Sam Mullins

And as the date approached, she wondered, what was she going to do? When it was time to head to the wedding, Ron took Elaine to the airport, completely impervious to what was happening.

Elaine had made her decision. She knew this was it.

Elaine had made her decision. She knew this was it.

There's no salvaging it here. There's no salvaging it there. They had tried. They tried. Elaine hugged Ron for the last time. And they never saw each other again. I'm Sam Mullins, and this is Sea of Lies, from CBC's Uncovered. Episode 3, A Dream State. Elaine arrived back in the UK, not exactly in the right headspace to be attending a wedding.

There's no salvaging it here. There's no salvaging it there. They had tried. They tried. Elaine hugged Ron for the last time. And they never saw each other again. I'm Sam Mullins, and this is Sea of Lies, from CBC's Uncovered. Episode 3, A Dream State. Elaine arrived back in the UK, not exactly in the right headspace to be attending a wedding.

But luckily, she wouldn't be going to her sister's wedding alone.

But luckily, she wouldn't be going to her sister's wedding alone.

Davis and his teenage daughter Noelle were invited too and had kindly offered to drive. But then when Davis arrived on the day, Noelle was conspicuously absent.

Davis and his teenage daughter Noelle were invited too and had kindly offered to drive. But then when Davis arrived on the day, Noelle was conspicuously absent.

Upon laying his eyes on her, Davis could see right away that Elaine was in bad shape. She was trying to rally for the sake of her sister's big day, but was falling short. Among the guests, Elaine wasn't the only one who seemed off. Davis, too, seemed uncharacteristically tense and agitated. Elaine remembers him being annoyed that the photographers kept taking shots with him in the frame.

Upon laying his eyes on her, Davis could see right away that Elaine was in bad shape. She was trying to rally for the sake of her sister's big day, but was falling short. Among the guests, Elaine wasn't the only one who seemed off. Davis, too, seemed uncharacteristically tense and agitated. Elaine remembers him being annoyed that the photographers kept taking shots with him in the frame.

His foul mood filled Elaine with dread because she knew that she had to tell him she wasn't going back to Calgary. She hadn't the courage to tell Ron that she was leaving him, and now she was afraid to tell Davis. After all, it was his generosity that had paid for her and Ron's tickets to make the move in the first place. So she steeled herself and came out with it.

His foul mood filled Elaine with dread because she knew that she had to tell him she wasn't going back to Calgary. She hadn't the courage to tell Ron that she was leaving him, and now she was afraid to tell Davis. After all, it was his generosity that had paid for her and Ron's tickets to make the move in the first place. So she steeled herself and came out with it.

Davis stared at her in disbelief.

Davis stared at her in disbelief.

It's normal to struggle when you move it first. You can't leave Ron now. He needs you. You need each other.

It's normal to struggle when you move it first. You can't leave Ron now. He needs you. You need each other.

He took her around her hometown to show her some of the housing options and her price range.

He took her around her hometown to show her some of the housing options and her price range.

Riding shotgun, Elaine couldn't believe how different the dynamic was between them. After all the interest he'd showered on her, all they'd done together, now all she got was a patronizing, maybe you could afford this crummy room in this crummy house with these weirdos, Elaine. Or of course, you could always go back to Ron, in which case I'd happily pay for your flight.