Steven Parnell, who was accused of murdering a number young girls the previous summer, is killed while in prison awaiting trial. Morse had not been involved in the case as he was on leave during most of that investigation. What piques Morse's
Felix McClure, an Oxford University professor, is stabbed to death in his college study. Not only was he an expert in his field but he was one of the University's key fund-raisers. The investigation focuses on Brooks, a one-time cleaner for M
格斯（约翰·卡索维茨 John Cassavetes 饰）、哈里（本·戈扎那 Ben Gazzara 饰）和亚奇（彼得·福克 Peter Falk 饰）是青梅竹马的玩伴，他们携手度过了天真无邪的童年时代、意气风发的青年时代，如今，三人都已经步入了中年，有了各自的家庭，也不约而同的感受到了中年危机所带来的的压力。
三人共同的好友斯图尔德（大卫·罗兰兹 David Rowlands 饰）如发心脏病去世的消息传来，震惊了三人组，他们搭上了飞往伦敦的飞机，去参加好友的葬礼。斯图尔德的死让三个男人开始重新审视起各自
On their last day of summer, four high-school girls confront sex, violence and their uncertain future as they struggle to reconcile a rebellious youth with impending adulthood.
