Season 3 has Jordan Cavanaugh (Hennessy) back slicing up stiffs (and solving crimes) at the coroners office, her pop (Ken Howard) back pouring drinks, and her brother (Michael T. Weiss) just plain gone. She plays Phyllis, the younger sister of Ferrell's character, Marty Markowitz. Las Vegas, he started a flirtatious relationship with Sam Marquez. if ( host.indexOf("europe.cnn.com") != -1 ) { When asked if he had second thoughts about receiving a kidney from a friend, Howard said, "I didn't because she was so clear on it on what it was she was doing and why. What happened to Jordans dad on Crossing Jordan? Woodrow Wilson 'Woody' Hoyt is a police detective from Wisconsin who often works with Jordan on her cases.