The disappearance of four-year-old Linnea from a farm in Fjällbacka evokes painful memories in everyone. Thirty years ago, another little girl disappeared in this very place and was later found dead. Two thirteen-year-old girls were charged with his murder, but because they were minors, they escaped prison time. Was it just a coincidence that Linnea disappeared just as one of them, the actress Marie Wall, who has since become world famous, returned to town to shoot a movie?
Although Patrik Hedström considers it unlikely, the investigative team begins to investigate whether there could be a connection between the two cases. Erica Falck, who has been working for a long time on her book about the crime of thirty years ago, is also helping them. The manhunt begins, but the fear prevailing among the locals demands more: a witch hunt. And it has centuries-old traditions around here.