Danny Confino is a full-time cop, during one of the police's worst times. A period in which its image is at a low ebb, they are ousted every week, harassed by commanders twice a week, budgets are cut and complaints against police are piled up in DIP offices. He returns to his parents' home in order to live there temporarily, but the temporary becomes permanent and Danny finds that life at home is superior to any crime scene.

An earthquake in the north uncovers a large hole in a nature reserve. Inside the hole, three human skeletons are found. The plot thickens when DNA tests reveal that the DNA belongs to three living people...