Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) je bio zvijezda američkog nogometa u srednjoj školi, no snovi su mu se urušili kad je završio u zatvoru. Po izlasku upoznaje dječaka Sama (Ryder Allen) te ga uzima pod svoje krilo jer naime Sama zlostavljaju u školi jer se identificira sa ženskim rodom, a uz i obitelj ga je napustila. Kako oni formiraju sve dublje prijateljstvo, tako i Palmer u jednu ruku slaže kockice svog života u smislenu cjelinu.

A brutal home-jacking goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off, leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth however possible, but is witnessing how the highly strung Kenneth tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.

An unidentified body is found in the remains left after a fire in a trailer at a run-down caravan park. The owner of the trailer, a young drug-addicted woman, is missing, but is she really the victim? And what role has the so-called neighbourhood watch from the nearby community played? The case is difficult to solve, with everyone involved guarding their secrets, regardless of social class. Furthermore, police supervisor Klas Fredén decides to go over Martin Beck’s head and recruit charismatic, Norwegian homicide investigator, Steinar Hovland. The newly-structured Beck group faces the blight of a power struggle. And Martin struggles to find his way back to his old self.