More likely than not, well be picked up by a coroner. Everybody on this floor is waiting for people to die. You never know what the next phone call is gog to be. We never know what is going to happen. It took me a year to get access, but for the next 10 days, im embedding with the l. A. County coroner, the busiest under one roof in the nation, and while ill see things that shock me oh, my gosh, im a little speechless. For the men and women who work here, dealing with the dead is business as usual. Death is going to happen, and seeing all the bodies, its just part of my job. Ive lived in l. A. For most of my life and driven by this nondescript building countless times. But i had no idea what i would face with had i finally got inside. Coroners office. This is the department of the Los Angeles County coroner. Okay. Unknown male caucasian face down found in the river bed. Ill phone someone out. Thank you. And somewhere in the city, someone has died. Hey. Hey, i have a field call for you.