An archaeologist returns home, believing life is piecing fragments together. A chance encounter with a neighbor embroils him in a brutal crime, revealing escalating darkness.

The archaeologist, Youssef, returns to his homeland after years abroad, believing that life, much like his work, begins with piecing together fragments of what was once whole. But a chance encounter with an enigmatic neighbor shatters his expectations. He finds himself entangled in a red-zone crime, where every turn reveals a darkness more brutal than the last.