Deputy Assistant Commissioner Charlie Hillian is killed on the night of his retirement party. Hillian was at one time a senior officer in Oxford and was in fact Morse's boss. He was also writing a book about his most memorable cases, including one about the unsolved death of an 8-year-old girl some 18 years ago. The suspect in that case, Frederick Redpath, was at Hillian's house the day he died and that chapter from the manuscript is missing. There are other suspects however, including Hillian's ghost writer who will now receive all of the book's royalties; a handyman who was working on the property; and Redpath's daughter, who knew the little girl who was killed all those years before. Morse comes into conflict with with a colleague DCI Dawson, who was one of Hillian's protégés, as they again look into the little girl's death.

第二次世界大战期间的北爱尔兰乡村，4000名美国军人空降小镇Moybeg，打破了当地平静的生活。英国女人Rose和她的爱尔兰丈夫、三个孩子一起住在那里，但她因为一口英格兰口音和行事方式，常常被认为是住在当地的“陌生人”。美国军人来到这里后，与邻里有所疏远的Rose在当地人和空军基地之间扮演着和平维护者的角色，而她与年轻帅气的美国Dreyfuss上尉也逐渐彼此吸引。故事的每一集都让他们走得更近，Rose会为了这份禁忌之爱而冒险吗？

“当生活打倒你的时候，请站起来。\"影片讲述了上世纪70年女主人公FunnyCow的历经坎坷保守偏见和打击，励志成为一名喜剧脱口秀演员的故事。

　　The central character is Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and long suffering colleague is Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism.