爱情、离别与性爱

　　Driving home late at night during a heavy rainstorm, Glen experiences car trouble. Near where his car gets stuck, he spots a house, knocks on the door and is greeted by an oddly friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by an unexpected offer that Glen can’t refuse. Elsewhere, a young woman, Katie, is feeling emotionally weighed down by a secret romantic arrangement that feels like a textbook case of gaslighting. And at the same time, in a nondescript research facility, medical professional Julie begins questioning her role in a bizarre experiment, fearing that she’s doing more harm than good.

　　In a small rural community local police officers Zoe and Patrick begin their shift as normal but it soon becomes clear that something is wrong. Strange events unfold before their eyes, residents begin behaving strangely and mass suicide panic spreads amongst the community they are trying to protect. Zoe and Patrick realise they are under siege from alien machines as they become cut off from the outside world. They are forced to do battle against these uninvited visitors. With the help of some of the residents Zoe and Patrick begin unravelling the mystery and soon discover it is not all as it seems. Can Zoe and Patrick save their community and the outside world from extinction?　　在一个小的农村社区，当地警察佐伊和帕特里克开始正常换班，但很快就清楚出了问题。奇怪的事情展现在他们眼前，居民开始奇怪的行为，大规模的自杀恐慌在他们试图保护的社区中蔓延。佐伊和帕特里克意识到，当他们与外界隔绝时，他们正受到外来机器的围攻。他们被迫与这些不速之客作战。在一些居民的帮助下，佐伊和帕特里克开始解开这个谜团，很快发现它并不像看上去的那样。佐伊和帕特里克能拯救他们的社区和外部世界免于灭绝吗？

 这次特别篇的舞台，是吉宗治世20多年后的江户城。原创系列中年轻的将军吉宗也面临着六十大寿的继承问题。剧中保留了系列的世界观和魅力，在继承问题上摇摆不定的吉宗和江户城内的人们的模样，以及在城下町发生的阴谋漩涡的疑难事件，将被加入新的角色和时代性来描绘。

国球荣耀，为热爱而战