An actress thwarts a blackmailer by taking the blame for her sister's compromise. Based on the play The Pillory by Brandon Fleming.

An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer.

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.

“多年以后你跟她情深似海，会不会想到欠我一个未来。”
都说，前任最好是像死了一样，可是谁曾想死去的前任忽然回来了……
一个凉风习习的夏日夜晚，流行小说家查尔斯和妻子露丝在家里举办小型家宴。
一半为新书做研究，一半为给大家助兴取乐，他请来灵媒阿卡蒂夫人进行了一场招魂会，不料却召来了查尔斯早逝的前妻艾薇尔的灵魂。
妻子露丝对于丈夫声称看到前妻鬼魂的事儿，大为不爽。
当这位“二把刀”灵媒阿卡蒂夫人告诉查尔斯，她压根儿不知道怎么把艾薇儿这个逍遥的小魂儿给原路送回的时候，一场闹剧就此开始!
艾薇尔和露丝争风吃醋，查尔斯的生活鸡飞狗跳。
艾薇尔一心想把查尔斯据为己有。
谁知道好戏还在后头，一场荒唐闹剧，让人笑出眼泪心里还有一丝凉……
和许多考沃德的剧类似，《前任不敲门》讲述的是，夫妻被困在同一个空间之中，相爱相杀的故事。只不过这一次，现任前妻，阴阳相隔。