His mother gave him up as an infant and he spent his entire life in an institution with no contact with his family. Now he is dead, and the family that didn't want to know about him must be found. While Mette Frisk and Adam Jon Kronegh are looking for relatives, a dark chapter in Danish history unfolds.

A family tragedy drove a young man into drug addiction. Now he is dead, and he leaves behind a very special legacy. Mette frisk and Adam Jon Kronegh go in search of possible heirs in a case that is so special that the Ministry of Justice has to intervene.