Eastman: It's PTSD. You've been through a trauma, right?
Morgan: You see that blood on the end of my stick? At the sharp end? That was from two men. Father and son, maybe. That was the day before I came here. Maybe it was the same day. I don't remember. That's what I did. That's what I do.
Eastman: You killed a lot of people?
Morgan: Yes.
Eastman: Were they threatening or attacking you?
Morgan: Not all of them.
Eastman: You save anyone? You saved people.
Morgan: Pointless acts. Everybody turns.
Eastman comes closer to the cell, coming face to face with her.
Eastman: Tell me. Where's there someone you loved? Boyfriend? Parents?
Morgan doesn't answer. Eastman continues, supporting himself on his staff.
Eastman: You loved them. You loved them a lot if you're like this. You saw it happen. That's how this started, right? It's all happening in your front of your eyes, over and over. You're body's here, but your mind is still there. It's like, no matter what you do, you can't get passed that moment. You can still feel it. I can assure you, that I can help you, my friend.
Morgan: I don't have any friends.
Eastman: Get to know me.
Morgan: I'm gonna kill you.
Eastman: Why?
Morgan: Because I have to clear.
Eastman: See, that's the thing. You don't. (scoffs) We're not built to kill. We're not. We can't be.
Morgan's eyes, follow Eastman, as he walks around and lectures.
Eastman: We feel. We're connected. You know, I interviewed over 825 people, who done terrible things. I've only met one evil person. Some of them were traumatized, like you, but they could heal. Some more, some less, but they can. We all can. I know it. It's all a circle and everything gets a return.
After taking a deep breath, he sighs and continues.
Eastman: The cell door is open, by the way. I'm not gonna hold you anymore. I can't stop you. Go, clear. Or stay, crash on the couch, and we'll try to find another way. And the door's been open all along.
Morgan steps closer to the door and opens it.
Eastman: You stay or you go. Those are your choices. I will not allow you to kill me.
First thing she does, after stepping out of the cell, is attack Eastman. She lunges at him, but he grabs her and throws her over to the couch. She gets up, lunges at him again, but he grabs her by the arm and manages to pin her down with his staff. He is a big guy. She's not getting up from this. But, she doesn't stop squirming, to get up from his hold.
He eventually let's go and rises to his feet. Angry, she rises to her feet.
Eastman: I gave you two choices.
Morgan charges at him, pushing him up against the cell bars. He slips, falls to the floor, with herself pinned on top of him and trying to strangle his neck, with her hands. Such a strong girl, for someone who can pin down a man, over six feet tall. He manages to fight her off and pins her to the floor. He is now on top of her. He was holding her down, trying to get her calm, and it works. She relaxes and he rises to his feet. Once he reaches for his staff, and approaches her while she's still on the ground, and shaken up.
Morgan: Kill me!
Eastman lowers his staff and backs away slowly.
Eastman: I gave you two choices. The door or the couch.
Feeling defeated, Morgan rises to her feet and goes right back into the cell, closing the door behind her. She sits on the floor and watches Eastman move closer to her. He propped the door back open, for her, but she closes it again after he walks away.
That night, Morgan still in her place, she looks over at Eastman in the kitchen. He is making dinner. Eastman opens up a conversation as she eats her leftover lunch.
Eastman: That was aikido. That's how I kicked your ass earlier. Well, that's how I redirected your ass. The people in prison I evaluated for the state, the stories I heard, the things these people did.
Eastman addresses as Morgan takes a sip from her mug. While she's sitting there, she continues to listen to him. He was once married and had two kids, but lost them. He hadn't explained why, but just just assumed he lost his family, the same way she lost hers.
Morgan: Your wife and your kids, they're dead?
Eastman didn't say anything and she started to feel sad for him. She knows what it's like to lose a family. He changes the subject.