Reeling from the realization that the person who murdered his wife, Lise, could still be at large, Balthazar arrives to a gruesome scene: a beaten man with his face torn off. Everyone the police interview claims the victim was well-liked, so why was he dumped miles from his home, and why didn't he ever mention his years-old injuries to his wife?

While at the movie theater, Balthazar is called to help a woman who appears to have been stabbed, but after realizing the blood she's covered in belongs to someone else, he races to find the other injured person. Learning that the two victims were engaged, Bach interviews their families, who claim the pair were very much in love, but evidence shows the woman was deeply depressed.