迈克尔凯恩扮演侦探这部电影拍摄于1988年,正是距离影片上映的100年前——1888年8月31日到1888年11月9日,将近两个月的时间里伦敦的某一座城市里相继死去了5个妓女。凶手的杀人手段非常的残忍无比。一度引起了周围市民的恐慌。经过警方的全力以赴,迈克尔凯恩主演的侦探全力缉拿,有了一些线索。结果先后找到了5位嫌疑犯。但是因为没有决定性的证据而释放。 于是一百多年之后的现在也是无法知道当时的真相是什么……During the latter half of 1888, a notorious serial killer nicknamed Jack the Ripper terrorises the East End of London by murdering prostitutes in a terribly violent way. Public outrage follows. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline is assigned to the case but finds that it is not just a simple murder enquiry. Based on a real life event, this film claims to have had access to top secret Home Office files and believe that their ending is the correct solution to the age old mystery.