Fredrika Bergman is employed as a civil servant at the police, but her presence is neither welcome nor wanted; at the same time, a girl is kidnapped from her mother at Central Station in Stockholm.

Tragedy strikes, another child goes missing and Fredrika, Alex and the others have a race against time to find the serial offender before any more children are harmed.

The case of an elderly priest couple found dead turns out to be connected to a series of robberies against smaller shops; Alex's marriage is based on a lie; Fredrika struggles with the fact that she may never be a mother.

The police initially believe that the murder of the couple is linked to a criminal organization and the murder of refugees; a discovery reveals a trail of greed and betrayal that has torn apart families and lives.

When two Jewish boys are kidnapped on their way to their training, the parents find themselves in conflict with each other over where the blame really lies.

A case believed to be racial hate crime is revealed to be an old myth about Paperboy come back to life.