Childhood friends Tommy and Tuppence meet in London after having served in World War I. Recently "demobed", short of money, and with no job prospects, they decide to become adventurers for hire. Soon, they are employed by the British Government to locate a secret treaty signed before the war.

Michael (or Fresh as he's well known) is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded house with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum,but still meets with fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh' sister is a junkie who sleeps with the dealers that fresh sells for. As the story progresses Fresh realizes that he doesn't want to sell drugs anymore, he wants revenge.

诺亚对只能带来蹩脚乏味约会的相亲APP感到沮丧，某天在杂货店遇到笨拙而又迷人的史蒂夫后将电话号码给了他，之后一次酒吧约会让她感觉找到了与这位整容医生的真正联系。诺亚接受了史蒂夫的邀请 去欢度周末，却发现她的新情人一直隐藏着一些不寻常的嗜好。

伦敦-1973年漫长而艰难的冬天。矿工罢工导致整个英国停电，整个国家陷入一片漆黑。 女主Val是个年轻护士，被迫在一家破败的医院做夜班。是夜，瓦尔身处一处空旷破败建筑物，周围笼罩着险恶的黑暗。她发现这些城墙中隐藏着一个致命的秘密和一个可怕的存在。

托马斯体弱多病，靠人血为生。他的两个哥哥——德怀特和杰西在照料他时起了争执：为了让弟弟活下去，他们身后已尽是尸体，德怀特一直在这样的现实与代价中挣扎。后来，他结识了当地的性工作者帕姆，付钱和她聊天，渴望借此摆脱梦魇，重获新生。然而，当德怀特开始疏远自己的家人，杰西也将不惜一切代价让他回家。