EPISODE

1. Pilot

Philadelphia surgeon Megan Hunt changes careers to become a medical examiner when an accident leaves her unable to operate. In the opener, a body is found in the Schuylkill River, and Hunt's work style proves polarizing to colleagues. Hunt also tries to repair her relationship with her daughter by coming up with the perfect present for her 12th birthday.

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A female jogger is found floating in the Schuylkill River. Former neurosurgeon and newly-appointed medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt teams up with her partner, medical investigator and former cop Peter Dunlop, under the watchful eye of their boss, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kate Murphy, who is very aware of Megan's gifted but polarizing work style. Megan's colleagues, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Curtis Brumfield and Pathology Fellow Dr. Ethan Gross, find they have to tip-toe around the new medical examiner to get work done. Megan's investigation takes her into the field where she meets old-school Detective Bud Morris, who is exasperated by Megan's tenacity and bull-headedness. His partner, Detective Samantha Baker, has a quiet respect for Megan's input, even if Morris doesn't. Meanwhile, Megan has to solve a personal puzzle of her own - what is the perfect present for her estranged daughter's birthday. Victim: Angela Swanson Murderer: Jill Paige First regular appearances: Dana Delany as Megan Hunt, Nicholas Bishop as Peter Dunlop, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphy, John Carroll Lynch as Bud Morris, Sonja Sohn as Samantha Baker, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Ethan Gross and Windell Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield. First recurring appearances: Mary Mouser as Lacey Fleming and Jeffrey Nordling as Todd Fleming.

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