本剧原名《巴金命案 The Barking Murders 》，因视角专注于案件中逝去的生命而改名。 故事讲述真实发生过的埃塞克斯郡巴金区命案，以受害者家属的角度描述Stephen Port的一连串犯罪行为，和备受批评的警方调查过程。 强奸犯兼连环杀手Stephen Port在同志交友网站找寻目标，然后对他们下药及强暴，其中有四人因Stephen Port用药过量而死；然而当时头三宗命案明明有着相似性，但警方没有以「连环杀人」的方向调查，故此受害者家属认为警方也得对凶案一再发生而负责。
四条人命 (季节 1)
Episode 1 (集 1) 4.3
编剧: Neil McKay
播出日期: 2022-01-03
运行时间: 57 min
概述: When two young men are found dead in London, the police blame their deaths on overdoses. Their loved ones are unconvinced and try to find out the truth.
Episode 2 (集 2) 3.2
编剧: Neil McKay
播出日期: 2022-01-04
运行时间: 57 min
概述: Another man’s body is found in the same place in London, but again the police rule it an overdose. Meanwhile, the suspicions of the previous two men’s families continue to rise.
Episode 3 (集 3) 3.6
编剧: Neil McKay
播出日期: 2022-01-05
运行时间: 57 min
概述: A fourth man’s body is found, and the victims' families want answers. Stephen Port is arrested, but securing a guilty conviction for the murder of all four men is far from certain.
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集 3