A 65-year-old single artist living in New York City has a good life: a stable teaching job, successful friends, and a loyal, aging dog named Bing. As her dream of a respectable place in the art world becomes more elusive, her frustration with her lack of recognition feels alarmingly urgent.

1985 television film directed by Paul Wendkos

该剧根据2011年的电影《永无止境》《Limitless》改编，故事描述事业不成功且缺乏灵感的作家Brian Finch因服用绝密的「聪明药」NZT而使生活大为改观。这种尚处在实验阶段的药物能让人发挥大脑百分之百的潜能，使服用者变成一个「完美的人」。但这种药物也给人体带来很大的副作用，而且一股黑暗势力正试图谋杀他。联邦调查局劝说Brian利用自己的能力来行善——根据CBS的传统，「行善」就是研究并破解复杂的悬案线索。

联邦调查局纽约分部重案组派遣特别探员Rebecca Harris与Brian紧密配合。她富有创新精神，在联邦调查局内部上升得很快。但她有一段自己无法面对的黑暗背景，那正是驱使她选择执法事业的本质原因。特别探员Boyle奉命协助Rebecca工作，他曾参过军，是Rebecca的知己。他的主要任务是监测NZT药物所产生的影响和后果。特别探员Nasreen “Naz” Pouran是重案组的负责人。她当过公诉人，因此很善于操纵和运用自己手中的权力。

联邦调查局并不清楚，Brian其实还有一个「后台老板」——他与Edward Mora参议员保持着密切接触。Edward也经常使用NZT药物，他对Brian这个新弟子有着一整套秘而不宣的计划。更重要的是，Edward是下任美国总统的有力竞争者。

NZT药物能够帮助Brian使用大脑百分之百的潜能，即便所有联邦探员加在一起也比不上他的高效，这使得他成为犯罪分子最大的梦魇。毫无疑问，他将成为联邦调查局有史以来最宝贵的财富。

In The Minutes, Tracy Letts’s scathing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, the writer who brought you August: Osage County exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history’s losers.

Isaac Seidel is a highly unconventional New York police-commissioner. He is well-abled in dealing with trouble at the headquarter, the maffia and situations in the streets. His loyalty to his profession and the city he so loves make him do the utmost to solve the problems, even if it means he has to bend the rules.