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The Worst Episodes of Burden of Truth

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. Background image for Desperate Measures
    7.4/10(110 votes)

    #1 - Desperate Measures

    S3:E4

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

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    Director:Kelly Makin
  2. Background image for Pilot
    7.5/10(323 votes)

    #2 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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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    7.5/10(148 votes)

    #3 - Crawford Chang

    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

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    Director:James Genn
  4. Background image for Wherever You Go
    7.5/10(121 votes)

    #4 - Wherever You Go

    S3:E2

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

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    Director:James Genn
  5. Background image for The Rabbit Hole
    7.6/10(160 votes)

    #5 - The Rabbit Hole

    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.

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    Director:Grant Harvey
  6. Background image for No Fathers and Sons
    7.6/10(111 votes)

    #6 - No Fathers and Sons

    S3:E3

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

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  8. Background image for Crisis of Faith
    7.6/10(113 votes)

    #7 - Crisis of Faith

    S3:E5

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

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    Director:Sherry White
    Writer:Laura Good
  9. Background image for The Ties That Bind
    7.7/10(261 votes)

    #8 - The Ties That Bind

    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.

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  10. Background image for Devil in the Desert
    7.7/10(209 votes)

    #9 - Devil in the Desert

    S1:E6

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

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  11. Background image for Salesman, Cheats and Liars
    7.7/10(185 votes)

    #10 - Salesman, Cheats and Liars

    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.

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    Director:Grant Harvey
  12. Background image for Still Waters
    7.8/10(243 votes)

    #11 - Still Waters

    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.

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    Writer:Lynn Coady
  13. Background image for Family Ties
    7.8/10(230 votes)

    #12 - Family Ties

    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.

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  14. Background image for Home to Roost
    7.8/10(194 votes)

    #13 - Home to Roost

    S1:E9

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

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    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Lynn Coady
  15. Background image for Witch Hunt
    7.9/10(227 votes)

    #14 - Witch Hunt

    S1:E5

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

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  16. Background image for Ducks on the Pond
    7.9/10(210 votes)

    #15 - Ducks on the Pond

    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.

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  17. Background image for Hang Together
    7.9/10(196 votes)

    #16 - Hang Together

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Milk of Human Kindness
    7.9/10(155 votes)

    #17 - The Milk of Human Kindness

    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.

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  19. Background image for Guilt by Association
    7.9/10(156 votes)

    #18 - Guilt by Association

    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.

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  20. Background image for Hungry, Cold & Tired
    7.9/10(153 votes)

    #19 - Hungry, Cold & Tired

    S2:E5

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

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  21. Background image for Manic Street Preacher
    7.9/10(151 votes)

    #20 - Manic Street Preacher

    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.

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  22. Background image for It Takes a Village
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    #21 - It Takes a Village

    S3:E6

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

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    7.9/10(121 votes)

    #22 - River City

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Never Face the Hangman
    8.0/10(152 votes)

    #23 - Never Face the Hangman

    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.

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  25. Background image for Name Your Ghosts
    8.1/10(110 votes)

    #24 - Name Your Ghosts

    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.

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  26. Background image for Scorched Earth
    8.1/10(83 votes)

    #25 - Scorched Earth

    S4:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Desperate Measures" is the worst rated episode of "Burden of Truth". It scored 7.4/10 based on 110 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".