The disappearance of Sir Julius Hanbury - and the theft of several of his erotic paintings - provide a new puzzle for Morse to solve. Assisted by DS Lewis, Morse interviews everyone at Hanbury House and it is in the course of searching the grounds that he finds Sir Julius' body, appropriately enough, in the family mausoleum. The pathologist notes that he was the victim of a frenzied attack but the lack of blood at scene leaves the police to conclude that he murdered elsewhere. Sir Julius was a candidate to become the Master of an Oxford college and was known to have a have had a bitter rivalry with another candidate for the position. When Roger Meadows, a friend of the Hanbury's au pair, is killed in a car accident, Morse concludes that that he too was murdered. Jealousy, revenge and greed all play part in the deaths.
《大偵探波洛》第三共10集，故事均改編自短篇小說，于1991年播出。 1、How Does Your Garden Grow? 花園疑案 2、The Million Dollar Bond Robbery 百萬美元證券失竊案 3、The Plymouth Express 普利茅斯快車上的謀殺案 4、Wasps' Nest 蜂窩謎案 5、The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor 馬斯頓莊園的悲劇 6、The Double Clue 雙重線索 7、The Mystery of the Spanish Chest 西班牙箱子之謎 8、The Theft of the Royal Ruby 紅寶石之玉失竊案 9、The Affair at the Victory Ball 舞會謎案 10、The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge 獵人小號山
