Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer.
　　英国影片。片长90分，根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編，原著是波羅故事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满，影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影，其中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编(「葬礼之后」)，另1部是原创剧本。80年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个小角色。

　　任职于广告公司的尼克（蒂姆•罗宾斯 Tim Robbins 饰）深爱自己的妻子，时常为工作拖累而不能陪伴妻子感到内疚，这天客户取消了约会使尼克可以提前回家，然而他看到的却是妻子正和自己的上司偷情，万念俱灰的尼克一言不发开车离家，劫匪泰伦斯（马丁•劳伦斯 Martin Lawrence 饰）半路冲上了尼克的车打劫，可身材矮小的泰伦斯根本无法唬住狂暴状态的尼克，尼克驾车一路狂奔，将泰伦斯带到了亚利桑那。身无分文的两人很快开始为钱担忧，在泰伦斯的示范下，尼克很快也学起了行劫，并且计划偷窃上司的巨额现金。初出茅庐的尼克二人组被拥有当地“犯罪专属权”的另一对儿匪徒痛打，侥幸逃脱后尼克与泰伦斯开始执行盗窃计划，而他们的犯罪行为很快遭遇了一系列变故……

　　Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer.
　　英国影片。片长90分，根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編，原著是波羅故事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满，影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影，其中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编(「葬礼之后」)，另1部是原创剧本。80年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个小角色。

　　影片改编自理查德·奥斯曼的同名畅销小说，描述四位闲不下来的退休人士认真推敲谋杀悬案解闷，却碰上了真正的命案，侦探游戏突然变成惊悚现实，而他们还得找出凶手是谁。