剧集讲述了在2035年,外表和人类一模一样,但是内部是机器的人工智能机器人——“芯机人”被发明出来。“芯机人”进入到千家万户的生活中去,为普通的人类生活进行着全方位的服务。养老、医疗、教育等问题已经因为“芯机人”的出现得到妥善解决。而人类不知道的是,几个已经拥有了人类的意识和情感的“芯机人”,也已经出现在人类社会。
In the small village of St. Mary Mead, Colonel and Mrs. Bantry, owner of the local manor - Gossington Hall is shocked when one morning a young lady's body is found in the library. They call in the police who soon run up against a brick wall, only finding out that the body is that of a dancer in London who the Bantry's didn't even know. But how and why was her body left in the library? To find out the truth, the Bantry's call in the help of their good friend and detective - Miss Jane Marple.