What the heck will Billy and Joanna do now? When we last left our heroic lawyers on Burden of Truth, Joanna had been booted off the case, leaving Billy to fend for himself. Undaunted, Joanna sat down with Nate to take his statement. Looks like he’s willing to blow the whistle on Matheson after all.
Meanwhile, Owen was the victim of a massive beatdown at the hands of his boss, Mercer. Is he going to be OK, or did this whole case lead to a loss of life?
Wednesday marks the two-part season finale of Burden of Truth beginning at 8 p.m. on CBC; here’s what the network has released as episode synopses for “Home to Roost,” written by Lynn Coady and directed by Grant Harvey and Doug Mitchell, and “Cause in Fact,” written by Brad Simpson and directed by Grant Harvey and Doug Mitchell.
Joanna faces the one person who may be able to defeat her father: her mom.
Using the law to her advantage, Joanna herself reinstated on a technicality plays her trump card. When it’s not enough to elicit a settlement offer, Joanna makes it personal.
And here are some spoiler-free hints as to what else to expect.
The needle in the haystack
Matheson is compelled to hand over their files to Billy; now it’s up to he and Luna to find evidence Matheson’s parent company, PNL, knew illegal dumping was taking place in the field. That’s going to be tough, especially without Joanna to help them.
David Hanley takes one on the chin
Figuratively, of course. But it sure feels good to see it happen. We also get some major dirt on him. It’s pretty good stuff. Then David shows his true colours while building the case with Alan against the girls.
We get an update on Owen
And the news isn’t good.
Road trip and family reunion
Joanna and Luna hit the road to Winnipeg to visit Joanna’s mother. There are tears. And facts pertinent to the case.
The court case begins
We’ve been leading up to this point all season long. Emotions are high, bombshells are dropped and the payoff is huge. Congratulations to all on a stellar first season of Burden of Truth. And I’m excited to see where the show goes in Season 2 on CBC. Kristin Kreuk and Peter Mooney will both return as Joanna and Billy for eight new episodes written by showrunner Adam Pettle, creator Brad Simpson, Shannon Masters, Hayden Simpson, Eric Putzer, Felicia Booker and Renee St. Cyr.
Season 1 of Burden of Truth concludes with back-to-back episodes on Wednesday at 8 and 9 p.m. on CBC.
Hopefully season 2 won’t be a rehash of season 1. Is Joanna going to stay in this small town? Can there be another big case to work on? Will she and “Billy” (hate that name!) partner in more ways than just the law? I just don’t know where this show can go from here.
Glad to hear the show has been renewed. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it and I just I’d heard sooner it would return. What about Caught??? That was excellent! Please tell me it’s coming back too…
Who plays Joanna’s mother?
Two things:
1) When was it announced that CBC had greenlit a second season? I can’t find any mention of it except in this article.
2) I was pleased to hear that theCW in the US had picked up Burden of Proof as a summer series. Money from international sales is always a nice thing.
The Burden of Truth Twitter account made the announcement yesterday https://twitter.com/tvburdenoftruth. There was no press release but I’ve got contacts at CBC that gave me details on episode count, writers, etc.