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故事发生在二十世纪二十年代的英国伦敦，一场凶杀案的发生震惊了全城上下。死者为美丽而又富有的千金艾米丽（金·凯特罗尔 Kim Cattrall 饰），她的管家珍妮特（莫妮卡·杜兰 Monica Dolan 饰）指控一位名叫雷纳德（比利·霍尔 Billy Howle 饰）的男子为凶手，并生成艾米丽在生前将自己的全部财产都留给了雷纳德，他杀死艾米丽有着非常充分的动机。 　　梅秀（托比·琼斯 Toby Jones 饰）被指派成为了雷纳德的辩护律师，刚开始，他并不相信自己的委托人是清白的，但随着对雷纳德了解的加深，梅秀渐渐被这位年轻人的真诚给打动了。雷纳德告诉梅秀自己有不在场证明。Set in 1920s London, a brutal and bloodthirsty murder has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily's dedicated housekeeper Janet McIntyre stands by in court. Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic chorus girl Romaine, can prove his innocence. Tasked with representing Leonard is his solicitor John Mayhew and King's Counsel, Sir Charles Carter KC.