At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
Sammi, Henrik, Miriam, and Gert are prison officers and colleagues in an old, worn-down Danish prison. Their work environment is raw and hostile, and their respective lives outside the prison walls are filled with conflict, secrets, and loneliness for very different reasons. Secrets, that will soon resurface and have great consequences not only for the four prisoners, but for everyone inside and outside the walls.
Adda and her husband Ove live a quiet and routined life in their home of many years. Their marriage is filled with love and respect but Adda finds herself wondering what could have been. When their granddaughter visits this is brought to the surface and the dreams that Adda has selflessly been hiding start to show.
