Years ago, wanted human trafficker Dimitry Nicolov murdered Police Lieutenant David Hoffman's wife and partner to death. In the aftermath of that killing, Nicolov disappeared without a trace.
Flash forward to the year 2025, and the only thing that keeps Hoffman going is the thought of seeking revenge against Nicolov.
When the body of a young illegal immigrant is discovered with mysterious scars around her eyes and her synapses completely fried, Lieutenant Hoffman's investigation eventually leads him to an ultra-modern plastic surgery clinic run by Professor Brügen.
As the investigation intensifies and Lieutenant Hoffman begins to make the connection between medical research and human smuggling, what was once a simple case of a wanted human trafficker gradually evolves into something infinitely more ominous.