Burden of Truth

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Pilot

Episode 1

Pilot

Wed Jan 10 2018

Directed by, Jeff Woolnough |

Written by, Brad Simpson |

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

Episode 2

The Ties That Bind

Wed Jan 17 2018

Directed by, Jeff Woolnough |

Written by, Brad Simpson |

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

Still Waters

Wed Jan 24 2018

Directed by, Jordan Canning |

Written by, Lynn Coady |

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

Family Ties

Wed Jan 31 2018

Directed by, Jordan Canning |

Written by, Shannon Masters |

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

Witch Hunt

Wed Feb 28 2018

Directed by, James Genn |

Written by, Eric Putzer | Brad Simpson |

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

Episode 6

Devil in the Desert

Wed Mar 07 2018

Directed by, James Genn |

Written by, Hayden Simpson | Laura Good |

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

Episode 7

Ducks on the Pond

Wed Mar 14 2018

Directed by, Douglas Mitchell |

Written by, Graeme Stewart |

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

Hang Together

Wed Mar 28 2018

Directed by, Douglas Mitchell |

Written by, Hayden Simpson |

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.

Episode 9

Home to Roost

Wed Apr 04 2018

Directed by, Grant Harvey |

Written by, Lynn Coady |

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

Episode 10

Cause in Fact

Wed Apr 04 2018

Directed by, Grant Harvey |

Written by, Brad Simpson |

After being reinstated, Joanna plays her trump card, but it's not enough to elicit a settlement.