Fifteen years ago, Meisie and Boetie’s father was killed when his car was hijacked. Meisie was with her father in the car but, being blind, she did not see the hijacker’s face. Now, Meisie and Boetie live with their uncle on what remains of the family farm. With other white Afrikaner extremists, they plan to bring about the downfall of South Africa’s first democratically elected government. One day, a black police inspector arrives at the farm. The cause of his visit is routine but to Meisie he seems strangely familiar…