What does an honest cop do when his bosses are on the side of the lawbreakers? Outwitting prosecutors, politicians, mobsters and run-of-the-mill kidnappers and killers, Detective Aurelio Zen (Rufus Sewell) brings justice to modern-day Italy, whether the authorities want it or not. The episodes are based on the bestselling novels by Michael Dibdin. Ratking: When a wealthy industrialist and political party funder is kidnapped, Zen is asked to get the hostage back alive at any cost. Meanwhile, his tyrannical new boss jeopardizes Zen's burgeoning affair with Tania.