乔尔·拉撒路（山姆·克拉弗林 饰）的父亲乔纳森·拉撒路博士（比尔·奈伊 饰）自杀身亡，他很快就被卷入了一系列谋杀悬案之中，同时他还在努力揭开父亲之死和25年前妹妹的死亡之谜。
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.
女主角萨拉（Nychaa 饰）因童年创伤，以催眠术作为复仇手段。故事追溯到十九年前的新年夜悲剧，涉及校园霸凌（角色小丽欺凌同学致其轻生）、家庭秘密（母亲娜丽为女顶罪自残）等恩怨。 萨拉与闺蜜普菱（Maprang 饰）联手复仇，逐步渗透仇人家庭，并在公众场合催眠霸凌者小丽，揭露其罪行。反派库娜丽（Vill 饰）察觉萨拉身份可疑，双方展开心理博弈。
故事从主人公高村树突然被邀请参加支援有前科者们改过自新的“原服刑者特别支援计划”而展开。合格者将得到大笔资金和人际关系等回归社会所需的支援。包括树在内的被邀请的人们在某设施开始了一个月的共同生活，发誓要为了合格而互相合作，但实际上计划的背后隐藏着可怕的陷阱。
