想凭小聪明一夜翻身的穷小子陆飞（彭昱畅 饰）欠下赌场老板秦海沛（姚橹 饰）巨额赌债，走投无路之际遇上正离家出走的债主女儿秦晓垚（胡冰卿 饰），一场“假绑架，真骗局”的危险游戏正式开启。赌桌之上，谁能笑到最后？

　　该剧改编自东野圭吾同名小说，故事背景由平成初期改编为令和时代。龟梨饰演的主人公·佐久间骏介是广告代理店的能干策划人，是一个对工作和恋爱都以玩游戏的通关感获得快感的人物。为了报复突然将自己从负责的大型项目中撤职的大企业副社长，佐久间与副社长女儿联手上演一出绑架戏。与想救回女儿的副社长的攻防战，以及与共犯关系的女儿之间扭曲而危险的恋爱就此展开。

　　It’s now 1955 and Chief Inspector Sullivan and Mrs Devine have grown closer since we saw them last – something that hasn’t escaped the notice of Father Brown and Brenda. With a food fayre to die for, a real-life crime at a crime writing festival and a village rivalry that turns deadly, there’s plenty for the gang to be busy with. And when his old friend Sister Boniface is implicated in a murder at an arts and craft fair, Father Brown must prove her innocence – before it’s too late.