Burden of Truth (2018)
Synopsis
A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.
First Air Date: 2018-01-10
Last Air Date: 2021-03-18
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 34
Created By: Brad Simpson
Networks: CBC Television
Top Cast
- Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Hanley
- Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford
- Nicola Correia Damude as Diane
- Meegwun Fairbrother as Owen Beckbie
- Star Slade as Luna Spence
- Paul Braunstein as Sam Mercer
- Anwen O'Driscoll as Taylor Matheson
- Sara Thompson as Molly Ross
- Varun Saranga as Noah
- Michelle Nolden as Teddie Lavery
Seasons
Season 1 (2018)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Pilot
Tired of being passed over for promotion at her law firm, Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to defend a drug company.
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Ep. 2: The Ties That Bind
A fish out of water in a town that's as foreign as it is familiar, Joanna battles with questions over her family's hasty departure when she was a teenager and attempts to convince the locals that she has in fact switched sides.
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Ep. 3: Still Waters
Joanna uses her esteem as partner at CTS to convince a hydrologist to test Millwood's soil. With reluctant permission from the mayor, Joanna and Billy narrow their list of suspects to a handful of industrial sites in the community.
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Ep. 4: Family Ties
Joanna and Billy are convinced that the local steel mill and its owner Ben Matheson are responsible for the barrels. A shocking revelation in Joanna's personal life leads her to question everything her father had told her.
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Ep. 5: Witch Hunt
The sick girls and their families are faced with the mill employees who are worried about losing their jobs.
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Ep. 6: Devil in the Desert
As threats against her and Billy escalate, Joanna hopes that a neuropsychologist will prove that the girls were poisoned.
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Ep. 7: Ducks on the Pond
Stuck in Millwood without a case and no firm to return to, Joanna is at loose ends on what to do next until a whistleblower comes forward.
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Ep. 8: Hang Together
New leads bring Joanna and Billy to make the horrific discovery of a massive dumpsite on farmland near the school. Joanna’s father takes over as lead counsel and it becomes clear that they’re running out of time.
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Ep. 9: Home to Roost
Joanna faces the one person who can help her defeat her father.
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Ep. 10: Cause in Fact
After being reinstated, Joanna plays her trump card, but it's not enough to elicit a settlement.
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