Old miss Marple is on a train ride when she witnesses a murder in a passing train. She reports it to the police but they won't believe her since no body can be found there can't have been any murder, right As always, she begins her own investigation. The murder was committed while passing Ackenthorpe Hall and miss Marple gets herself a job there, mixing cleaning and cooking while searching the house for clues.有一种脱离了现代的感觉，家具大多数都是木质的，涂着红漆，斑驳脱落，墙壁上，地面上都是那种老式的花瓷砖，有一种民国时期的风格，墙壁上还贴着很多海报，海报四角都是用图钉顶着的，完全是属于那种八十年代的风格。