一个是上海知青子女——文嘉，一个是东北小镇青年——东阳。机缘巧合使他们相逢于上海，又是命运的拨弄，将两人的初次见面变成了生与死的隔离……生与死的经历只是一切的开始，在上海这座城市里：职场、情感、生存、事业、梦想、诱惑等等一系列现实层面的问题才是他们将要面临的最大考验。魔 都的魅力不仅吸引了他们，还有对他们灵魂的洗涤。面对种种选择使得这两个年轻人的命运轨迹离合交错，而真正的幸福到底是什么？也许每个人都会从文嘉与东阳的经历中找到自己的答案……
玛丽索（阿娜·奥缇兹AnaOrtiz饰）的儿子被控告谋杀，为了替儿子洗脱罪名，玛丽索需要大笔的金钱周转。罗斯（丹妮亚·拉米雷兹DaniaRamirez饰）的丈夫英年早逝，留下一个儿子靠罗斯...
With Lidsay and Bobby's help, Jimmy defends his personal friend, dentist Henry Olson, when he is tried for murdering a woman who was fount dead in his chair. Hostile ADA Richard Bay tries to prove the two were having an affair, when in fact their relationship was a lot more complicated than he could possibly imagine. Meanwhile, decapitator George Vogleman returns, asking for Ellenor's help when his co-op serves him with a eviction notice.
人活了几十个年头，到了中年，总是因为生活压力、挫折而抱怨，只会为过去错失的机会而追悔，但这对无梦的人生，俨如一条咸鱼的生活有何用？剧中主角在经历人生低潮时因缘际会下得到改变历史的机会，但历史改写后，人生并没有变得更美好，此令主角明白到，与其懊恼过去，不如把握现在，活在当下。
