Ep 8. I'm Afraid of What I'll Find

As Patty is asked to throw her hat in the ring as a potential Supreme Court nominee, Ellen's associate Kate Franklin approaches Michael Hewes on behalf of his grandfather, Lyle, whom Michael believed was dead. Once they meet, Lyle recounts the details of Patty's childhood and her subsequent efforts to cut him off from their family's land before asking Michael to grant Patty custody of his daughter in exchange for the property. Meanwhile, Ellen's search for the person she believes Patty paid to kill her leads to Uncle Pete's widow, Stefania McKee. And when Patty insists on getting to the bottom of Channing McClaren's finances, Bill Herndon warns her about the damage her reputation would suffer if she were to lose the lawsuit.Told that Helmut Torben was both involved with insider trading at Princefield Investments and is also financing McClarenTruth, Ellen advises that they be cautious about using the information, even though it could help exonerate Channing in the wrongful death suit. Yet, unaware of Channing's disclosure, Rutger Simon assures Torben that his role will not be revealed. Meanwhile, following an emotional session with a trauma counselor, Ellen gives the detectives who investigated her assault a bloodstained business card that she suspects could be used to identify her assailant. And after meeting with Rutger, Chris Sanchez gives McClaren the information he's gathered about the Army sending soldiers with PTSD back into battle in Afghanistan.While Torben turns to Princefield's CEO with his complaints about Ellen, Michael tells Patty about his meeting with Lyle. And though Patty tells a story that paints her father as a tyrant, Michael still presses her to relinquish control over the Hewes family estate for Catherine's sake. Meanwhile, as Ellen presses Detectives Williams and Ortiz to order a DNA test on the bloody business card, Chris's decision to release the incriminating Army files on McClarenTruth puts Channing back in the public eye. And while H