An anonymous call. A body found underground, minutes too late. A serial killer obeying strange rituals.

Inspector Venturi's case takes a personal turn when he learns his daughter has been abducted. Buried in an unknown location, she has only a few hours to live. And so begins a deadly race against time. Although the case was assigned to the competent Commander Sarcassian, the victim's father can't bear his powerlessness. With the help of psycho-criminologist Olivia Montalvert, he intends to pursue the case his own way, answering only to his own rules, no holds barred. After all, every minute counts if Emma Venturi is to be found in time.