History Series / CrossingJordan

* EsotericHappyEnding: At the end of "Justice Delayed", the widow of the victim of the week doesn't want a trial (even though Jordan had discovered enough to charge the long-held suspect). [[spoiler: She was content with knowing what happened and would be satisfied with an apology from the killer (which she gets, with some "encouragement" from Jordan). The family is satisfied, but a murderer goes free for good.]]

** "Justice Delayed" had Jordan investigate a 40 year-old racially motivated murder, on request of the victim's son, who never believed the "official" suicide ruling. [[spoiler: Jordan finds the true cause of death and has a likely suspect, but the widow doesn't want a trial stirring things up again.]]

* InTheBlood

* NecroCam: Pretty much every episode.
** There was even an entire episode told largely from the corpse's perspective, with running commentary, even. [[spoiler:Turns out he wasn't dead, just poisoned, paralyzed, and aware.]]

* AbhorrentAdmirer: GenderFlipped, in keeping with the show's female lead. Jordan gets a fair number of these just because she's, well, [[HotScientist Jordan]]. Lily seems to view [[JerkAss Det. Matt Seely]] as this at times, too.

* HotScientist: Jordan and Devan in particular.

* {{Homage}}: An episode with ''Series/{{QuincyME}}'' star Jack Klugman as an aging medical examiner.

* AndIMustScream: A particularly dark BlackCOmedy example. The victim is shot and spends the most of the episode (shot from his POV) paralyzed. He used to be a prosecutor and Macy's friend, but underwent a FaceHeelTurn to AmoralAttorney when Macy refused to falsify evidence to put away a serial killer. He keeps pleading with Jordan and Macy not to autopsy him, promising he'll change. He's only saved when [[spoiler: Macy digs the bullet out and realizes he's still bleeding. Turns out he and his two guests (who were killed) had improperly prepared [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu Fugu]], and his secretary shot him. On his way out of the hospital, Macy gives him a bell, and tells him that people used to be buried with strings attached to bells in case they were buried alive. The lawyer points out that Macy just effectively admitted the coroner's office is at fault, and he'll both be suing and representing the woman who shot him. [[LaserGuidedKarma Then he walks outside and gets hit by a car]]. The last shots of the episode is the team looking down into his body bag, and their evaluator asking if they're ''sure'' he's dead. The bag is closed up, using the same POV shot from the lawyer's perspective as earlier, and then we hear a bell tinkling.]]

* AndIMustScream: A particularly dark example. The victim is shot and spends the most of the episode (shot from his POV) paralyzed. He used to be a prosecutor and Macy's friend, but underwent a FaceHeelTurn to AmoralAttorney when Macy refused to falsify evidence to put away a serial killer. He keeps pleading with Jordan and Macy not to autopsy him, promising he'll change. He's only saved when [[spoiler: Macy digs the bullet out and realizes he's still bleeding. Turns out he and his two guests (who were killed) had improperly prepared [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu Fugu]], and his secretary shot him. On his way out of the hospital, Macy gives him a bell, and tells him that people used to be buried with strings attached to bells in case they were buried alive. The lawyer points out that Macy just effectively admitted the coroner's office is at fault, and he'll both be suing and representing the woman who shot him. [[LaserGuidedKarma Then he walks outside and gets hit by a car]]. The last shots of the episode is the team looking down into his body bag, and their evaluator asking if they're ''sure'' he's dead. The bag is closed up, using the same POV shot from the lawyer's perspective as earlier, and then we hear a bell tinkling.]]

--->'''Lily''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint He died because he had a big heart.]]

* EnhanceButton: Nigel, constantly.
* EpunymousTitle

Instead, it is an ensemble ForensicDrama created by Creator/DamonLindelof. It centers around the life of Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (played by actress Creator/JillHennessy), a rather [[NoSocialSkills tempestuous]] [[TheCoroner medical examiner]] in the Massachusetts State Coroner's office. Jordan is something of a CowboyCop, due to the murder of her mother as well as considerable additional exposure to police files and procedures at a young age by her now-retired cop father, Max Cavanaugh. As a result, she regularly ends up trying to solve homicides and other crimes herself.

Instead, it is an ensemble ForensicDrama centered on the life of Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (played by actress Creator/JillHennessy), a rather [[NoSocialSkills tempestuous]] [[TheCoroner medical examiner]] in the Massachusetts State Coroner's office. Jordan is something of a CowboyCop, due to the murder of her mother as well as considerable additional exposure to police files and procedures at a young age by her now-retired cop father, Max Cavanaugh. As a result, she regularly ends up trying to solve homicides and other crimes herself.

* LoveTraingle: Between Jordan, Woody, and Lou that ends with [[spoiler: Lou getting mortally wounded during a riot]]. A brief earlier one exists between Macy, Lily, and Macy's ex-wife Maggie. Lily dumps him.

Instead, it is an ensemble ForensicDrama centered on the life of Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (played by actress Jill Hennessy), a rather [[NoSocialSkills tempestuous]] [[TheCoroner medical examiner]] in the Massachusetts State Coroner's office. Jordan is something of a CowboyCop, due to the murder of her mother as well as considerable additional exposure to police files and procedures at a young age by her now-retired cop father, Max Cavanaugh. As a result, she regularly ends up trying to solve homicides and other crimes herself.

* Dr. Mahesh "Bug" Vijayaraghavensatyanaryanamurthy, a fellow medical examiner (played by Ravi Kapoor), his nickname refers to his knowledge of insects
* Nigel Townsend, the morgue's resident [[TheLabRat lab rat]] and hacker (played by Steve Valentine)