Modus

Working as a profiler for the FBI Inger returns to Sweden with her two daughters hoping for a more balanced home and career life. Inger's elder daughter, Stina becomes an unwitting witness to a murder while attending a wedding reception with her family. The killer is now after her, but that is only the beginning.

Inger Johanne is beginning to realize what her daughter has been through. Ingvar goes to Uppsala to investigate the murder of bishop Elisabeth Lindgren, which took place late at Christmas eve. Its obvious that the secrets dwells in Uppsala.

After long hesitation, Inger Johanne agrees to be a part of the investigation. At the same time she is trying to understand how the information she gets from her daughters come together, are the murders related?

When Lennart Carlsson is taken in for questioning by the police Inger Johanne realizes a connection between her private life and Carlsson. How is her family connected to the investigation?

Ingvar finds a trail that supports Inger Johanne's theory about the motive for the murders. Inger Johanne remembers something from her time at FBI, that seems to have something to do with the case, maybe the FBI can help her understand what?

The noose is tighter than ever around Marcus Ståhls neck, and he is in a very fragile situation. What is he hiding? In the middle of a walkthrough of the offenders M.O., Inger Johanne discovers a frightening connection.

Inger continues to use her expertise and intuition to piece the puzzle together. As she gets closer to understanding the killer’s frame of mind, the killer gets closer to her. Marcus Stahl is finding it ever harder to keep his nefarious secret – eventually the truth will come out, but not without terrible consequences.

Stina makes a decision that puts both her and her little sister in danger. Inger Johanne and Ingvar sees the the motive of the killer wide and clear, but disagree on how to proceed. There is one victim left. Who is it and will they get there in time?