Though inspired by purportedly real events, this is a work of fiction. In 1976, a death in a cold town may not be all it seems. When a Russian defector is found dead in the snows of Churchill Manitoba, a migratory polar bear is the likely culprit. RCMP Constable Jack Werbowski, and a local Inuit elder, Arnie Spence, undertake a speculative investigation to trace his Russian roots with the aim of informing his family. The trail they follow becomes colder and more ambiguous by the day. This is their story...