In a small Swedish village, where everyone knows each other, an elderly woman is brutally murdered. At first glance, the case seems trivial: there is a domestic crime motivated by jealousy. But the investigation showed that the family of the deceased seemed to be haunted by an evil fate: one after another, her relatives died in accidents. Prosecutor Rebekka Martinsson doesn't believe in curses. Her credo is “there are no coincidences.” Possessed by inner demons, battling long-term depression, the seasoned investigator pulls the barely visible strings, bringing to light a story of love and indifference, fear and betrayal that began more than a century ago...