Martin drives Louisa and their baby son back to her house in Portwenn,where the locals bring them presents. Diana Dibbs, Martin's nervous replacement,has already arrived,with her husband Gavin as her receptionist but Martin is not impressed by her competence - especially as she seems to have numerous ailments herself. Then he learns that Joan has died,causing him to stay for a ...

一位害羞而神秘的警长与一位野心勃勃的警长合作，在历史悠久的城市巴斯破案。

中年银行职员Sheila Woolchapel在当地的百货公司买入了一件漂亮的红裙子后，面对原本吃力不讨好的工作、沉默寡言的儿子以及噩梦般的女友时，感觉士气大增。这条裙子甚至让她在单身专栏遇见喜欢的男人。但当她将裙子放入洗衣机那瞬间，由裙子引发的沉重代价开始了。神秘的售货员Miss Luckmoore拒绝收回裙子，而更可怕的是，这条裙子是无法毁灭的。