本剧由四宗发生在香港扣人心弦的真实刑案带出四个令人惊惧的罪行藉由一队重案组的警探办案实录贯穿而成包括耸人听闻的「屯门色魔强奸案」喧腾一时的桃色纠纷「溶尸案」使市民提心吊胆的「大圈仔军火械劫案」及「淫业大厦扫黄行动」案件生动地描绘各阶层犯罪的人性丑恶而编剧为了加强剧中人物与案件的关连性特别穿插男女主角CID张兆军林嘉华女CID丁兰蓝洁瑛重案组总督察方伟陶大宇扫黄组女总督察刘婉仪梁婉静及聂志华张国强一段微妙的五角感情关系交错编织成属于都市人性化的实录档案
Robert is working in Oxford and sending money home whilst Ruby Pratt has returned from Pontefract after splitting with her gentleman friend Gabriel Cochrane, whose wife has died and whose foundry has been repossessed by the bank, comes to Candleford, penniless, and Dorcas employs him in her forge where the work interests Sydney After Edmund has collected money from Robert at the post office, he arrives home saying he has been robbed The whole village rallies round Emma
女律师Christine向往正义她发现一个蹲了11年监狱的死刑犯很可能是被冤枉的于是决定查明真相而地区检察官Adam相信着世上没有绝对的对错司法原本就是个灰色地带二人将在剧中展开什么样的对抗
