一次偶然中,奈德(李·佩斯 Lee Pace 饰)发现了自己的特异功能,他拥有神奇的手指,对于同一个人来说,他的第一次触碰能够令其起死回生,而第二次触碰则意味着死亡。与此同时,一个人的复活如果超过了一分钟,那么就需要另一个无辜者的生命作为交换。 长大后的奈德将这个秘密藏在心底成为了一名糕点师,可是世上没有不透风的墙,他的秘密还是被一名警察知道了,就这样,奈德成为了协助警察破案的得力助手。一场谋杀夺走了一位名为恰克(安娜·弗莱尔 Anna Friel 饰)的女孩的生命,这个恰克不是别人,正是奈德的青梅竹马。利用自己的特异功能,奈德复活了恰克,两人结成了搭档,开始了追寻凶手的漫漫旅程。Ned possesses the unique talent of being able to bring the dead to life merely by touching them. However, the person may remain alive only for one minute, or else someone else dies for them. A second touch will render the person dead again, unable to be revived. Through his connections with PI Emerson Cod, Ned revives his childhood sweetheart, Chuck. The trio, aided occasionally by Olive Snook, helps solve the mysteries of various murders, whose murderer is often surprising.