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Standing by Peaceful Waters
s04e08 · 2021-03-18
Ended · CA
Burden of Truth
CBC Scripted
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Burden of Truth is an investigative drama about life-altering legal cases. Fast-rising corporate attorney Joanna Hanley returns to her small hometown of Millwood - a prairie town with an industrial past and uncertain future - to represent a major client in a case against some sick high school girls. She dispatches her case quickly and efficiently, crushing the girls and their small-town lawyer - her former high school classmate Billy Crawford. After winning her case, she discovers the girls are sicker than anyone thought. Otherwise healthy young women have been overcome with uncontrollable twitches and seizures, making life unlivable. They need help. Joanna also realizes she may have unresolved personal business in town. Even though she's a successful partner in a big law firm, she can't ignore the feeling that something in her life is not right. She becomes convinced all the answers she's seeking about her broken life can be found in her old hometown. And if she's going to fix herself, she has to start where it all began - with uncovering all of her family's deepest secrets.
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8 this season · 34 totals04e01 River City 2021-01-29 00:00
River City
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.
s04e02 Breaking Points 2021-02-05 00:00
Breaking Points
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.
s04e03 From Out the Gloomy Rack 2021-02-12 00:00
From Out the Gloomy Rack
Joanna and Billy are blind sided when Joanna is the target of a mysterious criminal investigation.
s04e04 Scorched Earth 2021-02-19 00:00
Scorched Earth
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 searches for a lead in the case against the mine.
s04e05 Spirits in the Material World 2021-02-26 00:00
Spirits in the Material World
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.
s04e06 The Homecoming 2021-03-05 00:00
The Homecoming
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.
s04e07 Where the Shadows Lie Waiting 2021-03-12 00:00
Where the Shadows Lie Waiting
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.
s04e08 Standing by Peaceful Waters 2021-03-18 23:00
Standing by Peaceful Waters
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.