Michael is an army officer who is sent to Afghanistan on a UN mission and is declared MIA after his helicopter is shot down. Following his presumed death, Michael's wife Sarah and ex-criminal brother Jannik develop a close relationship out of their shared sense of devastation, but this spills over into romantic involvement. Then one day everyone is shocked to learn that Michael, who is still alive, has been rescued from captivity in Afghanistan and is now on his way back home.