剧情介绍
该剧为BBC在2001—2003年间播出的一套以谋杀案为主题的系列剧,由Anthony Horowitz担任创造者,共三季23集,每集一个主角,讲述的故事会涉及至少一起谋杀案,有的故事在一开始就告知观众凶手,重点在于刻画凶手由清白到产生杀机再到实行谋杀直至最后被捕或逃脱的内心世界变化(Teacher、Rage、Stalker),有的故事则暗藏玄机,重在最后出人意料的情节逆转,逆转点包括凶手身份(Victim、Flame、Swan Song)、手法(Mercy)、受害者(Sleeper)、作案动机(Motive)、尸体下落(Cornershop)等多个元素。
In the 1880s Sir Richard Morton kills his faithless wife's lover and a hundred and twenty years later the skeleton is discovered when Morton's descendant Daniel and his wife Liz move into the house. Liz is convinced that the house is haunted and calls in psychic Matthew Hopkins to find out more. Daniel is being unfaithful to Liz meanwhile and history may just repeat itself as the ghost returns to punish him.
Contract, 被深渊凝视着的细思恐极
Landlord和Suicide虽有亮点但没摆脱套路;Contract虽惊悚但过于离奇;Favour和Stalker平铺直叙,前者还算个完整故事,后者有逆转潜质但给浪费了;Justice虽有逆转但叙事生硬结尾含糊;Cornershop题材有新意,故事也有趣,可惜结尾揭秘太倒胃口;Horowitz本人编剧的Echoes则完全是个主旨不明的鬼故事。