For the last thirteen years AJ has been behind bars, convicted of manslaughter for killing a man who intended to kill his best friend, Jack. Now released, AJ wants nothing more than to start a small business and live a crime-free life. Unfortunately, within hours of leaving prison, his oldest and best friend, Jack involves AJ in an accidental shooting in which a man is killed, forcing Jack to skip town.

A mother searches for five years to find her kidnapped son in this fact-based drama. Unexpectedly the boy is found, but the reunion is not as she hoped. She now has to deal with five years of abuse that the boy suffered at the hands of his kidnappers.

新奥尔良地方警察尼克·布雷兹（亚当·“艾吉”·科普兰德 Adam ‘Edge’ Copeland 饰）是一个不拘小节、自由散漫的家伙，他随时掏枪的“恶警”风格着实令上司头疼，此外更引来疾恶如仇、正邪分明的检察官希欧·戈尔德（杰米·肯尼迪 Jamie Kennedy 饰）的指摘，但是他出色的办案能力和热情友善的品格依然得到同侪的支持。停职期间，尼克不忘调查另一桩神秘案件。与此同时，希欧人生遭遇挫败，老婆提出离婚，单位升职无望，酒驾被拘，还不小心弄丢了老爹的宝贝汽车。
共同的目标将希欧和尼克这对冤家团结在一起，他们携手寻找汽车，而这一切背后的主谋也渐渐浮出水面……

这是布鲁斯·威利斯的一部颇受欢迎的侦探系列剧。他在其中饰演男主角大卫·艾迪森，女演员西碧尔·谢弗德扮演他的搭档。布鲁斯·威利斯处处与别人唱反调而引发的一系列幽默效果，使该剧赢得公众的普遍喜爱。该剧在1985年以后的四年中一共播放了高达57集之多。