Burden of Truth

Big city lawyer Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.

Genre: Drama

Cast:Kristin Kreuk , Peter Mooney , Meegwun Fairbrother , Star Slade , Anwen O'Driscoll , Nicola Correia-Damude , Paul Braunstein , Sara Thompson , Jessica Matten , David Lawrence Brown , Trish Fagan , Alex Carter , Paul Essiembre , Skye Pelletier , Oliver Becker , Rebecca Gibson , Benjamin Ayres , Jerni Stewart

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Wake Up Call

Wed, Jul 25, 2018

A mysterious illness affecting high school girls in her home town brings lawyer Joanna Hanley back to the place she left 17 years ago.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Ties That Bind

Wed, Aug 1, 2018

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.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Still Waters

Wed, Aug 8, 2018

Relying on her esteemed reputation as a partner at CTS, Joanna convinces a hydrologist to come to Millwood to test the soil. With reluctant permission from the local Mayor, Joanna and Billy narrow down their list of suspects to a handful of industrial sites in the community. After testing the soil and groundwater around town, they make the startling discovery that the field is the source of the toxin when they uncover barrels of sludge buried there. But someone would rather they stop digging and the pair get run off the road.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Family Ties

Wed, Aug 15, 2018

Joanna makes a decision that Billy is disappointed about. The girls who are ill are not getting better. Joanna's father makes a visit to Milltown and tries to persuade Joanna to return to the city. Then Joanna has a huge surprise that impacts the family's dynamics..

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Witch Hunt

Wed, Aug 22, 2018

Anger over the claim against the mill pits the sick girls and their families against employees of the mill who worry that their jobs are on the line. When the local pastor's daughter becomes afflicted with the illness, he blames the girls themselves. Parents begin keeping their healthy kids home from school, so to quell the mounting hysteria, the high school principal cracks down on the affected girls and prevents them from attending their prom. Joanna fires back at the school, but victory eludes her. When the kids decide to throw a prom of their own, Billy and Joanna are made honorary prom king and queen. However, the moment is over-shadowed by the mill's answer to her claim--they have hired her father's law firm to represent them and they plan to annihilate her.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Devil in the Desert

Wed, Sep 5, 2018

As threats against Joanna and Billy escalate, Joanna digs her heels in on the case. Relying on the expert testimony of a respected neuropsychologist, Joanna expects he'll prove once and for all that the girls have been poisoned.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Ducks on the Pond

Wed, Sep 12, 2018

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.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Hang Together

Wed, Sep 19, 2018

Billy and Joanna make the horrific discovery of a huge dump site on a school field and nearby farmland. They finally have enough evidence to certify as a class but this fight won't be easy.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Home to Roost

Wed, Sep 26, 2018

With Joanna disqualified and the clock running out on Billy who'll have to face Joanna's father alone, Joanna must think outside the box if they want to win this. She must face the one person who may be able to help her defeat her father, her mom. Not only does she learn the truth about her father, she gains the critical piece of evidence that ties the mill and their parent company to the dumping. Regrettably, Joanna returns too late and finds the case in shambles, her named plaintiff removed and the class de-certified.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Cause in Fact

Wed, Oct 3, 2018

Joanna Hanley and her colleague get some help from a surprising source.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Salesman, Cheats and Liars

Wed, Jan 9, 2019

Joanna Chang is 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.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Rabbit Hole

Wed, Jan 16, 2019

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.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Milk of Human Kindness

Wed, Jan 23, 2019

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.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Guilt by Association

Wed, Jan 30, 2019

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.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Hungry, Cold and Tired

Wed, Feb 6, 2019

Joanna and Billy try to get Luna out of jail, but a surprise witness comes forward with information.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Manic Street Preacher

Wed, Feb 13, 2019

Joanna struggles at work and with Luna's upcoming trial while dealing with her grief. Billy finds evidence that may provide an alternate theory.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Never Face the Hangman

Wed, Feb 20, 2019

Joanna finds a new piece of evidence on the eve of Luna's trial. Billy tries to help Shane but is faced with a choice.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Right Road

Wed, Feb 27, 2019

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.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Crawford Chang

Wed, Jan 8, 2020

Joanna and Billy face a verdict in their first case in their new firm, 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.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Wherever You Go

Wed, Jan 15, 2020

Reeling from the sudden apprehension of Kodie's children by Millwood Family Services, Joanna sets out to win back custody, but in order to win in court, she must conduct a thorough investigation into her old friend's life.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ No Fathers and Sons

Wed, Jan 22, 2020

After losing at the custody hearing, Joanna is desperate to help Kodie and recklessly launches an emergency challenge to the court-appointed custodian. The case brings Billy face to face with the last person he wanted to see.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Desperate Measures

Wed, Jan 29, 2020

Kodie snatches her kids and goes on the run. With Millwood Police looking for her and with the imminent threat of a province-wide Amber Alert, Joanna must track Kodie down to have any chance at saving her custody case.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Crisis of Faith

Wed, Feb 5, 2020

With more potential cases of wrongful child apprehensions, Joanna and Billy investigate Millwood Family Services and discover a potential error in the custody hearing evidence that will change everything in the case and in their lives.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ It Takes a Village

Wed, Feb 12, 2020

In an attempt to build a case against ClearDawn labs for the wrongful apprehension of children in Millwood, Joanna reluctantly agrees to try to put together a class-action lawsuit. Billy gets a tip from his father about a potential break in the case.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Name Your Ghosts

Wed, Feb 19, 2020

Coming off the loss of class certification, Joanna and Billy decide to go after ClearDawn alone with an unreliable whistle blower as their only lead. Luna goes to extreme lengths to save another child from a wrongful apprehension.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Shelter from the Storm

Wed, Feb 26, 2020

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.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ River City

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

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.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Breaking Points

Thu, Feb 4, 2021

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.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ From Out the Gloomy Rack

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

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.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Scorched Earth

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

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's searches for a lead in the case against the mine.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Spirits in the Material World

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

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.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The Homecoming

Thu, Mar 4, 2021

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.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Where the Shadows Lie Waiting...

Thu, Mar 11, 2021

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.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Standing by Peaceful Waters

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

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.