Hans Marius tried to kill his family, and planned to torture and kill his friends. Now sentenced to prison, he must change his ways in order to be released.

Markus is serving a long prison sentence for the murder of a schoolmate. He is now mentally ill and has attempted suicide several times behind bars.

Erlend is applying for parole, but how can society be sure that he won't rape and beat people again?

Hans Marius has been a model prisoner for ten years after he almost killed his father. But what does the father say when his son now asks to be released?