The handsome young salesman gazed at the portrait of a would-be murderer. It appeared in the mirror that hung over his washbasin. A year ago, his nineteen-year-old girlfriend was killed by a car full of four drunken people - one of whom was driving. The young salesman isn't going to kill them - no. He's going to make them suffer as he suffered - by killing the innocent people each drunkard loved the most. Superintendent Ancher patiently investigates a series of bizarre deaths, none of which seem to be related to each other and a terrible battle of wits begins. Can Ancher save the innocents before the cruel punishment descends?