Racial tension is running high in Bergen after a young black asylum seeker dies at the hands of the Police. Shortly afterwards, a right-wing politician is targeted by a gunman at a public rally and his wife is fatally wounded. Another member of the right-wing party, Marit Holm, approaches private investigator Varg Veum, insisting she is being stalked.

A young couple in a strained relationship sets out to search for a missing lamb in the mountains. As the longing for their lost love gradually grows, both their relationship and the search is put to the test.