该电视剧由赫尔伯特·怀斯执导，约翰·肖、凯文·沃特利、克莱尔·霍尔曼、詹姆斯·格劳特、菲利斯·洛根等主演，于1996年上映。在102分钟的叙事中，《摩斯探长第九季》（又名：摩斯探长：该隐之女、摩斯警长）Felix McClure, an Oxford University professor, is stabbed to death in his college study. Not only was he an expert in his field but he was one of the University’s key fund-raisers. The investigation focuses on Brooks, a one-time cleaner for McClure who quit his college job abruptly after a student, Mathew Rodway, jumped out of a college window high on drugs. When Morse learns that Brooks’ daughter was the object of affection for both Rodway and another student, he has another possible suspect. Brooks’ wife also worked for one of McClure’s friends and Morse uncovers a conspiracy that he may not be able to prove.