A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.
备受轻视却暗藏锋芒的“卑微庶子”罗慎远（张晚意 饰）和一个寻求自由独立的“嫡女千金”罗宜宁（任敏 饰）之间，从相互利用到萌生真情，在携手经历种种波折和挑战后，最终过上了无愁安宁生活的故事。 该剧改编自闻檀的小说《首辅养成手册》。
