Burden of Truth

The law society disciplinary committee.

It's an invitation to my execution.

He feels like he has a home here.

I just don't think it's healthy to give a boy

who's been through what he's been through false expectations.

- Dee needs money. She was groomed and trafficked

as a kid. Now she has nothing, and nowhere to go.

You're gonna wanna think real hard about your next move, Wes.

- Yeah? - They really don't like it

when someone trespasses on an officer's property.

There are always more. You have no idea

what he's capable of.

Then we just have to find them.

- What are you gonna do? - We're gonna sue them

for human trafficking.

- Is this a joke? - Deal's different.

We're not willing to pay cash for it.

They never did a geological survey.

That's how they were able to rush through phase one.

They didn't do any of the work.

When they reopened that mine,

they falsified all of their documents, Billy.

We know there's something the mine doesn't want us

to find out, but I don't think it's the trafficking.

You said it yourself, it's a literal gold mine.

- What if it isn't? - There's no gold.

- Can we talk about this? - There's nothing to talk about.

We don't have anything concrete.

The mayor said it at the ceremony,

Millwood is into the mine.

We have a responsibility to figure out how.

Not today, we don't.

Billy, this is a big deal.

Why are you pretending like it isn't?

Why are you pretending like your hearing

isn't tomorrow morning? I'm not say...

Look, why don't you just show me what you have

- for the committee? - I'm still tweaking it.

Well, show me what you got so far,

and maybe I can help you finish it.

- It's okay. I don't need your help.

We're in this together.

Crawford Chang. Remember?

Hello!

- Come in! - Not a good time!

Grand-pops to the rescue.

- Thank you, Hank. We really appreciate it.

Do we?

Don't worry, son. It's not my first time through a childhood.

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about.

Oh, that's my cue.

- Park's okay? - Yes.

Okay.

- Seriously? - We have work to do.

What's this?

The assayer's report on the mine.

- Joanna... - He said there was gold

in the mine. This one person

is where this all started.

Billy...

This could be my last day as a lawyer.

If you don't focus on your hearing,

it almost certainly will be.

Alright. Where do we start?

It's called mokomon.

You scared me.

You know, after the whole truck incident,

I figured you'd ask before taking things.

I was just drawing.

I found it in a museum.

It was my great, great uncle's.

Ambroise Lepine. War chief to Louis Riel.

How'd you get it back?

Oh, I...

Told the curator it was cursed

with the death of ten million buffalo.

Dee, I'm thinking about hanging a painting right here.

I don't know, what do you think?

What's it like outside?

Is it cold, or is it cold, cold?

What's wrong?

I found this by the front door.

- Wesley? - Yeah.

It makes my skin crawl.

You know, as long as he's out there,

I'll never be safe.

I-I can't do this.

Every time the house even creaks,

I feel like my heart's gonna pop out of my chest.

Dee...

- It's okay. - It's definitely not okay.

It's never going to end.

No, Dee, it's going to end.

We're gonna find him, and we're gonna lock him up.

First you need to think...

Was there anything that you didn't tell us?

Maybe where he could be?

- We were just at the motel. That's it.

Does he have any family?

They're all in Alberta.

He used to come to Millwood a lot as a kid.

He must have been visiting someone.

Maybe check the payroll again.

See there's anything we missed.

Anyone we can put between the women and the mine.

- I have already looked. Several times.

I thought Joanna was supposed to help us?

- I don't know. Something must've come up.

I can't just sit here doing nothing.

We need to actually go there.

Well, the place has been on full lockdown

since the cops showed.

That wouldn't stop Joanna.

Well, Joanna's not here, remember?

Just me.

Taylor?

What about her?

We got shuffled out when the police arrived,

but she didn't.

She is the police.

She can't tell us anything.

Yeah, maybe, but...

She was my best friend before she became a cop.

Matheson, you're looking into Wesley Salazar?

Yeah. He came here to Millwood as a kid.

- Your hunch was right. He got into some trouble.

Vandalism, shoplifting...

I thought youth records were sealed?

Unless you commit an adult crime

before they're sealed. It's a glitch.

Arrest record has an address.

- Local? - A farm up near sparrow creek.

Thank you.

I hope it helps.

Millwood police, how can I help?

Did you write about Matheson steel?

It's probably the best indication

of how much you've changed, right?

They just want to see that you've undergone

a transformation.

Northward forest was a lifetime ago...

just stop.

I know that you're trying to help.

I need to focus on this case right now.

Pretending this isn't real won't make it go away.

I know that, Billy.

Do you have a second, sir?

I got a promising lead on Wesley.

A farm up near sparrow creek.

Well, when Thorpe is back, go check it out.

I don't want you going up there alone.

Copy.

Is that it?

No...

Is everything alright with you, sir?

Sure.

I've just been covering phones this morning, and...

There was a complaint.

Uh, just leave it on my desk.

Matheson, what is it?

It's a complaint about you.

A Mr. Terry Clark said that you...

Threatened him and kidnapped a boy.

- Chief? - What did you tell him?

I took the call, I have to follow up on the complaint.

- It's my duty. - Mm-hmm.

Right, of course. Uh, just...

I'm obligated under the police services act

to notify the independent investigation unit.

I need you sit on it.

I'll go talk to him.

- We could both... - Lose our jobs.

I won't let that happen.

Just buy me a few hours.

Um, about the Wesley matter,

I have to look into that first.

Exigent circumstances.

We don't do the actual drilling.

We take the samples, and, uh...

Test them to see if there are certain

valuable elements within them.

How do you test for that?

- Well, there's a few ways. We use fire

to burn away the refuse and determine the purity

of metals in the ground.

So after the samples are drilled,

you handle them?

I oversee the samples from the site

all the way through the testing process.

And how accurate are the results?

Fire doesn't lie,

and we triple check all our work to isolate any anomalies.

What is it you're testing for?

I could be more specific.

You handled the assays for the Oro-north 1 mine?

Mr. Gurriel?

No. Well, yes. Sorry.

We did handle the assays for the mine, yes.

Um... but you...

Were the assayer for those tests?