In the small village of St. Mary Mead, Colonel and Mrs. Bantry, owner of the local manor - Gossington Hall is shocked when one morning a young lady's body is found in the library. They call in the police who soon run up against a brick wall, only finding out that the body is that of a dancer in London who the Bantry's didn't even know. But how and why was her body left in the library? To find out the truth, the Bantry's call in the help of their good friend and detective - Miss Jane Marple.
外科医都筑亮（长谷川慎 饰）的妻子深夜突遭绑架，绑匪却送来一名脸部被毁、身份不明的重伤患者，并威胁他：“杀了他，否则你的妻子必死。”更糟的是，这名无脸患者疑似是逃亡中的凶恶杀人犯。妻子的性命、陌生人的生命、医者的伦理、作为丈夫的情感，被残酷地放在同一杆天秤上。倒计时逼近，警方步步紧追，绑匪意图不明。被逼至极限的都筑，必须在“救”与“裁”之间做出撕裂灵魂的抉择。
