Seconds

Marita arrives in a small town shattered by catastrophe.

As the local hospital is in chaos, Marita focuses on tracing the source of the accident.

Marita and Daniel question the train operator, who becomes agitated when asked about the automatic control system—a Finnish innovation soon to launch EU-wide. But what if the Futurail system, hailed as the future, is dangerously flawed?

Eero finds no issues in the Futurail system. But Marita never trusted him—and trusts him even less after learning he once dated one of the system’s coders. Could Eero be protecting his ex-girlfriend?

The investigative team has narrowed the possible causes of the disaster to two theories: a flaw in the Futurail system or a fire at the train station. Every detail now brings them closer to uncovering the truth.

The schizophrenic suspect is taken into custody, but Marita suspects she’s just a scapegoat. Meanwhile, Daniel discovers that the train operator had learned how to bypass the dead man’s switch, meant to detect alertness.