這部謀殺案劇根據(jù)Giles Blunt所著的John Cardinal謎案系列小說(shuō)第一《Forty Words For Sorrow》改編，講述Campbell飾演的智慧、著、固執(zhí)偵探John Cardinal，他來(lái)自岡昆灣的部城市，上背負(fù)著年的多年冤屈。Vanasse飾演Cardinal的搭檔Lise Delorme，她是一精明堅(jiān)強(qiáng)富有想象和天生調(diào)偵探才能女人?
Paul Steppe, a watch repairman, suspects his wife is cheating on him while he tends to his store every afternoon. Consumed with jealousy, he devises a time bomb set to go off at four o' clock - the same time her "lover" pays his daily visit. One day, when his wife is at the market, he sneaks into the house to plant the device. There, Paul is surprised by two burglars, who tie him up and gag him - leaving him at the mercy of his own device ticking away. With an hour to go, his wife comes home and Paul overhears her talking to her "lover". Apparently he turns out to be ...
