
Following real-life coroner's investigations into medical and police processes in a previously taboo world.

When a woman's body is discovered in a hot bath, the pathologist works to determine the cause of death while police look into the possibility of foul play; in a separate incident, a decomposed body is found in Burnley.

Coroners in Lancashire try to trace a dead man's next of kin; detect a hidden genetic condition that may have caused a 34-year-old woman's sudden death at home.

Jake is found dead at home after a night out; Dr. Adeley and his team must determine if anything suspicious is at play.

A young mother dies after attending a local dance music festival; after it's established she has taken ecstasy, the team must investigate whether the drug was the primary cause of her death or if other factors played a significant role.