A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect....

　　克莱默夫妇像普通的美国夫妇一样，克莱默先生（达斯汀•霍夫曼 Dustin Hoffman 饰）在外工作挣钱，克莱默夫人（梅丽尔•斯特里普 Meryl Streep 饰）则在家照料照料6岁的儿子比利（贾斯汀•亨利 Justin Henry 饰）。由于克莱默先生忙于工作忽略了家庭，克莱默夫人某天愤然出走，留下了父子两。　　克莱默先生现在一方面要忙于工作，一方面又要照顾比利，生活一时陷入麻烦中。克莱...