The WORST episodes of Burden of Truth

Every episode of Burden of Truth ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Burden of Truth!

A mysterious illness targets high school girls and brings lawyer Joanna Hanley back to her hometown. In a town that's as familiar as it is foreign, Joanna seeks to convince the locals that her family's hurried departure when she was a teenager wasn't her doing. She is drawn into the shadowy world of hackers, political movements, and activists. When Joanna becomes the target, someone from her past shows up to try and alter the course of the events.

Last Updated: 8/23/2024Network: CBC (CA)Status: Ended
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It Takes a Village
star
7.28
137 votes

#1 - It Takes a Village

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2020

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.

Directors: Sherry White
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Breaking Points
star
7.31
115 votes

#2 - Breaking Points

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2021

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.

Directors: Douglas Mitchell
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The Rabbit Hole
star
7.38
233 votes

#3 - The Rabbit Hole

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2019

Joanna deals with the aftermath of an invasion of privacy. Billy entertains Shane's idea to save the town.

Directors: Grant Harvey
Writer: Adam Pettle
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Crawford Chang
star
7.38
169 votes

#4 - Crawford Chang

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2020

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.

Directors: James Genn
Writer: Brad Simpson
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Where the Shadows Lie Waiting...
star
7.43
100 votes

#5 - Where the Shadows Lie Waiting...

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2021

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.

Directors: Michelle Latimer
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Hungry, Cold & Tired
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7.44
211 votes

#6 - Hungry, Cold & Tired

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2019

Joanna and Billy scramble to get Luna out on bail but a surprise witness comes forward with information that will change everything.

Directors: Michelle Latimer
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No Fathers and Sons
star
7.44
163 votes

#7 - No Fathers and Sons

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2020

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.

Directors: Kelly Makin
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Salesman, Cheats and Liars
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7.44
241 votes

#8 - Salesman, Cheats and Liars

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2019

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.

Directors: Grant Harvey
Writer: Brad Simpson
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Wherever You Go
star
7.47
166 votes

#9 - Wherever You Go

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2020

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 and potentially revealing investigation into her old friend's life.

Directors: James Genn
Writer: Adam Pettle
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River City
star
7.47
121 votes

#10 - River City

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/2021

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.

Directors: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Brad Simpson
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Manic Street Preacher
star
7.48
194 votes

#11 - Manic Street Preacher

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2019

Sleepless and suppressing her grief, Joanna tries to maintain her job at Steadman Lavery while preparing for jury selection in Luna's trial. Billy uncovers evidence from Shane that may provide an alternate theory about the murder.

Directors: Michelle Latimer
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The Milk of Human Kindness
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7.48
222 votes

#12 - The Milk of Human Kindness

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2019

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.

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Desperate Measures
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7.48
151 votes

#13 - Desperate Measures

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2020

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.

Directors: Kelly Makin
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Scorched Earth
star
7.49
111 votes

#14 - Scorched Earth

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/2021

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.

Directors: Kelly Makin
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Guilt by Association
star
7.49
221 votes

#15 - Guilt by Association

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2019

Back in Millwood after learning of a death of someone close to her, Joanna doesn'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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Pilot
star
7.51
577 votes

#16 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2018

When it's suspected that her big-pharma client's vaccine has caused a mysterious illness affecting a handful of teenaged girls, high-powered attorney Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to quickly and quietly settle the case.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Brad Simpson
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Home to Roost
star
7.52
310 votes

#17 - Home to Roost

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/2018

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.

Directors: Grant Harvey
Writer: Lynn Coady
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Crisis of Faith
star
7.52
145 votes

#18 - Crisis of Faith

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2020

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.

Directors: Sherry White
Writer: Laura Good
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Devil in the Desert
star
7.52
353 votes

#19 - Devil in the Desert

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/2018

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.

Directors: James Genn
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The Ties That Bind
star
7.53
499 votes

#20 - The Ties That Bind

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2018

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.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Brad Simpson
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Name Your Ghosts
star
7.54
140 votes

#21 - Name Your Ghosts

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2020

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

Directors: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Eric Putzer
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Still Waters
star
7.54
468 votes

#22 - Still Waters

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2018

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.

Directors: Jordan Canning
Writer: Lynn Coady
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Family Ties
star
7.54
440 votes

#23 - Family Ties

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018

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.

Directors: Jordan Canning
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The Homecoming
star
7.58
97 votes

#24 - The Homecoming

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/2021

With the return of her client's missing daughter, Joanna sees an opportunity to restart the case against the mine, but as she and Billy investigate further, it's clear nothing about the Oro North mine is as it seems; Luna and Stevie's promise to provide legal help to Dee leads her to a surprising potential defendant.

Directors: Madison Thomas
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From Out the Gloomy Rack
star
7.61
106 votes

#25 - From Out the Gloomy Rack

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/2021

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.

Directors: Kelly Makin
Writer: Eric Putzer
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