Richard Sackler launches a powerful new painkiller and a rural doctor is introduced to the drug. Also, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA Agent learns of black market pills, and federal prosecutors decide to open a case into OxyContin.
OxyContin is on the market but faces a potential threat, Purdue's vast influence reaches the town of Finch Creek, Bridget steps outside her DEA authority, and the criminal investigation of OxyContin begins.
Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin; Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking on communities; Rick and Randy investigate the world of pain societies; as sales climb, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.
Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.
With OxyContin abuse spreading across the country, Bridget brings the fight to Purdue. Also, Rick and Randy seek to find a whistle-blower within Purdue to tie their case together.
Richard Sackler faces a catastrophic challenge to Purdue's bottom line, Bridget takes her fight to the FDA, Finnix reassesses his life as Betsy struggles to kick her addiction, and Rick and Randy find a bombshell piece of evidence.
Michael Keaton
Samuel Finnix
Rosario Dawson
Bridget Meyer
Peter Sarsgaard
Rick Mountcastle
Kaitlyn Dever
Betsy
Will Poulter
Billy