Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but he is ostracized because he lacks empathy and social skills. He is also one of only a handful of upright prosecutors who have refused to take bribes. One day, he encounters a stabbing victim while investigating corruption. He meets Lieutenant Han Yeo Jin at the crime scene. They join forces to root out corruption at the prosecutors’ office and solve a serial murder case.

谜案搜查队的刑警朴海英（李帝勋 饰），是一个不满爆棚、对警察充满不信任感的警队异端分子。为了维持生计，海英把才能浪费在了调查名人隐私，然后再卖给媒体的事情上，一直到一部10多年的老无线电响起。而曾在80年代活跃在警界的刑警李材韩（赵镇雄 饰），不会耍小聪明，只会向前冲的耿直男人，材韩用无线机与海英联系，开始解决过去的未解事件。

高中生车恩尚（朴信惠 饰）是个打工狂人，她与单亲妈妈相依为命，过着黯淡的日子，是个不折不扣的“贫穷继承者”。金叹（李敏镐 饰）是韩国首屈一指大企业帝国集团的继承人，长相帅气，身世显赫，生来便拥有一切，然而他是个私生子，被同父异母的哥哥视为眼中钉，“流放”到美国留学。为了找姐姐，恩尚独自来到美国，发现姐姐风光的生活全是谎言，在梦想崩溃之时，恩尚意外遇到了金叹。经历了哭笑不得的事件后，金叹把无家可归的恩尚带回家。随即金叹的未婚妻闯上门来，自此，灰姑娘与王子公主们结下一段孽缘。 命运的齿轮持续转动，恩尚和金叹的相遇没有终止在美国。回到韩国后，恩尚转学到富家子弟云集的帝国高中，高智商坏公子崔英道，财阀大小姐李宝娜，这些令人羡慕的18岁继承者们逐一登场。