The pier of Ostend. A masked killer and a shot in the night. The corrupt police officer Raphaël Styx is dead. Still, he opens his eyes. He has no pulse, there is a large bullet hole in his chest. What kind of nightmare has he ended up in?

Styx regains control of his body and his instincts. He tries to exonerate himself by introducing an informant, but a tragedy on the beach puts all his nerves on edge. In the meantime, Doctor Vrancken continues his experiments...