Season 3 Plot
In this third season, the world has changed. It’s a post-COVID society - perspectives and priorities have altered, relationships have formed while others have fallen apart. For Marcie and the team at Halifax Legal Aid, COVID has exacerbated the chasm between the rich and the poor, making their work all the more critical.
Diggstown Season 3 aired on October 6th, 2021.
Season 3 Episodes
1. Nina Francis
Marcie defends a Continuing Care Assistant charged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Doug and Iris race against time, fighting for an Indigenous unborn child to remain in the care of family.
2. Jojo Carvery
Marcie represents an older Black woman from Africville facing a life sentence in prison. A simple DUI is complicated by Colleen’s loud-mouthed client. Doug’s ex-wife Michelle re-enters his life.
3. Percy Lincoln
Marcie defends Percy Lincoln, accused of killing an off-duty officer in self-defence. In an effort to impress his students, Reggie loses sight of what’s best for his client.
4. Enter Vivian Jefferson
Marcie is on the hunt for investors in a new venture. Catching the attention of tech-entrepreneur Vivian Jefferson, Marcie may have found the perfect benefactor… or has she?
5. Ivy Maloney
Marcie represents Indigenous and Black women in a class-action suit against the province’s birth alert policy. Colleen takes on a new role. Avery is confronted by the consequences of his past actions.
6. Miles Jones
In a David-versus-Goliath case, Marcie works with the survivors and victims’ families of a church shooting. Reggie comes into conflict with a tenured professor he believes to be promoting misogyny.
7. Christian Spry
Marcie represents a sexual assault victim in a human rights case after the police botch the investigation. Velma, Avery, and Rev. Cliff Crawley, work together to right a 20-year-old wrong.
8. Riley Seaver
Marcie defends a young Olympic-level swimmer in a case of defamation of character after she implicates her coach in the death of her best friend and teammate. Avery takes on a wrongful conviction case against a seemingly untouchable opponent.
