
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.

Injured Steve and Jesse help evacuate hospital bombing survivors, while Mark works heroically to save Amanda.

Injured Steve and Jesse help evacuate hospital bombing survivors, while Mark works heroically to save Amanda.

An IRS investigator thinks Mark cheated on his taxes; a police detective suspects him of murdering his accountant.

Briggs becomes a suspect after he is the only member at a board meeting to survive a bizarre series of murders.