Märeta and also devout Christians Töre send their daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, '' the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to some church that is . In their way through the forests, the girls encounter a group of goat herders who brutally murder and rape Karin since Ingeri stays concealed. Töre plots a revenge that is fitting when the killers find refuge from Töre and Märeta's farmhouse.