讲述了三具木乃伊最终来到今天的伦敦，开始寻找一枚被雄心勃勃的考古学家卡纳比勋爵偷走的王室旧戒指的旅程。

　　A story of friendship, love, marriage, secrets, and lies that unfolds between two couples in one apartment during a Sunday brunch that will affect their lives forever

小男孩哈尼在森林中漫步时，发现了他的父亲——哈利的尸体。不同于一般谋杀案，这次因为多人都自认为凶手而令案情更加扑朔迷离。亚伯特船长（埃德蒙?格温 Edmund Gwenn 饰）认为是他在打猎射击时误杀了哈利；村落里的老处女葛雷布礼小姐（麦尔翠德?耐维克 Mildred Natwick 饰）认为是因为她为了保住自己的名声而用一只鞋子打了哈利的头部而造成他的死亡；与哈利感情不睦的妻子珍妮佛（雪莉?麦克雷恩 Shirley MacLaine 饰）则认为是她因为反抗哈利的性爱用装牛奶的罐子敲向他的脑袋而造成了他的死亡。真相最后能否水落石出？

　　When Owen is forced to confront the past he's been running from his whole adult life, he and his girlfriend, Isabel, become entangled in a horrifying web of lies, deceit and murder.