WhentheyoungFilipinoaupairRubydisappearsfromoneofDenmark'smostaffluentneighborhoodsnorthofCopenhagen,theneighbor,Cecilie,becomesconvincedthatsomethinghashappenedtoher.Cecilie'saupair,Angel,beginstoinvestigatetherumorscirculating,whilesuspicionsofacrimegrow.However,thecaseofthemissingforeignerisalowpriorityforthepolice,andthenewlymintedinvestigatorAichaneedsalltheassistanceshecanget.CecilieandAngelarereadytohelp,andgraduallythepowerstructuresandprivilegeswithinthebeautifulhomesstarttoexpose.Yet,Cecilie'scommitmenttouncoveringthetruthisputtothetestwhenRuby'sdisappearancerevealsconnectionsreachingintoCecilie'sownfamily.Sheisforcedtoconfrontherblindspotsandviewherfamilyandtheenvironmentinwhichsheisraisingherchildreninawholenewlight.
