Mother-of-two Elisa Blix allows her nine-year-old daughter Lucia to stay over at her new best friend Josie's house. But the next day, when she goes to collect her, everyone has gone and Elisa's world is turned upside down.

Elisa and Fred are in limbo as the police speculate that an organised criminal gang might be involved. Meanwhile, a mysterious prisoner, Marcus Turner, collects news-clippings about Lucia's disappearance, and Fred's behaviour is suspicious.