Season 1 Episode 8 Depraved Heart

"You didn't make it to your meeting with the mayor.

I cancelled it

No actually you didn't and it's been on the books for three weeks

I meant to cancel it

Cal?

Go mother someone else"

Foster looked at their employees who seemed to be more and more embarrassed by the scene between the two of them. Finally she decided she had enough.

"Give us the room please!" she said and before Lightman got a chance to protest everyone took off.

"Stay close, it won't take long!" Lightman yelled at them. "You shouldn't have done that, we have work to do!" he lashed at Foster.

"I'm more concerned about you" Foster said using an intentionally low tone. "Listen to me for a second" she continued when he showed signs of even more anger. "I know this case is important to you…"

"If you knew you would help, not get in the way" Lightman mumbled through his teeth.

"We also have other cases; I allowed you the time to work on this one. And you have my full support whenever I can spare the time. You are using our whole staff, so I'm trying to make it work with the little resources left. I know this case is getting to you hard, but focus Cal!"

"Don't you start with me…" Lightman's tone seemed almost threatening.

"Stop, if you need to lash out at someone and you think I'm the right person for it, fine, but don't ever disrespect me in front of our employees" Foster replied and left the room.

- The next day -

"There has to be some reason why they killed themselves

I know you don't want to hear this again, but i'm gonna say it to you anyway. It doesn't matter how many you find a reason for, it wasn't your fault" Foster said and placed a hand on his arm.

"It doesn't help hearing it over and over again"

"That's because you don't want to hear it, but you know I'm right. Your mother was sick and the doctors didn't see it. You were too young Cal and it was your parents' responsibility to take care of you not the other way around."

"I need to understand why…" Lightman said, but the pain was already written all over his face

"She was depressed, the treatment didn't work and she saw no other way out. No matter how hard you want find a deeper meaning, there isn't and you couldn't have helped her then."

"Hey Foster?"

"Yes?"

Lightman didn't say another word just looked at her.

"I know Cal, but next time you should really learn to speak out the apology, it has more impact when you say it out loud!"