As Leo's replacement Thomas Chamberlain arrives Nikki investigates the murders of Rachel Freedman, shot in the head, and her little autistic son Nathan, who was poisoned. Nikki rejects policewoman Anne Burchett's theory that Rachel killed them both but is perturbed when an impostor, claiming to be Rachel's sister, visits the morgue. At the same time the disfigured corpse of Eva Liron is discovered, killed with the same poison as Nathan. She had been the nanny to French hot shot footballer Isaac Dreyfus and was planning to blackmail him over a sex tape of them both. Jewish Isaac is a controversial figure due to his anti-Muslim sentiments but he denies ant part in the murders. Then another victim, Isaac's agent Mousa, is discovered dead.
性格直爽的警长米奇·福克斯是莎伦·莱昂内（《烈焰国度》角色）的继姐妹。她一边在小镇 Edgewater 的街道上巡逻，一边调查犯罪活动，同时还要应付前科累累的父亲和任性的女儿。
讲述了萨尔沃和瓦伦蒂诺的故事，他们是两名西西里护士，他们的生活分别在米兰的工作和西西里的家人之间进行。 圣诞节前几天，他们偶然发现了一个神奇的入口：一个意想不到的发现注定会颠覆他们的生活……但未必会带来好转。
