Private detective Varg Veum began his career working in the child welfare service. Then fate brought him together with the boy Ian, who witnessed the terrible death of his adoptive father, which the court classified as violent. The child's adoptive mother was punished for the murder of her husband. Ten years later, a criminal’s bullet ended the life of the young man’s new adoptive parents, and this time Ian himself was behind bars, although Veum was absolutely sure of his innocence. After serving his sentence, Ian was released, and the detective heard a rumor that his former ward had drawn up a list of death row prisoners, including him, Varg Veum...