The Sinner

When can I see my son?

We can take you to the foster home right after this.

What happened to Adam and Bess?

It looks like they were poisoned.

We thought Adam and Bess were Julian's parents.

No, they live on my property.

They were taking him to Niagara Falls for the weekend.

So when she's talking about where she lived,

it threw you off a little bit. What was that about?

It's called Mosswood Grove.

A classmate of Heather's, and she got mixed up with them.

We never heard from her again.

Sophie was saying those people

are actually really serious.

Whatever they're doing down there,

I bet it's way more interesting than anything we do.

So let's go.

So when you talk about the work,

what does that mean, exactly?

It's easier to experience than it is to explain.

We all have a shadow. All the good and bad inside

that we try to hide.

We shine a light on that shadow.

The guy, back at the dorms with the ponytail,

I saw him at the motel

when we went to speak to the manager.

This whole trip to Niagara Falls story is a hoax.

Mom?

Mom?

Well, this is a treat. A fellow insomniac.

It's not quite morning, is it?

Uh, fresh pot here.

Excellent. Thank you.

Is the bed okay? You comfortable?

Oh, it's fine. All good.

So,

you're wrapping things up with the case, huh?

No, not quite.

Uh, we're getting there, though.

- You pressed charges, though. - Yep.

Heather seems like she's got a good handle on things now,

thanks to you.

You know, I just wanna say,

you shouldn't feel like you have to stay.

I don't.

Don't get me wrong, I love having you here,

but, uh, I realize that it's, uh,

not exactly fun for you to be here.

It's fine. I'm fine.

It's overdue.

Still, I just don't want you to feel obligated.

We'll be fine.

I'd like to stay a bit longer, if that's okay.

Well, all right.

One condition, though.

You gotta go with me to this Rotary Club social this week.

Give us a chance to welcome you back home.

Okay.

...In just a moment, but first, this breaking news.

We're live at the Rockford Lodge,

where according to sources, a 13-year-old boy

poisoned the couple posing as his parents

en route to Niagara Falls. Now all three

were supposedly members of Mosswood Grove...

I keep thinking about that rock in the barn.

What do you think that's about?

No idea.

Looked like Stonehenge or something.

It's an altar maybe,

or a symbol of something.

- Symbol of what? - Yeah.

Did you report any of this to Lidell?

He's gonna want me

- to claim this as a win. -

We already have everything we need.

I d... no, no. That Adam Lowry, Bess McTeer,

they were escaping from something,

and Vera Walker tried to cover it up.

Julian, they took him for some reason, so...

And he murdered them and confessed to it.

It's also that simple.

You know it isn't.

When a boy that young kills,

it's really never just his fault.

Whatever is going on in Mosswood,

Julian's in the thick of it, so it's not the time

to stop asking questions.

I know.

Like with that classmate of yours,

the one that joined Mosswood after you graduated.

What happened there?

Well, there's nothing there. It's a lost cause.

Did you look into it?

It's a lost cause.

- Okay. -

It's Vera Walker.

Really?

Hello?

What the hell are you people doing to my son?

- What are you talking about? - He's 13. He is a child.

Now you wanna try him as an adult?

- His case is in family court. - Not anymore it isn't.

- What did you tell the DA? - Nothing.

After you searched our home, what did you tell them?

- - I didn't tell 'em anything.

Uh... Nothing.

Hello?

What was that about?

Julian's case is in criminal court.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you

in a court of law.

You don't say anything to anyone.

No touching, please.

Put your hands out front.

You have the right to an attorney.

If you can't afford one,

one will be appointed to you by the court.

- Why are those necessary? - It's the law.

Where am I going?

- -

Don't look at them. Just keep your head down.

It's gonna be okay.

Ma'am, you really gotta give us some space, please.

Julian.

Please, step back. You can meet us at the station.

I'll be following right behind you.

- Watch your head. - I'll be right behind you.

It'll be okay. I'll be behind you, okay?

- Just breathe. - Mom.

I'm right behind you.

What are you doing here?

I had nothing to do with this.

- I need a second here. - Mom.

Hey.

This wasn't supposed to happen. It's not what I wanted.

But where you're going,

it's not easy.

Mostly, you gotta keep to yourself.

But not too much.

Are they gonna hurt me?

Let me have your hand.

You're gonna have to memorize this number.

You have any trouble, you need anything, give me a call.

Hey.

You're gonna be all right.

What are you doing?

Stay on the line and face the front.

- Let's go. -

All right, hands to your side.

- Face the wall. - In front of you.

Okay. Next.

Julian Walker, for juvie wing.

Palm, kid.

Where my lawyer at?

You're done. Go.

Look straight ahead.

This is your spot. No trading, no moving around.

Come on, man, move, move.

This is your spot. No trading, moving around.

Heather.

Hi, Mrs. Calhoun.

Long time.

How you doing?

Still not used to seeing you in that uniform.

Can I bother you for a minute?

It's about Marin.

Last time we spoke, you'd gotten a few voicemails

from her and that was it.

You mean last time we spoke 12 years ago?

The calls you got from Marin,

they were from Mosswood, correct?

- Far as I know. - Nothing since then?

Why would she reach out to me?

You were the friend, weren't you?

What's that supposed to mean?

We both know what that means, sweetheart.

No, nothing since then.

No emails, no calls? Nothing?

I just think it's strange all that time

you never tried to find her, being a cop and all.

I did.

Looked for her in the police database, social media.

There was never anything.

I just assumed she was at Mosswood.

You two had a falling out, huh?