Intheaftermathofhisdecisiontospeakoutinthepress,HondoretreatstoaquiettowninMexicotohuo87.comreassesshislifeandprofessionalfuture,onlytofindhimselfreluctantlydrawnintoonelocalfamily'sfightforjustice.
LauraandJamiecontinuetheirtentativeandunexpectedjourneyintoparenthood.
"BBCThreecomedyseries,setinEdinburgh,abouttwoyoungteenagerswhoarehavingababytogether"
Ananthologyseriesofselfcontainedplayswithamurderoustheme,thetwistbeingthattheactionisfollowedfromthepointofviewofthekiller.
该剧为BBC在2001—2003年间播出的一套以谋杀案为主题的系列剧，由AnthonyHorowitz担任创造者，共三季23集，每集一个主角，讲述的故事会涉及至少一起谋杀案，有的故事在一开始就告知观众凶手，重点在于刻画凶手由清白到产生杀机再到实行谋杀直至最后被捕或逃脱的内心世界变化（Teacher、Rage、Stalker），有的故事则暗藏玄机，重在最后出人意料的情节逆转，逆转点包括凶手身份（Victim、Flame、SwanSong）、手法（Mercy）、受害者（Sleeper）、作案动机（Motive）、尸体下落（Cornershop）等多个元素。
BarnabyandDSBenJonesinvestigatethedeathofSimonBrightwhoisfounddeadinsideanoldWorldWarIIvintageHumberparkedatanabandonedairfield.Fromallappearances,thedeathappearstobeasuicide,butthepathologistdeterminesthatthemansufferedasevereblowtothedeadandmayinfacthavebeenunconsciouswhenhediedofcarbonmonoxidepoisoning.SimonBright'sgirlfriend,LauraSharp,isnowheretobefound,butthedeathoftheagingvillageLotharioandtheattemptedmurderofanotherofherfriendsnarrowsthelistofpossiblemurdererssomewhat.BarnabyisconvincedthatoneofLaura'sex-loversisresponsiblebutgivenherratheractivelife,thequestionbecomeswhichone?
Desertedforyears,anhistoricallysignificanthouseiscovetedbyanumberofpeople:ayuppiecouplelookingforacountryhometorestore,alocalbuilderandhisestateagentpartnerlookingfordevelopmentrights,andaconservationist.Theownerisanxioustosell,butwhenacoupleofdeathsoccurinthevicinity,thingscometoahaltwhileInspectorBarnabyinvestigates.
BarnabyandDSScottinvestigatethemurderofPatrickPennyman,anundertakerinthevillageofFletcher'sCross.Theman'swifethinkshecommittedsuicidebutthepathologistdetermineshewaskilled.Themandiedsoonafterhisreturnhomeafterattendingaserviceatthelocalspiritualistchurch,itselfthesourceofsomecontroversyinthevillage.Astheinvestigationprogresses,thepolicelearnthatPennymanwasgenerallydisliked.Formeremployees,businesspartnersandothersallhadagrudgeagainsthimofonesortoranother.BarnabybelievestheheadoftheSpiritualistchurchtobeacharlatanandwhilethereisalinktotheeverincreasingnumberofmurdervictims,thesolutiontothecrimesistobefoundinanillicitloveaffair.
CalledtothevillageofMidsomerMarkettoinvestigatesomeone'scarbeingsetonfire,BarnabyandTroysoonfindthemselvesinvestigatingthemurderofMarjorieEmpsonwhoisfoundinherhomebludgeonedtodeath.ThefocusoftheirattentionisthetheReadingClub,agroupoffivewomenwhomeetregularlynottodiscussbooksinfact,buttomanageainvestmentfundtheyhaveestablished.Twoofthememberswerehopingtocashouttheirinvestments,butwerepreventedfromdoingsobytheothers.Thereareseveralothersuspects,allinonewayoranotherconnectedtothefinancialandinvestmentworld,butwhenasecondmemberofthebookclubiskilled,thepolicerealizetheymayneedtolookforanaltogetherdifferentmotive.
GardenofDeath—Oneofthemostbeautifulspotsinthecountybecomesasourceofcontention. DestroyingAngel—Whenahotelownerdies,themanagermissesthereadingofthewillthatnameshimpart-owner. TheElectricVendetta—Amutilatedbodyfoundinacropcircleleadssometosuspectalienshaveinvaded. WhoKilledCockRobin?—Amurdermarsplansfortheupcomingweddingofthevillagesquire’sdaughter. DarkAutumn—Apostmanisbrutallymurdered,anditturnsouthewasdeliveringmorethanthemailtovillagewomen. TaintedFruit—Awealthyyounglandladyfearsforherlifeaftershecallouslyignorestheplightofanelderlytenant.
DeathofaStranger—Whenatrampdiesfleeingfromfoxhunters,theinvestigationuncoversatrailofmurderousdeceit. BlueHerrings—Aseriesofdeathsatanursinghomecausestheresidentstosuspectfoulplay. JudgementDay—MidsomerMallowhasashotatthePerfectVillagetitle,provideditcankeepamurdereratbay. BeyondtheGrave—Unearthlyhappeningsinandaroundalocalmuseumcreateanatmosphereofterror.
WhenBenthamDeQuettevillefallstohisdeathfromaroofafterseeingaheadlesshorseman,hisaristocraticfamilyseemmoreconcernedabouttheirforthcomingCivilWarre-enactmentthantheincident.AsBarnabyandJonestrytofindoutthetruthbehindtheghostlyfigure,theirinvestigationuncoversshockingsecretsabouttheDeQuettevilles.
