You're not afraid of me, are you?

So Patty asks in the first official trailer for Damages Season 5, which debuts on DirecTV July 11 and which will mark the end of this gripping legal thriller.

The upcoming set of episodes will feature Ryan Phillippe and Jenna Elfman, the former portraying a character named Channing McLaren, who runs a website that exposes Wall Street misconduct. His case will pit Ellen against Patty in the courtroom.

“You want to end this once and for all?” Patty asks in the promo. “Now’s your chance.”

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