据联邦调查局估算，目前美国境内大约活跃着300名连环杀手。如果这些杀人恶魔有办法相互沟通、联系，甚至交流「谋杀经验」，那会是怎样一种情况？如果他们联手犯案，甚至形成某种遍及全国的联盟，那又会是怎样一种结果？如果这些杀手中有一个变态杀人狂足够聪明，聪明到能够团结所有的杀人恶魔，进而激活一种人人效仿的「谋杀文化」，美国会变成什么样子？这部由《吸血鬼日记》（The Vampire Diaries）制片人Kevin Williamson打造的惊悚罪案剧便以这三个疑问为故事背景。
在本剧开始的时候，臭名昭著的连环杀手Joe Carroll（James Purefoy）从死囚大牢中越狱逃走，再次在社会上大开杀戒，无计可施的联邦调查局只好求助于已经退休的探员Ryan Hardy（Kevin Bacon）。九年前，Hardy凭借自己的努力亲手逮捕了心理极度变态的Carroll－－当时公开身份为大学文学教师的Carroll已经在弗吉尼亚州的大学校园里谋杀了14名女学生。Hardy知道Carroll的一切，他就像一本专门为Carroll而存在的「活百科全书」。正因为如此，他是Carroll唯一的对手－－无论是心理层面还是智力层面。
但今天的Hardy不再是九年前那个意气风发的联邦探员。在追击Carroll的过程中，Hardy的身心均受到巨大伤害，所以功成名就之后Hardy便从公众的视线里消失了。他就像个久疏战阵的士兵，对于如何开展案件调查工作已经有些陌生。或许……这次的行动是他自我救赎的好机会。但现在的情形和九年前完全不同－－调查工作不再由他一个人说了算，真正的主导力量是联邦调查局特别成立的专案组（他的身份仅仅是「顾问」）。调查组的成员包括对工作充满激情、像男人一样强悍的女探员Jennifer Mason（Jeananne Goossen）和思维敏锐的的年轻探员Mike Weston（Shawn Ashmore）。
一开始专案组并不认为Hardy有太多价值，反而把他当成一个包袱。但Hardy很快用「实力」给自己正了名：他发现Carroll正偷偷摸摸地与一个连环杀手网络进行交流。显然Carroll的计划并不单纯是逃狱那么简单，但专案组既不清楚这个连环杀手网络中有多少名成员，也不清楚有多少人在与Carroll进行联络。
随着调查工作的深入，Hardy接触到Carroll的前妻Claire Matthews（Natalie Zea）。Claire和Carroll生了一个儿子（Kyle Catlett），今年已经10岁了。Hardy希望通过Claire来分析Carroll的下一步打算，但事态却突然恶化－－Carroll绑架了九年前他谋杀未遂的受害人，似乎想要完成当年没有完成的「工作」。Hardy决心陪Carroll玩这一局棋－－但他的对手不再是Carroll一人，而是一群被相同的谋杀文化所驱策的变态杀人狂，一支「连环杀手军团」。最后的赢家会是谁呢？
与此同时，Carroll正肆无忌惮地率领他的「连环杀手军团」在专案组和Hardy周围编织一张「谋杀网」。Carroll还打算写一本小说来回顾这些年的「谋杀经验」，小说的主人公就是他的死对头－－Hardy。 --- 出自http://www.meiju.la 好看的美剧
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