All language subtitles for Diggstown.S01E02.Renee.Joy.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-NTb_track3_[eng]

I didn't do anything.

Renee, I need you
to remove the bra.

No. I didn't do it.

If you didn't steal the $50
from your teacher's purse.

She saw you near her desk.

No.
- I know you did it.

Either you remove
it or I'll have to.

Do you understand, Renee?

Let's go, girl.

What's this?

Renee, I have to place
you under arrest.

Renee Joy, I'm arresting
you for drug possession.

You have the right to
retain and instruct a lawyer

without delay.

You also have the right to free
and immediate legal advice-

Marcie!

Mom.

I wanted you to be
the first to see this.

How's it lookin'?

You both look
really good.

Your mother and I haven't
been on the same bill

since we were
teenagers.

Special guest?

Someone else playin'
with you next week?

Well I said renowned.

Mom, you're, uh

you're crushin'
it in this photo.

Wow.

You really got your ass
on your back about this?

Austin.

Nah, it's, uh,

it's good, sweetheart.

Well, that's $300
pissed away.

Two female cops strip
searching a 15-year-old.

It's not a good
look, Carol.

Resisting arrest for
narcotics possession.

Yeah, pills that
Renee used to
treat her anxiety.

There are numerous studies
of MDMA and its benefits.

Show me the prescription.

Okay.

We'll agree to move this to
youth justice conference

if she pleads to the drug
charge and the resisting

with six months probation.

The search was bad.

You drop the drug charge
and we're good.

Renee will admit
to the resisting,

and once the terms of the
outcome plan are complete,

she walks away clean,

no criminal record.

Without admission
to the drug charge,

my boss isn't
gonna go for that.

Neither will I.

Mr. Lincoln?

Are you lost?
-No, Carol.

I'm exactly where
I need to be.

Mr. and Mrs. Joy?

Renee pleading guilty

to something
she didn't do

doesn't sound
right to us.

We also agreed that
jeopardizing Renee's future

with a criminal trial is
not the best idea either.

We've changed our minds.

We can change our minds.

Obviously Mr. and Mrs. Joy
have some concerns

about their daughter
being talked into a plea.

With respect,

you know Mr. and Mrs. Joy
have no real legal say

in my defence of Renee.

Mm, you are too polite,

do you know that?

My motion to replace
you as Renee's counsel.

Give me a call when
you know who's on first.

I need a minute
with Mr. Lincoln.

Thanks.

Don't do this.

We can't all get
along, Marcie.

Three girls across
the entire country

received the Hanson Scholarship
for Dance.

You know how close to the
bone the Joys are living.

I mean, this
scholarship for Renee,

it-it gives her a
chance to level up.

It gives her a chance
to pick from the best

private schools in
the entire country.

Curtis and Juilliard become
real options for her.

You know how fast
that disappears

if she ends up
with a drug charge

or any kind of
criminal record?

Girl, you
just don't get it, do ya?

Uh, we're not
done here.

Oh, we're done.

Stay outta my way.

Back at ya.

My friends in the media,

good morning.

Remember back in the day

when you acted up in class,

the teacher might of tapped
you upside the head.

Nowadays, you act up you
get sent to the office.

Police don't get called.

Look, school business,

teachers' business

has no call being
police business.

This is why I am
filing a complaint

against the
Halifax Police Department

and the Halifax School Board

with the
Human Rights Commission.

No student should
ever have to suffer

the disgusting and
degrading treatment

that my client,
Renee Joy

received at the hands
of our city's finest.

When my husband was sick,
he gave this man $30,000,

$10,00 for a proper
funeral for Anastasios,

$20,000 more for me,

a nest egg.

I trusted that man.

You should be objecting
to this theatre.

Objecting would make her
more sympathetic to the judge.

You don't need that.

I never thought
Olympia's little Markos

would steal from us.

Thief!

Is he here?
- Order!

Is he here?
- Order!

Ma.

Mrs. Laird?

Lairtes.
- Lairtes.

Ma'am, allow the judge-

They are wrong about my son.

Ms. Lairtes, I appreciate
how hard this is-

So why aren't you
listening to me?

Hm?

When I tell you to object,

I want you to object.

Mark, let me try my case.

No, no, no, don't talk to me
like I'm some know nothing

off the street.

I graduated from
Princeton, okay?

Lexpert called me one
of the top 10 lawyers

in the country, top 10.

Mark, I wasn't-
-I'm QC, Doug.

Are you QC?

And you've been disbarred,
and you're broke.

I'm just trying to
keep you out of prison

for the rest of your life.

Tomorrow I need you
to be less polished,

a little more humble.

Humble?

That's what you're
here for, Doug.

You're a prop.

Because nothing says humble
more than a Legal Aid lawyer.

Marcie?

What's up?

I'd rather not have this
office a part of a side show.

Well, I'll try my best.

Percy Lincoln,
forget the side show,

it's a damn Cirque du Soleil.

You know, that's-that's
how he wins, right.

Everyone is so worried about
being labelled a racist,

sexist, fill in the
blank that they're

just going to roll over and
give him whatever he wants.

I'm not saying roll over.

Just remember Percy Lincoln
is a street fighter.

Let him bring it.

Don't lead with that.
-Why?

Your presentation of
the facts is accurate

but be more persuasive.
Make a case-

You know I've done
over a hundred of these.

I think it's um-
- And delete that.

Try Executive
Intake Officer.

That's not my
title though,

I'm Intake Coordinator.

Sure but don't you
want to get with a guy

who can handle an executive?

I'm not sure we're
fishing in the same pond.

Iris Alfrieda Beals? Alfrieda?

Kill that, no man wants
to date his grandmother.

Eff off Reggie!

Uhuhuhuhuh!

Pam didn't hook you
up with Tinder?

I'll take a pass
on that, thanks.

What's wrong with a bar?

Drunk guys, loud music,
can't talk,

having your ass grabbed
every two seconds.

Shall I continue?

I met both my wives
at a pow-wow.

Same pow-wow.

Different pond.

How about Senior
Director of Intake?

That's good.

My brother met
his wife at work.

Yeah, I don't see
that happening.

Iris is looking for a boy.

Oh, good luck.

Why are your socks off?

Feet sore.

No churches, married men,
and no boys from Preston,

unless you know for sure
they're not related to you.

10K.
- Is she serious?

Oh yeah, it's a thing.

Oh, we're closed.

Hi, sorry,
I'm a little early.

Oh, you forgot one.

No cops.

See you in the morning.

Goodnight.

So uh, why'd you want
to become a lawyer?

I wanted to save
lives but, uh,

I hated the sight of blood.

You were saving lives at M&M.

You'd be surprised.

What about you?

Why'd you become RCMP?

It was the only way
I could think about

hurting my old man.

Why, was he a criminal
or something?

No, he's in your business.

Defence, uh, criminal law,
big stuff.

Drug trafficking,
major crimes.

Well, that must have made for
an interesting Thanksgiving.

I don't know.

He left when I was four so-

Thanksgiving, Easter,

Christmas they're
actually awesome.

You like rice pudding?

Yeah, I-I,I like
the baked kind.

Oh, the oldie kind.
- Right?

My mom she used to-
- Brother!

We're all back there, man.

What's happening?

Ah, you didn't hear?

That dickhead Percy Lincoln
filed a Human Rights complaint

against HPD.

Constitutional bullshit
asshole lawyers.

My manners, sorry,

Jack Nicolas.

Like the golfer but
spelled different.

Mm.

Asshole lawyer,

nice to meet you.

Ah, I'm gonna head out.
- No.

Jack, the cooler Nicolas

was just about to head back
over to our buddies and you,

you're going to let
me finish telling you

about my mother's
rice pudding.

Disappear Jack.

that you know your sun

Hey.

I'm not supposed to
be talking to you.

Mom and dad said that you're
not our lawyer anymore.

Your parents don't get
to make that decision.

I'm your lawyer and I want
to continue doing that.

Mr. Lincoln said that
those two police officers

didn't follow the rules.

They weren't allowed
to touch me like that.

He said he'd get
the charges dropped.

Here's the thing, Renee.

The courts don't move fast.

And with Mr. Lincoln,

it could be this
time next year

and this mess is still
hanging over your head.

Your scholarship, it might
not still be an option.

And what makes your
way different?

I want to move your case
to something that we call

a Youth Justice
Conference, YJC.

If I'm able to do that,

you'd have to admit
to a drug charge,

but only after completing
the outcome plan.

This could be as simple
as meeting a therapist

for your anxiety.

And then you'd be done.

No criminal record.

A lady from the
scholarship committee

wants to meet
with mom and dad.

They're refusing to see her.

Mom and Dad are saying I'm
being all about myself,

not thinking about the family.

But I really don't want
to lose that scholarship.

What do you want me to do?

Your Honour, Council is
trying to exploit this family's

financial need for his
own political agenda.

Wow, defame me to
my face, girl.

Ms. Joy is the recipient
of the Hanson Scholarship.

Ooh, prestigious.

She intends to continue
her high school education

at the National Conservatory
of Dance in the fall

and I'm concerned that

if this case is dragged through
the courts and the news media

this well deserved award
Ms. Joy's earned will be lost.

The best interest of
the child, your Honour.

There's no evidence that
my clients don't have

their daughter's best
interest in mind.

All of this other
nonsense is irrelevant.

Not to me, Mr.Lincoln.

Now I find your filing
on behalf of the parents

taints their impartiality
in this matter.

Request for a change
of council is denied.

I'll see you in court
tomorrow, Miss Diggs.

It's all good.

I only need the parents to
file my human rights complaint.

Are you still going
to push this?

Percy Lincoln don't
drop that easy, sister.

Thank you, thank you,
thank you.

Okay, hey, Mama.

Who are your friends?

Oh, Mama talked to a
few people last night.

They know if Markos
is innocent,

he is able to get some
of his money back.

He'd make sure
they were repaid,

first in line.

Got your mother
bribing people.

I say something wrong?

No, no Mama.

Come on, you did excellent.

Isn't that right, Doug?

Mark's lucky to have you.
-Thank you.

All rise,

court is now in session.

Our money was in his
trust account but

he told us he could
invest it someplace safe,

like a GIC account
or something

until we found a
home that we liked.

He told us to put extra money
in our pocket after closing.

We found a house but when
we were ready for closing,

our money was gone.

My wife left.

I got depressed.

Like I couldn't get out of bed,
you know.

I had nothing.

You left me with nothing.

Hey.
- Hey.

Okay, so this is what
happens when we're not here.

A girl has to amuse
herself somehow.

Well, I hope that you've added
playful to your profile.

Oh god,

I was so disturbed
by Doug's feet

I didn't send it.

Oh well, maybe you want to
give live humans a chance.

Hey, your parents are
gigging tonight, cool!

Yeah.

Wait, Wanda.
-Keep away from our daughter!

What makes you think you
know what's best for Renee?

We're her parents!

Mrs. Joy do you want to
take this into my office?

You've got Renee thinking
that we are the enemy.

She wants the scholarship
that she earned.

We found the money
for the ballet shoes,

and tap shoes and tights.

We paid for the lessons,

and forced her to go even
when she didn't want to

because we know
what's best for her,

for our daughter.

Should I dial 911 here?

Mr.Lincoln is going to
represent us, all of us.

And that is final.

Renee is no longer
your concern.

Hey!

What?!

[ominous music }

This case belongs in
Youth Justice Conference.

Instead it's all over Twitter.

Hashtag hands off.

The police are on
my ass on this.

Make the human rights
complaint go away.

Otherwise no pleas,
no YJC, no breaks.

Give her a chance, Carol.

You know this isn't right.

Are we ready to
proceed ladies?

Uh, your Honour,

I'd like to request
an adjournment.

I feel Ms. Chan and I
are getting closer-

The Crown is
prepared to proceed,

your Honour.

Might I remind Ms. Chan

that given the summary
nature of the charges,

it might be in the best
interest of justice

to send Miss Joy's
case to YJC.

We are prepared to
proceed with the trial.

Let's bring everyone in.

I didn't think I'd
be able to make it.

It's all right, I already
ordered for you.

Fish and salad.

Trying to make a point?

Why, are you self-conscious?

Well I talked to Marcie.

The fix is in.

My god, that's awesome Dad!

When am I gonna find out?

Someone should
call you from M&M

about the articling position
by the end of next week.

Great.

What's this?

Mom is throwing me a
graduation party in Eskasoni.

A little pot luck
kind of thing.

You know that I'm kind of
persona non grata

at the reserve.

I thought Mom could
talk to Grandpa.

It's crazy,
you should be there.

Just because you made
some errors in judgement-

No.

I was a shit human being.

Mhm.

But all that drama with
Mom and all of the

stuff with your old firm,
that's in the past.

And Grandpa shouldn't be
using his position as Chief

to work out some grudge
he has against you.

I mean, Mom is a way
happier person without you.

I'm going to get her
to talk to Grandpa.

Just leave it, Leah.

I'll deal with it.

Just leave it okay?

Okay, these are
the hard copies

of the investment agreements
signed by my clients.

Default language is
on paragraph 26.

Fraud wasn't included
as grounds for default?

No.

I'm not submitting
forged documents.

You're gonna act like
you're above this?

Excuse me?

You defended child
killers, right?

I mean, a white guy killed
kids in your community

and you helped set him free,

so let's drop the high and
mighty act, okay Prop?

Ms. -
Marko!

We're done.

Please, I'm sorry for my
son but he's a good person.

Ma'am, I wish that were true.

It's okay.

Where you going?

We're in court in 30 minutes.

Good afternoon
Officer McManus.

You're familiar with
Section 8 of the Charter:

the right to be
secure against

unnecessary search
and seizure?

Officer Lewis and I
followed protocol.

Protocol?

Protocol is to
drag a 15-year-old

out of her classroom

in front of her peers

and subject her to
a strip search?

That's not exactly
how that happened.

Mm, is it also protocol

to restrain a minor
with such force

as to cause the bruising

in Defence Exhibit 12?

I held her with force
I considered reasonable.

My client is crying,

asking you and your
partner to stop,

saying that you're
hurting her.

That's reasonable?

Objection your Honour,
argumentative.

The Supreme Court
would disagree.

In R.v. Golden,

the Court ruled:

a strip search will
always be unreasonable

if it is carried
out abusively,

or for the purpose
of humiliating

and punishing the arrestee.

We're aware of the Supreme
Court's ruling, Ms. Diggs.

Can we move this along?

One last question.

Did you actually
find the $50

which formed the
basis of your search?

We found narcotics concealed-

That wasn't the question.

Did you find the
$50 on my client?

The money was found in
another student's desk.

Another student,

a student you didn't
subject to a humiliating

and abusive strip search?

Thank you, Officer McManus.

No further questions.

And we are adjourned.

Carson?

Renee?

I thought I told you that you
didn't have to be here today?

Yeah Marcie, I don't-

I don't want to be
at home anymore.

I can't stay.

We were so worried.

Thank you for calling us.

What were you thinking?

I'm sorry we ever allowed you
to apply for that scholarship.

You know, I think Renee is
feeling a little overwhelmed.

Come on, we're going home.

No, not until you agree

to drop the
Human Rights thing.

Renee-
- You are a minor.

We make decisions for
our family, for you.

Mrs. Joy, perhaps if you just-

We're done entertaining
this selfishness.

Oh, self, you see!

You know,

five kids in one room,

everything being
a hand-me-down,

and the smell
of fried food

that you can't get
out of your skin.

I don't want that for me.

We're done here,
let's go Wanda.

I'm sorry Renee.

Yeah, I told you it
was a stupid idea.

My 15-year-old client

is refusing to go home
with her parents.

The girl that was
strip searched?

The case Percy Lincoln
wants to take on?

My advice, take her
to Phoenix House

and let Percy Lincoln have it.

Col, I grew up with a
couple girls like Renee.

Super talented,
gifted, but poor.

And life, the wrong boy,
drugs, violence, envy,

they can just ruin that
potential so fast.

I just want her
to have her shot.

Do you hear yourself?

You're her lawyer.

Period.

Made the paper.

Oh, you got Ballard
as your judge.

You're screwed.

Ballard's a police judge.

His wife is an
RCMP Sergeant.

His father was a
Lieutenant with HPD

and his daughter
is a Detective.

He tore into a female
prosecutor 3 months ago

because he felt her
defence of the police

was not up to par.

She filed a complaint
with the judicial council

but withdrew before
the hearing.

He hates women.

Alright, well.

Thank god it's Friday.

I've got to learn
from the clerk

that one of my lawyers
didn't show up for court.

You have to get someone
else to step in for me.

You're in the
middle of a trial.

The client wants me
to submit evidence

that I believe to
be fraudulent.

Then ignore it.

Ignore it and have your ass
back in that courtroom

Monday morning.

No excuses.

me right baby

is fuss and fight

Your parents
are so amazing.

Thanks for telling
me about this.

Oh yeah, of course.

How's your week going?

Good, good.

I'm a little behind
in my paperwork.

Looking backward
isn't my strong suit,

which is probably why I'm
friends with my exes.

Is that Iris?

I think someone could
use a lifeline.

Excuse me.

Yeah, give it up.
Give it up.

Give it up.
-Thank you.

Hey, look what the
cat dragged out.

Mom, you killed it!

You killed it!

How ya doing baby girl?

Hi Daddy!

That was so good Daddy.

Oh, thank you darling.

Your father's solo got real.

What can I get you Velma?

A Harvey Wallbanger?

No, hot tea and lemon,
thanks sweetheart.

He just seemed really
nice in his profile

so I thought I
would try it...

Nice?

Nice is nothing.

My mailman is nice,

I'm not dating my mailman.

Well what you got
against mailmen, hm?

Good money and benefits.

Mom, this is Pam MacLean.

Hi, it's so nice to meet you.

And for the record,

I have nothing
against mailmen.

In fact my first
boyfriend from high school,

he's actually now the
COO of Canada Post.

Don't mind her.

Hi!

Oh, your mom gives
the best hugs!

Doing good Iris?
- Mhm.

How's your mom?

Good, got a better
social life than I have.

Oh, uh.

I better borrow my daughter

before I get all Janet Jackson
up in here.

Go easy now.

I don't want that
fabric to pucker.

Wasn't cheap.

You should be ashamed,

your little girl
had to go to school

to learn how to sew.

Grandma Diggs would be
rolling in her grave.

Hm.

Let her roll,

I knew my Marcie.

You wasn't nothing
like your sisters.

Don't get me wrong,

I love all my girls,

but your sisters are workers.

You're a boss.

I knew my girl was
going to blow things up.

The best thing for me to do
was get out of your way.

Now, when you're ready to sew-

Hm, my girl's got game.

Let's do it.

Honey, we're back on.

Let's do this.

Care to do the intro?

Are you serious?

Come on.

One, two, three, four.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome back to the stage

the sensational Velma Diggs
with special guest,

Austin Diggs, my parents.

Alright, let's go.

I'll be right back.

Can I get three
Rum & Waters please?

On me.

Renee ran away from home.

We're tearing
this family apart

and I don't know about you

but I'm not
comfortable with this.

So step back then.

You promise not to
jeopardize Renee's scholarship

and I will step back.

Promises?

Girl, ain't no
promises when
you're at war.

You understand
that's what's
happening here?

Yeah, but what
about this family?

This shit would have
never went down

if Renee was a student
at Sacred Heart.

This case,

it is just a beautiful
fact patterned to show

how shitty policing works
for us at the bottom.

Even if it means
ruining this girl's shot?

Big picture Marcie,

big picture.

Thanks for the drinks.

Alright, we're going to
keep our legs together,

and we're going to look forward
so we know where we're going,

we have the water
in front of us,

we're going to push
up into a pop up.

One, two, three.

That's it.
Let's try one more time.

Find your balance,
let's do it again.

Legs together and push up.

We're gonna pop up.

Girls, we're gonna-

Hey, you okay?

I'm pretty good at reading

if a woman is
interested or not.

Said every man who's not.

Okay, so I walked
right into that one.

What are we doing here?

I like you Marcie and I'm
pretty sure you like me too.

But being a cop,

it's a big part
about who I am,

who I'm friends with at
work and outside of work.

It's who I confide
in and I don't-

I hate the way those
girls just looked at me.

Carson those girls
didn't grow up thinking

the police are your friends.

I mean, that's the
way I grew up too.

I was raised to fear the police

'cause they can shoot you if
you don't do what they say.

That doesn't make
sense to me,

there are black cops.

It's not only about race,

it's about the uniform.

Seeing you,

the way you went
after McManus.

Look, I like you.

I do, I...

I really like you.

But my POV of the
world doesn't change

'cause I like you.

And I'm not going to
go easy on the cops

because I like you.

That's just not me.

You've got to be
good with that.

Marcie!

Yes!

I gotta get back to them,

so,

I'll see you around.

let me tell you,

let me show you

You behind in
your filing, too?

No, just researching
exigent circumstances

for strip searches.

Friday night was a blast.

Your parents are the shit.

No offer from the Crown?

Not-not unless I can
get Percy to back down

off of his human rights suit.

I don't know,

for some reason he believes
this case of police misconduct

is too special to let go.

Special?

Bring him in here.

I'll open up my files

and he can see how
unspecial this girl's case is.

Show me.

You just don't give up.

You said you were
focused on the big picture.

Fifteen cases,

Legal Aid cases,

all with allegations
of police misconduct.

Give me the names.

You know I can't do that.

But you can find the names

using the provincial
court filing numbers

on this slip of paper.

Not interested.

That's a lie.

You want to go
after the police,

well I'm Willy Wonka
offering you a golden ticket.

All you gotta do is just

drop this Human
Rights complaint.

A bird in the hand.

Young mother tased for
allegedly stealing formula.

Construction worker beaten
by two off-duty cops.

College kid shot by the police

for fitting the description.

You want to go after
two rogue cops

or the system?

Okay, I, I don't
know where she is.

Your Honour,

we'd like to call
Olympia Lairtes

to the stand.

Objection your Honour,

unfair surprise.

Your Honour,

this witness only approached
our office last night.

The witness is the
Defendant's mother.

She's been a critical part
of the defence strategy.

Her testimony may violate
lawyer/client privilege.

The Defence is trying
to create privilege

where none exists at law.

Your Honour,
Mrs. Lairtes has-

Hey.

What's up?

I'm going to take a plea.

What?

No, no, I'm not
putting her through this.

Make a plea.

Your Honour, if I
may request a recess

to speak to
the prosecution.

You sure?

Yeah.

Come on.

Your Honour,

we have determined
that the best place

to resolve the allegations
against my client

is Youth Justice Conference.

The restorative justice
nature of that process

will enable Miss Joy to take
responsibility for her crime

without her bright future being
marred by a criminal record.

Crown is in, uh, agreement
with this plan, Ms.Chan?

Yes, your Honour.

Well, I respect the
spirit of cooperation

between the defence
and the prosecution.

However, it is my belief that
handing this trial at this time

and moving this case to
Youth Justice Conference

would not best serve
the course of justice.

The recommendation is denied.

We are adjourned
until 2:00 ladies.

All rise.

I'm stalking you.

Ms. Diggs.

I didn't realize you
lived on the Dartmouth side

of the bridge.

All my life.

Ms. Diggs, if
you'll excuse me,

it's probably not a good idea

for us to be speaking
outside of court,

given that you currently
have a case before me.

I don't think that we'd be
the first lawyer and judge

to run into each other
waiting for the ferry.

I mean, there's only one.

Do you know Percy Lincoln?

I'm aware of Mr. Lincoln.

He's making a lot of
noise about our case.

Yes, he has the
cops in his sights,

yet again.

You know I thought so too,

but then, well, you know,

it's common knowledge
the judicial council

investigated a complaint
of police bias against you

just a few months ago.

And, you know,
you start to wonder,

it's one thing going
after dirty cops but,

trying to take down a
police judge, hmmm.

I've been fair.

In my case?

Uhhh, no, I-I would have
to disagree at best.

Oh, I see,

this is a shake down.

I could report you to the bar.

Do you like being a lawyer,
Ms. Diggs?

Depends on the day,
your Honour.

What about you?

Do you like being a judge?

I was raised in a
community where

loyalty and trust run deep.

Where a handshake,

a person's word still
means something.

I have abused and
exploited these tenets

for my own gain.

I brought shame to my mother

and I brought shame to the,

the memory of my father.

I am truly sorry for
what I have done to you.

I've broken your trust.

And I hope that one day,

you can give me
your forgiveness.

Council,

I've had a moment to, um,

reconsider the
facts in this case

and the law as it
pertains to those facts.

Given the circumstances

surrounding the strip
search of Miss Joy,

it is clear that the search
was not appropriate.

As a result,

the joint motion to
move these proceedings

to Youth Justice Conference

is granted.

Miss Joy,
good luck to you.

And we are adjourned.

All rise.

Hey.

So, I'm-

I'm guessing
Grandpa said no.

What gave it away?

The only time you ever
brought us to the beach

was to give us bad news.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

It's okay,

I'm not going to go.

You have just as much
right to be in Eskasoni

as anybody else.

I agreed to the ban.

Why, I thought you-
-I have my reason.

I was an associate
of Don Sterling,

the best criminal lawyer
in all the province.

I wanted to impress
him more than anything.

And this case came in,
Wayne Davies,

white guy accused of
killing this Indian kid.

Don asked me to
be on the team

and I knew I was just a
face but to be chosen,

I didn't care.

And I knew,

not provably but in
my gut that the,

the alibi witness that
we were using was lying.

I said nothing,

and I did nothing.

And Davies got off and killed
two more kids from Eskasoni.

You knew the
witness was lying?

Just wanted
acceptance from them

more than my own community.

There was a lot of
anger towards me

and your mom and you guys.

It was just easier
for me to go.

You agreed to be banned
from your own community.

It was that easy to leave us.

Easy?

Your sisters won't even
talk to me anymore.

But I needed to preserve
our family's place.

For you kids and
for your mom.

It was the best thing.

So you let them
celebrate you,

and I'll fight my own battles.

Hey.
-Hey.

Coffee and donuts.

It's a peace offering.

Marcie, I want you to be you.

It's a dozen donuts.

Wonder what I'm going
to do with all of these.

Well I might know someone.

Can I have a piece of that?

everything you want

way to fast for me

we're so far away