
Dr. Mark Sloan is chief of Internal Medicine at Community General Hospital -- and sometime consultant to the local police department. When he's drawn into a case, he combines sleuthing and medicine to solve the crime. That crime is usually one his detective son, Steve, is working on as a member of the local police department. Dr. Sloan's medical colleagues, including doctors Amanda Bentley, Jack Stewart and Jesse Travis, are also frequently drawn into his investigations.

When a popular illusionist dies during his magic act, Dr. Sloan believes he was murdered and suspects his former partner of the crime.

Dr. Sloan searches for the killer of a dance studio owner to clear the name of his friend, a dancer who is the prime suspect.

Dr. Sloan attempts to locate the person responsible for murdering a woman who was attempting to blackmail her former college roommates.

Dr. Sloan is caught in a police vice raid when he investigates the murder of a prostitute whom he once treated for mysterious bruises.