咆哮的二十年代下的墨尔本,芙莱妮·费雪 (Phryne Fisher, Essie Davis 饰), 一位独具韵味的摩登女侦探,凭着自己的机智幽默与一把珍珠左轮,游走于纵情声色的花街酒巷,替无助的弱势群体为正义而战。When a guillotine act at a magic show kills a magician's assistant, Miss Fisher is called in to solve the case. Meanwhile, her ne'er-do-well father arrives from England and interferes with the relationship between her and Jack Robinson.