Sweden is preparing its general elections when right-wing politician Annika Nilsson (51) is murdered. Her children Sebbe (19) and Sofia (24) handle their loss differently. Sofia is convinced that immigrants killed her mother. In her hunt for scapegoats, she comes across a violent, extreme-right movement called Veritas, which is carrying out attacks against Swedish society.
If all goes according to plan, their actions will culminate in a spectacular bombing of the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, in the Ministry of Justice, Elin Johansson becomes aware that something is wrong in the department. Not only important documents are missing, but her predecessor also disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The deeper she digs, the more trails she finds pointing in the same direction: Ludvika, the town where Annika Nilsson lived …