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Damages Season 3 |
| Damages Season 3 : |
| The third season of the FX legal drama series Damages premiered on January 25 2010 and concluded on April 19 2010. It consisted of thirteen episodes bringing the series total to 39. Damages was created by brothers Todd and Glenn Kessler along with Daniel Zelman each of whom served as executive producers and contributed four scripts for the season including the premiere and the finale. The season picks up one year after the events of season two. Louis Tobin patriarch of the famously wealthy Tobin family has just confessed to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street history and the U.S. Government has assigned Patty Hewes and Tom Shayes to find the Tobins' hidden money and uncover any evidence that other Tobin family members had prior knowledge of the fraud. Ellen Parsons has taken a job at the District Attorney's office but as the story unfolds she finds herself being pulled further and further back into Patty's orbit. Tom meanwhile learns that he unwittingly invested with Louis Tobin and has lost 70% of his net worth. He struggles to keep his personal issues from interfering with the case and with keeping his secret from Patty. |
| Episode 1 - [Your Secrets Are Safe] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lily Tomlin | Writer : Glenn Kessler | Writer : Daniel Zelman | |
| Air Date : Jan. 25, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [The Dog Is Happier Without Her] |
| Details : Patty and Tom continue to dig into the Tobin family's sordid past while Joe Tobin must decide between his family and his integrity. Ellen aids Tom in his investigation of the Tobin's but in doing so receives some bad news of her own. While locked in the midst of a bitter divorce Patty and Phil find one piece of common ground in the form of their beloved dog. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Aaron Zelman | Director : Matthew Penn | |
| Air Date : Feb. 01, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Flight's At 1108] |
| Details : Patty is forced to race against the clock to prevent a key witness in the Tobin case from fleeing the country. Meanwhile Ellen learns a dark and shocking family secret. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Mark Fish | Director : Tony Goldwyn | |
| Air Date : Feb. 08, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Don't Throw That At The Chicken] |
| Details : Patty drills Louis Tobin about his fraud while his son Joe makes a decision that will determine the fate of the Tobin family forever. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Jeremy Doner | Director : Matthew Penn | |
| Air Date : Feb. 15, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [It's Not My Birthday] |
| Details : Patty Hewes squares off with the D.A. over access to a key witness. A job candidate at Hewes And Shayes asks Ellen for insight into Patty. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Martin Short | Tara Summers | Campbell Scott | Michael Gaston | Matthew Davis as Josh Reston | |
| Air Date : Feb. 22, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Don't Forget To Thank Mr Zedeck] |
| Details : Patty is under tremendous pressure from the Attorney's Office to make progress in the Tobin case and winds up striking a bargain with an unlikely source. Ellen discovers some new evidence in Louis Tobin's death and Tom's financial troubles begin to effect him in more obvious ways. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Aaron Zelman | Writer : Mark Fish | Director : Timothy Busfield | |
| Air Date : Mar. 01, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [You Haven't Replaced Me] |
| Details : Patty sends Tom out of the country to follow the money trail of the Tobin fraud. Ellen must choose between her new boss and Patty. Leonard Winstone leaves the city under mysterious circumstances. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Matthew Davis as Josh Reston | Writer : Todd A. Kessler | Director : Glenn Kessler | |
| Air Date : Mar. 08, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [I Look Like Frankenstein] |
| Details : Carol Tobin suddenly disappears and it is up to Patty and Ellen to track her down. Arthur Frobisher returns to the fold to open his new foundation. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Martin Short | Campbell Scott | Ted Danson | Dominic Chianese | Writer : Daniel Zelman | |
| Air Date : Mar. 15, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Drive It Through Hardcore] |
| Details : Patty finally manages to track down the missing Carol Tobin and forces her to give up the truth about the fateful Tobin Thanksgiving. Meanwhile Ellen's home life is turned upside down and Frobisher begins to make his movie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Glenn Kessler | Director : Tate Donovan | |
| Air Date : Mar. 22, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Tell Me I'm Not Racist] |
| Details : A professional disaster looms for Patty when her clients ask that she be thrown off the Tobin case. Tom makes a risky move that may cost Ellen her job at the D.A.'s office. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tara Summers | Julie Claire | Writer : Todd A. Kessler | |
| Air Date : Mar. 29, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [All That Crap About Your Family] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lily Tomlin | Martin Short | Tara Summers | Julie Claire | Tom Noonan | Director : Matthew Penn | Writer : Daniel Zelman | |
| Air Date : Apr. 05, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [You Were His Little Monkey] |
| Details : Patty and Ellen set out to tear the Tobin family apart. When Tom Shayes' job and marriage unravel he strikes up a deadly alliance. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Matthew Davis as Josh Reston | Director : Timothy Busfield | Writer : Glenn Kessler | |
| Air Date : Apr. 12, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Glenn Kessler | Writer : Daniel Zelman | Writer : Todd A. Kessler | |
| Air Date : Apr. 19, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |