D.C.I. Jane Tennison is a skilled, top-class detective, battling to prove herself in a male world. While investigating a murder, her strength of character and skills as a detective are put to the test as she exposes a cover-up within the force. And when a
卡索(約翰尼·德普 Johnny Depp 飾)著迷於收藏離奇古怪的珍稀書籍。這種才華令富翁巴爾坎（弗蘭克·蘭格拉 Frank Langella 飾）大為賞識。他派給卡索一個艱巨的任務——尋找一本叫《第九道門》的古書，並鑒定他手中那本的真假。這本書在世界上僅存3本，剩下的兩本，分別流落到了葡萄牙和法國。
