As policemen fall victim in Finland, Aleksis Nyqvist, an intern at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' media department, receives a position of responsibility; Chancellor Rautakorpi from the Ministry of Defence conceives a brilliant idea.

Chief of staff Rautakorpi grapples with a challenging situation involving a foreign submarine; Nyqvist gets the task of locating the submarine.

Grigorjev demands that Nyqvist do him a favor, and so does Kirkpatrick; Nyqvist devises a method to bypass the chain of command.

Helena starts to wonder about her husband's new job; Nyqvist attempts to remedy the situation by inviting his colleagues into their home; Autakorpkin gathers his colleagues too.

Nyqvist tries to figure out a way to get hold of the Memorandum of Understanding; Carl-Kristian vents frustration, blaming site engineer Jaatis.

Nyqvist makes the mistake of asking Bodin for help; Bergenskjold obtains some aggravating information about Nyqvist's past; Härkönen's responsibilities become even more intricate.