一部新西兰的破案片。在湖边找到了一具尸体，这具尸体牵扯到小镇十年前死去的女子。两位警探试图在这个小镇中寻找真相...

Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, is good at his job but bad at making labor relations, when it comes to the city of "Brokenwood" to solve a crime falls in love with him and decides to stay, but soon Shepherd begins to collide with Kristin detective Sims.