

Tom is arrested, but later dropped as a suspect. Megan questions Tom, much to Bud and Samantha's annoyance, where he states she fell down the stairs. He was wrongly convicted of pushing Angela down a flight of stairs during a fight, leaving her in a coma, when it is quickly revealed by Hanson that Angela tripped all by herself, but due to post coma memory loss, she was later unable to back Hanson's story. Bud and Samantha begin to suspect Angela's ex-boyfriend Tom Hanson (Joe Sikora). Swanson ( Bruce MacVittie and Nancy Villone) who tell them that they thought she was having a relationship with someone she was working with. Megan, Bud and Samantha speak with Angela's parents Mr. Megan, along with her new colleagues Ethan Gross ( Geoffrey Arend) and Curtis Brumfield ( Windell Middlebrooks) examine the body at the crime lab. At the crime scene, Peter and Megan meet detectives Bud Morris ( John Carroll Lynch) and Samantha Baker ( Sonja Sohn), who suspect that her death was accidental. Angela Swanson (Heather Arthur) is found dead in the local river, so Peter Dunlop ( Nicholas Bishop) calls Megan to investigate. She then became a medical examiner under the supervision of Kate Murphy ( Jeri Ryan). The condition caused Megan to kill a patient during an operation, thus ending her career. Megan Hunt ( Dana Delany) was once a top neurosurgeon, until she was involved in a car accident leaving her with paresthesia. However, most critics praised Delany and the supporting cast's performances. "Pilot" received mixed reviews from critics, who thought the show seemed bland.

It also gave UK crime channel Alibi their biggest ever television audience. The episode achieved 13.942 million viewers upon its first broadcast in the United States, making it the second most watched series premiere of the 2010–11 television season. "Pilot" was filmed in Providence, Rhode Island during April 2010. Meanwhile, Megan spends the day trying to solve a personal problem concerning her daughter's birthday. In the episode, a female jogger is found dead in Schuylkill River and Megan teams up with medical investigator Peter Dunlop ( Nicholas Bishop) to investigate her whereabouts before her murder. "Pilot" introduces the lead character of Megan Hunt, a former neurosurgeon turned medical examiner, portrayed by Dana Delany. The episode was directed by Nelson McCormick and written by series creator Christopher Murphey. It premiered on the ABC network in the United States on March 29, 2011. " Pilot" is the pilot episode of the medical drama Body of Proof. Jeffrey Nordling who plays Megan's ex-husband Todd, Joanna Cassidy who plays her mother Joan and Eric Sheffer Stevens who plays Bill Parkson all reprise their roles, whilst Cliff Curtis, Nathalie Kelley and Jamie Bamber join the show, all of which appear on a "recurring" basis.1st episode of the 1st season of Body of Proof " Pilot" Mary Mouser who plays Megan's daughter Lacey was promoted to "regular" from "recurring" status from season 1. Ethan Gross and Windell Middlebrooks as Dr. Kate Murphy, John Carroll Lynch and Sonja Sohn as Detective's Bud Morris and Samantha Baker and fellow medical examiners, Geoffrey Arend as Dr.

Along with Hunt solving homicide cases are her colleagues, Nicholas Bishop as Peter Dunlop, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Megan Hunt, a medical examiner, once a neurosurgeon, who now works in Philadelphia's Medical Examiner's office after a car accident ended her neurosurgery career. The second season of Body of Proof, an American television series created by Christopher Murphey, commenced airing in the United States on September 20, 2011, concluded April 10, 2012, and consisted of 20 episodes.
