High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States. Saya Toma is assigned to work unsolved cases in the Public Security Bureau. Meanwhile, because of Satoshi Chii's scheme, Juichi Ninomae considers Saya Toma his parents' enemy and tries to push her to the edge. Satoshi Chii's scheme has also caused Saya Toma and Juichi Ninomae to forget that they are brother and sister. The siblings are headed to a life-staking fight. A girl named Maho Ueno becomes involved in their fight. To protect Maho Ueno, Saya Toma uses "spec".

Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery occurs when bodies are found on a cruiser in the ocean. Saya Toma and Ryo Kase of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are brought in to solve the case.

Set one year after the fight between detectives Saya Toma, Takeru Sebumi, and Satoshi Chii. More confrontations ensues between the detectives at the Unidentified Crimes Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Takeru Sebumi returns after taking a break due to his eye problems. Kenzo Ichiyanagi is appointed section chief, while Kotaro Nonomura is demoted. New member Shu Kikkawa joins the team.

日本警视厅特殊部队（SIT）小队长濑文焚流（加濑亮 饰），在一次执行任务时遭遇队友的离奇死亡，面对高层他百口莫辩，最终被调职到公安部公安第五课——不明事件调查科。该部门专门调查一些匪夷所思的超自然案件，当然在所谓“科学昌明”的现代化社会，这也意味着第五课是一个很难得到认可的边缘部门。除濑文外，第五课只有油滑的上司野野村光太郎和智商高达201的怪女孩当麻纱绫（户田惠梨香 饰）。在此期间，预言师、神之手等各种各样拥有超能力（SPEC）的人物接连登场。
濑文在和当麻办案的过程中，渐渐趋近了一个鲜为人知且充满阴谋和秘密的未知世界……

受野立信次郎（竹野内丰 饰）之托从国外回来的大泽绘里子（天海佑希 饰）成为警视厅搜查一课的特别犯罪对策组的boss，但编派到她手下的组员却形态各异，来自科学搜查研究所调来的嗜睡如命的木元真实（户田惠梨香 饰），从交通组调来的外冷内热刑警片桐，从派出所调来的活力小子花形一平 ，以及总是偷懒的来自反黑组的严井和人称“丢三落四先生”的山村巡查部长。
这样一班乌合之众放在一起，着实让大泽头痛，搜查一课对她的部门从没寄予厚望，只需要她应对媒体公关。但大泽却不愿成为被人摆布的木偶，面对这样一班下属与不断发生的案件，她将以身作则，让部下发挥个人特长破获案件。在另一面，八年前因为男人而离开警队的大泽，感情方面亦再次面临考验，这一次，她能否改变事业与感情的走向？