A mysterious and gruesome murder of a girl brings detective Maik Briegand, who, like his father and brother, became a police officer in the time of the GDR, back to his home village: Lauchhammer. Together with the LKA detective Annalena Gottknecht, Briegand begins layer by layer to remove the secrets of the past, which confront him with negative experiences from his childhood. Soon there are several suspects and he must not only dig up corpses and follow up tips, but also deal with his traumas.