Frank Tagliano ('Steven Van Zandt' ), is a former New York mobster, who after testifying in a trial in the United States, Tagliano joins the witness protection program. Intrigued by the place after watching the Winter Olympics in 1994, he is relocated to Lillehammer in Norway. The transition from being a feared and respected gangster in New York, to becoming an unemployed immigrant in Norway, is not simple. Frank soon discovers that in order to succeed in this rural Norwegian society, he must resort to his old ways.“让我在这个世界上消失，那可不是一件容易的事情，如果你做的到的话尽管可以试一试，但是作为回报，我想你应该将接下来的一段音乐听完。”钢琴家说着再次在那架黑色的钢琴前坐了下来。