故事背景设定在2000年代，讲述四个鲁莽的孩子为了掩盖一场意外犯罪，结果却陷入更糟糕的处境，不仅被警察和愚蠢的恶棍追

　　一个百万富翁的妻子、一个穷困潦倒的知识分子和一个固执的职场人士，为了把自己的孩子送进名校而不择手段。这是一个关于圣彼得堡的阴谋、竞争和友谊的故事。

　　After attending a medical conference in Beijing and coming frighteningly close to dying in a car crash, Dr Matthew Nolan, played by Armitage (Obsession, Stay Close) arrives home and is immediately arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport. Exhausted and confused, Nolan is accused of the murder of a woman who was in the car he crashed. DC Hana Li, played by Lusi, is the no-nonsense, London officer charged with accompanying Nolan back to Beijing, but plenty happens on the way.

英语教师克莱尔（丽贝卡·豪尔 Rebecca Hall 饰）被一种持续不断的嗡嗡声所折磨，似乎只有少数人才能听到这种声音。