Next One's on Me, Blondie 

Ellen meets Nasim Marwat, the son of Chris' Afghan contact. Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach. Patty discovers important ... See full summary »

Director:

Timothy Busfield

Writers:

Todd A. Kessler (creator), Glenn Kessler (creator)

Stars:

Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Dylan Baker

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Glenn Close	...	Patty Hewes
Rose Byrne	...	Ellen Parsons
Dylan Baker	...	Jerry Boorman
John Goodman	...	Howard T. Erickson
Chris Messina	...	Chris Sanchez
Derek Webster	...	Anthony Carter
Judd Hirsch	...	Bill Herndon
Debra Monk	...	Deniece Parsons
Bailey Chase	...	Sean Everett
Usman Ally	...	Nasim Marwat
Robert Stanton	...	Pastor Stephen Yates
Bruce Altman	...	Jim Girotto
Seth Barrish	...	Robert Owen
Fawad Siddiqui	...	Shahbaz Gul
Sevan Greene	...	Male Cashier

Storyline

Ellen meets Nasim Marwat, the son of Chris' Afghan contact. Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach. Patty discovers important information that High Star extracts terror suspects for the CIA and recruits her mentor Bill Herndon (Judd Hirsch) to investigate the company.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Release Date:

3 August 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bill Walters has had six different uncredited roles over the course of the series:

• Episode 4.4 Damages: Next One's on Me, Blondie (2011) - Dive Bar Patron
• Episode 3.2 Damages: The Dog Is Happier Without Her (2010) - Street Corner Bum
• Episode 2.9 Damages: You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant (2009) - ND Background / Inmate
• Episode 2.4 Damages: Hey! Mr. Pibb! (2009) - House of Detention Inmate
• Episode 2.1 Damages: I Lied, Too. (2009) - House of Detention Inmate
• Episode 1.6 Damages: She Spat at Me (2007) - Background

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Soundtracks

When I Am Through With You
Written by Jason Rabe & Ravi Subramanian
Performed by The VLA

User Reviews

A Study in Hypocrisy

John Goodman's Erickson is portrayed as the ultimate hypocrite. Or is he? He espouses patriotism while performing acts of torture and death. He pontificates in church in front of his four boys. His reasoning. If the truth comes out, he will not get funding to continue with his actions. I guess some think this is showing America in a bad light. Well, if this were what America does, then so be it. I choose to think that these aberrant sociopaths are not what this country represents. He does not hesitate to torture a man who did everything for him to save his own butt. I don't want to get on a soapbox, but as a work of fiction (which this is) we see the worst of humanity portrayed.