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 a...

　　母亲的早逝、姐姐的出嫁令少女艾玛（格温妮斯•帕特洛 Gwyneth Paltrow 饰）很快就成了哈菲尔德大宅的女主人，在成功撮合了她的家庭教师泰勒小姐（格列塔•斯卡奇 Greta Scacchi 饰）与韦斯顿先生（詹姆斯•卡沙莫 James Cosmo 饰）的美好姻缘后，艾玛更加意气风发。这次艾玛又将目标对准了她的好友——出身平凡的哈丽叶特小姐（托妮•科莱特 Toni Collette 饰）...

　　故事的主人公是两个单身母亲和她们娇生惯养的女儿。Annie（艾美奖得主Jaime Pressly扮演）和Nikki（托尼奖得主Katie Finneran扮演）在高中时代默默无闻，不受人关注。如今当上母亲之后，那段往事似乎又要重演了。　　Annie在一个家教严格、全家信奉宗教的家庭中长大，小时候几乎没有自由。为此她给了女儿Sophie（Kristi Lauren扮演）充分的自由，让她做任何她想...

　　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...