Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.
Two college roommates venture out to identify a fellow student, who is most likely to commit suicide as it will help them pass the semester.
Night time. A young pathologist is preforming an autopsy on the body of a notorious criminal, under the supervision of a senior colleague. As the procedure advances, he's about to learn an important lesson, that is not taught in med-school.
A man who, after a life-threatening accident, wakes up to find himself trapped in an autopsy room.
