The main characters and cast will shortly appear here (in PDF format) before the series starts. PDF allows the reader to listen to the script by selecting Read Aloud when the file has been opened.

. PDF format The Cast & Personnel File

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED WITHIN MAIN SCRIPT OF SCREENPLAYS

Abrasion When skin is worn or rubbed away.

Accelerant A flammable material used to start a fire.

Asphyxiate To die from a lack of oxygen to the brain.

Autopsy The examination of a corpse to determine or confirm the cause of death.

Blood spatter The pattern of blood deposits at a crime scene that can help determine what occurred at the scene.

Compress To press or squeeze.

Convict (noun) A person found guilty of an offence or crime. (verb) To prove someone guilty of a crime in court.

Cranium The Skull

Cyanoacrylate Also known as superglue, it is fumed over substances to reveal fingerprints.

Deceased A body that is no longer living.

Decompose When a body starts to decay or break down after death.

DNA The molecule that carries the genetic information in the cell. Traces of DNA from saliva, skin, blood and other sources can be used to identify the person who left the trace.

EMT Emergency medical technician.

Evidence Any physical item that assists in proving or disproving a conclusion. For example, a paint scraping is evidence; an eyewitness account is not.

Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) A system of instruments used to separate a complex mixture and identify its components.

Glucose The main circulating sugar in the blood and the major energy source of the body.

GSR Gunshot residue, the trace materials left behind when a gun is fired.

Haemorrhage A rapid and sudden loss of blood.

Homicide The killing of one person by another.

Hypoglycaemia An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.

Laceration A jagged wound or cut.

Lividity The discolouration of the skin caused by the settling of blood that occurs in a body after the heart stops.

Marbled Patterned with veins or streaks of colour resembling marble.

Post-mortem Occurring after death.

Stippling The deposit of unburned powder and other gunshot residue on a bullet wound. It can help determine the distance between the shooter and the victim.

Toxicology The analysis of poisons and drugs in the blood and body fluids.

Trace element A very small bit of chemicals or evidence.

Trajectory The path of an object moving through the air.

UV light Ultraviolet light, also known as black light, is used to identify many trace evidence items such as body fluids, drugs and inks.