Miracle Creek

As Matt testifies, Teresa remembers the day of the explosion: She arrives at Miracle Submarine and is confronted by protestors, who believe that alternative therapies are harmful. One of them tells Teresa, “HBOT is dangerous, it doesn’t work, and you’re just teaching your kids you don’t love them the way they are” (33). Teresa is shocked, but Elizabeth explains that she’s dealt with people online with similar beliefs, mainly parents of autistic children, who believe that’s “how it’s meant to be and all treatments are evil and sham and kill kids” (33). Teresa and Kitt argue with the protestors, and the confrontation becomes physical.

Teresa is surprised that Matt remembers the confrontation differently. He doesn’t mention the arguing between the women, and only states that they gave Elizabeth a flyer, which explained the dangers of HBOT, particularly fire: “Avoiding sparks in the chamber is not enough. In one case, a fire started outside the chamber under the oxygen tubing led to an explosion with fatalities” (35). Matt testifies that Elizabeth insisted Pak call the police, and that after the explosion she insisted that it was the protestors who had started the fire. Furthermore, before the first dive, Elizabeth and Kitt had an argument.