Jan and Gedda have been married to each other for a long time in the Beentjes of Sint-Hildegard. They have known each other for a very long time, Gedda always tries to be one step ahead of Jan. Jan longs for more freedom. When his father-in-law dies, he wants to do something about that suffocating relationship. But then the first signs of Alzheimer's begin to manifest in Jan.。抗战时期,华声歌咏队队员梅春丽能戏善歌,只是体质较弱,同志们都劝她回重庆的姐姐家休养一段时间。春丽过桂林时遭遇湘桂撤退沦为难民,投机商人吴警之对她备献殷勤,二人到重庆后征得姐姐同意结为夫妻。婚后吴警之设法断绝了春丽与外界的来往,并在抗战胜利后回到上海,春丽亦复员在家,十分苦闷。姐夫林尔文在上海办了实验农场,与妻子感情融洽,春丽许多昔日的队友也来到农场。春丽再也无法忍受丈夫的专横,于雷雨之逃到农场,恢复了往日的活力。。在离奇的谋杀案发生后,两个不搭调的小镇警察着手调查众多嫌犯,也随之揭开了隐藏的政治手段、个人企图和可怖神话。。