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根据张威的小说《扎龙谷》改编。 人类学教授苏夏即将赴英领取达尔文奖的消息传出后，刊登这则消息的报纸在机场被人焚烧。苏夏不断收到匿名信与匿名电话的指责，内心惶惶，但仍照常讲学，出入娱乐场所。他的得意门生江户连日行动诡秘，视苏夏如陌路人，使女友阿琼终日提心吊胆，觉得随时会有什么可怕一事要发生。苏夏在一次学术报告会时，意外见到久无音讯的老同学刘斐，隐约感觉他与那些匿名信有关，于是登门拜访，却被刘斐逐出门。江户目睹此景，避开苏夏，闯入刘家，追问李伯林的死因和苏夏与李伯林的妻子关系。刘斐知他是旧友李伯林之子，就向他讲述了30年前的往事：刘、李、苏一同前往扎龙谷考察，李伯林临危，刘、苏二人见死不救，苏夏窃取了研究成果后又与李妻有染，而刘斐迫于内心的愧疚，放弃研究，终日以酒为伴。江户为查清真相，请歌星温英帮忙稳住苏夏，自己潜入苏夏房间，拿到了母亲给苏夏的信笺和照片...。1934, America. The Dustbowl. A fugitive named Ben Hawkins finds refuge within a traveling carnival comprised of a tarot card reader and her catatonic/telekinetic mother, a blind mentalist, a bearded lady, and conjoined twins, amongst others. The carnival is owned by the mysterious and unseen Management, who has designs on the young Hawkins, for the boy is concealing an untapped...。A whodunit thriller set in the backdrop of North Kolkata with its British Raj charm, based on Agatha Christie's Cards on the Table.。