Vancouver is an international port city – with all the big city problems, including an unstoppable drug trade, a rampant HIV epidemic and a growing population of street people, teen runaways and prostitutes. It's the flip side of the tourist postcard, and as one of Vancouver's coroners Da Vinci deals on a daily basis with its escalating problems.

Da Vinci's mandate goes beyond homicide to the prevention of all death. Every death must be investigated and ruled on. From the almost daily drug overdoses to teen suicides, fatal fires, and floating bodies, Da Vinci is the first person at the scene and the last person to rule on how death occurred. His is a complex world, where murder might turn out to be accident, suicide could be revealed as homicide, and the motivations of those involved and those investigating are rarely clear.

Da Vinci works closely with the police departments, the legal system, and the forensic pathology unit. His aggressive style, intolerance for bureaucracy, and chaotic private life make him more enemies than friends. He's a headache for his boss, chief coroner James Flynn and a thorn in the side for Police Sergeant Regan. However, his commitment, his instincts, his expertise, and his huge talent for his work are indispensable. Despite his flaws, Da Vinci is charismatic, and his passion for the truth sparks his colleagues -- the intense, young detective, Mick Leary and Mick's seasoned, street-smart partner Leo Shannon, and the pathologists who work in the morgue, including Sunny Raman, and the chief pathologist, his ex-wife, Patricia Da Vinci.

Constantly in the political hot seat, and under the media spotlight, Da Vinci is publicly known for his passion for justice and his hardball, provocative and sometimes antagonistic attitude. Privately, he understands better than most the ambiguities of life and the complexity of individual motivation. His insecurities, his struggle with alcohol addiction, and unresolved grief make him vulnerable, but he has a deep sense of humanity that fuels his passion.

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Da Vinci investigates a house fire in which a man is severely burned and his family perishes. Leary and Shannon work on a missing persons case.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

When a man is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Shannon and Leary search for his killer. Da Vinci has the gruesome task of determining how a man was crushed by a parking garage door.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

When a body is found at an intersection, Da Vinci and Zack work to unravel the mystery of how the man died. Shannon and Leary pursue a new lead in the murder of a gas station clerk. Kosmo continues to investigate a drug dealer's death.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

After a drinking binge, Leary scrambles to piece together the events of the previous night, leaving Shannon and Rose to have to work together. Da Vinci thinks he knows who's responsible for commingling the bodies at the cemetery.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

A fatal crash is linked to Rose and Shannon's robbery-homicide case. Unreliable witnesses plague Da Vinci's investigation into the commingled bodies.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci is called to a fishing boat after a crew member is found dead in his bunk. Kosmo encounters some obstacles as she continues to search for the killer of a small-time drug dealer.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci and Zack have different theories about a possible hit and run. Leary and Shannon try to figure out what happened to a cabbie found dead in his taxi. A disabled man drowns in Stanley Park.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci finds getting to the truth as difficult as getting to a body discovered in the middle of some blackberry bushes. Laura Maitland presents a new problem for Kurtz.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Ambiguous clues make the job tough for Shannon and Leary when a woman's body is found in the trunk of her car. Da Vinci and Kosmo try to deal with the tragedy of a single welfare mother.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci is concerned about a potential surge in elderly deaths. Kosmo and Leary investigate a body found in a grow op house. Da Vinci is presented with a surprising proposal.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci is called when an ex cop-turned-boxer turns up dead after a match. Rose and Leo search for clues when a man’s body found in a field.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci pushes safe injection sites and a red light district as part of his campaign. Kosmo and Leary investigate a potential multiple murder.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci searches for evidence in the death of a Native Needle Exchange worker. Rose and Leo look into a potential murder after a man receives a finger in the mail.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci has the grueling task of figuring out why a young boy’s body is by the train tracks. After a body is found in a car, Shannon and Rose enlist Suki’s help.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci is called after a woman finds her husband dead from an apparent suicide. When a woman’s body is discovered in her parking garage, Kosmo and Leary investigate.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci tries to piece together an apparent murder/suicide after a couple is found deceased in their bed. Shannon and Rose look into a woman’s story of a severed head in a bucket. Brian snoops around for information on a new dealer.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci's called when a man is found hanging in a vacant home. Shannon and Rose examine the events that led to an elderly man ending up dead in the woods.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci examines the scene of a gruesome industrial accident. Shannon and Rose investigate after a woman dies in an ambulance en route to the hospital.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci investigates an overdose while resisting pressure to use grief stricken parents to further his bid for Chief of Police. Shannon and Rose call in Kosmo and Leary when a homicide is connected to their case against Brian.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci prepares for his interview for Chief of Police, while Shannon investigates the murder of an American journalist.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci looks into a hit and run involving the mayor and gets news on the police chief position. Kosmo and Leary investigate the suspicious death of a drug dealer found on the train tracks.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website

Da Vinci’s investigation of a hit and run uncovers further unsettling news about the Mayor. Kosmo and Leary find a key witness in the police beating of a young drug dealer.

Source: The Official Da Vinci's Inquest Website