在私家侦探Varg Veum生活里面从来就不缺少女人，可是当他帮Wenche Andresen寻找她失踪的丈夫的时候，他不由自主地爱上了这个女人，后来她的丈夫被找到，而且是被谋杀的，警察将Wenche Andresen定为头号嫌疑犯。Varg Veum始终相信这个美丽而且有着浪漫心态的女人不会是那个残忍的凶手，所以他开始伪造这个案子的证据，以证明Wenche Andresen的清白。

An international oil drilling company hires private investigator Varg Veum to find their missing systems designer, Arne Samuelsen. Varg discovers the headless body of a woman jammed into the fridge in Arne's apartment - and is promptly knocked unconscious. When he wakes up the body is gone and the Police has arrived.