Emma, a modest beauty from a clothing store, begins an affair with the odious director of the retail chain, Jesper Orre. He is a public figure and forces her to hide their relationship, and soon leaves her without explanation. Scary things begin to happen to Emma, for which she blames her ex-lover. How far will he go to keep her silent? Two months later, the headless body of a young woman is found in Jesper Orre's marble house. The businessman himself disappears without a trace. Experienced investigator Peter and police psychologist Hanne, who has just learned from doctors about her oncoming dementia, take on this case, which is suspiciously reminiscent of an unsolved crime ten years ago, and try to find out who the victim is and where the killer came from such cruelty.