这是一个有关于爱、责任、谎言的真实故事。 阿里生活在一个由伊拉克移民到澳大利亚的穆斯林牧师家庭。为了迎合自己的家庭，也为了追随自己的内心，阿里一直活在两个不同的世界中。他在没有注册的前提下进入了医学院学习，尽管早已有了许配的结婚对象，他还是奋不顾身地爱上了另一个女孩。随着婚期的将近，阿里的两个截然不同的世界也处于被曝光的边缘。

这部政治惊悚剧描述了目前澳大利亚在「选边站」问题上的矛盾心态——投靠美国，还是投靠中国？当然，答案不言而喻。Anna Torv扮演资深政治记者Harriet Dunkley——在原版小说中是性格顽固的老记者，剧中改为年轻的女记者。当中美关系紧张的时候，澳大利亚堪培拉突然发生多起谋杀、自杀和袭击事件。Harriet在调查中发现此事件与一个古老的连锁阴谋密切相关，许多无辜生命都有危险。

The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.