Set against Russia's bleak, bitter winter landscape, police major Sergey Sobolev, driving recklessly across an icy stretch of highway, hits and kills a young boy. The boy's mother Irina, having witnessed the accident, finds her already unbearable pain and anguish compounded when a cover-up is set in motion to protect Sergey. Events soon spin out of control with double-crosses, betrayals and duplicity at every turn. The Major is not for the faint of heart. It's a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat drama that draws the viewer deeper and deeper into the action, leading to an unexpected and heart-pounding climax.