During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
Two men disappear at the same time, one of them commits suicide with dynamite. The police try to figure out who it was and what happened to the other.
The righteous cop Karl Jørgensen has recently been released from psychological treatment and suffer from stress and a dedicated temper to solve crimes. The Ex-wife has a new man in her life...