Burden of Truth

You're giving up on the case?

I'm not giving up. There is no case.

The court rules in favour of the motion to strike.

The case is dismissed. My stepdad used to call

David Hanley the Grim Reaper. My ex is moving.

He's got a job in Winnipeg. Our marriage was terrible,

but we're great at co-parenting. I can count on him.

All you need to do is sign this.

- A non-disclosure agreement? - My dad's sins

caught up to him. That's why we left.

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.

- So why are we here? - We have to find out

exactly what's in the ground that made Amanda and Steve sick

without attracting any attention.

And how exactly do we do that?

Ground penetrating radar.

I paid for law school working summers for Jack's crew.

We'd see the pipe lines before we even picked up a shovel.

Jack. Thanks for meeting with us.

You're going to have to make this quick.

We're already behind on this job.

- We need a utility scanner. - We don't think

that the athletic field is the only place

where Matheson Steel dumped. You really think

Ben knowingly did this?

We need to find out for sure. For Georgia.

Oh, hey! Luna, let me get that.

- I got it. - We don't know

what's in this water. Well, I wasn't gonna drink it.

Look, this has been disproportionately

affecting young women. I don't want you this close to it.

Thank you.

Damn it.

Jack, you find anything over there?

- Nothing yet. - Where does

this property end, exactly? 20 feet over that hill.

Then you're into the buffer:

the no-man's land between my property

and the neighbour's. Nobody owns it.

OK.

That makes 23.

That's a lot.

This is way bigger than we thought.

We need to get these samples tested right away.

If it tests positive for benzene, then we have a good chance at certification.

Before we can have a class action,

we have to ask the court to certify.

Certification determines... Whether the proceeding should

be appropriately prosecuted as a class proceeding.

Very good.

Certification is leverage,

which gives us bargaining power when we try to settle.

- So that's our goal? Settling? - I know it doesn't sound

like a win, but if we go to trial,

then it's 2-1 that we lose. And then we get nothing.

23 barrels in the field,

and we still can't tie it to Matheson Steel.

- But our whistleblower can. - Nate Dawson?

He's no help to us unless he signs an affidavit

before the hearing.

I'm supposed to meet with him in a few minutes.

Well, you better get going then.

Luna, you can help me amend our argument.

All right!

Morning.

You're still here.

Aren't you late for work? I called in sick.

I thought maybe we could sleep in,

watch a movie in bed.

I have a job.

Ah...

What's going on?

- Nothing. - Spill it.

I... I didn't sign up for this.

I can't make a difference from the copy room.

Mercer's making my life a living hell.

But you think he's on the take.

Yeah. What do you want me to do? Confront him

about a new set of golf clubs?

Would you ever...

consider going back to Winnipeg?

I think I'd consider everything else first.

Then...

as far as I can see, you don't

have any option but to settle your differences.

I can't work

with someone who picks

and chooses who he serves and protects.

Be the better man,

so you can get back out there

and protect the ones he won't.

Wow.

Cozy.

Joanna's not here.

Unless you're looking to go another few rounds?

I come in peace.

What did you have in mind?

Actually...

Matheson Steel has authorized me to make a settlement offer.

Really?

$2 million, but only for the named plaintiff.

- Molly. - That's right.

It is an exclusive offer. One that I would like to discuss

with her legal counsel in private, please.

Give us a minute.

OK. Fine.

You can't make an offer only to Molly.

I already did. I'm actually surprised

that you're not more excited that I just brought

this generous offer to your niece.

I won't cut the other girls out.

Court won't allow it. Forget about the court.

My client is gonna give Molly $2 million,

and you just have to convince the others to drop the suit.

Billy, your sister,

your niece...

they will be set for life...

or we'll crush you at trial. We have new evidence.

How long are you gonna keep fighting?

As long as it takes.

You got the bills. They're already piling up,

and if I know Joanna, she's probably hired

the best scientists, expert doctors...

and you're the one who's squeezing the space

on the credit card.

$2 million for Molly.

We'll give you 100 grand. We walk away.

Out of the question.

Why? Because it's unethical?

That didn't stop you with Houghton Hills.

Yeah.

We do our homework.

Does your co-counsel know about your little gaffe?

You're not gonna blackmail me into taking this offer.

Maybe not...

but as your niece's legal counsel,

you are obligated to take her all settlement offers.

Let's see what she has to say to $2 million.

Taylor?

What're you doing?

Just getting used to not going anywhere.

Honey...

Court?

- Work first, then... - I should

be there with the girls. Sweetheart,

we spoke about this.

I can't have my own child suing me.

Joanna said that we're not suing you. We're suing the mill.

I am the mill...

for better or for worse, honey. So are you.

You... you don't remember having this conversation?

I...

I remember you used to want me to go off

and get a law degree,

come back and... learn the steel business.

"Not enough strong women

"in steel, but Taylor...

you can change that."

- Well, you still can. - Yeah.

Me and the hole in my brain will

take the steel world by storm. All right. Listen, honey.

Um...

I'm your father, and you're gonna let me take care of you.

Now, we have some money set aside.

We have nothing to worry about. What about my friends?

Right. That's what I thought.

- How much did she tell you? - Just the...

$2 million part. Luna, seriously, you cannot-

- You kicked me out, OK? I got bored.

That's a... That's a lot of money.

Just think about what we could do with that.

The places we could go, the things we could buy.

We could get a boat.

OK, or we could get a house.

This money has to last my whole life.

Fine, so let's get a houseboat and become pirates.

Yes! And then we'll save the rest.

Lisa's dad can teach me how to make the money last

because he's a CPA. Have you told her yet?

No.

Why not?

Because the offer is only for you.

You're the named plaintiff.

They wanna

pay you and convince the others to drop the suit.

I would get rich, and the others...

would get nothing?

Mm-hmm.

I'd like to depose you.

Have you sign an affidavit so we can use it in court.

You want me to go on the record?

I'll lose my job, my pension. That is a risk,

but without you, we may lose this case.

And nobody gets nothing?

I already pointed you to where the barrels were.

That should be enough.

In cases like this, it's...

it's never quite enough.