该剧由来自《迷失》的制片人组合J.J. Abrams和Bryan Burk打造。 第二季的故事紧接着第一季，在Finch（迈克尔·爱默生 Michael Emerson 饰）被神秘的Root小姐绑架以后，“西装男”John Reese（詹姆斯·卡维泽 James Caviezel 饰）只得求助于他在纽约警局凶杀科的侦探朋友们Carter（塔拉吉·P·汉森 Taraji P. Henson 饰）以及Fusco（凯文·查普曼 Kevin Chapman 饰）的帮助，经过缜密调查，终于将Finch救出，却被Root逃脱。看似恢复如初的生活，其实暗藏危机。除了，一心想要把Finch的程序公开化的Root以外，他们还要找出HR真正的幕后黑手。另一方面，联邦调查局和中央情报局都在不遗余力地想要找出John。只要机器存在一天，这个城市仿佛从来不让他们休息......
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
The plot revolves around Richard Bean (Kline), a Broadway star known for his egotism, who experiences a public breakdown and retreats to his hometown. After returning to the family-run theater where he first discovered his talent, he finds his father, the former artistic director, suffering from dementia. The theater, now reduced to a dinner theater serving murder mysteries, is run by his brother (Tenney) and sister-in-law, who is also the town’s mayor. Determined to restore the theater’s former glory, Richard plans to stage a great American classic, with himself as director and star, in an effort to save both the theater and the town.
