若结局非你所愿，那就在尘埃落定前奋力一搏。——《夏目友人帐》WhenoldfamilyfriendLouisaOxleyvisitsMissMarpleonestormynightseekinghelp,MissMarpledecidestosendherandherson,Archie,tosafetyatthelabyrinthineestateofGreenshaw'sFolly,ownedbyMissMarple'sgoodfriendKatherineGreenshaw,aneccentricbotanistandthelastsurvivingGreenshaw.LouisabecomesMissGreenshaw'ssecretary,andquicklyattractstheattentionofthegardenerAlfredPollockandactorNatFletcher.ThingsturnsinisterwhentheFolly'sfaithfulbutler,WalterCracken,iskilledinwhatappearstobeatragicaccident.Thenaguestatthehouse,HoraceBindler,disappearswithoutatrace.MissMarpleisconvincedallisunwell,andhersuspicionsareconfirmedwhenMissGreenshawherselfisbrutallymurdered.Suspectsareeverywhere,butnonecanimaginethesecrets,bothpastandpresent,whichMissMarpleuncovers.