A 31-year-old man dies quite unexpectedly. Despite his young age, he is apparently completely without a family. Mette Frisk and archivist Adam Jon Kronegh go in search of an explanation - and look for heirs both in Denmark and on the other side of the world.

A former dancer dies alone in her house in Lolland. She was supposed to have a son, but he is not to be found in the archives. Mette Frisk and archivist Adam Jon Kronegh go in search of heirs in the dancer's colorful past. Along the way, they find a document that turns the entire inheritance case upside down.