Burden of Truth

DramaCrime

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

Rating: 7.4 / 10
Creator: Brad Simpson
Status: Ended

Episodes

Episode 1 · 45 min

Pilot

Tired of being passed over for promotion at her law firm, Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to defend a drug company.

Episode 2 · 45 min

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.

Episode 3 · 45 min

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.

Episode 4 · 45 min

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.

Episode 5 · 45 min

Witch Hunt

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

Episode 6 · 45 min

Devil in the Desert

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

Episode 7 · 45 min

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.

Episode 8 · 45 min

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.