本剧改编自同名网络漫画书，讲述主人公天才心理学家Dr.Frost秘密加入搜查队，通过正式和非正式的调查，侦破罪案的故事，是一部健康的心理调查剧。

十六岁的黑人男孩詹姆·华莱士（罗伯·布朗饰）在篮球方面极富天赋，非常有潜力成为篮球界的明日之ccc。他常常与小伙伴们一起打篮球，他们注意到住在对面公寓顶层的沉默男人总是看着他们。这位神秘的隐士原来就是知名作家威廉·佛瑞斯特（肖恩·康纳利饰）。一次偶然的恶作剧让两人相互结识，威廉发现他在写作方面也很有天份。很快，詹姆凭借自己出色的篮球技术和优秀成绩，获得了一所著名私立学校的邀请。然而对于一所白人学校而言，詹姆却面临着艰难选择和种种质疑。威廉同意帮助詹姆提高他的写作水平。渐渐地，两人在交流中建立了深厚的友谊，循循善诱的威廉激发出詹姆潜藏的写作才能，而威廉自己也开始改变，终于走出避世多年的隐居公寓。

whatmotivatedmeuptothenewdirector'sfestivaltocatch'martinfrost'tonightwasthebrutalreviewthatitgotyesterdayfromtheleadcriticofthenewyorktimes,brutaldismissal,tobemoreaccurate,'thelesssaidabout(it)thebetter',shesaid,andifiguredthatanymovieabletoteachMsDargisthevirtueofsilenceforevenafewcolumnincheswouldbeworththetrip.　　andworththetripitwas.wearebroughtintoaparadiseoflimpidlybeautifulvisualtextures.theoakenrhythmsofacountryhouseensconcedinaspringtimeparklandofluxurianttreesandluminousskiesbestowthesoothingnaturalblessingneededbythemaincharacter,martinfrost(DavidThewlis),awriterrubbedrawbythemechanicsoffinishinganovelinnewyorkcity.(Thewlismakespalpablethecasualtyofintrapsychicmachinerysawedintodaemonicreverbagainstthebanausichive).thenparadisemorphsintopurgatory,leavenedcomedically,inDante'ssense,bythepostmodernangelicvisitationsofClaire(IreneJacobs)andAnna(SophieAuster).　　unfortunately,tomytaste,theverbaldimensionsofthefilmareflaccid,thelogicmorefancifulthanimaginative,thenarrativearccrippledbysomeirredeemablycreakyplotting,especiallyatthecrucialinitiationoftherelationshipbetweenmartinandClairewheretheseedsofcommonsensearethrowntothemagpiesoftheatricality.　　butsobeguilingisthewillfulvulnerabilityofauster'sfantasy,andtheedgyinterplaythatitpotentiatesbetweenThewlisandJacobs,andthecamera,andlaterSophieAuster,andthebroadcomedyofaruraleveryman(MichaelImperioli),thatitisverypleasanttobecarriedalongonthevisualfoamofuncertainsensualdelight,eddyingintoafeelingthatthisfilm'soddlylouchelighttouchisuniquelyadeptattracingsomegravelineamentsofthehumanheart.　　goinnocently.