2 8 - year - old ▁first ▁year ▁param edic ▁who ▁never ▁knew ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁fost er ▁homes . ▁Until ▁now , ▁T oby ▁has ▁kept ▁his ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁people ' s ▁surface ▁thoughts ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁pre mon itions ▁a ▁secret ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁he ▁has ▁shared ▁it ▁with ▁is ▁his ▁old ▁coun s ell or ▁and ▁conf id ant , ▁Dr . ▁Ray ▁Mer cer ▁( Col m ▁Fe ore ), ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁series ' ▁first ▁episode . ▁While ▁he ▁cross es ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁his ▁amb ul ance ▁with ▁his ▁partner ▁Os man ▁" O z " ▁Bey ▁( En nis ▁Es mer ), ▁T oby ▁helps ▁people ▁in ▁crisis ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁comes ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁past . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Det ect ive ▁Charlie ▁Mark s ▁( L isa ▁Mar cos ) ▁and ▁his ▁on - and - off ▁girl friend ▁Oliv ia ▁F aw c ett ▁( M yl ène ▁Din h - Rob ic ), ▁an ▁E . R ▁doctor , ▁T oby ▁real izes ▁that ▁his ▁gift ▁can ▁serve ▁to ▁help ▁other ▁people . ▁ ▁Season ▁Two ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁It ' s ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁later ▁and ▁T oby ▁has ▁finally ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁his ▁tele path ic ▁powers ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁working ▁with ▁his ▁param edic ▁partner ▁Os man ▁Bey . ▁While ▁assist ing ▁with ▁an ▁under cover ▁case ▁investig ated ▁by