For years, Martin has been working on his great play about cloud castles, flying pirates and a feisty princess. His secret role model for the leading character is his good friend Isabel, a cheeky young woman who is waging war on genetically modified seeds around the world. And she is leaving tomorrow to go to the middle of Africa for the next three years. Low and behold, Martin confesses his love to her at the departure desk. A confession which would have meant the world to Isabel some time ago, but now comes too late to change things. But then the flight is delayed for several hours. Isabel takes off into the city to talk to Martin, but he has disappeared...

一群退役的特种兵队员因为队友家人的遇袭又再次团结到一起。为了调查真相，大家纷纷拿出了看家本领，寻求最终的正义。

乔治的妻子去世五年了，可他还是每天和她说话，甚至穿她的睡衣，想着与她共舞。女儿朱迪斯很不放心父亲，又因自己要移居海外，因此决定送父亲去养老院。乔治不想去，赶走了房产代理人。亨利说乔治的朋友，二人总是合作买彩票，这次他们竟然中了头奖！正在二人计划如何花这笔钱时，却发现彩票收据不见了！乔治仿佛从云端跌至谷底，痛不欲生。

私家侦探尼克和查理隐居于热带岛屿上，但自从当地人被营地恐怖组织杀害后，二人的平静生活从此被打破。尼克与查理决定亲自捍卫这里的安宁，他们将与犯罪势力斗争到底。

本尼是一个娇弱的女孩，有着不受约束的精力。她是个“系统破坏者”。这个术语用来描述那些违反每一条规则的儿童；那些拒绝接受任何形式的结构的儿童，以及那些逐渐从德国儿童和福利服务的裂缝中跌落的儿童。不管这个9岁的孩子被带到哪里，她都会在短时间内再次被解雇。这正是她所追求的，因为她所想要的就是能够再次和她母亲生活在一起，一个完全无法应付女儿不可估量的行为的女人。