Swedish Minister Eva Basarto Henriksson is abducted during a speech in Järva, a lawless special area; police retreat amid chaos and gunfire; Officer Fredrika, blamed for the failure, seeks redemption by enlisting Emir, an ex-MMA fighter and criminal.

Emir escapes an explosion, but Fredrika is trapped; he flees as she blends into the local community; Emir's kidney transplant is cancelled, and his daughter Mila is moving to Dubai with his ex; Fredrika finds Emir, convincing him to help her.

Captured by Abu Gharib, leader of Rörelsen, Fredrika negotiates their release; she learns the "Southern Network" is behind the kidnapping and finds 15-year-old informant Rezvan at a brothel; after a violent escape, they hide at Emir's mother's house.

Fredrika, looking for clues outside Järva, visits her ex, Ian; Emir infiltrates Roy Adams' operation, posing as a drug dealer, and finds weapons and signs of a larger conspiracy.

In Järva, Emir is forced into a rematch with MMA fighter The Animal, but Rezvan rescues him; they capture Roy Adams, who tells them where Minister Henriksson is; a crash kills Rezvan; Fredrika joins a task force to rescue the minister.

Fredrika, Emir and EBH survive a helicopter crash, only to uncover Murell as the mastermind behind the conspiracy; Murell frames Fredrika, turning her into a fugitive.