A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

故事开始于圣巴巴拉的一个警察家庭。Shawn成长于一个警察家庭，为了家族长久以来从事的行业，Shawn被他的父亲Henry从小培养，具备了对身边事物查之入微的神奇能力。对于多数家庭来说，父子间都存在着这样那样的矛盾，如此，Shawn便自某职业而非依靠家族惯例渡此余生。然而，出于自幼的习惯，Shawn对于看到和读到的案件极为敏感，当他努力接近真相的时候，警察的出现却使他经常地陷入困境。
Shawn利用他的个人魅力和无法抗拒的言辞使警察确信他具备分析和解决烦琐案件的能力，就这样，他从小所被寄予的，在他最好的朋友Gus的协助下成为现实。
故事围绕着Shawn洞察秋毫的能力而随之展开。

After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional – and even the supernatural.