Rauno lives in a wooden house he built by himself in the Estonian countryside. The house has its own sauna. Rauno dives, naked, into a cold lake. He appears to lead a wild and natural life, away from society but in fact, to earn a living, Rauno works in an slaughterhouse, killing sheep, pigs and cows, single-mindedly. He knows society needs people like him, to carry out the sombre task of killing.