To protect the woman he loves, a white collar worker unintentionally becomes involved in a murder case and is from then on a suspect. In the blink of an eye, his quiet and boring life gets completely shaken up as he suddenly is both being chased by the police as well as gangsters.

一起看似简单的自杀案, 背后隐藏着一个不可告人的巨大秘密; 为了揭开这个秘密, 一群人历经七载, 付出无数代价, 甚至赌上性命……一个曾有大好前途，四平八稳的检察官江阳，但因受贿贪污，坐牢三年，再次出现在公众视野里竟是他出现在行李箱里的蜷缩的尸体；运送他尸体的当地著名律师张超。此案引发全市关注，刑警严良介入负责此案，与张超正面交锋。张超承认犯罪，却在接受法院宣判时当场翻供，并拿出不在场证据，案件陷入死局。

该剧改编自紫金陈推理小说《坏小孩》 ，讲述了沿海小城的三个孩子在景区游玩时无意拍摄记录了一次谋杀，他们的冒险也由此展开。扑朔迷离的案情，将几个家庭裹挟其中，带向不可预知的未来......