The story follows a nameless murderer, wearing a nightmarish mask, randomly murdering people across the U.S. in an attempt to secure his passage to hell. A patrolman’s pregnant wife, a fellow police officer, witnesses the killer murdering her husband and seeks to bring his to justice
陷入人生低谷的小说家路空文（董子健 饰）被巨大的诱惑牵引，导致他自己和书中的角色都陷入了不可逆转的危机。最终小说家找回了信念，与书中人一起拯救了双世界危机。
江州市发生命案，死者郑大年被发现于江边。警方吴迪、杜鹏等介入调查，其间小保姆阿珍偷钱、收废品人赵守库死亡等情节不断。杜鹏发现诸多疑点指向医生苏玫艳及其男友高雄，最终警方查明真相，嫌疑人也被抓捕，受到了法律的制裁。
