Event Year: 2007

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.

Patty and Ellen seek the source of the Princefield leak, while Patty takes on Ellen through the press.

Ellen convinces the FBI to radically change their approach in the investigation. Meanwhile, Daniel Purcell reenters Patty’s life and becomes critical to her case against UNR.

Patty Hewes squares off with the D.A. over access to a key witness. A job candidate at Hewes & Shayes asks Ellen for insight into Patty.

Tom and Ellen think that Patty is trying to control them so they decide to make an alliance and keep information from her. Patty must keep Gregory Malina secure until his deposition because her case will fall apart without it.

Ellen gets some bad news from her parents. Arthur Frobisher and his team do everything they can to keep things going their way while a witness remains missing.

Patty receives a mysterious threat at her office that could destroy her case against Arthur Frobisher. Ellen continues to struggle with the demands of her new job at Hewes and Associates.

Patty begins to suspect Purcell of withholding vital information; Ellen uncovers a decades-old secret from Patty and Purcell’s past.

Boorman tries to align himself with Patty. Meanwhile, Chris’ life remains in jeopardy and the case becomes personal for Erickson.

Convinced that she knows who is responsible for Christine’s murder, Patty uses the media to wage war; Ellen gets closer in her attempt to link Frobisher to David’s murder.

Katie is getting ready for her upcoming deposition in the Frobisher case while Gregory withholds information that could be even more important that Katie’s.

Ellen convinces Katie to testify against Arthur Frobisher, which has him considering drastic measures. Patty begins to question if Katie is giving honest and accurate testimony.

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.”

Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend, Katie Connor, is working for Frobisher.

Claire risks everything to oust CEO Walter Kendrick; Ellen discovers a secret about Patty’s personal life.

A blizzard strands Patty and Ellen; McClaren uncovers a major player in the trading scandal.

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.

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.

A whistle-blower case puts Patty and Ellen against each other.

As Patty goes on the offensive against the FBI, Ellen discovers troubling news about the investigation. Meanwhile, Patty’s husband gets an intriguing offer