Maria Wern has been struck by tragedy. Her husband, Björn, is paralyzed from the neck down, and she now cares for him at home. When a body is found in the waters below Högklint, she is forced to hand over more responsibility to the personal assistants. Though she trusts them, something about the situation doesn't feel right.
On Midsummer night, nineteen-year-old Elin Rute is awakened to a nightmare-her beloved Oliver lies murdered outside the summer house in Djupvik. Her parents begin acting in a disturbingly strange manner, and Elin is forced to take an action that will haunt her for a long time to come.
