Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan (2001)

"Every body tells a story."

7.2 (159 votes)
6 Seasons
September 24, 2001
English
Drama

Synopsis

Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Network

NBC

Episodes

Pilot
E1

Pilot

Sep 24, 2001
42 min
10.0

Meet Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh of the Boston Medical Examiners office. With a reputation of going way beyond the call of duty…Jordan finds her first case a little close to home.

The Dawn of a New Day
E2

The Dawn of a New Day

Oct 1, 2001
42 min
10.0

Two seemingly unconnected men turn up dead, but there is more than meets the eye to this case. Elsewhere Mr. Stinky has Bug and Trey stumped at identifying him.

The Ties That Bind
E3

The Ties That Bind

Oct 8, 2001
42 min
10.0

A woman’s torso is found and linked back to the prison system. Jordan is assigned to find out who the victim is and who is responsible for her death.

Born to Run
E4

Born to Run

Oct 15, 2001
42 min
10.0

With what appears to be a cut and dry murder suicide Jordan gets help from her colleagues to find the truth. Meanwhile Dr. Macy faces the hard truth about his daughter.

You Can't Go Home Again
E5

You Can't Go Home Again

Oct 22, 2001
42 min
10.0

When the body of a firefighter is found Jordan is called to the scene. What she discovers will shock her and set her on a mission.

Believers
E6

Believers

Oct 29, 2001
42 min
10.0

Facts are scarce when a Senator’s daughter is found stabbed in the park. Jordan but cut though the political red tap to find the answers. Back at the morgue Bug and Nigel face some had choices.

Sight Unseen
E7

Sight Unseen

Nov 12, 2001
42 min
10.0

Two school children are kidnapped and one of them turns up dead. Jordan must race against the clock to try to find the other child…before time runs out.

Digger (1)
E8

Digger (1)

Nov 19, 2001
42 min
10.0

In this two part episode women are turning up…buried alive. Jordan teams up with a FBI Agent to try to solve this case. What Jordan does not know is that she matched the profile the killer likes.

Digger (2)
E9

Digger (2)

Nov 26, 2001
42 min
8.0

Jordan buries herself into the case and winds up putting her life in danger. Elsewhere Nigel and Lily plan some nuptials?

Blue Christmas
E10

Blue Christmas

Dec 10, 2001
42 min
7.5

When a cop killer dies in police custody Dr. Macy orders a coroners inquest to get answers. Else where, Trey wonders what all Nigel’s invite to the mountains will involve.

Wrong Place, Wrong Time
E11

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Jan 7, 2002
42 min
9.0

With a botched robbery victims are many and answers are few. Jordan and Dr. Macy set out to prove maybe this was no ordinary bank robbery.

Blood Relatives
E12

Blood Relatives

Jan 14, 2002
42 min
7.5

A mother and her two young sons turn up murdered, the only suspect…the husband. This case will do more than test Jordan’s skills are a pathologist, but also test her mentally as some memories come flooding back.

Miracles & Wonders
E13

Miracles & Wonders

Jan 21, 2002
42 min
7.5

Elvis has entered the building? Dr. Macy attempts to save a deer at his daughters’ request. And Jordan ponders the existence of a higher power.

Four Fathers
E14

Four Fathers

Jan 28, 2002
42 min
9.0

With the morgue pinching pennies the staff wonders who will be “pink slipped”. Elsewhere Jordan works a case involving the son of an old family…friend.

Acts of Mercy
E15

Acts of Mercy

Feb 4, 2002
42 min
9.0

What appear to be mercy killings are turning up one after the other in Boston. Both Dr. Macy and Jordan are both tracking a doctor with a deadly needle. Bug and Nigel audition for a network.

Lost and Found
E16

Lost and Found

Feb 25, 2002
42 min
9.0

Jordan and Detective Winslow find a young father murdered in an alley, they race to find the baby. Dr. Macy must find out why a student died, as well as help Abby deal with the loss.

Crime & Punishment
E17

Crime & Punishment

Mar 4, 2002
42 min
9.0

A housewife from the suburbs is found dead, and linked to Sado-masochism which leads Jordan to an internet site. Elsewhere Bug sees the shrink to talk about the case of an 8-year-old boy.

With Honor
E18

With Honor

Mar 18, 2002
42 min
9.0

One of America’s finest abandons her post in Afghanistan and is later found dead in Boston. Jordan is paired with an investigator from the Marines, to investigate the case. Elsewhere Dr. Macy is in the middle of a turn war…between pimps.

For Harry, with Love and Squalor
E19

For Harry, with Love and Squalor

Apr 8, 2002
42 min
8.0

With gangsters on his tail, Dr. Macy’s father makes a surprise visit to Boston. Elsewhere Jordan meets a stranger in her dad’s bar. What repercussions will this latest fling have?

The Gift of Life
E20

The Gift of Life

Apr 15, 2002
42 min
9.0

In this episode we go back to 1995 when Jordan wonders if being a heart surgeon is the right of courier for her. But after a patient dies on the table because of Dr. McCaffrey's negligence Jordan realizes that the truth is always best to tell even if it hurts somebody. We also see how Jordan met Garrett and the importance of honesty.

Someone to Count On
E21

Someone to Count On

Apr 29, 2002
42 min
9.0

When the mother of a teenage girl is found dead the daughter becomes the prime suspect. Jordan is convinced of the girls’ innocence and seeks advice from an unlikely source to save the girl from prison.

Secrets & Lies (1)
E22

Secrets & Lies (1)

May 6, 2002
42 min
9.0

Jordan is called to a local psychiatric hospital to investigate a suicide. While there and unknown source provides her with a clue to her mother’s murder.

Secrets & Lies (2)
E23

Secrets & Lies (2)

May 13, 2002
42 min
8.0

With Jordan still at the psychiatric hospital she agrees to look into a triple homicide. Typical Jordan gets herself in over her head and Woody is there to lend a helping hand…again.

Cast

Details

Original Title

Crossing Jordan

Status

Ended

Seasons

6

Episodes

117

Production

Tailwind Productions, NBC Studios, Universal Television