->''The cruelest lies are often told in silence.''
-->--Creator/RobertLouisStevenson

Catherine helps a local woman escape from an abusive relationship with her well-connected father.

!!!Tropes
* AbusiveParents: The father for the physical and sexual abuse, and the mother for neglectful abuse.
* BigShutUp: Connie's mother screams this when she told the court about the abuse.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Connie demand to know why did he do it to her, that he's supposed to be her dad, and to just love her for her.
* ChristmasEpisode: It starts off at Christmastime, anyway.
* DeathGlare: Joe Bangs gives one to Rhonda Preshutski after she mentions the evaluation found something significant, [[spoiler: which implies that the younger sister Sara is actually Connie's daughter.]]
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Connie has a nightmare where her dad kidnaps Sara.
* DrivenToSuicide: Joe Bangs threatens this if Connie (and later Sara) doesn't do what he says.
* LaserGuidedKarma: It's implied that Joe Bangs is declared guilty.
* MadnessMantra: "Stay on the yellow line. Stay on the yellow line..."
* MustHaveNicotine: Connie's mother is a chain-smoker among chain-smokers.
* NotHelpingYourCase: The mother wants to pretend that nothing is wrong, and she screams at Connie to shut up when she reveals the truth.
* ParentalIncest
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: One reason Joe Bangs has been able to get away with abusing his daughter for so long.
* SmugSnake: Joe Bangs
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Joe Bangs appears as a very good person in the community, which made it difficult at first to convict him.