芭芭拉·雷吉-亨

Morse finds himself the subject of a murder investigation when his friend, Beryl Newsome, is murdered at a rehearsal of the Magic Flute and he foolishly touches the murder weapon. Morse is suspended and DCI Bottomley, with DS Lewis assisting him, is put in charge of the case. Morse feels that he was set-up and looks to his past to see who, among the many criminals he arrested, might now be setting about seeking revenge. When someone scratches masonic symbols all over his car and he is reported for erratic driving, Morse wonders if Masons may somehow be involved. When a large number of his personal items are found in Beryl's apartment, Morse is placed under arrest.

理查德是一名飞行员，退伍后，他在一家酒吧打工，认识了同事芭芭拉（安娜·玛西 Anna Massey 饰）并与之相爱。性格粗暴的理查德同老板发生口角后被开除，身无分文的的只得投奔前妻布伦达（Barbara Leigh-Hunt 饰）。布伦达经营着一家婚姻介绍所，她友善的接待了理查德并偷偷的在他口袋里塞了一些钱。没想到几天后，布伦达在介绍所中被她与理查德共同的朋友鲍伯（巴里·福斯特 Barry Foster 饰）玷污并用领带勒死，原来鲍伯就是伦敦臭名昭著的领带勒杀狂魔。　　布伦达死了，理查德成了最大的嫌疑人。为了将更大的罪嫌推到理查德身上，鲍伯又趁机杀死芭芭拉，一时间理查德成为了全城通缉的对象，最终落网。负责此案的奥克斯福德（埃里克·麦克文 Alec McCowen 饰）觉得事有蹊跷，经过夫人的提点，他发现真正的罪犯已经露出了马脚。