简介
年轻干练的萝温娜·普莱斯是《纽约快报》的一名记者，她秉持正义，疾恶如仇。在一宗参议院性丑闻的报道被撤下后，萝温娜大发雷霆，一气之下辞去工作。在当晚，萝温娜邂逅多年未见的童年好友葛瑞丝，但一周后却得知葛瑞丝死于非命。
葛瑞丝死前曾提到广告业巨头哈利森·希尔的名字，她与这个男人在网上结识，曾有过一段不伦之情。被对方甩掉后，葛瑞丝扬言要将奸情告诉哈利森的老婆。萝温娜判定这是一起谋杀案，她找来报社的搭档迈尔斯协助调查。一场猫鼠游戏就此展开。。It's October 1914 and the war is not going well. The Germans are smashing through Belgium and the allies are in retreat. Hazel Bellamy is on a committee with Lady Prudence Fairfax to find temporary homes for the 5000 or more Belgian refugees that have come to Britain. Feeling an obligation to set an example, Hazel agrees to take in a family and expecting an aristocratic family ...。