Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.