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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Burden of Truth Season 3 Episode 4 - Desperate Measures
    7.5/10(118 votes)

    S3:E4

    With no hope left in the judicial system, Kodie snatches her kids and goes on the run.

    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writer:Julie Puckrin

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  2. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.6/10(346 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Brad Simpson

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  3. Burden of Truth Season 3 Episode 1 - Crawford Chang
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    S3:E1

    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

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Brad Simpson

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  4. Burden of Truth Season 3 Episode 2 - Wherever You Go
    7.6/10(128 votes)

    S3:E2

    Joanna is reeling from the sudden apprehension of Kodie's children by Millwood Family Services.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Adam Pettle

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  5. Burden of Truth Season 3 Episode 3 - No Fathers and Sons
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    S3:E3

    After losing at the custody hearing, Joanna is desperate to help Kodie.

    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writer:Felicia Brooker

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  6. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 2 - The Ties That Bind
    7.7/10(277 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Brad Simpson

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  7. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 6 - Devil in the Desert
    7.7/10(223 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:James Genn
    Writers:Hayden Simpson, Laura Good

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  8. Burden of Truth Season 2 Episode 2 - The Rabbit Hole
    7.7/10(170 votes)

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Adam Pettle

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  9. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 3 - Still Waters
    7.8/10(258 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Jordan Canning
    Writer:Lynn Coady

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  10. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 4 - Family Ties
    7.8/10(246 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Jordan Canning
    Writer:Shannon Masters

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  11. Burden of Truth Season 2 Episode 1 - Salesman, Cheats and Liars
    7.8/10(193 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Brad Simpson

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  12. Burden of Truth Season 3 Episode 5 - Crisis of Faith
    7.8/10(121 votes)

    S3:E5

    With more potential cases of wrongful child apprehensions, Joanna and Billy investigate.

    Director:Sherry White
    Writer:Laura Good

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  13. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 5 - Witch Hunt
    7.9/10(241 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:James Genn
    Writers:Eric Putzer, Brad Simpson

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  14. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 7 - Ducks on the Pond
    7.9/10(221 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Douglas Mitchell
    Writer:Graeme Stewart

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  15. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 8 - Hang Together
    7.9/10(206 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Douglas Mitchell
    Writer:Hayden Simpson

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  16. Burden of Truth Season 1 Episode 9 - Home to Roost
    7.9/10(205 votes)

    S1:E9

    Joanna faces the one person who can help her defeat her father.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Lynn Coady

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  17. Burden of Truth Season 2 Episode 5 - Hungry, Cold & Tired
    7.9/10(161 votes)

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Michelle Latimer
    Writer:Hayden Simpson

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  18. Burden of Truth Season 4 Episode 1 - River City
    7.9/10(126 votes)

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Burden of Truth Season 2 Episode 3 - The Milk of Human Kindness
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Stephanie Morgenstern
    Writer:Renée St. Cyr

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  20. Burden of Truth Season 2 Episode 4 - Guilt by Association
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Stephanie Morgenstern
    Writer:Shannon Masters

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  21. Burden of Truth Season 2 Episode 6 - Manic Street Preacher
    8.0/10(160 votes)

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Michelle Latimer
    Writers:Renée St. Cyr, Felicia Brooker

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  22. Burden of Truth Season 3 Episode 6 - It Takes a Village
    8.0/10(114 votes)

    S3:E6

    Joanna reluctantly agrees to try to put together a class-action suit.

    Director:Sherry White
    Writer:Hayden Simpson

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  23. Burden of Truth Season 3 Episode 7 - Name Your Ghosts
    8.0/10(118 votes)

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Douglas Mitchell
    Writer:Eric Putzer

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  24. Burden of Truth Season 4 Episode 5 - Spirits in the Material World
    8.0/10(93 votes)

    S4:E5

    Joanna and Billy, struggling to deal with the demands of being new parents, are blindsided when their injunction against the mine is overturned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Burden of Truth Season 2 Episode 7 - Never Face the Hangman
    8.1/10(161 votes)

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Douglas Mitchell
    Writer:Eric Putzer

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Desperate Measures" is the worst rated episode of "Burden of Truth". It scored 7.5/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by Kelly Makin and written by Julie Puckrin, it aired on 1/29/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".