TV series

Crossing Jordan

Name: Crossing Jordan
Released: 2001
Cast: Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Jerry O'Connell, Steve Valentine, Ravi Kapoor

2001–2007· 6 seasons★ 7.2Ended

On NBC — From Tailwind Productions · NBC Studios

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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.

Themes

forensic science murder investigation crime investigation medical examination

Episodes

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E1 PilotNext upSep 24, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Galyn Görg (Therapist), Mia Korf (Grace Yakura), Tom McCleister (Charlie), Kyle Secor (Detective Collins), Michelle Anne Johnson (TV Reporter), María Celedonio (Nora), Lois Nettleton (Evelyn), Gabe Cohen (Funeral Director)
E2 The Dawn of a New DayOct 1, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Mackenzie Phillips (Elaine Stahler), Nan Martin (Lydia), Yvette Nipar (Sandra Babcock), Edward Conna (Nolan Babcock), María Celedonio (Nora), Lois Nettleton (Evelyn), Tamlyn Tomita (Grace Yakura), Nynno Ahli (Uniform Cop)
E3 The Ties That BindOct 8, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Brian Howe (Cosgrove), Christopher Cousins (Father Lynch), Susan Walters (Gail Horton), Leon Russom (Earl Lewis), Peter Onorati (Detective Benza), Patricia Place (Mrs. Flynn), Judith Moreland (Devlin Correctional Facility Official), Lois Nettleton (Evelyn)
E4 Born to RunOct 15, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Barry Shabaka Henley (Omar Maltese), Ed Quinn (Tyler), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Judith Scott (FBI Agent Annie Larrabee / Jenny), Kiva Dawson (Jordan's Dancer), Vilma Andico (Waitress), Brian Cousins (Bobby Grayson), Casey McFeron (Chip)
E5 You Can't Go Home AgainOct 22, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Stanley Anderson (Pat Donnelly), Aaron D. Spears (Seamus), Kelly Cole (Mitch Platt), Tom Bresnahan (Jimmy Donnelly), Lois Nettleton (Evelyn), Tamlyn Tomita (Grace Yakura), Alan Feinstein (Blackie Conroy), Marlene Forte (Gloria)
E6 BelieversOct 29, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Sara Botsford (Lauren Ryder), Seamus Dever (Tom Murch), Shawn Christian (Adam Flynn), Richard Fancy (Judge Dixon), Daniel Roebuck (George Falk), John Posey (Dr. Cal Yarborough), Andy Umberger (Dr. Leonard Bloom), Tara Ochs (Stacey Ryder (uncredited))
E7 Sight UnseenNov 12, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Elizabeth Rice (Sarah Browning), Wallace Shawn (Howard Stiles), Howard Hesseman (Barney Reynolds), Meta Golding (Dr. Candace Mclntyre), Vic Chao (Tech Specialist), Daniel Quinn (Steven Browning), Lois Nettleton (Evelyn), Roxana Brusso (Nanny Officer)
E8 Digger (1)Nov 19, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Chris Noth (Drew Haley), Shawn Christian (Adam Flynn), Tamlyn Tomita (Grace Yakura), Amy Aquino (Lois Carver), Steve Gibbons (Rescue Team Member), Thomas Mills (Caretaker), Eric Ware (CMT Tech)
E9 Digger (2)Nov 26, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
Jordan buries herself into the case and winds up putting her life in danger. Elsewhere Nigel and Lily plan some nuptials?
Guest stars: Chris Noth (Drew Haley), Barbara Tarbuck (Jennine Burke), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Shailene Woodley (Young Jordan Cavanaugh), Shawn Christian (Adam Flynn), Erica Yoder (FBI Gal), Amy Zarzana (Waiter), Richard Steinmetz (Daniel Gallow)
E10 Blue ChristmasDec 10, 2001 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Kristen Wilson (Kim Watkins), Scott Michael Campbell (John Hardwick), Lindsay Frost (Maggie Macy), Cathryn de Prume (Annie Cartwright), Christopher Curry (Jimm Keller), Isaac C. Singleton, Jr. (Rudy Coombs), Matthew Yang King (Dr. Yeung), Thomas Christian Collins (Uniformed Cop)
E11 Wrong Place, Wrong TimeJan 7, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jerry O'Connell (Woody Hoyt), John Towey (Delbert Zimmerman), K Callan (Penelope Zimmerman), Ed Quinn (Tyler), Cynthia Lamontagne (Mary Jo Zimmerman), Paige Brooks (Reporter), Diana Terranova (Bonnie Parazzo), Mark Kiely (Ryan Wheeler)
E12 Blood RelativesJan 14, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robert Joy (Ethan Grady), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Shailene Woodley (Young Jordan Cavanaugh), Kristen Wilson (Kim Watkins), Lindsay Frost (Maggie Macy), Tom Verica (Mitch Weyland), Jenny Gago (Mrs. Vega), Brian Sites (Derrek Mobley)
E13 Miracles & WondersJan 21, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Kavi Raz (Dr. Singh), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Andrea Martin (Nora Kaminski), Robert Picardo (Bruno Casnelli), Tom McCleister (Charlie), Valeri Ross (Shrink), Anthony DeSando (Father Paul), Alex McKenna (Abby Macy)
E14 Four FathersJan 28, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Ken Kercheval (Mr. Payton), Kimberly McCullough (Isabelle), Steven Culp (Rick Frazier), Rodney Scott (Kieran Conroy), Tom McCleister (Charlie), Robert Curtis Brown (Phil Granger), Greg Collins (Construction Worker), Paul Winfield (Phillip Sanders)
E15 Acts of MercyFeb 4, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jerry O'Connell (Woody Hoyt), Lynne Marta (Celia Brackett), Ian Abercrombie (George), Lindsay Frost (Maggie Macy), Tom Gallop (TV Executive), Nicolas Surovy (Arthur Gramble), Mary-Joan Negro (Alicia Gramble), Gloria Dorson (Mrs. Pilarski)
E16 Lost and FoundFeb 25, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Van Epperson (Clem), Tony Todd (Coach Jim Evans), Mary Mara (Denise Tremaine), Mark Pellegrino (Keith Walker), Jennifer Tighe (Tanya Vanders), J.J. Boone (Woman), Cheryl McWilliams (Mrs. Hildebrant), Steve Stapenhorst (Mr. Hildebrant)
E17 Crime & PunishmentMar 4, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jerry O'Connell (Woody Hoyt), Wallace Shawn (Howard Stiles), Jihmi Kennedy (Chester), Jeff Kober (Daryl Wood), Lindsay Frost (Maggie Macy), Stephanie Venditto (Linda Kirsh), Adria Tennor (Denice), Curtis Armstrong (Herb / The Punisher)
E18 With HonorMar 18, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: David Andrews (Gerald Bayless), Judson Mills (Scott Weber), Hilary Shepard (Trudi), Kim Miyori (Mrs. Nagawa), Max Perlich (Chill), Carlos Gómez (George Diaz), Darlena Tejeiro (Dahlia), Rachael Crawford (Samantha Reid)
E19 For Harry, with Love and SqualorApr 8, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: Brian Stokes Mitchell (Jay Myers), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Kristen Wilson (Kim Watkins), Carl Reiner (Harry Macy), Lindsay Frost (Maggie Macy), Francesco Quinn (Lead Cuban), Sarah Denison (Teller), Alex McKenna (Abby Macy)
E20 The Gift of LifeApr 15, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Dan Butler (Arnold Hummer), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Randy Oglesby (Chief Committee Interviewer), Željko Ivanek (Elliot McCafferty), Carol Avery (Nurse), Sarah Brooke (Female Surgeon), Katherine Disque (Nurse #2), Debra Engle (ER Doctor)
E21 Someone to Count OnApr 29, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jerry O'Connell (Woody Hoyt), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Jay Myers), Reginald VelJohnson (Kirk Holden), Indigo (Keisha Morton), Robert LuPone (Curt Schneider), Jack Klugman (Leo Gelber), Shawn Michael Patrick (Public Defender), Paul Ben-Victor (Theo)
E22 Secrets & Lies (1)May 6, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jerry O'Connell (Woody Hoyt), Kate Norby (Kelly McDonald), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Lindsay Frost (Maggie Macy), Kecia Lewis (Intake Nurse), Alison Shanks (Records Nurse), Georgia Eskew (Young Jordan Cavanaugh), Jack Laufer (Herman Redding)
E23 Secrets & Lies (2)May 13, 2002 · 42 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jerry O'Connell (Woody Hoyt), Wallace Shawn (Howard Stiles), Emy Coligado (Emmy), Robert LuPone (Curt Schneider), Brad William Henke (Andy Lebowski), Vic Polizos (Lou Harcourt), Georgia Eskew (Young Jordan Cavanaugh), Jack Laufer (Herman Redding)