Ep 3. Til Death Do Us Part
- TV-14
- March 14, 2004
- 44 min
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7.9 (102)
In Crossing Jordan season 3 episode 3 titled Til Death Do Us Part, the Boston Medical Examiner's office is presented with the mysterious case of a man who died by falling off a building. However, the strange part about the case is that the man had enormous amounts of swelling and bruising all over his body, indicating that he had been beaten before falling.
Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy), the protagonist and lead medical examiner of the show, takes charge of the case. As Jordan begins to dig into the case, she discovers that the man who died was, in fact, a bridegroom who had just gotten married that day. This leads Jordan to suspect that the man's death had something to do with his wedding.
Jordan and her team then start investigating the deceased man's wedding ceremony, his fellow groomsmen, and his wife. They interview numerous people connected to the wedding, and during their questioning, they discover certain aspects of the wedding that seemed out of place.
Jordan and her team uncover several secrets, including the revelation that the bridegroom was gay and had been having an affair with one of his groomsmen. They also find out that the deceased man's wife knew about the affair, and after an intense argument on the wedding night, the groom was pushed off the building by his enraged husband and his lover.
As the case progresses, Jordan also deals with personal issues. Her father shows up at the morgue with his girlfriend, making Jordan feel incredibly uncomfortable due to their rocky past. Meanwhile, Woody Hoyt (Jerry O'Connell), a police officer, asks Jordan out on a date, which she reluctantly but eventually agrees to.
As the episode comes to a close, Jordan and her team successfully solve the case, bringing the murderers to justice. However, they are left with a sense of sadness, as the deceased bridegroom was a victim of his own secrets and kept them bottled up until it was too late.
In conclusion, Crossing Jordan season 3 episode 3, Til Death Do Us Part, is a thrilling and emotionally compelling episode that showcases the complexities of human relationships and the cost of keeping secrets. Jordan and her team's investigation into the wedding ceremony unearths several shocking truths that lead them to the murderers, and in the process, Jordan must also confront her own personal issues. The episode ends on a somber note, highlighting the tragedy of the deceased man's life and the painful consequences of secrets kept hidden.