根据两届布克奖得主，希拉里·曼特尔(Hilary Mantel)的热销历史小说《狼厅》Wolf Hall和《提堂》Bring Up the Bodies改编，讲述了亨利八世统治下的都铎王朝宫廷权力斗争的故事。

　　故事始于一段浪漫的恋情，两名主人公来自截然不同的世界，一个是曾经纵情声色犬马而今独自一人渴望真爱的Danny（本·卫肖 Ben Whishaw 饰），一个是神秘寡言英国军情六处总部的间谍Alex（爱德华·霍尔克罗夫特 Edward Holcroft 饰）。即使出身和性格迥然不同，二人度过了最美好的一段时光。
　　然而浪漫的恋爱故事并未向顺利的方向进行，不久后Alex神秘失踪，Danny开始一步步追查，一个个神秘线索把他引向一个让他窒息的可怕事实。他发现自己已经卷入了一个纷繁复杂又危机重重的间谍世界。他能否凭一己之力，与这个强大的对手斗争到底，找出真相？

　　On a leave of absence from the police force, Luther is laying low in a rundown cottage on the edge of England but a visit from his old colleagues at the Met brings a shocking piece of news that draws him back to London in search of the truth. Meanwhile, a gruesome serial killer has struck the city. With a trail of clues leading from one crime scene to the next, Schenk and his team must work out the twisted logic that connects each victim but this murdering mastermind is more than a match for the police, outsmarting them at every step. It's not long before Luther is back in the Bullpen, determined to steal a march on the killer before it’s too late.

　　公寓楼上楼下各住着一对夫妻，一次意外使楼下妻子流产，两家交恶。不久后双方重归于好，但楼上妻子发现，骇人的怪事不断降临她新生的宝宝，究竟是邻家阴谋，还是她陷入了被害妄想？