A Special Ops military Force, led by expert sniper Sergeant Jake Chandler (Steven Seagal), are sent to a remote Afghan village to extract an American congressman being held by the Taliban. The rescue mission is a success, but Jake, separated after a firefight with the enemy, stays behind to help an injured soldier. Sergeant Vic Mosby (Tim Abell) desperately tries to convince Major Jackson (Dale Dye) to let him go back and save the soldiers, but is ordered on a mission to retrieve a truckload of munitions which could be vital for the military base. In direct violation of orders, Vic and his Special Ops Team decide to head back to the village to rescue the stranded soldiers. Outnumbered and out gunned, Vic and his men engage in a massive shootout against the enemy, while Jake uses his expert skills to save them all from certain death.
故事发生在一所名叫竹岫书院的学府之内。竹岫书院乃当时为培养年轻诗人而在都城开办的学习机构。每年科考的前三甲都出自竹岫，令众多学子心向往之。这一年，为选拔民间贤才，振兴当朝诗词文化，竹岫书院举办了一场“麒麟诗考”，从中选出诗作最佳的一人为‘麒麟魁首’，可破格进入竹岫书院学习。寒门学子骆秋迟天资聪颖，十岁参加科考，落榜后意外遭人追杀，躲入东夷山成为土匪。多年后，骆秋迟误打误撞结识了来自竹岫书院的女学生闻人隽。后意外地得到了当年追杀自己凶手的线索，于是他以‘麒麟魁首’身份来到书院读书，立志找到凶手，并再次参
女警姚自如（王敏奕饰）对周遭的声音、光影，甚至他人的情绪感受都特别敏感，凭此天赋解开凶案的迷思。如私下一脸高冷，甚少与人建立紧密关系，在旁人眼中，她是城市里的旁观者。兔子洞店长王觅希（周柏豪饰）希望每位食客能暂时抛开生活压力，放松心情享受小确幸。希的脸上永远挂着一抹微笑，他喜欢听客人的故事，却从不分享自己的故事。如查案时往往把情绪和感受投放进去，每当如与希闲聊后，有结未解的情绪便得以舒缓，久而久之两人愈见投契。 此时出现了两宗凶杀案，受害者生前都是曾间接令亲人死亡的旁观者。如觉得凶手是同一人，决意要将连环凶手拘捕。然而，调查愈深，如便愈能感受凶手的内心，甚至拉近与他的关系，使她陷入矛盾中??如能否抑压内心情绪，亲手拘捕真凶？