Top private pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. (Morris Chestnut) helps Miami PD solve its most challenging cases by examining bodies and uncovering clues that nobody else sees. Driven by fierce optimism, much to the chagrin of his partner Detective Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz), Rosewood's desire to live life to the fullest is based on his own medical struggles and his empathy for the victims he examines whose lives were cut short.