在华盛顿呼风唤雨的政治说客斯隆女士，在美国枪击事件接连发生的情况下，不惜牺牲自己的职业生涯，以督促政府实施更严格的联邦法律规范枪支。

Henry Fallon, who is wheelchair bound and is suffering from a neurological disorder, apparently commits suicide and Morse has mixed feelings working on this case as he was once engaged to the dead man's wife, Susan Fallon. The body was found by his son-in-law Peter Rhodes, a local antiques dealer and the victim's wife was in London. When Fallon's doctor advises Morse that Henry didn't have the physical capability to hold a gun to his head, the police realize they may have a murder on their hands. When the police are told that the business arrangement between Fallon and Rhodes had fallen apart, they also have a suspect. Lewis is concerned that Morse is too close to Mrs. Fallon to be objective but in the end, the perpetrators are identified.

Morse finds himself the subject of a murder investigation when his friend, Beryl Newsome, is murdered at a rehearsal of the Magic Flute and he foolishly touches the murder weapon. Morse is suspended and DCI Bottomley, with DS Lewis assisting him, is put in charge of the case. Morse feels that he was set-up and looks to his past to see who, among the many criminals he arrested, might now be setting about seeking revenge. When someone scratches masonic symbols all over his car and he is reported for erratic driving, Morse wonders if Masons may somehow be involved. When a large number of his personal items are found in Beryl's apartment, Morse is placed under arrest.

金盏花大酒店客满为患，穆瑞尔（玛吉·史密斯 Maggie Smith 饰）和桑尼（戴夫·帕特尔 Dev Patel 饰）开始寻找起了下一个“据点”——玛丽戈德大饭店，在那里，美好的图景展开，两人的事业将走上另一个高峰。　　玛琪（西莉亚·伊姆瑞 Celia Imrie 饰）终于邂逅了她的真命天子，只是天子的数量竟然有两位，一时之间，玛琪不知道改选哪个才好。桑尼即将和女友奈娜（蒂娜·德赛 Tina Desai 饰）携手步入婚姻的殿堂，但前提是，忙于工作的他得能抽得出时间参加他自己的婚礼。与此同时，诺曼（罗纳德·皮卡普 Ronald Pickup 饰）和卡罗（黛安娜·哈卡索 Diana Hardcastle 饰）亦从两人纠缠不休的感情漩涡里找到了未来的新的方向。

人生已至暮年的七位英国老人辗转前往印度斋浦尔度假。七人中，善解人意的伊芙琳（朱迪·丹奇 Judi Dench 饰）试图在丧夫后独立生活；患心脏疾病的大法官格雷厄姆（汤姆·威尔金森 Tom Wilkinson 饰）怀揣着无法启齿的秘密；道格拉斯（比尔·奈伊 Bill Nighy 饰）和琼希望能改善僵化的夫妻关系；老顽童诺曼和老来俏玛琪则时刻期盼着艳遇；至于穆瑞尔（玛吉·史密斯 Maggie Smith 饰），等待手术的她总是显得有几分冷漠刻薄。　　各怀心事的七人被异域风情广告吸引，不约而同下榻在玛丽戈德饭店。但是真实的饭店并不如广告宣扬的那般舒适，这趟印度心灵之旅也不似预想般尽如人意。在陌生的国度里，众人对余下的人生展开了新的思考，不希望抱憾终身的他们向着皆大欢喜的结局努力着。　　影片改编自英国女作家Deborah Moggach的小说《These Foolish Things》。