When Frank Nordling learns the truth about his parents' death, his world unravels. As he finds out, they were murdered by one of the leaders in Copenhagen's criminal underworld, Thomas Waldman, who happens to be his firm's biggest client.

Frank Nordling is a young and exceptionally promising defense lawyer. When he learns the truth behind his parents' deaths, his whole world unravels. As children, he and his sister Sara witnessed their parents' deaths in an explosion caused by a car bomb. Now Frank finds out that they were murdered by one of the leaders of Copenhagen's underworld, Thomas Waldman. To avenge his parents' deaths, Frank must infiltrate Waldman's organization and become his personal lawyer and trusted confidant. To avoid putting those close to him in danger, Frank must keep up appearances and play the game. But can he handle it? Is it worth the price? And who's really tricking whom?

When Frank Nordling, a young and promising defense lawyer, learns the truth behind his parents' deaths, his whole world unravels. As Frank finds out, they were murdered by one of the leaders in Copenhagen's criminal underworld, Thomas Waldman, who also happens to be his firm's biggest client.