Inspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.

One morning, the protagonist is woken up (or is it still part of his dream?) by mysterious figures who accuse him of not taking part in the competition going on in the world, of living ‘too slowly’, of being a grey ‘everyman’ – a nobody.