Rookie detective Jack Wall is up against insurmountable odds as he attempts to solve his first case with a mysterious crime lord against him. Finding the true love of his life only to have her taken away is just the beginning of his transformation into Payback Jack.
Cette série met en scène les enquêtes du célèbre commissaire Maigret, imaginé par Georges Simenon. Elle apporte un soin particulier à la reconstitution d'une ambiance années 1950 : costumes, automobiles, trains à vapeur et jusqu'au mobilier.