Thirteen-year-old Sasha has decided to become a stand-up comedian. Most of all, she wants to make her dad, who cries in the shower when he thinks no one is listening, laugh. At home, everything reminds her of her mother, who has passed away.

Swedish detective Kurt Wallander investigates a series of murders in the south of the country, near Skane, and uncovers corruption at the heart of the establishment.