Norway, 2037. While Europe is rocked by chaos, the country has isolated itself and lives self-sufficiently and prosperously. The biologist Esther Winter works in food supply. When contact with a salmon farming platform near Bergen breaks off, alarm bells ring for her. In front of the border walls, where thousands of refugees are waiting, British woman Uma is happy to be able to enter the country with her husband Charlie and their baby. However, a health check jeopardizes her dreams.

Esther gets caught up in a PR drama. Unprepared, she has to read out an official statement: the dangerous bacteria was brought in by refugees! Prime Minister Heyerdahl, who abuses the biologist's reputation, imposes protective measures on Bergen, further restricting the population's freedoms. The Brit Charlie now works on a plantation. He worries about his wife: there has been no sign of life since the drone attack on the refugee boat.