G teborg, Sweden:aA high-speed chase of a stolen BMW takes a chilling turn when the two police officers involved witness a gruesome hit-and-run. When they finally recover the abandoned vehicle, search dogs are unable to trace the thieves, but they do uncover an entirely different horror: the half-naked corpse of a young girl in a nearby root cellar. a As Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues struggle to put the pieces together, they discover a disturbing connection. The man whose car was stolen a retired officer from the force is none other than the victim in the hit-and-run. Could it be a strange coincidence? Or is something larger at play?aMeanwhile, the hunt for the girl's killer leads Irene into the dark world of sex trafficking. An international criminal has arrived in G teborg, and he'll stop at nothing to expand his sinister operation