposes interlocking webs of deceit that propel her and everyone in her orbit into a series of deadly confrontations.
There's Only One Way to Try a Case

S4 : E1 | TV-MA | 58 min | Aired: 07.13.11

As Patty prepares to sue a multinational drug maker, Ellen Parsons asks high school classmate Chris Sanchez to help expose a private security firm's illegal actions in Afghanistan.
I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl

S4 : E2 | TV-MA | 51 min | Aired: 07.20.11

After Chris' agreement to testify convinces her bosses to pursue a lawsuit against High Star Security, Ellen discovers that they caved under pressure and reneged on the deal.
I'd Prefer My Old Office

S4 : E3 | TV-MA | 48 min | Aired: 07.27.11

As Ellen returns to the Hewes & Associates office to pursue her lawsuit against Howard Erickson, Patty's search for her missing son leads to Boston.
Next One's On Me, Blondie

S4 : E4 | TV-MA | 46 min | Aired: 08.03.11

While being held hostage in Afghanistan, Chris sends a local operative to New York with a message for Ellen. Patty enlists an old mentor to help with the case.
We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls off This Thing

S4 : E5 | TV-MA | 42 min | Aired: 08.10.11

As CIA operative Jerry Boorman looks to stop Ellen's depositions once and for all, Howard turns to a contact to stop the release of incriminating confidential files.
Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew

S4 : E6 | TV-MA | 51 min | Aired: 08.17.11

As she fights to see the imprisoned Nasim Marwat, Ellen closes in on a CIA cover up of an illegal intelligence mission in Afghanistan that could bring down Howard Erickson.
I'm Worried About My Dog

S4 : E7 | TV-MA | 54 min | Aired: 08.24.11

As Howard looks to bury the truth about a botched mission in Afghanistan, Ellen and Patty seek a source inside the CIA who could help in their lawsuit against him and his company.
The War Will Go on Forever

S4 : E8 | TV-MA | 47 min | Aired: 08.31.11

As she sends a reporter to Afghanistan to find Chris, Ellen teams up with Patty to depose Howard Erickson.
There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban

S4 : E9 | TV-MA | 51 min | Aired: 09.07.11

Jerry's offer to sell out Howard in order to protect the Afghan boy he's keeping in a CIA safe house leaves Ellen and Patty facing an important decision.
Failure is Lonely

S4 : E10 | TV-MA | 59 min | Aired: 09.14.11

As Ellen moves to settle her lawsuit against High Star in exchange for Chris Sanchez's safe return, her plans are upended by Patty's surprise legal action against Howard Erickson.
You Want to End This Once and For All

S5 : E1 | TV-MA | 53 min | Aired: 07.11.12

Already on opposite sides of Michael Hewes's custody suit against his mother, Patty Hewes and Ellen Parsons prepare to face off in court.
Have You Met the Eel Yet

S5 : E2 | TV-MA | 47 min | Aired: 07.18.12

As they square off in a wrongful death lawsuit against a cyber-hacker, Ellen worries that her mentor's close relationship with the judge will give Patty an unfair advantage.
Failure Is Failure

S5 : E3 | TV-MA | 58 min | Aired: 07.25.12

Patty looks to prove that Rachel Walling's late mother committed suicide after meeting with cyber-hacker Channing McClaren.
I Love You, Mommy

S5 : E4 | TV-MA | 52 min | Aired: 08.01.12

Ellen and Patty face off in a bidding war after a mysterious computer hacker offers them information pertaining to the McClaren wrongful death lawsuit.
There's Something Wrong with Me

S5 : E5 | TV-MA | 47 min | Aired: 08.08.12

As she and Ellen look to exploit the documents offered by a computer hacker, Patty pressures a government investigator to provide confidential information to help her case.
I Need to Win

S5 : E6 | TV-MA | 52 min | Aired: 08.15.12

A surprise witness threatens to call into question Channing McClaren's account of the night Naomi Walling committed suicide.
The Storm's Moving in

S5 : E7 | TV-MA | 57 min | Aired: 08.22.12

As Channing learns that a murdered computer hacker was paid for information about the late Naomi Walling, Patty and Ellen take a tense trip to Maine to interview an expert witness.
I'm Afraid of What I'll Find

S5 : E8 | TV-MA | 56 min | Aired: 08.29.12

As Patty threatens to expose the insider trading by Channing's leading financier, Chris releases information charging the Army with redeploying mentally ill soldiers.
I Like Your Chair

S5 : E9 | TV-MA | 53 min | Aired: 09.05.12

As they prepare to face off in court, Ellen seeks protection from the hit man she believes Patty sent to kill her.
But You Don't Do That Anymore

S5 : E10 | TV-MA | 60 min | Aired: 09.12.12

While looking to use Michael Hewes' custody hearing to bring down Patty, Ellen is double-crossed by a key witness in the McClaren trial.

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