In the haze of a midlife crisis, an architect begins living a double life as a punk while members of his family lead their own crisis-ridden lives.
贝蒂戴维斯（苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰）和琼克劳馥（杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰）都是曾以她们耀耀生辉的星光照亮过影史的女演员们，两人事业和感情上的冲突造成了她们彼此之间深深的矛盾，这段复杂纠葛的恩怨情仇在好莱坞早就不是什么秘密了。然而好莱坞是健忘的，随着年岁的增长，琼发现自己在不知不觉中已经成为了过气演员，不甘心就此销声匿迹的她决定放手一搏。琼选定了一本名为《宝贝简到底怎么了》的惊悚小说，热情邀请导演罗伯特（阿尔弗雷德·莫里纳Alfred Molina 饰）执导，之后又亲自拜访贝蒂，此时的贝蒂事业亦是百般不顺，面对琼抛来的橄榄枝动了心。就这样，在机缘汇聚之下，贝蒂和琼这对冤家再度聚首，在戏里戏外均上演着一幕幕不见鲜血和硝烟的战争
一名法医在案件侦破中努力确定自己的角色。
Silent Witness follows the work of forensic pathologist Dr. Sam Ryan, played by Amanda Burton. The series was created by an ex-police officer, Nigel McCrery - who has also published five Silent Witness novels based on the series
