1945: A German bomber crash lands on a glacier -- puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board. The senior German officer sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, and disappears into the whit vastness. Today: The bomber is discovered. At the same time, a rescue volunteer disappears. His sister Kristin, who will not rest until she discovers the truth of her brother's fate, soon is in great danger herself ...