Jonas Schulman is leading a quiet life in the town of Slusvik, wife, step-daughter and a comfortable job. When his neighbour and best friend Geir starts blackmailing him, it becomes apparent that Jonas has a dark past.
Jonas tries to continue his life as normal, but disposing of Geir proves to be the least of his problems. Jonas has lost Sofie's cat, Kasper, and Sofie initiates a full blown search.
The body of a young girl is found in the sluice, and the community reacts with fear. Jonas is terrified of an investigation, and does everything in his might to put out fires.
Several months have past since the dead girl was assumed to have killed her self, and things seem back to normal. But the find of a blood stained shoe opens the investigation again, and soon old problems resurface.
Special investigator Marius Borge is involved after the find of the shoe, and the small community reacts with unease. To prove that Slusvik is a safe and law abiding place, the locals arrange a night watch group.
Kasper the cat is buried and Sofie wants to exact revenge over those responsible for his death. Jonas and William are blackmailed by the parents of the boy they roughed up.
In a plan to shake things up locally and find out who is hiding something, Marius Borge invites the press to Slusvik. The amount of journalists proves to have an unexpected effect, especially for the mysterious Nina Novak.
