Afterwards, she inadvertently overdoses on the pain medication realizing what has happened, she forces herself to vomit before passing out. She physically attacks him, releasing some of her pent-up anger. Nina returns in Claire's dreams, chastising her for using people.ĭuring lunch with Roy and Casey, the man responsible for Claire's car accident shows up at her house to apologize, racked with guilt. A few nights later Claire surprises him at home and takes Nina's leftover Percocet. Bonding over their loss and isolation, Claire and Roy go to Nina's grave, where he hangs a wind chime. He responds that he hates Nina for ruining his life and that of their son Casey. She asks him what he would say to his wife now. Nina's husband Roy, however, was tipped off by Annette and confronts her as she is leaving. Claire goes to the house, telling the occupant a lie about having lived there as a child. She stays on the bottom for a long time before rising to the surface.Īt the threat of a lawsuit, Annette (the support group leader) gives Claire Nina's home address. After her session, Claire jumps into the pool with body weights, seemingly to kill herself. She dreams vividly and hallucinates about Nina.Īt her pool physical therapy Claire is uncooperative her physical therapist informs the doctor she hasn't improved in six months, meaning her pain medication could get cut off. Addicted to alcohol and to the opioids percocet and oxycontin, she eventually has to resort to buying the drugs illegally in Tijuana. She leaves the support group after describing Nina's suicide in detail. Claire distances herself from her husband Jason, eventually asking him to move out. Her pain medication abuse stems from not accepting her son's death (for which she feels responsible), and the suicide of Nina, a member of her chronic pain support group. Since the accident, Claire rides lying down while Silvana drives her everywhere. Silvana, her housekeeper, caretaker and chauffeur, looks after all of her needs.
( April 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī year after surviving a car accident that killed her son, former attorney Claire Bennett struggles with chronic pain, making her hostile.
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