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- Previously on Burden of Truth.
- The field was poisoned by Matheson Steel.

They don't want it
to be the Mill

- and they are not going to be rational.
- Have a nice day.

Losing Steve was hard
on all of us, especially you.

I need to know if the people
who chewed the gum are related.

- She deserves to know.
- Not until I have evidence, Billy.

- [door chime]
- Hey, guys.

Your father sent me, Jo,
and we're not here to win.

We're here to destroy you.

Dr. Williams gets here
in an hour.

Once he can link the girl's symptoms to
the benzene, we're off to the races.

You're worried about
this frivolous lawsuit charge

from CTS?

If we lose tomorrow,
their next move is to sue me.

I know this isn't
what you signed up for:

going up against
your old law firm.

I should have known
that my father wouldn't let me

get away so easily.

Billy, is that...?

♪♪♪

[theme music]

Is anything missing?

My laptop.

And my trial strategy
for the case.

I map it out
on a yellow legal pad.

Yeah, looks like
boys being boys.

We had a pipe
thrown through our window,

and we've received
death threats.

Still just "boys being boys"?

Not much we can do...

but give you
a copy of the report.

Can you think of anyone
who might want to do this?

CTS.

- Who's that?
- My old law firm.

Law firm that breaks the law.
It's indictable.

Yeah, but we'll never
catch them.

- They're not sloppy like that.
- I'll snoop around,

- ask some questions.
- Yeah, you'll need

to get a locksmith in.
Stewart's pretty good.

Possibly still sober.
Let's all have a good day now.

You really think
CTS brought goons to Millwood?

Why bother when they can just

roll into the Boot and "suggest"

that Billy Crawford deserves
what he has coming?

- [sighing]
- I never would have thought

- people here would go for that.
- People everywhere go for that.

It's called crappy human nature.

Looks like
I'm interrupting something.

I'm afraid to ask what.

Yeah, we had a bit
of a break-in.

Ah, sheesh, Joanna,
you've only been here 5 minutes.

- Oh, what can I say?
- Billy Crawford.

- Calvin Williams. - Thank you
for coming on such short notice.

Yeah, of course.
♪♪♪

Well, let's not waste time.

Where are the girls?

Hey, guys.
This is Dr. Williams.

- Oh, please, call me Cal.
- Great, another doctor.

[Williams sighing]

You have every right
to be frustrated,

and I know you're desperate
for answers,

but before I make a proper
diagnosis, I'm gonna need to

- speak to each of you one on one.
- So, this is therapy?

It's a neuropsychological assessment
of your psychogenic movement disorder.

- Yeah, it's what I said.
- [girl chuckling]

OK, I'm ready to start
if that's all right.

- Yes.
- Why don't we start with you.

Hmm?
♪♪♪

Follow me.

When did your symptoms
first start?

Right after
the vaccine clinic.

It was just my hands at first,
and then it got worse...

and worse.

But you hid your symptoms?

Why?

Full...

Full-ride soccer
scholarship to McGill.

Didn't want to blow that.

Yeah. I don't blame you.

Was there anything else
going on at school?

Molly?

This is a safe space.

People were talking a lot.

What were they talking about?

- What do you mean?
- The kids at school,

what was on everyone's mind?

Steve died.

Everyone was talking
about that, I guess.

- Steve?
- Star athlete.

He was warm, cute.

You know, that guy.

I understand.

Must have been hard to lose
someone like that.

Everyone was in shock,
you know?

Because of how.

How?

Ummm...

how what?

How did Steve Magnus die?

♪♪♪

So?

- [phone ringing]
- Well, as I suspected,

speaking with the girls
has given me the full picture.

Great. We'll get
your affidavit today,

and we'll be ready
for court tomorrow.

I'm sorry, Joanna,
but the full picture doesn't

indicate benzene poisoning.
♪♪♪

- What are you talking about?
- I believe the girls

- are suffering from conversion disorder.
- What's that?

It's a psychological reaction
to trauma.

- You say it's in their heads?
- He says we don't have a case.

You don't.
But we may have a cure.

You were supposed
to link the benzene

to the girls' symptoms,
not come up with a new theory.

This is a clear case of a close-knit
community of girls responding lock-step

- to a shared trauma.
- I can't believe this.

I'm sorry, Joanna, but it's a
textbook psychological response.

- PTSD, mass hysteria...
- My niece is not hysterical.

In most cases, psychological stress
presents as physical symptoms.

We'll get you
on the next plane out.

- Thank you for taking the time.
- I can treat these girls.

It's what I do,
I just need a few days.

A lawsuit is only gonna make
things more stressful for them.

You're making a big mistake.

We won't be able to find
a new medical expert

before tomorrow.

We have a great trial strategy

so let's just stick to the plan.

We'll just have to make do
with the local doctor.

We'll try to rebuild
our case notes from memory

and whatever's left
of our office.

There's nothing
to this cure, right?

Billy,

we found toxic barrels
in the girls' athletic field.

- Amanda never played sports. - That
doesn't mean she wasn't on the field.

[sighing]

Don't lose heart
on me now, Counselor.

[birds singing]
[dog barking]

Oof! Mom, we're out
of eggs again.

And milk.

And everything
except for Sriracha.

Well, that's what happens

when you sue the place
that used to pay me:

work dries up
and so do the groceries.

Lucky for you...

...I have some savings.
♪ Dun dun nun naaa ♪

Scratch tickets?

All winners.

17 dollars.

It's gonna last us
half a day, Mom.

Great job. - Should have thought about
that before you took on the Mill.

Mom, you know,
I'm just trying to help Molly.

Yeah. You don't even care who
else you hurt in the process.

Who taught you that? Hmm?

Because it sure
as hell wasn't me.

[door chime]

Oh! What happened here?

Someone broke in.

And did some fab redecorating.

- Sorry.
- Are you moving in?

- What's with the bag?
- Uh, no, I, um...

I need a break from my mom.

What are you looking for?

There are some backup CT scans
that we did in one of these boxes.

- Let me help.
- Thanks.

I ran away once.

I'm 18, it's not running away.

- Hmm...
- It's not.

I was 10, maybe 11.

My parents were fighting and
I got sick of it, so I took off.

My mom found me
a couple of hours later

holed up
in Ms. Gamache's backyard.

- [guffawing]
- Was she pissed?

♪♪♪
More scared.

She started crying,
so I started crying.

And then she made me dumplings
and taught me

how to use chopsticks
for the rest of the day.

I still can't use those.
I always ask for a fork.

Well, took me
all afternoon to learn.

She was, uh,

she was so patient.

Said that chopsticks work best
when they're together.

♪♪♪

- A DNA test, is this what you're
looking for? - No, that's not it.

- Oh! Uhhh, what about this one?
- Yeah, that's it.

Nice work.

[Luna sighing]

Where are you going?

I gotta find
my other chopstick.

You know, you don't have to
come if you don't feel like it.

You said it was important
for me to be seen in court.

- Sympathy and all that.
- Right.

The most important thing is
that you take care of yourself.

That's what you're here for.
You're not just my lawyer;

you're also my bodyguard.

And my chauffeur.

- Will I have to take the stand?
- No, this hearing

is to determine whether we have
the grounds to bring a lawsuit.

- And if not?
- If not, my father gets

to sue us for frivolous charges.

- One thing at a time.
- I'm gonna start

by presenting our timeline,
then throw the medical expert.

Joanna, I know Judge Anders,

let me present.

You don't know CTS like I do.

And they don't know me
from Billy Idol.

- [Molly chuckling]
- They'll know

all your moves.

Fine. But if you get into
trouble, I'm bailing you out.

They're gonna try
and get in your head.

Ignore them. Stay focused
on the judge. Eye on the prize.

Here goes nothing.

♪♪♪

All rise.

The Honourable
Francine Anders presiding.

The counsellors Alan Christie,
Ryan Saunders

representing Matheson Steel.

Counsellors Joanna Hanley

and William Crawford
representing Molly Ross.

I see you're wearing the same suit
you wore on Freehorn vs. Metcalf.

That's right.
It's my lucky suit.

All luck runs out.

Your Honour,
we have a last-minute expert

- to add to defense.
- There's no call

for experts or witnesses.
Save that for trial.

We motion to strike the claim

due to the prosecution's

dishonest representation
of the facts.

Counselor Crawford,
did you submit a false claim?

- I would never do that.
- We have evidence to the contrary.

If you're telling the truth,
then you have nothing to fear.

Counselor, bring in your expert.

They won't let us take an inch
without a fight.

Welcome to the show.

[door opening]
♪♪♪

♪♪♪

Rangers Pawn Shop was a
negative on the Hanley computer.

- Did you find anything?
- Thought I told you to drop it.

Uh, no, you said
it was a waste of time.

Now, I'm telling you.
Drop it.

Uh, it was the start
of senior year.

I was finally supposed to make the
varsity volleyball team, but then...

It's like this burst

of lightning up my spine.

I can't do anything to stop it.

This patient is one of
four girls from the little town

of Cottonhead
about two hours from here.

She presented with unexplained
tremors, seizures and fainting.

- No one knew why.
- And how long

- had she been like this?
- About two years.

But once I diagnosed her
with conversion disorder,

we had it under control
in a matter of months.

The second I met Molly Ross,

I knew we were dealing
with the exact same thing.

Your Honour, the doctor barely
met with them for 10 minutes

before snapping
to this conclusion.

Your Honor, he met with them
for over an hour

after extensive analysis
of the medical records.

And where did you get
those medical records?

- From our office?
- I don't like

what you're insinuating,
Counselor.

Gentlemen, this is
a courtroom, not a bar.

- Please behave accordingly.
- Your Honour, we removed

toxic barrels
from the girls' athletic field.

Excuse me. To be more specific,

it was actually the defense's own waste
management team that removed the barrels.

The motion to dismiss
is unfounded

as we believe...
we believe they lack

- sufficient documentation to...
- Counselor Hanley,

do you have something you'd like
to share with the class?

Your Honour, the defense
has not released their response

to the prosecution.
Considering the lack

of documentation involved,

there is no reason
to withhold this testimony,

unless they are trying
to limit our access

to a flawed argument.

Despite your bad manners,

I agree.

Counselor Crawford,
if I give you the weekend

to examine
the defense's response,

- will that work for you?
- Yes, Your Honour.

Then, we'll resume
Monday morning.

Looks like you're gonna
be here for a while.

I hope you brought another suit.
[indistinct chatter]

You're trying
to win a lawsuit;

- I'm trying to cure these girls.
- Oh, please.

If Molly's symptoms go on
untreated, they'll only get worse.

We need to find every paper
he's ever written

on conversion disorder
and find a way to debunk it.

There's a cure?

It's just a trial strategy.

It's meant to throw doubt
on the prosecution's story.

You're sure there's
no truth to it?

Hmm, come on.
♪♪♪

Doctor.

Are you serious about this cure?

- What's the catch?
- There's no catch.

- This is about your niece's health.
- You guys talking about me?

What are you doing for dinner?

I thought you'd never ask.

Aaah... I love this spot.

Sometimes, I talk my kids
into coming here

"for the best catch
of the season."

You lie to your kids?

On a daily basis.

And just because no one's
ever caught anything here

doesn't mean no one ever will.

Besides, a little disappointment

is good for them.
Builds character.

You're sure you have
a psychology degree?

Oh yeah. Test me.

Transference, projection,

everything pretty much
comes back to your mother.

OK.

Then tell me this, Freud:

how do I debunk
conversion disorder?

Debunking a legitimate
psychological disorder

in one evening?
We may need more wine for that.

There's got to be some way
to get them off our back.

The human brain is so complex,

we're only beginning
to understand its potential.

And what happened
in Millwood is so rare.

That's why it went
undiagnosed for so long.

But it's also very exciting.

Yeah, it's a real treat.

So you're saying
it's all in Molly's head?

Absolutely.

I'm not faking it.

Conversion disorder
affects the brain.

Brain's in the head.

All right, let's pretend

that Molly does have
this conversion disorder.

What could you
actually do to help?

I can help you
get your power back.

- How?
- Well, the brain

has incredible influence
over the body.

Right now, you're just
out of rhythm, that's all.

Right.

Close your eyes.

- Is she getting sleepy?
- I'm gonna need silence

- for this to work.
- Just let me try this, OK?

You're alone
in a movie theatre.

[soft music]

It's silent.

You smell burnt butter,

spilled soda.
Do you "see" that?

The lights are
beginning to fade.

Look up at the screen,
there's a line down the middle,

and you're up there
on the screen.

Do you see yourself?

You're twitching.

Put yourself on the left side
of that line.

Keep yourself there.

Don't worry about the twitching.

Just look at yourself
left of that line.

♪♪♪

Now focus on the right side
of that line.

The emptiness.

Negative space.

Focus there.

See the abyss,

the nothingness.

[soft, hopeful piano music]

There must be something
I can dig up on Williams.

Everybody has a dirty secret
they don't want found.

I thought that's why you quit:
to get away from the dirty tricks.

You're right.

I know where all the bodies
are buried.

I don't have to get Williams
if I can get Alan.

That's not what I meant.

My father is hell bent
on making an example of me;

I can't fight that kind
of ambition with principles.

Maybe...

but it sounds like

mutually assured destruction.

Maybe you're right.
Old habits...

Yeah.

[soft music playing]

Are we gonna talk
about dinner tonight or...?

I'm gonna need loads
of therapy from growing up here,

so I may as well start now.

I just think it's a bad idea

to let him into your mind.

He seems super sketch.
[song with indistinct lyrics]

- OK, say you're dying of thirst.
- OK.

Would you follow the Devil
to water in the desert?

I'm sorry, Reverend,

what the hell was that?

- I'm serious!
- I think

- you're still hypnotized.
- Shut up.

You know, all those plans we
made to go to Montreal together?

Mm-hmm?

I still wanna be the doctor.

I wanna help other athletes
get back on the field,

and I could work the Olympics.

That doesn't just go away
because I'm sick.

♪♪♪

Oh, day drinking,
such a delight.

Haha!

- Ah?
- Uhhh...

What are you
trouble makers up to?

- Good night, Owen.
- Thanks for coming.

I can't have Millwood's favourite guidance
counselor arrested for a DUI on my watch.

I can think of worse things
than being cuffed

in your back seat.
[Diane laughing]

[faint clattering]

[ominous music]

[screaming and grunting]

♪♪♪

"21E 7AB."

[panting]

♪♪♪

[siren]

Heard you put a BOLO out
on a plate.

Yeah. Hanley got
a good look.

So, you got anything?

Are you still messing around

with this, uh, Hanley break-in?

Break-in escalated
to an assault.

So... we got anything?

You know, dispatch said
those plates don't exist,

so maybe you wrote it
down wrong.

We all make mistakes.

Haha!

Settlement offer?

I saw some kids playing
hopscotch on the way here,

but all I could think about
was how kid Joanna probably

spent her time making sure
the squares were regulation.

You remember that last case
we did with Williams?

- Mm-hmm.
- Our case was in shambles

until Williams saved us with that
flawless story on the stand.

Where did that come from?
Was that us?

We choose experts who will tell
us what we need all the time.

- And then those experts take an oath to tell the truth.
- We don't get

emotionally involved,
it clouds your judgement.

You sent people to my office
to take my notes.

- I had nothing to do with that.
- To my hotel, and you tell me

not to get emotionally involved?
[Alan sighing]

You're the one in the Mill
town who's suing the Mill.

I'm gonna prove to the judge
that Williams perjured himself

on the stand,
and that you and I coached him.

That would destroy
our careers.

Drop the motion to dismiss,

you know my application
is solid.

Nah.

There's no way you'd do that.

You love the law too much.

Watch me.

♪♪♪

Hey.

Where is she?

Gerrilynn. Hi.

- Luna hasn't been home.
- She's not with me.

I might see her later if
you want me to give a message?

[Gerrilynn]: Your lawsuit
is going to turn everyone

against her. This is our home.

[emotional music]

Luna's trying to do
the right thing. We all are.

And what would you know about
doing the right thing?

Where were you when she was
a baby and we had nothing?

She's a Spence.
Not a Hanley.

- Your dad made sure of that.
- My father isn't here.

I'm looking right at him.

Stay away from my daughter.

♪♪♪

[door chime]

Is this true?

I don't know.

You're the only person
who knows.

And my mom,

she's lied to me about this
my entire life.

Why didn't you just tell me?

I was trying to protect you

until I knew for sure.

- According to this...
- Don't!

[sighing]

If it's a no, then...

...Luna, then you aren't
my little sister.

But...

...either way,
there's no happy ending.

- Joanna, please.
- I'm sorry.

[sobbing]

Not as sorry as I am.

[door chime]

♪♪♪

I can't believe
Joanna didn't tell me.

And my mom... all these years...

Lou.

I don't even know
how I'm gonna look at her.

I'm so sorry.

♪♪♪

[sighing]

I always thought
I'd track my dad down,

and he'd be a total deadbeat.

Somehow, this is worse.

♪♪♪

He's already a dad,
just not to me.

- He doesn't deserve you.
- Yeah. Seems like

a real winner.

I guess I just wanted
to figure that out for myself.

I know my dad,
but I wish I didn't.

He disappears when I need him

and then he... shows up again

acting like dad of the year

when he needs something.

♪♪♪
ls this what family is?

People who lie to you
and leave you?

No, no, baby, no.

Someday you'll be
surrounded by family

who treat you
as well as you deserve.

I promise.

♪♪♪
Well, I'm running out

of relatives
who don't let me down.

Well, you have me and...

and you have Rose.

- You think I'm better off without him.
- I don't know.

I don't know,
but from the sounds of it,

Joanna probably would be.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

I'll handle the depositions.
You're too close to the girls.

The girls are not on trial,
this is their case.

They said something
to Williams to make him think

it was conversion disorder.
We need to get

to the bottom of it, fast.

When did the first tremors
start, Miss Ross?

Um, just after
the HPV vaccine clinic.

Is that after Steven Magnus
passed away?

Steve. But yeah.

- How did Steve die?
- Objection, relevance.

In a deposition, you have
to answer the questions.

She's just objecting
for the record.

We're gonna wait for a judge
to decide what's admissible.

Steve hung himself.

So Steve,

someone you were close with,
committed suicide,

and the tremors started
after that, right?

Yeah. That's right.

Mm-hmm.

Your witness.

Dr. Williams

thinks that the twitches
are all in your head?

Objection, misrepresentation
of defense.

He says that conversion disorder
can be treated through therapy.

And he says that
Steve Magnus killing himself

is what started all of this?

- Objection, hearsay.
- It's what he told you?

- Yes.
- Did you believe him?

He showed me how to control
my twitching, so...

You saw toxic barrels
get pulled out of the ground

at the girls' athletic field,
where you play soccer, correct?

- Yes.
- So when did you start

believing that you aren't sick,
that you're delusional?

Delusional? It's an involuntary tremor.
This is real to me.

But you believe
Williams is right,

- that this is all in your head?
- Objection. Badgering witness.

- Joanna...
- It's a yes or no question.

Remember you're under oath.

I don't know what I believe.

Did Dr. Williams coach you about
what to say in the deposition today?

- Objection!
- What is that supposed to mean?

Are you lying so that
Dr. Williams will treat you?

This is my life
we're talking about.

- All right, let's take a break.
- We're fine.

I insist.

[door closing]

If you don't have the stomach
for this, then go home

- and get out of my way.
- The stomach for what?

Harassing victims
in cross-examination?

I have evidence
from my CTS days

that could get Alan disbarred

and Williams sent back home

for a major inquiry of his own.

Isn't that the sort of tidbit

you share with your co-counsel?

The evidence
incriminates you too.

These girls are sick,

Williams is lying.
I'm gonna put a stop to this!

We're supposed to be a team.

What if it's not a lie?

- We know it's the field.
- Amanda doesn't play sports.

Williams has been successfully
treating girls just like this.

I saw him coach Molly
to stop twitching.

♪♪♪
When?

Last night. At dinner.

[scoffing]

Some team.

Get out of my way.

Joanna.

Steve Magnus was my boyfriend.

We were together since, uh...

grade ten.

He died months ago,

but you only started presenting
with symptoms last week.

[sniggering]

Yeah, well, I guess
I was just, uh,

in denial.

Everyone cried when we buried
him, and then they just went

back to their normal lives,
but, uh...

I just couldn't.

You know, he used to wait
for me at my locker

every payday with a rose.

- That's very sweet.
- Yeah.

Yeah, no, he was just

the sweetest... person.

And you know after,
we'd walk down to Lucy's

and we'd grab some fries, and...

and then walk to the edge
of the town and...

And now even when I walk
past my locker,

- it's just, it's...
- It's OK, Amanda,

- we don't have to.
- It's just hard to breathe.

And everywhere I go, I see him.

And all I can think about is how
much he must have been suffering.

And... all I can think about

is how much he's suffering now.

I'm not sure I follow.

You know...

Suicide is a ticket to hell.

And he was such a good person,

he was just a good person,
and I...

I tried, but I... just...

I couldn't reach him.

♪♪♪

I failed him.

[crying]
I failed him.

All right, that's enough.

Thank you, Amanda.

♪♪♪

Dr. Williams, are you ready?

Take a seat.

[Alan clearing his throat]

Alright. State your name
for the record, please.

Dr. Calvin Williams.

When did it occur to you
that the girls in Millwood

were suffering
from conversion disorder?

When I met them
at the hospital.

It was clear they were suffering
a trauma-induced psychosis.

Was it clear when you came to Millwood
or did you have your suspicions before?

I had my suspicions,

but I never make

a diagnosis without knowing
all the evidence.

Did that evidence include
a phone call from CTS last week?

Objection. Dr. Williams
is not on trial.

You're saying
that I set you up?

When you phoned me
and asked me to come here,

I only ever had
the girls' recovery in mind.

Can you say the same thing?

Are you done, Counselor?

[sighing]

[clearing her throat]

No further questions.

Excuse me.

Joanna. Wait.

It's over. Enjoy your cure.

I'm sorry that got
so out of hand.

At least we have Dr. Williams.

Consolation prize.

Is that what you want?

I don't know.
Just knowing what it is,

and that it has a name
gives me hope.

And I forgot
what that feels like.

Let's just go into this
with eyes open, OK?

I'm not convinced
Williams is on our side.

But he came to Millwood
to be on our side.

What if he had just left town
when you told him to?

Right now, his theory
is the only thing keeping

- the case from moving forward.
- I know,

but the case was about
getting me help, right?

Yeah. Case closed.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

[door chime]

♪♪♪

So this is really it.

My father told me there was
no case here from day one,

but I was too busy
trying to prove

I wasn't him to hear it.

You're nothing like him.

Clearly.

I lost.

You could have destroyed Alan
to win the case yesterday...

...but you didn't.

See you around, Billy.

[door chime]

[piano music]

♪♪ Hands and hearts ♪

♪ Whispered playings ♪

♪ These are the parts ♪

♪ And not the answers ♪

♪ Planting our dreams ♪

♪ To see what grows ♪

♪ But building walls
around the things we want ♪

- It's a nice spot.
- ♪ But building walls ♪

Molly told me
where to find you.

You need some emergency
filing or something?

- ♪ And I love our home ♪
- It's not why I'm here.

- ♪ We made them flesh and blood ♪
- My mom always had to work

so hard to keep us afloat.

We never got
enough time together.

♪ Two warm souls ♪

When I started
working for you,

I forgot that things
weren't perfect.

I finally had a purpose.

- ♪ And I love our home ♪
- That doesn't have to stop.

You're gonna be a great lawyer.

♪ Oooh oooh oooooh ♪

I can't work with you

if we're not honest
with each other.

♪ Ooh ooh ooooooh ♪

♪ Yeah yeah ♪

Luna, the case
is dead in the water.

- I came to say goodbye.
- ♪ And I love our home ♪

Cut and run.

The Hanley way.

I guess my mom
was right about you.

- ♪ If I had strong walls ♪
- I guess so.

So be different.

♪ Two warm souls ♪

It's too late for me
to start over.

- ♪ And I love our home ♪
- Says who, Joanna? Stay.

♪ And I love our home ♪♪

[theme music]

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