Imai Joji is a detective with zero investigation ability while his daughter, Mei, is a deduction geek. This is the story of a detective who was hanging on the edge of his career but was able to solve a case through his daughter's podcasts.
Written by six of Britain's finest writers (including Fay Weldon, Antonia Fraser, and Michael Robson), performed by leading actors, these are no ordinary tales of mystery and suspense. Each has its own twist, ranging from the darkly humorous to the truly macabre.
1895. The name of the famous Moscow lawyer Nikolai Andronov, who has not lost a single trial yet, thunders throughout Russia. His friends Victor Rocevic and Michael Zavarzin – also brilliant lawyers. They win in the most complex criminal cases, sometimes not only justifying their clients, but also exposing the true criminals right in the courtroom. In difficult situations, lawyer friends always come to each other's aid. They are still quite young (the eldest, Nikolai Andronov, is only 35 years old). All three are completely different, but everyone is ready to sacrifice a lot for the sake of friends... Their long-term friendship, and the realization that there is someone to count on in a difficult situation – not least, makes all three winners. Both in professional and personal life.
Welcome to the war between the FBI and organized crime. One side enforces the law as the other breaks it, but brains, brawn and intimidation are often the tools of both trades. The Richmond-based Malloy Crime Syndicate is run by Jonah Malloy, a charismatic but dangerous father figure. The Richmond FBI branch has its own dynamic leader in Special Agent-In-Charge Lisa Cohen. Like any business, they must justify operations and produce results while wrangling lieutenants who are as flawed as they are hard-working.
The stories revolve around the investigations of Valentina Rosselli, and the intrigues in which she gets involved because of her curiosity and her wonderful physical appearance. In the Shareholders She is often assisted by the antiquarian Philip Rembrandt, with whom she shares an ambiguous relationship.
Fixers will use any means necessary to help the triads solve the most difficult problems. Karson Chung, a fixer for a Chinese-Australian triad, wishes to leave the triads and be together with his loved one but she dies in an accident. At the same time, he is framed for murdering a triad leader. He fakes his death to escape to Hong Kong, where he starts a new life as a high school gym teacher. Jovy Cheung, a new teacher at the school, is actually the daughter of a triad leader. Her father's retirement from the triads causes waves on both the lawful and unlawful sides and even affects the school community. Karson is forced to take up his identity as a fixer again to protect Jovy and the students. When Jovy's father is murdered, Jovy is forced to take over as a triad leader to bring control to the chaotic underworld. As Karson is in love with Jovy, he swears to help and protect her. Facing a new realignment in the good and bad spheres, who can set things right again?
Inspector Elena Blanco has discovered that her son Lucas is alive, but belongs to the sinister Purple Network, which Vistas told her about before its dramatic denouement. Six months have passed and the inspector hides from her team that her son is among them; Only Mariajo, her faithful confidant, knows the truth. The BAC has been penalized by the outcome of the Macaya case, being transferred to another ship and the only thing they can do is pull on that thread that Vistas left them, a network that is hidden in the depths of the interns.