影片改编自阿加莎·克里斯蒂的小说《万圣节前夜的谋杀案》，故事发生在二战后的威尼斯，一个怪异的万圣节前夜，本已退休的著名侦探赫尔克里·波洛（肯尼斯·布拉纳 饰）将在世界上最迷人的城市威尼斯里过着安静自得的生活，他不情愿地被邀请前往一座破败阴森的宫殿参加聚会。当其中一位来宾被谋杀后，波洛被卷入了一个充满阴影和秘密的险恶世界。

George is a diabetic father who moves next door to daughter Zoe Dalton. Zoe seems to have it all, including successful husband Chris, but when she hires an au pair, Sandrine, the beguiling young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household as instincts and suspicions arise, hinting at hidden agendas.