Inger Frydenlund is an ambitious chemistry student at the prestigious Scientific Institute. However, when her mother is diagnosed with a serious illness, Inger must abandon her studies to work as a pharmacist in the remote village where she grew up, which will allow her to care for her.
 

What initially seems like a defeat will, over time, become a new beginning, as Inger finds out about her mother's secret past and the unsettling truth about the Institute...

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