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Previously on Wild Cards

You're really gonna make me say it?

Oh yeah

Fine, I need you Max

Do you have it? Maybe I can get forensics to lift a print off of it

You guys have so many rules

We're in this together, but here's the difference

You'll do whatever is needed to get what you want

He has to play by the rules

I just need to get through this

Get my desk job back

And then she's gone, out of my life, forever

Yeah, I don't understand

Oh, it's really not that hard to understand

Well, it doesn't make any sense, therefore I don't understand

Whoa, Scrappy, Scrappy, what's going on?

We were in the car, I was thirsty, okay?

And he wouldn't give me a sip of his water

Why not, Alice?

Yeah, why not?

Because then you get your lip gloss on and I don't want to drink from it, it's gross

Does it matter?

My lip gloss?

What's going on?

Their honeymoon phase is officially over

We never had a honeymoon

What honeymoon phase?

They got the seven year itch, except they did it in seven weeks

You never listen to me

You never think things through

You two are spending too much time together

We take regular breaks from each other or else we go crazy

We go crazy

You two need a break

Yes, that would be great

Too bad, you're out

Dr. Sophie is dead?

Who's Dr. Sophie?

Dr. Sophie Fernwood

She's written three self-help bestsellers, has a hit podcast, and an upcoming TV special

According to her website, Dr. S has helped millions of people find grounded in long-lasting happiness through the lens of gratitude and emotional authenticity

What a load of malarkey

You're not into therapy, I take it?

Therapists are the lowest of low on the con artist ladder

They're not con artists, Max, they're doctors

They burrow into your mind and toy with your thoughts, all for the purpose of making a profit

That's a con artist

Yeah, they gotta make a living just like any other doctor, but their purpose is to help people

Have you ever had therapy?

Yeah

Did it help?

It's...

See, because you're not a teapot

A teapot?

According to Bruce Lee, in order to have a strong mind, it has to be like water, shapeless, formless

Put water into a teapot, it turns into a teapot

Therapists try to turn you into teapots

But you and me, my friend, we cannot be molded or manipulated

We are not teapots

I have no idea what you just said

You ever get tired of that?

Because I'll never get tired of that

So this is what therapy buys, huh?

It's what three bestsellers and a lot of gullible people buy

5.5 mil

That's my guess

Make that 6 mil

There's gotta be at least $500,000 in cash just in this pool

6.5 mil

I'm not gonna lie, I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

I've never seen that much money in my life

Everyone's a little punchy today

Today was supposed to be my day off

But my colleague had a travel emergency

As always

No respect

I hear that

When did she die?

Last night, sometime between 8pm and midnight

Blunt force trauma to the temple

The blow caused an internal hemorrhage

She was dead when she hit the water

Any signs of a struggle? None that I can see

Forensics couldn't find a murder weapon

You got any ideas?

I saw a really sharp edge

Maybe something that the killer grabbed at the last moment

I'll let you know if I find anything

Okay, thanks

No sign of forced entry, no sign of a struggle

She had to have known the killer

We found a safe upstairs, totally untouched

Same with all of her loose jewelry

A lot of high-end stuff there

So it wasn't a robbery?

The question is

What was with all the cash in the pool?

Ma'am, you can't come in here

I need to get inside

This is an active crime scene

I know, I'm Daphne, Dr. Sophie's business manager

So you're her business manager and her emergency contact

She doesn't have any family or friends?

Her clients and fans are colleagues

We're her family

Why was it you needed to get in here?

I need her laptop, her latest book is on it

Dream Interpretation, it'll be huge

Any one of these people could steal it

When the laptop's found, it'll be taken to evidence

So I can assure you nothing's going to be stolen off of it

Out of curiosity, how much would a

leaked copy of one of those books go for?

She got a million dollar advance for it

Gotcha

Hey guys, we need to find that laptop

Stat!

Max

When was the last time you saw her?

A few days ago, at the Fernwood

The Fernwood?

It's the wellness center Sophie opened a couple of years ago

The physical embodiment of her life's work

The Fernwood has therapists who specialize in several types of treatments

She wanted to create a place where people could work on their issues through multiple disciplines

So multiple therapists tell you how messed up you are instead of just one?

What was her mood like last time you saw her?

Not great actually

She was anxious, distracted

Oh my god

Is everything alright?

All three of her books just shot to the top of the bestseller lists

Again

Now she's on the list of bestsellers

I'm so sorry

I'm so sorry

I'm so sorry

We're on the top of the bestseller lists

Again

Now you understand how important it is that book not be leaked

Sales will be off the charts

That sounded terrible, didn't it?

Yeah

I'm sorry

I still can't believe this is happening

Is there anything else?

I need to get back to the Fernwood

People started calling as soon as the news broke

We're holding a gathering so we can grieve together

A lot of people are going to feel very lost without her

Right

Last question

Where were you last night?

I was on a red-eye flight back from a publishing conference in London

I landed at 6 this morning

I still have the boarding pass on my phone

I'll take a look at that

Who's going to be at this gathering?

Friends, clients, co-workers

Here it is

Okay, you're free to go

Thank you

Show her out

So if everyone who's close to her is going to be there

Maybe the murderer will be there too

You know the most interesting thing about what she said is what she didn't say

I mean yeah, she's Dr. Sophie's emergency contact

But she never once spoke about their friendship

Did you notice that?

Lots of people who work together don't get along

Here, maybe we can learn something from The Lighthouse Inside

Did you steal that?

She had like 50 copies

I don't know

I'm not sure

She had like 50 copies

This isn't evidence

Okay, there was still sealed inside the box

Oh, this one's signed

This is probably worth something now

Why did you take that?

These people just lost their pied piper, which means they're vulnerable

Vulnerable people want to talk

So we just need to speak their language

For example

All of your life, you've been told that you're the storm

You are the hurricane

When in fact, you are The Lighthouse

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

It means that I am The Lighthouse

And you are the dark storm

Don't you ever read self-help books?

Do I look like I read self-help books?

So when you're going through it, who do you talk to?

Nobody, I guess

Well, there has to be someone

Mark

What?

You talk to Mark, don't you?

I do not talk to my cat

It makes so much sense now

You are the dark storm

Yeah, you know, now that I say it out loud

You sound kind of insane

Oh, me insane, yeah

This coming from the woman who thinks she's a lighthouse

Okay

So many feels going on here

Lots of people, too

Any idea who we should talk to?

I'd start with Joan

Our cognitive behavioral therapist

She knew Sophie the longest

I still can't believe she's gone

I know

I don't believe I've introduced myself

My name is Maxine

And this is my husband, Colton

Hi

Hi

Were you two close?

Very. We met in college

Then I was the first therapist

That she hired here

Any idea who could have done something like this?

No

Everybody loves Sophie

She was a light to so many

Oh my stars

Sorry, my wife's just really upset, you know

Wendell Collins?

Hi

Would you mind if I get your autograph?

Not the time, honey

I'm sure he doesn't mind

Sorry, who are you?

Wendell Collins, Anchorman, Channel 14 News

Sorry, I don't really watch a lot of television

Are you saying I watch too much TV?

Sorry to interrupt

Wendell, you're still okay to speak first?

Yes, I can do it. I'm Sophie

He could have been the killer

You're asking for autographs?

You're always so suspicious

Yeah, I'm a detective

I'm clearly a fan

Everyone

Hi

Thank you for coming

We lost someone who changed

All our lives

And the lives of millions around the world

A lot of you asked to say a few words

So let's start with one of Dr. Sophie's closest friends

Our own Wendell Collins

Wendell

Wendell

Hi

He's a lot better on TV

Um

I

Wendell

Everything you learned from Sophie

Is still inside you

Just

Speak your truth

I

I

Killed

I killed Dr. Sophie Fernwood

Maybe not such a fan

I killed Dr. Sophie Fernwood

I went over to her house, we argued

I hit her on the head, she fell into the pool

I killed her

And why did you kill Dr. Fernwood?

Maybe he needs a teleprompter

Okay, can you tell us how you killed Dr. Fernwood?

I went over to her house

We argued, I hit her, she fell into the pool

I killed her

Look, Mr. Collins, we understand that you confessed to the murder

But we're gonna need more details than that

I killed Dr. Sophie Fernwood

I went over to her house, we argued

And I hit her and she fell into the pool

I killed her

Yeah, I say it's drugs

These local news types, they get into some wild stuff

I've been to a couple industry parties

I got stories

Nobody's got time for your stories, Yates

Okay, speak for yourself

Tell me over drinks?

Maybe, I'll think about it

Okay, focus, you two

You're looking for Dr. Sophie or the other way around?

We saw the doc's house, she didn't need the money

Let's check Wendell's financials while we're checking hers

I bet you Hendy's faking it

He does the deed, confesses, fleeds crazy

And then he gets off

We've seen it before

But one thing we're missing is motive

Let's form one him

A couple days in the psych ward should help with whatever this is

In the meantime, let's go talk to the last person he was with

I don't know what's going on

He was fine yesterday

Nothing seem to be bothering him lately?

I'm his producer, we um

We talk work, we don't talk

That's what his therapist is for

Was for

Okay, but you did have dinner with him the night Dr. Sophie was killed

Dinner with Wendell is

Him eating a steak while I take notes

We left Loggington's around 8.30

But I'm pretty sure he went out for drinks after

And we tracked his credit card to a lounge in Westboro

Which is in the complete opposite direction of Dr. Sophie's house

What was he seeing Dr. S for?

This show's done for anyway

Wendell was seeing her for his anxiety

He started to trip up at the news desk

Before long he could barely talk in front of other people

Wow, with a voice as smooth as Tennessee whiskey

Popular newscaster Wendell Collins was afraid of public speaking?

Was there any indication that Dr. Sophie was threatening to expose Wendell's condition?

Maybe to his boss?

That would explain the money at the crime scene

Wendell's paying through his nose for two divorces

No way did he have hush money

I don't know

I don't know

I don't know

There's no way he had hush money

What's this?

Wendell's mantra. He says that before every broadcast

Has Wendell had any mental breakdowns in the past?

Thanks for your help

I think we're done

Max, no we're not

He didn't do it. He's innocent

So now you're not talking to me?

You can't just do that

Why would she lie about that?

Well, Wendell's innocent, so yeah, interview finito

Just because Jane said his whereabouts were accounted for?

Why would she lie about that?

I don't know. Sometimes people lie, Max

That's why you don't just cut an interview short

Besides, you didn't even tell me why you think Wendell's innocent

Because of the other clue that we got

Well, I got, but we're a team, so

But everything you're even talking about

David's latent fear of public speaking

Comes from the perception that being watched

Is an existential threat

Okay, so Dr. Sophie has a client named David

Who also has a fear of public speaking

What's your point?

Dr. Sophie uses real case studies

She's just changing their names

His personalized mantra, "This is who I am, this is what I do"

Alleviated much of his anxiety

So Dr. Sophie was writing about Wendell

Wendell as David

Oh wait, there's more

The final ingredient in David's treatment plan doesn't work on everyone

But David was highly responsive to hypnosis

So Wendell Collins was hypnotized

Hypnotized?

Into confessing to Dr. Sophie's murder

How is hypnosis an alibi?

That's not even a thing

It's yet another way therapists manipulate the mind

It's all a trick

There's no trick

It's just a state of relaxation or focus

Pretty effective in pain control, stress relief

And a healthy component of substance abuse treatment plans

What?

My mom's a psychoanalyst

Cool, I didn't know that

Wouldn't kill you to ask me about my personal life sometimes

Psych called, confirmed that Collins was hypnotized

Into confessing to the murder

Did I really say that?

I'm afraid so

But the psychiatrist we brought in has broken you, your hypnotic state

Says it's very likely you won't remember much

This is disastrous

My career is over

Oh I don't know

I didn't know you made headline news on your own network

I heard ratings were through the roof

Your producer said you two had a dinner meeting the night of the murder

We spoke to the restaurant

And they also confirmed that the two of you were there until 8.30pm

And then you went for drinks afterwards, alone

And stayed there until past midnight

Also confirmed

So we know you didn't kill Dr. Sophie

Of course I didn't kill Dr. Sophie

I would never hurt her

Someone wants us to believe you did

Who would want to set me up?

Well that's what we'd like to know

Did you find the other therapists while at the center?

As a matter of fact I went through several

Arts therapy, play therapy

Outdoors therapy

And nothing took?

My fault really

Someone whose job is communicating to millions of people

Has a fear of public speaking

I was embarrassed to even ask for help

I was terrified that if the truth got out I would be fired

I'm not proud of myself

But sometimes

That fear and anxiety

Make me lash out at people

At other therapists?

When I get angry I know I can be vicious

Cutting

I'm still working on it

I now know that my anger is a defense mechanism

But I don't blame any of them

Dr. Sophie

Was the only one that stuck with me

Without her

Well I owe her my life

Did any of the other therapists use hypnosis in their treatments?

No, just Dr. Sophie

And to your recollection nobody else was trying to hypnotize you?

No

But then he wouldn't remember, would he?

No, not if it was a part of the hypnotic suggestion

The lover killed Dr. Sophie also framed Wendell Collins

Alright so if we find the hypnotist we find the killer

Not just anybody can hypnotize somebody like that

It takes a trained professional

There's lots of them at the Fernwood

We just gotta figure out which one hated Dr. Sophie enough to kill her

Okay you two, saddle up

For what?

You're going for therapy

Okay let's run down our stories

Okay, I'm a cop, my dad was a cop

These therapists can sniff out a lie a mile away

You gotta stay close to the truth

But just look at the details

You're not a cop, you're a cardiothoracic surgeon

Just like your father was

My father is an entrepreneur, not a con man

Okay, how do you know that?

I've been working with him for a while

I'm not a con man

I'm a therapist

I'm a therapist

I'm a therapist

You're a con man

Okay, how did we meet?

We met five years ago, you saw me in a flash mob

For you it was love at first sight

I wasn't impressed but I felt sorry for you

What?

Welcome to the Fernwood, you must be Maxine and Colton

You are going to love the all day couples intensive

It really shocks the emotional system

And opens new pathways of communication

And we're gonna meet all the therapists, right?

Absolutely

Let the healing begin

He never listens

Please, all I ever do is listen because all you ever do is talk

Sweetie, you're a verifiable grump

I could feed you ice cream and cake

And you would still be unhappy

Because I don't really care for sweets, sweetie

And I'm not unhappy

Sorry, this place feels so different

I've gotten so used to Dr. Sophie, you know

Is it true one of her patients was responsible for her murder?

It must be affecting business

Why do you think you changed the subject?

Does talking about yourself make you uncomfortable?

No

Yes

He needs focus and grounding

You know, I hear hypnotherapy could help with that

I don't use hypnosis

Well, what about lighthouses?

The lighthouse is just a metaphor

You seem to know what your husband needs

But what do you need?

Well, there's a pair of

Lubitone pumps that I've literally been dreaming about

See, this is what I'm talking about

She doesn't think there's anything wrong with her

Yeah, I'm starting to get a good snapshot of your dynamic

I think it's time we shift into your individuality

I think it's time we shift into your individual sessions

So, the approach here is simple

By painting, you occupy the parts of your brain

that are associated with movements

leaving your frontal lobe free to explore your thoughts and feelings

Go ahead

So you just want me to paint and talk?

Exactly

Alright, what do you want to talk about?

Well, starting with your childhood never hurts

Knew you were going to say that

Not much to talk about

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that

Not much to talk about

If you could paint your childhood, what would that look like?

If you could paint your childhood, what would that look like?

Well, my dad was a surgeon

Well, my dad was a surgeon

and my mom was a teacher

You're also a surgeon

Yeah, that's right

Is that what you always wanted to be?

I was always assuming that's what I was going to be

By you or your father?

Both

It's stressful being a surgeon

You see life and death situations every day

I never really saw it that way

I just see a problem and I follow the steps to fix that problem

I just see a problem and I follow the steps to fix that problem

Is that your father that taught you that?

Yeah

He was very black and white

He was very black and white

Right and wrong

Choices were really simple for him

He would have never been in a place like this

Why not?

Wasn't one to talk about his feelings, let's just say that

Wasn't one to talk about his feelings, let's just say that

Well, is that why you became a surgeon?

To connect with him?

And before you even ask, I had an amazing childhood

And before you even ask, I had an amazing childhood

No siblings, just me and my parents

No siblings, just me and my parents

Tell me one thing that wasn't amazing

Tell me one thing that wasn't amazing

Why? So you can dial into my psyche and tell me something terrible happened even though it didn't?

Why? So you can dial into my psyche and tell me something terrible happened even though it didn't?

Ooh, you caught me

I'm kidding

Let's stop here

Put your hand on the trunk of this tree

Okay

Okay

Now close your eyes

And just breathe

Feel it grounding you

Now tell me about this amazing childhood

Now tell me about this amazing childhood

My dad was an entrepreneur

My dad was an entrepreneur

He was very poor but very happy

One day he met my mother

One day he met my mother

A hottie of serious means

They fell in love

Her family said they would disown her if they ever got married

She did it anyway

A true fairy tale

A true fairy tale

Hmm

What did your mother do?

She learned his trade

She never worked before

Didn't have to

But turned out she was a natural

So she joined him in his business

And then I joined too

And then I joined too

It was us three against the world

It was us three against the world

Family business, that can be stressful sometimes

We loved it

Loved?

She passed away

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that

And your father?

He's taking some time off

To write a book

Hopefully a bestseller like Dr. S

What's your husband's around?

He's busy all the time

Surgery, you know

Which leaves you on your own

Yeah, for the first time since I was a kid

Is it hard for you?

Being alone?

It's uh

It's okay

Get in the car

What about the family photos?

We can't

Daddy, I call shotgun

Can you hypnotize

Someone into playing?

Because my husband will never do this

Um

No

Let's take a seat

I was ten years older than my brother

So I always kind of felt like I had two different childhoods

One as an only child

One with a brother

It's a tough adjustment for a kid

Getting all the attention for something so small

And then you have to be a father

And then you have to be a father

And then you have to be a father

It's a tough adjustment for a kid

Getting all the attention for so long

And then having to share it

Not really

I spent a lot of time by myself before that too

Why?

My dad worked all the time

So I always kind of had to be my own best friend, you know

It's so peaceful here

It's almost hypnotizing

Speaking of which

Do you practice hypnotism?

I hear it can be really effective

I don't

Right

Tell me, what was it like when Daniel was born?

Well, after Daniel was born

My dad had a heart attack

Which kind of forced him into an early retirement

That must have been difficult for someone who values work above everything else

That must have been difficult for someone who values work above everything else

Maybe for other people, but not for my dad

He took all that work ethic he had

And poured all his energy into Daniel

He was really different with him

Than he was with me

He was always around, he was never stressed out

He didn't push Daniel like he did with me

He didn't push Daniel like he did with me

But you know

Daniel was a different kid

He was gentle and sensitive

He was the kind of kid who brought home birds with broken wings

He was the kind of kid who brought home birds with broken wings

Hmm

It sounds like

You and Daniel experienced very different fathers

You and Daniel experienced very different fathers

Yeah

Were you ever angry with him for that?

No, I could never be angry at Daniel

No, I could never be angry at Daniel

I'm not angry at him for anything but Daniel

I'm not angry at him for anything but Daniel

I'm not angry at him for anything but Daniel

I'm not angry at him for anything but Daniel

With your tight-knit family no longer together

With your tight-knit family no longer together

You're left with only your husband

If you take a moment and visualize

Does that make you feel secure or uneasy?

Does that make you feel secure or uneasy?

Uneasy

So you don't trust your husband

Or more specifically

Do you trust that he'll do the right thing?

Always

And for the record

It's very annoying

There's no surprises with that one

Okay

So what I'm hearing is that

You've learned to mistrust

Everyone outside your circle

And now that your circle no longer exists

Your

Your mistrust is redirected

To who?

Myself?

You don't think I trust myself?

I'm suggesting that

Maybe you don't trust yourself

Enough to trust someone else

Like Colton?

Because I do trust him

Because I do trust him

I really do

Well that can be scary

If you trust Colton as you did your family

That could change the way you see

People, the world

Everything

Do you believe your wife loves you?

Sure

Do you believe that she would think any less of you

If you weren't a good surgeon?

No

But it matters to you?

Yeah

Would you say that being a surgeon is what matters most in your life?

Yeah, it's who I am

It's what you do

I like to get to it

And I'll practice therapy that dances around the issues

Your father only connected with you

When it was about work

But he loved your brother Daniel

Simply for who he was

Is that fair to say?

Yeah, it's fair

From a very young age you were taught that your self worth

Is only measured by your work

And without it you're not worthy to be loved

Did you ever trust anyone?

And had that trust broken?

Once

Do you want to talk about it?

No, but I mean, hasn't everyone?

Dr. S let someone in and she got burned too

That's what Daphne told me anyways

I wouldn't take what Daphne says to heart

She was no longer really a part of Dr. Sophie's circle

Why not?

People change

Now, back to you

You came to the Fernwood to save your marriage

That's a great step

I'm now going to ask you

The central question of every relationship

And your answer to it is all you need to know

Are you better together or apart?

Hey

How'd it go?

Uh, good

You?

Good

Yeah, it was

Exhausting

I heard you were in the hospital

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

It was exhausting

I hear that

I'm officially talked out

Really? You? Talked out?

I know, right?

Damn it

Come on

All those therapists

I'm not getting this hypnosis

So they say

But any one of them could have learned how to do it

True, although they all seem to genuinely like Dr. Sophie

Well, it's what we thought about Daphne

But what was she searching for?

You know, Joan told me

That Daphne and Dr. S were on the outs

I don't know why

I think we already have something

That might give us the answer to that

Come on

Hey

Forensics just came back with Dr. Sophie's laptop

Look at this

How is our happy couple?

Happy set boundaries, started active listening

Oh, would you look at that

Daphne was Dear John

What the hell is a Dear John?

It's a breakup letter

Dr. Sophie emailed Daphne three days before she was killed and dumped her

But Daphne was on a plane when the doc was murdered

She could have hired someone to do it

Well, she was, about to lose her only client

A best selling book

And a budding empire

That's one hell of a motive for a murder right there

Let's bring in Daphne

I'm allowed to be in her office

I'm her manager

Ex-manager, we saw the breakup email

Why didn't you tell us that Dr. Sophie

Had dissolved her business relationship with you?

Five years

Five years

She couldn't even call me

I'm the one who molded her into a star

I helped her start the Fernwood, I organized her book tours

So then why'd she drop you?

Well, she wanted Brene Brown

Levels of fame

She figured little old me wasn't big enough to get her there

Is that why you killed her?

What?

Wendell confessed, I saw him

You saw him

I thought that was a false confession

I was on a flight when she died

You could have hired someone to do it?

Sophie betrayed me, but I didn't kill her

She was brilliant at what she did

I thought that if I could find the manuscript

I could publish it before anyone knew she was dumping me

And you'd still get your cut of her big book

Her dream interpretation book

Is going to be her biggest best seller yet

If anyone can ever find it

She hid it?

Probably

For all of her books

I would never see an outline

Chapters, a first draft, would just appear

In my email one day

A finished manuscript ready for publishing

She even spell checked it

Maybe she didn't trust me

Maybe I'll sign Joan as my next client

Is she a really bad writer?

I've read a few of her papers

I've read all of her stuff, but she's just so

So?

Boring

That's what made Sophie great

She had that "it" factor

People loved her

We checked all of Daphne's financials

Emails, phone records

There's not a thing that suggests she hired a hitman

I checked the trash

If this woman wrote a book, there ain't no sign of it

Are you sure?

I mean, you can't ever really delete anything

For example, and I thought I scrubbed it

But if you search "slurp goblins"

Hey, we don't want to know

Hello, I do

Drinks at O'Leary's

You pay, I'll play

Okay

Why wouldn't Dr. Sophie have a copy of her book

On her laptop?

She told Daphne it was finished, right?

Yeah, and it's not like writers lie about how much they write, ever

Hold up, I remember seeing a book about dreams

On Dr. Joan's desk. Coincidence?

I think not

Especially because that's a subject of Dr. S's new book

All therapists talk about dreams, it's very common

But Dr. Joan

And Dr. S went to college together

Joan was the hard-working study buddy

And Dr. S was the party girl

Maybe Joan was doing research on dreams

For Dr. S

Got jealous and stole her manuscript

We can't make up a motive just because you think you saw a book on dreams

On Joan's desk

Well, I think it's worth looking into

I follow your leads, why can't you follow mine?

I follow your leads all the time

If I have to drag you kicking and screaming

To even follow my brilliant ideas

Okay, I think brilliant is a bit of a stretch

Stop!

Did you two learn nothing in therapy?

Partnership is like a canoe

If you both paddle in the same direction, you go places

Wonderful, magical

Erotic

Hallucinatory places

But if each of you paddle in the opposite direction

What happens?

What happens?

We don't get it

That's right, so line up

Look forward and get moving

Okay, I'm sorry

We'll follow your lead

Thank you

Anybody else here need fixing?

Yeah, I had this thing

I can't help you, nobody can

Thanks, Ricky

What did he say?

Okay, Ricky was able to get into Sophie's account

There's that $500,000 withdrawal made the day before she died

Yeah, we already know that

Yeah, but he noticed another pattern

Sophie transferred $30,000 into an unknown account when her first book came out

Then another $50,000 for her second

And then $75,000 for her latest bestseller

Sounds like payment to me

Dr. Sophie had a ghostwriter

What if that's why Joan had the book of dreams on her desk?

What if she's the ghostwriter?

Do you remember when Daphne

Said that Sophie got a million dollar advance for her next book?

75k is nothing compared to a million bucks

Maybe Joan decided she wanted half

Dr. Sophie's getting all the accolades and the money

Joan's working behind the scenes

Doing all the research

Working her little fingers to the bone

Okay, so Joan blackmails Dr. Sophie

She goes to her house

They get into an argument, they fight

Joan panics, she hits her

She dies instantly and falls into the pool

Yeah, but how does Wendell fit into all this?

I don't know

Yeah, but how does Wendell fit into all this?

Well, if Joan's the ghostwriter

She would have access to all of Dr. Sophie's interviews

So she would have known that Wendell

Was particularly susceptible to hypnosis

Making him the perfect ball guy

So all she had to do was hypnotize him

After that, she's just one trigger phrase away

From getting him to confess to murder

That's a pretty damn good theory

You wanna go test it out?

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Hello? Hey, Wendell

Looking good. Thank you

What can I do for you two?

We just wanted to hear you

Speak your truth

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Just speak your truth

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I killed Dr. Sophie Fernwood

I went to her house, we argued, I hit her, she fell into the pool

I killed her

There it is. That's the trigger

I killed Dr. Sophie Fernwood

I went to her house, we argued, I hit her, she fell into the pool

I killed her

We broke them, didn't we?

I killed Dr. Sophie Fernwood

I went to her house, we argued, I hit her, she fell into the pool

I killed her

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Oh

You scared me

What are you doing here?

Oh, last minute crisis. We forgot our love languages

The center's closed

Oh, we'll be quick

We just came to hear you speak your truth

Funny

It doesn't have the same effect on her as it did on Wendell

Oh

What happened, Joan?

Dr. Sophie gave you the $500,000 you asked for, right?

Why don't you just take it and walk away?

Who are you?

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Hey, Joan, Joan, stop! Hey!

Joan, stop!

Wait!

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Don't come any closer

Joan, uh

Why don't we go inside where we can talk, huh?

What's the point?

My life, my career

It's all over anyway

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Look

I know you didn't mean to kill Dr. Sophie

I really didn't

I just wanted my share of the advance

I was owed at least that

But she didn't give you any credit

Did she?

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Did she?

No

She laughed at me

Said I was the same sucker

I was in college when I used to do her research

I wrote her papers

Even back then

That made you mad, right?

It did

What happened, Joan?

I tried

To leave with the bag of money

But she grabbed it

Started pointing it at me

She grabbed it

Started pushing me again and again

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So you hit her with something

One of her own books

It was on the patio table

I didn't think it would kill her

I mean, I only hit her once

Exactly, it was just a mistake, right?

She just fell in the pool

I freaked out and ran

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Wait, wait

What if Daphne publishes your book?

You already wrote three bestsellers

What is gonna read a book

In earnest written by a therapist

In prison?

Are you kidding me?

That's like the best hook ever

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There are computers in jail, right?

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Yeah

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You still here?

Yeah

Yeah, just finished taking down her statement

I heard it was a pretty intense night

I thought she was gonna jump

It's close

Yeah, I've been meaning to ask you

How was doing all that therapy?

You get anything out of it?

Yeah, uh

I think

I don't know

I haven't really processed it yet

You probably could have used some therapy back when we were partners, huh?

Yeah, probably

You know, I've been going for

About a year now

Really?

Yeah, ever since your brother died

I wanted to help you

I didn't know how

And you didn't want to talk about it

So it made me realize

I didn't know what I was doing

As far as managing my feelings

And emotions and all that stuff

How's it been going?

Good. Slow

Damn slow

But good

Where's Yates?

Oh, I don't know

She gave me the safe word tonight

The safe word?

Oh, yeah, if either one of us is getting on each other's nerves

And we need some space

You can give a safe word

No questions asked

I know I'm gonna regret this, but what's the safe word?

Ice cream

Ice cream, okay, I was expecting worse. What does it mean?

She says our partnership is like ice cream

It's awesome

It's reliable

It's like gas

That's actually, uh

That's actually kind of sweet

Yeah, I mean, don't get me wrong, I had to veto the first five safe words

They were disgusting

You heading out?

No, I gotta finish these reports

Alright, well, I just want to say

If you ever need to work things out

Therapy's good

Thanks

Yeah, appreciate that

You talk to your cat, it doesn't count

Okay, I don't talk to my cat

That's not what Mac says

Hey, what are you doing here?

I just had some drinks with the Yates

Oh boy, does she have some stories

Also, I have something for you

What?

Your painting

From the Fernwood

What do you think?

Honestly?

It's pretty terrible

Yeah, it really is

What am I supposed to do with this?

Burn it, because if anybody finds out that came from your brain

You'll be locked up for life

And then I'll have no one

Don't worry

I wouldn't let that happen

You make too good of a team

Um, I should

Really get back to this report

Yeah, it's a

It's a nice night, I'll probably go for a walk

Don't work too late

You got it

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