对于高中生诺瓦（艾米·缇加登 Aimee Teegarden 饰）来说，目前人生中最重要的事情就是即将到来的班级舞会，在舞会上成为光彩夺目的舞会王后几乎是所有女孩共同的梦想。对于杰西（托马斯·麦克唐纳 Thomas McDonell 饰）的邀请，诺瓦不知答应与否，他既不是最差的那个，却也不是最好的那个。　　对于梅（Yin Chang 饰）和泰勒（德沃恩·尼克松 DeVaughn Nixon 饰）来说，空气中同样充满了紧张的气氛，一个小小的秘密的存在点缀了他们平静的生活。一个夜晚，即将改变众多年轻人的命运，有人快乐，有人悲伤，有人如获至宝，有人形单影只，唯一不变的，是属于他们的坚固的友谊，和青涩的爱情。

　　20世纪40年代，美国某个依靠石油而发展起来的小镇。当地最大富豪彻斯特·康维（Ned Beatty 饰）的儿子艾尔姆（Jay R. Ferguson 饰）即将成婚，然而却有件事让彻斯特颇感烦恼。原来艾尔姆此前和妓女乔伊丝·雷克兰德（杰西卡•阿尔芭 Jessica Alba 饰）有染，为避免尴尬之事发生，彻斯特暗中授意警方驱逐乔伊丝，而小警察卢·福特（卡西·阿弗莱克 Casey Affleck 饰）成为了此项工作的具体执行者。卢表面内向顺从，内心却隐藏着不为人知的秘密。短短几周的相处，乔伊丝已然对他深深迷恋，不可自拔。谁知在最后关头，卢却对乔伊丝和艾尔姆痛下杀手，从此跌入万劫不复的黑色深渊中……　　本片根据吉姆·汤普森（Jim Thompson）的同名小说改编。

The series begins when suspected human remains are uncovered on Whitney Marsh - Jess and Sunny are immediately called to the scene, abandoning their evening plans to Jess’s husband’s chagrin. Dr Balcombe’s analysis reveals that the remains are relatively recent and suggest a grim conclusion the body was placed there already dismembered. With this insight, Jess and Sunny intensify their search certain that other body parts may not be far away.　　As the investigation unfolds, viewers are introduced to a diverse new cast of characters Melinda Ricci, an outspoken television commentator based in Ireland; Martin ‘Marty’ Baines, an autistic man living with his mother Dot in Deal, Kent; Asif Syed, an Afghan training for his UK citizenship test; and Juliet Cooper, a history lecturer and faculty head at a London university.　　While these characters live seemingly separate lives, they are intricately connected by their pasts. It’s up to Jess, Sunny, and their dedicated team to uncover these hidden links and ultimately expose the truth behind the cold case murder.