McNab and Da Vinci find a dead body in the trunk of an abandoned car, the totaled car which was involved in a high speed chase and eventual traffic accident. The second car is nowhere in sight. The dead man, Joseph Leroni, died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Leroni is a known bank robber. The car, reported stolen, belongs to Charlie Victor who works at the racetrack as a trainer and who Da Vinci personally knows more casually as Victor Charlie. Victor doesn't know Leroni or how the car got stolen (there was no sign of forcible entry). An eyewitness comes forward who can identify the driver of the car. Da Vinci learns the truth when he confronts the driver. The only unanswered question is who was chasing the car that caused the accident to begin with. A second case that Da Vinci investigates is the dead body of a homeless man found in the polar bear enclosure at Stanley Park. He died of a head injury. It looks as if he was living in the now not used bear pit. Personal effects of the ... Written by Huggo

Vancouver City Coroner Dominic Da Vinci is an ex-police officer who brings his police mentality into his current job. Da Vinci is opinionated which has caused him to make many friends but also many enemies along the way of his professional career path. Although he has the admiration of most that work with him, especially a very loyal secretary, Helen, he also often butts heads with even his most ardent of supporters in the Coroner's Office and the Homicide Department of the Vancouver Police Force. These include his bosses, the homicide detectives and the pathologists, one of whom is his ex-wife Patricia. Da Vinci, the staff at the Coroner's Office and the Homicide Department work together to try and undercover some of the mysteries surrounding the deaths that take place in Vancouver. Da Vinci tries to balance his professional life with his personal life, which includes taking care of his teen-aged daughter with whom he has joint custody with Patricia. More often than not, he is ... Written by Huggo