本剧改编自朱野归子的同名小说，村上诗穗（多部未华子 饰）因为过去的某件事，想把为了家人“做家务”作为工作而选择了成为在育儿和家务上奋斗的全职主妇。但在这个时代，全职主妇很少见。丈夫回家之前，和女儿两个人度过了漫长的白天。在那样的情况下，意外地与职场妈妈长野礼子（江口德子 饰）和育儿休假中的精英官僚爸爸中谷达也（藤冈靛 饰）等不应该遇到的人们交流了。在与生活方式和想法都完全相反的“对岸的人们”碰撞的同时，他们又将联系在一起…
It tells the story of Adolfo Novak, patriarch of one of the most powerful families in the country, who gathers his family and close friends to celebrate his 80th birthday. Behind the toasts and smiles lie decades of secrets, betrayals, blind loyalties and a strong desire for revenge. The evening will end up blowing up and revealing a truth that, when finally comes to light, will be much more unexpected and surprising than any previous suspicion.
穆云清（于轩晨 饰）和夫人余映晚（李佳洁 饰）为保护城主令双双被杀。余映晚醒来发现自己重生了，而穆云清对她却极为厌恶。为了查出真凶，余映晚留在城主府见招拆招，却发现穆云清也是重生而来。幕后主使伺机而动，他们能否改写命运……
长今（李英爱 饰）出生在一个贱民家庭，他的父亲徐天寿原来当年曾是内禁卫军官，奉命赐予废太后允氏毒药，随后允氏的儿子燕山君登基继位，天寿为了保全自身，辞官而去。天寿在途中救了长今母亲，两人结为连理，隐姓埋名。岂料皇上燕山君如今欲为母报仇，下令追捕所有当年参与杀死允太后的人，长今母亲逃难路上不幸丧命，临终前嘱咐长今进宫。失去了父母的小长今幸得宫中熟手姜德久一家收留，并在他的安排下进入了宫中御厨房做工，开始了她漫长的宫中历程。 韩尚宫（梁美京 饰）非常照顾聪明好学的小长今，然而崔尚宫却因为与韩尚宫的不和而对长今处处刁难，每次在崔尚宫的设局陷害下，长今都以自己的蕙质兰心和坚持不懈一一化解，然而她母亲的身世秘密却逐渐浮出水面，还有更大的困难挡在长今的面前。
他们在一次意外事件中相识，本以为只是彼此生命中的过客，却在不断逼近的危险与真相中，被迫站到同一阵线。当爱与责任、真相与救赎交织，他们必须在“刀刃之上”寻找各自的答案。
格林和他的新搭档乔·丰塔纳调查了一名伊拉克战争老兵被谋杀一案，这名老兵有更多阿布·格莱布监狱的照片。一名伊拉克妇女是美国公民，她被指控，但她声称自己是一名战俘。
Season 5 finds Murder, She Wrote's intrepid Jessica Fletcher in fine sleuthing form, and venturing farther afield from Cabot Cove--a good thing, since at the rate the murders have been happening, that town would be nearly cleaned out. Some of the best episodes take place in more exotic locales like New York (dead man on the street, wearing just one shoe), Montana (a publishing convention gone horribly wrong) and West Virginia (two whistle-blowers at a coal company found gruesomely murdered). Angela Lansbury sparkles with determination and bonhomie, hitting her stride and then some. Jessica's own life backstory is even filled out tantalizingly, especially in the episode "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel," in which an investigation is launched into a mysterious cargo plane that is linked, she learns to her horror, to her late husband. The series' other delight is watching for cameos by stars of a certain age, and this season doesn't disappoint, with appearances by Roddy McDowall, Shelley Fabares, and Dinah Shore--but also some up-and-comers like Megan Mullally (proof positive that the Will & Grace whine was a put-on) and future satirist Bill Maher.
