Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War, after seven years as a Russian POW. Vienna is experiencing the multiplicity of political, social and artistic freedom, but also the rise of anti-democratic movements, insecurity and unemployment. Peter, a former police inspector, feels like a stranger in the new Austrian Republi...。When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heart-broken ex-boyfriend, who she can't stand.。Ned (Lee Pace )开了家派店,通过接触死尸,使他的聪明有了用武之地。但是他的聪明才智却害得他与别人越发疏远,正如女服务员Olive Snook 所发现的。当私人侦探Emerson Cod 发现他的秘密后,他的生活就变得越发复杂、难以捉摸了。Emerson 说服爱财如命的Ned 帮他从死人口里套出杀死他们的凶手的名字以破谋杀案。 接着,Ned 接手处理一个永远改变他生活的案子。他童年的梦中情人 Charlotte在一艘船上被杀害了。她的死迫使他重新回到他的家乡去侦破此案。但一旦和Chuck 重圆,Ned 却不能将她遣返。他帮她从她死去的阿姨Lily 和 Vivian 那逃了出来。 Chuck 成为Ned 和Emerson 的PI 公司的第三个合作伙伴,但她激励他们俩要用他们的聪明才智为善,而不只是为了盈利。Ned 能与他曾经深爱过的惟一女...。