Six years have passed since Justine Dalvik killed her tormentors. Her life has taken a calmer direction, and the risk of being discovered should be over. However, in her nightmares Justine sees the dead body of Berit coming up to the surface of the water of Mälaren. Friends and relatives of Berit have started to dig into the past. And a stubborn policeman with violent tendencies is becoming interested in several of the already closed investigations. As these people close in on the old stone house in which she lives with her bird, Justine feels the noose tighten around her neck.