Network: ABC
Episodes: 42 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: March 29, 2011 — May 28, 2013
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Dana Delany, Jeri Ryan, Nicholas Bishop, Geoffrey Arend, Windell D. Middlebrooks, John Carroll Lynch, and Sonja Sohn.
TV show description:
Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. Her world was turned upside down after a devastating car accident put an end to her time in the operating room. She eventually reinvented herself as a Philadelphia medical examiner, determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims. She uses her vast medical knowledge and investigative instincts to solve the medical mysteries of the dead and bring those responsible for their deaths to justice. Megan’s instincts are sharp, but she’s developed a reputation for graying the lines of where her job ends and where the police department’s begins.
Unfortunately, she isn’t so good at balancing her professional and personal lives. A bitter divorce ended with Megan’s ex-husband gaining sole custody of their daughter. As an advocate for the dead, Megan is unequaled. As a mother, she has a lot to learn.
Equal parts pathologist and politician, Dr. Kate Murphy (Jeri Ryan) must balance relationships with the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Philadelphia Police Department, and City Hall. It’s no easy task — especially when she has to rein in Megan. Fortunately, Kate and Megan find common ground because they both want to help grieving families get closure and find out what happened to their loved ones.
A former cop, Peter Dunlop (Nicholas Bishop) is the Medicolegal Investigator for the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office. After a gunshot ripped through his shoulder during a convenience store robbery, Peter found himself off the streets and inside a rehab facility. Three months of physical therapy later, he had found his true calling: medicine. He works side-by-side with Megan as they investigate mysterious cases.
Dr. Ethan Gross (Geoffrey Arend) gave up pediatrics for forensic pathology on the day that he saw his first autopsy. He’s now the youngest and most enthusiastic person working in the Medical Examiner’s Office. He tries to model himself after Megan and her medical skills but still has a lot to learn when it comes to easing the pain of victims’ grieving families.
As the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Curtis Brumfield (Windell D. Middlebrooks) is technically Megan’s boss but he quickly realizes that that’s easier said than done. He’s capable and intelligent as a medical examiner. However, when he’s not busy trying to rein in Megan, you can find him in the dirt, studying his true love — insects.
Making sure that Megan doesn’t overstep her bounds is Detective Bud Morris (John Carroll Lynch); a hardheaded, straight-shooting veteran of the Philadelphia Homicide Division. He’s no stranger to death and violent crimes. He fights for justice on Philly streets while fighting to mend the troubled relationship with his wife.
Bud’s new partner is Detective Samantha Baker (Sonja Sohn), a recent transfer from vice. While Bud doesn’t like Megan’s methods, Sam identifies with her take-no-prisoners approach and feels right at home working alongside those in the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Episode #42 — Daddy Issues
Megan gets the go-ahead for the exhumation of her father’s body. She’s shocked to discover that his coffin is empty. Her mom, Joan, is equally stunned. She feels guilty for standing in her daughter’s way all these years. The records regarding Megan’s dad old medical cases are also missing.
Chief Angela Martin gets wind of the formerly covert investigation and asks Tommy to keep her in the loop. Trent Marsh, the slightly-psycho psychotherapist that Megan met in “Eye for an Eye,” approaches her in the street. He offers his assistance. Megan says she’ll deal with her “daddy issues” her way.
Megan finds a key hidden in her father’s old lighter. It unlocks a secret area in his old study. One of the missing medical files is hidden there. Megan believes this case is probably what got her dad killed. The file is for a young woman named Lindsay Pratt who was murdered the day before her father died by a serial killer named Earl Brown. Megan and Tommy pay a visit to the guy in prison. He denies killing Lindsay Pratt. Brown is already serving life for killing many others, so he has no reason to lie.
Megan and Tommy pay a visit to the retired detective, Glenn Fitz, who investigated the Earl Brown murders. He’s positive the jury got it right when they convicted Brown for Lindsay Pride’s murder. Megan isn’t so sure. She finds a discrepancy with how Lindsay was asphyxiated. Her murder shows signs that she was killed by a police chokehold method. Megan believes Glenn Fitz may have killed the girl.
Tommy gets permission from Chief Martin to question the retired cop. Megan bursts into the interrogation room to flat-out accuse Fitz of killing Lindsay Pride as well as her father.
Megan fears Fitz is going to get away with murder. Trent Marsh, again, offers to avenge her father’s death his way. Once again, Megan declines. In other news, Kate has Ethan give her the breakdown on a body that was found in the woods. She reconstructs the John Doe’s facial features.
Curtis can see how much she digs doing this type of work. She loves it way more than politics. The sketch of her victim’s face looks familiar to Megan. It’s Glenn Fitz’s former partner, Arthur Wilcox. Two gunshots strike Glenn Fitz as he’s stepping out of his car in his home driveway. Now both of the cops who worked the Earl Brown case are dead.
Megan rushes to tell Tommy the news, but finds Chief Martin instead. She fills her in on the details of what she learned. Martin agrees to accompany Megan back to the office. She pulls out a gun during the drive. She tells Megan that she’s the one who killed Lindsay Pratt in a jealous rage. Arthur Wilcox helped her cover it up. Martin forced Megan’s dad to write his own suicide note before killing him. He was a loose end. She’s the one who dug him up out of the ground to cover her tracks. Martin also killed Fitz and now she needs to kill Megan. BANG! Chief Angela Martin falls to the ground. She’s been shot dead by Trent Marsh.
A stunned Megan tells Tommy that Marsh is the man who saved her life. The cops storm the therapist’s office, but it’s been cleaned out. The only thing left is a copy of a book titled Silent Anguish: Survivors of Suicide. Megan pockets the note inside that simply reads “You’re Welcome.” She heads home to grieve with her mom.
Later, Megan shows up at Tommy’s place. She thanks him for everything he did. Megan lets Tommy know that she’s held the past against him for far too long. She doesn’t know why he puts up with her. For Tommy Sullivan, the answer is simple. He knows Megan Hunt is worth it. The two of them share a kiss that’s been a long time in the making.
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First aired: May 28, 2013
What do you think? Do you like the Body of Proof TV series? Do you think it should have been be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
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I cannot believe Body of Proof was canceled!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW!! Each episode was exciting, the actress/actors were great, they all worked well with each other!! I think this needs to be put back on the air….like NOW!!!
Why do they keep canceling good entertainment for BAD reality shows like real house wives, the bachelorette , etc. Leave on some interesting programs that require some thought process more then turning on a program to watch idiots at work. Will miss “Body of Proof.”
This really sucks. One of my favs. They always cancel the good ones and keep crap on. Same with cancelling Leno. Oct. 7/13
Once again they cancel an intelligent show. We’ll all have to abandon crap tv and send a message we want shows that don’t insult our intelligence, orbetter yet, just turn in off and read a good old fashioned paper book.
very good series easy to watch Dana Delany was excellent as was the rest of the cast pity it is finishing
A good show with great characters. We loved the plots and looked forward to it every week. There was good humour between the actors which added to the show’s enjoyment. Another bad decision by the network. CBS was smart and didn’t cancel their shows!
I really loved this show and Dana Delany. I don’t understand why it was cancelled. I don’t know why these articles say the ratings are low because everyone that I know watches Body of Proof. This is one of my favorite shows and ABC has let me down. There are a lot of shows that are garbage and still get renewed. What a let down!
i think the show is great too watch,Dana Delany has done a great,she is a good actress.all the people on the show has done wonderfull job.so why are you taking it off.you already took off two good show off on ABC,LAST RESORT,THE MISSING.what is wrong with ABC,all they want too do is put on reality shows thats sucks and no since and being on tv.i am so tired of every station talking off good shows and putting on sorry programs,and the comedy they today,isnt good either.they are as good as the old ones.so please put BODY OF PROOF AND LAST… Read more »
Another good show cancelled! It was so much better than most of the garbage aired by the networks! Reality shows are staged, and there are plenty of talent shows…neither of which attract my interest!
I watched that show all the time, even reruns. I do not understand why good shows are cancelled that are made to entertain us and then put on stupid shows about someones life, like Housewives of Vancouver etc. I do not care what other people are doing.
I watched the finale episode and I thought it was a very good ending. It is better then a lot of other shows have done. They had no ending at all.
I watched every episode when they first aired. Then recently, when it popped up again on my DVR, I started watching the reruns — expecting new episodes to start airing SOON. Obviously, I was very disappointed to discover that there would NOT be any new ones!
I can’t believe this show got canceled. it was a really good one!
Well, it is ABC. They cancel anything good. Not a good channel to watch.
I really enjoyed this show, did not know the last show I watched was going to be the FINAL. Another network please pick it up. Finding myself watching cable networks more and more.