Tom Barnaby joins the Causton Chamber of Commerce trip to Brighton as he is suspicious of dodgy mayor Hicks' plan to buy coastal land on which to buy chalets. Also opposed to the plan is Lady Matilda William,who has had threatening letters, as have the local vicar, oily property developer Hugh Dalgleish and hotelier Jenny Russell. Lady Matilda is descended from Richard of Guillaume,a ruthless contemporary of William the Conqueror,and believes that her son Richard,last of the line and brain-damaged for twenty years,was the victim of ancestral jealousy.In Brighton Dalgleish is murdered with the sword stolen from Guillaume's tomb and Hicks is arrested for fraud. Having learnt how Richard came by his accident Barnaby is convinced that Richard and not the property scam is the cause of yet another victim being claimed by the sword of Guillaume.第13季第1集 纪尧姆之剑
剧情简介:考斯顿与布莱顿两市市长要签订相关合作,却受到玛蒂尔达女士的反对,而她拥有室内庄园以及因事故瘫痪的儿子。在随后去布莱顿旅行途中, 希克斯市长,当地商人达格利什,旅店老板珍妮,玛蒂尔达女士和儿子理查德还有护理员玛西亚,巴纳比等人都参与了。然而在当地达格利什被人砍掉了头,而凶手却无迹可寻。随后,在返回考斯顿,珍妮被同样的方式杀死在家中。凶手究竟有何动机?会不会有下一个受害者?而这些错综复杂的线中,又会揭开多少秘密呢?