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Across three seasons, Evert Bäckström repeatedly pursues difficult homicide cases while institutional distrust, hidden motives, personal betrayal, and unresolved memories complicate his investigations.
Directed by Andreas Öhman, Jonathan Sjöberg, Manuel Concha
Rating: 6/10 (33 votes)
Evert investigates a skull found on an island and challenges the official account of the victim's identity and death. His theory of a faked tsunami death isolates him from colleagues and eventually leads to his suspension.
After suspension, Evert continues the case privately and confronts a scout leader connected to both the victim and the skull site. Betrayal leaves the case emotionally unresolved while Evert remains determined to find the killer.
A murdered celebrity lawyer places Evert under suspicion and removes him from the main investigation. He follows a parallel lead involving a beating and begins to suspect that the cases are connected.
A priceless Russian music box becomes the apparent motive and sends the inquiry toward its former owners. Secrets about the murdered lawyer and the night of the murder intensify the uncertainty surrounding Evert.
Death threats and the targeting of Evert's best friend raise the personal stakes. The missing music box and the exposure of Evert's lies place the investigation and his professional trust at risk.
Evert travels to Palma to pursue the only murder he has never solved. The old case becomes entangled with a new murder, an explosion in Stockholm, and a possible drug-cartel operation.
The murder of the prime suspect creates a further promise and a new investigative obligation for Evert. New evidence, a vineyard connection, and an imminent cocaine shipment drive the story toward its final confrontation.
Evert presses for answers while the cartel investigation continues across Palma and Stockholm. The truth about the childhood friend's murder is framed as the possible source of Evert's long-awaited peace.
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