▁with ▁a ▁rational ▁explanation ▁being ▁seem ingly ▁valid ated , ▁then ▁dis pro ven ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute ; ▁thus ▁leaving ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁par an ormal ▁activity ▁open ▁once ▁more . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁▁ ▁Ad rian ▁Pas dar ▁as ▁Dec lan ▁D unn , ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁Dec lan ▁is ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Anth rop ology ▁at ▁Northern ▁University ▁in ▁Oregon . ▁While ▁ski ing , ▁he ▁was ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁an ▁a val anche . ▁He ▁was ▁left ▁for ▁dead , ▁but ▁mi rac ul ously ▁made ▁it ▁out ▁alive . ▁Ever ▁since ▁this ▁incident , ▁Dec lan ▁has ▁dedicated ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁free ▁time ▁to ▁investig ating ▁m ira cles ▁that ▁occur ▁around ▁or ▁to ▁certain ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁bring ▁some ▁perspective ▁to ▁the ▁mi racle ▁that ▁saved ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁is ▁assist ed ▁in ▁his ▁investig ations ▁by ▁his ▁close ▁friends ▁Dr . ▁Peg gy ▁F ow ler , ▁a ▁psych iat rist , ▁and ▁Mir anda ▁Fe ig el ste en , ▁Dec lan ' s ▁assistant . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁women ▁are ▁strong ▁ske pt ics ▁and , ▁although ▁they ▁rarely ▁turn ▁down ▁helping ▁Dec lan , ▁they ▁always ▁attempt ▁to ▁use ▁science ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁surr ound ▁the ▁mi rac ul ous ▁phen omena . ▁Dec lan ▁has ▁a ▁w ry ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ▁that ▁he ▁uses ▁to ▁make ▁j okes ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁strange ▁phen omena . ▁ ▁R ae