Justified是根据Elmore Leonard的短篇小说《Fire in the Hole》塑造的美王法警Raylan Givens的形象制作的罪案剧。故事的背景被摆设在美国中部的肯塔基州，Givens是个19世纪魄力气魄，能言善辩的硬汉。看上去非常温和的老好人，而实际却很易怒浮躁，末了被分配回他本身的故乡执法。在面对人情是故和无情执法时，他将作出怎样的选择呢？
U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is a modern day 19th century-style lawman, enforcing his brand of justice in a way that puts a target on his back with criminals and places him at odds with his bosses in the Marshal service. That conflict results in a reassignment for Givens to the U.S. District covering the town where he grew up. He is an anachronism - a tough, soft spoken gentleman...
