The body of the brutally murdered Helen Anderson was discovered in a Gothenburg park, and her child disappeared without a trace. But who could stop a simple girl? Inspector Eric Winter, who is entrusted with the case, is initially inclined to look for the motive for the murder in the robbery that Helen once witnessed. But why the robbers waited so many years to settle scores with her? And why did they need the victim’s child? The investigation takes Eric further and further - from the elegant mansions of the wealthy bourgeoisie to the impoverished suburbs, where those who have long had nothing to lose live. However, people asking many questions rarely return from there alive...