Erica Faure, 41, is a renowned author of crime novels. Returning to her hometown to clear out the home of her recently deceased parents, she stumbles upon the corpse of Alexandra, her closest childhood friend, with deep cuts on her veins. Convinced that this is not an act of suicide, Erica plunges into an investigation where past and present intersect. But it's mainly her encounter with Captain Patrick Saab that turns her life upside down.