Virgil Tibbs är på genomresa i södra USA och grips för ett mord endast på grund av sin svarta hud. När det visar sig att han i själva verket är oskyldig och därtill polis-specialiserad på mord låter hans chef i Philadelphia honom stanna kvar för att bistå den lokala polismyndigheten. Det blir en svår uppgift för Virgil, såväl att lösa mordgåtan som att handskas med fördomarna från lokalbefolkningen, inte minst från sin kollega Bill. Flerfaldigt Oscarsbelönad.
En solig eftermiddag leker fem barn kurragömma i ett övergivet hus. Men den oskyldiga leken blir allt mer brutal och skrämmande. Plötsligt "faller" en av de små flickorna ut genom ett fönster och dör. Sex år senare har den lilla staden kommit över den tragiska händelsen och de gamla kamraterna gläds åt att snart gå ut skolan. Men det förflutna hinner ikapp dem. På dagen för skolbalen blir en av kamraterna brutalt mördad.
A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be more involved in the case than he lets on.
On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there to investigate the local belief that his uncle was killed by a monster hound that has roamed the moors since 1650, and is likely to strike again at Sir Henry.
While Harris and his Mother enjoy bonding at the movies, it seems the jerks in the theaters are making it harder for them to enjoy the show. Soon someone starts murdering those disrupting the film, and now Harris finds himself not only confronting his past, but questioning his own sanity as well.
In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led by an unknown boss who has inside knowledge of the ensuing investigation.
A group of friends, who love to make bets with one another, play a prank that goes horribly wrong when one of them is murdered.
Hoppy, California and Lucky arrive at a remote inn, where Lucky expects to be married - but finds the bride-to-be in distress over her uncle, who has suddenly disappeared from the inn. Then Hoppy finds the uncle's body in the shaft of his nearby mine...
The Diamond Gang commits a robbery. The leader Chiu Yee-kong wants to keep the booty and this arouses the suspicion of gang member Tai-wai. The police does not have a clue and thus invite Wong Ngung, Heung Ad and Wu Ngar for help. Kong is in accomplice with his third concubine. They order someone to steal the diamond and leave Wong's symbol. Wai turns his attention on Wong. Wong, Ad and Wu are not afraid of Wai and they throw him out. They sneak in Kong's apartment to investigate. Kong's second concubine is mad at Kong for neglecting her. She tells Wong the truth but gets killed. Kong's people surround Wong, Ad and Wu. Each of the three faces their enemy. Ad is tortured by Wai. Wong and Wu arrive in time and save her. One of Kong's people tells Wai the truth. Wai immediately attacks Kong. Wong, Ad, Wu and the police arrive at Kong's headquarter to arrest the gangsters. Wai is arrested but Kong has escaped. The diamonds are found. The inspector makes Wong, Ad and Wu as partners.
An unassuming gentleman finds himself deep in a kerfuffle after moving to the same street as a mysterious neighbor