在这部地之盐悬疑片中,被称为“神之手”的考古学家神村贤作（大泉洋 饰）和同伴们经过数年的努力，终于在名不见经传的盐名镇挖出了石器前时代人类活动的证明，由此缔造了足以改写人类历史的爆炸性新闻。专门编撰教科书的亚妻书院派出编辑佐久间里奈（松雪泰子 饰）对神村教授的工作进行跟踪采访，并拟将盐名遗址写入新版教科书中，谁知却又考古界人士透露神村的发现根本就是一起学术造假。另一方面，遗址发掘现场发现一具现代人的女性骨骸，刑警行永太一（田边诚一 饰）深入调查后获悉，死者竟与13年前他所负责的未解悬案有关。
盐名和神村教授一时间被推上风口浪尖，而当年杀人案的真正凶手也悄悄返回现场，寻找那晚不慎遗落的重要物件……
Kensaku Kamimura (Yo Oizumi) is an archaeologist. He makes a discovery that overturns history. Kensaku's discovery proves humans existed in Japan at a time where it was previously thought they did not. The small village of Shiona, where Kensaku made his discovery, also feels an influx of new people coming to the area. Kensaku's discovery is to be written into textbooks with the help of editor Rina Sakuma (Yasuko Matsuyuki). Rina becomes attracted to Kensaku as they spend time together. Meanwhile, the bone of a female student is discovered at an excavation site where Kensaku works. The female student went missing 13 years ago. Detective Taichi Yukinaga (Seiichi Tanabe), who worked on the case back then, resumes his investigation. A scholar visits Rina and tells her that Kensaku's discovery has been manipulated.
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