What do a missing Dutch shrimp vendor and a dead young barber have in common? At first glance, it seems that Nora and Jon are dealing with two unrelated cases. But soon, the first connections become apparent: Fatima, the colleague and lover of the deceased Mirko Jensen, becomes the focus of the investigation. Does she have anything to do with the Dutchman's disappearance? And what do the barber's last words—"Tidenhub" and "twelve past four"—mean?

Jon is amazed by his father Claas's brand-new hearse. Has he struck gold? When Wulff Thorwald, Claas Peterson's biggest rival, is found dead by Nora in a golden coffin in her store, suspicion immediately falls on Claas. All the other evidence also seems clear-cut: Jon is forced to arrest his father—though he knows he can't be the murderer. Old Peterson's stubbornness doesn't make the situation any easier.