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Burden of Truth
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MovieNerd ScoreA big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.
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Episodes
Season 1
10 episodes
S1 E1 · Pilot
Tired of being passed over for promotion at her law firm, Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to defend a drug company.
S1 E2 · 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.
S1 E3 · 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.
S1 E4 · 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.
S1 E5 · Witch Hunt
The sick girls and their families are faced with the mill employees who are worried about losing their jobs.
S1 E6 · Devil in the Desert
As threats against her and Billy escalate, Joanna hopes that a neuropsychologist will prove that the girls were poisoned.
S1 E7 · 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.
S1 E8 · 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.
S1 E9 · Home to Roost
Joanna faces the one person who can help her defeat her father.
S1 E10 · Cause in Fact
After being reinstated, Joanna plays her trump card, but it's not enough to elicit a settlement.
Season 2
8 episodes
Joanna Hanley finds herself at a top law firm in Winnipeg ready to make a fresh start away from her previous firm. There, a new client draws her into the shadowy world of hackers, activists, and a political movement that won’t take any prisoners. The case leads Joanna through many twists and turns, until she eventually becomes a killer’s target. Her estranged father tries to assist her, which leads to an event that will change both their lives forever. Meanwhile, Millwood’s lifeblood has been left depleted following the bankruptcy of the mill. With rising unemployment rates, tensions in town are running high, leaving Billy to retreat further away from town, but when his reckless brother Shane shows up, Billy is forced to confront childhood memories.
S2 E1 · Salesman, Cheats and Liars
Joanna Chang is living a new life at a new firm with a new name when she's assigned a case of a brilliant young Internet privacy activist who will turn everything in her new life upside down. Meanwhile, back in Millwood, Billy Crawford is dealing with the aftermath of the Matheson Steel lawsuit.
S2 E2 · The Rabbit Hole
Joanna is dealing with the aftermath of a serious and dangerous invasion of her privacy, while in Millwood, Billy entertains his brother Shane’s idea to save the town.
S2 E3 · The Milk of Human Kindness
Joanna struggles to control the narrative of Noah's case when Lovand starts a smear campaign against him. Billy and Gerrilynn wait for an answer in their civil suit, when an unexpected visitor turns up in Millwood with an offer.
S2 E4 · Guilt by Association
Back in Millwood after learning of a death of someone close to her, Joanna won't get a moment to mourn, as the overzealous police are already zeroing in on Gerrilynn Spence. Joanna and Billy team up to halt a rush to judgment.
S2 E5 · Hungry, Cold & Tired
Joanna and Billy try to get Luna out of jail, but a surprise witness comes forward with information.
S2 E6 · Manic Street Preacher
Joanna struggles at work and with Luna's upcoming trial while dealing with her grief. Billy finds evidence that may provide an alternate theory.
S2 E7 · Never Face the Hangman
On the eve of Luna's trial, Joanna reaches out to an old client when she discovers a new piece of evidence that will lead her to the identity of the real killer. Billy attempts to get help for Shane but is forced to make an agonizing choice.
S2 E8 · The Right Road
As Luna's trial starts, Joanna and Billy defend against an avalanche of evidence. With things not looking good, Joanna risks everything by putting an unexpected witness on the stand.
Season 3
8 episodes
S3 E1 · Crawford Chang
Joanna and Billy face a verdict in their first case, but when they return to Millwood for a high school reunion, an old friend from Joanna's past suffers a devastating loss that forces Joanna to face long-buried demons from her past
S3 E2 · Wherever You Go
Joanna is reeling from the sudden apprehension of Kodie's children by Millwood Family Services.
S3 E3 · No Fathers and Sons
After losing at the custody hearing, Joanna is desperate to help Kodie.
S3 E4 · Desperate Measures
With no hope left in the judicial system, Kodie snatches her kids and goes on the run.
S3 E5 · Crisis of Faith
With more potential cases of wrongful child apprehensions, Joanna and Billy investigate.
S3 E6 · It Takes a Village
Joanna reluctantly agrees to try to put together a class-action suit.
S3 E7 · Name Your Ghosts
Coming off the loss of class certification, Joanna and Billy decide to go after ClearDawn alone, turning to the only lead they have - an unreliable whistleblower.
S3 E8 · Shelter from the Storm
Joanna and Billy head to trial against ClearDawn labs while still desperately searching for a way to expose the fraudulent science used to wrongfully apprehend children. Season finale.
Season 4
8 episodes
S4 E1 · River City
With Millwood divided over a proposed mining project, lawyer and new mother Joanna Chang (Kristin Kreuk) takes on the case of a landowner whose farm is standing in the way of the mine.
S4 E2 · Breaking Points
Joanna (Kristin Kreuk) searches for her client's long-lost daughter to protect her client's legal interests and keep the case alive.
S4 E3 · From Out the Gloomy Rack
Joanna becomes the target of a mysterious criminal investigation. Luna rushes back to Millwood to aid her sister. Beckbie helps Kip deal with a personal problem. Taylor makes a shocking discovery as she continues her investigation.
S4 E4 · Scorched Earth
Joanna races to find evidence to dismiss the charges against her before her end-of-day hearing. Billy's search for a lead in the case has personal consequences.
S4 E5 · Spirits in the Material World
Joanna and Billy, struggling to deal with the demands of being new parents, are blindsided when their injunction against the mine is overturned.
S4 E6 · The Homecoming
As Joanna and Billy scramble to keep their case alive, the evidence they uncover begins to point to a shocking conclusion about the mine.
S4 E7 · Where the Shadows Lie Waiting...
With one day left before the disciplinary hearing, Joanna and Billy set out to finish the case against the mine.
S4 E8 · Standing by Peaceful Waters
With her abrupt departure from her preliminary hearing and her legal career seemingly over, Joanna begins to chart a new path for the future outside the law.