Burden of Truth (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Ducks on the Pond - full transcript
- Previously on Burden of Truth.
- I believe the girls suffer
from conversion disorder.
- You were supposed to link the
benzene to the girls' symptoms,
not come up with a new theory.
- So Steve, someone you were
close with, committed suicide
and the tremors started
after that, right?
- You're David Hanley's
daughter?
- Yeah.
(grunting)
- Can you think of anyone
who might wanna do this?
- CTS, my old law firm.
It's over. Enjoy your cure.
- How do you know
when a lawyer's lying?
Their lips are moving.
(laughter)
- So, you're not going to court?
You're actually
giving up on the case?
- I'm not giving up.
There is no case.
- I didn't think you were
a quitter, Joanna.
- We can't win
with what we have.
- At least show up. Billy's
going to throw up a hail Mary
and he needs help.
- Hail Mary's aren't
exactly my style.
- We built the entire case
around the barrels in the field
and now you're telling me you
think it's conversion disorder?
- I just know what we can
prove and what we can't.
The truth and legal proof
are not the same thing.
Every time that we say benzene,
they're gonna argue conversion.
It's gonna confuse a jury.
- So? You can explain it
in a way they'll understand.
- Whenever there are
two alternate theories,
people will always believe
the most convenient one. The one
that doesn't come at a price.
Conversion disorder absolves
the Mill and it saves Millwood.
- I'll be in the truck.
- He will get over it.
- Dr. Williams,
what are the steps
involved in diagnosing
conversion disorder?
- Objection,
Your Honour. Our expert
has already provided
a full explanation
in the motion materials.
- I think it's important for us
to understand the steps.
- Be brief, Counselor Crawford.
- Thank you. Alright.
So, take me through it. A
patient walks into your office.
Now what?
- We look for symptoms
of altered motor function
not better explained by other
medical or mental disorders.
- So conversion disorder
is a diagnosis of exclusion.
The first thing you have to do
is prove it's not
something else.
- Yes, but there are several
mitigating factors...
- Our medical expert
will testify that the symptoms
were caused by exposure
to a toxic chemical, most likely
benzene, which was found buried
in the girls' athletic field.
- This is not a case
of poisoning.
It is conversion disorder.
- Is that all for
this witness, counsel?
- Not even close, Your Honour.
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- Since I got here,
some random person
punched me at the bar,
someone broke
into our office,
and I was attacked
in my motel room.
- Hm. Not exactly
a stellar homecoming.
- I just need to know which
of these things is related
to the case and what is...
- Personal.
- Yeah.
- OK.
First, I'd make two columns.
Professional and personal.
The office break-in:
definitely professional.
Motel attack likely too.
You're going after the Mill.
- And what about when you said
to me that you thought
you'd never see a Hanley
step foot in town again?
- My stepdad used to call
David Hanley the Grim Reaper.
Someone you'd never want
knocking on your door.
We used to live just down
by the water along Front.
My stepdad built
our house himself.
Then, one day,
your father knocks on the door
with legal papers.
Bulldozers right behind him.
- Riverside Park.
- Mm-hmm.
My stepdad refused to sign
and your old man got him fired.
Eventually, he lost the house
to the bank and we ended up
in an apartment the other side
of Willow Road.
- I'm sorry.
- Wasn't just us.
Seems like everyone in town
has a David Hanley story.
None of them have happy endings.
- He always told me
he was a town solicitor.
Doing wills and trusts.
- I can see you're working hard
not to be like him.
- And failing at it.
- Yeah.
Gotta get to work.
- Owen. Wait.
What about the punch?
- Lots of people
get punched at The Boot.
They don't even need a reason.
- Ahem.
- Alright.
I know who,
but I don't know why.
Her name's Amy Carr.
- You got an address for me?
- Doctor, a differential
diagnosis
is simply when two different
things can be mistaken
for each other.
- Yes.
- According to this textbook,
Conversion disorder
is often confused
with Parkinson's,
mood disorders,
and can you read that last entry
at the bottom there?
- Toxic poisoning.
- So,
the differential diagnosis
for the symptoms
exhibited by these girls
is toxic poisoning.
Your Honour, we have
a legitimate issue
on which experts disagree.
It requires a trial,
discovery
and a decision
by the trier of fact.
- Opposing counsel's argument is
speculative and not plausible.
There is no evidence to tie
the symptoms to toxic poisoning.
We have provided a medically
supported explanation for
the plaintiff's symptoms.
We ask the court
to uphold our motion
to dismiss the case against
Matheson Steel and P and I.
- Counselor Crawford.
You don't have enough here.
The court rules in favour
of the motion to strike.
The case is dismissed.
- Thank you.
- What the hell happened?
- We just lost the case.
- Ladies.
Listen,
your lawyer lost in there,
but you won. Now we can
focus on your treatment.
- My mom says that your
treatment is not covered
by insurance.
- No, listen, don't you
worry about that, OK?
I am not leaving here
until you get better.
It's not gonna
cost you a cent.
- Are you serious?
- Absolutely.
This case has been a distraction
to all of you girls.
It's time we find a cure.
All you need to do
is sign this,
and we can get back at it
as soon as possible.
- A non-disclosure agreement?
- Shouldn't we get Billy
to look this over first?
- This is a standard NDA.
My services normally come at a
premium rate, but I can't afford
to treat everyone for free.
Just you girls.
The only thing
that I ask for
is a small amount of
discretion. That's all.
That's great.
Listen, it's been
a long day.
You should
get some rest.
We're gonna get you well.
(whistling)
- Beckbie.
Been thinking about that
mystery vehicle of yours,
from the other night
at the motel.
- Why? Something turn up?
- No, just...
just a real shame that the
plates got written down wrong.
- Yeah. Breaking and
entering, assault,
and we got nothing.
I'd chalk that up as a shame.
- Yeah, well, you'll have
plenty of time to investigate
on all the data banks.
- What are you talking about?
- You didn't read the schedule?
Your chariot awaits.
- Desk duty?
- I'll be back in a couple
hours. If you don't mind,
make sure there's a fresh pot of
coffee on, alright, buds?
Thanks.
- Sam!
(girl coughing)
- I'll set up an appointment
with Dr. Williams right away.
You got mail.
From the university.
- What makes you
think that doctor
will stick around
when the case is over?
- Doesn't matter.
We'll go to him.
Whatever the cost.
Are you gonna open that?
Taylor,
Dr. Williams can help you.
You're going to get better.
OK? Come on.
Cheer up. We won.
- Is this what winning
feels like?
- So, I was looking
into the academics at McGill
today. They have pre-law.
- Pre-law's just
an undergrad degree.
- So you've looked into it?
- I don't wanna get
ahead of myself
'cause I haven't even
been accepted yet.
- Yeah, but you will.
Are you doing okay?
- I think so.
How's it going with
Dr. Williams?
- Good.
I stopped twitching.
Got my cleats on, been kicking
the ball around a little bit.
- Are you sure that's safe?
- I feel okay.
I feel better than okay.
Went for a run yesterday.
All the way to
the bridge and back.
- Well, don't push yourself.
It's not worth it.
- If I lose my scholarship,
I can't afford to go to school.
- We'll figure it out.
We always do.
You taste like cherry.
Where's the candy, Ross?
Shh, shh... Molly.
Hey.
- Yeah?
- Hi. I'm looking for Amy Carr.
- Amy's my sister.
She's at work. You're gonna
have to come back later.
- I just need a minute.
- OK. You gotta make it quick,
I gotta show a house
in 20 minutes.
- Your sister, uh, punched me
a while back.
I'm just wondering why.
- Come in.
- You're in real estate?
- Yeah.
Selling a three-bedroom
house to new parents
who just want out of the city.
She shouldn't have hit you.
- It healed.
- Yeah, well, I'm sorry
she did that. That
would've been my fault.
- Sorry?
- She only hit you
because of me.
She doesn't like it
when people hurt me, I guess.
- But, I didn't... hurt you.
I don't even know you.
- Not you. Um...
I used to work at the Golf Club.
- Oh God.
- Behind the bar,
you know.
You can make some
pretty great money
if you're young and pretty.
And I was.
Men would stick around
long after their rounds,
you know,
the sad guys
with the lame jokes and the
comb-overs and the sad stories,
and...
all competing for my attention.
- And my father was one of them?
- No. He...
he was softer.
He was nice. He listened.
- Or he was good
at pretending he was.
- Yeah.
He told me I could do anything
and he was gonna help.
Told me
I was special.
I would never normally
fall for that crap,
but with him, I don't know.
I liked him.
I knew he was married.
Our kid would've
been older now
than I was
back then.
I had an abortion.
I was just a kid too.
It's just one of those things.
- Is there anything I...
Can I help?
With anything?
- You know how you can help?
Wish me luck
with the Martins. They've
got a baby on the way
and I'm pretty sure
that I just found
the perfect spot for them.
Look, this is just
the way life goes.
Right?
And I'm doing pretty
okay right now.
- OK.
Good luck.
Excuse me.
OK.
(alarm blaring)
- Stop. I'm not here
to cause trouble.
(alarm stops)
- Then what do you want?
- Crawford lost the case.
- I wish I could say
I was surprised.
- So that's just it then?
- The last time one of your pals
tried to take me on,
it didn't go so well for him.
You want to try me?
- You were so close.
- I can do it. You don't
need to cook for me.
- It's not really cooking.
It's mac and cheese.
What?
- You're twitching again,
even with the new treatment.
When do you think we admit that
this might be a longer fight?
- Yeah, you're right.
You hear
from McGill yet?
- No. Not yet.
- When did you start
lying to me?
- I'm not.
- I got my letter saying
that the soccer scholarship's
off the table, so...
- Molly.
- I know you got yours.
- I didn't open it, OK?
I don't want to know yet.
- You get in.
Are you going?
- No.
- You're going.
I know what a big deal this is
for you. You're too smart
to be stuck here.
What if I never
get better?
If you stay, you'll
just resent me,
and I can't handle that
on top of everything else.
- What about us?
- I don't know.
You'll feel like an ass
for five minutes and then
you'll forget about me.
- Five minutes? Is that
how you feel about me?
- We're eighteen.
It's not like we were gonna
make it. So go ahead.
You have
my permission.
(bell jingling)
- I'm not ready to give up.
- We don't have a choice.
- There must be
something else we can file.
You can't just leave Molly
to fight this on her own.
- I'm not leaving her
anywhere. And you?
- So what do we do now, huh?
- I need to fix this,
like, yesterday.
I got my hopes up that Williams
could help her.
Even with all the warning signs,
his stupid hypnosis,
testifying for the defense,
making Molly sign
that non-disclosure agreement...
- Molly signed something?
This is the first time
I'm hearing about it.
- Yeah, well. It's
too late now anyways.
- Maybe not.
Dr. Williams.
- Mr. Crawford.
Did we have an appointment
that I forgot about?
- No. I just wanted
to talk to you
about my niece, Molly.
- Of course.
Molly and I have agreed to work
together on her recovery.
- She said you had her sign
something. I just... I'd like
to take a look at it.
- I'm sorry, but
that's privileged.
I'm sure you understand.
- Look, as her lawyer,
it's in Molly's best interest
for me to review everything
related to her recovery.
- Your niece has enlisted
my help with that recovery.
To that end, I must
make sure that anything
pertaining to her treatment
remains strictly confidential.
- Just let me see the document.
Unless you got
something to hide.
- I think I've made myself
clear. If you'll excuse me.
- I didn't know they could take
away a university acceptance.
- The offers can be conditional
on your final marks.
- I worked so hard,
Ms. Evans. You know me.
- You're one of
our best students.
- But I sat down in my economics
final and I...
I couldn't
remember anything.
I've never failed
a test in my life.
- We're going to fix this.
- How?
- You can retake your finals,
and then you can reapply
to university in the fall.
- It wasn't just that
I didn't know the answer.
I didn't understand
the question.
- The school is legally
obligated to provide
alternative ways to evaluate
disabled students.
- Is that what I am?
- We can look it up
together.
But you do have
a brain injury.
- I write everything down now.
I take pictures
and I make audio messages.
Sometimes I get dressed
and I leave the house
and I have no idea
where I'm going.
This isn't conversion disorder.
- Hey.
I've been trying to reach you.
- I know.
I'm sorry. I've been working
on something today.
- Billy said
you're off the case.
Let me know
before you disappear again.
I'd like to have a proper
goodbye this time.
- You asked me what
happened to me.
Why... why we left so fast.
- Yeah.
- I might've just found out.
I think I was better off
not knowing.
My dad's sins caught up to him.
That's why we left.
It didn't matter who he hurt,
as long as he got to have
his perfect life.
- Do you want to get a drink?
I could really use
a friendly ear,
and from the looks of it,
you could too.
- I have to go.
Raincheck?
- Another raincheck.
- Since I got here, I've been
punched in the face,
had threatening phone calls and
been attacked in my hotel room.
I'm not going anywhere.
So if you have something
to say to me, say it.
- Sounds like you're
getting the message.
- No. I think there's something
else you've been wanting
to tell me.
The truth about Matheson Steel
that's been eating away at you.
(chuckling)
- I got nothing to say to you.
- Truth's gonna come out.
Maybe you want to be on
the right side when it does.
- That was insane.
- Don't ever do that.
(slow romantic music)
- Cheers.
What?
- No smartass comment?
You know, if you wanted to
gloat, now would be the time.
We lost the case.
Mill's off the hook. You'll
probably get your job back.
- Way I see it, you kinda did me
a favour. Always hated that job,
but never had the stones
to up and quit.
Kid to support
and all that.
(laughing softly)
Seems like she's the one
supporting me these days.
- Luna's been a big help.
She's smart. She works hard.
- Molly's not half bad either.
She's lucky to have you.
Her own dad's a real sack
of crap, as you well know.
- Well, if it's true
what they say about girls
marrying their fathers, then
Wendy never stood a chance.
(laughing)
- Good thing Luna's gay then,
because her dad is...
- It's probably none
of my business,
but how did you and David...
- You're right.
It is none of your business.
Not friends of yours,
I take it.
- No. You're staying here.
- What? No.
- Anybody could've
sent that text.
- And that's exactly why
you can't go alone.
- No, that's exactly why you're
gonna stay here as lookout.
Anything off,
you text me.
- Fine.
(suspenseful music)
- Hello?
- Didn't think you'd actually be
stupid enough to come
out here alone.
Don't worry, I'm not
gonna hurt you.
- You wanna tell me
what's going on?
- When you went to the farm,
I thought to myself,
good, we'll finally
get some justice.
- Southvale Farms?
That farm was a dead end.
- The animals were
a dead end.
You should have been
looking at the son.
- Steve Magnus?
- He killed himself
'cause he was twitching.
(soft music)
- They're buying drinks
for the guys who just signed
this town's death warrant.
- That's maybe a bit much,
don't you think?
- No, I don't.
- You honestly think
it's the mill?
- I know it is.
- OK then.
What are we gonna do about it?
- We?
There's not much we can do.
Unless I can get inside
of that doctor's bag.
- What are you talking about?
- Some document
he had Molly sign.
- Twitching's only
presented in girls.
If Steve had it,
that destroys the conversion
disorder theory.
- I coached him.
He wasn't a bad
second baseman.
Always cracked his knuckles
before a game.
I thought it was nerves.
His grandma had Parkinson's.
He watched her lose
control of her body.
He heard it ran in the family.
Scared the hell out of him.
- You're saying that
Steve had Parkinson's?
- I'm saying it's
what he thought.
I noticed he cracked
his knuckles a lot more,
so I asked him what
he was so nervous about.
And he showed me.
He wasn't nervous.
He was twitching.
Made me swear not
to say anything.
But if I'd known...
- I'm sorry.
- I'm not a doctor,
but when the kid tells me
he has Parkinson's,
I believe him.
The symptoms matched.
- But when you saw the girls?
- I knew.
This crap about it
being in their heads,
it's a load of bull.
Trust me.
- I don't have
conversion disorder.
Something is wrong with me.
- Who've you been talking to?
- Look, maybe you can say
that the tremors are
conversion disorder,
but this is more than that.
At church camp, I was the on...
I was the only one
who knew all the lyrics
to the books of the bible
song. Remember?
- You sang it every day
for a year. I remember.
- Well, now I bet
I couldn't even name four.
Something's wrong with me.
Something's really
wrong with me.
- Sweetheart,
a person's brain
changes more in their
late teens than it does
ever again. It's... growing.
- It's not growing,
Dad. It's dying.
I'm not the same
person anymore.
- Sweetheart...
I know you're hurting,
OK? My little doodlebug.
- Someone poisoned me.
- I would never do that to you.
- Promise me.
- Sweetheart, I would
never hurt you.
Or anyone.
I promise.
- Peace offering.
- I'm good.
- Come on.
It's a tradition at CTS.
When a case goes south,
we open a bottle of icewine.
A little sweet
with the sour.
- No, thank you.
- Yeah.
Yeah, I don't think the
bartender understood what
I meant when I said icewine.
No hard feelings.
- You should go back
to your table.
- It's just a case,
Crawford. You win some,
you lose some. That's the game.
- This isn't a game to me.
- Never take a case
you care about.
It's a rookie move.
Is it Joanna that's
got you so upset?
'Cause I know she left you high
and dry, but that's just her
M.O. Don't take it personally.
(exclamations)
- If you knew all this,
why d'you sit on it?
If we'd had this
information sooner...
You were complicit.
- I've known Ben Matheson
since we were boys.
- You helped bury those barrels
in the field?
- The field is just
the tip of the iceberg.
- What do you mean?
(phone chiming)
- Farrell's here.
- If he finds out I'm
talking to you, I'm dead.
- Just give me
something I can use.
- Southvale Farms.
You gotta go back,
take a closer look.
- OK.
- Saw your car
in the parking lot.
- You following me now?
- That's mine.
- Little late for you to be out
here all by yourself, isn't it?
- It's a free country.
If I see you
stalking me again,
I'll file for criminal
harassment.
(chuckling)
- Stalking?
You'd like that,
wouldn't ya?
You have yourself
a nice night now.
(soft alternative music)
- Here you go.
One minute I'm helping you tie
your shoes, and the next...
- You're buying me a drink?
- Fat chance.
- What's up, Ms. Evans?
- We just missed the show.
Your uncle knocked out
the Mill lawyer.
- Ha! Well, they didn't call him
"Lights Out" Crawford
for nothing.
I kinda miss that guy.
- University letter?
- Yeah. It's a no-go.
Guess I'm gonna have
to learn to love this town.
You came back after university
and you're happy.
How?
- My ex is moving.
He's got a job in Winnipeg.
Been trying to tell
someone that all day.
- I'm sorry.
- Our marriage was terrible,
but we're great at co-parenting.
I can count on him.
I could go too, get a job
in the city, but things
were just starting
to get serious with Owen.
But then am I just
staying for a boy?
(sighing)
- I don't know.
Would you stay for Luna?
- It's more like she's
staying for me.
I'm sure you'll meet
someone new in the city.
- Maybe. But they
wouldn't be Owen.
- Could you ask him
to co-parent?
- He hasn't met my kids yet.
I pitch co-parenting
and he might run.
- Maybe not.
I mean, he's been
Luna's pretend dad
and he's pretty good at it.
Why don't you just tell him
what you want from him?
It doesn't always have to be
on your shoulders to fix
everything.
That's what being a partner
means, right?
(laughing)
(mysterious music)
- I'm here to bail you out.
- No.
- No?
- I don't need you
to bail me out, Hanley.
There are plenty of people
in town I can count on.
- The barrels in the athletic
field are just the start.
There are more of them.
- Case was dismissed.
Go back to your life.
- Screw that. We appeal.
Or we go wake up the judge
and ask her to reconsider.
We have them, Billy.
- So there are more barrels.
We still don't have
what we need.
- What about a whistleblower?
On the record.
- Are you serious?
- Can I bail you out now?
- I punched out
your ex-boyfriend.
(laughing)
- Why do you think
I'm bailing you out?
Besides, it's Millwood.
Sometimes people
just get punched.
- What's this?
- Molly's non-disclosure
agreement.
- You caused quite a scene at
the bar. Gave me a chance to...
- Gerrilynn, you're amazing.
- I really am.
I did this for
the girls, not you.
- It's from a publisher.
- Williams is writing a book
on conversion disorder.
He came here looking for it.
- This case could be
a gold mine for him.
- So what do we do now?
- We expose him.
- Who is this "we"
you're talking about?
We know that Steve
and Amanda were dating.
Amanda never set foot on the
field where we found
the barrels.
CTS used that as proof
of conversion disorder.
But if Steve was affected too,
then maybe the pond was the
place that they were both
exposed.
- This is my son
we're talking about.
If what you're
saying is true,
then it was my farm
that poisoned him.
- This is a case of greed
gone too far.
This will help us
figure out who did this.
And we can make them pay.
- It's just up ahead.
(soft music)
(flies buzzing)
- ♪ ♪ I went with you ♪
♪ Up to the place
you grew up in ♪
♪ We spent a week in the cold ♪
- I swear,
it wasn't
always like this.
- We won't let them
get away with this.
- ♪ Any longer,
it would have got old ♪
♪ Singing "Ace of Spades"
when Lemmy died ♪
♪ But nothing's changed,
LA's all right ♪
♪ Sleeping in my bed again ♪
♪ And getting in my head ♪
♪ And then walk around
the reservoir ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ You must have been
looking for me ♪
♪ Sending smoke signals ♪
♪ Pelicans circling ♪
♪ Burning trash out ♪
♪ On the beach ♪
♪ One of your eyes
is always half-shut ♪
♪ Something happened
when you were a kid ♪
♪ I didn't know you then ♪
♪ And I'll never understand ♪
♪ Why it feels like I did ♪ ♪
- Their expert has a clear
conflict of interest
and has committed a fraud
upon this court.
And the evidence found
at Southvale Farms
points to a more
widespread cover-up
than we had anticipated.
We have witnesses
who can confirm that Steve
Magnus -who was exposed
to the same toxic poisoning-
was exhibiting the same symptoms
as the girls misdiagnosed
with conversion disorder.
- If there are more
dump sites across town,
then every single citizen
of Millwood is at risk.
- You can't do that. The ruling
was filed yesterday.
The case is over.
- You know we'll win on appeal.
- This is compelling evidence.
- You can't be serious.
- Oh, I am.
And I understand things
might move a little faster
in Toronto, but
this is Millwood.
And in Millwood, we file
all our motions on Thursdays.
What day is it today?
- It's Wednesday, Your Honour.
- Wednesday. So I still
have the paperwork
for the motion to strike
right here on my desk.
- This is ridiculous.
- You want to see ridiculous,
Counselor?
Based on this
new information,
I'm reopening the case
against Matheson Steel
first thing in the morning.
- Thank you, Your Honour.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Um...
So I don't think
the plans that we made
work for me anymore.
I don't know what the future
holds and that really scares me.
- That's no excuse to just
break up with me, Molly...
- Let me finish.
The truth is, whatever
is in store for me
isn't gonna be pretty.
Love doesn't just
magically fix everything.
There's gonna be sacrifices and
there's no getting around that.
Everything's changing, Lu.
I can't speak for you,
but I would much rather
face the future together.
- You know, if I go
to Montreal without you,
it won't be
the life I wanted.
- The things that are
easy for other people
may always be a fight for me.
- I know.
Well, lucky for you,
I come from a long line
of warriors.
I can always
dream up new plans.
I can't dream up
a new Molly.
- I'm sorry.
Closed Captioning by SETTE inc.
- I believe the girls suffer
from conversion disorder.
- You were supposed to link the
benzene to the girls' symptoms,
not come up with a new theory.
- So Steve, someone you were
close with, committed suicide
and the tremors started
after that, right?
- You're David Hanley's
daughter?
- Yeah.
(grunting)
- Can you think of anyone
who might wanna do this?
- CTS, my old law firm.
It's over. Enjoy your cure.
- How do you know
when a lawyer's lying?
Their lips are moving.
(laughter)
- So, you're not going to court?
You're actually
giving up on the case?
- I'm not giving up.
There is no case.
- I didn't think you were
a quitter, Joanna.
- We can't win
with what we have.
- At least show up. Billy's
going to throw up a hail Mary
and he needs help.
- Hail Mary's aren't
exactly my style.
- We built the entire case
around the barrels in the field
and now you're telling me you
think it's conversion disorder?
- I just know what we can
prove and what we can't.
The truth and legal proof
are not the same thing.
Every time that we say benzene,
they're gonna argue conversion.
It's gonna confuse a jury.
- So? You can explain it
in a way they'll understand.
- Whenever there are
two alternate theories,
people will always believe
the most convenient one. The one
that doesn't come at a price.
Conversion disorder absolves
the Mill and it saves Millwood.
- I'll be in the truck.
- He will get over it.
- Dr. Williams,
what are the steps
involved in diagnosing
conversion disorder?
- Objection,
Your Honour. Our expert
has already provided
a full explanation
in the motion materials.
- I think it's important for us
to understand the steps.
- Be brief, Counselor Crawford.
- Thank you. Alright.
So, take me through it. A
patient walks into your office.
Now what?
- We look for symptoms
of altered motor function
not better explained by other
medical or mental disorders.
- So conversion disorder
is a diagnosis of exclusion.
The first thing you have to do
is prove it's not
something else.
- Yes, but there are several
mitigating factors...
- Our medical expert
will testify that the symptoms
were caused by exposure
to a toxic chemical, most likely
benzene, which was found buried
in the girls' athletic field.
- This is not a case
of poisoning.
It is conversion disorder.
- Is that all for
this witness, counsel?
- Not even close, Your Honour.
♪ ♪ ♪
- Since I got here,
some random person
punched me at the bar,
someone broke
into our office,
and I was attacked
in my motel room.
- Hm. Not exactly
a stellar homecoming.
- I just need to know which
of these things is related
to the case and what is...
- Personal.
- Yeah.
- OK.
First, I'd make two columns.
Professional and personal.
The office break-in:
definitely professional.
Motel attack likely too.
You're going after the Mill.
- And what about when you said
to me that you thought
you'd never see a Hanley
step foot in town again?
- My stepdad used to call
David Hanley the Grim Reaper.
Someone you'd never want
knocking on your door.
We used to live just down
by the water along Front.
My stepdad built
our house himself.
Then, one day,
your father knocks on the door
with legal papers.
Bulldozers right behind him.
- Riverside Park.
- Mm-hmm.
My stepdad refused to sign
and your old man got him fired.
Eventually, he lost the house
to the bank and we ended up
in an apartment the other side
of Willow Road.
- I'm sorry.
- Wasn't just us.
Seems like everyone in town
has a David Hanley story.
None of them have happy endings.
- He always told me
he was a town solicitor.
Doing wills and trusts.
- I can see you're working hard
not to be like him.
- And failing at it.
- Yeah.
Gotta get to work.
- Owen. Wait.
What about the punch?
- Lots of people
get punched at The Boot.
They don't even need a reason.
- Ahem.
- Alright.
I know who,
but I don't know why.
Her name's Amy Carr.
- You got an address for me?
- Doctor, a differential
diagnosis
is simply when two different
things can be mistaken
for each other.
- Yes.
- According to this textbook,
Conversion disorder
is often confused
with Parkinson's,
mood disorders,
and can you read that last entry
at the bottom there?
- Toxic poisoning.
- So,
the differential diagnosis
for the symptoms
exhibited by these girls
is toxic poisoning.
Your Honour, we have
a legitimate issue
on which experts disagree.
It requires a trial,
discovery
and a decision
by the trier of fact.
- Opposing counsel's argument is
speculative and not plausible.
There is no evidence to tie
the symptoms to toxic poisoning.
We have provided a medically
supported explanation for
the plaintiff's symptoms.
We ask the court
to uphold our motion
to dismiss the case against
Matheson Steel and P and I.
- Counselor Crawford.
You don't have enough here.
The court rules in favour
of the motion to strike.
The case is dismissed.
- Thank you.
- What the hell happened?
- We just lost the case.
- Ladies.
Listen,
your lawyer lost in there,
but you won. Now we can
focus on your treatment.
- My mom says that your
treatment is not covered
by insurance.
- No, listen, don't you
worry about that, OK?
I am not leaving here
until you get better.
It's not gonna
cost you a cent.
- Are you serious?
- Absolutely.
This case has been a distraction
to all of you girls.
It's time we find a cure.
All you need to do
is sign this,
and we can get back at it
as soon as possible.
- A non-disclosure agreement?
- Shouldn't we get Billy
to look this over first?
- This is a standard NDA.
My services normally come at a
premium rate, but I can't afford
to treat everyone for free.
Just you girls.
The only thing
that I ask for
is a small amount of
discretion. That's all.
That's great.
Listen, it's been
a long day.
You should
get some rest.
We're gonna get you well.
(whistling)
- Beckbie.
Been thinking about that
mystery vehicle of yours,
from the other night
at the motel.
- Why? Something turn up?
- No, just...
just a real shame that the
plates got written down wrong.
- Yeah. Breaking and
entering, assault,
and we got nothing.
I'd chalk that up as a shame.
- Yeah, well, you'll have
plenty of time to investigate
on all the data banks.
- What are you talking about?
- You didn't read the schedule?
Your chariot awaits.
- Desk duty?
- I'll be back in a couple
hours. If you don't mind,
make sure there's a fresh pot of
coffee on, alright, buds?
Thanks.
- Sam!
(girl coughing)
- I'll set up an appointment
with Dr. Williams right away.
You got mail.
From the university.
- What makes you
think that doctor
will stick around
when the case is over?
- Doesn't matter.
We'll go to him.
Whatever the cost.
Are you gonna open that?
Taylor,
Dr. Williams can help you.
You're going to get better.
OK? Come on.
Cheer up. We won.
- Is this what winning
feels like?
- So, I was looking
into the academics at McGill
today. They have pre-law.
- Pre-law's just
an undergrad degree.
- So you've looked into it?
- I don't wanna get
ahead of myself
'cause I haven't even
been accepted yet.
- Yeah, but you will.
Are you doing okay?
- I think so.
How's it going with
Dr. Williams?
- Good.
I stopped twitching.
Got my cleats on, been kicking
the ball around a little bit.
- Are you sure that's safe?
- I feel okay.
I feel better than okay.
Went for a run yesterday.
All the way to
the bridge and back.
- Well, don't push yourself.
It's not worth it.
- If I lose my scholarship,
I can't afford to go to school.
- We'll figure it out.
We always do.
You taste like cherry.
Where's the candy, Ross?
Shh, shh... Molly.
Hey.
- Yeah?
- Hi. I'm looking for Amy Carr.
- Amy's my sister.
She's at work. You're gonna
have to come back later.
- I just need a minute.
- OK. You gotta make it quick,
I gotta show a house
in 20 minutes.
- Your sister, uh, punched me
a while back.
I'm just wondering why.
- Come in.
- You're in real estate?
- Yeah.
Selling a three-bedroom
house to new parents
who just want out of the city.
She shouldn't have hit you.
- It healed.
- Yeah, well, I'm sorry
she did that. That
would've been my fault.
- Sorry?
- She only hit you
because of me.
She doesn't like it
when people hurt me, I guess.
- But, I didn't... hurt you.
I don't even know you.
- Not you. Um...
I used to work at the Golf Club.
- Oh God.
- Behind the bar,
you know.
You can make some
pretty great money
if you're young and pretty.
And I was.
Men would stick around
long after their rounds,
you know,
the sad guys
with the lame jokes and the
comb-overs and the sad stories,
and...
all competing for my attention.
- And my father was one of them?
- No. He...
he was softer.
He was nice. He listened.
- Or he was good
at pretending he was.
- Yeah.
He told me I could do anything
and he was gonna help.
Told me
I was special.
I would never normally
fall for that crap,
but with him, I don't know.
I liked him.
I knew he was married.
Our kid would've
been older now
than I was
back then.
I had an abortion.
I was just a kid too.
It's just one of those things.
- Is there anything I...
Can I help?
With anything?
- You know how you can help?
Wish me luck
with the Martins. They've
got a baby on the way
and I'm pretty sure
that I just found
the perfect spot for them.
Look, this is just
the way life goes.
Right?
And I'm doing pretty
okay right now.
- OK.
Good luck.
Excuse me.
OK.
(alarm blaring)
- Stop. I'm not here
to cause trouble.
(alarm stops)
- Then what do you want?
- Crawford lost the case.
- I wish I could say
I was surprised.
- So that's just it then?
- The last time one of your pals
tried to take me on,
it didn't go so well for him.
You want to try me?
- You were so close.
- I can do it. You don't
need to cook for me.
- It's not really cooking.
It's mac and cheese.
What?
- You're twitching again,
even with the new treatment.
When do you think we admit that
this might be a longer fight?
- Yeah, you're right.
You hear
from McGill yet?
- No. Not yet.
- When did you start
lying to me?
- I'm not.
- I got my letter saying
that the soccer scholarship's
off the table, so...
- Molly.
- I know you got yours.
- I didn't open it, OK?
I don't want to know yet.
- You get in.
Are you going?
- No.
- You're going.
I know what a big deal this is
for you. You're too smart
to be stuck here.
What if I never
get better?
If you stay, you'll
just resent me,
and I can't handle that
on top of everything else.
- What about us?
- I don't know.
You'll feel like an ass
for five minutes and then
you'll forget about me.
- Five minutes? Is that
how you feel about me?
- We're eighteen.
It's not like we were gonna
make it. So go ahead.
You have
my permission.
(bell jingling)
- I'm not ready to give up.
- We don't have a choice.
- There must be
something else we can file.
You can't just leave Molly
to fight this on her own.
- I'm not leaving her
anywhere. And you?
- So what do we do now, huh?
- I need to fix this,
like, yesterday.
I got my hopes up that Williams
could help her.
Even with all the warning signs,
his stupid hypnosis,
testifying for the defense,
making Molly sign
that non-disclosure agreement...
- Molly signed something?
This is the first time
I'm hearing about it.
- Yeah, well. It's
too late now anyways.
- Maybe not.
Dr. Williams.
- Mr. Crawford.
Did we have an appointment
that I forgot about?
- No. I just wanted
to talk to you
about my niece, Molly.
- Of course.
Molly and I have agreed to work
together on her recovery.
- She said you had her sign
something. I just... I'd like
to take a look at it.
- I'm sorry, but
that's privileged.
I'm sure you understand.
- Look, as her lawyer,
it's in Molly's best interest
for me to review everything
related to her recovery.
- Your niece has enlisted
my help with that recovery.
To that end, I must
make sure that anything
pertaining to her treatment
remains strictly confidential.
- Just let me see the document.
Unless you got
something to hide.
- I think I've made myself
clear. If you'll excuse me.
- I didn't know they could take
away a university acceptance.
- The offers can be conditional
on your final marks.
- I worked so hard,
Ms. Evans. You know me.
- You're one of
our best students.
- But I sat down in my economics
final and I...
I couldn't
remember anything.
I've never failed
a test in my life.
- We're going to fix this.
- How?
- You can retake your finals,
and then you can reapply
to university in the fall.
- It wasn't just that
I didn't know the answer.
I didn't understand
the question.
- The school is legally
obligated to provide
alternative ways to evaluate
disabled students.
- Is that what I am?
- We can look it up
together.
But you do have
a brain injury.
- I write everything down now.
I take pictures
and I make audio messages.
Sometimes I get dressed
and I leave the house
and I have no idea
where I'm going.
This isn't conversion disorder.
- Hey.
I've been trying to reach you.
- I know.
I'm sorry. I've been working
on something today.
- Billy said
you're off the case.
Let me know
before you disappear again.
I'd like to have a proper
goodbye this time.
- You asked me what
happened to me.
Why... why we left so fast.
- Yeah.
- I might've just found out.
I think I was better off
not knowing.
My dad's sins caught up to him.
That's why we left.
It didn't matter who he hurt,
as long as he got to have
his perfect life.
- Do you want to get a drink?
I could really use
a friendly ear,
and from the looks of it,
you could too.
- I have to go.
Raincheck?
- Another raincheck.
- Since I got here, I've been
punched in the face,
had threatening phone calls and
been attacked in my hotel room.
I'm not going anywhere.
So if you have something
to say to me, say it.
- Sounds like you're
getting the message.
- No. I think there's something
else you've been wanting
to tell me.
The truth about Matheson Steel
that's been eating away at you.
(chuckling)
- I got nothing to say to you.
- Truth's gonna come out.
Maybe you want to be on
the right side when it does.
- That was insane.
- Don't ever do that.
(slow romantic music)
- Cheers.
What?
- No smartass comment?
You know, if you wanted to
gloat, now would be the time.
We lost the case.
Mill's off the hook. You'll
probably get your job back.
- Way I see it, you kinda did me
a favour. Always hated that job,
but never had the stones
to up and quit.
Kid to support
and all that.
(laughing softly)
Seems like she's the one
supporting me these days.
- Luna's been a big help.
She's smart. She works hard.
- Molly's not half bad either.
She's lucky to have you.
Her own dad's a real sack
of crap, as you well know.
- Well, if it's true
what they say about girls
marrying their fathers, then
Wendy never stood a chance.
(laughing)
- Good thing Luna's gay then,
because her dad is...
- It's probably none
of my business,
but how did you and David...
- You're right.
It is none of your business.
Not friends of yours,
I take it.
- No. You're staying here.
- What? No.
- Anybody could've
sent that text.
- And that's exactly why
you can't go alone.
- No, that's exactly why you're
gonna stay here as lookout.
Anything off,
you text me.
- Fine.
(suspenseful music)
- Hello?
- Didn't think you'd actually be
stupid enough to come
out here alone.
Don't worry, I'm not
gonna hurt you.
- You wanna tell me
what's going on?
- When you went to the farm,
I thought to myself,
good, we'll finally
get some justice.
- Southvale Farms?
That farm was a dead end.
- The animals were
a dead end.
You should have been
looking at the son.
- Steve Magnus?
- He killed himself
'cause he was twitching.
(soft music)
- They're buying drinks
for the guys who just signed
this town's death warrant.
- That's maybe a bit much,
don't you think?
- No, I don't.
- You honestly think
it's the mill?
- I know it is.
- OK then.
What are we gonna do about it?
- We?
There's not much we can do.
Unless I can get inside
of that doctor's bag.
- What are you talking about?
- Some document
he had Molly sign.
- Twitching's only
presented in girls.
If Steve had it,
that destroys the conversion
disorder theory.
- I coached him.
He wasn't a bad
second baseman.
Always cracked his knuckles
before a game.
I thought it was nerves.
His grandma had Parkinson's.
He watched her lose
control of her body.
He heard it ran in the family.
Scared the hell out of him.
- You're saying that
Steve had Parkinson's?
- I'm saying it's
what he thought.
I noticed he cracked
his knuckles a lot more,
so I asked him what
he was so nervous about.
And he showed me.
He wasn't nervous.
He was twitching.
Made me swear not
to say anything.
But if I'd known...
- I'm sorry.
- I'm not a doctor,
but when the kid tells me
he has Parkinson's,
I believe him.
The symptoms matched.
- But when you saw the girls?
- I knew.
This crap about it
being in their heads,
it's a load of bull.
Trust me.
- I don't have
conversion disorder.
Something is wrong with me.
- Who've you been talking to?
- Look, maybe you can say
that the tremors are
conversion disorder,
but this is more than that.
At church camp, I was the on...
I was the only one
who knew all the lyrics
to the books of the bible
song. Remember?
- You sang it every day
for a year. I remember.
- Well, now I bet
I couldn't even name four.
Something's wrong with me.
Something's really
wrong with me.
- Sweetheart,
a person's brain
changes more in their
late teens than it does
ever again. It's... growing.
- It's not growing,
Dad. It's dying.
I'm not the same
person anymore.
- Sweetheart...
I know you're hurting,
OK? My little doodlebug.
- Someone poisoned me.
- I would never do that to you.
- Promise me.
- Sweetheart, I would
never hurt you.
Or anyone.
I promise.
- Peace offering.
- I'm good.
- Come on.
It's a tradition at CTS.
When a case goes south,
we open a bottle of icewine.
A little sweet
with the sour.
- No, thank you.
- Yeah.
Yeah, I don't think the
bartender understood what
I meant when I said icewine.
No hard feelings.
- You should go back
to your table.
- It's just a case,
Crawford. You win some,
you lose some. That's the game.
- This isn't a game to me.
- Never take a case
you care about.
It's a rookie move.
Is it Joanna that's
got you so upset?
'Cause I know she left you high
and dry, but that's just her
M.O. Don't take it personally.
(exclamations)
- If you knew all this,
why d'you sit on it?
If we'd had this
information sooner...
You were complicit.
- I've known Ben Matheson
since we were boys.
- You helped bury those barrels
in the field?
- The field is just
the tip of the iceberg.
- What do you mean?
(phone chiming)
- Farrell's here.
- If he finds out I'm
talking to you, I'm dead.
- Just give me
something I can use.
- Southvale Farms.
You gotta go back,
take a closer look.
- OK.
- Saw your car
in the parking lot.
- You following me now?
- That's mine.
- Little late for you to be out
here all by yourself, isn't it?
- It's a free country.
If I see you
stalking me again,
I'll file for criminal
harassment.
(chuckling)
- Stalking?
You'd like that,
wouldn't ya?
You have yourself
a nice night now.
(soft alternative music)
- Here you go.
One minute I'm helping you tie
your shoes, and the next...
- You're buying me a drink?
- Fat chance.
- What's up, Ms. Evans?
- We just missed the show.
Your uncle knocked out
the Mill lawyer.
- Ha! Well, they didn't call him
"Lights Out" Crawford
for nothing.
I kinda miss that guy.
- University letter?
- Yeah. It's a no-go.
Guess I'm gonna have
to learn to love this town.
You came back after university
and you're happy.
How?
- My ex is moving.
He's got a job in Winnipeg.
Been trying to tell
someone that all day.
- I'm sorry.
- Our marriage was terrible,
but we're great at co-parenting.
I can count on him.
I could go too, get a job
in the city, but things
were just starting
to get serious with Owen.
But then am I just
staying for a boy?
(sighing)
- I don't know.
Would you stay for Luna?
- It's more like she's
staying for me.
I'm sure you'll meet
someone new in the city.
- Maybe. But they
wouldn't be Owen.
- Could you ask him
to co-parent?
- He hasn't met my kids yet.
I pitch co-parenting
and he might run.
- Maybe not.
I mean, he's been
Luna's pretend dad
and he's pretty good at it.
Why don't you just tell him
what you want from him?
It doesn't always have to be
on your shoulders to fix
everything.
That's what being a partner
means, right?
(laughing)
(mysterious music)
- I'm here to bail you out.
- No.
- No?
- I don't need you
to bail me out, Hanley.
There are plenty of people
in town I can count on.
- The barrels in the athletic
field are just the start.
There are more of them.
- Case was dismissed.
Go back to your life.
- Screw that. We appeal.
Or we go wake up the judge
and ask her to reconsider.
We have them, Billy.
- So there are more barrels.
We still don't have
what we need.
- What about a whistleblower?
On the record.
- Are you serious?
- Can I bail you out now?
- I punched out
your ex-boyfriend.
(laughing)
- Why do you think
I'm bailing you out?
Besides, it's Millwood.
Sometimes people
just get punched.
- What's this?
- Molly's non-disclosure
agreement.
- You caused quite a scene at
the bar. Gave me a chance to...
- Gerrilynn, you're amazing.
- I really am.
I did this for
the girls, not you.
- It's from a publisher.
- Williams is writing a book
on conversion disorder.
He came here looking for it.
- This case could be
a gold mine for him.
- So what do we do now?
- We expose him.
- Who is this "we"
you're talking about?
We know that Steve
and Amanda were dating.
Amanda never set foot on the
field where we found
the barrels.
CTS used that as proof
of conversion disorder.
But if Steve was affected too,
then maybe the pond was the
place that they were both
exposed.
- This is my son
we're talking about.
If what you're
saying is true,
then it was my farm
that poisoned him.
- This is a case of greed
gone too far.
This will help us
figure out who did this.
And we can make them pay.
- It's just up ahead.
(soft music)
(flies buzzing)
- ♪ ♪ I went with you ♪
♪ Up to the place
you grew up in ♪
♪ We spent a week in the cold ♪
- I swear,
it wasn't
always like this.
- We won't let them
get away with this.
- ♪ Any longer,
it would have got old ♪
♪ Singing "Ace of Spades"
when Lemmy died ♪
♪ But nothing's changed,
LA's all right ♪
♪ Sleeping in my bed again ♪
♪ And getting in my head ♪
♪ And then walk around
the reservoir ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ You must have been
looking for me ♪
♪ Sending smoke signals ♪
♪ Pelicans circling ♪
♪ Burning trash out ♪
♪ On the beach ♪
♪ One of your eyes
is always half-shut ♪
♪ Something happened
when you were a kid ♪
♪ I didn't know you then ♪
♪ And I'll never understand ♪
♪ Why it feels like I did ♪ ♪
- Their expert has a clear
conflict of interest
and has committed a fraud
upon this court.
And the evidence found
at Southvale Farms
points to a more
widespread cover-up
than we had anticipated.
We have witnesses
who can confirm that Steve
Magnus -who was exposed
to the same toxic poisoning-
was exhibiting the same symptoms
as the girls misdiagnosed
with conversion disorder.
- If there are more
dump sites across town,
then every single citizen
of Millwood is at risk.
- You can't do that. The ruling
was filed yesterday.
The case is over.
- You know we'll win on appeal.
- This is compelling evidence.
- You can't be serious.
- Oh, I am.
And I understand things
might move a little faster
in Toronto, but
this is Millwood.
And in Millwood, we file
all our motions on Thursdays.
What day is it today?
- It's Wednesday, Your Honour.
- Wednesday. So I still
have the paperwork
for the motion to strike
right here on my desk.
- This is ridiculous.
- You want to see ridiculous,
Counselor?
Based on this
new information,
I'm reopening the case
against Matheson Steel
first thing in the morning.
- Thank you, Your Honour.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Um...
So I don't think
the plans that we made
work for me anymore.
I don't know what the future
holds and that really scares me.
- That's no excuse to just
break up with me, Molly...
- Let me finish.
The truth is, whatever
is in store for me
isn't gonna be pretty.
Love doesn't just
magically fix everything.
There's gonna be sacrifices and
there's no getting around that.
Everything's changing, Lu.
I can't speak for you,
but I would much rather
face the future together.
- You know, if I go
to Montreal without you,
it won't be
the life I wanted.
- The things that are
easy for other people
may always be a fight for me.
- I know.
Well, lucky for you,
I come from a long line
of warriors.
I can always
dream up new plans.
I can't dream up
a new Molly.
- I'm sorry.
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