特德是一个专门偷窃宝石捷汽车的团伙头目，在一次偷车事件后，引起了警方的注意，警方于是派一个刚刚加入警队并对汽车非常了解的警察本杰明，化名比尔到特德的修车厂去卧底，比尔通过在修车方面的优异表现取得了特德的信任，并与特德成了好朋友。在特德的手下马尔科姆被杀后，警方加强了对特德的调查，而同时比尔的身份也被特德识穿。特德为了赢得比尔，不择手段地杀害了两个知道比尔身份的警察，希望能让比尔彻底回到他的身边，比尔该怎样面对这一切呢？

　　The series begins when suspected human remains are uncovered on Whitney Marsh - Jess and Sunny are immediately called to the scene, abandoning their evening plans to Jess’s husband’s chagrin. Dr Balcombe’s analysis reveals that the remains are relatively recent and suggest a grim conclusion: the body was placed there already dismembered. With this insight, Jess and Sunny intensify their search certain that other body parts may not be far away.　　As the investigation unfolds, viewers are introduced to a diverse new cast of characters: Melinda Ricci, an outspoken television commentator based in Ireland; Martin ‘Marty’ Baines, an autistic man living with his mother Dot in Deal, Kent; Asif Syed, an Afghan training for his UK citizenship test; and Juliet Cooper, a history lecturer and faculty head at a London university.　　While these characters live seemingly separate lives, they are intricately connected by their pasts. It’s up to Jess, Sunny, and their dedicated team to uncover these hidden links and ultimately expose the truth behind the cold case murder.

　　前保龄球手洛伊（Woody Harrelson伍迪•哈里森 饰）早年风光无限，曾经在1979年拿过俄亥俄州保龄球比赛的冠军。但是他的荣耀急转直下，在一次重要比赛中，他被对手厄尼（Bill Murray 比尔•默瑞 饰）陷害，失去了宝贵的右手。在此后的十七年里，他只能戴着假手，做保龄球器材生意糊口。　　偶然的机会洛伊认识了阿米什人艾什米尔（兰迪•奎德 Randy Quaid 饰），这个羞涩的大男孩身上蕴藏的保龄球天赋令洛伊欣喜不已。他决定将艾什米尔训练成一流的保龄球手，参加一年一度的冠军赛，为自己报仇……