Trial of the wife who murdered her mother-in-law

麥玉霜與蘇玄英相愛, 卻奉父命與鄧紫鳴成婚. 鳴其實另有愛人, 遂裝死逃婚. 周新都攜來毒粥, 欲以死向鳴妹秋霞求婚, 鳴母卻誤吃毒粥身亡, 霜被指毒殺家姑, 由英, 鳴, 都三司會審. 都憶述當日情況, 終還霜清白.