Originally Published: 2008-10-05

Three American deserters are caught in the waters of the Niagara River. A helicopter above the falls locates them and the ensuing chase ends with the request for asylum to Canada, a country chosen by many American war refugees. Iraq is still their nightmare. A conscientious objector goes against the law. Reality becomes fiction.
This plot is from “Stop Loss,” the title of the first episode of the second season of The Border, which aired last Monday on CBC, and will air each Monday night.
Nominated for nine Gemini Awards, the TV series created by Peter Raymont and produced by Brian Dennis, will deal with important current event themes ranging from American soldiers escaping into Canada, to terrorist cells, drug traffickers, blaspheming cartoonists not tolerated by Islam, the self-glorified Front de Libération du Quebec (FLQ), the trafficking of pharmaceuticals, the Russian mafia, religious sects and polygamy, and immigrants and human trafficking.
Following in the footsteps of its first season, The Border remains a “stage” of stories on the borderline with news. But in these new episodes — along with the daily tragedies dealt with — there’ll be a touch of light in the characters and intrigue involving Major Mike Kessler (James McGowan), detective Gray Jackson (Graham Abbey), and sergeant Layla Hourani (Nazneen Contractor). Personal and work repercussions are inevitable – especially for agent Bianca LaGarda, a role reprised by actress Sofia Milos, who is of Italian origin.

Is it true that agent LaGarda will jeopardize her own career and risk losing everything?
“Her career, her health, her life,” explains Sofia Milos, who in the past also worked on The Sopranos, Friends, and Love Boat. “She will be faced with difficult life-or-death decisions that she will need to make. Canadian law - the jurisdiction under which she is working - says one thing, while American law says another. But the real battle is that of survival, because LaGarda risks not only her own skin but that of others. It’s a terrible dilemma because, even though she knows what she should do, she can’t because either way because it’s against the law.”

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