Lars Belden is reading a newspaper obituary of Sela Huber, an ex-girlfriend, who left him. She was always an enigmatic person who never wanted to talk about her past. Once he’s got over the terrible blow of seeing the sad news in the paper Lars decides he cannot leave things as they are. He needs an explanation and there are many questions still to be answered. During the 5 days it takes Helga, Sela’s best friend, to clear the flat, Lars finds out about Sela’s past and the reasons that led her to break off their relationship.