Synopsis: Jill Hennessy (Law & Order) marked her return to series television last season starring in TV's top rated new drama for 2001-2002 as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a sexy, smart and fearless Boston medical examiner with a checkered career -- and a penchant for going beyond the call of duty to investigate crimes.

After striking out in Los Angeles, the headstrong Jordan returned to her Boston hometown and her former job with the Massachusetts State Coroner's Office, reuniting with her ex-cop father, Max (Ken Howard, "The White Shadow"), who's still haunted by the unsolved murder of his wife (who was Jordan's mother). This tragic incident shapes Jordan's empathy with the voiceless victims she encounters as she channels her inner anger towards piecing together complex murder cases that have been hidden, shoved aside -- or conveniently forgotten.

Jordan gains a measure of support from her erratic boss, Dr. Garret Macy (Miguel Ferrer, "Traffic") -- who has his own personal issues. Other colleagues helping her on the job are forensic entomologist "Bug" (Ravi Kapoor, Gideon's Crossing), grief counselor Lily Lebowski (Kathryn Hahn) and criminalist Nigel (Steve Valentine, "The Muse"). Lorraine Toussaint (Any Day Now) joins the cast in the sophomore season (2002-2003) as Jordan's nemesis, Elaine Duchamps, a sophisticated medical examiner brought in by the DA's department.

Also returning is Jerry O'Connell (Sliders) as detective Woody Hoyt, a naïve Wisconsin native who's determined to do his job properly while earning Jordan's trust in the process.

The Cast:
Miguel Ferrer as Dr. Garret Macy
Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh
Kathryn Hahn as Lily Lebowski
Ken Howard as Max Cavanaugh
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali as Dr. Trey Sanders
Ravi Kapoor as Dr. Mahesh "Bug" Vijayaraghavensatyanaryanamurthy
Jerry O'Connell as Woody Hoyt
Lorraine Toussaint as Elaine Duchamps
Steve Valentine as Dr. Nigel Townsend

Production Credits:
Executive producer/creator: Tim Kring

Co-executive producers: Samantha Corbin, Ian Biederman
Consulting producer/director: Allan Arkush
Supervising producer: Todd Kessler
Co-producer: Gary Glassberg
Producer: Dennis Hammer
Unit production manager: Skip Beaudine
Associate producer: Lori Motyer

Directors: Allan Arkush; various Director of photography: Michael Gershman

Casting directors: Jason La Padura, Natalie Hart
Production designer: Curtis Schnell
Set decorator: Shirley Thompson Starks
Costume designer: Deborah McGuire
Key hair supervisor: Stacy Bergman
Makeup supervisor: Jeri Oppenheim
Sound mixer: Glenn Berkovitz

Origination: Universal City, California

Produced by: Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Studios

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide

Season Two Episode Guide