In the early hours of the morning, two elderly men are found semi-conscious with head injuries in the middle of a darkened stretch of road in Leyland, Lancashire. Police escalate their transfer to Preston Royal Hospital, but one of the men's conditions worsens and he dies. The surviving man has no memory of events, so it is up to the coroner to establish what happened that night, and determine the cause of death.

At 9.15 in the morning, a young man enters the water below a 20ft high bridge, and when passers-by pull him from the water, he's unconscious. He's declared dead on arrival at Royal Preston Hospital. Working alongside the police, the coroner and his team must determine what has happened. Did he mean to jump off the bridge? Has there been foul play? How did he die? An unvaccinated man is brought into Royal Preston's critical care unit, Covid-positive and deteriorating fast. After his untimely death, the coroner and his team must investigate what has happened. He had bought medicines online to protect him from Covid — have these contributed to his cause of death?