While trying to survive the worst drought in history, a family of farmers force their youngest brother down a path of crime and destruction... Betrayed and left for dead in an unfamiliar land, he must survive, endure and seek the revenge he deserves.
Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, is good at his job but bad at making labor relations, when it comes to the city of "Brokenwood" to solve a crime falls in love with him and decides to stay, but soon Shepherd begins to collide with Kristin detective Sims.