Berndt and Lillemor Andersson have fallen into the debt trap and are forced to auction off their farm Åsen. At the same time, Lena Strid is making plans in her kitchen. She will reunite her mother and sister. Against their will.
The village is shaken by Jenny Löfgren's death, which not only makes Erik Andersson homeless. The sibling bond in the Löfgren family is put to the test when the displaced brother Tomas wants to settle the inheritance.
Just as life begins to return to normal after Jenny Löfgren's death, another death occurs in the village. At the same time, the village becomes the scene of a terrible crime.
The police are tight-lipped about the crime committed in the village, and anxiety is spreading. Is a murderer on the loose? And what did Per Löfgren and the village priest Berit actually do up in the forest when they witnessed the crime?