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I've done something unforgivable.

You have too, I'm sure.

And you.

And you.

Most of us have at some point in our lives.

But how do the victims of our transgressions move forward?

Justice.

Justice is necessary for the victim to move on.

Now justice.

can be achieved in one of three ways.

Conviction.

By an authority convicting the offender.

Penitent.

By the offender genuinely repenting for what they've done.

And sometimes, revenge.

By the victim settling the score himself.

All that to say,

If any of you aren't happy with the grades you received this semester,

don't put sugar in my gas tank.

You're home early.

I was trying to surprise you.

What's all this for, anyway?

I don't know. I just figured that if everything goes as we hoped at the

fertility clinic, we might not have as much time to enjoy these time -consuming

meals in the future.

Right. Well, that is until they're old enough to stir a pot.

I may have already planned for that.

How are you feeling about tomorrow?

About finally making you a tiny little sous chef?

Mm -hmm. Very excited.

Good.

I may have to go to Phoenix later this week.

There's a potential investor that I have to wind and dime.

Well, you're the best winder and diner they've got.

But I will get back as quickly as I can.

I don't want to miss anything just because I'm away.

It's okay.

Well, first they want to figure out why I haven't been able to get pregnant.

They have my theories.

Of course, due to research, your quest for knowledge never ends, does it? Why

you think I became a professor?

Will you bring me back to Chimichanga?

You got it, future mama.

An Earl Grey tea for the lady.

The barista was asking about you again.

Why do you think I sent you instead?

You don't think he's cute?

Of course I do.

You've been single for years.

Ten to be exact.

Yeah, okay, when you can measure in decades, maybe it's time to start up

I don't know if I'm in a state to date.

I'm not sure I ever will be.

I just think it's a shame to keep all that wonderfulness to yourself.

Speaking of wonderful, how's John?

He's great.

Yeah, he thinks the promotion is maybe in the works if he can just secure a few

more clients.

Oh, that's great.

How are things at the station?

Oh, I'm being ordered around like an underling as usual.

No one respects the lowly records department clerk.

You should not let them treat you like that.

Honestly, Julia, your job is just as important as any police officer's.

You know I like to keep to myself. I do, and you could afford to be.

A little bit of a squeakier wheel.

Why should I when my best friend squeaks enough for the both of us?

I can't stay that long because I have an intake appointment at a fertility

clinic.

You've been trying for so long.

If anyone deserves to be parents, it's you two.

Thank you.

Yeah, I have a good feeling about this.

Which clinic are you going to?

Hope and Beginnings Fertility.

Are you okay?

Sorry.

Tea just went down the wrong way.

Do you know what doctor you're seeing?

No, not yet.

I'm just surprised you wouldn't go to a clinic in the city. I mean, I'm sure

they've got much higher success rates.

The Open Beginnings has one of the best success rates in the country, or so I've

heard.

I just want you to get the best care possible, of course.

Is everything all right?

Definitely.

I'm just thinking about some computer bugs at work.

I'm so sorry. I better run.

But, um, good luck with that infestation.

Bye.

Good morning, Karis.

I'm Dr. Merrick, the lead physician here at Hope and Beginning.

Nice to meet you.

Likewise. I'm sure I don't need to tell you our clinic has an impressively high

pregnancy success rate.

Oh, I've heard. That's why I'm here.

Excellent.

Well, look, if you follow my plan precisely, I promise you, you will have

child you always wanted.

I hope so.

Excellent.

First, we need to determine if there's any physiological barriers to you

becoming pregnant.

So I always conduct a thorough pelvic exam.

Sure. I'm willing to do whatever it takes.

Excellent.

Lie back.

Legs up.

Now you may feel a little pressure.

Just breathe and relax.

There you are.

Excellent.

Do you feel any pain?

No, it's okay.

I must say, you have beautiful legs.

Anything looks great.

I just have my secretary making an appointment for psychomonitoring.

Hey. Hey.

Come with me.

All right.

Listen, we don't want charges pressed that suggest you stay away in the

And no follow -up required.

I'd like to report a sexual assault.

I'll take this.

You might come in with me, please.

Kara.

I should have come with you. I should have been there.

It's okay. You couldn't, um... This is fine.

You're here now.

This way, please.

Please take a seat.

My name's Detective Corrali.

You are?

Um, Professor Karis Carter.

What brings you in?

I was sexually assaulted by Dr. Merrick at Hope and Beginnings Fertility.

Tell me what happened.

I went in for a consultation.

And he gave me a pelvic exam.

Did you consent to the exam?

What are you trying to say?

I'm just trying to establish a chain of events.

It's all right, John.

Yes, I consented to the exam.

But not what happened during it.

What did he do?

I can't say exactly because he put up a sheet between us.

But I know that it wasn't right.

It was wrong.

It was inappropriate.

I wanted to do something, but I... I just froze.

Then what happened?

You could stand to be a little more empathetic.

I'm very sorry for what happened to you, Professor.

Thank you.

I found a hidden camera in the ceiling.

And it led to a laptop with streams from every room.

We'll certainly investigate.

We'll need a warrant, of course.

I hope you're sending someone over there right now.

Well, we're currently experiencing a paperwork backlog for non -emergency

but I assure you that we'll get on it as soon as we can.

How is this not an emergency?

I just mean that it's not a case of life or death.

Look, if you're not going to do anything, I'm going to go to that cell

and deal with that monster.

John, please.

I'm sure Detective Corrales is going to find the right evidence and see justice

is done.

I'll be right back.

He's not going to help us.

We have to believe that he will.

Have there been other reports filed against him in the past?

Nothing that's ever stuck.

I'm so sorry this happened to you.

I should have never let you go to that clinic.

It's not your fault that this happened to me.

I should have insisted.

It's nobody's fault but Dr. Merrick's.

You should go public.

Drag his name through the mud.

What?

Julie, that's so unlike you.

I mean, I'm sure there's other victims.

You don't even share your deepest, darkest secrets with me, but you want me

share this with the whole world.

You're braver than me.

You could make a real impact.

I'm not so sure I'm that brave.

All I know is that there are hundreds and hundreds of cases filed away in

in my department just like this.

Someone has to make it stop.

Detective Corrale, please, come in. Thank you. I'm just going to get John.

All right.

You finally have some news for us?

Well, I'm just stopping by to let you know that we had some officers go by the

Hope and Beginnings Fertility Clinic to investigate your claims of hidden

cameras. Claims?

Allegations.

And?

What did they find?

Well, nothing suspicious.

Yeah, of course they didn't.

That quack had days to get rid of any evidence. John, please go on.

Well, Dr. Merrick gave us access to everything that we wanted to see.

And you didn't find any camera in any of the rooms?

Well, the officer did note that the ceilings had been freshly painted, but

Merrick explained that they had had some water damage.

And they believed him? We can only work with what we've got in front of us.

Yeah, well, maybe if you had headed their way away instead of sitting around

here. Babe, I'm sure they got the warrant as quickly as they possibly

We couldn't have investigated legally any sooner.

I'm starting to think legally isn't the way to get anything done. John, please.

I know that this can be a frustrating process.

Yeah, that's an understatement.

So, what else can we do?

Well, unless we have solid evidence or more allegations, there's not much that

we can do.

And the case really won't stand up in court without them.

Professor Carter, Renee Martin of WCME News.

Do you have any response to your social media post about Dr. Merrick going

viral? It went viral?

What would you like to say to other potential victims?

Um... I see you, I hear you.

I swear I will get justice for all of us and we will have our day in court.

Thank you.

Professor Carter.

I mean, the messages just keep coming in.

And so do the trolls.

Trolls? He has a lot of influence in this town.

You know, some people are angry.

And predators will always, always find protection.

What are the victims saying?

Most of them had similar experiences.

You know, they felt something was wrong about the way he conducted his

examination. None of them had any proof.

I'm sure they even second -guessed themselves.

Well, he certainly found ways to make it seem like everything was routine.

I bet none of those women thought that someone in his position could do

something like that.

No, they thought he could be trusted.

If you hadn't found that hidden camera, we don't have any proof.

I know the footage exists, but we just don't have it.

What are you going to do with all these victims messaging you?

I started a private support group.

Invited them to my classroom for an initial meeting.

Can I come?

I would love to have you there.

Yes, thank you. Of course.

Welcome,

everyone, and thank you so much for coming.

My background in social work is counseling, so I've spent a lot of time

people that have been through traumatic experiences.

I'm hopeful that this group will allow us to lean on each other

and find ways to overcome what's been done to us.

I will do whatever I can to protect you and prevent something like

this from ever happening again.

But I need your help too.

If anyone is able, I would love for you to come forward to the police with me to

share your story.

Together, we can make our case against Dr. Merrick even stronger.

If you're willing, I promise to support you through the process.

And regardless, I want to ensure that he is put away for a long, long time.

Let's get started.

That was a great first session.

Yeah. You're stronger than I've ever been.

Well, your being here gave me strength.

Thank you.

Yeah, of course.

I'll see you later. I'll see you soon.

Bye.

Say hi.

I gave you my full statement yesterday.

I'm not here professionally.

Unfortunately, I have a personal stake in this story, too.

I'm so sorry.

For years, I questioned whether what he did to me was all just in my head.

Well, he was.

Very careful at covering his tracks while gaslighting his victims.

Thank you for bringing us all together.

Of course.

I hope that we can help each other in the future.

There are more sessions coming up.

Personally, it would make me feel better to see these monsters suffer like we

have.

Well, if more people come forward to the police with me, he can suffer in

prison.

Not too late for me to cancel.

No, I'm fine.

I can handle myself.

You know that?

Sometimes I wish you'd lean on me more. You know that?

Like this?

I'm being serious.

We've hardly spoken about what happened.

I don't have much more to say.

You know you can talk to me about anything, right?

And I love you for it.

Maybe you should see someone to help you cope.

I want to miss him.

That's how I cope.

You gotta go.

You're gonna miss your flight.

I know, I know.

Good luck.

Stay safe, please.

I will.

Knock him dead.

Love you. Love you.

Professor Carter?

Hi.

I don't have any appointments in my calendar. I'm sorry if I missed it. I

have an appointment, but I need to speak to you.

Oh, yeah, please.

Take a seat.

I didn't want to message you or email you because I don't want to have any

record of this conversation.

I knew the allegations against him.

My embryos were already at the clinic.

A woman came to see me today.

She saw Dr. Merrick on Friday.

He's still doing this after everything that's happened?

After the police turned his office upside down.

After the media harassed him for a statement.

He's never going to stop.

He's just going to keep on hurting women.

Until someone stops him.

Somebody has to do something.

Confront him.

Make him see how his actions are affecting these women.

Do you really think a person like that can be reasoned with?

Somebody's gotta try.

Do you want me to come over later?

We could watch a movie or do something.

I have something I have to do tonight.

Hmm.

I love that evening.

Hello. Hi, honey.

Hey, sweetie. How are you?

I'm good. How was your night?

Good. Quiet.

What about yours?

It was great.

Great.

Julia came over.

Oh, nice.

Nice. Are you taking good care of you while I'm away?

Of course.

Everything all right?

With what? Me?

Yes, with you. Unless there's someone else there. No.

Of course not.

You sound stressed, sweetie.

I just, um... I have a bunch of papers to grade.

Oh. I thought they weren't handing them in until next week.

Uh,

it's, um, another paper.

A pop quiz. I, um, I gave it to them yesterday.

You don't sound yourself at all. I knew we shouldn't have gone on this business

trip. I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I could come home if you need me, you know that. No.

I mean, of course, I always need you.

Just, I'm really, I'm okay.

What was that?

What was what?

Nothing.

That must have been in my head.

I really gotta get ready for class.

Yeah, no, I'm about to step into my next meeting as well. Okay, good luck,

honey. I love you.

I love you, too. Bye. Bye.

Let me out!

Somewhere you can't hurt anyone else.

That's really funny.

The person who's got me locked up, accusing me of hurting people.

The damage you've done is worse than any kind of physical pain.

What do you know about what I've done?

Because you're not unique.

Men like you, abusing their positions of power, taking advantage of desperate

women.

Unfortunately, it happens all the time.

I don't need to defend myself to anyone.

If you think what I've done is so wrong, turn me over to the police. Let them

handle it.

Not until you confess.

The patients you assaulted.

Assaulted?

I gave them a reason to live.

They all have the children they so desperately wanted now. At the cost of

traumatizing them?

I have done nothing wrong.

Please. Let me out of here, please.

Why do you care about being free?

Last night, you were ready to die.

You gave them what they wanted more than anything.

You have no idea how I'm suffering right now.

They should be grateful.

I'm being crucified for making their dreams come true.

You're disgusting.

And what are you?

A person who's got me locked up, dead on the air, threatening me with a bat?

What does that make you?

I am protecting them from a monster.

How do you see one monster here?

You know, one of the ways a victim can get a sense of justice is if the

perpetrator truly repents.

I can see now they're never going to get that from you.

Oh, yeah, you can see that.

How careful were you at that cropping?

You don't seem like a pro in those heels, so.

I'm going to assume that you didn't cover your tracks.

Right?

Right?

They're going to be coming for you.

Are you okay, Kara?

You seem shaken up.

Has something happened?

No, no, I'm fine. I promise.

It's just been a tough day.

Very important. When you're delivering a punch, that you keep your thumb on the

outside of your fist.

This will prevent it from breaking.

This was not supposed to be part of the agenda. And remember, you're going to

want to punch them in the chin, side of the jaw, or the temple.

And if you'd like to learn more, then please join me at the self -defense

that I'm hosting for the group.

Next week.

Okay. I'd like to open it up to the floor now for anyone who would like to

share.

I can start.

Paula, please.

Go ahead.

I want to get pregnant again, but I'm scared.

That is completely normal.

Karen, I'm glad you could join. Of course.

Please,

go on.

Merrick took so much from me with what he did, and he's taking my chance at

having a family, too.

It's natural to be scared to see a new fertility doctor, but one individual's

terrible act does not define the whole group.

You could find a female doctor.

There's a few of them in the city.

They found his car.

I'm so sorry. This was Paula's time.

I shouldn't have interrupted.

Let's all keep our focus on Paula.

Paula, you were sane.

I have to get back to work.

Yeah, of course. Let's talk soon. Yes. Bye. Bye. Thank you.

I didn't realize we were encouraging violence here.

Oh, not violence.

Self -defense.

I just wanted to show them some of the tactics that I've learned over the

I'm just not sure that's the best use of our time here. I mean, this group is

for support, not combat.

If I overstepped, I am so sorry.

Let's just discuss the agenda before the next meeting.

Of course.

I really do appreciate you putting this meeting together.

It's good to have you by my side.

I have to run. I've got somewhere to be, but I'll see you soon.

I hope these are office keys.

Some of the women on this list are from our group. There are others that aren't.

Have you been in touch with the others?

Mm -hmm.

Not one of them was willing to talk about Merrick.

Most of them just wanted to hang up as quickly as possible.

Yeah, I know all too well how that feels in my line of work.

I know if I could just present the cops with something, they'd have to take

action.

I admire your positive approach.

My optimism died a long time ago.

Probably keeps you doing the right thing.

I hope so.

Where did you get this list, anyway?

I have my sources.

Must be very convenient having a best friend who works for the police

department. Oh, this did not come from her.

She would never break the rule.

The fact that it was previously shredded makes me feel like it wasn't entirely

legal.

Which doesn't bother me at all.

I have to head out.

Going to the scene where they found Merrick's car.

What are you doing out there?

I'll take some photos for the story that I'm writing and see if the cops missed

anything. Can they come?

Uh, to help you search. I mean, poor eyes are better than two.

Sure. Why not?

I'll drive.

Even better.

Looks like there's not much to see here.

And there's been no sign of him since?

Not according to the report.

Probably just wanted to stage his own death.

My money is on him being on a tropical beach somewhere.

I'm sure you didn't get very far.

You find something interesting?

No, it's just an old railway spike.

Well, this was a bust.

Looks like it.

I do have one more assignment while I'm out here.

What's that?

My family has a cabin not too far away.

Just wanted to swing by and see if the storm a few nights ago took down any

trees. Of course.

Yeah, let's go.

Okay.

Doesn't look like there's any damage.

That's good.

Uh, where are you going?

I don't have any keys.

Watch your step.

Great.

Whole family uses this place.

It's incredible.

You want some hot cocoa?

Sure.

How did you get so good at impressions?

When you have a youth like mine, sometimes it's easier to pretend to be

else.

Without sounding too much like a social worker, do you want to talk about it?

It has a tale as old as time.

When I was a teenager, I was assaulted at a party by a college student.

I'm so sorry that happened to you.

I went through the whole process.

Relived it over and over again in court.

The lawyers painted me out to be a teen alcoholic, and the judge said that he...

Didn't want to ruin this guy's future with a harsh sentence.

So he got away with barely a slap on the wrist.

That's awful.

So, I took some friends down to where he worked.

And we protested with signs until he got fired.

And then we took our protest to his building until he got evicted and he

the state.

And then I had a web developer make a webpage saying...

Everything that he had done to me, so that for the rest of his life, whenever

anybody searches his name, that is the first result.

Wow.

You know, that's when I realized the people have power.

You get enough of them fired up, and they can make real change.

Is that why you became a journalist?

To make real change? No.

to get people fired up

I didn't want to wake you. You looked like you really needed to sleep.

What time is it?

Just after nine.

I have to go.

Do you have class this morning?

It's a special project.

Yeah.

I completely forgot. I gave you a ride out here.

My cousins are coming up later. I'll catch you right home with them.

Okay, great. And thanks again for everything.

You're welcome.

I'll talk to you later.

Bye.

Mrs. Carter.

Detective Corrali.

Hi.

Sorry for the intrusion. I thought I heard some voices around back.

Oh, um, I was on a video call.

And I was going to call you this afternoon just to see if you have any

on my case.

I'm actually here to speak with your husband.

Oh, why would you need to speak with him?

I'd like to ask him some questions about Dr. Merrick.

Oh, maybe you don't know, Dr.

Merrick has gone missing.

No, no, I hadn't heard that. And as you know, your husband uttered some threats

against Dr. Merrick at the station last week.

I heard threats.

He said that he would deal with Dr. Merrick himself.

Clearly, John was just upset.

He would never hurt anyone.

And besides, he's in Phoenix this week. He won't be home till the weekend.

Well, I don't have much to go on, so I got to follow up on every little lead.

I hope you're pursuing my case with the same attention to detail.

If I could get John's number, I'd still like to speak with him.

Of course.

If you wouldn't mind writing it down for me.

Sure.

There you go. Thank you.

I just have to get back to work.

Oh, before you do, would you mind telling me where you were on Monday when

Merrick disappeared?

Uh, I was at home with Julia, your records clerk.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

All right.

I'll be in touch.

I hope so.

watching me you're real sociopath aren't you

you would know best how a sociopath behaves i became a doctor because i

i deeply i deeply care about helping people is that the lie

you tell yourself will you continue to harm your patients i already told you i

haven't hurt anyone i took an oath to do no harm yeah you did

But do you have any idea the psychological and emotional damage

When most patients come to my clinic, they're depressed after years of not

conceiving. When they leave with healthy pregnancies, they're happier than

they've ever been in their life. They may be happy to be pregnant, but they're

still scarred by what you've done.

Well, the good feelings far outweigh anything else. Oh, so you admit.

You admit we leave with bad feelings.

Don't twist my words. I didn't say that.

You took an oath.

To cause no harm.

Yet you've caused more harm than you could possibly imagine, so I'm going to

give you a chance to make up for some of the hurt you've caused.

Oh, yeah?

How's that?

Tell me where those recordings are.

I don't know about any recordings.

I am warning you, do not waste this opportunity.

For the hundredth time, I've done nothing wrong!

Oh, and I'm the sociopath.

Those women, they came to me willingly.

They came for your help.

And I helped them, didn't I?

Ask me what my pregnancy success rate is. It's the highest in the state.

cares about your stupid success rate. Touching women is a part of my job. If

they have a problem with that, that's on them.

You're one of them, aren't you?

Tell me where the recordings are. I recognize those eyes.

Yeah. I know you didn't destroy them. You're too depraved for that. I got it.

Charis Carter, the delusional patient that threatened me on the news.

Right. Right.

So brave.

Do the right thing.

Tell me what those recordings are.

You can start to atone for everything you've done.

Your husband.

He called me at the clinic last week. He threatened to kill me.

I'm sure the list of people that want you dead is incredibly long.

Yeah, you keep laughing.

Luckily, you record every phone call at the clinic.

I told the orderly about it. I'm sure he's already handed those recordings

to the police in light of my sudden disappearance.

Won't be too long before they start putting it together.

Thinking that it's murdered by some delusional patient or the psychotic

Huh? Think about that.

You're loud, Chandler.

Tell me where the recordings are.

That's the police, isn't it?

Help! Help!

It's Dr.

Merrick! Help! I'm down here!

Get me in here.

Oh, Terrence, you're bleeding.

Oh, I, um... I tripped in the basement and must have scraped my hand on the

wall. I keep telling you, those floors need to be leveled down there. Let me

just take a look. Oh, no, I'm fine.

I'm just in the middle of something. Can we talk later?

Middle of what?

Grading papers.

In the basement?

I had to go and get a...

It's not important, but I really have to get back to it.

I just wanted to bring you a lead.

I've been doing some digging on Merrick in our records.

And it turns out his orderly, Rodney, has been working with him for over a

decade. He could be involved.

I'm sure that he is.

If you go talk to him, please be safe.

He's been accused of assault in the past.

Yeah, that seems to fit him well.

Please be careful.

I will. Okay.

What was that?

Um... The neighbors?

Fighting again?

Okay. I'll let you get back to it. Okay.

Do you think Merrick's dead?

I'm sure of it.

of you making a break for it again.

Not when I'm so close to finding that evidence.

There is no evidence.

Funny, because I've just gotten some information that gives me the feeling

I'm getting very close.

Your pathetic tactics to get me to talk are not going to work.

Tell me about Rodney.

The muscle you call an orderly.

I have no clue who you're referring to.

I have nothing to ask.

He's one of my most loyal employees.

Why would he follow you so blindly?

He respects me.

That's definitely not it.

Why would a guy like that do your bidding?

He's obviously not afraid of you.

Unless he's profiting off the arrangement.

And it might be a lot.

Wow.

For a professor, you're not very smart.

He has an awfully nice watch for an orderly. I had no idea how he spent this

money. And I'm going to find out.

And I'm pretty sure that's going to be the beginning of the unraveling of all

this.

This charade has gone on long enough. How long do you plan on keeping me down

here?

Till I find what I'm looking for.

And thanks to you, Rodney's my next stop.

Good.

Well, if the police don't find me, Rodney will.

And for your sake, better hope it's the police.

Rodney's got a violent streak.

I'm not afraid of him.

Oh, you should be.

Hey, honey.

Hey, sweetie.

Turns out I'll be coming home a little earlier than planned.

Oh, yeah?

Why is that?

Well, I have a confession to make. The police want to ask me some

questions about Dr. Merrick.

I know.

You do?

Detective Crowley came by to discuss the threat he made about...

Look, I was just angry.

I know. That's what I said to him. Yeah, that guy's got it out for me. Well,

babe, you haven't exactly been making his job any easier.

Well, why should I? What's he even done?

Did you... call the clinic and threaten Eric?

Did the cops know about that, too?

Not yet, I don't think.

I did.

All right, I just... I was just so angry the day...

Detective Corelli came by. I just... I just needed to do something.

I completely understand.

But why didn't you just tell me?

Taking justice into your own hands is everything you stand against.

Hey.

Listen.

I'll be home soon, and I'll make you feel better, I promise.

Okay.

Talk to you later.

How did you know that I called the clinic?

Hello, sweetie?

Thank

you

for letting us host the next meeting here on such short notice.

Of course.

Wouldn't want to let fumigation at the university keep us from coming together.

Do you remember Rodney the orderly at the clinic?

Ah, yeah.

How could I forget that meathead?

When I went back to reception to make a complaint about Merrick, he pretty much

threw me out of the door.

I'm so sorry.

Did you ever go to a different fertility clinic after?

Oh, no. This was more than ten years back when Merrick had a gynecology

in the city.

The others should be here soon. I'll go get the rest of the stuff from the car.

Sounds good.

Hey!

Come here!

Get off me, you bitches!

No!

Stop! Stop! Stop!

I've got a plan.

Trust me.

Do you want to share why you have Dr.

Pericking Merrick in your house? I can explain.

People think he's dead.

They've been looking for him for days.

I followed him from the clinic one night. I found him on the tracks. He was

going to kill himself.

And you didn't let him?

And let him have the easy way out?

It would have released us from our pain. That is not true, and we both know it.

So instead you decided to tie him up and make him a prisoner in your basement?

Look, I know how it sounds.

It sounds like...

You're looking for trouble, and now I'm in trouble because he's seen me too.

Look, I just need more evidence. I will hand him over to the cops. I couldn't

have him walking around or worse, practicing medicine while we wait around

them to find enough evidence to put him away.

They have no intention of finding evidence. Which is why I am going to

for all of us.

This is not a fairy tale, Karis.

You have a psychopath tied up in your house.

I can't let him go.

Not until I have solid proof or I will lose everything.

Everyone already thinks he could be dead.

What if we just make that story come true?

Come on, don't pretend that you wouldn't love to see him dead.

I want justice for all of us.

How many times do I have to tell you? You are never going to find that in the

system. Just help me put him back into the basement just until I get the

recordings. Yeah, you know where they are? Yes, I do.

And I could really use your help getting them.

Please. Just help me.

I'm so close.

Fine. Fine. Let's put him back downstairs.

Okay.

Okay.

He takes the laptop home with him every night, so we don't have much time. Is

the basement going to keep Merrick secure for long enough?

I hope for our sake it does.

Good thing the group didn't mind us canceling last minute.

So you think that Rodney carries the video recordings around with him all

What better way to ensure no one gets their hands on them than if they're

with him?

Merrick himself said he never leaves evidence behind.

But how do you know it's the same laptop?

It looked identical to the one I saw in his office.

If I can open it and see a smiley face sticker on it, I'll know it's the right

one.

And then all I have to do is copy the files.

Take the whole laptop.

Then he'd know I had the evidence. I don't want to give him an advantage.

This is a wild plan.

Don't get me wrong, I love wild plans, but... This one is especially out there.

This is my last chance to get those recordings.

Do you really think it'll make a difference?

I am positive that Merrick will never see the inside of a jail cell, even with

the recordings.

This is going to put him away for a long time.

I promise you.

I better hurry before he leaves with that backpack.

Wait, are you sure you don't want me to come with you? No, I need you to keep a

lookout.

What?

I told you not to come back here!

I can't believe we got it.

That's the kind of fun you always have. We need to hang out more often.

Hey, I am taking this USB and Merrick straight to the cops first thing in the

morning.

You may need to spike his orange suit to get him to go with you willingly.

I think now I can convince him to do the right thing.

You're a good person, Karis.

How it goes.

Are you sure you don't want me to come in with you?

I can do this alone.

Rudy, what are you doing?

We both know that you're never going to convince this scumbag to cooperate and

go to the police. I'll go with you to the police. I swear on my life. What is

your life worth?

Even less than your word. Do the right thing, Kara.

Take me to the cops. Let them handle it. Please. Shut up. Shut up, will you?

Shut up.

Okay, what exactly is your plan here?

I'm going to make him disappear.

For real this time.

You can't be serious.

It is the only way that we can ensure that he gets what he deserves. It's not

for us to decide.

He has too much to answer for.

Even the harshest punishment.

Come on, that wouldn't be enough.

Please don't do this.

Okay, you are making a huge mistake.

You're a good person, Carys.

I really do think that.

And you're too good to deal with a scum like him.

Please don't.

Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop.

What happened? Would you?

I'm sorry,

Kirsten.

I have to do this.

were right?

Julie, what is going on?

Merrick, I need your phone.

Merrick, what is going on?

Now, you don't need to take your phone with me. With you? Where?

I don't want to get you involved.

What? Get what?

I'm already involved.

I'm gonna have to call the cops later, okay? And my phone got smashed.

Smashed? The cops.

You have blood all over you again.

You need to tell me the whole story. I don't have time, okay? I have to go.

Well, then I'm coming with you. No, it's too dangerous.

All the more reason for you not to go alone.

Fine.

I'll explain another way.

I gotta go.

Hey, Karis.

You still up?

I signed the client in record time, so I came on early to celebrate.

Honey?

Detective, it's John Pollock. I just came home. My wife's missing.

And there's blood on the floor.

I dare you to take him here.

We need to approach the situation just right.

Do the right thing.

What if you can't?

I have to.

I will ask you again.

Do you feel any remorse for the hurt that you have caused, for the lives that

you have ruined?

So I hope that they should be thanking me.

Run in there.

Take it back.

She's going to kill him. Yeah, if we don't stop her.

Can't you just walk in there?

She's about to boil over.

If things sound like they're starting to get crazy, then call the cops.

Fuck me.

Okay.

It doesn't matter if you regret what you did.

This will end the same for you either way.

He cares.

Get this psychopath away from me.

That's rich coming from you.

Just stop.

Why should I stop?

He never did.

This is not the way for you to get the justice you deserve.

And what do you suggest?

I let the system handle it? Yes, exactly.

The statute of limitations has expired on what he did to me.

None of the women from the group are going to come forward with you.

No one is going to give us... The justice that we deserve. I have to take

all of us. What about the evidence that we have?

This.

This is going to put him away.

Even if they accept that evidence.

We have to go through the trial.

Reliving every trauma over and over again. More than we already do every

I know the system fails so many.

But if we stick together and we support each other through it, he will be held

accountable.

And then we can heal.

But he won't suffer like we have.

I need to make him suffer.

I'm not going to let you. Harris, I don't want to hurt you again. So don't.

Let all the hurting stop.

Get away from him.

Don't do anything stupid.

It's Rodney, right?

It doesn't matter.

Look, I know you've crossed a lot of lines for this man.

Don't let murder be one of them.

If you just leave right now, it's like you were never here.

Okay, stop protecting him and he'll go down alone.

Don't listen to Rodney. They got the recordings.

So that's why you're at the clinic sneaking around.

Exactly. If they know the cops were both going down to finish this.

I guess I may have to kill you both.

Tie him up.

It's clear now what we have to do.

I think we've gone far enough.

Give me your phone and I'll call the police.

We need to kill them both.

No, no, no. Please, please don't do this.

It's not too late to call the cop.

We can explain everything.

I'm not worried about our punishment. I'm more concerned with theirs. And it's

the type of punishment that cops can't provide.

It's not up to us to get our own justice.

Don't you see?

This, this is, it's like fate brought me here.

After running from him in my mind for more than ten years, here he is.

Yeah.

Let him be the one to rot in jail.

Okay, for a long time, I promise you.

I've researched the conviction rates for people like him.

He needs to never have the opportunity to do this again.

Not a chance to be out of bail, not the chance of early parole. He needs to stop

existing. No!

Did you hear that?

I know you don't. I... What?

You're Julia.

Right?

Yeah.

Julia.

I remember all my favorite patients.

I don't remember you at all.

You sure?

The beautiful Julia.

I remember you.

2013.

Warm spring day.

You don't remember that?

Julia.

What's he talking about?

So you sexually assaulted me.

Come on. Look at me. You remember me, don't you?

I guess you just don't matter.

Like any of your survivors.

I matter to everyone.

Nobody forgets me. The life I give them.

You're just a delusional little... Shut up!

Get off me!

No,

go, go, go! Don't let him get away!

Bree!

Down on the ground!

On your knees!

Hands behind your head.

Somebody go check inside.

Cass.

Don't let her see us.

We all are, Gil.

We tracked Julia's phone.

I came home to surprise you. I saw the blood and... The rape.

Everything's all right now?

Merrick's saying that you can find him in your home for days.

Don't say anything without a lawyer, Carris.

I can't have people taking the law into their own hands.

I understand.

But we can be lenient in our charges, particularly in unique cases like these.

Between you, me, and the trees, you could plead down to a misdemeanor.

See nothing more than house arrest.

You should talk to your lawyer.

Thank you, Detective.

Oh, and we found a USB stick in Merrick's pocket.

Those are the video recordings of his assault.

I just wish I managed to get a confession, too.

I did.

I don't remember you at all.

You were playing him.

I think you're going to have all the evidence you need against Merrick now.

You're the brave one.

We find the defendant guilty.