1984年的夏天,北京某大学的毕业生即将奔赴工作岗位。江达明和陈静这对相爱了多年的恋人双双留在了北京,而江达明的好朋友,暗暗爱着陈静的李强将去郊区一家小厂报到。血气方刚的南方小伙王凯一心想回到养育他的家乡去一显身手,为此他不得不忍痛暂时离别心爱
八年抗战时期，日寇的铁蹄无处不至，地处偏远的雁山老林也未能独享太平。在鬼子的一次扫荡过后，县大队除掉内部的汉奸，并制定了夺回被掠军粮的行动。行动虽然顺利完成，却半路杀出个程咬金，占山为王的林振海（于荣光 饰）带领手下截去军粮，指令县大队以及负责军粮押运的二队长李双枪大为光火。他们认定与林振海的结拜兄弟三队队长李彪（杜淳 饰）走漏了消息。为讨回清白，李彪决计讨回军粮。而在这一过程中，他和大哥振海却要面对极其复杂的情感纠葛。另一方面，为了壮大反动势力，日寇积极网罗林振海一帮。国仇家恨，每个人都面临着重大的抉择…… 本片根据著名作家石钟山的同名小说改编。
这是一部具有相当强警示意义的刑侦片，细腻真实地再现了发生在我们现实生活中一个个罕见的凶杀案件。全剧每集讲述一个故事，每集一个案例，且每一个案例的切入角度不同，有因婚外恋引起的凶杀，有因生意场里纠纷而起的灭口，有发生在宾馆里的令人触目的血案…… 发生在普通生活中的杀戮事件如此令人心惊，也含蓄地道出了潜伏在这些杀人案件背后的一些社会根源。
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.
