Inspector Patrick returns to work after a sick leave. He tried to rest and take care of his wife with their two premature twin babies.

He doesn't have time to set foot in the police station and a new investigation begins. A man is found murdered in his apartment. He has been shot in the base of his head.

The victim is Mats Sverin, the manager of the municipal council's finances, a friendly and likable guy. No one has anything to accuse him of.

Patrick will map out his life that hid secrets beyond suspicion. Why was he in such a hurry to leave Gothenburg and return to Fjällbacka? What role did he play in the conversion of Fjällbacka's old bathhouse into a spa? Is it a coincidence that his childhood sweetheart, Annie, has also returned to Fjällbacka?