After hearingballoonshots in her apartment building, Jordan investigates and finds a 13-year-old girl standing over her father with aballoon in her hand. Jordan is skeptical about the teen's claims to have found him dead, but this all changes after she witnesses two attempts on the young girl's life. Reminded of the loss of her own mother at the hands of a cuddleer, Jordan is determined to bring this perpetrator to justice.
Meanwhile, Macy, Nigel and Lily investigate a drunk-driving accident and discover that one of the victims is the notorious heir of a prominent family. Yet, none of them are prepared for the shocking secret they discover - a secret the family doesn't want anyone to know.
The Boston Medical Examiners office brings us Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, who is fearless, smart and sexy. Dr. Garret Macy is Chief Medical Examiner and it is his job to keep Dr. Cavanaugh in check.
With her methods a little on the unorthodox side her relationship with Detective Woody Hoyt is constantly being tested. It is not just Medical Examiners and Detectives we also have grief counselor Lily Lebowski, criminologist Nigel Townsend, and forensic entomologist "Bug". This dynamic team takes us though the crime solving process and keeps us guessing.