High Potential

This series revolves around Morgan (Kaitlin Olson), a woman who is the night janitor at LAPD. When she happens to look at a case file, it intrigues her, and she makes some corrections on a murder board. This leads to the realization by the department that she has a talent for perceiving, assimilating and organizing facts, aka evidence. They hire her as a consultant.

Consider her Will Hunting meets Adrian Monk. Like Will, she has an exceptional IQ and an insightful mind. Like Monk, she is bothered by OCD, although not as neurotically as Monk. But she feels that she must reconcile any data that is contradictory (like an itch that needs scratching). She is also very assertive. And though Morgan sometimes feels on the outside of society, she is very empathetic.

I really enjoy this series, though there have been plenty of other police procedurals that have a civilian with unusual talents working with cops. The character of Morgan is fun to watch. And the cases feature interesting solutions.

She also has three children, so she must always balance her work and home lives. The kids are also interesting. In the first episode, her young son actually helps with her case, behind the scenes.