Varg Veum becomes a witness when a young asylum-seeking girl dies in front of his eyes. But was it an accident, or was she murdered as a warning to the other girls? Together, Varg and Karin discover that the dead girl was involved in an operation where young asylum-seeking girls are cynically exploited. Time is running out, and Varg must find the person behind it before more young girls lose their lives.

Varg Veum becomes involved in the search for a missing pair of siblings in the neighborhoods of Bergen where prostitutes hang out. He sees the connection with a murder case investigated by a colleague, where the murder victim turns out to have a disturbingly close connection to the missing pair of siblings. In connection with this, life takes a new turn. Varg is going to be a father and in step with Karin's growing belly, the threats against him come one after another. The clues point to a very ruthless drug gang. Varg faces the most important case of his life, let the criminals go free or put his own and Karin's life in danger.