The scenic and sleepy town of Tichý Brod is shaken by the death of 11-year-old Daniel. Major Adam Hanzel, a distant stranger, and Elena Mikušová, a warm-hearted local captain, take over the investigation. Although their cooperation is extremely difficult for both of them, they quickly discover that the boy died a violent death and the investigation casts a shadow of suspicion over many of the town's inhabitants. In addition, a feisty investigative journalist, Viki, who knows about sensitive information from Adam's past, begins to take an interest in the case.

Disagreements emerge between Adam and Elena over fundamentally different perspectives on the investigation. Adam begins to suspect the parents of the murdered boy - Barbara and Marek Lichner. Elena is a family friend of the Lichners and denies that anyone close to the Lichners could have harmed Daniel. She doesn't even believe that any of the locals were capable of murdering Daniel. However, the investigation begins to confirm Adam's suspicions and reveal that almost everyone in the town is indeed hiding dark secrets of their own.

Out of desperation over the police’s continued failure to find the perpetrator, Barbora begins to place her trust in a charlatan. Thanks to Viki, media attention also turns to the Lichner family at a time when what they need most is peace and privacy. Adam starts facing demons from his past, and for the first time, his ability to investigate the case is seriously called into question. Yet he stubbornly rejects all of Elena’s attempts at reconciliation. Strange and mysterious ties also begin to surface between Marek’s friend Noro and Zuzana, who only recently moved to the town.

Thanks to the investigative work of reporter Viki and Oliver, a young and ambitious local intern, the police shift their focus to pensioner Juraj Masár, who had lived in the town for years as a seemingly upstanding citizen. While the collaboration between Viki and Oliver brings them closer together, public opinion begins to turn against Juraj. Frightened by the harsh public reaction, he turns to Adam and Elena, asking them to protect him from the enraged crowd. At that moment, Marek and Barbora's daughter Ema and her boyfriend Denis unexpectedly become involved in the investigation.

Despite Elena’s objections, Adam prioritizes the investigation over his own health—but time is running out for him. Elena puts pressure on Zuzana, who is becoming increasingly suspicious in the eyes of the police. She inexplicably refuses to clarify her role in Daniel’s death or the mysterious connection she has with Marek’s friend Noro. Meanwhile, Marek and Barbora are trying to save their marriage, and the intense investigation is beginning to take a toll on Elena’s relationship with her husband Jozef. Adam’s demons from the past are finally catching up with him.

The conflict between Adam and Elena escalates, as Adam inexplicably focuses the investigation on her son Tomáš—so much so that Elena’s husband Jozef is forced to intervene. Barbora and Marek have lost hope that the police will ever solve their son’s murder and are trying to find a shared perspective on how to move forward with their lives, even though their visions differ greatly. When Adam finally makes a major breakthrough and uncovers the killer’s identity, his revelation deeply shakes the entire town. The truth is simply too cruel—and Tichý Brod will never be the same again.