A startling philosophical thriller from an immensely gifted writer. Sebastian and Oskar have been friends since their days studying physics at university, when both were considered future Nobel Prize candidates. But their lives took divergent paths, as did their scientific views. A few days after a heated argument, Sebastian leaves his son in the back seat while he goes into a service station. When he returns, the car has disappeared. As Sebastian's life unravels, the only person he can reach out to is Oskar. Then Detective Schilf comes on the scene, with a most unorthodox method of uncovering the truth.