在这部填字遊戲事件簿：致命謎題剧情/悬疑/犯罪片中,一名填字遊戲的編輯近來的遊戲內竟隱含尚未破獲的罪案線索，因而捲入警方的調查過程，生活也變得一片混亂。
A brilliant crossword puzzle editor (Chabert) finds her life turned upside-down when she is pulled into a police investigation after several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes. Proving her innocence means leaving the comfort of her sheltered world and working with a tough police detective (Elliott), puzzling through clues together in order to crack the case, as the two are fish out of water in each other's worlds.
