In 1978 East Germany, nothing is as it seems. The state's power is
absolute, history is re-written, and the "truth" is whatever the Stasi
say it is. So when the murder of a woman is officially labeled an
"accidental death," Major Karin Müller of the People's Police is faced
with a dilemma. To solve the crime, she must defy the official version
of events. But defying the Stasi means putting her own life--and the
lives of her young family--in danger. As the worst winter in history
holds Germany in its freeze, Müller must untangle a web of state secrets
and make a choice: between the truth and a lie, justice and injustice,
and, ultimately, life and death.