Coroner

"Dear Jenny,

I’m in a rehab for vets.

I think about you a lot,

and I think about how I left."

"I know I promised not to leave you."

"I’m sorry it took so many months.

I was pretty messed up for a while."

"But I’m in a good place right now..."

"and I miss you."

"I’d like to see you.

Let me know if you feel the same.

Je t’embrasse."

Shirley?

Are you okay?

With everything that’s happened,

do you wanna see Liam?

I mean, yea--

Yeah, I mean, of course I do. I just...

The last time we saw each other,

we said, you know, he said, "I love you,"

he said he was sorry,

and then we said goodbye.

- And you thought goodbye was permanent.

- Yeah, I mean, I didn’t hear from him for five months.

I mean, what was I supposed to think?

- Well, there’s no statutory limit on love.

- Yeah, but I don’t understand how, in my gut, I was so sure,

and yet I was so wrong, you know?

- Gut feelings are conditioned responses...

sometimes to trauma.

In your personal life,

are there other people who’ve left?

Well, I mean, my sister died.

That’s leaving, I guess.

- And then your mother left, Jenny.

Does thinking about it shut you down?

No... no.

- It’s perfectly natural to go to a place of "no,"

in your body and your mind,

to protect yourself.

Here’

For the rest of the week, I want you to say yes

to everything. -

- No matter what your gut says. -

Let your life unfold, Jenny.

Surprise yourself.

- It’s work.

Always on call.

I can relate.

So your biopsy shows that

you have Solitary Spinal Plasmacytoma.

Uh...

- A low tumour in the lumbar spine.

Your lumbar puncture confirms that it hasn’t spread,

which is good.

Okay.

- The tumour explains the pain in your leg,

and why it progressed to your back.

Okay.

Without the pain,

we wouldn’t have caught it as quickly as we did.

So, that’s a good thing too. - Mm-hmm.

- You’ll need to start a regular course of radiation

as soon as possible.

How about Thursdays?

Um...

uh, will I, will I be able to work?

- Well, there can be some side effects to the treatment -

fatigue, nausea -

but you’re free to work if you feel up to it.

Oh, you’ll need a ride home Thursday.

We don’t know how you’ll react to the radiation.

You might need someone to take care of you.

Ma’am? Please, ma’am.

Ma’am, stop! Stop! You can’t go there.

Suddenly, he was just there.

I pulled up... I don’t know...

I can’t get fired!

I’m...

You’re late.

Who do we have here?

- Andrew Park, courier for FoodScouts.

He was 65. He was hit by the van.

Mm. Cause of death, check.

- Well, what you see isn’t always what you get.

So we’re gonna send the body to pathology

and see what they can tell us.

Death waits on no man.

Except for this woman.

Hey, Mac.

Where were you? - Minding my business.

You should do the same.

Yo, are you getting some?

Oh, Big D, you big dog!

You talked to the driver?

- Yeah. She said the guy came out of nowhere,

ran right in front of her. - Ran? He was on foot?

- All the witnesses confirm her story.

- Delivery guys don’t usually travel by foot.

So where’s his vehicle?

- Well, I’ll contact FoodScouts,

ask if he used a car or bike for deliveries.

All right.

Huh.

Dr. Cooper.

- It’s beautiful here. - Isn’t it?

I’m sorry you’re here under these circumstances.

Normally, this is a place of new beginnings.

Right this way.

- So, uh, how does the retreat work?

It’s a silent retreat.

Very structured schedule - ten days, ten participants.

They take workshops or seminars

for about 12 hours each day.

Wow, that’s a long day.

I think of it as a luxury.

I mean, when’s the last time you spent

all that time on nothing but yourself?

- Well, not since my son was born.

Definitely not since my dad moved in.

Just this way.

Did you make this maze?

- It’s a good metaphor for life.

Huh.

There’s no sign of injury.

- This is a medical form she filled out for our records.

Shirley Brownstone.

No pre-existing medical conditions,

no medications.

Was she exhibiting any sign of illness?

No, nothing.

In fact, she was great.

Shirley had bloomed.

It’s crushing that she died here, of all places.

Why’s that?

Because in the maze, you...

you don’t lose yourself.

You find yourself.

- I’m Fareed, I’m the one who found Shirley.

Can I ask, how did she die?

Uh, we don’t know that yet.

We’re gonna have to do an autopsy.

- I can’t believe that this happened.

I mean, that she died here.

She just bloomed a few days ago.

Sorry, can I, can I ask, um...

what does "bloomed" mean?

- Oh, it’s an expression that Faye uses

for a moment of transformation.

When you finally break free of whatever pain or fear

brought you here.

Hmm.

Does... does everyone experience that?

- It’s what we’re all working towards.

When you realize that there’s nothing standing between you

and the life that you want.

Must be nice.

It’s okay. Good.

- Hey... - Come on! That’s it,

that a girl.

Come on.

How do you think she’s reacting to you today?

- Come here. - Just breathe.

It’s okay...

Keep going.

Yeah, easy...

It’s...

- Okay. - It’s okay.

Establish a connection. It’s okay.

Okay, hey... Okay.

Oh.

Okay.

She won’t settle, eh?

Just takes time.

Hey... you and me, okay?

You and me.

- Maybe tomorrow, Liam. - Yeah.

- Just keep trying, little bits at a time.

Sure.

She still doesn’t like you.

Come on.

- Give it time. I’m an acquired taste.

Andrew Park’s cause of death

was blunt force trauma to the head.

Makes sense. That van hit him pretty hard.

- Yeah. I found shards of glass in his skull.

I actually found something else kind of interesting too.

Once I washed off all the blood,

there were cuts like knife marks

that were not from the accident.

- Defensive wounds? - Yeah, looks like it.

- Knife marks and running into traffic?

Let me call you back. - Okay.

What’s your body telling you?

Not much from the outside,