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Burden of Truth

2018 Ended 45m episodes

7.4/10 113 votes

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A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.

Created by:: Brad Simpson
Cast:: Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Nicola Correia Damude, Meegwun Fairbrother
Language:: English
Country:: Canada
Network:: CBC Television

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Seasons

4 available

Season 1

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.0

Pilot

2018-01-10 · 45m

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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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.0

The Ties That Bind

2018-01-17 · 45m

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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E03

Episode 3

★ 8.0

Still Waters

2018-01-24 · 45m

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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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.0

Family Ties

2018-01-31 · 45m

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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E05

Episode 5

★ 8.0

Witch Hunt

2018-02-28 · 45m

The sick girls and their families are faced with the mill employees who are worried about losing their jobs.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.0

Devil in the Desert

2018-03-07 · 45m

As threats against her and Billy escalate, Joanna hopes that a neuropsychologist will prove that the girls were poisoned.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 8.0

Ducks on the Pond

2018-03-14 · 45m

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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E08

Episode 8

★ 8.0

Hang Together

2018-03-28 · 45m

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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