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- Previously on Burden of Truth.
- I believe the girls suffer from conversion disorder.

You were supposed to link the benzene to the
girls' symptoms, not come up with a new theory.

So Steve, someone you were
close with, committed suicide

and the tremors started
after that, right?

- You're David Hanley's daughter?
- Yeah.

Can you think of anyone
who might wanna do this?

CTS, my old law firm.

It's over. Enjoy your cure.

How do you know
when a lawyer's lying?

Their lips are moving.

So, you're not going to court?

You're actually giving up on the case?
I'm not giving up.

There is no case. I didn't think
you were a quitter, Joanna.

We can't win with what we have.

At least show up. Billy's going to throw
up a hail Mary and he needs help.

Hail Mary's aren't
exactly my style.

We built the entire case
around the barrels in the field

and now you're telling me you
think it's conversion disorder?

I just know what we can
prove and what we can't.

The truth and legal proof
are not the same thing.

Every time that we say benzene,
they're gonna argue conversion.

It's gonna confuse a jury.

So? You can explain it
in a way they'll understand.

Whenever there are two alternate
theories, people will always believe

the most convenient one. The one
that doesn't come at a price.

Conversion disorder absolves
the Mill and it saves Millwood.

I'll be in the truck.

He will get over it.

Dr. Williams, what are the steps

involved in diagnosing
conversion disorder? Objection,

Your Honour. Our expert
has already provided

a full explanation
in the motion materials.

I think it's important for us
to understand the steps.

Be brief, Counselor Crawford.

Thank you. Alright.

So, take me through it. A
patient walks into your office.

Now what?

We look for symptoms
of altered motor function

not better explained by other
medical or mental disorders.

So conversion disorder
is a diagnosis of exclusion.

The first thing you have to do is
prove it's not something else.

- Yes, but there are several mitigating factors...
- Our medical expert

will testify that the symptoms
were caused by exposure

to a toxic chemical, most likely
benzene, which was found buried

in the girls' athletic field.
This is not a case of poisoning.

It is conversion disorder.

Is that all for
this witness, counsel?

Not even close, Your Honour.

Since I got here,
some random person

punched me at the bar,

someone broke into our office,

and I was attacked
in my motel room.

Not exactly
a stellar homecoming.

I just need to know which
of these things is related

to the case and what is...

- Personal.
- Yeah.

OK.

First, I'd make two columns.
Professional and personal.

Definitely professional.

Motel attack likely too.
You're going after the Mill.

And what about when you said
to me that you thought

you'd never see a Hanley
step foot in town again?

My stepdad used to call
David Hanley the Grim Reaper.

Someone you'd never want
knocking on your door.

We used to live just down
by the water along Front.

My stepdad built
our house himself.

Then, one day,

your father knocks on the door
with legal papers.

Bulldozers right behind him.

Riverside Park.

My stepdad refused to sign

and your old man got him fired.

Eventually, he lost the house
to the bank and we ended up

in an apartment the other side
of Willow Road. I'm sorry.

Wasn't just us.

Seems like everyone in town
has a David Hanley story.

None of them have happy endings.

He always told me
he was a town solicitor.

Doing wills and trusts.

I can see you're working hard
not to be like him.

And failing at it.

Yeah. Gotta get to work.

Owen. Wait.
What about the punch?

Lots of people
get punched at The Boot.

They don't even need a reason.
Ahem.

Alright.

I know who,
but I don't know why.

Her name's Amy Carr.

You got an address for me?

Doctor, a differential diagnosis

is simply when two different things
can be mistaken for each other.

Yes.

According to this textbook,

Conversion disorder
is often confused

with Parkinson's,
mood disorders,

and can you read that last entry
at the bottom there?

- Toxic poisoning.
- So,

the differential diagnosis
for the symptoms

exhibited by these girls

is toxic poisoning.

Your Honour, we have
a legitimate issue

on which experts disagree.

It requires a trial, discovery

and a decision
by the trier of fact.

Opposing counsel's argument is
speculative and not plausible.

There is no evidence to tie
the symptoms to toxic poisoning.

We have provided a medically supported
explanation for the plaintiff's symptoms.

We ask the court
to uphold our motion

to dismiss the case against
Matheson Steel and P and L.

Counselor Crawford.

You don't have enough here.

The court rules in favour
of the motion to strike.

The case is dismissed.

- Thank you.
- What the hell happened?

We just lost the case.

Ladies.

Listen,

your lawyer lost in there,

but you won. Now we can
focus on your treatment.

My mom says that your treatment
is not covered by insurance.

No, listen, don't you
worry about that, OK?

I am not leaving here
until you get better.

It's not gonna cost you a cent.

- Are you serious?
- Absolutely.

This case has been a distraction
to all of you girls.

It's time we find a cure.

All you need to do

is sign this,

and we can get back at it
as soon as possible.

- A nondisclosure agreement?
- Shouldn't we get Billy

to look this over first?
This is a standard NDA.

My services normally come at a
premium rate, but I can't afford

to treat everyone for free.

Just you girls.

The only thing that I ask for

is a small amount of
discretion. That's all.

That's great.

Listen, it's been a long day.

You should get some rest.

We're gonna get you well.

Beckbie.

Been thinking about that
mystery vehicle of yours,

from the other night
at the motel.

- Why? Something turn up?
- No, just...

just a real shame that the
plates got written down wrong.

Yeah. Breaking and
entering, assault,

and we got nothing.
I'd chalk that up as a shame.

Yeah, well, you'll have plenty of time
to investigate on all the data banks.

- What are you talking about?
- You didn't read the schedule?

Your chariot awaits.

- Desk duty?
- I'll be back in a couple hours. If you don't mind,

make sure there's a fresh pot of
coffee on, alright, buds? Thanks.

Sam!

I'll set up an appointment
with Dr. Williams right away.

You got mail.

From the university.

What makes you think that doctor

will stick around
when the case is over?

Doesn't matter. We'll go to him.

Whatever the cost.
Are you gonna open that?

Taylor,

Dr. Williams can help you.
You're going to get better.

OK? Come on.

Cheer up. We won.

Is this what winning feels like?

So, I was looking

into the academics at McGill
today. They have prelaw.

Prelaw's just
an undergrad degree.

- So you've looked into it?
- I don't wanna get ahead of myself

'cause I haven't even
been accepted yet.

Yeah, but you will.

Are you doing okay?

I think so.

How's it going with Dr.
Williams? Good.

I stopped twitching.

Got my cleats on, been kicking
the ball around a little bit.

- Are you sure that's safe?
- I feel okay.

I feel better than okay.
Went for a run yesterday.

All the way to
the bridge and back.

Well, don't push yourself.

It's not worth it.

If I lose my scholarship,
I can't afford to go to school.

We'll figure it out.
We always do.

You taste like cherry.
Where's the candy, Ross?

Shh, shh... Molly.

Hey.

- Yeah? - Hi. I'm looking for Amy Carr.
- Amy's my sister.

She's at work. You're gonna
have to come back later.

I just need a minute.

OK. You gotta make it quick, I
gotta show a house in 20 minutes.

Your sister, punched me

a while back.

I'm just wondering why.

Come in.

- You're in real estate?
- Yeah.

Selling a threebedroom
house to new parents

who just want out of the city.

She shouldn't have hit you.

It healed.

Yeah, well, I'm sorry she did that.
That would've been my fault.

- Sorry?
- She only hit you because of me.

She doesn't like it
when people hurt me, I guess.

But, I didn't... hurt you.

I don't even know you.

Not you. Um...

I used to work at the Golf Club.

God.

Behind the bar, you know.

You can make some
pretty great money

if you're young and pretty.
And I was.

Men would stick around
long after their rounds,

you know, the sad guys

with the lame jokes and the
combovers and the sad stories,

and...

all competing for my attention.

And my father was one of them?

No. He...

he was softer.

He was nice. He listened.

Or he was good
at pretending he was.

Yeah.

He told me I could do anything

and he was gonna help.

Told me I was special.

I would never normally
fall for that crap,

but with him, I don't know.

I liked him.

I knew he was married.

Our kid would've been older now

than I was back then.

I had an abortion.

I was just a kid too.

It's just one of those things.

Is there anything I...

Can I help?

With anything?

You know how you can help?
Wish me luck

with the Martins. They've
got a baby on the way

and I'm pretty sure
that I just found

the perfect spot for them.

Look, this is just
the way life goes.

Right?

And I'm doing pretty
okay right now.

OK.

Good luck.

Excuse me.

OK.

Stop. I'm not here
to cause trouble.

Then what do you want?

Crawford lost the case.

- I wish I could say I was surprised.
- So that's just it then?

The last time one of your pals
tried to take me on,

it didn't go so well for him.
You want to try me?

You were so close.

I can do it. You don't
need to cook for me.

It's not really cooking.

It's mac and cheese.

What? You're twitching again,
even with the new treatment.

When do you think we admit that
this might be a longer fight?

Yeah, you're right.

You hear from McGill yet?

No. Not yet.

When did you start lying to me?

- I'm not.
- I got my letter saying

that the soccer scholarship's
off the table, so...

- Molly.
- I know you got yours.

I didn't open it, OK?
I don't want to know yet.

You get in.

Are you going?
No. You're going.

I know what a big deal this is for you.
You're too smart to be stuck here.

What if I never get better?

If you stay, you'll
just resent me,

and I can't handle that
on top of everything else.

- What about us?
- I don't know.

You'll feel like an ass for five minutes
and then you'll forget about me.

- Five minutes? Is that how you feel about me?
- We're eighteen.

It's not like we were gonna
make it. So go ahead.

You have my permission.

- I'm not ready to give up.
- We don't have a choice.

There must be
something else we can file.

You can't just leave Molly
to fight this on her own.

- I'm not leaving her anywhere. And you?
- So what do we do now?

I need to fix this,
like, yesterday.

I got my hopes up that Williams
could help her.

Even with all the warning signs,
his stupid hypnosis,

testifying for the defense,
making Molly sign

that nondisclosure agreement...
Molly signed something?

This is the first time
I'm hearing about it.

Yeah, well. It's
too late now anyways.

Maybe not.

Dr. Williams.

Mr. Crawford.

Did we have an appointment that I
forgot about? No. I just wanted

to talk to you
about my niece, Molly.

Of course.

Molly and I have agreed to work
together on her recovery.

She said you had her sign something. I
just... I'd like to take a look at it.

I'm sorry, but
that's privileged.

I'm sure you understand.
Look, as her lawyer,

it's in Molly's best interest for me to
review everything related to her recovery.

Your niece has enlisted
my help with that recovery.

To that end, I must
make sure that anything

pertaining to her treatment
remains strictly confidential.

Just let me see the document.

Unless you got
something to hide.

I think I've made myself
clear. If you'll excuse me.

I didn't know they could take
away a university acceptance.

The offers can be conditional
on your final marks.

I worked so hard,
Ms. Evans. You know me.

You're one of our best students.

But I sat down in my economics
final and I...

I couldn't remember anything.

I've never failed a test in my life.
We're going to fix this.

- How?
- You can retake your finals,

and then you can reapply
to university in the fall.

It wasn't just that
I didn't know the answer.

I didn't understand
the question.

The school is legally
obligated to provide

alternative ways to evaluate
disabled students.

Is that what I am?

We can look it up together.

But you do have a brain injury.

I write everything down now.
I take pictures

and I make audio messages.

Sometimes I get dressed
and I leave the house

and I have no idea
where I'm going.

This isn't conversion disorder.

Hey.

I've been trying to reach you.

I know.

I'm sorry. I've been working
on something today.

Billy said you're off the case.

Let me know

before you disappear again.

I'd like to have a proper
goodbye this time.

You asked me what
happened to me.

Why... why we left so fast.

Yeah.

I might've just found out.

I think I was better off
not knowing.

My dad's sins caught up to him.

That's why we left.

It didn't matter who he hurt,
as long as he got to have

his perfect life.

Do you want to get a drink?

I could really use
a friendly ear,

and from the looks of it,

you could too.

I have to go.

Raincheck?

Another raincheck.

Since I got here, I've been
punched in the face,

had threatening phone calls and
been attacked in my hotel room.

I'm not going anywhere.

So if you have something
to say to me, say it.

Sounds like you're
getting the message.

No. I think there's something else
you've been wanting to tell me.

The truth about Matheson Steel
that's been eating away at you.

I got nothing to say to you.

Truth's gonna come out.

Maybe you want to be on
the right side when it does.

- That was insane.
- Don't ever do that.

Cheers.

What?

No smartass comment?

You know, if you wanted to
gloat, now would be the time.

We lost the case.

Mill's off the hook. You'll
probably get your job back.

Way I see it, you kinda did me
a favour. Always hated that job,

but never had the stones
to up and quit.

Kid to support and all that.

Seems like she's the one
supporting me these days.

Luna's been a big help.

She's smart. She works hard.

Molly's not half bad either.

She's lucky to have you.

Her own dad's a real sack
of crap, as you well know.

Well, if it's true
what they say about girls

marrying their fathers, then
Wendy never stood a chance.

Good thing Luna's gay then,

because her dad is...

It's probably none
of my business,

but how did you and David...
You're right.

It is none of your business.

Not friends of yours, I take it.

No. You're staying here.

- What? No.
- Anybody could've sent that text.

And that's exactly why
you can't go alone.

No, that's exactly why you're
gonna stay here as lookout.

Anything off, you text me.

Fine.

Hello?

Didn't think you'd actually be stupid
enough to come out here alone.

Don't worry, I'm not
gonna hurt you.

You wanna tell me
what's going on?

When you went to the farm,

I thought to myself,

good, we'll finally
get some justice.

Southvale Farms?

That farm was a dead end.

The animals were a dead end.

You should have been
looking at the son.

Steve Magnus?

He killed himself

'cause he was twitching.

They're buying drinks for the guys who
just signed this town's death warrant.

That's maybe a bit much,
don't you think?

No, I don't.

You honestly think
it's the mill?

I know it is.

OK then.

What are we gonna do about it?

We?

There's not much we can do.

Unless I can get inside
of that doctor's bag.

- What are you talking about?
- Some document

he had Molly sign.

Twitching's only
presented in girls.

If Steve had it,

that destroys the conversion
disorder theory.

I coached him.

He wasn't a bad second baseman.

Always cracked his knuckles
before a game.

I thought it was nerves.

His grandma had Parkinson's.

He watched her lose
control of her body.

He heard it ran in the family.
Scared the hell out of him.

You're saying that
Steve had Parkinson's?

I'm saying it's what he thought.

I noticed he cracked
his knuckles a lot more,

so I asked him what
he was so nervous about.

And he showed me.

He wasn't nervous.
He was twitching.

Made me swear not
to say anything.

But if I'd known...

- I'm sorry.
- I'm not a doctor,

but when the kid tells me
he has Parkinson's,

I believe him.
The symptoms matched.

- But when you saw the girls?
- I knew.

This crap about it
being in their heads,

it's a load of bull. Trust me.

I don't have
conversion disorder.

Something is wrong with me.
Who've you been talking to?

Look, maybe you can say that the
tremors are conversion disorder,

but this is more than that.
At church camp, I was the on...

I was the only one

who knew all the lyrics to the
books of the bible song. Remember?

You sang it every day
for a year. I remember.

Well, now I bet
I couldn't even name four.

Something's wrong with me.

Something's really
wrong with me.

Sweetheart, a person's brain

changes more in their
late teens than it does

ever again. It's... growing.

It's not growing,
Dad. It's dying.

I'm not the same person anymore.

Sweetheart...

I know you're hurting,

OK? My little doodlebug.

Someone poisoned me.

I would never do that to you.

Promise me.

Sweetheart, I would
never hurt you.

Or anyone.

I promise.

Peace offering.

I'm good.

Come on.

It's a tradition at CTS.

When a case goes south,
we open a bottle of icewine.

A little sweet with the sour.

- No, thank you.
- Yeah.

Yeah, I don't think the bartender understood
what I meant when I said icewine.

No hard feelings.

You should go back
to your table.

It's just a case,
Crawford. You win some,

you lose some. That's the game.
This isn't a game to me.

Never take a case
you care about.

It's a rookie move.

Is it Joanna that's
got you so upset?

'Cause I know she left you high and dry, but
that's just her M.O. Don't take it personally.

If you knew all this,
why d'you sit on it?

If we'd had this
information sooner...

You were complicit.

I've known Ben Matheson
since we were boys.

You helped bury those barrels
in the field?

The field is just
the tip of the iceberg.

What do you mean?

- Farrell's here.
- If he finds out I'm talking to you, I'm dead.

- Just give me something I can use.
- Southvale Farms.

You gotta go back, take
a closer look. OK.

- Saw your car in the parking lot.
- You following me now?

That's mine.

Little late for you to be out
here all by yourself, isn't it?

It's a free country.

If I see you stalking me again,

I'll file for criminal
harassment.

Stalking?

You'd like that, wouldn't ya?

You have yourself
a nice night now.

Here you go.

One minute I'm helping you tie
your shoes, and the next...

- You're buying me a drink?
- Fat chance.

- What's up, Ms. Evans?
- We just missed the show.

Your uncle knocked out
the Mill lawyer.

Ha! Well, they didn't call him
"Lights Out" Crawford

for nothing.

I kinda miss that guy.

University letter?

Yeah. It's a nogo.

Guess I'm gonna have
to learn to love this town.

You came back after university
and you're happy.

How?

My ex is moving.
He's got a job in Winnipeg.

Been trying to tell
someone that all day.

I'm sorry.

Our marriage was terrible,

but we're great at coparenting.
I can count on him.

I could go too, get a job in the
city, but things were just starting

to get serious with Owen. But
then am I just staying for a boy?

I don't know.

Would you stay for Luna? It's
more like she's staying for me.

I'm sure you'll meet
someone new in the city.

Maybe. But they
wouldn't be Owen.

- Could you ask him to coparent?
- He hasn't met my kids yet.

I pitch coparenting and he might run.
Maybe not.

I mean, he's been
Luna's pretend dad

and he's pretty good at it.

Why don't you just tell him
what you want from him?

It doesn't always have to be on
your shoulders to fix everything.

That's what being a partner
means, right?

I'm here to bail you out.

No.

- No?
- I don't need you to bail me out, Hanley.

There are plenty of people
in town I can count on.

The barrels in the athletic field are
just the start. There are more of them.

Case was dismissed.
Go back to your life.

Screw that. We appeal.

Or we go wake up the judge
and ask her to reconsider.

We have them, Billy.
So there are more barrels.

We still don't have
what we need.

What about a whistleblower?

On the record. Are you serious?

Can I bail you out now?

I punched out your exboyfriend.

Why do you think
I'm bailing you out?

Besides, it's Millwood.

Sometimes people
just get punched.

- What's this?
- Molly's nondisclosure agreement.

You caused quite a scene at
the bar. Gave me a chance to...

- Gerrilynn, you're amazing.
- I really am.

I did this for
the girls, not you.

- It's from a publisher.
- Williams is writing a book

on conversion disorder.
He came here looking for it.

- This case could be a gold mine for him.
- So what do we do now?

We expose him.

Who is this "we"
you're talking about?

We know that Steve
and Amanda were dating.

Amanda never set foot on the field
where we found the barrels.

CTS used that as proof
of conversion disorder.

But if Steve was affected too,

then maybe the pond was the place
that they were both exposed.

This is my son
we're talking about.

If what you're saying is true,

then it was my farm
that poisoned him.

This is a case of greed
gone too far.

This will help us
figure out who did this.

And we can make them pay.

It's just up ahead.

It wasn't always like this.

We won't let them
get away with this.

Their expert has a clear
conflict of interest

and has committed a fraud
upon this court.

And the evidence found
at Southvale Farms

points to a more
widespread coverup

than we had anticipated.
We have witnesses

who can confirm that Steve
Magnus -who was exposed

to the same toxic poisoning-
was exhibiting the same symptoms

as the girls misdiagnosed
with conversion disorder.

If there are more
dump sites across town,

then every single citizen
of Millwood is at risk.

You can't do that. The ruling
was filed yesterday.

The case is over.
You know we'll win on appeal.

This is compelling evidence.

- You can't be serious.
- I am.

And I understand things
might move a little faster

in Toronto, but
this is Millwood.

And in Millwood, we file
all our motions on Thursdays.

What day is it today?
It's Wednesday, Your Honour.

Wednesday. So I still
have the paperwork

for the motion to strike
right here on my desk.

- This is ridiculous.
- You want to see ridiculous, Counselor?

Based on this new information,

I'm reopening the case against Matheson
Steel first thing in the morning.

Thank you, Your Honour.

Hey.

Hey.

Um...

So I don't think
the plans that we made

work for me anymore.

I don't know what the future
holds and that really scares me.

- That's no excuse to just break up with me, Molly...
- Let me finish.

The truth is, whatever
is in store for me

isn't gonna be pretty.

Love doesn't just
magically fix everything.

There's gonna be sacrifices and
there's no getting around that.

Everything's changing, Lu.

I can't speak for you,

but I would much rather

face the future together.

You know, if I go
to Montreal without you,

it won't be the life I wanted.

The things that are
easy for other people

may always be a fight for me.
I know.

Well, lucky for you,

I come from a long line
of warriors.

I can always dream up new plans.

I can't dream up a new Molly.

I'm sorry.

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