Corn harvest in North Friesland. Suddenly, the corn harvester comes to a halt. A dead man is caught between its sharp blades. It quickly becomes clear that the victim was already dead when the machine struck him. The autopsy reveals that Kalli Carstensen died in a traffic accident. However, Commissioner Thamsen is reluctant to believe it was a simple hit-and-run. The Frisian had too many enemies in the village for that. Even Haie Ketelsen, who went to school with the deceased, does not believe in such a straightforward explanation. Together with his friends Tom and Marlene, he sets out to uncover the uncomfortable truth in a tangle of broken relationships, dark secrets, and brutal violence.