Burden of Truth (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Family Ties - full transcript
Previously on "Burden of Truth"...
Nobody knows how to make us better.
She's spazzing!
We're the freaks now,
the Twitching Girls of Millwood.
I am trying to land a job
with Billy Crawford
- and the city lawyer.
- If we're not onto something,
then why is someone following me?
The contamination's not coming
from any of the four sites.
- Then where is it coming from?
- The field itself.
Someone has buried toxic waste
in this field.
You need to tell us
where that container
is going after it's been excavated.
Hang on!
We filed an Access
to Information request
for the environmental records
of Matheson Steel.
It's been ignored. We would
ask that the court compel
Matheson Steel to comply with
their statutory obligations.
To exonerate Matheson Steel
and its parents company, we're
offering a detailed summary
of our disposal policy.
A carefully crafted
corporate smokescreen.
I've written dozens of them.
If Matheson Steel
has nothing to hide,
then show us the files.
There's no proof that the barrels
taken from the athletic field
belong to my client,
and if Miss Hanley and Mr. Crawford
would like access to my client's files,
they can make their allegations
in a statement of claim.
Councillors, do you have
sufficient evidence
at present to file a lawsuit
against Matheson Steel?
The barrels were removed
from the field by a company
contracted to Matheson Steel
at the direction of Ben Matheson.
- I was doing my civic duty.
- Soil samples
taken from the field
show traces of contaminants
including benzene,
chlorine and methyl mercury.
Chemicals don't have
fingerprints, Your Honour.
There's no way to trace them
back to my client.
Perhaps not. But this
particular grouping of chemicals
is consistent with the ones
used in the manufacturing
- of steel.
- My own daughter
is one of the girls with this illness.
- If I thought for one second...
- I represent
the Matheson family in this matter.
Ben's father Henry regrets that he's
not able to attend,
but on my client's behalf,
I request that the motion be denied.
Sustainable waste management
is very costly.
I imagine one could save
upwards of hundreds
of thousands of dollars
taking that waste
and dumping it oneself.
Wouldn't you agree, Mr. Matheson?
I'm sorry.
This court denies your request.
If you want to get to discovery,
you need to file suit.
- You're killing our jobs!
- Our kids are getting sick!
You're taking money out of our pockets!
- Matheson, I hope you rot in jail!
- Hey, go to hell!
- That's enough, Jack.
- Our kids are being poisoned!
They're not poisoned, they
did it to themselves!
Probably some kind of drug overdose!
Georgia's sick!
She can barely get herself
out of bed in the morning!
This has nothing to do with the mill!
It's the mill keeping this town alive!
- Wendy...
- You made your own daughter sick.
- Hey! Get your hands off him!
- I did not do this!
Come on. Let's do this
the right way. OK?
- Easy, easy. Come on.
- He's threatening me?!
- Back up. Come on.
- That's enough.
- Molly!
- Oh, Molly!
Hey, you OK?
Yeah. I just...
I couldn't get out of the way.
It was like my brain
stopped talking to my body.
It's OK. Let's get you out of here.
Where's Luna? She said she'd be here.
She's not answering my texts.
Do you really think we can beat them?
- Yeah.
- Then I'll do it.
I'll be your named plaintiff.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
I'm so sick of feeling powerless.
Hiding the car keys? Real mature.
There was a thing at the courthouse
that you just made me miss!
My car, my call.
There's no way I'm
missing Kookum's birthday too.
What did I say, Luna?!
I don't care! I'll find a ride.
The whole family is gonna be there
and we never get to see them.
I don't want you hanging out with them!
You don't know what it
was like for me there.
- How they treated me.
- It's ancient history, Mom.
They're different now.
People don't change, Luna.
My boss is gonna fire me!
"Your boss"?
She's not sticking around, you know.
She's gonna leave you high and dry.
But you don't even know her!
Oh, I know her type.
OK. Listen.
Just come with me.
I'm sure Kookum wants you there.
If she'd have wanted me there,
she would have asked me herself.
Matheson's trying to bait us
into filing suit.
They're hiding something.
No, they just know
we don't have anything.
Yet.
Whoever ran us off the road
clearly wants us to stop digging.
Yeah, we made someone nervous.
So we find who was driving the truck,
we find that someone.
Thank you for coming.
What's he doing here?
Millwood is my town,
and I won't see it rip itself apart.
We're capable of sorting out
our differences on our own.
Ben has something he'd like
to say to the two of you.
- Ben.
- I'm gonna pay to clean up
the athletic field.
Not the company.
Me, personally.
Is that an admission of guilt?
No.
I can't have people
thinking that I did this.
This is my home.
We all know how important
the mill is. The city accepts.
- What is the offer, exactly?
- He's going to clean the field.
In exchange for what?
You're gonna drop all this nonsense.
Drop the case?
- That's right.
- It's time to move on.
Hey.
That was pretty crazy today. You OK?
Yeah, I can take a hit.
What's good?
Everything.
I just wanted to see
if you were all right.
I'm good.
Maybe you shouldn't
be back at work already.
Well, that's not how jobs work.
I haven't been back here in forever.
Not fancy enough
for the Mathesons anymore?
Are you mad at me?
You were on the wrong side today.
My dad didn't do this. I'm sick too!
Dude, we stood there and watched them
pull barrels out of the field!
That doesn't prove anything.
Whatever.
Everyone knows he's guilty anyway.
He's not!
So tell your uncle
to stop spreading lies.
Hi, Miss Evans.
I called for a pickup.
Two orders of chicken fingers.
One day, when all this is behind you,
you'll both have kids
and you'll both be too tired
to do anything but bring home
takeout chicken fingers.
It's nice to see you back at work.
No one else knows
what you're going through.
No matter what,
you're in this together.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I had a chat with Pat Collins.
Still workin' off a cheat sheet, huh?
- Just like high school.
- Huh.
Captain of the hockey team
teasing the slightly chubby A.V. nerd,
- exactly like high school.
- Come on, you weren't that fat.
Oh, watch it, Crawford.
I grew into my chubbiness.
What did Pat Collins have to say?
Well, his alibi for the night
you were run off the road checks out,
and he has a receipt for the
sale of the truck to this place.
Let's see if it's legit.
Hey. You the owner?
Russ... You guys here about the truck?
Wondered if we could
take a look at your records,
ensure that the vehicle
in question was scrapped.
Too good to get rid of.
Figured I'd fix her up.
She's out back.
Quite the collection you've got.
Aw, man!
It was right here!
When was the last time
you saw the vehicle?
Days... A week, maybe.
You don't lock the yard up after hours?
Never had to.
Not 'til now.
Now what?
Apology pizza?
Does it come with
apology garlic fingers?
I wish.
Luna, you can't just
disappear on me like that.
I know. I'm sorry.
Molly's pissed at me too.
Where were you?
My mom hid the car keys.
Did she hide your cell phone too?
Usually she has a freak out,
I ride it out and it passes.
You missed our motion hearing.
I know. I wanted to be there.
Did we win?
No, we didn't.
What was the fight about?
It's my kookum's birthday tomorrow.
My mom and her don't get along,
so apparently we aren't going.
Sounds like your family
loves Mother's Day
about as much as I do.
Does she live in town?
Long Grass First Nation.
Why are we looking at
partnerships from 20 years ago?
Well, because our hydrologist
thinks that's
when the barrels were buried.
We need to find evidence
that links the barrels to the mill.
- You just need a lift out there?
- Yeah.
I can drive you.
Are you serious?
Yeah. We can work in the car.
Yeah. Of course.
So...
why partnerships?
I want to find everybody
that Matheson Steel has worked with.
Ben Matheson's dad Henry
was in charge then,
so keep an eye out for that name also.
On it.
Why is my gut still telling me
it was Pat Collins driving that truck?
It could be the wings.
Collins was home with his
wife, Brandy. She confirmed it.
Doesn't he have a record
for domestic assault?
So he threatens to get rough,
she's gonna say whatever
he wants her to say.
She does have a part-time job
at the mill.
That guy's not gonna run
somebody off the road
to save his girl's part-time job.
What about his brother?
- Tim?
- He's a foreman at the mill.
And he's got three kids.
You got a spare key to your car?
- Yeah.
- Me too.
So you sell your truck to a place
you know you'd have
access to it afterward,
give the spare key
to your brother, he steals it.
Nah. Collins doesn't strike me
as the type to be smart enough
to cook up a plan like that.
Ben might be, though.
I know you don't want
to entertain it, but...
He coached my high school hockey team.
He was a master of
intimidation on the ice.
May be time to have a
chat with Tim Collins.
I'll talk to Ben.
One-on-one. No lawyers.
- Uh...
- You know what I mean.
Just don't go in with any bias,
first rule of interrogation.
I'm just gonna talk to the guy.
Hey. I need your help.
And a good morning to you too.
Old barrels were found
in the athletic field.
Finger's pointing to Matheson Steel.
The firm said "no" on this, Joanna.
I'm not asking the firm.
I'm asking you.
How well did you know Henry Matheson?
Not well. We golfed
together a few times.
Has the plant ever
had a spill or an accident?
That's not exactly the kind of thing
you talk about in the clubhouse.
But I'll tell you one thing.
The Matheson family
singlehandedly saved that town.
You always say
"I'll tell you one thing"
when you're holding something back.
You're reading my tells now?
I might've taught you too well.
So what aren't you saying?
When everyone else was outsourcing
to cut down on labour costs,
the Matheson family was the one
that poured everything they had
- back into that mill.
- Until there was nothing left
and they had to sell to PNL Steel.
They could've cut corners trying
to make the deal more attractive.
Are you into your savings
on this thing?
No.
I'm worried about you, Joanna.
The partners are talking.
You need to come back home.
Not until I have a win.
Is everything OK?
Yeah.
Still need a lift to the reserve?
You mind if we stop at my house first?
I need to get something.
Where have you been?
I was working.
I texted you.
Guess this means you're going.
- She's my grandmother.
- Who's driving you?
- Your boss?
- What do you have against her?
She's driving me
to Kookum's birthday party.
- It's not a big deal.
- If you take her to that party,
it's not gonna end well.
She's not one of us.
And I'm not gonna be responsible
for the storm she brings!
Oh, you wanna act
like I'm not your mother?
Go ahead. She can have the job.
It's all hers.
Damn it.
So, basically what I'm saying
is that it's a deadlock
until we file our statement
of claim against the company.
They're either gonna... wanna settle
or drown us in paperwork,
but it's the only way
for us to move forward.
- Luna?
- Yeah, sorry. What?
You've obviously got
something on your mind.
I'm a good listener.
Lawyer-client privilege and all that.
It's exhausting.
What is?
Trying to take the high road
all the time.
Yeah, well, you're gonna
have to stop doing that
if you wanna be a lawyer.
It was always the high road
with my mom.
She really liked rules.
And she wasn't great with affection.
Definitely not maternal.
Maybe that's why she left.
My dad left too.
He left before
the pee was even dry on the stick.
My mom was so young, you know?
It's just been hard.
I bet.
Yeah.
What's your dad like?
He's great...
most of the time, you
know, when he's...
not trying to out-manoeuvre me.
The problem is I know all his tells.
- Tells?
- These things he does
that let me know when he's
being less than honest.
Like what?
I don't know, like he...
yawns before he says something.
"What'd you get up to last night, Dad?"
"Oh, you know, I just had
a few drinks at the club."
Or "I'll tell you one thing."
- That's another classic.
- Nice.
I'm gonna start looking for
Molly's tells. And yours.
Oh, God. I've created a monster.
So, what? Are you stalking me now?
No.
I wanted to say something.
It just took me a while
to figure it out.
- I'm not apologizing.
- Well, that was worth the wait.
- Look, we're sick.
- Yeah, thanks to your dad!
We don't know that.
But whatever this turns out to be,
it doesn't change the fact
that we both have it.
And Miss Evans was right.
At the end of the day,
this is who we are.
It doesn't matter how we got here.
Last night, I woke up
in the middle of the night.
- Scared?
- No. I had to pee.
And so I got up,
opened the bathroom door and twitched,
whacked myself in the head
and nearly knocked myself out.
Put me back on the field, Coach!
I think I'm ready!
- Ugh, that's terrible.
- Yeah.
Let's go.
Last week, I, um,
I tried to make spaghetti sauce.
I got it everywhere.
It looked like Saw 3D in my kitchen.
- Oh, my God.
- If I hear my mom say
"you're gonna be fine"
just one more time...
Yeah, I know. Or "get well soon."
Like you can just sleep it off
like it's some bad cold.
- Wouldn't that be nice.
- Yeah.
Look, like me or not,
we're in this together.
I can't wait for them to meet you.
- Kookum!
- Luna!
- Happy birthday!
- Would you look who it is!
Joanna, this is my cousin, Susan.
Kookum. This is my boss.
Joanna Hanley.
Where's your mom?
She had one of her migraines,
but she sends her love.
It's a really beautiful spot
you guys have out here.
Joanna's been teaching me
all about environmental law.
Yes, she is a very smart young woman.
Um... I should probably
get back to work.
Stay... There's lots of food.
Right, Kookum?
You're too thin, Luna. Has
your mother been feeding you?
She still on those night shifts?
She works hard and we
take care of each other.
Don't mind her. She's just getting old.
I'm just gonna go wash my hands.
- Kitchen's just inside the front door.
- Thank you.
My granddaughter seems
quite taken with you.
She's pretty special.
An activist at heart, I think.
Always had an opinion,
just like her mother.
Her first word was "no."
Well, I look forward to meeting her.
How is it that Luna
came to work for you?
She wanted to help out
her friend, Molly.
She's also been a big help on the case.
Your idea?
All Luna.
We appreciate you bringing her out,
but it may be best if you got going.
Not everyone here takes to outsiders.
Yeah... of course.
Ben. Thank you for agreeing to meet me.
I would've ordered a pitcher
but I didn't know
what the legal ramifications would be.
- Look, I'm here as a friend.
- Come on, man.
What you're accusing me of?
Friends don't do that.
I'm not accusing you of anything.
I'm just here to talk.
So talk.
Luna, I got a call.
It's work. I've gotta go.
Do you want me to come back
and pick you up?
We'll make sure she gets home.
Thanks for bringing me.
And call me if you need me.
She can manage a day without you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
I'm not saying you knew
about the barrels.
The Crawford I knew,
the Crawford I coached,
that guy's not sitting right across
from me right now, slinging this bile.
All I'm asking is, is it possible
that this happened before your time?
So you're blaming my dad now?
I'm not blaming anyone. I'm asking.
As a friend.
Believe it or not,
I am trying to protect you.
Environmental laws back then,
they weren't what they are today.
You come after anyone in my family,
you're coming after me.
I paid for the barrel
extraction, Billy.
I did that. No one else.
That doesn't preclude the fact
that the chemicals
line up with the mill.
- Ugh! Come on!
- Ben. Ben!
You are talking about my
daughter, here. And your niece!
- That's why this is so hard.
- Not to mention my crew.
Do you think that I would
knowingly hurt them?
I would do anything for those guys!
Anything?
What's that supposed to mean, Billy?
You hear about that truck
that ran us off the road?
So, what? You're accusing
me of that now, too?
You are.
People are scared of losing their jobs.
I get that.
Tim Collins, he would do anything
to support his family.
What's Tim got to do with any of this?
I hope nothing,
but Beckbie is over there right now.
Is it possible the barrels
fell off a truck?
That there was some kind of accident?
You are way out of line.
Something happened here, Ben.
You cannot just
bury your head in the sand.
Screw you, Crawford.
We're done.
What are you doing here?
So this is where you've
been working, huh?
I wrote the statement of claim.
We're making a case against
Matheson Steel.
When you decide to do
something, you go all the way.
The problem is you don't
know when to let go.
Seriously, why are you here?
Because you sounded crazy on the phone.
A male partner does this
and he's showing initiative.
A female does the exact same
thing and she's "crazy."
Give me a break, Joanna.
There were barrels in the ground!
This is how I work.
It's not as insane as it looks.
Let me prove it to you.
I get it.
It's tragic,
but it's not your job to fix it.
These people are counting on me.
You can't file a lawsuit on a hunch.
You know that.
I know that if I
can figure out how they
got in there, I can
find a direct link to the mill.
Sweetheart, emotions
cloud your judgment.
It affects your choices.
Why did you lie to me about Mom?
Ahem.
Um...
I was just trying to protect you.
She was growing more and
more withdrawn by the day.
I was afraid of what that might
do to you in the long run.
She needed help.
And I did my best, but... I failed her.
Maybe I failed you too, so...
No, Dad. You didn't fail me.
I'm fine.
Look, even if the mill did all this,
it was decades ago.
These cases are so difficult to prove.
Sweetheart, you did everything right.
Matheson offered to clean up.
That's a win. A big one!
I'm proud of you, and I want you
back on my team.
Let the Crawford kid write the wills
for this... dying town.
So when can I expect you
back at the office?
I have a few things
I have to wrap up first.
OK. Yes. OK. That's my girl.
Kookum sent you a pie.
Everybody asked about you. I told them
you had a migraine.
Mom?
Do you want some pie?
No, I don't want pie.
But it doesn't seem to matter
what I want. You're gonna
go and do whatever you want.
That's not true.
What if I said I don't want
you working for her anymore?
Hmm? You wanna work?
I'll get you a job at the mill.
There's an opening for a night cleaner.
I don't wanna work at the mill.
That mill has put dinner
on this table your whole life!
Yeah, I'm not saying that it hasn't!
Oh, so she comes to town
and now you're too good for it?
- She's messing with us, Luna!
- How?
You know what? Forget it.
I'll take care of this myself.
What are you talking about? Mom!
Where are you going?
Where've you been?
I've been calling you.
Yeah, my phone was off.
I was with my dad.
- Your dad?
- Yeah.
I'm going home.
It's over, Billy.
We might as well take Ben's offer.
I wrote the statement of claim,
in case you run out of toilet paper.
I don't buy it.
You were so sure. You convinced me.
We both saw those barrels
being pulled from the field.
We can't link
those barrels to the mill.
We have the chemical profile!
It's not enough.
The guy who ran us off the road?
He works for Ben.
Beckbie arrested him.
No. A threat isn't proof of anything.
Joanna, the girls need you.
- We can't with this without you.
- But there's nothing to win.
You heard the mayor.
She wants to take Ben's offer.
That's the best we're gonna get.
This isn't over,
- not by a long shot.
- Billy...
You must be her. Can't say
I see the resemblance.
I'm sorry. Do we know each other?
No, but I know your dad.
Gerrilyn. What're you doing here?
You're Luna's mom.
- Is she OK?
- She's fine.
Heard you took her to my mother's.
Yeah...
It seemed very important to her.
So you met the whole family.
They, uh, nice to you?
'Cause we're not on the best of terms.
Gerrilyn, is there something
we can do for you?
I don't want Luna
working for you anymore.
You need to stay away from her!
And you can tell him it's
too little, too late.
He can't get to her through you.
Who are you talking about?
My mom didn't tell you?
Tell me what?
That kid you were driving around?
She's your sister.
What are you talking about?
I'm surprised he's never mentioned us.
He talked about you all the time.
OK. I think it's time for you to go.
She's the one who should go!
- Hey. Come on. That's enough.
- Nobody wants you here.
Luna is mine.
You stay the hell away from us.
Could it be true?
No.
He never mentioned Gerrilyn?
- Or another woman?
- No.
Why would she make it up?
I don't know.
Could this have something to do
with your mom being in the hospital?
It's just he lied about that.
Joanna...
Whoa. Sweetheart, what's wrong?
- Tell me it isn't true.
- Tell you what's not true?
What year was Mom hospitalized?
I told you not to go waking up ghosts.
Oh, my God. She's my age.
Who's your age? Joanna,
you're not making any sense.
Gerrilyn Spence.
Let's talk outside.
OK. What have you heard?
That I have a sister, apparently.
That's ridiculous.
So you're telling me it isn't true?
It's a vicious rumour.
And you've been working way too hard,
and if you weren't so
consumed by this case,
you'd know better.
Yeah?
Of course.
Honey, it's ludicrous.
Surely you see that.
Why would she lie to me?
Because she's... she's looking
for a quick payday.
Gerrilyn Spence is a liar. She's crazy.
"Crazy."
Crazy like Mom was crazy?
Hey...
Sweetheart.
Hey. I want you to come home with me.
Right now. Come on.
Come home with me.
I can't.
Yes, you can.
No, I can't.
I resign.
♪ You grabbed me and you held me ♪
♪ And I just let my body hang ♪
♪ I let you say ♪
♪ What you needed to say ♪
♪ Then I turned from you ♪
♪ And walked away ♪
♪ You woke me
from sweet sleep again today ♪
♪ Moments before the alarm hit ♪
♪ And I told myself to pray ♪
♪ I said some things ♪
♪ That I needed to say ♪
♪ Then I wiped my tears ♪
♪ And started my day ♪
♪ I'm looking for a sign ♪
♪ To tell me ♪
♪ That I can't forget ♪
♪ And I will learn something ♪
♪ Eventually ♪
♪ If I could just be patient ♪
Ben Matheson,
president of Matheson Steel.
You've been served.
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by Dan4Jem, AD.II.MMXVIII
Nobody knows how to make us better.
She's spazzing!
We're the freaks now,
the Twitching Girls of Millwood.
I am trying to land a job
with Billy Crawford
- and the city lawyer.
- If we're not onto something,
then why is someone following me?
The contamination's not coming
from any of the four sites.
- Then where is it coming from?
- The field itself.
Someone has buried toxic waste
in this field.
You need to tell us
where that container
is going after it's been excavated.
Hang on!
We filed an Access
to Information request
for the environmental records
of Matheson Steel.
It's been ignored. We would
ask that the court compel
Matheson Steel to comply with
their statutory obligations.
To exonerate Matheson Steel
and its parents company, we're
offering a detailed summary
of our disposal policy.
A carefully crafted
corporate smokescreen.
I've written dozens of them.
If Matheson Steel
has nothing to hide,
then show us the files.
There's no proof that the barrels
taken from the athletic field
belong to my client,
and if Miss Hanley and Mr. Crawford
would like access to my client's files,
they can make their allegations
in a statement of claim.
Councillors, do you have
sufficient evidence
at present to file a lawsuit
against Matheson Steel?
The barrels were removed
from the field by a company
contracted to Matheson Steel
at the direction of Ben Matheson.
- I was doing my civic duty.
- Soil samples
taken from the field
show traces of contaminants
including benzene,
chlorine and methyl mercury.
Chemicals don't have
fingerprints, Your Honour.
There's no way to trace them
back to my client.
Perhaps not. But this
particular grouping of chemicals
is consistent with the ones
used in the manufacturing
- of steel.
- My own daughter
is one of the girls with this illness.
- If I thought for one second...
- I represent
the Matheson family in this matter.
Ben's father Henry regrets that he's
not able to attend,
but on my client's behalf,
I request that the motion be denied.
Sustainable waste management
is very costly.
I imagine one could save
upwards of hundreds
of thousands of dollars
taking that waste
and dumping it oneself.
Wouldn't you agree, Mr. Matheson?
I'm sorry.
This court denies your request.
If you want to get to discovery,
you need to file suit.
- You're killing our jobs!
- Our kids are getting sick!
You're taking money out of our pockets!
- Matheson, I hope you rot in jail!
- Hey, go to hell!
- That's enough, Jack.
- Our kids are being poisoned!
They're not poisoned, they
did it to themselves!
Probably some kind of drug overdose!
Georgia's sick!
She can barely get herself
out of bed in the morning!
This has nothing to do with the mill!
It's the mill keeping this town alive!
- Wendy...
- You made your own daughter sick.
- Hey! Get your hands off him!
- I did not do this!
Come on. Let's do this
the right way. OK?
- Easy, easy. Come on.
- He's threatening me?!
- Back up. Come on.
- That's enough.
- Molly!
- Oh, Molly!
Hey, you OK?
Yeah. I just...
I couldn't get out of the way.
It was like my brain
stopped talking to my body.
It's OK. Let's get you out of here.
Where's Luna? She said she'd be here.
She's not answering my texts.
Do you really think we can beat them?
- Yeah.
- Then I'll do it.
I'll be your named plaintiff.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
I'm so sick of feeling powerless.
Hiding the car keys? Real mature.
There was a thing at the courthouse
that you just made me miss!
My car, my call.
There's no way I'm
missing Kookum's birthday too.
What did I say, Luna?!
I don't care! I'll find a ride.
The whole family is gonna be there
and we never get to see them.
I don't want you hanging out with them!
You don't know what it
was like for me there.
- How they treated me.
- It's ancient history, Mom.
They're different now.
People don't change, Luna.
My boss is gonna fire me!
"Your boss"?
She's not sticking around, you know.
She's gonna leave you high and dry.
But you don't even know her!
Oh, I know her type.
OK. Listen.
Just come with me.
I'm sure Kookum wants you there.
If she'd have wanted me there,
she would have asked me herself.
Matheson's trying to bait us
into filing suit.
They're hiding something.
No, they just know
we don't have anything.
Yet.
Whoever ran us off the road
clearly wants us to stop digging.
Yeah, we made someone nervous.
So we find who was driving the truck,
we find that someone.
Thank you for coming.
What's he doing here?
Millwood is my town,
and I won't see it rip itself apart.
We're capable of sorting out
our differences on our own.
Ben has something he'd like
to say to the two of you.
- Ben.
- I'm gonna pay to clean up
the athletic field.
Not the company.
Me, personally.
Is that an admission of guilt?
No.
I can't have people
thinking that I did this.
This is my home.
We all know how important
the mill is. The city accepts.
- What is the offer, exactly?
- He's going to clean the field.
In exchange for what?
You're gonna drop all this nonsense.
Drop the case?
- That's right.
- It's time to move on.
Hey.
That was pretty crazy today. You OK?
Yeah, I can take a hit.
What's good?
Everything.
I just wanted to see
if you were all right.
I'm good.
Maybe you shouldn't
be back at work already.
Well, that's not how jobs work.
I haven't been back here in forever.
Not fancy enough
for the Mathesons anymore?
Are you mad at me?
You were on the wrong side today.
My dad didn't do this. I'm sick too!
Dude, we stood there and watched them
pull barrels out of the field!
That doesn't prove anything.
Whatever.
Everyone knows he's guilty anyway.
He's not!
So tell your uncle
to stop spreading lies.
Hi, Miss Evans.
I called for a pickup.
Two orders of chicken fingers.
One day, when all this is behind you,
you'll both have kids
and you'll both be too tired
to do anything but bring home
takeout chicken fingers.
It's nice to see you back at work.
No one else knows
what you're going through.
No matter what,
you're in this together.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I had a chat with Pat Collins.
Still workin' off a cheat sheet, huh?
- Just like high school.
- Huh.
Captain of the hockey team
teasing the slightly chubby A.V. nerd,
- exactly like high school.
- Come on, you weren't that fat.
Oh, watch it, Crawford.
I grew into my chubbiness.
What did Pat Collins have to say?
Well, his alibi for the night
you were run off the road checks out,
and he has a receipt for the
sale of the truck to this place.
Let's see if it's legit.
Hey. You the owner?
Russ... You guys here about the truck?
Wondered if we could
take a look at your records,
ensure that the vehicle
in question was scrapped.
Too good to get rid of.
Figured I'd fix her up.
She's out back.
Quite the collection you've got.
Aw, man!
It was right here!
When was the last time
you saw the vehicle?
Days... A week, maybe.
You don't lock the yard up after hours?
Never had to.
Not 'til now.
Now what?
Apology pizza?
Does it come with
apology garlic fingers?
I wish.
Luna, you can't just
disappear on me like that.
I know. I'm sorry.
Molly's pissed at me too.
Where were you?
My mom hid the car keys.
Did she hide your cell phone too?
Usually she has a freak out,
I ride it out and it passes.
You missed our motion hearing.
I know. I wanted to be there.
Did we win?
No, we didn't.
What was the fight about?
It's my kookum's birthday tomorrow.
My mom and her don't get along,
so apparently we aren't going.
Sounds like your family
loves Mother's Day
about as much as I do.
Does she live in town?
Long Grass First Nation.
Why are we looking at
partnerships from 20 years ago?
Well, because our hydrologist
thinks that's
when the barrels were buried.
We need to find evidence
that links the barrels to the mill.
- You just need a lift out there?
- Yeah.
I can drive you.
Are you serious?
Yeah. We can work in the car.
Yeah. Of course.
So...
why partnerships?
I want to find everybody
that Matheson Steel has worked with.
Ben Matheson's dad Henry
was in charge then,
so keep an eye out for that name also.
On it.
Why is my gut still telling me
it was Pat Collins driving that truck?
It could be the wings.
Collins was home with his
wife, Brandy. She confirmed it.
Doesn't he have a record
for domestic assault?
So he threatens to get rough,
she's gonna say whatever
he wants her to say.
She does have a part-time job
at the mill.
That guy's not gonna run
somebody off the road
to save his girl's part-time job.
What about his brother?
- Tim?
- He's a foreman at the mill.
And he's got three kids.
You got a spare key to your car?
- Yeah.
- Me too.
So you sell your truck to a place
you know you'd have
access to it afterward,
give the spare key
to your brother, he steals it.
Nah. Collins doesn't strike me
as the type to be smart enough
to cook up a plan like that.
Ben might be, though.
I know you don't want
to entertain it, but...
He coached my high school hockey team.
He was a master of
intimidation on the ice.
May be time to have a
chat with Tim Collins.
I'll talk to Ben.
One-on-one. No lawyers.
- Uh...
- You know what I mean.
Just don't go in with any bias,
first rule of interrogation.
I'm just gonna talk to the guy.
Hey. I need your help.
And a good morning to you too.
Old barrels were found
in the athletic field.
Finger's pointing to Matheson Steel.
The firm said "no" on this, Joanna.
I'm not asking the firm.
I'm asking you.
How well did you know Henry Matheson?
Not well. We golfed
together a few times.
Has the plant ever
had a spill or an accident?
That's not exactly the kind of thing
you talk about in the clubhouse.
But I'll tell you one thing.
The Matheson family
singlehandedly saved that town.
You always say
"I'll tell you one thing"
when you're holding something back.
You're reading my tells now?
I might've taught you too well.
So what aren't you saying?
When everyone else was outsourcing
to cut down on labour costs,
the Matheson family was the one
that poured everything they had
- back into that mill.
- Until there was nothing left
and they had to sell to PNL Steel.
They could've cut corners trying
to make the deal more attractive.
Are you into your savings
on this thing?
No.
I'm worried about you, Joanna.
The partners are talking.
You need to come back home.
Not until I have a win.
Is everything OK?
Yeah.
Still need a lift to the reserve?
You mind if we stop at my house first?
I need to get something.
Where have you been?
I was working.
I texted you.
Guess this means you're going.
- She's my grandmother.
- Who's driving you?
- Your boss?
- What do you have against her?
She's driving me
to Kookum's birthday party.
- It's not a big deal.
- If you take her to that party,
it's not gonna end well.
She's not one of us.
And I'm not gonna be responsible
for the storm she brings!
Oh, you wanna act
like I'm not your mother?
Go ahead. She can have the job.
It's all hers.
Damn it.
So, basically what I'm saying
is that it's a deadlock
until we file our statement
of claim against the company.
They're either gonna... wanna settle
or drown us in paperwork,
but it's the only way
for us to move forward.
- Luna?
- Yeah, sorry. What?
You've obviously got
something on your mind.
I'm a good listener.
Lawyer-client privilege and all that.
It's exhausting.
What is?
Trying to take the high road
all the time.
Yeah, well, you're gonna
have to stop doing that
if you wanna be a lawyer.
It was always the high road
with my mom.
She really liked rules.
And she wasn't great with affection.
Definitely not maternal.
Maybe that's why she left.
My dad left too.
He left before
the pee was even dry on the stick.
My mom was so young, you know?
It's just been hard.
I bet.
Yeah.
What's your dad like?
He's great...
most of the time, you
know, when he's...
not trying to out-manoeuvre me.
The problem is I know all his tells.
- Tells?
- These things he does
that let me know when he's
being less than honest.
Like what?
I don't know, like he...
yawns before he says something.
"What'd you get up to last night, Dad?"
"Oh, you know, I just had
a few drinks at the club."
Or "I'll tell you one thing."
- That's another classic.
- Nice.
I'm gonna start looking for
Molly's tells. And yours.
Oh, God. I've created a monster.
So, what? Are you stalking me now?
No.
I wanted to say something.
It just took me a while
to figure it out.
- I'm not apologizing.
- Well, that was worth the wait.
- Look, we're sick.
- Yeah, thanks to your dad!
We don't know that.
But whatever this turns out to be,
it doesn't change the fact
that we both have it.
And Miss Evans was right.
At the end of the day,
this is who we are.
It doesn't matter how we got here.
Last night, I woke up
in the middle of the night.
- Scared?
- No. I had to pee.
And so I got up,
opened the bathroom door and twitched,
whacked myself in the head
and nearly knocked myself out.
Put me back on the field, Coach!
I think I'm ready!
- Ugh, that's terrible.
- Yeah.
Let's go.
Last week, I, um,
I tried to make spaghetti sauce.
I got it everywhere.
It looked like Saw 3D in my kitchen.
- Oh, my God.
- If I hear my mom say
"you're gonna be fine"
just one more time...
Yeah, I know. Or "get well soon."
Like you can just sleep it off
like it's some bad cold.
- Wouldn't that be nice.
- Yeah.
Look, like me or not,
we're in this together.
I can't wait for them to meet you.
- Kookum!
- Luna!
- Happy birthday!
- Would you look who it is!
Joanna, this is my cousin, Susan.
Kookum. This is my boss.
Joanna Hanley.
Where's your mom?
She had one of her migraines,
but she sends her love.
It's a really beautiful spot
you guys have out here.
Joanna's been teaching me
all about environmental law.
Yes, she is a very smart young woman.
Um... I should probably
get back to work.
Stay... There's lots of food.
Right, Kookum?
You're too thin, Luna. Has
your mother been feeding you?
She still on those night shifts?
She works hard and we
take care of each other.
Don't mind her. She's just getting old.
I'm just gonna go wash my hands.
- Kitchen's just inside the front door.
- Thank you.
My granddaughter seems
quite taken with you.
She's pretty special.
An activist at heart, I think.
Always had an opinion,
just like her mother.
Her first word was "no."
Well, I look forward to meeting her.
How is it that Luna
came to work for you?
She wanted to help out
her friend, Molly.
She's also been a big help on the case.
Your idea?
All Luna.
We appreciate you bringing her out,
but it may be best if you got going.
Not everyone here takes to outsiders.
Yeah... of course.
Ben. Thank you for agreeing to meet me.
I would've ordered a pitcher
but I didn't know
what the legal ramifications would be.
- Look, I'm here as a friend.
- Come on, man.
What you're accusing me of?
Friends don't do that.
I'm not accusing you of anything.
I'm just here to talk.
So talk.
Luna, I got a call.
It's work. I've gotta go.
Do you want me to come back
and pick you up?
We'll make sure she gets home.
Thanks for bringing me.
And call me if you need me.
She can manage a day without you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
I'm not saying you knew
about the barrels.
The Crawford I knew,
the Crawford I coached,
that guy's not sitting right across
from me right now, slinging this bile.
All I'm asking is, is it possible
that this happened before your time?
So you're blaming my dad now?
I'm not blaming anyone. I'm asking.
As a friend.
Believe it or not,
I am trying to protect you.
Environmental laws back then,
they weren't what they are today.
You come after anyone in my family,
you're coming after me.
I paid for the barrel
extraction, Billy.
I did that. No one else.
That doesn't preclude the fact
that the chemicals
line up with the mill.
- Ugh! Come on!
- Ben. Ben!
You are talking about my
daughter, here. And your niece!
- That's why this is so hard.
- Not to mention my crew.
Do you think that I would
knowingly hurt them?
I would do anything for those guys!
Anything?
What's that supposed to mean, Billy?
You hear about that truck
that ran us off the road?
So, what? You're accusing
me of that now, too?
You are.
People are scared of losing their jobs.
I get that.
Tim Collins, he would do anything
to support his family.
What's Tim got to do with any of this?
I hope nothing,
but Beckbie is over there right now.
Is it possible the barrels
fell off a truck?
That there was some kind of accident?
You are way out of line.
Something happened here, Ben.
You cannot just
bury your head in the sand.
Screw you, Crawford.
We're done.
What are you doing here?
So this is where you've
been working, huh?
I wrote the statement of claim.
We're making a case against
Matheson Steel.
When you decide to do
something, you go all the way.
The problem is you don't
know when to let go.
Seriously, why are you here?
Because you sounded crazy on the phone.
A male partner does this
and he's showing initiative.
A female does the exact same
thing and she's "crazy."
Give me a break, Joanna.
There were barrels in the ground!
This is how I work.
It's not as insane as it looks.
Let me prove it to you.
I get it.
It's tragic,
but it's not your job to fix it.
These people are counting on me.
You can't file a lawsuit on a hunch.
You know that.
I know that if I
can figure out how they
got in there, I can
find a direct link to the mill.
Sweetheart, emotions
cloud your judgment.
It affects your choices.
Why did you lie to me about Mom?
Ahem.
Um...
I was just trying to protect you.
She was growing more and
more withdrawn by the day.
I was afraid of what that might
do to you in the long run.
She needed help.
And I did my best, but... I failed her.
Maybe I failed you too, so...
No, Dad. You didn't fail me.
I'm fine.
Look, even if the mill did all this,
it was decades ago.
These cases are so difficult to prove.
Sweetheart, you did everything right.
Matheson offered to clean up.
That's a win. A big one!
I'm proud of you, and I want you
back on my team.
Let the Crawford kid write the wills
for this... dying town.
So when can I expect you
back at the office?
I have a few things
I have to wrap up first.
OK. Yes. OK. That's my girl.
Kookum sent you a pie.
Everybody asked about you. I told them
you had a migraine.
Mom?
Do you want some pie?
No, I don't want pie.
But it doesn't seem to matter
what I want. You're gonna
go and do whatever you want.
That's not true.
What if I said I don't want
you working for her anymore?
Hmm? You wanna work?
I'll get you a job at the mill.
There's an opening for a night cleaner.
I don't wanna work at the mill.
That mill has put dinner
on this table your whole life!
Yeah, I'm not saying that it hasn't!
Oh, so she comes to town
and now you're too good for it?
- She's messing with us, Luna!
- How?
You know what? Forget it.
I'll take care of this myself.
What are you talking about? Mom!
Where are you going?
Where've you been?
I've been calling you.
Yeah, my phone was off.
I was with my dad.
- Your dad?
- Yeah.
I'm going home.
It's over, Billy.
We might as well take Ben's offer.
I wrote the statement of claim,
in case you run out of toilet paper.
I don't buy it.
You were so sure. You convinced me.
We both saw those barrels
being pulled from the field.
We can't link
those barrels to the mill.
We have the chemical profile!
It's not enough.
The guy who ran us off the road?
He works for Ben.
Beckbie arrested him.
No. A threat isn't proof of anything.
Joanna, the girls need you.
- We can't with this without you.
- But there's nothing to win.
You heard the mayor.
She wants to take Ben's offer.
That's the best we're gonna get.
This isn't over,
- not by a long shot.
- Billy...
You must be her. Can't say
I see the resemblance.
I'm sorry. Do we know each other?
No, but I know your dad.
Gerrilyn. What're you doing here?
You're Luna's mom.
- Is she OK?
- She's fine.
Heard you took her to my mother's.
Yeah...
It seemed very important to her.
So you met the whole family.
They, uh, nice to you?
'Cause we're not on the best of terms.
Gerrilyn, is there something
we can do for you?
I don't want Luna
working for you anymore.
You need to stay away from her!
And you can tell him it's
too little, too late.
He can't get to her through you.
Who are you talking about?
My mom didn't tell you?
Tell me what?
That kid you were driving around?
She's your sister.
What are you talking about?
I'm surprised he's never mentioned us.
He talked about you all the time.
OK. I think it's time for you to go.
She's the one who should go!
- Hey. Come on. That's enough.
- Nobody wants you here.
Luna is mine.
You stay the hell away from us.
Could it be true?
No.
He never mentioned Gerrilyn?
- Or another woman?
- No.
Why would she make it up?
I don't know.
Could this have something to do
with your mom being in the hospital?
It's just he lied about that.
Joanna...
Whoa. Sweetheart, what's wrong?
- Tell me it isn't true.
- Tell you what's not true?
What year was Mom hospitalized?
I told you not to go waking up ghosts.
Oh, my God. She's my age.
Who's your age? Joanna,
you're not making any sense.
Gerrilyn Spence.
Let's talk outside.
OK. What have you heard?
That I have a sister, apparently.
That's ridiculous.
So you're telling me it isn't true?
It's a vicious rumour.
And you've been working way too hard,
and if you weren't so
consumed by this case,
you'd know better.
Yeah?
Of course.
Honey, it's ludicrous.
Surely you see that.
Why would she lie to me?
Because she's... she's looking
for a quick payday.
Gerrilyn Spence is a liar. She's crazy.
"Crazy."
Crazy like Mom was crazy?
Hey...
Sweetheart.
Hey. I want you to come home with me.
Right now. Come on.
Come home with me.
I can't.
Yes, you can.
No, I can't.
I resign.
♪ You grabbed me and you held me ♪
♪ And I just let my body hang ♪
♪ I let you say ♪
♪ What you needed to say ♪
♪ Then I turned from you ♪
♪ And walked away ♪
♪ You woke me
from sweet sleep again today ♪
♪ Moments before the alarm hit ♪
♪ And I told myself to pray ♪
♪ I said some things ♪
♪ That I needed to say ♪
♪ Then I wiped my tears ♪
♪ And started my day ♪
♪ I'm looking for a sign ♪
♪ To tell me ♪
♪ That I can't forget ♪
♪ And I will learn something ♪
♪ Eventually ♪
♪ If I could just be patient ♪
Ben Matheson,
president of Matheson Steel.
You've been served.
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