理查德是一名飞行员，退伍后，他在一家酒吧打工，认识了同事芭芭拉（安娜·玛西 饰）并与之相爱。性格粗暴的理查德同老板发生口角后被开除，身无分文的他只得投奔前妻布伦达（Barbara Leigh-Hunt 饰）。布伦达经营着一家婚姻介绍所，她友善的接待了理查德并偷偷的在他口袋里塞了一些钱。没想到几天后，布伦达在介绍所中被她...

Morse finds himself the subject of a murder investigation when his friend, Beryl Newsome, is murdered at a rehearsal of the Magic Flute and he foolishly touches the murder weapon. Morse is suspended and DCI Bottomley, with DS Lewis assisting him, is put in charge of the case. Morse feels that he was set-up and looks to…