Outside Parliament in Reykjavik, a man throws himself at the Minister for Industry, setting fire to them both. He dies, but she survives. Andri Olafsson, now working in Reykjavik, is assigned to the case.
平凡女人杰莎贝尔(莎拉·斯努克 Sarah Snook 饰)与男友普瑞斯顿(马克·韦伯 Mark Webber 饰)即将迎来新的生命,当他们准备搬入新家之际,却遭遇一场突如其来的车祸。这场灾难让当下两个最重要的生命从杰莎贝尔的人生中消失,痛不欲生的她拨通了久未谋面的父亲的电话,坐着轮椅回到了位于路易斯安那的老家。某天,杰莎偶然在床下找到一卷…