Ben Lewis Dougherty

Brilliant and brusque renowned surgeon Martin Best leaves his lucrative career in Boston to become the general practitioner in the small seaside village of Port Wenn, Maine. One local teacher, Louisa Gavin questions his harsh demeanor, while Martin quickly gets annoyed by the antics of its town locals, all while hiding his debilitating aversion to blood.

After Martin comes face to face with his childhood bully and diagnoses a potentially contagious illness, he is forced to cancel Port Wenn’s monthly baked bean supper, angering everyone in the town. Also, Louisa observes Mark getting friendly with her teaching assistant, while Elaine steps in to help Martin in an unexpected, but very much needed.

While conducting a wellness check on the agoraphobic recluse who controls the town power grid and has stopped taking his meds, Martin’s brusque bedside manner ultimately causes a massive town black out. As the townspeople fight for electricity, Martin befriends a young boy who reminds him of himself and Louisa and Mark share a romantic moment in the dark.

Sensing high drama and mystery, Port Wenn eagerly goes into high alert when a corpse is found in the town’s bog and Martin’s autopsy reveals that he was murdered. Meanwhile, Martin’s solo investigation trek leads him to startling discovery about himself and the new neighborhood watch turns into a gossip-seeking mission.