Smart, conflicted and unconventional, Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy) is a forensic pathologist whose obsession for solving homicides goes beyond the autopsy table. But the driving force behind her hard-core, unorthodox investigative style is the one crime she hasn't been able to solve - her mother's murder.
Jordan (Jill Hennessy) suspects that what appears to be a routine teenage prostitute's suicide might in fact be a cover-up for foul play involving important city officials.
Jordan (Jill Hennessy) suspects that what appears to be a routine teenage prostitute's suicide might in fact be a cover-up for foul play involving important city officials.
Mackenzie Phillips guest-stars as a waitress whose unusual reaction to the shooting death of her cab driver husband makes Jordan curious about the real story behind the cabbie's killing.
Mackenzie Phillips guest-stars as a waitress whose unusual reaction to the shooting death of her cab driver husband makes Jordan curious about the real story behind the cabbie's killing.
Jordan goes to prison as she attempts to piece together a scenario to confirm that the torso of a raped, murdered and dismembered woman belonged to a corrections officer killed on the job.
Jordan goes to prison as she attempts to piece together a scenario to confirm that the torso of a raped, murdered and dismembered woman belonged to a corrections officer killed on the job.
Loyalty stokes Jordan's desire to figure out how a hero firefighter, Jimmy Donnelly, who was also her childhood best friend, died battling a suspicious blaze.
Loyalty stokes Jordan's desire to figure out how a hero firefighter, Jimmy Donnelly, who was also her childhood best friend, died battling a suspicious blaze.
The autopsy of a schoolboy killed in a traffic accident leads Jordan to discover that the pre-teen actually died while being kidnapped along with his female classmate.
The autopsy of a schoolboy killed in a traffic accident leads Jordan to discover that the pre-teen actually died while being kidnapped along with his female classmate.
Part 2 of 2. Jordan finds herself buried deep in the manhunt for the serial killer known as Digger, while forming a more personal connection with relentless FBI criminal profiler Drew Haley.
Part 2 of 2. Jordan finds herself buried deep in the manhunt for the serial killer known as Digger, while forming a more personal connection with relentless FBI criminal profiler Drew Haley.
When a veteran cop is murdered in the line of duty, Jordan leads the police and vengeful Detective Eddy Winslow -- Max' former partner -- to a possible suspect.
When a veteran cop is murdered in the line of duty, Jordan leads the police and vengeful Detective Eddy Winslow -- Max' former partner -- to a possible suspect.
A security guard foils a bank robbery, leaving one of the thieves dead, along with a bank customer. Jordan and Garret sort through the remains with the help of Detective Woodrow Hoyt.
A security guard foils a bank robbery, leaving one of the thieves dead, along with a bank customer. Jordan and Garret sort through the remains with the help of Detective Woodrow Hoyt.
The discovery of a slain mother and her two young sons pulls Jordan into a triple homicide investigation in which the distraught husband/father, a former hockey star, is the only suspect.
The discovery of a slain mother and her two young sons pulls Jordan into a triple homicide investigation in which the distraught husband/father, a former hockey star, is the only suspect.
Jordan's views on faith are tested as she attempts to scientifically explain how a homeless man -- who claimed to be St. Francis bearing the stigmata -- could have died in a church.
Jordan's views on faith are tested as she attempts to scientifically explain how a homeless man -- who claimed to be St. Francis bearing the stigmata -- could have died in a church.
When a former student takes a flying leap out of a college dorm window in an apparent drug binge gone bad, Jordan discovers the boy's attempt at flight came from the room of Kieran Conroy.
When a former student takes a flying leap out of a college dorm window in an apparent drug binge gone bad, Jordan discovers the boy's attempt at flight came from the room of Kieran Conroy.
Jordan finds herself in a race against time alongside Detective Eddy Winslow, as they search for a missing infant whose father was found murdered execution-style in a back alley.
Jordan finds herself in a race against time alongside Detective Eddy Winslow, as they search for a missing infant whose father was found murdered execution-style in a back alley.
The death of a suburban house-wife with a fetish for punishment, leads Jordan and her partner, Detective Woodrow Hoyt, to a local Internet company designed to fulfil the darkest fantasies.
The death of a suburban house-wife with a fetish for punishment, leads Jordan and her partner, Detective Woodrow Hoyt, to a local Internet company designed to fulfil the darkest fantasies.
When a young corporal abandons her post in Afghanistan and ends up dead in a Boston alley, Jordan teams up with Marine Detective George Davis to investigate the death of this alleged coward.
When a young corporal abandons her post in Afghanistan and ends up dead in a Boston alley, Jordan teams up with Marine Detective George Davis to investigate the death of this alleged coward.
When one of the nation's leading cardiologists dies performing surgery, Jordan recalls how the surgeon's malpractice mauled her career, and found her fighting for life after a drug overdose.
When one of the nation's leading cardiologists dies performing surgery, Jordan recalls how the surgeon's malpractice mauled her career, and found her fighting for life after a drug overdose.
Three-time Emmy winner Jack Klugman dons coroner's garb again when he guest-stars as Dr. Gelber, a respected senior medical examiner and mentor to Macy.
Three-time Emmy winner Jack Klugman dons coroner's garb again when he guest-stars as Dr. Gelber, a respected senior medical examiner and mentor to Macy.
Jordan discovers that the suicide of a mental patient was in fact staged and rules the girl's death a homicide, leaving Detective Woodrow Hoyt with a ward full of mentally ill suspects.
Jordan discovers that the suicide of a mental patient was in fact staged and rules the girl's death a homicide, leaving Detective Woodrow Hoyt with a ward full of mentally ill suspects.
Smart, conflicted and unconventional, Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy) is a forensic pathologist whose obsession for solving homicides goes beyond the autopsy table. But the driving force behind her hard-core, unorthodox investigative style is the one crime she hasn't been able to solve - her mother's murder.
