Therapist exposes Catherine’s buried rage

In a tense, probing therapy session, Catherine Cawood’s carefully constructed professional facade is systematically dismantled by her therapist, who forces her to confront the violent undercurrents of her grief. The therapist begins by referencing her 'happy sheet'—a form meant to assess emotional well-being—where Catherine admitted to contemplating violence. When she deflects with sarcasm and evasion, he presses further, exposing her repressed anger toward her family (her grandson, son, and sister) and her unresolved trauma over her daughter Becky’s suicide. The therapist’s observation that Catherine doesn’t appear sad—despite her admission—reveals the dissonance between her internal torment and her public persona. The session escalates when he directly asks if her 'yes' to violent impulses applies to others, and Catherine, after a calculated pause, confirms it with chilling certainty. The therapist then ties her rage to Tommy Lee Royce’s mother’s funeral, the event that triggered her mandatory therapy, hinting at a deeper, unspoken connection between her violence and Royce’s influence. The exchange culminates in Catherine’s reluctant admission that she is 'sad'—a rare moment of vulnerability—but her deflection into flippancy underscores how deeply she buries her pain. The therapist’s final note about returning to Royce’s funeral foreshadows the session’s unresolved tension, leaving Catherine’s rage and trauma hanging like a sword over the rest of the story. This scene is a turning point, forcing Catherine to acknowledge the darkness she usually masks with professionalism and sarcasm, while also setting up her eventual confrontation with Royce’s legacy.