Rocky Nelson is a former New York cop who is trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood. However, like most actor-wannabes, he is still looking for his big break, and his lack of stature doesn't endear him to the directors. So, he is currently working for Beverly Hills Patrol, a private security agency that caters to the needs of the Hollywood elite and who also try to keep things quiet for their clients. And every now and then Rocky comes across a case which requires him to slip into his old cop mold, which doesn't thrill his boss or the police lieutenant that he encounters.
David Hansen was a big-shot lawyer who grew tired of his Los Angeles law firm; he left to start a non-profit firm called Neighborhood Legal Services based in Century City, California. His associates were Deborah Sullivan and Gabriel Kay; Roberto worked as a clerk and while going to law school. After 13 episodes, the show's format was changed, as Hansen et al. went to work at the firm Hansen left in the first place.
Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.