On a cruise ship from Helsinki to Stockholm, an American singer assaults a fellow passenger.

When prison guard Vernon is suspended, a doctor friend approaches him with a plan.

In present-day Stockholm, John is freed from, but the Foreign Ministry decide to extradite him.

With Mariana and John on the run, Ewert negotiates a deal for John to avoid extradition.

With John back on death row, Mariana travels to Ohio to help prove his innocence.

Refusing to drop John's case, Mariana pursues leads even back in Sweden and finds the killer.