Episode Descriptions
Episode 43: Deadly Doses
Premieres Friday, May 23 at 9PM
Story 1: A young woman is overwhelmed by a strange and severe itching attack all over her body, causing her to self-medicate with half a bottle of antihistamine. Her brother finds her semi-conscious and rushes her to the hospital. While she’s there, she seems to get better, then suddenly she develops seizures and dies. Did she die from an antihistamine overdose, or did something else cause her untimely death? Only Dr. G can provide the answers.
Story 2: A major car accident leaves a woman with degenerative disc disease and neck pain. 30 years later, she’s still battling excruciating chronic pain and can only find relief in prescription painkillers. One morning, the woman is found by her husband passed out in her home; she’s rushed to the hospital, but dies in the ER. Her family fears the worst—that the pain grew so unbearable the woman took her own life. Can Dr. G prove this wasn’t suicide and give the family some sense of peace?
Episode 44: Twist of Fate
Premieres Friday, May 30 at 9PM
Story 1: An elderly woman faints behind the wheel and causes a car crash. She’s rushed to the hospital and undergoes a series of examinations… but doctors can’t find anything wrong. Four days later, she suddenly dies. Did the car accident cause her death? Or was the woman suffering from an illness she didn’t know about?
Story 2: Shortly after eating breakfast one day, an 81 year-old man complains of abdominal pain. The pain lasts into the afternoon, so he drives himself to the hospital. X-rays and blood tests are inconclusive, and four hours later, the man codes in the ER. His death is a complete mystery, and only Dr. G can solve it.
Episode 45: Shock in the System
Premieres Friday, June 6 at 9PM
Story 1: An anonymous 911 call alerts police to a corpse lying in a field in a bad part of town. The dead man is bloody and clutching a syringe; a razor is on the ground nearby. All signs point to murder, and Dr. G must determine if police have a homicide on their hands.
Story 2: An 18-wheeler bursts into flames on the highway after an explosive crash. By the time firemen get to the truck, its driver is already dead. Police suspect the driver was under the influence of alcohol or fell asleep at the wheel; the driver’s family refuses to believe that was the case. Only Dr. G will be able to determine the truth, but can she do so when so much of the evidence has gone up in flames?
Episode 46
Premieres Friday, June 13 at 9PM
Story 1: A 12-year-old boy is found dead in his room with a karate belt wrapped around his neck. Police suspect suicide, but the boy’s family doesn’t believe he was capable of taking his own life. Dr. G must determine if the boy died by his own hands… and her autopsy leads to a shocking and tragic conclusion.
Story 2: A visiting scientist from Russia collapses while having lunch in the lab cafeteria; minutes later, he’s dead. Now, with pressure from both the Russian embassy and the FBI, Dr. G must determine how the man died. Was it from natural causes? Or was he poisoned? Dr. G investigates the sinister circumstances surrounding the man’s death to unveil a surprising discovery.
Episode 47
Premieres Friday, June 20 at 9PM
Story 1: A man wakes in the middle of the night, gasping for air. Paramedics rush to save him, but he’s dead by the time they arrive. Now, Dr. G must solve the mystery of his death, with only strange clues to guide her – scratch marks on the man’s body, a toe infection, a history of diabetes, and a bad bout of diarrhea… Were they enough to kill the man, or is there more to how he met his fate?
Story 2: A young man in his 20’s winds up dead in a motel room after a wild night out with his friends. Did heavy drinking and possible cocaine use lead to his death? His parents are desperate to know what happened that fateful night, and it’s up to Dr. G to uncover the truth.
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