Synopsis:

Valeria, a young medical examiner, has just taken up her first assignment in the homicide department. The job is a step up professionally and financially, and she is really enthusiastic about it, also because she has an eightyear-old boy, Matteo, whom she has had to raise alone after her divorce. She has no real experience of investigative procedures and homicides, and her new post is quite a challenge. Life gets even more complicated when she finds out that the inspector in charge of investigations is Luca Leoni, her ex-husband. This means they will be seeing a lot of each other and will often find excuses to fight for professional reasons – because they have completely different ways of conducting an inquiry – and also personal ones. Despite their misunderstandings and mutual jealousy, Valeria gradually succeeds in overcoming also this problem. This makes her more mature and independent, and she no longer has to pretend that Luca does not exist for her or for Matteo. The various episodes deal with homicides and, inevitably, violent deaths which she approaches scientifically but, above all, with great humanity. In fact, Valeria has a gift for combining her scientific knowledge with her various qualites – and defects – bringing into play her sensitivity, intuition, passion, enthusiasm, and also having the courage to put herself on the line.