剧集是一部以迷人的伦敦切尔西区为背景的当代犯罪片,住在船屋的探长Max Arnold 虽出生在精致富有的切尔西区,但他本人行事低调的风格却与精英专属的切尔西区相去甚远。他与周围的邻居相隔一段距离,住在一艘船屋上。Max 和他的搭档Priya Shamsie探员解决了一系列骇人听闻的谋杀案,揭开了切尔西标志性建筑背后的阴暗世界。他们所遇见的尸体,出现在一些不太可能的地方,包括家族经营的意大利餐厅、与足球流氓有勾连的社区花园中心等。
The series follows smart, capable and by the book Grace Narayan (Anjli Mohindra), who was flying high as an inner-city police sergeant before being forced into a 'punishment posting' on the small, antiquated island of St. Jory. Confronted by the forgotten and unsolved case of missing teenage boy Cai, Grace quickly discovers that she must overcome scarce evidence, extraordinary local characters, and the island's strange cult history to uncover the truth.