
Carl Hamilton has just returned to Sweden after many years of secret education in the US when Stockholm is shaken by a series of terrorist attacks. Hamilton is assigned to assist the Swedish intelligence service in their pursuit of the guilty, but at the same time works as a double agent.
The terrorists of the attack flee through the woods. Hamilton arrives in Sweden after his mission. His arrival is monitored by Kristin Ek. In the meantime DG has made some arrangements after his visit to Russia.