England, 1984: The miners' strike divides the entire country. The union and the Thatcher government stand in irreconcilable opposition, and in Bledwell Vale, the rift runs right through the Hardwick family. Father Barry is branded a scab, but he needs the money to support his family. Mother Jenny is an activist on the strike committee until she mysteriously disappears just before Christmas. Thirty years later, a cemented corpse is found in the village. Charlie Resnick is already retired but is brought in as an advisor to investigator Catherine Njoroge; after all, he was on the ground at the time to spy on the strike scene. It was a long time ago, but now the truth must come to light: exclusion, hatred, corruption, love in times of dire need. And there are two more cold cases from that time.