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Burden of Truth

Drama, Legal · 2018 · Rated 7.2/10

Last aired: S4 E8, Standing by Peaceful Waters · 2021-03-18

Burden of Truth is an investigative drama about life-altering legal cases. Fast-rising corporate attorney Joanna Hanley returns to her small hometown of Millwood - a prairie town with an industrial past and uncertain future - to represent a major client in a case against some sick high school girls. She dispatches her case quickly and efficiently, crushing the girls and their small-town lawyer - her former high school classmate Billy Crawford. After winning her case, she discovers the girls are sicker than anyone thought. Otherwise healthy young women have been overcome with uncontrollable twitches and seizures, making life unlivable. They need help. Joanna also realizes she may have unresolved personal business in town. Even though she's a successful partner in a big law firm, she can't ignore the feeling that something in her life is not right. She becomes convinced all the answers she's seeking about her broken life can be found in her old hometown. And if she's going to fix herself, she has to start where it all began - with uncovering all of her family's deepest secrets.

Cast

Kristin Kreuk Joanna Chang

Peter Mooney Billy Crawford

Star Slade Luna Spence

Meegwun Fairbrother Owen Beckbie

Anwen O'Driscoll Taylor Matheson

Nicola Correia-Damude Diane Evans

Paul Braunstein Constable Sam Mercer

Sara Thompson Molly Ross

Jessica Matten Gerrilyn Spence

David Lawrence Brown Ben Matheson

Trish Fagan Mayor Alison Shepperd

Alex Carter David Hanley

Oliver Becker Hank Crawford

Benjamin Ayres Alan Christie

Rebecca Gibson Wendy Ross

Andrew Chown Shane Crawford

Sera-Lys McArthur Kodie Chartrand

Paul Essiembre Nevin Page

Brynn Godenir Stevie Nichols

Paul Andrich Officer Jason Boone

Dayle McLeod Cat Carmichael

Cherissa Richards Elise Moore

Victoria Turko Dee

Varun Saranga Noah Achari

Season 4

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4

E1 River City 2021-01-28 · 60 min With Millwood divided over a proposed mining project, lawyer and new mother Joanna Chang takes on the case of a landowner whose farm is standing in the way of the mine.

E2 Breaking Points 2021-02-04 · 60 min Joanna searches for her client's long-lost daughter to protect her client's legal interests and keep the case alive; Billy Crawford calls on an unexpected expert to help him examine the accident scene.

E3 From Out the Gloomy Rack 2021-02-11 · 60 min Joanna and Billy are blind sided when Joanna is the target of a mysterious criminal investigation.

E4 Scorched Earth 2021-02-18 · 60 min Joanna races to find evidence to dismiss the charges against her before her end-of-day hearing; her relentless pursuit of evidence will lead into conflict with her legal team; Billy searches for a lead in the case against the mine.

E5 Spirits in the Material World 2021-02-25 · 60 min Joanna and Billy are struggling to deal with the demands of being new parents; they are blindsided when their injunction against the mine is overturned.

E6 The Homecoming 2021-03-04 · 60 min The return of her client's missing daughter; Joanna sees an opportunity to restart the case against the mine; she and Billy investigate further; it's clear nothing about the Oro North mine is as it seems.

E7 Where the Shadows Lie Waiting 2021-03-11 · 60 min With one day left before the disciplinary hearing, Joanna and Billy set out to finish the case against the mine; Luna tries to establish a connection between the mine and the trafficking ring; Taylor's determined to protect Dee from her ex-boyfriend.

E8 Standing by Peaceful Waters 2021-03-18 · 60 min Joanna begins to chart a new path for the future; Billy gets some unexpected help in his pursuit of a new client; Dee's legal case is at a dead end; Luna is unsure where to turn.

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