Tomasz wakes up one morning and he realizes he is dead. According to his wife and friends, at least. However, he considers his catatonic state temporary and he can wake up before his own funeral.

Three-year-old Nikola Szlezyngier disappears in unexplained circumstances and her parents Angelika and Dawid are the main suspects. Angelika contacts an old friend Joanna Chylka, a brilliant, cynical and successful lawyer to help. With her new apprentice Kordian, Joanna will try to bring the case to a happy close.