Patty Hewes

Patricia C. Hewes, or simply Patty, is a main character in all five seasons of Damages. 
Patty is a renowned high-stakes litigator with her own prestigious law firm, Hewes & Associates, in New York. Known as a brilliant and ruthless lawyer, she has a reputation for utilizing immoral and unethical tactics to win. With an interest in corporate law, she often represents class action plaintiffs, with her primary targets being CEOs who abuse their power.
Her father's abuse instilled a hatred of bullies in Patty and a determination to fight to bring them down. While often unapologetic about her choices, they sometimes come at great personal cost and anguish. Patty can be vindictive, egotistical, and self-destructive. 
==Background==
Patty grew up in a home with her mother and her alcoholic and abusive father, Lyle Hewes. Uncle Pete, her mother's brother, was there for Patty and her mother and tried to protect them.
She has a half-sister on her father's side, Kate Franklin.
Her first husband supported her through law school, but when Patty became pregnant, he demanded she postpone her career to raise their child. Refusing to do so, and in an act seemingly out of desperation, she violated her doctor's bed rest orders and rode a horse, inducing a miscarriage. They divorced, and Patty pursued her career. Throughout the years, Patty mourned the loss of her child, a girl she had intended to name Julia.
Decades prior to her marriage to Phil Grey, Patty had a relationship with Daniel Purcell, which resulted in the birth of her son, Michael Hewes.
Patty was raised Catholic. As an adult, she ceased practicing a religion. When she observed her granddaughter's nanny, Mrs. Auroro, citing the Lord's Prayer to Catherine before bed, Patty made it clear that she did not want Catherine "exposed to that".S5 E05 - There's Something Wrong With Me
==Series==
Patty has a dog named Cory, a mutt.S1 E01 - Get Me a Lawyer
At the series' inception, Patty was married to Phil Grey, who cheated on her. While the infidelity did not anger her by itself, the lack of discretion that caused one affair to become public knowledge and threaten Patty's public image spurred her to divorce him. 
The relationship explored in greatest detail is the one between Patty and Ellen Parsons, her protégée. She hired Ellen in order to get to a crucial witness in her case against Arthur Frobisher, but soon realized Ellen's potential. However, after a turbulent series of events, she ordered Ellen's murder. When Ellen survived the attempt on her life, a rift opened, comprising a complex enmity between the mentor and her former protegee.
In season five, while Patty competed with her son, Michael Hewes, in a custody battle for his daughter and Patty's granddaughter, Catherine Hewes, Ellen became a witness, placing Patty under pressure due to their close relationship and Ellen's first-hand experience working with Patty. Patty twisted Ellen's witness position, instead convincing her to "fight where it really counts": in a case that Patty declined and then referred to Ellen, who accepted it in order to make a name for herself at her new law firm, Ellen Parsons & Associates, despite suspicions about Patty's motives. Patty considered Ellen as being "finally in the game" after finding out that Ellen had ordered the murder of one of McClaren's associates to help win the case.
A few years later, Patty crossed paths with Ellen and her daughter in a shop. They looked at each other but said nothing. In her car, Patty told her driver to take her to her office, suggesting that she did not become an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, as previously considered, and was still at her law firm in New York. On their way to see her daughter's father, Ellen confirmed to her daughter that she was no longer a lawyer, suggesting she was a stay-at-home mom.
Patty imagined Ellen coming to the car window to thank her for all the good she had done for her. In reality, Ellen was still in the shop with her daughter. The final scene of the series is a long close-up of Patty as she sat alone in the back seat of her car, an inscrutable expression on her face.
==References==
Category:Characters