Crossing Jordan

Main Characters

• Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy), a young, attractive medical examiner from Boston who solves crimes during the course of her investigations. Jordan is emotionally scarred due to her mother's murder when she was a child in the 1970s. Jordan's issues with trust ensure that serious relationships don't have a chance with her except for that of Woody Hoyt, the homicide detective that has stayed true to Jordan for 3 seasons, giving in to her unorthodox investigating techniques. However, when Woody was shot in the fourth season's finale Jordan was forced to confess her true feelings for Woody. Unfortunately for both the characters and viewers, it seemed that Jordan's confession may have come too late.
• Dr. Garret Macy (Miguel Ferrer), Jordan's boss. Macy must deal with Jordan's erratic behavior as well as his confused family (he has a teenaged daughter, Abby, but is divorced from his wife) and his own personal demons. Garret has an affinity for jazz. He's been known to have had romantic entanglements with Lily Lebowski, Renee Walcott, Charlie Davis, and obviously, his ex-wife, Maggie Warner.